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Linux: The Perfect Platform for Coders – Here’s Why
Unlike gaming and video editing, programming doesn’t demand a high-end PC with the latest processor and graphics card. The minimal hardware needs make it accessible …
The Best Linux Distributions to Experiment in 2023
In one of my previous articles, I’ve told you some of the basics when building a PC. Apart from all the techy and hardware stuff …
Boost Your Windows Productivity with these Must-Have PowerToys Utilities
Microsoft PowerToys is a set of free and open-source utilities for Windows 10 and 11. It is designed to help users improve their productivity and …
Five Open Source alternatives to Slack
Since its introduction in 2009, Slack has become one of the best communication platforms for companies. And they may not have succeeded in completely replacing …
Affordable open source robotic arms coming with uArm Swift
Technologies are advancing all across the board and of course robotics is one of the very progressive and advanced development stuff there is. And now …
CyanogenMod teases Gello, a customisable browser based on Chromium
CyanogenMod’s Gello is a Chromium based open source browser with a lot of customization options.
Update: Xiaomi bosses say an Android One device is around the corner
Xiaomi bosses have just revealed that the 4 year old company from China is indeed working with Google to put out an Android One phone of their own!
Samsung to launch Tizen phones in India and Russia in the coming weeks: WSJ
The near-forgotten Tizen OS might well be on its way to claiming a new lease of life, if reports are to be believed.
Report: Tizen powered ZTE Geek coming this MWC
Looks like its not only China’s govt. backed COS that’s aiming to bring down the Android and iOS duopoly. The WIP project, Tizen seems to be up to the task as well.
FAEA offering $30 off open source FAEA F2 and F2S
FAEA are promoting their open source phones once again with an offer to save $30 on a developer version of the FAEA F2 or FAEA F2S.
Xiaomi Mi2 Kernel sources released on Github!
Kernel source codes for the Xiaomi Mi2 turn up on GitHub, custom ROMs coming soon?
OmniROM – A new, ‘open’ custom ROM for Android devices!
Well known developers from around the world including Chainfire, Xplodwild and Dees_Troy have come together to build another aftermarket ROM (or custom ROM) which aims to make the Android operating system more open and user-friendly – the OmniROM.
How to drive Mediatek closer to custom ROM developers
The question put up by Andi, whether Mediatek should embrace GPL (or at least offer more tools to custom ROM devs) can, in my opinon, be easily answered with “Yes”. If you buy a device, its always great to have the opportunity to fiddle around with it and change things. Theres already a lot possible, once you acquire root rights on your Android system, but if the hardware base is open too, the possibilities are even bigger.
MIUI For Meizu MX Coming Soon
We reported a few days ago that the popular open source MIUI Android ROM would be making it’s way on to the Meizu MX today …
MIUI Heading to the Meizu MX!
The Meizu MX is a fantastic phone and we truly enjoyed our hands one with it earlier this year, but if the previous Meizu M9 …