The Asus Tinker Board line of single-board computers are hacker-friendly devices aimed at developers looking to build IoT (Internet of Things) applications, among other things. They’re basically the Asus version of Raspberry Pi devices and they’ve been around since 2017. Up until now all Tinker Board models have been powered by ARM-based processors. But the […]
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Lilbits: Android 14 DP2 is here, Ubuntu adds support for another RISC-V board
Less than a month after releasing the first developer preview build of Android 14, Google is back with Android 14 DP2. The official announcement is aimed at developers and largely focuses on behind-the-scenes stuff the users may not even notice. But independent experts have begun digging into the the developer preview to find new user-facing […]
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10 Comments on Lilbits: Microsoft brings AI video upscaling to Edge browser, F-Droid’s faster updates, and VisionFive 2 RISC-V SBC performance testing
Lilbits: Microsoft brings AI video upscaling to Edge browser, F-Droid’s faster updates, and VisionFive 2 RISC-V SBC performance testing
10 Comments on Lilbits: Microsoft brings AI video upscaling to Edge browser, F-Droid’s faster updates, and VisionFive 2 RISC-V SBC performance testingEver find yourself clicking on a video in your web browser only to discover that it’s a blocky, low-res video that was uploaded over a decade ago, when displays, cameras, and internet connections weren’t really good enough to make HD video on the web a thing yet? Microsoft is taking aim at low-res video on […]
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Lilbits: Abxylute handheld game streaming console, Star64 RISC-V single-board computer
3 Comments on Lilbits: Abxylute handheld game streaming console, Star64 RISC-V single-board computerAbxylute’s upcoming handheld game system is expected to hit Kickstarter soon and backers will have a chance to reserve one for as little as $200 during crowdfunding. While the Android-powered device’s specs aren’t as powerful as some other recent handhelds we’ve seen, the display, controllers, and build quality look decent… and that might be all […]
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SiFive HiFive Pro P550 dev board coming this summer with Intel “Horse Creek” RISC-V chip
7 Comments on SiFive HiFive Pro P550 dev board coming this summer with Intel “Horse Creek” RISC-V chipIntel is best known for its x86 processors, but last year the company announced it was teaming up with RISC-V chip designed SiFive to release a “Horse Creek” development board powered by a SiFive processor. Now the two companies have provided more details, including the official name and release time frame: the HiFive Pro P550 development […]
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Lilbits: RISC-V could become a first-class citizen for Android, Pixel 7a hands-on video leaked, and GeForce Now adds a RTX 4080 tier
10 Comments on Lilbits: RISC-V could become a first-class citizen for Android, Pixel 7a hands-on video leaked, and GeForce Now adds a RTX 4080 tierRISC-V is an open, royalty-free chip architecture positioned as an alternative to the ARM and x86 chips that dominate the PC, mobile, server, and embedded spaces. And it’s been picking up steam in recent years. But a chip is only as good as the software that can run on it. So it’s interesting to see […]
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MIPS announces its first RISC-V chip designs are now available for licensing
Chip designer MIPS Technologies announced last year that it was pivoting to RISC-V architecture, and earlier this year the company introduced its first designs based on the open instruction set architecture. Now MIPS says its first processor core is available for licensing. The company says its MIPS eVocore P8700 multiprocessor IP core is a high-performance […]
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Lilbits: Ventana announces the most powerful RISC-V chip to date, and Google postpones Manifest V2 phase-out
2 Comments on Lilbits: Ventana announces the most powerful RISC-V chip to date, and Google postpones Manifest V2 phase-outA California-based company called Ventana has introduced what they’re describing as the highest-performance processor based on RISC-V architecture to date. The company says it’s a “data center class” processor with single-core performance that’s competitive with high-end ARM and x86 chips. In other recent tech news from around the web, Apple has released iOS 16.2, Mozilla […]
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Lilbits: Comparing single-board computers, Thunderbird for Android, and Nothing’s next phone could come to the US
1 Comment on Lilbits: Comparing single-board computers, Thunderbird for Android, and Nothing’s next phone could come to the USThis year marks the 10th anniversary of the first Raspberry Pi computer hitting the streets. And while the folks at Raspberry Pi certainly weren’t the first to release a compact, low-power, single-board computer, they were among the first to offer such a device at a low cost, while encouraging adoption by educators, students, and hardware […]
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Pine64 Ox64 now available for $6 and up (Raspberry Pi Pico-sized single-board PC with a RISC-V processor)
21 Comments on Pine64 Ox64 now available for $6 and up (Raspberry Pi Pico-sized single-board PC with a RISC-V processor)The Pine64 Ox64 is a tiny single-board computer that looks a lot like a Raspberry Pi Pico. But while Raspberry Pi’s tiny board is powered by an RP2040 microcontroller, the Ox64 has a dual-core RISC-V processor, 64MB of embedded RAM, and support for up to 128Mb of flash storage plus a microSD card for additional storage. […]