Windows 12 leaks point to useful AI features, more powerful Copilot that leverages NPUs
So, Microsoft's next major OS may or may not be called Windows 12
Mozilla raked in almost $600 million in 2022, thanks to Google
The big "G" keeps Mozilla sailing smoothly, but remaining relevant won't be so easy
Windows 10 to receive three additional years of paid security updates
Microsoft would rather you buy a new Windows 11 PC or subscribe to 365
New AMD Radeon drivers bring UI revamp, new game optimizations
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and The Finals optimizations are in
Kali Linux 2023.4 adds Raspberry Pi 5 support
Kali Linux's last release for the year adds Vagrant offerings to Hyper-V, Raspberry Pi 5 support, an updated UI to GNOME 45, and various new network tools.
Turbo Pascal celebrates 40 years of innovation and legacy in the programming world
Looking back on the software that changed the programming language landscape
Notepad++ releases 20th anniversary edition with new features
Open-source text editor Notepad++ is releasing a new milestone version for its 20th anniversary with multi-edit capabilities, multi-select background, and numerous bug fixes.
Windows 11 23H2 update is affecting gaming performance, but Microsoft says there's a workaround
The workaround is apparently working, at least for some users
Steam survey returns to normal as AMD, Windows 11, and English recapture lost share, RTX 3060 (just) stays on top
November set some things right following a strange month
EA's latest patent will let players use their voice for in-game characters
Voice AI could (literally) change the game
Windows 12 could be released as soon as June 2024, dropping alongside new "AI PCs"
A new era for home PCs or is it overblown hype?
HP Smart app mysteriously appears on non-HP Windows PCs
Microsoft is investigating
Stable Diffusion XL Turbo can create AI images in real time as you type
A new text-to-image model with single-step image generation capabilities
Path Tracing vs. Ray Tracing, Explained
#TBT Every few years it seems like there's an amazing new technology with the promise of making games look ever more realistic. We've had shaders, tessellation, shadow mapping, ray tracing – and now there's path tracing.
WhatsApp now lets you hide chats behind a secret code
WhatsApp has added a new 'secret code' privacy feature for locked chats. Typing your secret code in the search bar will reveal the otherwise hidden conversations.
PSA: Google Chrome update addresses zero-day exploit
Google has released a critical security update on the Chrome stable channel. According to the notes, an active exploit exists for CVE-2023-6345 that could allow an attacker to steal sensitive data and other cyber attacks.
Microsoft is testing a Windows 11 energy saver mode for laptops and desktops
The new feature is available on all Windows devices
Plex update raises concerns over potential sharing of porn viewing habits
Be careful what you watch
Microsoft had a "Cart of Death" to intentionally crash and debug early Windows USB infrastructure
The crash cart: In a hospital a crash cart could save your life, but Microsoft had a different type of crash cart back in the day that usually spelled the death of a testing PC. In-house developers called it the "Cart of Death" – a repurposed mail cart carrying daisy-chained USB hubs and tons of connected USB devices to test plug-and-play support on Windows PCs.
FFmpeg 6.1 adds numerous codec and filters
FFmpeg 6.1 is a major release that includes Vulkan decoding for H.264, HEVC and AV1, extended support for RivaTuner, Playdate, Microsoft RLE, as well as numerous filters.
Tiny11, a compact custom version of Windows 11, is now even smaller and offers more features
A fully serviceable operating system with just the core Windows experience
GameMaker is now free for non-commercial use on some platforms
GameMaker is a cross-platform 2D game engine that lets you create your own titles with a drag-and-drop visual programming language. It's now free for non-commercial use on all platforms except consoles. And there's a new one-time fee for a commercial license.
Tuning the Linux kernel with AI brings significant performance improvements
ML algorithms can seemingly do a much better job than human code engineers
Steam adds official support for DualSense and DualShock PlayStation controllers
Lots of Steam gamers use controllers
Nothing pulls its Android-to-iOS chat app from Google Play over security concerns
Nothing Chats might not have been end-to-end encrypted