The System76 Oryx Pro is a 16 inch Linux laptop with a 240 Hz display, Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 processor, NVIDIA RTX 5070 graphics, and up to 96GB RAM. It's also the first to ship with the new COSMIC desktop environment. system76.com/laptops/oryp...

TiVo, a company whose name was once synonymous with the DVR, has exited the consumer digital video recorder business. TiVo now focuses primarily on smart TV/streaming software. cordcuttersnews.com/tivo-confirm...

Free Software Foundation announces a Librephone initiative to develop a fully free and open source smartphone #Foss, #FreeSoftware, #FreeSoftwareFoundation, #Fsf, #Librephone

Synology backtracks and adds 3rd-party hard drive support to its 2025 NAS lineup (Network Attached Storage) #Drm, #Nas, #Storage, #Synology, #SynologyDs225Plus, #SynologyDs425Plus, #SynologyDs925Plus

Lilbits: Third-party app stores coming to Google Play, UFS 5.0 storage spec approved, and the beginning of the end for 4G LTE? #4g, #4gLte, #Antitrust, #ChromeosTablet, #Epic, #EpicGamesStore, #GooglePlay, #Jedec, #Lilbits, #Mt8189, #Storage, #SupremeCourt, #Tmobile, #Ufs, #Ufs5.0

Source code leaks hint at an upcoming ChromeOS tablet with a 12.1 inch, 2560 x 1600px display and a MT8189 chip with 2 x Cortex-A78 cores and 6 Cortex-A55 cores. chromeunboxed.com/the-first-me...

HMD Touch 4G is a 3.2 inch feature phone that makes video calls and supports cloud apps #ExpressChat, #FeaturePhone, #HmdTouch4g, #India

Report: T-Mobile could begin phasing out 4G LTE in the next two years, although it'll likely remain on life support for another decade. tmo.report/2025/10/excl...

UFS 5.0 low power embedded storage for smartphones and other devices is on the way. The new spec brings support for sequential read speeds up to 10.8 GB/s, which is almost twice as fast as UFS 4.0 (5.8 GB/s). www.jedec.org/news/pressre...

This summer a US judge Google to allow third-party app stores & billing in the Google Play Store. Google asked for a temporary stay during the appeals process, but the Supreme Court said no. So expect changes starting Oct 22. www.theverge.com/news/793610/...

Qualcomm plans to buy Arduino, introduces Arduino Q single-board PC with ARM Cortex-A53 + Cortex-M33 #Arduino, #ArduinoUnoQ, #Mcu, #Microcontroller, #Qualcomm, #Sbc

Deals Roundup: October 2025 Prime Big Deals Days #Amazon, #AmazonPrimeBigDealsDays, #Bargains, #Deals

Lilbits: HMD’s new phone has a 3.2 inch display, 8BitMods turns Sega’s Dreamcast VMU into a full-fledged retro console #8bitmods, #Akko, #AkkoMetakey, #Android, #CloudGaming, #FeaturePhone, #Google, #GoogleJapan, #GpdWin5, #HmdTouch4g, #India, #Lilbits, #RetroGaming, #RotaryKeyboard,…

Amazon patches the exploit that supercharged Fire TV and Fire Tablet hacking #AmazonFire, #AmazonFireTv, #AmazonTablet, #FireOs, #FireTabletHacks, #FireTvHacks

The VMPUPro turns a Sega Dreamcast Visual Memory Unit into a retro console with support for 8-bit gaming thanks to storage, processor, and display upgrades. Up for pre-order for $84, it also still works as a Dreamcast VMU. retrohandhelds.gg/8bitmods-unv...

Google Japan’s concept keyboard is inspired by rotary phones

HMD Touch 4G is an unusual phone launching in India this week - leaks point to a small phone with a squat 3.2 inch display, a Nokia Lumia-inspired camera bump that's somewhere between a feature phone and a smartphone. www.gsmarena.com/hmd_teases_t...

Onyx BOOX P6 Pro phone-sized eReader with an E Ink color display and 5G launches Oct 9 #Ereader, #OnyxBoox, #OnyxBooxP6Pro, #OnyxBooxPalm, #PocketsizedEreader

Mechanical keyboard company Akko is taking pre-orders for a new iPhone case for $60. It looks almost (but not exactly) identical to the Clicks keyboard case, but costs half as much. en.akkogear.com/product/akko...

Deals roundup (10-03-2025) #Bargains, #TclNxtpaper11Gen2

Microsoft may be planning to launch an ad-supported version of Xbox Cloud Gaming, letting users "play select titles free without a Game Pass subscription," but you'll need to watch 2 minute preroll ads and there may be time limits. www.theverge.com/report/79121...

After running a *lot* of benchmarks to test performance at different power levels, The Phawx concludes that the GPD Win 5 is faster enough to justify its high price tag. But it's still going to be too expensive for most gamers to consider. www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqB4...

More details on Google's plans to block sideloading of Android apps from unverified developers - sideloading *will* still be supported, but the new rules could bring an end to some apps & app distributors (like F-Droid). www.androidauthority.com/how-android-...

Asus launches ExpertCenter PN54-S1 mini PC with Ryzen 200 “Hawk Point” processor options #Asus, #AsusExpertcenterPn54s1, #Expertcenter, #HawkPoint, #Minipc

Lilbits: Perplexity’s AI web browser is now free, TypePad is dead, and Apple smart glasses coming in 2027? #AiBrowser, #AmazonFireTvStick4kSelect, #Apple, #Comet, #Debian, #FireTvStick, #Lilbits, #Linux, #MetaRaybanDisplay, #Perplexity, #RaspberryPi, #SmartGlasses, #Typepad, #VegaOs, #Vega+

As announced earlier this year, Typepad is now "closed for business," bringing an end to one of the early blogging platforms. User data is no longer accessible and "all of the blog data will be purged." www.typepad.com

Raspberry Pi hardware supports a pretty wide range of operating systems, but its makers offer an official Raspberry Pi OS that's based on Debian Linux. The latest is based on Debian 13 "trixie" and brings a new theme and Control Centre application. www.raspberrypi.com/news/trixie-...

Wee Beastie is a small gaming desktop that pairs RTX 4070 graphics with an Intel mobile CPU (crowdfunding) #Crowdfunding, #DesktopFishTank, #GamingPc, #Mxm, #WeeBeastie

Apple has been working on a cheaper version of Vision Pro, but is no w said to be shifting resources to wok on smart glasses to compete with Meta's. The first could be audio-only glasses set to launch in 2027, followed in 2028 with a version that has a display. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

AI company Perplexity launched a web browser called Comet in July, but at the time it was only available for $200/month subscribers. Now it's free for everyone. It's a desktop-only browser for now, but mobile versions are coming. www.perplexity.ai/hub/blog/com...

Amazon's new Fire TV Stick 4K Select runs a new operating system called Vega OS. Not all developers have ported their apps to the platform yet though, so Amazon will host Android apps in the cloud and stream them to the stick over the internet. www.lowpass.cc/p/amazon-veg...

Lilbits: A playable LEGO Game Boy, Gmail is ending POP support, Microsoft & Amazon announce game streaming updates #AmazonLuna, #CloudGaming, #Email, #GameBoy, #GameStreaming, #Gmail, #Gmailify, #Imap, #Lego, #LegoGameBoy, #Lilbits, #Pop, #Ram, #RaspberryPi, #Xbox, #XboxCloudGaming, #XboxGamePass,…

Samsung launches Galaxy Tab A11 and A11+ budget tablets with 8.7 inch and 11 inch displays #BudgetTablet, #SamsungGalaxyTabA11, #SamsungGalaxyTabA11Plus, #Tablet

Raspberry Pi is raising prices on some products due to increased RAM costs. Among other things, prices for the 4GB CM4 and CM5 have gone up $5, the 8GB models cost $10 more, and the Raspberry Pi 500 costs $10 more. www.raspberrypi.com/news/5-10-pr...

The official LEGO Game Boy Kit is a 421-piece model that lets you build a replica of the classic game console. Officially it's just a model and doesn't play games. One hardware hacker is making it playable though, and may eventually sell mod kits. www.theverge.com/news/790093/...

Gmail will end support for accessing third-party email via a POP connection starting in January 2026. Google is also ending support for spam protection, inbox categories, and other features for third-party (non-Gmail) email accounts. IMAP is still supported. support.google.com/mail/answer/...

Amazon's Luna game streaming platform is being redesigned with 50+ titles free for Prime Members and support for playing multi-player party games with other folks in the same room while using smartphones as controllers. www.amazongames.com/en-us/news/a...

Microsoft hikes the price of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate to $30/month (up from $20), but adds 1440p gaming and access to more games. The $10 Essential and $15 Premium plans bring unlimited cloud gaming (but fewer titles). news.xbox.com/en-us/2025/1...

Qualcomm’s PC chips are safe from ARM litigation (for now) following court ruling #Arm, #Lawsuit, #License, #Nuvia, #Qualcomm

Ubuntu Touch mobile Linux distro is now based on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS #MobileLinux, #Ubports, #Ubuntu, #UbuntuTouch

Framework introduces new accessories for its Desktop and 12 inch laptop including a 10 inch 2U Mini ITX Shelf and a Handle for the desktop and a stylus for the Framework Laptop 12. frame.work/blog/extendi...

Amazon Kindle Scribe (3rd-gen) E Ink writing tablet comes with color or greyscale display options #Amazon, #AmazonKindleScribe, #EInkTablet, #KindleScribe, #KindleScribeColorsoft, #WritingSlate

The $40 Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select ships with Vega OS #Amazon, #AmazonFireTv4kSelect, #FireTv4kSelect, #MediaStreamer, #VegaOs, #Vega+

Lilbits: F-Droid warns that Google’s plans for Android could doom FOSS app stores, there’s a new Kindle jailbreak, and Microsoft is bringing “vibe working” to MS Office #Ai, #Amazon, #Android, #AppStores, #Crossdevice, #Fdroid, #Google, #Handoff, #Jailbreak, #Kindle, #Microsoft, #MsOffice,…

Fire Toolbox 42 lets you make recent Amazon Fire tablets feel more like Android tablets (Disable & replace Amazon apps with #Amazon, #FireOs, #FireTablet, #FireToolbox, #FireToolbox42, #SystemUser

Deals roundup (9-29-2025) #AmazonFireMax11, #Bargains, #PrimeDay

Microsoft is brining "Vibe Working" to MS Office, with agentic AI features that let you perform complex tasks in Excel, Word, and PowerPoint without necessarily... knowing how to do those things. What could possibly go wrong? www.theverge.com/news/787076/...

Google is working on a "Handoff" feature for Android that will let you sync notifications, access mobile files and run phone apps on a Chromebook (or pick up on your phone where you left off on Chromebook), but only after Google rebases ChromeOS on Android. www.androidauthority.com/how-android-...

Qualcomm’s ultrathin Snapdragon X2 mini PC prototypes feature AirJet solid state cooling #Airjet, #Frore, #Minipc, #Qualcomm, #SnapdragonX2Elite, #SnapdragonX2Extreme

F-Droid, a distributor of free, open source, ad-free, privacy-respecting apps for Android says Google's impending move to block installation of third-party apps from devs that haven't registered with Google could spell the end of F-Droid if it goes forward. f-droid.org/2025/09/29/g...