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Qualcomm's next Snapdragon X Elite series may contain more than just laptop chipsets. Following Qualcomm's CEO claiming that Oryon V3 processors will bring 'excitement back to computing performance', Roland Quandt has detailed early details about a possible desktop-class Snapdragon X Elite 2 SKU.

The Raspberry Pi 5 isn't exactly a gaming power house, although it certainly is a popular device for building retro emulation machines. PS2 emulation is spotty at best on the Pi 5, so the idea of running PS3 titles on the same hardware seems akin to flying pigs. Nevertheless, RPCS3 now has an arm64 build working on the Pi 5, and it performs better than you might think.

Arch-based Manjaro Linux is back with an update that relies on the new LTS Linux kernel, which is 6.12. This refresh, with version number 24.2 and known as "Yonada," is available in three editions. These are GNOME 47.2, KDE Plasma 6.2, and Xfce 4.18. The embedded versions and community editions have not been updated yet.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has added to the long list of devices that it has already presented this year with an updated version of the Raspberry Pi 400 keyboard PC. Now called the Raspberry Pi 500, the device has arrived alongside the Raspberry Pi Monitor, which is also available to order from today.

Devices such as next-gen iPhones, Macs and iPad Pros are believed to be powered by processors supplied by the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) as it has mastered the production of the bleeding-edge 2 nanometer production process. Now, the firm is said to be even closer to its target of producing this kind of silicon on schedule than expected.

Community-developed ultralight Linux distro Alpine is back with version 3.21.0. The first release in the 3.21 stable series comes with loongarch64 CPU support, as well as multiple updated packages, including GNOME 47, GCC 14, PHP 8.4, and more. It also sports version 6.12 of the Linux kernel.

HP asserts that its latest education-friendly PCs have the stamina students need to get through the school day in terms of both performance and battery life while remaining as light and thin as possible. The series consists of new Chromebooks powered by either MediaTek or Intel platforms, some of which also have Windows and/or Flip variants.

Samsung's upcoming Galaxy S25+ smartphone has stopped by Geekbench for another set of single-core and multi-core benchmarks results. The scores put the Exynos 2500 below both the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite and the Apple A18 Pro. Rumors have it that the Exynos 2500 will power next-year's Galaxy Z Flip 7.

Geekom is well-known for its impressive lineup of mini PCs, and the brand now seems poised to launch its first ARM-based offering powered by the Snapdragon X Elite SoC. While there is no word on pricing yet, it appears that the M4 Mac Mini is set to feel the heat.

The OpenWrt One is now available generally after a limited release earlier this year. Sold for under $70 without a case, the router board is specifically designed to run OpenWrt out of the box, albeit with some port limitations.

FreeBSD's third release of the stable/14 branch, labeled 14.2 and dedicated to the memory of Mike Karels, arrives with OpenZFS 2.2.6, OpenSSL 3.0.15, and support in the installer for downloading and installing the needed firmware packages after deploying the base system. OCI container images are now also available.

The Orange Pi 5 Ultra is the latest member in Shenzhen Xunlong Software's Orange Pi 5 single-board computer (SBC) series. Arriving after the Orange Pi 5 Max, the Orange Pi 5 Ultra contains I/O that escapes many SBCs.

Apple's latest 14-inch MacBook Pro with M4 Pro SoC has received a substantial discount in both Amazon and Best Buy's Black Friday sales. The brand-new M4 Pro SoC joins bright mini-LED displays, 24 GB of unified memory, and a sizeable 1 TB SSD at just over $2,000.

The Samsung Galaxy S24 FE delivers the premium experience you'd expect from a flagship Android phone at a reduced price. With the latest $200-off Amazon Black Friday deal, though, the S24 FE becomes an even better deal, especially considering the Galaxy S24's most common criticism is the mediocre pricing.

According to a new report, Samsung remains dedicated to the production of the Exynos 2600. The flagship chipset is slated to be built by Samsung Foundry, before going on to be adopted by the Galaxy S26 series in early 2026.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has now introduced the Compute Module 5. Replacing the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4, the Raspberry Pi CM5 packs CPU, RAM and I/O upgrades for a $45 starting price.

The 10.9-inch Google Pixel Tablet has been discounted by a sizeable $120 for Best Buy's Black Friday sale, making it a solid value proposition for anyone looking to get any productivity work done on the go. In our review of the Pixel Tablet, we found it to be something of an iPad killer.

The 10.9-inch Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE is down to a record-low price thanks to a $150 Amazon Black Friday deal. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE comes with Samsung's impressive S Pen in the box, and makes for an excellent note-taking, productivity, or digital art tablet, thanks to Samsung's powerful OneUI multitasking features and an impressive display.

Google has released a new version of its Drive for Desktop program that contains native ARM64 binaries. As a result, Google Drive for Desktop is now available across recent Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus and Snapdragon X Elite machines like the Surface Pro 11 and Surface Laptop 7.

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has released a new Raspberry Pi single-board computer. Available for $7, the Pico 2 W adds the wireless modem from its predecessor while maintaining the more powerful RP2350 microcontroller.

A Taiwanese media outlet reports Xiaomi and AMD plan to make smartphone SoCs soon. Xiaomi's 3 nm chip has already taped out, but there's no concrete information about what AMD has lined up.

Valve has officially added support for DLSS 3 to Proton and SteamOS, leading to speculation that the Steam Deck 2 may use an Nvidia GPU. Valve also recently started testing ARM64 support in SteamOS, and Nvidia is reportedly working on a new Arm-powered SoC for gamers and creators.

Apple's 14-inch MacBook Pro with the powerful M4 SoC can now be purchased with a $200 discount on Amazon US. The laptop is an excellent machine, boasting a brilliant display, superb battery life, and commendable performance with very little downside.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite appears to be super energy efficient, as the SoC reportedly allows the OnePlus 13 and ROG Phone 9 Pro to massively outdo their predecessors in battery life. Both phones also show impressive gaming potential with the devices running Genshin Impact without any thermal throttling.

Apple's M4 Max is quite the beast of an ARM SoC. Packing up to 16 CPU cores and 40 GPU cores, the M4 Max places the MacBook Pro among the fastest notebooks on the market. According to a recently uncovered Blender benchmark, it appears the mobile SoC challenges high-end desktop GPUs as well.

Apple's recently unveiled M4 lineup of SoCs have received overwhelmingly positive reviews. The highest-end variant of the lineup, the M4 Max, packs up to 40 GPU cores for excellent graphics performance. But is that enough for a pleasant gaming experience?

While an event for the Huawei Mate lineup of products is scheduled for November 26, the Chinese tech giant is already taking pre-orders for the Mate 70 smartphones. Unfortunately, their availability is limited to the Chinese market for now, and there's no official information regarding a global launch yet.

The Raspberry Pi 5, by itself, is great for emulating old-school games. However, Jeff Geerling has just shown that when paired with a decent discreet GPU like the AMD Radeon RX 6700 XT, the SBC can handle modern AAA games in 4K.

Previously available only to Windows Insider members, Windows 11 ISO for ARM machines is now available to the general public. The ARM64 ISO file can be used to create virtual machines for development/testing as well as bootable media; it also allows one to run Windows Setup from within an existing Windows installation.

Samsung has started mass-producing the Exynos 2500 SoC. However, it will not be used in a Galaxy S25 smartphone. Instead, it will power the Galaxy Z Flip 7.

The silent Apple MacBook Air with its powerful Apple M3 processor is down to an all-time low on Amazon, thanks to a rare, sizeable $200 discount. The MacBook Air in question comes with 16 GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage, with the 512 GB storage upgrade coming in at $1,099 after its $200 discount.

Samsung Exynos chips have not been able to keep up with the fastest chips from Qualcomm, MediaTek and Apple in the high-end segment for years. Samsung reportedly views South Korea's workers' rights as one of the reasons for this, as employees are officially only allowed to work a maximum of 52 hours per week.

Samsung LSI may soon ask TSMC to manufacture a future Exynos chip. This could be due to plummeting yields on Samsung's own 2nd-gen 3 nm node.

The Snapdragon 8 Elite may be Android's headliner for the year but MediaTek's Dimensity 9400 remains a fine alternative in the premium segment. Tests show the Dimensity 9400's Immortalis-G925 displaying impressive performance and efficiency—even outclassing Apple's A18 Pro in those aspects.

Microsoft is preparing to add a bunch of new performance improvements to Windows 11 aimed specifically at ARM chipsets. Not only has the company integrated AVX2 support within its Prism emulation layer, but it has also added AVX, BMI, FMA, and F16C extensions to boot.

Nvidia is allegedly preparing to go head-to-head with Strix Halo APUs in late 2025 or early 2026 with the release of an ARM-based APU on Windows. According to the latest leak from Moore's Law Is Dead, Team Green is planning to pitch the APU to gamers as well as content creators.

A new leak has revealed important specifications of Huawei's upcoming Kirin 9100. It comes with an 8-core CPU manufactured on SMIC's N+3 (6 nm) node. For the GPU, it will use an in-house Maleoon 910 GPU from last year.

A pre-production Exynos 2500 sample has shown up on Geekbench with a 10-core CPU (1+2+5+2). Performance-wise, it lags behind the Snapdragon 8 Elite and Dimensity 9400.

The Official Raspberry Pi Touch Display first launched over 9 years ago, offering a paltry 800 x 480 resolution. Used in projects and embedded products the world over for nearly a decade, the official panel has finally been upgraded with the same $60 price tag.