Microsoft’s “Scroogled” ad campaign pokes fun at Google for the company’s habit of automatically scanning your email messages in order to choose contextually relevant advertisements. But this week Microsoft is drawing some heat for snooping through a Microsoft Hotmail users’s inbox as part of a criminal investigation involving an employee who leaked software and trade […]
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Lilbits (12-02-2013): Android 4.4 for the HTC HD2 (phone that won’t die)
The year was 2009. Microsoft was getting ready to launch a dramatically new version of its smartphone operating system which would require phones with some pretty powerful hardware. The HTC HD2 fit the bill, but it actually shipped with Windows Mobile 6.5. Many folks figured it would just be a matter of time before it […]
Linux Mint 16 RC released
The developers of Linux Mint have launched the first release candidates of Linux Mint 16 “Petra.” The operating system is known for its ease of use and setup, and it’s become a popular alternative to Ubuntu and Debian over the past few years. Linux Mint 16 includes a number of new features and performance tweaks. […]
Lilbits (10-10-2013): Twitter for Android tablet (singular)
The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 Edition isn’t just a tablet with a ridiculously long name. It also has a great screen, a fast processor, more RAM than most tablets, and support for a digital pen. Priced at $549 and up, the new Note is a bit expensive by Android tablet standards, but it’s just […]
MintBox 2 now available for order for $599 (Mini-PC with Linux Mint)
Compulab is now taking orders for the MintBox 2, a tiny, fanless desktop PC with an Intel Ivy Bridge processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB hard drive. It’s also one of the few computers to come with Linux Mint pre-loaded. You can order the MintBox 2 from the Compulab website for $599. It should […]
Lilbits (7-22-2013): CyanogenMod Nemesis, NVIDIA Shield, KDE Vivaldi etc
Don’t like the version of Android that came with your phone or tablet? Don’t worry, there’s a good chance you can unlock the bootloader and replace it with custom firmware — and CyanogenMod makes some of the most popular, most stable custom ROMs around. So when the team posts a cryptic video about an upcoming […]
MintBox 2 coming soon: Tiny Linux Mint desktop PC with Core i5 for $599
CompuLab and Linux Mint are getting ready to launch a new line of tiny desktop computers designed to run the Linux Mint operating system. Last year they teamed up to launch a line of MintBox devices with AMD processors, but the new models will have faster chips, more storage, and a much longer warranty. The […]
Lilbits (5-17-2013): Linux Mint 15, Ubuntu on Glass, end of the Kindle Keyboard?
Linux Mint is an easy-to-use operating system that’s based on Ubuntu Linux. It comes pre-loaded with support for Flash, Java, and a range of media codecs that you’d have to install yourself with Ubuntu. While Linux Mint supports a range of desktop environments, the default user interface also looks a lot more like the classic […]
The Chromebook Pixel can run Ubuntu, Linux Mint, other distros
Wondering why you might want to spend $1299 or more on a laptop that runs Chrome OS, an operating system based on a web browser? How about because the Chromebook Pixel‘s not limited to just running Chrome OS? Googler Bill Richardson explains that Google packed a copy of SeaBIOS into the Pixel, making it easier to […]
Microsoft’s Surface Pro Windows 8 tablet can run Linux
Microsoft’s Surface Pro is a tablet designed to showcase the Windows 8 operating system. But that doesn’t mean Windows 8 is the only software the tablet can run. Geek.com’s Russell Holly picked up one of Microsoft’s new tablets recently, and he’s been hard at work convincing the Surface Pro to run various Linux-based operating systems. […]
mintBox mini-PC with Linux Mint now available for $476 and up
The mintBox is a small desktop computer with a fanless design that ships with the Linux Mint operating system preloaded. As expected, it’s basically just a rebranded version of the Compulab fit-PC3, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Like the fit-PC3, the mintBox features a tiny and fanless case design, but packs a number […]
mintBox mini-PC with Linux Mint coming soon
The developers of the popular Linux Mint operating system have announced that you’ll soon be able to buy a Mint-branded computer… called the mintBox. It’s basically a Compulab fit-PC3 with the Mint name slapped on. Compulab will also be sharing a portion of the proceeds with the Mint team to help fund development of the […]