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OXI ROM: Use Android phones like desktops (with an external display)

Jide’s Remix Singularity isn’t the only project to turn Android phones into desktop computers. French company Auxens recently released an preview version of a new Android-based operating system called OXI. Here’s the idea: OXI lets you use your smartphone or tablet like a normal mobile device, with all apps running in full-screen windows. Or you can […]

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YouTube TV: Live streaming TV for $35 per month (with 40 channels, cloud DVR)

Google is the latest company to enter the internet TV space. YouTube TV is coming soon, and the $35/month service will let you watch dozens of channels live over the internet, including ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX, CW, ESPN, USA, and FX. There’s also a cloud DVR feature that lets you save programs for later viewing. […]

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General Mobile GM6 is an Android One phone with fingerprint sensor, 3000 mAh removable battery

Most Android One smartphones are low-cost affairs, designed to offer budget-conscious customers in emerging markets access to the latest Android software features with updates delivered directly from Google. But some budget devices are better than others, and the new General Mobile GM6 maybe be the best Android One smartphone to date. The phone features a […]

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Report: Google is done making Pixel laptops (for now)

Google made a major push into the consumer hardware space in 2016 with the launch of its first Pixel-branded smartphones, the Daydream View VR headset, and Google Home smart speaker product as well as a 4K-capable version of the company’s relatively popular Chromecast media streamer. One thing Google didn’t launch last year? A new laptop. […]

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Deals of the day (2-28-2017)

LEGO’s video games have earned a reputation in recent years for offering fun gameplay and funny takes on the storylines of recent blockbuster films. Want to give LEGO Star Wars: the Force Awakens a try? The PC game sells for $29 at Amazon or $40 on Steam. But BundleStars is selling Steam keys for the game […]

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Don’t expect Snapdragon 835 Windows laptops to be Chromebook-cheap

Microsoft and Qualcomm announced late last year that they’re working together to bring Windows 10 to devices with ARM-based processors like the upcoming Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chip. But what can we expect from those devices? According to PC World, upcoming “cellular PCs” with Snapdragon chips will include laptops with long battery life, always-connected 4G LTE […]

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TCL could have three more BlackBerry phones coming this year

TCL’s unveiling of the BlackBerry KeyOne smartphone was one of the more anticipated announcements of this year’s Mobile World Congress show. Built by TCL, the phone looks a lot like the kind of device you’d expect from BlackBerry. It comes with a bunch of BlackBerry apps and services pre-installed, and it’s one of the only […]

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Raspberry Pi Zero W is a $10 computer with WiFi and Bluetooth

Raspberry Pi’s smallest, cheapest computer is now available with optional WiFi and Bluetooth. The makers of the $5 Raspberry Pi Zero have released a new $10 variant called the Raspberry Pi Zero W. It’s just about the same size as the original, but it adds a MCB43143 wireless chip. This little computer is launching 5 years […]