The Librem 5 is the first smartphone from Linux laptop maker Purism. First announced more than two years ago, the Librem 5 still isn’t quite ready for prime time. But folks willing to pay $699 for pre ...

Librem 5 review: The Linux-based smartphone is not close to consumer ready Your email has been sent What do you do when you’re sent a device for review that is clearly not ready for public consumption ...

It is hard to do something truly different in the smartphone industry. Companies, especially smaller companies, are all working from the same parts bin with the same manufacturing partners. You take ...

After spending years producing and selling laptops that come with GNU/Linux-based software and an emphasis on user privacy, Purism unveiled plans in 2017 to make its first smartphone. Two years later, ...

The three main choices when selecting a new phone are: which OS, which brand, and which model? We just assume the handset will inevitably be manufactured in China. Purism is offering an alternative, ...

The first Librem 5 backers have begun receiving mostly working prototype devices. When Ars spoke to Purism founder and CEO Todd Weaver two weeks ago, the Librem 5 had been “shipping” for a month but ...

Adam Z. Lein has been a tech journalist at Pocketnow since 2002. He's also been a photographer since 1995 and a web developer & graphic designer since 1997 while working on the DEC intranet. He's also ...

It's a "good news, bad news" kind of thing over at Purism. The small company that continues to deliver privacy and security-focused "ethical" Linux laptops have generated quite a lot of hype, interest ...

There are currently two open source Linux phones trying to make their way into regular consumers' hands and one of them is getting all the spotlight but not all for good reasons. Although it was the ...