Lufthansa’s decision to accelerate the retirement of its four-engine aircraft marks a significant shift in long-haul aviation strategy. For decades, quadjets like the Airbus A340 and Boeing 747 symbolized intercontinental travel, offering range, redundancy, and prestige. At its peak, Lufthansa operated more than 60 four-engine aircraft across these families, makingContinue Reading
Emirates has unveiled its upcoming Boeing 777X cabin through renderings revealed in a recent video. The twin-engine widebody will feature a mid-cabin social lounge accommodating up to eight passengers, complete with a self-serve snack bar decorated with the airline’s signature. This concept adapts the popular Airbus A380onboard lounge experience toContinue Reading
Linus Torvalds has released Linux 7.0, the kernel version that Ubuntu 26.04 LTS runs on. Linux 7.0 includes a new standardised filesystem error reporting system, faster swap performance and hardware video decoding for a crop of Rockchip ARM64 single-board computers. On the quirky side, Rock Band 4 Bluetooth controller supportContinue Reading
In the year 2,000 (cue the Conan O’Brien music), America had so successfully defeated measles as a disease that we were awarded elimination status for the disease. Then The Traitor was elected to a second term, for reasons I still can’t fully explain, after which RFK Jr. somehow was confirmedContinue Reading
HONG KONG (AP) — DeepSeek, the Chinese artificial intelligence startup that shook world markets last year, launched preview versions of its latest major update Friday as the AI rivalry between China and the U.S. heats up. DeepSeek’s V4 has been keenly anticipated by users keen to test how it comparesContinue Reading
The “Connection Keeper Bundle” will be available starting April 27 for $20 while supplies last., The “Connection Keeper Bundle” will be available starting April 27 for $20 while supplies last., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
Ubuntu 26.04, the much anticipated LTS upgrade to 25.10 and 24.04, is here. This release promises to be one of the more daring and potentially revolutionary releases in quite some time, delivering on many much-awaited features, and laying the foundation for the next generation of Ubuntu and its derivatives. Still,Continue Reading
Lubuntu is an official Ubuntu flavor that uses LXQt as its default desktop environment. It is one of the lighter options in the Ubuntu family, built around keeping resource usage low without stripping out the things people actually need from a desktop, and part of what makes it appealing isContinue Reading
Here’s are the quick steps on how you can upgrade to the Fedora 43 version. Fedora 43 is officially available for download and the upgrade channels are now available. This release brings the latest and greatest GNOME 49 desktop for workstation editions, refinements to KDE Plasma desktop and more updates.Continue Reading
Won’t somebody think of the children not being hit by a load of building materials? On Call Delivering excellent tech support can sometimes require heavy lifting, a feat The Register celebrates each Friday with a new instalment of On Call – the reader-contributed column that shares your stories of hoistingContinue Reading
Pro line gets new naming convention and some serious upgrades Dell’s upcoming 2026 commercial laptops won’t leave recent buyers kicking themselves – but they do bring meaningful upgrades, including a thinner Pro 7, larger batteries, and improved thermals.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
I’ll just clear up that up, shall I? Microsoft veteran Raymond Chen has shared another nugget of Windows lore – what Windows 95 did when installers stomped on its system files.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Flagship phone scores 5/10 from iFixit as the parts that break most often remain firmly out of reach Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra has once again scored a middling 5/10 from iFixit, suggesting that while the company knows how to build a repairable phone, it still won’t quite follow through.…, ReadContinue Reading