The Microsoft Surface Duo is now available for pre-order for $1400 and up, and while that’s a steep price to pay for a phone with mediocre specs, there are number of things that make the Surface Duo an interesting phone. It’s Microsoft’s first phone since the company gave up on Windows Mobile. The Android-powered phone […]
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MAKERPhone is a $99 DIY, hacker-friendly phone (crowdfunding)
Some of the best smartphones on the market today have price tags in the $1,000 range. The MAKERphone costs just one tenth as much… but that’s only part of the selling point for this crowdfunded cellphone. It’s a DIY phone that comes as a kit that you assemble. It’s programmable, allowing you to code your […]
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Xiaomi is positioning the Pocophone F1 as a hacker-friendly device
Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1 will be the cheapest phone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor when it goes on sale for $300 in India next week. The phone has made headlines for offering high-end specs at a mid-range price, but that’s not the only thing that makes it unusual for a smartphone in 2018. Xiaomi is […]
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GeekBox hackable mini PC (mini review)
People have been trying to install Ubuntu on Android TV boxes for as long as companies have been cranking them out. But the Geekbox is something different, because it’s meant to be hacked. Geekbuying sells the Geekbox for $110 (or less if you follow the instructions for a $20 off coupon), and the company sent me […]