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Discussion

Pine64 revealed at FOSDEM, that they will release a tablet + a souped up PineBook Pro, OMG Ubuntu reports 😻. Prices are expected to be u-n-b-e-l-i-e-v-a-b-l-e (even though there's always a hefty shipping charge and maybe taxes).

PineTab:

• To be available later this year
• $79 (under €60)
• 10.1" screen
• 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, USB A 2.0 host, micro USB 2.0 OTG, microSD
• Black plastic
• Magnetic keyboard as an optional extra

PineBook Pro

• To be available later this year
• $199 (under €175)
• 14" 1080p display
• 6-core ARM chip
• 4GB RAM, 64GB EMMC storage (slower than SSD, faster than HDD)
• USB 3.0 and 2.0, USB C (incl. charging and video out)

Check out the OMG Ubuntu articles for more info about the PineTab and the PineBook Pro. If you want a Linux tablet now, UBports is available for the Nexus 7 (just be careful to get the supported version).

Not to be outdone, Purism revealed more info about the the PureOS Store.📱

• Apps in the store will have badges depending on the app development status (i.e. "Beta").
• They want to incentivize developers but don't say how
• They plan to build it around Flatpak
• They announced the Lollypop music player for laptops and the phone.
• The phone itself is meant to have really futuristic stuff like user-replaceable battery and a headphone jack. BUT 1440x720 display and ONLY 3GB of RAM (that could change).

More about Librem 5 apps in the lower half of the prod