The developers of the Vivaldi web browser are targeting power users, and the latest version of the browser certainly has some features aimed at people who like to customize their browsing experience.
Vivaldi 1.2 adds support for editable mouse gestures, for instance. Just choose the action you want to perform like “history back,” or “close tab in background” and then draw a gesture with your mouse and click the save button.
Vivaldi also has improved zoom and accessibility features.
The developers of the Vivaldi web browser are targeting power users, and the latest version of the browser certainly has some features aimed at people who like to customize their browsing experience.
Vivaldi 1.2 adds support for editable mouse gestures, for instance. Just choose the action you want to perform like “history back,” or “close tab in background” and then draw a gesture with your mouse and click the save button.
Vivaldi also has improved zoom and accessibility features.
LG is taking the wraps off a few new smartphones this week, including the LG Stylus 2 Plus with a 5.7 inch display, a stylus, and a fingerprint scanner, and the LG X Power with a smaller screen, but a bigger battery.
There’s also a new phone called the LG X Style which, honestly, doesn’t seem to have any particularly special features.
LG Stylus 2 Plus
The LG Stylus 2 Plus was unveiled this week in Taiwan, and it will be available in Asia, Europe, and North and South America in the coming weeks.
LG is taking the wraps off a few new smartphones this week, including the LG Stylus 2 Plus with a 5.7 inch display, a stylus, and a fingerprint scanner, and the LG X Power with a smaller screen, but a bigger battery.
There’s also a new phone called the LG X Style which, honestly, doesn’t seem to have any particularly special features.
LG Stylus 2 Plus
The LG Stylus 2 Plus was unveiled this week in Taiwan, and it will be available in Asia, Europe, and North and South America in the coming weeks.
Google’s Chromecast may be one of the smallest, cheapest media streaming devices available. But you know what’s even cheaper than a $35 Chromecast? Using hardware that may already be in your home.
And soon that’s exactly what Google Fiber customers will be able to do, because Google has announced that it’s bringing Google Cast functionality to Fiber TV boxes through a software update.
That means folks who subscribe to Google Fiber for internet and/or TV service will also be able to stream internet content to a TV while using a phone as a remote control.
Google’s Chromecast may be one of the smallest, cheapest media streaming devices available. But you know what’s even cheaper than a $35 Chromecast? Using hardware that may already be in your home.
And soon that’s exactly what Google Fiber customers will be able to do, because Google has announced that it’s bringing Google Cast functionality to Fiber TV boxes through a software update.
That means folks who subscribe to Google Fiber for internet and/or TV service will also be able to stream internet content to a TV while using a phone as a remote control.
Smartphone shipments have skyrocketed in recent years, as a growing number of new customers in developed and emerging markets have been buying their first phones. But there aren’t as many first-time buyers as there used to be, and research firm IDC projects that smartphone growth will slow to just 3.1 percent in 2016.
If the forecast is correct, that’s still a lot of phones: as many as 1.48 billion phones would ship this year.
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Smartphone shipments have skyrocketed in recent years, as a growing number of new customers in developed and emerging markets have been buying their first phones. But there aren’t as many first-time buyers as there used to be, and research firm IDC projects that smartphone growth will slow to just 3.1 percent in 2016.
If the forecast is correct, that’s still a lot of phones: as many as 1.48 billion phones would ship this year.
Continue reading IDC predicts smartphone growth to slow to 3.1 percent in 2016 at Liliputing.
Sure, Asus just unveiled the Zenfone 3 family of smartphones. But that just means it’s a good time to pick up last year’s model at discount prices.
Today Amazon is running a sale on the Zenfone 2 Delux: You can snag a model with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for $269.
Here are some of the day’s best deals.
Smartphones
Notebooks and tablets
Other
You can find more bargains in our daily deals section.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (6-01-2016) at Liliputing.
Sure, Asus just unveiled the Zenfone 3 family of smartphones. But that just means it’s a good time to pick up last year’s model at discount prices.
Today Amazon is running a sale on the Zenfone 2 Delux: You can snag a model with 4GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for $269.
Here are some of the day’s best deals.
Smartphones
Notebooks and tablets
Other
You can find more bargains in our daily deals section.
Continue reading Deals of the Day (6-01-2016) at Liliputing.
Ahead of the Computex show in Taiwan this week, ECS announced it would be showing off a mini PC called the LIVA Pro, featuring a socketed mini STX motherboard that allows you to upgrade or replace the processor.
But it turns out that’s not the only new LIVA mini PC on display at Computex this week.
There’s also a model sporting an Intel Apollo Lake processor and several other systems including an ECS LIVA One vPro with support for Intel Skylake chips featuring Intel’s vPro technology.
Continue reading Latest ECS LIVA mini-PCs include Apollo Lake, Intel vPro models at Liliputing.
Ahead of the Computex show in Taiwan this week, ECS announced it would be showing off a mini PC called the LIVA Pro, featuring a socketed mini STX motherboard that allows you to upgrade or replace the processor.
But it turns out that’s not the only new LIVA mini PC on display at Computex this week.
There’s also a model sporting an Intel Apollo Lake processor and several other systems including an ECS LIVA One vPro with support for Intel Skylake chips featuring Intel’s vPro technology.
Continue reading Latest ECS LIVA mini-PCs include Apollo Lake, Intel vPro models at Liliputing.
OnePlus got a lot of good press for its first smartphone by offering a handset with high-end specs at a mid-range price, along with a few features that were unique at the time — the OnePlus One was one of the first phones to ship with Cyanogen OS, for example.
But there’s one thing that potential OnePlus customers have never been particularly fond of: the company’s habit of selling new phones on an invite-only basis.
Continue reading OnePlus ditches the invite system for good at Liliputing.
OnePlus got a lot of good press for its first smartphone by offering a handset with high-end specs at a mid-range price, along with a few features that were unique at the time — the OnePlus One was one of the first phones to ship with Cyanogen OS, for example.
But there’s one thing that potential OnePlus customers have never been particularly fond of: the company’s habit of selling new phones on an invite-only basis.
Continue reading OnePlus ditches the invite system for good at Liliputing.
The Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition smartphone features a Samsung Exynos 7420 octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a 5.7 inch full HD AMOLED display. When it launched earlier this year, it was the most powerful smartphone to ship with Ubuntu’s smartphone-friendly operating system to date.
Now it’s also the first Ubuntu phone that you can also use as a desktop computer.
Canonical has released a software update called OTA-11 for Ubuntu phones and tablets.
The Meizu Pro 5 Ubuntu Edition smartphone features a Samsung Exynos 7420 octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage, and a 5.7 inch full HD AMOLED display. When it launched earlier this year, it was the most powerful smartphone to ship with Ubuntu’s smartphone-friendly operating system to date.
Now it’s also the first Ubuntu phone that you can also use as a desktop computer.
Canonical has released a software update called OTA-11 for Ubuntu phones and tablets.
Want to use your fingerprint to login to a computer without entering a password, but don’t want to buy a new PC just for that feature? Soon you may not have to.
Synaptics has introduced a new turnkey solution for USB dongles featuring the company’s “Natural ID” fingerprint authentication.
The company wants to license the design to equipment makers, which means that you probably won’t buy a USB fingerprint reader with the Synaptics brand name on it.
Continue reading Synaptics’ USB stick brings fingerprint authentication to any PC at Liliputing.
Want to use your fingerprint to login to a computer without entering a password, but don’t want to buy a new PC just for that feature? Soon you may not have to.
Synaptics has introduced a new turnkey solution for USB dongles featuring the company’s “Natural ID” fingerprint authentication.
The company wants to license the design to equipment makers, which means that you probably won’t buy a USB fingerprint reader with the Synaptics brand name on it.
Continue reading Synaptics’ USB stick brings fingerprint authentication to any PC at Liliputing.
AMD’s new Bristol Ridge and Stony Bridge laptop chips offer a balance of performance, price, and power consumption.
But the company also has a new line of chips that puts the emphasis on performance. AMD showed off a bit of what its upcoming “Zen” chips can do at Computex this week, and says the first chips based on the new design are coming this year.
The first Zen chip will be the upcoming high-performance desktop processor code-named “Summit Ridge,” but AMD says other Zen-based chips will be available for notebooks, servers, and embedded products.
Continue reading AMD’s high-end Zen procssors coming in 2016 at Liliputing.
AMD’s new Bristol Ridge and Stony Bridge laptop chips offer a balance of performance, price, and power consumption.
But the company also has a new line of chips that puts the emphasis on performance. AMD showed off a bit of what its upcoming “Zen” chips can do at Computex this week, and says the first chips based on the new design are coming this year.
The first Zen chip will be the upcoming high-performance desktop processor code-named “Summit Ridge,” but AMD says other Zen-based chips will be available for notebooks, servers, and embedded products.
Continue reading AMD’s high-end Zen procssors coming in 2016 at Liliputing.