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MSI MS-C936 Ultra-Thin Fanless Box PC Combines Intel Raptor Lake-P U-Series CPUs with Quad Displays and Dual 2.5GbE

The system supports processors including the Intel Core 5 120U, a 15 W chip that can reach boost frequencies up to 5.0 GHz.

Tiny CM0IQ Board Runs Raspberry Pi CM0 Module with HDMI and CSI

The CM0IQ is a compact carrier board designed for the Raspberry Pi CM0 compute module and measures 42 × 36 mm, placing it among the smallest boards built around the platform. The design exposes several interfaces typically associated with larger Raspberry Pi boards while maintaining a minimal footprint.

F&S FSSM8MP SMARC Module Features NXP i.MX 8M Plus with Dual GbE and Edge AI

The FSSM8MP from F&S Elektronik Systeme is a SMARC 2.2 computer-on-module built around the NXP i.MX 8M Plus processor. The module is designed for embedded and industrial systems requiring multimedia processing, machine vision capability, and edge inference support.

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9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: March 8th, 2026

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HandBrake 1.11 Open-Source Video Transcoder Adds AMD VCN AV1 10-Bit Encoder

Coming six months after HandBrake 1.10.2, the HandBrake 1.11 release introduces an AMD VCN AV1 10-bit encoder, a ProRes encoder, a DNxHR encoder, an AV1 VCN 2160p 4K preset for AMD 9000 series GPUs and newer, Production DNxHR presets, Production ProRes presets, and Preservation FFV1 FLAC and PCM presets.

CachyOS ISO Release for March 2026 Is Out with KDE Plasma 6.6, Winboat, and More

Powered by the long-term supported Linux 6.18 LTS kernel series, the CachyOS ISO snapshot for March 2026 ships with the latest and greatest KDE Plasma 6.6.2 desktop environment by default, which is accompanied by the KDE Frameworks 6.23 and KDE Gear 25.12.3 software suites.

digiKam 9.0 Open-Source Photo Manager Released as a Massive Update

Highlights of digiKam 9.0 include a dedicated Qt 6 port for a more modern UI/UX experience across all supported platforms, along with a redesigned Welcome page in a more modern style, as well as completely revamped GUIs of the File Copy and File Transfer dialogs for better usability.

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As Windows 10 Support Ends, Majority Of Users Are Migrating To Linux

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Oct 20, 2025

Among these 200,000 downloads, 72% of them came from Windows. Zorin OS 18 can be customised to give a UI similar to any of the OS you’ve used in the past, whether it was Windows 7/10/11 or even Mac OS. This also makes it the perfect starter OS for those trying Linux for the first time.

Zorin OS 18 is also able to run Windows applications through the integration with Wine 10, which can translate Windows system calls into Linux in real-time.

Still, those who want to stay on Windows 10 are vulnerable to various malicious attacks. Microsoft is offering an Extended Security Update to offer security protection for an additional year, but enrolling will cost $61 a year.

When talking about an upgrade to Windows 11, such a case isn’t possible for most users due to the strict requirements Microsoft has placed. A TPM 2.0 requirement will need users to upgrade their hardware, 200 million of them to be precise. As such, moving to other OS like Linux or even downgrading to Windows 7 is the go-to choice for users here.

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