There were two apps that didn't have a Linux version: Paint.net and ShareX. Paint.net was a simple image editor that I used ...

A software development project aimed at getting the Linux operating system to run on Xbox received a boost on Monday, when an unnamed donor agreed to pay successful contributors a total of $200,000 ...

As the creator ItsDanik explains: "RFIDisk turns RFID tags into physical shortcuts that launch games, apps, or scripts when ...

The search giant is working to allow Rust code in the Linux kernel, a major technological and cultural shift after decades using only C. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

Whatever your opinion of Linux’s desktop potential, few would dispute the value of the open source operating system in embedded devices such as mobile phones and personal media players. After all, ...

As a supplier of embedded processor boards, developers are telling us in unambiguous terms that Linux' numerous advantages clearly outweigh its shortcomings. While Linux it is a moving target — with ...

Six days ago, upgradeable laptop maker Framework tried to convince its fractious user community to live in a "big tent" after ...

My favorite PC game of all time was Interstate '76. It was really unique in its gameplay and has the best soundtrack for a game ever, featuring 70's funk, where I would pop in the cd on my computer ...

China's Red Flag Software and Japan's Miracle Linux have released the test version of a Linux operating environment developed specially for Asia. Three months after joining hands on this effort, the ...

IBM's chief information officer has directed the company to begin an internal project to evaluate Linux for use on desktop computers, a further endorsement of the open-source operating system. A ...

I discovered Linux the way most people did, through word of mouth in the 1990s, when rumors spread of a free “hobbyist” OS designed to run on x86 PCs. For the first decade of Linux’s 25 years, Linux ...