Lilbits: Framework Laptop 12 gets a Wildcat Lake upgrade, Pine64 halts Linux device production due to RAMageddon

Skip to contentFairphone is finally bringing a smartphone to the US market. Framework is upgrading its cheapest laptop. And RAMageddon claims another victim.Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.Pine64 is halting production of Linux devices like the PineTab2 tablet and PineNote E Ink slate due to the DRAM/eMMC shortage, and will reevaluate based on pricing & availability in mid 2027. Non-Linux devices like the PineTime and Pinecil will continue. www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/19/p…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) August 19, 2026 at 12:41 PMThe new Framework Laptop 12 is now available with Intel Core 3 “Wildcat Lake” processor options for $549 and up, longer battery life, and options for a backlit keyboard and fingerprint reader. Pre-built models are also now available with Fedora or Windows. frame.work/blog/framewo…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) August 19, 2026 at 12:24 PMAfter selling smartphones with repairable designs, ethically sourced materials (wheree possible), and long term support in Europe for years, Fairphone is now selling an unlocked Fairphone 6+ in the US for $649.www.fairphone.com/nl/stories/t…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) August 18, 2026 at 11:04 AMThese MXM GPU carrier boards for the LattePanda Mu bring Intel Arc A380 or NVIDIA RTX 3060 discrete graphics to the tiny computer module with an Intel Alder Lake-N processor. But they drive the cost of the little PC way up. linuxgizmos.com/lattepanda-m…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) August 19, 2026 at 12:32 PMSo I was all set to write a post about this being the cheapest Wildcat Lake mini PC I’ve seen to date. But then I noticed that the $263 price is for a barebones config. A 16GB+500GB model costs nearly twice as much. www.cnx-software.com/2026/08/12/m…[image or embed]— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) August 17, 2026 at 2:09 PMKeep up on the latest headlines by following Liliputing on Bluesky or @[email protected] on Mastodon. You can also follow Liliputing on Threads and Facebook.