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Highlights of Firefox 151 include support for local profile backups on Linux and macOS systems with the ability to restore them across platforms, support for merging multiple PDF files directly in Firefox’s built-in PDF viewer, address autofill support for users in the Netherlands, and the general availability of local network access restrictions.

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Rockchip unveils RK3572 processor with 4 TOPS NPU and LPDDR5X support

The newly announced RK3572 by Rockchip is an octa-core processor targeting AIoT, edge computing, and embedded applications. Built on an 8nm process, it combines dual Cortex-A73 cores, six Cortex-A53 cores, a 4 TOPS NPU, Mali-G310 GPU, LPDDR5/LPDDR5X support, and 8K video decoding.

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Turning an $80 Android tablet into a Debian Linux PC

posted by Rianne Schestowitz on May 18, 2026

Quoting: Turning an $80 Android tablet into a Debian Linux PC - Liliputing —

Smartphones and tablets are basically little computers with touchscreen displays. But since most ship with mobile operating systems like Android or iPadOS, they’re often tightly tied to Google or Apple for support, services, and app stores, among other things.

So developer tech4bot decided to set a cheap Android tablet free by turning porting Linux to run on it. The Doogee U10 is a budget tablet that sells for around $80 and ships with Android 14. But tech4bot’s open source software lets you install a Debian 12 “Bookworm” image to a microSD card and boot from that instead, allowing you to use it like a full-fledged (if underpowered) Linux PC.

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