The PicoCalc is a compact and modular computing platform designed to recreate the experience of early personal computers. Running on 260KB of memory, it allows users to code in BASIC, explore Lisp, interact with a UNIX-like environment, and run retro games and digital music.

Debian-based Sparky semi-rolling 2025.03 update is out now featuring Linux kernel 6.12 LTS, Xfce 4.20, LXQt 2.1, and more.

RMBG-2-Studio is an enhanced background remove and replace app built around BRIA-RMBG-2.0.

2025 looks like a big year for Linux graphics drivers. We recently got to know that the Rust-based Nova NVIDIA GPU driver could make it into the upcoming Linux kernel 6.15 release, and the proprietary driver by NVIDIA made some notable gains in terms of new features and improvements.

Dock to panel, the popular GNOME extension that merge the top-bar and bottom dock (aka the dash) into single classic Windows style panel, got big updates a few days ago.

Plans have been drafted to begin using more Rust-rewritten Linux system components within the Ubuntu 25.10 release due out later this year and ahead of next year's all important Ubuntu 26.04 LTS release. Among the Rust components being planned for use in Ubuntu 25.10 is the Rust Coreutils "uutils" software.

CrossOver is one of the best ways to run Windows software and games on Mac, Linux, and Chromebooks. CrossOver 25 has now arrived with big improvements for Windows games and launchers on Mac.

Five years after it launched its first database service, the MySQL fork is trying again. MariaDB says it is building a database-as-a-service based on open source principles after offloading its old DBaaS before going into private ownership.

Amazon recently announced their new GameLift Streams service, allowing game developers to spin up their own game streaming solutions. Their announcement also specifically noted how it supports "Windows, Linux, and Proton runtimes".

Here's something I never quite expected to write. But recently, I've been playing and playing with some old games, most notably the wonderful Caesar III and Pharaoh, and I decided to expand my adventure. And I thought, well, Max Payne, a lovely title of yore.

March's Steam Client update brings remote demo management, improved game notes, bug fixes, enhanced Steam Input support, and more.

Yesterday marked the milestone of KWin's kwin_x11 and kwin_wayland code being split up. The Wayland and X11 code for the KWin compositor is now separate from each other but can be co-installable for systems wanting to support both X11 and Wayland environments.

Texas Instruments has introduced the MSPM0C1104, which it describes as the world’s smallest microcontroller, expanding its MSPM0 MCU portfolio. Measuring only 1.38mm², this wafer chip-scale package MCU is 38% smaller than existing alternatives. It is designed for applications where board space is limited, such as medical wearables and personal electronics, while maintaining functionality.

There is a Linux client for Discord but it’s proprietary software. For open source enthusiasts there are viable alternatives which we explore.

The GStreamer project released GStreamer 1.26 today as the latest stable version for this open-source multimedia framework that introduces numerous new features and enhancements.

Don't, don't, DON'T believe the hype. The developer of Free95 says it will be a free Windows 95-compatible OS, but we suspect an elaborate prank. At best, maybe an unknowing one.

I’ve just reviewed the SunFounder 10.1-inch touchscreen display with Raspberry Pi 5 running Raspberry Pi OS, and the experience was not quite as smooth as I had expected, so I’ll report some tips to save people time.

Kitty 0.40 GPU-accelerated terminal emulator brings font size flexibility, better underline rendering, and more.

The GNOME Dash To Panel extension that allows moving the dash into the GNOME main panel has proven popular with GNOME desktop users for an integrated icon taskbar and status panel on GNOME Shell. Unfortunately though one of the main developers to Charles Gagnon is "passing on" development of the extension moving forward.

Cyber threats and Linux vulnerabilities are advancing and evolving at an unprecedented pace, becoming increasingly difficult to detect and mitigate. This worrisome trend makes it imperative for organizations to adopt robust and adaptive security measures to counter these growing risks.

This article examines Linux's role in enhancing AI hardware acceleration, focusing on recent advancements in the kernel, driver integration, and memory management.

SUSE kicked off its SUSECON 2025 conference this week in Orlando with a keynote introduced by Dominic Laurie in his role as comms director… who handed immediately over to SUSE CEO Dirk-Peter van Leeuwen.

The Radxa CM3J is an industrial-grade compute module built around the Rockchip RK3568J SoC. This compact module integrates a CPU, PMU, LPDDR4X, eMMC, and wireless connectivity options such as Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.0 in a 55mm x 40mm form factor.

After releasing Garuda Linux “Broadwing”, the development team behind this Arch Linux-based distribution announced that they’re working on a new edition featuring the up-and-coming COSMIC desktop environment.

As we'll show later, many people (even inside OSI) are very angry at the OSI right now

As a sign of the times for both the NVK open-source NVIDIA Vulkan driver within Mesa and the generic Zink OpenGL-on-Vulkan code, with next quarter's Mesa 25.1 release when using a NVIDIA Turing GPU or newer with the Nouveau driver stack it will now default to using Zink atop NVK for OpenGL rather than the existing NVC0 Gallium3D driver.

Communique is a feed reader that supports a wide range of RSS services and local RSS feeds. Subscribe to and read RSS/Atom feeds with cross-platform synchronization.

Garuda Linux has introduced the first ISO builds of its COSMIC offering. Users can test out what it has to offer.

As you scroll through social media, the posts blend together: a heroic cat, a shocking statistic, a breaking news clip. But in a world where AI blurs the line between fact and fiction, how do you tell what’s real from what’s misinformation?

The KDE Project released today KDE Plasma 6.3.3 as the third maintenance update to the latest KDE Plasma 6.3 desktop environment series to address more of those pesky issues and also add some enhancements.