LG has announced that it’s next G series smartphone will feature Qualcomm’s most powerful processor to date. In fact, if recent benchmarks are anything to go by, the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor is one of the most powerful ARM-based chips from any company. It’ll likely show up in a number of smartphones and tablets in the coming months. But the…
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The folks at Xiaomi got their start by offering custom smartphone ROMs that offered a unique spin on the Android operating system. Since then, the company’s started selling its own phones, as well as set-top-boxes. So what’s next for the Chinese device and software company? Tablets seem like an obvious choice. Here’s a roundup of tech news from around the…
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The Cubieboard is a tiny computer that’s about the size and shape of a Raspberry Pi, but which features more memory, built-in storage, and a few other goodies that the Raspberry Pi lacks. Last year the first Cubieboard hit the streets with an Allwinner A10 ARM Cortex-A8 single core processor. Now there’s a new model featuring a faster, dual-core CPU….
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Google’s Chrome Remote Desktop is a tool that lets you remotely login to nearly any computer running a Chrome web browser. You can see and control the remote desktop on your screen, which comes in handy if you’re helping someone troubleshoot problems over the internet, or if you need to access files you left on your work computer while you’re…
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Microsoft’s decision to start offering deeply discounted Surface RT tablets to schools this week has prompted some to ask whether the company is giving up on its Windows RT tablet. But a report from Bloomberg news suggests another possibility: Microsoft may be clearing out existing inventory to make way for a new, faster model. Bloomberg reports that Microsoft plans to…
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The HP Folio 13 was one of the first ultrabooks to hit the market, and while it’s since been replaced by faster, sleeker systems, it’s still a relatively thin and light-weight laptop with a 13.3 inch display. And now that you can pick up a refurbished model for $379, it’s a pretty great alternative to a netbook. Woot is offering…
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Dolphin Browser for Android made a name for itself years ago when it was one of the first Android web browsers to support tabs, gestures, and a few other features that only later became available in Google’s official web browsers. But now that Chrome and the stock Android browser both support tabs and much more, there are still some good…
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With a few weeks to spare, Feedly is severing its ties to Google Reader. Google is killing its RSS reader on July 1st, and a number of companies are trying to offer new homes to folks who have been relying on Google Reader for years. Moderately unscientific polls like one running this week at Hacker News this week tend to…
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HTC is updating its Butterfly smartphone with a new model that’s a lot like the company’s current flagship phone, the HTC One. But the HTC Butterfly S has a slightly larger screen and a much larger battery than the HTC One. The new handset sports a 5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel Super LCD 3 display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600…
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Qualcomm is bringing at least two new high-end processors to market this year. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core chip is already available, and powers top-tier devices including the HTC One smartphone and the US version of the Samsung Galaxy S4. The Snapdragon 800 chip which Qualcomm started showing off in January hasn’t yet made it to market. But as its…
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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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