KaiOS is a Linux-based operating system that powers more than 150 million feature phones. It’s not considered a full-fledged smartphone operating system due to limited functionality and limited support for third-party apps. But it brings features like a web browser, media player, and some apps to cheap phones that may not have touchscreen displays. And […]
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Lilbits: Google Pixel 6 with Tensor processor, Steam Deck, and upgrading the GPD Win Max
The Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro are coming this fall and they’ll feature a brand new design with a large camera bar across the back of the phones and upgraded camera hardware including new sensors and lenses. But the biggest chance, Google says, is under the hood. Google’s Pixel 6 series phones will […]
HMD’s latest feature phones include a Nokia 2720 revival
Before their were smartphones, there were flip phones (and a whole bunch of other phones that were… less intelligent, I guess). But what’s old is new again, and HMD has been reviving classic phones for folks who don’t always need a full-fledged web browser and app store. The company has already brought back the Nokia […]
Lilbits 372: Raspberry Pi 4 charging issues (and USB-C confusion)
Raspberry Pi’s latest small and cheap single-board computer is the most powerful to date. The recently launched Raspberry Pi 4 features a quad-core ARM Cortex-A72 processor, an upgraded GPU, faster Ethernet, and for the first time it comes with three memory configuration choices: 1GB, 2GB, or 4GB. The new model is also the first to […]
Mysterious Microsoft feature phone from 2015 finally revealed
Microsoft put a lot of time and effort into figuring out how to put itself in front of the next billion mobile users. Part of that effort was an interesting little feature phone that never saw the light of day. Until now, that is. The handset you see here was codenamed RM-1182. It was certified […]
Google wants its apps to run on feature phones
Google has been working for years to make Android available for dirt cheap smartphones. But in spite of the company’s efforts with the Android One and Android Go programs, there’s still a market for feature phones with low price tags and a limited set of “smart” functions. So Google’s latest move is to try to […]
Nokia Android phones and tablets are coming… but won’t be built by Nokia
Nokia-branded smartphones and tablets are coming. The company has announced that it will license its name and intellectual property to a new company called HMD global Oy, which will have the rights to build and sell products using the Nokia name for the next 10 years. HMD plans to produce Android smartphones and tablets, and […]