Articles by Jack M. Germain

Drauger OS is a relatively new Linux distro for users with a penchant for games.

A new collaborative effort between Dell Technologies and Google has produced the world's first enterprise-class Chromebook The companies on Monday announced their partnership to bring new capabilities and services to Dell's Unified Workspace strategy....

If you are ready to jump into the digital world of a bitcoin economy, Cryptocurrency OS might be your most convenient way to fast-track your entry Cryptocurrency OS is a specialty Linux distribution that serves a niche user market destined to grow as the crypto economy continues to develop. This distro is packed with all the tools you need to creat...

Startup chip developer Cerebras on Monday announced a breakthrough in high-speed processor design that will hasten the development of artificial intelligence technologies Cerebras unveiled the largest computer processing chip ever built. The new chip, dubbed "Wafer-Scale Engine" (WSE) -- pronounced "wise" -- is the heartbeat of the company's deep l...

The latest release of Slackel Linux renews and improves the mashup of Slackware and Salix built around an Openbox pseudo desktop environment Slackel 7.2 hit the download servers on July 20, eight months after the release of Slackel 7.1 Openbox edition. Slackel also is available in two much older versions running the KDE and Fluxbox environments. Al...

Numerous driver design flaws by 20 different hardware vendors expose Microsoft Windows users to widespread security compromises that can cause persistent malware attacks A report titled "Screwed Drivers," which Eclypsium security researchers presented at DEF CON last weekend, urges Microsoft to support solutions to better protect against this class...

Getting familiar with Linux up close and personal is easy to do with a free service provided by DistroTest.net, a website that allows testing without ISO downloads or local installations Are you a wandering Linux distro hopper looking for a way to streamline the selection process? Are you a Windows or macOS user who wants to try Linux? ...

Good-bye Antergos Linux. Welcome to the Arch neighborhood, EndeavourOS. Here's hoping that you are well received! That may seem like a strange way to begin this week's Linux review discussion. After all, Linux distributions come and go far too often. However, the handoff from Antergos to EndeavourOS is significant.

Three leading smart speaker technology makers -- Amazon, Google and Apple -- have suspended contractor review of consumer recordings following disclosures that the devices are nearly always listening and have captured personal, business and other delicate human interactions Consumers using smart speakers and digital assistant apps from Amazon and G...

TROM-Jaro Linux offers a new twist on the concept of open source as free software First released as a beta version last December, TROM-Jaro's second and current non-beta release was pushed out in June....

GitHub is blocking users in Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria from accessing its services to comply with U.S. trade control laws. The Microsoft-owned company disclosed the action on a support page as a courtesy, noting that GitHub users ultimately are responsible for ensuring that their use of GitHub's products and services complies with a...

Microsoft wants to empower its Azure cloud computing service with yet-to-exist artificial general intelligence (AGI) technologies to create new goals for supercomputing Microsoft on Monday announced a US$1B investment through a partnership with OpenAI to build new AI technologies. The two companies hope to extend Microsoft Azure's capabilities in l...

KDE Neon is a bit of an oddball Linux thing. Linuxland has an impressive collection of oddball things....

Earthlings have a natural inclination to gaze at the heavenly bodies. Many even dream of reaching for the stars. Mae C. Jemison is actually planning to get humans to other solar systems within the next century Her goal is not an idle fancy. She has already been to space and back. Now, her passion is to unite humanity to focus on traveling beyond ou...

Twitter on Tuesday unveiled a fresh new look for its desktop website that mimics the look and feel of its mobile platforms The company has been testing a new version of its desktop website since the beginning of the year. The most noticeable change is the organization and layout of the Twitter home screen itself....

Qualcomm Technologies aims to push the speed limits of mobile gaming with the added features in its Snapdragon Mobile Platform announced Monday The Snapdragon 855 Plus Mobile Platform, its newest processor, performs graphics functions 15 percent faster. It will show up in new devices later this year....

After 25 months of development, the makers of the granddaddy of the Linux OSes released an upgrade that updates many of the software packages and plays general catch-up with modern Linux trends....

Amazon workers at the Shakopee, Minnesota, fulfillment center plan to strike for six hours on July 15, the first day of Amazon's annual Prime Day sales event. The strike threat reportedly is linked to unsafe working conditions at Amazon's warehouses, caused by low wages and pressure to meet shipping demands. Union officials also want a larger port...

Mageia 7 redefines the concept of traditional Linux....

The next big Raspberry Pi thing is now here, with lots more computing power and more options The Raspberry Pi Foundation on Monday announced the availability of Raspberry Pi 4, a comprehensive upgrade that touches nearly every element of the computing platform....