Apple has long dominated the tablet space, but that hasn’t stopped companies from releasing hundreds of Android, Windows, or Chrome OS tablets in recent years. The JingPad A1 was supposed to be something different: it shipped with JingOS, a Linux-based operating system optimized for touchscreen input but capable of running full-fledged desktop apps. At least […]
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Ubuntu Touch could breathe new life into the troubled JingPad A1 Linux tablet
The JingPad A1 is a tablet with premium specs and software that’s both unusual, and unfinished. Launched last year by a Chinese startup called Jingling, the JingPad A1 was designed to run a tablet-friendly Linux distribution called JingOS. But the company that makes the tablet (and its operating system) has fallen on hard times, putting the […]
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9 Comments on Makers of the JingPad A1 are selling the Linux tablet for 45-percent off following staffing cuts
Makers of the JingPad A1 are selling the Linux tablet for 45-percent off following staffing cuts
9 Comments on Makers of the JingPad A1 are selling the Linux tablet for 45-percent off following staffing cutsThe JingPad A1 is a tablet with an 11 inch AMOLED display, a Unisoc T7510 processor, 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. But what really sets it apart from most tablets on the market is that it ships with a custom Linux distribution called JingOS. First launched last summer through a crowdfunding campaign, the […]
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Lilbits: 3dfx is back (but not really) and more JingPad A1 Linux tablet performance notes
Comments Off on Lilbits: 3dfx is back (but not really) and more JingPad A1 Linux tablet performance notesOver the past week or so, a new Twitter account has been teasing the return of a classic name in computer graphics. But now that the new 3dfx has made it official, it’s clear that the new company has very little of the DNA of its predecessor other than rights to use the 3dfx name […]
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Crowdfunding for the JingPad A1 Linux tablet begins
The JingPad A1 is an 11 inch tablet with an AMOLED display, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and support for pen and touch input as well as an optional keyboard. But the main thing that sets the JingPad A1 apart from most tablets on the market is that it runs a custom Linux-based operating system called […]
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News roundup: Updates for JingOS and Phosh, notes on PinePhone keyboard hacking
Developers at Purism have released a new version of the Phosh user interface for Linux phones, bringing bug fixes, usability improvements, and several other changes to this phone shell used by multiple smartphone Linux distributions including some versions of postmarketOS (which recently celebrated its fourth birthday, by the way). Meanwhile, the folks at Jingling have […]
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JingPad A1 Linux tablet crowdfunding begins June 15th for $549 (or less for beta testers)
28 Comments on JingPad A1 Linux tablet crowdfunding begins June 15th for $549 (or less for beta testers)The JingPad A1 is an 11 inch tablet with an octa-core processor, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and touchscreen-friendly Linux distribution called JingOS. First unveiled in April, the makers of the tablet have now announced that it will be available for pre-order for $549 starting June 15th through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. The tablet […]
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More JingPad A1 Linux tablet detailed revealed ahead of crowdfunding
The JingPad A1 is a tablet with an 11 inch AMOLED touchscreen display, support for digital pen input, and a detachable keyboard that lets you use the tablet like a laptop. It also has an operating system that’s designed for both tablet and laptop mode. That’s because the JingPad A1 will be the first tablet to […]
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Video: Linux-based tablet operating system JingOS is coming to phones
JingOS is an Ubuntu-based Linux distribution designed to mimic the look and feel of touch-first operating systems like iOS and Android. Developed by a Chinese company called Jingling, the operating system is based on Ubuntu Linux and features a custom, touch-friendly user interface. There are currently elements of KDE and Plasma Mobile, although Jingling says […]
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JingOS tablet-friendly Linux distro picks up OTA updates, app store, and more in version 0.8
7 Comments on JingOS tablet-friendly Linux distro picks up OTA updates, app store, and more in version 0.8JingOS is a Linux distribution designed for tablets, with a touch-friendly user interface designed to resemble iPadOS or Android. The operating system is based on Ubuntu Linux and KDE’s Plasma Mobile user interface, but it features a custom home screen, status and quick settings tools, settings utility, file browser, and more. After an initial release […]