Chinese phone maker Elephone has some impressive devices in its lineup, including the new Elephone P7000 with a 5.5 inch, full HD display, 3GB of RAM, Android 5.0, and a fingerprint scanner. But the company has something even more unusual in the works: a phone which will be able to run Android 5.0 or Windows […]
Xiaomi unveils $200 unibody Mi4i
Hugo Barra and Xiaomi took to the stage in New Dehli today to reveal the company’s latest smartphone. What they showed off was a surprisingly powerful new device with a surprisingly low price tag. This is the new Xiaomi Mi4i, an update to their Mi4. It’s both thinner and lighter than the previous model, at […]
Outlook for Android exits beta, gains IMAP, customizable swipe gestures, and more
Microsoft launched a preview version of Outlook for Android about three months ago, and now the company is comfortable removing the “preview” label. Outlook for Android now supports email from providers that use IMAP as well as from Exchange servers, Outlook.com, Gmail, iCloud, and Yahoo. The latest version of the app also has a few other improvements. […]
ARM’s plans for 10nm chips may have just leaked
Processors based on ARM’s new Cortex-A72 designs may not be shipping yet, but the company is already working on the technology that will eventually replace high-end designs… as well as its mid-range and entry-level designs. A series of leaked slides could provide an early look at ARM’s roadmap for the next year or two. According […]
Facebook Hello for Android is a dialer, caller ID, and call blocker
Facebook has launched a new Android app that could replace your phone dialer with something a bit more… well, Facebooky. It’s called Hello, and it’s available for download from the Google Play Store. The app is designed to use data from the social network to give you information about people who are calling — or […]
LG G Stylo is a big-screen phone with a stylus
LG is launching a new smartphone with a big screen, a capacitive stylus, and mid-range (or arguably entry-level) specs. It’s called the LG G Stylo and it’ll be available in select markets starting in May. The new phone is a follow-up to last year’s LG G3 Stylus, which was offered in Latin America, Central America, and […]
Acer’s 10 inch Android 5.0 tablet hits the FCC
Acer may have a new tablet with a 10 inch full HD display, Android 5.0 software, and an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor on the way. An unannounced tablet with those specs showed up at the website of benchmarking utility GFXBench recently, and now a tablet with the same model number has passed through the FCC […]
Project Fi: Google launches an unusual wireless phone service
As expected, Google is launching its own wireless network called Project Fi. And as expected, it’s designed as a way for Google to explore new ways to deliver voice and data. Project Fi uses both WiFi and 4G LTE so that your phone will take advantage of the wireless network best suited to the task when you’re […]
Deals of the Day (4-22-2015)
Sure, HP just announced a new line of Pavilion x360 convertible notebooks, but they won’t be available for a few more weeks. In the meantime, you can save about $200 off the list price of one of the company’s existing models. The HP pavilion x360 13-a110dx is a 13.3 inch notebook with a Core i3 […]
Make your own BB-8 droid from ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ with Sphero
I was lucky enough to see LucasFilm’s newest droid in person over the weekend at Star Wars Celebration VII. The thing that stood out for me when watching BB-8 roll around on stage was just how cute the little guy was. I immediately wanted one of my own. It turns out that BB-8 was designed by […]