NixOS 26.05 'Yarara' Switches Initrd to systemd by Default
NixOS 26.05 'Yarara' makes systemd-based initrd the default and drops future support for Intel Macs, while shipping GNOME 50 'Tokyo' on the desktop.
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Dell XPS 13 (2026) Drops to $599 to Take On Apple's MacBook Neo
Dell's 2026 XPS 13 starts at $599 for students and $699 for consumers, with Intel Wildcat Lake or Panther Lake chips in a 1 kg aluminum chassis.
Radxa Plots 22 Qualcomm-Powered SBCs and NAS Systems for 2026
Radxa unveiled the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3-based Dragon Q8B and Dragonwing QCS6690 Q5E SBCs, plus DragonStation and DragonBay NAS systems, as part of a 22-product Qualcomm roadmap for 2026.
M5Stack CardputerZero Packs a Raspberry Pi CM0 Into a Pocket Linux Machine
M5Stack's pocket-sized Cardputer now runs full Linux, swapping its ESP32 for a Raspberry Pi CM0 with a quad-core Cortex-A53, HDMI, Ethernet, and a built-in keyboard and display.
Acer Swift Air 14 Ships With Wildcat Lake, the Chip Intel Already Upstreamed to Linux
Acer's Swift Air 14 is among the first Wildcat Lake laptops, and Intel has already upstreamed the CPU, Xe3 graphics, and NPU support into mainline Linux and Mesa.
Acer Veriton RA110 Packs Ryzen AI Max+ 395 Into a 160mm Mini Workstation
Acer's Veriton RA110 squeezes AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395, a 40-core Radeon 8060S, and up to 128GB of LPDDR5x-8533 into a 160mm chassis capable of 126 TOPS.
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MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ Joins the Intel Arc G3 Extreme Handheld Wave
MSI's Claw 8 EX AI+ packs Intel's new Arc G3 Extreme, 32GB LPDDR5X, and an 8-inch 120Hz VRR display, joining Acer and OneXPlayer in challenging AMD's handheld dominance.
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SteamOS 3.8.6 Beta Adds Native HDMI VRR Support
Valve's SteamOS 3.8.6 beta lands native HDMI VRR support and adds controller compatibility for the MSI Claw and OneXPlayer APEX and X1 handhelds.
Beelink ME Pro Modular NAS Gains Ryzen AI 9 and Core i5 Options
Beelink's modular ME Pro mini PC/NAS hybrid is gaining Ryzen AI 9 HX 370, Ryzen 7, and Core i5 chip options, bringing a 50 TOPS NPU to a storage-focused box.
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Wine 11.10 Lands With VKD3D 2.0 and Native XPath Support
Wine 11.10 ships with VKD3D 2.0 for improved Direct3D 12 over Vulkan, native XPath support without libxml2, VBScript fixes, and 17 bug fixes.
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Acer Nitro Blaze Link Is a Debian-Based Game Streaming Handheld
Acer's new Nitro Blaze Link runs Debian Linux, weighs 464 grams, and is built purely for streaming games from a PC rather than running them locally.
Qualcomm Snapdragon C Targets $300 Arm Laptops With Older Kryo Cores
Qualcomm's new Snapdragon C SoC targets $300 Arm Windows laptops using older Kryo cores, with Acer, HP, and Lenovo models shipping later in 2026.
Acer Predator Atlas 8 Brings Intel Arc B390 Graphics to a Gaming Handheld, With a Promising Open-Source Driver Story
Acer's Predator Atlas 8 is one of the first handhelds powered by Intel's new Arc G-Series chips, with up to a 12-core Arc B390 iGPU and a 120 Hz display.
KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta Debuts Union Theming System for Public Testing
KDE Plasma 6.7 Beta ships the first public preview of Union, a new theming system that can be enabled globally as the Application Style for Qt and QML apps.
Rocky Linux 9.8 Lands With Post-Quantum Crypto and OpenSSH 9.9
Rocky Linux 9.8 ships with post-quantum crypto via GnuTLS 3.8.10 and ML-KEM, jumps to OpenSSH 9.9, and adds a new Clevis pin for remote-attested LUKS unlock.
Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.1 Adds Unified Ceph Monitoring and Automated Installs
Proxmox Datacenter Manager 1.1 adds native Ceph cluster monitoring, automated bare-metal installs via answer files, and the first cross-remote guest and snapshot management.
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Acer Swift Spin 14 AI Convertible Runs on Snapdragon X2 Silicon as Linux Kernel Patches Arrive
Acer's 14 inch convertible pairs Qualcomm's Snapdragon X2 Plus or X2 Elite with a garaged Wacom stylus, WiFi 7, and a promise of zero performance throttling on battery.
Secluso Turns a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W Into an End-to-End Encrypted Security Camera
Secluso pairs a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with MLS end-to-end encryption, post-quantum crypto, and a Rust-rewritten stack for a fully open-source home camera.
OneXPlayer Reveals Two New Handhelds at Computex 2026 With Intel Arc and Ryzen AI Max+ 395
OneXPlayer's Computex 2026 lineup pairs Intel's Arc G3 Extreme with AMD's Ryzen AI Max+ 395 in two 8.8-inch OLED handhelds with detachable controllers and 120W liquid cooling.
Beelink Plans Three Mini PCs Powered by Intel Wildcat Lake Chips, Including a NAS-Focused Model
Beelink is bringing Intel's new Wildcat Lake chips to three mini PCs, including the NAS-ready ME Pro-2 with dual 3.5-inch bays, 10 GbE, and 40 Gbps USB-C.