Category: kernel

Windows 10’s built-in Linux kernel will be available to everyone soon

Post author By Randall
Post date March 14, 2020
Categories In gear, kernel, linux, Microsoft, open source, operating system, personal computing, personalcomputing, software, Tech, windows, windows 10, windows subsystem for linux, wsl2

[ad_1] WSL2’s focus isn’t so much on basic functionality (there’s been an emulator for a while) as it is performance. It should load and run faster, with reduced memory consumption to free up your RAM for other tasks. This prioritization isn’t completely surprising. Now that Microsoft is less dependent on Windows sales and more on […]

Apple re-fixes a bug that let users jailbreak iPhones

Post author By Randall
Post date August 26, 2019
Categories In Apple, apps, bug, Cybersecurity, fix, Gaming, hackers, hacking, Internet, ios, ios 12.4, ios 12.4.1, Ipad, Iphone, jailbreak, kernel, Mobile, patch, pwn20wnd, Security, spyware, Tech, third-party, vulnerability

[ad_1] This current update fixes a kernel vulnerability that would have allowed an attacker to “execute arbitrary code with system privileges” on an iPhone or iPad. Apple also mentioned Pwn20wnd, the hacker that released the public jailbreak. “We would like to acknowledge @Pwn20wnd for their assistance,” the company wrote in a security update. As you […]

Microsoft’s built-in Linux kernel for Windows 10 is ready for testing

Post author By Randall
Post date June 13, 2019
Categories In beta, gear, kernel, Microsoft, open source, personal computing, personalcomputing, Tech, windows 10, windows insiders, windows subsystem for linux

[ad_1] Just as promised, Microsoft has delivered a built of Windows 10 to members of its Insiders beta program that includes Windows Subsystem for Linux 2. It was announced just last month at the Build event, and the tech included in Preview Build 18917 (20H1) should bring much faster I/O performance than the previous emulator […]