The latest flagship smartphone from OnePlus has the specs of a high-end phone. But with a $399 price tag, the OnePlus 3 is significantly cheaper than the latest flagships from Samsung, HTC, LG, and others.
OnePlus also has a smaller, less powerful phone that sells for just half the price. You can pick up a OnePlus X for just $199… for now.
In the future, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau says the company will focus on its flagship lineup.
Continue reading OnePlus is done making mid-range phones (no more OnePlus X models) at Liliputing.
The latest flagship smartphone from OnePlus has the specs of a high-end phone. But with a $399 price tag, the OnePlus 3 is significantly cheaper than the latest flagships from Samsung, HTC, LG, and others.
OnePlus also has a smaller, less powerful phone that sells for just half the price. You can pick up a OnePlus X for just $199… for now.
In the future, OnePlus CEO Pete Lau says the company will focus on its flagship lineup.
Continue reading OnePlus is done making mid-range phones (no more OnePlus X models) at Liliputing.
Google’s attempts to integrate SMS with Hangouts might not have been universally popular, but that hasn’t stopped another company from trying to bring together instant messaging and SMS.
The latest version of Facebook Messenger for Android now lets you send and receive text messages over a cellular network.
Of course you can still use Facebook Messenger just for communicating with your Facebook contacts. But if you enable support for SMS in the app, it becomes your default SMS app as well.
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Google’s attempts to integrate SMS with Hangouts might not have been universally popular, but that hasn’t stopped another company from trying to bring together instant messaging and SMS.
The latest version of Facebook Messenger for Android now lets you send and receive text messages over a cellular network.
Of course you can still use Facebook Messenger just for communicating with your Facebook contacts. But if you enable support for SMS in the app, it becomes your default SMS app as well.
Continue reading Facebook Messenger for Android is now an SMS app too at Liliputing.
Don’t listen to podcasts, uses Apple Maps, or like the default weather app on your iPhone or iPad? Now you can uninstall them… and when I say “now,” I mean if you’re using the iOS 10 developer preview.
Everyone else with a supported device will have to wait for iOS 10 to roll out later this year.
Still, while Apple didn’t highlight the feature during its WWDC keynote this week, the ability to uninstall stock apps is kind of a big deal, and something it’d be nice to see more phone companies copy.
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Don’t listen to podcasts, uses Apple Maps, or like the default weather app on your iPhone or iPad? Now you can uninstall them… and when I say “now,” I mean if you’re using the iOS 10 developer preview.
Everyone else with a supported device will have to wait for iOS 10 to roll out later this year.
Still, while Apple didn’t highlight the feature during its WWDC keynote this week, the ability to uninstall stock apps is kind of a big deal, and something it’d be nice to see more phone companies copy.
Continue reading You can uninstall stock Apple apps in iOS 10 at Liliputing.
When Canonical launched Ubuntu 16.04 in April, one of the biggest changes was support for a new way to install applications.
But snaps aren’t just for Ubuntu anymore. Canonical has announced that it’s collaborating with the developers of a number of other popular Linux distributions and that Snaps now work naively in Arch Linux and Debian Linux as a well as Ubuntu. Support for more operating systems is in the works.
The new “snap packages” designed to make it easier to install software, since a snap includes all the software dependencies for a particular application, and Canonical says the system is more secure as well, since applications are sandboxed from one another.
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When Canonical launched Ubuntu 16.04 in April, one of the biggest changes was support for a new way to install applications.
But snaps aren’t just for Ubuntu anymore. Canonical has announced that it’s collaborating with the developers of a number of other popular Linux distributions and that Snaps now work naively in Arch Linux and Debian Linux as a well as Ubuntu. Support for more operating systems is in the works.
The new “snap packages” designed to make it easier to install software, since a snap includes all the software dependencies for a particular application, and Canonical says the system is more secure as well, since applications are sandboxed from one another.
Continue reading Ubuntu’s “snap” packages now work with many other Linux distros at Liliputing.
The latest flagship smartphone from OnePlus features a 5.5 inch full HD AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 6GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage… and unlike earlier OnePlus phones, you’ll be able to buy the OnePlus 3 without requesting an invite.
It goes up for order today for $399.
OnePlus is giving folks who download and run its virtual reality app first crack, but the phone should be available to everyone later today.
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The latest flagship smartphone from OnePlus features a 5.5 inch full HD AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 6GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage… and unlike earlier OnePlus phones, you’ll be able to buy the OnePlus 3 without requesting an invite.
It goes up for order today for $399.
OnePlus is giving folks who download and run its virtual reality app first crack, but the phone should be available to everyone later today.
Continue reading OnePlus 3 smartphone launches today for $399 at Liliputing.
With a starting price of $40, the Amazon Fire TV Stick is one of the cheapest solutions for turning any TV (with an HDMI input) into a smart TV. But if you want a model with Amazon’s Voice Remote the price climbs to $50.
Or you can just buy a refurbished model for $35 — the same price as a Google Chromecast.
Here are some of the day’s best deals.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (6-14-2016) at Liliputing.
With a starting price of $40, the Amazon Fire TV Stick is one of the cheapest solutions for turning any TV (with an HDMI input) into a smart TV. But if you want a model with Amazon’s Voice Remote the price climbs to $50.
Or you can just buy a refurbished model for $35 — the same price as a Google Chromecast.
Here are some of the day’s best deals.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (6-14-2016) at Liliputing.
HP’s doing it. MSI and Zotac are too. Now Dell is showing off backpacks stuffed with gaming computers designed to let you use a virtual reality headset without worrying about tripping over wires.
Dell is showing two upcoming backpack PC concepts at the E3 gaming show this week. One is from a company called Zero Latency, and it’s basically a backpack with an Alienware Alpha compact gaming PC inside.
The other is a new concept that Dell has been working on with AMD.
Continue reading Dell is also working on a backpack gaming PC for VR at Liliputing.
HP’s doing it. MSI and Zotac are too. Now Dell is showing off backpacks stuffed with gaming computers designed to let you use a virtual reality headset without worrying about tripping over wires.
Dell is showing two upcoming backpack PC concepts at the E3 gaming show this week. One is from a company called Zero Latency, and it’s basically a backpack with an Alienware Alpha compact gaming PC inside.
The other is a new concept that Dell has been working on with AMD.
Continue reading Dell is also working on a backpack gaming PC for VR at Liliputing.
Sony has revealed that its PlayStation VR virtual reality headset will be available starting October 13th.
First unveiled in March, the headset is priced at $399, making it significantly cheaper than the $599 Oculus Rift or $799 HTC Vive. But unlike those headsets, which are designed to work with high-end gaming PCs, the PlayStation VR plugs into a Sony PlayStation 4 game console, which could make Sony’s entry into the virtual reality space one of the most affordable high-end VR options.
Continue reading PlayStation VR coming October 13th for $399 (or more) at Liliputing.
Sony has revealed that its PlayStation VR virtual reality headset will be available starting October 13th.
First unveiled in March, the headset is priced at $399, making it significantly cheaper than the $599 Oculus Rift or $799 HTC Vive. But unlike those headsets, which are designed to work with high-end gaming PCs, the PlayStation VR plugs into a Sony PlayStation 4 game console, which could make Sony’s entry into the virtual reality space one of the most affordable high-end VR options.
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Chinese device maker Xiaomi is updating its line of low-cost smartphones with a new model featuring a 5 inch display, a metal body, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, a hefty 4,100 mAh battery and a fingerprint scanner.
The Xiaomi Redmi 3S is launching in China for a starting price of 699 Yuan (about $106).
The entry-level model has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, but there’s also an 899 Yuan ($136) model with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.
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Chinese device maker Xiaomi is updating its line of low-cost smartphones with a new model featuring a 5 inch display, a metal body, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, a hefty 4,100 mAh battery and a fingerprint scanner.
The Xiaomi Redmi 3S is launching in China for a starting price of 699 Yuan (about $106).
The entry-level model has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage, but there’s also an 899 Yuan ($136) model with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of storage.
Continue reading Xiaomi launches $106 Redmi 3S with fingerprint sesnsor, Snapdragon 430 at Liliputing.
Last summer Bethesda launched a limited edition Pip-Boy smartphone accessory that allowed you to strap your phone to your wrist and use it while playing Fallout 4.
Now Bethesda has partnered with ThinkGeek to offer an even more realistic version of the…
Last summer Bethesda launched a limited edition Pip-Boy smartphone accessory that allowed you to strap your phone to your wrist and use it while playing Fallout 4.
Now Bethesda has partnered with ThinkGeek to offer an even more realistic version of the wrist computer from its popular game series.
The Pip-Boy: Deluxe Bluetooth Edition is basically a reproduction of the Pip-Boy accessory from the games, complete with knobs, dials, and monochrome display.
Continue reading $350 Pip-Boy Deluxe Bluetooth Edition is the second-most ridiculous smartwatch to date at Liliputing.
