Operating Systems

Commandos: Origins gets a free demo mission, now available on PC and Xbox
The Commandos franchise is returning with the prequel experience Origins. Now, fans can jump into a special demo mission featuring Green Baret and The Marine. Read more...
2024-10-07 11:24
KDE Plasma 6.2 Released, This is What’s New
A new major update to the KDE Plasma desktop has been released, and it’s jam-packed with new features, enhancements, and performance-focused improvements. Serving as the third release in the new 6.x series, KDE Plasma 6.2 builds on the foundations in...
2024-10-07 11:20
Gentoo Linux To See Improved ARM64 Support Thanks To An Ampere Altra Max Server
Gentoo Linux will be working on better support for ARM64/AArch64 and 32-bit ARM now that they have received an Ampere Altra Max server to help expedite their ARM build times for binary packages and installation stage builds...
2024-10-07 10:47
9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: October 6th, 2024
The 9to5Linux Weekly Roundup for October 6th, 2024, brings news about Firefox 131, Linux Mint 22.1 release date, FFmpeg 7.1, fwupd 2.0, Audacious 4.4.1, qBittorrent 5.0, Ardour 8.8, NetworkManager 1.50, Firefox 132 beta, as well as all the latest distr...
2024-10-07 10:37
Intel Ultra 285K beats Apple M3, AMD 9950X, Qualcomm X Elite in early single-core benchmark
The single-threaded performance of Intel's upcoming Core Ultra 9 285K is out and it has put up a score better than AMD's 9950X, Apple's M3, and Qualcomm's Snapdragon Elite. Read more...
2024-10-07 10:24
500GB Crucial P3 Plus SSD is 47% off, now available for just $36.99
Here is a good chance to upgrade storage in your computer with a fast 500GB SSD from Crucial, which is now available for a dirt-cheap $36.99. Read more...
2024-10-07 09:56
openSUSE Leap 16.0 Pre-Alpha Available, GA Next October
While not expected to reach general availability (GA) state until October of 2025, available today in pre-alpha form is the openSUSE Leap 16.0 distribution...
2024-10-07 08:56
RPM 4.20 Released With Declarative Build System Support, Public Plugin API
RPM 4.20 is out today as the newest feature release to this package manager system that's been in development the past year and featuring a variety of improvements for the likes of RHEL and Fedora based distributions...
2024-10-07 08:47
iPhone 16 Pro Max beats all the competition in intensive robotic battery life test
The continues to make headlines, with Apple firmly having the best performance and longest battery life smartphone this year. In PhoneBuff’s test, the 16 Pro Max went head-to-head with the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra in a test involving a variety of app...
2024-10-07 08:29
The Speedy Ptyxis Terminal Emulator Available On Ubuntu 24.10
For those on Debian experimental or planning on upgrading to Ubuntu 24.10 that is releasing this week, the Ptyxis terminal emulator is now available in the package archive if wanting to try out this speedy terminal option...
2024-10-07 06:54
Linus Torvalds Asks Kernel Developers To Write Better Git Merge Commit Messages
Yesterday when announcing the Linux 6.12-rc2 kernel, Linus Torvalds asked that the kernel maintainers do a better job moving forward with their commit messages...
2024-10-07 06:45
NVGRACE-GPU VFIO Driver Preparing For NVIDIA Grace Blackwell
The NVGRACE-GPU VFIO driver was introduced for handling Virtual Function I/O support with the NVIDIA Grace Hopper Superchip so that the GPU device could be assigned to guests using KVM/QEMU and similar for virtualization. The NVGRACE-GPU driver is now ...
2024-10-07 06:39
Linux Thermal/Power Platform Profile Support Coming For Alienware Systems
Following work last month for extending the Dell WMI sysman Linux driver to handle Alienware systems for managing the system BIOS within the confines of Linux, another separate improvement is on the way for enhancing Alienware hardware support under Li...
2024-10-07 06:23
Google Play Store could soon highlight apps optimized for tablets and cars
Google may be working on a new feature that will highlight apps compatible with big-screen devices such as tablets and cars. Read more...
2024-10-07 06:06
Alleged M4 MacBook Pro unboxed ahead of its official launch
Ahead of its official debut, a leaked video of the alleged M4 MacBook Pro has emerged revealing key specs of the device. Read more...
2024-10-07 05:04
Halo's Unreal Engine 5 shift sparked the first optimism I've felt for Xbox's flagship in ages, and pretty graphics aren't the reason
It's been announced that all future Halo games are being built on Unreal Engine 5, and I think that might be exactly what the series needs. Here's why.
2024-10-07 02:09
343 Industries is now Halo Studios; it's working on multiple Halo games with Unreal Engine 5
Microsoft has announced that its in-house Halo game developer 343 Industries has a new name, Halo Studios. it is working on new Halo games with Unreal Engine 5 as its basis. Read more...
2024-10-07 00:52
Bits from the DPL
Dear Debian community, this are my bits from DPL for September. New lintian maintainer I'm pleased to welcome Louis-Philippe Véronneau as a new Lintian maintainer. He humorously acknowledged his new role, stating, "Apparently I'm a Lintian maintainer ...
2024-10-07 00:00
""It was best-in-class. That's what Halo was...that's what Halo needs to be again." 343 Industries rebrands, confirms franchise is moving to Unreal Engine 5.
Halo developer 343 Industries is rebranding to Halo Studios, with the team shifting to Unreal Engine 5 for future projects.
2024-10-06 23:58
"It was best-in-class. That's what Halo was...that's what Halo needs to be again." 343 Industries rebrands, confirms franchise is moving to Unreal Engine 5.
Halo developer 343 Industries is rebranding to Halo Studios, with the team shifting to Unreal Engine 5 for future projects.
2024-10-06 23:58