About a year after launching an 8 inch Windows tablet with an exceptionally low starting price of $150, HP is back with a new model that costs more than twice as much. But that’s because the new HP Envy Note 8 is in a completely different class than last year’s entry-level Stream 8 tablet. The […]
HP launches Envy Note 8 Cherry Trail, Full HD tablet for $329 is a post from: Liliputing
About a year after launching an 8 inch Windows tablet with an exceptionally low starting price of $150, HP is back with a new model that costs more than twice as much. But that’s because the new HP Envy Note 8 is in a completely different class than last year’s entry-level Stream 8 tablet. The […]
HP launches Envy Note 8 Cherry Trail, Full HD tablet for $329 is a post from: Liliputing
Synaptics is probably best known for making the touchpads found on laptops. But the company also develops touchscreen technology for notebooks, tablets and smartphones and one of the company’s latest touch controllers offers pressure-sensitive Force Touch capabilities. The new Synaptics 3700 Series touch controller is currently in mass production, and supports Synaptics ClearForce and SideTouch (edge […]
Synaptics launches force touch solution for smartphones is a post from: Liliputing
Synaptics is probably best known for making the touchpads found on laptops. But the company also develops touchscreen technology for notebooks, tablets and smartphones and one of the company’s latest touch controllers offers pressure-sensitive Force Touch capabilities. The new Synaptics 3700 Series touch controller is currently in mass production, and supports Synaptics ClearForce and SideTouch (edge […]
Synaptics launches force touch solution for smartphones is a post from: Liliputing
Sure, Siri, Cortana, and Google’s voice search let you talk to your smartphone and listen to it talk back. But you know what your phone probably can’t do? Walk. Fortunately, Sharp is on it. The Japanese consumer electronics company has unveiled a new smartphone called the RoboHon. But it’s not just a phone. It’s also a […]
Sharp’s RoboHon smartphone is also a robot (and a projector) is a post from: Liliputing
Sure, Siri, Cortana, and Google’s voice search let you talk to your smartphone and listen to it talk back. But you know what your phone probably can’t do? Walk. Fortunately, Sharp is on it. The Japanese consumer electronics company has unveiled a new smartphone called the RoboHon. But it’s not just a phone. It’s also a […]
Sharp’s RoboHon smartphone is also a robot (and a projector) is a post from: Liliputing
Visit a foreign language website in the Chrome browser on your Android phone, and the browser will offer to translate it into your preferred language. But what happens when you fire up a mobile app that has foreign-language content? Nothing… until now. Google has announced that Android 6.0 adds Google Translate support to many apps, allowing […]
Google Translate is coming to (some) Android apps is a post from: Liliputing
Visit a foreign language website in the Chrome browser on your Android phone, and the browser will offer to translate it into your preferred language. But what happens when you fire up a mobile app that has foreign-language content? Nothing… until now. Google has announced that Android 6.0 adds Google Translate support to many apps, allowing […]
Google Translate is coming to (some) Android apps is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 4 tablet may be thinner, lighter, more powerful, and have a slightly larger, higher resolution display than last year’s model. But the Surface Pro 3 is still cheaper… especially if you buy one on sale. Right now Microsoft is offering models for $699 and up. That’s $100 off the list price, and […]
Deals of the Day (10-06-2015) is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft’s new Surface Pro 4 tablet may be thinner, lighter, more powerful, and have a slightly larger, higher resolution display than last year’s model. But the Surface Pro 3 is still cheaper… especially if you buy one on sale. Right now Microsoft is offering models for $699 and up. That’s $100 off the list price, and […]
Deals of the Day (10-06-2015) is a post from: Liliputing
Sony’s been going through some major restructuring in recent years. While the company’s phones and TVs are still well regarded, Sony spun off its VAIO PC division as a separate company a little while ago. Now the company is spinning off is semiconductor business. That’s the division of Sony responsible for producing image sensors like those […]
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Sony’s been going through some major restructuring in recent years. While the company’s phones and TVs are still well regarded, Sony spun off its VAIO PC division as a separate company a little while ago. Now the company is spinning off is semiconductor business. That’s the division of Sony responsible for producing image sensors like those […]
Sony spins off semiconductor (and image sensor) business is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft has been making tablets and smartphones for a few years, but now the company has introduced its first laptop. The Surface Book is a 13.5 inch notebook with a touchscreen display, an Intel Skylake processor, NVIDIA GeForce graphics, and up to 12 hours of battery life. Prices start at $1499, and the Surface Book […]
Surface Book is Microsoft’s first laptop (but it’s also a tablet) is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft has been making tablets and smartphones for a few years, but now the company has introduced its first laptop. The Surface Book is a 13.5 inch notebook with a touchscreen display, an Intel Skylake processor, NVIDIA GeForce graphics, and up to 12 hours of battery life. Prices start at $1499, and the Surface Book […]
Surface Book is Microsoft’s first laptop (but it’s also a tablet) is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft’s 4th-gen Surface Pro tablet has a 12.3 inch display with 267 pixels per inch. It’s bigger than the 12 inch screen on the Surface Pro 3, but the tablet is the same size since it has thinner bezels. Speaking of thinner, the new tablet is actually thinner and lighter than last year’s model, but […]
Microsoft launches $899 Surface Pro 4 (Thinner, lighter, faster) is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft’s 4th-gen Surface Pro tablet has a 12.3 inch display with 267 pixels per inch. It’s bigger than the 12 inch screen on the Surface Pro 3, but the tablet is the same size since it has thinner bezels. Speaking of thinner, the new tablet is actually thinner and lighter than last year’s model, but […]
Microsoft launches $899 Surface Pro 4 (Thinner, lighter, faster) is a post from: Liliputing
Take a Raspberry Pi-sized mini computer, add Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, and an FPGA with a whole bunch of I/O options, and what’ve you got? Apparently a Snickerdoodle. It’s a new single-board computer from hardware startup ktrkl. The developers are hoping to raise funds for the project through crowdfunding site Crowd Supply. You […]
Snickerdoodle is a $55 mini PC for DIY robotics (and more) is a post from: Liliputing
Take a Raspberry Pi-sized mini computer, add Gigabit Ethernet, 802.11n WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, and an FPGA with a whole bunch of I/O options, and what’ve you got? Apparently a Snickerdoodle. It’s a new single-board computer from hardware startup ktrkl. The developers are hoping to raise funds for the project through crowdfunding site Crowd Supply. You […]
Snickerdoodle is a $55 mini PC for DIY robotics (and more) is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft has officially introduced its new flagship-class smartphones. The Lumia 950 is a 5.2 inch smartphone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 hexa-core processor, while the Lumia 950 XL has a 5.7 inch screen and a Snapdragon 810 octa-core CPU. Both phones ship with Windows 10 software, support Microsoft’s Continuum for Phone software that lets you […]
Microsoft introduces Lumia 950 and 950 XL is a post from: Liliputing
Microsoft has officially introduced its new flagship-class smartphones. The Lumia 950 is a 5.2 inch smartphone with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 808 hexa-core processor, while the Lumia 950 XL has a 5.7 inch screen and a Snapdragon 810 octa-core CPU. Both phones ship with Windows 10 software, support Microsoft’s Continuum for Phone software that lets you […]
Microsoft introduces Lumia 950 and 950 XL is a post from: Liliputing