HTC is updating its Butterfly smartphone with a new model that’s a lot like the company’s current flagship phone, the HTC One. But the HTC Butterfly S has a slightly larger screen and a much larger battery than the HTC One. The new handset sports a 5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel Super LCD 3 […]
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 800 chip has crazy-fast graphics (by phone, tablet standards)
Qualcomm is bringing at least two new high-end processors to market this year. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core chip is already available, and powers top-tier devices including the HTC One smartphone and the US version of the Samsung Galaxy S4. The Snapdragon 800 chip which Qualcomm started showing off in January hasn’t yet made it […]
NVIDIA to license Kepler GPU technology to other companies
NVIDIA plans to license its Kepler graphics technology to companies for use in phones, tablets, and other devices. Kepler is the graphics processor core used in the company’s GeForce processors as well as upcoming Tegra chips for mobile devices. The company also plans to license its visual computing portfolio, which would let other companies develop […]
Lilbits (6-18-2013): Google Readerpocalypse approaches
On July 1st, Google will shut down its web-based RSS reader. For the past half decade, Google Reader has pretty much dominated the RSS reader space, but since Google announced plans to kill the service a few months ago, a number of companies have been promising to step up to the plate. We’ve had a […]
GameStick pushed back a month, first units should ship in August
PlayJam has announced that the first GameStick Android gaming devices will ship in August. Update: Make that October 29th. That’s a month behind the latest schedule, but the company still plans to ship units first to backers of the GameStick Kickstarter campaign and collect user feedback about the user interface before shipping the retail units […]
JXD launches S5110b Android gaming tablet with dual-core Amlogic CPU
Device maker JXD offers a range of Android tablets that look like handheld gaming consoles, and which tend to have the physical buttons to match. The company recently launched an updated version of the JXD S5110 (which looks a lot like a Sony PSP), featuring a new dual-core processor. The new JXD S5110b is available […]
Lenovo unveils ThinkPad S531 15.6 inch ultrabook
Lenovo is launching its first ThinkPad ultrabook to sport a 15.6 inch display. The Lenovo Thinkpad S531 is a large, business-class ultrabook that weighs about 5 pounds and which has a display that you can fold back 180 degrees. The large display means the laptop’s bigger than most ultrabooks, and Lenovo’s using the extra space […]
Canonical announces Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group, first 8 telecom partners
Canonical hopes its Ubuntu Touch software will be ready to ship on smartphones in the coming year. Right now you can download and install a preview build on dozens of Android-powered handsets, but it’ll likely be a while before you can buy a smartphone that comes with the OS from your wireless carrier. But Canonical […]
Deals of the Day (6-18-2013)
Ultrabooks tend to have screen sizes ranging from 11.6 inches to 15.6 inches. Those 4 inches can make a big difference, because while all ultrabooks tend to be thinner than 0.9 inches, some models weigh just over 2 pounds while others can weigh more than 5 pounds. So it’s rather refreshing to see an ultrabook […]
Microsoft Surface RT tablets coming to schools for $199 (less than half price)
Microsoft’s Surface RT is a tablet with a 10.6 inch display, an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, and Windows RT software. It sells for $499 and up, and the price includes a free copy of Microsoft Office. But aside from Office and the option of paying extra for a slick keyboard cover, there’s not really much […]