During a recent talk at the FOSDEM conference, VLC’s lead developer gave us a sneak peek at changes coming to the open source, cross-platform media player in the coming year. Under the hood VLC 4.0 will have some changes to the way video is handled, there will be support for 3D and VR, and the […]
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PineTab Linux tablet coming in 2019 for $79 and up
Pine64 has big plans for 2019. The company, which produces low-power, low-cost computers capable of running GNU/Linux and BSD software, plans to release its first smartphone this year, as well as a $199 laptop that will be its most powerful model to date. Also on the horizon? A dirt cheap Linux tablet. The upcoming PineTab is a […]
PinePhone Linux smartphone to sell for $149, dev kits coming soon
The smartphone world is basically a duopoly at the moment. Android is the dominant operating system and iOS comes in a distant second place, while competing platforms such as Windows, BlackBerry OS, Symbian, FireFox OS have largely been abandoned. There are still a few holdouts — Jolla continues to develop its Sailfish OS, but its […]
Pinebook Pro Linux laptop coming this year for $199
Pine64 has been selling cheap Linux laptops for a few years, and now the company is getting ready to launch something a little… less cheap. With a target price of $199, the upcoming Pinebook Pro certainly isn’t a high-end computer. But for about twice the price of the original Pinebook you get a full HD […]