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.

Raspberry Pi 5, Compute Module 5, and Pi Zero W devices on a yellow background.

Ubuntu is Changing the Way it Boots on Raspberry Pi

Ubuntu will use an A/B boot approach on Raspberry Pi devices to improve reliability and boot failures, albeit with a minor drawback for users.

9 July 2025

GPD MicroPC 2 is a Big Improvement Over the Original

The GPD MicroPC 2 is a 7-inch mini laptop with a 'retina' quality rotating touchscreen, and an Intel N250 CPU - but will Linux love it much as the original model?

4 July 2025
Intel Battlemage GPU on a coloured background with the Ubuntu logo.

Newer Intel GPU Support Now Available on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS users can make use of the Intel Graphics Preview to unlock support for newer Intel GPU features, like faster ray tracing and ML.

28 May 2025

Flexbar (USB Apple Touch Bar Clone) Now Supports Linux

Flexbar, a crowdfunded Touch Bar clone, has begun shipping to backers. Better yet: the team has added Linux support too, which is great to see.

26 May 2025
RISC-V-AI-PC

RISC-V AI PC Delivers 50 TOPS, Runs Ubuntu 24.04

Ubuntu is one of the leading Linux distributions for RISC-V hardware thanks to Canonical’s strategic partnerships with companies like DeepComputing – who just announced a powerful new RISC-V AI PC running Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. The […]

9 May 2025
Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 graphic

Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4 Gets a Price Cut

Raspberry Pi has reduced the price on all 4GB and 8GB Compute Module 4 boards by $5-10, making embedded projects more affordable to try out.

6 May 2025

Huawei MateBook X Pro 2024 (Linux Edition) Goes on Sale

Huawei has unwrapped its latest Linux notebook, the MateBook X Pro 2024 Linux Edition — alas, it’s only available in China. The Windows-free MateBook X Pro 2024 uses the same hardware as the Windows version, but clocks […]

6 May 2025
Qualcommon Dragonwing View Kit

Canonical Brings Ubuntu 24.04 to Qualcomm Dragonwing Vision Kit

Canonical has announced the first official Ubuntu desktop image for the Qualcomm DragonWing platform. A beta image of Ubuntu 24.04 desktop compatible with Qualcomm Dragonwing QCS6490 and QCS5430 processors, and specifically tailored for the Qualcomm RB3 […]

2 May 2025
Ubuntu logo peeling back to reveal a computer circuit.

Ubuntu Adds Official Support for NVIDIA Jetson AI Modules

Canonical has announced that it now ‘officially supports’ Ubuntu on the NVIDIA Jetson Orin series of computing modules, designed for low-power AI and machine learning applications. The General Availability (GA) of Ubuntu 22.04 LTS for […]

22 March 2025
MATEBOOK LAPTOP

Huawei’s New Laptops May Run Linux, not HarmonyOS Next

Is Huawei planning to ship Linux on its upcoming MateBook laptops instead of HarmonyOS NEXT? A fresh leak out of China this week suggests so. Huawei is no stranger to selling laptops with Linux. Various […]

6 March 2025

New Pebble Smartwatch Planned After Google Open Sources the OS

Did you ever own (or covet) one of those e-ink Pebble smartwatches of yore? Well, good news if you did: Google today open-sourced the PebbleOS operating system it used (minus proprietary bits) having acquired Pebble’s […]

27 January 2025

Raspberry Pi 5 with 16GB RAM Announced for £115/$120

Raspberry Pi has today announced the launch of a Raspberry Pi 5 with 16 GB RAM. A engorged-memory model had been oft-rumoured since the launch of the raspberry Pi 5 in 2024 – and long-desired […]

9 January 2025