Lenovo is launching new 14 inch, 15.6 inch and 16 inch laptops for the Chinese market under the Lenovo Xiaoxin Air and Xiaoxin Pro brands. Most of the new laptops are powered by AMD Ryzen 5000U or Ryzen 5000H processors, and while it’s unclear if any of these specific notebooks will be sold outside of […]
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Daily Deals (4-22-2021)
The Epic Games Store is giving away two PC games for free this week (including one that was part of an earlier giveaway, since I already seem to have Alien: Isolation in my library). If you’d rather just read about video games, StoryBundle has a bundle of eBooks for you. And Humble Bundle is offering […]
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This Bluetooth speaker looks like a Walkman and your phone is the tape cassette
While a handful of companies are still making portable audio players, for the most part smartphones have replaced MP3 players these days. But before there were MP3 players, there were portable CD players, MiniDisc players, and the grandparent of them all – the Sony Walkman and similar portable cassette players. From time to time smartphone […]
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Ubuntu 21.04 “Hirsuite Hippo” released
The latest version of the popular Ubuntu Linux operating system has a new display server, a newer Linux kernel with improved hardware support, an updated theme, and support for joining Microsoft Active Directory domains, among many other changes. Ubuntu 21.04 “Hirsuite Hippo” is now available for download, and it’ll be officially supported for 9 months. […]
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InfiniTime 1.0 open source firmware released for the $25 PineTime smartwatch
The PineTime is an inexpensive smartwatch designed to run free and open source software. And when I say inexpensive, I mean it sells for $25, or roughly one eighth the price of the cheapest Apple Watch. First announced in 2019, the Pine64 began shipping the PineTime to early adopters in 2020, but at the time it […]
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Lilbits: Android 12, Pixel 5a 5G, Microsoft Cloud PC, and the controversial Eve V
Google confirmed this month that it has a Pixel 5a coming later this year, although it may only be available in select markets. But the company hasn’t provided any real details about the phone. Now that the company has released Android 12 Developer Preview 3 though, some folks have been busy digging through the software […]
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Daily Deals (4-21-2021)
Lenovo is running a “you pay what we pay” sale on select PCs, which means anyone can get the same discounts as Lenovo employees on select Windows and Chrome OS laptops and desktops. Already have a PC, but need to spruce up your wireless network? You can save money on mesh networking gear from Amazon […]
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A new Amazon Fire tablet hits the FCC (probably)
Amazon could be preparing to launch a new Fire tablet soon. An unannounced device that showed up at the FCC website today has all the hallmarks of an Amazon Fire tablet. There’s no word on the screen size, display resolution, or processor. But Amazon’s strategy for the past few years has been to provide budget […]
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Microsoft brings desktop Linux apps to Windows 10 Insiders, GUI and all
Microsoft’s Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) has allowed users to install a Linux distribution and run command line applications since Windows 10 first launched in 2015. Initially aimed at developers who wanted to be able to use Linux tools without rebooting or loading a virtual machine, WSL has picked up a number of improvements and […]
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Bowers & Wilkins PI7 true wireless earbuds can work with non-Bluetooth devices (but they still cost too much)
Bowers & Wilkins makes premium audio hardware including speakers and headphones. The company’s latest product are a line of high-end true wireless earbuds with support for active noise cancellation. Priced at $250, the Bowers & Wilkins PI5 earbuds are about the same price as a pair of Apple AirPods Pro, which is to say expensive, […]