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I replaced my aging Shield TV with Onn's budget box, and it handles Plex better than Nvidia's streamer
Making the case that the Onn box is a better Plex client.
I dropped 900GB of duplicate files across my home server, and the tool that found them was free
Krokiet is open-source and free.
5 UGREEN Accessories That Can Level Up Your MacBook
Ugreen is a well-known electronic brand that makes accessories for computers, smartphones, and other electronic devices, which rivals Belkin.
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Raspberry Pi Desktop is back from the dead after 4 years
This release drops support for 32-bit computers and doesn't support newer Macs with Apple Silicon chips. However, it features the new Control Centre and Dock. Read more...
Touchscreen MacBook Pro rumours: Release date, OLED, specs and latest leaks
Macworld The touchscreen MacBook Pro has been the subject of speculation ever since Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman first reported in 2023 that Apple was exploring the idea. At the time, the claim seemed hard to believe given Apple’s long-standing
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Which AMD CPUs were famously unlocked for overclocking using the "pencil trick"?
Fun fact: The "pencil trick" involved drawing over tiny laser-cut L1 bridges with graphite to re-enable locked multipliers on certain CPUs.Read Entire Article
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What to expect at Microsoft's special Windows & Surface event on October 7
It's not often that Microsoft holds dedicated Windows & Surface events, so all eyes are on its October 7 keynote to deliver something truly meaningful.
Banana Pi BPI-CM7, a modern iPod, and a DIY Mini Laptop with an ATmega2560 Microcontroller: Liliputing News Roundup
Smartphones have largely replaced iPods and other dedicated music players for most folks • The Banana Pi BPI-CM7 is a compute module with a 1.5 GHz Allwinner H618 quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 CPU, Mali-G31 graphics, LPDDR4 memory, eMMC storage,
Apple's First Touchscreen MacBook Pro Could Arrive This Month
Apple could launch its first touchscreen MacBook Pro as early as October 2026 leaks say. The new laptops are expected to feature OLED displays, a thinner design and Apple's M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman shared the latest
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Linux On Snapdragon, Pine 64, and F-Droid: Liliputing News Roundup
Qualcomm is expanding support for Linux on PCs with Snapdragon X2 Series chips, starting with initial support for Ubuntu and Debian, and by upstreaming some core drivers, including for the Hexagon NPU and Adreno GPU • This summer Pine64 sai
A Triple Screen Laptop, 4G LTE add-on for the Mecha Comet handheld, and Steam Frame: Liliputing News Roundup
The Mecha Comet is a modular Linux handheld computer that launched via a Kickstarter campaign earlier this year, and is now available for pre-order for $239 and up • Why carry around a portable monitor when you can buy a laptop that has one
MINISFORUM S5, ePaper Smart Badge, and Mudita: Liliputing News Roundup
The MINISFORUM S5 is a fanless PC or NAS with 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, an Intel Core 3 304 chip, 5 M.2 slots for PCIe 4.0 x1 NVMe storage, 10 GbE and 2.5 GbE LAN, WiFi 7, 40 Gbps USB4, plus a compact aluminum chassis with heatsink fins The post MIN
I replaced my aging Shield TV with Onn's budget box, and it handles Plex better than Nvidia's streamer
Making the case that the Onn box is a better Plex client.
I dropped 900GB of duplicate files across my home server, and the tool that found them was free
Krokiet is open-source and free.
5 UGREEN Accessories That Can Level Up Your MacBook
Ugreen is a well-known electronic brand that makes accessories for computers, smartphones, and other electronic devices, which rivals Belkin.
Raspberry Pi Desktop is back from the dead after 4 years
This release drops support for 32-bit computers and doesn't support newer Macs with Apple Silicon chips. However, it features the new Control Centre and Dock. Read more...
Touchscreen MacBook Pro rumours: Release date, OLED, specs and latest leaks
Macworld The touchscreen MacBook Pro has been the subject of speculation ever since Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman first reported in 2023 that Apple was exploring the idea. At the time, the claim seemed hard to believe given Apple’s long-standing
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Which AMD CPUs were famously unlocked for overclocking using the "pencil trick"?
Fun fact: The "pencil trick" involved drawing over tiny laser-cut L1 bridges with graphite to re-enable locked multipliers on certain CPUs.Read Entire Article
What to expect at Microsoft's special Windows & Surface event on October 7
It's not often that Microsoft holds dedicated Windows & Surface events, so all eyes are on its October 7 keynote to deliver something truly meaningful.
Banana Pi BPI-CM7, a modern iPod, and a DIY Mini Laptop with an ATmega2560 Microcontroller: Liliputing News Roundup
Smartphones have largely replaced iPods and other dedicated music players for most folks • The Banana Pi BPI-CM7 is a compute module with a 1.5 GHz Allwinner H618 quad-core Arm Cortex-A53 CPU, Mali-G31 graphics, LPDDR4 memory, eMMC storage,
Apple's First Touchscreen MacBook Pro Could Arrive This Month
Apple could launch its first touchscreen MacBook Pro as early as October 2026 leaks say. The new laptops are expected to feature OLED displays, a thinner design and Apple's M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. Bloomberg's Mark Gurman shared the latest
Linux On Snapdragon, Pine 64, and F-Droid: Liliputing News Roundup
Qualcomm is expanding support for Linux on PCs with Snapdragon X2 Series chips, starting with initial support for Ubuntu and Debian, and by upstreaming some core drivers, including for the Hexagon NPU and Adreno GPU • This summer Pine64 sai
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A Triple Screen Laptop, 4G LTE add-on for the Mecha Comet handheld, and Steam Frame: Liliputing News Roundup
The Mecha Comet is a modular Linux handheld computer that launched via a Kickstarter campaign earlier this year, and is now available for pre-order for $239 and up • Why carry around a portable monitor when you can buy a laptop that has one
MINISFORUM S5, ePaper Smart Badge, and Mudita: Liliputing News Roundup
The MINISFORUM S5 is a fanless PC or NAS with 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, an Intel Core 3 304 chip, 5 M.2 slots for PCIe 4.0 x1 NVMe storage, 10 GbE and 2.5 GbE LAN, WiFi 7, 40 Gbps USB4, plus a compact aluminum chassis with heatsink fins The post MIN