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A New Internet Era for the Philippines

Since 2016, Internet stakeholders in the Philippines have advocated for changes to the country’s restrictive Internet provider regulations. Now, landmark connectivity legislation called Konektadong Pinoy is nearing passage and poised to bring Internet connectivity to rural communities that have been left behind by the digital divide.

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SOMDEVICES has introduced the µSMARC RZ/V2N, a System-on-Module based on the Renesas RZ/V2N processor. Designed for AI-driven machine learning, vision applications, and industrial automation, this module delivers high computational performance in a compact form factor.

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RDK X5 Development Kit Featuring HDMI, MIPI CSI, and Gigabit Ethernet

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Ikey Doherty’s Serpent OS Changes Name to AerynOS

Why the big change after all this time developing this new Linux distro? Well, Ikey Doherty says that “the “Serpent OS” name was a quickly chosen name that stuck.” In addition, the developer thinks that “serpents” are often associated with negative connotations and that “Serpent OS” is not the most inviting name for a project.

Kali Linux 2025.1 Ethical Hacking Distro Is Here with Xfce 4.20, Refreshed Theme

Kali Linux 2025.1 is here three months after Kali Linux 2024.4 and since it’s the first release in 2025 it comes with the annual theme refresh that includes updated boot menu, login screen, and desktop wallpapers. Kali Linux 2025.1 is also the first release to ship with the latest and greatest Xfce 4.20 desktop environment.

GNOME 48 “Bengaluru” Desktop Environment Officially Released, This Is What’s New

Highlights of GNOME 48 include dynamic triple buffering to boost the performance on low-end GPUs, such as Intel integrated graphics or Raspberry Pi computers, Wayland color management protocol support, new Adwaita fonts, HDR (High Dynamic Range) support, and a new Wellbeing feature with screen time tracking.

elementary OS 8.0.1 Released with Linux Kernel 6.11 from Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS

Built on top of Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS (Noble Numbat) and powered by Linux kernel 6.11, elementary OS 8.0.1 is here as an updated installation media for those who want to deploy the elementary OS 8.0 “Circe” release on new computers without having to download hundreds of updates after the installation.

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Why You Should Switch To Linux And Quit Windows In 2025

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 06, 2025

Quoting: 4 Best Reasons To Quit Windows And Try Linux In 2025 —

Microsoft wants to claim 2025 as the year of the “Windows 11 Refresh.” Instead, let’s claim it as the year you take back control over your computer, and make your PC personal again. As the countdown moves closer to the end of Windows 10 support this October, here are some compelling reasons to quit Windows and give Linux a try.

Before we dive in, I want to acknowledge something: familiarity is comfortable, and change can be challenging! You may experience a slight learning curve using Linux, especially when your muscle memory is used to years of Windows. But that doesn’t mean using Linux is more difficult. It’s just different.

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