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Linux Kernel 6.9 Officially Released

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Par : EditorDavid
12 mai 2024 à 22:34
"6.9 is now out," Linus Torvalds posted on the Linux kernel mailing list, "and last week has looked quite stable (and the whole release has felt pretty normal)." Phoronix writes that Linux 6.9 "has a number of exciting features and improvements for those habitually updating to the newest version." And Slashdot reader prisoninmate shared this report from 9to5Linux: Highlights of Linux kernel 6.9 include Rust support on AArch64 (ARM64) architectures, support for the Intel FRED (Flexible Return and Event Delivery) mechanism for improved low-level event delivery, support for AMD SNP (Secure Nested Paging) guests, and a new dm-vdo (virtual data optimizer) target in device mapper for inline deduplication, compression, zero-block elimination, and thin provisioning. Linux kernel 6.9 also supports the Named Address Spaces feature in GCC (GNU Compiler Collection) that allows the compiler to better optimize per-CPU data access, adds initial support for FUSE passthrough to allow the kernel to serve files from a user-space FUSE server directly, adds support for the Energy Model to be updated dynamically at run time, and introduces a new LPA2 mode for ARM 64-bit processors... Linux kernel 6.9 will be a short-lived branch supported for only a couple of months. It will be succeeded by Linux kernel 6.10, whose merge window has now been officially opened by Linus Torvalds. Linux kernel 6.10 is expected to be released in mid or late September 2024. "Rust language has been updated to version 1.76.0 in Linux 6.9," according to the article. And Linus Torvalds shared one more details on the Linux kernel mailing list. "I now have a more powerful arm64 machine (thanks to Ampere), so the last week I've been doing almost as many arm64 builds as I have x86-64, and that should obviously continue during the upcoming merge window too."

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Microsoft Is Launching a Mobile Game Store

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Par : BeauHD
10 mai 2024 à 01:00
During a Bloomberg event today, Xbox president Sarah Bond said the company plans to launch a mobile gaming store to rival Apple and Google. "According to Bond, the as-yet-unnamed store will launch in July on web browsers, rather than a designated app, with Microsoft's recently-acquired Candy Crush Saga serving as a day-one tentpole franchise," reports GeekWire. From the report: Microsoft's entry into the mobile gaming market -- the most lucrative arm of the games industry -- has been anticipated, particularly since the company's recent $69 billion acquisition of California-based mega-developer Activision Blizzard King. In November, Xbox head Phil Spencer that the company was "talking to other partners" to potentially launch a mobile store. The move sets the stage for a new competition between Microsoft and both Google and Apple, since most mobile games are sold and downloaded through their respective app stores. Bond told Bloomberg that the new Microsoft mobile store "goes truly across devices -- where who you are, your library, your identity, your rewards travel with you versus being locked to a single ecosystem."

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Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 full-frame lens (Nikon Z) officially announced and available for order

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Par : PR admin
7 mai 2024 à 17:25

The previously reported Viltrox AF 16mm f/1.8 full-frame lens for Nikon Z-mount is now officially announced and available for order:

The coupon codes are working:

Additional information:

  • 16mm ultra-wide angle,F1.8 large aperture
  • LCD IPS full color screen
  • Custom function buttons Fn1,Fn2
  • CLICK aperture ring ON/OFF switch
  • Designed with AF/MF switch key
  • Non-bulb design,filter size φ77mm
  • 15 elements in 12 groups (4 ED, 3 ASPH)
  • Efficient dust-proof structure
  • Auto focus STM+ Lead screw stepper motor
  • Support firmware update
  • Size: φ85.2*105mm, Weight ≈565g

"Viltrox's pro series finally release it's Nikon Z mount in Ultra-wide Angle auto focus 16mm f1.8 lens since last year launched Sony FE mount. Covering 15 elements in 12 groups, the focus distance is about 0.27m—∞, and a noiseless STM focus motor can accurately control the moving position and brings accurate and smooth focusing. It not only delivers outstanding auto focus performance but also stands as one of the rare Nikon Z mount ultra-wide-angle lenses in the current market, which holds a unique advantage in creative areas such as landscape and Astro photography."


Additional pictures:

Several new VIltrox lenses will be announced soon

Updated list of upcoming Viltrox lenses

Viltrox lenses are sold at Adorama, Amazon, B&H, and the Viltrox online store where you can get 8% off with coupon code NIKONRUMORS.

Via NikonRumors

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Microsoft Shuts Down Arkane Austin, Tango Gameworks, and More in Devastating Cuts at Bethesda

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Par : msmash
7 mai 2024 à 13:36
Wesley Yin-Poole, reporting for IGN: Microsoft has closed a number of Bethesda studios, including Redfall maker Arkane Austin, Hi-Fi Rush and The Evil Within developer Tango Gameworks, and more in devastating cuts at Bethesda, IGN can confirm. Alpha Dog Studios, maker of mobile game Mighty Doom, will also close. Roundhouse Games will be absorbed by The Elder Scrolls Online developer ZeniMax Online Studios. On Redfall, the disastrous vampire co-op game will now not receive promised updates as Microsoft has ended all development on the game. Microsoft said Redfall will remain online to play, and it will provide a "make-good" offer for those who bought the Hero DLC. In an email to staff sent by Matt Booty, head of Xbox Game Studios, Microsoft blamed the cuts on a "reprioritization of titles and resources."

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Ça sent le sapin pour Bluesky, le créateur de Twitter l’abandonne

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Par : Nicolas Lellouche
6 mai 2024 à 08:46

Bluesky, le réseau social décentralisé autrefois présenté comme une alternative viable au X d'Elon Musk, est sur une pente négative. Jack Dorsey, qui rêve d'une plateforme décentralisée, a quitté son conseil d'administration.

Firefox Power User Keeps 7,400+ Browser Tabs Open for 2 Years

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Par : msmash
3 mai 2024 à 17:30
An anonymous reader shares a report: A software engineer has been keeping nearly 7,500 Firefox tabs open on her Mac computer for over two years -- and doesn't plan on closing them anytime soon. The Firefox power user, who goes by the pseudonym "Hazel" online, posted a screenshot showing 7,470 tabs open earlier this week after finding the browser initially unable to restore all the tabs. Hazel was able to bring the tabs back to life via a Firefox profile cache, however, and tells PCMag that reloading the full session took "no more than a minute." "I feel like a part of me is restored," Hazel wrote on X once the Firefox tabs had returned. The Firefox fan tells PCMag in a message that she keeps so many tabs open for nostalgia reasons. "I like to scroll back and see clusters of tabs from months ago -- it's like a trip down memory lane on whatever I was doing/learning about/thinking about," she says. Surprisingly, all those tabs haven't impacted the computer's performance. "Firefox is quite memory efficient and isn't actually loading the websites unless I click on the tab -- so it's not very resource intensive," Hazel says.

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Viltrox to announce 7 new lenses for Sony E-mount

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Par : PR admin
1 mai 2024 à 19:12


Viltrox is expected to announce 7 new lenses for Sony E-mount:

  • Viltrox 35mm f/1.2
  • Viltrox 50mm f/1.2
  • Viltrox 85mm f/1.2
  • Viltrox 35mm f/1.4
  • Viltrox 50mm f/1.4
  • Viltrox 85mm f/1.4
  • Viltrox 135mm f/1.2

Additional information on the upcoming Viltrox lenses can be found here:

Several new VIltrox lenses will be announced soon

2024 Viltrox lens roadmap updated

Viltrox lenses are sold at Adorama, Amazon, B&H, and the Viltrox online store where you can get 8% off with coupon code NIKONRUMORS.

Via SonyAddict

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Xbox Console Sales Are Tanking As Microsoft Brings Games To PS5

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Par : BeauHD
27 avril 2024 à 01:25
In its third-quarter earnings call on Thursday, Microsoft reported a 30% drop in Xbox console sales, after reporting a 30% drop last April. "It blamed the nosedive on a 'lower volume of consoles sold' during the start of 2024," reports Kotaku. From the report: In February, Grand Theft Auto VI parent company Take-Two claimed in a presentation to investors that there were roughly 77 million "gen 9" consoles in people's homes. It didn't take fans long to do the math and speculate that Microsoft had only sold around 25 million Xbox Series X/S consoles to-date. That puts it ahead of the GameCube but behind the Nintendo 64, at least for now. Given the results this quarter as well, it doesn't seem like Game Pass and Starfield have moved the needle much. Maybe that will change once Call of Duty, which Microsoft acquired last fall along with the rest of Activision Blizzard, finally makes its way to Game Pass. Diablo IV only just arrived on the Netflix-like subscription platform this month. But given the fact that the fate of Xbox Series X/S appears to be locked in at this point, it's easy to see why Microsoft is looking at other places it can put its games. Sea of Thieves, the last of four games in this initial volley to come to PS5, dominated the PlayStation Store's top sellers list last week on pre-orders alone. CEO Satya Nadella specifically called this out during a call with investors, noting that Microsoft had more games in the top 25 best sellers on PS5 than any other publisher. "We are committed to meeting players where they are by bringing great games to more people on more devices," he said. If players there continue to flock to the live-service pirate sim, it's not hard to imagine Microsoft bringing another batch of its first-party exclusives to the rival platform. Whether that means more recent blockbusters like Starfield or the upcoming Indiana Jones game will someday make the journey remains to be seen.

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45 Drives Adds Linux-Powered Mini PCs, Workstations To Growing Compute Lineup

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Par : BeauHD
26 avril 2024 à 22:40
Tobias Mann reports via The Register: Canadian systems builder 45 Drives is perhaps best known for the dense multi-drive storage systems employed by the likes of Backblaze and others, but over the last year the biz has expanded its line-up to virtualization kit, and now low-power clients and workstations aimed at enterprises and home enthusiasts alike. 45 Drives' Home Client marks a departure from the relatively large rack-mount chassis it normally builds. Founder Doug Milburn told The Register the mini PC is something of a passion project that was born out of a desire to build a better home theater PC. Housed within a custom passively cooled chassis built in-house by 45 Drive's parent company Protocase, is a quad-core, non-hyperthreaded Intel Alder Lake-generation N97 processor capable of boosting to 3.6GHz, your choice of either 8GB or 16GB of memory, and 250GB of flash storage. The decision to go with a 12-gen N-series was motivated in part by 45 Drives' internal workloads, Milburn explains, adding that to run PowerPoint or Salesforce just doesn't require that much horsepower. However, 45 Drives doesn't just see this as a low-power PC. Despite its name, the box will be sold under both its enterprise and home brands. In home lab environments, these small form factor x86 and Arm PCs have become incredibly popular for everything from lightweight virtualization and container hosts to firewalls and routers. [...] In terms of software, 45 Drives says it will offer a number of operating system images for customers to choose from at the time of purchase, and Linux will be a first-class citizen on these devices. It's safe to say that Milburn isn't a big fan of Microsoft these days. "We run many hundreds of Microsoft workstations here, but we're kind of moving away from it," he said. "With Microsoft, it's a control thing; it's forced updates; it's a way of life with them." Milburn also isn't a fan of Microsoft's registration requirements and online telemetry. "We want control over what all our computers do. We want no traffic on our network that's out of here," he said. As a result, Milburn says 45 Drives is increasingly relying on Linux, and that not only applies to its internal machines but its products as well. Having said that, we're told that 45 Drives recognizes that Linux may not be appropriate for everyone and will offer Windows licenses at an additional cost. And, these both being x86 machines, there's nothing stopping you from loading your preferred distro or operating system on them after they've shipped. These workstations aren't exactly cheap. They start at $1,099 without the dedicated GPU. "The HL15 will set you back $799-$910 for the bare chassis if you opted for the PSU or not," adds The Register. "Meanwhile, a pre-configured system would run you $1,999 before factoring in drives."

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Announced: Viltrox AF 40mm f/2.5 Z, 7Artisans AF 50mm f/1.8 Z, and 7Artisans 27mm f/2.8 E

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Par : PR admin
25 avril 2024 à 17:07

Viltrox AF 40mm f/2.5 full frame lens for Nikon Z

Viltrox AF 40mm f/2.5 full frame lens for Nikon Z mount for $158 (previously reported here):

Lens details:

  • 6 groups of 10 optical structures, including 1 ED lenses, 3 lenses with high refractive index and 1 aspherical lens.
  • Electronic iris, internal focusing mechanism, supports auto focus.
  • Precision hardened alumium alloy bayonet.
  • Quiet STM focus motor, fast and accurate focusing.
  • Supports camera multiples shooting modes and EXIF information transmission.
  • Minimum focusing distance: 1.1′
  • 52mm filter thread
  • Seven-bladed aperture

7Artisans AF 50mm f/1.8 full frame lens for Nikon Z

7Artisans AF 50mm f/1.8 full frame lens for Nikon Z-mount for $228 (previously reported here):

Lens details:

  • Golden Focal Length and Immersive Atmosphere with F/1.8 Wide Aperture
  • 9-group 11-element optical structure
  • Linear Adjustable Aperture Ring for Effortless Video Shooting
  • Supports Face/Eye Detection
  • STM Stepping Motor, Capture Remarkable Moments with Ease
  • Support EXIF and Firmware Upgrade

7Artisans 27mm f/2.8 APS-C lens for Sony E

7Artisans 27mm f/2.8 APS-C lens for Sony E-mount (previously reported here):

Lens details:

  • 27mm focal length is suitable for portraits, landscapes, street photography and macro photography
  • Five groups of six pieces of optical structure, high-precision optical glass and advanced nano-coating technology to ensure image quality and color accuracy
  • F2.8 large aperture can easily cope with low-light environments
  • The STM stepper motor responds quickly, high focusing accuracy, and supports eye recognition.
  • 0.3m minimum focusing distance
  • Supports USB Type C upgrade interface, you can download the latest firmware for upgrade by yourself

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Aux États-Unis, Threads a d'ores et déjà davantage d'utilisateurs quotidiens que X

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Par : Olivier Simard-Casanova
24 avril 2024 à 16:19

Matt Navarra, sur Threads en citant un article de Business Insider, rapporte qu'aux États-Unis, Threads a d'ores et déjà davantage d'utilisateurs quotidiens que X, anciennement Twitter.

En avril 2024, Threads a ainsi 28 millions d'utilisateurs actifs quotidiens, contre 22 millions pour X. Threads a 100 millions d'utilisateurs actifs mensuels, contre 140 millions pour X.

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Même si X continue à avoir davantage d'utilisateurs actifs mensuels que Threads, il s'agit d'une performance remarquable pour Threads. Pour rappel, Threads n'a été lancé qu'en juillet 2023 aux États-Unis.

Il est également remarquable que si Elon Musk n'avait pas pris une série de décisions toutes plus catastrophiques les unes que les autres après avoir racheté Twitter, Meta n'aurait sans doute jamais lancé Threads. Le rachat de Twitter par Elon Musk, et sa gestion catastrophique de la plateforme depuis, est un cas d'école de blessure auto-infligée.

Il y a environ un an, j'avais publié une compilation des décisions catastrophiques prises par Elon Musk à la tête de Twitter. Je n'ai pas prévu de publier une suite à cet article, mais je pourrais. La série ne s'est pas arrêté en avril 2023.

#126 - Elon Musk est en train de détruire Twitter
Voici un résumé de ce qui est arrivé à Twitter depuis son rachat par Musk en octobre 2022. Accrochez-vous, c’est édifiant.
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Fedora Linux 40 Officially Released

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Par : msmash
23 avril 2024 à 16:01
prisoninmate writes: Fedora Linux 40 distribution has been officially released -- powered by the latest Linux 6.8 kernel series, and featuring the GNOME 46 and KDE Plasma 6 desktop environments, reports 9to5Linux: "Powered by the latest and greatest Linux 6.8 kernel series, the Fedora Linux 40 release ships with the GNOME 46 desktop environment for the flagship Fedora Workstation edition and the KDE Plasma 6 desktop environment for the Fedora KDE Spin, which defaults to the Wayland session as the X11 session was completely removed." "Fedora Linux 40 also includes some interesting package management changes, such as dropping Delta RPMs and disabling support in the default configuration of DNF / DNF5. It also changes the DNF behavior to no longer download filelists by default. However, this release doesn't ship with the long-awaited DNF5 package manager. For AMD GPUs, Fedora Linux 40 ships with AMD ROCm 6.0 as the latest release of AMD's software optimized for AI and HPC workload performance, which enables support for the newest flagship AMD Instinct MI300A and MI300X datacenter GPUs."

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Godox announced a new Lux Master Retro Camera Flash (for Fuji, Canon, Nikon, Olympus, Sony cameras)

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Par : PR admin
22 avril 2024 à 21:53


Godox announced a new Lux Master Retro Camera Flash:



Additional information:


Key features:

  • Graflex-Inspired 2.4G Wireless Flash
  • Guide Number: 82' ISO 100
  • 9 Output Levels: 1/1 to 1/256
  • 2.0 to 10.0 with 0.1 Step Increments
  • Runs on Rechargeable Battery
  • Manual, Auto, HSS, Multi, Optical Modes
  • TTL with Optional Wireless Commander
  • 460 Full-Power Flashes on One Charge
  • Included Bracket for Camera Mounting
  • Included Triggering & Charging Cables



Drawing inspiration from the design and function of vintage Graflex 3 Cell flashguns, this Lux Master Retro Camera Flash from Godox brings modern wireless triggering and a touchscreen interface to a powerful, bracket-mounted strobe. The flash has a guide number of 82' at ISO 100 and can be further adjusted in 0.1-step increments from 2.0 or 1/256 at the low end and 10.0 or 1/1 at full power. Featuring manual, automatic, optical, high-speed sync, and multiflash modes, it can deliver TTL Auto when used with a compatible wireless trigger. Toggle through the modes and settings using the intuitive touchscreen interface. Its built-in 2.4G wireless receiver works with the Godox XPROII, the X2T, and the X3 for remote triggering.

Widely compatible with major camera brands, including Canon, Nikon, FUJIFILM, Olympus, Sony, Leica, and Pentax, the flash comes with a triggering cable and a mounting bracket for use with almost any camera. The fan-style reflector is detachable for convenient storage, and a cover is included to protect the flash bulb. The built-in battery charges in approximately two hours with the included cable and is good for 460 full-power flashes. The flash also comes with a bag for convenient storage and transport.

Visit the official Godox website for additional information.

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Threads aura vraisemblablement de la publicité dès le second semestre 2024

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Par : Olivier Simard-Casanova
22 avril 2024 à 16:07

Pour rappel, Threads est le concurrent de Twitter de Meta adossé à Instagram.

D'après Digiday, Meta aurait fait la promotion des futures fonctionnalités publicitaires de Threads auprès d'une sélection de responsables travaillant dans l'industrie publicitaire. Les fonctionnalités publicitaires arriveraient dans la deuxième partie de 2024, soit à peine un an après le lancement du réseau.

Il était évident dès le départ que Meta allait monétiser Threads par de la publicité. Je ne pensais cependant pas que ça irait aussi vite. D'autant qu'en attendant, le fil algorithmique de Threads est toujours d'une insondable médiocrité.

Chacun ses priorités, je suppose.

Meta’s Threads expected to have ads this year
The move would make Threads Meta’s latest bit of ad real estate venue just over a year after its launch.
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