When proprietary is practical.

From IBM to HP to Sun and beyond, companies head to LinuxWorld looking for an edge over competitors in the open-source world. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about ...

An update to the AMDGPU kernel graphics driver for Linux adds a “power module” that Windows uses to manage display features like backlight and self-refresh, Phoronix reports. The patch should improve ...

Linux distros have been slowly adopting Wayland, a new display server standard that aims to address the problems of X11. As more distros make Wayland the default option, X11 is starting to fade out.

There’s no shortage of laptop computers available for purchase these days. But finding one with the precise features you want can be trickier – so Byran Huang decided to design one from scratch using ...

The good news is that the Linux team quickly rolled out version 5.19.3, which seems to resolve the problem. Users can also downgrade their Linux release to 5.19.11 to prevent the flickering. The bug ...

Linux PC maker Star Labs is taking pre-orders for a new thin, light, and powerful laptop called the StarFighter. Not only does it ship with your choice of Linux distributions pre-installed, but it’s ...

NVIDIA just launched their latest update to the cloud gaming service GeForce NOW, with version 2.0.83 bringing some big improvements overall.

Star Labs, a UK-based hardware company, has introduced the StarLite 5, their latest Linux tablet. This 12.5-inch 2-in-1 device boasts a high-resolution 2880 x 1920 LED-backlit display with 300 nits ...

I just installed Mandrake 9.0 (and Windows XP-dualboot)and the installation went very, very smooth. Questions: How do I install Nvidia Linux drivers? I've downloaded 2<BR>files: "Nvidia_GLX-1.