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2024-09-19 21:12:00

Nintendo and The Pokémon Company file patent lawsuit against maker of hit game Palworld
Nintendo, together with The Pokémon Company, filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the Tokyo District Court against Pocketpair, Inc. on September 18, 2024.
This lawsuit seeks an injunction against infringement and compensation for damages on the grounds that P
https://www.osnews.com/story/140775/nintendo-and-the-pokemon-company-file-patent-lawsuit-against-maker-of-hit-game-palworld/
#Games

2024-09-19 20:21:43

DirectX adopting SPIR-V as the interchange format of the future
As we look to the future, maintaining a proprietary IR format (even one based on an open-source project) is counter to our commitments to open technologies, so Shader Model 7.0 will adopt SPIR-V as its interchange format. Over the next few years, we will be working to define a SPIR-V environment for Direct3D, and a
https://www.osnews.com/story/140773/directx-adopting-spir-v-as-the-interchange-format-of-the-future/
#3D

2024-09-19 10:47:31

European Commission to order Apple to take interoperability measures after company refuses to comply with DMA
The European Commission has taken the next step in forcing Apple to comply with the Digital Markets Act. The EC has started two so-called specification proceedings, in which they can more or less order Apple exactly what
https://www.osnews.com/story/140771/european-commission-to-order-apple-to-take-interoperability-measures-after-company-refuses-to-comply-with-dma/
#Apple

2024-09-18 19:51:06

GNOME 47 released with accent colours and completely new open/save file dialogs
The GNOME project has released their newest major version, GNOME 47, and while it's not the most groundbreaking release, there's still a ton of good stuff in here. Two features really stand our, with the first one being the addition of accent colours. Instead of being locked into
https://www.osnews.com/story/140769/gnome-47-released-with-accent-colours-and-completely-new-open-save-file-dialogs/
#Gnome

2024-09-18 09:52:59

Intel to spin off its chipmaking business
Intel's woes are far from over. Pat Gelsinger, the company's CEO, has announced that Intel's chipmaking business will be spun off and turned into a separate company.
A subsidiary structure will unlock important benefits. It provides our external foundry customers and suppliers with clearer separation and independence from the rest of Intel. Importantl
https://www.osnews.com/story/140767/intel-to-spin-off-its-chipmaking-business/
#Intel

2024-09-17 21:45:17

FreeBSD 13.4 released
FreeBSD 13.4 has been released. This is already the fifth release in the FreeBSD 13 series, and contains the usual set of security fixes, driver updates, important updated packages, like openssh, LLVM, clang, and so on. If you're running FreeBSD 13, you already know how to upgrade, and if you want to start using FreeBSD 13, here's the download page.
https://www.osnews.com/story/140764/freebsd-13-4-released/
#FreeBSD

2024-09-17 21:17:51

Things you really should know about Windows Input, but would rather not
Are you developing a game for Windows, and are you working on input handling?
At first, it could reasonably be assumed that mouse and keyboard should be the simplest parts of this to deal with, but in reality, they are not – at least if we are talking about Windows. In fact, several extremel
https://www.osnews.com/story/140762/things-you-really-should-know-about-windows-input-but-would-rather-not/
#Windows

2024-09-16 23:37:23

Releasing Windows as open source is the only viable way forward for Microsoft, and it’s going happen
Last week, Julio Merino published an article I wish someone had written ages ago: a fair, unbiased look at the differences between Windows NT in its original form and UNIX roughly at the time of the initial releases of Windows NT. Merino
https://www.osnews.com/story/140755/releasing-windows-as-open-source-is-the-only-viable-way-forward-for-microsoft-and-its-going-happen/
#Windows

2024-09-16 19:51:47

Apple releases iOS/iPadOS 18, macOS 15, and a ton more
It's Apple operating system release day, so if you're in the Apple ecosystem, it's like Christmas morning, but for your devices. The two major platforms are, of course, iOS/iPadOS 18:
‌iOS 18‌ adds new customization options for the Home Screen, with the option to arrange apps and widgets with open spaces and add new tints t
https://www.osnews.com/story/140756/apple-releases-ios-ipados-18-macos-15-and-a-ton-more/
#InTheNews

2024-09-16 10:54:04

Chrome on the Mac uses less battery than Safari
It's one of the most pervasive common wisdoms shared all over the web, no matter where you go - it's one of those things everybody seems to universally agree on: Chrome will absolutely devastate your battery life on the Mac, and you should really be using Safari, because Apple's special integration magic pixie dust sprinkles ensures Safari sip
https://www.osnews.com/story/140751/chrome-on-the-mac-uses-less-battery-than-safari/
#macOS

2024-09-15 20:00:58

Linux 6.11 released
Linus Torvalds just tagged the Linux 6.11 kernel as stable. There are many changes and new features in Linux 6.11 including numerous AMD CPU and GPU improvements, preparations for upcoming Intel platforms, initial block atomic write support for NVMe and SCSI drives, the DRM Panic infrastructure can now display a monochrome logo if desired, easier support for building Pacman kernel packages for Arch
https://www.osnews.com/story/140749/linux-6-11-released/
#Linux

2024-09-13 19:49:01

Haiku R1/beta5 released
It's always a lovely day when it's a Haiku release day - and sadly, those don't come very often. Of course, Haiku's nightlies tend to be rather solid so an official release isn't really a must if you want to use Haiku, but if you were holding out for something more stable: Haiku has just released its fifth beta, Haiku R1/beta5. We've covered most of the new features and changes as they were
https://www.osnews.com/story/140746/haiku-r1-beta5-released/
#Haiku

2024-09-13 18:43:44

Google finally unveils its take on freeform windowing on Android
To empower tablet users to get more done, we're enhancing freeform windowing, allowing them to run multiple apps simultaneously and resize windows for optimal multitasking. Today, we're excited to share that desktop windowing on Android tablets is available in developer preview.
For app developers, the co
https://www.osnews.com/story/140743/google-finally-unveils-its-take-on-freeform-windowing-on-android/
#Android

2024-09-13 12:43:41

Microsoft vaguely gestures in the general direction of giving security vendors more userspace tools
The consequences of the massive CrowdStrike failure for Windows are slowly coming into focus. Microsoft recently held a security summit with some of the large security software vendors, and the company is making several rather vague promis
https://www.osnews.com/story/140741/microsoft-vaguely-gestures-in-the-general-direction-of-giving-security-vendors-more-userspace-tools/
#Windows

2024-09-11 22:43:10

Android applications can now block being sideloaded
It seems Google is hell-bent on removing anything from Android that makes the platform stand apart from iOS. One of the features of Android and the Play Store that users of rooted and/or de-Googled phones will be familiar with is SafetyNet Attestation, something that Android applications can use to check, among other things, if the d
https://www.osnews.com/story/140737/android-applications-can-now-block-being-sideloaded/
#Android

2024-09-11 22:01:22

‘Holy smokes, I just released a MiniGolf game for Palm OS in 2024’
This summer, I embarked on a side project to create a brand-new Palm OS game, and after less than two months of intermittent coding, I'm excited to announce that it's ready to be released to the public!
↫ Captain's Quarters
The game in question is a top-down minigolf game, and works on dev
https://www.osnews.com/story/140735/holy-smokes-i-just-released-a-minigolf-game-for-palm-os-in-2024/
#LegacyOSes #Mobile

2024-09-11 13:38:17

Chrome-based browsers highlight the risks of using third-party Firefox-based browsers
And the hits just keep on coming. After buying an ad tech company and working with Facebook to weaken Firefox' privacy features, Mozilla is now integrating AI chatbots straight into Firefox with the recent release of Firefox 130. People are understandably big ma
https://www.osnews.com/story/140733/chrome-based-browsers-highlight-the-risks-of-using-third-party-firefox-based-browsers/
#MozillaGecko

2024-09-11 00:17:02

Mozilla extends Firefox support on unsupported Windows versions to March 2025
Not too long ago, Mozilla announced it was going to extend its support for Windows 7, and was mulling over extending support for Windows 8.x as well, without providing any time frames or details. Well, we've got the details now.
According to the Firefox Release Calendar web
https://www.osnews.com/story/140729/mozilla-extends-firefox-support-on-unsupported-windows-versions-to-march-2025/
#MozillaGecko

2024-09-10 21:56:27

Rust on illumos
With the recent Rust in Linux events in the last couple of days, it’s a good time to write up Rust in illumos. Both to spread the word a bit and also to set expectations for both sides (Rust and illumos/OpenIndiana devs) what is currently possible and what work would need to be invested to make things smooth. And also to let the Rust community know about what illumos people were talking about.
What mo
https://www.osnews.com/story/140727/rust-on-illumos/
#Solaris

2024-09-10 19:05:44

MNT unveils MNT Reform Next
Earlier this year, I reviewed the excellent and unique MNT Reform laptop, an (almost) fully open source, very hackable laptop. MNT has just unveiled the upcoming follow-up to the Reform, called the Reform Next.
Being highly performant, modular, and upgradeable, MNT Reform Next gives you more freedom than any other laptop. Swap modules, print your own case, customize your keyb
https://www.osnews.com/story/140725/mnt-unveils-mnt-reform-next/
#Hardware