Chinese phone maker Oppo is launching two new smartphones with 5 inch screens. The company says the new Oppo R3 is the world’s thinnest smartphone to support 4G LTE, and with a body that measures 6.3mm, or less than 0.25 inches thick, it’s hard to dispute that claim. Meanwhile, as expected, the Oppo N1 Mini is a […]
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Lilbits (3-18-2014): Firefox 28
Mozilla rolls out a new version of its desktop web browser every 6 weeks, so not every update is all that notable. But Firefox 28 packs a few goodies including support for VP9 video decoding, support for web notifications in the OS X Notification Center, and HTML5 volume controls. The Android version of the browser […]
Lilbits (12-30-2013): Next-gen Samsung Chromebook?
Samsung has been a key player in the Chrome OS space since the beginning. The company was one of the first to release a Chromebook. Samsung was the first company to launch a model with an ARM-based processor. And… that’s about it for now. Samsung’s last new Chromebook was launched in late 2012Â and the hardware […]
Oppo offers official CyanogenMod ROM for the Oppo N1 phone
Chinese phone maker Oppo is the first company to release a phone that comes with CyanogenMod pre-loaded. The Oppo N1 CyanogenMod Edition is a limited edition phone that went on sale December 24th and which features the custom version of Gogole Android. But Oppo also offers a version of the phone that comes with ColorOS, […]
Oppo N1 CyanogenMod Edition available for $599
The first phone to ship with CyanogenMod software pre-loaded is now available for purchase. The Oppo N1 CyanogenMod Edition is a phone with a 5.9 inch display, a 13MP camera, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, and CyanogenMod’s custom version of Google Android. It’s available from the Oppo Style store for $599. The phone has an […]
CyanogenMod hits 10 million users before shipping first phone
The Oppo N1 smartphone with CyanogenMod software will be the first device to ship with this custom version of Android preloaded when it goes on sale December 24th, 2013. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t already a lot of people running CyanogenMod — this weekend, the popular custom ROM crawled past the 10 million user […]
Oppo N1 with CyanogenMod coming December 24th, Google Apps included
The Oppo N1 isn’t just the first phone to ship with CyanogenMod pre-loaded, it’s also the first device running CyanogenMod’s custom version of Android to get Google Certification. That means Google’s given the go-ahead for the Oppo N1 to come pre-loaded with the Google Play Store, Gmail, Google Maps, and other Google apps. Up until […]
Lilbits (12-10-2013): Mad Catz gets its M.O.J.O. ($250 Android game console)
Gaming accessory maker Mad Catz is officially in the game console business. The company’s M.O.J.O. game console is now available for $250 from the Mad Catz Store or from Newegg. It’s a small box with an NVIDIA Tegra 4 ARM Cortex-A15 quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, Android software, WiFi, Bluetooth, Ethernet, Bluetooth, […]
Oppo N1 smartphone launches Dec 10th for $599 (Color OS or CyanogenMod)
The Oppo N1 smartphone features a large 5.9 inch display, a speedy Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, and an unusual camera which rotates to face the front or back of the phone. It’s also the first phone to be available with a choice of two types of Android: Oppo’s Color OS or CyanogenMod. Oppo’s new […]
Oppo N1 CyanogenMod phone to ship in December
The first smartphone to ship with CyanogenMod preloaded will hit the street in December. Oppo has announced the the limited edition Oppo N1 with CyanogenMod will be available next month. Oppo’s N1 smartphone features a 5.9 inch, 1920 x 1080 pixel display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 quad-core processor, and a 13MP camera which can rotate […]