The first Asus Padfone to launch with an American wireless carrier goes up for pre-order starting June 6th. That’s when you’ll be able to pre-order an Asus Padfone X from AT&T. Prices start at $199 with a 2-year service contract. The Asus Padfone line of devices blurs the lines between smartphones and tablets. When you […]
May 2014
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Skype Translator to bring real-time translation to Windows in 2014
Microsoft is showing off a new technology that brings real-time translation to Skype. The company showed off a demo of Skype Translator at the Code Conference this week, with an English speaker talking face-to-face over Skype to a German speaker while software recognized the words spoken and translated them into written text and spoken words […]
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Both 11.6 inch and 13.3 inch Asus Chromebooks to sell for $249
The first two Chromebooks from Asus come with Intel Bay Trail processors, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of storage. The only real difference is that the Asus C200 Chromebook has an 11.6 inch display while the Asus C300 Chromebook has a larger 13.3 inch screen (and a slightly bigger, heavier case). So Asus has decided to […]
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Google Chrome for Windows now blocks extension from outside the Web Store (for safety)
11 Comments on Google Chrome for Windows now blocks extension from outside the Web Store (for safety)When Google first released the Chrome web browser one of the reasons it felt so fast was because of what it didn’t do: Unlike Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer, Chrome didn’t supports extensions or add-ons… at least not back in 2008. Over the past few years that’s changed and there are now hundreds of useful extensions […]
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Pre-order Firefox OS “Flame” reference phone for $170
Firefox OS is an operating system for smartphones and tablets developed by the makers of the Firefox web browser. Up until recently, the only devices that actually shipped with the software have been low-end devices with low resolution displays and single core processors. But the folks at Mozilla have been working to add support for […]
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Intel and Rockchip to deliver next-gen Atom chips for Android tablets
Intel has announced an agreement to work with Chinese chip maker Rockchip on next-gen Intel processors aimed at low-cost Android tablets. Rockchip is probably best known for producing its own ARM-based processors for tablets and TV boxes. But the company is also a fabless semiconductor company which means it has expertise in working with Chinese foundries […]
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LG G3 smartphone: Everything you expected, plus a laser focus camera
LG’s new flagship phone features a high-resolution display, a fast processor, and a big battery. But thanks to a steady stream of leaks, you probably knew all of that already. Now that LG has officially unveiled the LG G3 though, it turns out there were still a few surprises. For example, the smartphone’s camera uses […]
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Deals of the Day (5-27-2014)
It’s been almost a year since Google introduced the Google Nexus 7 (2013) tablet with a 7 inch, full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor, and 2GB of RAM. It’s still one of the best tablets in its price range for folks who can live without a microSD card slot. But if you don’t […]
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Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro smartphone packs a 2560 x 1440
Remember when people were wondering whether it made sense to put 1080p displays in smartphones? These days the debate has moved on to 1440p screens… and it’s not just an academic debate. A growing number of device makers are releasing smartphone with 2560 x 1440 pixel screens. Oppo’s doing it, and so is LG. Chinese […]
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Toshiba Satellite Radius laptop flips out (to become a tablet)
Toshiba is the latest company to take a page out of Lenovo’s book by introducing a notebook that has a display which folds back 360 degrees until it’s back-to-back with the keyboard for use in tablet mode. What makes the Toshiba Satellite Radius unusual is its sheer size: This 360-degree “flip-and-fold” device has a 15.6 […]