Bazzite Stable Update Brings Kernel 7.2.9, Nvidia Driver Refresh, and Portal Improvements
Bazzite's latest stable build bumps the kernel to 7.2.9, updates Nvidia open drivers, and adds an OpenGamepadUI toggle to the Bazzite Portal.
devices Abietec AX61
Abietec's AX61 Modules Combine Wi-Fi 6, Matter, and Thread in a Tiny Wireless Package
Abietec's AX61 modules pack Wi-Fi 6, BLE 5.4, Matter, Thread, and Zigbee into a sub-25mm footprint, with Zephyr RTOS support and an open-source Matter stack from NXP.
Zymbit's ZYMKEY 5 Brings 640-Slot Hardware Security to Raspberry Pi
Zymbit's ZYMKEY 5 packs 640 key slots, dm-crypt/LUKS encryption, and tamper detection into a tiny HAT for Raspberry Pi 4, 5, and Compute Modules.
Proton 11.0-2e Patches EA App Launcher Focus and Splash Image Bugs
Valve's latest Proton hotfix squashes two EA App Launcher bugs, including a Gamescope focus issue relevant to Steam Deck and desktop Linux gamers.
Reviews
Orange Pi 4 Pro Review: An Eight-Core Edge AI Board Starting at $35
Orange Pi's A733 board delivers near-Pi 5 multi-core performance with a working NPU, 4K video engine, and Vulkan GPU, starting at $35.
Sonoff NSPanel Pro Gen2 Review: A Local-First Smart Home Wall Panel
Sonoff's wall panel feeds HA over local MQTT with ~40 entities, bridges Matter, and pulls off fully local voice control via the HA Assist pipeline.
linux kde
KDE Frameworks 6.31 Ships Overhauled Encoding Detection and Vi-Mode Upgrades
KDE Frameworks 6.31 rebuilds character encoding detection from scratch, adds vi-mode visual arithmetic in KTextEditor, and fixes dozens of file operation edge cases in KIO.
Orange Pi 4 Pro Review: An Eight-Core Edge AI Board Starting at $35
Orange Pi's A733 board delivers near-Pi 5 multi-core performance with a working NPU, 4K video engine, and Vulkan GPU, starting at $35.
devices OnePlus Ice Card Mini
OnePlus Ice Card Mini Packs TEC Cooling Into a 50-Gram Magnetic Phone Cooler
OnePlus's Ice Card Mini is a 50g magnetic phone cooler with TEC cooling that draws power directly from your phone over USB-C.
devices OnePlus SuperVOOC 67W Power Bank
OnePlus SuperVOOC 67W Power Bank Adds Built-in Display and 45W USB PD Output
OnePlus's first power bank with a built-in display packs 67W SuperVOOC and 45W USB PD in a 10,000mAh package with an integrated cable.
gaming mesa
Valve's New Frame Pacer Lands in Mesa 26.3, Bringing Better Anti-Lag to AMD Linux Gamers
Valve's new vk_frame_pacer framework merges into Mesa's RADV driver, replacing the old anti-lag layer with a cross-driver design that could also support NVIDIA's low-latency extension.
linux kde
KDE Gear 26.08.2 Lands With Fixes for KMail, PlasmaTube, and Python Plugin
KDE Gear 26.08.2 fixes a KMail crash on signed email, a PlasmaTube URL bug, and kdev-python issues across the 180+ app suite.
gaming mobile gaming
Abxylute's M6 Sliding Controller Brings Hall Effect Triggers to Phone Gaming
Abxylute's M6 slide-on controller packs Hall Effect triggers, a 6-axis gyro, and linear vibration motors into a magnetic phone gamepad starting at $65 on Kickstarter.
Banana Pi BPI-CM7 Brings the Allwinner H618 to a Tiny Compute Module
Banana Pi's BPI-CM7 squeezes an Allwinner H618 with Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth into a 55 x 40 mm compute module ready for custom carrier boards and embedded Linux projects.
gaming Abxylute M5 and M6
Abxylute M5 and M6 Slide-On Controllers Bring Hall Effect Triggers on the M6 to Mobile Gaming
Abxylute's M5 and M6 magnetic slide-on phone controllers pack Hall Effect triggers, multi-mode input support, and linear motor haptics starting at $59 on Kickstarter.
gaming steam
Steam Beta Now Defaults to Proton for Non-Steam Windows Games on Linux
Valve's latest Steam client beta automatically uses Proton for non-Steam Windows games on Linux, removing the manual compatibility toggle that tripped up new users.