Monday, April 14, 2014

Google Glass gets KitKat update

Google is updating the software for its Google Glass wearable computer, bringing new features, updating the software to Android 4.4 KitKat, and removing one feature. The update should be available later this week, and it comes just as Google is opening up the platform to more users. For a limited time starting April 15th, anyone […]

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MINIX unveils Neo X8 line of Android TV boxes with Amlogic S802 chips

Android TV box maker MINIX has earned a reputation (among the small group of folks who track these things) for offering products with reliable performance and decent specs. Now the company is introducing two new boxes designed to let you run Android apps on your TV, and they’re the most powerful MINIX boxes yet. The […]

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Asus Transformer Book T100 2-in-1 now available with 500GB hard drive (in the US)

The Asus Transformer Book T100 is an inexpensive 2-in-1 computer. It’s a Windows tablet with a 10 inch display, a detachable keyboard dock, an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor, and a price of $399 or less. It’s the spiritual successor to the netbook… in a good way. It’s cheap, portable, offers long battery life, and […]

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Deals of the Day (4-14-2014)

Solid state storage prices have been steadily falling over the past few years, but most entry-level ultrabooks and tablets still come with just 32GB to 128GB of storage. Need more space — or want some removable storage? TigerDirect is running a sale on PNY USB flash drives and SDXC cards, letting you pick up 256GB […]

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Allwinner chips to support Windows RT, Ubuntu, Firefox, Chrome OS (and Android)

Chinese chip maker Allwinner sells more ARM-based chips for Android tablets than just about anyone, but the company is starting to look beyond the Android space. At the HKTDC show in Hong Kong, Allwinner is showing off products based on its A31 quad-core and upcoming A80 octa-core processors – both of which the company says […]

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Amazon is buying digital comic service comiXology

Amazon is buying one of the biggest players in the digital comic book space. ComiXology is joining the Amazon family. While Amazon already offers its own digital comic books to Kindle customers, comiXology has been around since 2007 and changed the way many people read comic books. If the deal goes through in the second […]

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Asus Transformer Book T100 2-in-1 tablet gets a CPU upgrade

The Asus Transformer Book T100 is an inexpensive Windows tablet with a detachable keyboard that lets you use it like a notebook. It sells for under $400, gets long battery life, and offers reasonably good performance for such an affordable, portable device. It was probably one of the most exciting devices I reviewed in 2013. […]

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Rockchip RK3288 demo: Chromium OS TV box, Android tablets with 8-second boot

Rockchip’s RK3288 processor is starting to show up in Android-powered tablets and TV boxes. Now Rockchip is also showing off a prototype of Chromium OS running on a system with its new ARM Cortex-A17 quad-core processor. Chromium OS is the open source version of Google’s Chrome operating system. Rockchip says the ARM Cortex-A17 processor offers strong […]

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Sunday, April 13, 2014

Lenovo ThinkPad 10 tablet coming soon for $700 and up?

More details have emerged about Lenovo’s upcoming 10 inch, business-friendly Windows tablet with an Intel Atom Z3795 Bay Trail processor. The Lenovo ThinkPad 10 is epxected to be one of the most powerful and versatile Atom-powered tablets to date. It’ll also be one of the more expensive models, with prices as high as $1200 for […]

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Google Glass available to anyone (in the US) on April 15th

Expecting a $1500 tax refund, and looking for a way to spend it all in one go? The company will let just about anyone in the United States join the Google Glass Explorer program for a limited time starting at 9:00 AM Eastern on April 15th. Up until now, if you’ve wanted to get your […]

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