Lilbits: Another Raspberry Pi handheld PC, encrypted RCS messaging between iOS and Android, and a foldable Logitech mouse

If I had a nickel for every time I saw a new handheld computer powered by a Raspberry Pi, I’d have… at least a few nickels. It’s an interesting idea: take a credit card-sized computer and stuff it into a compact device with a battery, touchscreen, and maybe a keyboard and you’ve got a portable Linux PC.

It’s also… a device that’s not really designed for mobile use. While Raspberry Pi computers have Arm-based chips that are energy efficient by desktop PC standards, they expect a consistent power level and don’t really do sleep, suspend, or low-power modes like most laptops, phones, or tablets. All of which is to say that while the new Pi Slate from Carbon Computers looks like a pretty nifty project, it’s unsurprising that the company only promises 3 to 5 hours of battery life.

Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web.

Carbon Pi Slate is a Raspberry Pi 5-powered handheld computer with a 5 inch, 720p display, RGB backlit thumb keyboard, 10,000 mah battery, and support for low-profile HATs. Available now for $299 (barebones) or $449 and up (with an RPi 5). www.cnx-software.com/2026/05/11/p…
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— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) May 11, 2026 at 7:39 PM

Leaked pictures of an upcoming Logitech mouse show a device that folds in half for portability, while looking a bit like a Surface Arc Mouse when unfolded. There’s a touch area between buttons instead of a scroll wheel. winfuture.de/news,158606….
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— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) May 11, 2026 at 3:45 PM

End to end encryption for RCS messages between Android and iOS devices is now rolling out to iPhones running iOS 26.5 on supported cellular networks. blog.google/products-and…
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— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) May 11, 2026 at 3:25 PM

Trump Mobile’s terms and conditions have been updated to suggest the T1 Phone might never ship, surprising almost no one www.techradar.com/phones/trump…
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— Lance Ulanoff (@lanceulanoff.com) May 11, 2026 at 7:27 AM

Microsoft is rolling out a preview of new Windows 11 precision touchpad settings including support for adjusting zoom/scroll speed, enabling auto-scrolling (without lifting a finger), and a single-finger scrolling gesture. blogs.windows.com/windows-insi…
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— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) May 8, 2026 at 3:26 PM

Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 chips for mid-range phones, with the latter offering “up to 43% faster app launches” and “77% improved GPU performance” with support for 90 fps gaming. www.qualcomm.com/news/release…
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— Liliputing (@liliputing.bsky.social) May 8, 2026 at 1:11 PM

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