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PC play on Linux now supports DLSS, FSR 4.0, and XSS via the December 2025 GE Proton release, so you keep quality without ...

Mint Zena provides more information than ever on what your hardware's doing.

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

The Dell Privacy Drivers support its newest laptops; hardware-based privacy buttons. These key combinations stop any application from accessing its laptops' built-in ...

I was just thinking about old systems and Linux. Now I am wondering what is the oldest hardware Linux supports and still be usable, that is, as a desktop? Another thought I have is, how far should ...

Linux offers control, security, and freedom, but its learning curve, software, and hardware issues may challenge some users.

In previous articles, we looked at how to configure the kernel as well as the key components of an embedded operating system (OS). This new article focuses on the hardware components of embedded Linux ...