The Purism Librem 14 is a notebook with a 14 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel matte display, an Intel Core i7-10710U hexa-core processor, support for up to 64GB of RAM and two M.2 slots for solid state storage. It also ships with Purism’s custom Linux distribution called PureOS as well as the open source Coreboot […]
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Lilbits: Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite, Fitbit Luxe, and Android’s trash bin leaked
Apparently it’s Samsung leaks week. Earlier this week we got a sneak peek at Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Book, Galaxy Book Pro, and Galaxy Book Pro 360 laptops thanks to Evan Blass. We also got a better look at the previously-leaked Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite. Now Blass has released high-resolution pictures of the upcoming Galaxy […]
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Daily Deals (4-16-2021)
Dell is selling a previous-gen, but still pretty good XPS 13 thin and light laptop packed with a 6-core Intel Core i7 processor, 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage for $850 when you use the coupon 50OFF699 at checkout. Google is offering discounts on Pixel Buds, Nest Audio, and Stadia Premiere hardware. And Amazon […]
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Amazon finally lets you display book covers on Kindle eReaders
Up until recently, if you turned off the screen on an Kindle eReader you’d see one of two things: a random image from Amazon or an advertisement, depending on whether you’ve paid the extra $20 for an Ad-free experience. But now Amazon is adding an option that probably should have been there all along: you […]
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Chinese chip maker Loongson has designed its own CPU instruction set architecture (ISA)
Chinese chip maker Loongson used to make processors based on MIPS architecture, but MIPS isn’t what it used to be and the company that developed the technology has even pivoted to making chips using the RISC-V instruction set. Now Loongson is trying something new: rather than adopt RISC-V, ARM, or x86 architecture, the company has […]
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Lillbits: Acer’s rugged laptop and tablet, B&O’s bookshelf speaker, and Dell divests VMWare
Acer launched its first rugged laptops and tablets under the Acer Enduro brand last summer, and now the company is updating the line with a new 4.1 pound, 14 inch laptop with an IP53 certification for water and dust resistance and a MIL-STD-810H tested design and a 10 inch rugged tablet with the same certifications. […]
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite leaked ahead of April 28 launch (again)
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 Lite is an Android tablet with a 12.6 inch display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor, 4GB of RAM, support for S-Pen input and optional support for 5G mobile data. Samsung isn’t expected to officially unveil the tablet until its Galaxy Unpacked event on April 28, and it’s not expected to […]
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Daily Deals (4-15-2021)
The Epic Games Store is giving away three PC games for free this week. B&H is selling the OnePlus 8 smartphone for half price. Amazon is running a sale on Anker charging accessories & USB hubs. And you can pick up thin and light laptops with Intel Core i5-1135G7 Tiger Lake or Ryzen 7 4700U […]
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ZTE Axon 30 Ultra coming in May with a 144 Hz display and three 64MP cameras
The ZTE Axon 30 Ultra goes on sale in China next week for about $720 and up. But ZTE also plans to launch this high-end phone with a few distinctive features globally in May. So if you’ve been holding out for a phone with a 144 Hz AMOLED display and a camera system that includes […]
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Raspberry Pi CM4-powered reTerminal is a versatile, modular device with a 5 inch 720p touchscreen display
Seeed Studio’s new reTerminal is an embedded Linux device with a 5 inch, 1280 x 720 pixel IPS LCD touchscreen display, the beating heart of a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 4. Expected to go up for pre-order at the end of April, the reTerminal has a list price of $195, but you can register to be […]