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June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 by Sponsored Post - No Comments

Lower Than Prime Day Pricing: 20% off on GEEKOM A8 AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS mini PC (Sponsored)

The GEEKOM A8, an AMD Ryzen 7 874HS octa-core mini PC equipped with 16GB DDR5 and a 1TB NVMe SSD, is now offered at a 20% discount, dropping the price to $519/￡503 from $649/ ￡629 MSRP. This promotional price is expected to be lower than the A8’s pricing during the June 2026 Prime Day event, making it the best time to buy. To enjoy the discount on the Windows 11 Pro mini PC, simply enter the coupon code CNXGKA820 on the GEEKOM US or GEEKOM UK stores before July 2. GEEKOM A8 specifications: SoC – AMD Ryzen 7 8745HS CPU – 8-core/16-thread processor up to 3.8GHz / 4.9 (Turbo) L3 Cache – 16MB GPU – AMD Radeon 780 Graphics AI – NPU disabled. AI performance from CPU + GPU not specified TDP: 45W System Memory – 16GB DDR5 SODIMM, upgradeable up to 64GB Storage 1TB NVMe SSD via M.2 SSD socket […]

June 16, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 1 Comment

$4,000 AMD Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform features 126 TOPS Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor

AMD Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform Ryzen AI Max+ 395

Last month, AMD introduced the Ryzen AI Halo Developer Platform based on the Ryzen AI Max+ 395 processor, delivering up to 126 TOPS, and pre-orders are now available for $3,999.99 at MicroCenter (US only, in-store pickup). The computer ships with 128GB LPDDR5x memory and a 2TB NVMe SSD. It offers 10GbE and WiFi 7 networking, HDMI 2.1 and USB-C DisplayPort video output, and a few extra USB-C ports Ryzen AI Halo developer kit specifications: SoC – AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 CPU – 16 cores, 32 threads, “Zen 5” Architecture clocked up to 5.1 GHz GPU – AMD Radeon 8060S Integrated Graphics with 40 CUs, RDNA 3.5 architecture NPU – AMD XDNA™ 2 NPU TDP – 120W Process – TSMC 4nm FinFET Memory – 128GB LPDDR5x up to 8,000 MT/s speed, 256GB/s bandwidth Storage – 2TB M.2 SSD Video Output HDMI 2.1b DisplayPort via USB-C port Networking 10GbE RJ45 port […]

ADLINK COM-HPC-mPTL COM-HPC Mini computer-on-module features up to 180 TOPS Intel Core Ultra Series 3 CPU

COM-HPC Mini module based on Intel Core Ultra Series 3 Panther Lake

ADLINK COM-HPC-mPTL is a COM-HPC R1.3 Mini computer-on-module powered by the Intel Core Ultra Processor Series 3 “Panther Lake” family, up to the 180 TOPS 16-core Core Ultra X7 358H processor. The module supports up to 64GB LPDDR5x and optional NVMe SSD BGA storage, and features two 2.5GbE controllers, optional MIPI CSI camera connectors, and a 40-pin debug connector. All I/Os are exposed through a standard 400-pin high-density board-to-board connector, including four display interfaces (HDMI, DP, USB4, eDP), and up to 16x PCIe Gen4/Gen5 lanes. COM-HPC-mPTL specifications: SoC – Intel Core Ultra Series 3 Panther Lake-H processors (one or the other) Intel Core Ultra 5 325 8-core (4P+0E+4LPE) processor up to 2.1 GHz / 4.5 GHz (Turbo) with 12MB cache, 4-core Xe3 graphics (40 TOPS), 47 TOPS NPU; PBP: 25W Intel Core Ultra 7 356H 16-core (4P+8E+4LPE) processor up to 1.9 GHz / 4.7 GHz (Turbo) with 18MB cache, 4-core […]

June 16, 2026June 16, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 3 Comments

OneThingCloud decentralized bandwidth sharing/distributed CDN solution pays you for your “spare” bandwidth

While writing about the recent Linux 7.1 release, I came across the “OneThing Edge Cube” (OEC) based on the Rockchip RK3566 SoC. I assume it may have been some type of NAS, but instead it’s a box for the OpenThingCloud decentralized bandwidth sharing solution. People purchase the OEC or OEC-Turbo device and install it at home to be part of a distributed P2P CDN (Content Delivery Network), caching data for other nodes operating nearby. As I understand it, there’s no user-facing functionality, and people install this type of hardware at home to get passive income. OneThing Edge Cube (OEC) / Cube Pro (OEC-Pro) specifications: SoC – Rockchip RK3566 System Memory – 2GB (OEC) or 4GB (OEC-turbo) LPDDR4X Storage 8GB eMMC flash SATA 3.0 connector Networking Gigabit Ethernet port 100+ Mbps upload bandwidth recommended USB – USB 3.0 port, USB 2.0 Type-C 2.0 port Power Supply – 12V DC Power supply […]

June 15, 2026June 16, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Linux 7.1 Release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

Linus Torvalds has just released Linux 7.1 on LKML: So it’s only Sunday morning back home, but it’s Sunday afternoon where I am right now, so I’m doing the 7.1 release at the regular time – just not in the regular timezone. This obviously means that the merge window opens tomorrow, but I’ll be in yet another timezone by then, so timing will all be a bit irregular. Normally I try to front-load the merge window and do as much as possible the first few days – this time I’m not sure that will work out with my laptop and a couple of long flights without internet, but I’ve made sure that I have fetched the early pull requests (thank you – you know who you are), so I will be able to do some of it off-line. Anyway, possible slight hiccups in the merge window aside, the news today […]

June 15, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Gateworks Catalina GW9200 NXP i.MX 95 SBC features Flexible Socket Adapter sockets for M.2 or mPCIe modules

Last March, Gateworks introduced the Catalina SBC family, starting with the GW9200 board, based on NXP i.MX 95 SoC for industrial Edge AI applications, and featuring Flexible Socket Adapter (FSA) sockets to accommodate either mini PCIe or M.2 module adapters, depending on requirements. We missed the original announcement, but the new SBC family was brought to our attention when Ezurio announced the acquisition of Gateworks last week. The GW9200 board comprises a system-on-module with the NXP i.MX 95 chip, 4GB LPDDR5 and 8GB eMMC flash by default, as well as a carrier board with 10GbE and GbE RJ45 ports, a MIPI DSI/CSI display/camera interface, two FSA sockets for M.2 or mini PCIe expansion, and a range of I/Os. Ezurio/Gateworks Catalina GW9200 specifications: SoC – NXP i.MX 95 CPU Up to 6x Arm Cortex-A55 application cores clocked at 1.8 GHz with 32KB I-cache and D-cache, 64KB L2 cache, and 512KB L3 […]

June 14, 2026June 14, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments

Creality Sermoon S1 review – Part 3: 3D scanning with Khadas Mind 2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB dock

Creality Sermoon S1 3D scanner review with Khadas Mind Graphics 2 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB dock

At the end of last year, I received a Creality Sermoon S1 high-end 3D scanner for review. After checking the specifications and going through an unboxing in the first part of the review, I used the 3D scanner with an Intel Core i5-13500H laptop with 16GB of RAM running Creality Scan 4 software on Windows 11. The laptop specs were below the minimum hardware requirements (NVIDIA GPU, 32GB RAM), and while I managed to scan a face and bust using infrared mode, it was a struggle with 4 to 5 FPS scanning, and I wasn’t able to use Blue light scanning at all. Luckily, shortly after the review, Khadas informed me they planned to send a Khadas Mind Graphics 2 dock featuring an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 560 Ti 16GB graphics card and a Mind 2 mini PC with 32GB of RAM and an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H 16-core Meteor […]

June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 13 Comments

Espressif ESP32-E22 WiFi 6E module gets Wi-Fi CERTIFIED certificate, open-source WiFi and Bluetooth Linux drivers

The ESP32-E22 tri-band Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4 module has received a Wi-Fi CERTIFIED certificate from the Wi-Fi Alliance, and Espressif has also released WiFi and Bluetooth Linux drivers for the chip. The ESP32-E22 was first unveiled at CES 2026 with a dual-core RISC-V processor clocked at up to 500 MHz, 1MB RAM, tri-band WiFi 6E tested up to 2.1 Gbps with iperf, and dual-mode Bluetooth 5.4/6.0. While it also features 41 GPIO pins, it’s not mainly designed for IoT projects, but instead targets host-based wireless systems needing WiFi 6E / Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity through PCIe 2.0 or SDIO interfaces. In other words, the ESP32-E22 will likely show on M.2 modules, competing against similar products from MediaTek and Intel. Espressif has not said which module was tested for the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED certificate, but I suspect it should be the upcoming ESP32-E22-M2-1 M.2 module listed on the company’s website. From the certificate, […]

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