Microsoft plans to launch a public preview of the next version of Windows on June 26th. It’ll be called Windows 8.1, and eventually it will roll out as a free update for all Windows 8 and Windows RT users. Up until now the next-gen operating system has been code-named “Windows Blue,” and most of what we know about the update…
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BlackBerry Messenger has long been one of the killer features of the BlackBerry platform. But soon you won’t need a BlackBerry smartphone to use it. The company announced today that it’ll launch BBM for iOS and Android this summer. BBM will be available as a free app for iOS and later or Android 4.0 and up. At launch users will…
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It’s been about a year since the Raspberry Pi team announced plans to launch a camera module for the tiny computer, and now limited quantities are finally available for purchase. The Raspberry Pi is a small, inexpensive, low-power computer board designed for use in educational environments — and the device has also proved very popular with DIY folks looking to…
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BlackBerry has introduced a new smartphone aimed at developing markets. It’s called the BlackBerry Q5, and it’s a phone with a QWERTY keyboard, a 3.1 inch touchscreen display, and BlackBerry 10 software. The handset sports all the usual BB10 features including BBM messenger, video chat, screen sharing, and the BlackBerry Hub social app. BlackBerry hasn’t provided a lot of…
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NVIDIA’s SHIELD is a handheld game console with a Tegra 4 quad-core processor, a 5 inch display, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. The company introduced Project Shield at CES earlier this year, and now NVIDIA has announced a price and has started taking pre-orders. Folks who registered for the newsletter at shield.nvidia.com can already pre-order one for $349….
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Nokia’s latest Lumia phone has the same Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core CPU, 1GB of RAM, and 8.7MP PureView camera as the Lumia 920. But the new Nokia Lumia 925 is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, has an aluminum frame, and a glass camera lens. If you’re in the market for a Windows Phone handset, this might be one of…
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Rockchip’s RK3168 is a new ARM Cortex-A9 dual-core processor which should be a little cheaper than the quad-core RK3188, but which uses less power than last year’s RK3066 dual-core chip. The Chinese chip-maker just introduced the new processor last month, but it’s expected to start showing up in tablets soon. One of the first may be a new version of…
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It looks like Google is getting ready to roll out an Android update that will allows users to synchronize app data across multiple devices. In other words, if you have the same game installed on your phone and tablet, you’ll be able to start a game on one device and pick up exactly where you left off on the other….
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The Toshiba Kirabook is the first Windows ultrabook to feature a display that rivals the ones found on the MacBook Pro with Retina and Google Chromebook Pixel. But according to one of the first reviews of the Kirabook, that screen might be a mixed blessing on a Windows laptop. Here are some of the day’s top stories from around the…
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The Sony Xperia Z is an Android smartphone with a 5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, a 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 quad-core processor, a 13MP camera, and a water-resistant case. But if you’re looking for something a little smaller, Sony has you covered. The company just introduced the Xperia ZR, which has many of the same features as its…
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Liquavista makes low-power, sunlight viewable displays using a technology called electrowetting. The company’s been showing off its technology for a few years, but even though Samsung acquired Liquvista in 2011, no commercial products featuring the team’s displays have been released yet. Now Amazon has acquired Liquavista from Samsung, which means the maker of the popular Kindle line of eReaders and…
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French tablet maker Archos won’t rest until there’s a tablet for every conceivable situation. Over the last few years the company has introduced dozens of Android tablets with screens as small as 2.8 inches and as large as 13.3 inches. We’ve seen specialized models designed for children, or as glorified alarm clock replacements. Now Archos wants a place in your…
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Google is changing the way it provides free online storage to users of some of its services. Yesterday all Gmail users got about 10GB of free space for their email messages, while Google Drive and Google+ Photos users got 5GB to share between those services. Starting today Google is offering a single pool of storage, which means that if you…
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Windows RT tablets may not be able to run as many apps as their Windows 8 counterparts. But as prices begin to fall, tablets like the Dell XPS 10 are starting to look more attractive. Dell is currently offering the XPS 10 tablet with a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor, a 10.1 inch display, and Microsoft Office 2013 Home and…
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Do you use your smartphone to make a few phone calls per month, surf the web occasionally and almost never send or receive text messages? Then you might be wondering why most major US wireless carriers want to charge you $70 or more per month for services you aren’t really using. Zact is a new carrier that lets you build…
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