A line of Android phones and tablets bearing the Kodak name will launch in 2015, with the first Kodak smartphone launching at the Consumer Electronics Show in January. But while Kodak used to be a big name in camera and film technology, the company has fallen on hard times in recent years… and these new Android […]
December 2014
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Tronsmart Orion R28 Android box mini-review
Tronsmart offers a pretty wide range of boxes designed to bring Android apps to your TV. They come in different shapes and sizes, sport a range of processor and storage options, and sell for as little as $50 or as much as $150 or more. The Tronsmart Orion R28 is one of the company’s more recent […]
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Install the Google Play Store on Amazon’s Fire Phone
The Amazon Fire Phone is a smartphone with a 4.7 inch display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13MP camera, and up to 64GB of storage. It also has an unusual set of features called Dynamic Perspective which uses eye-tracking and gesture detection to provide a 3D-like experience on a 2D screen. […]
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Deals of the Day (12-26-2014)
Christmas Day may have come and gone, but that doesn’t mean holiday and year-end sales have ended. Amazon continues to sell the Fire TV, Kindle, and Kindle Paperwhite for $20 off each as well as deals on select Fire tablets. Meanwhile Best Buy is offering up to 60 percent off clearance and open box items. […]
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BLU launches 3 new LTE smartphones for $119 and up
BLU has added 3 new phones to its lineup of affordable Android smartphones. All three models are members of the BLU Studio family, and they all feature support for 4G LTE networks in the United States. BLU Studio Mini LTE This is the smallest, cheapest of the bunch. Priced at $119, the Studio Mini has a 4.5 […]
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GULEEK i8 is a tiny, cheap Windows PC with a battery
Take the guts of a cheap Windows tablet and stuff them into a pocket-sized, screenless box and you have the makings of a small, low-power desktop computer like the MeegoPad T01 or Zotac ZBOX PI320 pico. There’s one thing those systems don’t have though: a battery. But the new GULEEK i8 has one. It’s a compact […]
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Indian ban on OnePlus One smartphone overturned
The OnePlus One smartphone can be sold in India after all. Just days after a court ruled that OnePlus would have to stop selling the phone in that country, the Delhi High Court reversed that ruling. At issue is the phone’s software: the OnePlus One ships with Cyanogen OS, a custom version of Android developed by […]
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Deals of the Day (Christmas Eve 2014)
‘Twas the night before Christmas, and shopping for last minute presents is no fun. So instead let’s take a look at some apps and games that you can load onto your gadgets without leaving the house. Amazon is offering more than $200 worth of paid apps and games for free today for Android and Fire […]
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HP EliteBook 820 G2 w/Broadwell coming soon
The HP EliteBook 820 is a portable, business-friendly laptop which launched in late 2013. Current models of this 12.5 inch notebook feature Intel Haswell processors. But it looks like new models with Intel Broadwell chips are on the way. A listing for the HP Elitebook 820 G2 showed up on the HP Malaysia website recently. New […]
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Android 5.0 Lollipop ported to Nexus Player
Google has been trying to figure out how to attack the living room for quite some time now. This year, with the launch of the Nexus Player, they showed that they were heading in a new direction. That said, Brad noted a few shortcomings in the Android TV experience when he reviewed the Nexus Player […]