The OnePlus One has earned a reputation as one of the best phones you might not be able to get your hands on. The $299 handset features premium specs such as a 5.5 inch full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor, and 3GB of RAM. But up until now you’ve needed an invitation to […]
September 2014
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Now you can run Photoshop on a Chromebook (kind of)
Want to do some serious image editing on a Chromebook? Now you can… maybe. Adobe and Google have announced that Photoshop can now run on Chromebooks. There are a few catches though. Adobe Photoshop will be available to folks using Chromebooks if: They’re located in the United States. They’re Adobe education customers. They’ve paid for a […]
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BLU Vivo IV $299 smartphone w/8-core CPU, full HD screen now available
BLU unveiled a $299 smartphone in May that features a 5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, an octa-core CPU a few months ago. The BLU Vivo IV has high-end specs, but a mid-range price. And now it’s available for purchase in the US. The BLU Vivo IV sports a MediaTek MT6592 ARM Cortex-A7 octa-core processor, 2GB […]
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Qooq’s latest tablet for the kitchen sports a Tegra 4 chip
NVIDA’s new Tegra K1 processor may be one of the fastest ARM-based chips around, but last year’s Tegra 4 isn’t exactly sluggish. That’s the chip that powers the HP Slatebook 14, the NVIDIA Tegra Note 7, and the ZTE FunBox game console, among other things. Now French tablet maker Qooq is turning to the Tegra […]
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Deals of the Day (9-29-2014)
In the market for a smartwatch, but don’t want to spend too much money? Pebble’s smartwatches usually sell for $150 and up and a new Samsung Gear usually goes for $200 or more. But right now you can pick up a Pebble for $50 off and save even more on a (refurbished) first generation Samsung […]
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Beyond dedicated fitness trackers: Up for iOS no longer requires a Jawbone Up24
Jawbone’s Up24 line of fitness trackers are bracelets you can wear to monitor your steps, distance traveled, and other activity. Pair an Up24 with your smartphone and you can keep track of your activity and see if you’re meeting your fitness goals. But you don’t actually need a Jawbone Up24 to use the company’s mobile app […]
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Nixie is a wearable drone (prototype)
Nixie is a project that aims to combine two of the latest trends in mobile tech: selfies and wearables. No, it’s not another selfie hat. It’s a drone that you wear on your wrist like a bracelet until it’s time to let it fly. No, seriously. Here’s the idea: The Nixie is a quadcopter with […]
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This is what Android Auto apps will look like
Google has released developer guidelines for apps that will run on the company’s upcoming in-care software. Android Auto is expected to launch before the end of the year, letting you interact with Android apps while driving thanks to a touchscreen display that’ll be built into the dashboard of some vehicles. But Android Auto apps aren’t […]
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Lilbits (9-26-2014): Installing Android apps on Chromebooks keeps getting easier
Google recently rolled out limited support for running Android apps on Chromebooks and Chromeboxes. But only a handful of apps are officially supported. It didn’t take long for third-party developers to figure out how to load other Android apps… and even get them to run on a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer with the Chrome web […]
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Jams Music Player for Android goes open source
Jams Music Player is an Android app for… playing music. It’s got a few nifty features including a 9-band equalizer, the ability to download album art from the internet, unofficial support for streaming music from Google Play Music, and a rather attractive user interface that seems inspired by Google’s new Android L Material design language. […]