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The MacRumors Show: Talking Through watchOS 10’s Huge Redesign

May 5, 2023

Via: MacRumors

Last week, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that ‌watchOS 10‌ will introduce an all-new system of widgets for interacting with the Apple Watch. He explained that widgets will become a “central part” of the Apple Watch’s interface and compared the new […]


Operating systems, Others

The Kubuntu Focus Ir14 is an upcoming Linux laptop worthy of powering the KDE Plasma desktop

April 19, 2023

Via: ZDnet

Kubuntu Focus focuses on laptops that run the Kubuntu operating system. For those that aren’t aware, Kubuntu is an official spin of Ubuntu that uses the KDE Plasma desktop in place of GNOME. KDE Plasma offers many of the same […]


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watchOS 10 Rumored to Feature New Home Screen Layout With Folders

April 18, 2023

Via: MacRumors

The upcoming watchOS 10 software update for the Apple Watch will feature a new Home Screen layout, according to information shared today by anonymous Twitter account @analyst941. Apple is expected to announce watchOS 10 at WWDC on June 5. The […]


Operating systems, Others

Google releases first Android 14 public beta for Pixel devices

April 13, 2023

Via: TechSpot

It is also the first Android 14 version to be rolling out over-the-air, allowing just about anybody with a supported device to install it as a standard OTA update. Users wanting to test drive the new software can do so […]


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Android, ChromeOS, and Google’s cloudy vision for a connected future

April 12, 2023

Via: Computerworld

Riddle me this, my fellow tech-contemplating primate: What exactly is ChromeOS? It’s a simple-seeming question that’s deceptively difficult to answer. If there’s been one near-constant with Google’s ChromeOS operating system since its launch nearly 12 years ago, it’s the platform’s […]


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tvOS 17: Release date, features, Apple TV compatibility, more

April 6, 2023

Via: BGR

tvOS 17 is Apple’s upcoming operating system for the Apple TV and HomePod models. After two years of minor updates, it’s unclear what the company might unveil to revamp the existing features for this hardware apart from small tweaks. Here’s […]


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tvOS 16.3.3 fixes Siri Remote bug for latest Apple TV 4K

March 6, 2023

Via: BGR

Today, Apple released tvOS 16.3.3 for owners of the third-generation Apple TV 4K, which was unveiled at the end of last year. This update fixes an issue where the Siri Remote could become unresponsive. Interestingly enough, while the Apple TV […]


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watchOS 9.4 to Recalibrate Battery Capacity on 44mm Apple Watch Series 6

March 1, 2023

Via: MacRumors

The watchOS 9.4 update that Apple is beta testing right now will include a battery recalibration process for the 44mm Apple Watch Series 6, Apple said today in an updated Apple Watch support document. After updating to watchOS 9.4, the […]


Operating systems, Others

​​Google Pixel Watch App February 2023 Update Rolls Out: Here’s What’s New

February 17, 2023

Via: Tech Times

The Google Pixel Watch app gets its first-ever update for the year, thanks to its February 2023 update. The new update for Pixel Watch users brings bug fixes, which improves its overall performance. And besides these refinements, the February 2023 […]


Operating systems, Others

Apple HomePod 16.3.2 Update Rolls Out — Siri Bug Now Fixed?

February 14, 2023

Via: Tech Times

Apple HomePod 16.3.2 started rolling out to users of the HomePod, the HomePod 2, and the HomePod mini. The new HomePod update sees the light of day along with the latest iOS 16.3.2 and iPadOS 16.3.2 release. The iPhone maker […]


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ChromeOS will finally, mercifully, let you change its keyboard shortcuts

February 13, 2023

Via: Ars Technica

ChromeOS devices have become far more useful since the Cr-48. With Linux and Android apps, and “web only” being far less of a hindrance these days, they’re compelling as a secondary machine. But having to learn a whole separate set […]


Operating systems, Others

Apple Releases tvOS 16.3.2

February 13, 2023

Via: MacRumors

Apple today released tvOS 16.3.2, a minor update for the tvOS 16 operating system that originally came out in September. Available for the Apple TV 4K and ‌Apple TV‌ HD, tvOS 16.3/1 a week after tvOS 16.3.1. The tvOS 16.3.2 […]


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ChromeOS and Microsoft 365 will start playing nicer with each other this year

January 31, 2023

Via: Ars Technica

Google and Microsoft don’t always take pains to make sure their products work great together—Google originally declared Microsoft’s Chromium-based Edge browser “not supported” by the Google Drive web apps; Microsoft is always trying to make you use Bing—but it looks […]


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How to run a Windows app on Linux with Wine

January 30, 2023

Via: ZDnet

Wine is not an emulator. That’s actually what Wine stands for. It’s a bit confusing, but suffice it to say that Wine allows you to run Windows apps on Linux. If you’re curious as to what apps can be run […]


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Gurman: Apple focusing on xrOS instead of iOS 17

January 9, 2023

Via: BGR

With Apple’s upcoming Mixed Reality headset set to be unveiled this spring, a report by Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman in his Power On newsletter shows that the Cupertino firm is focusing on the xrOS software instead of iOS 17 and iPadOS […]


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Android Automotive goes mainstream: A review of GM’s new infotainment system

January 6, 2023

Via: Ars Technica

Android Automotive, Google’s operating system for cars, has historically been pretty niche, and only a handful of high-profile cars like the Polestar 2 have used it. Now, though, Android Automotive is going mainstream, and we’re starting to see some of […]


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Linux 6.1 Officially Adds Support for Rust in the Kernel

December 20, 2022

Via: InfoQ

After over two years in development, support for using Rust for kernel development has entered a stable Linux release, Linux 6.1, which became available a couple of weeks ago. Previous to its official release, Rust support has been available in […]


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Google reportedly has Gmail and Calendar apps in the works for Wear OS

November 29, 2022

Via: Ars Technica

Google recently launched the Pixel Watch and breathed new life into Wear OS after years of neglect, but how serious is Google about its second swing at the smartwatch market, really? Getting its flagship apps up and running on the […]


Operating systems, Others

Is ChromeOS right for you? A 4-question quiz to find out

November 22, 2022

Via: Computerworld

Google’s ChromeOS is one of the world’s most misunderstood computing platforms. Chromebooks are foundationally different from traditional PCs, after all — and consequently, there are a lot of misconceptions about how they work and what they can and can’t do. […]


Operating systems, Others

Apple Seeds Third Beta of tvOS 16.2 to Developers

November 15, 2022

Via: MacRumors

Apple today seeded the third beta of an upcoming tvOS 16.2 update to developers for testing purposes, with the beta coming one week after Apple released the second beta. Developers can download the tvOS 16.2 beta by downloading a profile […]