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Windows 11: Meet the new OS, same as the old OS (or close enough)
From point release to pointless release
21 Jun 08:31 | 230
OSes
OSes
Say helloSystem: Mac-like FreeBSD project emits 0.5 release
Why? Because the Mac has lost its way and modern OSes are too controlled and too complex, creator argues
16 Jun 10:01 | 73
Hands on
Dependable Debian is like a rock in a swirling gyre of 'move fast and break things', and version 11 is no different
A lot of effort has gone into this release and it shows – everything 'just works'
16 Jun 08:30 | 47
OSes
What Microsoft's Windows 11 will probably look like
Leak of glossy makeover turns hype up to ... you get the idea
15 Jun 23:23 | 146
OSes
Debian's Cinnamon desktop maintainer quits because he thinks KDE is better now
Panic over for users as others step up to take his place
15 Jun 19:01 | 76
OSes
Mark it in your diaries: 14 October 2025 is the end of Windows 10
Wasn't it to be the 'last version of Windows'? Maybe not...
14 Jun 12:15 | 128
OSes
Linus Torvalds tells kernel list poster to 'SHUT THE HELL UP' for saying COVID-19 vaccines create 'new humanoid race'
'Any Linux discussion list isn't going to have your idiotic drivel pass uncontested from me'
11 Jun 02:49 | 226
OSes
Google wants to look like it cares about your privacy with Android 12 Beta 2, but note that's not how Google works
Still, it's this or iOS
10 Jun 19:27 | 20
OSes
With incoming iOS 15, update refuseniks will be given choice to stay where they are while still receiving security patches
Departure from Apple's usual iron-fist approach to iPhone software
08 Jun 20:03 | 9
OSes
Apple ditches support for pre-2015 MacBook Air, Pro laptops with macOS Monterey
But it seems the iPhone 6 and SE will be looked after until the end of time
08 Jun 16:15 | 24
OSes
Linux 5.13 hits rc5, isn’t yet calm, Linus Torvalds is only mildly perturbed
Emperor Penguin hopes ‘fairly average’ release will ‘start shrinking now’
07 Jun 02:16 | 33
Analysis
Huawei names first tablets, phones to run its Android-in-disguise HarmonyOS 2
Hello, my name is Mr Snrub, and I come from, uh ... someplace far away
03 Jun 07:23 | 21
Build
Microsoft: Behold, at some later date, the next generation of Windows
Meanwhile, fans may enjoy Linux GUI apps on Windows Subsystem for Linux
25 May 23:57 | 70
OSes
The Fuchsia is now. Google's operating system lands on real-world consumer devices, starting with 2018's Nest Hub
Homegrown code spotted in the wild
25 May 13:47 | 16
OSes
Apple's macOS is sub-par for security, Apple exec Craig Federighi tells Epic trial
Trashing your desktop OS to save the iOS walled garden – it's a bold strategy. Let's see if it pays off for 'em
20 May 02:57 | 104
OSes
Android 12 beta lands bringing better personalisation, speed upgrades, and some privacy tools borrowed from iOS 14
Google Pixel phone not required
19 May 15:20 | 10
OSes
Microsoft hits Alt-F4 on Windows 10X: OS designed for dual-screen PCs axed
It was just so good, we're cannibalizing it for parts, says Redmond
19 May 00:14 | 75
OSes
Microsoft embraces Linux kernel's eBPF super-tool, extends it for Windows
This early-stage project is not a fork, Redmond insists
11 May 07:26 | 34
OSes
'A fair amount of stuff, all over the place': Torvalds closes merge window for Linux 5.13 with support for Apple M1
5.10 lifespan also extended to six years, up from two
10 May 16:37 | 6
OSes
Mayday! Mayday! Microsoft has settled on a build and Windows 10 21H1 is inbound
Makes good on its promise to inflict News and Interests on older versions
29 Apr 13:04 | 31
Popular
Personal Tech
Now that China has all but banned cryptocurrencies, GPU prices are falling like Bitcoin
Let's just check BTC-USD, oh yeah, waaay down
Security
US Air Force announces plan to assassinate molluscs with hypersonic missile
No word on whether top brass considered just shelling them into submission
Updated
USA's efforts to stop relying on Russian-built rocket engines derailed by issues with Blue Origin's BE-4
Government Accountability Office warns of build-your-own-booster delays
Register Debate
Containers have security problems and flexibility issues. VMs will make them viable
Never bet against a technology that has matured over decades
HPE Discover
Have you tried turning server cores off and on again? HPE wants to do it for you from GreenLake
For those times when you run software on a box bigger than your license
Feature
Monitoring is simple enough – green means everything's fine. But getting to that point can be a whole other ball game
Don’t take no for an answer, but be prepared to give it.
Security
There's no 'Skype' in Teams: Microsoft lets signing key for its Debian Skype repository slip gently into the night
Summer Solstice: A time for dancing, druids, and certificate errors
Security
Do you want speed or security as expected? Spectre CPU defenses can cripple performance on Linux in tests
All depends on whether your workload is making a lot of system calls or not
Security
'Set it and forget it' attitude to open-source software has become a major security problem, says Veracode
Study finds a whole sea of outdated third-party libraries
On-Prem
Intel sponsors report on tech's role in decarbonisation and the irony isn't lost on us
Making computer components is a dirty business
STORIES
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As Linux 5.12 released, Linus Torvalds warns next version will probably be rather large
New version adds: Hyper-V fun, more support for ACRN IoT hypervisor, PlayStation controller support, ‘novelty port’ to ancient Nintendo
25 Apr 23:33 | 24
Hands on
Penguin takeover: We tried running some GUI Linux apps on Windows the official way – and nothing exploded
Microsoft's own distro lurks under the covers and applications magically appear in the Start menu
23 Apr 10:46 | 69
OSes
Canonical and Microsoft get cosier with Active Directory integration in Ubuntu 21.04
SQL Server optimisations on way too, but 'Hirsute Hippo' not an LTS release so take-up may be tepid
22 Apr 18:45 | 13
Video
Microsoft loves Linux – as in, it loves Linux users running Linux desktop apps on Windows PCs
Come inside, penguinistas, install that WSL GUI preview, yes, open source is totally winning here
22 Apr 06:18 | 66
Updated
University duo thought it would be cool to sneak bad code into Linux as an experiment. Of course, it absolutely backfired
'Our community does not appreciate being experimented on' says Kroah-Hartman
21 Apr 19:47 | 182
OSes
Linus Torvalds reluctantly issues one more release candidate for Linux kernel 5.12
We gotta do this again? Really? Oh, alright then. But this eight release candidates thing is not great
18 Apr 23:59 | 5
OSes
Oh hello. Haven't heard much from you lately: Linux veteran Slackware rides again with a beta of version 15
It's time to move on from 2016
16 Apr 15:43 | 48
OSes
Zorin OS 16 beta claims largest built-in app library 'of any open source desktop ever'
Linux for Windows switchers: smooth user experience, if users steer clear of Windows apps on Wine
15 Apr 20:15 | 63
OSes
There's no place like GNOME: System 76 introduces COSMIC desktop GUI for its Pop!_OS Linux
Private preview for now, Windows and macOS users sought for testing
14 Apr 13:03 | 48
OSes
FreeBSD gives ARM64 green light for production over x86 alternative's 'growth trajectory'
Unix-like operating system is hilarious – even the support is in tiers
12 Apr 13:30 | 15
OSes
Asahi Linux devs merge effort to run Linux on Apple M1 silicon into kernel
Slated for inclusion in version 5.13, due about three months from now
09 Apr 07:30 | 13
Bork!Bork!Bork!
Nestled between donuts and gingerbread creations lurks the Windows 7 EOS fairy
Windows whinging? Take your mind off it with a sausage roll
07 Apr 09:29 | 11
Column
Yep, the 'Who owns Linux?' case is back from the dead
Not to worry, zombies with a gambling addiction probably won't eat your enterprise brains
06 Apr 08:45 | 107
OSes
Canonical releases Ubuntu on Windows Preview with early builds, new tools for the brave
But no official Linux GUI support yet
01 Apr 13:31 | 32
OSes
New systemd 248 feature 'extension images' updates immutable file systems without really updating them
Plus other improvements to the Linux service manager
01 Apr 11:03 | 58
OSes
Android, iOS beam telemetry to Google, Apple even when you tell them not to – study
Search giant insists it's necessary, iTitan didn't have anything to say
01 Apr 07:10 | 81
