Abstract: Accurate and computationally light algorithms for estimating the state of charge (SoC) of a battery’s cells are crucial for effective battery management on embedded systems. In this letter, ...

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 ...

Most new Amazon Echo devices are powered by Amazon’s Linux-based Vega operating system. But older models shipped with a custom version of Android that’s been locked down to make them feel more like an ...

For years, Android users have knocked iOS for being a "walled garden," with the iPhone locking users into Apple's ecosystem and limiting how far they can stray outside of the company's guidelines.

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 latest software, One UI 8, rolled out with the Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7, brings the polish of Android 16—but also a concerning change for power users. It appears Samsung may be quietly ...

A Secure Patching Bootloader and Firmware Update System for all STM32 MCUs. The only bootloader and firmware update system you may ever need. Works with almost any STM32 MCU family using the ...

Today from the team at Cesanta Software — the people who gave us the open-source Mongoose Web Server Library and Mongoose OS — we have an article covering how to build an STM32 web dashboard. The ...

Is your Linux system stuck at a grub rescue> prompt, or does it jump straight into Windows after a system update or a boot configuration change? Don’t panic — this can usually be fixed without a full ...

The RP2350 has a few advantages over its predecessor, one of which is the ability to load firmware remotely via UART, as [Thomas Pfister] has documented on his blog and in the video below. [Thomas] ...

Researchers in Microsoft’s threat intelligence team say they are using AI technologies to uncover security vulnerabilities in popular open-source bootloaders, including GRUB2, U-boot, and Barebox.