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A new set of 27 Linux kernel patches introduces a “Swap Tables” mechanism aimed at enhancing virtual memory management. As Phoronix’s Michael Larabel reports, “the hope is for lower memory use, higher performance, dynamic swap allocation and growth, gr…
Cloud storage company Backblaze has released its Q1 2025 hard drive reliability report, which provides insights into the performance and failure rates of various HDD models used in their data centers. The data helps users understand which HDDs are reli…
An anonymous reader shares a report: A new report claims that Nvidia has recently raised the official prices of nearly all of its products to combat the impact of tariffs and surging manufacturing costs on its business, with gaming graphics cards recei…
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple has “made progress” on a chip for a product that could rival the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses. The company is also reportedly working on glasses that use augmented reality. The Verge reports: The chip is appare…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: RIP, 486 processor. You’ve had a long run since Intel released you back in 1989. While Microsoft stopped supporting you with the release of Windows XP in 2001, Linux kept you alive and well for another 20…
Cisco is making significant strides in quantum computing by focusing on quantum networking, aiming to bring practical applications closer to reality. The company recently introduced a prototype of its Quantum Network Entanglement Chip and inaugurated t…
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: Raspberry Pi boards have a combination of surface-mount devices (SMDs) and through-hole bits. SMDs allow for far more tiny chips, resistors, and other bits to be attached to boards by their tiny pi…
The Internet of Things (IoT) has become a major part of daily life. Smartphones, smart thermostats, security cameras, and other connected devices make tasks easier and improve comfort, efficiency, and productivity. But as the number of devices grows, s…
As cybercriminals have moved to a mobile-first attack strategy, rooting and jailbreaking mobile devices remain a powerful attack vector. Such mobile devices bypass critical security protocols, leaving organizations vulnerable to mobile malware, data br…
Longtime Slashdot reader UnknowingFool writes: Gamer’s Nexus performed tests on the effect of removing legacy 32-bit PhysX on the newest generation of Nvidia cards with older games, and the results are not good. With PhysX on, the latest generation Nvi…