…However, one company is pushing forward with this concept, and has been for a while. Finland-based Jolla has been developing a Linux distro called Sailfish OS since 2013, and making phones…
…Samarveer holds a deep appreciation of gaming, and considers the platform to be the most immersive and impactful across all media. He can be found engaging with gaming communities online, always ready…
…Samarveer holds a deep appreciation of gaming, and considers the platform to be the most immersive and impactful across all media. He can be found engaging with gaming communities online, always ready…
Rich Edmonds May 3, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT Richard is the PC Hardware Lead at XDA and has been covering the technology industry for almost two decades. He's been building…
…The Steam Deck proved there's a real market for Linux gaming hardware, and the upcoming Steam Machine aims to push that further. But the ecosystem is built on a foundation that…
…Since then, hardware manufacturers and game developers have focused on Windows, creating a walled garden that continues to push Linux out of the PC gaming conversation. Even now, the progress we see…
…It can run Home Assistant and act as a smart home hub. Using it as an endpoint node — reading sensors, flipping switches, or toggling relays — is a misuse of the hardware. For…
…App type Best choice Chat, note-taking, and other cross-platform desktop apps Flatpak Creative apps and most third-party GUI tools Flatpak Web browsers and media apps Usually Flatpak Terminal tools…
Jasmine Mannan May 21, 2026, 1:30 PM EDT Jasmine is Software and PC Hardware Author at XDA with years of tech reporting experience ranging from AI chatbots right down to gaming…
…It's a nicer screen, and the parallel bus pushes pixels faster than the SPI display on the original. The trouble is that almost nothing about its hardware matches what the firmware…