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Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. What just happened? An open source computing milestone is unfolding as RISC-V systems – long considered a technology for embedded devices – begin to step onto the gaming stage. Developers have successfully enabled Valve’s Steam platform to run on RISC-V-powered Linux

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. Editor’s take: Video game adaptations are hitting their stride, and Netflix is betting Assassin’s Creed will join the ranks of recent hits. If the show captures the intrigue and depth that made the games global sensations, it could deliver the long-running

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years. TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust. The big picture: As tech giants pour more money into AI, some warn that a bubble may be forming. Drawing comparisons to the dot-com crash that wiped out trillions at the turn of the millennium, analysts caution that today’s market has

Linux reaches 5% desktop OS market share indicating rising adoption among consumers and gamers. (Image generated via ChatGPT) The latest StatCounter numbers show Linux gaining 5.03% of the US desktop OS market share. This continues the trend of Linux gaining traction among desktop users and gamers, a likely side effect of cessation of Windows 10

Maix4-HAT: Expansion board can be used with or without Raspberry Pi. (Image source: Sipeed) A new developer board aims to impress with its high AI performance and versatility as an independent development board and as an expansion board for the Raspberry Pi. The local acceleration of AI models can reduce dependence on cloud systems. Silvio

The K13 Turbo Pro hands-on. (Image source: Fixed Focus Digital via Weibo) The K13 Turbo and Turbo Pro are slated to launch as the world’s first Oppo smartphones with an active fan. The latter is now said to have a feature not often seen in handsets with its type of active cooling technology. It might

The “S200 Max”. (Image source: GSMArena) Doogee’s next rugged Android smartphone has a design element also thought to feature in a prominent rival to Apple’s next-gen iPhones. It is reportedly found alongside a 120Hz display, a night vision rear camera and an extra-large battery in the S200 Max. It might also have expandable storage to

Is this the EliteBook X G1i 14 or EliteBook Ultra G1i 14? (Image source: HP) Some models are becoming increasingly difficult to visually tell apart even for us testers. To laymen, the names “EliteBook X”, “EliteBook Ultra”, “Envy x360”, or “OmniBook x360” may be more confusing than helpful when distinguishing between lower-end and higher-end configurations.

We were connected across screens and time zones. I was in Nigeria, and she was in the UK. Two designers, two continents, one shared ambition: to thrive in tech, not just as participants, but as forces shaping its future. That connection wasn’t remarkable because it crossed borders. It was remarkable because the border didn’t matter.

When the Lagos State government banned motorcycles in 2020, it didn’t just disrupt movement. Companies like Gokada, ORide, and Max, were forced to either shut down or pivot in real time. Some succeeded in pivoting, others died.  That real-world friction is at the heart of Freedom Way, one of a handful of  Nollywood dramas that