Section: Hardware

Linux runs on everything from supercomputers to space rovers to the dusty Raspberry Pi lost in your drawer. Here is Linux hardware news and developments that have caught our eye.

Dell’s New Hybrid Laptops Will Offer Ubuntu Preinstalled

Dell is to offer Ubuntu on its latest batch of '2-in-1' Inspiron laptops, marking the first time the OS has been sold on a mainstream hybrid device.

3 June 2014

Samsung Unveils First Tizen Smartphone — Should Ubuntu Be Worried?

The very first Tizen-powered smartphone is to go on sale in Russia later this year.

2 June 2014

Controller Changes May See Steam Machines Delayed Until 2015

If you are hoping to lay down some hard earned cash for a Linux-based Steam Machine sometime this year, you ought to look away now.

28 May 2014

Solar Powered Ubuntu Laptop Readies US Release

Well, smoke me a kipper, I'll be back for breakfast! Remember that solar-powered Ubuntu laptop we wrote about last year? Well, it's emerged from the haze.

25 April 2014

Cirrus 7 Nimbus PC Now Available With Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

The company behind the award-winning Cirrus 7 Nimbus mini PC has announced that it is now available to buy pre-loaded with Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.

14 April 2014

£219 Ubuntu HP Laptop Goes on Sale At eBuyer

Looking for a new Ubuntu laptop on a budget? UK electronics store eBuyer are offering a HP laptop pre-loaded with Ubuntu for just £219.

31 March 2014

Iconic Ubuntu PC Wins Prestigious Red Dot Product Design Award

The striking industrial design of the Cirrus7 PC, which is available to buy pre-loaded with Ubuntu, has seen it win the prestigious 'Red Dot Product Design' Award.

24 March 2014
mintbox 2

Linux Mint ‘MintBox 2’ PC Launches on Amazon in Europe, Soon Sells Out

The Linux Mint-powered MintBox mini-PC has launched in Europe priced at €599, and is available to buy direct from Amazon.

21 March 2014

Geeksphone ‘In Talks’ to Bring Ubuntu Touch to Latest Smartphone

Geeksphone are 'in talks' with Canonical to bring Ubuntu Touch to its latest dual-core Intel-based 'Revolution' smartphone.

16 March 2014
Ubuntu Phone on the Bq Aquaris 5

Bq Aquaris Ubuntu Phone Features 4.5-Inch Screen, Quad-Core CPU

More information on the hardware specifications of Bq's Aquaris Ubuntu Phone have been revealed at Mobile World Congress.

26 February 2014
The Ubuntu Phone

Two Ubuntu Phones Coming This Year, Here’s Who’s Making Them

Two manufacturers, China based Meizu and Spanish OEM BQ Readers, are both set to release Ubuntu-powered handsets at some point 'within 2014'.

19 February 2014

Valve Announce 13 Steam Machine Partners at CES

Valve have announced 12 new hardware partners shipping Linux-powered Steam Machines.

6 January 2014