There’s no shortage of cheap Chromebooks and Windows laptops these days. But when Indian mobile carrier Reliance Jio was looing to add a cheap 4G-ready laptop to its line of products, the company apparently settled on a different operating system: Android. According to a report from xda-developers, India’s largest mobile network has been working with […]
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Lava myZ lets you customize smartphone specs the same way you do PCs (India only)
When you want to buy a laptop or desktop computer you have a few options. You can buy an off-the-shelf or ready-to-ship version that comes with a certain set of specs and features by default. Or you may be able to buy from a PC vendor that lets you customize the choice of processor, memory, […]
Nokia PureBook X14 is the first Nokia-branded laptop in a decade
The last time you could buy a notebook computer with the Nokia name on it, netbooks were still a thing. But this week a new Nokia laptop goes on sale in India. Sort of. The Nokia PureBook X14 isn’t actually made by Nokia. Instead, it’s the result of a licensing deal between Nokia and Indian internet […]
Lilbits: ARM computers, Linux phones, and the Pixel 2 rides off into the sunset
After rocking a Google Pixel 2 as my primary smartphone for the past three years, I took advantage of a Google Fi Black Friday promotion and traded in my phone for a brand new Pixel 4a 5G for $298 after trade-in. There were two reasons I decided the time was right to upgrade. First, my […]
Motorola launches Moto G9/Moto G9 Play in Europe and India for $200 or less
Motorola’s latest budget smartphone in the Moto G lineup is here… and by here, I mean India and Europe. It’s unclear if or when the Moto G9 and/or Moto G9 Play will be available in other markets. But the company unveiled the Moto G9 in India today, and it will be available from FlipKart for ₹11,499 ($155) […]
Lilbits: Use a Sony camera as a webcam, buy a monster Linux laptop, and more
Linux PC maker System76 has released its most powerful laptop to date: the new System76 Bonobo WS is a mobile workstation with support for desktop-class chips including a 125-watt Intel Core i9-10900K processor and NVIDIA RTX 2080 SUPER graphics. At 8.4 pounds, it’s not the sort of laptop we’d normally cover on Liliputing, but hey, […]
Xiaomi launches the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max (small screens… and short names are so last year)
Comments Off on Xiaomi launches the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max (small screens… and short names are so last year)The new Redmi Note 9 Pro Max from Chinese phone maker Xiaomi is a smartphone with a 6.67 inch, 2400 x 1080 pixel LCD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 720G processor, up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, quad cameras, and a 5,020 mAh battery. Basically it’s a big mid-range phone with a bunch of […]
Poco X2 is a $225 smartphone with a 120 Hz display (and mid-range specs)
Xiaomi’s Pocophone F1 made a bit of a splash in 2018 thanks to a combination of high-end specs and a mid-range ($300) price tag. Now the follow-up is here and it’s… a step sideways? The Poco X2 is launching in India for $225 and up, which seems like a pretty good price for a phone with […]
Amazon launches battery-powered Echo Input portable speaker (in India)
Amazon’s Echo line of smart speakers and smart displays has exploded in recent years… but one thing the company hasn’t offered is a portable, battery-powered Echo. Now the company has one of those too. The new Amazon Echo Input is a compact, 360-degree speaker with up to 10 hours of battery life while playing music, […]
Motorola One Macro is a budget phone with camera for up-close photography
Smartphone cameras have gotten good enough to replace standalone point-and-shoot cameras for many users. In recent years phone makers have added features like telephoto zoom lenses and support for bokeh-style effects. Now Motorola is bringing macro photography to its latest smartphone. The Motorola One Macro is a relatively cheap phone with one special feature: one of the […]