Librem 14 – Purism https://puri.sm/ High-quality computers that protect your freedom and privacy Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:29:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.28 https://puri.sm/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-purism-logo-rectangle-1-32x32.png Librem 14 – Purism https://puri.sm/ 32 32 Free-Software Purism Game Jam https://puri.sm/posts/free-software-purism-game-jam/ Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:52:40 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=81850 The first Purism Free Software Game Jam is right around the corner, scheduled for June 10th! This event is designed to promote freedom-respecting software through the creation of video games. Purism understands that it’s not just tools that should be open source; games play a vital role in inspiring the next generation of developers to […]

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]]> Purism Liberty Phone to be Featured in Orpheum Films Collaboration https://puri.sm/posts/purism-liberty-phone-to-be-featured-in-orpheum-films-collaboration/ Tue, 23 Jan 2024 21:54:56 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=81353 Purism and Orpheum Films are pleased to announce their collaboration on the upcoming feature film ‘Legionario‘ in development. The main character, played by Sebastian Eslava, has the story’s inciting event occur with an impactful call on his Liberty Phone, which gets the story underway. After release the audience will also be able to spot a […]

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]]> Working with the Librem 14 https://puri.sm/posts/working-with-the-librem-14/ Wed, 22 Nov 2023 22:16:55 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80717 Last year, I got the idea of showcasing the power of the Librem 14 by making a professional quality commercial video of it. This video would be made entirely with the Librem 14 itself. It would include everything that I love doing, which is 3D animations, 2D (hand drawn) animations, real world cinematic shots, all […]

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]]> Intel AX200 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth Shipping for New Orders https://puri.sm/posts/intel-ax200-wi-fi-bluetooth-shipping-for-new-orders/ Tue, 14 Nov 2023 13:00:41 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80700 New orders of Librem 14 and Librem Mini v2 are now shipping with Intel AX200 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth cards, replacing the Qualcomm Atheros AR9xxx series. Like the Librem 11‘s integrated AX201, the device firmware is provided by the PureBoot Firmware Blob Jail. We made this decision with care and to promote customer control over their […]

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]]> The Real Speed of the Librem 5 https://puri.sm/posts/the-real-speed-of-the-librem-5/ Mon, 23 Oct 2023 16:16:12 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80638 The core CPU in the Librem 5 and Liberty phone sounds slow at 1.5 GHz. Especially compared to the new phones just coming out with a speed of twice that. But the number of operations per second the CPU can handle is just the story’s start; it’s not a direct correlation to user experience. In […]

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]]> DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit: Apple Sells Access to iOS End Users to Google! https://puri.sm/posts/doj-antitrust-lawsuit-apple-sells-access-to-ios-end-users-to-google/ Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:48:47 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80606 It was reported by Mac Daily News that Alphabet (Google) pays Apple $18 billion to $20 billion per year for Google to be Safari’s default search engine according to information presented during the Department of Justice Antitrust lawsuit. This means that Google extends its control over the search engine market to include Apple iOS end users […]

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]]> Purism’s Guide to Security- Internet & Tech Decentralization https://puri.sm/posts/purisms-guide-to-security-internet-tech-decentralization/ Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:11:22 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80037 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 discount the fact that the internet, artificial intelligence (AI), and connected technology have […]

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]]> Free Yourself from Surveillance Capitalism with the Liberty Phone https://puri.sm/posts/free-yourself-from-surveillance-capitalism-with-the-liberty-phone/ Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:43:59 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79551 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 commerce and trade. Internet centralization has led to cyber-enslavement and consumer exploitation where these tech giants have monetized […]

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]]> PureOS 10.3 Power Optimization https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-10-3-power-optimization/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:51:02 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79637 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 it gets. One […]

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]]> The Silicon Valley Matrix- How To Break Free From Internet Centralization! https://puri.sm/posts/the-silicon-valley-matrix-how-to-break-free-from-internet-centralization/ Thu, 08 Jun 2023 21:05:56 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79531 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 internet has been centralized for commercial purposes by a […]

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]]> DHS Security Report: Data Security & Privacy At The OS Level https://puri.sm/posts/dhs-security-report-data-security-privacy-at-the-os-level/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 18:38:39 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79467 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, plus nation-state hackers, know that one of the largest gateways to the smartphone or PC […]

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]]> Is Advanced AI A Reason To Decouple From The Centralized Internet? https://puri.sm/posts/is-advanced-ai-a-reason-to-decouple-from-the-centralized-internet/ Tue, 16 May 2023 19:20:27 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79270 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 exposed by artificial intelligence pioneers and industry voices who have recently come forward including Alphabet’s […]

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]]> Meet my Friend, Jack https://puri.sm/posts/meet-my-friend-jack/ Mon, 27 Mar 2023 15:45:30 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=77479 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 output manually.  Microphone input has never worked. […]

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]]> Update on Librem-EC 1.12 https://puri.sm/posts/update-on-librem-ec-1-12/ Thu, 23 Feb 2023 21:00:09 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=77240 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 our update instructions, […]

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]]> How to Hardware Flash your Librem 14 Boot Firmware https://puri.sm/posts/how-to-hardware-flash-your-librem-14-boot-firmware/ Fri, 09 Dec 2022 17:49:32 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76631 PureBoot is Purism’s solution for high security boot firmware that gives you complete control. While we design PureBoot’s defaults to meet most people’s needs, you can also create your own version with custom features, pre-approved USB keys, and all with little risk to your Librem 14 laptop. Of course, you can always flash your custom […]

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]]> Spotlight on PureBoot Restricted Boot https://puri.sm/posts/spotlight-on-pureboot-restricted-boot/ Mon, 05 Dec 2022 19:17:51 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76576 Most Big Tech efforts to secure the boot process give the vendor control over what software you are allowed to boot on your laptop, with keys they control. With PureBoot Restricted Boot, you can lock down your boot firmware to only boot trusted, signed executables both on a local disk and USB, so you control […]

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]]> How to Setup Encrypted Chat on Librem Devices https://puri.sm/posts/how-to-setup-encrypted-chat-on-librem-devices/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 00:15:59 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76370 Whether on a Librem 14 laptop or a Librem 5 phone, using Matrix is one of the best free software solutions for communication. It offers end-to-end encryption where the keys are fully in your control; In other words, Matrix servers can’t read your encrypted messages at all. Recently our Librem 5 chat application, Chats, announced […]

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]]> Librem-EC 1.11 https://puri.sm/posts/librem-ec-1-11/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 18:35:09 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76155 Librem-EC 1.11 for the Librem 14 laptop includes several improvements targeting device stability and reliability.  As with our previous posts on the EC, it has been quite an adventure investigating corner cases!  Update to this release with our update instructions, and as always the source code is available. Battery Power Limits Despite several EC releases addressing […]

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]]> Introducing PureBoot Restricted Boot https://puri.sm/posts/introducing-pureboot-restricted-boot/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 22:54:10 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76293 We have been busy on the PureBoot front! Recently we announced “PureBoot Basic Mode” which is a low-security option for PureBoot that disables tamper detection, but leaves you with the robust PureBoot recovery console for debugging boot issues. To balance our last “low security” feature, our most recent PureBoot release, version 23, offers a new […]

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]]> Librem Key Goodies (Part 1) https://puri.sm/posts/librem-key-goodies-part-1/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:00:04 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76174 The Librem Key comes preloaded with the PureBoot bundle to protect your firmware. While it’s good at protecting your boot firmware, that’s only some of what it can do. You can also encrypt your computer’s file system, auto lock on removal, and encrypt local documents just to get started. Encrypted Filesystem By default, PureOS has […]

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]]> Priority Orders for Librem 14 Laptops (with Standard Specs) Available Now! https://puri.sm/posts/priority-orders-for-librem-14-laptops-with-standard-specs-available-now/ Tue, 18 Oct 2022 21:39:00 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76119 Just in time for the holiday rush season ahead, we are offering our Librem 14 customers an amazing option to have their laptops ship within 48 hours (2 business days) after placing their order. Customers who order the Librem 14, can now get their laptops shipped within 2 business days (instead of the usual 10 […]

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]]> Introducing PureBoot Basic https://puri.sm/posts/introducing-pureboot-basic-2/ Tue, 27 Sep 2022 19:57:40 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76010 PureBoot is our high-security, tamper-detecting boot firmware. With the release of version 22 we have added a new feature called “PureBoot Basic” that lets you optionally disable the tamper detection, leaving you with a clean, simple, and still powerful boot firmware with more recovery options than a traditional coreboot BIOS and GRUB. Normally when you boot Pureboot, the Librem Key […]

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]]> Introducing PureBoot Basic https://puri.sm/posts/introducing-pureboot-basic/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:02:12 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75803 PureBoot is our high-security, tamper-detecting boot firmware that we offer as an alternative to our default coreboot firmware on hardware like our Librem 14 and Librem Mini. The combination of PureBoot, our anti-interdiction services, and the option of Qubes as the pre-installed OS makes hardware like the Librem 14 among the most secure computers you […]

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]]> What is Special About the Librem 5 USA https://puri.sm/posts/what-is-special-about-the-librem-5-usa/ Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:30:05 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75634 The Librem 5 USA is a remarkably secure mobile phone out of the box. The reasons for this are immense. Starting at the hardware level, the Librem 5 USA has Made in USA electronics, where the mainboard PCBA and type-c PCBA are manufactured at the Purism facility in the United States of America. That means […]

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]]> The Ball and Supply Chain Part 2 https://puri.sm/posts/the-ball-and-supply-chain-part-2/ Mon, 25 Jul 2022 20:58:45 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75558 This is part 2 published 2022-07-25. Part 1 published 2021-04-30. [Edited 2022-07-27 to clarify Librem 5 shipping goals] Nearly every person on earth has experienced some impact from the supply chain in the past two years. As we wrote in part 1 in April of 2021 “Prices will increase for consumer goods” and time has […]

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]]> Privacy in Depth https://puri.sm/posts/privacy-in-depth/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:52:51 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75493 In the security world there is a concept called “Defense in Depth” that refers to setting up layers of defense so that if an attacker bypasses one layer there are other layers they must contend with. In physical security this might take the form of a lock on the outside door of an office building, […]

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]]> Unleashing the Librem 14 https://puri.sm/posts/unleashing-the-librem-14/ Wed, 06 Jul 2022 17:46:52 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75383 With the Librem 14 laptop we went a couple of new ways all at once. First of all this is the most custom laptop design we have done so far. It embodies everything we wanted to have – at the time of writing the specification. But not only that, with the Librem 14 we also […]

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]]> How to Enable Hotspot and Tethering in PureOS on Your Librem 5 https://puri.sm/posts/how-to-enable-hot-spot-and-tethering-in-pureos-on-your-librem-5/ Thu, 23 Jun 2022 21:13:49 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75303 When you need to connect a Wi-Fi device to the internet and your phone has a good 4G signal, why not set up secure data sharing? With PureOS on the Librem 5 phone, setting up a hotspot is simple. Head into Wi-Fi settings and enable Hotspot.  Setting up a Hotspot Settings → Wi-Fi → Top Right Menu → […]

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]]> Upgrading Qubes 4.0.4 to 4.1.0 https://puri.sm/posts/upgrading-qubes-4-0-4-to-4-1-0/ Wed, 15 Jun 2022 23:47:03 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75245 For those running Qubes 4.0.4 looking to upgrade to 4.1.0, let’s review the upgrade process using a Librem 14. To get started, you’ll need a USB hard drive to store your backup and a USB flash drive to boot the upgrade ISO. Preparing your backup drive Most file system formats will work as long as […]

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]]> PureBoot’s Powerful Recovery Console https://puri.sm/posts/pureboots-powerful-recovery-console/ Thu, 09 Jun 2022 18:39:05 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75219 Normally when we talk about our high-security boot firmware PureBoot, it’s in the context of the advanced tamper detection it adds to a system. For instance, recently we added the ability to detect tampering even in the root file system. While that’s a critical benefit PureBoot provides over our default coreboot firmware, it also provides […]

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