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Intel has finally gained share in processor usage in Steam's survey. (Image source: ADSLZone)

Intel reverses the trend in Steam's processor usage survey by snatching a significant chunk of AMD's overall share

Intel has witnessed a surprising reversal of fortune in Steam’s Hardware & Software Survey for March in terms of processor usage. While the chipmaker has been losing share against AMD consistently month after month, the latest dat...

Daniel R Deakin, 04 Apr 2020 11:10

Space Thunder now live official teaser (Source: War Thunder)

April Fools' Day 2020: War Thunder goes to space

This year's April 1st special takes Gaijin's game to space, but also come with a special event that can end up with a very rare piece of military hardware, namely the Object 279 heavy tank. Back in 2016 and 2017, these special eve...

Codrut Nistor, 01 Apr 2020 20:07

The Astro Slide smartphone and pocket computer hybrid weighs around 300 g. (Image source: Indiegogo)

Formidable Astro Slide 5G smartphone and pocket computer hybrid with meteoric MediaTek Dimensity 1000 chipset streaks past its Indiegogo goal in hours

Planet Computers has only just announced the Astro Slide 5G smartphone and pocket computer hybrid on Twitter and its Indiegogo campaign has already received more backing than the original goal. The Astro Slide is brimming with att...

Daniel R Deakin, 30 Mar 2020 14:14

The Acer Chromebook 715 is a premium, but expensive, Chromebook. (Image via Acer)

Acer Chromebook 715: Chrome OS comes of age

The Acer Chromebook 715 is a well-crafted Chromebook that offers one of the best Chrome OS experiences on the market. In addition to an excellent case, the Chromebook also flaunts the new features of Chrome OS. Linux and Android i...

Sam Medley, 29 Mar 2020 00:05

The Purism Librem Mini's software can detect hardware and software tampering. (Image source: Purism)

Purism reveals the Librem Mini - a configurable mini PC with an Intel Core i7-8565U CPU and PureOS from US$599

Purism has launched its Librem Mini small form-factor mini PC, with preorders for the device now being taken. The tiny computer comes with a Whiskey Lake Intel Core i7-8565U processor and can be configured with up to 64 GB RAM. Pu...

Daniel R Deakin, 19 Mar 2020 07:53

New Raspberry Pi-sized AMD Ryzen Embedded SBC coming from DFI

The GHF51 from DFI is a new single-board computer powered by a Ryzen Embedded R1000 APU. Boasting a 12 Watt TDP and integrated Vega graphics, the GHF51 will likely be scores more powerful than the similarly-sized Raspberry Pi. All...

Sam Medley, 18 Mar 2020 05:29

War Thunder 1.97 "Viking Fury" now live March 16 2020 new Swedish tank tree

War Thunder 1.97 "Viking Fury" is live: full Swedish ground tech tree, two new locations, and more

Released earlier today, War Thunder 1.97 "Viking Fury" is the game's first major update of the year and comes with a full Swedish ground forces tech tree, over 20 new ships, ground vehicles, helos and aircraft for other nations, t...

Codrut Nistor, 16 Mar 2020 18:22

Firefox Browser 74 for Windows - About window (Source: Own)

Firefox 74 rolls out: Facebook Container, DNS-over-HTTPS, and more

Released yesterday, Firefox 74.0 can block Facebook from tracking its users and no longer allows third-party apps to install add-ons, but it also features DNS-over-HTTPS provided by Cloudflare (with NextDNS as an option). This upd...

Codrut Nistor, 11 Mar 2020 13:50

SETI@home Water World custom graphics interface (Source: SETI@home graphics)

Two-decade old SETI@home project going down at the end of the month

This might have passed under the radar of many people, but the fact that the volunteer computing part of the 21-year-old SETI@home project will go into hibernation is quite big news, especially since this amazing effort did not ma...

Codrut Nistor, 09 Mar 2020 14:25

Intel hit a peak of 84.2% share but has been slipping ever since. (Image source: El Chapuzas Informatico)

Intel continues to slide down the slippery slope against AMD in terms of CPU usage in Steam's February survey

AMD has continued to make gains in processor usage according to Steam’s latest hardware and software survey. Team Red increased its share in systems using Windows and Linux, although Intel still has the lion’s portion of the overa...

Daniel R Deakin, 07 Mar 2020 07:12

Raspberry Pi Imager is available for Windows, macOS and Ubuntu. (Image source: Raspberry Pi Foundation)

Raspberry Pi: New first-party software makes it easier to image microSD cards and install OSes on macOS, Windows and Ubuntu

Billed as a simpler way to image your microSD card with Raspbian, the Raspberry Pi Imager is the Pi Foundation's new imaging utility. The Raspberry Pi Imager is available to download now for free on macOS, Windows and Ubuntu.

Alex Alderson, 06 Mar 2020 20:30

You can help fight the novel coronavirus with your PC. (Source: CDC)

Standford's Folding@home project looking to tap into latent PC power to tackle the coronavirus

Standford’s Folding@home project has been running for a number of years using the donated idle hours of computers to help undertake complex calculations for researchers. With the advent of the novel coronavirus, researchers are no...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 03 Mar 2020 11:00

Opera 67 for desktop now live with Workspaces and more (Source: Opera)

Opera 67 for desktop now available with quite a few noticeable changes

Although many of those who loved it until the legendary version 12 consider it to be a dead horse nowadays, Opera 67 might be a step in the right direction. The latest release of this troubled web browser — available for Windows, ...

Codrut Nistor, 26 Feb 2020 17:36

Blender 2.82 improves on the new sculpting systems. (Image via Blender)

Blender 2.82 brings improved physics engines, support Pixar USD export, and more

Blender 2.82 was released on February 14th, bringing with it several new features. Among the most prominent are the inclusion of Mantaflow (a fluids system simulator), UDIM for texture mapping, and support for Pixar's USD file for...

Sam Medley, 15 Feb 2020 18:11

Adafruit Clue: An affordable Arduino-alternative that comes with an IPS display and several sensors

Adafruit has announced the Adafruit Clue, a new developer board that has a built-in display, along with several sensors. The board supports Bluetooth LE too, along with 2 MB of internal flash storage.

Alex Alderson, 12 Feb 2020 23:39

Windows 12 Lite may resemble Windows 10, but it is really just Ubuntu. (Image source: Webhouses)

Windows 12 Lite: This Linux distribution doesn't care about copyright

No, Microsoft has not released a new or slimmed-down operating system. Instead, Windows 12 Lite is a Linux distribution that, according to its developers, is superior to Windows 10 "in every respect". Someone is even selling physi...

Alex Alderson, 12 Feb 2020 23:32

Vivaldi 2.11 update notification (Source: Own)

Vivaldi 2.11 now available with improved Pop-out video mode

Vivaldi 2.11.1811.33 is this year's first desktop update and comes with "a new and improved" Pop-out video mode, Themes update to match the OS dark/light mode, the ability to shift focus between different UI areas using the keyboa...

Codrut Nistor, 12 Feb 2020 17:33

System76's Thelio Major is now available with AMD's Ryzen Threadripper 3990X. (Image source: System76)

System76 unveils the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X powered Thelio Major desktop with a battery of comparison tests that will make your CPU whimper

System76 has added the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X in the list of configurable options for its Thelio Major desktop. The computer operates on either Ubuntu or Pop!_OS, and it’s possible to fit up to two graphics cards inside it, ...

Daniel R Deakin, 09 Feb 2020 13:55

HardROCK64: A new and affordable Raspberry Pi alternative with a six-core processor and multiple ports

With the HardROCK64, Pine64 has brought a new single-board computer (SBC) to the table to take on the Raspberry Pi. The new SBC features a 6-core processor, numerous connections, up to 4 GB of RAM and all for the princely sum of U...

Alex Alderson, 05 Feb 2020 18:56

Wine 5.0 now available for download, source code also up for grabs (Source: WineHQ)

Wine 5.0 now available for all supported operating systems

The version labeled 5.0 of the popular open-source software compatibility layer known as Wine has just surfaced as both source code and binary for multiple operating systems, including Android, macOS, and various Linux distros. Th...

Codrut Nistor, 22 Jan 2020 15:05

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" is killing off a long-standing pre-installed app. (Image via Canonical)

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to drop pre-installed Amazon Web App

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS "Focal Fossa" will finally kill the pre-installed Amazon Web App. The move comes in the wake of Canonical's eliminations of the Ubuntu web launcher dependency. Many users hated the Amazon Web App, which was introd...

Sam Medley, 22 Jan 2020 05:12

openEuler Linux taking off, source code available for download (Source: openEuler)

Huawei's CentOS-based openEuler goes live — source code available as well

With the arrival of the source code on Gitee, Huawei's CentOS-based openEuler Linux distro is taking one step forward. However, this notable effort by the Chinese tech giant is currently sabotaged by its unfinished website and doc...

Codrut Nistor, 10 Jan 2020 14:59

War Thunder 1.95 "Northern Wind" now live with Swedish airplanes and more

War Thunder 1.95 "Northern Wind" launches with Swedish aircraft, two new naval maps, and more

Surnamed "Northern Wind," this year's last major update to War Thunder comes with a full aircraft tech tree and two premium tanks for Sweden alongside two new naval maps, a few solid graphics engine upgrades — including Ray Traced...

Codrut Nistor, 17 Dec 2019 17:11

Pricing for the CutiePi tablet is yet to be confirmed. (Image source: CutiePi.io)

CutiePi: Raspberry Pi tablet nears completion; crowdfunding campaign incoming

The 8-inch Raspberry Pi and Raspbian tablet is almost ready for mass production, according to its creators. The CutiePi project has not only finalised the board design, giving it a massive overhaul from initial designs, but also h...

Alex Alderson, 12 Dec 2019 11:36

The Eco Capture SDI 4K Plus M.2. (Source: Magewell)

The Magewell Eco Capture SDI 4K Plus M.2 can bring high-res video to the PCIe-less boards of the future

Magewell is a company that makes the components that connect video and audio output with the applicable software. Its latest M.2 video capture card is of its 'Eco' line-up, and is capable of single-channel operation at up to 4096x...

Deirdre O Donnell, 10 Dec 2019 16:54

LattePanda Delta 432: An SBC that packs a punch. (Image source: DFRobot)

LattePanda: The Intel-powered Raspberry Pi competitor is now available to purchase globally

The LattePanda is now available to purchase worldwide. The powerful single-board computer (SBC) incorporates an Intel Celeron N4100 processor, 4 GB of LPDRR4 RAM and 32 GB of eMMC 5.0 flash storage. The SBC supports USB Power Deli...

Alex Alderson, 18 Nov 2019 16:33

A Rockchip RK3308 powers the Rock Pi S. (Image source: Radxa via Seeedstudio)

The Rock Pi S is now available to purchase from US$9.90 with up to 512 MB of RAM and 1 GB of NAND flash storage

The Rock Pi S has finally made it to market, after being announced this summer. The miniature SBC is underpinned by a Rockchip RK3308 quad-core SoC, either 256 or 512 MB of RAM and 1 GB of NAND flash storage. The board has a micro...

Alex Alderson, 08 Nov 2019 17:59

A PinePhone prototype. (Source: Martjin Braam)

PinePhone with Linux OS up for pre-order next week

Pine64 started planning for a smartphone running on Linux last year and it looks like its vision is finally being realized. The PinePhone is nearly here and early adopters can put down some case on pre-orders from next week with t...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 07 Nov 2019 11:17

Vivaldi 2.9 update notification (Source: Own)

Vivaldi 2.9 has arrived with significant improvements in tow

The latest update, labeled 2.9.1705.31, is now available with multiple enhancements to the Vivaldi Menu, the ability to set global default preferences for requests based on sound, geolocation, camera, microphone, motion sensors, B...

Codrut Nistor, 31 Oct 2019 17:25

War Thunder 1.93 "Shark Attack" launched on October 29, 2019

War Thunder 1.93 "Shark Attack" now available with a new Abrams tank, the Ka-50 and Mi-28N helicopters, first Swedish aircraft, and more

In addition to the iconic Kamov Ka-50 single-seat attack helicopter — surnamed "Black Shark" — War Thunder 1.93 comes with the first three Swedish planes, a new Abrams tank, the first Italian helicopter, a new location, the first ...

Codrut Nistor, 30 Oct 2019 22:16

Disney streaming service, Disney+, doesn't work on Linux... yet

A Linux user has discovered that Disney+, Disney's new streaming service, doesn't work on his Fedora machine. The problem lies with the DRM used by Disney, which implements the highest possible security level. However, Disney has ...

Sam Medley, 24 Oct 2019 00:34

The first Ryzen 3000 processors were launched on July 7, 2019. (Image source: AMD)

AMD's Matisse beasts are far from toothless as Ryzen 3000 helps to gnaw at Intel's Steam survey share

September’s Steam Hardware and Software Survey has seemingly delivered more good news for AMD. The survey has measured data in regard to PC processor usage by manufacturer, which yet again has been thoroughly dominated by Intel. H...

Daniel R Deakin, 22 Oct 2019 08:08

Samsung discontinues its Linux on DeX beta

DeX is Samsung's proprietary facility that converts one of its Galaxy flagships into a desktop PC on connection to a monitor. One environment supported by the mode in Android 9.0 (Pie) is GNU/Linux. Unfortunately, its beta program...

Deirdre O Donnell, 21 Oct 2019 00:23

Hands-on video of the Librem 5 Linux phone shows improvements, but there is a lot of work left to do

A new hands-on video of the upcoming Librem 5 shows off how much work Purism has done on the Linux handset. While there's still a lot of wrinkles to iron out, Purism has made substantial progress considering the Librem 5 is built ...

Sam Medley, 12 Oct 2019 04:38

The Galago Pro and Darter Pro models with Comet Lake CPUs are among the most compact Linux-based laptops out there. (Source: System76)

System76 releases two new Comet-Lake-powered laptops with Linux Coreboot firmware

Both the 14-inch Galago Pro and the 15.6-inch Darter pro models can be equipped with up to a Comet Lake Core i7-10510U quad-core CPU coupled with up to 32 GB of RAM and up to 2 TB of storage (6 TB for the 14-incher). Standard feat...

Bogdan Solca, 11 Oct 2019 16:14

Fedora to drop support for 32-bit Linux with Fedora 31

Fedora 31, due for release on October 29th, will no longer be available as a 32-bit install. Rather, Fedora 30 is officially the last version of Fedora to support 32-bit hardware. Users on legacy hardware can expect full lifecycle...

Sam Medley, 08 Oct 2019 17:52

The Atari VCS 800 console is capable of 4K/60 fps performance. (Source: Atari)

Atari teams with Antstream Arcade for VCS console retro gaming subscription

Atari and Antstream Arcade for an exclusive app that will deliver over 2,000 officially licensed retro video game titles to the forthcoming console. The Antstream Arcade app for the Atari VCS will also include 50 original Atari ti...

Sanjiv Sathiah, 02 Oct 2019 08:24

Lenovo admits ThinkPad CPU throttling problem when running Linux, fix in development

Recent Lenovo ThinkPad laptops have a throttling problem when users are running Linux-based operating systems on their devices. Lenovo has now admitted to the problem – and announced that it will be fixed. Newer ThinkPads like the...

Benjamin Herzig, 26 Sep 2019 18:00

Vivaldi 2.8 update notification (Source: Own)

Vivaldi 2.8 drops earlier than expected, but without any major changes

Vivaldi 2.8.1664.35 arrives less than three weeks since the release of the 2.7 update, but it only features various tweaks and fixes that aim to provide "a smoother browsing experience" alongside images toggle via keyboard and a f...

Codrut Nistor, 19 Sep 2019 18:04

The PineTime will support Bluetooth 5, a heart rate monitor and NFC. (Image source: PINE64)

PINE64 announces the PineTime, a US$25 smartwatch

The PineTime is the latest side project of PINE64, the company behind the PineBook Pro and PinePhone. The smartwatch will integrate a Nordic nF52832 SoC and will support Bluetooth 5, 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi, ANT and NFC. The device will inc...

Alex Alderson, 16 Sep 2019 17:16

The Huawei MateBook X Pro for Linux comes in a deep space-gray finish. (Image source: Huawei)

Huawei releases Linux variants of the MateBook 13, MateBook 14, and MateBook X Pro

Huawei has added the MateBook 13 for Linux, MateBook X Pro for Linux, and the MateBook 14 for Linux onto Vmall, the Chinese shopping site for Huawei and Honor products. The OEM has selected Deepin for the operating system, which h...

Daniel R Deakin, 15 Sep 2019 01:42

The NanoPi M4V2 features a Rockchip RK3399 SoC and 4 GB of LPDDR4 RAM. (Image source: FriendlyElec)

FriendlyElec NanoPi M4V2: Powerful Raspberry Pi alternative now available for US$70.00

The NanoPi M4V2, as its name suggests, is a new revision of the NanoPi M4, which FriendlyElec launched last year. The Rockchip RK3399 powered single-board computer (SBC) includes 4 GB of dual-channel LPDDR4 RAM, four USB 3.0 Type-...

Alex Alderson, 11 Sep 2019 15:43

War Thunder 1.91 "Night Vision" is finally available

War Thunder 1.91 "Night Vision" goes live with more modern jets, Chinese hardware, a new tone mapping system, and more

The latest major update to War Thunder comes with Chinese ground and air tech trees for a total of no less than 38 new pieces of military hardware, as well as 8 helicopters, 12 aircraft, 11 ships, and 7 ground vehicles for other n...

Codrut Nistor, 11 Sep 2019 13:46

An infected directory showing files with a ".lilocked" extension. Image via FOSSBytes

Lilu/Lilocked ransomware has now infected thousands of Linux servers

Lilu (also known as Lilocked) is a relatively new ransomware that is specifically targeting Linux servers. The ransomware has been infecting systems since mid-July and has so far attacked at least 6700 systems. Lilu targets specif...

Sam Medley, 08 Sep 2019 22:02

The Honor MagicBook Pro. (Source: Honor)

Honor launches Ryzen 3000-powered versions of the MagicBook Pro

The Honor MagicBook Pro is an ultrabook that seems to take after the MacBook in design. It was launched with Intel Core i7-8565U or i5-8265U CPUs. Now, it maker has launched new variants that replaces them with AMD APUs.

Deirdre O Donnell, 04 Sep 2019 23:01

Vivaldi 2.7 update notification (Source: Own)

Vivaldi 2.7 launches with better sound controls, smoother navigation, and more

The first Vivaldi release after the summer break, labeled 2.7.1628.30, comes with no less than 63 bug fixes and four new features. These new features include fast access to User Profiles, an option that allows stopping (in advance...

Codrut Nistor, 21 Aug 2019 16:55

Orange Pi Zero2: A miniature Raspberry Pi a quad-core SoC and HDMI 2.0 (Image source: Shenzhen Xunlong Software)

Orange Pi Zero2: A miniature Raspberry Pi a quad-core SoC and HDMI 2.0a

Shenzhen Xunlong Software is bringing a new, compact SBC to market. The Orange Pi Zero2 is slightly larger than its predecessor and more powerful to boot. The board comes with an Allwinner H6 SoC that integrates four ARM Cortex-A5...

Alex Alderson, 14 Aug 2019 11:49

System76 announces Adder WS Linux workstation with 4K OLED display

Linux laptop seller System76 recently announced a new workstation. The Adder WS, which is set to release on August 8, is the retailer's first laptop with a 15.6-inch 4K OLED display. The laptop will also pack a power Core i7 or Co...

Sam Medley, 05 Aug 2019 23:32

Intel Xe GPUs will soon have a iGPU+dGPU multi-GPU support. (Source: Hexus)

New Linux driver signals Intel Xe iGPU+dGPU multi-GPU support

Intel's upcoming Xe GPUs will feature support for multi-GPU setups, according to a recent Linux kernel driver update. Xe will be able to form hybrid GPU pairs with integrated and discrete Xe SKUs. There is a possibility of multi-G...

Vaidyanathan Subramaniam, 05 Aug 2019 06:58

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Intel reverses the trend in Steam's processor usage survey by snatching a significant chunk of AMD's overall share

April Fools' Day 2020: War Thunder goes to space

Formidable Astro Slide 5G smartphone and pocket computer hybrid with meteoric MediaTek Dimensity 1000 chipset streaks past its Indiegogo goal in hours

Acer Chromebook 715: Chrome OS comes of age

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Purism reveals the Librem Mini - a configurable mini PC with an Intel Core i7-8565U CPU and PureOS from US$599

New Raspberry Pi-sized AMD Ryzen Embedded SBC coming from DFI

War Thunder 1.97 "Viking Fury" is live: full Swedish ground tech tree, two new locations, and more

Firefox 74 rolls out: Facebook Container, DNS-over-HTTPS, and more

Two-decade old SETI@home project going down at the end of the month

Intel continues to slide down the slippery slope against AMD in terms of CPU usage in Steam's February survey

Raspberry Pi: New first-party software makes it easier to image microSD cards and install OSes on macOS, Windows and Ubuntu

Standford's Folding@home project looking to tap into latent PC power to tackle the coronavirus

Opera 67 for desktop now available with quite a few noticeable changes

Blender 2.82 brings improved physics engines, support Pixar USD export, and more

Adafruit Clue: An affordable Arduino-alternative that comes with an IPS display and several sensors

Windows 12 Lite: This Linux distribution doesn't care about copyright

Vivaldi 2.11 now available with improved Pop-out video mode

System76 unveils the AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X powered Thelio Major desktop with a battery of comparison tests that will make your CPU whimper

HardROCK64: A new and affordable Raspberry Pi alternative with a six-core processor and multiple ports

Wine 5.0 now available for all supported operating systems

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS to drop pre-installed Amazon Web App

Huawei's CentOS-based openEuler goes live — source code available as well

War Thunder 1.95 "Northern Wind" launches with Swedish aircraft, two new naval maps, and more

CutiePi: Raspberry Pi tablet nears completion; crowdfunding campaign incoming

The Magewell Eco Capture SDI 4K Plus M.2 can bring high-res video to the PCIe-less boards of the future

LattePanda: The Intel-powered Raspberry Pi competitor is now available to purchase globally

The Rock Pi S is now available to purchase from US$9.90 with up to 512 MB of RAM and 1 GB of NAND flash storage

PinePhone with Linux OS up for pre-order next week

Vivaldi 2.9 has arrived with significant improvements in tow

War Thunder 1.93 "Shark Attack" now available with a new Abrams tank, the Ka-50 and Mi-28N helicopters, first Swedish aircraft, and more

Disney streaming service, Disney+, doesn't work on Linux... yet

AMD's Matisse beasts are far from toothless as Ryzen 3000 helps to gnaw at Intel's Steam survey share

Samsung discontinues its Linux on DeX beta

Hands-on video of the Librem 5 Linux phone shows improvements, but there is a lot of work left to do

System76 releases two new Comet-Lake-powered laptops with Linux Coreboot firmware

Fedora to drop support for 32-bit Linux with Fedora 31

Atari teams with Antstream Arcade for VCS console retro gaming subscription

Lenovo admits ThinkPad CPU throttling problem when running Linux, fix in development

Vivaldi 2.8 drops earlier than expected, but without any major changes

PINE64 announces the PineTime, a US$25 smartwatch

Huawei releases Linux variants of the MateBook 13, MateBook 14, and MateBook X Pro

FriendlyElec NanoPi M4V2: Powerful Raspberry Pi alternative now available for US$70.00

War Thunder 1.91 "Night Vision" goes live with more modern jets, Chinese hardware, a new tone mapping system, and more

Lilu/Lilocked ransomware has now infected thousands of Linux servers

Honor launches Ryzen 3000-powered versions of the MagicBook Pro

Vivaldi 2.7 launches with better sound controls, smoother navigation, and more

Orange Pi Zero2: A miniature Raspberry Pi a quad-core SoC and HDMI 2.0a

System76 announces Adder WS Linux workstation with 4K OLED display

New Linux driver signals Intel Xe iGPU+dGPU multi-GPU support

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