After raising close to $3 million dollars through Kickstarter, the folks behind the Superbook laptop dock for Android phones are offering folks who didn’t get in on the campaign a chance to pre-order. The Superbook is now available for purchase through Backerkit. What is a Superbook? It’s basically an inexpensive device that looks like a laptop, but […]
August 2016
Nubia Z11 smartphone launches globally (flagship specs, bezel-free design)
The Nubia Z11 is a smartphone with a 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, up to 6GB of RAM, a fingerprint scanner, USB-C port, and 64GB of storage. In other words, it has the kind of specs you’d expect from a flagship smartphone in 2016. But Nubia also describes […]
Intel’s low-power Apollo Lake chips detailed
Now that PC makers are starting to launch computers powered by Intel’s low-power Apollo Lake processors, Intel is starting to provide more details about the chips. The first 6 Apollo Lake chips are Celeron and Pentium processors aimed at inexpensive laptop, 2-in-1, and low-power desktop computers. But several the highest-performance Apollo Lake chips are 10 […]
Google brings in-app search feature to its Android app
Google’s search app for Android has a new “In Apps” mode that allows you to quickly find data that may be siloed away inside of apps. For instance, instead of display results from the web, the app can show information from Gmail, Spotify, or YouTube. To use the new feature, just type a query into […]
Lenovo unveils $300 Yoga Tab 3 Plus Android tablet with high-res display
Need a tablet that will let you binge-watch a season of TV episodes on an airplane without stopping to recharge? Lenovo’s new Yoga Tab 3 Plus should fit the bill. Lenovo says its new 10.1 inch Android tablet should get up to 18 hours of battery life. When you do need to recharge the 9,300 […]
Lenovo’s 12.2 inch Miix 510 2-in-1 tablet coming in October for $600 and up
As expected, Lenovo’s Miix 510 2-in-1 Windows tablet is coming soon… but what wasn’t quite expected was the price for this 12.2 inch Windows tablet. It’ll sell for $600 and up when it hits the streets in October. That’s less than I was expecting, and it seems like a reasonably good price when you consider […]
Lenovo Yoga 910 is a convertible Kaby Lake notebook with optional 4K display
Lenovo’s Yoga Book convertible notebook may have an innovative new input area, but it still basically has the guts of a cheap laptop. Want something a little more high-performance? Meet the Lenovo Yoga 910. It’s a 13.9 inch notebook with an optional 4K display, a slim bezel, a hinge that lets you push the screen back […]
Motorola unveils $400 Moto Z Play smartphone, $299 Hasselblad camera module
Motorola is adding a new phone to its Moto Z lineup. The $400/€499 Moto Z Play is basically a cheaper alternative to the Moto Z and Moto Z Force, thanks to its 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 processor, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. But the phone is said […]
Lenovo Yoga Book has multi-purpose touch surface instead of physical keyboard
Lenovo has been offering convertible notebooks under its Yoga brand for a few years. Thanks to a 360 degree hinge and touchscreen display, you can fold the screen all the way back and use a Yoga PC like a tablet. But the new 10.1 inch Lenovo Yoga Book takes things even further. Instead of a physical […]
Samsung unveils Gear S3 Frontier and Classic smartwatches
Samsung has produced a lot of smartwatches over the past few years, but last year’s Gear S2 has been one of the most well-received to date. So it’s no surprise that the new Gear S3 takes a lot of design cues from its predecessor. The Samsung Gear S3 has a round touchscreen display and a […]