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Meet Pinebook, A Low Cost Linux Laptop That Looks Like A MacBook

Short Bytes: PineBook is a budget laptop running an Allwinner quad-core 64-bit processor. The device comes in two screen sizes both of them having 2GB RAM and 16GB eMMC storage along various ports and connectivity options. PineBook supports a number of Linux distros and Android versions. If you are looking for a low-cost Linux machine which is also […]

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Allwinner’s Linux Kernel Code Has An Easy-to-use Root Debug Backdoor

Short Bytes: The code of Linux kernel of Chinese chipmaker Allwinner contains an easily exploitable root backdoor. Combined with networked services, this could be used to perform remote exploits on the Allwinner’s ARM processor devices. The affected devices also include popular developer boards like Orange Pi and Banana Pi. Allwinner is a Chinese company that makes […]

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