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DigiPort Pocket PC Built with Raspberry Pi CM4

Kickstarter recently featured the DigiPort, a pocket-sized, open-source computer that transforms any HDMI-compatible screen into a fully functional PC. Powered by a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, it provides a versatile solution for various tasks, including programming, gaming, and multimedia streaming.

Coin-sized Development Board Based on RISC-V CH32V203 Microcontroller, Priced at $6.50

The LANA TNY by Phyx is a compact development board featuring the WCH CH32V203 RISC-V microcontroller. Similar in size to the Adafruit QT Py and Seeed Studio XIAO, it offers additional SMD pins for expanded input/output capabilities and includes a built-in WS2811-compatible LED output.

(Updated) Quartz64 Zero: A Low-Cost SBC Featuring Rockchip RK3566T with 64-bit Arm and 32-bit RISC-V CPUs

Pine64 recently introduced the Quartz64 Zero, a compact and economical single board computer featuring the Rockchip RK3566T SoC. Designed for both hobbyists and commercial applications, this board offers scalable features and a guaranteed long-term supply.

(Updated) Pine64 Unveils Oz64: An Upcoming SBC Featuring Sophgo SG2000 SoC and Wi-Fi 6

The Pine64 Oz64 is an upcoming single-board computer that integrates 64-bit RISC-V cores and 64-bit ARM cores with the Sophgo SG2000 System-on-Chip. This cost-effective device offers fast wireless communication capabilities with Wi-Fi 6 and optional Power-over-Ethernet support.

PINE64 Unveils StarPro64 RISC-V SBC with EIC7700X SoC

The StarPro64 is the latest addition to PINE64’s line of RISC-V-based hardware, continuing their commitment to the architecture over the past three years. Key features include support for up to 32GB of RAM, dual Gigabit Ethernet ports, and more.

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Ardour 8.8 Open-Source DAW Released with Various Bug Fixes and Improvements

Ardour 8.8 comes only two weeks after Ardour 8.7 as a hot-fix update addressing some important issues like playhead moving beyond loop range, sample-rate display rounding for 22.05kHz, playback of sessions with low sample rate, XML syntax for AKAI MPK mini mk3’s MIDI binding map, and a possible deadlock when using PSL extension for sends.

NetworkManager 1.50 Adds Support for Configuring Wi-Fi Channel Width in AP Mode

NetworkManager 1.50 is here four months after NetworkManager 1.48 and introduces support matching an OVS system interface by MAC address, the ability to specify a system OVS interface by MAC address, support for multiple gateways for a single network, and support for configuring the channel width in AP mode for Wi-Fi.

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OnlyOffice 8.0 and the Dream of a Microsoft Office Alternative

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on Feb 25, 2024

OnlyOffice is an open source office suite licensed under the AGPL 3.0 license, and works on Windows and Linux systems. It features editor programs for documents, spreadsheets and presentations.

Version 8.0 of the software was released just a few weeks ago, and it is said that many improvements were brought program.

It has been a long dream in the open source community to have a fully-featured alternative to MS Office. While software like LibreOffice exist, in many areas, they are still looked to as lacking a lot of features compared to MS Office.

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