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Still on Windows 10? Microsoft will offer 1 extra year of security updates for free—but only if you back up your data with a Microsoft account. 💻

The catch? You're trading convenience for control. 🧾

Windows 10 lives on... but at what privacy cost?

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Ars Technica · Microsoft extends free Windows 10 security updates into 2026, with strings attachedBy Andrew Cunningham

Lilbits: Europe’s new Ecodesign rules for smartphones and tablets, Samsung’s new Exynos 2500 processor, and postmarketOS 25.06

The European Union’s Ecodesign rules for smartphones and tablets took effect on June 20th, which means that devices in those categories will need to meet certain repairability, upgradeability, battery life, and software update requirements. Some critics say the rules don’t go far enough, but we’re already starting to see some device makers announce updates in order to meet the new […]

#dragonwing #ecodesign #eu #europe #europeanUnion #exynos2500 #lilbits #mnt #mntPocketReform #mntReform #mntReformNext #postmarketos #qualcommQcs6490 #samsungExynos2500 #securityUpdates #softwareUpdates #sustainability

Read more: liliputing.com/lilbits-europes

New European Union rules require phone makers to offer security updates for 5 years, make spare parts available for 7 years, and include repairability and durability labels. But a last-minute change means that displays don't need to be user-replaceable. ifixit.com/News/111220/ecodesi #Europe #Ecodesign #repairability #SecurityUpdates #Sustainability

iFixit · Ecodesign for Smartphones: Two Steps Forward, One Step BackBy Manuel Haeussermann

Lilbits: A cyberdeck with a 2 inch CRT display, a 25.3 inch E Ink monitor, and the final nail in the coffin for LG’s smartphones

Cyberdecks are portable computers that often have a retro-futuristic design. Often that’s achieved by hobbyists who combine modern hardware (like a Raspberry Pi or a similar single-board computer) with vintage tech.

But one of the coolest… and possibly most useless cyberdeck’s I’ve seen so far takes things to another level by fusing a 2 inch black and white CRT display from 1980s-era Sony […]

#alderLakeN #crtDisplay #cyberdeck #intel #lg #lilbits #onyxBoox #onyxBooxMiraPro #osUpdates #raspberryPi #securityUpdates #sonyWatchman #twinLake #watchman

Read more: liliputing.com/lilbits-a-cyber

@JessTheUnstill @bohwaz @punkfairie @ajsadauskas @tomiahonen @fuchsiii Exactly...

Coincidentially, that's why #Android (and #iOS) doesn't let users have #root access because billions of devices owned by mostly "#TechIlliterates" that hardly get #SecurityUpdates would be an even bigger risk if they didn't boot a locked-down #ROM image, thus only allowing for #malware in user-privilegued userspace!

Cuz having a mobile OS that shoves everything through #Tor and only allows #userspace-Apps in the form modern web technologies would be a big #security and #privacy gain.

  • Not to mention #amd64 is on it's way out and inevitably they gotta have to transition to supporting #arm64 and eventually #RISCv-#64bit at some point.
#amd64#arm64#riscv