First, there's the desktop environment. Zorin OS allows you to select from four different layouts. You can also purchase the Pro version for a one-time fee of $47. The Pro version gives you six ...

Valve released Proton 10.0-3, the latest main stable version of the compatibility layer to run Windows games on Linux / ...

If you want to try self-hosting apps, and finally cut ties with big corporations like Google, umbrelOS makes it very easy.

Ubuntu is by far the most mainstream Linux distro out there, and that’s both its biggest strength and its biggest weakness.

Sonic Rumble from SEGA has arrived on Steam, and although it has anti-cheat it is enabled for Linux / Steam Deck so you're ...

ZDNET's key takeaways Shuttleworth still sees hope for a Linux desktop with broad appeal.Seager stressed Canonical is improving its development pipeline.Both executives believe in Rust for improved ...

Six months, four snapshots, one beta and a whole lot of testing later: Ubuntu 25.10 ‘Questing Quokka’ is available to download from today, October 9, 2025. This short-term release brings GNOME 49, new ...

Once Windows 10 security updates end on 14 October, users will have a couple of options if they can't upgrade to Windows 11. One is to extend your Windows 10 licence and then splash out on a new PC.

The new Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 supports running Linux apps, transforming the big-screen tablet into a versatile productivity machine. This is notable because it’s the first MediaTek Dimensity chipset ...

Like in Windows, WiFi is faster than Ethernet in Linux, with 1.55 Gbps downloads and 1.57 Gbps uploads, at least when the mini PC is close to the router. Note that we completely lost access to WiFi ...

Four years after launching Windows 11 and prodding PC owners to update, Microsoft has finally decided that it's time force everyone to use it. On October 14, 2025, Microsoft will stop issuing security ...

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