The Lenovo ThinkPad X130e is an 11.6 inch notebook with an AMD E-300 dual core processor, a 1366 x 768 pixel display, and one of Lenovo’s little pointing sticks in the center of the keyboard for folks that prefer that to a touchpad. It’s an older model, but you can pick one up from Woot […]
December 2012
Samsung goes big with 5 inch Galaxy Grand mid-level smartphone
Samsung has a tendency to take a shotgun approach to mobile devices. The company offers tablets, smartphones, and portable media players in a range of sizes — and today Samsung is expanding its smartphone lineup with a new 5 inch handset. At 5 inches, the Samsung Galaxy Grand is a little bigger than a Galaxy […]
This is what the Rhombus Tech PCMCIA-sized Allwinner A10 computer module looks like
Rhombus Tech has been working on a computer module featuring a low power ARM-based processor which can be slotted into a laptop, tablet, or other computer case. The idea is to produce a low-cost computer platform that supports open source software and hardware designs. Now the first photo of a prototype is available. What you’re […]
NVIDIA’s next quad-core chip could be 6x faster than Tegra 3
NVIDIA’s next-generation Tegra chip for smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices is due out in 2013. While the chip maker hasn’t said much about the new processor, code-named “Wayne,” the folks at Chip Hell came across a leaked product slide which may spill a few details. The Wayne processor is said to feature 4-plus-1 processor […]
Bodhi Linux Alpha for ARM runs on the $249 Samsung Chromebook
Bodhi Linux is a light-weight Linux-based operating system designed to run on a range of different types of hardware. The latest addition to the Bodhi family? Samsung’s $249 Chromebook — the one with a low-power Samsung Exynos 5 ARM Cortex-A15 processor. Bodhi developer Jeff Hoogland released an early build of Bodhi for the Samsung Chromebook […]
Asus Taichi 21 dual-screen notebook hits the FCC
The Asus Taichi 21 is an unusual notebook with two screens: one on either side of the lid. With the lid up, the Taichi looks like a typical 11.6 inch notebook. Close the lid and it looks like a slightly bulky Windows 8 tablet. Asus hopes to ship the dual-screen notebook by the end of […]
Solid Explorer exits beta (full-featured file explorer for Android)
Google doesn’t include a file browser with Android, because for the most parts apps manage files automatically. Snap a picture with your camera, for instance, and you should be able to access it in the gallery app, Facebook app, or other software. But if you want a bit more control over your files — and […]
Ectacto Jetbook 2 color eReader coming in 2013
Ectacto has unveiled plans to launch a new eReader with a 9.7 inch Color E Ink display. So far the company has only announced launch plans for Russia, where the eReader is expected to hit the streets in March. As you could probably guess from the name, the Ectacto Jetbook 2 isn’t exactly the company’s […]
Deals of the Day (12-17-2012)
The Barnes & Noble NOOK HD+ is a 9 inch tablet with a 1920 x 1200 pixel display, a TI OMAP dual core processor, and a custom operating system based on Android 4.0. Independent developers have also made some serious progress porting a full-blown version of Android 4.1 to run on the hardware. Normally Barnes […]
Asus introduces VariDrive dock, DVD drive for ultrabooks, laptops
Like many ultrabooks, the Asus Zenbook line of ultraportable notebooks sacrifice a few features in order to stay thin and light. There are no built-in DVD drives, and only a handful of input and output ports. But Asus has a solution for folks that want the portability of an ultrabook and all the features of […]