TuxPhones.com @tuxdevices@fosstodon.org

A feature I might add to TuxPhones.com soon is a unified database of what smartphones are supported by what projects (pmOS etc) to allow even relatively inexperienced users to find out whether their device can already boot some sort of #Linux, and in what state (alpha/usable/...).
As such feature might potentially take a while to implement, do you believe it will be an effectively useful resource also for inexperienced users or not really?

Votes, but also detailed opinions welcome.

Thank you!

Xiaomi Redmi 4X, a Snapdragon 435 $150 smartphone, now runs Ubuntu Touch, though still in pre-alpha stage.

https://tuxphones.com/xiaomi-redmi-4x-smartphone-getting-linux-ubuntu-touch-port/

Former #Solus #Linux lead and Intel/Clear Linux developer Ikey Doherty is now CEO of @lispysnake, a company making Linux-friendly arcade games on its own high-performance 2D graphic engine.

Welcome back! Looking forward to the first Halloween minigame 🎃

For those who did not know,
@akiraux is an extremely promising new, FOSS design tool for #Linux, following Elementary UX and design. Being still at an early stage of development didn't stop its very first power users to show what it's already capable of:

https://github.com/akiraux/Akira/issues/212

Video shows PinePhone prototype detailed assembly and boot to Plasma Mobile

https://tuxphones.com/pinephone-linux-smartphone-assembled-final-device-video-running-postmarketos-plasma-mobile/

What will the #PinePhone Linux smartphone look like? Wonder no more, as @martijnbraam just assembled it for you to know:

https://tuxphones.com/pinephone-linux-smartphone-assembled-final-device-video-running-postmarketos-plasma-mobile/ #linux

First #Librem5 Aspen Linux smartphone running Phosh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuT2w6BkT-k #linux

First @purism #Librem5 "Aspen" batch shipped!

https://tuxphones.com/purism-librem-5-linux-smartphone-shipped-initial-aspen-batch-list/ #linux

PINE64 has just released detailed technical specifications for the #PineTime $25 open source #smartwatch.

Planned (near!) release date, availability and some pictures of the current prototype have also been published.

More on this in our latest article:

https://tuxphones.com/pine64-pinetime-open-source-smartwatch-specs-price-release-date-pictures/ #linux #pine64 #foss

Update: The #PineTime $25 smartwatch will be based on the Nordic NRF52832 SoC, providing a 64MHz ARM Cortex-M4 MCU, Bluetooth 5 and more. Memory will likely be 512KB flash + 64KB SRAM, probably with some added DRAM. Will run FreeRTOS

https://tuxphones.com/meet-pinetime-the-official-25-pinephone-companion-smartwatch/

#PineTime, recently announced by PINE64 on Twitter, will be the #PinePhone official companion smartwatch. It will sell for about $25 and feature a low-power ARM MCU, heart rate sensor and much more.

https://tuxphones.com/meet-pinetime-the-official-25-pinephone-companion-smartwatch/ #linux

#GNOME 3.34 released:

improved Adwaita/shell theme
several performance fixes and "drastically improved" responsiveness
better touchpad gestures
custom app folders in AppGrid
redesigned Background settings panel
...and much more

📽️ Release video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAjPRr5SGoY&feature=youtu.be

📌 Release notes: https://help.gnome.org/misc/release-notes/3.34/

Huawei Just Started Selling Laptops With #Deepin #Linux Pre-Installed

Some of the best laptops on the market are now shipping with Deepin Linux pre-installed.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/jasonevangelho/2019/09/12/huawei-just-started-selling-laptops-with-deepin-linux-pre-installed/

Impressively smooth @Ubports Ubuntu Touch performance on the #PinePhone!

https://vimeo.com/358683453 #linux