The Yota 3 is a smartphone with a full-color AMOLED display on one side and a grayscale E Ink screen on the other. It’s the third dual-screen phone from Russian company Yota Devices (which is now owned by a Hong Kong-based group), and the Yota 3 is expected to go on sale in China soon. […]
Asus launches VivoBook W202 notebook with Windows 10 S (or Home… or Pro)
Windows 10 S is kind of Microsoft’s answer to Google’s Chrome OS: it’s a light-weight operating system that can run on entry-level or high-end hardware that puts an emphasis on security and ease-of-use rather than support for the widest possible range of third-party applications. One key difference between Windows 10 S and Chrome OS? You […]
HP Omen X gaming laptop makes upgrades easy
The HP Omen X Laptop is portable by HP Omen gaming PC standards because, you know, it’s a laptop. But by Liliputing standards, this 17 inch, VR-ready laptop with an optional 4K display is a behemoth. Heck, it measures 1.4 inches thick and weighs more than 10 pounds. But it’s noteworthy for a few reasons. […]
Report: Google Home mini and next-gen Chromebook Pixel coming soon
Google’s got at least two new Pixel smartphones coming this year. We’re pretty sure of that, thanks to roughly 7 billion leaks to date. But according to the folks at Android Police, Google also plans to launch at least two other pieces of hardware during the third quarter of 2017 (which means any day now). […]
O no more: Google launches Android 8.0 Oreo
Google Android 8.0 finally has a name. The operating system formerly called Android O will henceforth be known as be Android 8.0 Oreo. During an event timed to coincide with the peak of the solar eclipse in New York City today, Google unveiled a statue of the newest Tasty Treat that will be on display […]
Essential’s modular phone only supports one module… but two more are in the works
At first glance, the most striking thing about the recently released Essential PH-1 smartphone is probably the display, which covers nearly all of the front of the device. But it’s the two little pins on the back of the phone that could be its most important feature (at least in terms of hardware). Much like Motorola’s […]
Deals of the Day (8-21-2017)
Amazon’s Fire sale continues into day two, with deep discounts on Fire tablets as well as Kindle and Echo products. But Amazon isn’t the only company running a bit sale at the moment. Best Buy is running an “Anniversary Event” sale through Saturday, with price drops on a whole bunch of products, including the Asus […]
$499 Xbox One X pre-orders begin (ships Nov 7th)
Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox game console hits the streets on November 7th. But now you can pre-order one for $499. Microsoft has opened pre-orders for a limited edition Xbox One X Project Scorpio Edition game console, featuring a custom design based on the console’s code-name. Soon you’ll be able to pre-order the standard Xbox One X […]
8th-gen Intel Core desktop chips go hexa-core
Intel’s first 8th-gen Core processors may be quad-core laptop chips code-named “Kaby Lake Refresh,” but the company also plans to launch the first 8th-gen desktop chips this fall. And box art for new Core i5 and Core i7 processors posted to the Intel website confirm something we’d been hearing about the upcoming desktop chips: they’ll […]
Acer Nitro 5 Spin convertible with Kaby Lake-R coming in October
Acer’s Nitro laptops are designed for gamers, with the company’s current Nitro 5 laptops packing NVIDIA GeForce GTX 100 graphics and 45 watt, quad-core Intel Kaby Lake-HQ series processors. Now the company is getting ready to launch a new convertible model called the Nitro 5 Spin. But it’ll have one of Intel’s new Kaby Lake-R […]
Intel’s 8th-gen Core chips for laptops have twice as many cores, up to 40 percent better performance
Intel’s first 8th-gen Core processors are set to hit the streets in September, and for this launch, Intel is taking aim at notebooks. The new Intel Core i5-8250U, Core i5-8350U, Core i7-8550U and Core i7-8650U chips are 15 watt, quad-core processors with support for hyperthreading. So while they’re manufactured using the same 14nm+ process as […]
HP launches ProBook 400 G5 business laptops with Kaby Lake Refresh chips
HP is updating its business laptop lineup with new 13.3 inch, 15.6 inch, and 17.3 inch HP ProBook 400 G5 series laptops. As usual, the model I’m most interested in is the smallest, which is the 13.3 inch HP ProBook 430 G5 notebook that measures 12.8″ x 9.2″ x 0.8″ and weighs about 3.3 pounds. […]