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  Raspberry Pi 2 laptop coming with Pi-Top assembly kit

  Do you want a Raspberry Pi 2 laptop? A new hardware kit coming from Pi-Top will help you build one at home in a matter of minutes.

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  The Raspberry Pi 2 is more powerful, but you still get what you pay for

  The Raspberry Pi 2 packs more memory and a faster processor than its predecessor, which is enough to turn it into a more functional PC, but don't expect any miracles: It's still a US$35 product.

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  Raspberry Pi 2 is six times faster than Pi 1, supports Windows 10

  A faster Raspberry Pi 2 computer is now shipping without a rise in price, and for the first time it will support Microsoft's Windows 10 OS for the development of smart devices and appliances.

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  Project seeks to build inexpensive 9-inch monitor for Raspberry Pi

  A project aims to bring an inexpensive 9-inch portable monitor to the popular US$25 Raspberry Pi PC, which comes without a keyboard, mouse or monitor.

• Raspberry Pi Foundation hit by grudge DDoS attack

  The tiny Raspberry Pi Foundation website and forum has been hit by two short but nasty DDoS attacks in the last week, the second attack flurry that has targeted the organisation since last summer, staff have confirmed.

• Raspberry Pi gets hit Minecraft game with code editing

  Applications matter for platforms but Minecraft matters more than most. The Raspberry Pi was invented to encourage youngsters to take up coding, but having the hit indie game as a lure won’t hurt.

• Raspberry Pi approaches 1 million sales mark

  The Raspberry Pi Foundation estimates that one million Raspberry Pi units have been sold since the $25 credit-card-sized Linux computer launched last year, based on figures released by one of its distributors Premier Farnell (also known as element14)...

• Raspberry Pi display drivers go fully open-source

  The Raspberry Pi Foundation announced Wednesday that the Broadcom display hardware used in its flagship Raspberry Pi system board is now the first ARM-based system-on-a-chip to use open-source drivers provided entirely by the vendor.