Some smartphones are already shipping with in-display fingerprint sensors rather than visible sensors on the front, back, or sides of the phone. Soon we may see phones with in-display cameras as well. Chinese device maker Oppo revealed that it was developing an under-glass smartphone camera earlier this year. This week the company showed off the […]
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VAIO SX12 now available in the US (Smallest laptop with a VGA port?)
The VAIO SX12 is a 2 pound laptop with a 12.5 inch display and a buck-the-trend attitude toward ports. Among other things, it has full-sized HDMI, VGA, and Ethernet jacks, at a time when some other thin-and-light notebooks are going nearly all-in on Thunderbolt 3. First unveiled in July, the VAIO SX12 is now available […]
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VAIO SX12 is a 2 pound, 12.5 inch laptop with Ethernet, HDMI, and VGA ports
PC makers continue to roll out thinner, lighter laptops… but something that often gets lost in the shuffle is an abundance of ports. The new entry-level MacBook Air has just two Thunderbolt 3 ports and a headphone jack, for example, as does the Acer Swift 7. Apparently VAIO didn’t get the memo though, because the […]
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The Meizu Zero is the first smartphone with no buttons or ports
Chinese phone maker Meizu has unveiled the world’s first smartphone with no buttons and no ports. The sides of the Meizu Zero are completely smooth, for better or worse. If you’re wondering how you use the thing, it has touch-sensitive sides that you can use to turn the phone on and off or adjust the volume. […]
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HTC HD2 still isn’t dead yet… gets Android 6.0 port
So you thought it was impressive when folks started porting Android 6.0 Marshmallow to run on the 2011 HP TouchPad tablet? That’s nothing. Recently we saw Marshmallow ported to the original Samsung Galaxy S smartphone from 2010. But why stop there? Now you can also run Android 6.0 on the HTC HD2… a 2009 smartphone […]
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Google Android ported to run on a graphing calculator
Remember when new gadgets would come out and someone would always ask “can it run Doom?” The answer was usually “yes.” But there might be a better question today: can it run Android? We’ve seen Android ported to run on all sorts of devices, ranging from the HP TouchPad tablet to the HTC HD2 smartphone, […]
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A tale of two laptops with USB Type-C ports (Apple and Google)
Apple and Google both introduced new laptops featuring USB Type-C ports this week. The new 2 pound Apple MacBook and the 2015 Google Chromebook Pixel both use the new type of USB connector. Both take advantage of some of the key features of USB Type-C: You can use the same port to charge your laptop, […]