Android Leftovers

• The Moto G6 exposes the identity crisis plaguing Android's top-end

• Mingis on Tech: The lowdown on Android security

• Mingis on Tech: All about Android security

• How to connect your Android phone or tablet to your HDTV

• Android Auto Can Finally See Your Full Contact List

• The 10 Best Android Phones You Can Find in 2018

• Android app allows Amazon to deliver packages to your (compatible) unattended car

• Fortnite mobile: when is the Android release date, what are compatible devices and how do you sign up?

AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Linux Performance Boosted By Updated BIOS/AGESA

With last week's initial launch-day Linux benchmarks of the Ryzen 5 2600X / Ryzen 7 2700X some found the Linux performance to be lower than Windows. While the root cause is undetermined, a BIOS/AGESA update does appear to help the Linux performance significantly at least with the motherboard where I've been doing most of my tests with the Ryzen 7 2700X. Here are the latest benchmark numbers.

Purism's Librem 5 Linux Phone Will Support Ubuntu Touch, Thanks to UBports

Lead by talented Linux developer Marius Gripsgard, the UBports Foundation keeps the Ubuntu Touch mobile OS developed by Canonical, the company behind the widely-used Ubuntu Linux operating system, alive for various popular smartphones, including Fairphone 2, Nexus 5, OnePlus One, as well as the BQ Aquaris M10 FHD tablet that was designed to run Ubuntu Touch in the first place. Now, Purism and UBports are partnering to offer the Ubuntu Touch mobile operating system on the upcoming Librem 5 Linux phone, which raised more than $2 million last fall​, promising to be the privacy and security-focused smartphone you've been expecting for a long time. While not the default OS, users will be able to easily run Ubuntu Touch on the Librem 5 phone. also: UBPorts Ubuntu Touch To Be Supported By The Purism Librem 5

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