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The Itch.io platform has launched the pages "Games to Help You Stay Home" and "Budget Self-Isolation." Here, the portal is giving away several dozen indie projects. Anyone registered on the site can receive them. This promotion is linked to the quarantine announced in many countries around the world due to the COVID-19 pandemic. At this time, it is unclear how long the giveaway will last, as representatives from Itch.io […]
At the beginning of this year, Microsoft released the final version of the Edge browser on the Chromium platform. However, both before and after that, the corporation was involved in development, actively adding new features and modifying existing ones. In particular, this concerns interface elements — buttons, switches, menus, and more. Last year, Microsoft introduced new controls in Chromium to […]
In addition to products like the new iPad Pro and MacBook Air, Apple today began selling the MacPro Afterburner Card as a standalone device. Previously, it was available only as an option when ordering the professional workstation Mac Pro, which could be added for $2000. Now, the device can be purchased separately for the same price, allowing any Mac owner […]
The release of the DXVK 1.6 layer has been formed, providing an implementation of DXGI (DirectX Graphics Infrastructure), Direct3D 9, 10, and 11, working through call translation to the Vulkan API. To use DXVK, drivers supporting API Vulkan 1.1 are required, such as AMD RADV 18.3, NVIDIA 415.22, Intel ANV 19.0, and AMDVLK. DXVK can be used to run 3D applications and games in […]
The release of the alternative build of the Linux Mint distribution — Linux Mint Debian Edition 4, based on the Debian package base (the classic Linux Mint is based on the Ubuntu package base). Besides using the Debian package base, a key difference of LMDE from Linux Mint is the continuous package base update cycle (the continuous update model: partial rolling release, semi-rolling release), during which updates […]
ttf-parser is a library for parsing TrueType/OpenType fonts. The new version features full support for variable fonts and a C API, which is why I decided to promote it on the forum. Until recently, if there was a need to work with TrueType fonts, there were exactly two options: FreeType and stb_truetype. The former is a huge utility, while the latter supports a relatively small number of […]
During the development of LibreOffice 7.0, one of the main changes was the use of Google's Skia library, as well as support for Vulkan rendering. This library is used for drawing the user interface and rendering text. The feature works on Windows and Linux. There are no reports regarding macOS yet. According to Luboš Luňák from Collabora, the code based on Cairo is overly complex. […]
There is almost no doubt that the upcoming Intel Comet Lake-S desktop processors will be quite "power-hungry," especially as the flagship low-power model — the Core i9-10900T — is capable of consuming over 120 watts. Now the true "appetites" of other T-series processors have also been revealed — the Core i5-10500T and Core i7-10700T, discovered in the SiSoftware database. The Core i5-10500T processors […]
The developers of Debian have introduced a set of Debian Social services, which will be hosted on the debian.social website and are aimed at simplifying communication and content sharing among project participants. The ultimate goal is to create a safe space for developers and supporters of the project, where they can share information about their work, showcase results, communicate with colleagues, and share knowledge. Currently […]
The developers have announced the start of the beta testing for the Fedora 32 distribution. The official release is planned for mid-April this year. The following versions of the distribution will be released as part of this launch: Fedora Workstation, Fedora Server, Fedora Silverblue, and live images featuring desktop environments such as KDE Plasma 5, Xfce, MATE, Cinnamon, LXDE, and LXQt. Fedora is a Linux distribution sponsored by Red Hat and includes capabilities […]
The release of OS108 9.0 distribution, based on NetBSD 9.0 and featuring the MATE desktop, has taken place. The project is presented by its creator as a secure OS that can be used as an alternative to Windows and macOS. The project's developments are distributed under the ISC license. A Live image is available for download, sized at 1.9 GB (x86_64). The sysinst utility is used for installation on a hard drive, but the project is also developing the graphical installer OS108i […]
GitHub has announced the completion of beta testing for its mobile applications. GitHub is the largest web service for hosting IT projects and collaborative development. The web service is based on the Git version control system and was developed in Ruby on Rails and Erlang by GitHub, Inc (formerly Logical Awesome). The service is free for open source projects and (since 2019) small private […]