Is Android just Linux? This is one of those frustrating questions that seems like it should have a straightforward ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer, even though you can install a Linux desktop on Android. Still, ...

Here’s a quick guide on how to access files from your Android device while using the new Linux Terminal app. The Terminal app connects to an isolated instance of Debian running in a virtual machine, ...

Ryan is a tech/science writer, skeptic, lover of all things electronic, and Android fan. In his spare time he reads golden-age sci-fi and sleeps, but rarely at the same time. His wife tolerates him as ...

Your phone is more capable than Android lets on.

The open source Ubuntu operating system, a distribution of Linux, has been adapted to run on smartphones. Phones running the software will be showcased at the 2013 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in ...

Canonical—the company responsible for the Ubuntu Linux distro— announced today a fully functioning build of Ubuntu for Android devices. The Ubuntu Unity build will boot after the phone is docked to a ...

There’s no shortage of Android tablets in the marketplace today, but devices that run Ubuntu Linux are still much harder to come by. Specifically, the new “Nibbio,” or “Kite,” Full-HD tablet from ...

The developers behind the Moblin operating system for netbooks and MIDs (mobile internet devices) have announced plans to enable Google Android applications to run on Moblin. Let that sink in for a ...