Summary of the week of February 26, 2024

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A desktop environment in the browser

Someone has created a desktop environment that emulates an operating system for the browser. It comes with typical tools like a notepad, a console, and a file browser among others.

Reducing the number of threads for gaming

In this entry they explain how reducing the number of execution threads in games can translate into an improvement in performance. The reasons they give is that, normally, the more cores that are used, the lower the frequency they have. They also observe a reduction in memory latency, better cache management, and other issues.

Sway 1.9 available

Version 1.9 of Sway, the window compositor based on i3 for Wayland, comes with performance improvements and aesthetic changes in the tablet interface.

Playing through SSH

ssHattrick is a multiplayer hockey game that is used from SSH. The program implements its own server so you just have to compile the code (written in Rust) and run the program.

Plasma 6 available

The people at KDE have released the sixth major version of Plasma. The release is done in parallel with their Framework and the Gear application package. In addition to using version 6 of the Qt library, they have focused on giving compatibility with Wayland. From an aesthetic point of view, they have moved to floating elements and introduced slight changes to the Breeze theme among many other new features.

HDMI 2.1 is not being released

The HDMI Forum has said that it does not want to release the HDMI 2.1+ standard. This is a request from AMD to support certain functions in its free Linux driver. It turns out that there are issues with 4K and 5K resolutions that cannot be solved due to this legal restriction.

Intel is betting everything on 18A

Intel is going through difficulties not seen until now. The situation has reached such a point, that its CEO has said that the company essentially depends on the future 18A process. With it, he wants to be able to face the semiconductor manufacturer TSMC and snatch the second place from Samsung.

GPU sales are increasing

The number of graphics processors sold in the last year has grown by 26% compared to the previous year. In the last quarter, Intel is the one that has taken the lead while AMD and Nvidia are getting worse in sales.