Google brought initial support for the Steam game client to Chromebooks way back in early 2022. But at the time it was only available for a handful of Chromebooks, and you had to be running a dev channel build of ChromeOS. Since then Google has made several updates, making Steam gaming available to more users… […]
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8 Comments on Lilbits: Fitbit 6, an “iPhone for AI,” Steam on Chromebooks, and Intel Meteor Lake is mobile-only
Lilbits: Fitbit 6, an “iPhone for AI,” Steam on Chromebooks, and Intel Meteor Lake is mobile-only
8 Comments on Lilbits: Fitbit 6, an “iPhone for AI,” Steam on Chromebooks, and Intel Meteor Lake is mobile-onlyIntel plans to launch its 14th-gen processors based on “Meteor Lake” architecture in December, and they’re expected to be the first chips manufactured using the company’s new Intel 4 process, the first Intel consumer chips with an NPU (neural processing unit) for hardware-accelerated AI, and the first to be sold under the new Intel Core […]
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Google extends Chromebook software update policy to 10 years
Earlier this the U.S. PIRG (Public Interest Research Group) called on Google to extend is software update policy for Chromebooks from 8 years to 10, saying the move could save schools and other users billions of dollars, while cutting down on electronic waste. And now Google says it’s doing exactly what the non-profit had asked […]
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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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Lilbits: Raspberry Pi supplies, Amazon Drive’s impending shutdown, separating Chrome from ChromeOS, and more
1 Comment on Lilbits: Raspberry Pi supplies, Amazon Drive’s impending shutdown, separating Chrome from ChromeOS, and moreAmazon announced last year that it would pull the plug on its Amazon Drive cloud storage service at the end of 2023. But as the deadline approaches, the company has revealed that it won’t just delete all the files you may have uploaded to the service… instead it’ll move them over to Amazon Photos, a service […]
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Google prepares to let you stream Android apps from phones to Chromebooks with Cross-Device Services app
1 Comment on Google prepares to let you stream Android apps from phones to Chromebooks with Cross-Device Services appGoogle’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 […]
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Lilbits: A DIY Raspberry Pi-powered eReader, Pixel 7a specs leaked, and what’s next from Framework?
6 Comments on Lilbits: A DIY Raspberry Pi-powered eReader, Pixel 7a specs leaked, and what’s next from Framework?We’ve seen people design eBook readers around Raspberry Pi hardware before. But there’s still something pretty nifty about seeing a new open hardware project that shows you don’t need to settle for buying a Kindle, Kobo or other name-brand device to read eBooks on an electronic paper display. Redditor /u/thataintthis shares details of DIY piEreader […]
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Lilbits: LumaFusion video editor comes to Android and iOS, Nokia’s latest budget phone has a card reader, headphone jack and removable battery
9 Comments on Lilbits: LumaFusion video editor comes to Android and iOS, Nokia’s latest budget phone has a card reader, headphone jack and removable batteryLumaFusion is a video editor that offers advanced features including color correction tools, green screen and chroma key effects, as well as all the basic features you’d expect including transitions, titles, and the ability to export files in a range of formats, qualities, and frame rates. What makes it unusual is that it’s not just […]
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Lilbits: The lightest VR headset, running Win32 apps on ARM64 Linux systems, and custom keyboard shortcuts for ChromeOS
9 Comments on Lilbits: The lightest VR headset, running Win32 apps on ARM64 Linux systems, and custom keyboard shortcuts for ChromeOSBigscreen is a virtual reality company that’s best known for its app that lets you watch movies & TV shows in a virtual theater with a 100-screen or access your PC desktop in your headset. Now the company is getting into the hardware game with the launch of its own headset. The Bigscreen Beyond is […]
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HP Dragonfly Pro 14 laptop will ship this spring with Windows (AMD) or ChromeOS (Intel)
5 Comments on HP Dragonfly Pro 14 laptop will ship this spring with Windows (AMD) or ChromeOS (Intel)HP has been using the Dragonfly name for a series of thin and light laptops and tablets over the past few years. But so far the Dragonfly brand has been limited to HP’s business-class mobile computers. Now the company is introducing its first consumer-oriented Dragonfly PCs, starting with the HP Dragonfly Pro Windows laptop and the HP […]