A look at /e/OS on tablet hardware(lwn.net) /*e/OS is a privacy-centric, open-source mobile operating system that has primarily been targeted at mobile phones, with only a few community supported images available for tablet devices. In December, Murena—a company that sells devices with /e/OS preinstalled—announced that /e/OS now officially supports tablets as well, starting with the Pixel tablet. The user experience is close enough to mainstream alternatives to make it attractive, but there are some under-the-hood problems that may give users pause.*/
100 points by praseodym 80 days ago | 245 comments
Murena now sells a 'deGoogled' Pixel Tablet(techcrunch.com) Murena, the French privacy firm that’s forked Android to deliver so-called deGoogled smartphones, has repeated the trick with a tablet. So if you’re keen to get your hands on a shiny Pixel Tablet — but without the usual bundle of Google apps and services — Murena has you covered.
Configuring the XpPen ACK05 Remote with Only Floss on GNU/Linux: My Investigati(davidrevoy.com) Here is my research on how to use and configure the XPPen ACK05 Remote using only Free Libre and Open Source drivers and software under GNU/Linux. As you'll see, it's quite limited and some features just don't work. This guide will be updated as soon as I have new information on how to improve it, or as soon as new development improves support for this device.
7 points by todsacerdoti 228 days ago | 4 comments
Desktop Windowing on Android Tablets(googleblog.com) To empower tablet users to get more done, we're enhancing freeform windowing, allowing them to run multiple apps simultaneously and resize windows for optimal multitasking. Today, we're excited to share that desktop windowing on Android tablets is available in developer preview.
28 points by achristmascarl 249 days ago | 16 comments
Developer Preview: Desktop Windowing on Android Tablets(googleblog.com) To empower tablet users to get more done, we're enhancing freeform windowing, allowing them to run multiple apps simultaneously and resize windows for optimal multitasking. Today, we're excited to share that desktop windowing on Android tablets is available in developer preview.