Linux Hardware, Open Hardware, and Android Leftovers

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 13, 2026

• Devices/Embedded

  • Scoop News Group ☛ Kimwolf botnet rebuilt to survive takedowns, researchers say

    The developers of a notorious botnet that’s powered mostly by hijacked Android TV boxes and other internet-connected devices have released a new version built to blend attack traffic in with ordinary web browsing and to keep its command channels from being seized by law enforcement, researchers at Palo Alto Networks said in a report published Tuesday.

  • CNX Software ☛ Forlinx AM62L32 Local EVM – A low-power industrial SBC powered by TI’s AM62L32 Cortex-A53/M4F SoC

    Forlinx Embedded AM62L32 Local EVM is a low-power industrial SBC built around the Texas Instruments AM62L32 Arm Cortex-A53/M4 hybrid SoC. It is designed for industrial control, IoT gateways, edge computing, embedded HMI, smart security, and other applications. What’s interesting about this board is that it uses a 4-layer integrated PCB design instead of a separate SoM and carrier board configuration that we found on other development platforms like the Calixto Systems AM62L STAMP SOM and iWave Systems AM62Lx SBC.

• Open Hardware/Modding

  • Arduino ☛ Arduino App Lab 0.10: Meet Agentic Mode

    We’re thrilled to announce Arduino App Lab 0.10, our biggest release yet. With this update, you can now build applications alongside an Hey Hi (AI) agent that actively works on your project, not one that just answers questions about it.

  • CNX Software ☛ Apollo Automation launches $40 official ESPHome Starter Kit with ESP32-C6 board, four FPC modules

    Apollo Automation’s ESPHome Starter Kit is the first official ESPHome starter kit designed and engineered by Apollo Automation in partnership with the Open Home Foundation. It features the ESPHome C6 board with the ESP32-C6-MINI-1 wireless module and two FPC expansion connectors for four modules part of the kit for PIR motion, temperature, and humidity sensing, as well as a button, a buzzer, and ten RGB LEDs.

  • CNX Software ☛ WCH CH32V407/467 RISC-V MCU integrates Fast Ethernet MAC + PHY, 480 Mbps USB 2.0 PHY, up to 8 MB on-chip PSRAM

    WCH CH32V407 and CH32V467 are new 200 MHz RISC-V microcontrollers with a built-in 10/100 Mbps Ethernet MAC + PHY, a USB 2.0 high-speed (480 Mbps) host PHY, up to 8 MB on-chip PSRAM, and a range of peripherals for industrial IoT & edge Hey Hi (AI) applications. Both are based on the company’s Qingke V3V core with RVV vector extensions, delivering 4.11 CoreMark/MHz, a score higher than a typical Arm Cortex-M4 core. The main difference between the CH32V407 and CH32V467 is that the latter comes with 4 MB or 8 MB PSRAM, making it more suitable for display/HMI applications.

  • Chris Aldrich ☛ Acquired 1959 Olympia SM3 portable typewriter (Olympia-Werke AG)

    Found at The Predecessors while typewriter hunting in Anacortes, WA. It was paired with another similar green Olympia SM3, but I immediately picked this one up because of its beautiful and uncommon typeface.

  • Linux Gizmos ☛ 2.16-inch AMOLED SF32LB52X-based dev board offers LoRa, GNSS, and Bluetooth 5.3

    LILYGO’s T-Display SF32 is a compact development platform built around the SiFli SF32LB52X ultra-low-power AIoT microcontroller. The device combines a 2.16-inch 480 × 480 AMOLED touchscreen with dual Arm Cortex-M33 cores, an ePicasso 2.5D graphics engine, LoRa connectivity, Bluetooth 5.3, and onboard battery power.

• Mobile Systems/Mobile Applications

  • The Verge ☛ Pixel 11 event live blog: Let’s watch Trevor Noah introduce Google’s new phones

    If you’ve been following tech news this morning, you already know a lot about the new Pixels. Press and creators were able to publish extensive hands-on impressions of the new hardware hours ago, and you can read our coverage of the Pixel 11 phones, their new camera features, the Pixel Watch 5, and more right now.

  • The Verge ☛ How Google’s new Pixel 11 phones compare to last year’s models

    Both the Pixel 11 and Pro phones run on Google’s new Tensor G6 chip, which the company claims should improve performance by up to 25 percent compared to its predecessor. The new chip also powers a host of AI upgrades, including improvements to Gemini Intelligence, which Google says can now pull more context from supported apps to proactively surface useful information. There are also new voice-to-text tools that remove filler words and clean up formatting, while writing assistance can use what’s on your screen to help draft, rewrite, and refine messages. Live Translate is also available on videos, podcasts, and voice messages, and Circle to Search now works directly through the camera, letting you identify objects, translate text, or search your surroundings without snapping a photo first.