ESPConnect is a capable flashing utility for ESP32 and ESP8266 boards. It depends on the Arduino IDE or PlatformIO IDE if you ...

Most smart gadgets still need the internet for anything that smells like intelligence, since the most powerful models live in the cloud. Edge device companies want the thinking to happen on the device ...

Samsung’s newly released $1,800 Galaxy XR headset includes support for bootloader unlocking. Unlike competitors like Meta Quest or Apple Vision Pro, this makes the Galaxy XR uniquely accessible for ...

Abstract: Possibility of maintaining of workability of hardware components as part of elements of a smart home and Internet of Things (IoT) with reconfiguration after detection of fault is considered.

OnePlus is making a considerable change with its Android 16 update which will require users to fill out an application before having the ability to unlock their bootloader. In a post this week, ...

Samsung’s One UI 8 update reportedly removes the option to unlock the bootloader on many Galaxy devices. This change impacts advanced users who customize their phones with custom ROMs or root access.

At its core, a microprocessor is a central processing unit (CPU) constructed on a single integrated circuit. Think of it as the brain of a computer. Its main job is to fetch, decode, and execute ...

Dallas was working on cars at a Honda dealership rocking a MyTouch 4G when Artem and the gang started Android Police. It was this very website that got him into Android in the first place — he'd sneak ...

As I was reading a LinkedIn post by Case Engelen, Chairman of Titoma, I started thinking about the applicability of Texas Instruments’ new microcontroller. Let’s start with what it is: TI’s new ...

It’s generally pretty easy to spot a microcontroller on a PCB. There are clues aplenty: the more-or-less central location, the nearby crystal oscillator, the maze of supporting passives, and perhaps ...