Mesa 25.3 is out tonight as the newest quarterly feature release to this set of (predominantly) OpenGL and Vulkan drivers widely used across Linux systems. Mesa 25.3 features numerous Vulkan extensions added to the different open-source drivers, continued enhancements to the OpenGL drivers, and various other changes...... Read more »

Ahead of the Wine 11.0 code freeze beginning in early December, Wine 10.19 is out today as the newest bi-weekly development release for running Windows games and applications on Linux...... Read more »

Sent out today is likely the last batch of AMDGPU kernel graphics driver feature updates ahead of the Linux 6.19 merge window getting underway around the start of December. And it's an exciting one too from adding a new SMART POWER OLED feature to switching from the Radeon to AMDGPU... Read more »

ollama 0.12.11 released this week as the newest feature update to this easy-to-run method of deploying OpenAI GPT-OSS, DeepSeek-R1, Gemma 3, and other large language models. Exciting with ollama 0.12.11 is that it's now supporting the Vulkan API...... Read more »

Vulkan 1.4.333 is out with a handful of fixes plus two new extensions...... Read more »

AMD's GAIA open-source project as a reminder is their "Generrative AI Is Awesome" quick-setup solution for demonstrating generative AI use on AMD hardware platforms with Ryzen CPUs, Radeon GPUs, and/or Ryzen AI NPUs. GAIA is predominantly Microsoft Windows focused but recently they did introduce limited support for Linux that is... Read more »

While the "Nova" driver continues to be developed as a modern Rust-written, open-source and in-kernel NVIDIA graphics driver for Linux, for the time being Nouveau is what's working for end-users for those wanting a mainline open-source NVIDIA graphics driver for gaming and other workloads. With Linux 6.19 the Nouveau driver... Read more »

Intel today sent out their last batch of planned feature patches for their Xe kernel graphics driver of material intended for Linux 6.19...... Read more »

Introduced last year in the Linux 6.10 kernel was the mseal system call for memory sealing to protect the memory mapping against modifications to seal non-writable memory segments or better protecting sensitive data structures. The GNU C Library has finally introduced its mseal function making use of this modern Linux... Read more »

Following the mainline Linux kernel support for the VisionFive 2 RISC-V single board computer from StarFive, Linux kernel patches are on the way for their new VisionFive 2 Lite low-cost offering. With the StarFive VisionFive 2 Lite this RISC-V board can be procured for as little as $19.9 USD as... Read more »

Intel driver engineer Suraj Kandpal presented at the recent X.Org Developer's Conference (XDC2025) on the challenges around supporting content protection on Linux such as for High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP) and Protected Audio Video Path (PAVP)...... Read more »

Fedora 44 is looking at replacing the Linux kernel's console "FBCON" with the user-space-based KMSCON implementation. Eventually the hope remains to deprecate the FBCON/FBDEV code within the Linux kernel...... Read more »

Compiler engineer Marek Polacek of Red Hat recently proposed making the C++20 language specification (or rather the GNU++20 dialect) the default C++ version when not otherwise specified...... Read more »

The EROFS read-only file-system started by Huawei and now maintained by a growing number of contributors continues attracting even more interest. EROFS has exhibited much potential for mobile devices as well as container use-cases while proving itself to be quite robust since its mainlining back in 2019...... Read more »

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One of the best mobile DACs I've reviewed, the iFi GO bar Kensei is a masterclass in build quality, and quality features, with audiophile-grade pricing... Read more »

Have audiophile aspirations and a "beer wallet?" Fiio's KA11 delivers without breaking the bank if you have a solid pair of headphones or IEMs.... Read more »

A wealth of features, a speedy pan and tilt motor, and smart security features make the Tapo TC73 the best on the market right now.... Read more »

Aqara gets a lot right with their Smart Video Doorbell G4, including pricing and features. However, if your porch is tight, its aspect ratio may leave you a bit in the blind.... Read more »

Smart privacy features, Wi-Fi 6, f/2.0 lens, and wallet-friendly pricing make the Aqara Camera E1 tough to beat.... Read more »

This mobile Bluetooth DAC has it all! Beautiful design, highly functional features, and excellent sound quality make this my top pick right now.... Read more »

Who says your indoor security camera needs to be all business to be effective? The Aqara Camera Hub G3 is long on features and fun!... Read more »

This smooth DAC from iFi is a solid performer for those wanting to level up their desktop audio experience.... Read more »

Paying just $60 for this high-quality DAC means you can spend your money where it counts most, high-quality headphones.... Read more »

What you get for $100 with the Qudelix-5K is quite impressive, but that's just the beginning. Wait until you crack open the app! It's PEQ heaven.... Read more »

Combining a great indoor PT camera, Zigbee hub, and a huge list of accessories to connect to makes the Aqara Camera Hub G2H Pro a HomeKit standout!... Read more »

The former design lead at Apple has teamed up with Sam Altman’s artificial intelligence company.... Read more »

Nebula's newest projector has already replaced my 4K television — but it comes with a price.... 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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From the EU AI Act to CSRD and SFDR, a new regulatory era is taking shape, one that doesn’t fear automation but depends on it.... Read more »

Breakthroughs in design, hardware and software are bringing reliable quantum computing closer, but major hurdles remain.... Read more »

Tech champions are spearheading growth for UK companies. Diverging requirements should not stand in their way.... Read more »

Data centre operators need to think intelligently about what’s required to power the AI revolution.... Read more »

The Greater Sacramento region hopes to leverage its private-public partnerships to transform the city into an R&D semiconductor hub.... Read more »

The new Samsung Exynos 1680 mobile processor has been certified in the Bluetooth SIG database. This means that one of its key features, namely Bluetooth 6.1 support, is already confirmed. This step indicates that the company is preparing for an official launch.... Read more »

OpenAI announced that its chatbot, ChatGPT, learned to no longer use the em-dash, which often reveals text written by artificial intelligence.... Read more »

Volkswagen has finally given electric car owners in America the opportunity to charge at Tesla Supercharger stations. After almost a year of delays, the launch is scheduled for November 18.... Read more »

Volkswagen is reintroducing the special modification of the Amarok pickup — Dark Label. This new special version is based on the Style trim and is available to order now.... Read more »

Smart, owned by Geely and Mercedes-Benz, is preparing for a major expansion of its model lineup. Photos of the prototype of the brand's first sedan have appeared online, which is expected to hit the market within the next year.... Read more »

Tesla is working on implementing Apple CarPlay support in its electric vehicles. As Bloomberg found out, citing informed sources, tests of the new feature have already begun within the company. The launch may occur in the coming months, but a final decision has not yet been made.... Read more »

The Chinese company Chery tried to replicate the sensational marketing stunt of the British Land Rover, but the attempt ended in failure and forced the automaker to apologize to a wide audience.... Read more »

Only €4200 — and the card is yours!... Read more »

The manufacturer intentionally refused progress to avoid raising gadget prices... Read more »

The public was shown 20 minutes of gameplay from the ambitious action-RPG... Read more »

The Huawei Mate 80 series presentation is expected at the end of November... Read more »

Galaxy S26 Edge was supposed to be 0.3 mm thinner than the previous model... Read more »

The device received an advanced obstacle tracking system... Read more »

No specifics, but there is hope!... Read more »

Valve's massive Steam hardware announcements included the first in-house designed Valve Steam Machine, and while most of its reception was positive, a number of critics have expressed skepticism about how well the Steam Machine will perform in the competitive market of entry-level PCs as well as versus the PlayStation 5 and... Read more »

Fans were undoubtedly disappointed when Rockstar Games announced a second delay to the highly anticipated Grand Theft Auto VI. However, the wait may sting a little less now that the studio has announced that it’s seminal Western, Red Dead Redemption, is coming to mobile devices for the first time and... Read more »

Following reports earlier this year that Nintendo had made some odd low-level changes to the Nintendo Switch 2's USB-C support for third-party accessories, a recent firmware update seems to be bricking functionality of third-party docking stations entirely. Fortunately, some vendors have already shipped firmware updates for their devices that... Read more »

DDR5 memory runs objectively high transfer rates; JEDEC specs go as high as 6.4 Gbps, and overclockers have taken DDR5 beyond the fastest LPDDR5X: all the way to over 13 Gbps. At these speeds, signal integrity becomes a first-order concern, and most systems can maintain peak performance only when running... Read more »

Now that we're midway through November, the Black Friday discounts are coming in faster and more furious. And sure, the actual Black Friday date is still two weeks away, but retailers are not sitting around waiting. You shouldn't either, depending what you're in the market for this holiday season. Over... Read more »

Food delivery giant DoorDash has once again come under negative limelight, this time with a massive data breach stemming from a sophisticated social engineering attack that targeted one of its employees in October. The incident allowed an unauthorized third party to gain access to and exfiltrate key contact information belonging... Read more »

Intel remains the dominant player in the x86 space when it comes to market share, both overall and in individual segments such as desktop, server, and mobile. However, AMD continues to chip away at its rival's big lead, as we had been seeing. According to the latest data by Mercury... Read more »

The Moon is not, in fact, a giant cosmic wheel of Gouda. In a landmark paper published in Nature, researchers from the French National Center of Scientific Research delivered a hard truth: the Moon is actually packing a solid inner core of material with a density suspiciously similar to iron.... Read more »

One thing that's often said in sports is that records are meant to be broken. That applies to the sport of overclocking, and to that end, Patriot Memory's Viper Xtreme 5 DDR5 memory just set a validated memory frequency record, with overclocker AiMax hitting 13,211.4 MT/s (6605.7 MHz) to leapfrog... Read more »

Intel's been making moves under the radar lately, and they're good news for Team Blue—not only do the most recent GitHub Intel Xess 2,1 SDK patch notes reveal that Frame Gen is coming to Core Ultra 100-series iGPUs, but the 60th Edition of Intel's ISA Extensions Reference confirms that AVX10.2... Read more »

Back when AMD announced its next-generation FSR Redstone technology, the company promised to have the updated upscaling and frame generation techniques out by the end of the year. Many expected that this would mean a late-December source release, and that adoption in real games would follow. Instead, our first taste... Read more »

Arguably the main reason Android can challenge Apple’s iPhone ecosystem is Google’s decision to keep it an open platform. However, this stance is shifting, as the company attempted to tighten its grip on the mobile operating system by making sideloading largely a thing of the past. Thankfully, Google has decided... Read more »

11/14 Update: Dell has contacted us to clarify that the exploit in question can only occur during the installation of DDPM versions prior to 2.1.2.12 made via the DDPM Application UI. Dell states that "If customers have installed DDPM version prior to 2.1.2.12, they do need to update or patch to address... Read more »

During an online investor conference, ASUS co-CEO Shubin Hu has stated that the rise of DRAM prices is a problem for everyone across the PC industry, and that it is spurred by a combination of two factors: the massive increase in demand for RAM to fuel AI servers, and limited... 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 »

Sosse is an open-source, enterprise-grade web crawling, archiving, and search engine designed for flexibility and power. Powered by Selenium, it excels at handling JavaScript-heavy websites, enabling users to crawl, archive, and search web pages with ease. Key features include creating HTML and screenshot archives from bookmarks, browsing history, RSS feeds,... Read more »

WYGIWYH (What You Get Is What You Have) is a powerful, principles-first finance tracker designed for people who prefer a no-budget, straightforward approach to managing their money. With features like multi-currency support, customizable transactions, and a built-in dollar-cost averaging tracker, WYGIWYH helps you take control of your finances with simplicity... Read more »

Redmine is a free and open source, web-based project management and issue tracking tool. It allows users to manage multiple projects and associated subprojects. It features per project wikis and forums, time tracking, and flexible, role-based access control. In this step by step guide I will show you how to... Read more »

Node-RED is a flow-based development tool for visual programming developed originally by IBM for wiring together hardware devices, APIs and online services as part of the Internet of Things. Node-RED provides a web browser-based flow editor, which can be used to create JavaScript functions. In this step by step guide... Read more »

On November 10, 2025, the Pi-hole team released Docker version 2025.11.0 of their product, this being the latest version for Docker. On October 31, 2025, the Pi-hole team had released version 6.2.2 of their core product. You can install it for free on your Synology NAS using my handy guides. Pi-hole... Read more »