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Shortly after introducing a new Linux-based operating system for tablets and phones called JingOS, Chinese company Jingling has unveiled the first tablet that will ship with the operating system pre-installed. The JingPad A1 is an 11 inch tablet with support for optional pen and detachable keyboard accessories. It’ll also support 4G and 5G cellular networks. But the main thing setting this tablet

Linux laptop maker Tuxedo Computers has introduced a new 4.2 pound gaming laptop with a 15.6 inch display, NVIDIA graphics, and a choice of AMD Ryzen or Intel Comet Lake processors. The Tuxedo Polaris 15 is available for 1,125 Euros ($1330) and up, although it’s worth noting that the price includes value added tax. For that starting price, you can pickup a laptop with an AMD Ryzen 5 4600H processo

Firefox OS is an operating system built around the same technologies used in the Firefox web browser. Mozilla introduced the software a few years ago as an alternative to Android and iOS that would be based on open source software, available for low-cost phones, easy to develop for, and easy for phone makers and wireless carriers to customize. So far Firefox OS hasn’t been a huge hit in the smartp

Amazon’s Fire tablet is probably one of the best tablets you can buy for $50… and on Thanksgiving weekend Amazon is selling it for just $35, which makes it an even better bargain. Update: This article was originally published in 2015, and while some of the tips below are still useful, Amazon has released several software updates… and users have found several new ways to hack the tablet. So check o

The Asus Transformer Book is a tablet/notebook device with a 10 inch touchscreen display, a keyboard and touchpad, and an Intel Atom Z3740 Bay Trail processor. It ships with Windows 8.1 software, and it works pretty well as a Windows tablet, notebook, or even desktop PC. But what if you want to use a different operating system? Sure, you can do that too. I was able to take Ubuntu 13.04 Linux for a

OK, so we’ve already established that the Creative Zen Touch 2 isn’t the best Android handheld media player that money can buy. But you know what is? The Samsung Galaxy Player. The only catch is that it’s not available for purchase in the US yet, but it should be soon. I got a chance to spend a few minutes with a Galaxy Player, and while it’s not a perfect device, it’s a pretty good option for any