The HP Stream 8 is a Windows tablet with an 8 inch screen, an Intel Bay Trail processor, 1GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. While the specs aren’t spectacular, the tablet is cheap: a WiFi-only model normally sells for $150, while a version with 4G LTE sells for $180. But right now you can […]
Deals of the Day (12-31-2014) is a post from: Liliputing
2014 may have been the year where device makers started seriously pushing wearables, Apple launched new iPhone models with big screens, and Google launched a major overhaul of its Android operating system. But it turns out visitors to Liliputing are often looking for articles about somewhat more obscure topics. As 2014 draws to a close, I […]
Liliputing’s top 10 posts of 2014 (by traffic) is a post from: Liliputing
Prices for Android and Windows tablets have been in freefall over the last year or two. These days you can pick up a Windows 8 tablet with an Intel Atom processor for as little as $60. While that might sound like good news for bargain hunters… it could also be a sign that device makers […]
Are tablets heading the way of netbooks? is a post from: Liliputing
Tronsmart offers a pretty wide range of boxes designed to bring Android apps to your TV. They come in different shapes and sizes, sport a range of processor and storage options, and sell for as little as $50 or as much as $150 or more. The Tronsmart Orion R28 is one of the company’s more recent […]
Tronsmart Orion R28 Android box mini-review is a post from: Liliputing
The Amazon Fire Phone is a smartphone with a 4.7 inch display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, 2GB of RAM, a 13MP camera, and up to 64GB of storage. It also has an unusual set of features called Dynamic Perspective which uses eye-tracking and gesture detection to provide a 3D-like experience on a 2D screen. […]
Install the Google Play Store on Amazon’s Fire Phone is a post from: Liliputing
Products with Google’s Android Auto software are just getting ready to roll out, allowing users to pair their phone with supported in-car systems to play music, make or take phone calls, or use turn-by-turn navigation while driving. But Reuters reports Google is already working on next-gen software that could let you do those things without using your […]
Report: Android M will power in-car systems (no phone required) is a post from: Liliputing
Lenovo’s next convertible ultrabook will likely have an 11.6 inch screen and an Intel Core M Broadwell processor. The company hasn’t officially introduced the Yoga 3 11 yet, but some basic specs showed up in an Amazon Germany product listing earlier this month. Now that page has been removed, but before that happened the listing had […]
Meet the (unannounced) Lenovo Yoga 3 11 is a post from: Liliputing
The InFocus C2107 is a tablet with a 7 inch, full HD display, an 8-core Allwinner A83 processor, and Android 4.4 software. It’s a nice little device with reasonably speedy performance, a good display, and a compact design (it’s a bit smaller than a Nexus 7 tablet). Allwinner sent me a demo unit to review, […]
InFocus 7 inch octa-core tablet giveaway is a post from: Liliputing
The Google Chrome web browser and Chrome OS have supported “OK Google” hotword detection for over a year. Just type chrome://flags into the location bar, find the experimental OK Google feature and click the enable button. Up until recently this has only let you use your voice to search the web after opening a new tab. Now there’s a […]
“OK Google” can now work on any unlocked Chromebook (kinda) is a post from: Liliputing
Once upon a time Palm was a leading company in the mobile device space. Then Palm lost some serious market share, tried some new things that didn’t go over too well, and was eventually acquired by HP… who then canceled all Palm-related projects and dismantled the team before selling most of the remaining assets to […]
Lilbits (12-19-2014): Return of the Palm? is a post from: Liliputing
So you thought Google Android 5.0.1 was all new and stuff? Meet Android 5.0.2. Google just released a new factory image for the 2012 WiFi-only Nexus 7 tablet, and it’s based on Android 5.0.2. The LRX22G firmware is available for download from Google’s Nexus factory images website. There are also new binaries available, with updated […]
Google releases Android 5.0.2 for the Nexus 7 (2012) is a post from: Liliputing
The Hisense Sero 8 Pro is an Android tablet with an iPad mini-like screen. This little tablet sports a 7.85 inch, 2048 x 1536 pixel display. Hisense started showing off the tablet in September, but it just showed up at the FCC website, which suggests that a US launch could be imminent. The Sero 8 […]
Hisense Sero 8 Pro tablet hits the FCC, high-res display and all is a post from: Liliputing
Voice control features have been available for smartphones for a while, letting you do things like search the web or make phone calls just by talking to your phone. But the ZTE Star 2 takes things a bit further. You can unlock and turn on this 5 inch Android phone, take a picture, play music, […]
ZTE launches Star 2 smartphone with enhanced voice controls is a post from: Liliputing
The Toshiba Encore Mini is a Windows tablet with an Intel Atom Bay Trail quad-core processor and a kind of lousy display. But it’s cheap. The tablet has a list price of $120, but usually sells for closer to $100. Right now you can pick one up for even less though: The Microsoft Store is […]
Deals of the Day (12-19-2014) is a post from: Liliputing
Google plans to launch its modular smartphone code-named Project Ara in 2015. Eventually what Google hopes to sell is just the skeleton of a phone designed to run Android software. Customers will be able to choose their own screen, processor, camera, and other hardware by picking modules. Early prototypes have been powered by Texas Instruments OMAP […]
Google Project Ara: Marvell, NVIDIA developing CPU modules is a post from: Liliputing
Yesterday we pointed out that the Microsoft Store is selling an 11.6 inch Acer Aspire E11 notebook for $149. That model’s still available for that price… but if you want a version with more than 32GB of storage there’s another option. Target is selling a model with a 250GB hard drive for $153 today only. […]
Deals of the Day (12-17-2014) is a post from: Liliputing
Google Glass-style smart glass products may not exactly be mainstream yet. But Google’s not the only company working on wearable, head-up displays. Lenovo, Toshiba, and Sony, all have their own models under development. Now Sony is unveiling a new product that’s designed to turn a normal pair of glasses into a smartglass product. The new […]
Sony’s latest gadget makes ordinary glasses smart is a post from: Liliputing
Chinese computer maker Giada has offers a line of tiny desktop computers in a variety of shapes and configurations. One of the company’s newest models is a slim, low-power computer called the Giada F110D. Notebook Italia reports it will be available with a 4.5W Intel Celeron N2807 or a 10W J1900 Bay Trail processor and both […]
Giada F110D is a small, fanless Bay Trail computer is a post from: Liliputing
Earlier this year Asus introduced a tiny desktop computer with an Intel Bay Trail processor and what the company originally said would be a fanless design… until Asus decided to go ahead and put a fan in the case anyway. Now Asus has a new mini PC with a remarkably similar looking design. But this […]
Asus introduces fanless mini PC with Celeron N2807 is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft is starting to roll out the Denim software update for Lumia phones that the company first unveiled in September. The new software is based on Windows 8.1, but it adds improvements to the camera and Cortana voice assistant, among other things. The Denim update is initially available for the Lumia 830, Lumia 930, Lumia 1520, […]
Microsoft releases Denim Update for select Lumia phones is a post from: Liliputing
Looking for an iPod-like portable media player that runs Android instead of iOS? Your best bet might be to buy a cheap smartphone and use it without a SIM card. One of the best options might be a Motorola Moto G which offers decent specs for a device that sells for less than $200… and right […]
Deals of the Day (12-18-2014) is a post from: Liliputing
LG started shipping smart TVs with webOS software this year, bringing a relatively easy-to-use way to stream content from the internet to a television. Now LG has announced that webOS 2.0 for smart TVs is coming next year. The company plans to begin showing off its latest smart TV software at the Consumer Electronics Show […]
LG to launch webOS 2.0 for smart TVs in 2015 is a post from: Liliputing
Want to get your Amazon delivery quickly? You can pay for same-day or 1-day delivery on many items. In less of a rush? There’s free 2-day shipping for Amazon Prime members. But what if you’re in more of a rush? Now you can choose 1-hour delivery… if you happen to be a Prime Member living in […]
Amazon Prime Now: 1-hour delivery (in New York City) is a post from: Liliputing
Indian smartphone maker Micromax has launched a new brand called Yu which aims to deliver high quality smartphones and entry-level prices thanks in part to a partnership with software maker Cyanogen. The first member of the Yu family is now available in India. The Yureka is a phone with a 5.5 inch screen, a quad-core […]
Yureka smartphone packs 64-bit CPU, Cyanogen OS for under $150 is a post from: Liliputing
Amazon is rolling out a major software update for its first smartphone, bringing new features and improvements to the camera, SMS, Kindle, and other apps. The company says the update also kills hundreds of bugs and improves battery life. The Fire Phone hasn’t exactly been a hot seller, and it could take more than a […]
Amazon Fire Phone software update brings camera, phone, other improvements is a post from: Liliputing
Google has released an update to its Text-to-speech app for Android, and it removes the “high quality” voices the company introduced earlier this year. Don’t worry though… they’re only gone because Google says its standard voices now sound better than the high quality voices they replace (although some users disagree). They also take up a […]
Android Text To Speech update improves voice quality is a post from: Liliputing
Budget device maker Blu is launching its first product with a 7 inch screen, but it’s not a tablet. The Blu Studio 7.0 is an Android smartphone with a 7 inch display. It’s not the first 7 inch phone on the market. But unlike the HP 7 VoiceTab, Asus FonePad, and most other devices in this category […]
Blu Studio 7.0 is a smartphone… with a 7 inch screen is a post from: Liliputing
The BlackBerry Classic is a smartphone that looks a lot like the company’s older phones thanks to its QWERTY thumb keyboard, trackpad, and navigation buttons. But the phone also has modern touches including a touchscreen, a dual-core processor, and BlackBerry 10 software with support for BlackBerry and Android apps. BlackBerry started taking pre-orders for the Classic […]
BlackBerry Classic is now available for $449 is a post from: Liliputing
The makers of the OnePlus One announced plans recently to bring their smartphone to India. But while the version sold in most parts of the world features a custom version of Android developed by Cyanogen, OnePlus is working on a different Android-based operating system for its Indian customers. Still, the original plan had been to […]
Indian court bans OnePlus from selling phones with CyanogenMod is a post from: Liliputing
T-Mobile has unveiled a new service called Data Stash, which lets customers roll over unused 4G LTE data from month to month. Data Stash will roll out to all customers on eligible T-Mobile Simple Choice Plans starting in January, and every customer starts off with 10GB of free data for each line on their plan. […]
T-Mobile Data Stash lets you roll over unused data is a post from: Liliputing
Fujitsu is launching two new Windows tablets aimed at business customers. The recently announced Fujitsu Stylistic Q555 2-in-1 tablet is coming to the United States, and the company is also introducing a new 8 inch model called the Stylistic Q335. The 8 inch model features a 1280 x 800 pixel LCD display, support for pen and […]
Fujitsu launches Stylistic Q335 8 inch Windows tablet for business is a post from: Liliputing
The Acer Aspire E11 is a low-cost Windows notebook with an 11.6 inch display. Models normally sell for around $200 and up, but right now the Microsoft Store is offering a model with an Intel Celeron N2840 Bay Trail processor, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of flash storage for $149. Want a model with a […]
Deals of the Day (12-16-2014) is a post from: Liliputing
Over the past few years there have been a few projects aimed at letting people use their smartphones as notebook or desktop computers. Motorola’s Atrix line of Android phones were designed to work with Lapdock keyboard docks, but they’ve been discontinued. Canonical tried to breath new life into the category by crowdfunding the Ubuntu Edge […]
Andromium could turn your smartphone into a desktop (crowdfunding) is a post from: Liliputing
It’s not hard to find Windows 8.1 tablets that sell for $100 or less these days. But that doesn’t mean there’s not still room for improvement. Most of the sub-$100 Windows tablets available in the US (such as the WinBook TW800, Vulcan Challenger II, and Toshiba Encore Mini) feature just 1GB of RAM and 16GB […]
Vido introduces $100 W8C Freedom Light tablet is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft is introducing a new beta app for recent Lumia smartphones that lets you perform some key actions without touching the screen. For example you can answer a ringing phone by holding it to your ear, switch to speakerphone by placing the phone face up on a table, or mute the microphone by placing it face […]
Lumia gesture controls let you answer calls by picking up a phone is a post from: Liliputing
The HTC One M8 may have been the first smartphone to ship with a dual-lens camera, but apparently it won’t be the latest. Huawei just unveiled the Honor 6 Plus smartphone with a 5.5 inch, 1080p display, a 1.8 GHz Kirin 925 octa-core processor, and a dual-lens rear camera. The phone’s rear camera has dual 8MP […]
Huawei Honor 6 Plus smartphone has a dual-lens camera is a post from: Liliputing
The Asus Transformer Book T100 is an inexpensive 2-in-1 tablet that becomes a laptop when you attach a keyboard dock. The T100 has a 10 inch, 1366 x 768 pixel display, an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor, and it usually sells for between $250 and $350. Now it looks like Asus could have a premium model […]
Asus Transformer Book T100 Chi on the way? is a post from: Liliputing
LG’s Tab Book line of products straddle the line between Windows notebooks and tablets. Some of those machines feature built-in keyboards that slide out from behind the display. But the new Tab Book Duo is a standalone tablet with a built-in kickstand and a Bluetooth keyboard. The Tab Book Duo launches this week in Korea, […]
LG launches Tab Book Duo 2-in-1 Windows tablet is a post from: Liliputing
Sling Media has released a Slingplayer app for the Amazon Fire TV. Install the free app and you can use it to stream live or recorded programs from a supported Slingbox device. That means if you’ve got a Slingbox set up in one room you can stream live shows to another TV in your house […]
Slingplayer brings live TV to Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire TV Stick is a post from: Liliputing
Youku Tudou is China’s answer to YouTube. Now the online video site is getting into the consumer hardware business. Starting in January Youku will begin selling a tablet, a smart TV box, and a WiFi router. The WiFi router users peer-2-peer technology to offer faster video delivery, while the smart TV box will allow users […]
Youku to launch a tablet, media streamer, and router in China is a post from: Liliputing
There’s no web browser on Amazon’s Fire TV and Fire TV Stick boxes. But developers web apps can now easily bring their apps to Amazon’s TV box using new tools for publishing HTML5 apps. In other words, the number of third-party apps available for the Fire TV product family could get a shot in the […]
Amazon Fire TV gains support for (some) web apps is a post from: Liliputing
The Acer Aspire Switch 10 is a Windows tablet with an Intel Atom quad-core Bay Trail processor and a detachable keyboard dock that transforms the tablet into a notebook. It gets its Switch name not only because it can switch between laptop and tablet modes though, but because you can also pop out the tablet, […]
Deals of the Day (12-10-2014) is a post from: Liliputing
When the Raspberry Pi team launched a tiny, low power computer priced at just $35, it was pretty remarkable. But that was 2 years ago, and while the Raspberry Pi has seen a few updates in that time, it’s still powered by the same single-core 700 MHz Broadcomm BCM2835 ARM11 processor. Over the past few […]
ODROID-C1 is a $35 quad-core, single-board Android/Linux PC is a post from: Liliputing
Vivo’s latest smartphone is one of the world’s thinnest: the Vivo X5 Max is just 4.75mm (less than 0.19 inches) thick). While the slim design of the phone is its most notable feature, the rest of the specs look pretty good for a mid-range device. It’s not clear if the phone will be available outside […]
Vivo X5 Max smartphone is just 4.75mm thick is a post from: Liliputing
In the market for a desktop computer that fits in your home theater cabinet or even hides behind your TV? There are a growing number of tiny desktop computers available. Today’s roundup of deals includes bargains on several models with Intel processors and prices under $200 (with the exception of the $300 Asus Chromebox, which […]
Deals of the Day (12-12-2014) is a post from: Liliputing
The Rikomagic MK902 II is a TV box that lets you can hook up to your TV to run Android apps. You can use it to play games, stream content from Netflix, Hulu Plus, or YouTube, or just generally turn your TV into a big Android phone. Rikomagic sent me a demo unit to test, […]
Rikomagic MK902 II TV box giveaway is a post from: Liliputing
Allwinner’s A83T processor is an octa-core chip designed for entry level and mid-range tablets. The chip maker unveiled the processor in September, and tablets featuring the chip should begin shipping soon. Allwinner sent me one of the first of those tablets to test. The InFocus C2107 is a 7 inch Android tablet made by Foxconn. It […]
Allwinner A83T octa-core tablet mini-review (InFocus C2107) is a post from: Liliputing
Toshiba launched a wearable fitness tracker in Japan this summer. Now it looks like the company could be bringing an activity tracker to the United States. The Toshiba Activity Tracker showed up at the FCC website this week. According to a user manual at the FCC, the activity tracker fits into a wristband so you can […]
Toshiba activity tracker hits the FCC is a post from: Liliputing
The Google Nexus 9 tablet is now available with 4G LTE. Last month Google and HTC began offering WiFi-only models for $499 and up. Now you can pick up a Nexus 9 with 32GB of storage and 4G wireless from T-Mobile for $600 (spread out over 24 monthly payments of $25 each). The Nexus 9 […]
Nexus 9 tablet with 4G LTE now available (from T-Mobile) is a post from: Liliputing
Earlier this year Microsoft announced that it would begin cracking down on Windows software designed to hijack web browsers in specific ways. Now the company is laying out a timeline for enforcement: starting in January Microsoft’s security products will begin flagging certain types of software as “browser modifiers” or adware. Specifically, Microsoft is taking aim […]
Microsoft to crack down on malicious browser add-ons in 2015 is a post from: Liliputing
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