Nvidia 460.39 Driver Adds Support for Linux 5.10 LTS, GeForce RTX 3000 Series of Laptop GPUs

Nvidia 460.39 is here three weeks after Nvidia 460.32.03 and introduces support for new graphics cards, including NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 laptop GPUs, as well as NVIDIA GeForce GT 1010. This support is available only for GNU/Linux and FreeBSD systems. Linux users would be happy to learn that the new Nvidia graphics adds support for newer kernels, such as the latest and greatest Linux 5.10 LTS series, restoring essential functionality like runtime power management, hot-plugging of audio-capable display devices, as well as S0ix-based system suspend.

Android Leftovers

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• Samsung Galaxy XCover 5 visits Geekbench with Exynos 850 and Android 11

• OnePlus Nord Android 11-based OxygenOS open beta 2 update released: Here are all the new features

• Always-on Display can be enabled on OnePlus 7/7T series devices with Android 11 – Here’s how

• Motorola's "Ibiza" may launch soon as a phone with Android 11 and Wi-Fi 5

• How to use Android messenger on your Chromebook

• How To Stop Spam Calls On Android Using Caller ID & Spam Protection

• Smart TV Deal: This Hisense Android TV Is the Best $200 You Can Spend on Amazon Today

• 4K AV1 Android TV dongles surface with Amlogic S905Y4 Cortex-A35 processor

• Google is working on MicroDroid, a stripped-down version of Android for virtual machines

• Google Photos finally gets a tablet-optimized UI on Android

• “Seamless updates” is a great Android feature that the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra still doesn’t have

• Google Lens for Android rolling out offline translate capability

• Google makes big changes this week with a new look on Android and iPhone

• Netflix gets a serious boost on Android, and you should be able to hear the difference now

• Apple's iMessage coming to Android? Sounds exciting until you hear the catch

• The best affordable Android tablets for gaming

• FAU-G gaming app available for download on Android in India

• FAU-G launched on Android: Gameplay in pics

• Grimes and Endel bring their AI-powered sleep sounds to Android

GNOME 40 Alpha Released

GNOME 40 is now available as the first step towards releasing this updated Linux desktop environment in March. GNOME 40 Alpha comes with a ton of changes -- many of which we have been outlining in various Phoronix articles over the past few months. Among the main highlights of GNOME 40

Kali Linux hands-on: A look at the installation options

Anyone involved in or even significantly interested in cybersecurity has probably heard of Kali Linux. Since its early days as BackTrack, it has been considered the standard in penetration testing and security analysis platforms. In my opinion, it also happens to be one of the best Debian GNU/Linux distributions available. It is based on Debian stable (currently 10/buster), but with a much more current Linux kernel (currently 5.9 in Kali, compared to 4.19 in Debian stable and 5.10 in Debian testing).