Sovereign Tech Fund Backs KDE to Strengthen Linux Desktop Infrastructure
Germany's Sovereign Tech Fund is funding KDE to harden testing, security, and communications across the Plasma desktop and its broader free software stack.
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Deep Computing's RISC-V Mainboard III Brings 60 TOPS to the Framework Laptop 13
Deep Computing's third RISC-V mainboard for the Framework Laptop 13 packs an octa-core SpacemiT K3, up to 32GB LPDDR5, and 60 TOPS of AI performance.
OpenZFS 2.4.2 Lands With Linux 7.1 Compatibility and dRAID Corruption Fixes
OpenZFS 2.4.2 adds Linux 7.1 support, fixes multiple dRAID corruption and rebuild bugs, and finishes porting Linux mount handling to the modern fs_context API.
Minisforum M2 Mini PC Ships With Intel Core Ultra 7 356H
Minisforum's M2 mini PC ships with a 16-core Core Ultra 7 356H, dual 2.5 GbE, USB4, Wi-Fi 7, and two M.2 NVMe slots in a 130 mm chassis.
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SONOFF Hydro DUO Brings Dual-Zone Zigbee Watering to Smart Gardens
SONOFF's new Hydro DUO is a dual-zone Zigbee 3.0 and BLE smart water valve with brass inlets, a flow meter, and Home Assistant support via MQTT.
KDE Plasma 6.6.5 Arrives With a Month of Bug Fixes and Translations
KDE has released Plasma 6.6.5, a maintenance update that bundles a month of bug fixes and translation work on top of the 6.6 desktop environment.
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Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 7 Lands With Panther Lake and Ryzen AI 400 Chips, Scores 9/10 for Repairability
Lenovo's 930 g (2.0 lbs) ThinkPad X13 Gen 7 brings Panther Lake and Ryzen AI 400 chips, PCIe 5.0 SSDs, and a new 64 GB RAM option to the ultralight 13-inch clamshell.
OpenZFS 2.3.7 Lands With dRAID Stability Fixes and Linux 7.0 Support
OpenZFS 2.3.7 lands with stability fixes for dRAID rebuilds, block cloning corruption, and Linux kernel 7.0 compatibility spanning kernels 4.18 through 7.0.
Milk-V Jupiter2 Brings 8-Core RISC-V, 60 TOPS NPU, and Mainline Linux to Compact SBC
The Milk-V Jupiter2 pairs a SpacemiT K3 eight-core RISC-V chip with a 60 TOPS NPU, 10GbE networking, and up to 32GB of LPDDR5 in a compact aluminum-clad SBC.
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Firefly AIBOX-K3 Brings 60 TOPS of RISC-V AI Power to a Mini PC
Firefly's AIBOX-K3 mini PC pairs SpacemiT's octa-core RISC-V K3 with a 60 TOPS AI engine, up to 32GB LPDDR5, and mainline Linux 7.0 support.
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DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.2 Brings D3D12 Shader Extensions to Linux Gaming
DXVK-NVAPI 0.9.2 lands experimental Direct3D 12 NVIDIA shader extension support, promising improvements for Cyberpunk 2077, Alan Wake 2, and Unreal Engine 5 titles on Linux.
UBports Releases Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.3 With Better Desktop App Support
Ubuntu Touch 24.04-1.3 brings improved X11 desktop app support to Linux phones, letting users run traditional Linux applications outside the Lomiri shell.
SpacemiT K3 Brings RK3588-Class RISC-V Performance to a Pico-ITX Board With 10GbE, 60 TOPS AI, and Mainline Linux Support
SpacemiT's K3 RISC-V board delivers RK3588-class performance with 10GbE, 60 TOPS AI, and PCIe Gen3 NVMe in a tiny Pico-ITX form factor.
Bazzite 44.20260511 Ships Custom Kernel and Steam Controller Wake Fixes
Bazzite's latest stable image swaps in a custom ogc2.1 kernel, fixes Steam Controller wake from sleep, and updates Mesa, Gamescope, and Nvidia drivers across all images.
Banana Pi BPI-SM10 Packs 60 TOPS AI Performance Into an RVA23 RISC-V Compute Module
Banana Pi's new RISC-V dev kit combines SpacemiT's K3 octa-core processor with 60 TOPS AI acceleration and up to 32GB LPDDR5 in a Jetson-sized compute module.
LincStation E1 Packs Four Storage Bays Into a Compact ARM-Powered NAS
LincPlus crams two HDD bays and two M.2 SSD slots into a compact ARM-based NAS starting at $129 through Kickstarter, supporting up to 76TB of total storage.
Minisforum Goes All-Flash With New S5 and S7 NAS Units Powered by Intel Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake
Minisforum's All-Flash S5 and S7 NAS units pack up to seven NVMe SSD slots with Intel Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake processors, 10GbE networking, and USB4 connectivity.
Machdyne's FERRIT Packs 256 MB of F-RAM Into an Open Source USB Storage Device Built to Last 200 Years
Machdyne's open source FERRIT combines up to 256 F-RAM chips on a modular RP2040 USB device, targeting 200-year data retention with virtually unlimited writes.
Asus ExpertBook Ultra Packs Intel Panther Lake and Arc Graphics Into a Sub-Kilogram Chassis
Asus ships its first Panther Lake ultraportable with Intel Arc B390 graphics, a tandem OLED display, and a sub-kilogram magnesium-aluminum build.
Pi Slate Packs a Raspberry Pi 5 Into a Portable Cyberdeck With Modular Expansion
Carbon Computers' Pi Slate squeezes a full Raspberry Pi 5 cyberdeck into a 574 g handheld with modular HAT expansion, 1920x720 touchscreen, and support for pentesting distros.