The PinePhone is a $150 smartphone designed to run free and open source software. For the most part that probably means users will run Linux-based operating systems that have been optimized for mobile devices, like PostmartketOS, Ubuntu Touch, or KDE Plasma Mobile. But since the PinePhone is basically a cheap, low-power Linux computer, it can […]
Daily Deals (11-22-2019)
Black Friday is still a week away, but Amazon has gone ahead and started selling a bunch of devices at Black Friday prices a little early. You can pick up an Amazon Fire tablet for as little as $30, a Kindle for as little as $60, or save a few bucks on various Echo devices […]
Bliss OS 12 Alpha brings Android 10 to desktop PCs
Android is for smartphones and tablets. Chrome OS is for laptops and desktops. That’s what Google’s been telling us for the past decade. But a small group of developers have been challenging that idea for almost as long — and thanks to their efforts you can now install Android 9 or Android 10 on computers […]
webOS Open Source Edition adds support for Raspberry Pi 4, dual displays, and more
Android and iOS may currently dominate the smartphone operating system space, but a one-time rival is still alive and kicking. It’s just not designed to run on phones anymore. Last year LG released webOS Open Source Edition in an effort to bring the software to new platforms. And a series of recent updates have added […]
Google Cloud Print set to drift away by the end of 2020
Google Cloud Print is a service that lets you connect an internet-enabled printer to your Google account and then send print jobs to it from a phone, Chromebook, or just about anything else with web access. First introduced a decade ago as a solution for sending print jobs from Chromebooks to a printer, Google Cloud […]
Intel apologizes to partners for ongoing chip shortage
For the past year Intel has been having difficulty producing enough chips to meet demand… particularly when it comes to the processors used in personal computers. It’s not clear when that will change — but Intel vice president Michelle Johnston Holthaus has taken the unusual step of issuing a public apology. In an open letter […]
Microsoft Surface Earbuds delayed until 2020
When Microsoft announced plans to release its first set of true wireless earbuds, the company said that the Microsoft Surface Earbuds would be available in time for the 2019 holiday season. But that’s not going to happen. Now Microsoft Devices chief Panos Panay says they’ll be available in the spring of 2020 instead. While Panay isn’t […]
Daily Deals (11-21-2019)
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K normally sells for $50. But right now the company is offering a Fire TV Stick 4K + Echo Dot bundle that lets you pick up one of each for just $47 when you use the coupon ECHO4Kat checkout. Don’t want an Echo Dot? Give it to a friend — you […]
Google Stadia allegedly causing some Chromecast Ultras to overheat and shut down
Google’s Stadia game streaming platform launched this week — and it’s initially available exclusively to folks who’ve paid for a Stadia Premiere Edition bundle that includes a Chromecast Ultra and Stadia controller allowing them to play on a TV screen… for a while. Some users are reporting that their Chromecast devices are overheating and shutting […]
Streaming updates: Spotify free comes to Alexa speakers, Sling TV works with Nest Hub
Just a few days after Amazon announced that its free, ad-supported music streaming services was now available on devices other than Echo smart speakers, rival Spotify has announced that its ad-supported music streams are now available on Echo speakers… along with just about anything else that supports the Alexa voice service, including Amazon Fire TV products. It’s […]
One Mix 3 Pro Comet Lake mini-laptop now available globally
The One Mix 3 Pro is the first mini-laptop to feature a 10th-gen Intel Comet Lake processor. The 8.4 inch laptop with an Intel Core i5-10210Y quad-core processor went on sale in China in October, and now it’s available internationally. GeekBuying is selling the One Mix 3 Pro for $960 (or $940 if you use […]
Samsung may be prepping a 120 Hz smartphone
Most smartphones still have 60 Hz displays, but over the past few years we’ve seen a handful with 90 Hz, 120 Hz, or even 240 Hz refresh rates. For the most par they’re still niche devices from companies including OnePlus, Razer, Sharp, and well.. Google (which doesn’t actually sell that many Pixel phones in the […]
Daily Deals (11-20-2019)
Lenovo is offering discounts on 141 ThinkPad and ThinkBook laptops in a so-called Black Friday sale that actually ends two days before Black Friday. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Anyway, I’ve rounded up some stand-out deals for around $850 or less, but hit up the link above if you’ve got a bigger budget. Here are some of the day’s […]
Sony’s wearable neck speaker comes to the US for $250 for some reason
I can’t imagine there’s a huge market for speakers that you hang around your neck… but companies keep producing them, so what do I know? Anyway, now there’s another option in the North American market. Sony’s SRS-WS1 wireless neck speaker is now available in the US after first making a debut in Japan. The wearable speaker […]
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