The new Lenovo ThinkPad Z13 is a 13.3 inch mobile workstation-class laptop with support for up to a 2880 x 1800 pixel OLED display, up to an AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 6860Z processor, and up to 32GB of RAM and 1TB of storage. It’s also one of the first laptops to feature a Microsoft Pluton […]
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Intel Seamless Updates could pave the way for firmware updates without a reboot
Intel is developing technology that could reduce down time for some computers, by allowing the UEFI/BIOS firmware to be updated without the need for a reboot. As spotted by Phoronix, the feature is called “Intel Seamless Update,” and it’s likely aimed at servers first. But the technology could eventually find its way to consumer hardware. […]
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People keeping installing Windows 11 on smartphones
If you can run Windows 11 on the 6-year-old Microsoft Lumia 950 XL, it should come as no surprise that the operating system can run on newer phones as well. Microsoft released the first Windows 11 preview build to the public this week, and folks have been busy testing the operating system on all sorts […]
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Intel plans to end legacy BIOS support by 2020
Computer users of a certain age will remember BIOS as ubiquitous firmware that came loaded on PCs. It was the thing you saw briefly before your operating system loaded, and you could dig into the settings to change your computer’s boot order, enable or disable some features, and more. Most modern PCs ship with UEFI […]
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How to run Ubuntu on the Zotac ZBOX pico mini PC (kinda)
The Zotac ZBOX PI320 pico is a tiny desktop computer that’s small enough to fit in the palm of one hand. The $200 computer features an Intel Atom quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, HDMI, and 3 USB ports. And it runs Windows 8.1 software out of the box. While it’s […]
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Booting Ubuntu on the Asus Transformer Book T100
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 […]
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Android on Intel now supports UEFI, can dual-boot with Windows 8
Developers at Intel’s Open Source Technology Center have been working on a version of Android optimized to run on Intel chips, and this week the team released a major update. Android-4.2.2_r1-ia0 is a preview release designed to run on the same types of desktop, notebook, or tablet PCs you’d normally run Windows on — and […]
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2 Comments on Linux Foundation solves UEFI Secure Boot problem – you’ll be able to install Linux on most Windows 8 PCs
Linux Foundation solves UEFI Secure Boot problem – you’ll be able to install Linux on most Windows 8 PCs
2 Comments on Linux Foundation solves UEFI Secure Boot problem – you’ll be able to install Linux on most Windows 8 PCsThe folks at the Linux Foundation have come up with a way to make sure that you’ll be able to install an open source operating system on most computers that ship with Windows 8. Up until now, it’s been pretty easy to install Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora, or other operating systems on store-bought Windows computers. But […]
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Fedora 18 will support secure boot on Windows 8 PCs
The folks behind the popular Fedora Linux operating system have good news and less good news for open source software enthusiasts. The good news is that they’ve come up with a method that will make it easy for anyone to install the next version of Fedora on hardware designed to run Microsoft Windows 8 without […]
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Microsoft redesigns advanced boot options for Windows 8
On supported hardware, Windows 8 can boot really, really quickly. That’s because Microsoft has changed the way the boot process works and designed it to take advantage of systems that use UEFI instead of a BIOS. The long and short of it is that a Windows 8 computer may be able to go from zero […]