Ankush Das

About Ankush Das

A passionate technophile who also happens to be a Computer Science graduate. He has had bylines at a variety of publications that include Ubergizmo & Tech Cocktail. You will usually see cats dancing to the beautiful tunes sung by him.

Meet PineTime: A $25 Linux Smartwatch in Making

Last updated September 14, 2019 By Ankush Das 5 Comments

After budget friendly Pine Tab, Pine Phone and Pine Notebook, PINE64 just revealed that it is working on a Linux based smartwatch called PineTime. It should cost around $25 when it is available. [Read more...] about Meet PineTime: A $25 Linux Smartwatch in Making

GNOME 3.34 Released With New Features & Performance Improvements

Last updated September 13, 2019 By Ankush Das 4 Comments

GNOME 3.34 "Thessaloniki" is here. Check out the new features this latest release brings to desktop Linux. [Read more...] about GNOME 3.34 Released With New Features & Performance Improvements

Looks Like Microsoft Teams is Finally Coming to Linux

Last updated September 10, 2019 By Ankush Das 18 Comments

Microsoft's Slack alternative Microsoft Teams might be coming to Linux. Here are more details on this development. [Read more...] about Looks Like Microsoft Teams is Finally Coming to Linux

Manjaro Linux Graduates From A Hobby Project To A Professional Project

Last updated September 9, 2019 By Ankush Das 5 Comments

Manjaro is taking things professionally. While the Manjaro community will be responsible for the development of the project and other related activities, a company has been formed to work as its legal entity and handle the commercial agreements and professional services. [Read more...] about Manjaro Linux Graduates From A Hobby Project To A Professional Project

Great News! Firefox 69 Blocks Third-Party Cookies, Autoplay Videos & Cryptominers by Default

Last updated September 5, 2019 By Ankush Das 19 Comments

If you're using Mozilla Firefox and haven't updated yet to the latest version, you are missing a lot of new and important features. [Read more...] about Great News! Firefox 69 Blocks Third-Party Cookies, Autoplay Videos & Cryptominers by Default

Endless Grants $500,000 Fund To GNOME Foundation’s Coding Education Challenge

Last updated August 30, 2019 By Ankush Das 3 Comments

The GNOME foundation recently announced the "Coding Education Challenge", which is a three-stage competition to offer educators and students the opportunity to share their innovative ideas (projects) to teach coding with free and open-source software. [Read more...] about Endless Grants $500,000 Fund To GNOME Foundation’s Coding Education Challenge

A Raspberry Pi Based Open Source Tablet is in Making and it’s Called CutiePi

Last updated August 19, 2019 By Ankush Das 4 Comments

CutiePie is an 8-inch open-source tablet built on top of Raspberry Pi. Read more to find out about its specification, pricing, release date and availability. [Read more...] about A Raspberry Pi Based Open Source Tablet is in Making and it’s Called CutiePi