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One UI 6.1 starts appearing on entry level devices!
One UI 6.1 first appeared on brand new Samsung Galaxy S24 phones. Then, it spread to the new middle-ranger devices. Afterward, Samsung released this update to the 2023, 2022, and 2021 flagship devices, such as the Galaxy S23 series, with the full Galaxy AI package, except the ambient wallpaper feature. However, it appears that Samsung…
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One UI 6.1 starts appearing on mid-range devices!
One UI 6.1 first appeared on brand new Samsung Galaxy S24 phones. Then, it spread to the new middle-ranger devices. Afterward, Samsung released this update to the 2023, 2022, and 2021 flagship devices, such as the Galaxy S23 series, with the full Galaxy AI package, except the ambient wallpaper feature. However, it appears that Samsung…
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GRILO is going soon…
GRILO is a C# application that allows you to simulate the bootloader of a computer. It’s customizable because it provides an interface that can let you make any application bootable, and it can be found in a separate package called GRILO.Boot. However, we have plans regarding this application, and it’s going to be good and…
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Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole will contain KDE Plasma 6
Today is the day that the KDE Frameworks 6 is going to be released to the Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole development versions. This means that Kubuntu users will be able to experience the KDE Plasma 6 desktop once they upgrade to this version of Ubuntu. This Ubuntu version is still in development, but it’s going…
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Ubuntu 24.10 Oracular Oriole release schedule
The next short-term support version of Ubuntu, called the Oracular Oriole, finally has a release schedule posted on the Ubuntu Discourse forum post. This is to give you an idea of how Ubuntu will plan for the release of this version. If you want a link, click on the button below. We’re going to list…
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Debian’s Package Manager, overhauled!
APT, Debian’s package manager, is a console application that allows you to install and manage Debian packages that contain binary copies of your favorite programs and libraries. It was a convenient package manager that provided a comprehensible prompt for every action being taken, such as package upgrades. However, there were some concerns about the package…
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One UI 6.1 starts appearing on Galaxy Tab S8 series [India, Brazil]
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Just as we promised in the article about the S22 series receiving this update, One UI 6.1 starts appearing on the Galaxy Tab S8 series, too. Today, Indian and Brazilian users can now download One UI 6.1 to their tablets. One UI 6.1 for the Tab S8 series contains the almost-full Galaxy AI package that…
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Nitrocid Branching Updates
Branding updates for Nitrocid KS have been recently planned, and they involve changes in how we branch the releases. Branching for Nitrocid KS started in 2021 as part of the 0.0.16.0 development process to speed up servicing for the older series. However, it caused complications and confusion as: It has been this way for three…
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One UI 6.1 starts appearing on Galaxy Tab S8 series [China, Taiwan, HK]
Just as we promised in the article about the S22 series receiving this update, One UI 6.1 starts appearing on the Galaxy Tab S8 series, too. Today, Chinese, Taiwanese, and Hong Kong users can now download One UI 6.1 to their tablets. One UI 6.1 for the Tab S8 series contains the almost-full Galaxy AI…
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One UI 6.1 starts appearing on Galaxy Tab S8 series [USA, Canada]
Just as we promised in the article about the S22 series receiving this update, One UI 6.1 starts appearing on the Galaxy Tab S8 series, too. Today, USA and Canadian users can now download One UI 6.1 to their tablets. One UI 6.1 for the Tab S8 series contains the almost-full Galaxy AI package that…
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One UI 6.1 starts appearing on Galaxy Tab S8 series [South Korea, Europe]
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Just as we promised in the article about the S22 series receiving this update, One UI 6.1 starts appearing on the Galaxy Tab S8 series, too. Today, South Korean and European users can now download One UI 6.1 to their tablets. One UI 6.1 for the Tab S8 series contains the almost-full Galaxy AI package…
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One UI 6.1 can be downloaded again!
Samsung has recently fixed the One UI 6.1 boot issues plaguing the S22 series when downloading the old update that ends with EXDC. Apparently, some of the South Korean users who have the Galaxy S22 have reported boot issues and/or lock screen issues once the earlier version of the One UI 6.1 update has been…
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One UI 6.1 starts appearing on 2022 and 2021 Samsung flagships
Update: Fixed versions of One UI 6.1 are now shipped, and the Tab S8 series are now receiving the update in South Korea! One UI 6.1 first appeared on brand new Samsung Galaxy S24 phones. Then, it spread to the new middle-ranger devices. Afterward, Samsung released this update to the 2023 flagship devices, such as…
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Ubuntu 24.10 development started
If you’re wondering why we’ve put the official wallpaper of Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Trusty Tahr in this article, it’s because we’re officially announcing that this version of Ubuntu has reached end of life. This means that Ubuntu 14.04 LTS will not receive any updates, especially security updates. A day before this version of Ubuntu ends…
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Reminder about support for Windows 7
Earlier, we’ve made a blog post detailing the end of support of the most memorable Windows operating systems ever: Windows 7. You can read it here, ignoring the irrelevant parts, such as the electricity issue that was plaguing our work at that time. This blog post will remind you about support for all our applications…
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Unit Testing, enhanced!
You may have noticed that one library, Terminaux, had its unit test project improved. How? By using the newly introduced SDK, called MSTest.Sdk. According to this Microsoft blog post, it has several improvements over the older style that we’re migrating all our test projects from, such as: This new SDK not only boasts better default…
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Are you ready for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS?
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat is about to get released a week later, and the Ubuntu team is already getting themselves ready for this big Ubuntu release! Coupled with GNOME 46, this release boasts a lot of improvements, including the Ubuntu logo coming back at the bottom of the screen, replacing the app drawer icon…
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Regarding Demo Binaries and Library Packing
You may have noticed that we’re currently shipping the demonstration binaries for libraries since around 2021. They represent a small demonstration application that tests the library functionality visually in contexts where the unit tests are not enough. However, we have bad news regarding these binaries. A lot of libraries we’ve seen published on GitHub are…
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Upcoming Improvements…
It’s been a while since the last article! Now, we’re back with this big announcement regarding Aptivi and its rebranding. This article contains a simple explanation about how Aptivi’s rebranding plan is going to be done. Aptivi’s branding is going to be re-designed, but this time, it’s a minor one. This means that while we…
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Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat Beta is not here yet…
You may have been aware that Ubuntu 24.04 LTS Noble Numbat Beta was supposed to be released yesterday. According to Canonical, April 4th was the Beta day. This version of Ubuntu would provide many great features, such as the updated GNOME 46 desktop, the updated kernel, and the updated installer look. However, there was something…
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Future Nitrocid Updates, demystified.
Are you curious about how the future updates of Nitrocid KS will progress after the release of 0.1.0? This article demystifies the concept of Nitrocid KS updates, albeit in small details to get the most general idea. Nitrocid KS 0.1.0 was released on March 11th to give you a massive improvement from 0.0.24.0 by adding…
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VisualCard, reloaded.
Update: We’re excited to release this version of VisualCard today! Check it out on NuGet! VisualCard was officially released to GitHub in the form of source code on May 9th, 2022, and its first alpha was released on June 27th of the same year. Since then, we’ve made initial implementations during the four alpha releases…
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Beware of Counterfeiting Android Tablets in Online Stores!
In the early days of Android going back to more than a decade ago, you had the following options: This was when Android wasn’t really built for tablets, and when Android applications didn’t consider being run in tablets and just gave you a blown-up phone interface. Why? Because Android phones were more popular than Android…
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Your Galaxy 2023 flagships will get AI features soon!
In the world of artificial intelligence (AI), where companies innovate with newly creative features that leverage the usage of AI and where people use such features to do things that weren’t possible in the older days (such as generating articles from just a heading or generating pictures from just a description), Samsung jumped to the…
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Google Play System Update (March 2024) rolls out for Samsung devices
Google Play System Update was a feature that was introduced for devices that ship with Android 10 or newer. It’s mandatory for device manufacturers that plan to release their devices with Android 10 to support Google Play System Updates. As a result, non-Google devices, such as Samsung Galaxy phones and tablets released with Android 10…
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