Odds are that the smartphone in your pocket is powerful enough to run some desktop apps like office suites, web browsers, and other productivity tools. But the software on most phones is designed for mobile devices, not desktop screens. Microsoft is starting to change that with Continuum for phone, and Canonical’s Ubuntu “convergence” software could one […]
MaruOS claims to turn your Android phone into a Linux desktop is a post from: Liliputing
Odds are that the smartphone in your pocket is powerful enough to run some desktop apps like office suites, web browsers, and other productivity tools. But the software on most phones is designed for mobile devices, not desktop screens. Microsoft is starting to change that with Continuum for phone, and Canonical’s Ubuntu “convergence” software could one […]
MaruOS claims to turn your Android phone into a Linux desktop is a post from: Liliputing
The LPX Show podcast is now even easier to find. The show features interviews with the people behind the technology we use… or will use. The first episode, for example, features interviews with the creators of a dual-OS phone and an upgradeable laptop project. When I released episode one earlier this week, you could listen to […]
LPX Show is available in iTunes, Stitcher, anywhere you get podcasts is a post from: Liliputing
The LPX Show podcast is now even easier to find. The show features interviews with the people behind the technology we use… or will use. The first episode, for example, features interviews with the creators of a dual-OS phone and an upgradeable laptop project. When I released episode one earlier this week, you could listen to […]
LPX Show is available in iTunes, Stitcher, anywhere you get podcasts is a post from: Liliputing
Google’s Project Ara is an effort to design a modular smartphone, allowing you to swap out the processor, memory, screen, camera, battery hardware for different modules. While Google didn’t manage to launch a pilot project in 2015 as originally planned, the company is hoping to begin rolling out a test this year. And it looks like […]
Google’s Project Ara modular phone benchmarked… or at least one version is a post from: Liliputing
Google’s Project Ara is an effort to design a modular smartphone, allowing you to swap out the processor, memory, screen, camera, battery hardware for different modules. While Google didn’t manage to launch a pilot project in 2015 as originally planned, the company is hoping to begin rolling out a test this year. And it looks like […]
Google’s Project Ara modular phone benchmarked… or at least one version is a post from: Liliputing
Google’s smartwatch platform is getting a little smarter. The company has announced that a new version of Android Wear is starting to roll out, and it’s based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow (API 23 SDK). Among other things, this means you can use the speakers on Android Wear watches that have them. Google has also announced […]
Android Wear goes Marshmallow, gains new gestures, voice commands is a post from: Liliputing
Google’s smartwatch platform is getting a little smarter. The company has announced that a new version of Android Wear is starting to roll out, and it’s based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow (API 23 SDK). Among other things, this means you can use the speakers on Android Wear watches that have them. Google has also announced […]
Android Wear goes Marshmallow, gains new gestures, voice commands is a post from: Liliputing
There’s no shortage of 2-in-1 Windows tablets on the market, but it’s hard to find a model with 4GB of RAM, a Wacom digitizer pen, and a full HD display for under $400… but today that’s just what Newegg is offering. Mytrix isn’t a brand I’m familiar with, but on paper, the company’s Complex 11T […]
Deals of the Day (2-04-2016) is a post from: Liliputing
There’s no shortage of 2-in-1 Windows tablets on the market, but it’s hard to find a model with 4GB of RAM, a Wacom digitizer pen, and a full HD display for under $400… but today that’s just what Newegg is offering. Mytrix isn’t a brand I’m familiar with, but on paper, the company’s Complex 11T […]
Deals of the Day (2-04-2016) is a post from: Liliputing
When Sony spun off its PC division as a new company called VAIO, Sony continued making smartphones. Now VAIO is making phones too. The company has unveiled the VAIO Phone Biz, a Windows 10 smartphone with a 5.5 inch full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 proecssor, and support for Microsoft’s Continuum for phone software… […]
VAIO Phone Biz is a Windows 10 smartphone with Continuum support is a post from: Liliputing
When Sony spun off its PC division as a new company called VAIO, Sony continued making smartphones. Now VAIO is making phones too. The company has unveiled the VAIO Phone Biz, a Windows 10 smartphone with a 5.5 inch full HD display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 proecssor, and support for Microsoft’s Continuum for phone software… […]
VAIO Phone Biz is a Windows 10 smartphone with Continuum support is a post from: Liliputing
The developers of the Ubuntu Linux operating system offer software that runs on a range of devices, including desktops, servers, and smartphones. For the past few years Canonical has also been working on something called Convergence: software that lets you run the same apps on your phone as you do on your notebook or desktop. […]
BQ Aquaris M10: An Ubuntu tablet that also works as a desktop is a post from: Liliputing
The developers of the Ubuntu Linux operating system offer software that runs on a range of devices, including desktops, servers, and smartphones. For the past few years Canonical has also been working on something called Convergence: software that lets you run the same apps on your phone as you do on your notebook or desktop. […]
BQ Aquaris M10: An Ubuntu tablet that also works as a desktop is a post from: Liliputing
Mozilla recently announced that it was shifting the focus of Firefox OS from smartphones to “connected devices,” such as smart TVs and Internet of Things products. Now the organization is providing some more details. Development of Firefox OS for smartphones will case after version 2.6 is released. It’s an open source project, so it’s not impossible […]
Firefox OS 2.6 will be the last version for smartphones is a post from: Liliputing
Mozilla recently announced that it was shifting the focus of Firefox OS from smartphones to “connected devices,” such as smart TVs and Internet of Things products. Now the organization is providing some more details. Development of Firefox OS for smartphones will case after version 2.6 is released. It’s an open source project, so it’s not impossible […]
Firefox OS 2.6 will be the last version for smartphones is a post from: Liliputing
Hardkernel’s next single-board computer features a quad-core ARM Coretx-A53 64-bit processor, 2GB of RAM, and Gigabit Ethernet. The ODROID-C2 will be available in March for $40, or about $5 more than the price of a Raspberry Pi 2. Like the Raspberry Pi, this is basically a single-board computer aimed at developers and enthusiasts. But it has […]
ODROID-C2 64-bit dev board coming soon for $40 is a post from: Liliputing
Hardkernel’s next single-board computer features a quad-core ARM Coretx-A53 64-bit processor, 2GB of RAM, and Gigabit Ethernet. The ODROID-C2 will be available in March for $40, or about $5 more than the price of a Raspberry Pi 2. Like the Raspberry Pi, this is basically a single-board computer aimed at developers and enthusiasts. But it has […]
ODROID-C2 64-bit dev board coming soon for $40 is a post from: Liliputing
A few months ago Google announced that it would be rolling out support for podcasts in Google Play Music. Now it looks like the wait is almost over. In fact, it’s already over for some users. Last night popular podcaster Bill Simmons seems to have spilled the beans in a now-deleted Twitter post, saying that Google […]
Podcasts coming to Google Play this month (already available for some users) is a post from: Liliputing
A few months ago Google announced that it would be rolling out support for podcasts in Google Play Music. Now it looks like the wait is almost over. In fact, it’s already over for some users. Last night popular podcaster Bill Simmons seems to have spilled the beans in a now-deleted Twitter post, saying that Google […]
Podcasts coming to Google Play this month (already available for some users) is a post from: Liliputing