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ESP32-S3 handhelds with 3.97-inch e-paper and optional LoRa/NFC

M5Stack’s new PaperMono and PaperMono-Lite are compact ESP32-S3-based e-paper development platforms built around a 3.97-inch grayscale touchscreen. Both models include Wi-Fi, microSD storage, an IMU, real-time clock, frontlight, microphone, buzzer, and an integrated 1150mAh battery, while the higher-end PaperMono adds LoRa and NFC connectivity.

K230 handheld couples AMOLED display with LoRa and keyboard

LILYGO has updated its T-Display K230 handheld, packaging its Kendryte K230-based development platform into a compact enclosure with a physical keyboard. The device combines dual-core 64-bit RISC-V processing with a 4.1-inch AMOLED touchscreen, LoRa, Wi-Fi, Ethernet, camera support, HDMI output, and an nRF52840 companion microcontroller.

EPIC SBC packs Ryzen AI X100 with dual 2.5GbE and triple M.2

IEI has detailed the NANO-X100, a compact EPIC single-board computer based on AMD’s Ryzen AI Embedded X100 Series. The 115 × 165mm board integrates 64GB of LPDDR5X memory, dual 2.5GbE networking, three M.2 expansion slots, four USB 3.2 ports, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs, and multiple serial interfaces for embedded and industrial applications.

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Proton 11.0-2 Brings Support for AsteroidsHD, Portal Worlds, and Plain Sight

Proton 11.0-2 adds support for new games, including AsteroidsHD, Portal Worlds, Plain Sight, Warhammer: Dark Omen (Classic), Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 7, Tetrageddon Games, SMILE GAME BUILDER, Konkan Coast Pirate Solutions, and Otherworld Legends (战魂铭人).

NetworkManager 1.58.1 Improves Support for Private Connections and Fixes Bugs

NetworkManager 1.58.1 improves support for private connections, the ones that specify a user in the “connection.permissions” property, to use “ca-cert” or “system-ca-certs” rather than using the 802.1X “ca-path” and “phase2-ca-path” properties, which are no longer accepted.

RPM 6.1 Is Here with New Release Model Inspired by the Linux Kernel

Coming almost a year after RPM 6.0, the RPM 6.1 release introduces a new release model inspired by the Linux kernel, new %define options for expansion at definition and global context, a new macro modifier syntax to support literal and one-shot macros, and new man pages.

KDE Gear 26.08 Software Suite Is Out with Many Improvements for KDE Apps

KDE Gear 26.08 is here to update the Dolphin file manager with improvements to KDE Connect integration, better handling of large directories with support for plain text, globbing, or regular expressions for sorting through files, and the ability to group files and folders independently of the sorting criterion.

Arch Linux-Based Garuda Linux “Temeraire” Released with Linux Kernel 7.2

Powered by the latest and greatest Linux 7.2 kernel series, Garuda Linux “Temeraire” ships with the linux-garuda kernel built on CachyOS’s kernel, running the EEVDF scheduler, and using DKMS to ensure the kernel is always rebuilt against the latest NVIDIA drivers.

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MakowiecOS – Debian-based Linux distribution

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Aug 22, 2026

Quoting: MakowiecOS - Debian-based Linux distribution - LinuxLinks —

MakowiecOS is a Debian-based Linux distribution designed with performance, security and ease of use in mind.

The distribution aims to provide a modern, responsive desktop while keeping background processes and resource usage relatively low. It is available as a 64-bit ISO image. The project recommends 4GB of RAM and 15GB of storage, although its stated minimum requirements are 1.5GB of RAM and 10GB of storage.

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