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.

Hurrah, Pine64 Will Sell Cases for the PinePhone

Pine64 plan to sell PinePhone cases online. The fitted hard shell cases will be available in several colours and feature cut outs for camera and speakers.

3 February 2020

How Well Does the HP Dragonfly Elite Run Ubuntu? Very

How well does Ubuntu 19.10 run the HP Dragonfly Elite (2019) laptop? Well, based on Jim Salter's personal experience in this review, it runs great!

27 January 2020

Is the MNT Reform the Most Open Source Laptop, Ever?

MNT Reform is an open source Linux laptop 99.9% free of binary blobs, running entirely on open source software. It's developed by Berlin-based MNT Research.

20 January 2020

PinePhone ‘Brave Heart’ Starts Shipping, Here’s What to Expect

PinePhone 'Brave Heart' has begun shipping to early adopters. We also get our first look the phone's packaging, the factory OS it uses, and more.

15 January 2020

Dell Puts Its New Ubuntu Laptop Center Stage at CES 2020

CES 2020 was a little light on consumer-grade Linux tech but the Ubuntu powered Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition took pride of place over at the Dell stand.

9 January 2020

Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition Gets a 10th Gen Revamp

Dell is marking the tenth anniversary of the "Project Sputnik" range of Linux laptops with an updated 13-inch Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition model.

2 January 2020

This Person’s Business Card is also a Linux Computer

The business card belongings to systems engineer George Hilliard is extra special but it's also a Linux PC! His Linux business card is novel and unique.

27 December 2019

The Price of Linux Mint’s New Desktop PC Will Make You Cry

The MintBox 3 and MintBox 3 Pro have gone on sale. The finless desktop PCs run the latest Linux Mint operating system and feature powerful specs.

18 December 2019

Purism Announce $1999 ‘Librem 5 USA’ — Same Librem 5, Just Made in America

Librem 5 USA is a $1999 Linux smartphone being built in America by Purism, a privacy-focused hardware company creating Linux-based products.

6 December 2019

Librem 5 Now Shipping, Backers Share First Impressions

Purism has begun shipping the Librem 5 Linux phone to backers of its crowdfunding campaign — and the first hands-on impressions are filtering in!

28 November 2019

Slimbook’s New Pro Laptop Wants to Take on Apple, Costs Less Too

Meet the Slimbook Pro X 15, a new 15-inch Linux laptop from Spanish hardware company Slimbook. Their new device is powered by an Intel i7-9750H processor (6-core, 4.5GHz turbo boost) with a beefy NVIDIA GTX […]

21 November 2019

Ubuntu Publishes Support Roadmap for the Raspberry Pi 4

The future of Ubuntu on the Raspberry Pi family is looking pretty fresh, with Canonical unveiling a new roadmap outlining official support for the boards.

4 November 2019

Dell Puts Ubuntu on More of its Laptops

Dell is pre-loading Ubuntu on more variations of the popular Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition, increasing the number of models 8 fold in the United States.

31 October 2019
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More Pinebook Pro Pre-Orders Announced (Update: Now Live)

Linux fans get another chance to pre-order the $199 Pinebook Pro Linux laptop in early November in ANSI and ISO layouts. Shipping is estimated for December.

31 October 2019

Librem 5, the $699 Linux Phone, Has Started Shipping to Backers

The Librem 5, a crowdfunded Linux phone with user privacy at its core, has begun shipping to backers in the first of several planned "batches".

25 September 2019
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Oracle Built a Raspberry Pi Super Computer That Looks like a TARDIS

How many Raspberry Pi's does it take to build a super computer? 1060, according to Oracle, who built one to demo at Oracle OpenWorld 2019.

17 September 2019
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Must Read: PineTime, a $25 Linux-friendly Smartwatch, Specs & Release Date (Updated)

PineTime is a $25 Linux Smartwatch is in development by Pine64, makers of the PineBook Pro Linux laptop and the PineTab Linux tablet. It's due next year.

15 September 2019
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It’s Now Easier to Install Acer Firmware on Linux

It's getting easier to install Acer firmware on Linux as the taiwanese computer giant has joined the LVFS, the Linux Firmware Vendor service.

11 September 2019