Back in 2017, Bitcoin peaked at almost $20,000; many were pretty shocked about how this supposed virtual currency suddenly become a scare resource. It also brought limelight to the technology behind...


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Alibaba Unveils XuanTie 910 16-core RISC-V Processor
When Pingtou Ge (Brother Pingtou) Semiconductor Co. was founded by Alibaba in September 2018, the vision was to create groundbreaking chips for production. The company had once been Zhongtianwei, a...


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How to Overclock Raspberry Pi 4 to 2.0 GHz
Yesterday I played with my new “ICE Tower CPU cooling fan” for Raspberry Pi 4 which cools the board just great but is clearly over the top. Regular reader and commenter m][sko mentioned...


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Intel Mini PCs Linux Performance Comparison
Recent vulnerabilities in Intel x86 microprocessors (Meltdown, Spectre, Foreshadow, RIDL, Fallout, ZombieLoad, etc.) are now addressed with mitigation patches for the Linux kernel although have...


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LyRa is a Raspberry Pi CM3L based Handheld Game Console (Crowdfunding)
The LyRa handheld game console is the first of its kind to carry a Raspberry Pi CM3L module inside. We reported on the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 3 Light in early 2017, and its significant features...


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Sponsored: Dr.Fone Toolkit Keeps Your iOS / Android Phone at Its Best
Wondershare dr.fone Toolkit for Windows 10 and Mac OS will help you keep your Android or iOS smartphone at its best, and help you transfer data between old and new devices or computers thanks to its...


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PineBook Pro Arm Linux Laptop now up for pre-order for $199.99
Pine64 unveiled a Pinebook Pro laptop prototype at FOSDEM 2019 as an update to the original Allwinner A64 powered Pinebook laptop, but instead of just being a toy to play with, Pinebook Pro aimed to...


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Espressif Systems Gets Listed on the Shanghai Stock Market
Espressif Systems is widely popular community thanks to their low-cost ESP8266 and ESP32 WiFi & Bluetooth SoC, modules, and development kit as well as their extensive software ecosystem, and...


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Raspberry Pi 4 ICE Tower CPU Cooling Fan Tested
Most of us know the Raspberry Pi 4 can get pretty hot, and a heatsink is required if you intend to get the maximum performance out of your board under heavy loads and/or high ambient room...


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ASUS ROG Phone II with Snapdragon 855+ | High Performance Gaming Phone
ASUS officially announced the launch of their new gaming phone, the ROG Phone II. The device will become the world’s first gaming phone to be powered by the new Snapdragon 855 Plus Mobile...


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