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Xiaomi Redmi 4X might get an unofficial Ubuntu Touch porting soon

Xiaomi Redmi 4X might get an unofficial Ubuntu Touch porting soon

Launched in 2013, Ubuntu Touch used to be one of the most ambitious projects by Canonical. This OS, based on Ubuntu LTS and the Unity 8 user interface, was probably ahead of its time, promising convergence between desktop and mobile applications. However, after a failed Indiegogo campaign [https://www.indiegogo.

Inexpensive, compact, powerful: the revolution of "smart feature phones" runs Linux

Inexpensive, compact, powerful: the revolution of "smart feature phones" runs Linux

Since the first iPhone in 2007, the whole mobile industry has moved to the "smartphone" form factor: minimal hardware keys, touch screen navigation, desktop-like Internet capabilities. However, while the revolution was more than welcome for most aspects, things like battery life and overall device dimensions are still missed by most

Purism Librem5 modem revealed, will provide LTE and GPS support

Purism Librem5 modem revealed, will provide LTE and GPS support

The choice of a modem was arguably the most discussed topics during the Librem5 development. After evaluating many choices and shipping development kits with SimCom SIM7100 [https://techship.com/products/simcom-sim7100-lte-mpcie-us/] (Qualcomm MDM9215) modules, Purism's FAQ page [https://puri.sm/faq/] has been updated with information regarding the supported LTE

Designing apps for Linux smartphones: a "quick start guide" by GNOME developer Tobias Bernard

Designing apps for Linux smartphones: a "quick start guide" by GNOME developer Tobias Bernard

No matter how cool your smartphone (or its OS) is, you aren't going much further than with a feature phones unless there's a wide, good quality app ecosystem to back it up. As we've seen in our previous post [https://tuxphones.com/gnome-desktop-phosh-ready-for-purism-necunos-linux-smartphones/], both Purism and GNOME are actively workin

GNOME is getting ready for next-generation Linux smartphones

GNOME is getting ready for next-generation Linux smartphones

The GNOME Desktop Environment is, alongside KDE Plasma, probably the most supported and widely used platform for desktop Linux users. Its extremely modern and touch-supported user interface is nowadays the default out-of-the-box environment on most distros, and, perhaps unsurprisingly, the official choice of Purism for their Librem5 Linux smartphone. Here