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NexPhone is a phone you can use as a desktop PC with Android, Linux, and Windows 11 support  Liliputing

Back at CES earlier this month AMD talked up features of the ROCm 7.2 release. ROCm 7.2 though wasn't actually released then, at least not for Linux. That ROCm 7.2.0 release though was pushed out today as the latest improvement to this open-source AMD GPU compute stack and officially extending the support to more Radeon graphics cards...

AMD ROCm 7.2 Now Released With More Radeon Graphics Cards Supported, ROCm Optiq Introduced  Phoronix

Eric Engestrom just released Mesa 26.0-rc1 with the code for this quarter's Mesa feature release now branched and under a feature freeze leading up to the stable release in February...

Linux environment KDE releases first beta of Plasma Next  BetaNews

Linux desktop environment LXQt achieves first release  BetaNews

Win8DE brings Windows 8 look to Linux desktops  findarticles.com

Debian vs. Arch vs. Fedora: Which Linux distro base is right for you  ZDNET

[Last chance for Free] Kali Linux Cookbook: Third Edition (worth $35.99)  Neowin

This Linux project proves you can bring back Windows 8 - but not why you should  ZDNET

PyTorch 2.10 is out today as the latest feature update to this widely-used deep learning library. The new PyTorch release continues improving support for Intel GPUs as well as for the AMD ROCm compute stack along with still driving more enhancements for NVIDIA CUDA...

The Return of Windows Phone? This New Device Runs Android, Linux, Windows 11  PCMag

The Return of Windows Phone? This New Device Runs Android, Linux, Windows 11  PCMag UK

I Ran the Famed Affinity Designer on Linux. Here's How It Went  It's FOSS

Midrange Android Phone Also Supports Windows and Linux  filmogaz.com

NexPhone Runs Android, Linux, and Windows 11  findarticles.com

Slimbook Launches New Slimbook ONE Mini Linux PC, Slimbook Executive Laptop  9to5Linux

Linux Distros I Recommend for Those Switching from Windows  Linuxiac

Complex VoidLink Linux Malware Created by AI  Dark Reading | Security

With the Dell Pro Max GB10 testing at Phoronix we have been focused on the AI performance with its Blackwell GPU as the GB10 superchip was designed for meeting the needs of AI. Many Phoronix readers have also been curious about the GB10's CPU performance in more traditional Linux workloads. So for those curious about the GB10 CPU performance, here are some Linux benchmarks focused today on the CPU performance and going up against the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 "Strix Halo" within the Framework Desktop.