MuseLab nanoCH32H417 Packs USB 3.0 and Dual-Core RISC-V Into a $17 Dev Board
MuseLab's $17 nanoCH32H417 breaks out WCH's dual-core RISC-V MCU with native USB 3.0 SuperSpeed, Fast Ethernet, and an onboard WCHLink-E debugger.
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VKD3D-Proton Merges Vulkan Descriptor Heap Support for Steam Play
VKD3D-Proton has merged VK_EXT_descriptor_heap support, a major rewrite that promises more predictable D3D12 performance on Linux across NVIDIA, AMD RADV, and Intel ANV drivers.
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Lenovo Legion Y70 Packs 8,000 mAh Battery and Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 Into a Subdued Gaming Phone
Lenovo's Legion Y70 ditches gaming-phone flash for an 8,000 mAh battery, Snapdragon 8 Gen 5, 144 Hz LTPO OLED, and a 7,000 nit peak brightness display.
AlmaLinux 10.2 and 9.8 Land With Python 3.14, Btrfs Boot, and 32-Bit Userspace
AlmaLinux 10.2 brings back 32-bit userspace, ships Python 3.14 and GNOME 49, and keeps Btrfs boot and x86_64_v2 builds that RHEL 10 dropped.
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ASRock Refreshes iBOX Fanless Mini PCs With Intel Panther Lake Chips
ASRock's new iBOX fanless mini PCs pair Intel Panther Lake Core Ultra chips with up to 128 GB DDR5, PCIe 5.0 storage, dual 2.5 GbE, and Thunderbolt 4 in a passively cooled aluminum case.
Jellyfin Drops the 10 Prefix as Version 12.0 Heads to Release Candidate
Jellyfin is collapsing its versioning to skip straight to 12.0, built on a major performance rewrite, with a CEF-and-mpv desktop client and new Vega OS and Titan OS apps in development.
AOOSTAR WTR Max Adds Intel Core i5 Model for $559
AOOSTAR's 11-bay WTR Max NAS now offers an Intel Core i5-1235U variant for $559, with dual 10GbE, OCuLink, USB4, and five M.2 slots in the same chassis.
RAKwireless WisMesh Pi HAT Turns the Raspberry Pi Into a Modular Meshtastic Gateway
RAKwireless' WisMesh Pi HAT RAK6421 turns a Raspberry Pi 4, 5, or Zero 2W into a modular Meshtastic gateway with swappable LoRa radios and sensor slots, starting at $13.
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MSI Lists MAG 346CQDF E20 Ultrawide With 200Hz VA Panel and 400Hz Dual Mode
MSI's MAG 346CQDF E20 pairs a 34-inch 3440x1440 curved VA panel at 200Hz with a 400Hz dual mode at 720p for competitive gaming, priced around $290.
ACEMAGIC G3A Packs a Socketed Intel CPU and Discrete GPU Into 3.5 Liters
ACEMAGIC's 3.5 liter G3A accepts socketed 13th and 14th gen Intel Core desktop CPUs plus a half-height discrete GPU, with optional NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 Blackwell configurations.
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Walmart Refreshes Onn Android Tablet Lineup With Prices Starting at $97
Walmart's refreshed Onn Android 16 tablet range starts at $97 and tops out with a $288 13-inch Pro model that ships with a folio case and stylus included.
LILYGO T-Deck MAX Adds 4G LTE and Haptics to ESP32-S3 Handheld
LILYGO's new T-Deck MAX bundles an ESP32-S3, E Ink display, QWERTY keyboard, LoRa, and standard 4G LTE into a $110 handheld aimed at developers and hobbyists.
Huion Note E Brings Battery-Free Stylus to Android 15 Notebook
Huion's 8.4-inch Android 15 notebook pairs a MediaTek Helio G99 with a battery-free PW510 stylus offering 8,192 pressure levels and a matte nano-etched display.
Seeed Studio Launches reComputer RK3576 and RK3588 Edge AI Boxes With Armbian Linux
Seeed Studio's new reComputer boxes pair Rockchip RK3576 or RK3588 silicon with Armbian Linux and a one-click AI Lab demo platform, starting at $99.
Proxmox VE 9.2 Adds Dynamic Load Balancer and WireGuard SDN Support
Proxmox VE 9.2 lands with a Dynamic Load Balancer, native WireGuard and BGP fabrics in its SDN stack, and Linux kernel 7.0 on a Debian 13.5 Trixie base.
AMD Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 Pushes Local LLMs Past 300 Billion Parameters
AMD's new Ryzen AI Max+ PRO 495 supports up to 192GB of LPDDR5x-8000 memory with 160GB usable as VRAM, enough to run local LLMs over 300 billion parameters on an x86 chip.
Flipper One Brings Mainline Linux, Wi-Fi 6E, and 6 TOPS NPU to a Pocket Hacking Tool
Flipper Devices' new Flipper One is a handheld Rockchip RK3576 Linux box with 6 TOPS NPU, Wi-Fi 6, dual GbE, and a mainline kernel push with Collabora.
AYANEO Reveals Arcade-Themed Pocket AIR Mini and Android-Powered KONKR Pocket Block
AYANEO unveiled an IGS-licensed Pocket AIR Mini with bundled arcade classics and the KONKR Pocket Block, a rare Android-powered vertical handheld in the Miyoo Mini Plus size class.
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VKD3D 2.0 Released With Expanded HLSL Support and Experimental Metal Backend
Wine's upstream Direct3D 12 to Vulkan translation layer jumps to version 2.0 with expanded HLSL support, DXIL improvements, and experimental Metal Shading Language output.
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AMD Ryzen AI Halo Mini PC Pairs 128GB Unified Memory With Linux Support
AMD's Ryzen AI Halo mini PC opens for pre-order in June with a Ryzen AI Max+ 395, 128GB of unified LPDDR5x memory, and full Linux support starting at $4,000.