Canonical has extended Ubuntu LTS support from 12 to 15 years through a paid Legacy add-on. This means Ubuntu 26.04 will be supported until 2041, giving Canonical the longest support lifespan in the Linux business. The move continues the escalating competition among enterprise Linux vendors.
Valve says they’re holding off on a Steam Deck 2 until chip technology delivers a substantial performance upgrade. The company wants more than just incremental improvements and doesn’t anticipate the right technology being available until at least 2026. Meanwhile, their new hardware lineup ships in
Epic Games and Microsoft are bringing Fortnite to Xbox on PC with full cross-progression. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscribers get Fortnite Crew benefits at no extra cost starting November 18.
Microsoft has quietly pushed back its controversial Teams location tracking feature to January 2026 after widespread criticism. The feature will now be disabled by default and require user opt-in. Here’s what changed and why it matters.
Valve’s upcoming Steam Controller might overshadow their Steam Machine announcement for PC gamers seeking the perfect living room setup. The controller packs dual trackpads, gyro aiming, and full Steam Input support to bridge the gap between mouse precision and controller comfort. It’s positioned as
Ericsson is deepening its investment in India with a new Radio Access Network software R&D center in Bengaluru. The facility will focus on developing 5G and 5G Advanced features for Ericsson’s baseband products. This marks the first time the company will develop RAN software in India.
Windows Astria brings Microsoft’s mobile OS back to life with a complete visual overhaul and practical improvements. The concept addresses Windows Phone’s biggest weaknesses while preserving its unique personality. It’s the Windows Phone that never was, but maybe should have been.
Fortnite is coming to the Xbox app on PC on November 18 with full Xbox Play Anywhere support. This breaks the game’s exclusive availability on Epic Games Store and enables progress sync across Xbox consoles, PC, and gaming handhelds.
Linux 6.19 is bringing significant memory management improvements to the Nouveau open-source NVIDIA graphics driver. The updates enable support for pages larger than the standard 4KiB page size and add compression support for newer hardware. These changes should benefit gaming and other graphics-int
AMD is rolling out its new Redstone suite of machine learning features starting with Ray Regeneration in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. The technology functions similarly to Nvidia’s Ray Reconstruction but requires current-generation Radeon graphics cards and the latest Adrenalin drivers.
