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Posted on by Debashis Das - 2 Comments on Bigme Hibreak Dual 2 – An Android 16 smartphone with 6.13-inch 80fps E-Ink and 5-inch LCD display (Crowdfunding)

Bigme Hibreak Dual 2 – An Android 16 smartphone with 6.13-inch 80fps E-Ink and 5-inch LCD display (Crowdfunding)

Bigme Hibreak Dual 2 – An Android 16 smartphone with 6.13 inch 80fps E Ink and 5 inch LCD display

Bigme has launched the Hibreak Dual 2, an Android 16 smartphone with a 6.13-inch 80fps E-Ink display on the front and a 5-inch LCD on the rear. Built around the MediaTek Dimensity 8300 processor and supports dual 5G connectivity, positioning it as an E-Ink smartphone with flagship-class hardware. The front E-Ink can be used for reading, writing, and general everyday use, whereas the LCD in the back serves as a conventional smartphone display for applications that require higher refresh rates and full-color output, like video gaming and navigation. This dual-screen setup allows users to switch between the two displays depending on the task. Bigme Hibreak Dual 2 specifications: SoC – MediaTek Dimensity 8300 CPU – Octa-core processor with 4x Arm Cortex-A715 and 4x Cortex-A510 GPU – Arm Mali-G615 VPU Video Encoding – H.264, HEVC Video Playback – H.264, HEVC, VP9, AV1 AI accelerator – MediaTek NPU 780 Memory – 12GB […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on Linux 7.1 Release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

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

Linux 7.1 release

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 […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 6 Comments on Linux 7.0 Release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

Linux 7.0 Release – Main changes, Arm, RISC-V, and MIPS architectures

Linux 7.0

Linus Torvalds has just released Linux 7.0 on LKML: The last week of the release continued the same “lots of small fixes” trend, but it all really does seem pretty benign, so I’ve tagged the final 7.0 and pushed it out. I suspect it’s a lot of AI tool use that will keep finding corner cases for us for a while, so this may be the “new normal” at least for a while. Only time will tell. Anyway, this last week was a little bit of everything: networking (core and drivers), arch fixes, tooling and selftests, and various random fixes all over the place. Let’s keep testing, and obviously tomorrow the merge window for 7.1 opens. I already have four dozen pull requests pending – thank you to all the early people. Linus This follows the Linux 6.19 release about two months ago, which brought us PCIe link encryption and […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 3 Comments on AWOL Vision Aetherion – A 4K ultra short throw RGB laser projector with VRR and 3300 ISO lumens (Crowdfunding)

AWOL Vision Aetherion – A 4K ultra short throw RGB laser projector with VRR and 3300 ISO lumens (Crowdfunding)

AWOL Vision Aetherion 4K short throw projector

The AWOL Vision Aetherion is a new Ultra Short Throw (UST) 4K Android TV 14 projector built around the MediaTek MT9655 TV SoC. Additionally, the projector includes 8GB of RAM, 128GB of storage, and 2.5GbE networking for high-bitrate local media streaming. The projector is available in two variants, Aetherion Pro and Max, with the main difference being brightness. Other than that, it features a 6000:1 native contrast ratio, up to 3300 ISO lumens (for the Max model) of brightness, and covers 110% of the Rec. 2020 color gamut. It uses a triple RGB laser light with PixelLock optics for edge-to-edge sharpness on screens from 80 to 200 inches. Gaming features include Variable Refresh Rate (VRR), Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM), MEMC for smoother motion, Anti-RBE technology for reduced rainbow artifacts, and dynamic tone mapping for HDR content. With quiet (~28–30 dB) operation, it’s designed for movies, gaming, and general entertainment […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 19 Comments on Enabling MediaTek M7902 WiFi and Bluetooth drivers on Ubuntu 24.04 the easy way

Enabling MediaTek M7902 WiFi and Bluetooth drivers on Ubuntu 24.04 the easy way

Mediatek MT7902 Linux

Last month, we noted that Mediatek MT7902 WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.x chipset finally got drivers in mainline Linux, and should be part of the Linux 7.0 release. MT7902 wireless modules are used in many Windows laptops, but users have been asking for the Linux drivers for almost two years now. One method is to wait for the drivers to find their way into your distribution, but “hmtheyboy154” didn’t feel like waiting and backported the drivers to Linux 6.6 to 6.19. Since I own one of those laptops, namely the ASUS Vivobook 16, I gave it a try on Ubuntu 24.04, but it should work on other Linux distributions as well. Note that this method only works with the PCIe driver, so if you own an SDIO module, you’d need to work out another solution. My Ubuntu 24.04 laptop is indeed using an MT7902 PCIe module (AW-XB552NF):

I could […]

Posted on by Debashis Das - 8 Comments on MediaTek unveils 50 TOPS Genio Pro 5100 Cortex-X925/X4/A720 SoC, 7.2 TOPS Genio 420 Cortex-A78/A55 SoC for AIoT applications

MediaTek unveils 50 TOPS Genio Pro 5100 Cortex-X925/X4/A720 SoC, 7.2 TOPS Genio 420 Cortex-A78/A55 SoC for AIoT applications

MediaTek Genio Pro 5100 and Genio 420 IoT SoCs

After launching the Genio 360/360P hexa/octa-core SoCs last month, MediaTek has now expanded the lineup with the Genio Pro 5100 and Genio 420 AIoT SoCs at Embedded World 2026. The Genio Pro 5100 is a 3nm SoC with an “all big-core” architecture and a 50+ TOPS NPU for Edge AI applications. The Genio 420, on the other hand, is a cost-efficient 6nm platform designed for smart home, retail, and industrial IoT devices. MediaTek Genio Pro 5100 The Genio Pro 5100 integrates one Cortex-X925, three Cortex-X4, and four Cortex-A720 cores, as well as an Arm Immortalis-G925 GPU, and supports LPDDR5X memory up to 8533 Mbps. It can handle up to three 4K displays, up to 16 cameras via virtual channels, and 8K30 video encode/decode, and offers interfaces such as PCIe Gen4, USB 3.2 Gen2, USB 2.0, and dual 2.5GbE MAC. Genio Pro 5100 (MT8894) specifications:  CPU – 8-core Arm v9.2 processor […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - No Comments on MediaTek Genio 360/360P hexa/octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 AIoT SoC features 8 TOPS NPU for cost-sensitive embedded applications

MediaTek Genio 360/360P hexa/octa-core Cortex-A76/A55 AIoT SoC features 8 TOPS NPU for cost-sensitive embedded applications

MediaTek Genio 360

MediaTek Genio 360 and Genio 360P are respectively hexa-core and octa-core Arm Cortex-A76/A55 AIoT processors featuring a MediaTek NPU delivering up to 8 TOPS of AI performance, and designed for cost-sensitive embedded applications. The chips support up to 8GB of memory and eMMC 5.1, SPI NOR, and SD 3.0 storage interfaces. They feature two 4-lane MIPI DSI and one 4-lane DP/eDP interfaces for single or dual display setups, two 4-lane MIPI CSI camera interfaces, audio inputs/outputs, Gigabit Ethernet with TSN, optional WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 5.3 via MT6631N, USB 3.1 and USB 2.0 interfaces, PCIe Gen2 x1, and low-speed interfaces. MediaTek Genio 360/360P specifications: CPU MediaTek Genio 360 (MT8366) – Hexa-core processor 1x Arm Cortex-A76 core clocked at up to 1.9 GHz (industrial) / 2.0GHz (commercial) 5x Arm Cortex-A55 cores clocked at up to 1.7 GHz (industrial) / 2.0GHz (commercial) MediaTek Genio 360P (MT8367) – Octa-core processor 2x Arm Cortex-A76 […]

Posted on by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 8 Comments on MediaTek MT7902 wireless chipset finally gets a Linux driver

MediaTek MT7902 wireless chipset finally gets a Linux driver

Mediatek MT7902 Linux

MediaTek MT7902 wireless modules are used in many Windows laptops, but so far, a Linux driver has been missing. This is about to change, as Mediatek has finally committed a patchset for MT7902 to the mainline Linux mailing list. This is personal. I bought an ASUS Vivobook 16 in August 2023, and Ubuntu 22.04 worked pretty well out of the box, except for support for the Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth module, detected as “Network controller: MEDIATEK Corp. Device 7902” with lscpi but without working drivers. Since then, I’ve been using the laptop connected to the USB dock with Ethernet support when at home, or using USB tethering with my phone when on the road. I initially thought it might just be a matter of time before the driver is ported to Linux, but it took well over two years. I was far from being alone in my ordeal, and you […]