Sunday, April 6, 2014

Intel envisions $99 Windows tablets

It’s not hard to find a cheap Windows 8.1 tablet these days. Dell, Lenovo, and Toshiba all have 8 inch models that regularly sell for between $229 and $299 at the Microsoft Store. But chip maker Intel thinks Windows tablets can get cheaper… much cheaper. At the Intel Developer Forum in China, Intel Vice President […]

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Control Chrome apps with keyboard shortcuts (even when not in focus)

Google’s Chrome web browser continues to blur the lines between web apps and desktop apps. The latest dev channel version of Chrome lets you control some web apps using keyboard shortcuts — even when the web browser isn’t in focus. In other words, you can load up the Google Play Music Mini Player or another […]

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 developer tablet

Don’t want to wait until this summer to get your hands on a tablet with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 processor? Intrinsyc is selling one now. There’s a bit of catch though: The MDP Tablet is a reference device aimed at developers, and it’s priced accordingly: The tablet will cost you $799. Folks who wait until […]

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CCleaner beta helps free up space on Android phones

The makers of the popular PC cleanup utility CCleaner have launched a public beta of CCleaner for Android. The app’s been under development for more than a year, and now you can take it for a test drive by joining the beta community on Google+ and then visiting the CCleaner page in the Google Play Store […]

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Deals of the Day (4-03-2014)

When you configure the HP Spectre 13t ultrabook 2560 x 1440 pixel display, 8GB of RAM, and an Intel Core i7-4500U processor it normally sells for $1215. But right now HP is offering a coupon that brings the price down to $965. Here are some of the day’s best deals on notebooks, tablets, and other […]

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Koush shows phone to Amazon Fire TV screen mirroring

Android app developer (and member of the Cyanogen team) Koushik Dutta offers a series of apps designed to let you stream content from an Android phone or tablet to a TV using an Apple TV, Google Chromecast, Roku, or other device. Not only can you stream photos, videos, or music from your phone with his […]

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Saturday, April 5, 2014

Intel optimizes Android 4.4 KitKat for its 64-bit chips

Intel has released new builds of Android 4.4.2 KitKat which have been optimized to run on devices with 64-bit Intel processors. Initially that means you can download and install this version of Android on two devices: an Intel NUC mini-computer or a Dell XPS 12 ultrabook with a Celeron N2820 CPU or 4th-gen Intel Core […]

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Report: Android TV is Google's next attempt to conquer the living room

Google’s first attempt at creating software for TV boxes never gained much traction. Google TV had some good ideas, but it had a confusing user interface that made finding apps and content tougher than it had to be, and most Google TV devices were kind of sluggish. Now Google is reportedly making another play for […]

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MIUI Express brings the Xiaomi experience to any Android phone

Chinese company Xiaomi has made a name for itself in recent years by offering high quality phones at low prices. But even before launching its first phone, Xiaomi earned a bit of a reputation for its MIUI software which puts a fresh coat of paint on Google Android with custom icons, menus, and apps. Users […]

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Intel unveils Intel Braswell chips for cheap laptops, new Bay Trail chips for $99 tablets

Intel’s low-power Bay Trail and Haswell processors are already popular options among budget notebook and tablet makers. But the company is promising its next-gen chips will offer better performance and lower power consumption, while still targeting devices that sell for under $500. The new chips, code-named Braswell, will be available as a low-cost, low-power alternative […]

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