A new version of Power Profiles Daemon in Ubuntu 24.04 offers power efficiency improvements for laptop users, but those with modern AMD devices may see the biggest gains. Release notes for the power-profiles-daemon package uploaded to Ubuntu 24.04 this week state that it is now “battery-state aware” and that “some drivers use a more power efficient state when using the balanced profile on battery”. While the power profiles daemon is low-level it enables the Power Mode options shown in the Quick Settings menu: “balanced” (default), “power saver”, and on systems where it’s supported by drivers “performance” — this update tweaks […]

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Remember the AYANEO mini PC I wrote about last year? You know, the one that looked like a classic Macintosh, ran Windows 11, and was advertised as being Ubuntu-friendly? Well, forget it. —Wait, you already had? Savage! Today, AYANEO announced a seriously superior successor in the shape of the AYANEO AM02. The Apple-aping aesthetic is a-gone, the AMD-powered internals amped up, and a 4-inch touchscreen added to the outside of case (though this is not designed to be the primary display, before you reach for your glasses). As I think this unit looks and sounds ace I got in touch […]

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