There’s no shortage of portable displays that you can plug into a laptop, tablet, smartphone, or other gear when you need some extra screen space on the go. And theoretically there’s nothing stopping you from plugging those screens into an xBox or any other game console. But the new xScreen is a portable display designed just […]
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Lilbits: More Windows 11 details leaked and Amazon’s war on fraudulent product reviews
12 Comments on Lilbits: More Windows 11 details leaked and Amazon’s war on fraudulent product reviewsA day after folks started digging into a leaked build of Windows 11, more details about the next version of Windows are starting to emerge. First of all, despite some significant changes to the taskbar, start menu, and other UI elements, the operating system is largely the same as Windows 10 under the hood. Second, […]
Microsoft will bring Xbox cloud gaming to smart TVs (as well as its own streaming devices)
5 Comments on Microsoft will bring Xbox cloud gaming to smart TVs (as well as its own streaming devices)The idea behind Microsoft’s Xbox cloud gaming service is that you can stream games from the internet, allowing you to play Xbox titles without, you know, an Xbox game console. Up until recently that’s meant you could stream games to an Android phone or tablet. But in April Microsoft began rolling out a web app […]
Lilbits: New chips from Apple, Intel, and AMD plus little PCs, both new and old
A small desktop computer that went on sale in China recently is powered by a previously unannounced AMD processor that sure looks like it could be a version of the chip used for the latest Xbox game consoles. Perhaps this is what’s happening to chips that didn’t quite make the cut. Rival chip maker Intel […]
Lilbits: Computex and Cortana canceled (kinda), postmarketOS updated, and streaming Xbox games to smartphones
2 Comments on Lilbits: Computex and Cortana canceled (kinda), postmarketOS updated, and streaming Xbox games to smartphonesThe global COVID-19 vaccination rollout is underway, but so is the spread of new, more contagious variants of disease. So it’s unclear when things will get back to “normal,” whatever that means. But one thing seems pretty clear at this point: June is probably too soon to hold an international trade show that typically brings […]
$299 Xbox One S and $499 Xbox One X coming in November (pre-order Sept 22)
It’s been nearly six month since Microsoft revealed detailed specs for the Xbox Series X game console. Now the company has also revealed the price, release date, and… a cheaper model called the Xbox Series S. The new game consoles go up for pre-order September 22, 2020 for $499 and $299, respectively. And they should […]
Cloud game streaming isn’t coming to iPhone or iPad anytime soon
Microsoft Game Pass Ultimate subscribers will be able to stream games from the cloud to an Android phone starting September 15th. But iPhones? Not so much. Like other game streaming services from Google and NVIDIA, Apple is blocking Microsoft’s xCloud game streaming service from running on its devices. In a statement provided to Business Insider, […]
Microsoft’s Project xCloud game streaming service launches September 15
Microsoft’s Project xCloud game streaming service is set to come out of beta September 15th, when it will be available as a new feature for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate members. That means current Xbox Game Pass subscribers won’t have to pay anything extra for game streaming, but it also means that new Project xCloud customers […]
Lilbits 402: Google Pixel 4a in July, Razer Blade 17 today, and a GPD Win Max update
Comments Off on Lilbits 402: Google Pixel 4a in July, Razer Blade 17 today, and a GPD Win Max updateGoogle’s next Pixel phone is expected to be a mid-range device called the Pixel 4a. Based on a series of leaks, it seems likely that the phone will have a 5.8 inch OLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 processor, 6GB of RAM, a single 12.2MP rear camera, a 3,080 mAh battery, and a plastic body. […]
Full Xbox Series X specs unveiled
We already knew that Microsoft’s next-gen game console was going to be a high-performance device with a custom AMD processor and graphics card, up to 12 TFLOPS of GPU performance, and support for 4K gaming at up to 120 frames per second. But now we know a lot more about the hardware that makes that […]
Microsoft reveals Xbox Series X specs, features
After revealing the design and a handful of features of its next-gen game console in December, Microsoft is spilling the beans on some of the key specs and capabilities of the upcoming Xbox Series X. The game console will be powered by an AMD Zen 2 processor with RDNA 2 graphics for up to 12 TFLOPS […]
Xbox Series X coming in late 2020 (It’s pretty much a gaming PC in console form)
Microsoft has taken the wraps off its next-gen Xbox game console and the Xbox Series X is either a big console or a small gaming PC, depending on how you look at it. It’s not expected to ship until the 2020 holiday season, but Microsoft revealed the basics of the upcoming console during the Game […]