There are a growing number of smartphones with foldable displays that let you quickly switch between phone and tablet modes. But Samsung may be considering a different kind of phone that supports as many as four different modes. A recent patent application shows a phone with a rollable display that can be extended from both […]
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Anbernic files patents for a Win701 handheld gaming
Most of the handheld game systems from Chinese device maker Anbernic are designed to run Android or Linux-based software. But last fall the company launched the Anbernic Win600 handheld gaming PC with an AMD processor, Windows software, and a $300 starting price that makes it one of the most affordable Windows handhelds to date. Now it […]
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Vivo patents a smartphone with a flying drone camera system built in
Smartphone makers have been using camera features to help set their devices apart for years. Some phones take stellar shots from one or two cameras. Others have a bunch of cameras to cover everything from wide-angle to telephoto photography. Now it looks like Chinese phone maker Vivo is considering something different. Very different. The company […]
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Lilbits: Windows 11 on handhelds, Fitbit’s ring, and OS X 10.7 and 10.8 are now free to download
Comments Off on Lilbits: Windows 11 on handhelds, Fitbit’s ring, and OS X 10.7 and 10.8 are now free to downloadWhen software updates roll out for Windows, Android, iOS, or macOS these days, you’re probably used to getting it for free. But once upon a time companies used to charge for those sorts of updates. In fact, Apple didn’t start offering free updates to Mac users until OS X 10.9 Mavericks was released in 2013. […]
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Apple patents a configurable keyboard with tiny screens beneath the keys
Apple’s recent MacBook Pro laptops feature a Touch Bar above the keyboard that’s basically a thin OLED touchscreen display that can show different buttons depending on what you’re doing with your laptop. But the keys on the keyboard? They remain the same no matter what software you’re running… for now, anyway. Last year Apple filed […]
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Smartphones with modular camera systems could become a thing (maybe)
Modular smartphones never really took off in a big way. Google and LG discontinued their experiments in the modular space, and while the Moto Z line might not be officially dead, it hasn’t seen a new entry in a while. But Chinese phone maker Oppo has filed for a patent on a phone with a […]
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LG files for patent on laptop with a rollable display
LG plans to unveil a smartphone with a rollable display early next year, allowing you to transform the device from a phone to a tablet when you need a little more screen space. But the company may not be stopping with smartphones. LG also recently applied for a patent on a rollable display system that […]
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AMD’s Project Quantum mini gaming PC might still be a thing
It’s been more than five years since AMD unveiled a compact gaming computer with an unusual design that it called Project Quantum. With a Mini ITX motherboard and support for Intel or AMD chips, the concept PC also an AMD Radeon graphics card and liquid and air cooling to keep the little computer running even […]
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AMD may be developing hybrid chips similar to ARM’s big.LITTLE and Intel’s Foveros designs
4 Comments on AMD may be developing hybrid chips similar to ARM’s big.LITTLE and Intel’s Foveros designsIt’s been nearly a decade since ARM introduced its big.LITTLE chip designs that allow a single processor to use two or more different CPU cores. The name comes from the idea that you could pair “big” high-performance cores with “LITTLE” energy-efficient cores to get the best of both worlds – speed when you need it […]
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This could be what the new Moto Razr folding phone looks like
Smartphones with folding displays are all the rage these days, but it looks like different phone makers may be different approaches. Royole’s FlexPai smartphone folds in half so that part of the phone’s 7.8 inch display becomes a 4.5 inch screen. Samsung’s upcoming foldable will bend the other way… so that the tablet-sized screen is […]