Smartphones are getting better at taking photos, and cameras in high-end phones are are getting almost as good as DSLR cameras in many cases. However, one advantage of DSLR cameras is that...


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Samsung Unveils Exynos Modem 5100 with 5G, 4G, 3G, and 2G Connectivity
5G will start being deployed sometimes next year, and we’ve already seen announcement of several 5G modem chips including Qualcomm Snapdragon X50, Mediatek Helio M70 , and Huawei Balong 5G01....


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USB Charging Actually Poses Security Risks – Hacking a Laptop via a USB-C Adapter
Smartphones have been charged over USB for many years, but with the advance of USB type-C now even laptops may be charged over USB, instead of the typical DC power barrel jack. Why am I writing about...


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Linux 4.18 Release – Main Changes, Arm and MIPS Architecture
Linus Torvalds has just announced the release of Linux 4.18: One week late(r) and here we are – 4.18 is out there. It was a very calm week, and arguably I could just have released on schedule...


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Amlogic Open Source Video Decoder Driver Coming Soon for S905, S905X and S912 Processors
Allwinner processors aren’t the only ones getting an open source hardware video decoding / encoding support in Linux, as Maxim Jourdan recently submitted a patchset to Amlogic Linux mailing...


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