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FreeBSD 14.4-RC1 Adds Emacs, Vim & More To DVD Images
11+ hour, 5+ min ago (173+ words) For those on the current FreeBSD 14 series with no immediate plans to move to FreeBSD 15 that debuted at the end of 2025, FreeBSD developers have been preparing for the release of FreeBSD 14.4. Released overnight was the first release candidate of FreeBSD…...
GNOME's Glycin 2.1 Beta Enables JPEG 2000 Support By Default
3+ week, 11+ hour ago (121+ words) GNOME's Rust-based and sandboxed Glycin image loading library focused on safety now supports JPEG 2000 images by default... - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors Software Storage Operating Systems Peripherals GNOME's Glycin 2.1 Beta Enables JPEG 2000 Support By…...
JPEG-XL Image Support Returns To Latest Chrome / Chromium Code
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (168+ words) To the frustration of many developers and end-users, back in 2022 Google deprecated JPEG-XL support in Chrome/Chromium and proceeded to remove the support. That decision was widely slammed and ultimately Google said they may end up reconsidering it. In November…...
Linux Audio Quirk Handling On The Way For Dell Panther Lake Laptops
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (140+ words) Ahead of the initial batch of Intel Panther Lake laptops expected to be showcased at CES next week in Las Vegas, we're seeing last minute quirk updates for these products expected to soon come to market... - Categories Computers Display Drivers…...
Fwupd 2.0.18 Enables Linux Firmware Updating For More Hardware
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (215+ words) Fresh off Framework Computer becoming a new corporate sponsor of the LVFS / Fwupd, there is a new Fwpd 2.0.18 update for this solution that enables convenient and easy system and device/peripheral firmware updating under Linux... - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics…...
Fwupd 2.0.17 Released With More Hardware Support & Features
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (132+ words) Days after the Linux Vendor Firmware Service celebrated 135 million firmware downloads, a new version of the Fwupd utility is now available for firmware updating systems and peripherals under Linux... - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors…...
AOMedia Will Be Talking More About The AV2 Video Codec Later This Month
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (147+ words) Last month the Alliance for Open Media "AOMedia" began teasing that the AV2 video codec will release later this year. They have now sent us word that later this month will be a virtual event talking more about this successor to…...
FreeBSD 15.0 Alpha 3 Brings WiFi Driver Updates
5+ mon, 6+ day ago (117+ words) The third weekly alpha release of the upcoming FreeBSD 15 operating system is now available for testing... - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors Software Storage Operating Systems Peripherals FreeBSD 15.0 Alpha 3 Brings WiFi Driver Updates Michael Larabel…...
AOMedia To Release AV2 Video Codec At Year's End
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (124+ words) The Alliance for Open Media announced today that they will be launching the next-generation AV2 video codec at the end of 2025... - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors Software Storage Operating Systems Peripherals AOMedia To Release AV2 Video…...
Fwupd 2.0.16 Released With New Search Feature, Fixes For FreeBSD Firmware Updates
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (237+ words) It was just two days ago that Fwupd 2.0.15 released with new hardware support and other improvements. That has already been replaced by Fwupd 2.0.16... - Categories Computers Display Drivers Graphics Cards Linux Gaming Memory Motherboards Processors Software Storage Operating Systems Peripherals Fwupd…...