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Android is open source, but your phone isn't—here's why Google locked it down

Android is open in theory, but very closed in practice.
AndroidPIMP

BPI-R4 Wi-Fi 7 NIC (BE14): OpenWrt Setup & Optimal WiFi Power Guide

The new Banana Pi BPI-R4-NIC-BE14 expansion module brings MediaTek MT7995AV-powered Wi-Fi 7 to R4 and R4 Pro OpenWrt routers.

Pixel 6 Android Kernel Upgrade Exclusion Explained for Owners

Pixel 6 may miss Google’s next Android kernel upgrade, but security patches and Android 17 are still expected through October ...

How I run Linux GUI apps on my Android phone - and what to consider before you do it, too

How I run Linux GUI apps on my Android phone - and what to consider before you do it, too ...
TechRepublic

Google’s July Pixel Update Targets Android 17 Boot Problems

Google’s July 2026 Pixel update fixes boot loops, app crashes, and other software bugs affecting supported Pixel devices.
Hackaday

Linux Hacks

I’ll admit it: I miss the simplicity of /etc/hosts. There was something elegant about it. You wanted laserprinter to mean 192.168.1.40, so you opened a text file and wrote: There are limits. mDNS is ...
Computerworld

Industry

Q&A: Temporal aims to be the reliability backbone for an agentic AI economy Temporal Co-founder and CEO Samar Abbas weighs in on AI reliability, execution and what IT decision-makers should to keep in ...