Sam Medley

The first Release Candidate for the next version of the Linux Kernel (Kernel 6.11-rc1) is now available. The candidate includes support for wireless drivers on Qualcomm chips (specifically the Snapdragon X1 platform) and features for virtualization.

Looking for something to do this weekend? These three modern remakes slap much-needed coats of paint on older PC games. These are essentially engine rebuilds that add modern features to the classic titles while staying true to the original games' feel and intention. The best part: they're all completely free.

Looking for something to do this weekend? These three modern remakes slap much-needed coats of paint on older PC games. These are essentially engine rebuilds that add modern features to the classic titles while staying true to the original games' feel and intention. The best part: they're all completely free.

Both the M2- and M3-powered MacBook Air 13s are on sale for their lowest prices ever recorded at Amazon. Each variant comes with 8 GB of RAM and a 256 GB SSD. The M2 model is on sale for 20% off, while the M3 MacBook Air 13 is currently slashed by 23%.

The HP Victus 15z-fb200, which sports a 144 Hz 15.6-inch display, AMD Ryzen 5-8645HS, and Nvidia RTX 4050, is currently on sale for only $599 at Walmart. This is a 39% discount from its usual price at the retailer and a massive 49% discount from its MSRP.

Keen-eyed gamers spotted a new "test" branch for Half-Life 2 on Steam, meaning that a new update for the historic game is coming soon. While this may be a simple bug fix, rumors are swirling that this update looks similar to the one the original Half-Life received for its 25th anniversary, which added gobs of new content.

Lynx is a text-only web browser that provides a unique and ad-free way of exploring the Internet.

Nvidia released its latest official drivers for Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris. In addition to improved support for a variety of features in the open-source OSes, the Nvidia 560 graphics drivers also default to using open-source GPU kernel modules.

A new rumor from Nikkei Japan claims that the iPhone SE 4 (which is expected to release early next year) will have an OLED display. This move would mean all Apple smartphones would have an OLED display. It would also be the end of Apple's deals with Japanese display manufacturers that provided LCD panels for the iPhone SE.

The Internet Archive, which hosts millions of websites, pieces of media, and other bits of information, has lost its appeal in a court case between it and major publishers. The case concerns whether the Internet Archive has the right to redistribute or lend digitized versions of over 500,000 books owned by the publishers, which include Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, and more.