The newly released Mint 18 is a major upgrade. Not only has the Linux Mint project improved Mint’s dueling desktops (Cinnamon and MATE), but the group’s latest work impacts all underlying systems. With Mint 18, Linux Mint has finally moved its base software system from Ubuntu 14.04 to the new Ubuntu 16.04.

Microsoft built a Linux subsystem for Windows for Project Astoria, which is huge news for developers, developers, developers.

Last year, after reporting on the hacks of Sony Pictures, JPMorgan Chase, Ashley Madison, and other major companies, REAL FUTURE’s Kevin Roose got curious about what it felt like to be on the victim’s side of a giant data breach.

Watch out, DropBox. BitTorrent Sync Launches for iOS, Brings Unlimited File Backup and Encrypted File Transfers Written by Richard Padilla / Courtesy of MacRumors Popular peer-to-peer service BitTorrent has launched BitTorrent Sync for iOS, an app that allows users to sync and backup an unlimited number of files across their...

Linux group hits Microsoft with complaint over ‘Secure Boot’ Written by Katherine Noyes / Courtesy of PC World It’s long been clear that Linux users are more than a little unhappy with the “Secure Boot” technology implemented by default in Windows 8 hardware, but in Spain, one group has decided to do more...

Oracle releases patch for Java after U.S. government warning Written by Hayley Tsukayama / Courtesy of The Washington Post Oracle said Sunday that it has released a patch for its Java software after a bug in the program opened users to malicious hacking. Security researchers first drew attention to the vulnerability last week,...