A few months after launching the first in a series of Digital Wellbeing Experiments designed to help smartphone addicts use their phones less, Google is back with a few new unusual ideas. The most unusual of the bunch? Envelope. It’s an app that lets you wrap your phone in a paper envelope so that you […]
Motorola Razr foldable phone will be available Feb 6 (pre-orders open Jan 26)
After a slight delay, Motorola’s first smartphone with a foldable OLED display is almost here. The company says the Motorola Razr goes up for pre-order at Motorola, Walmart, and Verizon starting January 26th, and it will be available in stores February 6th. As expected, the smartphone will be expensive — it sells for $1,500 (or about […]
Microsoft introduces dual-screen SDKs for Android, Windows 10X, and the web
Microsoft has two high-profile dual-screen devices scheduled to launch later this year — the Microsoft Surface Neo will be one of the first dual-screen computers to ship with Windows 10X, and the Surface Duo is a dual-screen Android smartphone. But neither will be very useful if developers don’t start creating apps and experiences tailored to dual-screen […]
Daily Deals (1-22-2020)
Amazon may be selling Fire tablets for as little as $35 this week, but Target is doing the company one better — or rather, $5 better. The retailer is offering the entry-level Fire 7 tablet for just $30. Meanwhile, Microsoft continues to offer $200 off some Surface Pro 7 configurations, which you can pick up […]
Intel NUC 8 Pro “Provo Canyon” is a mini PC with Whiskey Lake-U chips and vPro
Intel is adding yet another new model to is NUC line of mini computers. The new NUC 8 Pro, also known by the code name “Provo Canyon,” is a compact desktop computer available with up to a 15 watt Intel Core i7-8665U quad-core Whiskey Lake-U processor with vPro. Provo Canyon systems are up for pre-order from […]
This fanless mini PC houses a 35 watt, 8-core Intel core i9 processor
Impact Display Solutions sells a number of fanless computers designed for industrial use. But the new IMP-3654-B1-R is one of the smallest, most powerful fanless systems to date. It’s a passively cooled computer that measures 7.5″ x 6″ x 3″ and which is available with up to a 9th-gen Intel Core i9-9900T Coffee Lake-R processor featuring 8 cores, […]
HP launches four new Chromebooks for the education market
HP is updating its line of Chromebooks designed for classroom use with four new models featuring Intel Gemini Lake or Gemini Lake Refresh processors, with prices starting at. Here’s a run-down of some key features for the new models. HP Chromebook 11 x360 G3 EE This convertible notebook features an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 […]
Wine 5.0 released (Windows compatibility layer for Linux, Mac, Android, and BSD)
The Wine project has been letting folks run some Windows applications on Unix-like operating systems including Linux, macOS, and FreeBSD for decades… and a few years ago, the developers of this open source project added limited support for Android as well. Wine 5.0 is now available for all supported platforms, and it brings a number […]
Daily Deals (1-21-2020)
Amazon is selling its Fire tablets for the lowest prices since Black Friday — right now you can pick up a 7 inch Fire tablet for $35, a Fire HD 8 for $50, or a Fire HD 10 for $100. While Amazon’s tablets run a custom version of Android called Fire OS, the tablets are […]
All new Chromebooks will get at least 8 years of automatic updates
One of the nice things about buying a Google Chromebook is that the operating system receives automatic security and feature updates delivered straight from Google — which means that it’ll stay up to date years after your Android phone stops receiving official updates. But up until recently, Google only promised 5 to 6.5 years of […]
Canonical’s Anbox Cloud enables Android app and game streaming
While Canonical’s Ubuntu operating is one of the most popular desktop GNU/Linux distributions, the folks at Canonical have been pushing cloud services pretty hard in recent years (because that’s where the money is). The latest example? Canonical’s new Anbox Cloud solution, which lets developers host mobile apps in the cloud. Basically the idea is that […]
GPD Win Max handheld gaming computer (what we know so far)
GPD makes some of the most interesting handheld computers and gaming devices we’ve seen in recent years. And this year the company plans to launch its most powerful model to date — the upcoming GPD Win Max will be a computer that looks like a tiny laptop, but which also has built-in gamepads. The system’s […]