NEWS 》 Weekly News Digest - Week 03 - June 2020

Kimχ Micro: A powerful alternative to the Raspberry Pi that supports PCIe cards
A new alternative to the Raspberry Pi has been presented. Called the Kimχ Micro, the Raspberry Pi Zero-sized micro SBC has a quad-core processor and a mPCIe slot for adding PCIe cards. Read More

Linux Lands And Then Reverts Usage Of Flexible Array Members
As a change past the Linux 5.8 merge window now that the flurry of code activity has settled down was changing the use of zero-length arrays in structs with flexible array members. Linus Torvalds did pull the change into Linux 5.8 but then decided shortly afterwards to drop the change at least for the time being. Read More

AMD Ryzen 4000-Powered Asus Mini PC Challenges Intel's NUC
Intel NUCs may be the name you think of when it comes to mini-PCs, but Asus' PN50 could give the tiny systems a run for their money. According to a report from Korean publication iT DongA, the PN50 will be armed to the teeth with AMD's Ryzen 4000 U-series (Renoir) APUs. Read More

Aaeon's Raspberry Pi-like Board Bears An Intel 8th Gen Core i7 CPU and 16GB of DDR4
Electronics manufacturer Aaeon launched the PICO-WHU4, the brand's latest miniature board that targets the AI and edge computing markets. The PICO-WHU4 is an excellent Raspberry Pi alternative for customers that fancy a more powerful solution. Read More

Linus Torvalds Announces Massive Linux Kernel 5.8 Update
Linus Torvalds has officially started the development of Linux kernel 5.8 with the very first release candidate, and the single word that best describes this new version is “big.” Read More

New Cisco Cloud Scale ASIC & 400G Line Card Announced
This week, Cisco has made two big announcements concerning the hybrid data center solutions, the next generation of Cisco’s Cloud Scale ASIC, and a new 400G line card for their Nexus 9500 modular chassis. With these two products, Cisco is making improvements in the capacity and manageability of their Nexus switching platforms and aims to help data centers scale with the increasing networking demands. Read More

Key Differences of PoE vs PoE+ vs PoE++ Switches a STH Guide
When looking to power devices using the same cables that provide data connections, PoE, or Power over Ethernet, is what you will most likely use. The explosion of IoT and connected devices mean that PoE switches are one of the fastest-growing segments in networking. You will often find three common labels for today’s PoE switches in the market: PoE switch, PoE+ switch, and PoE++ switch. Read More

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