I test Android phones for a living, but I write about them using a company-supplied MacBook Air. Both platforms are great in ...

Smartphones are basically tiny computers small enough to fit in your pocket. But most ship with Android, iOS, or other operating systems designed for devices with small touchscreen displays rather ...

Steam's maker, Valve, released a new version of Proton compatibility layer, allowing better PC game emulation on Linux and Android.

Some time ago, I noted that despite multiple attempts with different Linux distros, Windows 11 remained the best experience for a tablet PC (outside of fully mobile OSes like iPadOS or Android). Linux ...

I own half a dozen computers in various form factors and performance levels, but I recently found myself reaching for my Chromebook more often. Even with its admittedly lackluster performance and ...

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. Android is, at its heart, based on the Linux operating system’s kernel. It is heavily modified in many ways, and in practice, an ...

In the name of convenience, many apps these days are designed to be cross-platform. They can run on both mobile and desktop, so you can readily switch between devices without starting from scratch. It ...