Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web. Canonical enables Ubuntu on StarFive’s VisionFive 2 RISC-V single board computer [Canonical] Canonical brings support for Ubuntu 23.04 to the StarFive VisionFive 2, a single-board PC with a 1.5 GHz quad-core JH7110 RISC-V processor with SiFive U74 CPU cores and Imagination BXE-4-32 MC1 graphics. […]
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HTC U23 Pro 5G revealed in leaked images, may be joining the Viverse
HTC could be gearing up for the release of a new smartphone. Images of the HTC U23 Pro 5G have been leaked online by someone with access to a pre-production device. The U23 Pro 5G looks like it will be the latest hardware addition to the Viverse, HTC’s attempt “to realize a Metaverse that is […]
Lilbits: AYA Neo 2S with Ryzen 7 7840U on the way, Yubico to go public, Ryzen Embedded 5000 series launched
The upcoming Asus ROG Ally handheld gaming PC is expected to have a “custom” AMD processor that’s closely related to the as-yet-unannounced Ryzen 7 7840U. GPD has a few models in the works that will have the non-custom version of that same processor. And now it looks like rival AYA could be planning to launch […]
Yes, LG really is pushing Android 13 to the LG Wing
The LG Wing, one of the wildest smartphones ever to be produced, is being updated to Android 13. The fact that a phone is receiving a bump to the latest Android version may not be as newsworthy as it was a few years ago, but this is a very different case. Two years ago LG […]
Lilbits: Firefox for Android finally gets pull-to-refresh, Google brings app auto-archiving to Android
Firefox 112 is out today, and while desktop users won’t see much new (there’s optional support for revealing passwords with a right-click), Firefox mobile users with an Android device will get one major (and long overdue) update: you can pull down from the top of the screen to refresh a website so you can see […]
Google prepares to help you find your Android phone even when it’s powered off
Google has long offered a “Find My Device” feature that lets you locate your Android phone on a map, play a sound to help you find it, or lock or erase your device to prevent your data from getting into someone else’s hands. But so far this only works on devices that are powered on. […]
Google prepares to let you stream Android apps from phones to Chromebooks with Cross-Device Services app
Google’s Cross-Device Services app is now live in the Google Play Store, more than a year after the company first unveiled it was working on a service that would let you use a Chromebook to interact with some apps on your Android phone. It’s not actually active yet, but the folks at 9to5Google report that the […]
Google’s Nearby Share for Windows lets you quickly share files with Android devices
Google’s Nearby Share feature debuted on Android phones and tablets as a way to quickly send files and apps from one Android device to another. Eventually Google brought Nearby Share to Chromebooks as well. And now the company has launched a public beat of Nearby Share for Windows. Available for Windows 10 or later, the […]
Abxylute cloud gaming handheld hits Kickstarter for $189 and up (crowdfunding)
The Abxylute handheld game console features a 7 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel LTPS LCD display, game controllers including hall effect joysticks and sensors, a gyroscope for motion controls, two vibration motors and stereo speakers. With a quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 processor and 4GB of RAM, the Abxylute isn’t a particularly powerful device. But that’s because the […]
Scrcpy 2.0 adds audio support to the Android screen mirroring utility for PCs
Scrcpy is a free and open source tool that lets you mirror your Android device to a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer. This lets you view your mobile apps on a PC, remote control them, or make screen recordings. Now the developer has released scrcpy 2.0, which brings support for new video codecs and support […]