As a software developer for embedded systems, I sometimes need to work on embedded Linux image builds using tools like Yocto or Buildroot. Building these images demands a lot of computer resources, especially when it comes to CPU cores, RAM, and storage speed. One straightforward solution is to use a very powerful computer, which can make build times much more manageable. However, the problem is that building a powerful computer has become...
From PC Mag: The cybersecurity community is blasting Microsoft for threatening legal action against a disgruntled researcher who’s been exposing Windows vulnerabilities outside the company’s normal disclosure process.
The controversy deals with a researcher known as “Nightmare Eclipse,” who has...
From PC World: It’s been four years and change since Valve shook things up with the Steam Deck. In all that time, nearly every single competitor and alternative handheld gaming PC has used an AMD chip. MSI is the only exception, and even it has an AMD alternate model. At Computex 2026, Intel is...
From CNET: A lot of smart glasses are flooding into 2026, and another company is joining the fray. Acer, the computer maker, on Friday announced two models coming later in the year. Based on their descriptions, expect one to be like the Meta Ray-Ban glasses, and the other more like what TCL, Xreal...
From PC Mag: Since mid-2024, Qualcomm has been making waves with its Snapdragon X, X Plus, and X Elite processors, with Snapdragon X2 Elite just now hitting laptops. But the chip maker wants more of the mainstream-PC pie than ever.
Ahead of Computex 2026, the chipmaker revealed Snapdragon C, a new...
From PC World: Acer showed off two new Snapdragon-powered laptops at Computex 2026: the Swift Spin 14 AI and the Aspire Go 15. The Swift Spin 14 AI is definitely the flashier one, but the cheaper Aspire Go 15 feels like the bigger story and I want to tell you why.
Acer is finally bringing a lower...
From CNET: If you thought Samsung's $2,000 Galaxy Z Fold 7 is cheap, ugly and only fit for use by peasants with only four or five bedrooms in their house, then luxury-phone maker Vertu has the foldable phone for you. The Alphafold, as the company's newest device is called, uses materials like calf...
From PC Mag: Yikes: The smartphone market is expected to suffer an even deeper slump due to the ongoing US-Iran conflict, according to research firm IDC.
IDC already predicted that global smartphone shipments would fall 12.9% this year, citing the ongoing AI-driven memory shortage. But on Tuesday...
From PC World: We’ve probably all experienced minor aches and pains or a twinge of discomfort somewhere when we’ve been sitting in front of the computer for far too long. Today, accessories manufacturer Logitech has unveiled its new solution to the problem: the ergonomic Signature Comfort Plus...
From CNET: RedMagic's $849 11S Pro, unveiled Wednesday, includes a few small tweaks to the prior RedMagic 11 Pro that debuted last fall. But as continues to be the case across the phone industry, the new phone also gets a $100 price bump that might be attributed to the rising cost of electronics...
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