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Calibre 7.2.1 Brings Read Aloud Fixes, New Audio Overlay

Calibre ebook manager, converter, and reader is out with a new update, and it adds an enticing sounding new feature. For a while now Calibre has offered a ‘read aloud’ feature that does exactly what you think it does: a computer voice reads…

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Ubuntu Touch OTA-6 Rolls Out with Wireless Display Improvements, Bug Fixes

Ubuntu Touch OTA-6 mobile operating system is now available with improved wireless display, support for newer generations of Android HAL, and other changes.
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GNOME 48: Release Date & Development Schedule

GNOME 47 ‘Denver’ proved a decent update to the GNOME desktop, delivering a hearty dose of new features, UI refinements, and app improvements. As those of you using Ubuntu 24.10 are no-doubt enjoying. But as one release goes out, work on th…

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Raspberry Pi Launch Official USB 3.0 Hub for $12

Raspberry Pi has unveiled another low-price own-brand product, this time a 4-port USB 3.0 hub compatible with most of its single-board computers. In the past few months we’ve seen the company expand its range of official accessories and add-ons t…

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KDE Gear 24.08.3 Released with More Fixes for Your Favorite KDE Applications

KDE Gear 24.08.3 software suite is now available with various bug fixes and other changes for many KDE applications and core components.
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GIMP 3.0 Release Candidate Is Now Available for Public Testing

The Release Candidate (RC) development version of the GIMP 3.0 open-source image editing software is now available for public testing. Here’s what to expect!
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Burn My Windows Adds Dreamy New ‘Focus’ Effect

It’s been a while since the gorgeous (if admittedly gimmicky) Burn My Windows GNOME Shell extension added a new effect to appease fans of over-the-top window closing and opening animations. But the latest release, Burn My Windows v44, rolling out…

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Mozilla Foundation Axes 30% of Staff, Advocacy Division

Sweeping staffing cuts have fallen at The Mozilla Foundation, the nonprofit arm of Mozilla tasked with advocating for web standards, internet privacy, and open-source. A huge 30% reduction in head count at the foundation cleaves away the entirety of th…

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GIMP 3.0 Release Candidate is Ready for Testing

If it feels like the next major release of open source image editor The GIMP has been in the works forever, know that anticipation for its arrival has been building longer still – yet the wait will soon be over. Today, a GIMP 3.0 release candidate was …

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New Steam Client Update Adds Game Recording, Improves Native Linux Gaming

New Steam Client update improves native Linux gaming, makes detection and passing of commands faster, and fixes multiple bugs. Here’s what’s new!
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‘All Thing Open’ Puts Keynotes and Other Videos Online, With More to Come

All of this year’s presentations that took place in the three large “ballrooms” at the Raleigh Convention Center will be available online soon.
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KDE Plasma 6.2.3 Brings Better Support for HDR Displays, Various Bug Fixes

KDE Plasma 6.2.3 desktop environment is now available with better support for HDR displays, as well as various bug fixes and improvements.
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LXQt 2.1 Desktop Environment Released with Experimental Wayland Session

LXQt 2.1 desktop environment is now available with initial Wayland support, as well as improvements to PCManFM-Qt, LXQt Panel, QTerminal, and more. Here’s what’s new!
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Raspberry Pi Gives its Tiny Touch Display a Big Upgrade

Raspberry Pi has announced a new version of its 7-inch ‘Touch Display’ accessory. And given that the previous model was announced 9 years ago, some kind of update was arguably due for this device. The Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 runs at a …

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Apple Maps for Web Now Works in Firefox on Linux

Something to file under “won’t please many Linux users, but is nonetheless a good thing™ for choice”, Apple Maps on the web now works on Linux. Apple launched a web-based beta for its homegrown mapping service Apple Maps in July. Init…

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Apple Maps for Web Now Works in Firefox on Linux

Something to file under “won’t please many Linux users, but is nonetheless a good thing™ for choice”, Apple Maps on the web now works on Linux. Apple launched a web-based beta for its homegrown mapping service Apple Maps in July. Init…

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Linux Mint is Adding a Native ‘Night Light’ Feature to Cinnamon

Linux Mint has announced it’s adding a native Night Light feature to the Cinnamon desktop. Earlier versions of Linux Mint included a third-party app called Redshift to provide similar ‘blue light’ filtering functionality. However, whe…

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Linux Mint Is Getting a Night Light Feature in Cinnamon, Framework Laptop Support

Linux Mint distribution is getting a Night Light feature for the Cinnamon desktop environment and support for Framework laptops.
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Audacity 3.7.0 Released! No New Features, But only Fixes & Improvements

The popular free open-source Audacity audio editor announced new 3.7.0 release few days ago! Unlike v3.5.0 or v3.6.0, this is NOT a feature release but maintenance updates with many bug-fixes and performance improvements. While, the developers are working on next major Audacity 4.0. The new release improved contrast in the light theme. Which, fixed the […]

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COSMIC Alpha 3 Brings Custom Font Support, Orca Integration

System76’s COSMIC desktop continues to take shape with the release of a third alpha snapshot. The first alpha brought the basics, the second alpha added a bunch of new features, and the third alpha fills in gaps, fixes bugs, and finesses the user…

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