Released tonight was the Intel Compute Runtime 25.44.36015.5 as their roughly monthly update to this open-source GPU compute stack providing Level Zero and OpenCL support for Intel's integrated and discrete graphics hardware...... Read more »

Dell announced today that their new Pro Max 16 Plus laptop with a Qualcomm discrete NPU is now shipping... That is if you are running Ubuntu Linux while the Windows 11 pre-load option is expected in early 2026. An exciting twist with the Linux version of the Dell Pro Max... Read more »

Canonical has been bullish on RISC-V with Ubuntu being one of the most common Linux distributions endorsed by RISC-V board vendors. Canonical also has been bullish on the Flutter toolkit for crafting their desktop installer UI and other modern UI/app interfaces. But these two together haven't panned out with Flutter... Read more »

PHP 8.5 is out today as the annual major feature release for this popular scripting language...... Read more »

An updated version of the Steam Linux Runtime 4 branch was rolled out that has now shifted from Debian 11 to Debian 13 libraries for some significant upgrades. In the process more libraries have gone x86_64 only in foregoing the i386 builds. In addition, the SDL 2 library support for... Read more »

We're closing in on the Linux 6.18 stable kernel release likely in little more than one week (30 November barring any delays) and today's batch of x86 platform driver updates is bringing some new hardware support as well as some notable consumer device fixes/improvements...... Read more »

A set of Linux kernel patches posted back in October for rewriting the kernel's memory-mapped concurrency ID code for some nice performance wins looks like it will land for Linux 6.19. This is the code that prominent Intel engineer Thomas Gleixner found to yield up to an 18% improvement for... Read more »

VKD3D 1.18 is now available for this Direct3D 12 implementation that is part of the upstream Wine project. The VKD3D 1.18 release also comes just ahead of next month's feature freeze for the upcoming Wine 11.0 stable release...... Read more »

A 21 year old bug report requesting support of the XDG Base Directory specification is finally being addressed by Firefox. The Firefox 147 release should respect this XDG specification around where files should be positioned within Linux users' home directory...... Read more »

Along with getting the NVIDIA GSP fully booted and initialized for Ampere GPUs with the Nova driver code coming to Linux 6.19, this next kernel version is also beginning to make preparations for eyeing next-generation NVIDIA GPU support on this open-source driver...... Read more »

Rusticl as a modern OpenCL implementation for Mesa Gallium3D drivers has turned out remarkably well. Rusticl performance has evolved quite well for this Rust-based OpenCL driver and it continues tacking on new features / OpenCL extensions as well as working gracefully with more Mesa drivers. Rusticl lead developer Karol Herbst... Read more »

The latest feature enablement work happening by Intel for the Linux kernel with next-generation Diamond Rapids server processors are the adjustments to the Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) for readying the new CPU ISA capabilities for a virtualized world...... Read more »

A patch series sent out today on the Linux kernel mailing list proposes "MEMINSPECT" as a new mechanism for helping with memory analysis...... Read more »

Initially upstreamed into the Linux 6.18 kernel is Tyr as a Rust-based GPU kernel driver for Arm Mali hardware. This is in effect a Rust alternative to the Panthor DRM kernel driver for newer Arm Mali GPUs with the Command Stream Firmware (CSF). With the latest development code for Tyr,... Read more »

Disclosing the role of AI in content creation is widely seen as the height of transparency. Some wonder whether it undermines brand quality.... Read more »

As Huawei reveals its Top Ten Inventions, we examine how R&D shapes the company's approach to technology, connectivity & the user experience.... Read more »

Threat actors prefer exploiting the low-hanging fruit of forgotten software flaws to using the scariest cyber-weapons on the black market.... Read more »

White collar GenAI applications may grab all the headlines, but AI’s real progress is being found on the factory floor.... Read more »

As passenger volumes surge, keeping everything in sync is becoming harder to manage. Now, a new wave of AI models is helping to change that.... Read more »

From planning reforms to ESG pressures, the UK data centre sector is struggling to navigate a complex and shifting regulatory landscape.... Read more »

This month Huawei held its 6th Innovation and Intellectual Property Forum, and announced the winners of its "Top Ten Inventions" award.... Read more »

In the beginning, anonymity reigned online. Now, all firms should embrace a strong identity management strategy, says Ping Identity’s founder.... Read more »

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Google Photos for Android may soon gain the ability to turn any image into a sticker. This update will allow you to cut out an object from a photo and save it as a sticker for use in other apps. The feature has long been available in the iOS version,... Read more »

After the last launch of the New Glenn rocket, Blue Origin announced updates to its engines and design, as well as the development of a new super heavy-lift vehicle, New Glenn 9x4. These changes aim to expand launch capabilities to low Earth orbit and the Moon.... Read more »

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The Chinese company Xiaomi, in just 602 days from the start of sales of its first car, shipped its landmark 500,000th electric car from the factory. ... Read more »

Hyundai introduced a new off-road vehicle concept, the Crater, which heralds the appearance of a powerful off-road model lineup for the brand.... Read more »

Renault has introduced the new Trafic Electric van, which significantly outperforms the previous version in terms of power and range and has received 800-volt technology for the first time.... Read more »

BMW conducted an experiment: the electric crossover iX3 traveled 1,007 kilometers on a single charge. At the same time, 2% charge remained in reserve, roughly for 20 kilometers.... Read more »

Porsche officially unveiled the new Cayenne Electric. The crossover debuted in two versions starting at 105,200 euros.... Read more »

The price is unknown so far, but the monitor will be budget-friendly... Read more »

The game is available for pre-order on Steam... Read more »

The device monitors important vital signs... Read more »

Experts commented on the announcement of Valve's hybrid console... Read more »

The cost of the new product in Europe will be twice as expensive as in China... Read more »

Refurbished tablets are offered at a 15% discount... Read more »

AMD's next CPU launch is going to be the Gorgon Point family. Don't wet yourself in excitement; they're primarily refreshed Strix Point silicon. At least, that's been the gist of all the leaks and rumors so far, but now we have yet another set of leaks that all but confirm... Read more »

Security researchers at Threat Fabric have discovered new malware targeting Android devices, which is still "in a development or limited testing phase." However, even in its current form it’s still incredibly potent, enabling attackers to take complete control of a victim’s device including obtaining access to encrypted messages. This new... Read more »

Intel's next truly interesting processor release—sorry, Arrow Lake Refresh—is going to be the launch of its Panther Lake mobile processors. As it turns out, we now know exactly when that's happening: not Q4 '25 as rumored, but indeed Q1 '26, at the Consumer Electronics Show in lovely Las Vegas. We... Read more »

New navigation features are beginning to roll out to Google Maps that are coming just in time as millions of people hit the road for holiday travel. The company says that these new features are designed to help users save time and be better prepared by providing useful information about... Read more »

The days of desperately scrolling through fan wikis and/or skimming episode summaries to remember who shot whom in the Season 2 finale could very well be coming to an end. Amazon Prime Video has unveiled a new feature called Video Recaps that leverages AI to produce cinematic, full-fledged video recaps... Read more »

We don't know who still needs to hear this, but don't ever pay full price for a set of earbuds or headphones (or speakers, for that matter). Not even if it's a brand new time that just came out because it's only a matter of time before the MSRP becomes... Read more »

A tech entrepreneur’s profound nostalgia for the golden age 8-bit arcade gaming has resulted in a highly personalized Rolls-Royce Black Badge Ghost Gamer commission. Unveiled as the marque’s first (only?) vehicle dedicated entirely to vintage video game culture, this one-of-one creation is not your usual gold-plated, diamond-crusted creation;... Read more »

Continuing our coverage of is-it-an-alien-spacecraft Comet 3I/ATLAS, an armada of space missions (including Hubble, JWST, plus assets orbiting and roving on Mars) have captured the comet's fleeting flyby of Mars before it disappears forever. And no, it's not extraterrestrial: the icy wanderer was likely ejected from its home star’s orbit... Read more »

For a while there (and still, in some cases), finding a modern generation graphics card at MSRP is considered deal. Forget that noise, though, because over the last couple of months, we've seen GPU pricing finally stabilize to the point where popular models can be had for less than MSRP.... Read more »

NVIDIA is pushing out an out-of-band GPU driver update to resolve an issue introduced with Microsoft's October 2025 update for Windows 11 (KB5066835). According to NVIDIA, the Windows 11 update can hamper performance in some unspecified games, even though it's not listed by Microsoft as one of the known issues.... Read more »

NVIDIA is making a habit of posting record earnings each quarter, and that trend continued into Q3 with the company reporting $57 billion in revenue. That's a giant 25% uptick from its previous quarter, and an even bigger 66% spike from the same three-month period a year ago, driven in... Read more »

Silverstone just launched the FLP02, a new retro-inspired PC case design that harkens back to the 80s and 90s. The FLP02 has a standard tower configuration in contrast to the older lay-flat Silverstone FLP01. The FLP02 has more era-appropriate features too, like a functional lock for the power/reset buttons and... Read more »

When the original ASUS ROG Ally handhelds came out, they were followed by a long series of patches that radically improved both the software and hardware, adding new features, fixing bugs, and even directly improving the performance and efficiency of the devices thanks to power management tweaks and driver updates.... Read more »

Microsoft continues to work towards an AI driven experience in its software and operating systems, even though some users have been vocal about letting the company know that they’re not fully bought in with that direction. To attempt to ease the concerns of some of these users, Microsoft is laying out... Read more »

Running a private cloud is something that the majority of home lab users are or will be interested in, but there are so many ways to do it. I have run Synology Drive for many years, and it’s worked great, but I have always wanted to switch to an open... Read more »

I’ve been running Proxmox in a full, 2U home server that I built for my Home Lab, but there’s a massive problem that I’ve been running into, and it’s around power consumption. Even using a 65W TDP Ryzen 9700X Processor for my Home Server, my power consumption is in the... Read more »

Today is Amazon’s Prime Day for 2025, and there are a few deals worth considering, so we’ll be looking at some of the best Prime Day Deals of 2025. This list will focus on home lab equipment, meaning NAS devices, networking (routers & switches), hard drives, Mini PCs, and more.... Read more »

For many years, I’ve used UniFi switches in my Home Lab – everything from their Flex models to rack-mount devices. While the UniFi Pro XG 24 PoE was admittedly overkill for my setup, it gave me the opportunity to test a device that’s better suited for large-scale or professional deployments.... Read more »

After configuring a Home Lab, a boring, but important step is to ensure that you have a complete way of monitoring it. This involves servers, uptime, logging, and more. The video below highlights the entire process on how you can monitor your home lab, but the information below can be... Read more »

In this article, we’re going to look at how to set up Docker in Proxmox. One of the most common questions you’ll run into when trying to configure Docker in Proxmox is whether you should use a VM (virtual machine) or LXC (Linux Container). I’ve run Docker using both a... Read more »

In this tutorial, we’re going to look at how to find a Synology NAS on a network. When you first purchase your Synology NAS and plug it in, there are a few different ways that you can find it to set it up. This is necessary in order to configure... Read more »

In this tutorial, we will look at how to set up OpenVPN on a Synology NAS. OpenVPN allows you to securely access your NAS (and even your local network) while remote. In general, VPN servers are the most secure way of accessing your Synology NAS when you’re remote. Video on... Read more »

In this article, we’ll look at the best Synology NAS alternatives that you can use in 2025. If you’re trying to determine if you’d like to buy a Synology NAS or go with an alternative, there are two different routes you can take. The first is purchasing a prebuilt NAS... Read more »

In a world where work emails, invoices, and legal communications can never be lost (or you risk hefty fines or total chaos), archiving your mail securely and in a searchable way is no longer optional. The good news? You don’t need expensive proprietary appliances anymore: with a NAS and Docker,... Read more »

Blender is a free and open-source 3D computer graphics software toolset used for creating animated films, visual effects, art, 3D printed models, motion graphics, interactive 3D applications, virtual reality, and computer games. In this step by step guide I will show you how to install Blender on your UGREEN NAS with Docker &... Read more »

On November 18, 2025, Synology released a new DSM version called DSM 7.3.1-86003 Update 1. Below I will guide you step by step through the process of installing the new DSM 7.3.1-86003 Update 1. This update fixes an important security issue that has not yet been revealed. STEP 1 Manually Download... Read more »

Lyrion Music Server (formerly Logitech Media Server) is an open-source server software which controls a wide range of Squeezebox audio players. Lyrion can stream your local music collection, internet radio stations, and content from many streaming services (with and without subscriptions). In this step by step guide I will show... Read more »

Moocup is a free, open-source visual editor designed for creating stunning screenshots quickly and easily. Users can drop a screenshot into the app, apply a base style, customize it to their liking, and export the final result. Built for simplicity and functionality, Moocup was created to address the need for... Read more »