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(Updated) Orange Pi Previews Compact SBC with Eight-Core Allwinner A733 SoC

Orange Pi has unveiled the Orange Pi 4 Pro, a compact single-board computer designed for high-performance edge applications. It integrates an octa-core Allwinner A733 processor, a 3 TOPS NPU, and supports up to 16 GB of LPDDR5 memory, combining AI acceleration with a wide range of expansion interfaces.

Linux-Ready SL1680 OPTIMA SoM Targets Embedded Systems with Synaptics SL1680

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DietPi December 2025 Update Adds RustDesk Server, Improves SBC Support, and Fixes Storage Issues

The December 14, 2025 release of DietPi v9.20 introduces a new remote desktop server option, continued improvements for popular Arm-based single-board computers, and a broad set of fixes across DietPi tools and software packages. The update focuses on usability, stability, and hardware compatibility, particularly around USB, storage, and backup handling.

Fanless MS-CF19 3.5-inch SBC Uses Intel Meteor Lake-U and Arrow Lake-U

Processor options include Core Ultra 5 and Core Ultra 7 SKUs from both Meteor Lake-U and Arrow Lake-U families, with hybrid P-core and E-core configurations and integrated Intel graphics. Memory support consists of two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots operating at up to 5600 MHz or 6400 MHz depending on the processor, with a maximum capacity of 96 GB.

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Shotcut 25.12 Adds NVIDIA NVENC Encoder Support to Screen Recording on Linux/X11

Coming two months after Shotcut 25.10, the Shotcut 25.12 release introduces support for the NVIDIA NVENC encoder to the screen recording feature on Linux/X11 systems, new Chrome and Neon Flux HTML presets, and support for mov_text and SSA in the subtitle extraction (Properties > Extract Subtitles) feature.

GNU Wget 2.2.1 Released with New Options, Improvements, and Bug Fixes

Highlights of the GNU Wget 2.2.1 release include a new --show-progress argument to improve backwards compatibility to wget, the ability to prevent file truncation with the --no-clobber argument, and support for using the local system timestamp when requested via the --no-use-server-timestamps argument.

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Encryption Making Africa Safer: Internet Society Hosts Encryption Advocacy Workshop for African Civil Society

In September 2025, the Internet Society organized its first-ever Africa Cybersecurity (Encryption) Advocacy Workshop in Windhoek, Namibia, held alongside the Forum on Internet Freedom in Africa (FIFAfrica), a leading regional convening on digital rights and governance that brings policymakers, advocates, technologists, and journalists together to shape an open, secure Internet.

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5 Linux distributions that look as gorgeous as macOS

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Nov 14, 2025

Quoting: 5 Linux distributions that look as gorgeous as macOS —

macOS has long been known for its sleek, consistent, and visually refined interface. Everything from its smooth animations to its careful typography creates an experience that feels polished and deliberate. For years, Linux lagged in the aesthetics department, focusing more on functionality than on form. That’s no longer true. A growing number of distributions now rival Apple’s design sensibility, giving you the freedom of open source wrapped in an interface that looks and feels just as elegant.

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