The Wandboard is a tiny computer or developer board which looks a bit like a Raspberry Pi, but which has a starting price about three times as high and which packs significantly more power. That’s because while the Raspberry Pi has an ARM11 single-core processor, the Wandboard features a faster Freescale i.MX6 ARM Cortex-A9 processor. […]
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Lenovo IdeaPad S210 11.6 inch notebook on the way?
It looks like Lenovo could be preparing to launch a new budget portable notebook called the IdeaPad S210. The folks at Tech2.hu got their hands on some promotional materials for the upcoming notebook. The IdeaPad S210 is expected to feature an 11.6 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, measure about 0.82 inches thick, and weigh […]
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Gigabyte BRIX packs a full-fledged desktop PC into a 4.5 inch case
Gigabyte’s BRIX computer measures just 4.5″ x 4.2″ x 1.2″. But the company seems to be out to prove that big things can come in small packages. The little computer supports up to an Intel Core i7 Ivy Bridge processor. The company first started showing off its small form-factor desktop PC in January, and now […]
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Liliputing Cube U30GT2 quad-core HD tablet giveaway
The Cube U30GT2 is an amazing tablet that sells for a great price and has only one tragic flaw: poor WiFi range. If you can get around the limited WiFi performance, the tablet has an excellent display, a fast processor, and a pretty solid software experience. Geekbuying sells the tablet for $263, but the store […]
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Lilbits (5-24-2013): Gmail app redesign, Galaxy S4 bootloader bypass, Pinguy 13.04
The developers of Pinguy Linux have released version 13.04, which is based on Ubuntu 13.04. But it includes a number of features that you don’t get from a standard Ubuntu installation. Meanwhile, a hacker has figured out a way to bypass the bootloader and install custom firmware on the AT&T and Verizon models of the […]
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Tizen Linux demo on an ultrabook (video)
Tizen is a Linux-based operating system that’s backed by Samsung and which is expected to ship on Samsung smartphones this year. But the OS isn’t just for mobile devices like phones and tablets. The folks at Tizen Experts got a chance to check out an early demo of Tizen running on an ultrabook, and it looks […]
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Asus VivoBook V551 ultrabook with Haswell CPU coming soon
PC makers are expected to launch plenty of new laptops, tablets, and hybrid devices featuring Intel Haswell processors at the Computex trade show in Taiwan in June. But some Haswell-powered devices are starting to show up a bit early. The Asus VivoBook V551 is an ultrabook with a 15.6 inch display and an Intel Core […]
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Google Android 4.3 spotted in the wild, brings new camera app to Nexus 4
Google’s annual developer conference came and went this month without the launch of a new version of the Android operating system. But web publishers (including this one) have noticed a growing number of visits from folks using mobile devices identified as running Android 4.3 in recent weeks… and now a member of the xda-developers forum […]
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Deals of the Day (5-24-2013)
As expected, Walmart is now selling two new low-cost Android tablets from Hisense. And while they’re selling for the list prices of $99 and $149, respectively, they’re still among the best tablets you can get for those prices, so I figured I’d highlight them one more time. The $99 tablet is notable mostly for its […]
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VOYO A15 tablet packs an 11.6 inch screen, Exynos 5250 processor
Chinese device maker VOYO plans to launch an Android tablet with a 2 GHz Samsung Exynos 5250 dual-core processor. It joins the growing ranks of tablets featuring the speedy ARM Cortex-A15 processor. But it’s one of the first to sport a large 11.6 inch display. Padhz reports the VOYO A15 has an 11.6 inch, 1920 […]