by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | Monthly Snapshot, News, Ubuntu 26.10
Ubuntu 26.10 Snapshot 2 is available to download, the second of four snapshots planned for the ‘Stonking Stingray’ development cycle ahead of a stable release in October. As with the first snapshot, there’s not a lot “new” stuff to see or test out, so unless you’re a...
by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | Hardware, News, pine64
Open-hardware manufacturer Pine64 has launched a $50 smart speaker that runs open-source software on a RISC-V chip. PineVoice (previously known as PineVox) is built around a Bouffalo Lab BL606P RISC-V SoC with integrated Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 and Zigbee radio...
by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | arm, Canonical, livepatch, News
Canonical has brought Livepatch to Arm64 devices for the first time, allowing Ubuntu systems on Arm hardware to apply critical kernel security patches without a full reboot. Livepatch is one of Ubuntu’s best hidden security features – it’s not enabled by default,...
by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | News, note taking apps, Whisp
Whisp is a Linux notes app with a difference. A gesture-driven GTK4/libadwaita UI offering a scratchpad for note taking. Inspired by Antinote for macOS. You’re reading Fed up with complex note taking apps? Try Whisp for Linux, a blog post from OMG! Ubuntu. Do...
by nouman | Jul 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
Linux 7.2-rc3 is now available for testing in working toward the stable Linux 7.2 kernel version coming up in August…
