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Khronos Details VK_EXT_present_timing for State-of-the-Art Vulkan Frame Pacing

The Khronos Group today published a blog post detailing the VK_EXT_present_timing Vulkan extension, which aims to deliver state-of-the-art frame pacing for graphical applications. The extension integr...

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Budgie 10.10 Released as First Wayland-Only Desktop Environment Version

The Budgie desktop environment has released version 10.10 today, January 11, 2026. This release signifies a complete and official migration from the X11 display server to Wayland, making Budgie 10.10 ...

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Wine 11.0-rc5 Released with 32 Bug Fixes Ahead of Stable Version

Wine 11.0-rc5 was released today, January 10, 2026, as the latest development iteration progressing towards the stable Wine 11.0 release. This release candidate incorporates 32 bug fixes accumulated o...

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LunarG Vulkan SDK 1.4.335 Released, Integrates KosmicKrisp for Apple Silicon

LunarG today announced the release of Vulkan SDK 1.4.335. This version includes a range of new extensions, enhancements to validation tooling, and clearer layer configuration. A notable addition is th...

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RADV Gains Significant UE5 Lumen Ray-Tracing Performance in Mesa 26.0

A significant ray-tracing performance improvement for AMD's RADV Vulkan driver has been merged into Mesa 26.0. This update, which was initially covered earlier this week, is specifically aimed at enha...

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PCSX2 v2.7.10 Updates DX12 Renderer with Stencil One Date Single Pass Backport

The PCSX2 development team recently released version 2.7.10 of the PlayStation 2 emulator. This update includes a significant graphics subsystem improvement for its DirectX 12 renderer. Specifically, ...

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Linux 6.19 Enables High Resolution Scrolling for Logitech MX Anywhere 3S Mouse

The forthcoming Linux 6.19 kernel release is set to introduce enhanced support for the Logitech MX Anywhere 3S mouse when connected via Bluetooth. This update specifically enables HID++ support for th...

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Canonical Releases ARM64 Steam Snap for Ubuntu with FEX Emulation

Canonical engineers have released an ARM64 Steam Snap for Ubuntu, enabling the execution of x86-based Windows and Linux games on ARM64 systems. This development, reported today, leverages the FEX emul...

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TUXEDO Unveils InfinityBook Max 16 Gen10 Linux Laptop with RTX 5000, OLED

TUXEDO Computers today unveiled the InfinityBook Max 16 Gen10, its latest Linux-powered laptop. The new model integrates NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5000 Series GPUs, marking a significant hardware update. A k...

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Phoronix Benchmarks Dell Pro Max GB10 vs. AMD Strix Halo for AI & Compute

Phoronix has published a benchmark comparison evaluating the Dell Pro Max with NVIDIA GB10 against AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" within a Framework Desktop SFF PC. The Dell Pro Max, which integ...

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PCSX2 v2.7.2 Defaults to DX12 for Older AMD GCN GPUs

PCSX2, the PlayStation 2 emulator, recently released version 2.7.2. A notable change in this update is that its graphics subsystem now defaults to using Direct3D 12 (DX12) when running on older AMD GC...

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AMDGPU Linux Driver Fixes DP-HDMI Dongle High Resolution Limitations

The AMDGPU Linux kernel graphics driver is set to receive an update targeting an issue affecting users of DisplayPort to HDMI dongles. An identified oversight in the current driver has prevented certa...

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Redox OS Begins Native Intel Graphics Driver Development

The Rust-written Redox OS operating system began developing its own native Intel graphics driver at the end of last year. This initiative aims to provide direct Intel GPU support, enabling graphics ac...

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Phoronix Benchmarks Transparent Hugepage 'Madvise' vs. 'Always' on Linux 6.18 LTS

Phoronix recently published a benchmark comparison evaluating the performance of Transparent Hugepages (THP) with "madvise" and "always" settings on Linux 6.18 LTS. The review highlights that several ...

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Hyprland v0.53.1 Released with Core Desktop and Input Stability Fixes

The Hyprland Wayland compositor project released version 0.53.1 today, January 07, 2026. This patch release incorporates several critical fixes backported from the main development branch, aiming to e...

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