Google Now is a service that provides you with easy access to relevant information at a glance, including appointments, directions, weather, traffic, and news. You can access Google Now on many recent Android phones by swiping up from the home button or by swiping from the left when you’re on the home screen of a device […]
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How to use TouchPad Toolbox to install Android, erase webOS on the HP TouchPad
It’s been nearly 3 years since HP launched and then quickly discontinued the HP TouchPad. But the 9.7 inch tablet continues to live on thanks to the efforts of independent developers. Hackers have been installing new builds of Android on the tablet for ages, and while the road has sometimes been bumpy, these days the aging […]
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Lilbits (5-22-2014): Early look at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 805 CPU
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 805 processor will be the company’s most powerful chip to date when it launches in the second half of 2014… but it’s not that much faster than the Snapdragon 801 CPU that’s already available. AnandTech reports that where it really shines is in select graphic tests, thanks to the new Adreno 440 graphics technology. […]
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HP TouchPad lives on with unofficial Android 4.4.2 KitKat builds
HP’s tablet that was officially discontinued months after it launched in 2011 continues to live on thanks to unofficial software updates from a devoted community of developers. The HP TouchPad is a 9.7 inch tablet with a dual-core CPU, a 1024 x 768 pixel display, and a version of the webOS operating system that’s no […]
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CyanogenMod waves goodbye to “stable” releases
The makers of one of the most popular custom ROMs for Android phones and tablets are doing away “stable” releases, instead promising to offer new builds every 2-4 weeks as CyanogenMod “M” releases. What does this mean for users? Not much really. It’s really more of a name change than anything: but names can be important. […]
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Geeksphone Revolution multi-OS phone gets a price cut, CyanogenMod option
Spanish device maker Geeksphone is lowering the price of its multi-OS smartphone and adding another OS to the mix. The Geeksphone Revolution launched in Europe February for about 222€ or a little over $300. Now it’ll be available for 199€ which is about $275. The price includes VAT, which means the pre-tax price is actually about […]
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OnePlus One smartphone coming in May for $299 and up
OnePlus has been promising for months to deliver a top-tier smartphone at a mid-range price. And it looks like the company is going to deliver on that promise. The OnePlus One is scheduled to hit the streets in mid-May, and it will sell for just $299 and up. For less than the price of a […]
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Lilbits (4-04-2014): Inside the Fire TV, Cyanogen’s new image
Amazon already told us that it’s new TV box has a Qualcomm Snapdragon quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, and 8GB of storage along with the ability to stream music and videos, play games, and run other apps. But that’s not good enough for the folks at repair shop iFixit — they want to see all those […]
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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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OnePlus One smartphone launching in 10 countries in Q2, 2014
The folks at Chinese startup OnePlus plan to launch their first smartphone in the second quarter of 2014. The OnePlus One is expected to be a very geek-friendly device which will ship with software developed by CyanogenMod, and the folks at OnePlus are promising that unlocking the bootloader, rooting your phone, or installing stock or […]