The developers of Raspberry Pi OS have released a new build that eliminates the default “pi” user account, which means that in the interest of security you’ll need to create a new account when setting up the operating system for Raspberry Pi computers.
Meanwhile SolidRun has introduced a new system on a module that it says is the smallest to support up to a 16-core CPU, a small team at Microsoft have developed a clone of Apple’s Quick Look feature, which could bring fast file previewing to File Explorer (via PowerToys) eventually, LG has introduced a 16 inch portable display that weighs less than a kilogram (2.2 pounds), and Barnes & Noble’s new Audiobook service looks an awful lot like Amazon’s Audible (except a lot later to the game… it’s launching nearly a decade and a half after Amazon acquired Audible).
Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.
Raspberry Pi OS no longer includes a default “pi” user, and requires you to create a user account during setup. The new setup wizard also lets you pair a BT mouse or keyboard without using USB peripherals first. Experimental Wayland support also included. https://t.co/WXGVZmQrKl
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) April 7, 2022
SolidRun’s new LX2-Lite SOM (system on module) can be configured with up to 16 NXP LX2162A Layerscape ARM Cortex-A72 @ 2 GHz CPU cores and up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM. Compatible with the new ClearFog LX2 Lite carrier board. https://t.co/Aw7KJ5hrWi pic.twitter.com/CNIBVma64z
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) April 7, 2022
Powertoys Peek is a work-in-progress quick file preview feature for Windows for previewing images or other files in File Explorer with a keyboard shortcut. It’s basically a Windows version of Apple’s Quick Look for macOS. May eventually come to PowerToys. https://t.co/7dhaZH6Wkd pic.twitter.com/STQDNnIrQ9
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) April 7, 2022
After selling a line of thin and light laptops under the LG Gram name for the past 7 years, LG is branching out with a… thin and light portable display. The LG Gram +view 16MQ70 is a 990 gram (2.2 pound) 16 inch, 2560 x 1600px display for $349. https://t.co/1iEjO6SDaU
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) April 7, 2022
Google Lens picks up a new “multisearch” feature that lets you search by both image and text using the Google app for Android or iOS. Fire up the app, tap the Lens icon, and pick an image from the screen or with your camera then add text if needed. https://t.co/YgjtNwXmvz
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) April 7, 2022
Google has released Android 12 QPR3 Beta 2 for the Pixel 4 and later, with the latest version of the upcoming Quarterly Platform Release bringing bug fixes and updated modem firmware for the Pixel 6. https://t.co/EgeySKp8Uj
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) April 7, 2022
Code in Google apps points to a new Google Nest WiFi router in the works, code-named “Sirocco.” While there are no firm details about specs, it’d be surprising if this was *not* a mesh router with WiFi 6 and/or 6E support. https://t.co/HWUPVTP0Gp
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) April 7, 2022
Barnes & Noble launches B&N Audiobooks, a service that works a lot like Amazon’s Audible: you can buy audiobooks outright or pay for a $15/month subscription that gives you credit good for one audiobook per month from a library of 300K titles. https://t.co/bxuAQmFa10
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) April 7, 2022
Nubia to launch the RedMagic 7 Pro gaming phone on April 12. Given that the normal RedMagic 7 has a 165 Hz display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, and up to 18GB RAM and 256GB storage, I’m not sure how much headroom is left for a “pro” model. https://t.co/3MBExENcWS
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) April 7, 2022
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I dreaming about new parallela with 16 cpu or 1024 cpu
I’m starting to think that these tiny ARM compute modules are really just a crude answer to what the ARM world really needs: Socketed CPUs.