Valve has confirmed that its Steam Deck handheld gaming PC is on track to begin shipping in February, following a short delay. And Apple may be looking at a somewhat longer setback for the virtual reality/augmented reality glasses it’s reportedly been developing since 2015: originally expected to ship this year, they may not be ready […]
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Lilbits: Qualcomm’s current and next-gen laptop chips, Google Voice loses a key feature
Windows laptops with Qualcomm Snapdragon processors have been around for a few years… but they’ve offered generally underwhelming performance, especially now that Apple has shown that laptops with ARM-based processors can be much faster than equivalent models with x86 chips. But Qualcomm isn’t done making laptop processors. Details about an upcoming chip are starting to […]
Lilbits 6-23-2020: The ARMs race is on
This week Apple confirmed that it’s preparing to transition from Intel to ARM chips for upcoming Mac computers, and the upcoming macOS Big Sur will be the company’s first desktop operating system designed for Apple Silicon chips based on ARM architecture. Befitting a move so big, it’ll also be the first version of the Mac […]
Google Voice is launching a WiFi calling private beta
Google Voice is a service that includes so many features it’s hard to know where to begin: You can give out a single phone number and when someone dials it, Google Voice will send the call to all your phones, or adjust which phones ring based on time of day or other settings. When callers […]
Google Voice gets its first major update in 5 years
Google Voice is a free service that allows you to sign up for a single phone number that you can use to manage all of your phone lines. Give people that one number and Google will ring all you phones, let you receive automatic transcripts of voicemail messages and filter or record calls. The service […]
Apple wants Siri to transcribe voicemails like Google Voice already has for years
Apple may be working on a visual voicemail service that will automatically create transcripts of your voice messages. How is this different from Google Voice, which has been available for Android users for years? According to a report from Business Insider, Apple’s service will put Siri in charge of the transcription. Apple employees are reportedly already testing this […]
Google Voice gets better at transcribing voicemails
One of the coolest things about Google Voice (in theory) is its ability to automatically transcribe your voicemail messages so you can read them when you don’t have time to listen. In practice, the transcriptions can sometimes be so awful that it’s hard to get even a vague idea of what the message is about. […]
Lilbits (10-07-2014): No wearables from HTC this year
Almost every major consumer electronics company has a smartwatch, fitness tracker, or other wearable device to sell you. But one company isn’t quite ready to jump into wearables just yet. HTC is holding an event to launch new products this week, but the company’s expected to focus on smartphones and cameras, not smartwatches or smart […]
Google Voice is merging with Hangouts
Hangouts is Google’s app for text and video chats. You can use it as an instant messenger, use it to make video calls, or create group hangouts for either voice or text chats. If you have an Android smartphone, Hangouts also recently became the default SMS app. Now Google is starting to bring its long-neglected Google […]
Lilbits (6-13-2014): You can’t always get what you want (on Amazon Prime Music)
Amazon Prime Music launched this week, giving subscribers access to a million songs as part of their regular Amazon Prime membership. While the catalog isn’t as big as that of rivals Spotify or Rdio, it probably doesn’t have to be:Â Prime Music is more of a perk for existing subscribers than a full-fledged, standalone music service. […]