Qualcomm is working on a new processor designed specifically for Windows tablets and laptops. It’s called the Snapdragon 850 and it’s basically a sibling to the Snapdragon 845 chip that powers the latest high-end Android smartphones, but it’s optimized for larger devices that have more space to help dissipate heat, which could allow the chip […]
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Lilbits 326: Google announcements, Google leaks
Google released a pretty major update for Chrome OS today, and the company has started certifying “YouTube Signature” devices for smartphones that will provide an optimal experience. But most of the big Google-related news today comes from leaks. We’ve got the best look yet at the upcoming Google Pixel 3 XL (unless it’s all part […]
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Lilbits 325: Now you can Roku without a Roku
OK, I’m pretty sure Roku isn’t going to become a verb anytime soon. But it does mean a lot more than it used to. The company behind the popular line of media streamers got their start by offering small, inexpensive boxes that you could use to watch Netflix and other online content on a TV. […]
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Lilbits 324: Samsung’s 4TB consumer SSDs are coming
Solid state drives are faster, more energy efficient, and harder to break than hard drives. But they also tend to be more expensive and come in smaller capacities. So while it’s not unusual to see laptop and desktop computers ship with 1TB or larger hard drives, models with SSDs often have just 256GB of storage […]
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Lilbits 323: What’s inside the Surface Go?
Microsoft began shipping the Surface Go tablet this week, and it’s the smallest, cheapest, and lowest-performance device in the company’s current line of Surface products. It’s also the first Surface tablet with a USB Type-C port and the thinnest Surface device to date. But it’s what’s inside that counts… and the folks at iFixit tore […]
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Lilbits 322: The Red Hydrogen One cometh… later
RED’s first smartphone is an unusual device. It has a rugged Kevlar body. It has a “4D holographic” display. And it will work with modular add-ons including specialized camera lenses. Basically the RED Hydrogen One is an expensive phone aimed at photographers, cinematographers and other enthusiasts. It’s also running late. The phone showed up at […]
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Lilbits 321: Apple’s (unofficially) improved keyboards
Apple’s 2018 MacBook Pro laptops are designed to be significantly more powerful than their predecessors, with support for up to an Intel Core i9 processor and up to 32GB of RAM on some models… although it seems like thermal throttling could be an issue. While the company says it also made the keyboard quieter, the […]
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Lilbits 320: Apple’s new MacBook Pro is fast… except when it’s not
Apple launched its most powerful MacBook Pro laptops to date last week, including 15 inch models with support for up an Intel Core i9 processor and AMD Radeon Pro discrete graphics. Unsurprisingly, a top-of-the-line model scores really, really well in benchmarks, and Laptop Magazine reports it has one of the fastest SSDs shipping in any […]
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Lilbits 319: Chrome gets more secure, uses more RAM
Google’s Chrome web browser has always been something of a memory hog, which is to be expected from an application that runs a new process for each browser tab. Now Google has introduced something called “site isolation,” which means that not only does each tab have its own process, but each process can also now […]
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Lilbits 318: US throws ZTE a lifeline (after almost drowning it)
After banning US companies from selling goods to ZTEÂ in April, causing the Chinese electronics company to basically suspend most operations, the United States Department of Commerce has signed an agreement with the company that could lead to the sanctions being lifted. The company reached an agreement with the Commerce Department last month that includes ZTE […]