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Rocket League Dev Psyonix May be Ending Mac/Linux Support
Rocket League is undoubtedly one of the most popular games out there and, being available on various systems (in addition to the introduction of crossplay support), the community continues to grow despite it now being nearly 5 years old. Following reports on Reddit, however, it seems that some users are…
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Linux Driver Update Hints At Upcoming AMD Graphics Cards
With Linux releasing its latest operating system drivers, some users can’t help but delve into them to see if there’s anything interesting lurking within. It might sound a bit weird, but these driver updates have proven (very consistently) to be solid indicators of upcoming tech releases. So, with the latest…
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Eight AMD Navi GPU Variants Spotted In Linux Code
AMD Navi Graphics Cards While we do know that AMD plans to release the RX 5700 XT graphics card in the coming months, there has been a lot of speculation as to whether this would form an individual GPU release or whether an entire range was (is) planned. We may…
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Microsoft to Bring a Full Linux Kernel in Windows 10 Update
Windows 10 To Get Linux Kernel Update Given that they are two operating systems seemingly in direct competition, you would be forgiven for thinking that Microsoft would prefer to pretend that Linux didn’t exist. While Linux isn’t, of course, on the same ‘level’ as Windows, it has a very strong…
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Orange Pi 3 H6 Now Available with Up to 2GB RAM
Raspberry Pi Competitor Gets an Update A new open-spec Orange Pi 3 is now available sporting the Allwinner H6 SoC. This of course has significant upgrades feature-wise from the Orange Pi Lite 2. The most notable of which is a 2GB LPDDR3 option for a little bit more. The Allwinner…
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IBM Acquires Red Hat for $34 Billion (£27B)
Largest Acquisition Yet by IBM It is now official. Open source specialists Red Hat is now part of IBM. This is IBM’s largest ever acquisition worth $34 billion USD (£27B). IBM offered $190 per issued and outstanding share, which is a 62% premium over Friday’s closing share price. Red hat…
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Overwatch Players Using Linux Get Accidentally Banned
Overwatch Players Using Linux Get Accidentally Banned Overwatch is definitely one of the best FPS games around. Even despite the fact that is has been out for over 2 years now, it remains highly popular due to its varied roster of characters and the team-based mechanics. While everything hasn’t been smooth…
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DragonBox Pyra Handheld PC Almost Ready After Four Years
The Long Wait is Almost Over The DragonBox Pyra open source mobile game console has been announced all the way back in 2014. Now, four years later, and after evolving into a handheld gaming PC, it is finally almost available. According to Liliputing, the team working on its development have…
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Dell Rolls Out New Developer Edition Mobile Linux Workstations
Ubuntu-Powered Precision Laptops from DELL Dell is rolling out new additions to their Precision series of mobile workstation notebooks. These are “Developer Edition” models, which means they do not come with Windows 10 pre-installed. Instead, it comes with Ubuntu 16.04 LTS pre-loaded. Four new models are new, however only the…
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Rise of the Tomb Raider Coming to Linux on April 19
Better Late Than Never Rise of the Tomb Raider: 20 Year Celebration came out in 2016, but MacOS gamers were finally able to play it starting April 12. UK-based publisher Feral Interactive has ported the game for Apple users and now they are also releasing a Linux version. Using Vulkan…
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Linus Torvalds Calls Intel’s Meltdown/Spectre Fix “Utter Garbage”
The always outspoken Linus Torvalds has some choice words to say about Intel and their handling of the Meltdown/Spectre flaw. He calls it “COMPLETE AND UTTER GARBAGE” and claims it does “insane things” among other phrases. The statements come from a public e-mail chain between Torvalds and David Woodhouse, an…
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Linux LTS Kernel Support Extended to 6 Years
Despite being a free and open source OS, Linux has one of the quickest development cycles. Every 70 days, a major new version of the Linux kernel rolls out. This deprecates any older versions except for the few Long Term Support releases. In a sign of changing times, the Linux…
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New Details Confirmed Over Atari’s New Console – The Ataribox
Atari really is making a new console Atari is a brand that suffered heavily in the 1990’s. When Atari’s initial struggles began, they ended up being purchased by Jack Tramiel. Under his “leadership”, the company was bled dry over 10 years to eventually become a shell of its former self.…
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Biostar Announces Exclusive Partnership with ethOS Mining OS
Even though Biostar is enjoying a growing Gaming-centric product line with their Racing series, they also seem to be doing well with their mining board line. Even before the recent cryptocurrency mining craze kicked into high-gear again, Biostar has been touting the virtues of mining specific products. In fact they…
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Premier Farnell Turns Raspberry Pi into a PC
UK tech manufacturer Premier Farnell has unveiled a new case for turning your Raspberry Pi into a desktop PC. Pi Desktop integrates SSD support, power and reboot switches, plus onboard connectivity to turn the Pi into a compact Linux system. The case, though, does not include the Raspberry Pi itself, nor…
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