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Reports: Windows 10 “Redstone 2” release coming in 2017

The next major update for Windows 10 is due this summer, but we may have to wait until early 2017 for the next big updated after that. According to ZDNet, Microsoft had planned to launched the “Redstone 2” update before the end of 2016, but the company has reportedly pushed back that date to coincide […]

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Unuiga S905 is a mini desktop with Remix OS, ARM CPU (crowdfunding)

Jide’s Remix Mini isn’t the only cheap mini-desktop computer that runs Jide’s Android-based, desktop-style operating system. The Unuiga S905 is a similar device with a 64-bit ARM-based processor, Remix OS 2.0 software, and a starting price of $25… for the first 100 people to back the project’s crowdfunding campaign. There’s on small catch though: shipping costs […]

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Amazon is bringing back encryption for Fire OS devices

Amazon may have removed on-device encryption from its Fire tablets and TV boxes with the recent released of Fire OS 5 because “customers weren’t using it,” but the move caused a bit of an outcry this week and it seems like Amazon was listening. The company now says it’ll bring back support for full disk encryption […]

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Asus VivoBook E200HA 11.6 inch Cherry Trail notebook now available for $199

Asus quietly started adding a series of new entry-level 11.6 inch laptops to its website in January. Now it looks like at least some of these laptops are available for purchase in the United States. The Asus VivoBook E200HA is a Windows notebook with an 11.6 inch display, an Intel Atom x5-Z8300 Cherry Trail processor. […]

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Coming soon: Flash custom Android ROMs over WiFi?

Want to flash a custom ROM on your phone or perform other actions using the fastboot tool? Then you’ll need to plug your phone into a computer with a USB cable… for now. But Android Police notes that there’s plenty of evidence that Google will add support for using fastboot over a wireless connection soon. […]

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Deals of the Day (3-04-2016)

  The HP 14t is a notebook with a 14 inch display and entry-level specs including a Celeron N3050 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of eMMC storage. It’s basically the kind of hardware you’re expect form a Chromebook, but the laptop ships with Windows 10 software. HP currently sells this budget notebook for $270. […]

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HTC 10 smartphone photos, specs leaked

HTC’s next flagship smartphone is on the way, and according to a series of leaks it’ll be called the HTC 10, sport a design that’s unlike anything HTC has released to date, and feature specs that are competitive with the latest phones from Samsung, LG, and Sony. This morning @onLeaks posted spy shots of the phone […]

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Is Microsoft trying to turn Windows into a “walled garden?”

There are a lot of nice things about app stores like the Google Play Store for Android and App Store for iOS. You don’t have to scour the internet to find apps, they’re all in one place. There are mechanisms in place that make it difficult for malware to pose as legitimate applications (or at […]

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Barnes & Noble will no longer sell apps through NOOK Store

Barnes & Noble may be first and foremost a book store. But the company does sell other goods in stores and on its website. And when B&N launched its first tablet in 2010, the company launched a NOOK app store to go along with its NOOK eBook store. But B&N started including the Google Play […]

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Samsung Notebook 9 ultrabooks now available for $1000 and up (starting at 1.9 pounds)

Samsung launched a new line of thin and light notebooks in January, with the smallest models weighing as little as 1.9 pounds. Now the Samsung Notebook 9 series laptops are available for purchase for $1000 and up from stores including Samsung, B&H, and Amazon. The laptops are svelte, but powerful: every model has an Intel Core i5 […]