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Calibre 9.7 E-Book Manager Improves the Annotations Browser and Content Server

Coming two weeks after Calibre 9.6, the Calibre 9.7 release is here to improve the annotations browser by allowing you to group results by any field, and improve the content server by implementing a full offline mode when using HTTPS connections to the content server.

PipeWire 1.6.3 Improves RAOP Compatibility to Make It Work on More Devices

Coming three weeks after PipeWire 1.6.2, the PipeWire 1.6.3 release is here to align RTP timestamps to make RAOP work on more devices, avoid crashes in RTP streams because of concurrent event emission, and avoid MIDI conversions to and from UMP.

GNU nano 9.0 CLI Text Editor Released with New Features and Improvements

Coming two years after GNU nano 8.0, the GNU nano 9.0 release makes all lines scrolled sideways together when the cursor almost goes offscreen to the right by just the amount needed to keep the cursor in view. You can go back to the old single-line horizontal scrolling by using --solosidescroll or ‘set solosidescroll’.

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.8 Released with Fastboot Improvements, Bug Fixes

Raspberry Pi Imager 2.0.8 is here to introduce various Fastboot improvements, such as the ability to enumerate storage devices, the ability to retry on transient USB errors, support for mount, unmount, and custom gadgets, and the renaming of stage to download.

Flatpak 1.16.4 Linux App Sandboxing Framework Brings Important Security Fixes

Flatpak 1.16.4 is here about two and a half months after Flatpak 1.16.3, which only made Flatpak more selective about when to map the font-dirs.xml file in the flatpak build command, to address two security vulnerabilities, CVE-2026-34078 and CVE-2026-34079.

OpenShot 3.5.1 Video Editor Adds New Optimize Preview Built-In Proxy Workflow

The biggest new feature in the OpenShot 3.5.1 release is Optimize Preview, a built-in proxy editing workflow for creating or linking lower-resolution preview files, which should make it easier to work with large, high-resolution, or demanding video clips.

GStreamer 1.28.2 Adds Caching Support to NVCodec Plugin to Speed Up Initialization

Coming about five weeks after GStreamer 1.28.1, the GStreamer 1.28.2 release introduces caching support to the nvcodec plugin for hardware-accelerated video encoding and decoding on NVIDIA GPUs to speed up initialization, and improves the robustness and stability of WebRTC DTLS.

GParted Live 1.8.1-3 Released with Linux Kernel 6.19.10 and GParted 1.8.1

Based on the Debian Sid (Unstable) repositories as of April 4th, 2026, the GParted Live 1.8.1-3 release is powered by Linux kernel 6.19.10 and ships with GParted 1.8.1, which implements a workaround for the blkid command for identifying block devices to prevent false detection of whole disk ZFS.

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F&S M.2 AI Accelerator Uses NXP Ara-240 for Edge Inference Workloads

F&S Elektronik Systeme has introduced an M.2 AI accelerator based on the NXP Ara-240, designed to offload inference workloads from embedded systems. It targets edge applications requiring low-latency processing, including machine vision, multimodal inference, and real-time analytics.

RealSense ID Pro F500 Combines Depth Sensing and On-Device Biometrics

RealSense has introduced the RealSense ID Pro F500, a facial authentication module designed for access control, kiosks, and identity verification systems. The solution combines depth sensing, vision processing, and local computation to support secure biometric authentication without relying on cloud-based processing.

Sony AS-DT1 LiDAR Depth Sensor Now Available in Compact 29 mm Form Factor

Sony Electronics has announced availability of the AS-DT1 LiDAR depth sensor, unveiled last year. It is described as one of the smallest LiDAR sensors in its class and is designed for integration into size- and weight-constrained systems such as mobile robots, drones, and inspection platforms.

RK3588-Based 3.5-inch SBC Offers 8K Video, PCIe 3.0, and Multi-Display Support

The AIO-3588Q is an ARM-based motherboard built around the Rockchip RK3588 SoC, aimed at edge computing, industrial control, and multi-display systems. The platform integrates high-resolution video interfaces, networking, and expansion options within a compact form factor.

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New Release: Tails 7.6.1

We are not aware of these vulnerabilities being exploited in practice.

A Server That Forgets: Exploring Stateless Relays

Tor exists because we want to shield internet users from unwanted surveillance. The network is designed so that no single operator or server can reconstruct who is talking to whom. Journalists, activists, and whistleblowers depend on that holding up. A relay that can be seized and its contents handed over erodes the very trust the system depends on. And that's a problem we want to solve.

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digiKam 9.0 Open-Source Photo Manager Released as a Massive Update

posted by Marius Nestor on Mar 08, 2026,
updated Mar 10, 2026

Highlights of digiKam 9.0 include a dedicated Qt 6 port for a more modern UI/UX experience across all supported platforms, along with a redesigned Welcome page in a more modern style, as well as completely revamped GUIs of the File Copy and File Transfer dialogs for better usability.

Color label names are now customizable in the Labels tab, regular expression wildcard support has been added for ignored directories settings, support for a customizable date format was added to display everywhere in the application, and a “Date Format” modifier was added to the Advanced Rename feature.

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digiKam - digiKam 9.0.0 is released

After months of intensive development, bug triage, and feature integration, the digiKam team is thrilled to announce the stable release of digiKam 9.0.0. This major version introduces groundbreaking improvements in performance, usability, and workflow efficiency, with a strong focus on modernizing the user interface, enhancing metadata management, and expanding support for new camera models and file formats.

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KDE’s Lightroom replacement gets a big update with digiKam 9.0

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KDE digiKam is now available as a major release for the free and open-source photo management software. It’s now an even better alternative to Adobe Lightroom, with expanded camera support, interface updates, and a pile of bug fixes.

First, digiKam is now using Qt 6.10.1 on macOS and the Linux AppImage builds, and QT 6.9.1 with KDE Frameworks 6.20 on Windows systems. That brings many performance, security, and compatibility improvements to digiKam, so if you tried it in the past and ran into bugs or design issues, this would be a good time to try it again. It’s also now using newer versions of FFmpeg (7.1.x), HEIF, ExifTool, and Exiv2 across all platforms.

Many more camera models are now fully supported with RAW images, across Canon, Nikon, Panasonic, Sony, and other manufacturers. More DNG format images from phones should also now work as expected, as well as images from DJI and Skydio drones. The full list is below.

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digiKam 9.0.0 released

Version 9.0.0 of the digiKam photo-management system has been released. "This major version introduces groundbreaking improvements in performance, usability, and workflow efficiency, with a strong focus on modernizing the user interface, enhancing metadata management, and expanding support for new camera models and file formats." Some of the changes include a new survey tool, more advanced search and sorting options, as well as bulk editing of geolocation coordinates.

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