Qualcomm claims that my Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus' Snapdragon 8 Elite CPU is faster than the Intel Core Ultra 288V chip. My smartphone also has 12GB of RAM and 512GB of solid-state storage. In short, it ...

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, ...

If you want to use Android on your PC, you can. At least, that’s what a lot of Windows 10 users are told — and they can, as there’s tons of software available for emulating Android on a Windows 10 ...

What just happened? For all the native apps and tools available on platforms like Chrome OS, sometimes you just need a good old Linux program to get things done, especially if you are a developer.

If you have a phone running Android 15, you can enable a full-blown Linux terminal that includes many of the commands you're used to running on Linux, and I have to say that it's pretty cool. Before ...

Android has long been focused on running mobile apps, but in recent years, features aimed at developers and power users have begun pushing its boundaries. One exciting frontier: running full Linux ...