Linux 6.2 was released last week and, among other things, it includes some initial support for Apple’s M1 series processors. That’s an important step toward allowing a wide range of GNU/Linux distributions to run on Macs released in the past few years. But it’s still just a baby step. While there had been a widely-cited […]
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Lilbits: Pixel Tablet leaks, Honor Pad 8 announced, and Honor foldable phones could go global
No Comments on Lilbits: Pixel Tablet leaks, Honor Pad 8 announced, and Honor foldable phones could go globalGoogle announced in May that it was working on a new Pixel Tablet, set to launch in 2023. And the company hasn’t said much about it since then. But folks have been digging through Android Open Source Project code, among other things to get an idea of what to expect. We already knew that it […]
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Honor Tablet 8 has a 12 inch display and eight speakers (launching in China for $220 and up)
4 Comments on Honor Tablet 8 has a 12 inch display and eight speakers (launching in China for $220 and up)Chinese phone maker Honor’s latest Android device isn’t a phone at all, but a mid-range tablet with a few unusual features… like way more speakers than you’d expect to find in a tablet. The Honor Tablet 8 is up for pre-order in China today and should begin shipping in about a week. It has a 12 inch […]
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Honor Magic4 Ultimate packs a high-performance camera and custom image processor
Less than a month after introducing the Honor Magic4 and Magic4 Pro smartphones with big, high-res displays and even bigger, higher-res cameras, Chinese phone maker Honor is adding one more model to the lineup. The new Honor Magic4 Ultimate looks a lot like the Pro model at first glance, but it has an even more impressive […]
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Honor Magic 4 and Magic 4 Pro flagship phones coming soon for €899 and up
Phone maker Honor got its start as a sub-brand of Huawei that was focused on offering devices with premium specs at mid-range prices. But now Honor has spun off as its own business, the company seems to be going all-in on flagship-class devices. Last month saw the launch of the Honor Magic V smartphone with […]
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Honor Magic V is a foldable phone with three 50MP cameras, 12GB RAM, and 66W fast charging
5 Comments on Honor Magic V is a foldable phone with three 50MP cameras, 12GB RAM, and 66W fast chargingChinese phone maker Honor is launching its first smartphone with a foldable display. When folded, the Honor Magic VÂ works like a standard smartphone with a 6.45 inch cover display. But open the tablet up like a book and a tablet-sized 7.9 inch OLED display is revealed. The Honor Magic V goes on sale in China […]
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Lilbits: More Intel NUC systems coming in 2022… and a new BlackBerry phone too?
This week the world mourned the death of classic BlackBerry phones… after first realizing that they weren’t already (entirely) dead. BlackBerry stopped making phones running BlackBerry OS software years ago, and has been phasing out support for the devices ever since. But the company announced it was pulling the plug on legacy services used by […]
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Lilbits: CES 2022 will likely be subdued as companies pull out over COVID-19 Omicron variant concerns
Comments Off on Lilbits: CES 2022 will likely be subdued as companies pull out over COVID-19 Omicron variant concernsThe 2022 Consumer Electronics Show is just two weeks away and, after doing a digital-only event last year in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Consumer Technology Association has been planning for a hybrid event with in-person and online components. But with the Omicron variant of the virus now spreading more quickly than any that […]
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Lilbits: New Android and Windows 11 features, Pocket PC handheld, and the Honor 60 smartphone
1 Comment on Lilbits: New Android and Windows 11 features, Pocket PC handheld, and the Honor 60 smartphoneIt can be easy to forget that you granted an app permission to track your location or access your local storage if it’s an app you use infrequently. So Google introduced a feature with Android 12 that will automatically revoke permissions for apps you haven’t launched in a while. You can always grant permissions again […]
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Lilbits: Firefox puts ads in the address bar, Microsoft agrees to Right to Repair, Nintendo Switch OLED launches this week
1 Comment on Lilbits: Firefox puts ads in the address bar, Microsoft agrees to Right to Repair, Nintendo Switch OLED launches this weekAs the Right to Repair movement picks up steam, a group of Microsoft investors filed a resolution in June, asking the company to look at the social and environmental impact of making its Surface and Xbox hardware easier to repair. Now Microsoft has agreed to do just that, promising to commission an independent study and […]
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Honor MagicBook V 14 has a 90 Hz 3:2 display, a 5MP webcam, and Intel Tiger Lake-H35
Honor hasn’t been making laptops for very long, but the company which spun off from Huawei last year is already making some interesting models. Case in point: the new Honor MagicBook V 14 is a laptop with a 14.2 inch, 2520 x 1680 pixel LTPS LCD display with a 3:2 aspect ratio and a 90 […]
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Honor Pad V7 is a mid-range tablet with a 90 Hz display and pen support
The Honor Pad V7 is an Android tablet with a 10.4 inch, 2000 x 1200 pixel LCD display featuring a 90 Hz refresh rate, a MediaTek Kompanio 900T processor, and up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage. Honor is launching the tablet this week in China, where it’s up for pre-order for about […]