Microsoft gets new Windows boss as Start Menu man Parakhin 'to explore new roles'
More MS moves just a week after new AI unit and other changes announced
OSes26 Mar 2024 | 62
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First release candidate of Linux kernel 6.9 looks 'fairly normal,' says Torvalds
Improved workqueues mean the end of tasklets is looming at long last
OSes25 Mar 2024 | 14
The way Apple, Alphabet implemented DMA rules 'seems to be at odds' with law
European Commission says 12-month investigation could lead to fine of up to 10% of global revenue
OSes25 Mar 2024 | 24
Flox rocks the Nix box by conquering code chaos
FOSDEM FOSS CLI package management framework for repeatable, declarative deployments across multiple platforms
OSes23 Mar 2024 | 10
Uncle Sam, 15 US states launch antitrust war on Apple
Lawsuit alleges iGiant rips off fans, stifles dev innovation, makes it tough to dump iOS for rivals
OSes21 Mar 2024 | 40
Linux kernel 4.14 gets a life extension, thanks to OpenELA
Could this be the first green shoot of enterprise vendors paying for long-term maintenance?
OSes19 Mar 2024 | 7
Microsoft defends barging in on Chrome with pop-up ads pushing Bing, GPT-4
We thought you people wanted choice, IT colossus sniffs
Applications15 Mar 2024 | 62
Raspberry Pi OS 5.2 is here, with pleasant tweaks to Wayland-based desktop
Kernel 6.6 and small refinements, plus less visible, but meaningful adjustments
OSes15 Mar 2024 | 38
Fresh version of Windows user-friendly Zorin OS arrives to tempt the Linux-wary
Adding extra shine to Ubuntu Jammy… with the lightweight edition to follow
OSes15 Mar 2024 | 109
Fedora 41's GNOME to go Wayland-only, says goodbye to X.org
Don't worry, you can still put it back, but it's an accessibility snag
OSes13 Mar 2024 | 32
Trying out Microsoft's pre-release OS/2 2.0
It fell through a timewarp from an alternate and very different computing universe
OSes11 Mar 2024 | 97
Linux for older phones postmarketOS changes its init system
Good news, everyone! The world's favorite daemon, systemd, is coming to phones.
OSes11 Mar 2024 | 116
Linux 6.9 will be the first to top ten million Git objects
For now, have Linux 6.8, which Linus Torvalds could find no reason to delay
OSes11 Mar 2024 | 28
Windows 10 failing to patch properly? You are most definitely not alone
It looks like you're trying to update an operating system. Shall I be spectacularly unhelpful with that?
OSes07 Mar 2024 | 41
Venturing beyond the default OS on Raspberry Pi 5
The pros and cons of some other Arm Linux distros for the pocket powerhouse
OSes07 Mar 2024 | 58
Year of Linux on the desktop creeps closer as market share rises a little
25% increase in seven months… But it depends how you count it
OSes06 Mar 2024 | 173
Supermium drags Google Chrome back in time to Windows XP, Vista, and 7
If you really need obsolete OSes, here's a modern(ish) browser
OSes06 Mar 2024 | 49
What a surprise! Apple found a way to deliver browser engine and app store choice
We know this because those features just landed in iOS 17.4, along with lots of other goodies
OSes06 Mar 2024 | 61
Microsoft drags Windows Subsystem for Android into the trash
Amazon Appstore tieup fizzles out, too
OSes05 Mar 2024 | 55
Copilot pane as annoying as Clippy may pop up in Windows 11
It's in the Beta Channel build for now... but oh my, you're not going to love this
OSes05 Mar 2024 | 73
Updates are plenty but fans are few in Windows 11 land
Copilot failed to shift the dial. Could Moment 5 and upcoming invitations do the trick?
OSes04 Mar 2024 | 115
Tiny Core Linux 15 stuffs modern computing in a nutshell
Updated with kernel 6.6, latest GCC and glibc, still under 25 MB
OSes04 Mar 2024 | 43
Linus Torvalds declares Linux 6.8 is probably back on track for a regular release cycle
Previously pondered the need for an extra release candidate
OSes04 Mar 2024 | 14
HDMI Forum 'blocks AMD open sourcing its 2.1 drivers'
Want all-FOSS 120Hz 4K video on Linux, or 5K at 240Hz? Bad news…
Personal Tech02 Mar 2024 | 69
KDE Plasma 6.0 brings the same old charm and confusion
The big new version of the other desktop, complete with improved HDR and a spinning desktop cube
OSes29 Feb 2024 | 46
Lightweight Windows-like desktop LXQt makes leap to Qt 6 with version 2.0
Following in the same direction as the good ship KDE Plasma
OSes29 Feb 2024 | 35
FOSS replacement for Partition Magic, Gparted 1.6 is here to save your data
But beware – Gparted Live hasn't been updated yet
OSes28 Feb 2024 | 45
On-disk format change beckons for brave early adopters of Bcachefs
New versions of both Overstreet's baby and OpenZFS will hit the street soon
OSes28 Feb 2024 | 10
Microsoft's February Windows 11 security update unravels at 96% for some users
Was your Patch Tuesday followed by a Rollback Wednesday? You're not alone
OSes27 Feb 2024 | 42
Miracle WM, a new tiling window manager built on Mir
Try preliminary version of a new environment in a snap
OSes27 Feb 2024 | 20
Musk 'texts' Nadella about Windows 11's demands for a Microsoft account
Billionaire worried about AI crawling over his computer
OSes26 Feb 2024 | 149
Starting over: Rebooting the OS stack for fun and profit
Opinion Making full effective use of new persistent memory means tearing up the rulebook
OSes26 Feb 2024 | 176
Microsoft catches the Wi-Fi 7 wave with Windows 11
In with the new, but old Insider bugs remain
OSes24 Feb 2024 | 36
A path out of bloat: A Linux built for VMs
FOSDEM 2024 What Linux distros could learn from the inventor of the hypervisor
OSes23 Feb 2024 | 41
Microsoft extends Copilot in Windows for Insiders
Don't want to learn how Windows works? Copilot can help you with that
OSes22 Feb 2024 | 4
Ubuntu, Kubuntu, openSUSE to get better installation
Fedora, though, won't – until at least the version after next
OSes22 Feb 2024 | 37
Windows 11 users herded toward 23H2 via automatic upgrade
Machine learning to smooth bumps in the update road
OSes21 Feb 2024 | 21
GNOME 46 beta has more tweaks than a coffee shop
The future desktop of Ubuntu 24.04 and Fedora 40 is nearly ready
OSes21 Feb 2024 | 15
Microsoft veteran on how to blue screen your way to better testing
A crash course on making Windows crash on demand
Offbeat21 Feb 2024 | 18
The successor to Research Unix was Plan 9 from Bell Labs
FOSDEM 2024 A better UNIX than UNIX isn't a UNIX at all
OSes21 Feb 2024 | 69
Top five reasons to move from CentOS to RHEL (according to Red Hat)
Feeding IBM's bottom line not in the list
OSes20 Feb 2024 | 24
Preview edition of Microsoft OS/2 2.0 surfaces on eBay
Discounted from $2,600 down to just $650. What a bargain!
OSes20 Feb 2024 | 52
Google debuts first Android 15 developer preview without a single mention of AI
Expect it to be stable in June, ready for release sometime after July
OSes19 Feb 2024 | 10
Forgetting the history of Unix is coding us into a corner
FOSDEM 2024 The lessons of yesteryear's OS are getting lost in translation
OSes16 Feb 2024 | 164
Microsoft warns Dev Drive daredevils to back up or beware after latest build
Rolling back will cause data loss, Windows Insiders told
OSes15 Feb 2024 | 6
Moving to Windows 11 is so easy! You just need to buy a PC that supports it!
New Start Menu is a 'game changer' claims relentlessly cheerful vid
OSes14 Feb 2024 | 186
Damn Small Linux returns after a 12-year gap
DSL 2024 is not as svelte as it used to be – but who is?
OSes14 Feb 2024 | 70
Crims found and exploited these two Microsoft bugs before Redmond fixed 'em
Patch Tuesday SAP, Adobe, Intel, AMD also issue fixes as well as Google for Android
Patches14 Feb 2024 | 5
Microsoft might have just pulled support for very old PCs in Windows 11 24H2
Time to look elsewhere for an operating system for that ancient CPU
OSes13 Feb 2024 | 121
Closure of Windows 10 upgrade path still catching users by surprise
That Windows 7 license is little more than a digital paperweight now
OSes09 Feb 2024 | 60
Microsoft embraces its inner penguin as sudo sneaks into Windows 11
Linux users have enjoyed such functionality for decades
OSes08 Feb 2024 | 35
HoRNDIS MacGyvers your Mac to get online with Androids
FOSS Fest Apple makes this harder every macOS release, but there are ways nonetheless
OSes07 Feb 2024 | 25
KDE 6 misses boat to make it into Kubuntu 24.04
'Noble Numbat' users will face a major post-install upgrade, which isn't ideal
OSes06 Feb 2024 | 14
Windows 11 24H2 is coming so we can all shut up about Windows 12 for another year
References to future update found in Microsoft documentation
OSes02 Feb 2024 | 43
Windows 10 users report app gremlins after Microsoft update
When Redmond says unsupported, it really means it. Windows 11 fans beware
OSes01 Feb 2024 | 95
Crunchbang++ versus Bunsen Labs: The pair turn it up to 12
Lightweight rivals, both based on Crunchbang, OpenBox, and Debian
OSes31 Jan 2024 | 29
Microsoft Edge ignores user wishes, slurps tabs from Chrome without permission
Updated What goes together better than Redmond and respecting people's preferences? Everything, really
OSes30 Jan 2024 | 56
Oracle quietly extends Solaris 11.4 support until 2037
Legacy OS and app holdouts get three more years of paid support, also on versions 10.0 and 11.3
OSes29 Jan 2024 | 67
Microsoft confirms Windows Server 2025 is on the way
Plus: It kills off WordPad once and for all
OSes29 Jan 2024 | 17
Linus Torvalds flames Google kernel contributor over filesystem suggestion
Kernel 6.8-rc2 debuts after very robust discussion about 'inodes'
OSes29 Jan 2024 | 138
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