Category: News
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Introducing Zed: A GPU-Accelerated IDE Built with Rust, Now Available for Linux Users
Hurrah, the open-source editor Zed is now available for Linux. Zed is a GPL licensed IDE written in Rust by the authors of the (much missed) Atom editor and the creators of Tree-sitter. It offers everything a modern IDE should: Expansive language support Syntax highlighting Auto-indent Outline view Autocomplete Real-time collaboration tools Integrated terminal Vim…
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DXVK 2.4 Update: Introducing Non-Native Refresh Rate Emulation and Direct3D 8 Support
DXVK 2.4, a Vulkan-based implementation of D3D9, D3D10, and D3D11 for Linux / Wine, is now available for download as a major update that introduces new features and improves support for multiple games. Highlights of DXVK 2.4 include D3D8 support as the Direct3D 8 to Vulkan translation D8VK has been merged into DXVK, support for…
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Mozilla Firefox 128 Released: Discover the Latest Features and Improvements
Mozilla Firefox 128 is now available for download, freshly stocked with a few sweet new features. It’s been a mere few weeks since Firefox 127 delivered a deft new way to get rid of duplicate tabs, bolstered security by auto-upgrading mixed-content elements in webpages, and souped-up its in-page screenshot capabilities. In Firefox 128, Mozilla’s developers…
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Firefox 129 Beta Released: Upgraded Reader View and New Features Unveiled
Now that Firefox 128 has rolled out today to all supported platforms as the new ESR series, Mozilla promoted the next major release, Firefox 129, to the beta channel for public testing. So, it’s time to take a first look at its changes. Firefox 129 appears to be a small update to the popular open-source…
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Affordable and Versatile: $10 Raspberry Pi 5 M.2 HAT Fits Perfectly in the Official Case
There are a lot of reasons to love the Raspberry Pi 5, and the inclusion of a single-lane PCI Express 2.0 interface for expansion is, for me, chief among them. I (hastily) bought a Pimoroni NVMe Base so I could use an M.2 SSD with my Pi 5 (a stonkingly faster experience than a slow-poke…
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Mozilla Firefox 128 Released: Exciting New Features and Improvements You Need to Know
Mozilla has released the final build of the Firefox 128 open-source web browser, which will be officially announced on July 9th, 2024. Let’s explore the new features and improvements. Highlights of Mozilla Firefox 128 include a revamped dialog to clear user data, initially planned for Firefox 126. The new dialog allows users to easily clear…
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Reminder: Ubuntu 23.10 Support Ends July 11 – Time to Upgrade!
Those still making use of Ubuntu 23.10 ‘Mantic Minotaur’ should be aware that official support for this version of Ubuntu ends on July 11, 2024. Which, to orient the blissfully slow who, like me, remain convinced 2024 has only just started, is this week: July 11 is on Thursday. As an interim/short-term support release, Ubuntu…
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Proton Unveils Privacy-Focused Alternative to Google Docs: A New Era of Secure Collaboration
Proton, once famed for a VPN, now provides a suite of secure online services, including e-mail, cloud storage, and password manager (Proton Pass Linux app launched last month). Now, it’s adding another string to its privacy-focused bow, and takes aim at Google Docs in the process. This week Proton announced Docs in Proton Drive, a…
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Exciting New Update: Raspberry Pi OS Introduces Enhanced UI and Expanded Settings
The Raspberry Pi Foundation today released a new update to their Debian-based Raspberry Pi OS operating system for the Raspberry Pi single-board computers adding numerous UI improvements and new settings. The new Raspberry Pi OS release, versioned 2024-07-04, updates the panel and the PCManFM file manager with support for customizing more than two desktops. The…
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Audacious Music App Shifts to GTK3 by Default, Introduces New Plugins
A new version of the Audacious music player popped out a few weeks back, but I totally missed hearing about it until today (when sifting through my GitHub stars to make sure no other apps I like have joined the FOSS graveyard). Audacious 4.4 is a sizeable update which existing fans of this feature-packed, lightweight…
