The list of companies jumping on the Apple Silicon bandwagon is growing. Google just released a version of Chrome for Apple’s new computers with M1 processors, and Mozilla is developing a version of Firefox that will support the new chips as well. Meanwhile, Adobe’s recent move to release a beta version of Photoshop for both […]
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Lilbits: Would you pay $4,000 for this phone?
Smartphone prices have crept up over the past few years, so it’s not unusual to see phones that sell for $1,000 and up. Some models with features like foldable displays may even cost twice as much. But you usually get some pretty stellar features for phones in that price range. And then there’s the luxury […]
Lilbits: Free internet for 10 million US households, more new laptops, and more
Before the T-Mobile/Sprint merger was approved, T-Mobile made a lot of promises — including one that would bring free internet to students in 10 million households across the United States. Now that the merger is complete, T-Mobile is following up on that and explaining how its Project 10Million will make mobile hotspots available for schools […]
Huawei launches the Honor Tab 6 and Tab X6 in China
The future of Huawei products on the international market may be an open question at this point, but the company continues to release new devices in its home country. This week Huawei sub-brand Honor launched two new tablets for the Chinese market. The Honor Tab 6 is a 10.1 inch tablet with a full HD display […]
Honor launches ViewPad 6 tablet with 10.4 inch display in China
In addition to the new 16.1 inch MagicBook Pro laptop, Huawei sub-brand Honor launched a bunch of new products including smart TVs, WiFi routers, smartphones accessories, and… toothbrushes. The company also unveiled the new Honor ViewPad 6 Android tablet with a 10.4 inch, 2000 x 1200 pixel display, a Kirin 985 processor, and 6GB of RAM. […]
Huawei updates laptops including Honor MagicBook Pro 16.1, MateBook X Pro, and Matebook 13
Chinese electronics company Huawei may have a tough road ahead of it, particularly in the smartphone space. But the company is continuing to crank out new laptop computers. Today the company is launching an update to its Honor MagicBook Pro 16.1 inch laptop for the Chinese market. And recently Huawei began taking pre-orders for an updated MateBook […]
Lilbits 398: Google Pixel gossip, Wink subscriptions, and GPD Win Max hardware
Google’s Pixel phones are known for their stand-out cameras — but now it looks like the person responsible for the technology behind those cameras has left the company. Smart home company Wink has thrown a tiny lifeline to folks who were taken aback when the company gave 7-days notice that its products would start requiring […]
Honor MagicBook Pro 16.1 inch laptop now available with AMD Ryzen chips
A few months after launching the MagicBook Pro 16.1 inch laptop powered by an Intel Whiskey Lake processor and NVIDIA graphics, Honor is adding new AMD Ryzen-powered options. The new models are launching in China later this month for about $615 and up. Fun fact: that entry-level price is for a model running Linux. Higher-priced […]
Honor 9X and 9X Pro smartphones punch above their price tags
The Honor 9X and Honor 9X Pro smartphones will be available in China next week for about $200 and up and $320 and up, respectively. There’s nothing too shocking about a Chinese phone maker offering low-cost models. But there’s nothing about these phones that screams cheap. Both feature 6.6 inch, 2340 x 1080 pixel displays […]
Honor MagicBook Pro crams a 16.1 inch display, discrete graphics into a 3.7 pound laptop
The latest laptop from Huawei sub-brand Honor sports a 16.1 inch display surrounded by slim bezels, a 15W Intel Whiskey Lake processor, a 25W NVIDIA GeForce MX250 graphics, and a 56 Wh battery. But the most impressive thing about the Huawei MagicBook Pro may be the fact that despite the big screen and relatively beefy specs, […]