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By Mark Tyson Published
Say whaaaat? Hannah Montana Linux is back. Basically abandonware since 2009, the distro has returned with a modern kernel and about 18 years worth of patches.

By Mark Tyson Published
Enthusiast demos Microsoft’s newest OS running 'completely stable' on a Core 2 Quad Q6600, using a DDR1 motherboard, supported by an ATi Radeon HD 4650 AGP graphics card.

By Luke James Published
Microsoft has extended its free consumer Windows 10 Extended Security Updates (ESU) program by a year, pushing the cutoff for critical security patches to October 14th, 2027.

By Etiido Uko Published
A Reddit user has shown SteamOS running on an Intel Arc B580 desktop GPU, but the early proof of concept required a Radeon-assisted install workaround and Resizable BAR to recover performance.

By Jowi Morales Published
Is this the beginning of the end for Copilot+ PCs?

By Aaron Klotz Published
Linux developer uses AI to help update Linux GPU driver support for vintage HD 2000 - HD 6000 series.

By Andrew E. Freedman, Brandon Hill Published
At WWDC, Apple revealed its upcoming macOS update, macOS 27 Golden Gate, with a more refined Liquid Glass design and cross-platform Siri and Apple Intelligence features.

By Mark Tyson Published
A 'full-feature-parity version of Notepad' has been written in x86 assembly and it weighs in at under 3KB.

By Mark Tyson Published
Bill Gates gives a possessed Doom heavy weapon dude both barrels in a rediscovered Windows 95 plus DirectX gaming presentation.

By Aaron Klotz Published
Linux developers are discussing removing x32 ABI from the Linux kernel; a hybrid x32/64-bit mode that was never widely adopted by software developers.
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