Tag: operating systems

Microsoft announces plans to give you more control over the Windows 11 taskbar and Start menu

Microsoft announces plans to…

Microsoft has been leaning hard into the idea that what matters with Windows is getting the basics right, as…
Time is nearly up for Windows 10—but is your Windows 10 PC screwed?

Time is nearly up…

Reading the news about Windows 10’s imminent demise on your Windows 10 PC? You might be wondering what will…
Germany cuts Steam Deck desktop devs a $1

Germany cuts Steam Deck…

In a nice bit of news for True Linux Patriots everywhere, Germany’s Sovereign Tech Agency has dedicated €1.3 million…
I’ve spent 30 years with Microsoft but Linux and Pop! OS might have converted me

I’ve spent 30 years…

There’s a sadness in the technosphere right now, ain’t there? This overwhelming disappointment that sort of lingers at the…
A killswitch has been pitched for the Linux kernel that could shut down vulnerable functions while users wait for patches

A killswitch has been…

If you’ve ever felt anxious about the security of your machine while you wait for a solution to some…
A killswitch has been pitched for the Linux kernel that could shut down vulnerable functions while users wait for patches

A killswitch has been…

If you’ve ever felt anxious about the security of your machine while you wait for a solution to some…
Google and Qualcomm are prepping ‘desktop’ Android to enable ‘mobile and PC’ in one device, but should Windows and x86 be afraid?

Google and Qualcomm are…

So, Google and Qualcomm are bigging up what’s basically a desktop version of the former’s Android OS for smartphones…
Microsoft exec

Microsoft exec. confirms Windows…

You know those clunky old dialogue boxes that get exposed if you click a few too many layers deep…
‘A single 732-byte Python script can be used to obtain root on essentially all Linux distributions shipped since 2017’: Time to update your kernel

‘A single 732-byte Python…

Gaming on Linux has never been better—but that doesn’t mean your distros are free from security threats. Case in…
Linux century marches on as Discord brings updater parity with Windows and easy installs for more distros

Linux century marches on…

If you hang around with cool enough people, you might have heard it’s the year of Linux on the…