Thursday, March 6, 2014

Acer C720p touchscreen Chromebook review

Acer has made a habit of releasing Chromebooks which pack more power than you’d expect into a dirt cheap laptop. The company’s Acer C720 Chromebook has an Intel Celeron 2955U processor, an 11.6 inch display, and around 8 hours of battery life. Not bad for a notebook that sells for about $200. The company also […]

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Goophone clones the (unannounced) all new HTC One

Apparently not content to simply clone high profile smartphones before they go on sale, the folks at Chinese device maker Goophone are going one step further. They’ve unveiled the Goophone M8, a smartphone that borrows heavily from the design of the not-yet-announced all new HTC One, also known as the HTC M8. HTC’s expected to introduce […]

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HP launches HP 8 1401 budget Android tablet

HP has added a new budget Android tablet to its lineup. And by new, I mean it’s bringing a cheap tablet the company launched in China last year to the United States, giving it a new name, and selling it for $170. Meet the HP 8 1401. The tablet features a 7.85 inch, 1024 x […]

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Koush's new app lets you mirror your Android screen to Chromecast

There are plenty of apps that let you use a Chromecast to stream video from internet sites like Netflix and YouTube. There are a growing number that let you stream videos directly from your Android phone or tablet to a TV with a Chromecast too. Now there’s an app that lets you use a Chromecast […]

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OnePlus One smartphone launching in 10 countries in Q2, 2014

The folks at Chinese startup OnePlus plan to launch their first smartphone in the second quarter of 2014. The OnePlus One is expected to be a very geek-friendly device which will ship with software developed by CyanogenMod, and the folks at OnePlus are promising that unlocking the bootloader, rooting your phone, or installing stock or […]

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Acer Aspire Switch 10 is a 3-in-1 Windows tablet

Apparently 2-in-1 computers which offer tablet and laptop modes are old hat, because there are a growing number of multi-mode machines hitting the market. Lenovo’s Yoga line of devices offer laptop, tablet, and tent modes. Toshiba showed off a 5-in-1 PC concept at CES in January. And now Acer appears to be working on a […]

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Lilbits (3-05-2014): Google Android finds its voice

One of the key features of Google Android is its voice recognition and text-to-speech engine which lets you talk to your phone and receive spoken replies. But if your phone’s voice has always sounded a bit… basic, the latest version of the Google Text-to-Speech app could improve things dramatically. Instead of voice data files that […]

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Asus Zenbook NX500 4K ultrabook on the way

Asus is reportedly working on a new 15 inch ultrabook with a 4K, Ultra HD display. It’s called the Asus Zenbook NX500 and the laptop reportedly an aluminum body, an anti-glare display, and Bang & Olufsen audio. The Zenbook NX500 wouldn’t be the first 15 inch ultrabook from Asus. It’ll likely replace the aging Asus […]

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PocketBook Aqua is a water-resistant eReader

Russian eBook maker PocketBook is launching a new water-resistant model with a 6 inch E Ink display. The PocketBook 640 has a Pearl E Ink touchscreen display and it’s expected sell for around $200 or less. The device is also known as the PocketBook Aqua thanks to its case which is dustproof and water-resistant. The […]

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Streaming game service OnLive returns from the dead with new plans starting at $10 per month

OnLive is an online video game service that lets you stream games to a PC, Mac, or Android machine… or at least it was until OnLive pretty much fired its staff and shut down about a year and a half ago. Now OnLive is back, and this time they’re doing things a little differently. Not […]

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