Tired of waiting for your PC to turn on when you just want to do a quick web search or watch a YouTube video? ViewSonic has two new Smart Displays that you can use with or without a PC. In fact, ViewSonic is pushing these displays as standalone devices which run Android. The fact that […]
Lilbits (10-29-2013): Would you like Android with that PC monitor? is a post from: Liliputing
Samsung offers Android tablets with screen sizes ranging from 7 to 10 inches, and plenty of phones and so-called “phablets” if you want something smaller. Eventually there may be a larger option as well. There’s been a rumor going around for months that the company is working on a 12.2 inch Android tablet, and now […]
Samsung’s 12.2 inch tablet leaks again, maybe it’ll launch one day is a post from: Liliputing
Vivante‘s graphics technology powers low-power devices including the Google Chromecast and phones, tablets, and TV boxes with Freescale i.MX6 processors, among others. And while Vivante’s current graphics tech isn’t exactly bleeding edge, it does provide enough power for HD video playback and hardware-accelerated 3D graphics. But it looks like the company’s next-gen graphics technology could […]
Vivante’s next-gen graphics could be faster than this year’s Tegra 4 is a post from: Liliputing
ARM is introducing next-gen graphics technology for upcoming phones, tablets, and other devices. LG, Rockchip, and MediaTek have already signed up to license the new graphics technologies, which will likely appear in upcoming Android devices. Mali-T720 is a GPU aimed at mid-range devices and it won’t exactly offering bleeding edge performance. But ARM says the […]
ARM unveils Mali-T760, Mali-T720 graphics is a post from: Liliputing
Motorola is exploring a future where phones are easy to upgrade, fix, and customize thanks to modular components. Today, when you want to fix a broken case, display, or camera on your phone you can either hope it’s covered by warranty, spend more than the phone’s worth to fix it at your own expense, or […]
Motorola’s Project Ara aims to build modular, upgradeable phones is a post from: Liliputing
The LG G Flex is a smartphone with a 6 inch, curved display. And that might not even be the most unusual thing about it — LG says the rear cover of the phone has a coating of “self healing” elastic, which automatically covers up small scratches. LG plans to start selling the G Flex […]
LG says its G Flex smartphone is flexible, self-healing is a post from: Liliputing
Samsung starts taking pre-orders for its 7 inch tablet aimed at kids (and parents) on November 1st, and starting November 10th the Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids will be available from US retailers including Amazon, Best Buy and Toys R Us for $230. The tablet’s basically a semi-rugged version of the company’s existing Galaxy Tab […]
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Kids tablet coming November 10th for $230 is a post from: Liliputing
NVIDA’s Shield is a $300 handheld game console that looks like an Xbox controller with a 5 inch display tacked on. It can run pretty much any game designed for Android — but since most games are designed for touchscreens, a lot of those titles can be kind of tricky to play with a physical […]
NVIDIA Shield upated with “Console Mode,” button-mapping for touchscreen games is a post from: Liliputing
Amazon’s Kindle Fire HDX 7 and HDX 8.9 tablets have high-resolution displays, fast processors, and tight integration with Amazon’s app, music, book, and video stores. But they also let you side-load third party apps that don’t come from the Amazon Appstore, and Android Cowboy has figured out how to use that feature to give Amazon’s […]
Running Google Apps on the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX (Gmail, Play Music, etc) is a post from: Liliputing
Apple may claim that the iPhone has a “Retina” display because it’s hard for the human eye to distinguish individual pixels on a phone display when you can pack 326 pixels per inch. But Japan Display laughs at the iPhone’s 4 inch, 1136 x 640 pixel screen. The Japanese display maker is showing off a […]
Japan Display unveils 5.4 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel smartphone display is a post from: Liliputing
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