All articles tagged with #software update
Originally Published 1 day ago — by Phoronix
Debian 13.3, the latest stable release for Debian Trixie, has been launched, featuring numerous security patches, bug fixes, and updates for various software components including GNOME Mutter, Chromium, and Thunderbird, enhancing stability and security.
Originally Published 2 days ago — by The Verge
Microsoft has introduced a new, streamlined way to add hyperlinks in Word documents, allowing users to simply paste a URL onto selected text instead of using menus or shortcuts. This feature, now available across Word for the web, Windows, and Mac, aims to make linking faster and easier, similar to content management systems like WordPress. It is being rolled out to all users with compatible versions of Word.
Originally Published 3 days ago — by MacRumors
iOS 26 is experiencing unusually slow adoption several months after its release, indicating a potential issue or user hesitation with the update.
Originally Published 3 days ago — by The Hacker News
Cisco has released patches for a medium-severity security flaw in its Identity Services Engine (ISE) and ISE Passive Identity Connector (ISE-PIC) following the public release of a proof-of-concept exploit, which could allow attackers with administrative credentials to access sensitive information. The vulnerability affects multiple Cisco versions, and users are urged to update to the latest releases as no workarounds are available. Additionally, fixes have been provided for two other medium-severity bugs impacting Cisco products like Cisco Secure Firewall and Cisco IOS XE.
Originally Published 6 days ago — by theregister.com
Nvidia has significantly boosted the performance of its DGX Spark AI mini PC with a new software update, improving compute-intensive tasks by an average of 2.5x, and is expanding its AI Enterprise suite to support the platform, along with new features like Nsight CUDA, RTX Remix, and robotics integrations. The company also hints at larger Spark clusters in development.
Originally Published 7 days ago — by Phoronix
GNU ddrescue 1.30 significantly improves automatic data recovery from drives with dead heads, reducing the number of read errors needed for successful recovery by orders of magnitude, making it accessible for less experienced users. The update also introduces a new '--no-sweep' option and other enhancements.
Originally Published 10 days ago — by Sammy Fans
Samsung is expanding its One UI 8.5 beta testing to include more Galaxy devices such as the Galaxy M56, F56, and A15 5G, with a stable release expected alongside the Galaxy S26 series next year. The update features a redesigned software update interface, UI enhancements, and improved user experience, while Samsung continues to address issues with the Galaxy Watch 4 series after initial rollout problems.
Originally Published 11 days ago — by Phoronix
Ncurses 6.6, a library for creating terminal-based user interfaces, has been released with significant improvements, especially for Windows Terminal support, along with various bug fixes and enhancements, maintaining compatibility with previous versions.
Originally Published 12 days ago — by Sammy Fans
Samsung's upcoming One UI 8.5 update, currently in beta, introduces a redesigned, more modern and minimalistic Software Update screen that enhances visual appeal and user-friendliness compared to One UI 8.0, with the stable version expected on the Galaxy S26 series next year.
Originally Published 15 days ago — by OMG! Ubuntu
Pinta 3.1, an open-source cross-platform image editor, has been released with new features including axonometric grids, enhanced selection tools with marching ants animation, gradient adjustments, and various bug fixes, improving its capabilities for digital artists.
Originally Published 18 days ago — by ZDNET
The article explains how to manually update your smart TV's firmware using a USB drive, which is useful if Wi-Fi updates are unreliable, detailing steps from identifying your model to verifying the update for improved performance and security.
Originally Published 20 days ago — by 9to5Mac
Apple is expected to release iOS 26.3 in late January, following a consistent pattern of iOS x.3 updates launching about a week after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with new features including wallpaper changes, Android transfer, and EU notification forwarding.
Originally Published 23 days ago — by 9to5Mac
OpenAI will retire the Voice feature in the ChatGPT macOS app on January 15, 2026, focusing instead on improving voice experiences across other platforms like iOS, Android, and Windows, likely due to architectural updates.
Originally Published 23 days ago — by 9to5Mac
Apple is requiring iPhone users to upgrade to iOS 26 to receive the latest security fixes, effectively preventing users on iOS 18 from updating to the security-only patch iOS 18.7.3 unless they join the public beta program, which has caused confusion and frustration among users who wish to avoid major OS updates.
Originally Published 23 days ago — by 9to5Mac
Users of macOS Tahoe are experiencing persistent screen flickering problems, especially with Apple’s Studio Display, which have not been resolved by recent updates and may be worsening, with Apple not yet acknowledging the issue.