Th Android-x86 project is an open source initiative to adapt Google’s Android operating system so it can be run on desktop and notebook computers. The team is getting ready to launch the first version of Android-x86 based on Android Oreo, and a release candidate is now available for download. Android-x86 8.1_rc1 is available in 32-bit […]
Google “Messages for web” will let you send SMS from a desktop
Google is starting to roll out several new features for its Android Messages app, including a new GIF search option, support for suggested “smart reply” messages, and link previews. But one of the biggest changes is that you may soon be able to send text messages from a laptop or desktop computer, thanks to a […]
Samsung developing GPUs for smartphones, autonomous vehicles
Samsung already develops its own ARM-based processors that are used in some of the company’s smartphones, tablets, and other devices. But it looks like Samsung is looking to take even more control over the design of those chips. Most Exynos processors tend to use Mali graphics designed by ARM. But according to a job posting […]
YouTube Music streaming music service goes live
Google’s latest music streaming service goes live today. As promised, updated YouTube Music includes a mix of songs, music videos, and live performances, among other things. And there are multiple pricing options including a free, ad-supported service and an ad-free YouTube Music Premium service that runs $10 per month (after your free trial is up). […]
Deals of the Day (6-18-2018)
Lenovo’s Yoga 730 convertible notebooks launched in February, and they currently sell for about $830 and up at Lenovo.com. But the company is running a clearance sale on a number of computers, including last year’s Yoga 720 convertibles, which are almost as good… and a heck of a lot cheaper at the moment. Right now […]
This is Panasonic’s canceled Jungle handheld game console (or a prototype anyway)
Once upon a time Panasonic had big plans to launch a small game console. It would have been called The Jungle and it would have been a clamshell-style handheld device with a screen that folds down over a QWERTY keyboard, D-pad, a touchpad and a smaller, secondary display. Panasonic first revealed it was working on […]
Google’s Datally data-saver app gets daily limits, guest mode, and more
Datally is an Android app designed to help users cut back on data usage by compressing some data before its set to your phone and offering tools for understanding how you’re using data… or block data-hungry apps. Google says users have saved about 21 percent of their mobile data, on average, by using the app. […]
Report: LG Q7 Android One Edition smartphone coming to T-Mobile
It looks like LG may be planning to launch its first Android One smartphone. The folks at xda-developers uncovered evidence that a previously unannounced version of the LG Q7 mid-range smartphone featuring Android One software is in the works, and that it could be available exclusively from T-Mobile in the United States. As an Android […]
This is Samsung’s canceled dual screen smartphone (allegedly)
Rumor has it that Samsung plans to launch a folding smartphone with a flexible OLED display next year. But the company has been working for years on a fodable device that would bridge the gap between a phone and a tablet. Now a set of pictures posted to Twitter by @MMDDJ may provide a glimpse […]
Wave Computing acquires CPU designer MIPS
After losing its contract to supply graphics technology for use in Apple’s iPhones, Imagination Technologies put itself up for sale last year, and eventually split the company up, with Tallwood buying Imagination’s MIPS CPU design division and Canyon Bridge buying the rest of the company. Then Tallwood put MIPS up for sale again, and this […]
Steam to end support for Windows XP and Vista
Valve is putting another nail in the coffin of the should-already-be-dead Windows XP and Windows Vista operating systems. The company says that starting January 1st, 2019 you won’t be able to use its Steam game platform on either operating system. Steam users will still be able to run the game client on Windows XP or […]
US tariffs on Chinese goods could drive up laptop, phone, tablet, and TV prices
US President Donald Trump announced it would be enacting 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion worth of goods that China ships to the United States. The full list of products covered by the tariffs is over a thousand items long, and while it doesn’t include smartphones, laptops, tablets, or TVs, it does cover some of […]
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