Maker and influencer Jeff Geerling describes the recently released Thelio Astra from System76 as "the fastest Arm desktop computer in the world." Geerling backed up his assertion by testing the system ...

One of the most affordable ways to get your hands on a Windows on ARM computer is to spend $219 on a Qualcomm Snapdragon Dev Kit for Windows. For that price, you get a compact Windows desktop computer ...

A company known for making downsized PCs has announced two ARM-based desktop computers that will be shipping “soon” with Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Giada has made its ARM desktops, the Q10 and ...

Huawei already makes the Kirin processors that power the company’s smartphones, and the company also produces a line of ARM-based Kunpeng processors for servers. Now it looks like the company plans to ...

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Over the last few decades, Intel's x86 architecture has ruled the world of computing, powering everything from the most basic laptop to the most powerful data center machines. However, a quiet ...

When he was growing up, a dream of Linux pioneer Linus Torvalds was to acquire the Acorn Archimedes, a groundbreaking personal computer with the first ARM RISC chips. But in 1987, Archimedes wasn’t ...

It's nice to see ARM using more desktop-friendly form factors. I don't think that particular model is going to achieve mass market success... but it's a good start. It's probably worth considering ...

If you are considering building your very own robotic arm you may be interested in a new high-performance DIY robot arm built by computer scientist Pavel Surynek. The Real Robot One or RR1 has 6 (6 ...

Windows on ARM is a reality, though not an extremely widespread one. Microsoft's new Project Volterra might not change that, but this tiny ARM-based desktop PC could be the start of something big.