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Xemu Dev Build Adds DSP JIT Engine, Improves Halo 2 Audio Emulation

The Xemu original Xbox emulator's latest development build, available today, integrates a new DSP56300 emulator featuring a Just-In-Time (JIT) execution engine. This update addresses previously missin...

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Shotcut 26.6 Adds Vulkan Display for Linux, HDR Enhancements

Shotcut 26.6 was released today, June 27, 2026, as the latest major feature update for the cross-platform, open-source video editing solution. This version introduces a new Vulkan-based display backen...

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Khronos Announces glTF 2.1 for Large Scene Support & Interoperability

The Khronos 3D Formats Working Group today announced plans for glTF 2.1, a focused and backward-compatible revision of the core glTF specification. This update, the first major revision since glTF 2.0...

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Intel Develops Linux Driver Patches for HDR Over DisplayPort MST

Intel is developing new Linux kernel display driver patches to enable High Dynamic Range (HDR) support over DisplayPort Multi-Stream Transport (DP MST) connections. Currently, Intel's Linux driver lim...

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Linux 7.2 Integrates New wacom_w9000 Driver for Pen-Enabled Touchscreens

The input subsystem changes for Linux 7.2 were merged this week, with the kernel's merge window concluding on Sunday. A notable inclusion is the "wacom_w9000" driver. This new driver introduces suppor...

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Khronos Previews OpenXR Multi-App Support, Details API Evolution

Khronos' Frederic Plourde recently joined the Spatial Realities Podcast to discuss the OpenXR API's evolution and future. In the interview, Plourde provided an update on where OpenXR stands, detailing...

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DXVK 3.0 Adopts dxbc-spirv for Shader Compilation, Reduces Memory Footprint

DXVK 3.0 was released today, announced by Philip Rebohle. This major update incorporates dxbc-spirv for shader compilation, replacing all legacy shader translation code for supported shader models. Th...

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Collabora Introduces Kraid, a New Rust-based Compiler for Panfrost Mali GPUs

Collabora recently announced Kraid, a new Rust-based compiler specifically developed for the open-source Panfrost Mali GPU driver. Kraid is designed to replace the existing Bifrost-rooted compiler sta...

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Linux 7.2 MGLRU Memory Improvements Boost MongoDB Throughput 30-100%

Memory management improvements, including those related to Multi-Generational Least Recently Used (MGLRU), were recently merged into the Git repository for the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel. These low-lev...

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Khronos Standardizes KHR_gaussian_splatting for glTF, Enabling 3D Gaussian Splats

Khronos Group recently standardized the KHR_gaussian_splatting extension for glTF, integrating 3D Gaussian splats into the royalty-free open format used for 3D content across the web. Khronos Group Pr...

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AMD FSR SDK 2.3 Ships with ML-Powered Upscaling 4.1.1 for RDNA 3, New RDNA 4 Features

AMD recently released the FSR SDK 2.3, code-named "Redstone," introducing new capabilities for FidelityFX Super Resolution. This update brings ML-powered FSR Upscaling 4.1.1 support specifically to AM...

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System76 Releases COSMIC Epoch 1.1 with Native Monitor, Compositor Updates

System76 today released COSMIC Epoch 1.1, marking the first minor version update to its Rust-based desktop environment since the December 1.0 debut. The update introduces COSMIC Monitor, a new native ...

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Linux 7.2 Early Benchmarks Reveal Network/Socket Gains on AMD EPYC Sorano

Phoronix published early benchmark results this week for the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel. Testing conducted by Michael Larabel on AMD EPYC Sorano systems indicated "some local network/socket performance...

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Steam Deck Gains 6 New Verified/Playable Titles Between June 13-20

Between June 13 and June 20, six newly released games received either a 'Verified' or 'Playable' rating for Valve's Steam Deck. This information was reported by Boiling Steam on June 20, three days ag...

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Miracle-wm v0.10.0 Integrates Focus Blur Shader, Nightlight Plugins

Miracle-wm, the Wayland compositor built on Mir with an i3/Sway style tiling window manager, recently released version 0.10.0. Developed by Canonical engineer Matthew Kosarek, this update introduces n...

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