Windows installer is slow, reboot-heavy, ad-filled and forces online accounts and privacy toggles. Linux installs fast, reboots once, skips ads and online accounts; local accounts are default. Most ...

Linux Mint 22.3 (Zena) has been released to the main channel — stable build after beta. Cinnamon 6.6 revamps the app menu: sidebar, smaller categories, and hideable elements for focus. Also: audio ...

Chipzilla’s laptop part has managed a backwards step. Intel’s Core Ultra 7 155H “Meteor Lake” just got a nasty reminder that “progress” on Linux is not guaranteed. Phoronix reran its… Chipzilla’s ...

Apple released new firmware for AirPods Pro 3 on Tuesday that offers bug fixes, and there’s optimism that the new 8B34 version removes a bug that sometimes causes whistling noises when active noise ...