Say you’ve got two requirements of your next tablet: You want a model with digital pen input and you don’t want to pay full price. If you’re cool with buying refurbished products, there are two models that might meet your needs today. The Asus VivoTab Note 8 is one of the only 8 inch Windows tablets […]
May 2014
Lenovo ThinkPad 10 launching May 14th?
The Lenovo ThinkPad 10 is a Windows tablet with a full HD display, one of the fastest Intel Atom processors available, support for digital pen input, and up to 128GB of built-in storage. While Lenovo’s not actually selling the tablet yet, leaks have been popping up for weeks and there’s not much we don’t know […]
Chrome OS could get remote lock, wipe features
Google’s Android Device Manager lets smartphone users locate a missing device, remotely lock it, or even wipe data by logging into a website. Now it looks like Google may be preparing to offer a similar feature to Chromebook users. Google’s François Beaufort notes that the latest dev channel version of Chromium OS includes an experimental option […]
Samsung Galaxy Tab S photos leaked (WQHD AMOLED display)
The first pictures of Samsung’s upcoming (and unannounced) Galaxy Tab S tablet have leaked. SamMobile has a few photos showing the company’s new 10.5 inch tablet with a 2560 x 1600 pixel AMOLED display. If the design looks familiar, that’s because the new tablet looks a lot like Samsung’s recently launched Galaxy Tab Pro and Galaxy Note […]
Netflix hikes prices by $1 per month (£1, €1 in UK, Europe)
Good news everyone! If you’re a current Netflix subscriber, you can continue paying the same monthly rate for the next 2 years. Oh yeah… that’s probably not really news, since it’s the same rate Netflix has been charging most customers for its instant video streaming service since inception. Here’s what’s new: the company has announced that new customers […]
MINIX Neo X8 TV box presale prices start at $119
The MINIX Neo X8 Android TV box features an Amlogic S802 quad-core CPU, 2GB of RAM, at least 8GB of storage, and Android 4.4 KitKat software. It supports 4K Ultra HD video playback, and comes with XBMC media center software preloaded. Announced in April, the MINIXÂ Neo X8 is now up for pre-order, along with the […]
Lenovo M30 13 inch notebook shows up in Sweden
Lenovo is adding a new notebook to its lineup, and weighing in at 3.9 pounds and offering up to 5 hours of battery life, the Lenovo M30 looks like it could be a reasonably portable notebook. What’s more, the laptop features an Intel Haswell processor and a starting price of about 500 Euros, which suggests it could […]
MK902 II Android mini PC with RK3288 CPU on the way
The Rikomagic MK902 is an Android TV box with a Rockchip RK3188 ARM Cortex-A9 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, up to 16GB of storage, a decent array of ports, an external antenna, and even some support for Linux. But the MK902 is so 2013. Now the manufacturer is getting ready to launch a new model […]
Firefox OS 1.3 brings better graphics and audio, dual SIM support
Mozilla has released Firefox OS 1.3 to hardware partners, and the new $100 ZTE Open C smartphone is one of the first phones to ship with the latest version of the browser-centric operating system. Key new feature include support for phones with dual SIM cards, camera improvements, and improved audio and video performance. Here are […]
Meizu goes international with MeizuMart store (Buy an MX3 for $399)
Chinese smartphone maker Meizu plans to expand this year, and the company’s taking a first step with the launch of a new online store where customers in the US and other countries can purchase the Meizu MX3 smartphone which launched in 2013. The phone’s now available in the US for $399 and up from the new […]