Monday, July 14, 2014

Lilbits (7-09-2014): Sony Xperia Z2 Tablet hits Verizon

The Sony Xperia Z2 is a waterproof Android tablet with a 10 inch, 1920 x 1200 pixel display, 3GB of RAM, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor. A WiFi-only version of the tablet launched in April for $500 and up. Now Verizon has announced that it’s the exclusive US carrier to offer a 4G LTE model […]

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Adidas miCoach Fit Smart fitness tracker coming in August for $199

Adidas sells a $400 smartwatch for runners called the MiCoach Smart Run Watch. It has a heart rate sensor, 4GB of storage for music and data, GPS support for tracking your running speed and mapping your route, and a touchscreen display. But if the price tag seems a bit steep, Adidas plans to offer a […]

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Sunday, July 13, 2014

NPD: Quarterly tablet shipments decline for the first time

At a time when notebook and desktop PC sales are stagnant, industry watchers tend to think of tablets as shining stars. But for the first time since modern tablets hit the scene a few years ago, research firm NPD DisplaySearch says tablet PC shipments in the first part of the year were lower than the […]

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Asus Fonepad 7 with Intel Moorefield receives Global Certification

The Asus Fonepad 7 is an Android smartphone with a tablet-sized screen… or maybe it’s an Android tablet that makes phone calls. Either way, the latest version of the FonePad 7 featuring an Intel Moorefield processor was unveiled in June, and now it looks like the device could be on its way to customers in Europe and […]

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Friday, July 4, 2014

Xiaomi Mipad goes on sale in China (and elsewhere... kinda)

The first tablet with an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor went up for order in China today… and the first batch of 50 thousand units sold out in minutes. Xiaomi’s Mipad is a 7.9 inch tablet with a 2048 x 1536 pixel display and Tegra K1 quad-core ARM Cortex-A15 processor with 192-core graphics. While Xiaomi isn’t officially […]

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Google releases Android L preview source code for Nexus 7 (2012) and later

Google has added code for the Android L developer preview to the Android Open Source Project, and that includes code for all recent Nexus devices including the Google Nexus 7 2012 and 2013 editions, the Nexus 10, and the Nexus 4 and 5 smartphones. This follows the release of factory images for the most recent Nexus 7 […]

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SolidRun's HummingBoard credit card-sized computer launches for $45 and up

SolidRun is now taking orders for its tiny, ARM-powered HummingBoard computer. The system looks a bit like a Raspberry Pi single-board computer, but it has a faster processor and comes in 3 different configurations. The HummingBoard sells for between $45 and $100 and it’s available for pre-order from the SolidRun website. The entry-level HummingBoard-i1 features […]

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Google acquires Songza to bring better playlists to Google Play Music

Good news for fans of Google Play Music: Google has announced that it’s acquiring Songza, a music streaming company that specializes in curated playlists. Hopefully this is good news for Songza too, since the startup now has access to Google-sized resources. But Google has a habit of shutting down products from the companies it acquires […]

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Reports: Say goodbye to the desktop on small Windows tablets

The next major version of Windows may sport features aimed at desktop and notebook users who have been reluctant to leave Windows 7 behind. That includes the return of a Windows Start Menu, and 2-in-1 devices will be able to automatically switch from a desktop mode to a tablet user interface depending on how you’re using the device […]

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NVIDIA Shield tablet leaked in certification results (again)

NVIDIA’s next tablet is on the way. While the company hasn’t officially announced a new tablet yet, a product page for a Shield tablet showed up on NVIDIA’s website briefly in June, and a device that may or may not be the Shield Tablet hit the FCC recently. Now the tablet has shown up at the […]

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