Imagine a laptop. Now imagine it smaller. No, smaller. So small that it’s small enough to fold up and put in your pocket (assuming you have rather large pockets). Now give it a touchscreen display, a 360-degree hinge that lets you use it like a tablet, and digital pen support so that you can write […]
Google pulls the plug on Play Services for Android 4.0
Google’s latest phones are shipping with Android 9 Pie, and third-party phone makers are starting to get on the Pie bandwagon… but few enough people are using the latest version of Android that Google hasn’t even added it to its Android Platform Distribution chart. But you know what is on that chart? Android 4.0 Ice […]
Daily Deals (12-07-2018)
Have holiday plans that involve staying in and watching Netflix? Today’s deals include a $40 Xiaomi Mi Box S, which is the best price I’ve ever seen for an Android TV device with 4K HDR support. If you’re not sold on Android TV, you can also pick up a refurbished 4K HDR-ready Amazon Fire TV […]
Does the wireless carrier landscape limit appeal of “always connected” PCs?
Tech companies have been working toward delivering “always on,” and “always connected” computers for years. Now they’re kind of here… but it’s unclear how big a market there is for them. The first Windows 10 on ARM computers with Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 chips started shipping earlier this year and promised super-long battery, quick resume from […]
Qualcomm unveils 7nm Snapdragon 8cx chip for Windows PCs
The first Windows 10 PCs to ship with ARM processors featured Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 processor. It was one of the fastest smartphone chips when it hit the streets in 2017, but it was still pretty pokey by Windows PC standards. The second crop of Windows on ARM PCs are just starting to hit the streets, […]
Future versions of Microsoft Edge web browser will be based on Google Chromium
There was a time when government regulators took action against Microsoft for bundling its Internet Explorer web browser with Windows, giving the browser an unfair advantage over the competition. These days Microsoft has a hard time convincing users to use its web browser to do anything more than download Firefox or Chrome. So after switching […]
Daily Deals (12-06-2018)
A Microsoft Office 365 Home subscription lets you install Office on PCs, Macs, tablets, and phones for up to 6 different people in your household, and each user gets 1TB of OneDrive cloud storage as part of the deal. While I’m not entirely sold on the prospect of paying a subscription for software you might […]
The first OnePlus 5G phone could cost $800 or more
OnePlus plans to launch one of the first smartphones with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 processor and 5G network support (although it won’t necessarily be the first as implied during Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 launch event). But the technology that goes into a 5G phone isn’t cheap… and neither will be the next flagship phone from OnePlus. According […]
Goodbye Allo: Google is streamlining its communication app lineup
Google says it’s not so much killing Hangouts as focusing on its enterprise-focused Hangouts Chat and Hangouts Meet apps… and eventually opening them up to the general public. But the company is outright killing one of its communication apps outright. Following a recent report from 9to5Google, Google that after pausing investment in its Allo chat app […]
Leak reveals new Intel Compute Module coming in 2019
A leak published earlier today revealed a bunch of new Intel NUCs are on the way, including the company’s first octa-core systems. The same source also included another Intel roadmap showing the future of Intel’s new plans for modular computing. According to the leaked slides, Intel will introduce five Compute Modules in 2019. These won’t […]
Intel NUC roadmap shows octa-core mini PCs are on the way
Intel’s NUC line of computers are tiny desktops that generally have laptop-class processors. But laptop processors are getting pretty powerful these days, and so are NUCs. The Bean Canyon model I’ve got on my review desk features a 28W processor with surprisingly strong performance. The Hades Canyon line of NUCs are even more powerful — […]
Daily Deals (12-05-2018)
Amazon is running a 1-day sale on PC components and accessories… and a 1-day sale on laptops, desktops, and monitors… and on Logitech PC accessories… and on select Dell laptops. What I’m saying is today’s a good day to shop for PC and PC accessory sales at Amazon… although the best price I’ve seen so […]