Technical

The Czech CZ.NIC has released a new version of its Turris OS with version number 3.11.16. This is the firmware for the open source routers Turris 1.x, Turris MOX and Turris Omnia. It is based on OpenWRT and according to the makers will…

Sony has unveiled the controller for the PlayStation 5, after the company previously disclosed a lot of information about it. Sony calls its new controller with adaptive triggers DualSense, thus ending the DualShock series.The DualSense…

The Elisabeth-Tweesteden Hospital in Tilburg has started 3D printing valves for oxygen masks. These masks are used in the treatment of corona patients and there is a shortage.The hospital reports that the valves are printed in its own 3D…

Google has announced the Stadia Makers program, designed to help independent game makers create games for its streaming service Stadia. Google is collaborating with game platform maker Unity for this.With the Stadia Makers program, Google…

Google will not release version 82 of Chrome. The work already done on the new version will be merged with the efforts already made for version 83. Earlier, Google announced that version updates are delayed.Jason Kersey, Google's…

Sony equips its PlayStation 5 with a GPU with 36 compute units. That is less than the 52 cu's of the Xbox Series X, but in the PS5 the GPU is clocked higher. The computing power comes down to 10.3tflops. Sony uses Zen 2 cores that reach…

Microsoft has announced almost all technical details of the Xbox Series X. The console will receive a 'custom' 1TB SSD and a soc consisting of eight Zen 2 cores at a maximum of 3.8GHz and a GPU with 52 compute units. The CPU and GPU share…

The developers behind the Libre Embedded Linux Entertainment Center have released version 9.2.1. LibreELEC was created after a large number of developers left OpenELEC due to disagreements and started their own business. This Linux…

Bill Gates has announced that he is stepping down from Microsoft's board of directors. He does the same for the investment company Berkshire Hathaway. He wants to invest more time in his institution with which he finances medical…

The US Department of Defense is reconsidering a multi-billion dollar contract it would initially give to Microsoft. The military is now considering giving that contract to Amazon after all. The latter company found the earlier decision…