Students Build Supercomputer From Jetson Nano Kits By Ian Evenden published 8 November 22 Dallas students have created a cluster computer made from Nvidia Jetson Nano modules, to learn about using supercomputers
Odroid N2L Takes Aim at Raspberry Pi 4 By Ian Evenden published 8 November 22 A new SBC from Odroid has a faster processor than the Raspberry Pi 4, while also being smaller.
Nvidia Creates New Supercomputer Chip For Chinese Market By Ian Evenden published 8 November 22 Nvidia has created a new data center GPU for the Chinese market, designed to meet new US export control rules.
Intel ME Required for Arc Firmware Updates on Non-Intel Systems (Updated) By Ian Evenden last updated 5 November 22 Intel Arc graphics cards use an Intel-specific feature to update their firmware, meaning non-Intel PCs can't manage it.
Dell Australia Facing Legal Action Over Misleading Monitor Pricing By Ian Evenden published 4 November 22 Dell is facing legal action in Australia over claims it misled customers by showing incorrect prices for monitors.
Linux Kernel 6.2 Set To Enable Easier 4K Connections for Raspberry Pi By Ian Evenden published 3 November 22 A Linux kernel update is set to enable auto detection of a 4K monitor capable of displaying a 60Hz signal by a Raspberry Pi 4.
DongshanPI-D1s is a RISC-V Development Board for Less Than $20 By Ian Evenden published 2 November 22 A RISC-V board out of China is aimed at students of low-level programming.
PlayStation VR2 Will Cost More Than PS5 By Ian Evenden published 2 November 22 Sony has announced the price and launch date for its new VR headset, which must be used with a PlayStation 5 console.
Phishermen Reel In Dropbox's Private Github Repos By Ian Evenden published 2 November 22 Dropbox has been hit by a data breach on Github, with attackers able to access private code, but users aren't affected.
SiFive Reveals New RISC-V Chips, the P670 and P470 By Ian Evenden published 1 November 22 Californian RISC-V specialist SiFive has unveiled the P670 and P470, two new chips that use the open-source architecture.
Crowdfunding Board Has ESP32 and Raspberry Pi Pico Working Together By Ian Evenden published 1 November 22 EsPiFF merges the powerful RP2040 with the venerable ESP32 into the Raspberry Pi 4 form factor for an intriguing microcontroller platform.
MacOS Ventura Does Not Play Well With Raspberry Pi Pico By Ian Evenden published 1 November 22 Users of MacOS Ventura have discovered a problem when copying files to a Raspberry Pi Pico
Steam Deck UI Now Available In Desktop Steam Client By Ian Evenden published 28 October 22 Steam's Big Picture Mode is replaced by the Steam Deck UI in the latest beta release of the popular gaming client.
Nvidia Calls for Melted 4090 Cards to Be Returned for Analysis By Ian Evenden published 27 October 22 Nvidia has asked AIB partners to return RTX 4090 boards affected by the melting power connector problem for analysis.
Clockwork Pi Reveals uConsole Portable Computer By Ian Evenden published 26 October 22 DevTerm maker Clockwork Pi has revealed its latest project, the uConsole.
Linux Kernel May Drop i486 Support as Torvalds Backs Pentium Plan By Ian Evenden published 24 October 22 The Linux kernel lost support for i386 CPUs in 2012 and it seems that 2022 could be when i486 support is removed
PicoBerry is a Tiny Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Carrier Board By Ian Evenden published 24 October 22 A tiny Compute Module 4 carrier board has emerged, in the form of the open-source PicoBerry by Mirko Electronics
Microsoft Releases PC Manager Beta to Optimize Windows Performance By Ian Evenden published 21 October 22 A new Windows app called PC Manager brings together tools to scan and protect your PC, plus boost its performance, in one place.
BigTreeTech's CB1 Takes On Raspberry Pi CM4 By Ian Evenden published 20 October 22 BigTreeTech's CB1 compute module, which clones the form factor of the CM4, is now available
Ubuntu 22.10 Released With Improved Steam App, GNOME 43, RISC-V Support By Ian Evenden published 20 October 22 Ubuntu version 22.10, known a Kinetic Kudu, is now available to download.
Windows 95 JavaScript App Runs on Basically Any Platform By Ian Evenden last updated 19 October 22 Web dev cooks up operating system from the distant past, makes it available as educational app
Russian Newspaper Reports 40% Failure Rate for Chinese Microchips By Ian Evenden published 18 October 22 A report in a Russian business newspaper claims 40% of Chinese semiconductor products imported into Russia now fail
Microsoft to Cut 1,000 More Jobs as Economic Conditions Bite By Ian Evenden published 18 October 22 Microsoft plans to cut more jobs, affecting less than 1,000 of its total workforce. This is reportedly due to the impact of continuing economic conditions.
U.S. Government Export Block Could Prevent Apple Using Chinese 3D NAND By Ian Evenden published 17 October 22 After the US government places chip maker YMTC on the Unverified List, Apple looks elsewhere for flash
Microsoft Offers Possible First Look at Future Windows UI Design By Ian Evenden published 14 October 22 A keynote at Microsoft's Ignite conference may have given us a peek at the future
