The year’s biggest technology show will go on… virtually. The Consumer Technology Association has announced that CES 2021 will be an “all-digital experience.” A few months ago the group had still been planning to hold an in-person event in January 2021, but as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, the organization concedes that “it is […]
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Computex 2020 is cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
The world’s largest computer show won’t take place at all this year. In March, the organizers of the annual Computex trade show announced that this year’s event would be postponed from June until September in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now TAITRA has announced that the show won’t go on at all in 2020. Computex […]
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Lilbits 5-27-2020: Device shipments dropping
With the global economy in a bit of a shaky state as countries around the world respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s probably no surprise that Gartner is predicting a significant drop in PC, tablet, and mobile phone shipments for 2020. What is a little surprise is that the dip is only expected to be 13.6 […]
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Google and Apple launch COVID-19 Exposure Notification API for public health apps
A month after announcing a partnership to develop smartphone-based contact-tracing technology, Google and Apple have announced that their new Exposure Notifications APIs are available for developers of public health apps. In other words, you may soon be able to download an app that will alert you if you’ve come in contact with someone who came […]
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Lilbits 394: Tiny gaming laptops, crowd-developed tablets, and a cartridge-based handheld game console
Comments Off on Lilbits 394: Tiny gaming laptops, crowd-developed tablets, and a cartridge-based handheld game consoleMore details are emerging about the two most powerful mini gaming laptops to date. A spec sheet suggests that One Netbook’s 7 inch One GX gaming laptop will feature a 1920 x 1200 pixel display and LPDDR4X-4266 memory. But there’s no word on the release date yet. Meanwhile, the crowdfunding campaign for the GPD Win […]
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Smartphone shipments tank in response to the global pandemic
Demand for personal computers may be up due to all the people working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic. But it looks like demand for smartphones is down… way down. Research from IDCÂ and Canalys shows that smartphone shipments during the first quarter of 2020 were down by 12 to 13 percent compared with the same […]
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iOS 13.5 will make it easier to unlock an iPhone while wearing a mask
Apple introduced Face ID with the iPhone X in 2017, allowing users to unlock the company’s flagship phones by looking at them… which is fine under normal circumstances, I guess. But all the fancy 3D face scanning tech in the world isn’t much use when your face is partially obscured by a mask. So Apple […]
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Lilbits 393: The priciest webcam
Webcams are in short supply these days thanks the coronavirus pandemic. But you may already have a perfectly good camera that you can use for your next Zoom meeting or Facebook Messenger call. There are apps that will let you use an iPhone or Android device as a webcam for your computer. And some DSLR […]
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Google Meet video conferencing goes free for everyone (Calls with up to 100 people for 60 minutes)
Comments Off on Google Meet video conferencing goes free for everyone (Calls with up to 100 people for 60 minutes)Video conferencing is having a moment… or a few months at least. With millions of people around the world stuck at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, Zoom has seen an explosion of new users who are holding work meetings, birthday parties, and everything else on the internet. Rivals have been rolling out new features as […]
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Nintendo Switch sales have doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic
If you’ve been looking to pick up a Nintendo Switch game console recently, you might have noticed they’re hard to come by — many stores are having trouble keeping them in stock, and Nintendo is said to be ramping up its manufacturing to keep up with demand. As it turns out, it’s not just the […]