Posted inNews, nofollow

Lilbits (3-04-2014): Is Apple CarPlay gunning for Google Now?

This week Apple introduced CarPlay, a system that lets you pair your iPhone with a vehicle featuring CarPlay support to make calls, listen to music, view maps, and access other data without touching your phone. You can just tap the screen or use voice commands. But CNET notes CarPlay might be more than a way […]

Posted inNews

Per-App Modes for Android lets you adjust CPU speed selectively

Have an Android phone or tablet with a blazing fast CPU… that you don’t need to run at blazing fast speeds all the time? While Android is generally pretty good about only using as much CPU power as needed to get the job done, some folks like to fine-tune things to improve battery life or […]

Posted inNews

Stream embedded web videos to Chromecast with Chrome Beta for Android

Google is adding Chromecast support to the Chrome browser for Android. That means in addition to streaming video to your TV from apps like Netflix and Hulu Plus, you can now visit websites using your Android phone or tablet and if you find an embedded video there’s a decent chance you’ll be able to send […]

Posted inNews

Xiaomi 9.2 inch budget tablet in the works?

Chinese device maker Xiaomi appears to be working on an Android tablet with a 9.2 inch display and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 processor. Specs for the unannounced device showed up at the GFXBench website recently, wand a photo of the tablet is also starting to make the rounds. The tablet appears to feature a 1280 […]

Posted inNews

XBMC 13 beta 1 media center brings better Android, Raspberry Pi support

The makers of the popular XBMC media center app are getting ready to launch version 13. Major new features include support for hardware video decoding on Android devices, improved performance on low-power devices like the Raspberry Pi, support for touchscreen gesture-based controls during media playback, and more. XBMC 13 beta 1 is now available for […]

Posted inNews, nofollow

Lilbits (3-03-2014): Are you ready for 50MP smartphone cameras?

Nokia’s Lumia 1020 smartphone may have a crazy high-resolution 41MP camera. But it looks like Chinese phone maker Oppo may be preparing to go even crazier. Leaked photos that appear to have been snapped with an unreleased Oppo Find 7 smartphone suggest it could have a 50MP camera. Update: It turns out the Oppo Find […]