Alcatel OneTouch introduced its first smartwatch at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, promising it’d be available this quarter for $150. Right on schedule, the Alcatel OneTouch Watch goes up for pre-order today. It’s a rather stylish-looking watch with a 1.22 inch, 240 x 204 pixel round display and support for 2 to 5 days […]
March 2015
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Meet the first Intel Braswell low-power processors
Intel is expanding its line of low-power processors for tablets, notebooks, and energy efficient laptops with the introduction of the first chips based on its “Braswell” platform. CPU World has details about four of the first members of the Braswell family, including Celeron and Pentium chips with 6 watt or lower TDPs. Braswell chips should offer […]
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Microsoft launches Surface 3 Windows tablet for $499
Microsoft is updating its entry-level line of Surface tablets with a new model powered by an Intel Atom processor and the full Windows software experience complete with support for desktop and “Windows Apps.” The new Surface 3 replaces Microsoft’s line of Windows RT tablets, but it has the same starting price of $499. The Surface […]
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Xiaomi launches the $97 Redmi 2A smartphone
Chinese device maker Xiaomi has been selling low-cost smartphones with decent specs for the past few years. But now the company has unveiled its cheapest phone to date. The Xiaomi Redmi 2A is a $97 smartphone that will be available in China this April. The phone features a 4.7 inch, 1280 x 720 pixel display, a […]
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Project Spartan browser arrives in latest Windows 10 preview build
Microsoft plans to include a new web browser with Windows 10 when the operating system launches this summer. Code-named Project Spartan, it uses a different rendering engine than Internet Explorer, has a user interface designed to work across phones, tablets, and desktops, and includes better support for web standards thanks, in part, to involvement of […]
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10 Comments on Tidal offers high-def music streaming for $20 per month (or compressed audio for $10)
Tidal offers high-def music streaming for $20 per month (or compressed audio for $10)
10 Comments on Tidal offers high-def music streaming for $20 per month (or compressed audio for $10)Tidal is an online music streaming service that launched last year in Sweden. But Jay Z acquired the company and he’s relaunching it with support of a large group of musicians today. At a launch event Tidal was described as the first artist-owned global music entertainment platform, and a group of musicians were introduced as […]
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Nextbook Ares 11 is an Android 5.0, 2-in-1 tablet for $197
Budget tablet maker E Fun’s first 2-in-1 Android tablet is now available. The E Fun Nextbook Ares 11 is an Android 5.0 tablet with an Intel Bay Trail processor and a detachable keyboard dock. It’s available from Walmart for $197. The tablet has an 11.6 inch display and 64GB of storage, a mini HDMI port, […]
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Gmail for Android adds unified inbox (view Outlook, Yahoo, and Gmail accounts together)
10 Comments on Gmail for Android adds unified inbox (view Outlook, Yahoo, and Gmail accounts together)Google’s Gmail app for Android is more than just an app for viewing Gmail messages. You can also add Exchange, IMAP, or POP email accounts from other services… and starting today you can view messages from all of your email accounts in one place. Google has updated the Gmail app with a unified inbox, among […]
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Huawei introduces Kirin930 octa-core 64-bit CPU
Huawei has been developing its own chips for mobile devices including smartphones and tablets for a few years. The company’s latest is a 64-bit, 8-core chip called the Kirin930. It could be used in upcoming smartphones and tablets such as the Huawei P8 and Huawei MediaPad X2. Like a lot of octa-core processors, the Kirin930 uses […]
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Deals of the Day (3-30-2015)
A few days ago I noted that you could pick up an Acer Aspire Switch 10 2-in-1 Windows tablet for $249. If that price wasn’t tempting enough, today you can get the an even better version of the tablet for $50 less. Staples is selling the Acer Aspire Switch 10 with an Intel Atom Z3735F quad-core […]