Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Vulnerabilities recently discovered by Microsoft make it easy for people with a toehold on many Linux desktop systems to quickly gain root system rights— the latest elevation of privileges flaw to come to light in the open source OS. As operating systems have been hardened to withstand compromises in recent years, […]
Enlarge (credit: Lambda) Razer is primarily known for its gaming PCs and peripherals, but the company has also been known to dip its toes into the productivity space from time to time. The Razer x Lambda Tensorbook announced Tuesday sees Razer stepping even further out of its comfort zone. Made in collaboration with Lambda, the […]
Enlarge / Web-based cloud-streaming is now live and awesome on Steam Deck, courtesy of… Microsoft? Sure. We’ll take it. (credit: Aurich Lawson) The Steam Deck’s viability as an all-in-one portable gaming machine just became stronger, as it now formally supports a one-click option to get any web-based cloud gaming service working—including Stadia and Xbox Cloud […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) A researcher has successfully used the critical Dirty Pipe vulnerability in Linux to fully root two models of Android phones—a Pixel 6 Pro and Samsung S22—in a hack that demonstrates the power of exploiting the newly discovered OS flaw. The researcher chose those two handset models for a good reason: They […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Linux has yet another high-severity vulnerability that makes it easy for untrusted users to execute code capable of carrying out a host of malicious actions including installing backdoors, creating unauthorized user accounts, and modifying scripts or binaries used by privileged services or apps. Dirty Pipe, as the vulnerability has been named, […]
Enlarge / System76 Kudu. (credit: System76) System76’s latest Linux laptop combines one of AMD’s most powerful 5000 series mobile CPUs with Nvidia’s mid-range RTX 3060. Configurable to up to $3, 442, the Kudu targets Linux users who have a lot of work to do, while quietly nodding at those who like to play games every […]
Enlarge / The MNT Reform, a boxy laptop built around maximally open-source hardware and software. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Specs at a glance: MNT Reform Screen 1920×1080 12. 5-inch (176PPI) IPS screen OS Debian Linux CPU NXP/Freescale i. MX8MQ (1. 5GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A53) RAM 4GB GPU Vivante GC7000Lite Storage 32GB SD card, NVMe SSD optional […]
Enlarge / The PinePhone Pro is “the fastest mainline Linux smartphone on the market (credit: Pine64) Pine64 is launching a major hardware upgrade in its quest to build a mainline Linux smartphone. After the launch of the original PinePhone in 2019, the organization is now taking preorders for the PinePhone Pro, a new smartphone it’s […]
Enlarge / The PinePhone Pro is “the fastest mainline Linux smartphone on the market (credit: Pine64) Pine64 is launching a major hardware upgrade in its quest to build a mainline Linux smartphone. After the launch of the original PinePhone in 2019, the organization is now taking preorders for the PinePhone Pro, a new smartphone it’s […]
Enlarge / The stable version of Ms Edge running on Linux Mint. (credit: Andrew Cunningham) Big news for the assuredly huge pool of Linux users who also love Microsoft’s software: Microsof company has released the first stable version of the Chromium-based Microsoft company Edge browser for Linux. The move follows about a year of early […]