Qualcomm claims that my Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus' Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU is faster than the Intel Core Ultra 288V chip. My smartphone also has 12GB of RAM and 512GB of solid-state storage. In short, it ...

Although Android technically runs on top of Linux, generally most Android devices abstract away the underlying Linux-ness of these machines. In theory this is a good thing; we wouldn’t necessarily ...

What just happened? For all the native apps and tools available on platforms like Chrome OS, sometimes you just need a good old Linux program to get things done, especially if you are a developer.

Android 15’s new Linux Terminal app is limited to 4GB of memory, which can be insufficient for developers. A workaround involves increasing the zram size, creating a swap file, and adjusting ...

Linux e-readers are designed to minimize notifications and other distractions, promoting focused reading. The OS is optimized on a software level, which tends to make it more stable and robust.

The Linux phone market has never been crowded, but a new entrant is hoping to make some noise. FuriLabs has announced the FLX1s, a $550 smartphone that ships with the company’s Debian-based FuriOS ...

If the Fire TV Select and Vega OS dropping had you thinking Amazon's entire streaming stick lineup would eventually move from Android-based Fire OS to the newer Linux-powered alternative, I wouldn't ...

The system architecture forms the backbone of an operating system, affecting its performance, stability, and scalability. Android is built on the Linux kernel and uses a monolithic architecture, ...

The Sailfish OS has a long history: it's a remote descendant of the Maemo OS from the Nokia 770 internet tablet, which came ...

From next year, HUAWEI is officially done with Android. Harmony OS Next will roll out to the company’s new Mate 70 and Mate X6 series in 2025, and the first handsets will ship exclusively with the OS ...