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Nothing Phone (3a) and Phone (3a) Pro Review: Budget Excellence

WIRED Top Stories - Tue, 03/04/2025 - 04:30
Nothing's latest budget phones prove that you don't need to spend $600 to get a powerful, feature-packed phone.
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BleeqUp's new 4-in-1 cycling glasses come with an AI-powered camera, one-tap video editing and a walkie-talkie feature

TechRadar News - Tue, 03/04/2025 - 04:21
  • BleeqUp has debuted the world's first 4-in-1 AI cycling camera glasses at MWC 2025
  • They feature one-tap video editing and record in 1080p
  • They also have headphones and a walkie-talkie feature

At MWC 2025 this week, BleeqUp debuted its new 4-in-1 cycling glasses, packed with technology including an AI-powered camera and headphones.

The new glasses, which the company says are the world's first 4-in-1 AI cycling glasses, offer some serious eye protection for cyclists. They've got a UV400 rating for use in sunlight, anti-fog design, Zeiss lenses, and a wraparound design reminiscent of brands like Oakley.

They're also IP54 rated and compatible with prescription lenses by way of clip-on inserts, and are crafted from lightweight, durable TR90 plastic.

They certainly look the part, but they sound even more impressive under the hood.

BleeqUp Ranger: On paper

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The rather strange name aside, BleeqUp's Ranger glasses boast several tech features that cyclists will love. Specifically, they come with an action camera that can record an hour of 1080p video on a single charge. You can get four more hours of content with an additional helmet-mountable battery pack, but suffice to say they're perfect for recording trail runs, stunts, or of course, road-rage incidents.

There's no need to sift through hours of footage either, as BleeqUp says AI-powered video editing can highlight important moments including "scenic vistas, tense instants, and sudden braking emergencies," overlaid with trip details including your time and route. All of that video can be edited into a single highlight reel with just one tap.

An on-board algorithm also ensures that the video looks like your POV, rather than having the slightly elevated perspective of the action camera, which is a nice touch.

Other features include built-in open-ear headphones that feature walkie-talkie functionality. They probably aren't going to challenge the specialist audio of the best bone-conduction headphones on the market, but it's a nice touch nonetheless, leaving your ears open to ensure maximum awareness while you ride.

There are also hands-free voice controls, a Bluetooth handlebar-mounted remote, and even onboard navigation provided by Google Maps in the US. You don't get a display, but all of the on-board party pieces are powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon W5 chipset.

Launched on Kickstarter in March, BleeqUp's Ranger prices start at $349, with $50 discounts available for early birds.

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Many businesses are overspending on their cloud storage budget

TechRadar News - Tue, 03/04/2025 - 04:19
  • Wasabi report claims 49% of cloud storage spend could just be fees
  • Three in five overspent on their cloud budgets in 2024
  • Customers are staying because of cost, not what matters to them

Half of UK businesses are overspending on cloud storage because they’re being discouraged from exiting with high egress fees, new research has claimed.

Figures from Wasabi say this is leading to a misalignment between companies’ planned costs and their actual costs, leading firms to go overbudget.

Now, more than two-fifths (44%) of UK businesses are adopting a hybrid approach to storage, combining cloud and on-prem solutions, to control costs.

Cloud storage billing practices continue to be criticized

Although the survey’s findings aren’t particularly shocking (we already know about high egress fees and technical limitations that discourage migrating data between providers), antitrust bodies including the European Commission have already sought to deal with these issues to encourage competition.

Wasabi’s research shows these trends are clearly continuing despite Microsoft’s months-long turmoil in settling on an agreement to enable its users to switch.

Alarmingly, the research revealed almost half (49%) of a typical organization’s cloud storage bill is exclusively spent on fees, with the remaining 51% being allocated to the actual storage capacity. This has led to three in five (62%) either massively or slightly exceeding their public cloud storage budgets within the past 12 months, up from 53% last year – only one in three (33%) were able to align spend with budget, with a tiny 6% spending less than anticipated.

"If you’re familiar with the legacy billing models of cloud object storage services, or IaaS in general, this finding will not be surprising," noted Wasabi Director of Strategy and Market Intelligence, Andrew Smith.

Moreover, Wasabi found despite the priority given to data protection, security, performance, scalability and sustainability when selecting a cloud provider, many organizations are actually citing pricing as the key reason that they’re staying with their current provider.

Wasabi’s VP & GM for EMEA, Kevin Dunn, summarized: “Organisations are being unfairly penalised for using and moving their data by anti-competitive practices like high egress fees and complex pricing models. This is consequently stifling innovation, as data is the lifeblood for unlocking full growth potential.”

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How to See the Total Lunar Eclipse and Blood Moon This Month

WIRED Top Stories - Tue, 03/04/2025 - 04:00
On March 14, skywatchers in the Americas will be able to see the first of 2025’s two total lunar eclipses.
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Unlocking AI’s true potential: the power of a robust data foundation

TechRadar News - Tue, 03/04/2025 - 03:52

For businesses, data is their one constant. In the age of AI, data itself has not changed, but how it is delivered, and what companies can do with it has. Think of the arrival of Netflix and its effect on Blockbuster. The core product remained the same, but the way it was delivered and consumed was completely new, and that meant Blockbuster ceased to exist.

Data is becoming a key tool for businesses hoping to weather today’s tough economic climate and overcome common industry challenges, from inflation to supply chain issues. Those who have not yet got to grips with their data are more at risk from economic difficulties, as data, underpinned by a robust data strategy and paired with artificial intelligence (AI), can deliver the insight and foresight needed to remain competitive and manage market fluctuations. Companies that fail to engage with their data or those that implement AI ineffectively may face the same fate as Blockbuster.

Building the foundations

Data is as valuable to a company as any other asset on a balance sheet. Organizations cannot be valued by revenue alone, but also by the data they own and the impact it has on the business. All companies have data at their fingertips, but to turn that into business value, it has to be correlated, analyzed and used correctly. Organizations can’t make the most of their data if it is sitting in siloes.

Businesses must have a strong data foundation in place: this is the jumping-off point for data exploration and analysis. Once organizations have onboarded onto a modern data platform to serve as this foundation, it’s time for leaders to think carefully about what sort of AI they want to use. As a first step, they should consider enterprise AI tools, which can be applied to organizations to enhance various business functions. To enable this, businesses need to build a consolidated and open data strategy to run these AI models.

Generative AI (genAI) excels at creating new content based on inputs, often fueled by huge data models. While it has many uses, the vastness of the data required can result in issues within an organization's data foundation if they are unable to ingest and analyze such quantities of data. While there is mass excitement around genAI, companies should avoid rushing into implementation, as the models will not be properly trained on all the data available. This can result in inaccuracies and hallucinations, turning AI investments sour and leading business leaders to cut back on spend.

Enterprise AI should instead be the first port of call for businesses, as it is based on smaller data sets, for a certain purpose or benefit as opposed to having potentially infinite uses. For example, since building an enterprise data foundation, Zoom has built enterprise-grade AI applications for everyone within the company, enabling smarter business decisions as teams have access to the right data at the right time.

Now, anyone within the business can chat with their data in natural language to glean key business insights and increase productivity. Enterprise AI is also more energy efficient, using AI for purpose and leveraging the technology where it makes the most sense. While GenAI will see more mainstream use, the two are not mutually exclusive and businesses will likely need to consider both on their AI journey.

The right culture

Technology, by its very nature, is disruptive and aims to drive automation within an organization. This can have a big impact on people, but business leaders need to minimize any uncertainty around AI as much as possible and work to dispel the natural fear that the technology might herald an era of job losses. The latest research from PwC shows that the opposite will happen: AI will bring an era of gradual job growth, helping to ensure there are enough workers so that organizations can find the people they need. What will change are the skills required by workers.

Traditional skills are already disappearing from job adverts, and new skills are appearing, with this change happening 25% faster in roles where AI automation is having an impact. Businesses need to consider the right people for the job and hire them into roles where they can develop their existing skills while giving them learning opportunities to gain new skills.

Culture is hugely important when it comes to implementing technologies such as AI. Business leaders need to first ensure they have access to education and resources so they can get to grips with the technology themselves. Then and only then should they aim to educate their workforce on the benefits of the technology and the skills they will need to engage with it.

This will help establish an open dialogue for employees and leaders to discuss AI use within a company and its purpose, resulting in an increased appetite for engaging with the technology. Businesses can then assess the right tools, policies and data processes and how they will use AI.

Data and survival

Today, the goal for many businesses is to implement AI and reap its rewards. While AI is the current destination, it’ll become a stepping stone to the next destination that all companies are vying to reach. This is a cycle all industries go through, some organizations survive, and some don’t. To be one of the companies that thrive in the age of AI, leaders need to steer their organizations in the right direction, and ensure there is a strong foundation in place to support a consolidated data strategy, enabling them to differentiate themselves from the competition and deliver for customers.

Doing so requires careful planning, and a shift away from siloed approaches, as well as a step change in company culture. By building this foundation, and avoiding the pitfalls of adopting AI too rapidly, business leaders can build companies fit to grow into an AI-powered future.

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Polaroid refines our long-time favorite instant camera series with new Now 3 and Now 3+, and I bet they'll sell like hotcakes

TechRadar News - Tue, 03/04/2025 - 03:25
  • Polaroid's Now instant cameras get a refresh with new third-gen models
  • Now+ model can connect to Polaroid's app for wireless control
  • Available from March 4 in new colors and made from 40% recycled materials

Polaroid has refreshed its Now instant camera series with third-gen Now 3 and Now 3+ models. They are the latest in the line of low-cost instant cameras that shoot onto Polaroid's gorgeous (and largest) square film, like the premium I-2 does. Consider them super-sized Polaroid Go's.

Little changed between the original Now and Now+ from 2020 and second-gen models that came two-years later and, truth be told, these latest models are pretty familiar too.

That's no bad thing, we really rate the Now+ and it has featured in our best instant cameras buying guide for several years. But what exactly is new in the Now 3 and Now 3+?

New features are neatly summarized by Polaroid, who describes its latest Now 3 and Now 3+ as, "a refined instant camera with an upgraded two-lens autofocus system, improved ranging sensor, and better light metering for sharper images, even on the sunniest days."

In other words, upgraders should expect sharper focusing and better-exposed prints, whatever the weather, wherever you are.

What's also new is that both cameras are made with 40% recycled materials – kudos Polaroid for that – and come in a range of new colorways. They are available immediately (from March 4, 2025) at the Polaroid website and select retailers, with prices starting from $119.99 / £119.99 for the Now 3 and $139.99 / £139.99 for the Now 3+ (Australia pricing TBC).

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There has always been two coexisting Polaroid Now models; the regular Now and the Now +. So what's the difference between the two versions? Well, they are identical in every way save for one thing; the Now+ version can connect to your smart device for wireless control.

The Now 3+ can be controlled through the Polaroid app, with creative tools such as double exposure, remote timer and an aperture priority mode. Combine those skills with colored lens filters (available separately and in various bundles), and there's much creative fun to be had.

It's also possible to scan and share prints through the app. Naturally, the plus model costs a little extra, but not by much and we think it's worth the extra outlay over the standard version.

As cameras, both are excellent value, but when considering an instant camera you need to factor in the running costs of buying film, and Polaroid's premium film is costlier than Instax (and with good reason – it's stunning).

We are yet to get our hands on the new versions, but we'll conduct a full review when we do. Our expectations are tempered – we don't expect to see much difference between the Now+ and Now 3+ but, again, that's no bad thing. We'll let you know soon.

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Satellites, AI and blockchain: the unsung heroes in sustainability innovation

TechRadar News - Tue, 03/04/2025 - 01:29

A key challenge in conservation and decarbonization today is gaining real-time, verifiable insights into environmental impact from the first-mile. This is the origin point for commodities like agriculture, timber, and minerals— and often where the most significant environmental and ecological risks exist, yet it has traditionally been the most opaque.

AI is transforming this by making massive datasets—satellite imagery, IoT sensors, and environmental risk models—actionable in near real time. With the ability to analyze everything from land-use changes to methane emissions, AI enables companies and regulators to detect deforestation, illegal activities, and sustainability risks with unprecedented accuracy.

Beyond monitoring, AI plays a role in risk forecasting and compliance. It can model climate risks—such as drought, wildfires, or extreme weather—and help organizations proactively adapt their operations and sourcing strategies. As regulations like the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) become more stringent, businesses will increasingly rely on AI-powered analysis to ensure compliance and mitigate supply chain vulnerabilities.

How does AI technology improve the accuracy and reliability of carbon offset measurements compared to traditional methods?

Historically, carbon markets have relied on manual verification and estimates based on projections rather than real-world impact. This has led to concerns about credibility and market integrity.

AI and remote sensing technologies revolutionize this process by enabling near real-time measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV). For example, AI can detect deforestation and land-use changes, ensuring that credits for forest conservation are genuinely additional and permanent. Advanced models can quantify carbon tracking - such as methane emissions and reductions - particularly in agriculture and landfill projects. AI-powered analysis of soil carbon sequestration ensures that carbon farming and regenerative agriculture credits are measurable and defensible.

This milestone-based approach, where credits are issued based on verified progress rather than speculative claims, is helping shift the market toward greater transparency and trust.

What are the biggest challenges in applying AI and machine learning to forest conservation and carbon credit verification, and how can these be addressed?

One of the biggest challenges is data integrity. AI models are only as good as the data they are trained on, and for environmental applications, gaps in first-mile data have historically led to inefficiencies and unverifiable claims.

To address this, there is a growing emphasis on combining multiple data sources – satellite imagery, LiDAR scans, ground-truth observations, and machine learning models – to ensure that carbon sequestration, deforestation, and biodiversity impacts are measured accurately.

Another challenge is the time and cost of project verification. Traditional methods can take years for a carbon credit project to be audited and approved. AI-powered automation is now reducing project registration times from multiple years to just weeks, significantly accelerating climate action.

Regulation is also catching up. Emerging policies are increasingly requiring verifiable, high-resolution environmental data to ensure that credits issued in the market represent real, additional carbon reductions.

How will AI shape the fight against climate change over the next 5-10 years?

AI tools are already proving its value in climate risk management and emissions reduction, and over the next decade, its impact will only expand.

For example, AI will improve carbon tracking, particularly for Scope 3 emissions, which remain the hardest to quantify and manage. It will also optimize nature-based solutions, such as regenerative agriculture and reforestation projects, ensuring they deliver measurable carbon benefits. AI can also enhance climate risk forecasting, helping businesses and governments anticipate disruptions and adapt before crises hit.

We are also seeing a growing intersection of AI and blockchain in sustainability. By integrating AI-powered measurement and monitoring with immutable records on blockchain, businesses can create auditable, tamper-proof sustainability claims – critical for regulatory compliance and investor confidence.

How has technology directly contributed to more effective decarbonization efforts or improved sustainability practices?

Transparency has long been a challenge in sustainability efforts. While satellites and AI can provide visibility into environmental impact, the real issue is verification and accountability.

Historically, registering and verifying a carbon project – whether a reforestation effort or a methane reduction initiative – was an expensive, slow process. But with AI and blockchain-backed registries, project validation timelines have been cut from multiple years to just a few months.

This acceleration is critical because it increases the speed at which capital can flow into high-impact climate projects. Whether it’s reducing emissions from land use, improving soil carbon storage, or transitioning to regenerative supply chains, technology is making it possible to measure, verify, and scale these efforts faster than ever before.

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Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Tuesday, March 4

CNET News - Mon, 03/03/2025 - 22:53
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for March 4.
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Opera’s new AI agent web browser just reinvented web browsing - here’s 5 ways it could completely change the internet

TechRadar News - Mon, 03/03/2025 - 20:30

Interest in AI agents that can peruse the internet on your behalf has ticked up of late, partly thanks to OpenAI's Operator, along with Browser Use and the recently released Proxy 1.0. Popular browser provider Opera has joined in to offer a tool that will actively do tasks on the web for you. If this catches on, the way we interact with the internet might never be the same, especially if it's baked right into the browser like Opera's is.

The idea for the Operator is that, instead of just answering questions or giving you information like Opera's Aria AI assistant, it can go out onto the web and do things on your behalf. You can tell it to buy concert tickets, book a hotel, track down the best deals on a gadget, or research a topic, and it will navigate sites, fill out forms, and complete tasks for you while keeping you updated.

You’re still in control, but now you have a digital errand runner handling the tedious stuff. And that could change a lot about how we use the internet. Here are five ways it could shake things up.

Shop for me

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Online shopping could become radically simpler with Opera's Operator. Right now, finding the perfect item can require having ten tabs full of reviews, price comparisons, and shipping data. With the Browser Operator, you could just say, “Find me the best-rated wireless earbuds under $150 and order them to my address.”

Instead of doom-scrolling product pages for an hour, you’d get a curated recommendation, approve it, and be done in seconds. Imagine never dealing with sketchy third-party sellers again because your AI assistant already weeded them out for you.

Trip AI

The Operator could make planning travel actually fun instead of stressful. A simple weekend trip requires juggling flight options, hotel rates, rental car bookings, and activity reservations, all while praying you don’t accidentally book a 10-hour layover.

With the Browser Operator, you could say, “Plan a weekend getaway to Chicago with a hotel near downtown and a rental car,” and it would handle the legwork, presenting you with an itinerary to approve. No more agonizing over which travel site has the best deals or whether that budget hotel actually has walls. The AI would be able to do the tedious searching; you just decide what sounds good.

Subscribe AI

Managing subscriptions and online accounts could stop being a nightmare using AI. These days, half of our digital lives are spent trying to remember where we signed up for what, why we’re still being charged for something we don’t use, and how to cancel a subscription before it renews for another year. Normally, you have to dig through emails, track down obscure account settings, and fight a desperate battle with “Are you sure you want to cancel?” pop-ups.

With the Browser Operator, you could say, “Find all my active subscriptions and show me what I should cancel.” It could even handle the cancellations for you, sparing you from guilt-tripping retention prompts. Suddenly, your bank account isn’t a graveyard of forgotten free trials turned full-priced commitments.

Bills to pay

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Even the most mundane online tasks could become hands-free with the Operator's help. Paying bills, managing subscriptions, downloading bank statements are all the little things that chip away at your day. The annoyance of having to remember which day you need to log in, navigate a website, and remember your passwords is just part of life.

However, you can set up the Browser Operator to handle routine tasks automatically. Imagine just getting a notification that your phone bill has been paid instead of remembering to do it yourself. That’s not just convenience but fewer minor annoyances cluttering your brain.

Information filter

Keeping up with the internet’s relentless firehose of content might actually become manageable using the AI Operator. Staying informed today means subscribing to newsletters, following a bunch of blogs, and hoping the algorithm decides to show you nothing but cat videos. But the Browser Operator could act as your own personal news curator.

You could tell it, “Keep me updated on the latest breakthroughs in space exploration,” and it would regularly collect and summarize the most relevant articles. Instead of wading through an endless news feed, you’d get just what matters to you, neatly packaged. That way, you can stay informed without feeling like the internet’s infinite scroll has hijacked your entire day.

Operator opening

The internet has always required us to be the operators; clicking, searching, navigating, managing. But with AI tools like this, that might be changing. Opera’s Browser Operator takes the first real step toward making the browser an active participant instead of a passive tool. It doesn’t just give you a new way to browse; it changes what browsing is. Sure, this could make everything more efficient, but it also raises questions about what happens when we offload so much of our online activity to AI. If the internet can browse itself for us, how much do we really need to engage with it? Will we still know how to search for things manually in a few years, or will that start to feel as outdated as dialing a rotary phone?

For now, though, it’s hard not to be excited. This is the kind of innovation that makes you wonder how we ever lived without it. If AI can start handling the tedious parts of the internet, maybe we’ll finally have time for the things we actually enjoy. Or, more realistically, maybe we’ll just use that extra time to doom-scroll even more efficiently. Either way, the future of browsing just got a lot more interesting.

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Samsung Display Wowed Us With Its Concept Devices at MWC 2025

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You made this happen: a giant Lego Steamboat that we all want to build

TechRadar News - Mon, 03/03/2025 - 17:00
  • Lego debuted its first Steamboat building set at Toy Fair
  • It's filled with details and is quite large at 27 inches
  • The River Steamboat made its debut alongside a new Jurassic Park set

Lego Ideas sets are some of the most fun to shop for and build simply because fellow fans think of and then vote on them in hopes of making these models real. The River Steamboat is the next set to arrive in a port from Lego Ideas and looks incredible.

While Lego has made all sorts of vessels – a massive model of the Titanic and a submarine included – this is the brand's first steamboat. It’s done right, at least from our early look at Toy Fair 2025. The River Steamboat is constructed from over 4,000 pieces – 4,090 to be exact, stretches over 27 inches in length and stands 15 inches tall at its highest point.

The Lego Ideas River Steamboat will run you $329.99 / £289.99 / AUS $499.99 when it launches on April 10, 2025, but Lego Insiders – a free rewards program – can purchase it early on April 7. It’s expected to also be available on Amazon at launch.

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As you might expect with a steamboat model, you’ll be building a range of features across the interior and the exterior of the steamboat. On the rear, you’ll build a large, vibrant red paddle to push this vessel down a river or even up one. Like most other Lego boats, though, this one will not float.

While not visible once the set is fully built, you’ll also make the steam engine, which connects to the steamboat's tall standing plumes. It’s quite impressive, and while not a Technic set, some significant details are included here, and you’ll find some working gears.

Of course, you’ll also build various quarters for the staff, including the captain and for guests. There’s a “Texas deck,” a restaurant, and even a music deck. You can remove each deck to let you explore each one after the build is complete. That makes this set for display and play.

(Image credit: Future/Jacob Krol)

This Lego Ideas set was created by fan Aaron Hall, who’s from Illinois in the United States, and thanks to reaching the needed number of community votes, Lego made it into a real set. It’s a really neat program that Lego offers, and some other sets, including Jaws, the Polaroid OneStep SX-70 Camera, and countless others have come for this program.

While Lego isn’t taking preorders for the Ideas River Steamboat, it’ll go on sale on April 10 for everyone and April 7 for Insiders members on its online store for $329.99 / £289.99 / AUS $499.99.

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Also unveiled at the New York Toy Fair was the Dinosaur Fossils: Tyrannosaurus rex set from the Jurassic Park and Jurassic World universes. While a T-Rex will undoubtedly be in the upcoming film, this set includes two Minifigures from the 1993 Jurassic Park movie.

This Tyrannosaurus rex is massive, even longer than the Steamboat, with a posable tail and limbs. You can, of course, simulate a chomp by moving the mouth of the T-Rex. This set launches on March 15, 2025 for $249.99 / £219.99 / AUS$399.99..

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This fanless mini PC runs on an Intel Core i3 CPU, has two 10Gb Ethernet ports and can drive three 4K monitors

TechRadar News - Mon, 03/03/2025 - 15:50
  • CWWK S7 mini PC offers up to 48GB DDR5 RAM and 12TB storage
  • Fanless design minimizes noise and dust
  • Dual internal fans enhance the passive cooling system

There are many unique mini PC options available, and the new CWWK S7 is set to join them, running on the Intel Core i3-N355 processor with eight cores, eight threads, and a maximum speed of 3.9 GHz.

Per AndroidPC (originally in Spanish), the chip is built using Intel’s 7nm process and has a maximum TDP of 15W, ensuring efficient power use. The integrated UHD graphics, with 32 execution units running at 1.35 GHz, supports multimedia playback, light gaming, and design applications.

Unlike many mini PCs that use active CPU cooling, the CWWK S7 has a fanless design (though it does include two internal fans to maintain performance under heavy workloads), with an aluminum alloy housing that helps dissipate heat and reduces noise and dust build-up — making it suitable for industrial use, digital signage, and home office setups.

Connectivity and networking

The S7 includes two 10Gb Ethernet ports (AQC113-B1-C controller) and two 2.5Gb Ethernet ports (i226-V controller), offering strong networking performance for NAS setups, firewalls, and virtualization.

It supports up to three 4K monitors at 60Hz via HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort 1.4, and a USB-C port with video output.

Additional connectivity options include two USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports (10Gbps), a USB-C port (with power delivery) for data transfer and display output, two USB 2.0 ports, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

The CWWK S7 supports up to 48GB of DDR5 RAM via a single SO-DIMM slot, operating at a maximum speed of 4800 MHz.

It also includes two M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD slots, allowing for a maximum storage capacity of 12TB. One of these slots can also be used for an M.2 Wi-Fi module.

The S7 comes with Windows 11 Pro pre-installed, but also supports the best Linux distributions. It is priced at approximately 558 euros (about $579) on Amazon, with free shipping available in some regions.

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Sunnova promotes its customer focus and promises to keep your system producing for 25 years. But not all customers have been satisfied.
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Sunnova Energy: Another Big Solar Installer Teeters on the Edge of Bankruptcy

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