Sunday, December 7, 2014

Tommy Hilfiger's solar jackets can charge your phone (for $599)

Smartphones never seem to get enough battery life… and sure, you can lug around a spare battery pack in case you run out of juice. But you can also generate some spare power while you’re on the go thanks to backpacks and other accessories with built-in solar panels. Now Tommy Hilfiger is getting in on the solar […]

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Thursday, December 4, 2014

Deals of the Day (12-04-2014)

The Asus EeeBook X205TA is an inexpensive Windows laptop with an 11.6 inch display, 2GB of RAM, and 32GB of storage. It normally sells for $200, but over the past few weeks it’s been on sale for even lower prices so often that I’m getting kind of tired of featuring it in our roundups of […]

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Toshiba Portégé Z20t 2-in-1 laptop launching in 2015

Toshiba will launch a 12.5 inch detachable notebook/tablet with an Intel Core M Broadwell processor and up to 16 hours of battery life early next year. We spotted a listing for the Toshiba Portégé Z20t at the FCC last month, and a few days later Toshiba officially unveiled the 2-in-1 computer, saying it’ll be available in […]

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MIPS Creator CI20 dev board is Imagination's answer to the Raspberry Pi

The Raspberry Pi Foundation showed that there’s a market for low-cost, low-power computers aimed at developers and tinkerers when it began offering tiny ARM-based computers for $35 or less. Two years later, the folks at Imagination Technologies have decided it’s time to offer a similar device, but this time with a MIPS-based processor. The MIPS […]

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CompuLab launches Utilite2: Tiny ARM-based Ubuntu/Android PC

CompuLab is updating its Utilite line of tiny, low-power desktop computers. The new Utilite2 is 30 percent smaller than last year’s Utilite. But the company says the new model offers up to twice the performance, thanks to a more powerful processor. The Utilite2 can run Ubuntu or Android software, has fanless aluminum case, and features […]

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Deals of the Day (12-03-2014)

The HP Pavilion x2 10 is a Windows tablet with an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor and a keyboard case that lets you use the system sort of like a notebook. It normally sells for $330 and up, but right now you can pick up a Pavilion x2 10 for as little as $270. If […]

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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Ghostery Privacy Browser for Android lets you see (and block) what's tracking you

Ghostery has been offering desktop browser plugins for years, letting users see what tracking scripts are running on a page. This lets you know about ads, analytics, social widgets, and other tools running on the websites you visit. You can also block some or all of those scripts. Now Ghostery has launched a mobile version: […]

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Huawei launches Kirin 620 octa-core, 64-bit processor

Chinese device maker Huawei’s latest processor is a 64-bit, 8-core chip called the Kirin 620. The octa-core chip is based on ARM’s CortexA-53 architecture and it’s aimed at mid-range phones, tablets, and other devices. The processor also supports 4G LTE cat 4 with speeds up to 150 Mbps. The Kirin 620 chip features ARM Mali-450 graphics, 1.2 […]

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Asus VivoMini desktop coming soon for around $149 and up

Asus started showing off a tiny new desktop computer with an Intel Haswell processor and support for Windows 8.1 software recently. The Asus VivoMini is expected to sell for around $149 and up in the United States. Now the company is starting to share more details specifications and configuration options for the VivoMini. According to documents obtained […]

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Bluetooth 4.2 offers faster, more efficient wireless communication

The Bluetooth Special Interest Group has released specifications for the next generation of the low-power, short-range wireless communication protocol. Bluetooth 4.2 will support faster data speeds, offer improved power efficiency, and enhanced security. It will also allow Bluetooth-capable devices to connect to the internet through a router or other access point — no WiFi required. […]

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