Microsoft silently kills Windows and Office phone activation and forces online activation with a Microsoft account — Windows users are now herded into an online-only portal for activation

Microsoft has somehow put the cap on yet another way to circumvent its internet-powered setup process, and this time it’s on a build that they haven’t even supported for a while! Production activation via call is still lis…

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Linux’s contemporary filesystem mount API went without documentation for six years — latest man-page package finally adds content for 2019 code

Linux’s contemporary filesystem mount API has been missing documentation since 2019,

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Recovered Unix v4 tape quickly yields a usable operating system — nostalgia addicts can now boot up Unix v4 in a browser window

Nostalgia addicts can now get their Unix v4 fix in a browser

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Microsoft promises to nearly double Windows storage performance after forcing slow software-accelerated BitLocker on Windows — new CPU hardware-accelerated crypto will also improve battery life, but requires new CPUs

The new BitLocker implementation offloads encryption and decryption to dedicated crypto engines on supported SoCs, delivering faster storage performance and reduced CPU usage.
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52 years later, only known copy of Unix v4 recovered from randomly found tape, now up and running on a system — first OS version with kernel and core utilities written in C

The only known complete copy of Unix v4 has been recovered from a tape found at the University of Utah.

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Facebook deploys the Steam Deck’s Linux scheduler across its data centers — Valve’s low-latency scheduler perfect for managing Meta’s workloads at massive data centers

In a recent talk, Meta engineers detailed how they’ve been deploying a low-latency Linux scheduler originally developed by Valve for the Steam Deck across production servers.
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Remove Your iPhone’s Annoying Alarm Slider in a Few Easy Steps

Not a fan of the alarm slider? Don’t worry, you can bring the Stop button back.

Registry hack enables new performance-boosting native NVMe support on Windows 11 — Windows Server 2025 feature can be unlocked for consumer PCs, but at your own risk

The Windows Server 2025 registry tweak that activates native NVMe support can also be activated in Windows 11, but at your own risk.
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Engineer turns E-ink tablet into computer monitor in Linux — perfect secondary reading screen to reduce eye strain over the network

A software engineer and E-ink enthusiast recently set up a remote E-ink secondary display, upcycling an old E-ink tablet and setting up an awesome Linux DIY project for all those with the need to read on bespoke screen har…

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Enable This Feature and Your iPhone Will Reprimand You if Your Lens Is Dirty

Your iPhone’s not angry when your lens is dirty, it’s just disappointed.