A developer is using AI to bring 26-year-old Voodoo3 cards back to life on Linux
Vibe coding is both a boon and a curse for ancient hardware support
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Developer ports Word for Windows 1.1a to modern x64 systems using original source code
Developer Justin Marshall used old Word's original source code, released by Microsoft in 2014
Sounding off: Microsoft's push to bake AI into every product and service it sells is understandably facing some backlash. Even Office is turning into a vessel for Redmond's chatbots, which may be why one developer decided to go back in time instead, releasing a wild modern port of an early Word release.
A Meta developer's Linux patch could boost Steam Deck frame rates by up to 32%
The gains are concentrated in 1% low frame rates, with overall FPS improving by a smaller 4.1%
Keychron wants to bring open-source firmware to gaming mice
Keychron is building QMK for mice, and it's calling it ZGM
You can now play Morrowind directly in your browser, no installation required
OpenMW-Web shows how far browsers have come at handling real 3D game engines
The open-source, DRM-free Open Printer shows off a working prototype
The subscription-free inkjet is "coming soon," though price and release date are still missing
This handheld x86 mini-computer is heading to Kickstarter with swappable accessories and 4G LTE
The open-source CG Deck runs Windows or Linux and swaps between a keyboard, gamepad, trackball, and 4K camera
Microsoft took OpenClaw, wrapped it in enterprise security, and called it Scout
3,000 Microsoft employees are already using Scout to book travel, schedule meetings, and handle paperwork
This $82 USB cable hides a Wi-Fi microcontroller inside its connector
Hacknect can emulate keystrokes, execute payloads remotely, and wipe itself clean on command
Open-source project wants to bring stereoscopic 3D gaming back from the dead
Still in early stages, wiz3D wants to re-enable defunct Nvidia 3D Vision, AMD HD3D, Tridef, and iZ3D without special drivers
Ubuntu is adding AI features, and it's on a collision course with its own user base
Users are asking for a kill switch already
Microsoft releases the earliest DOS source code ever discovered as open source
Redmond needed an OS, Tim Paterson joined the fray, and the rest is history
Linux may drop legacy network drivers amid surge in AI-generated bug reports
AI kiddies are turning a low-burden task into a major maintenance issue
Duke Nukem 3D gets path tracing and DLSS through a new fan-made mod
Improving a 30-year-old classic
A $7,000 DIY radar project is taking on hardware that usually costs over $100,000
The Aeris-10 pairs FPGA signal processing with scalable antenna arrays and full GitHub documentation
Someone finally got an RTX 5090 running on a Mac – no hacks required
It's not fast yet, but the real breakthrough is that it works at all
Linux 7.0 released with self-healing XFS and expanded support for AMD, Intel, and ARM64 hardware
Coming to a PC near you later this month with Ubuntu 26.04 "Resolute Raccoon" and Fedora Linux 44
Keychron shares 3D keyboard blueprints on GitHub, opening hardware to modders
Users can download and tweak case plates and keycaps while commercial use remains restricted
VeraCrypt, WireGuard among projects disrupted by Microsoft account suspensions
Developers say automated enforcement blocked access to essential Windows signing tools
A new OnlyOffice fork is Europe's answer to Microsoft Office
Euro-Office is already caught in a licensing dispute with its source project
Google's Gemma 4 AI can run on smartphones, no Internet required
New open-weight models scale from mobile to 30B-class systems with an Apache 2.0 license
AI can clone open-source software in minutes, and that's a problem
By simulating "independent" code creation, AI may commercialize community projects without giving back
Android isn't killing sideloading, but it's making it a lot harder
Android sideloading remains, but Google introduces stricter "advanced flow" process
This $155 ESP32-powered DIY drone can hit 67 mph
A low-cost microcontroller and a 3D-printed frame can push a quadcopter to high speeds
Mozilla says Claude AI uncovered over 100 Firefox bugs in just two weeks, including 14 high-severity flaws
Apparently AI can accelerate both attacks and defenses in computer security