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New Linux Patches Confirm Next-Gen EPYC "Milan" CPUs To Support MPK

Phoronix - Thu, 05/07/2020 - 07:14
Recently we noted the latest revision to AMD's Programmer Reference Manual points to PCID and MPK/PKEY support coming on future CPUs. New Linux patches now confirm that the MPK support is on the way with next-gen EPYC processors...

Android 11 Aiming For Release In Q3

Phoronix - Thu, 05/07/2020 - 03:31
Android 11 Developer Previews have been available since February in bringing new 5G APIs, updated Neural Network APIs, privacy and security improvements, HDMI low-latency mode support, and many other additions. Google is now preparing the transition to Android 11 betas and ultimately to have this next mobile operating system release ready to roar by Q3...

Google's Dart Language Reaches 2.8 Milestone With New Features

Phoronix - Wed, 05/06/2020 - 23:55
It's been a while since hearing much out of the Google-backed Dart programming language for designing UI-focused cross-platform applications and its ability to compile to JavaScript or native code. But out today is Dart 2.8 as the latest step forward for this language...

8-Way Spring 2020 Linux Distribution Performance Comparison With 240+ Benchmarks

Phoronix - Wed, 05/06/2020 - 20:47
Given the recent releases of Fedora 32, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Manjaro 20.0, and others, here is a fresh eight-way Linux distribution benchmark comparison.

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