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Ubuntu Edge-Like Tablet

There’s an upstart called MJ Technology that plans to release an Ubuntu Edge-like Tablet in 2015. It will run based on Ubuntu Touch which has been finalized this fall. Initial tablets will come in two sizes: 8.9 and 10.1 inches. The initial hardware will run on

  • 2.4 GHz Intel Quad Core
  • 4 GB DDR3 RAM
  • 64 GB Internal Storage
  • MicroSD slot for external storage
  • Two USB 2.0 ports and one micro-USB port
  • 8.9″ and 10.1″ HD IPS display with 5 point multi-touch
  • 5 GHz Wi-Fi
  • Bluetooth 4.0

Read the article from Tom’s Hardware.

Chromebooks Can Now Run Linux in Its Own Window

Chromebook’s can now run Linux on its own window, based on this article at lifehacker.com.

Chrome: You’ve been able to install and run Linux on Chromebooks for a while, but a new Chrome extension allows you to run it inside a window, without switching back and forth.

The extension, Crouton Integration, still requires you to enable developer mode and install Crouton, but allows you to run Linux right in a window instead of as a full desktop. If you’ve already installed Crouton, the process to run Linux in a window is easy and detailed over on Googler François Beaufort’s Google+ profile. If you haven’t installed Linux yet, our guide will get you started.

Netflix Comes to Linux

I should start writing about things I missed this year. Apparently, this is one of them. Finally. Netflix is now available in Linux, albeit it’s limited to one browser. For now. It only works on the latest version of Chrome, that’s Chrome 37 or later. It won’t work in Firefox because it currently does not support encrypted media extensions.

What’s made it all possible? Netflix streams in HTML5, but uses the Encrypted Media Extensions for Digital Rights Management (DRM) to prevent piracy. Recently, Ubuntu started to include Network Security Services (NSS) in its normal updates that allow browsers to access EME.

Once it was available, Netflix delivered and the rest is history.