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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.
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.
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.
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, 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.
Seeing recent trends in Singapore, based on statCounter and Clownflare at least, a very technologically-advanced Singapore is leaving Windows behind. What was once very dominant (Windows) is being reduced to just 40% on desktops/laptops or 30% overall. Android+GNU/Linux+ChromeOS are near 20%. █
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