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Your next laptop may come with a cryptominer, courtesy of Norton

Ethereum mining is coming to perhaps an unexpected place: Norton 360, the antivirus software that many readers will know from setting up new computers for their parents (via BleepingComputer). In its press release, Norton claims its brand is a perfect fit: people looking to mine crypto won’t have to dig through the dark, scary parts… Read more

Huawei announces HarmonyOS update for its smartphones

Huawei has announced that its HarmonyOS operating system is coming to its smartphones via a forthcoming update. Huawei’s consumer business CEO Richard Yu says the company is updating around 100 of its devices globally to the new operating system, which also includes tablets like the MatePad Pro. In theory, it’s a big change from its… Read more

Huawei’s HarmonyOS arrives on tablets with the new MatePad Pro

Huawei has announced a trio of new MatePad tablets; a new 12.6-inch MatePad Pro, a smaller 10.8-inch MatePad Pro, and a new MatePad 11. Not only are they the company’s first tablets running its own HarmonyOS operating system, but the smaller MatePad Pro and MatePad 11 use Snapdragon chips produced by Qualcomm rather than the… Read more

The government’s been worried about DJI drones — the Pentagon now says they’re safe

After months of government bans on DJI drones, with lawmakers questioning whether the company was sending information to the Chinese government, the Pentagon has now admitted that the drones being used might actually be safe (via The Hill), releasing a report saying that two “Government Edition” DJI drones are “recommended for use by government entities.”… Read more

This Raspberry Pi Guitar Pedal Uses Machine Learning for Effects

Home News (Image credit: Keith Bloemer) When the soldering iron gets hot, makers have been known to cook up some sweet music on the Raspberry Pi. In some cases, we mean that literally, like today with Keith Bloemer’s NeuralPi project. NeuralPi is a Raspberry Pi-based guitar pedal that uses machine learning to create custom effects…. Read more

Flamethrowing Raspberry Pi Roomba Project Balances Danger and Fun

Home News (Image credit: Alfredo Sequeida) With many Raspberry Pi projects, it’s common to wonder why makers would choose to use a Raspberry Pi, but today we’re asking Alfredo Sequieda why he has done this project at all. In a hilarious yet dangerous burst of creativity, Sequieda has created a Raspberry Pi-powered flamethrowing Roomba. This… Read more

How to Track Satellite Fly-Bys with Raspberry Pi

With SpaceX’s Starlink being made available in my area, I became curious about just how many satellites were overhead at any given time. Fortunately, the US Space Command tracks and makes available data for tracking the live positions of objects in orbit. We can download this data, and use a Raspberry Pi and some speakers… Read more

How To Build A Simple Raspberry Pi Pico Robot

Home News (Image credit: Tom’s Hardware) Building robots is an awesome way to learn electronics and programming. We have the excitement of making something move, along with learning life-long coding skills that will help us create many different projects. Robots are made using two disciplines. The first is the engineering of building a chassis and… Read more

Pimoroni Pico LiPo Review: Pico Pinout with Plenty of Extras

Our Verdict This is the Raspberry Pi Pico on steroids. The power of the RP2040 with the extra conveniences that make creating projects a breeze. For + Identical Pico pinout + Battery charging + Stemma QT / Qwiic connector + Large flash memory + USB C Against – Costs much more than a Pico There… Read more

Epic Optimizes Unreal Engine 5 Compilation For AMD’s Threadripper CPUs

Home News (Image credit: AMD) In a recent blog post by AMD, the company announced that Epic Game’s Unreal Engine 5, which is now in early access mode and will power a new generation of games, is now fully optimized for compilation work with Ryzen Threadripper CPUs. Epic Games VP Nick Penwarden notes that using… Read more

Dell is offering $230 off one of its standout gaming monitors

Dell’s Summer Sale Event is officially underway, and if you’re looking for a 1440p panel to support your newfound gaming habits, the Dell 27 S2721DGF Gaming Monitor is an excellent bet. The 27-inch peripheral is currently on sale at Dell for $380 — more than $200 off the initial list price — and it touts… Read more

WhatsApp sues Indian government over new rules it says break encryption

Facebook-owned messaging service WhatsApp is suing India’s government over new internet rules it claims are unconstitutional and will “severely undermine the privacy” of its users, The New York Times reports. The Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code, which was introduced in February and comes into effect today, contains a requirement that messaging apps identify… Read more

Realme X3 and X3 SuperZoom are now receiving stable Android 11 with Realme UI 2.0

Realme continues updating its older devices to Realme UI 2.0, and the X3 series are next in line. Both the Realme X3 and Realme X3 SuperZoom got their Open Beta releases back in April, and today the stable update is seeding. The new package is 668MB in size and is hitting users with the Beta… Read more

Valve may be working on a handheld Steam console

Over the last couple of years, Valve has been working on Steam Cloud Gaming, allowing users to connect their Steam libraries to services like GeForce Now. Valve’s cloud ambitions may not end there though, as evidence is pointing to a new handheld streaming device currently known as ‘SteamPal’. SteamDB creator, Pavel Djundik, brought attention to… Read more

Ubisoft claims ‘considerable progress’ made since last year’s harassment allegations

Last year, Ubisoft was forced to face its own internal culture issues, firing prominent executives and putting new systems in place to curb work-place harassment. A report earlier this month checked claimed that not much has changed at Ubisoft’s offices, something that the publisher appears to have responded to today. In an update from CEO,… Read more