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  1. @bradlinder

    Will we still be able to use browser profiles inside of a user space on chromeOS? that felt like the main "feature" of lacros, in addition to all the backend stuff.

    #lacros
    #chromeos
    #chromebook

  2. Czytam, że Maemo (kiedyś linux od Nokii) ma się dobrze i działa (oprócz ofc N9/N900) np. na PinePhone, również z klawiaturą:

    fosstodon.org/@bradlinder/1155

    Więcej o tym systemie przeportowanym na Debiana:
    maemo-leste.github.io

    #LinuxPhone #Maemo

  3. Lilbits: Turning a smartphone into a mini-laptop, the first 750 Hz monitor is coming, and MCON mobile game controller hits Kickstarter

    Before smartphones were a thing, the world of pocket-sized computers were somewhat divided between touchscreen devices like the Palm Pilot and mini-laptops like the HP Jornada 720. Taking inspiration from the latter, TypingCat has designed a portable keyboard case for a Google Pixel 6 Pro that turns a smartphone into a mini-laptop, complete with a Linux-based desktop environment (running inside of Android, so you can still use the phone as… a phone).

    In other recent tech news from around the web, UGREEN plans to expand the line of network attached storage (NAS) devices the company first unveiled a year ago. A company called KOORUI plans to show the first consumer monitor with a 750 Hz refresh rate at CES next week. And there’s a new crowdfunding campaign for a mobile game controller with an unusual design.

    Turn your phone into a mini laptop [Thingiverse]

    TypingCat (via Thingiverse)

    This work-in-progress project is a design for a 3D-printed chassis turns a Google Pixel 6 Pro smartphone into a mini-laptop complete with a mini keyboard (and a desktop Linux UI running on Android). The kickstand is a particularly clever touch to keep the whole thing from tipping over.

    Activate the Possibility of AI NAS [UGREEN]

    UGREEN plans to expand its NASync line of network attached storage devices with the new iDX series featuring Intel Core Ultra chips and AI features including AI chat, smart tags, search, and meeting summarization.

    KOORUI to Unveil the World’s First Monitor with a 750Hz Refresh Rate at CES 2025 [press release]

    This 24.5 inch display has a FHD TN display panel, a 0.5ms response time, 95% DCI-P3 color gamut, and HDR 400 support. It’s also the first “consumer-grade monitor” with a 750 Hz refresh rate.

    MCON: The Switchblade of Mobile Controllers [Kickstarter]

    This game controller for smartphones has a slide-out design that makes it feel like a somewhat chunky smartphone case when retracted, while giving you a full set of controls positioned below the screen when extended. It’s going for $99 during crowdfunding, which is 33% off the expected retail price of $149. It’s expected to start shipping in August.

    Keep up on the latest headlines by following Liliputing on Bluesky or @[email protected] on Mastodon. You can also follow Liliputing on ThreadsFacebook, and X.

    #750Mhz #ces2025 #diy #idx #koorui #lilbits #mcon #miniLaptop #mobileController #nasync #ugreen

  4. Lilbits: GOG brings old games to new PCs, VMWare goes free(er), Apple smart screen leaked, and more

    Game Platform GOG no longer goes by the name Good Old Games, since GOG now offers new titles as well. But GOG hasn’t exactly given up on its roots. Today the company announced the GOG Preservation Program, an initiative that helps ensure old games are compatible with current and future PCs.

    In other tech news from around the web, VMWare Workstation Pro and Fusion Pro are now free for commercial use (they went free for personal use earlier this year), there’s a new build of Ubuntu Touch available, a Chinese company claims its ePaper display has a much higher refresh rate than E Ink color screens, Apple is said to be working on a six inch smart display designed to be wall mounted, an Xbox handheld may be in the works… and Amazon’s Fire TV 4K Max is on sale for its lowest price to date.

    The GOG Preservation Program Makes Games Live Forever [GOG]

    Game platform GOG has announced a program where the company will “commit our own resources to maintaining” compatibility of classic games with “modern and future systems.” In other words, games with a GOG preserved program that were designed for older hardware and operating systems should not only run on a recent PC, but will also be updated to work with “future popular PC configurations.” Like all games available from GOG, preserved titles will be offered DRM-free, and there are offline installers so that you can install and run games even if GOG goes out of business. About 100 “preserved” games are available so far.

    Despite brutal price hikes on many products, VMWare makes Fusion Pro and Workstation Pro free for all users [Tom’s Hardware]

    After announcing earlier this year that VMWare Fusion Pro and Workstation Pro virtualization apps were free for personal use, Broadcomm has now made those applications free for commercial use as well. Existing customers will continue to get enterprise support until their commercial contract expires, but moving forward it looks like the company will offer these apps are a free alternative to its premium, subscription-based cloud services that have seen recent price hikes.

    Ubuntu Touch OTA-6 Focal Release [UBPorts]

    Ubuntu Touch 20.04 OTA-6 is now rolling out for supported phones and tablets with wireless display improvements, Fairphone 5 support, and more. But the anticipated VoLTE support has been postponed.

    Guangzhou Aoyi launches ultra-fast color e-paper display [ITHome]

    A Chinese company called Aoyi is showing off a color ePaper display that it says delivers higher refresh rates and better color gradient representation than E Ink. But a demo video shows that video still looks shaky, so it’s not quite an LCD/OLED replacement.

    Apple’s Next Device Is an AI Wall Tablet for Home Control, Siri and Video Calls [Bloomberg]

    Apple is apparently making another play for the smart home/smart speaker market with a new device that’s code-named J490. It’s expected to be a small display with an integrated camera, speakers, and battery. It supports touchscreen controls, but also voice interaction handled by Siri and Apple Intelligence.

    An Xbox handheld is still at least a few years away [Bloomberg]

    Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spenser says the Xbox team is looking at developing a handheld, but it’s at least a few years away. Based on this article, I think it’s more reasonable to say Microsoft is in the exploratory phase than to say that the company is actively building an Xbox handheld though.

    Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max is on sale for $33 [Amazon]

    This is the lowest price to date for Amazon’s most powerful media streaming stick to date. While the entire Fire TV lineup is on sale right now, this is the only model in a stick form factor to support WiFi 6E. 

    Keep up on the latest headlines by following Liliputing on Bluesky or @[email protected] on Mastodon. You can also follow Liliputing on ThreadsFacebook, and X.

    #amazonFireTvStick4kMax #aoyi #apple #epaper #fireTvStick4kMax #gog #gogPreservationProgram #j490 #leaks #lilbits #microsoft #microsoftGaming #smartDisplay #smartScreen #ubuntuTouch #vmware #xbox #xboxHandheld

  5. Lilbits: Install Google Play on Amazon Fire tablets, postmarketOS update, and a new color ePaper display kit

    This week a lot of folks have been unwrapping Amazon Fire tablets, setting them up… and figuring out that some of the apps and games you want to run on them aren’t available out of the box.

    Fortunately there are a bunch of ways to make an Amazon tablet more useful. You can sideload applications that aren’t available in the Amazon Appstore. Or you can even install the Google Play Store and add a custom launcher application to make an Amazon tablet feel more like a standard Android tablet… even though it’s running Amazon’s fork of Android called FireOS.

    In today’s tech news roundup, I’ve got links to some of the articles we’ve published over the past few years that describe how to hack an Amazon Fire tablet. And in more recent tech news, the latest release of the postmarketOS mobile Linux distribution brings camera support to some phones that originally shipped with Android, AOOSTAR has a new mini PC with discrete graphics, JSAUX has a new dock for handheld gaming PCs that includes built-in cooling fans, and there’s a new Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W-powered color E Ink display kit.

    Amazon Fire Tablet hacking roundup

    Amazon’s Fire line of tablets are some of the cheapest Android-based tablets that are worth buying. The Fire HD 8, Fire HD 10, and Fire Max 11 have decent displays, affordable price tags, reasonably good battery life, and performance that’s more than good enough for reading eBooks, streaming videos, surfing the web, or even light gaming.

    But while the tablets run an operating system that’s based on Android, Amazon’s FireOS is different in a few important ways. It has a custom user interface designed by Amazon that puts the company’s apps and services front and center. And it ships with the Amazon Appstore instead of the Google Play Store. Not only are fewer apps and games available in Amazon’s store, but if you already paid for an app or service on your Android phone, you’d have to pay again to get it from Amazon… unless you install the Google Play Store yourself. Because an open secret about Amazon’s tablets is that it’s possible to install Google’s app store on them. Keep in mind that there might be some compatibility issues – not all apps distributed in the Play Store will work perfectly on Amazon tablets. But many will.

    Here’s a roundup of some of Liliputing’s guides to making Amazon Fire tablets more useful:

    Inky Frame 7.3″ is a 7-color ePaper display powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W [ CNX Software]

    Available now for about $94, this kit features a 7.3 inch, 7-color E Ink display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W, microSD card reader, and battery connector.

    v24.12: The One With Androids & Cameras, But It’s Mainline Linux [postmarketOS]

    PostmarketOS 24.12 is a mobile OS with a mainline Linux kernel. It brings initial support for using cameras on some phones (Pixel 3A, Fairphone 5, and Pocophone F1), UI updates, an updated wallpaper, and other improvements.

    7-in-1 RGB Cooling Docking Station for handhelds [JSAUX]

    This $60 docking station is designed for handheld gaming PCs. Sit your handheld in the cradle and use a USB-C connector to add Ethernet, HDMI, and more USB ports… as well as two cooling fans that help keep the PC from overheating while docked.

    AOOSTAR GODX is a mini ITX mini PC with Ryzen 9 6900HX and Radeon RX 6600LE [AOOSTAR]

    While the hardware is a few generations old at this point, it’s still a lot of power for a compact PC, including discrete graphics and support for up to three 4K/120 Hz displays. Available now for $529 and up, the system also supports up to 64GB of DDR5-4800 dual-channel memory, and two M.2 2280 slots for PCIe 4.0 storage. It has two 2.5 GbE LAN ports as well as USB4, USB 3.2 Type-A, DisplayPort, and HDMI ports, and it measures 200 x 193 x 80mm. Update: The AOOSTAR GODX is available from AliExpress for $503 and up

    Keep up on the latest headlines by following Liliputing on Bluesky or @[email protected] on Mastodon. You can also follow Liliputing on ThreadsFacebook, and X.

    #amazon #amazonFire #aoostar #aoostarGodx #dock #eInk #epaper #fireMax11 #fireTablet #fireToolbox #inkyFrame #jsaux #lilbits #miniPc #postmarketos #raspberryPiPico2W

  6. Lilbits: Install Google Play on Amazon Fire tablets, postmarketOS update, and a new color ePaper display kit

    This week a lot of folks have been unwrapping Amazon Fire tablets, setting them up… and figuring out that some of the apps and games you want to run on them aren’t available out of the box.

    Fortunately there are a bunch of ways to make an Amazon tablet more useful. You can sideload applications that aren’t available in the Amazon Appstore. Or you can even install the Google Play Store and add a custom launcher application to make an Amazon tablet feel more like a standard Android tablet… even though it’s running Amazon’s fork of Android called FireOS.

    In today’s tech news roundup, I’ve got links to some of the articles we’ve published over the past few years that describe how to hack an Amazon Fire tablet. And in more recent tech news, the latest release of the postmarketOS mobile Linux distribution brings camera support to some phones that originally shipped with Android, AOOSTAR has a new mini PC with discrete graphics, JSAUX has a new dock for handheld gaming PCs that includes built-in cooling fans, and there’s a new Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W-powered color E Ink display kit.

    Amazon Fire Tablet hacking roundup

    Amazon’s Fire line of tablets are some of the cheapest Android-based tablets that are worth buying. The Fire HD 8, Fire HD 10, and Fire Max 11 have decent displays, affordable price tags, reasonably good battery life, and performance that’s more than good enough for reading eBooks, streaming videos, surfing the web, or even light gaming.

    But while the tablets run an operating system that’s based on Android, Amazon’s FireOS is different in a few important ways. It has a custom user interface designed by Amazon that puts the company’s apps and services front and center. And it ships with the Amazon Appstore instead of the Google Play Store. Not only are fewer apps and games available in Amazon’s store, but if you already paid for an app or service on your Android phone, you’d have to pay again to get it from Amazon… unless you install the Google Play Store yourself. Because an open secret about Amazon’s tablets is that it’s possible to install Google’s app store on them. Keep in mind that there might be some compatibility issues – not all apps distributed in the Play Store will work perfectly on Amazon tablets. But many will.

    Here’s a roundup of some of Liliputing’s guides to making Amazon Fire tablets more useful:

    Inky Frame 7.3″ is a 7-color ePaper display powered by a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W [ CNX Software]

    Available now for about $94, this kit features a 7.3 inch, 7-color E Ink display with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels, a Raspberry Pi Pico 2 W, microSD card reader, and battery connector.

    v24.12: The One With Androids & Cameras, But It’s Mainline Linux [postmarketOS]

    PostmarketOS 24.12 is a mobile OS with a mainline Linux kernel. It brings initial support for using cameras on some phones (Pixel 3A, Fairphone 5, and Pocophone F1), UI updates, an updated wallpaper, and other improvements.

    7-in-1 RGB Cooling Docking Station for handhelds [JSAUX]

    This $60 docking station is designed for handheld gaming PCs. Sit your handheld in the cradle and use a USB-C connector to add Ethernet, HDMI, and more USB ports… as well as two cooling fans that help keep the PC from overheating while docked.

    AOOSTAR GODX is a mini ITX mini PC with Ryzen 9 6900HX and Radeon RX 6600LE [AOOSTAR]

    While the hardware is a few generations old at this point, it’s still a lot of power for a compact PC, including discrete graphics and support for up to three 4K/120 Hz displays. Available now for $529 and up, the system also supports up to 64GB of DDR5-4800 dual-channel memory, and two M.2 2280 slots for PCIe 4.0 storage. It has two 2.5 GbE LAN ports as well as USB4, USB 3.2 Type-A, DisplayPort, and HDMI ports, and it measures 200 x 193 x 80mm. Update: The AOOSTAR GODX is available from AliExpress for $503 and up

    Keep up on the latest headlines by following Liliputing on Bluesky or @[email protected] on Mastodon. You can also follow Liliputing on ThreadsFacebook, and X.

    #amazon #amazonFire #aoostar #aoostarGodx #dock #eInk #epaper #fireMax11 #fireTablet #fireToolbox #inkyFrame #jsaux #lilbits #miniPc #postmarketos #raspberryPiPico2W

  7. GEEKOM A9 Max 2026 Edition brings a modest spec bump (top tier model now has a Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 chip with slightly better AI & CPU performance than the HX 370... which is still what lower-priced models ship with). geekompc.com/geekom-a9-max-min

  8. Another way of looking at this, like a lot of recent new tech products, one could ask whether the Googlebook platform is designed to meet users' needs... or Googles's? And if it's the latter, will anyone buy it? theverge.com/report/929374/goo

  9. The PinePower V2 is a 165W desktop power supply with a lot of features... but the current batch of units has an unfixable error that displays 0V output when charging under some circumstances. It'll be fixed in the next batch. social.treehouse.systems/@pine

  10. Carbon Pi Slate is a Raspberry Pi 5-powered handheld computer with a 5 inch, 720p display, RGB backlit thumb keyboard, 10,000 mah battery, and support for low-profile HATs. Available now for $299 (barebones) or $449 and up (with an RPi 5). cnx-software.com/2026/05/11/pi

  11. Leaked pictures of an upcoming Logitech mouse show a device that folds in half for portability, while looking a bit like a Surface Arc Mouse when unfolded. There's a touch area between buttons instead of a scroll wheel. winfuture.de/news,158606.html

  12. End to end encryption for RCS messages between Android and iOS devices is now rolling out to iPhones running iOS 26.5 on supported cellular networks. blog.google/products-and-platf

  13. Microsoft is rolling out a preview of new Windows 11 precision touchpad settings including support for adjusting zoom/scroll speed, enabling auto-scrolling (without lifting a finger), and a single-finger scrolling gesture. blogs.windows.com/windows-insi

  14. Qualcomm introduces Snapdragon 6 Gen 5 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 5 chips for mid-range phones, with the latter offering "up to 43% faster app launches" and "77% improved GPU performance" with support for 90 fps gaming. qualcomm.com/news/releases/202

  15. Valve has pushed back the release date for its Steam Machine game console/mini PC, but The Verge is reading the tea leaves of shipping manifests to make an educated guess that Valve has started bringing new hardware into the country (whether it's ready for sale or not). theverge.com/news/923461/valve

  16. The Typeframe PS-85 is an open source cyberdeck with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W, a 40% keyboard, and a retro-futuristic look (and keycap stickers) inspired by the Alien movies. Designed by the same person as the Typeframe PX-88 portable computer. typeframe.net/docs/ps-85

  17. Most USB-C cables look the same, which makes it hard to know if they support 480 Mbps or 80 Gbps speeds or 2.5W or 240W charging. This open source macOS describes what a cable connected to your computer can actually do. boingboing.net/2026/05/05/what #USBC #USBTypeC #WhatCable #macOS

  18. Most USB-C cables look the same, which makes it hard to know if they support 480 Mbps or 80 Gbps speeds or 2.5W or 240W charging. This open source macOS describes what a cable connected to your computer can actually do. boingboing.net/2026/05/05/what

  19. Most USB-C cables look the same, which makes it hard to know if they support 480 Mbps or 80 Gbps speeds or 2.5W or 240W charging. This open source macOS describes what a cable connected to your computer can actually do. boingboing.net/2026/05/05/what #USBC #USBTypeC #WhatCable #macOS

  20. Most USB-C cables look the same, which makes it hard to know if they support 480 Mbps or 80 Gbps speeds or 2.5W or 240W charging. This open source macOS describes what a cable connected to your computer can actually do. boingboing.net/2026/05/05/what #USBC #USBTypeC #WhatCable #macOS

  21. Most USB-C cables look the same, which makes it hard to know if they support 480 Mbps or 80 Gbps speeds or 2.5W or 240W charging. This open source macOS describes what a cable connected to your computer can actually do. boingboing.net/2026/05/05/what #USBC #USBTypeC #WhatCable #macOS

  22. Prolific gadget leaker Evan Blass announces he's retiring the @evleaks account, which has broken news about many, many upcoming devices over the years, citing the difficulty making a living as a leaker & the need to manage a chronic health condition. x.com/evleaks/status/205064276

  23. The Fairphone 3, which was released in 2019, gets its final security update in June, 2026. Official support ends in August, but /e/OS plans to offer 2 more years of support for users that install the alternate Google-free Android OS. murena.com/your-fairphone-3-is

  24. Motorola's 2026 razr line of flip phones bring small spec bumps and big price bumps for the new razr, razr+ and razr Ultra, which now start at $800, $1100, and $1500, respectively. 9to5google.com/2026/04/29/moto

  25. Updates to Windows Update will let users setup a new PC more quickly by skipping updates on first startup, pause updates indefinitely, and shut down or restart a PC without updating even when updates are available. blogs.windows.com/windows-insi

  26. MediaTek's new Dimensity 7450/X chips have the same CPU and GPU as their 7400/X predecessors, but bring a new modem for better performance & efficiency and also promise a slight boost in AI performance. gsmarena.com/mediatek_announce

  27. Asus may have hit pause on its smartphone business this year, but the company appears to have a new tablet on the way, with a 12.2 inch, 144 Hz OLED display, Dolby Atmos sound, and a slim & light design. androidheadlines.com/asus-pad #AsusPad #AndroidTablet #Asus

  28. Asus may have hit pause on its smartphone business this year, but the company appears to have a new tablet on the way, with a 12.2 inch, 144 Hz OLED display, Dolby Atmos sound, and a slim & light design. androidheadlines.com/asus-pad

  29. Asus may have hit pause on its smartphone business this year, but the company appears to have a new tablet on the way, with a 12.2 inch, 144 Hz OLED display, Dolby Atmos sound, and a slim & light design. androidheadlines.com/asus-pad #AsusPad #AndroidTablet #Asus

  30. Asus may have hit pause on its smartphone business this year, but the company appears to have a new tablet on the way, with a 12.2 inch, 144 Hz OLED display, Dolby Atmos sound, and a slim & light design. androidheadlines.com/asus-pad #AsusPad #AndroidTablet #Asus