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November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 by Sponsored Post - Comments Off

Stellar Data Recovery for Tape: Your Reliable Solution for LTO Tape Recovery (Sponsored)

In the world of data archiving, Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tapes continue to dominate for their unmatched capacity and longevity, storing up to 45TB compressed on LTO-9 cartridges with a shelf life of 30 years. Yet, threats like software obsolescence, catalog corruption, or physical wear can lock away irreplaceable files—from databases and emails to videos and documents. That’s where LTO tape data recovery software like Stellar Data Recovery for Tape steps in, offering a standalone, secure way to retrieve data without relying on discontinued backup tools. Designed for IT pros, compliance officers, and enterprises in sectors like finance and healthcare, Stellar Data Recovery for Tape eliminates vendor lock-in. Certified under ISO-27001, ISO-9001, and HIPAA, it ensures 100% safe recovery, preserving originals while parsing diverse formats. Whether auditing legacy LTO-1 tapes or migrating modern LTO-9 archives, this tool restores access swiftly, supporting e-discovery and regulatory needs without downtime. Key Features at a […]

November 11, 2025November 11, 2025 by Kumpee Teeravech - 1 Comment

LattePanda IOTA review – An Intel N150 + RP2040 SBC tested with Windows 11, UPS expansion, PoE, NVMe SSD, and more

I’ve received a review sample of the LattePanda IOTA single-board computer (SBC) from DFRobot. It is a compact, palm-sized SBC powered by an Intel Processor N150 quad-core Twin Lake CPU, and featuring 8 GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 64 GB of onboard eMMC storage. It also integrates a Raspberry Pi RP2040 co-processor for handling I/O operations, providing greater flexibility for embedded and automation applications. LattePanda IOTA unboxing The parcel was shipped from China and arrived safely in a standard cardboard box. Inside were several smaller boxes containing the following components, with foam padding that was slightly loose but still provided adequate protection. All components arrived in good condition. I received a total of seven items from DFRobot, which are listed below. LattePanda IOTA (8GB RAM, 64GB eMMC flash) Smart UPS Expansion Board: A plug-and-play UPS module for the LattePanda IOTA that provides stable, continuous power with intelligent management and supports […]

November 7, 2025November 6, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 6 Comments

AAEON PICO-ARU4 “Arrow Lake” Pico-ITX SBC is powered by up to an Intel Core Ultra 7 255U processor

AAEON PICO-ARU4 Pico-ITX SBC with Arrow Lake CPU

AAEON PICO-ARU4 might be the world’s first Pico-ITX SBC powered by Intel Core Ultra 5/7 “Arrow Lake” (Series 2) processor family. More specifically, it’s available with the Core Ultra 5 225U or Core Ultra 7 255U, both with a 15W TDP. It ships with up to 32GB LPDDR5 RAM, offers 2.5GbE and GbE networking, HDMI and eDP interfaces for up to two independent displays, two USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, two USB 2.0 headers, two M.2 sockets for storage (NVMe SSD) and wireless expansion, two RS-232/422/485 headers, a 4-bit GPIO header, SMBus/I2C, and more. AAEON PICO-ARU4 specifications: Arrow Lake SoC (one of the other) Intel Core Ultra 5 225U 12-core (2P+8E+2LPE) processor @ up to 4.8 GHz turbo frequency, 12MB cache, 4x Xe-core Intel Graphics (8 TOPS), and Intel AI Boost (12 TOPS); PBP: TDP 15W Intel Core Ultra 7 255U 12-core (2P+8E+2LPE) processor @ up to 5.2 GHz, 12MB cache, […]

October 27, 2025October 28, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 48 Comments

Radxa Dragon Q6A – A $60+ Qualcomm QCS6490 Edge AI SBC with GbE, WiFi 6, three camera connectors

Radxa Dragon Q6A is a credit card-sized SBC powered by a Qualcomm QCS6490 octa-core SoC with a 12 TOPS AI accelerator, up to 16GB LPDDR5 memory, and the usual ports found on Raspberry Pi-like single board computers, such as gigabit Ethernet, four USB ports, HDMI video output, and a 40-pin GPIO header. The board also features an M.2 Key-M socket for SSD storage, a WiFi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 wireless module, a MIPI DSI display interface, three MIPI CSI connectors, a connector for an eMMC or UFS flash module, a microphone input connector, and an RTC battery connector. Radxa Dragon Q6A specifications: SoC – Qualcomm QCS6490 CPU – Octa-core Kryo 670 with 1x Gold Plus core (Cortex-A78) @ 2.7 GHz, 3x Gold cores (Cortex-A78) @ 2.4 GHz, 4x Silver cores (Cortex-A55) @ up to 1.9 GHz GPU – Adreno 643L GPU @ 812 MHz with support for Open GL ES 3.2, […]

October 15, 2025October 16, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 20 Comments

Orange Pi 6 Plus – CIX P1 SBC offers up to 64GB LPDDR5 memory, 45 TOPS of AI performance

Orange Pi 6 Plus Heatsink fan cooling solution

We wrote about the Orion O6N Nano-ITX SBC yesterday, mentioning that the Orange Pi 6 Plus was in the works. The good news is that the CIX P1 (CD8180/CD8180) single board from Orange Pi is now available on AliExpress for $223.90 with 16GB RAM and $268.89 with 32GB RAM, including a heatsink with fan, and a 100W USB-C port adapter. It’s the smallest CIX P1 board we’ve covered so far, but it still packs of lot of features including up to 64GB LPDDR5, two M.2 Key-M sockets for storage and/or AI accelerators, one M.2 Key-E socket for WiFi and Bluetooth, dual 5GbE networking, five displays interfaces via HDMI, DP, USB-C, and eDP, two 4-lane camera interfaces, and more. Orange Pi 6 Plus specifications: SoC – Cix P1 (Codename: CD8180 or CD8160) 12-core DynamIQ processor 4x Cortex‑A720 big cores @ up to 2.6 GHz 4x Cortex‑A720 medium cores @ up to […]

October 2, 2025 by Jean-Luc Aufranc (CNXSoft) - 11 Comments

Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme and X2 Elite processors target high-end Windows PCs

Qualcomm has recently announced the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme (X2E-96-100) and Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100 and X2E-80-100) processors for Windows PCs, which the company claims are the “Fastest and Most Efficient” for laptops. All three 3nm parts are equipped with six Performance cores clocked at up to 3.6 GHz, six or twelve Premium cores clocked at up to 5 GHz (single core) or 4.4 GHz (multi-core), an Adreno X2-85 or X2-90 GPU, an 80 TOPS Hexagon NPU for Copilot+, and an LPDDR5x memory interface for up to 128+ GB memory with up to 228GB/s bandwidth. Other highlights include the Snapdragon X75 5G modem, FastConnect 7800 WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4 chipset, 4K video resolution for built-in and external displays, USB4, PCIe Gen5 interfaces, and more. Let’s check the full specifications and differences between the three Snapdragon X2 Elite devices in the table below. Qualcomm claims the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme […]

October 1, 2025November 6, 2025 by Debashis Das - No Comments

AAEON GENE-ARH6 – A 3.5-inch subcompact industrial SBC with Intel Core Ultra 200H/U SoC

AAEON GENE ARH6 3.5 Inch Intel Core Ultra SBC

AAEON’s GENE-ARH6 is a 3.5-inch subcompact industrial SBC built around the Intel Core Ultra 200H/U “Arrow Lake” processors, which delivers up to 96 TOPS AI power when equipped with an Intel Core Ultra 7 255H SoC. The board supports up to 96GB DDR5 memory, and multiple display outputs through HDMI 2.1, DP 2.0, LVDS, and eDP interfaces. Connectivity includes three Ethernet ports, four COM headers, GPIO, SMBus or I2C, and multiple USB ports. Expansion options include M.2 slots for 5G, Wi-Fi 6E CNVi, PCIe Gen4 storage with RAID 0 or 1, and an FPC2 connector for additional PCIe lanes. Other features include TPM 2.0 security, a watchdog timer, a 9V to 36V DC input, and a wide temperature range. Applications include robotics, inference-based safety monitoring, automation, and rugged industrial deployments with wide power input and connectivity options. AAEON GENE-ARH6 specifications: Arrow Lake SoC (one of the other) Intel Core Ultra 5 […]

September 30, 2025October 2, 2025 by Debashis Das - 3 Comments

Intel N97 mini-ITX motherboard targets industrial automation, digital signage, networking appliances

Jetway DMTX ADN1 Alder Lake N Mini ITX Motherboard

The Jetway DMTX-ADN1 is a mini-ITX industrial motherboard built around the Intel N97 Alder Lake-N SoC with support for DDR5 memory, multiple displays, and a wide temperature range. It targets applications in industrial automation, kiosks, digital signage, and networking appliances. The motherboard supports up to 32GB DDR5 4800MHz memory, triple display setups via HDMI 2.0b, DP 1.4, and a 24-bit dual-channel LVDS/eDP interface, and offers a SATA III port and two M.2 M-Key sockets for NVMe or SATA drives. It also features an M.2 E-Key 2230 socket for wireless expansion with CNVi support, two Gigabit Ethernet ports, and a range of I/Os, including six COM ports, two USB 3.2, eight USB 2.0, 8-bit GPIO, SMBus, watchdog timer, and more. Jetway DMTX-ADN1 Specifications: SoC – Intel Processor N97 quad-core Alder Lake N-series processor up to 3.4 GHz with Intel UHD graphics; 12W TDP System Memory – DDR5 4800MHz via single Channel SO-DIMM, up to 32GB (up […]