Mozilla expects to see smartphones sell for as little as $25 soon. But chip designer ARM thinks things can go even lower. ARM says the first $20 smartphones could launch in the next few months. Don’t expect stellar performance from a $20 phone. But ARM figures you can take one of the company’s Cortex-A5 processors, […]
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This is what a $50 Android tablet looks like
The average price of Android tablets seems to be dropping all the time. Any day now I expect to find companies paying you to take one home. But there’s a pretty big difference between a cheap Chinese tablet and an Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime… or even an Amazon Kindle Fire. If you’ve ever wondered […]
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AllGo figures out how to build a $15 (screenless) Android device
One of the reasons Google Android seems to be everywhere these days is because the operating system is free to use. Of course, the smartphone, tablet, or smartbook hardware that you need to run the operating system isn’t exactly free. But it can be pretty close. A company called AllGo is showing off a platform […]
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Intel: Atom-based nettops are “affordable,” not “cheap”
One of the selling points for netbooks and low power nettop-style desktop computers is that they’re generally cheaper than more powerful computers. But while cheap may technically mean the same thing as “affordable,” Intel would prefer that companies selling Atom-based nettops refer to them as affordable, rather than cheap. Because let’s face it, “cheap” carries […]
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“World’s Cheapest Laptop” is just $130 — if you order in bulk
While the OLPC XO Laptop never really hit that mythical $100 price point, that doesn’t mean it’s impossible to sell a laptop for little more than a Ben Franklin. Alibaba is selling the so-called “World’s Cheapest Laptop,” for just $130. The only catch? You need to order 50 or more laptops to get that price. […]