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Lilbits: iPhone 14 Pro benchmarks, Google Fi expands global 5G coverage, Amazon’s next tablet may not be for you

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Apple introduced the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro smartphone lineup this week, and while the Pro models have better cameras, they’re also the first to ship with the new Apple A16 Bionic chip manufactured using a 4nm process. So how much better is it than the A15 Bionic chip used in the non-Pro model […]

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Lilbits: Nothing introduces something, first look at the JingPad A1 Linux tablet

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A startup called Nothing has generated way more buzz this year than you’d expect from a company that’s never released a product yet. But Nothing was founded by Carl Pei, co-founder of OnePlus, a company that knows a thing or two about generating press (not always good press, but at least people were talking). Now […]

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Moto E6i is a budget Android Go phone with a Unisoc processor

by Brad Linder 2 Comments on Moto E6i is a budget Android Go phone with a Unisoc processor

Most recent Android smartphones ship with processors from Qualcomm, MediaTek, Samsung, or Huawei. But over the past few years we’ve seen chips from a new player called Unisoc show up in a handful of smartphones from Hisense, HMD, and other companies. Now Motorola is launching a budget phone with a Unisoc Tiger SC9863A processor. The […]

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Google brings Night Mode to budget smartphones with Camera Go app

by Brad Linder Comments Off on Google brings Night Mode to budget smartphones with Camera Go app

Google’s Night Sight allows you to use a smartphone to shoot photos that capture a surprising amount of detail when you’re in a dark or dimly lit environment by using software to stitch together data from multiple images to make a brighter photo than you’d normally be able to get using a phone camera. The […]

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Lilbits: Windows Terminal, Android Go, and RISC-V

by Brad Linder 1 Comment on Lilbits: Windows Terminal, Android Go, and RISC-V

Microsoft has released a new preview version of its Windows Terminal app, which is shaping up to be a pretty powerful, customizable tool for all of the different command line interfaces available in Windows 10. That includes the basic command prompt, PowerShell, and the Windows Subsystem for Linux. The latest version adds support for a […]

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Google Go app can read web pages aloud to you (Android Go Edition devices only)

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As promised, Google has released an update to the Google app for Android Go Edition devices that can read web pages aloud, letting you listen to the web with your ears rather than reading with your eyes. The new Google Go app is available from the Play Store, and folks with Go Edition phones should […]

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Samsung’s Galaxy J2 Core is a budget phone with Android Go Edition software

by Brad Linder 3 Comments on Samsung’s Galaxy J2 Core is a budget phone with Android Go Edition software

As expected, Samsung is launching its first smartphone with Android Go Edition software. The Samsung Galaxy J2 Core is pretty much the opposite of the recently released Galaxy Note 9. I mean, they’re both Android phones with touchscreen displays, but that’s about it. The Galaxy J1 Core has a small, low-resolution display, a low-end processor, very […]

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Google unveils Android 9 Pie (Go Edition) with faster boot times and better security

by Brad Linder 4 Comments on Google unveils Android 9 Pie (Go Edition) with faster boot times and better security

Google’s Android Go Edition software is designed to run on entry-level smartphones, and since introducing Android 8 Oreo (Go Edition) last year, Google says device makers have shipped more than 200 different phones powered by the software, with some models selling for as little as $30. But while these phones can run Android Go Edition software, […]

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Lilbits 319: Chrome gets more secure, uses more RAM

by Brad Linder Comments Off on Lilbits 319: Chrome gets more secure, uses more RAM

Google’s Chrome web browser has always been something of a memory hog, which is to be expected from an application that runs a new process for each browser tab. Now Google has introduced something called “site isolation,” which means that not only does each tab have its own process, but each process can also now […]