NVIDIA plans to license its Kepler graphics technology to companies for use in phones, tablets, and other devices. Kepler is the graphics processor core used in the company’s GeForce processors as well as upcoming Tegra chips for mobile devices. The company also plans to license its visual computing portfolio, which would let other companies develop their own graphics chips using…
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On July 1st, Google will shut down its web-based RSS reader. For the past half decade, Google Reader has pretty much dominated the RSS reader space, but since Google announced plans to kill the service a few months ago, a number of companies have been promising to step up to the plate. We’ve had a little renaissance in RSS apps,…
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PlayJam has announced that the first GameStick Android gaming devices will ship in August. That’s a month behind the latest schedule, but the company still plans to ship units first to backers of the GameStick Kickstarter campaign and collect user feedback about the user interface before shipping the retail units to other customers. The GameStick device is a small stick…
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Device maker JXD offers a range of Android tablets that look like handheld gaming consoles, and which tend to have the physical buttons to match. The company recently launched an updated version of the JXD S5110 (which looks a lot like a Sony PSP), featuring a new dual-core processor. The new JXD S5110b is available from AliExpress for around $87…
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Lenovo is launching its first ThinkPad ultrabook to sport a 15.6 inch display. The Lenovo Thinkpad S531 is a large, business-class ultrabook that weighs about 5 pounds and which has a display that you can fold back 180 degrees. The large display means the laptop’s bigger than most ultrabooks, and Lenovo’s using the extra space to place a number pad…
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Canonical hopes its Ubuntu Touch software will be ready to ship on smartphones in the coming year. Right now you can download and install a preview build on dozens of Android-powered handsets, but it’ll likely be a while before you can buy a smartphone that comes with the OS from your wireless carrier. But Canonical announced a new Carrier Advisory…
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Ultrabooks tend to have screen sizes ranging from 11.6 inches to 15.6 inches. Those 4 inches can make a big difference, because while all ultrabooks tend to be thinner than 0.9 inches, some models weigh just over 2 pounds while others can weigh more than 5 pounds. So it’s rather refreshing to see an ultrabook with a big screen and…
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Microsoft’s Surface RT is a tablet with a 10.6 inch display, an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, and Windows RT software. It sells for $499 and up, and the price includes a free copy of Microsoft Office. But aside from Office and the option of paying extra for a slick keyboard cover, there’s not really much reason to buy a Surface…
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Huawei’s newest smartphone is one of the world’s thinnest. It measures just 6.18mm thick, or about 0.24 inches and weighs about 4.2 ounces. The rest of the specs for Huawei’s new flagship phone aren’t exactly earth-shattering, but when you add them up, the Huawei Ascend P6 looks like a pretty decent option. The handset has a 4.7 inch, 1280 x…
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Google has announced that Chromebooks will soon be available in 6,600 stores around the world. That’s about three times the number of stores that currently offer laptops running Google’s Chrome OS software. Up until now you’ve been able to buy the devices from Best Buy, Amazon, and the Google Play Store. But soon you’ll be able to pick one up…
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Chip maker AMD is starting to provide details about its first ARM-based processors, and while the new chip are more efficient than a typical x86 processor, they’re kind of low-power powerhouses. In mid-2014 AMD will start shipping ARM-based chips code-named “Seattle,” packing up to 16 ARM Cortex-A57 processor cores. AMD Seattle chips will be 64-bit processors that come in 8-core,…
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AT&T just announced the official pricing and release date for the LTE version of Samsung’s Galaxy Note 8.0 and it’s a bit of a surprise. The Note 8.0 will cost $399, the same price as the Wi-Fi version, if you sign a two-year contract. That’s an unusual move for AT&T. The carrier usually sells tablets for an unsubsidized price and…
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There are plenty of dual-core Android set top boxes out there that sell for less than $130, so what is it that makes the folks at iPazzPort think the Pearl can command that kind of premium? It’s the rechargeable remote control and built-in charging dock. iPazzPort has built a number of Bluetooth mini keyboards and pointing devices, but it hasn’t…
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The Google Reader shutdown is imminent, but don’t fret! The team of engineers at Digg has been slaving away to make sure that Digg Reader will be ready to rock a few days before Google pulls the plug. Digg’s crack unit consists of just five individuals and has been tasked with building “a web and mobile reading experience that is…
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CPU-Z is a popular tool that lets Windows users identify information about their computer’s CPU, memory, motherboard, and more. Now CPU-Z is also available for Android, making it easy to find out everything you ever wanted to know about your device’s hardware, but didn’t know who to ask. The free tool can tell you the type of processor your phone…
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