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Red Robotics Pico 2 Pi Review: Use HATs with Raspberry Pi Pico

Our Verdict So simple to use and cheap to purchase, the Pico 2 Pi Adaptor is a complete no brainer purchase for your Pico projects. For + Low cost + Ease of use + Access to thousands of HATs Against – You will need to use the included reference card – Header pins too short… Read more

Intel teases Xe HPG GPU reveal coming next week

Matthew Wilson 1 day ago Featured Announcement, Graphics Ever since Intel hired Raja Koduri and announced plans to create new discrete graphics cards, we’ve been waiting to see what Intel can do in the gaming segment. So far, we’ve seen the Xe graphics architecture introduced in low-power DG1 discrete graphics cards, which are primarily sold… Read more

How To Get Wi-Fi, Internet on Raspberry Pi Pico

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) The Raspberry Pi Pico is a marvellous bit of kit, but it is missing one key feature, Wi-Fi! We first stumbled upon the idea of adding Wi-Fi to the Raspberry Pi Pico while reviewing the Cytron Maker Pi Pico, which provided an ESP-01 interface for an ESP8266 variant board…. Read more

Twitter confirms it’s testing an ‘undo tweet’ feature — but it could be limited to Professional Tweeters

The evidence is mounting that Twitter will be adding an “undo tweet” feature, but that those who want it will have to pay: app researcher Jane Manchun Wong has discovered a subscription screen tied to the feature. The ability to take back tweets has also shown up on a survey asking Twitter users about features… Read more

Fontemon is a playable Minnesota-themed Pokémon parody somehow crammed into a font

Fontemon is technically a font, but it’s also, somewhat miraculously, a playable miniature Pokémon parody, spotted by software engineer Daniel Feldman. The game, made by Michael Mulet, stretches my understanding of what a font is, but it’s certainly amazing. Also, it’s filled with Minnesota references. The experience is not as “smooth” as a modern Pokémon… Read more

LumiCube Is the Raspberry Pi Project to Light up Your Life

Home News (Image credit: Abstract Foundry) LumiCube from Abstract Foundry is the latest Kickstarter hoping to dress your Raspberry Pi in the finest RGB LEDs, but underneath the razzle dazzle there is quite a bit of tech for your money. Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Abstract Foundry) Image 2 of 3 (Image credit: Abstract… Read more

‘Anti-capitalist’ Verkada hacker charged by US government with attacks on dozens of companies

A Swiss computer hacker named Till Kottmann has been charged by the US government with multiple accounts of wire fraud, conspiracy, and identity theft. The indictment accuses Kottmann and co-conspirators of hacking “dozens of companies and government entities,” and posting private data and source code belonging to more than 100 firms online. The 21-year-old Kottmann,… Read more

How to use your Echo with two Amazon accounts

If you’ve got an Alexa device in your home, like an Echo smart speaker, anyone in your home can use it. But there are certain disadvantages to having it associated with only one account. Mainly, it means that everyone is pretty much sharing the same account. You can create what Amazon calls a “household.” That… Read more

Facebook is expanding support for 2FA security keys on mobile devices

Facebook is expanding its support of physical security keys for two-factor authentication (2FA) on mobile devices, the company said in a blog post Thursday. The social platform has supported security keys for its desktop version since 2017, but starting today, it will let users on its iOS and Android apps use them to secure their… Read more

3D-Printed Housing for Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Adds Professional Touch

Home News (Image credit: eat-sleep-code) The Raspberry Pi HQ Camera module has appeared in some of the best Raspberry Pi projects we’ve seen, like this stellar astrophotography project. But this maker brings the HQ module into a professional environment with this custom, 3D-printed cinema-style housing project. It’s complete with a custom interface that also provides… Read more

BIOS Updates Arrive to Fix AMD Ryzen’s USB Connectivity Issues

Home News (Image credit: SMZDM) Finally, AMD’s motherboard partners have begun rolling out new BIOS updates to fix the widespread USB stability and connectivity issues. However, the current revisions are still in Beta form, with final firmware revisions due in April. The firmware addresses widespread USB connectivity issues present on a number of Ryzen… Read more

Facebook introduces a corporate human rights policy it will ‘strive to respect’

Facebook is addressing the criticism it’s faced for its role in human rights abuses by putting its values on paper in a new “corporate human rights policy” collecting “the human rights standards [it] will strive to respect.” Under the policy, Facebook is committing to providing an annual report on its impact on human rights and… Read more

Official Raspberry Pi Support Arrives For Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Many Raspberry Pis are pressed into service as home media devices. They are a natural fit given their price, power and size. But one facet of media consumption where the Raspberry Pi needed a little help was streaming content from services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu which use Widevine… Read more

Tinder is giving away free mail-in COVID-19 tests

Tinder is giving 500 users a pair of free mail-in COVID-19 test kits — one for them and one for a Tinder match. The company says it’s a way to help people feel more comfortable meeting up with matches for real-life dates. It’s using tests from the medical testing company EverlyWell. People taking EverlyWell’s coronavirus… Read more

Nvidia Cops to Uncapping Crypto Performance on RTX 3060

Home News (Image credit: Shutterstock) Nvidia’s now taken full culpability for accidentally removing its own RTX 3060 anti-mining lock, according to a statement the company made to The Verge earlier today. This follows a recent RTX 3060 beta driver release that seemed to inadvertently unlock the card’s full crypto mining potential, despite claims that multiple… Read more