Toshiba’s latest Android tablets are now available for purchase in the US, making Toshiba the first company to offer products with NVIDIA’s new Tegra 4 processor. NVIDIA’s own Shield handheld game system will also have one, but the NVIDIA Shield won’t ship until the end of this month at the earliest. The Toshiba Excite Pro […]
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Nokia Lumia 625 with 4.7 inch screen on the way
Nokia appears to be working on its largest Windows Phone handset to date. the Nokia Lumia 625 is expected to sport a 4.7 inch display, making it about the same size as an HTC One. But the Lumia 625 doesn’t seem to be a top-tier phone. It may be large, but it’s expected to have […]
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Intel Atom Z3770 Bay Trail chip specs, performance leaked
Intel’s upcoming Atom Z3770 processor is a low power, quad-core chip that will be part of the Bay Trail family. It uses the company’s new Silvermont technology, which is expected to power upcoming Atom, Celeron, and Pentium chips, although the Z3770 is a lower-power chip that’s likely aimed at Windows or Android tablets. Benchmark results […]
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Nuvola NP-1 is a $299 Android media player with a Tegra 4 chip
Digital entertainment company NanoTech plans to launch an Android-powered device that you can use to stream 4K Ultra HD movies to your TV. It’s called the Nuvola NP-1, and it’s expected to ship in August. NanoTech is taking pre-orders for $299, but your card won’t be charged until the box ships. The Nuvola NP-1 is […]
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Lilbits (7-16-2013): Augmented reality apps for Google Glass
Google’s wearable computing platform is still in its infancy. Right now folks who spent $1500 on Google Glass Explorer Edition devices can basically ask for directions, look up a few things, do a little web surfing, and run a handful of apps. But eventually Google Glass could change the way we look at the world […]
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Cube introduces U39GT tablet with 9 inch, full HD display
Chinese tablet maker Cube is expanding its affordable tablet lineup with a 9 inch model featuring a quad-core processor and a 1920 x 1280 pixel display. It’s called the Cube U39GT, and you can already order one from AliExpress for around $230 and up. The Cube U39GT features a Rockchip RK3188 ARM Cortex-A9 quad-core processor, […]
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BlackBerry PlayBook tablet won’t get any more significant updates
BlackBerry recently confirmed that it had cancelled plans to bring the BlackBerry 10 operating system to its first 7 inch tablet. Now vice president Alec Saunders has confirmed that the BlackBerry PlayBook won’t be receiving any significant updates. That means you won’t even see a new web browser, keyboard, or other BB10 features or support for […]
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Chrome browser for Android gets enhanced audio, video, communication tools
Google is bringing more features from the desktop Chrome web browser to Chrome for Android. Chrome 29 Beta is now available for desktop and Android devices, and the update brings support for the Web Audio API and WebRTC to Chrome for Android. In other words, you can use Chrome on your phone or tablet for […]
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Deals of the Day (7-16-2013)
The Acer Iconia W3 is both the smallest and the cheapest Windows 8 tablet released by a major PC company to date. It has an 8.1 inch, 1280 x 800 pixel display, an Intel Atom processor, and a starting price of $380. While it doesn’t have the fastest processor or the best screen viewing angles […]
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XO Kid’s Tablet goes on sale at Walmart for $149
Walmart is now taking pre-orders for the XO Tablet. The 7 inch tablet comes from the folks behind the One Laptop per Child project, and it’s an inexpensive tablet aimed at kids and featuring an emphasis on educational software. The tablet’s available for pre-order for $149, and the tablet is expected to ship August 1st. […]