FreeDOS and FreeBSD prove old code never dies, just gets nifty updates
Anniversary time and both are going strong into their 30s
OSes02 Jul 2024 | 57
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Windows: Insecure by design
Opinion Get your hands off my computer, Microsoft!
OSes28 Jun 2024 | 214
Apple crippled watchOS to corner heart-tracking market, doctors say
Normally it's the iGiant's prices that give the ol' ticker a hard time
Personal Tech28 Jun 2024 | 13
Microsoft yanks Windows 11 update after boot loop blunder
Tour of recovery options not supposed to be part of KB5039302
OSes27 Jun 2024 | 34
SUSE Linux Enterprise 15 to receive support right up to end of Unix epoch
And there's a special offer on the CentOS-compatible Liberty Linux
OSes26 Jun 2024 | 10
Apple tells emulator developers it's OK with retro games – not entire OSes
Updated We sure hope this won't upset European regulators given how great their relationship is with Apple right now
OSes26 Jun 2024 | 22
Andrew Tanenbaum honored for pioneering MINIX, the OS hiding in a lot of computers
Software System Award recognises his contributions to education
OSes25 Jun 2024 | 49
Linux geeks cheer as Arm wrestles x86
AlmaLinux and upstream kernel support for Raspberry Pi 5, plus a forthcoming high-performance Arm64 Tuxedo laptop
OSes24 Jun 2024 | 23
It's desktop refresh season in the land of the Windowsalikes
Those with curious disposition spoilt for choice as KDE 6.1, Cinnamon 6.2, and IceWM 3.5 all arrive
OSes24 Jun 2024 | 22
Apple Intelligence won't be available in Europe because Tim's terrified of watchdogs
These privacy rules might harm privacy! No, really, that's totally why we're doing this
AI + ML21 Jun 2024 | 65
Valkey gains momentum with broadening band of backers
AlmaLinux and Broadcom added to list of partners for open source Redis fork
OSes19 Jun 2024 |
Microsoft admits to problems upgrading Windows 11 Pro to Enterprise
Recent patches have broken the update path
OSes19 Jun 2024 | 12
GPU-accelerated VMs on Proxmox, XCP-ng? Here's what you need to know
Hands on Go ahead, toss that old gaming card in your box and boost your AI applications — you know you want to
AI + ML19 Jun 2024 | 14
That PowerShell 'fix' for your root cert 'problem' is a malware loader in disguise
Control-C, Control-V, Enter ... Hell
Research19 Jun 2024 | 18
CentOS 7 holdouts thrown a support lifeline by SUSE
Liberty Linux Lite to keep the updates coming for a few more years ... for a fee
OSes18 Jun 2024 | 12
Ada and Zangemann: Fancy reading your kids a book about FOSS?
Devconf.cz It's not every tech conference that has story-reading sessions… but maybe they should
OSes18 Jun 2024 | 11
Arm security defense shattered by speculative execution 95% of the time
'TikTag' security folks find anti-exploit mechanism rather fragile
Research18 Jun 2024 | 27
Microsoft resumes rollout of Windows 11 24H2 to Insiders
Everything is fine, despite Recall setting fire to the house that Gates built
OSes17 Jun 2024 | 15
Microsoft answered Congress' questions on security. Now the White House needs to act
Feature Business as usual needs a real change
Public Sector15 Jun 2024 | 45
Microsoft cancels universal Recall release in favor of Windows Insider preview
Wider release coming real soon – promise – after the Windows faithful give it a thrashing
OSes14 Jun 2024 | 52
Google borrows from Android to make ChromeOS better
'Large portions' of droid tech stack going into laptop OS plumbing
OSes12 Jun 2024 | 7
At Apple, AI stands for 'Apple Intelligence' – and it's coming to everything
WWDC Cupertino promises private smarts, on-device or in the cloud
AI + ML10 Jun 2024 | 53
Microsoft pulls Windows 11 24H2 from Insider Release Preview Channel
Recall controversies, performance problems, apps freezing as some call it 'disastrous'
OSes10 Jun 2024 | 58
Disenchanted Windows user? Pop open a fresh can of Linux Lite
Version 7.0 has landed – the Ubuntu Noble based one
OSes10 Jun 2024 | 78
Defiant Microsoft pushes ahead with controversial Recall – tho as an opt-in
Windows maker acknowledges 'clear signal' from everyone, then mostly ignores it
OSes07 Jun 2024 | 82
Microsoft updates accessibility feature Voice Access to auto-restart
How do you say something's crash-prone without saying it's crash-prone ...
OSes07 Jun 2024 | 6
Real-time and Core editions of Ubuntu arrive
And it's time to upgrade any Mantic Minotaurs you have lying around
OSes07 Jun 2024 | 8
Lansweeper finds a lot of CentOS Linux out there
Network scan reveals 26 percent of Linux boxes are CentOS 7, EOL later this month. What happens next?
OSes06 Jun 2024 | 42
Microsoft Research chief scientist has no issue with Windows Recall
As tool emerges to probe OS feature's SQLite-based store of user activities
OSes06 Jun 2024 | 114
Microsoft revives Windows 10 Beta Channel even though OS doesn't have long left
Windows Insiders set to get first hands on feature updates
OSes05 Jun 2024 | 13
Windows 11 and Linux gain ground among Steam gamers
Windows 10 still king of the hill for now
OSes04 Jun 2024 | 14
Analysts join the call for Microsoft to recall Recall
'Does any of this add real value for users or enterprises?'
OSes04 Jun 2024 | 55
Windows 11 tries to escape Windows 10's shadow with AI muscle
Edge cements its number two position for desktop browsers
OSes04 Jun 2024 | 62
Court accepts Sun co-founder Andy Bechtolsheim's insider trading settlement
Billionaire Arista chief architect to pay inconsequential sum via SEC
Networks03 Jun 2024 | 7
Windows 11's Recall feature is on by default on Copilot+ PCs
Disabling the AI snapshotter requires a trip into Settings for ordinary users
OSes03 Jun 2024 | 43
Windows Subsystem for Linux gets enterprise friendly and plans a settings interface
Scared of editing a config file? There'll soon be a GUI for that
OSes31 May 2024 | 26
Endless OS 6: How desktop Linux may look, one day
An extra-robust, novice-friendly distro, with local apps, that's not ChromeOS
OSes31 May 2024 | 75
Windows 11 24H2 might call time on that old NAS under the stairs
Avoidance of evil intent means required SMB signing and no more guest fallback
OSes30 May 2024 | 76
Red Hat Enterprise Linux and AlmaLinux 8.10 released as end of the RHEL 8 line looms
Some derivatives haven't got there yet, but it's time to get a move on...
OSes29 May 2024 | 8
Fancy climbing the peaks of Alpine Linux? 3.20 is out
Tiny, powerful, uncluttered: not easy, but a lot to like
OSes29 May 2024 | 14
Not even Chromebooks can escape AI PC craze: Google to inject Plus laptops with LLM juice
New models will come with a year of Gemini Advanced, too
Personal Tech28 May 2024 | 5
Microsoft's Recall preview doesn't need a Copilot+ PC to run
Just because you could doesn't mean you should
OSes28 May 2024 | 55
Was there no one at Microsoft who looked at Recall and said: This really, really sucks
Kettle Our vultures weigh in on the week that was more 'what we Built' than 'what you can Build'
OSes25 May 2024 | 75
Ubuntu 24.04 upgrades available – to Mantic users
Enjoy some Noble Numbat novelty now – but excluding GNOME 46.1
OSes24 May 2024 | 15
Microsoft fixes the fix for the Windows Server 2019 NTLM problem
Installation problems with non-English language systems resolved
OSes24 May 2024 | 10
Manjaro 24 is Arch Linux for the rest of us
Because not everyone has time to be a tech guru
OSes24 May 2024 | 41
Here's yet more ransomware using BitLocker against Microsoft's own users
Updated ShrinkLocker throws steel and vaccine makers into the hurt locker
Malware Month23 May 2024 | 4
Microsoft gives Windows admins a break and MFA a hard push
Updates now optional, but Azure security is not
Software23 May 2024 | 5
VBScript nudged nearer to the grave with next big Windows 11 update
The writing's on the wall for veteran scripting language
OSes23 May 2024 | 34
GNU Compiler Collection 15 ushers Xeon Phi and Solaris 11.3 to silicon heaven
Remember Intel's 'Larrabee' many-core Pentium-based GPU? GCC doesn't
OSes23 May 2024 | 5
In Debian, APT 3 gains features – but KeepassXC loses them
'Sid' is looking a little sickly of late, but it will pass
OSes22 May 2024 | 27
MX Linux updates Libretto, belts out 23.3, based on Debian 12.5
Includes a Raspberry Pi version, which works well on the Pi 5
OSes21 May 2024 | 10
Long-term supported distros' kernel policies are all wrong
Comment Or so says CIQ, which coincidentally has issues obtaining RHEL's kernel sources
OSes21 May 2024 | 36
Put Rescuezilla 2.5 on a bootable key – before you need it
Sort of a FOSS Norton Ghost, now updated to Ubuntu 24.04 base
OSes16 May 2024 | 25
With Asmi 24.04, Ubuntu's never looked so snappy (without the Snaps)
Distro formerly known as Zinc cuts the fat, rather than just replacing it
OSes15 May 2024 | 33
Google, Apple gear to raise tracking tag stalker alarm
After years of people being victimized, it's about time
Personal Tech14 May 2024 | 28
Nix forked, but over politics instead of progress
Comment Aux.computer fragments the community – but doesn't fix the technological objections
OSes14 May 2024 | 43
Brit publishers beg Apple not to hurt online ad revenue
Breaking news, perhaps literally: AI content blocking tool in Safari for iOS
Personal Tech14 May 2024 | 38
Linux 6.9 arrives, plus Torvalds indicates Arm64 will get a bit more love
And the windows are opened to 6.10 in September or so
OSes13 May 2024 | 20
The end is nigh for Windows 10 21H2
Time for 22H2, the LTSC version, or perhaps something completely different?
OSes13 May 2024 | 21
Biting the hand that feeds IT
