The maker of the Raspberry Pi line of single-board computers is getting ready to launch an IPO in London. According to founder and CEO Eben Upton, the move would generate more money not only for the for-profit company that develops and sells Raspberry Pi devices, but also for the non-profit Raspberry Pi Foundation that’s currently […]
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iOS 17.4 will support 3rd-party app stores and browser engines, app sideloading and game streaming… in the EU only
Apple is cracking open the walled garden that is its iPhone ecosystem… but only in Europe. Up until recently, the only official way to install apps on an iPhone was through the App Store (or with a developer account). But now, in order to comply with the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA), Apple is […]
That temperature sensor on Google’s Pixel 8 Pro finally has a use
The Pixel 8 Pro is the first phone from Google to include a infrared temperature sensor embedded in the camera bar on the back of the phone. But when Google launched the phone in October the company didn’t really provide much of an explanation of what you were supposed to use it for. Now we […]
Lilbits: Leaks, leaks, and more leaks: Pixel 8a, Pixel 9, Zenfone 11, Surface Pro 10, and Surface Laptop 6
It’s apparently leak week, because over the past few days we’ve seen the first pictures of the Google Pixel 9 and Pixel 9 Pro hit the internet, and details about the Asus Zenfone 11 are starting to arrive… even though none of these phones are expected to launch until much later this year. Meanwhile we’ve […]
The Minimal Phone pairs an E Ink screen with a QWERTY keyboard and Android (crowdfunding)
Most modern smartphones have big, colorful touchscreen displays and lack physical keyboards. The Minimal Phone bucks both trends. It takes two very niche features and combines them into a single device: it’s an Android-powered smartphone with a square E Ink display and a QWERTY keyboard. You can’t actually buy this phone yet, but the developer says […]
E Ink let you change the colors and patterns on the back of this Infinix smartphone prototype
E Ink’s Prism 3 color display technology isn’t designed for eBook readers or tablets. Instead it’s a low-power, programmable display solution that can be used for digital signage… or even for things like cars that can change color. This year Lenovo plans to launch a laptop that lets you customize the colors and patterns on […]
Asus ROG Phone 8 is an IP68-rated gaming phone with a 165 Hz AMOLED display and Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
Asus has been packing bleeding edge specs into gaming smartphones since 2018, but the new ROG Phone 8 is the first to feature an IP68 rating for dust and water resistance. It’s also the company’s first gaming phone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor. Other features include a 6.78 inch, 165 Hz FHD+ AMOLED display, […]
RedMagic 9 Pro goes global for $649 and up (Gaming phone with Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 and 12+ GB of RAM)
The RedMagic 9 Pro is a smartphone designed for gamers, with features like RGB lighting effects, a fan for active cooling, and touch-sensitive shoulder triggers. But it’s also a phone that pairs high-end specs with an upper mid-range price tag, which could make it attractive for non-gamers as well. The phone launched in China in November, […]
OnePlus 12 smartphone has Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, 120 Hz display and up to 24GB RAM
The next flagship phone from OnePlus features a 6.82 inch, 3168 x 1440 pixel, 120 Hz AMOLED display with up to 4500 nits peak brightness, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor, a 5400 mAh battery, and at least 12GB of LPDDR5X RAM and 256GB of UFS 4.0 storage. But if you really want to […]
RedMagic 9 series gaming phones feature Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, up to 24GB RAM and 1TB storage, and up to a 6500 mAh battery
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 processor is expected to bring big performance gains to next-gen flagship phones. But the RedMagic 9 Pro and RedMagic 9 Pro+ gaming phones kick things up another few notches by pairing that processor with a 22,000 RPM cooling fan, up to 24GB of LPDDR5x RAM and up to 1TB of […]