New smartphone SIM card has faster embedded CPU core — single RISC-V core claimed to help deliver 10x storage, 10x faster transfers, improved security By Dallin Grimm published June 27, 2024 This is China Mobile's new 'super SIM card.'
New Waveshare IoT board uses Raspberry Pi Zero form factor, brings cellular connectivity and a custom version of MicroPython By Jeff Butts published May 22, 2024 Waveshare offers a development kit that provides cellular connectivity and compatibility with Raspberry Pi Zero HATs in a small form factor.
Newegg offers free membership program to boost signups — includes free shipping and special deals By Andrew E. Freedman published April 23, 2024 Newegg has created a membership program, Newegg+, for exclusive offers, free shipping, warranty discounts, and more. It's free to join, though whether it will stay that way remains to be seen.
Ukraine to become first European country with Starlink direct to cell service — messaging by year end, with mobile satellite broadband expected mid-2026 By Jon Martindale published July 10, 2025 To be joined by mobile high-speed satellite internet in 2026.
Pimoroni Clipper 4G LTE Breakout Review: Easy IoT By Les Pounder published October 20, 2024 Pimoroni’s Clipper 4G LTE brings easy to use 4G connectivity to the Raspberry Pi Pico 2.
KVM expansion card utilizes RISC-V CPU architecture for enhanced remote PC management — Sipeed NanoKVM-PCIe now available for pre-order starting at $40 By Christopher Harper published October 2, 2024 NanoKVM-PCIe debuts in the pre-order phase ahead of a planned October-November shipping window.
Sending a Steam sticker 'burned through a month of mobile data in five minutes' complains unhappy gamer By Mark Tyson published 2 days ago A Steam Chat user who “burned through a month of mobile data in 5 minutes” blames Valve's animated stickers.
South Korean chipmaking tool firms increase their sales into China, capitalizing on U.S. sanctions against the PRC By Anton Shilov published December 10, 2023 As the U.S., Netherlands, and Japan restrict sales of advanced fab tools to China, South Korea-based Nextin continues to supply Chinese companies with sophisticated inspection equipment.
Australian police arrest hacker who created 'Evil Twin' wireless network to steal data during flights By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published July 2, 2024 The Australian Federal Police were able to identify and arrest 42-year-old Michael Clapsis, who created fake wireless access points during domestic flights to steal data from unsuspecting users.
TSMC creates edible chips – coconut flavor puffs made in collaboration with Taiwan’s Guai Guai By Mark Tyson published January 25, 2024 Limited edition chips are now selling for over 20x the normal price.
ASE to bolster North American semiconductor supply chain — new packaging and test facility in Mexico expected to hire 500 engineers and technicians in first year By Anton Shilov published November 8, 2024 ASE's subsidiary, ISE Labs, will build an OSAT facility in Mexico.
New Raspberry Pi CM4 Industrial Panel Has 4G, Dual Ethernet and More By Ash Hill published October 28, 2023 Edatec has released a new Raspberry Pi CM4-powered industrial panel that comes with new features ranging from two Ethernet ports to 4G support.
Banana Pi launches $30 OpenWRT Wi-Fi 6 Router with WPA3 protection, optional PoE By Roshan Ashraf Shaikh published March 12, 2024 Banana Pi's low-cost router supports 2.5G+5G WiFi with LAN ports
Gigabyte's Wi-Fi 7 PCIe card preps your desktop for a faster wireless future By Aaron Klotz published December 11, 2023 Gigabyte has unveiled a new Wi-Fi 7 card with a maximum bandwidth potential of up to 5.8Gb/s. The card is very compact, making it the wireless upgrade for new, big, old, or small systems.
Intel Arc A370M mobile GPU transformed into desktop card with the help of a heatsink and tiny cooling fan By Zhiye Liu published January 31, 2024 Advantech has launched the EAI-3100, essentially a desktop version of Intel's Arc A370M mobile graphics card.
CXMT unveils China's first homegrown low-power memory - new LPDDR5-6400 adopted by Chinese smartphone makers Xiaomi and Transsion By Anton Shilov published November 29, 2023 CXMT has unveiled China's first homegrown low-power memory. Xiaomi and Transsion are set to use CXMT's 12GB LPDDR5-6400 memory modules.
Gigabyte chops PCIe finger in half on its dual-fan RTX 5060 Ti cards By Aaron Klotz published April 16, 2025 Photos of Gigabyte's RTX 5060 Ti Eagle have cropped up revealing a incredibly short PCB that only makes up half the width of the dual-fan graphics card.
TP-Link releases $250 Wi-Fi 7 access point that can be submerged in 1.5 meters of water without issue — the heavy-duty wireless router boasts an IP68 rating, six antennas, and PoE By Jowi Morales published June 22, 2025 The EAP772-Outdoor Wi-Fi 7 access point can withstand the elements, allowing you to not worry about it after installation.
Kickstarter CAZE card reader holds up to 20 cards, offers data transfer speeds up to 300 MB/s By Mark Tyson published March 18, 2024 There are four days to go on this device's $49 crowdfunder.
Taiwanese authorities accuse SMIC and allies of poaching engineers By Anton Shilov published March 28, 2025 SMIC is reportedly trying to poach engineers to get Taiwanese semiconductor know how.
Magewell's New M.2 Capture Cards Are Fit for Mini-ITX Streaming PCs By Aaron Klotz published August 17, 2023 Magewell has created two highly-capable 4K 60 FPS capture cards that fit inside the same form factor as an M.2 2280 SSD.
Singapore court grants bail to trio accused in $390 million Nvidia chip smuggling case By Kunal Khullar published March 13, 2025 The action follows charges against three men for smuggling Nvidia chips and defrauding companies like Dell and Super Micro.
TSMC custom employee-exclusive suitcases are sold online for as high as $16,700 By Mark Tyson published May 24, 2025 TSMC’s new custom-designed employee-exclusive 20-inch suitcase is awesome to behold, but some resellers are asking too much.
Passenger caught using electric wheelchair to smuggle more than 100 mobile phones into China By Jeff Butts published August 10, 2024 A Macau man was recently apprehended when he tried to smuggle more than 100 mobile phones into China hidden in his modified electric wheelchair.
Software engineer achieved free plane Wi-Fi at a terrible cost — PySkyWiFi bypasses firewall but is limited to plain text endeavors By Christopher Harper published July 12, 2024 Software engineer Robert Heaton develops and shares PySkyWiFi, a solution for achieving free plane Wi-Fi with horrible but amusing caveats.
Sega launches new Sega Account online system — benefits and rewards for Sega and Atlus titles By Christopher Harper published January 22, 2025 Sega introduces Sega accounts.
Asus China compensates and assists owners with damaged GPUs due to PCIe Q-Release Slim mechanism — confirms revision on the way By Aaron Klotz published February 6, 2025 Asus China provides free motherboard replacements for customers who succumbed to PCIe damage from Asus' new Q-Release Slim connector.
LG Innotek to slim down smartphones by replacing solder balls with copper posts By Anton Shilov published July 8, 2025 LG Innotek introduced Copper Post packaging technology, which replaces traditional solder balls in semiconductor substrates, enabling slimmer, denser, and cooler smartphone designs.
Chinese Chip Design Software Devs Receive Massive Government Support By Anton Shilov published November 6, 2023 Chinese government subsidies boost domestic developers of EDA tools to increase their competitive positions.
DeepSeek GPU smuggling probe shows Nvidia's Singapore GPU sales are 28% of its revenue, but only 1% are delivered to the country: Report By Jowi Morales published February 18, 2025 Reports show that nearly 28% of Nvidia's revenue in 2024 came from Singapore despite the country only receiving around $600 million worth of GPUs at around the same time.