Watching 360-degree videos can be a pretty immersive experience… but sometimes it can be easy to miss out on the action because you’re looking the wrong way. More importantly, it can take an expensive camera system to shoot the videos. So in order to encourage more people to shoot immersive videos, Google’s cutting 360 degree […]
The next TCL/BlackBerry phone has a 1080p display (no word on the keyboard)
The latest BlackBerry-branded smartphone to hit the streets features a classic BlackBerry design with a physical keyboard placed below a 1620 x 1080 pixel display. But the next BlackBerry device might look a bit more like the BlackBerry DTEK50, DTEK60 and Priv smartphones. Members of the CrackBerry forums noticed user agent profiles for an unannounced device […]
LG introduces 77 inch flexible, transparent OLED display
LG Display’s latest OLED screen combines a bunch of buzzwords: it’s big. It’s flexible. It’s transparent. And if you add all of those things up you’ve got a display that will most likely be really expensive (albeit really cool). Don’t expect to see the company’s new 77 inch transparent, flexible OLED display in home TVs […]
Windows Task Manager is finally getting a GPU tab
The Windows Task Manager lets you keep an eye on CPU, memory, and disk usage as well as your computer’s Ethernet, WiFi, and Bluetooth performance and stats. But one feature that’s been notably absent from the performance tab is the graphics processor. That will change soon though. Microsoft’s latest Windows Insider Preview build adds a […]
Deals of the Day (6-22-2017)
There’s no shortage of cheap Chromebooks on the market. But cheap Chromebooks with full HD displays, 4GB of RAM, quad-core processors, and at least 32GB of storage? Those are less common. But today you’ve got two options: Staples is selling a 13 inch Asus model with those specs for $250, while Amazon has a deal […]
Alexa Voice Service goes visual with launch of Display Cards
Amazon is getting ready to ship its first Echo device with a built-in display. Powered by the company’s Alexa Voice Service, the new Amazon Echo Show will be able to do everything other Echo products can, plus let you make voice and video calls, monitor security camera feeds, and view text and images to go […]
A few more things Windows 10 S can’t do
Windows 10 S is a streamlined version of Windows that only runs apps downloaded from the Windows Store. Microsoft says the operating system was designed with the education market in mind, where it will compete with Google’s Chrome OS (which is popular due to a combination of performance, security, management features and the relatively low […]
Want to buy a chip designer? Imagination is up for sale after losing Apple deal
Imagination Technologies is a British company that’s responsible for a wide range of chip designs including MIPS processors and PowerVR graphics. In recent years, it’s the company’s graphics solutions that’s taken the spotlight, as Imagination has provided the graphics technology for every Apple iPhone released to date. But earlier this year Apple announced it will […]
Lenovo’s 25th anniversary ThinkPad will feature retro style design (a few more details)
Lenovo recently confirmed that a 25th-anniversary ThinkPad laptop is coming later this year, but the company hasn’t provided many details about what that means. Now we have (a little) more information. About two years ago Lenovo’s chief design officer David Hill started hinting that the company was considering releasing a “retro ThinkPad” that combines modern […]
Microsoft Dictate brings Cortana’s speech recognition to Office
The last few versions of Microsoft Windows have had built-in support for speech recognition, allowing you to control some PC functions with your voice and to dictate text for input in various applications. But the service isn’t as accurate as the speech engine that powers the Cortana voice assistant software included in Windows 10. So […]
Western Digital might be done making Raspberry Pi hard drive kits
The Raspberry Pi line of computers are tiny, cheap, and low power devices that can be used for a wide range of purposes. But while each model includes a processor, memory, and some other basic features, you generally need to add your own storage. For most folks, that means inserting a microSD card. But if […]
Unicode 10 includes a Bitcoin sign, Colbert emoji (with one eyebrow raised)
The Unicode Consortium has released version 10 of the Unicode Standard, adding more than 8 thousand new characters including 56 new emoji characters, which are part of the new Emoji 5.0 standard. Some highlights include the addition of a Bitcoin sign and emoji for dumplings, sandwiches, pretzels, broccoli, and a “face with raised eyebrow,” which […]
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