The Abxylute E1 is a new budget handheld that dual boots Android and Linux, with a unique twist to get around a lack of a touchscreen.

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.

P C gaming giant Valve appears to be expanding its gaming software portfolio, currently building an Android compatibility layer called Lepton (via Gaming on Linux ). Proof of its official name is slim ...

The search giant is working to allow Rust code in the Linux kernel, a major technological and cultural shift after decades using only C. Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote ...

A group of developers hope to unite several Linux-based mobile distributions with a common Android base that will make it easier for them to run on Android hardware. The developers are aiming to ...

Android fragmentation is a constant issue for the world’s most popular operating system. While high-end consumers are treated to a fresh Android version each year, another version comes along before ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Rahul focuses on the impact of autonomy on society. In 2003, Louis Gerstner published “Who says elephants cannot dance?” The book ...

On Monday this week, kernel developer Greg Kroah-Hartman removed the drivers for Android from the Linux kernel’s staging tree, thus insuring that–for now–Android is not headed for the mainstream Linux ...

Microsoft has long intended to make Windows the place for developers. Its intention is shown in both software and hardware as the company aims to deliver tools that make it possible to build code ...

Google and Apple have come to dominate the smartphone space in recent years, but there are a small (but growing) number of phones that ship with GNU/Linux-based operating systems instead. But as of ...