The Microsoft Surface Duo is a dual-screen Android phone that will be the first smartphone from the company since the Microsoft Lumia 950 and 950 XL, which both ran the now-defunct Windows Phone operating system. First unveiled last October, rumor has it that the Surface Duo could go on sale this summer. And now it […]
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Lilbits: Lenovo’s AMD gaming laptops, T-Mobile’s Android TV streamer
The Lenovo Legion brand may be expanding to include smartphones soon. But Legion is first and foremost a name associated with Lenovo’s gaming PCs. And the company just introduced a whole bunch of new models powered by AMD Ryzen processor and NVIDIA GeForce graphics. The Lenovo Legion 5 is available with 15 or 17 inch displays, up […]
Lilbits 7-9-2020: Wink will require subscriptions later this month
Up until recently one of the key selling points for using Wink’s smart home products was that you didn’t also need to sign up for a subscription service to use them. But a Wink hub, motion sensor, or other products and you could just use them. Then Wink announced in May that it was going […]
Google Nest smart speaker coming soon (Updated)
It’s been nearly four years since Google launched its first smart speaker. Now the company is getting ready to launch the follow-up to its aging Google Home. An unannounced Google device with the model number GXCA6 showed up at the FCC website this week… with virtually no other details. But @androidtv_rumor spotted a device with […]
FCC designates Chinese telecom companies Huawei and ZTE as national security threats
The US war on Chinese telecommunications giants Huawei and ZTE continues. The latest move comes from the Federal Communications Commission, which has designated the two companies as national security threats. As a result, US telecommunications companies will be prohibited from using some federal funding to buy equipment from Huawei or ZTE. Specifically, the FCC provides […]
Unannounced Microsoft Surface Go 2 hits the FCC
Rumor has it that Microsoft’s next entry-level tablet will be a Surface Go 2 featuring an Intel Core m3-8100Y processor and optional support for 4G LTE data. Microsoft has yet to confirm that the Surface Go 2 is even a thing. But a new FCC listing seems to confirm previous details about the upcoming tablet… and […]
Unannounced Samsung Galaxy Tab A4 S leaked by FCC & Bluetooth SIG
It looks like Samsung has a new entry-level or mid-range Android tablet on the way. An unannounced tablet called the Galaxy Tab A4 S showed up at the Bluetooth SIG website on Christmas. A tablet with the same model number (SM-T307U) showed up at the WiFi.org website in November. And most recently, the same tablet […]
Unannounced Alcatel Hulk 7 kids tablet hits the FCC
The upcoming Alcatel Hulk 7 tablet appears to be a kid-friendly tablet with a 7 inch display, a semi-rugged (or at least thick) case, and mediocre specs. While the tablet hasn’t been officially announced yet, it showed up at the FCC website this week, along with some drawings and other details that give us an […]
A new Amazon tablet hits the FCC (Probably Fire HD 10 2019)
The Amazon Fire HD 10 is the most powerful model in Amazon’s tablet lineup. It has the fastest processor, the most RAM and storage space, and the highest resolution display. But it’s also the oldest current-gen Amazon Fire tablet, having last received a hardware refresh way back in 2017. It looks like that could change […]
Lilbits 367: Say hello to the Samsung Galaxy Home Mini (while you wait for the Galaxy Home)
It’s been close to a year since Samsung first spoke publicly about the Galaxy Home smart speaker with support for the company’s Bixby voice assistant… but you still can’t actually buy one yet. But it looks like the company is also developing a second, smaller model. The folks at CNET spotted an FCC listing for […]