Motorola’s 2017 smartphone lineup includes the recently announced entry-level Moto C as well as updates to the Moto E, G, X, and Z family… but we only really know that because of a series of recent leaks, which have given us a peek at the full lineup, a  better look at the new Moto Z, and […]
Microsoft launches Windows 10 China Government Edition
There’s finally a version of Windows 10 that doesn’t feature tight integration with Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud storage service. But it’s designed for use by Chinese government agencies and state-owned entities. Microsoft introduced Windows 10 China Government Edition at an event in Shanghai today, where the company also introduced the new Surface Pro tablet and the […]
Sony Xperia XZ Premium: 2 SIM cards and a microSD card slot
The Sony Xperia XZ Premium is a high-end smartphone with a camera that can shoot at up to 960 frames per second, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor, and a 5.5 inch, 3840 x 2160 pixel HDR IPS display. But we learned all that in February. What we didn’t know at the time was that Sony […]
Huawei MateBook X is a 13 inch laptop smaller than a sheet of A4 paper
Huawei’s new laptop has a 13 inch display, but its smaller than Apple’s 12 inch MacBook. In fact, measuring 11.3″ x 8.3″ x 0.5″, the Huawei MateBook X is smaller than an A4 sheet of paper (although quite a bit thicker, obviously). That makes the MateBook X one of the smallest 13 inch laptops on the […]
Huawei launches MateBook E 2-in-1 tablet
Microsoft isn’t the only company updating its 2-in-1 tablet lineup today. Huawei has unveiled its follow-up to last year’s MateBook tablet, and it’s called the MateBook E. The new model features Kaby Lake-Y series processors and comes with an improved keyboard cover. Like the first MateBook tablet, the new model has a 12 inch, 2160 […]
Microsoft Surface Pro update brings Kaby Lake CPU (and a few other minor improvements)
As expected, Microsoft’s follow-up to the Surface Pro 4 tablet is just called… the Surface Pro. The new model looks nearly identical to its predecessor, but instead of 6th-gen Intel Core Skylake processors, the new model is powered by 7th-gen Intel Core Kaby Lake chips. Microsoft unveiled the new Surface Pro at an event in […]
goButton is a one-click button for anything (Crowfunding Amazon Dash buttons for the rest of the world)
Amazon’s Dash buttons are small, internet-connected wireless buttons that you can press to instantly re-order anything from snacks to household products like cleaning supplies. Amazon sells them for $5 each, and typically gives you a $5 credit the first time you use one, which makes the buttons practically free. Like the idea of a simple […]
Intel launches Euclid Developers Kit for robot makers for $399
Intel may not be building new Atom processors for smartphones, tablets, or notebooks, but the chip maker seems to think there’s still some life in its aging Atom x7-Z8700 Cherry Trail chip. That’s the processor that powers the company’s new Intel Euclid development kit for robotics. The Euclid dev kit is basically a small Linux-powered computer […]
Deals of the Day (5-22-2017)
Looking for a portable computer for web surfing and don’t need much more than that? Then it doesn’t get much cheaper than the Epik Chromebook, which Walmart is currently selling for $109. What you get for that price is a notebook with an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, a quad-core ARM Cortex-A17 processor, […]
Samsung unveils stretchable OLED display
Flexible OLED displays that can bend in one direction? So old school. Samsung Display is showing off a new 9.1 inch OLED display panel that can stretch in any direction. The new screen is being shown off at SID’s Display Week event, and Samsung says it can be stretched as much as 12 millimeters when pressed. Samsung Display says […]