Samsung’s new Galaxy Z Flip4 looks nearly identical to last year’s Flip3. Both are modern flip-phones with a foldable 6.7 inch, 120 Hz AMOLED primary display that bends at the middle allowing you to snap the phone closed and slide it in a pocket or handbag. Both have 1.9 inch AMOLED cover displays that allow you […]
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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 brings display, camera, and processor improvements
The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4Â is all the things you’d expect from a modern flagship phone. It has a speedy processor, high quality cameras, plenty of RAM and storage, a waterproof design and a big 6.2 inch AMOLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate. And that’s just what you see before you unfolded the phone. […]
Samsung Self-Repair program goes live: buy replacement parts for some phones from iFixit
Up until recently if you broke a Samsung smartphone or tablet that wasn’t covered under a warranty, your best bet was probably to take it to a third-party repair shop or try to find reliable replacement parts and repair guides to perform smartphone surgery on your own. Now Samsung has launched a Self-Repair program. In […]
Lilbits: Turning a Casio F91W into a smartwatch, Microsoft brings Taskbar overflow back to Windows 11, and more
The Casio F-91W digital watch was first released in 1989, and it’s never gone away. You can still buy one for less than $20 and get a water resistant watch with up to 3 years of battery life. Want a little more out of this classic watch design? Just scoop out the insides and replace […]
Lilbits: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 and Flip4 leaked just as global smartphone shipments are falling
Samsung’s next foldables are on their way… and a series of leaks give us a pretty good idea of what they’ll look like. Unsurprisingly, the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 will look like a small tablet that folds in half like a book to give you a pocket-sized smartphone, while the Galaxy Z Flip4 will […]
Lilbits: Microsoft’s cheaper Surface Duo was canceled before it was ever announced
Developer Lukas Hartman is showing off a prototype of the printed circuit board for the upcoming MNT Pocket Reform mini laptop with a 7 inch display and a modular, open hardware design. And speaking of modular miniatures, the reTerminal is a Raspberry Pi-based device with a 5 inch touch display and a modular design… except […]
Lilbits: Samsung begins mass production of 3nm chips, Motorola roadmap leaked, and InfiniTime open source firmware for the PineWatch updated
Samsung is the first company to begin mass production of 3nm chips, which it says will bring big improvements in performance and efficiency. Motorola has a bunch of new phones scheduled to ship later this year, including budget, mid-range, and flagship (or nearly flagship) class products. And the developers behind the InfiniTime firmware for Pine64’s […]
Lilbits: Nothing Phone (1) has a mid-range processor, Samsung developing a cheap(er) foldable
The first smartphone from startup Nothing has generated a lot of buzz in recent months. That’s largely because the company was founded by the same guy who founded OnePlus (another company that new a thing or two about generating buzz… but which has lost a bit of its luster in recent years). It’s also because […]
Lilbits: Anbernic Win600 (handheld gaming PC), PineNote (Linux-friendly E Ink tablet), Firefox 102 and Chrome OS 103
The Anbernic Win600 handheld gaming PC is expected to go on sale July 5th. While Anbernic has been offering ARM-based handheld consoles with Android or Linux-based software for years, this will be the company’s first model with an x86 chip. It ships with Windows 10 software and supports alternate operating systems – Anbernic has already […]
Samsung’s latest 200MP camera takes up less space, focuses faster
It wasn’t that long ago that companies started producing 200MP image sensors for smartphone cameras. But Samsung is already launching a next-gen version that the company says takes up 20% less space, allowing it to be used in thinner phones while still capturing high-res photos or videos. The new Samsung ISOCELL HP3 camera also uses the […]