Plenty of smartphones ship with customized versions of Google Android with modified home screens, cameras, and other features. And a lot of phone makers and wireless carriers like to pre-load some apps on phones.
But the developers of Cyanogen OS are taking things a bit further with the idea of Mods, which are tightly woven into the fabric of the operating system in a way that third-party apps cannot be.
Cyanogen unveiled the concept of Mods in February, and now that Cyanogen OS 13.1 is starting to roll out to OnePlus One smartphones, users can opt to enable or disable some of the first Mods.
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Plenty of smartphones ship with customized versions of Google Android with modified home screens, cameras, and other features. And a lot of phone makers and wireless carriers like to pre-load some apps on phones.
But the developers of Cyanogen OS are taking things a bit further with the idea of Mods, which are tightly woven into the fabric of the operating system in a way that third-party apps cannot be.
Cyanogen unveiled the concept of Mods in February, and now that Cyanogen OS 13.1 is starting to roll out to OnePlus One smartphones, users can opt to enable or disable some of the first Mods.
Continue reading Cyanogen OS 13.1 brings Microsoft, Twitter, and other Mods to Android at Liliputing.
Google Fiber offers high-speed internet service to customers in select US markets… and when I say high-speed, I mean Google Fiber is one of the fastest internet service providers in the country, with speeds up to 1 gigabit (1,000 Mbps) for both downloads and uploads.
But part of the reason Google Fiber is only available in 5 markets at the moment is because it takes a lot of work to build out a fiber optic network.
Continue reading Google Fiber-free? Alphabet wants to deliver gigabit internet without wires at Liliputing.
Google Fiber offers high-speed internet service to customers in select US markets… and when I say high-speed, I mean Google Fiber is one of the fastest internet service providers in the country, with speeds up to 1 gigabit (1,000 Mbps) for both downloads and uploads.
But part of the reason Google Fiber is only available in 5 markets at the moment is because it takes a lot of work to build out a fiber optic network.
Continue reading Google Fiber-free? Alphabet wants to deliver gigabit internet without wires at Liliputing.
Motorola’s 2016 flagship smartphones have a new design, a new name, and one major new feature: support for a series of modules that expand the phone’s functionality, called MotoMods.
The Moto Z features a 5.5 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, and up to 30 hours of battery life, as well as Turbo Charging. But the phone measures just 5.2mm thick.
Motorola’s Moto Z Force, meanwhile, is a bit thicker, but has the company’s Shatter Shield technology, which means the screen is guaranteed not to break under any conditions and a larger 3,050 mAh battery.
Continue reading Lenovo introduces Moto Z line of smartphones, with modular features at Liliputing.
Motorola’s 2016 flagship smartphones have a new design, a new name, and one major new feature: support for a series of modules that expand the phone’s functionality, called MotoMods.
The Moto Z features a 5.5 inch, 2560 x 1440 pixel AMOLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, 4GB of RAM, and up to 30 hours of battery life, as well as Turbo Charging. But the phone measures just 5.2mm thick.
Motorola’s Moto Z Force, meanwhile, is a bit thicker, but has the company’s Shatter Shield technology, which means the screen is guaranteed not to break under any conditions and a larger 3,050 mAh battery.
Continue reading Lenovo introduces Moto Z line of smartphones, with modular features at Liliputing.
Samsung is said to be working on smartphones and tablets with flexible displays that let you do things like fold the device in half. But Lenovo may have just one-upped Samsung by showing off two flexible device prototypes at its Lenovo Tech World event.
One is a smartphone that can wrap around your wrist like a bracelet and other other is a tablet that folds in half so that you can hold it like a phone.
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Samsung is said to be working on smartphones and tablets with flexible displays that let you do things like fold the device in half. But Lenovo may have just one-upped Samsung by showing off two flexible device prototypes at its Lenovo Tech World event.
One is a smartphone that can wrap around your wrist like a bracelet and other other is a tablet that folds in half so that you can hold it like a phone.
Continue reading Lenovo unveils foldable phone, tablet prototypes at Liliputing.
Lenovo is introducing the first commercial smartphone that uses Google’s Project Tango depth-sensing technology. The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is coming in September for $499 and it will be available worldwide (including at Best Buy, and Lowe’s stores in the US).
The Phab 2 Pro is a smartphone with a big screen and a 3D camera that enables a set of virtual reality and augmented reality experiences by allowing you to scan your environment and mix digital items with your real-world environment, using Googles Tango technology (the company is dropping “project” from the name now that it’s ready for commercial applications).
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Lenovo is introducing the first commercial smartphone that uses Google’s Project Tango depth-sensing technology. The Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is coming in September for $499 and it will be available worldwide (including at Best Buy, and Lowe’s stores in the US).
The Phab 2 Pro is a smartphone with a big screen and a 3D camera that enables a set of virtual reality and augmented reality experiences by allowing you to scan your environment and mix digital items with your real-world environment, using Googles Tango technology (the company is dropping “project” from the name now that it’s ready for commercial applications).
Continue reading Lenovo Phab 2 Pro is the first phone with Google’s Tango 3D cameras at Liliputing.
The Samsung Ativ Book 9 is a 2.1 pound notebook with a 12.2 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display. It measures 0.5 inches thick and has a 4,700 mAh battery that Samsung says should provide around 6 hours of battery life.
Released in 2015, the Ativ Book 9 has an underwhelming Intel Core M-5Y31 processor rather than a newer Core M Skylake chip… which means it’s not the most powerful laptop featured in today’s roundup of deals.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (6-09-2016) at Liliputing.
The Samsung Ativ Book 9 is a 2.1 pound notebook with a 12.2 inch, 2560 x 1600 pixel display. It measures 0.5 inches thick and has a 4,700 mAh battery that Samsung says should provide around 6 hours of battery life.
Released in 2015, the Ativ Book 9 has an underwhelming Intel Core M-5Y31 processor rather than a newer Core M Skylake chip… which means it’s not the most powerful laptop featured in today’s roundup of deals.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (6-09-2016) at Liliputing.
Google is rolling out an update for most phones running Android 4.4 or later which is designed to let your phone display notifications from nearby items.
It’s called Nearby, and Google says it could let you know when there are apps or Android features you may want to take advantage of. For example, if you’re near a Google Cast device or Android Wear smartwatch, you may see a notification asking if you want to set up those devices from your phone.
Continue reading Google launches Nearby for Android (again), to help you discover things that are… nearby at Liliputing.
Google is rolling out an update for most phones running Android 4.4 or later which is designed to let your phone display notifications from nearby items.
It’s called Nearby, and Google says it could let you know when there are apps or Android features you may want to take advantage of. For example, if you’re near a Google Cast device or Android Wear smartwatch, you may see a notification asking if you want to set up those devices from your phone.
Continue reading Google launches Nearby for Android (again), to help you discover things that are… nearby at Liliputing.
Rockchip’s RK3399 processor is a hexa-core chip with two ARM Cortex-A72 CPU cores and four Cortex-A53 cores. It features Mali-T864 graphics, support for 4K video playback, HDMI 2.0 output, and Rockhip says it’s designed to work in a range of devices including tablets, notebooks, TV boxes, and VR headsets.
The company first unveiled the RK3399 chip at CES in January, but when Charbax from ARMDevices caught up with the Chinese chip maker recently, he discovered that the processor is ready for mass production, which means we could see the first RK3399-powered devices in the coming months.
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Rockchip’s RK3399 processor is a hexa-core chip with two ARM Cortex-A72 CPU cores and four Cortex-A53 cores. It features Mali-T864 graphics, support for 4K video playback, HDMI 2.0 output, and Rockhip says it’s designed to work in a range of devices including tablets, notebooks, TV boxes, and VR headsets.
The company first unveiled the RK3399 chip at CES in January, but when Charbax from ARMDevices caught up with the Chinese chip maker recently, he discovered that the processor is ready for mass production, which means we could see the first RK3399-powered devices in the coming months.
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Last year the Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced that the next generation of its wireless data transmission standard would be faster and work over greater distances, all without increasing power consumption.
Now we have a name for that next-gen…
Last year the Bluetooth Special Interest Group announced that the next generation of its wireless data transmission standard would be faster and work over greater distances, all without increasing power consumption.
Now we have a name for that next-gen technology: Bluetooth 5.
The Bluetooth SIG says the official announcement is coming on June 16th.
Bluetooth 5 is expected to be up to four times faster than Bluetooth 4.x Low Energy, while the range is said to be doubled.
Continue reading Bluetooth 5 is coming, will be faster, support longer range at Liliputing.
Maru OS is a platform that lets you run both Google Android and Debian Linux on a smartphone. Use your device as a phone, and it’ll act like any other Android phone. Connect an external display, mouse, and keyboard and you’ve got a full-fledged Debian Linux desktop environment.
First unveiled in February, the project was in private beta for a while, which meant you needed to request an invite to download and install the custom firmware on a smartphone.
Continue reading Maru OS exits private beta, lets you use an Android phone as a Linux desktop at Liliputing.
Maru OS is a platform that lets you run both Google Android and Debian Linux on a smartphone. Use your device as a phone, and it’ll act like any other Android phone. Connect an external display, mouse, and keyboard and you’ve got a full-fledged Debian Linux desktop environment.
First unveiled in February, the project was in private beta for a while, which meant you needed to request an invite to download and install the custom firmware on a smartphone.
Continue reading Maru OS exits private beta, lets you use an Android phone as a Linux desktop at Liliputing.