Friday, June 13, 2014

HP envisions smartphones with 100TB of storage... eventually

HP has been developing technology to change the way data is stored and transferred, and now the company’s starting to talk about what it wants to do with that technology. First up, HP hopes to release a new type of server which it’s calling “the machine” which will feature new types of memory, processors that are developed […]

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Thursday, June 12, 2014

Deals of the Day (6-10-2014)

The Samsung Series 3 Chromebook was already one of the cheapest laptops money could buy when it launched for $249 in late 2012. Now you can pick up a refurbished model for just over half that price. Sure, it’s not the fastest laptop around, but it’s one of the thinnest and lightest… and also still […]

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Friday, May 30, 2014

Lilbits (5-30-2014): Linux Mint 17 and a flood of new devices at the FCC

A few weeks ago we took a look at the release candidate for Linux Mint 17 “Qiana” and liked what we saw. Now the training wheels are off and Linux Mint 17 is available for anyone to download. Meanwhile, folks who are waiting for new gadgets from Toshiba, Vertu and LG can bide their time […]

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Acer's Liquid Leap fitness tracker is a Liquid Jade smartphone companion

As promised, Acer is unveiling its first wearable device. The Liquid Leap is a wearable fitness tracker and smartwatch. And as expected, Acer has no plans to sell it as a standalone device. Instead it’ll be offered along with the Acer Liquid Jade smartphone in select markets. The Liquid Leap has a 1 inch touchscreen […]

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Hack turns Amazon Kindle into a thermometer

Amazon’s Kindle eReaders are designed to let you read eBooks for days on end thanks to a low-power processor and high-contrast E Ink display. But like many consumer electronics devices, the Kindle is basically a single-purpose computer… and with a little tweaking you can turn it into a multi-purpose machine. We’ve seen Kindles turned into […]

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Deals of the Day (5-30-2014)

The Asus VivoBook X200 is an 11.6 inch notebook with a touchscreen display and Windows 8.1 software. There are a few different models, with lower-priced versions typically featuring Intel Celeron processors. But there’s also a model with a Core i3-4010U Haswell processor, 4GB of RAM, and a 500GB hard drive. Normally it sells for around $450 […]

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Samsung Galaxy S5 Active rugged phone now available from AT&T

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is a smartphone with a 5.1 inch full HD display, a speedy processor, and a dust and water resistant case. But if that’s not good enough for you, Samsung also has a model with a more rugged case. It’s called the Samsung Galaxy S5 Active, and it’s now available from AT&T for […]

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Pivos XIOS XS is an XBMC-centric set-top-box

Now that the developers of XBMC offer a version of their popular media center software for Android, you can run it on all sorts of devices. But one of the companies that first partnered with the XBMC team to port the application to Android have a habit of releasing set-top-boxes optimized for running XBMC. Their […]

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Growth in the tablet space is slowing

Microsoft may think there’s a market for people who want large tablets that can replace their laptops. But research firm IDC thinks that some people are using large phones in place of small tablets. IDC has revised its tablet shipment projections for 2014, suggesting that device makers will ship 254.4 million units this year. That’s down […]

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Lenovo's new budget tablets now available for $129 and up

As promised, Lenovo is now selling its new A Series Android tablets in the United States. The tablets feature 7 to 10 inch displays, quad-core processors, and prices starting as low as $129 — although in typical Lenovo fashion, that’s the price after “instant savings,” suggesting that the cheapest tablet actually has a retail value of […]

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