Linux Mint is working on a redesigned screensaver and lock screen for the Cinnamon desktop. Based on our first look, it’s a solid improvement. If the word “screensaver” conjures flying star fields or photo slideshows, that’s fair, but in Cinnamon it also acts as the ‘screen locker’. In 2026, ‘saving’Continue Reading
Prosecutors began presenting never-before-seen video depositions of Meta executives at a trial in New Mexico on Tuesday., Prosecutors began presenting never-before-seen video depositions of Meta executives at a trial in New Mexico on Tuesday., from Newsnation Read MoreContinue Reading
We highlight a list of 10 lightweight Linux Distributions ideal for your older PC in 2026. We give you their features and what makes them perfect for reviving older hardware. We believe that you should not throw away any hardware, especially PC and its components. Ideally, well-designed software should alwaysContinue Reading
Facebook owner Meta Platforms will buy artificial intelligence chips from Advanced Micro Devices in a deal that will also give it the opportunity to buy up to a 10% stake of the chip company. News of the AMD deal comes just days after Meta announced a long-term partnership where itContinue Reading
Follows suggestions iPhone-pwning toolset bears hallmarks of zero-days that targeted Russian diplomats Russian cybersecurity outfit Kaspersky is waving away claims that an iPhone exploit kit recently uncovered by Google was developed by the same people who were behind a group of zero-days that allegedly compromised thousands of Russian diplomats inContinue Reading
Microsoft vet revisits the gloriously manual era of write protection Microsoft’s Raymond Chen took a delightful trip down memory lane this week, tracing how write protection for removable media has changed over the decades.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Big Red’s cloud that ‘doesn’t go down’ goes down again An Oracle outage knocked parts of TikTok offline this week. The incident affected Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), which trails AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud in market share but counts the social media behemoth among its customers.…, Read MoreContinue Reading
Professional-grade cooling, ultra-responsive triggers, and AI-powered features deliver champion-level gaming in a sleek, flat-design smartphone Partner Content nubia, a highly personalized and lifestyle smartphone brand, unveiled its revolutionary nubia Neo 5 series at MWC Barcelona 2026, led by nubia Neo 5 GT – the only device in its class featuringContinue Reading
Slow disclosure and odd reassurance that exposing names and contact details won’t be a problem isn’t going down well Gamers are ready to unleash their mightiest virtual weapons and point them at independent games studio Cloud Imperium, after it sat on news of a data breach for weeks and thenContinue Reading
Toshiba has launched four voltage-driven photorelays in a small S-VSON4T package that are rated for operation up to 135 °C, targeting test and burn-in gear that has to run hot to evaluate automotive-grade semiconductors. The new parts are the TLP3407SRB, TLP3412SRB, TLP3412SRHB and TLP3412SRLB, and Toshiba says volume shipments haveContinue Reading
Marine battery maker AYK Energy has won a contract to supply what it calls the largest battery ever installed on an ice-class vessel: a 16 MWh Pisces+ system for Germany’s next-generation Polarstern polar research ship. AYK says the battery system will weigh 131 tonnes, be delivered in 2028, and supportContinue Reading
Tardigrades, also known as water bears or moss piglets, are famous for surviving almost anything. In their dormant state, the microscopic animals have endured the vacuum of space, extreme cold, and intense radiation. But when researchers placed active tardigrades into simulated Martian regolith — the dusty material that covers Mars’ surface — their movement quicklyContinue Reading
New research from the University of Kansas untangles a decades-old astrophysical puzzle, showing how competing forces — gravity’s pull and magnetospheric plasma — split the radio emissions emanating from the Crab Pulsar, the remnant of a supernova observed by ancient astronomers in 1054 CE, into perfectly spaced ‘stripes.’ This composite image shows the Crab Nebula.Continue Reading