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 | 30
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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 | 28
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
Fedora Asahi Remix 40 served on Apple Silicon
First big update of the go-to Linux for newer Macs
OSes10 May 2024 | 16
Experimental remix finally brings the former Unity 8 back to Ubuntu
Ubuntu Unity 24.04 arrives along with new little sibling, Ubuntu Lomiri
OSes09 May 2024 | 14
Windows Insiders to fly solo while Copilot rollout frozen
Perhaps just make sure the stuff that is already there works properly?
OSes07 May 2024 | 15
First 9front release of the year is called DO NOT INSTALL
Possibly its most helpful codename yet
OSes07 May 2024 | 18
Has Windows 11 really lost marketshare to Windows 10?
Users continue to give Microsoft's latest and greatest a wide berth
OSes06 May 2024 | 115
RHEL stays fresh with 9.4 while CentOS 7 gets a Rocky retirement plan
Meanwhile, Alma Linux gets into supercomputers
OSes03 May 2024 | 17
Windows users left to fend for themselves after BitLocker patch bungle
Need a bigger partition for the update? You'll be manually resizing it then
OSes03 May 2024 | 70
Dozens of vulnerabilities fixed in Xiaomi, Google Android flavors … slowly
Oversecure details bugs spotted and stamped since private disclosure
OSes02 May 2024 | 2
Got an old Raspberry Pi spare? Try RISC OS. It is, literally, something else
V5.30 arrives – with RPi Wi-Fi support
OSes02 May 2024 | 93
Microsoft confesses April Windows update breaks some VPN connections
Connection failures reported following installation
OSes01 May 2024 | 39
Xubuntu 24.04: A minimal install that does what it says on the tin
This nearly Snap-free Ubuntu remix may be about about to win friends and influence people
OSes30 Apr 2024 | 14
Google blocked 2.3M apps from Play Store last year for breaking the G law
Third of a million developer accounts kiboshed, too
OSes29 Apr 2024 | 6
Apple's pleas ineffective: iPadOS on EU's gatekeeper list
iFought the law, but the law wasn't particularly interested in my line of reasoning
OSes29 Apr 2024 | 6
Ubuntu 24.04, Fedora 40, EndeavourOS, and TrueNAS 24.04 all arrive at once
FOSS round-up Sometimes Linux releases are like buses… frequently clustered together, and rarely as reliable as you might ideally want
OSes29 Apr 2024 | 15
Now all Windows 11 users are getting adverts to 'make the Start menu great again'
And you thought the Bing begging was annoying
OSes24 Apr 2024 | 107
Microsoft really does not want Windows 11 running on ancient PCs
Even tighter requirements, so it's time to put old hardware out to pasture... or find an alternative OS
OSes23 Apr 2024 | 255
Huawei wants to take homegrown HarmonyOS phone platform worldwide
Chinese tech juggernaut eyes global expansion despite US tech restrictions
OSes22 Apr 2024 | 35
Tiny11 Builder trims Windows 11 fat with PowerShell script
The Reg accepts no responsibility for borked installations
OSes22 Apr 2024 | 9
Fedora 40 is just around the corner with more spins and flavors than ever
KDE edition has the most conspicuous changes, and could become future flagship
OSes22 Apr 2024 | 4
Copilot auto-launch bug now takes flight in multiple Windows Insider channels
Clippy 2024 is something else
OSes22 Apr 2024 | 11
Rarest, strangest, form of Windows saved techie from moment of security madness
Who, Me? For once, Redmond's finest saved the day – by being rubbish in unexpectedly useful ways
Security22 Apr 2024 | 93
Lightweight LXQt 2.0.0 updates to same toolkit as KDE Plasma 6
4-letter survivor's move to Qt 6 means that, love it or hate it, Wayland is looming
OSes20 Apr 2024 | 18
Qt Ubuntu 24.04 betas show that there's room to innovate
Hot on the heels of Ubuntu Noble beta come the betas of the Qt-based remixes, with some interesting differences
OSes19 Apr 2024 | 38
Debian spices up APT package manager with a dash of color, squishes ancient bug
2.9 gives a taste of what's to come
OSes18 Apr 2024 | 39
AlmaLinux 9.4 beta prepares to tread where RHEL dares not
CIQ also has an alternative approach to compatible kernels with RockyLinux
OSes17 Apr 2024 | 6
NetBSD 10 proves old tech can still kick apps and take names three decades later
FOSDEM 2024 Proper old-school Unix, not like those lazy, decadent Linux types
OSes17 Apr 2024 | 40
Gentoo Linux tells AI-generated code contributions to fork off
A good PR move opines community member
OSes16 Apr 2024 | 22
Torvalds intentionally complicates his use of indentation in Linux Kconfig
Paramount penguin forces more robust whitespace handling
OSes16 Apr 2024 | 90
Microsoft lifts years-old compatibility hold for Windows 11
It probably wasn't only sound driver problems that kept users away
OSes15 Apr 2024 | 13
Microsoft to use Windows 11 Start menu as a billboard with app ads for Insiders
This wasn't what most had in mind when Redmond promised to make the feature 'great again'
OSes15 Apr 2024 | 111
After delay due to xz, Ubuntu 24.04 'Noble Numbat' belatedly hits beta
Kernel 6.8, GNOME 46, and more apps in Snap packages
OSes15 Apr 2024 | 30
MIT breakthrough means there's no material too weird for 3D printing
Thanks to sensors and math, machines can 'learn' to adapt to new mediums
OSes15 Apr 2024 | 18
OpenBSD 7.5 locks down with improved disk encryption support and syscall limitations
The most secure Unix-like OS to date?
OSes12 Apr 2024 | 52
PumpkinOS carves out a FOSS PalmOS-compatible runtime environment
And rePalm may yet bring real PalmOS to new hardware … even the Raspberry Pi
OSes11 Apr 2024 | 13
It's 2024 and Intel silicon is still haunted by data-spilling Spectre
Go, go InSpectre Gadget
Research10 Apr 2024 | 23
A cheeky intern nearly turned MS-DOS into NSFW-DOS
Easter egg in test build could have scrambled Microsoft's reputation
OSes08 Apr 2024 | 48
Windows 95 support chap skipped a step and sent user into Micro-hell
Who, Me? Every byte, and executable, counted when trying to fix Redmond's finest
OSes08 Apr 2024 | 79
Want to keep Windows 10 secure? This is how much Microsoft will charge you
Updated Hint: It will keep going up
OSes03 Apr 2024 | 106
Malicious SSH backdoor sneaks into xz, Linux world's data compression library
STOP USAGE OF FEDORA RAWHIDE, says Red Hat while Debian Unstable and others also affected
CSO29 Mar 2024 | 123
Easy-to-use make-me-root exploit lands for recent Linux kernels. Get patching
CVE-2024-1086 turns the page tables on system admins
Patches29 Mar 2024 | 26
Apple fans deluged with phony password reset requests
Beware support calls offering a fix
Security27 Mar 2024 | 18
Windows Format dialog waited decades for UI revamp that never came
'Temporary' isn't always
OSes27 Mar 2024 | 64
Chrome for Windows-Arm laptops officially lands in time for Snapdragon X Elite kit
At last, no more crappy emulation or experimental builds
OSes26 Mar 2024 | 16
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
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
Biting the hand that feeds IT
