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Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Initial Support For The Apple M4 & Apple A18 Pro Make It Into Linux 7.4 DevFeed: [Initial Support For The Apple M4 & Apple A18 Pro Make It Into Linux 7.4]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Michael Larabel Published: 2026-10-27T00:52:15Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Phoronix]() Topics: [Linux Kernel](), [Linux]() Tags: [2025](), [22](), [7-4](), [air](), [apple](), [arm](), [basic](), [board](), [desktop-linux](), [devices](), [google](), [kernel](), [linux](), [linux-7-4](), [linux-benchmarking](), [linux-hardware-benchmarks](), [linux-hardware-reviews](), [linux-how-to](), [linux-performance](), [linux-server-benchmarks](), [macbook](), [macbook-neo](), [open-source-graphics](), [patches](), [phoronix](), [phoronix-test-suite](), [pixel](), [qualcomm](), [soc](), [support](), [ubuntu-benchmarks](), [ubuntu-hardware]() ### AI overview Linux 7.4 adds initial mainline support for Apple's M4 and A18 Pro, but the Apple enablement is limited: it can boot and display a console, while most features remain unsupported. M4 device trees cover several 2024 MacBook Pro, iMac and Mac mini models and 2025 MacBook Air models. The kernel also adds support for Google's Tensor G5 "Laguna" in Pixel 10 phones and the Steam Frame VR headset. Qualcomm support includes two unreleased SoCs, Hawi and Nord, plus 22 boards; seven are handheld gaming devices using a Qualcomm Dragonwing SoC. One RISC-V board, the Milk-V Meles with a T-Head TH1520, is added. Planned removal of 32-bit ARM code was deferred until at least Linux 7.5 because the LTS release choice between 7.3 and 7.4 remained unsettled. ### Source excerpt The many SoC patches have landed within the Linux 7.4 kernel providing support for dozens of new boards as well as a number of new SoCs like the Apple M4 and the A18 Pro as found in the MacBook Neo. The Google Tensor 5 was also finally mainlined along with Pixel 10 devices. Plus some unreleased Qualcomm SoC support rounds out the bunch... ## Is Mobile Eating the PC? The MacBook Neo, the Googlebook, and the Laptop That Became a Phone DevFeed: [Is Mobile Eating the PC? The MacBook Neo, the Googlebook, and the Laptop That Became a Phone]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Bruce Li Published: 2026-10-06T11:35:43Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [HackerNoon]() Topics: [ClojureScript](), [LineageOS](), [Frontier AI]() Tags: [ai](), [ai-performance](), [android](), [android-phones](), [api](), [app-development](), [google](), [googlebook](), [hackernoon-top-story](), [ios](), [linux](), [macbook-neo](), [macos](), [os](), [unified-memory](), [windows]() ### AI overview The article argues that laptops are adopting smartphone design principles, illustrated by the MacBook Neo's iPhone-derived A18 Pro chip and Googlebook's Android-based operating system. It traces changes in processors, memory, operating systems and app compatibility, and discusses how WebAssembly, WebGPU and cross-platform frameworks affect software development across devices. ### Source excerpt Apple put a phone's chip in a laptop. Google put a phone's OS in a laptop. Phone isn't eating the PC. It's becoming it. ## Linux 7.4 To Introduce Initial Device Trees For Apple M4, A18 Pro For MacBook Neo DevFeed: [Linux 7.4 To Introduce Initial Device Trees For Apple M4, A18 Pro For MacBook Neo]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Michael Larabel Published: 2026-10-02T20:32:41Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [Phoronix]() Topics: [Linux](), [VXLAN]() Tags: [desktop-linux](), [developer](), [gpio](), [hardware](), [i2c](), [kernel](), [linux-benchmarking](), [linux-hardware-benchmarks](), [linux-hardware-reviews](), [linux-how-to](), [linux-kernel](), [linux-performance](), [linux-server-benchmarks](), [mac-mini](), [macbook-neo](), [neo](), [open-source-graphics](), [phoronix](), [phoronix-test-suite](), [processors](), [ubuntu-benchmarks](), [ubuntu-hardware](), [upstream](), [usb](), [usb-c]() ### AI overview Linux 7.4 is set to add initial device trees for Apple M4 Macs and the MacBook Neo with its A18 Pro SoC. The support is limited to basic hardware needed to begin booting; GPU and other functionality remain to be enabled in future kernel versions. ### Source excerpt Asahi Linux developer Sven Peter today sent out the pull requests of the Apple SoC Device Tree changes they are ready to upstream for the Linux 7.4 merge window happening later this month. Most notable is the initial Device Tree for Apple systems using the base M4 SoC model as well as for the MacBook Neo with the A18 Pro SoC... ## I'm excited for Intel after testing the XPS 13 DevFeed: [I'm excited for Intel after testing the XPS 13]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: jeff@jeffgeerling.com (Jeff Geerling) Published: 2026-08-07T14:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Jeff Geerling]() Topics: [intel](), [Benchmark](), [cpu](), [Hardware](), [Linux]() Tags: [apple](), [arm](), [benchmarks](), [cpu](), [dell](), [efficiency](), [ethernet](), [gpu](), [hardware](), [intel](), [laptop](), [linux](), [low-power](), [macbook-neo](), [npu](), [review](), [wifi-7](), [wildcat-lake](), [windows](), [windows-11](), [x86](), [xps](), [youtube]() ### AI overview The article reviews Dell's low-end XPS 13 against Apple's MacBook Neo and highlights the Intel Core 5 320 processor. It reports that the Wildcat Lake chip ranked second in the author's HPL FP64 efficiency benchmark, behind the M4 Mac mini, making it the strongest x86 result described in the supplied text. ### Source excerpt Shortly after Apple launched the budget MacBook Neo, Dell announced their response, a new low-end XPS 13. Matching the Neo's current pricing, it starts at $699, or $599 with an educational discount. That discount is currently set to expire on November 2, and with the current component pricing insanity, I'd be surprised if we don't see a price increase on both laptops by next year. I ran the XPS 13 through my gauntlet of benchmarks, and published a review on my YouTube channel: ## It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12 DevFeed: [It's hard to justify buying a Framework 12]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: jeff@jeffgeerling.com (Jeff Geerling) Published: 2026-05-29T14:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Jeff Geerling]() Topics: [NEO](), [Benchmark](), [cpu](), [intel]() Tags: [apple](), [benchmark](), [benchmarks](), [cpu](), [framework](), [geekbench](), [intel](), [laptop](), [laptops](), [mac](), [macbook-neo](), [performance](), [review](), [touchscreen](), [youtube]() ### AI overview The author compares the Framework 12 with Apple's MacBook Neo for a student laptop purchase. The MacBook Neo is described as faster, more efficient, quieter, better built, and less expensive in most tested situations, while the Framework 12 offers a touchscreen, 360° hinge, repairability, and upgradeability. The Framework performs slightly better under sustained heavy workloads because its fan reduces throttling. ### Source excerpt My nephew just graduated high school, and wants a laptop. When he decides what computer to buy, price (or more precisely, value) is the most important attribute. Apple's MacBook Neo upended the 'value laptop' equation--Apple's not supposed to be both the cheapest option and the best value... but it seems like that's squarely where the Neo landed for the good-but-cheap laptop category. My nephew is also my godson, and to kick off his computing journey, I thought I'd let him choose from a Framework 12 I bought to test, or the MacBook Neo I bought a couple months ago to use around the studio.