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Gemini PDA is like a tiny Android/Linux laptop with premium specs (crowdfunding)

Are physical keyboards for mobile devices making a comeback? TCL and BlackBery just launched a new phone with a QWERTY keyboard. A keyboard module for the Moto Z smartphone is generating some buzz. And an Indiegogo campaign for a 7 inch, pocket-sized Windows notebook has raised over $1.7 million (so far). Now the folks at UK-based […]

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Xiaomi launches $218 Mi 5c smartphone with Surge S1 processor

Now that Xiaomi is making its own chips, the company is also making phones that use those processors. First up? The Xiaomi Mi 5c. This 5.2 inch smartphone sports a Surge S1 octa-core processor, a 550-nit full HD display, a 2,860 mAh battery and USB Type-C charging. The Xiaomi Mi 5c goes on sale in […]

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Porsche Design BOOK ONE convertible notebook coming in April (for $2500)

Porsche may be a name best known for expensive cars. But recently the company ventured into expensive smartphone territory by partnering with Huawei on a €1,395 ($1,477) Porsche Design edition of the Mate 9 smartphone. Now Porsche Design is launching a convertible notebook called the BOOK ONE. As you’ve probably guessed, it’s a premium device […]

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Jide Remix Pro tablet hits the FCC ahead of US launch

The Remix Pro is a tablet with a 12 inch, 2160 x 1440 pixel display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, a microSD card slot, and a keyboard cover. It’s a follow-up to the Remix Ultra tablet released by Chinese startup Jide in 2015, and like that first-gen model, the […]

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Mozilla acquires save-it-for-later app Pocket

Pocket is one of the oldest, and one of the most popular services that lets you save web content for reading later. And now Pocket is a Mozilla-owned company. The organization responsible for making the open source Firefox web browser has acquired the company behind Pocket. In 2015 Firefox added Pocket integration to Firefox for desktop users, […]

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Deals of the Day (2-27-2017)

It’s not hard to find Chromebooks priced at $200 or less. But you know what is a bit harder to find? Chrome OS laptops with full HD displays in that price range. But if you’re OK with buying refurbished devices, right now you can find two models that fit the bill. Woot is selling a 13 […]

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Sony Xperia Touch projector makes any surface a multitouch computer (nifty, expensive niche product)

I can’t decide if the Sony Xperia Touch represents an exciting new product category in the personal computing space, of if it’s just an overpriced novelty. It could be both. The Xperia Touch is basically an ultrashort throw laser projector that beams content onto a flat surface… and then uses cameras to watch you interact […]

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MediaTek Helio X30 deca-core chip coming to mid-range phones in Q2, 2017

MediaTek’s Helio X30 processor is a 10nm chip with 10 CPU cores and PowerVR Series 7XT graphics. The Taiwanese chip maker says the processor will show up phones with 2X optical zoom cameras, 4K HDR video support, and virtual reality features including support for Google’s Daydream platform. But the MediaTek Helio X30 isn’t necessarily reserved for […]