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.

Powerful New Ubuntu PC Unveiled By System76

A powerful new Ubuntu PC has been revealed by Linux computer company System76. The Leopard Extreme boasts Haswell CPUs and up to 64GB RAM.

17 September 2013

Dell To Expand Ubuntu Retail Presence in China

Dell are to more than double the number of its Chinese retail stores stocking Ubuntu-loaded laptops, Canonical has announced.

5 September 2013

Ubuntu Touch Coming to the Oppo Find 5 Smartphone

Work on bringing Ubuntu Touch to the Oppo Find 5 smartphone is underway.

20 August 2013

Solar-Powered Laptop Publishes Specs, Will Be Submersible

More information on the laptop vampires won't be using emerges, including a submersible version, detachable solar panel and dual core CPU.

6 August 2013

Meet Sol – The Solar-Powered Ubuntu Laptop

Meet the solar-powered laptop with a 10 hour battery, 4 solar panels, running Ubuntu-powered laptop that charges from the sun in 2 hours.

5 August 2013

Canonical Launch $32 Million Ubuntu Phone Crowdfunding Campaign

Canonical are hoping to kickstart the super-phone race with an audacious $32 million crowd-funding campaign.

22 July 2013

‘Utilite’ – The $99 Ubuntu ARM PC

The Utilite is a $99 Ubuntu PC from the makers of the Mintbox. It's powered by an ARM CPU and measures a minute 13cm long and 2.1cm high.

15 July 2013
mintbox 2

2nd-Gen Linux Mint PC Unveiled With i5 CPU

The fanless MintBox2 boasts 4x the performance power of the original device by switching to an Intel i5 CPU.

27 June 2013
MTP mounting in Ubuntu

How To Mount The Google Nexus 4 on Ubuntu

Wondering how to mount a Nexus 4 on Ubuntu? Wonder no more - here are two ways to access your phone's files from file-manager Nautilus.

14 June 2013

System76 Unveil New Haswell-Powered Ultra-Thin Ubuntu Laptop

The world's first ultra-thin laptop to use Intel's Iris Pro graphics has today been unveiled by Ubuntu-dedicated hardware company System76.

13 June 2013

Availability Of Dell’s Linux Laptop Confusing US Buyers

Trying to buy Dell's developer-orientated Ubuntu laptop - the XPS 13 - is a confusing affair at present.

13 June 2013

Ubuntu-Powered Cirrus 7 PC Gets Priced, Delayed

There's a new release date, new prices, and new information on how the 'sandwich' cooling system works...

26 May 2013