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Linux On Snapdragon, Pine 64, and F-Droid: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:33:27 +0000

Qualcomm is expanding support for Linux on PCs with Snapdragon X2 Series chips, starting with initial support for Ubuntu and Debian, and by upstreaming some core drivers, including for the Hexagon NPU and Adreno GPU • This summer Pine64 said that the rising costs of RAM and storage had led it to halt production of Linux devices like phones, tablets, and SBCs for the foreseeable future • F-Droid 2.0 brings a major redesign of the repository for FOSS Android apps, bringing a visual update, simplified navigation, discoverability improvements, improved search, and more categories, among other things. f-droid.org/2026/09/24/f

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A Triple Screen Laptop, 4G LTE add-on for the Mecha Comet handheld, and Steam Frame: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:00:02 +0000

The Mecha Comet is a modular Linux handheld computer that launched via a Kickstarter campaign earlier this year, and is now available for pre-order for $239 and up • Why carry around a portable monitor when you can buy a laptop that has one • The Steam Frame VR headset may be one of the most repairable on the market

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Googlebooks are (almost) here: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:00:38 +0000

Google positions Android as an open source operating system, but the company has ultimate control over what gets released to AOSP, and now Google is making some of its newest APIs exclusive to Google Pixel devices, at least until Android 17 QPR2 is released. grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/ • The first Googlebooks go up for pre-order today for $899 and up • Winamp is making a comeback... again

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What’s up with Liliputing? (Fall 2026 edition)

Brad Linder — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:22:35 +0000

Long-time visitors to Liliputing may have noticed that we’ve been posting news articles less frequently and relying more heavily on news roundups consisting of short summaries or previews of interesting mobile tech news articles found around the web. Here’s why. As I mentioned to Patreon subscribers in August, there are a few reasons for this […]

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Snapdragon X2 Elite Mini PC, Steam Frame, and ThinkBook Plus Gen 7 Autotwist: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:44:00 +0000

Valve's open source Lepton tool lets developers port Android games to Linux • The Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 7 Auto Twist 14" laptop is now available in the US • The Asus Ascent QN10 is one of the first mini PCs with Qualcomm Snapdragon X2 Elite (X2E-88-100) 18-core processor with Adreno X2-90 graphics...

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MINISFORUM S5, ePaper Smart Badge, and Mudita: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:49:49 +0000

The MINISFORUM S5 is a fanless PC or NAS with 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, an Intel Core 3 304 chip, 5 M.2 slots for PCIe 4.0 x1 NVMe storage, 10 GbE and 2.5 GbE LAN, WiFi 7, 40 Gbps USB4, plus a compact aluminum chassis with heatsink fins

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Onyx BOOX Palma 3, Xteink S4, and Lenovo Yoga Mini i: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 17:06:29 +0000

Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web. The new Onyx BOOX Palma 3 is a pocket-sized eReader with similar specs to the Palma 2, but better build quality with an aluminum frame and fiberglass backplate. Optional stylus support is also new, and the OS has been updated from Android 13 to […]

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Steam Frame availability, Kobo gets better sync, and Android makes changing password managers easier: Liliputing News Roundup

Brad Linder — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 17:42:35 +0000

Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web. Valve’s Steam Frame VR headset is now available to reserve for $1059 and up. It’s designed both for standalone use (with 100+ games that can run on the device itself) or streaming from your Steam library. store.steampowered.com/news/group/4… #SteamFrame Steam Hardware – Steam Frame is […]

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Liliputing News Roundup: (Kindle Jailbreak, Xteink X3, and AMD Gorgon Halo)

Brad Linder — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 21:14:19 +0000

For the second time in a month, there’s a new Kindle jailbreak method in the wild. MINISFORUM continues to make ridiculously powerful network attached storage systems. Lenovo is promising seven years of updates for its new premium Android tablets. And a developer found a nifty way to push content to his Xteink X3 pocket-sized eReader: […]

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Liliputing News Roundup (Amazon, Single-board PCs, Framework)

Brad Linder — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 19:43:28 +0000

Here’s a recent roundup of tech news from around the web. The OpenPaper L is a new 13.3 inch digital picture frame with an 1600 x 1200px E Ink Spectra 6 color display, WiFi 6 and Bluetooth, and 6 months of battery life from four AA batteries. Its hardware and software are both open source. […]

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Liliputing News Roundup: 09/10/2026

Brad Linder — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 14:21:46 +0000

Here’s a recent roundup of tech news from around the web. The upcoming Retroid Pocket Duo is a dual-screen gaming handheld with 120 Hz OLED displays and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 4-like processor, while the Pocket Duo Lite has 60 Hz LCD screens and a slower chip. www.notebookcheck.net/Retroid-anno… Retroid announces pricing for the Pocket […]

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Lilbits: Asahi Linux on Apple M3, bootloader unlock for the Fire Max 11, and Acer and Lenovo’s unusual new laptops

Brad Linder — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 18:32:57 +0000

Apple’s Mac computers are designed to run Apple’s macOS software. The company doesn’t make it easy for users to install other operating systems. But the folks at the Asahi Linux project have been reverse engineering Apple’s M-series chips since they first hit the streets, and while the latest Apple processors might not be supported yet, the […]

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Amazon Fire Max 11 hacks: Root Shell, bootloader unlock, and custom firmware

Brad Linder — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:55:47 +0000

Amazon’s Fire Tablets ship with a modified version of Android called Fire OS. That means that while the underlying operating system is based on Android, they have a custom user interface, app store, and other features that are tightly tied to Amazon’s apps and services. Folks have been hacking Amazon Fire tablets for years by […]

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Acer’s DualPlay Mini concept is both a gaming handheld and a mini-laptop

Brad Linder — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:35:25 +0000

This week Acer is expanding its handheld gaming PC family with the new Predator Atlas 7 featuring a 7 inch, 1080p display, an 80 Wh battery, and support for up to an Intel Arc G3 Extreme processor and 24GB of RAM. It’s expected to go on sale later this year, following the launch of an 8 […]

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Acer Veriton RI110 is a mini PC with Intel Core Ultra X7 358 Panther Lake, up to 96GB RAM, and OcuLink

Brad Linder — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:30:59 +0000

The Acer Veriton RI110 is a compact computer that Acer is calling an “AI Mini Workstation” thanks to its Intel Panther Lake processor with a high-performance iGPU and NPU as well as support for plenty of memory and storage. It also has an OCuLink connector that lets you add an external graphics dock or AI accelerator […]

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Amazon tablets with up to 16GB of RAM could be coming soon

Brad Linder — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 20:04:04 +0000

Amazon launched its first Kindle Fire tablet in 2011, and over the years the company has dropped the Kindle name, dabbled in the high-end space, and largely settled on the idea that its devices would compete on price and convenience, rather than speed or a broad app ecosystem. But that could be set to change […]

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Lilbits: More phone-sized E Ink gadgets

Brad Linder — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:10:58 +0000

The number of smartphones and smartphone-sized gadgets with E Ink displays continues to grow. The latest additions come from eReader companies PocketBook and HiBreak, as well as modular IoT company M5Stack. Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web. The PocketBook Q is the first phone-sized eReader from PocketBook, featuring a 5.84 […]

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Lilbits: GrapheneOS coming to Moto phones in 2027, Apple launches Mac Mini with M6 and Mac Studio with M5 Ultra, Lenovo launches a handheld for game streaming

Brad Linder — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:54:20 +0000

Earlier this year we learned that Motorola was working with the folks behind the security-hardened version of Android called GrapheneOS. Now it looks like the fruits of that labor are expected to ripen next year. While Motorola isn’t expected to ship any phones with the operating pre-installed, GrapheneOS plans to add official support for some […]

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GPD Win Max 3 mini gaming laptop with AMD Strix Halo to sell for $1750 and up at launch

Brad Linder — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:14 +0000

The GPD Win Max 3 is a mini laptop with a 9.06 inch display, an AMD Strix Halo processor with discrete-class graphics, and a design that makes it clear that this is a little PC made for both work and play. It has a keyboard large enough for touch typing, but the touchpad is above the keyboard […]

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MNT Station lets you repurpose a MNT Reform mainboard as a mini PC

Brad Linder — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:12:10 +0000

Five years after starting to ship its first open source, modular laptop, the folks at MNT Research are expanding beyond laptops (and mini-laptops) with the introduction of a new mini PC called the MNT Station. It’s basically a compact desktop computer that could be used as a PC, network-attached storage device, media center, or for other […]

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