OpenBSD 8.0 is here, marking the project's 61st release and continuing its schedule of semiannual releases dating back to 1996. What started more than 30 years ago as a fork of NetBSD has grown into one of the most security-conscious operating systems in active development. In a post to the project's announcements mailing list, OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt highlights a host of improvements included with the latest version and writes that the project remains "proud of OpenBSD's record of more than thirty years with only two remote holes in the default install."

The latest OpenBSD version brings new features and improvements across the board. These changes, particularly the new Intel Arc support and expanded virtual address space, should improve compatibility with modern graphics cards and allow the system to map more than 4GB of VRAM. Some of the major updates noted in the release newsletter are as follows:

• Added support for Intel Arc A-Series (DG2/Alchemist) graphics cards.
• 512GB kernel virtual address space on AMD64, up from 4GB, allowing VRAM mapping above 4GB.
• Added hibernation support for ARM64 systems.
• A new RPKI-to-router daemon: rtrd(8).
• RISC-V improvements including kernel support for the 'V' vector extension and support for Advanced Interrupt Architecture.
• Wireless network driver additions and improvements, including 802.11n and 40 MHz channels for the qwx(4) wireless driver.
• Added support for up to 64 virtual CPUs per guest virtual machine.
• Security and internal improvements for LibreSSL 4.4.0 and OpenSSH 10.6.
• Improvements to the vmm/vmd virtualization stack.

The new OpenBSD also retires support for Loongson architecture after the port stopped working with the Clang 22 compiler. If you're interested in reading over all the changes that come with the new OpenBSD 8.0, you can take a look at the release announcement.

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OpenBSD 8.0 is here, marking the project's 61st release and continuing its schedule of semiannual releases dating back to 1996. What started more than 30 years ago as a fork of NetBSD has grown into one of the most security-conscious operating systems in active development. In a post to the project's announcements mailing list, OpenBSD founder Theo de Raadt highlights a host of improvements included with the latest version and writes that the project remains "proud of OpenBSD's record of more than thirty years with only two remote holes in the default install."

The latest OpenBSD version brings new features and improvements across the board. These changes, particularly the new Intel Arc support and expanded virtual address space, should improve compatibility with modern graphics cards and allow the system to map more than 4GB of VRAM. Some of the major updates noted in the release newsletter are as follows:

• Added support for Intel Arc A-Series (DG2/Alchemist) graphics cards.
• 512GB kernel virtual address space on AMD64, up from 4GB, allowing VRAM mapping above 4GB.
• Added hibernation support for ARM64 systems.
• A new RPKI-to-router daemon: rtrd(8).
• RISC-V improvements including kernel support for the 'V' vector extension and support for Advanced Interrupt Architecture.
• Wireless network driver additions and improvements, including 802.11n and 40 MHz channels for the qwx(4) wireless driver.
• Added support for up to 64 virtual CPUs per guest virtual machine.
• Security and internal improvements for LibreSSL 4.4.0 and OpenSSH 10.6.
• Improvements to the vmm/vmd virtualization stack.

The new OpenBSD also retires support for Loongson architecture after the port stopped working with the Clang 22 compiler. If you're interested in reading over all the changes that come with the new OpenBSD 8.0, you can take a look at the release announcement.

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Most of the Steam Deck imitators on the market right now use AMD silicon, specifically the Ryzen Z-series chips. These are the same chips AMD makes for regular laptops, but with different power settings better suited to a compact handheld system. There are handhelds based on Intel silicon (MSI’s Claw is the main one), but Intel hasn’t yet tried making silicon marketed specifically for that purpose.

Today, the company is throwing its hat in the ring with two Intel Arc G-series processors, which will allow gaming handhelds to leverage the company's genuinely quite good Arc B-series integrated GPUs. Intel says that several Arc G-series handhelds will arrive "starting in June 2026, with broader availability throughout the year." These systems will include a new MSI Claw model, a Predator Atlas 8 from Acer, and a device from OneXPlayer.

Intel normally uses its "Arc" branding for integrated and dedicated GPUs, but in this case, the "Arc" brand encompasses the entire chip, including the CPU, GPU, NPU, and other components.

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