You’ll soon make WhatsApp video calls right in your browser

WhatsApp is rolling out voice and video calls on WhatsApp Web, starting with one-to-one chats. Screen sharing is included in video calls, while group calls and extras like call links are still in development.
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Torvalds confirms Linux Kernel 7.0 is almost ready for release, bringing many performance improvements with it — desktop use and gaming may see boost, Ubuntu 26.04 LTS hopes to use as default Kernel

Linux Torvalds confirms that the Linux kernel 7.0 is almost ready with multiple performance improvements. We could see it in April with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.

Linux 6.19 arrives with a teaser for Linux 7.0
Linux 6.19 arrives with a teaser for Linux 7.0

On Sunday, Linux developer Linus Torvalds announced the release of Linux 6.19, which will be the last update in this kernel cycle, as previously reported by Phoronix. It adds support for the modern AMDGPU driver for older AMD GCN 1.0 and 1.1 graphics cards, like Radeon HD 7000 series GPUs, along with Vulkan support through […]

GOG is already working on native Linux support
GOG is already working on native Linux support

GOG recently posted a job listing for a senior software engineer focused on porting its Galaxy desktop client to Linux. Now, in reply to a Reddit AMA, the GOG team has revealed that work on native Linux support is already underway. It’s still too early to give an ETA, according to the Reddit thread. But […]

I went back to Linux and it was a mistake
I went back to Linux and it was a mistake

It’s a complete coincidence that I installed Linux around the same time as my colleagues Nathan Edwards and Stevie Bonifield. A few months ago, I decided to breathe new life into a 2019 Dell XPS 15 that had been collecting dust for a couple of years. Despite its (at the time) high-end Core i7 CPU […]

Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective
Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective

Gaming on Linux has already come a long way over recent years, with improvements to Valve’s Proton and more gamers switching to Linux, but the newly-formed Open Gaming Collective (OGC) is aiming to take it even further. Universal Blue, developer of the gaming-focused Linux distribution Bazzite, announced on Wednesday that its helping to form the […]