This week Apple introduced CarPlay, a system that lets you pair your iPhone with a vehicle featuring CarPlay support to make calls, listen to music, view maps, and access other data without touching your phone. You can just tap the screen or use voice commands. But CNET notes CarPlay might be more than a way […]
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Meet Microsoft’s “Cortana” digital assistant for Windows Phone
Microsoft’s answer to Siri and Google Now/Google Voice Actions is coming, and it’s called Cortana… at least while it’s in testing. The folks at The Verge have been reporting that a new digital assistant for Windows Phone is on the way, and now they have a first look at how the service will work. Cortona […]
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India’s Karbonn Mobile to launch Android, Windows Phone dual-OS handset
Can’t decide what mobile OS you want to run on your smartphone? There appear to be a growing number of options for folks who want one handset that can run multiple operating systems. Spain’s Geeksphone is now offering the Revolution, a phone which can run either Android or Boot 2 Gecko (the open source version […]
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Lilbits (2-26-2014): Shuttle’s fanless, Bay Trail PC
Shuttle has been making small desktop computers (and PC cases) for years. One of the company’s upcoming models looks like it could make a pretty nice media center PC (or point-of-sales or kiosk system). It features a 2 GHz Intel Celeron J1900 quad-core Bay Trail processor and passive cooling which means it shouldn’t make any […]
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Windows Phone update coming this spring, will support new hardware
Microsoft has announced that the next major update to its Windows Phone platform is due out this spring. A major focus of the new software is support for a wider range of hardware including phones with on-screen buttons instead of physical buttons and hardware with less powerful specs. But Microsoft says all existing Windows Phone […]
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Lilbits (2-21-2014): Amazon’s TV Box coming in March?
Amazon wanted people to buy eBooks, so it launched the Kindle line of eReaders. It wanted them to buy apps, music, and movies so it launched the Kindle Fire line of tablets. And if Amazon really wants you to use its store and services for your online video needs? Amazon might want to launch a Roku-like […]
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Lilbits (2-18-2014): Pack your media PC in a lunchbox
A home theater PC is, by definition, a computer designed to hang out near your TV so you can send videos, music, or photos to the big screen. But just because the natural habitat of an HTPC is the living room doesn’t mean you can’t move it from place to place. Hackaday found one hacker […]
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Tube Cast is the first Chromecast app for Windows Phone (YouTube video streamer)
Now that Google has released tools developers can use to add Chromecast support to their apps, we’re starting to see developers offering new ways to use Google’s $35 media streaming device. That includes apps like photo slideshow viewer Dayframe, and surprisingly enough at least one Windows Phone app called Tube Cast. Google’s Chromecast officially lets […]
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Would support for Android apps save Windows and Windows Phone?
Say you’ve got the most popular desktop operating system in the world, but you’re struggling to gain traction in the smartphone and tablet spaces? You might find yourself with a bit of a chicken and egg problem: How do you attract users unless you have great apps? And how do you attract app developers without […]
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Nokia Lumia Icon smartphone hits Verizon Feb 20th
Nokia is launching a new smartphone that’s a bit like a smaller version of the Lumia 1520. The Nokia Lumia Icon has the same high-res display, speedy processor, and camera, but thanks to the 5 inch display it’s a big more pocket-sized than its 6-inch sibling. Verizon will start offering the Nokia Lumia Icon February […]