MetaComputing Brings Arm-Based AI Laptop to Framework's Modular Ecosystem
The first Arm laptop using the 45 TOPS CIX P1 chip leverages Framework's modular design, but battery life could be a dealbreaker.
linux kernel
Linux 6.19 Finally Brings Temperature Monitoring to Apple Silicon and Steam Deck
Linux 6.19 adds native hardware monitoring for Apple Silicon Macs and Steam Deck, plus expanded ASUS motherboard support.
Seeed Studio Launches $10 ePaper DIY Kits With Nordic and ESP32 Options
Two $10 wireless controller boards for ePaper projects offer a choice between ultra-low-power Bluetooth or feature-rich Wi-Fi connectivity.
Samsung Officially Confirms Exynos 2600 as World's First 2nm Smartphone Chip
Samsung's first 2nm chip finally matches Snapdragon performance in benchmarks, potentially ending years of Exynos disappointment for Galaxy buyers.
Seeed Studio Amazing Hand Is an Open-Source 8-DOF Robotic Hand Kit for $89
This 3D-printable robotic hand packs eight servos into its palm, supports Python and Arduino control, and costs less than $90 for manipulation research and AI training.
Samsung Galaxy Z TriFold Launches With 10-Inch Display, Starting at $2,450
Samsung's first tri-fold phone unfolds into a 10-inch tablet at just 3.9 mm thick, starting at $2,450 in Korea before hitting the US in early 2026.
Advantech SOM-6820 Brings Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite to Industrial COM Express Modules
Advantech's SOM-6820 puts Qualcomm's 12-core Snapdragon X Elite and 45 TOPS NPU into a standard COM Express form factor, with Linux kernel support now in progress.
steam
Steam on Linux Hits 3.2% Market Share as Platform Continues Upward Trend
Linux gaming reaches 3.2% on Steam, up from 2% just a year ago, as Steam Deck and Proton drive adoption ahead of new Valve hardware.
Raspberry Pi 5 Gets New 1GB Model at $45 as DDR4 Costs Force Price Hikes Across the Board
A new 1GB Raspberry Pi 5 debuts at $45 as memory shortages force price hikes of up to $25 across the entire Pi 4 and Pi 5 lineup.
fedora
Fedora 44 to Auto-Load NTSYNC Module for Better Wine and Steam Gaming Performance
Fedora 44 will automatically enable NTSYNC for Wine and Steam users, finally making the kernel's faster Windows compatibility layer work out of the box.
MNT Reform Laptop Gets Upgraded Motherboard With USB-C Charging and Faster NVMe
MNT's open source modular laptop gets a motherboard upgrade with USB-C charging and 4x faster NVMe storage speeds.
NetCube Systems Nagami Brings Allwinner T113-S3 to Mini PCIe With Mainline Linux Support
This tiny Linux module packs an ESP32 co-processor and mainline kernel support into a standard mini PCIe card.
ASRock Preps DeskSlim X600 Mini PC With AM5 Desktop CPUs and Discrete GPU Support
ASRock's upcoming 4.9L mini PC squeezes in full AM5 desktop CPUs and a low-profile GPU for compact gaming builds.
Waveshare Launches $10 PCIe 2.5GbE Adapter for Raspberry Pi 5
A $10 plug-and-play PCIe adapter brings 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet to Raspberry Pi 5 without needing drivers or sacrificing a USB port.
SMLight's SMHUB Nano Mg24 Packs a Full Linux Smart Home Hub Into a $43 Stick
This $43 Linux stick runs Zigbee2MQTT and Node-RED directly, no Raspberry Pi required. It combines RISC-V processing with Matter and Thread support.
wine
Wine 10.20 Arrives With VKD3D 1.18 as Wine 11.0 Code Freeze Looms
Wine 10.20 bundles VKD3D 1.18 and fixes 31 bugs as the project prepares for next week's Wine 11.0 code freeze.
Harvester 1.7.0 Release Candidate Brings ARM64 Support and Major Component Updates
SUSE's open source hyperconverged platform gains native ARM64 support and upgrades to KubeVirt 1.6.3, with dozens of stability fixes for VM migration and cluster upgrades.
Ayaneo Next II Gaming Handheld Confirmed With 9-Inch OLED and AMD's Most Powerful APU
Ayaneo's Next II packs AMD's 16-core Strix Halo APU and a 165 Hz OLED into a 9-inch gaming handheld.
DFRobot Launches $35 LoRaWAN Control Terminal for Industrial IoT
A $35 DIN-rail mountable terminal brings LoRaWAN connectivity with analog/digital I/O and autonomous rule-based automation to industrial IoT projects.
Huawei MateBook Pro Adds Dawn Pink to Its HarmonyOS Laptop Lineup
Huawei's HarmonyOS-powered MateBook Pro now comes in Dawn Pink, but the new color brings an unexpected design choice.