The hardware hacker who brought us the Novena open laptop, the NeTV2 open video development board, and the Chumby, is preparing to launch a crowdfunding campaign for a new open hardware device called Precursor. The goal is to provide a handheld development platform that’s fully hackable and configurable. According developer bunnie Huang, the device has an […]
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Lilbits: Android apps on your PC (kind of)
The Windows 10 October 2020 Update is scheduled for release next month, but you probably guessed that by its name. Now members of the Windows Insider Preview program can take the release candidate build for a spin by downloading the latest Release Preview Channel build. Meanwhile a feature that used to only be available for […]
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Daily Deals (9-18-2020)
Apple unveiled the 8th-gen iPad on Tuesday. It’s available starting today. And Walmart is already offering a $30 discount – you can pick one up from the retailer for $299. Meanwhile, if you’re in the market for a relatively affordable laptop with a 4K touchscreen display, a 360-degree hinge, pen support, and 16GB of RAM, […]
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Google’s new Chromecast and Nest products leaked ahead of launch
Google is holding a hardware launch event on September 30th, when the company is expected to officially introduce the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G smartphones along with several other products… which have just leaked. To be fair, details about the new Google Chromecast with Android TV has been leaking for months, but now German […]
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Microsoft ports Sysinternals utilities to run on ARM PCs
Sysinternals has offered a suite of Windows utilities for power users for more than two decades. First developed as an independent suite of apps for managing, monitoring, and troubleshooting Windows, Sysinternals was eventually acquired by Microsoft, which has continued to update and support the tools. Recently the company has also started to expand them to […]
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MINISFORUM X35G mini PC with Intel Ice Lake hitting Indiegogo in October
Mini PC maker MINISFORUM plans to launch its first small desktop computer powered by an Intel Ice Lake processor through an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign set to begin in October. The MINISFORUM X35G is a 5.4″ x 4.8″ x 1.6″ computer with an Intel Core i3-1005G1 processor, 16GB of DDR4-3200 memory, and support for up to […]
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Firefox sends Firefox Send and Notes to the graveyard (in response to abuse)
About 18 months after launching Firefox Send as a free service for sending large, encrypted files over the internet, Mozilla has announced it’s shutting down the service. The move comes after Mozilla discovered that some people were using Firefox Send for phishing and distributing malware. The company took Firefox Send offline this summer in response, and […]
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Lilbits: KDE Plasma 5.20, Royole FlexPai 2, and Sony Xperia 5 II
Sony’s latest smartphone packs a 120 Hz OLED display, three rear cameras with Zeiss optics, and support for slow-motion HDR video capture, among other camera tricks. The Sony Xperia 5 II also packs a $950 price tag, because flagships are expensive these days. At least it has a headphone jack. If you’re looking for something […]
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Tiger Lake mini-desktops (and motherboards) are on the way
Intel’s Tiger Lake-U series processors aren’t just for laptops. The new 11th-gen Intel Core chips with Intel Xe graphics are also a god fit for small form-factor computers like Intel’s NUC lineup. While Intel has yet to announce an Tiger Lake NUC, a leaked product roadmap from a few months ago suggests we could see […]
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Daily Deals (9-17-2020)
Apple’s new 8th-gen iPad is up for pre-order for $329 and scheduled to be available in stores starting tomorrow. But if you’re looking for a bargain, you can save $50 by picking up an older model from Walmart for $279. Just keep in mind that the new version sports an Apple A12 processor, which Apple says […]