The KDE Plasma 6.6 desktop environment is now officially available to the public! You can now try out this version of the desktop environment to get awesome new features, as well as performance improvements and stability enhancements. According to the KDE Plasma team, this version is like a "visual guide to the best desktop in the known universe," because it makes your life easier without sacrificing flexibility by adding usability and accessibility features and improvements.

We have earlier stated the full freshening plan for all project documentation when it comes to projects, together with the rollout plan for this improvement. This improvement includes a new documentation look, which will make the docs easier to read with condensed sections, improved appearance, and more. Now, we are very excited to announce the availability of the new look of docs for all projects!

The second beta version of FreeBSD 14.4, BETA2, is now live and available for download to the public for those who like testing pre-release operating systems. This version of FreeBSD brings many improvements to come. The ISO images can now be downloaded using the below button. It will take you to the file list that lets you select what kind of image you want to download, in terms of architecture, install source, and image type.

Every week, new Linux versions that are under a supported version series get released to incorporate bug fixes and other general improvements that are pushed to the servicing branches. This ensures that your Linux user experience gets better when latest versions fix some of the bugs. This week, the below Linux kernel versions are released:

Ahead of the Galaxy Unpacked 2026 event, Samsung started teasing this event by turning the billboards in various locations to creative frame visions teasing what Galaxy AI can do. The 3D billboards will appear in the landmarks of the following locations in various countries, including Korea and the USA: LA, The Moxy London, Piccadilly London, Outernet Now Vista Warsaw, Marriott…

This year, Microsoft promised that they'll be improving user experience on Windows 11 by fixing most of the problems and addressing users' complaints. This was after a huge backlash that happened on November 2025 as a result of the aggressive Microsoft Copilot AI assistant push with advertisements posted on social media. One of the changes that will be made this year is that Microsoft will…

Nitrocid 0.1.2, which was released on February 2025, has ended its official support as of February 12th of this year. When Nitrocid 0.2.0 gets released, this means that we have ended support for Nitrocid 0.1.2 as we move forward. Nitrocid 0.1.2 provided more features, such as SMultivar, Pomodoro timer, commands, and much more, alongside many improvements that were shipped with this version of the simulator.

We've just released Nitrocid 0.2.0 as part of the huge milestone today, alongside the branding kit. But, there is still more for this huge milestone! The biggest thing has happened since the history of Nitrocid! We've managed to revive the old documentation of Nitrocid from version 0.0.6 to 0.0.23, which were released from 2019 to 2022. Now, the docs for those versions are now available in our GitBook instance!

Since Nitrocid 0.0.1 (Kernel Simulator back then), we have been constantly making it closer to what we have today as an operating system simulator built on textual user interface, along with the command-line interface backed by the shell that executes commands. Celebrating the eighth year anniversary of Nitrocid, including the most important transformation point that is 0.1.0 released March 2024…

The release of Nitrocid 0.2.0 has just happened, but all of that is not enough for this huge milestone. Today, we are announcing the availability of the sixth service pack of Nitrocid 0.1.0! This service pack is not a small collection of bug fixes, but it's a massive transformation! We have integrated all features of 0.1.2, especially the best features that made it to that version when we first released it!

The huge milestone's time has come, and our branding has been completely changed into something new! The dawn of the new Aptivi branding has started, and we are very excited to announce that something big is about to happen! When we first used the Aptivi branding, we went for an elegant look, but we needed to spruce it up with more modernity and boldness.

Since 2022, we have been rebranded to Aptivi as we're heading towards a more professional branding and a set of actions, including the "Prism of the Tech Future" triangle that described our movement and adaptation to the future of technology. The modernity of the branding was acceptable at the time, but it was time to beef it up even more into what we have today.

The upcoming Galaxy S26 smartphone series will feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SoC (3nm process), which brings a huge performance boost, powered by a dual-cluster octa-core CPU with eight performance cores @ 3.62 GHz and two prime cores @ 4.74 GHz. While the majority of the phone units for the Galaxy S26 series across the world use the Snapdragon processor mentioned above, some of the phones (only the base variant and the Plus variant) will come equipped with the in-house Exynos 2600 SoC (2nm process) across major markets, like Europe and India, that features a deca-core CPU.

A new version of Visual Studio 2026 is now available to the general public! This version of Visual Studio includes many improvements that were made to this IDE, along with improvements to your productivity. This upgrade is free, and it depends on your installation size. For example, an upgrade from the last version of VS2026 with C# and C++ workloads to v18.3 requires that you download almost 4.1 GB of data.

The .NET team at Microsoft has today unveiled the first preview of the upcoming short-term release of .NET that brings various improvements to different areas of the framework. The final release of this version of .NET, which is v11, will be revealed on November 20th of this year. According to the official announcement, the changes were made to the standard libraries, with the runtime and the SDK both receiving interesting changes, along with many changes done to the ASP.NET Core framework and Blazor.

Windows 11 26H1 is now available, but what Microsoft announced described this release of Windows 11 as not a normal feature update, but it's rather "a specialized Windows release designed to support the next generation of hardware innovation in partnership with device manufacturers and silicon partners." This version of Windows was made specifically for selection new 2026 devices that will be released on markets, with Windows 11 26H1 being installed on those devices.

Microsoft have recently released this month's Patch Tuesday for Windows 11 computers and laptops, and they usually contain new features that the normal patches will include. These new features, along with many improvements and bug fixes, will enhance your user experience by making some of the features easier to use. The official changelogs for this month's patch is:  Fixed: This update addresses an issue that determines device eligibility for the full-screen gaming experience.

The upcoming Galaxy Unpacked 2026 is now officially announced according to the Samsung Newsroom. The event will take place at: Date: February 25th, 2026 Time: 10 AM Pacific Time (6 PM GMT / Add your location here) Place: San Francisco, USA The event expects the following devices to be announced: Galaxy S26, S26+, and S26 Ultra…

The upcoming version of .NET 11, which is going to be a short term release of .NET that succeeds .NET 10, will feature improvements that are planned for the ASP.NET framework for web applications, such as Blazor and Blazor WebAssembly applications. The top feedback and pain points will be addressed in the live roadmap for ASP.NET for .NET 11, which will improve your web application usability and reliability for developers and users alike.

One UI 8.5 has made a significant appearance, with new features and other improvements. We are very thrilled to announce that Samsung has released the fourth beta version of One UI 8.5 (build ZZAL) that has the following changes: Bugs that have been fixed Fixed an issue where the lock screen clock would scroll down. Fixed an issue where clicking the phone app search history would cause the phone to switch to the terminal in certain situations.