Making airplanes with foam board is really handy since this material is very cheap, easy to work with, and durable. It's the same material the channel Flite Test uses in their builds. I recently tried ...

It’s always nice to simulate a project before soldering a board together. Tools like QUCS run locally and work quite well for ...

Qualcomm, which purchased microcontroller board manufacturer Arduino last year, just announced a new single-board computer that marries AI with robotics. Called the Arduino Ventuno Q, it uses Qualcomm ...

There are plenty of drones (and other gadgets) you can buy online that use proprietary control protocols. Of course, reverse-engineering one of these protocols is a hacker community classic. Today, ...

A vulnerability in Qualcomm’s Android Bootloader implementation allows unsigned code to run via the “efisp” partition on Android 16 devices. This is paired with a “fastboot” command oversight to ...

Conferences and tradeshows are a staple of Silicon Valley, with no shortage of billboards along the Highway 101 corridor between San Francisco and San Jose announcing the next date and location. As ...

EasyBCD is a robust tool for modifying the Windows bootloader. It is incredibly useful and gives you unrivaled customization capabilities over one of the most delicate programs on your Windows 11/10 ...

Windows will fail to boot correctly if the Boot Configuration Data (BCD) file is corrupted or deleted accidentally. As such, any task involving a change or modification in the bootloader settings ...

Optiboot (an older version) is installed by default on the Arduino Uno and (as of 2018) official Arduino Nano boards. It can be installed on all older mega8, 168 or 328 based Arduinos. As of 2019, ...

Most end users should find a supported "Arduino Core" that includes Optiboot for their desired target, and install that. Many such cores are provided by the hardware vendor, and they'll include Board ...

A newly discovered exploit is making waves in the Android modding community, potentially allowing users to unlock the bootloaders of phones that manufacturers have intentionally locked down. According ...