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GNOME 48 Release Schedule & Potential New Features

GNOME 47 ‘Denver’ proved a decent update to the GNOME desktop, delivering a hearty dose of new features, UI refinements, and app improvements. As those of you using Ubuntu 24.10 are no-doubt enjoying. But as […]

7 November 2024
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Raspberry Pi’s New USB Hub Costs Just $12

Raspberry Pi has unveiled another low-price own-brand product, this time a 4-port USB 3.0 hub compatible with most of its single-board computers. In the past few months we’ve seen the company expand its range of […]

7 November 2024
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Burn My Windows Adds Dreamy New ‘Focus’ Effect

It’s been a while since the gorgeous (if admittedly gimmicky) Burn My Windows GNOME Shell extension added a new effect to appease fans of over-the-top window closing and opening animations. I.e., folks like moi ;3 […]

7 November 2024

Mozilla Foundation Cuts 30% of Staff, Axes Advocacy Division

Sweeping staffing cuts have fallen at The Mozilla Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Mozilla tasked with advocating for web standards, internet privacy, and open-source. A huge 30% reduction in head count at the foundation cleaves […]

6 November 2024
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GIMP 3.0 Release Candidate Arrives with Major New Features

If it feels like the next major release of open source image editor The GIMP has been in the works forever, know that anticipation for its arrival has been building longer still – yet the […]

5 November 2024

Raspberry Pi Gives its Tiny Touch Display a Big Upgrade

Raspberry Pi has announced a new version of its 7-inch ‘Touch Display’ accessory. And given that the previous model was announced 9 years ago, some kind of update was arguably due for this device. The […]

4 November 2024
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Apple Maps on Web Now Works on Linux (But Only in Firefox)

Something to file under “won’t please many Linux users, but is nonetheless a good thing™ for choice”, Apple Maps on the web now works on Linux. Apple launched a web-based version of Apple Maps in […]

3 November 2024
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Linux Mint is Adding a Native ‘Night Light’ Feature to Cinnamon

Linux Mint has announced it’s adding a native Night Light feature to the Cinnamon desktop. Earlier versions of Linux Mint included a third-party app called Redshift to provide similar ‘blue light’ filtering functionality. However, when […]

3 November 2024

COSMIC Desktop Alpha 3 Brings More Improvements

System76’s COSMIC desktop environment continues to take shape, with a third alpha snapshot now available for testing. The first alpha brought the core essentials, the second alpha delivered stack of new features, and this third […]

1 November 2024
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Thanks to AI, Python is Now the #1 Language on GitHub

Python has overtaken JavaScript as the most-used language on GitHub, according to the code-hosting platform’s latest Octoverse report. The company attributes this momentum to a massive influx of “data science and machine learning on GitHub”, […]

31 October 2024

SuperTuxKart 1.5 Beta Brings Benchmark Test, UI Tweaks + More

It’s hallowe’en, and there’s a frightfully good treat waiting for fans of the free, open-source racing game SuperTuxKart – a new beta! The first beta of SuperTuxKart 1.5 offers an array of improvements, touching everything […]

31 October 2024
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Google Chrome Update Offers More Control Over Memory Usage

The latest stable update to Google Chrome improves its Memory Saver with new controls that could, depending on your workflow and hardware, help reduce the browser’s memory footprint. And some would say it needs it. […]

30 October 2024