Qualcomm claims that my Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus' Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU is faster than the Intel Core Ultra 288V chip. My smartphone also has 12GB of RAM and 512GB of solid-state storage. In short, it ...

Google recently added an experimental Linux terminal app to Android that installs Debian in a virtual machine and lets you run command-line apps. But if you’re running the latest canary builds of ...

For years now, Google has been developing Fuchsia, an operating system that is distinctly not based on Linux. The latest proposal for Fuchsia OS shows how this “not Linux” operating system could run ...

Since Android uses Linux, you’d think it would be easier to run Linux apps on your Android phone or tablet. There are some solutions out there, but the experience is usually less than stellar. A new ...

With Microsoft killing the only official way of running everyday Android apps on PC, I found an alternative that doesn't use ...

Smartphones are basically pocket-sized computers running mobile-friendly operating systems. And folks who want to run a free and open source GNU/Linux distribution on their phones get the advantages ...

Android is the world’s most beloved consumer operating system (OS), powering billions of smartphones, tablets, smart TVs, and other gadgets all around the globe. While there are many other popular ...

Following along with the development of Google’s Fuchsia OS, it has become clear that it will be capable of running both Linux and Android apps. Chrome OS can also do both of these things, and that’s ...

One major benefit of using iOS is that it makes it incredibly easy to sync between your iPhone and your Mac desktops and laptops. On the other hand, Android isn't quite so embedded into other systems ...

The first preview release of the Swift SDK for Android was published this week, allowing developers to build Android apps in ...

A new report claims that the Samsung Galaxy S25 Series is missing an important Android security feature that Google wants to make compulsory on all new devices running Android 15 and above. AVF, ...