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The T-Display S3 AMOLED Plus is an upgraded development board based on the ESP32-S3 microcontroller with a dual-core LX7 processor. It features a 1.91? AMOLED display with a 240×536 resolution, using RM67162 IPS AMOLED technology for sharp colors and full viewing angles with QSPI interface support.

Following the GIMP 3.0-RC1 tagging, the GIMP project has now put out their lengthy write-up outlining many of the new features to enjoy with this first release candidate of the much anticipated GIMP 3.0. Plus there is a few words about future releases when moving past the upcoming GIMP 3.0 stable.

In today’s digital world, data is more than just information; it’s a part of our lives. From photos and documents to sensitive personal information, our data represents our memories, work, and interests. While cloud storage services are widely available, they often come with privacy concerns, subscription fees, and limitations on customization.

From cutting-edge desktops to versatile convertible laptops, you're more likely to have Windows 11 installed on the newest devices on the market. But as good as it may be, there are plenty of cases where you may prefer something like Linux over Microsoft's flagship OS.

BSV blockchain continues to build networks and relationships in the wider open-source software world. Last week, the BSV Association (BSVA) officially joined the Linux Foundation, a move that will promote development by further aligning BSV standards with existing international ones.

The MYC-LR3576 System-On-Module from MYIR is described as a robust platform for AIoT applications. Powered by the Rockchip RK3576, this compact module handles demanding edge computing, multimedia, and AI tasks with high-performance processing and versatile connectivity.

Yet another exciting feature expected to be merged for the upcoming Linux 6.13 cycle is the introduction of the Lazy Preemption model.

Mattermost is an open-source and self-hosted messaging system for your organization. It is an alternative to services like Slack and Microsoft Teams.

AnyDesk is a popular remote desktop application works in Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS. It features full remote access, file manager and file transfer, chat, VPN, wake-on-lan, and more.

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 wait will soon be over.

Rough start. Very much so. A time travel back into the past, but not in a good way, if you will. I was not very happy the first time I tried Kubuntu 24.04. The distro felt extremely unpolished. Just a few weeks later, the distro had a major update, and along the way, a good few dozen bugs and issues went away.

Systemd 257-rc1 is out today as a big feature update for this release that brings many new features and other refinements to this key piece of the Linux operating system stack.

At this year's Ubuntu Summit in The Hague, we were really hoping to hear some news about Canonical's new immutable desktop distro. It was a hot topic this time last year, and since it did not arrive alongside Noble Numbat in April, we were expecting it would appear alongside last month's Oracular Oriole – but no.

Ahead of tomorrow's availability of the AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D processor as the first Zen 5 CPU released with 3D V-Cache, today the review embargo lifts.

It’s almost time for the Linux Distributions DevRoom at FOSDEM again! Let’s dive into what we’d like to see and how you can get involved! Submit your talk to FOSDEM, when you’re ready! Read on for further information.

21 lines that show the big man still has what it takes. A relatively tiny code change by penguin premier Linus Torvalds is making a measurable improvement to Linux's multithreaded performance.

The long elusive GIMP 3.0 image editor that is a free software alternative to Adobe Photoshop has finally reached the release candidate phase of development.

Everyone is talking about SmolLM. Is it really buzzworthy? Let me share my Raspberry Pi tests.

Typically in my launch-day Linux reviews of new AMD EPYC processors I try to include results both of the performance determinism (default) and power determinism modes available with these server processors since opting in to the power determinism mode can allow for additional performance uplift at the cost of slightly higher power costs.

Swathes of Bitcoin’s history have been erased from the internet forum that hosted communications between developers for nearly a decade.