Saturday, August 2, 2014

XBMC becomes Kodi (entertainment center software)

XBMC is a popular media center application for Windows, Linux, OS X, Android, and other platforms. It provides a full-screen user interface for navigating music, movies, videos, online media and all sorts of other content through its plugin system. Once upon a time XBMC stood for Xbox Media Center: the earliest versions were designed to […]

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Rikomagic MK902 II Android box with RK3288 ships in August

Rikomagic introduced its next TV box a few months ago, and now the Rikomagic MK902 II is just about ready to ship. The little box features a Rockchip RK3288 processor, Android 4.4 KitKat software, and up to 16GB of built-in storage. It has a wholesale price of about $100 per unit and according to Cngadget, […]

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Lilbits (8-01-2014): You are now free to unlock your smartphone (kinda)

Want to unlock your smartphone so you can use it on a different wireless network, but worried that a SWAT team will kick down your door the instant you complete the task? No worries… it’s legal to unlock your phone in the United States again. Last week Congress passed a bill that would make cellphone […]

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Friday, August 1, 2014

Microsoft launches cheaper (and pricier) Surface Pro 3 with Core i3 and Core i7

The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 is a Windows tablet with a 12 inch, 2160 x 1440 pixel display, a built-in kickstand, support for finger and pen input, and a starting price of $799. Microsoft started selling a model with an Intel Core i5 processor for $999 in June. Now the $799 model with a Core […]

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InFocus M810 is a high-end smartphone with a mid-range price (in Taiwan)

InFocus is a Portland, Oregon-based company best known for making projectors and displays. But the company also makes one of the first tablets to run Mozilla’s Firefox OS, and InFocus works with Foxconn on a line of smartphones which are sold in some regions. Now InFocus is launching an Android phone with top-tier specs and a […]

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Deals of the Day (8-01-2014)

Lenovo is running a Back to School sale, and if you’ve had your eye on a Thinkpad Yoga, a Yoga 11e, or a number of Lenovo’s other laptops, tablets, or convertibles, there’s a good chance you can save a few bucks. I’ve included a few of Lenovo’s discounted ThinkPads in today’s list of deals, but […]

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Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro on the way?

Lenovo may be preparing to launch a next-generation Yoga tablet. A listing for an unannounced Lenovo Yoga 3 Pro showed up at the Indonesian equivalent of the FCC recently. The site also mentions another unannounced device, called the Lenovo ThinkPad X250. Aside from the fact that the Yoga 3 Pro is described as a “laptop […]

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HP and Gilt might offer the most stylish smartwatch yet

HP wants to get in on the smartwatch action, but in a quest to deliver something which stands out from the crowd HP isn’t going it alone. The company is partnering with Gilt and fashion designer Michael Bastian. This fall the team will offer one of the most stylish smartwatches to date. Under the hood […]

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Deals of the Day (7-30-2014)

Chromebooks have a reputation for being cheaper than Windows notebooks… but as the prices for Windows machines continue to fall that’s not always the case. There are plenty of Windows tablets, notebooks, and 2-and-1 systems available for under $300. But that’s OK… because Chromebooks seem to be getting cheaper all the time. Amazon is offering […]

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Samsung's next smartwatch could have a round face... maybe

Samsung already offers more smartwatches than just about any other company. But so far they’ve all had one thing in common: square watch faces. Now the folks at Mobile Geeks have unearthed a series of patent filing suggesting that Samsung is at least thinking about watches with round displays. Two models have screens that look like […]

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