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Trisquel GNU/Linux 12.0 LTS Released with GNU Linux-Libre 6.8 Kernel, MATE 1.26

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PocketTerm35-Pi5 Handheld Linux Terminal with Raspberry Pi 5 and 3.5″ Display

Waveshare recently featured the PocketTerm35-Pi5, a handheld Linux terminal based on the Raspberry Pi 5, with an integrated display, keyboard, and battery in a compact form factor. It supports command-line interaction, development workflows, and portable system access without external peripherals.

F&S M.2 AI Accelerator Uses NXP Ara-240 for Edge Inference Workloads

F&S Elektronik Systeme has introduced an M.2 AI accelerator based on the NXP Ara-240, designed to offload inference workloads from embedded systems. It targets edge applications requiring low-latency processing, including machine vision, multimodal inference, and real-time analytics.

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Dolphin Emulator 2603 Released with Triforce Games Support

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Mar 14, 2026

Quoting: Dolphin Emulator 2603 Released with Triforce Games Support | UbuntuHandbook —

Dolphin, the free open-source GameCube and Wii game emulator, released new 2603 version yesterday for Linux, Windows, macOS, and Android.

Besides GameCube and Wii, the new version now also supports running Triforce games on your PC or Android devices.

Dolphin has a dedicated Triforce branch that was able to play a few games, such as Mario Kart Arcade GP 1 and 2, over ten years ago. Now, the dedicated branch has been merged into mainline build.

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