There’s no shortage of DIY projects where people have attempted to build their own laptops. But the ITX Laptop from SFF.NETWORK users APU_enthusiast may be one of the most unusual I’ve ever seen. Basically it’s portable desktop with an ITX (170 x 170mm) motherboard featuring an Intel Processor N100 Alder Lake-N chip, and a chunky […]
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LineageOS 21 released (Custom ROM based on Android 14)
The first developer preview build of Android 15 is expected to drop soon, but the next major version of Android isn’t expected to hit stable channels until this fall. Meanwhile, device makers are just starting to ship phones with Android 14, which was released a few months ago. And the independent developers behind LineageOS have […]
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Lilbits: A “breadboard phone,” Wine 9.0 released, and the future of Amazon’s Alexa
Generative AI is more conversational and responsive than the software that powered early voice assistant software like Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant. But it’s also a lot more expensive to run, due to the amount of processing power required by the servers that make things tick. Meanwhile Amazon, which was one of the companies that […]
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Lilbits: Ryzen Z1 mini PC previewed, Meteor Lake laptops leaked, and some Google apps are losing support for older Android versions
3 Comments on Lilbits: Ryzen Z1 mini PC previewed, Meteor Lake laptops leaked, and some Google apps are losing support for older Android versionsGoogle is ending support for two of its key Android apps on devices running older versions of Android… sort of. Starting early next year the latest versions of the Google Chrome and Google Calendar apps will require Android 8.0 or newer. But that doesn’t mean you can’t use Chrome or Google Calendar on phones running […]
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How to install old apps on Android 14
One of the security updates baked into Android 14 is a feature that blocks you from installing some older apps built for Android 5.1 or earlier… kind of. If you’ve got a shiny new phone or tablet running Android 14, it’s true that you can’t download and install these older apps on your device itself. […]
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Google releases Android 14 (and a Pixel Feature Drop with more features for Google phones)
3 Comments on Google releases Android 14 (and a Pixel Feature Drop with more features for Google phones)Android 14 is now rolling out to Google Pixel phones, and should be coming soon to phones from other companies. Among other things, the latest version of Google’s mobile operating system brings new customization features to the home screen and lock screen, updated privacy, security, and accessibility features, and automatic framing during video calls. Google […]
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Android 14 may let you use your smartphone as a webcam for your PC
Most modern laptops ship with webcams… and most of them aren’t all that good. It’s still common to see PC makers announce new laptops with 720p cameras. Microsoft just introduced one today. So, while you could shop around for a model with a 1080p or higher-resolution camera (there are more than their used to be), many […]
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Lilbits: Windows Updates for outdated versions of the OS, Android 14 Beta 4, and MediaTek Dimensity 6100+
1 Comment on Lilbits: Windows Updates for outdated versions of the OS, Android 14 Beta 4, and MediaTek Dimensity 6100+One of the least fun things about installing Windows using the original installation media is waiting for the operating system to download and install all the updates that were released after the installation media was created. It’s even more frustrating if you’re trying to install a version of Windows that’s no longer support by Microsoft. […]
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Google releases Android 14 Beta 1 for Pixel phones
Android 14 is set to launch later this year, but if you’ve got a Google Pixel smartphone you can already take the first public beta for a spin. After releasing a first developer preview in February, and a second in March, Google has released Android 14 Beta 1. And it brings some big user-facing changes, […]
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Lilbits: Android 14 DP2 is here, Ubuntu adds support for another RISC-V board
Less than a month after releasing the first developer preview build of Android 14, Google is back with Android 14 DP2. The official announcement is aimed at developers and largely focuses on behind-the-scenes stuff the users may not even notice. But independent experts have begun digging into the the developer preview to find new user-facing […]