Chrome OS 81 came with improvements in tablet mode and these other news
Chrome OS 81 has arrived in early May 2020 with improvements to tablet mode, gestures and other noteworthy news.
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The Munich novel and open source adds a new chapter
The Munich novel. The German city resumes its decision to use open source software after abandoning it in 2017
Thunderspy: a series of attacks against computers with Thunderbolt
Recently, information about seven vulnerabilities that affect computers with Thunderbolt was released, these known vulnerabilities were ...
Android application security. At least 4000 could leak data
Android Application Security. At least 4000 applications using the Firebase platform allow the leakage of various data
AMD GPUOpen and promising new technologies
AMD returns to the fray with GPUOpen, an open project for its graphics devices and promising new graphics technologies
Kali Linux 2020.2 now available, with improvements in Plasma and GNOME versions
Kali Linux 2020.2 has arrived with few improvements, but some interesting ones that will be very welcome by users of the KDE version.
Microsoft and Intel have new method to detect malware
Microsoft and Intel have developed a new method for analyzing malware. It's called STAMINIC and it converts code into images for AI analysis
Firefox 76.0.1 released to fix only a couple of bugs
Firefox 76.0.1 was released on the sly as the first maintenance release over the weekend and came with only a couple of minor changes.
EndeavorOS 2020.05.08 has arrived improving its i3-wm, solving problems and updating packages
EndeavorOS 2020.05.08 has arrived as a May update to update packages and improve software such as the i3-wm window manager.
Manjaro 20.0.1 released with Linux 5.6.6 and packages updated to the latest versions
Manjaro 20.0.1 Lysia has been officially released as the latest stable version of this distro. It comes with updated packages and a new kernel.
In Windows 10 20H1, WSL 2 claims to be 13 times faster
The second version of the Windows subsystem for Linux, WSL 2 which is part of the Windows 10 development releases 20H1 ...
IBM has a new free educational platform in Spanish
IBM has a new free platform for everyone to learn for free. And the best thing is that it is in Spanish
Debian 10.4 is here to fix bugs and improve security
The Debian project has released Debian 10.4, the fourth maintenance release that has arrived to fix bugs and improve "Buster" security.
WINE 5.8 now available, with notifications for Plug & Play devices and new GIF encoder
WINE 5.8 has arrived with outstanding new features, such as notifications for Plug & Play devices or a GIF encoder, among others.
Linux-based mobile operating system postmarketOS already supports 200 mobile devices
The postmarketOS operating system can now be installed on more than 200 mobile devices, including smartphones and tablets.
LibreOffice 7.0 can be tested on May 11 and will arrive with these new features
LibreOffice 7.0 is right around the corner. It will be available for testing very soon and will include new features such as performance improvements and new features.
European Union rectifies in its EDPB on cookies
The European Union has a strict data protection law (EDPB) and has now made some rectifications on cookies
Ford Releases Its Autonomous Vehicle Test Data
Ford releases its data on the operation of autonomous vehicles under a Creative Commons license for researchers.
Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla will continue to improve support for ZFS introduced in Eoan Ermine
Following its introduction in Eoan Ermine and its improvement in Focal Fossa, support for ZFS will take a further step in Ubuntu 20.10 Groovy Gorilla.
Another proof that KDE is doing a great job: Ubuntu Studio will move to Plasma
KDE is doing a great job and a new example of this is that Ubuntu Studio has decided to switch to Plasma from the Xfce it uses now.
Skin Witch: new horror title coming to Linux
If you like gaming and video games of the horror genre, then Skin Witch may be a good title to consider for Linux
New system promises to run Microsoft Office on Ubuntu 20.04 without WINE or in the cloud
A system is being developed to be able to run Microsoft Office on Ubuntu 20.04 without the need to install Wine and it works quite well.
Linux 5.7-rc4: new final version candidate released
The new Linux 4 Release Candidate 5.7 has arrived. It is already out to test and thus evaluate what the new kernel version 5.7 will be.
Firefox Private Relay: Mozilla prepares a system of mail aliases that are created and destroyed with one click
Firefox Private Relay is a system that Mozilla is developing so that we can create email aliases in one click to be more secure.
elementary OS 5.1.4 improves the application menu and system preferences, among other new features
elementary OS 5.1.4 has arrived after just over a month of development with minor tweaks to different components of the operating system.
Sailfish OS 3.3 arrives with updates, new services, improvements and more
The Jolla developers announced the launch of the new version of the Sailfish operating system "3.3" which comes with a great ...
ICANN and .org domains. A wise decision that benefits the Internet
ICANN and .org domains. The decision of the governing body of the Internet to reject the sale of the domain registration body. org benefits everyone.
LibreOffice 6.3.6 arrives as the latest maintenance release of the most stable option
LibreOffice 6.3.6 has arrived as the last maintenance release in this series to make the most secure option even more stable.
Pop! _OS 20.04 arrives based on Focal Fossa, new keyboard shortcuts and other novelties
System76 has released Pop! _OS 20.04, the version of its operating system based on Ubuntu 20.04 with Linux 5.4 and many important new features.
Google now goes against add-ons that spam
The Google developers who are in charge of the development of Chrome have expressed their annoyance regarding the plug-in review ...
Fedora 32 now available, with Linux 5.6 and GNOME 3.36
After a week of delay, Fedora 32 has been officially released. The new version of this popular Linux distribution arrives ...
VLC 3.0.10 arrives improving a little of everything, but without outstanding news
VideoLan has announced the availability of VLC 3.0.10, a new version that includes changes on several fronts but none really stand out.
Manjaro 20.0 Lysia is official, with Linux 5.6 and new versions of the graphical environments
Now available Manjaro 20.0, codenamed Lysia, a new stable version that includes updated graphical environments, among other novelties.
Google Cloud Anthos Now Supports Workloads on AWS
Google Cloud announced that Anthos, its software for deploying and managing Kubernetes workloads across multiple on-premises and cloud environments
Lenovo to start selling ThinkPad laptops with Fedora pre-installed
Fedora developers shared the news a few days ago about their joint plan with Lenovo to launch laptops ...
Wine 5.7 introduces a new USB driver and these other improvements
Wine 5.7 comes with important improvements, such as the incorporation of a new USB driver so that we can use our pendrives, among others.
WebGPU support comes to nightly versions of Firefox
Information about integrating the WebGPU help specification into Firefox nightly builds was released, now ...
Andrioid 11 Developer Preview 3 has already been released and these are its changes and news
Google developers recently released the release of the third trial version of the open mobile platform Android 11 ...
Covid-19: create and release the code of a respirator based on a Raspberry Pi
A few days ago, information about the creation of a respirator based on a Raspberry Pi was released, the person behind this creation ...
Canonical releases Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa with new Yaru theme, GNOME 3.36 and 5 years of support
Canonical has released Ubuntu 20.04 and all its official flavors, a new LTS version that comes with important news.
Vivaldi 3.0 introduces new content blockers and these other improvements
New major release of this great browser: Vivaldi 3.0 has introduced ad blocker, trackers and other notable new features.
Fedora 32 is delayed for a week and Fedora 33 will switch to systemd-resolved
The guys at Fedora have been working with all their enthusiasm and time available to meet the release schedule ...
KwinFT, a new KWin-based window manager for Wayland
Roman Gilg, involved in the development of KDE, Wayland, Xwayland and X Server, presented the KWinFT project that develops a window manager ...
LibreOffice 6.4.3 comes packed with bug fixes
The Document Foundation has released LibreOffice 6.4.3, the third maintenance release in this series that comes mostly to fix bugs.
Thousands of Zoom accounts are sold on the deep web and in hacker forums
The platform has been the victim of various attacks carried out by Haks and they have taken advantage of Zoom vulnerabilities ...
Linux on an iPhone? Soon it will be possible in dual-boot
We already knew that we could install Linux systems on Android phones, but what about Linux on an iPhone? Soon it will be possible. We will tell you.
EndeavorOS 2020.04.10 arrives with Linux 5.6.3, version in i3-wm and Spanish from the ISO
EndeavorOS 2020.04.10 has arrived after some postponements, but the wait has been worth it. It comes packed with new features, like Linux 5.6.3.
Qt is considering releasing free versions a year late
The developers of the KDE project raised concerns about the shift in development of the Qt framework towards a limited commercial product ...
Receiver 2 - A Very Realistic Shooting Simulation Title
Receiver 2 is a very realistic weapon simulation video game that was released this April and for Linux very interesting
Chrome 81 arrives adding support for NFC and improving browser security
Google has released Chrome 81, the latest version of its web browser that includes few changes, partly due to the COVID-19 crisis.
AI4COVID-19, an AI-based app in the testing phase to give a preliminary diagnosis by analyzing the cough
The Coronavirus pandemic is wreaking havoc around the world and at the same time has focused everyone to work together ...
elementary OS 5.1.3 arrives with new update and release tools
elementary OS 5.1.3 has arrived as a point update and includes new release and update tools as highlights.
SkySQL, the new MariaDB database optimized for the cloud
MariaDB announced the release of the new database "MariaDB SkySQL" being this the first database "DbaaS" to unlock the full power of
Edge Chromium already surpasses Firefox and Safari in market share. Surprise?
Microsoft Edge, the now Chromium-based Windows 10 browser, has already surpassed Apple's Firefox and Safari in market share.
April fools, a compilation of the most interesting jokes related to open source
Yesterday, April XNUMXst, various notes were released on the network about news that for many could be out of place and that is ...
WARP, Cloudflare's free VPN tool is coming to Linux, but first to Windows and macOS
WARP is a Cloudflare tool that makes connections more secure. It will soon come to Windows and macOS and later it will come to Linux.
Git Forge: a service launched by Fedora and CentOS for hosting your projects
CentOS and Fedora developers recently unveiled the decision to create a joint development service called Git Forge ...
The first preview of Microsoft Defender ATP for Linux is now available
Microsoft Defender is a unified platform for preventive protection, theft detection, automated review and response ...
Collabora developers presented a new Gallium controller for Mesa
Collabora developers unveiled in a blog post, the new Gallium controller for Mesa, which implements a layer ...
iSH: a project to run a Linux shell environment on your iOS devices
iSH is a new project in which it is intended to obtain a Shell Linux environment that runs locally on an iOS device, using an x86 emulator ...
The cloud is becoming green technology and may be the basis for ameliorating climate change
A study by five researchers from Northwestern University, UC Santa Barbara, and the United States Department of Energy ...
It is once again proven that there is no secure system: Linux, macOS and Windows fall at Pwn2Own 2020
The 2 Pwn2020Own has proven once again that there is no such thing as a perfect operating system. Linux has fallen alongside macOS and Windows.
Kernel 5.7: this is what is currently being worked on for this version
And it is that on this new version of the Linux Kernel 5.7 the developers announced some of the news that will accompany ...
BusKill: a cable that initiates the self-destruction of your laptop if it is stolen
BusKill is characterized by being a USB cable that is responsible for sending some scripts that can be useful when protecting ...
OpenSilver: an open source reimplementation of Silverlight
The OpenSilver project was presented, which is intended to create an open implementation of the Silverlight platform, whose development was ...
Bottlerocket: an operating system designed to host containers
Amazon Web Services introduced last Tuesday an open source operating system called "Bottlerocket", specially designed to run ...
LMDE 4 Debbie now available, now based on Debian 10 Buster
Now available LMDE 4, the latest version of Linux Mint based on Debian that has come with codename "Debbie" and based on "Buster".
AMD miniPC: an ultra-powerful Raspberry Pi
AMD and its powerful Zen-based chips also reach the embedded or embedded. It is the case of this R1000 for the miniPC, a powerful "Raspberry Pi"
Ray Tracing comes to the Vulkan API officially with new extensions
Ray Tracing is an interesting technique to improve graphics that NVIDIA and now AMD brought, and that reaches the Vulkan API for Linux
ffmpegfs: FUSE-based file system for video and audio
You probably already know the powerful ffmpeg software tool, but you may not be familiar with the ffmpegfs file system for multimedia.
Redox OS received support from the pkgar package manager
The developers of the Redox operating system recently announced that they have introduced the new package manager pkgar ...
Open Source Foundation announced the winners of the Free Software Awards 2019
At the LibrePlanet 2020 conference that was held online this year due to this year's coronavirus pandemic, a virtual ceremony of ...
DDR4 remains vulnerable to RowHammer attacks despite additional protection
A team of researchers conducted a study on the effectiveness of protection against RowHammer attacks used in DDR4 memory chips
Movistar + Lite free one month for everyone due to the Coronavirus, so you can also enjoy it on Linux
Movistar + Lite becomes free for clients and non-clients of Movistar due to the Coronavirus. We explain how to activate and enjoy it.
WSL2 Ready for Mass Adoption, Available to Everyone on Windows 10 v2004
WSL2, the second version of Windows Subsystem for Linux, will be available to everyone coinciding with the release of Windows 10 v2004.
GeForce Now is an excellent Cloud Gaming proposition, but some developers are not entirely satisfied
NVIDIA launched its Cloud Gaming service in early February and it was considered a great proposition, but just a month after launch ...
Coronavirus continues to generate panic, cancellations and more
On the tech side, the Coronavirus has already led to the cancellation of nine major tech conferences, including ...
LibreELEC 9.2.1 arrives with support for WireGuard and based on Kodi 18.6
LibreELEC 9.2.1 has come up with many better ones for the Raspberry Pi 4 board and based on Kodi 18.6, the latest version of the famous media player.
Linux is the most vulnerable "operating system", but is there nothing to qualify?
A report ensures that Linux is the most vulnerable operating system above others such as macOS and even Windows. But is that true?
Collide + Probe and Load + Reload: two techniques that allow filtering data on AMD processors
Researchers from the Graz University of Technology (Austria) worked to realize two new methods to attack third-party channels that manipulate ...
A new vulnerability was discovered in Intel processors and cannot be fixed
Researchers at Positive Technologies have identified a new vulnerability (CVE-2019-0090) that allows physical access to equipment to extract ...
Systemd 245 arrives with a large list of changes and these are the most prominent
The developers who are in charge of systemd announced the release of the new version of systemd 245 which comes with ...
Sandcastle, a project to install Android and Linux on Apple devices
Sandcastle was released a few days ago, it is just beginning but even so it already has quite an important advance because it is already possible ...
Google I / O, another event canceled by the Coronavirus
Google explains that you must also adhere to the CDC and WHO health guidelines for any physical encounters that may spread the epidemic ...
Zorin OS 15.2 arrives improving security and hardware compatibility
Zorin OS 15.2 has arrived with updated applications, improving compatibility and security, and with a facelift that will improve performance.
Due to fears of Coronavirus contagion, GDC 2020 has been postponed
A few days ago the GDC organizers announced through an official statement the cancellation of the “GDC 2020” event ...
Fuchsia OS enters a final stage of internal testing
Google has recently released the changes it has made to indicate the transition of its new system ...
Collabora Office, a LibreOffice with all its tools comes to Android and iOS thanks to Collabora
Collabora Office has reached the Google Play and App Store, which is a full version of LibreOffice developed by the Collabora company.
The US passes a bill to prohibit the purchase of Huawei equipment
Recently, the approval of a bill that prohibits the purchase of Huawei products with Federal resources was announced ...
Huawei will invest 200 million euros in the construction of a factory in France
At a press conference, Huawei announced that it plans to make an investment of 200 million euros for the construction of a factory ...
Xbox Series X comes with an AMD 12 TFLOP GPU and an AMD Zen 2-based CPU
Recently, information was released about the hardware that the new Microsoft console will have, which is the "Xbox Series X" ...
Android-x86 9.0-r1 comes with support for multi-touch panels and these other improvements
Now available the version of Android for computers based on Pie: Android-x86 9.0-r1 comes with outstanding news that we explain here.
LibreOffice 6.4.1 and 6.3.5 already available to correct errors in both series, about 200 in the total sum
The Document Foundation has updated its office suite and both LibreOffice 6.4.1 and v6.3.5 of the software have arrived to fix bugs.
Edge Chromium has a surf game like an easter egg. So you can try it
Microsoft Edge Chromium has wanted to follow in the footsteps of Chrome and has included a game like Easter Egg. Your choice, a surf one.
Manjaro 19.0 Kyria is now official, with Linux 5.4 LTS and these other news
Manjaro 19.0 Kyria has been officially released, with Linux 5.4 LTS and many new features related to the graphical environment of each edition.
The European Commission bets on Signal as the messaging application for its staff
The aim of the European Commission is to increase the security of your communications and the instruction began by appearing on internal message boards
Intel presented its new products for 5G networks
Intel is doing everything possible to be at the forefront of the deployment of 5G networks and it is that it has released today, new hardware and software ...
Soon we will be able to take advantage of the fast charging of the iPhone also in Linux
Linux 5.7, a future version of the kernel, will allow us to take advantage of the fast loading of the iPhone 11 and other models on Linux computers.
postmarketOS, Linux-based mobile operating system, could support Android apps thanks to Anbox
PostmarketOS developers are working to make their mobile operating system support Android apps thanks to Anbox.
WebThings Gateway 0.11 arrives with support for more languages and more
The Mozilla developers who are in charge of the development of WebThings Gateway have announced the release of the new version ...