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A Canonical employee, promoting Ubuntu on WSL and Hyper-V, posted a video of Microsoft Word and Excel running on Ubuntu 20.04 without using Wine or WSL. The launch of MS Word was characterized as follows: 'The program runs quite quickly on a system with an Intel Core i5 6300U processor with integrated graphics. This is not launched through Wine; it’s not a remote desktop […]
Mozilla has released the stable version of Firefox 76 for desktop operating systems Windows, macOS, and Linux. The new release comes with bug fixes, security patches, and new features, the most interesting of which are enhancements to the Firefox Lockwise password manager. The highlight of Firefox 76 is the new features added to the built-in Firefox Lockwise password manager (available at about:logins). Firstly, […]
The Python Software Foundation, which oversees the development of the reference implementation of the Python programming language, has announced plans to migrate the CPython bug tracking infrastructure from bugs.python.org to GitHub. The code repositories were transitioned to GitHub as the primary platform back in 2017. GitLab was also considered, but the decision in favor of GitHub was based on it being the more […]
In the past, the Edge browser tried to compete with Chrome, but after Microsoft's joining the Chromium community, Google's browser may receive additional enhancements, making it even more appealing to Windows users. Sources report that the next major update to Windows 10 will improve Chrome's integration with the notification center. Currently, the notification center in Windows 10 shows […]
The transition from silicon to wide-bandgap semiconductors (gallium nitride, silicon carbide, and others) significantly boosts operating frequencies and enhances the efficiency of solutions. Therefore, one of the promising application areas for wide-bandgap chips and transistors is communications and radar. Electronics based on GaN solutions provide power increases and extended radar range, which have been quickly utilized […]
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has proposed a set of patches for discussion among Linux kernel developers, introducing the Popcorn (Distributed Thread Execution) system for distributed thread execution. This system allows applications to run across multiple computers with seamless migration of threads between hosts. Using Popcorn, applications can start on one host and be moved to another without interrupting their operation. […]
The release of Elementary OS 5.1.4 has been announced, positioned as a fast, open, and privacy-respecting alternative to Windows and macOS. The project's main focus is on high-quality design aimed at creating a user-friendly system that consumes minimal resources and offers fast boot times. Users are provided with the Pantheon desktop environment. Bootable ISO images (1.48 GB) are available for download […]
The developers of the mobile platform LineageOS, which succeeded CyanogenMod, warned of discovering traces of a breach in the project's infrastructure. It was noted that at 6 AM (MSK) on May 3, the attacker managed to gain access to the main server of the centralized configuration management system SaltStack by exploiting an unpatched vulnerability. Currently, the incident is under investigation, and details are not yet available. It is only reported that the attack did not […]
According to online sources, Microsoft plans to release only one major update for Windows 10 this year. It is expected that the spring update of the software platform will be significant and will bring new features, while a less significant update package will be released in the fall. If this is the case, the Windows 20H2 update will be quite similar to Windows 10 […]
Since last fall, China has begun producing 'national' 3D NAND flash memory. These are 64-layer chips from the company YMTC. This product immediately attracted the interest of Chinese SSD controller developers. Chinese memory and controllers allow for breaking the monopoly of foreign storage system manufacturers, driven by national security concerns. Recently, one of these products was presented. According to the online resource cnTechPost, the company […]
The release of the SeaMonkey 2.53.2 internet application suite has been published, which combines a web browser, email client, news feed aggregator (RSS/Atom), and WYSIWYG HTML page editor Composer into one product. The pre-installed add-ons include the IRC client Chatzilla, the web development tool DOM Inspector, and the calendar planner Lightning. This new release includes fixes and changes from the current Firefox codebase (SeaMonkey 2.53 […]
The developers of the ReactOS operating system, aimed at ensuring compatibility with Microsoft Windows programs and drivers, have released a new version of the ReactOS Build Environment (RosBE 2.2), which includes a set of compilers and tools that can be used to build ReactOS on Linux, Windows, and macOS. This release is notable for updating the GCC compiler set to version 8.4.0 (the last 7 years have seen […]
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