Most modern smartphone makers release several new models every year. Dutch company Fairphone takes a slower, more deliberate approach, releasing one new phone every few years… but offering long-term support for hardware as it ages. So a little over a month after introducing the Fairphone 5, the company has announced an official Android 13 update […]
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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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12 Comments on AYA Neo Pocket Air is handheld Android game console with 5.5 inch OLED display and Dimensity 1200 ($279 and up during crowdfunding)
AYA Neo Pocket Air is handheld Android game console with 5.5 inch OLED display and Dimensity 1200 ($279 and up during crowdfunding)
12 Comments on AYA Neo Pocket Air is handheld Android game console with 5.5 inch OLED display and Dimensity 1200 ($279 and up during crowdfunding)The AYA Neo Pocket Air is a handheld gaming system with a 5.5 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel AMOLED display, built-in game controllers, and a MediaTek Dimensity 1200 processor. It’s also the first Android-powered system from AYA, a company that’s best known for shipping handheld Windows computers built for gaming. First unveiled in January, it’s […]
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Lilbits: Sony buys Audeeze, MSI leaks Raptor Lake-S details, and previews of upcoming Android features
2 Comments on Lilbits: Sony buys Audeeze, MSI leaks Raptor Lake-S details, and previews of upcoming Android featuresIntel’s 14th-gen processors are set to debut this year, and it looks like desktop-class chips that are part of the “Raptor Lake-S Refresh” line are going to be… a lot like the company’s 13th-gen Raptor Lake chips. They’re manufactured on the same Intel 7 node, and featuring the same core and thread counts (for the […]
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Lilbits: Arm IPO, Atari 2600+ and the “first conformant” GPU driver for Apple M1 and M2 chips
4 Comments on Lilbits: Arm IPO, Atari 2600+ and the “first conformant” GPU driver for Apple M1 and M2 chipsThe folks behind Asahi Linux have been had to reverse engineer Apple’s CPU and GPU architecture in order to get Linux up and running on the latest Macs with Apple Silicon processors. But one of the developers responsible for much of the work that’s gone into creating open source graphics drivers for Apple M1 and […]
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8 Comments on Xiaomi Pad 6 Max enters the big tablet fray with 14-inch display and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor
Xiaomi Pad 6 Max enters the big tablet fray with 14-inch display and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor
8 Comments on Xiaomi Pad 6 Max enters the big tablet fray with 14-inch display and Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processorXiaomi has announced a new addition to its tablet lineup: the Pad 6 Max. It’s the company’s biggest tablet yet with a 14-inch display. That’s more than an inch larger than Apple’s largest iPad Pro model, and puts it in the same territory as the Samsung Tab S9 Ultra and Lenovo Tab Extreme. It’s not […]
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Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 revealed with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip and a new cover display
Hot on the heels of Samsung and Honor announcing new foldables, Xiaomi is getting in on the action. The company has revealed the Xiaomi Mix Fold 3 and is already taking pre-orders in China. Starting at around $1250, the Mix Fold 3 is built around a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor with a top clock […]
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Firefox desktop extension support coming to Android browser
Mozilla has announced that a major change is coming to the Firefox Android app. Desktop browser extensions will finally be fully supported by the end of this year. An exact date hasn’t been set yet, but Mozilla plans to announce one in September. Firefox users have been able to install extensions that were part of […]
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Winlator runs Windows games on your Android device
There are a few ways you can play Windows games on an Android device. You can stream them using a service like GeForce Now or an app like Moonlight. You can use Steam’s Remote Play feature if your hardware is up to the task. And now you can also use Winlator to run Windows games […]
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Lilbits: Purism’s refund policy (or lack thereof), Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, and better QR code scanning
16 Comments on Lilbits: Purism’s refund policy (or lack thereof), Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE, and better QR code scanningThe Purism Librem 5 Linux smartphone has had a long and storied journey. Purism was one of the first companies to announce plans to release a smartphone capable of running software based on a mainline Linux kernel… but it took years for the company to actually begin shipping phones to customers who had placed pre-orders, […]