Motorola launches Moto X smartphone, promises you can use it without touching it

Motorola's Moto X is the first phone from the company designed entirely in-house after Google acquired the company last year. It's also the company's first phone that will be manufactured in the US. And it's the first smartphone that you can use without even touching it. The Moto X should be available from most US wireless carriers starting in late...

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Lilbits (8-01-2013): BlackBerry Messenger for Android,

Once upon a time BlackBerry pretty much ruled the smartphone space in North America. Those days are long gone thanks to the rise of Android and iOS, but there are still some die-hard fans of at least one BlackBerry service: BlackBerry Messenger, or BBM. What started out as an alternative to sending text messages eventually became a powerful, full-feature messaging...

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Asus MeMO Pad HD 7 tablet up for pre-order for $149

The new Google Nexus 7 tablet offers some pretty great hardware for a reasonably low price of $229. But if you don't need a 1080p display or a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 processor and want to save some money, there's a cheaper option. The same company that manufactures the Nexus 7 for Google has a new model called the Asus MeMO Pad...

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Omate TrueSmart smartwatch has the guts of an Android phone

The Omate TrueSmart runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, features a dual-core ARM Cortex-A7 processor, and has 512MB of RAM and 4GB of storage. While that might sound like the spec sheet for a low-end Android smartphone, the TrueSmart is actually a wristwatch. Or at least, that's the goal -- right now the project is still in the concept phase. The...

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NVIDIA Shield dissected, enormous battery discovered

NVIDIA's $299 handheld gaming console is now shipping, and as NVIDIA's first entry into the consumer device space, it's generating a bit of buzz... and uncertainty. One thing that is certain though, is that if you take apart the NVIDIA Shield, you can get a better idea of what makes the device tick. So that's what the folks at iFixit...

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MINIX Neox X7mini Android TV box coming soon

Hot on the heels of the MINIX Neo X7, the folks at MINIX are working on a smaller version called the Neo X7mini. The mini model has similar specs, but a smaller case. It's expected to hit the streets in late August or early September. The MINIX Neo X7mini  features 2GB of RAM, support for 1080pHD video playback, 802.11n WiFi...

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Motorola Connect Chrome extension: Get phone call, SMS notifications on your PC

Smartphones are designed to be mobile devices, letting you not only make calls, but surf the internet, listen to music, read books, or play games on the go. But let's face it: odds are you spend about half your day sitting at a desk staring at a computer screen. It looks like Motorola plans to bridge the gap between your...

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NVIDIA Shield reviewed, puzzled over (roundup)

Now that NVIDIA's handheld gaming console is available, you might be wondering whether it's worth paying $299 for. After reading more than a dozen reviews of the NVIDIA Shield, it doesn't look like there's a simple answer. If there's a consensus, it seems to be that the Shield is a fast, well-built device that sets out to do a few...

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Intel's Minnowboard open source, low-power dev board ships for $199

Since the introduction of the Raspberry Pi low-power mini computer in 2011 we've seen a number of tiny computers and developer boards hit the market. Many pack more power than the Raspberry Pi, and most also have higher price tags. But they tend to rely on ARM-based processors in order to keep prices (and power consumption) low. Intel's Minnowboard takes...

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AMD's latest Embedded G-Series chip uses about 3W on average

AMD has been pushing its way into the low-power chip territory over the last few years, and this week the company introduced its lowest power processor yet. The new AMD GX-210JA is a system-on-a-chip with a TDP of 6 watts, although AMD says it actually uses closer to 3 watts during normal use. This is part of AMD's G-Series chip...

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