The new toy has arrived and is ready to be cleansed of it’s pre-installed Win 10 pro (yuck!) …
Apple’s 18.8-Inch Foldable Device to Enter Mass Production in Late 2026
Along with an iPhone “Fold,” Apple is believed to be working on a larger foldable device that’s somewhere around 19 inches, and one analyst suggests it could arrive as soon as late next year alongside Apple’s rumored foldable iPhone.
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Sharing A picture of my friend, business partner and roommate Lord Oscar. #ForScience
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@prologic@twtxt.net this was the intended picture.
Sharing A picture of my friend, business partner and roommate Lord Oscar. #ForScience
iPad 11 vs. iPad Air Buyer’s Guide: 30+ Differences Compared
The iPad Air costs at least $250 more than the entry-level iPad, so is choosing the pricier model worth it? Or should you save the money and buy the 11th-generation iPad? This guide helps you to understand the differences between the two models and decide which is best for you.
 on the Fediverse may have seen me sharing progress shots from this, but here I am, and I have made another camera application for the web. Leibovitz combines a lot that I learned making my other camera applications into one, hopefully less clunky package.
With leibovitz you can either take new photos, or upload any image file and apply filters to it. The UX to toggle between the two modes is … ⌘ Read more
FOSDEM 2025
I recently attended the large Free and Open Source Software conference
FOSDEM 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. I went there by train, of course,
via Copenhagen, Hamburg, and Cologne. The same route back.
I lived in the rather expensive, allegedly fancy hotel Le Châtelain in
Brussels. It was really not that fancy, but they had a … ⌘ Read more
Get $100 Off iPad Mini 7 on Amazon, Available From $399
Amazon this weekend is providing record low prices on multiple models of the iPad mini 7, starting at $399.00 for the 128GB Wi-Fi tablet, down from $499.00.
Top Stories: iOS 18.4 Released, New AirPods Max Features, and More
We’re just two months away from WWDC where we’ll get our first glimpses of iOS 19 and related updates, but this week saw the public release of iOS 18.4 with a number of changes and improvements including some audio improvements for the USB-C AirPods Max.
This week also saw the first beta of iOS 18.5, a new rumor about iOS 19 compatibility, and Apple’s w … ⌘ Read more
TikTok Gets Another 75-Day Reprieve From Ban
U.S. President Donald Trump today said that he is signing an executive order to keep TikTok running for an additional 75 days as his administration continues to work on the sale of the social network’s U.S. operations.
TikTok was barred from operating in the United States when the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act [went into effect on January 19 … ⌘ Read more
iPhone Users Report CarPlay Connectivity Issues With iOS 18.4 Update
Multiple iPhone users are reporting problems with CarPlay functionality after updating to iOS 18.4, based on complaints on Reddit and elsewhere.
The most widespread issue appears to affect vehicles equipped with CarPlay instrument cluster i … ⌘ Read more
I got some assembly for you: https://images.gatesnotes.com/12514eb8-7b51-008e-41a9-512542cf683b/34d561c8-cf5c-4e69-af47-3782ea11482e/Original-Microsoft-Source-Code.pdf
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@lyse I do agree "the rules of the web", are far too loose - at least the syntax ones. I do think backwards compatibility is necessary.
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@thecanine@twtxt.net My apologies, mate! :-( As @david@collantes.us pointed out, this was definitely not my intent at all.
For the easter egg hunt, I first looked for a hidden image map link on the pixel dog in the right lower corner itself. Maybe one giant pixel just links to somewhere else, I figured. But I couldn’t find any and then quickly moved on. Hence, I naturally viewed the HTML source. Because where else would be a good hiding place for easter eggs, right?
Next, I noticed the <font> tags. I thought I had read quite some time ago that they are not an HTML5 thing, but wasn’t entirely sure about it. So, I asked the W3C HTML validator. Sure enough. I thought I let you know about the violations. If somebody had found a mistake on my site, I’d love to hear about it, so I could fix it. I’m sorry that my chosen form of report didn’t resonate with you all that well. I reckoned you’ll also find it a bit funny, but I was clearly very wrong on that.
I actually followed the dog cow link to the video, so I ended up on the easter egg. However, I didn’t recognize it as such. ¯_(ツ)_/¯ Oh well.
Regarding my message about the browser quirks: I read your answer that you were arguing against the HTML validator findings. Of course, everybody can do with their sites whatever they likes.
OLED iPad Mini Display in Testing Reportedly Made by Samsung
Apple is currently evaluating a new small-sized OLED display for its next iPad mini model, according to a Chinese leaker with sources in Apple’s supply chain.
Weibo-based account Digital Chat Station today made the claim in a brief preview of upcoming tablets from different brands. The leaker wen … ⌘ Read more
Amazon Makes Last Minute Offer for TikTok as Ban Looms
Retail giant Amazon today made an offer to acquire TikTok just days ahead of when TikTok must be sold off or face a ban, reports The New York Times. Unspecified participants involved in the TikTok talks “do not appear to be taking Amazon’s bid seriously,” and multiple interested parties are scrambling to plead their cases for a TikTok purchase.
iOS 18.4 Bug Seemingly Resurrects Previously Deleted iPhone Apps
Apple’s latest iOS 18.4 software update appears to be causing long-deleted apps to reappear on some users’ iPhones, based on corroborating reports on forums and social media.
From the LibreQoS site comes the sad\
news that Dave Täht has passed away. Among many other things, he bears
a lot of credit for our networks functioning as well as they do. “We’re
incredibly grateful to have Dave as our friend, mentor, and as someone who
continuously inspired us – showing us that we could do better for each
other in the world, and leverage … ⌘ Read more
Amazon Takes Up to $60 Off New M4 MacBook Air, Available From $949
Amazon today has all-time low prices on the new M4 MacBook Air, with up to $60 off the 13-inch and 15-inch versions of the computer. Right now these discounts are only available on Amazon, and most of them have estimated delivery windows of early April.
Apple Announces ‘Find My’ Network Availability in South Korea
Apple today announced ‘Find My’ network availability in South Korea. The launch brings the full range of Apple’s location-based Find My services to South Korean customers for the first time, enabling them to keep track of devices, belongings, and loved ones.
 will use liquid metal hinges to improve durability and help minimize screen creasing. Today, a Chinese leaker provided more details on the properties of this hinge material that help to clarify why Apple chose it for its first foldable device.
[$] LWN.net Weekly Edition for March 27, 2025
Inside this week’s LWN.net Weekly Edition:
Front: Open source in government; OSI election; Memory-management medley; Address-space isolation; CMA; 6.14 Development stats; State of the page.
Briefs: Asahi Linux progress; Reproducible Debian; rpi-image-gen; Neovim 0.11; OpenH264; Quotes; …
Announcements: Newsletters, conferences, security updates, patches, and more. ⌘ Read more
Debian bookworm live images now fully reproducible
In a short\
note to the Reproducible Builds
mailing list, Debian developer Roland Clobus announced that live
images for Debian 12.10 (“bookworm”) are now 100% reproducible. See the reproducible\
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Apple’s Mac Site Features Fictional ‘Lumon Terminal Pro’
Apple is going all out with promotions for the popular Severance Apple TV + show today, and as of right now, you’ll find a new “Lumon Terminal Pro” listed on Apple’s Mac site.
The Lumon Terminal Pro is designed to look similar to the machines that Severance employees like Mark … ⌘ Read more
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The Mastodon admins say that it’s probably because of the size of my account (~600 MB), so the export process times out. And I understand that. Here on twtxt, I always use auto-expiring links when I post images or videos. It just gets too much data otherwise. I think I’ll just set my Mastodon account to auto-delete posts after ~180 days or something like that. Nobody cares about old posts anyway.
iPhone 17 Pro Supports 8K Video Recording, Suggests Leaker
Apple’s forthcoming iPhone 17 Pro models are capable of shooting 8K video, up from the current maximum 4K capture resolution on the iPhone 16 series, a Chinese leaker has today suggested.
The Weibo-based account Fixed Focus Digital on Wednesday said that the iPhone 17 Pro is “something to look … ⌘ Read more
Here’s What Apple’s iOS 19 Messages App Might Look Like
Leaker Jon Prosser today shared a mockup of what he says the Messages app will look like in iOS 19, demoing an interface with rounded, translucent bubble-shaped navigation buttons at the top and softer, rounder corners for the keyboard and word suggestions.
Customize Adaptive Audio on AirPods 4 and AirPods Pro 2
Apple’s AirPods 4 and second-generation AirPods Pro have an Adaptive Audio feature that includes Adaptive Noise Control, Personalized Volume, and Conversation Awareness, which are all features that adjust sound and Active Noise Cancellation in response to the environment around you. If you haven’t used Adaptive Audio, it could be worth a look – especially since iOS 18 allows you more control over the feature.
- KPatience – card game
- Kdenlive – video editor
- Kleopatra – certificate manager
Qt:
- VLC – video player
- Psi – Jabber client (I happily used Kopete in the past, but that is not supported anymore or so. I don’t remember.)
- sqlitebrowser – SQLite browser
Gtk:
- Firefox – web browser
- Quod Libet – music player (I should look for a better alternative. Can’t remember why I had to move away from Amarok, was it dead? There was a fork Clementine or so, but I had to drop that for some unknown reason, too.)
- Audacity – audio editor
- GIMP – image editor
These are the things that are open right now or that I could think of. Most other stuff I actually do in the terminal.
In the past™, I used the Python KDE4 bindings. That was really nice. I could pass most stuff directly in the constructor and didn’t have to call gazillions of setters improving the experience significantly. If I ever wanted to do GUI programming again, I’d definitely go that route. There are also great Qt bindings for Python if one wanted to avoid the KDE stuff on top. The vast majority I do for myself, though, is either CLI or maybe TUI. A few web shit things, but no GUIs anymore. :-)
Software Engineer Runs Generative AI on 20-Year-Old PowerBook G4
In a blog post this week, software engineer Andrew Rossignol (my brother!) detailed how he managed to run generative AI on an old PowerBook G4.
While hardware requirements for large language models (LLMs) are typically high, this particular PowerBook G4 model from 2005 is equ … ⌘ Read more
Apple Watch Blood Pressure Feature Hits More Snags in Apple’s Testing
Apple’s plan to bring blood-pressure tracking to the Apple Watch is still hitting snags, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Writing in his latest Power On newsletter, Gurman says that … ⌘ Read more
I lost my original Windows 95 CD (and it’s too expensive for my taste to buy on eBay), so I finally sat down and got an old disk image of one of my PCs to work in QEMU.
I don’t intend to do much with Win95. I just want to be able to boot it, if I want to check how certain things worked or looked in that version. The purpose of this really is to be an archeological digsite.
Apple Watches With Cameras Rumored, But FaceTime Unlikely
Apple is working on multiple new Apple Watch models with built-in cameras for release by 2027, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said Apple plans to add a camera … ⌘ Read more
Apple Watch SE With Plastic Design Now in ‘Jeopardy’ for Two Reasons
There might not be a plastic Apple Watch SE this year after all, according to the latest word from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman said the plastic Apple Watch SE is now in … ⌘ Read more
Top Stories: iPhone 17 Air Rumors, Apple’s Siri Problem, and More
With a bit of a lull in Apple product news following the launches of the latest Mac, iPad, and iPhone updates for early 2025, attention is turning back to rumors about other upcoming products with the all-new “iPhone 17 Air” for later this year and even next year’s iPhone 18 Pro seeing some recent rumors.
Apple is also still getting attention for its … ⌘ Read more
RPI Image Gen Introduces Custom Raspberry Pi Image Creation
The Raspberry Pi team has introduced rpi image gen, a new tool for creating custom software images with detailed control over configuration. It is designed for embedded systems, industrial applications, and personalized projects. rpi image gen is an alternative to the existing pi gen tool, which is used to produce the official Raspberry Pi OS […] ⌘ Read more
Introducing rpi-image-gen for customized Raspberry Pi images
Raspberry Pi has
announced rpi-image-gen,
a tool to create custom software images for its devices.
rpi-image-gen is a Bash orientated scripting engine capable of
producing software images with different on-disk partition layouts,
file systems and profiles using collections of metadata and a defined
flow of execution. It provides the means to create a hig … ⌘ Read more
Rare Apple-1 Computer Sells for $375,000
A rare, operational Apple-1 Computer was recently put up for auction, and it ended up selling for $375,000. The Apple-1 was the first computer sold by Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak, and so few remain that they fetch high prices at auction.
The Apple-1 that sold is known as the “Bayville” Apple-1, an … ⌘ Read more
Foldable iPhone to Feature Impressive Battery Life Despite Thinness
Apple is putting a heavy focus on improving power efficiency while slimming down key components in its upcoming foldable iPhone, with battery capacity now a key priority for the company, according to a new report citing sources within Apple’s supply chain.
According to Korean news aggregator account “ [yeux1122](http … ⌘ Read more
iPhone Users Who Pay for iCloud Storage Receive a New Perk
If you pay for iCloud storage on your iPhone, Apple has a new perk for you, at no additional cost.
iCloud+ is the official name for Apple’s paid iCloud storage plans, which range from 50GB for $0.99 per month to 12TB for $59.99 per month in the United States. iCloud+ plans already come with multiple perks for free, such as Hide My Email and HomeKit Secure Video, a … ⌘ Read more
Assassin’s Creed Shadows Launches for Mac
Assassin’s Creed Shadows is available for download on the Mac as of today, and it is the first Assassin’s Creed title that is launching for Mac at the same time that it is launching on PlayStation 5, Windows machines, and the Xbox.
Set in 16th century Japan, Assassin’s Creed Shadows is part of the main Assassin’s Creed gaming lineup, and it is the successor to Assass … ⌘ Read more
Meta Rolls Out AI Assistant Across Europe
Meta has announced the rollout of its AI chatbot across Europe starting this week. The AI assistant will appear across WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger platforms in 41 European and 21 overseas territories.
Meta AI launched in the United States in 2023, but the company paused a planned rollo … ⌘ Read more
@andros@twtxt.andros.dev Can you reproduce any of this outside of your client? I can’t spot a mistake here:
$ curl -sI 'http://movq.de/v/8684c7d264/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2Dgimp11%2D1.png.jpg'
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Connection: keep-alive
Content-Length: 2615
Content-Type: image/jpeg
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:53:17 GMT
Last-Modified: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:34:08 GMT
Server: OpenBSD httpd
$ curl -sI 'https://movq.de/v/8684c7d264/gimp11%2D1.png'
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Connection: keep-alive
Content-Length: 131798
Content-Type: image/png
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:53:19 GMT
Last-Modified: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:18:07 GMT
Server: OpenBSD httpd
$ telnet movq.de 80
Trying 185.162.249.140...
Connected to movq.de.
Escape character is '^]'.
HEAD /v/8684c7d264/.html%2Dindex%2Dthumb%2Dgimp11%2D1.png.jpg HTTP/1.1
Host: movq.de
Connection: close
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Connection: close
Content-Length: 2615
Content-Type: image/jpeg
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 19:53:31 GMT
Last-Modified: Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:34:08 GMT
Server: OpenBSD httpd
Connection closed by foreign host.
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Siri Still Struggles to Answer Very Basic Questions
Siri launched on the iPhone 4S all the way back in 2011, and yet it still struggles to answer some of the most basic questions.
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@movq@www.uninformativ.de I have no doubt that you’re not seeing the images correctly 😀. It’s just that it’s broken when viewing them, in my case, and analyzing the URLs, I’ve seen everything I mentioned.
Regarding the hash, you’re right. I’ll have to investigate what’s going on. I’m having a hard time getting the hash generation to work properly.
@andros@twtxt.andros.dev Hm, looks correct to me. The image to be displayed is a thumbnail and this links to the full-sized image. The thumbnail (JPG) is auto-generated from the full image (PNG), hence the two extensions.
What does look strange, though, is that your client came up with the hash pqsmcka, while it should have been te5quba. 🤔
@movq@www.uninformativ.de The urls of the images are strange! My client crashes to display them, and when I tried some urls, I found a redirect. Ah! And the images had two extensions.
GNOME 48 released
GNOME 48 (“Bengaluru”)
has been released. As usual, this release includes a number of new
features and enhancements including support for shortcuts in the Orca
screen reader on Wayland, new fonts, addition of image editing to
Image Viewer, and more.
GNOME 48 includes a number of notable performance improvements. The
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Apple Passwords App Bug Left Users Vulnerable to Phishing Attacks for Months Before Being Fixed
Apple fixed a bug in its Passwords app with December’s iOS 18.2 update that had left users vulnerable to phishing attacks in the three months since the launch of iOS 18.
According to an Apple security update spotted by _[9to5Mac](https://9to5mac.com/2025/03/18/apples-passwords-app-was-vulnerable-to-phi … ⌘ Read more
Apple Rolls Out Tap to Pay on iPhone in More European Countries
Apple today announced that Tap to Pay on iPhone is available in Poland, Bulgaria, Finland, Liechtenstein, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Hungary, providing a way for independent sellers, small businesses, and larger merchants in these countries to use an iPhone as a contactless payment terminal.
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‘iPhone 17 Air’ Dummy Model Features MagSafe and Action Button
Australian tech enthusiast Sonny Dickson today shared photos of dummy models for all four iPhone 17 models launching later this year.
Dummy models are often based on leaked designs and dimensions, and they allow accessory makers to prepare cases for upcoming iPhone models.
In line with prev … ⌘ Read more
AirPods 4 Available for $99.99 on Amazon, Plus Big Discounts on ANC Model and AirPods Pro 2
Amazon this weekend has major discounts on a few AirPods models, including all-time low prices on the AirPods 4. You can get the base AirPods 4 for $99.99 on Amazon, down from $129.00.
 specification that includes end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for messages sent over the protocol in future software updates.
“End-to-end encryption is a powerful privacy and security technology that iMessage has supported since the … ⌘ Read more
OpenAI Calls on U.S. Government to Let It Freely Use Copyrighted Material for AI Training
OpenAI, known for its ChatGPT chatbot, today submitted AI recommendations to the Trump administration, calling for deregulation and policies that give AI companies free rein to train models on copyrighted material in order to compete with China on AI development.
, and microblogging (like Twitter was a few years ago), would be about sharing texts, images, videos, GIFs, links, and perhaps Markdown styling.
Why? You have shorter messages than in a blog, but you may add almost anything you could do in a blog.
Buuut… who knows?
Apple Seeds Third Public Betas of iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4
Apple today seeded the third public betas of upcoming iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4 updates, allowing public beta testers to try out the new features in the software ahead of its public launch. The public betas come a day after Apple provided the beta updates to developers.
 rival. Version 1.99 triples the maximum video length from 60 seconds to three minutes, addressing one of users’ most frequent requests.
As shared in a [Blue … ⌘ Read more
Apple Pulls iPhone 16 Ad Showing Off ‘More Personal Siri’
Apple has pulled an ad for the iPhone 16 that depicted a “ more personal Siri,” following the company’s admission last week that it is delaying some of the Apple Intelligence Siri features that it originally expected to release in iOS 18.
English actor Isabella Ramsey starred in the now-private YouTube video, [o … ⌘ Read more
Ben Stiller and Eddy Cue Discuss Apple TV+ Series ‘Severance’ at SXSW
At the annual SXSW film festival in Austin, Texas today, Apple’s services chief Eddy Cue joined Ben Stiller on stage to discuss the hit Apple TV+ show Severance.
Cue is a longtime Apple executive who oversees Apple TV+, and the company’s other services, while Stiller serves as the director and … ⌘ Read more
Apple’s Smart Home Hub Now ‘Postponed’ Due to Delayed Siri Features
Apple has pushed back the launch of its rumored smart home hub due to delayed Siri features, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.
Gurman no longer expects the home hub to launch this month, but he has not prov … ⌘ Read more
Apple Introduced Its Most Controversial MacBook 10 Years Ago Today
Apple announced the infamous 12-inch Retina MacBook a decade ago today, an experimental new Mac that was as controversial as it was revolutionary.
Apple unveiled the 12-inch MacBook on March 9, 2015, at the “Spring Forward” event in San Francisco, California. The event was primarily focused on the Apple Watch, which was being fully detai … ⌘ Read more
Best Apple Deals of the Week: Pre-Order Deals Arrive for New iPad Air/MacBook Air, Plus Steep Discounts on AirPods and Apple Watch
The highlight of Apple deals this week is Best Buy’s and Amazon’s pre-order discounts on the just-announced M3 iPad Air, 11th generation iPad, and M4 MacBook Air. You’ll also find great, record-low prices on AirPods Pro 2, Apple Watch Series 10, and the previous generation M2 MacBook Air.
Mac Studio and Studio Display Turn Three Today
Apple announced the Mac Studio and Studio Display three years ago today.
The Mac Studio and Studio Display were unveiled as the final major announcements of Apple’s “Peek Performance” event. Apple CEO Tim Cook introduced them as a completely new Mac product catego … ⌘ Read more
[ANN] Monero Meetup Prague - Fri, 14 Mar @ 20:00
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Monero Observer Artistic Saturday Top 5 - Week 10, 2025
Previous Artistic Saturday weekly reports can be found in the [art] 1 section.
iPhone 17 Pro Max Said to Be Thicker to Accommodate Larger Battery
Apple has increased the thickness of the upcoming iPhone 17 Pro Max compared to the current generation iPhone 16 Pro Max, claims the Chinese leaker known as Ice Universe.
Apple is said to have increased the depth of the iPhone 17 Pro Max to 8.725mm, up from 8.25mm on the iPhone 16 Pro Max, which wou … ⌘ Read more
iPhone 17 Air and 17 Pro Max Allegedly Same Size Apart From Thickness
Apple’s all-new ultra-thin iPhone 17 Air shares the same dimensions as the iPhone 17 Pro Max, with the only difference being in the thickness of the devices, according to the leaker Ice Universe.
Posting to their Weibo account, the Chinese leaker today claimed that the iPhone 17 Ai … ⌘ Read more
Apple Says New MacBook Air Up to 23x Faster Than Intel-Based Model, But Read the Fine Print
Apple has a staggering marketing claim for the new MacBook Air with the M4 chip.
Specifically, Apple [says](https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/03/apple-introduces-the-new-macbook-air-with-the-m4-chip-and-a-sky-b … ⌘ Read more
iOS 18.4 to Include AI-Generated Review Summaries in App Store
Apple has begun rolling out AI-generated summaries of App Store reviews in the latest iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 beta releases. The feature uses large language models to analyze user reviews and condense common themes into a short paragraph.
First spotted by _[Macworld](https://www.macworld.com/article/2628166/ios-18-4-beta-introduces-ai-powere … ⌘ Read more