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Ubuntu via netboot on the iPhone

Almost anything is possible on an iPhone with a jailbreak. A user on Reddit has now succeeded in booting the Linux distribution Ubuntu on an Apple smartphone. The device was an iPhone 7 from the year 2016, which is one of the Apple products on which the Apple unpatchable “checkm8 “-Bug is present – this… Read more

Tor Browser: New version closes critical Firefox ESR gap

A security-relevant update for Linux, Windows and macOS is available for the anonymizing web browser. A new version is also available for Android. Of Olivia von Westernhagen The first stable Tor Browser release of this year has been available for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android since yesterday. Version 10. 0.8 of the anonymizing web browser… Read more

Graphic interface: Vulkan officially available for Apple platforms

The Khronos Group has released an update to the Software Development Kit (SDK) for Vulkan, which officially covers Apple’s platforms. It is based on Vulkan Portability and also covers Apple Silicon. This allows developers to write cross-platform applications on Vulkan instead of implementing them natively for Apple’s own Metal graphic architecture. Vulkan applications also run… Read more

c't zockt LIVE from 6 p.m .: Satisfactory – Nothing can stop us!

First of all, it goes down quickly: As pioneers, we land in a small drop pod on an unknown planet. The material of the drop pod serves as the basis for the first hub, which we want to quickly expand into a larger production facility. In the factory building game Satisfactory we receive new construction… Read more

YARH.IO Micro 2 Raspberry Pi Handheld Unveiled

Home News (Image credit: YARH.IO) Fans of the YARH.IO handheld we covered late last year should appreciate this new edition: the YAHR.IO Micro 2. Like its predecessor, it uses a Raspberry Pi and functions as a small, all-in-one computer that fits in the palm of your hand. This new edition is designed to use a… Read more

RISC-V Powered BeagleV Board Announced Via New Collaboration

Home News (Image credit: Seeed, BeagleBoard, StarFive) The RISC-V CPU architecture is making progress across a plethora of devices. From soldering irons and watches to desktop computers, the open source RISC-V CPU looks set to make an impact in 2021. Seeed Studio and Beagleboard have today announced an official collaboration with StarFive, a leading RISC-V… Read more

Intel Pentium Silver and Celeron (Jasper Lake): 10 nanometer CPU for Chromebooks and more

With the new Jasper Lake CPUs 10 nanometers, commercially part of the Pentium Silver and Celeron families, Intel wants to attack the market for Chromebooks and low-cost Windows / Linux laptops. by Manolo De Agostini published 12 January 2021 , at 15: 21 in the Processors channel Intel Pentium Celeron Intel unveiled the new microprocessors… Read more

IBM releases critical security updates for many products

After a break over the holidays, IBM released the first security updates in 2021 last week . Weaknesses in ratings from “Low” to “High” affect numerous products across the company’s portfolio. In addition, a critical vulnerability lurks in several versions of IBM Aspera High-Speed Transfer (server and endpoint). Under certain conditions, it enables any code… Read more

heise + | iSH Shell: Develop on iOS for Linux

iSH Shell: Develop on iOS for Linux File interface for the shell Pocket web server on the iPhone Interview with the iSH developer Theodore Dubois Article in Mac & i 6 / 2020 read So far, it could be as Linux developers do little with an iPad. Code editors did exist, but the programs that… Read more

NVIDIA: Important security update for Windows and Linux

The Federal Office for Information Security has published a security notice in which the authority has identified several vulnerabilities in the NVIDIA driver with the Risk level 4 assessed. Thanks to the security holes, local attackers are able to take control of the system. The graphics card manufacturer has already reacted and published a corresponding… Read more

Security updates: Nvidia drivers could leak data

If you use a graphics card from Nvidia, you should update the GPU driver as soon as possible for security reasons. Otherwise, attackers could acquire higher rights, carry out DoS attacks or access data that is actually isolated. The majority of the gaps are classified with the threat level ” high “. GPU and vGPU… Read more

How to use your Oculus Quest 2 to play any PC VR game wirelessly

One of the best features of the Oculus Quest 2 is it can be manually linked via USB to your gaming PC to play more demanding VR games you couldn’t otherwise run natively on the headset. That’s great if you want a way to play games like Half-Life: Alyx, but the obvious downside is that… Read more

Linux on Mac M1s? Asahi Linux takes shape, the project that will make Torvalds happy

Asahi Linux starts to take shape, a project led by developer Hector Martin who aims to bring Linux to Macs with Apple M1 processor. The project is collaborative, but complex and therefore very intriguing. by Manolo De Agostini published 09 January 2021 , at 10: 01 in the Operating Systems channel Apple MacBook iMac Linux… Read more

FOSDEM 2021: Matrix is used for communication in online infrastructure

The organizers of the developer conference for free software FOSDEM announced in September 2020 that the FOSDEM 21 will only take place online as a virtual event. A new supporter also helps with the ongoing preparations: Immediately after the announcement, the Matrix.org Foundation, under whose aegis the development of the instant messaging platform Matrix is… Read more

Data exchange: Facebook comments on changes to terms and conditions on WhatsApp

In the past few days, the planned changes to WhatsApp’s terms and conditions have made waves. Facebook intends to interlink its social media platform and the messenger service more closely and intends to link all data with one another in the future. However, all EU citizens should not be forced to do so. According to… Read more