Minisforum N5 Max Brings Strix Halo and OpenClaw to NAS Lineup
Minisforum's N5 Max NAS pairs AMD's Strix Halo APU with OpenClaw, an open source local AI agent, putting 126 TOPS and up to 200 TB of storage into a Linux-friendly box.
iFlytek Fika Packs Android 15 Into a Pocket-Sized E Ink Reader
Phone-sized E Ink reader runs Android 15 with 6GB of RAM, a 300 PPI display, and a MediaTek SoC, leaving the door open for KOReader and sideloaded apps.
ASUS Ascent QN10 Brings 18-Core Snapdragon X2 Elite to a Mini PC
ASUS's Ascent QN10 packs Qualcomm's 18-core Snapdragon X2 Elite into a 130mm-square chassis, making it the first mini PC to ship with the new Arm desktop silicon.
Asus ROG NUC 16 Edition 20 Packs RTX 5090 Mobile Into a Console-Sized Mini PC
Asus stuffs a 175-watt mobile RTX 5090 with 24GB GDDR7 and a Core Ultra 9 290HX into a transparent, console-sized mini PC for the ROG brand's 20th anniversary.
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MSI Cubi NUC WCG Packs Wildcat Lake and Dual Ethernet Into Compact Mini PC
MSI's Cubi NUC WCG pairs Intel's new Wildcat Lake silicon with dual Ethernet, USB4 at 40 Gbps, and user-replaceable DDR5 memory in a compact homelab-friendly chassis.
Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 Bundle Packs OLED Screen and XREAL AR Glasses
Asus pairs a 7.4 inch OLED ROG Xbox Ally X20 with XREAL R1 AR glasses for a 20th anniversary bundle, keeping the Ryzen Z2 Extreme and 24GB of RAM.
NVIDIA RTX Spark Brings Arm-Based Superchip to Windows Laptops and Mini PCs This Fall
NVIDIA's RTX Spark platform pairs a 20-core Arm CPU with 6,144 Blackwell CUDA cores and up to 128GB of unified memory, arriving in Windows laptops and mini PCs this fall.
Sixfab AI HAT+ Brings DEEPX DX-M1 Vision Accelerator to Raspberry Pi 5
Sixfab's new HAT pairs the Raspberry Pi 5 with a DEEPX DX-M1 accelerator delivering up to 25 TOPS for local vision AI, starting at $63 for the 13 TOPS variant.
Armbian 26.5.1 Expands ARM Board Support and Ubuntu 26.04 Integration
Armbian 26.5.1 lands with broader ARM board coverage, Ubuntu 26.04 'Resolute' integration, AX210 wireless support, and a modernized build framework for custom SBC images.
Waveshare RP2350B-Plus-W Packs 41 GPIOs and Open-Source RISC-V Into Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W Form Factor
Waveshare's RP2350B-Plus-W shoehorns the bigger RP2350B chip into the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W footprint, delivering 41 GPIOs, 16 MB of flash, and a USB-C port.
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.