Linux on Apple Silicon Takes Giant Leap With Driver Updates By Ian Evenden published 8 December 22 Asahi Linux now has a graphics driver for hardware accelerated desktops and CPU frequency scaling is now in the Linux kernel
AAEON Xtreme i12 Blends Intel Alder Lake With Raspberry Pi By Ian Evenden published 7 December 22 The AAEON Xtreme i12 developer board offers a 12th-gen Intel processor with the ability to use Raspberry Pi HATs via GPIO.
Apple's Self Service Repair Now Available in Europe By Ian Evenden published 6 December 22 Apple's self-repair program, which allows experienced users to fix some Macs and iPhones, is reaching Europe for the first time.
Cool Pi 4: The RK3588S Eight-Core Raspberry Pi Alternative By Ian Evenden published 5 December 22 The Cool Pi 4 features the RK3588S chipset in a form factor extremely close to that of the Raspberry Pi 4.
Raspberry Pi Turns Its IQAudio HATs Green By Ian Evenden published 2 December 22 Raspberry Pi's IQAudio HATs have been revamped to feature the company's signature green PCBs.
GTX 1650 Takes Top GPU Spot in Steam Hardware Survey By Ian Evenden published 2 December 22 The Steam Hardware Survey results for November 2022 see a new GPU sitting at the top of the chart, sort of.
Radxa Taco Turns a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Into a NAS By Ian Evenden published 1 December 22 Radxa's Taco NAS board, which incorporates a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, is now available to buy.
Alleged Apple M2 Max CPU Benchmarks Leak By Ian Evenden published 30 November 22 A Geekbench result appears to feature an Apple M2 Max chip, the new generation of MacBook Pro CPU
Portal RTX to Put Suitable GPUs to the Test This December, for Free By Ian Evenden published 29 November 22 Nvidia has announced that its ray-traced remake of Portal will be available as free DLC for the game on December 8. It will also feature DLSS 3 for RTX 40-series owners.
Orange Pi Releases 14-Inch Portable IPS Screen By Ian Evenden published 28 November 22 Chinese SBC manufacturer Orange Pi has released a 14-inch portable IPS monitor.
Crowdfunded LTE HAT for Raspberry Pi Hits Kickstarter Target By Ian Evenden published 25 November 22 A Kickstarter for a Raspberry Pi HAT that adds 4G LTE wireless networking has hit its funding target
Banana Pi Reveals Raspberry Pi Alternative BPI-M6 SBC By Ian Evenden published 24 November 22 Banana Pi's latest creation, the BPI-M6 has been detailed, and comes with some interesting features.
Chinese Loongson Chips Coming Next Year With Ryzen 5000 Performance By Ian Evenden published 22 November 22 Chinese chipmaker Loongson has said its next generation of CPUs will match Zen 3 and will be available in 2023.
Raspberry Pi Creators Honored With Museum Fellowship By Ian Evenden published 21 November 22 Raspberry Pi's Eben and Liz Upton have been awarded honorary fellowships of Britain's National Museum of Computing.
Get a Pentium In Your Pocket With TinyLlama By Ian Evenden published 21 November 22 An ingenious TinyLlama project, meticulously documented on GitHub, assembles a tiny machine that can play MS-DOS games.
Radxa And OKdo Reveal RK3588-powered ROCK 5 Board By Ian Evenden published 18 November 22 Radxa and OKdo have revealed the ROCK 5 board, which can output 8K video at 60fps.
Apple Silicon Supports 48-Year-Old Intel 8080 via Secret Extension By Ian Evenden published 17 November 22 An investigation into Apple's Rosetta 2 uncovered a barely-used function dating back 50 years.
StarFighter Linux Laptop with Thunderbolt 4 Available for Pre-order By Ian Evenden published 17 November 22 Star Labs' latest laptop, designed with Linux in mind, is now available for pre-order, featuring Thunderbolt 4 and a choice of CPUs.
Fedora 37 Released With Official Raspberry Pi 4 Support By Ian Evenden published 16 November 22 Fedora Linux has announced the availability of its latest version, 37, with Gnome 43 and kernel 5.19.
Ryzen 9 7845HX Chip Appears in Gaming Benchmark By Ian Evenden published 15 November 22 A gaming benchmark has revealed what could be AMD's first 12-core laptop chip, the Ryzen 9 7845HX.
Buffet Spends $5 Billion For a Slice of TSMC By Ian Evenden published 15 November 22 Wealthy businessman Warren Buffet's investment firm has purchased $5 billion worth of shares in TMSC
GlobalFoundries To See Job Cuts as $200 Million Per Year Savings Bite By Ian Evenden published 14 November 22 Chipmaker GlobalFoundries has announced it will be laying off staff, but not how many or where from
Japanese Government Invests $500 Million in New Chipmaking Venture By Ian Evenden published 11 November 22 The Japanese government will invest $500 million in Rapidus, a joint venture between tech companies to make more chips in Japan
Nvidia CEO Videobombs Karaoke Singers at Taiwan Esports Event By Ian Evenden published 10 November 22 Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang was captured on video performing karaoke after visiting an esports gathering in Taiwan
New Windows Driver for Steam Deck Offers Vague Improvements By Ian Evenden published 9 November 22 A new Windows driver for the Steam Deck promises compatibility, security, stability, and performance improvements.