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Lilbits: Linux phones and laptops, gaming on the Surface Duo, and is Netflix the Netflix for games?

by Brad Linder Comments Off on Lilbits: Linux phones and laptops, gaming on the Surface Duo, and is Netflix the Netflix for games?

Every time a company launches a game subscription service that lets you play a library of games for a monthly fee, it invariably gets referred to as a Netflix-for-games model. Now it looks like the real Netflix for games could be… Netflix. The company is reportedly looking to hire an executive to head up a […]

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Minifree’s Libreboot X200 tablet runs nothing but free software (on decade-old hardware)

by Brad Linder 9 Comments on Minifree’s Libreboot X200 tablet runs nothing but free software (on decade-old hardware)

Want a new PC, but don’t want to run the latest Windows software? There are plenty of free and open source alternatives including popular GNU/Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora, Debian, and Linux Mint. Want to run nothing but free and open source software? That’s a bit trickier, since most recent laptops, desktops, and tablets ship with […]

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Libreboot ported to Asus Chromebook C201 (free software bootloader)

by Brad Linder 7 Comments on Libreboot ported to Asus Chromebook C201 (free software bootloader)

There are plenty of open source operating systems available for laptop and desktop computers. But in order to run Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, or other Linux-based software on most computers, you’ll need to rely on some proprietary, closed-source firmware for the bootloader, WiFi card, graphics, or other hardware. Libreboot is a project that takes aim at […]