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13 hours ago
Review sjvnYour best 5 TV streaming device choices for 2020
Roku is still your best choice, but there are other streaming gadgets out there giving it a run for your money. Here are your best choices.
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1 day ago
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Linus Torvalds would like to use an M1 Mac for Linux, but…
Yes, Torvalds said he'd love to have one of the new M1-powered Apple laptops, but it won't run Linux and, in an exclusive interview he explains why getting Linux to run well on it isn't worth the trouble.
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2 days ago
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The ins and outs of Starlink: Internet from the sky
A recent Reddit ask-me-anything revealed more about the increasingly popular Starlink near-Earth orbit internet provider service.
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5 days ago
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What a deal! :-(
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5 days ago
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Best streaming service for live TV: Hulu, YouTube TV, more
There are two kinds of paid streaming services: Live TV, such as Sling TV and YouTubeTV, and video-on-demand, such as Netflix and Amazon Prime. Here's what to look for in live TV packages.
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8 days ago
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Verizon 5G DSS isn't the 5G you want
There's the ultra-high-speed Verizon advertises, which is available only in a few urban spaces, and then there's Verizon's 5G-speed Dynamic Spectrum Sharing 5G, which is available almost everywhere.
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9 days ago
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PinePhone KDE Linux phone is getting ready for pre-orders
The dream of a purely Linux-powered smartphone lives on in the new PinePhone - KDE Community edition.
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13 days ago
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Guido van Rossum, the Python language's founder, joins Microsoft
No, that's not a misprint. The famed open-source developer has come out of retirement to join Microsoft Developer Division and continue his work on the Python language.
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2 weeks ago
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Mass-market Windows on the cloud will be here in the spring
Here comes Windows as a Desktop-as-a-Service: Microsoft Cloud PC.
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2 weeks ago
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Older Android phones will start failing on some secure websites in 2021
Up to a third of existing Android smartphones will start getting error messages from websites secured by Let's Encrypt.
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2 weeks ago
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How to switch an old Windows laptop to Linux
If you’d rather have a Windows 7-like interface on your old computer, try installing Linux Mint.
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2 weeks ago
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Dell enables Linux hardware privacy controls
Do you want to make sure your webcam and microphone are off? Dell's adding code into Linux to support its hardware privacy controls.
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3 weeks ago
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Linux Mint introduces its own take on the Chromium web browser
Mint's developers, with some new hardware, have taken on the job of compiling and releasing Mint's own version of the open-source Chromium web browser.
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3 weeks ago
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This, in a word, "sucks." And, it's why I still buy DVDs, rip out the DRM, and save them to my video server. Then, I still own it even if the DVD get wrecked.
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1 month ago
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Fedora 33: Honing Linux's cutting edge
When it comes to a Linux distribution that explores the outer limits of what Linux can do, Fedora should be your distro.
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1 month ago
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Linux 5.10 will be the next long-term support Linux kernel
Developers take note. The next version of Linux you should target for your hardware will be the Linux 5.10 kernel.
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1 month ago
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The Starlink internet beta has begun: Here's what to expect
For a lucky few users, Starlink is starting to bring them fast internet from the skies.
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1 month ago
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Linux and open-source jobs are hotter than ever
So, you want a great job in technology? The Linux Foundation and Edx HR survey shows your best move will be to polish up your Linux and open-source skills.