Qualcomm is on a chip-launching spree. The company has unveiled a new processor designed to help smartwatch makers offer devices with longer battery life and/or thinner designs, a new super-fast 4G LTE modem chip, and three new processors for smartphones. Snapdragon Wear 2100 The company’s Snapdragon 400 chip is one of the most commonly used smartwatch processors… at least […]
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Qualcomm is on a chip-launching spree. The company has unveiled a new processor designed to help smartwatch makers offer devices with longer battery life and/or thinner designs, a new super-fast 4G LTE modem chip, and three new processors for smartphones. Snapdragon Wear 2100 The company’s Snapdragon 400 chip is one of the most commonly used smartwatch processors… at least […]
Qualcomm unveils new chips for smartphones, smartwatches is a post from: Liliputing
The latest version of open source office suite LibreOffice includes speed enhancements, a redesigned user interface with menus that help you find certain functions more quickly, and support for opening files on remote servers. For instance, LibreOffice 5.1 lets you add FTP, SharePoint, OneDrive, WebDAV, or Google Drive sources so you can open, edit, and save files […]
LibreOffice 5.1 features revamped user interface, remote server support is a post from: Liliputing
The latest version of open source office suite LibreOffice includes speed enhancements, a redesigned user interface with menus that help you find certain functions more quickly, and support for opening files on remote servers. For instance, LibreOffice 5.1 lets you add FTP, SharePoint, OneDrive, WebDAV, or Google Drive sources so you can open, edit, and save files […]
LibreOffice 5.1 features revamped user interface, remote server support is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft’s Windows Insider program allows users to get early access to new builds of Windows 10 before they’re made available to the general public. Not sure you want to risk installing untested updates? That’s why Microsoft has offered a Fast Ring and a Slow Ring, allowing members of the slow ring to get updates only […]
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Microsoft’s Windows Insider program allows users to get early access to new builds of Windows 10 before they’re made available to the general public. Not sure you want to risk installing untested updates? That’s why Microsoft has offered a Fast Ring and a Slow Ring, allowing members of the slow ring to get updates only […]
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There’s no shortage of cheap Windows laptops, tablets, and convertibles these days… but most of the models you can find for under $300 have anemic specs (like 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage). But today Woot is offering the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11E convertible notebook for $270. The 3.3 laptop has an 11.6 inch […]
Deals of the Day (2-10-2016) is a post from: Liliputing
There’s no shortage of cheap Windows laptops, tablets, and convertibles these days… but most of the models you can find for under $300 have anemic specs (like 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage). But today Woot is offering the Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 11E convertible notebook for $270. The 3.3 laptop has an 11.6 inch […]
Deals of the Day (2-10-2016) is a post from: Liliputing
Norwegian software company Opera may be heading to China… sort of. A consortium of Chinese companies wants to buy Opera for $1.2 billion, which is a lot of money for a company whose web browsers for desktop and mobile devices aren’t nearly as popular as competitors like Google’s Chrome or Mozilla’s Firefox. In fact, it’s […]
Opera Software could be sold to Chinese group for $1.2 billion is a post from: Liliputing
Norwegian software company Opera may be heading to China… sort of. A consortium of Chinese companies wants to buy Opera for $1.2 billion, which is a lot of money for a company whose web browsers for desktop and mobile devices aren’t nearly as popular as competitors like Google’s Chrome or Mozilla’s Firefox. In fact, it’s […]
Opera Software could be sold to Chinese group for $1.2 billion is a post from: Liliputing
Ubuntu Core is a stripped down version of Canonical’s popular Ubuntu Linux operating system, designed to run on low-power computers like the Raspberry Pi 2, Beaglebone, Gumstix, ODroid-C1, and others. Now Canonical has announced that Ubuntu Core also supports the Intel NUC DE3815TY mini-computer. That’s one of cheapest members of the Intel NUC line of mini-desktops. […]
Ubuntu Core now supports Intel’s $150 (or less) NUC mini computer is a post from: Liliputing
Ubuntu Core is a stripped down version of Canonical’s popular Ubuntu Linux operating system, designed to run on low-power computers like the Raspberry Pi 2, Beaglebone, Gumstix, ODroid-C1, and others. Now Canonical has announced that Ubuntu Core also supports the Intel NUC DE3815TY mini-computer. That’s one of cheapest members of the Intel NUC line of mini-desktops. […]
Ubuntu Core now supports Intel’s $150 (or less) NUC mini computer is a post from: Liliputing
It’s tough to interact with a smartphone without turning on the display… but keeping the screen on too long is usually a sure-fire way to run down your battery. So when LG says that its upcoming G5 smartphone will have a screen that’s “always on,” it either means that the company figures you only need […]
LG G5 smartphone to have an “always on” display is a post from: Liliputing
It’s tough to interact with a smartphone without turning on the display… but keeping the screen on too long is usually a sure-fire way to run down your battery. So when LG says that its upcoming G5 smartphone will have a screen that’s “always on,” it either means that the company figures you only need […]
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Microsoft has released a number of updates to Windows 10 since launching the operating system in July, 2015. But up until now it hasn’t always been easy to know what features, bug fixes, or security improvements were included in each update. That’s starting to change: Microsoft has launched a new Windows 10 update history page, […]
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Microsoft has released a number of updates to Windows 10 since launching the operating system in July, 2015. But up until now it hasn’t always been easy to know what features, bug fixes, or security improvements were included in each update. That’s starting to change: Microsoft has launched a new Windows 10 update history page, […]
Now it’s easier to find out what’s in Windows 10 updates is a post from: Liliputing
It’ll be a few months before you can get your hands on the commercial version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset in April, but you can already pre-order one for $599. Want a PC that’s powerful enough to work with the headset? Starting February 16th, you’ll be able to pre-order an “Oculus Ready” PC bundled […]
Oculus Ready PCs coming soon for $1499 and up is a post from: Liliputing
It’ll be a few months before you can get your hands on the commercial version of the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset in April, but you can already pre-order one for $599. Want a PC that’s powerful enough to work with the headset? Starting February 16th, you’ll be able to pre-order an “Oculus Ready” PC bundled […]
Oculus Ready PCs coming soon for $1499 and up is a post from: Liliputing
Every Google user gets at least 15GB of free cloud storage with Google Drive. You can pay to get more, but there are plenty of ways to get additional storage for free by buying some Chromebooks, smartphones, or other devices… or just by answering some questions. For the second year in a row, Google is offering […]
Deals of the Day (2-09-216) is a post from: Liliputing
Every Google user gets at least 15GB of free cloud storage with Google Drive. You can pay to get more, but there are plenty of ways to get additional storage for free by buying some Chromebooks, smartphones, or other devices… or just by answering some questions. For the second year in a row, Google is offering […]
Deals of the Day (2-09-216) is a post from: Liliputing