Recently, I stumbled upon a cool write-up by [DHowett], about reprogramming a Framework laptop’s Embedded Controller (EC). He shows us how to reuse the Caps Lock LED, instead making it indicate the F1 ...

You might argue that the interface and abstraction will cost too much. That’s a misconception. An extra function call won't ...

The SST79LF008 controller from Silicon Storage Technology (SST) integrates 8 Mbits of LPC Firmware Flash and a mobile platform controller for human input devices. SST's Mobile Platform Controller adds ...

The MEC140x/1x family of devices is a keyboard and embedded controller customized for notebooks and tablet platforms. It also provides a flexible arrangement that allows multiple I/O signals to be ...

San Jose, Calif. — Insisting that wireless communications in personal-area networking goes beyond headline-grabbing Bluetooth, ultrawideband and ZigBee, Winbond Electronics Corp. is rolling out two ...

Microsoft’s Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 continue to suffer odd firmware issues. Some of them are fairly innocent, like Wi-Fi drops, or the cursor disappearing. Some are more problematic. For ...

A few months ago, [Matt] realized he needed another battery for his Thinkpad X230T. The original battery would barely last 10 minutes, and he wanted a battery that would last an entire plane flight.

Microsoft is releasing new firmware updates for both the Surface Pro 3 and Surface Pro 4 today, some of its oldest supported devices in the lineup. Indeed, the Pro 3 came out almost four and a half ...

Microsoft announces the release of a firmware update for the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book devices to finally deliver a more permanent fix to several issues that include screen flickering. The screen ...

Microsoft is pushing out a new firmware update for both the Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book this evening. It's not entirely clear what the update addresses on either device, as the Surface Update ...