Trump’s $500 US-made phone fantasy smashed by real-world costs
Liberty Phone shows what making a smartphone in America actually looks like
While Donald Trump bangs on about his mythical $500 made-in-America T1 smartphone, the real price tag of US manufacturing is on full display thanks to a company called Purism. Its Liberty Phone, assembled in California, will set you back $1,999 and has the kind of specs that would’ve looked decent when Obama was president.
Purism pulls Librem Tunnel from iStore claiming unfair practices
Jobs demanded more money with menaces again
Security outfit Purism has had to pull its Librem Tunnel from Apple's app store because of its "unfair business practices".
Purism ships mass-produced Librem 5
PureOS operating system is an Android alternative
This week Purism began shipping a mass produced Librem 5 phone to customers.
Purism switches off despised Intel management engine
A market for laptops protected from potential spying
San Francisco outfit Purism announced it is offering a range of notebooks with the despised Intel Management Engine disabled.
Purism's Linux phone successfully crowdfunded
Wisdom of the Crowd
Purism's open source mobile phone has been been successfully crowdfunded when it reached and passed its goal of $1.5 million, with 13 days left.
