Allwinner’s A83T processor is an octa-core chip designed for entry level and mid-range tablets. The chip maker unveiled the processor in September, and tablets featuring the chip should begin shipping soon. Allwinner sent me one of the first of those tablets to test. The InFocus C2107 is a 7 inch Android tablet made by Foxconn. It […]
Allwinner A83T octa-core tablet mini-review (InFocus C2107) is a post from: Liliputing
Toshiba launched a wearable fitness tracker in Japan this summer. Now it looks like the company could be bringing an activity tracker to the United States. The Toshiba Activity Tracker showed up at the FCC website this week. According to a user manual at the FCC, the activity tracker fits into a wristband so you can […]
Toshiba activity tracker hits the FCC is a post from: Liliputing
The Google Nexus 9 tablet is now available with 4G LTE. Last month Google and HTC began offering WiFi-only models for $499 and up. Now you can pick up a Nexus 9 with 32GB of storage and 4G wireless from T-Mobile for $600 (spread out over 24 monthly payments of $25 each). The Nexus 9 […]
Nexus 9 tablet with 4G LTE now available (from T-Mobile) is a post from: Liliputing
Earlier this year Microsoft announced that it would begin cracking down on Windows software designed to hijack web browsers in specific ways. Now the company is laying out a timeline for enforcement: starting in January Microsoft’s security products will begin flagging certain types of software as “browser modifiers” or adware. Specifically, Microsoft is taking aim […]
Microsoft to crack down on malicious browser add-ons in 2015 is a post from: Liliputing
This year ECS introduces a tiny desktop computer capable of running Windows, Ubuntu, or other operating systems. The ECS Liva is small enough to hold in one hand, priced at under $200 (and currently available for just $110), and sold as a sort of DIY kit: you have to put the system board and the […]
ECS Liva X mini PC with Intel Bay Trail on the way is a post from: Liliputing
Ting is a US wireless carrier that lets you create your own plan by choosing how much data, voice, and text you want. This can lead to much lower phone bills than you’d get with competitors if, for instance, you barely use your phone to talk, send a lot of text messages, and don’t need […]
US mobile carrier Ting to offer GSM service in 2015 (along with CDMA) is a post from: Liliputing
T-Mobile has just launched a new family plan that lets you get unlimited talk, text, and 4G LTE data on two lines for $100. You can add extra phones to the plan for $40 per month. That means a family of 4 can get unlimited data for $180 per month. Of the major US wireless […]
T-Mobile launches unlimited family plans for $100 and up is a post from: Liliputing
Want to keep people from logging into your online accounts without permission? Then it’s probably a good idea to use a different password for each service, use strong passwords, and change your passwords often. Password managers such as 1Password, KeePass, Dashlane and LastPass make it easy to do the first two of those things… and now Dashlane […]
LastPass, Dashlane password managers now offer auto-password changing is a post from: Liliputing
Chinese device maker Pipo has unveiled a new device that it’s calling an Intel TV box, but which could also be described as a tiny desktop computer. The Pipo X7 features an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor and runs Windows 8.1 with Bing. Sure, you can plug it into a TV to stream content from […]
Pipo X7 is a Windows-powered TV box is a post from: Liliputing
Amazon rolled out an update to its Shopping app for Android this summer that added support for streaming movies and TV shows from Amazon Instant Video. The app also featured a built-in app store which you could use to download third-party Android apps from Amazon. In other words, it was a shopping app… but it also […]
Amazon removes its app from the Play Store (but you can still download it) is a post from: Liliputing
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