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SteamOS 3.8 Reaches Stable With Linux 6.16, KDE Plasma 6.4 and Wayland by Default
SteamOS 3.8 hits stable with the Linux 6.16 kernel, KDE Plasma 6.4, Wayland by default, the LAVD scheduler, and initial support for Valve's Steam Machine.
Gigabyte's New BRIX Mini PCs Pack Panther Lake Chips, Up to 128GB of RAM, and Ubuntu 25.10 Support
Gigabyte's new BRIX mini PCs run Intel Panther Lake chips up to a 16-core Core Ultra 9, with 128GB RAM, dual M.2 slots, PCIe 5.0, and WiFi 7 in a tiny chassis.
Zhihe A210 Octa-Core RISC-V SoC Arrives RVA23-Compliant With a 12 TOPS NPU
The octa-core Zhihe A210 ships RVA23-compliant with a 12 TOPS NPU and a Debian-ready SDK, landing on a SO-DIMM dev kit starting around $200.
AAEON's UP WCL Puts an Intel Wildcat Lake Chip on a Raspberry Pi-Sized Board
AAEON's UP WCL packs Intel Wildcat Lake silicon onto a Raspberry Pi-sized board, with up to 24GB LPDDR5, 2.5 GbE, and Xe3 graphics already supported in Linux 6.17 and Mesa.
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Orange Pi Zero 3W Review: Octa-Core A733 in a Pi Zero Footprint
Orange Pi crams an octa-core Allwinner A733 and up to 16GB of LPDDR5 into a Raspberry Pi Zero footprint, with a 10 Gbps USB port and about 4x a Pi Zero 2 W's multi-core grunt.
Best Single Board Computer for Home Server in 2026
Added Orange Pi 6 Plus (12-core, dual 5GbE, $199+). Updated Raspberry Pi 5 prices (RAM crisis: 4GB $75, 8GB $115). Updated Radxa X4 to 2.5GbE and corrected pricing. Updated ZimaBoard 2 to retail pricing ($279+).
Commodore Callback 8020 Flip Phone Brings Sailfish OS Back to Retail Hardware and Blocks Social Media at the System Level
Commodore's retro flip phone runs Jolla's Linux-based Sailfish OS and blocks browsers and social media at the system level, even cutting off sideloaded apps like TikTok at the DNS layer.
AMD Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform Opens for Pre-Order With 128GB of Unified Memory, Linux Included
AMD's Ryzen AI Halo mini PC packs a Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB of unified LPDDR5x at 256GB/s, and 126 TOPS into a 1.2 kg box that runs large local LLMs on Linux.
Orange Pi 6 Packs 12-Core CIX P1 and 24GB RAM Into a 90mm Board
The Orange Pi 6 crams a 12-core CIX P1 SoC, up to 24GB LPDDR5, dual NVMe slots, and 45 TOPS of AI compute into a 90mm board with Ubuntu 26.04 support.
MINIX N304-AI Brings Intel Wildcat Lake to a Compact Dual-Ethernet Mini PC
The MINIX N304-AI is one of the first mini PCs on Intel's Core 3 N304, a Wildcat Lake chip that adds a Performance core to the budget class and already has Linux 6.17 driver support.
KDE Plasma 6.7 Adds Simultaneous HDR and ICC Color Management as Last X11 Release
Plasma 6.7 lets HDR and ICC color management run at once, debuts the Union CSS theming system, and stands as KDE's last desktop release to ship an X11 session.
FreeBSD 15.1 Pulls Its Wi-Fi Drivers From Linux 7.0 and Adds a Boot-Time Scheduler Switch
FreeBSD 15.1 rebases its iwlwifi and other LinuxKPI wireless drivers on Linux 7.0 and adds a boot-time kernel scheduler switch, with arm64 and pkg-managed base images.
ONEXPLAYER X2 Mini Pro Packs Strix Halo and 64GB of RAM Into a Handheld
The ONEXPLAYER X2 Mini Pro pairs an AMD Strix Halo chip and up to 64GB of unified memory in an 8.8 inch AMOLED handheld, making it a strong fit for Linux gaming and local LLMs.
LILYGO's T-Echo Lite Kit Pairs nRF52840 and LoRa With a Keyboard for Off-Grid Mesh
LILYGO's T-Echo Lite Kit brings an nRF52840, SX1262 LoRa radio, e-paper display, and a detachable 5x4 keyboard to off-grid mesh messaging.
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GPD BOX Mini PC Pairs Panther Lake With PCIe 5.0 eGPU Expansion
The GPD BOX mini PC runs Panther Lake on Intel 18A and routes a PCIe 5.0 x8 MCIO link to full external GPUs, plus dual 2.5GbE and USB4 v2.0 at 80Gbps.
AYANEO Teases Pocket MICRO 2 as a 'Gen 2 Powerhouse' Android Emulation Handheld
AYANEO has teased the Pocket MICRO 2, a 'Gen 2 Powerhouse' Android retro handheld likely jumping from the Helio G99 to a far faster MediaTek Dimensity chip.