Computerworld

Linux e-readers are evolving into Android-tablets

I have no doubt that Linux-based tablets will eventually be winners. I’ve been unimpressed though at how slowly the Linux tablet OEMs have been about getting their products to market. Those that have ...
Liliputing

Volla Tablet is a Google-free Android tablet that also supports Ubuntu Touch (crowdfunding)

The Volla Tablet is a 12.3 inch tablet with a 2560 x 1600 pixel display 12.6 inch tablet with a quad HD display, a MediaTek Helio G99 processor, 12GB of RAM, 256GB 512GB of storage, and support for ...
InfoWorld

Canonical CEO: Ubuntu tablet OS will battle Android, iOS

Jane Silber is on a mission to get the Ubuntu Linux distribution onto mobile devices and TVs, rather than be stuck on desktop PCs. The CEO of Canonical (which makes Ubuntu) took over from the previous ...
InfoWorld

Canonical to expand Ubuntu Linux for smartphones, tablets

Canonical plans to expand its Ubuntu Linux distribution so it could be used on smartphones, tablets and other touch interface consumer electronics, said Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth. “Everyday ...
How-To Geek on MSN

I stopped using Linux for a year, here's what brought me back

You can use a conventional Windows PC or MacBook for years, but Linux manages to outdo both. In the Linux world, if your ...
Liliputing

Google further blurs the lines between ChromeOS (Chromebooks will use the Android Linux kernel and Android frameworks)

When Google unveiled ChromeOS more than a decade ago, the company made it clear that this was an operating system designed for desktop and laptop computers, while Android would continue to be its ...
Computerworld

Canonical commits to netbooks over tablets for Ubuntu

Canonical has not yet built an Ubuntu Linux distribution for tablets and will continue development of the OS for PCs and netbooks, company executives said. Fast growth in tablet shipments has not ...
Ars Technica

Shuttleworth: Ubuntu tablets won't be as “jarring” to users as Windows 8

The main advantage this OS has right now is not the new mobile interface, but rather the ability to run normal ARM-compiled apps from the Ubuntu repositories. It's odd that we haven't been hearing ...
Hosted on MSN

You told me to try this Linux distro for tablets, and it's actually not terrible

Not too long ago, I wrote about my experiences using Linux on a tablet and how I came away unimpressed. While it worked okay, I just found it more frustrating than fun most of the time, and I couldn't ...
Android Authority

Google says its new Linux Terminal feature isn't a replacement for Android's desktop mode

A Google employee has revealed why the company recently added a Linux Terminal app to Android. According to the Google employee, the main purpose of the Linux Terminal feature is to bring more Linux ...

Valve is developing an Android-Linux bridge for Steam called "Lepton"

Someone at Valve must have a real passion for particle physics and science. After building Proton – the massively successful compatibility layer for running Windows x86 ...