Phoronix recently reported that the upcoming Linux 7.2 kernel is set to introduce significant I/O performance gains for the EXT4 and XFS file systems. Changes within the VFS pull requests, specificall...
The Khronos Group's 3D Formats working group, which oversees the glTF 3D Asset open standard, recently established a Volumetric Media Subgroup. This new subgroup aims to extend glTF capabilities to fa...
KDE Plasma 6.7 was released today as the newest version of the open-source desktop environment. This update introduces per-screen virtual desktops, allowing users to configure distinct sets of virtual...
Recently, code was merged into the in-development Linux 7.2 kernel to improve file-system case-folding communication. This update allows Linux file servers to accurately report whether local file syst...
Linus Torvalds announced the stable release of the Linux 7.1 kernel yesterday, June 14, 2026. The release arrived "a half-day early thanks to his travel plans," according to Torvalds. This version inc...
In an April 22 blog post, Collabora detailed its collaboration with environmental nonprofit SOMAR to develop an open source extended reality (XR) experience. This application immerses users in an unde...
Boiling Steam recently published a review for the roguelite game "Sol Cesto: Rescuing the Sun." The game features a narrative where players must rescue the sun from an underground monster den to save ...
Wine-Staging 11.11 has been released today, June 14, 2026. This experimental testing derivative includes 289 patches atop the upstream Wine 11.11 codebase. The upstream Wine 11.11 release, which occur...
Hyprland, the Wayland compositor, released version 0.55.3 today. This patch release backports several fixes from the main development branch to the 0.55.2 stable branch. Key updates include a fix for ...
KDE developers are applying final bug and regression fixes to the upcoming Plasma 6.7 desktop environment, which is expected to be released next week. This pre-release activity ensures stability and a...
Hyprland, the Wayland compositor, recently released version 0.55.4, described as "Another small round of patches on top of 0.55.3." This update primarily focuses on stability and user experience impro...
AMD today announced the opening of pre-orders for its Ryzen AI Halo developer platform. This petite PC is powered by the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ "Strix Halo" processor and is designed to operate with both M...
The Xemu project recently updated its development build, introducing a significant backend change with a new DSP56300 emulator. This emulator now incorporates a Just-In-Time (JIT) execution engine, de...
The Khronos 3D Formats Working Group announced today plans for glTF 2.1, a backward-compatible revision of the core specification. This update is specifically designed to improve the format's handling...
AMD GPUOpen recently announced an update to its Radeon Developer Tool Suite. The release delivers RGP 2.7, which now includes "shader source code viewing" and instruction-level divergence metrics. The...