When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S10 and S10+ earlier this year, the company also introduced its first 5G-ready smartphone: the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G. You’d be forgiven for thinking it’s basically the same phone with the addition of a 5G modem. But this model also has a bigger screen and a larger battery than its […]
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Razer is shutting down its game store for Ouya, Forge TV, and Mad Catz MOJO
A few years back companies thought the next big thing in console gaming was… small. And cheap. And Android-based. That future never really arrived. And now gaming hardware company Razer is putting another nail in the coffin and shutting down the services that would have powered the Ouya, Razer Forge TV, and Mad Catz MOJO… […]
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Razer plans to enter the mobile gaming space
Over the past few years PC gaming company Razer has started buying up smaller companies focused on the mobile space. The company acquired the maker of the Android-powered micro-console Ouya in 2015. And earlier this year Razer acquired smartphone startup Nextbit. While Razer’s product lineup is still very PC-centric, CEO Min-Liang Tan tells the South […]
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Razer’s Cortex game store for the Forge TV rises from Ouya’s ashes
The Razer Forge TV is an Android TV box designed to bring Android games to your big screen display. It’s one of a few different devices in this category to launch in 2015, and it’s been met with largely poor reviews. Razer is hoping to turn things around with a major software update: this summer the […]
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Razer confirms acquisition of Ouya for Android-based gaming platform tech
Ouya launched an Android-powered video game console a few years ago and hasn’t really updated the hardware since. But the company has put a lot of time and money into building out its game store and software ecosystem which is used on a handful of third-party devices. Still, the company wasn’t in great financial shape, and […]
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Razer acquires Ouya (Android game system startup)
Gaming accessory maker Razer has acquired Android game console maker Ouya. Rumors had suggested Ouya was looking for a buyer, and recently we’d heard that Razer was close to reaching a deal to acquire the company. Now investment bank Mesa Global has confirmed that the deal is done, with the bank acting as and advisor to […]
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Lilbits (4-28-2015): Cyanogen and OnePlus parting ways?
Cyanogen Inc and OnePlus may have been all chummy when the OnePlus One smartphone launched a year ago. It’s a smartphone with high-end specs at a mid-range price, and one of the things that set it apart from the competition was its Cyanogen OS software. But then the makers of the custom version of Android […]
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Lilbits (10-21-2014): Next-gen DSL tech could bring new life to phone lines
Back in the dark ages the only way for most people to access the internet was with a slow dialup connection (or by visiting a college or other institution that actually had a faster T1 line). Then along came DSL, one of the first technologies to offer broadband speeds. But in recent years cable, fiber […]
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Lilbits (9-02-2014): Android One is coming (to India)
Earlier this summer Google introduced a new initiative called Android One. The idea is to partner with device makers to offer low-cost, high-quality Android phones that run Google approved software. The first Android One devices are expected to be offered in India and they could sell for around $100. Now Google has started sending out […]
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Ouya All-Access Pass: Play most games for $60 per year
Ouya has announced a new limited-time promotion that lets customers play most games in the Ouya store for one annual fee. Pony up $60 per year for a subscription and you unlock the ability to bypass any one-time purchases worth $30 or less, including full games or level add-on packs. What you don’t get are […]