facing-the-music:-apple,-samsung,-and-memory-cost-inflation

Samsung users are still digesting big price increases on the Galaxy S26 series, particularly as they mean some models are now more expensive than equivalently capable iPhones.  That’s bad news for everyone, of course, but this is unlikely to get any better for some time to come, with memory giant Micron warning that theContinue Reading

gnome-51:-best-new-features

We round up the best new features of GNOME 51 desktop environments. GNOME 51 brings a calmer, more practical desktop. One of the major highlights is smoother motion under load. Mutter’s reworked frame scheduling and screen frame delivery help animations stay smooth when the system is busy. Screen recording isContinue Reading

ubuntu-26.10-ships-with-rust-based-openpgp-tooling

Ubuntu 26.10 ships with a Rust-based OpenPGP implementation ahead of plans to phase out GnuPG in a future release. Sequoia PGP is included in the default seed (i.e., preinstalled) for the ‘Stonking Stingray’, and Canonical has moved the rust-sequoia-sq package to the main repo in order to provide official supportContinue Reading

how-meta-stumbled-onto-a-winning-ai-strategy

We’re on the brink of a revolution in how people use AI. Today, people mostly use non-agentic, non-personalized, non-proactive AI tools via PC browsers and mobile apps. Very soon, I predict, most AI usage will move to agentic, personalized, and proactive AI assistants via wearables like glasses, watches, and earbuds.Continue Reading