During the proliferation of the internet in the 1990s, the internet was decentralized enabling free trade and commerce on an equal basis where content creators were free to publish anything at will. Although the internet today is still theoretically decentralized, we cannot disco … | Continue reading
Through June and July, AMI MegaRAC BMC firmware has been in the news owing to high-severity vulnerabilities that have existed for years but only recently come to light. Server hardware widely contains BMCs, and compromising one can give near-total control over the server. Many … | Continue reading
Surveillance Capitalism = Internet Centralization Surveillance Capitalism has led to internet centralization and is the reason why monopolistic tech giants that include Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta (Facebook) control access to the internet while dominating internet … | Continue reading
It’s time to report on code flowing upstream again: Following up on our report for Linux 5.19, 6.0 and 6.1 this summarizes the progress on mainline support for the Librem 5 phone and its development kit during the 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4 development cycles. Librem 5 hardware description … | Continue reading
The latest release of PureBoot, Release 27, now boots memtest86+, Debian netinst, and other OSes that rely on framebuffer output! We worked with the Heads team to implement this change upstream, and it is now in our latest release. Update your firmware with our update instruction … | Continue reading
Introducing the Liberty Phone with more RAM and more drive space, starting at $2199. The Liberty Phone is the upgraded version of our popular Librem 5 USA phone with Made in USA Electronics. The Liberty Phone integrates 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Made in USA Electr … | Continue reading
Most companies abandon hardware soon after launch, but we have a different approach with the Librem 5. With every upgrade to PureOS we push on the Librem 5, the more the device can do and the more efficient it gets. PureOS 10.3 packs in a lot of new goodies. The User interface Ph … | Continue reading
As Purism approaches shipping parity (estimated in early July) for the popular, revolutionary, Librem 5 phone, we wanted to extend a heartfelt thanks to all the supporters who understood the immense challenges with creating a non-android OS–PureOS–and the tens-of-millions it woul … | Continue reading
With PureOS 10.3, power saving and new goodies is the name of the game. Most companies abandon hardware soon after launch, but we have a different approach with the Librem 5. With every upgrade to PureOS we push on the Librem 5, the more the device can do and the more efficient … | Continue reading
The Silicon Valley Matrix Has You… Like the movie the Matrix, internet end users have been enslaved to produce highly valuable information by the very tech giants the internet end user patronizes with their trust, loyalty, and hard-earned money. Over the past 20 plus years the in … | Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA- Purism is excited to be introducing the Liberty Phone with more RAM and more drive space, starting at $2199. The Liberty Phone provides the best security features such as: Made In The USA Electronics. All the electronics of the Liberty Phone are made in … | Continue reading
Data security and end user privacy requires focusing on the operating system (OS) that supports smartphones, tablet PCs, connected products, IoT/IIoT devices, wearable tech, and PCs. The Problem- Leaky Operating Systems and Intrusive Apps Intrusive app and social media developers … | Continue reading
Just like a great wine, the Librem 5 is getting better with age and it may well be the only smartphone to do so. That is because we don’t invest in obsolescence. In the opposite, our wonderful dev team is never giving up on their effort to optimize the software. After each major … | Continue reading
Introducing the Librem Server v2 The new Librem Server features a 9th generation Intel Core i7 processor with 8 Cores and 12MB of cache. It can get up to 128GB of DDR4 RAM. It also features 6 USB 3.2 ports, a slim optical disk drive, 2 internal drive bays, and 4 “hot-swap” 3.5 SA … | Continue reading
It has been some time since we last published a global product report for the Librem 5 phone. This is not because of slowing down our development effort, it is the opposite. We have been very busy and we have made substantial progress during the last few months. We have been list … | Continue reading
It brings me great joy to announce the elevation of a longstanding Purism employee to the critically important role of Director of Product—François Téchené—the second employee hired to Purism. Filling this role accomplishes a lot of things for us; but filling this role with someo … | Continue reading
With the recent advancements and proliferation of AI (such as ChatGPT and other probabilistic algorithms), it may be time for individuals, companies and governments to consider exiting the centralized internet. There is high concern over security, privacy, and safety threats expo … | Continue reading
According to a new report from Secureworks, endpoint attack vectors that include email, popular operating systems, and apps are on the rise. In response to attacks by way of Android apps, Google has removed thousands of nefarious apps that had the capability to launch malware ena … | Continue reading
Purism is excited to announce that anyone who owns a qualified smartphone can port their voice and data services, including their existing phone number, to Purism by purchasing the Librem AweSIM, a VPN for cellular like service. Unlike AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, MetroPCS and Cricke … | Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Purism has added a new model to the Librem L1UM product line with new hardware designed to protect infrastructure, including critical infrastructure. There are numerous threats posed by nation-state hackers, criminal organizations, and bad actors who are co … | Continue reading
In today’s connected world it is nearly impossible to purchase a secure smartphone that is made in America. As a matter of fact the most popular smartphones on the market are made overseas such as the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy smartphones. However, Purism is manufacturing a … | Continue reading
It has been reported by TechRadar and other publications that over 100 million devices, such as smartphones, have been infected with an intrusive adware that operates in the background without the knowledge of the device owner and/or end user. The intrusive adware has been identi … | Continue reading
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Purism Announces that they are now offering SLNT® Faraday Bags to Enhance their customers Security and Privacy. SLNT Inc, the leading provider of high-end signal blocking patented Faraday bags, is pleased to announce their products will now be available thr … | Continue reading
If you are using PureOS or any other GNU/Linux distribution you’re probably already familiar with Flatpaks, but if not, here’s a short introduction: Flatpak is a convenient way to distribute apps on GNU/Linux. It allows for a much faster development cycle compared to other distri … | Continue reading
We believe in a layered, defense-in-depth approach to security, and that is why we are excited to announce our partnership with SNLT to offer premium Faraday sleeves and bags compatible with our product line. Each of these products is designed to block electromagnetic radiation, … | Continue reading
Our latest coreboot/SeaBIOS and PureBoot releases bring new firmware configurations for the Librem Mini v1 and v2! Many users use the Librem Mini as a headless server and have asked for firmware that would boot up automatically when powered, like an appliance. Once enabled, the … | Continue reading
It’s only been a few weeks since we last talked about Librem-EC, but here we are again! This time instead of power management, we’re looking at the headset jack, which had two longstanding issues. Although headphones worked, the jack detect did not, so you had to select the out … | Continue reading
How do you bootstrap trust when you have to order a trusted computer from an untrusted one? One way is with our anti-interdiction services and in this article I will talk through how that works. There are many different reasons why customers add our anti-interdiction services to … | Continue reading
PureOS Offers End-to-End Supply Chain Software and Firmware Security According to the Forbes Article, “Cybersecurity Trends & Statistics for 2023”, there are eight macro risks to watch out for in 2023 according to the Bipartisan Policy Research Center which include the following: … | Continue reading
Matthias Kirschner, President at Free Software Foundation Europe, recently launched Ada & Zangemann: A Tale of Software, Skateboards, and Raspberry Ice Cream. This children’s book is delightfully illustrated by Sandra Brandstätter. Kyle Rankin, President caught up with Matthias K … | Continue reading
Matrix integration within the Chats app is progressing and this post is detailing the development progress since the last one. This update is not so much about new features but more about bug fixes and great improvements that make Chats slowly becoming an everyday “1 to 1” and “s … | Continue reading
The Librem 5 and Librem 5 USA is our pocket-sized computer running nearly the exact software as our Librem 14 Laptop. Some desktop applications don’t yet adapt to the Librem 5 screen, but with a Lapdock Kit you can run a full suite of desktop applications like on the Librem 14. L … | Continue reading
This is the third in a series of posts updating our progress in shipping through the backlog of mass-produced Librem 5 orders. If you have not yet read Part 1 and Part 2, I recommend you do so, as in those parts I discuss our current strategy of splitting the remaining Librem 5 o … | Continue reading
It’s no secret that I will take any opportunity to look in the warped mirror of statistics to glean insights on myself. I did it before for squeekboard, and I dug into the prehistory of my browser tabs. Recently, a new tool appeared, called Git-Heat-Map, and I asked the statistic … | Continue reading
Following up on the higher-level report on the state of the mainline Linux in August 2021 where we announced a “usable” devkit in fully mainline Linux, let’s focus on the phone and see how things look like right now. As you might know, the latest Linux kernel tree we ship to use … | Continue reading
As a reader of this blog you’re already well aware that you can use the Librem 5 while travelling. This is the (highly anticipated, I’m sure) follow up to the previous about FOSDEM 2023. With sufficient time for all impressions to settle in, let me share my experiences of this tr … | Continue reading
Two years ago I started an experiment to see if I could replace my personal laptop with my Librem 5 with a lapdock (spoiler: I could). A year later I wrote a follow-up post that talks about my impressions of the Librem 5 and lapdock kit as a personal computer. Based on my two yea … | Continue reading
Librem-EC 1.12 for the Librem 14 has been released with a fix to the PL4 power limit to address sudden shutoffs that still remained in the 1.11 release. Once again, the issue was in a subtle corner case, which we were able to identify with help from testers. Update to 1.12 with … | Continue reading
With the Lapdock kit, you can turn your Librem 5 or Librem 5 USA into a PureOS laptop. While your Librem 5 is fully able to run desktop apps on its own, once attached to the Lapdock, you can take advantage of the extra screen space, battery power, and extra ports. Lapdock Benefit … | Continue reading
Mobile Linux is gaining in popularity. What is a simple way to develop for it? This upcoming series of posts will help with that using Phosh and related technologies. We’ll start out really simple and move into more complicated topics step by step. For many bits you won’t even ne … | Continue reading
We just added a new accessory product to our shop, a USB type-C universal travel charger offering up to 65 Watt output power. It can charge and operate our Librem 5 phones as well as the Librem 14 laptop, the Lapdock Kit and upcoming products using USB type-C Power Delivery (PD). … | Continue reading
One of the most unique, and most powerful features of the Librem 5 and Librem 5 USA is that they are running the same convergent PureOS as our Librem 14 and Librem Mini. This means that they are not running applications that have been ported to a mobile platform, instead the same … | Continue reading
One of the unique features about the Librem 5 is its modular cellular modem and WiFi/Bluetooth cards. This not only aids in repairing hardware, it also means when new, compatible cards become available (or previous cards unavailable), we have the flexibility to change modules. Up … | Continue reading
To fortify users’ online privacy, Purism has launched a new offer for the Librem 5 USA phone powered with a wireless, cellular plan, AweSIM. The Librem 5 USA is a privacy-first phone manufactured with Made In USA electronics and a secure supply chain, valued by those who care abo … | Continue reading
The breakout board for the Librem 5 is a great way for hardware hackers to add functionality to your phone. When attached, you’ll have nicely exposed programmable pins. This allows you to use I2C, serial, and many digital sensors, much like you would on a single-board microcomput … | Continue reading
FOSDEM is a conference for the the free and open source software community. It is about take place this weekend on the 4th and 5th of February in Brussels, in person! We look forward to a fully-packed schedule. With so many great talks, you’re bound to find something that will fl … | Continue reading
As you probably know, software work at Purism follows upstream-first principles. This means we contribute to projects directly to make them better for everyone rather than just applying custom changes for ourselves downstream. From a user interface and design perspective this mos … | Continue reading
Get 30 days of AweSIM free with a new Librem 5 USA phone. Use the coupon code TRYAWESIM after you opt-in to the AweSIM plan. A special pairing that gives you ultimate peace of mind as soon as you unbox! Ensure that your personal data is secure, and not sold to third parties. Did … | Continue reading