Sunday, August 3, 2014

Internet.org app aims to bring free Google, Facebook, Wikipedia access to the developing world

Last year Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced a project called Internet.org. It’s a partnership between Facebook and other tech companies designed to make internet access more accessible across the world. Now Internet.org has released an app designed to help do that. Install the Internet.org app on your phone and you have free access to a […]

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Lilbits (7-30-2014): Asus 11.6 inch Transformer Book T200 on the way

The Asus Transfomer Book T200 is an 11.6 inch tablet that comes with a keybaord dock that turns the tablet into a notebook. It’s powered by an Intel Atom Z3775 Bay Trail processor, features a 1366 x 768 pixel display, up to 64GB of built-in solid state storage, and some models have an extra 500GB […]

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HP Pavilion x360 convertible notebook review

Ever since Lenovo introduced its first Yoga convertible laptop, competing PC makers have been borrowing the idea and releasing their own touchscreen laptops with 360 degree hinges. The HP Pavilion x360 is Hewlett Packard’s most affordable Yoga-inspired computer. Open the lid about 90 degrees and you’ve got a laptop with an 11.6 inch display. Keep pushing […]

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Modbook wants to turn your MacBook Pro into a tablet (for $1999)

Want a Windows tablet? You can pick one up for under $200. Want an OS X tablet? Apple doesn’t sell any… the company’s tablets run iOS. But if you want the power of a MacBook Pro in a tablet-shaped package, you may be able to get one… for about $4,000. A company called Modbook has […]

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Saturday, August 2, 2014

AMD launches dev kit with 64-bit ARM-based server chips

Chip maker AMD is launching its first processors based on ARM technology this year. The first ARM chips from the company are aimed at servers rather than desktops, notebooks, or tablets. But software and hardware developers can now apply for a development kit which is basically a microATX PC motherboard with a quad-core AMD Opteron A1100-Series […]

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Kingsing W8 is a $99 Windows tablet

Windows tablets are about to get a whole lot cheaper. There are already plenty of 8 inch Windows tablets that are priced competitively with Android tablets (and priced below iPad mini tablets). And Toshiba recently launched one of the first Windows 8.1 tablets to feature a $199 price tag, and you can often find other […]

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Maingear Spark is a tiny gaming PC for $699 and up

Gaming computer maker Maingear is now selling its smallest gaming desktop yet. The Maingear Spark measures just 4.5″ x 4.23″ x 2.34″ but it packs an AMD A8-5557M quad-core processor and Radeon R9 M275X graphics. It’s now available for purchase for $699 and up. If the system looks familiar there might be two reasons for […]

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Report: Google Workshop to let you design custom smartphone cases

Google may be planning to launch a new service that lets you create custom cases for its smartphones. Android Police reports something called “Google Workshop” is on the way, and not only will it let you design your own case, but you’ll be able to create your own wallpaper to customize not only what the […]

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VolksPC wants to crowdfund an Android/Debian Linux PC

The folks at VolksPC started showing off a software solution that lets you run Android and Debian Linux simultaneously on an ARM-based computer. This lets you use the same machine to run full desktop Linux apps like LibreOffice or Firefox as well as Android apps including Netflix, Hulu Plus, and any number of video games. […]

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Reports: Sony getting out of the eReader business

Sony was one of the early players in the eReader space. The first Sony Reader products offered a way to read digital books on a portable device with an E Ink screen and long battery life several years before Amazon launched the first Kindle. But last year Sony decided not to offer its latest eReader […]

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