Dell’s new XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop with Ubuntu Linux and Intel Skylake processor options may be available now… but with prices starting at $1550, the new model ain’t exactly cheap. Neither is last year’s model with a Broadwell processor… but right now Dell is running a clearance sale which can let you pick one […]
Deals of the Day (3-24-2016) is a post from: Liliputing
Dell’s new XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop with Ubuntu Linux and Intel Skylake processor options may be available now… but with prices starting at $1550, the new model ain’t exactly cheap. Neither is last year’s model with a Broadwell processor… but right now Dell is running a clearance sale which can let you pick one […]
Deals of the Day (3-24-2016) is a post from: Liliputing
Oculus, HTC, and Sony may be pushing virtual reality as the next big thing in gaming. But the VR device you may already own is your smartphone: all you need is a headset to drop it into. Google says more than 5 million of its Cardboard-style headsets have been shipped to date, and Samsung continues […]
Hulu launches app for Samsung Gear VR is a post from: Liliputing
Oculus, HTC, and Sony may be pushing virtual reality as the next big thing in gaming. But the VR device you may already own is your smartphone: all you need is a headset to drop it into. Google says more than 5 million of its Cardboard-style headsets have been shipped to date, and Samsung continues […]
Hulu launches app for Samsung Gear VR is a post from: Liliputing
An unannounced Asus tablet showed up at the GFXBench website in January, and now a device with the same model number has passed through the FCC. In other words, it looks like a new Asus ZenPad or MeMO Pad tablet is coming soon. Details about the pricing and release date aren’t available, but the two […]
Asus tablet with 8 inch, high-res display, hexa-core CPU coming soon? is a post from: Liliputing
An unannounced Asus tablet showed up at the GFXBench website in January, and now a device with the same model number has passed through the FCC. In other words, it looks like a new Asus ZenPad or MeMO Pad tablet is coming soon. Details about the pricing and release date aren’t available, but the two […]
Asus tablet with 8 inch, high-res display, hexa-core CPU coming soon? is a post from: Liliputing
Sony is launching a new effort to bring PlayStation content to smartphones and other smart devices. The Japanese company has announced the creation of a new organization called ForwardWorks that will “leverage the intellectual property of the numerous PlayStation dedicated software titles and its gaming characters” to develop content and services for smart device users […]
Sony to bring PlayStation-related games to smartphones is a post from: Liliputing
Sony is launching a new effort to bring PlayStation content to smartphones and other smart devices. The Japanese company has announced the creation of a new organization called ForwardWorks that will “leverage the intellectual property of the numerous PlayStation dedicated software titles and its gaming characters” to develop content and services for smart device users […]
Sony to bring PlayStation-related games to smartphones is a post from: Liliputing
The Lenovo S21e is a notebook with an 11.6 inch display, an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor, and 64GB of storage. Officially, it has a list price of $280 and up, but you can often find it for much less. Right now Lenovo is showing sale prices starting at $180 for a model with 2GB […]
Deals of the Day (3-23-2016) is a post from: Liliputing
The Lenovo S21e is a notebook with an 11.6 inch display, an Intel Atom Bay Trail processor, and 64GB of storage. Officially, it has a list price of $280 and up, but you can often find it for much less. Right now Lenovo is showing sale prices starting at $180 for a model with 2GB […]
Deals of the Day (3-23-2016) is a post from: Liliputing
About a year after announcing plans to distribute a million tiny computers to UK students, the BBC is now delivering micro:bit devices. The BBC micro:bit may not look like much of a computer, but it’s a small programmable device with 25 LED lights on the front, several buttons that you can press to interact with the machine […]
BBC delivers micro:bit tiny, programmable computers to UK students is a post from: Liliputing
About a year after announcing plans to distribute a million tiny computers to UK students, the BBC is now delivering micro:bit devices. The BBC micro:bit may not look like much of a computer, but it’s a small programmable device with 25 LED lights on the front, several buttons that you can press to interact with the machine […]
BBC delivers micro:bit tiny, programmable computers to UK students is a post from: Liliputing
Apple’s iPad Pro now comes in two sizes: there’s the 12.9 inch model that launched last year, and the new 9.7 inch version that was announced this week. While the new model is smaller and has a smaller battery, Apple says it should get similar battery life, supports the Apple Pencil for pressure-sensitive input, and […]
9.7 inch iPad Pro has half the RAM, slower CPU than 12.9 inch model is a post from: Liliputing
Apple’s iPad Pro now comes in two sizes: there’s the 12.9 inch model that launched last year, and the new 9.7 inch version that was announced this week. While the new model is smaller and has a smaller battery, Apple says it should get similar battery life, supports the Apple Pencil for pressure-sensitive input, and […]
9.7 inch iPad Pro has half the RAM, slower CPU than 12.9 inch model is a post from: Liliputing
For the past decade, Intel has used a “Tick-Tock” strategy for producing new processors. For every “tick,” Intel would would produce a new chip using a new lithographic process (the move from 32nm to 22nm to 14nm, for example). Then the company’s next chip would be a “tock,” which means it would use the same […]
Intel’s Tick-Tock chip upgrade strategy now looks more like Tick-Tock-Tock is a post from: Liliputing
For the past decade, Intel has used a “Tick-Tock” strategy for producing new processors. For every “tick,” Intel would would produce a new chip using a new lithographic process (the move from 32nm to 22nm to 14nm, for example). Then the company’s next chip would be a “tock,” which means it would use the same […]
Intel’s Tick-Tock chip upgrade strategy now looks more like Tick-Tock-Tock is a post from: Liliputing
Crossover is a tool that allows you to run some Windows software on Mac or Linux machines. It’s developed by a company called Codeweavers, and it’s basically a commercial version of the open source WINE software, and last year Codewavers announced it was working to bring the software to Android. That means you could eventually run some […]
Codeweavers demos Steam game client running on Android* is a post from: Liliputing
Crossover is a tool that allows you to run some Windows software on Mac or Linux machines. It’s developed by a company called Codeweavers, and it’s basically a commercial version of the open source WINE software, and last year Codewavers announced it was working to bring the software to Android. That means you could eventually run some […]
Codeweavers demos Steam game client running on Android* is a post from: Liliputing
Edubuntu is a version of Ubuntu Linux designed for schools, students, and folks generally interested in education. Formerly known as Ubuntu Education Edition, the operating system is based on Ubuntu, but includes a suite of apps aimed at teachers and students. The first version of the operating system was released in 2005, and the last major […]
Edubuntu Linux will skip the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release is a post from: Liliputing
Edubuntu is a version of Ubuntu Linux designed for schools, students, and folks generally interested in education. Formerly known as Ubuntu Education Edition, the operating system is based on Ubuntu, but includes a suite of apps aimed at teachers and students. The first version of the operating system was released in 2005, and the last major […]
Edubuntu Linux will skip the Ubuntu 16.04 LTS release is a post from: Liliputing