Google has released a new beta version of the Chrome web browser for Android. Among other things, Chrome 28 Beta includes built-in support for Google Translate. When you visit a website in a language other than the default language on your device, a note will pop up asking if you’d like to translate the page. Up until now, that was…
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Eventually Google hopes that its Google Glass wearable computer will be an affordable device consumers can use to get directions, snap photos, and run apps without pulling a phone from their pockets. For now, Glass is an expensive, hacker-friendly device with short battery life. But folks who spent $1500 to get their hands on a Google Glass Explorer Edition device…
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Chinese device makers have been putting out tiny devices that you can plug into a TV to run Android apps for over a year. And while I have a habit of referring to them as slightly larger than a USB flash drive, they’re actually pretty chunky by modern flash drive standards. But SmartCandy’s new Android TV stick really does look…
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Fedora was one of the first Linux-based operating systems ported to run on the Raspberry Pi $35 computer. Now there’s a remix of Fedora dedicated exclusively tot he Raspberry Pi platform. It’s called Pidora, and you can find download links and instructions at the Pidora website. Pidora 18 is based on Fedora 18 and supports nearly every app that can run…
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It’s official. Chinese electronics maker Hisense has introduced its first Android tablets for the US market. They’re available exclusively from Walmart, and they’re some of the cheapest tablets around. They’re also surprisingly good devices for the price. Walmart will officially offer a $99 model and a $149 model starting May 24th. The move isn’t exactly a surprise. A Hisense tablet…
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The Asus Q200E is one of the cheapest notebooks available with a touchscreen. Not only does this 11.6 inch Windows 8 notebook normally sell for around $400 and up, but it’s often available for much less — especially if you’re willing to buy a refurbished model. Today Newegg is selling a refurbished version of the Asus Q200E with a Core…
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To nobody’s surprise, the Samsung Galaxy S4 has turned out to be a big hit for the Korean electronics company. Samsung says it’s now shipped 10 million units of the 5 inch handset around the world since it launched on April 27th. While rival HTC’s latest flagship phone isn’t moving quite as quickly, an HTC official tells the Wall Street…
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Apparently all-in-one desktop PCs with touchscreen displays and built-in batteries are a thing now. Sony and Dell have them, Lenovo and Asus have put their own spin on the idea. And now HP is getting in on the action. The HP ENVY Rove 20 is an all-in-one desktop/tablet that will launch in July for under $1000. In some ways the Rove…
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HP has been offering notebooks with 11.6 inch displays and starting prices of $399 as part of the HP Pavilion DM1 line for a few years. Now HP’s low-cost portable notebooks are getting a new name, and a few new features. The HP Pavilion 11 TouchSmart launches June 26th for $399 and up. And for the first time, HP’s entry-level…
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It’s shaping up to be a good year for fans of high-resolution laptop displays. Apple may have kicked things off when the company started shipping MacBook Pro notebooks with Retina displays, but this year we’ve also seen notebooks from Google and Toshiba with higher-than-full-HD screens. Now HP is joining the party with the HP Envy TouchSmart 14. It’s an ultrabook…
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Amazon is taking its Kindle Fire tablet lineup global. Just a few days after updating the Amazon Appstore to allow users in over 200 countries to download Android apps, Amazon has announced that the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tablets are available for pre-order more than 170 countries. The tablets will begin shipping June 13th. Amazon’s Kindle…
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AMD is launching three new families of processors, which the company thinks fill a gap in the market. The new Temash, Kabini, and Richland chips are largely aimed at tablets, hybrids, and ultrathin notebooks and performance notebooks respectively. It’s not like market leader Intel doesn’t already have those areas covered, but AMD thinks its new processors will offer better performance…
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It’s an interesting time to be a watchmaker. Big companies like Motorola have been bringing smartwatches to market, and smaller companies like Pebble have raised a lot of buzz for wristwatches with ePaper displays, customizable software, and more. Heck, one of the main characters on a prime time TV show is a clockmaker. Anyway, there’s a new smartwatch in town….
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Asus may already be preparing to launch a follow-up to the MeMO Pad ME301T tablet which launched just a few months ago. A new tablet called the Asus K005 showed up at the FCC website this week, and judging by the label drawing, it appears to be a 10 inch tablet. The same tablet has been showing up at regulatory…
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Sony’s Vaio Duo 11 is a Windows 8 tablet with a slide-out keyboard that hangs out behind the screen when you’re not using it. This lets you use the computer as a tablet or a notebook, and you never have to worry that you’ve accidentally left the keyboard at home. While Sony hasn’t officially announced plans for a larger model,…
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