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FFmpeg 8.1 is available with support for JPEG XS, new features for 3D audio, and acceleration through Vulkan.

After seven months of development, the multimedia package FFmpeg 8.1 has been released, which includes a set of applications and a collection of libraries for operations on various multimedia formats (recording, conversion, and decoding of audio and video formats). The package is written in C and is distributed under LGPL and GPL licenses. Notable changes in FFmpeg 8.1 include the addition of a parser, encoder, and decoder, as well as a packager and unpackager for multimedia containers […]

China will see the emergence of a second contract manufacturer of 7nm chips.

Until now, SMIC has been regarded as the leader of the Chinese semiconductor industry, both in terms of chip production and the relevance of the technologies used. This company set up the production of 7nm chips for Huawei a couple of years ago, without access to advanced Western equipment. Rumor has it that Hua Hong Group intends to follow the same path. According to […]

Release of the Bcachefs file system 1.37.0

Kent Overstreet has released version 1.37.0 of the Bcachefs file system. This release includes two packages: bcachefs-kernel-dkms, which contains the kernel module built using the DKMS (Dynamic Kernel Module Support) system, and bcachefs-tools, which includes the user-space utility bcachefs for managing commands such as create (mkfs), mount, recovery, and file system checking. The packages are available for Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, openSUSE, NixOS, and […]

The open AERIS-10 radar can track objects up to 20 km away.

The AERIS-10 project has developed a fully open modular radar system that can be used as a platform for experiments with phased array antennas, pulse compression, Doppler signal processing, and target tracking. Complete schematics, PCB layouts, component lists (BOM), Gerber files for board manufacturing, 3D printing models, and descriptions of hardware blocks in Verilog/VHDL languages are distributed under the […]

Release of CSMWrap 3.0, a layer for BIOS boot on UEFI systems

The CSMWrap 3.0 release has been published, enhancing the EFI application used to boot systems that only support legacy BIOS platforms in modern UEFI-based environments. CSMWrap recreates a BIOS environment on UEFI systems (class 3) by packaging the SeaBIOS build as a Compatibility Support Module (CSM) and launching it as an external EFI application. The project code is written in C and is distributed […]

Poco is set to unveil its powerful Poco X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max smartphones soon.

The Poco brand will soon introduce a new series of smartphones, the Poco X8, which includes the Poco X8 Pro and Poco X8 Pro Max models, positioning them as a "flagship generation with high performance." Unlike the previous series, the Poco X8 includes the Pro Max model with a larger screen, offering the highest functionality among the series devices. The new model is designed for gamers seeking […]

ASRock released an LGA 1700 motherboard with three different DIMM slots

The ongoing memory chip shortage is forcing many to creatively approach the purchase of memory at reasonable prices. In this context, ASRock has introduced a new motherboard that supports both DDR4 and DDR5 memory, allowing users to choose the optimal option for themselves. The H610M Combo II model features an LGA 1700 socket and supports Intel 12th generation processors […]

ZXC 0.9.0

The release of version 0.9.0 of the ZXC library and cross-platform console utility (github.com) has been announced, implementing high-performance multithreaded lossless compression optimized for game assets, firmware, and application packages. The format is designed on the principle of "write once, read many" (WORM). Unlike codecs such as LZ4, ZXC sacrifices compression speed for maximum throughput during decompression. A speed of […]

lexbor 2.7.0

On March 13, after four months of development, the release of version 2.7.0 of the high-performance lexbor library, designed for processing HTML 5 and CSS formats, was announced. Key features of the project include complete support for WHATWG, W3C, and Unicode specifications: HTML5, CSS Syntax 3, Encoding, URL, Unicode Standard Annex #15, Unicode Technical Standard #46, Punycode; manipulation of elements […]

Release of River 0.4.0 with separation of compositing and window managers

The release of the composite window manager River 0.4.0 was announced, which, unlike other composite managers based on the Wayland protocol, uses a modular architecture that separates the window manager into a standalone program. In River, window managers are plug-and-play, allowing users to choose according to their preferences. The project's code is written in Zig and is distributed under the GPLv3 license. River can run […]

The release of the multi-model IPTV orchestrator IP_TV-Neon 0.8.2.

A new version of IP_TV-Neon has been released, a lightweight tool for managing and searching IPTV content. The project is notable for using large language models to navigate through channel lists. IP_TV-Neon offers a minimalist and fast console interface, stripped of the excess functionality of standard media centers and optimized for systems with slow disks and old processors (developed on a 2014 iMac running CachyOS). […]

Debian 13.4 has been released.

The Debian project is pleased to announce the fourth update of its stable distribution, Debian 13 (codenamed trixie), which includes important updates for the security and stability of key components. Release 13.4 is not a new version of the distribution but a set of package updates that accumulate critical bug fixes and vulnerabilities, many of which had previously been released as […]

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