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Juno Tab 3 Linux Tablet Launches at $699 with Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Powered by an Intel Alder Lake-N Celeron N100 processor with 4 cores, 4 threads, 1.10GHz clock speed (3.40 GHz with Turbo), and Intel UHD Graphics, the Juno Tab 3 tablet features a 12.1-inch anti-glossy IPS touchscreen with 2K (2160x1440px) resolution, 60 Hz refresh rate, 3:2 aspect ration, and capacitive touch (10-point).

KDE Plasma 6.1.5 Released with More Bug Fixes for Plasma 6.1 Users

KDE Plasma 6.1.5 is here about five weeks after KDE Plasma 6.1.4 and improves the speed and performance of Plasma Discover’s search feature, adds the ability to drag-and-drop stuff onto a Plasma panel on Wayland when it’s in auto-hide mode, and reintroduces support for moving the focus out of the Favorites grid view of the Kickoff application launcher using the arrow keys.

9to5Linux Weekly Roundup: September 8th, 2024

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New Release: Tails 6.7

If you get the following error message when starting your regular Linux operating system, then it means that your Linux operating system is outdated.

Ubuntu Buzz !

Amarok Audio Player is Alive and How To Install It on Kubuntu 22.04

Amarok comes back to GNU/Linux! After six years of hiatus, it is surely a happy news to us all especially who had experiences with this legendary audio player on the classic Kubuntu and Mandriva before it was discontinued. This article will reintroduce Amarok to newer generations today as well as offer a guide to install it on Kubuntu Jammy up to Noble. Lastly, we want to say thank you very much The Developers for reviving Amarok. Here we go!

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Asus X7433RE-IM-A is a 3.5″ Single Board Computer with Intel Atom X7433RE Processor

The X7433RE-IM-A is a 3.5” industrial single board computer designed for industrial applications, featuring the Intel Amston Lake System-on-Chip. It integrates Intel Deep Learning Boost and Advanced Vector Extensions 2 to enhance AI inference and accelerate workloads at the edge, specifically targeting IoT applications.

HaloMax Product Line for Long-Range, Low-Power Wireless Solutions

Teledatics’ HaloMax, recently featured on CrowdSupply, is a long-range wireless module designed for applications like smart agriculture, industrial control, and HAM radio. Operating in the sub-1 GHz band, it delivers reliable, power-efficient communication over extended distances with FCC-allowed maximum output power.

MINIX U8K-ULTRA: 8K UHD Media Hub Powered by Android

The MINIX U8K-ULTRA 8K UHD AI Media Hub Powered by Android is designed for video processing and high-resolution streaming. It is powered by the Amlogic S928X-K processor, supporting various video formats including AV1, VP9, H.265-10, AVS3, and AVS2.

Today in Techrights

posted by Roy Schestowitz on Aug 08, 2024

Updated This Past Day

Microsofters' War on Linux Takes New Forms, Pentagon Nowadays Controls Linux in More Ways

Remember what happened to OpenBSD when DARPA learned of its Pentagon-unfriendly stance
Only 75 Known Gemini Capsules Still Use Let's Encrypt (More Than 9 Out of 10 Self-Sign)

Some former HTTP/S sites go offline and move to Gemini

New
Microsoft Tying Together Its Proxies to Promote Proprietary Software and the GitHub Prison

It does more harm than good
Links 07/08/2024: Surveillance and Doxxing in Venezuelan, Plan to Invalidate UK Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023

Links for the day
Reminder: When You Rely on Third-Party Card and Payment Processors (and Realise You're a Slave of a Ruthless System)

When you expose war crimes, corruption, and other serious crimes while the powerful whom you are exposing control the financial institutions (or system)
Links 07/08/2024: Logitech's Horrifying Digital Restrictions (DRM) Fantasy and "Hey Hi" Bubble Already Bursting

Links for the day
Gemini Links 07/08/2024: Old Computer Challenge and Salix is on Gemini

Links for the day
Thoughts On 'SLUBStick' (Not a Severe Bug, Helps Distract From Lawsuits Against Microsoft Over Clownstrike Fiasco)

Clownstrike-gate showed Windows TCO of about 10 billion dollars (just for this one incident, not counting suffering to airline passengers and many dead patients, denied access to healthcare)
Dell Embracing the "Hey Hi" Revolution to Win the "Hey Hi" Arms Race, It's Not Laying Off Anybody!

Dell... generated by L.L.M.
Dell Wants Us to Think That Its Layoffs (12,500 People) Are Due to LLMs and Other Crock, the Media Repeats This Lie Unscrutinised

Sweatshops and reselling (Windows PCs) isn't a viable model
Microsoft Windows Falls From 100% to 25% in Morocco, GNU/Linux and ChromeOS Now Exceed 4% on Desktops/Laptops

About 90% of these are "proper" GNU/Linux users, not Google's "spyware on top of GNU/Linux" (Chrome)OS
"If it is not logic, it's magic. If it is not magic, it is female logic."

Someone can easily overthink this quote
IRC (Internet Relay Chat) Turns 36, It's Older Than the World Wide Web

IRC is still alive and kicking
Slashdot Media and Linux Journal: Missing Pages, Allegedly

Doc Searls has begun reproducing his own articles
Probably the First Major GNU/Linux Distro to Adopt Gemini and Have an Official Gemini Capsule

Welcome to Gemini, Salix! Earning much respect among the 'Geminists' or 'the small Internet'
Over at Tux Machines...

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IRC Proceedings: Tuesday, August 06, 2024

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Redox OS 0.9.0: We would like to thank all maintainers and contributors whose hard work has made this release possible
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KDE Slimbook Plasma VI Linux Ultrabook Launches with AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS: Slimbook and KDE launched today a new Linux-powered ultrabook, the KDE Slimbook Plasma VI, featuring an AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS processor, up to 96GB of RAM, and a heftier battery of 80wh.
This week in Plasma: Stabilization for 6.2: This week I and many other major Plasma contributors are are at Akademy, planning the future and having many fruitful in-person discussions
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Today in Techrights: Some of the latest articles
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Security Leftovers: only 3 picks for now
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