It's been 35 years since Finnish graduate student Linus Torvalds drafted a brief note saying he was starting a hobby ...
Wine 11.16 is out with VA-API hardware video decoding, Mono 11.3.0 with ARM64 support, improved ARM64EC exception handling, ...
From mainframes, to Mac OS, and everything in between. From mainframes, to Mac OS, and everything in between. is the Verge’s weekend editor. He’s covered the tech industry for over 18 years and knows ...
Although Linux is the king of open-source OSes, there are options. Here you'll find a few open-source OSes to toy around with. Don't expect any of these to be viable options for daily use. When you ...
A highly restrictive new law coming out of California and going into effect in 2027 could force age verification into any device with an operating system in the state. The recently passed Assembly ...
Want Google out of your life? It's pretty easy to find alternative search, email, and photo storage providers, but it's much harder to come up with a mobile operating system that's free of Google. The ...
The Android operating system is incredibly versatile. Beyond smartphones, it officially powers tablets, watches, TVs, cars, and XR headsets. However, it has virtually no presence on traditional PCs, ...
When Nick Turley joined OpenAI in 2022 as the head of ChatGPT, he was tasked with commercializing the company’s research. He has made great strides toward that goal, growing the product to 800 million ...
Jeff's been involved in the IT industry since before the Internet and spent more than 20 years working in technical support, system administration, network administration, and consulting roles. He ...
Christian has been writing about consumer technology since the mid-2000s, contributing to MakeUseOf, Linux Format, Tech Radar, Tom's Hardware, and others. He owns way too many Raspberry Pis. When not ...
Linux e-readers are designed to minimize notifications and other distractions, promoting focused reading. The OS is optimized on a software level, which tends to make it more stable and robust.