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Samsung’s Galaxy S21 FE Really Is For Fans Only

Sometimes a phone can do pretty much everything right and still be sorta hard to recommend. That’s where I’m at with the Samsung Galaxy S21 FE. Samsung’s latest (the FE stands for “Fan Edition”) is somewhat of reimagining of last year’s Galaxy S21. On paper and, for the most

What Is an Embedded Operating System?

An embedded operating system is essentially the brain of an embedded computer system, which defines the functionality of a product. It is engineered and optimized to improve the efficiency of controlling the hardware resources, drive graphics processing, and decrease response time for the tasks performed by the device. In

What Is My Operating System?

To play games, run software, and even use certain accessories, you’ll need to know that your operating system is compatible. Compatibility is essential for preventing many bugs and errors, as well as ensuring a satisfactory computing experience. How can you determine which operating system you use? We’ll

What is Linux?

Linux is the best-known and most-used open source operating system. As an operating system, Linux is software that sits underneath all of the other software on a computer, receiving requests from those programs and relaying these requests to the computer’s hardware. How does Linux differ from other operating systems?

Spotify is testing a TikTok-inspired feed of videos with a new Discover tab

TikTok built an empire on short vertical videos with popular music playing in the background. An empire that other tech companies want to emulate, including Spotify – it appears that the music streaming service is testing a feature that displays a feed of vertical videos. That feature

What Is the Most Popular Operating System?

An operating system is software that runs on a computer and is responsible for managing software applications and computer resources. The most installed operating system in the world is Android. For desktop PCs, Windows is the most popular operating system. This paper looks at the most popular

What Is Social Media?

Social media is a phrase we throw around a lot these days, often to describe what we post on sites and apps like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, and others. So you can infer that social media are web-based sites that allow people to interact with each other. But if we use

To advance human rights, stronger social media governance is key

This week I joined 19 other leaders from civil society, academia and the media around the world as a member of the new Oversight Board for Facebook and Instagram. This is an independent body that will make binding decisions on whether certain content on Facebook and Instagram

Microsoft’s voting software is getting its first test in a small Wisconsin town

People in the small Wisconsin town of Fulton are the first to try out software Microsoft designed to confirm that votes are being properly counted. On Tuesday, Fulton residents are using the technology while choosing who will join the local school board and hold a seat on Wisconsin’s state

Chief Architect OpenLogic, Perforce: Free Software Is Not A Matter Of Price

Perforce’s Justin Reock: Free software in the cloud driving greater levels of innovation. PERFORCE There’s something of a storm brewing in open source. The movement that originated as something of an altruistic rebuttal to the dominance of proprietary software was at first spurned, later eyed with suspicious