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 takes over styling for every QML and Kirigami app once installed.
PortaRF Combines HackRF and PortaPack Into a Single Open Source SDR Board
OpenSourceSDRLab's PortaRF fuses the HackRF One and PortaPack H4M onto one PCB, with a 4-inch IPS touchscreen, 3,000mAh battery, and 1 MHz to 6 GHz coverage.
DEEPX Launches DX-AIPlayer Edge AI Mini PC With 25 TOPS NPU Module and Open-Source Linux Driver
DEEPX's new DX-AIPlayer pairs an Intel N97 with the company's 25 TOPS DX-M1 M.2 NPU module, which carries its own 4GB of LPDDR5 for multi-model inference.
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Valve Developer Brings DRM Format Modifiers to Aging AMD GCN GPUs on Linux
Valve's Timur Kristóf has posted patches adding DRM format modifier support to AMD GCN 1.0 through GFX8 GPUs, the last AMDGPU-supported cards that lacked it.
Lenovo Legion 7a 15ASH11 Heads Worldwide With AMD Strix Halo, Up to 48GB VRAM, and Stable ROCm
Lenovo's first Strix Halo gaming laptop pairs the Ryzen AI Max+ 392 with up to 64GB LPDDR5X and lets users assign 48GB of it as VRAM for the Radeon 8060S iGPU.
Lenovo First to Ship Intel's Core Ultra X9 378H in Yoga Air 14 Ultra Aura
Lenovo's Yoga Air 14 Ultra Aura is the first laptop to ship with Intel's quietly released Core Ultra X9 378H, a 16-core Panther Lake chip with Arc B390 graphics.
Lenovo ThinkStation P4 Pairs Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D With RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell, Ships With Linux
Lenovo's ThinkStation P4 ships with Ubuntu and RHEL support, pairing AMD's 16-core Ryzen 9 PRO 9965X3D with up to 96 GB of RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell VRAM and 256 GB of DDR5.
Anbernic RG Rotate Brings Flip-Out Display to Pocket Retro Handheld
Anbernic's RG Rotate is a pocket-sized Android retro handheld with a 3.5 inch square display that flips down over the gamepad, starting at $88.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.