It’d be easy to take one quick look at the Asus ROG Ally handheld gaming PC and conclude that it was heavily influenced by Valve’s Steam Deck… or maybe some of the many other handhelds launched in recent years by lesser known companies. But Asus says it’s actually been working on its handheld for the […]
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Lilbits: Google Pixel 7, Amazon ruins Comixology, and the second coming of Google Inbox
Comments Off on Lilbits: Google Pixel 7, Amazon ruins Comixology, and the second coming of Google InboxGoogle’s next phone will most likely be the Pixel 6a, a cheaper version of the company’s current flagships. But Google is unsurprisingly already working on the Pixel 7… and now the first details are starting to leak. So far all we know is that it’s likely to feature a 2nd-gen Google Tensor processor and a […]
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ComiXology Unlimited: Thousands of digital comics for $6 per month
Reading comic books and graphic novels can be an expensive hobby, which is why I’ve been a fan of subscription services like Marvel Unlimited and Scribd, which allows you to read thousands of older titles for a fee ($10 per month or $69 per year for Marvel and $9 per month for Scribd). Now Amazon-owned comiXology is […]
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Lilbits 307: Phones with folding displays?
Flexible display technologies been under development for years, but the closest thing we’ve gotten to devices with displays that can actually bend are phones like Samsung’s “Edge” phones with curved glass edges and the LG G Flex line of phones which are not only curved, but which can also flex a bit without breaking. But […]
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Lilbits 299: Rockchip’s first 64-bit chip arrives
Chinese chip maker Rockhip has made a bit of a splash over the past few years by offering low-cost processors for Android tablets and TV boxes. But rival MediaTek seems to have been running laps around Rockchip recently, launching new chips at a rapid fire pace and dominating the Chinese smartphone space. Earlier this year […]
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Lilbits (4-27-2014): Tablet leaks galore
HP has a new 10 inch tablet in the works. Acer has a series of Android tablets with Intel Bay Trail processors. Dell seems to have a new 2-in-1 tablet/notebook convertible on the way. And maybe HP’s 6 inch VoiceTab phone/tablet is coming to America. We don’t know any of these things because the companies […]
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Amazon is buying digital comic service comiXology
Amazon is buying one of the biggest players in the digital comic book space. ComiXology is joining the Amazon family. While Amazon already offers its own digital comic books to Kindle customers, comiXology has been around since 2007 and changed the way many people read comic books. If the deal goes through in the second […]
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Lilbits (3-31-2014): Big day for Chromecast updates
Over the past few months we’ve seen a growing number of audio and video apps add support for Google’s Chromecast media streaming device. Today was a big day for updates, with Vudu, Crackle and Rdio launching new apps that support the $35 TV dongle and PlayOn launching a beta test. Don’t want to stream video […]
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Lilbits (1-17-2014): Sharp launches a 15.6 inch Windows tablet
Pocket-sized tablets might be all the rage for folks who surf the web from the couch, read news or eBooks on the go, and use handheld devices for gaming. But some activities work best on a larger display, such as graphic design or document editing. Sharp’s latest tablet is aimed at folks that want to […]