Liliputing
16h06 27  janvier
Laptops with NVIDIA RTX 3000 graphics could have any of 28 variants
Brad Linder
This month NVIDIA unveiled three new GeForce RTX 3000 series graphics solutions for gaming and mobile workstation laptops and promised we’d see more than 70 different laptops featuring the new GPUs. But if you want to know what kind of performance to expect from the first mobile GPUs featuring...
22h55 26  janvier
Lilbits: Intel’s discrete graphics card, AMD’s Lucienne chips, and new Chrome OS features (and hardware)
Brad Linder
Intel’s Iris Xe integrated graphics have brought big performance gains to thin and light laptops in the past year or two, even making handheld gaming machines like the GPD Win 3 possible. But Intel isn’t stopping at integrated graphics. The company released an Intel Iris Xe MAX discrete GPU for...
22h04 26  janvier
ASRock Jupiter X300 mini PC supports 65 watt Ryzen 4000 chips
Brad Linder
ASRock’s latest compact computer is a 7.13 x 7.13 x 1.33 desktop PC with support for up to a 65-watt AMD Ryzen 4000G series Renoir processor with integrated graphics. Basically the new ASRock Jupiter X300 is what you’d get if you took the DeskMini X300 the company launched last year and flattened...
20h07 26  janvier
Plex Arcade brings retro game streaming to the media center app (starting at 3 per month)
Brad Linder
Plex, a company that got its start by offering a way to stream your personal media collection from a home computer or server, is now& a lot more complicated to describe. In recent years the company has added support for live TV, an ad-supported movie and TV streaming service, podcast support, and...
19h36 26  janvier
Daily Deals (1-26-2021)
Brad Linder
Today you can pick up a 1080p USB webcam for 30, a 3-month Tidal Premium music streaming subscription for less than 1, and for 28 you can snag an 18W USB-C wall charger that also functions as a 5,000 mAh power bank when you unplug it from the wall. Here are some of the day’s & The post Daily...
18h21 26  janvier
Firefox 85 blocks supercookies (and Adobe Flash)
Brad Linder
Adobe Flash is dead, and as expected that means web browsers are ending support for it. The latest version of Firefox, which was released today, no longer supports Flash content and there’s no way to enable it. But a bigger change in Firefox 85 may be the introduction of protection from...
17h32 26  janvier
Motorola Edge S is the first phone with a Snapdragon 870 chip
Brad Linder
Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 870 processor is designed for affordable flagship phones (or flagship killers if you prefer). Now Motorola has launched the first smartphone powered by the chip and, as expected, it’s a pretty affordable device. The Motorola Edge S is up for pre-order in China with prices...
17h03 26  janvier
Sony Xperia PRO is a 2500 camera display that doubles as a 5G smartphone
Brad Linder
The smartphone space is increasingly competitive and some companies that were once major players are now considering abandoning ship. But Sony is taking a different approach and playing to its strengths with its newest high-end smartphone. You know what products Sony is really good at? Cameras and...
15h52 26  janvier
The first Ryzen 5000H laptops are now shipping (and they’re really fast)
Brad Linder
AMD unveiled the Ryzen 5000 Mobile processor lineup earlier this month, and now the company says the first laptops with 35 watt Ryzen 5000 H series chips hit the streets starting today. Ahead of launch, the chip maker sent Asus ROG Flow X13 thin and light gaming laptops with Ryzen 9 5980HS...
23h45 25  janvier
Lilbits: GPD Win 3, PinePhone, and will Huawei exit the phone business?
Brad Linder
US trade restrictions have put Huawei in a difficult position over the past few years, with the Chinese electronics company prohibited from sourcing goods from US companies. That’s even led the company to pause manufacturing its own Kirin processors, since Huawei relies on software from US...
21h33 25  janvier
MINISFORUM EliteMini X400 mini PC with Ryzen Pro 4000U now available for 579 and up
Brad Linder
The MINISFORUM EliteMini X400 is a desktop computer that measures about 6.13 x 63 x 2.43, making it a little larger than a typical Intel NUC, but still pretty small by desktop computer standards. And unlike Intel’s mini PCs, this compact computer is powered by an AMD Ryzen Pro 4000U processor....
19h57 25  janvier
Daily Deals (1-25-2021)
Brad Linder
Sony’s popular WH-1000XM4 wireless noise-cancelling over-ear headphones are on sale for 278, which matches the all-time low price for these highly rated headphones. But that’s still a lot of money to spend on headphones for some people. Fortunately there are more affordable options. The Anker...
16h51 25  janvier
Pipo W12 is a Windows 10 tablet with a Snapdragon 850 chip and 4G LTE for under 500
Brad Linder
It’s been more than a year since Chinese PC maker Pipo introduced a Windows 10 tablet with a 12.3 inch display, a detachable keyboard, and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 processor with built-in support for 4G LTE. I’m not sure if the tablet ever went on sale in China, but to the best of my knowledge & ...
16h29 24  janvier
InkPlate 10 is an open hardware E Ink display made from recycled eReader parts (crowdfunding)
Brad Linder
The makers of the InkPlate 6 are back with a new open hardware, WiFi-enabled E Ink display. The new InkPlate 10 is a bigger, higher resolution, and faster display with a few new features. But e-radionica’s new InkPlate is still a low-power, programmable electronic paper display that can be used to...
21h46 22  janvier
Lilbits: Linux on Apple Silicon and the uncertain future of the LG Rollable smartphone
Brad Linder
Apple launched the first Macs with Apple Silicon a few months ago, delivering a big boost in performance while also reducing power consumption. One downside of Apple’s switch from Intel processors to its own ARM-based custom chips though, is that you can no longer easily install Windows alongside...
19h31 22  janvier
Daily Deals (1-22-2021)
Brad Linder
Asus has new ROG Zephyrus G series laptops with Ryzen 5000H chips and NVIDIA RTX 3000 graphics coming soon. But if you’re looking to save a few bucks, you can pick up last year’s model with a Ryzen 7 4800HS processor and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 graphics for just 850, down from a list price & The...
17h21 22  janvier
Intel ends 2020 on a strong note thanks to record notebook sales, but 7nm chips aren’t coming until 2023
Brad Linder
After years of stagnant or declining growth, global PC shipments were up in 2020 due largely to an increase in notebook sales as people hunkered down to work and school from home during the global pandemic. And it looks like Intel rode that success to better-than-expected revenue. In the company’s...
15h35 22  janvier
Report: Apple’s next MacBook Air will be even thinner, lighter, faster (and have a MagSafe charger)
Brad Linder
Apple turned heads when the company launched the first MacBook Air in 2008 a laptop that was famously slim enough to fit inside an envelope. Last year the company refreshed the line with a new model powered by the company’s M1 processor that delivers powerful performance, long battery life, and a...
23h16 21  janvier
Lilbits: New displays (90 Hz OLED for laptops, 10.3 inch color E Ink for eReaders and tablets)
Brad Linder
After years of 60 Hz displays being the norm, many smartphones are now shipping with LCD or AMOLED displays that have a refresh rate of 90 Hz or higher. But laptops? Up until now you’ve been able to get an OLED screen or a 90 Hz or higher display, but not both at the same time. & The post...
22h07 21  janvier
These Linux laptops have Intel Tiger Lake chips, 15.6 inch screens, and weigh less than 4 pounds
Brad Linder
System76 and Tuxedo Computers are both taking orders for new thin and light laptops with 15.6 inch displays and support for up to a 28 watt Intel Core i7-1165G7 Tiger Lake processor. As far as I can tell, the new System76 Darter Pro and Tuxedo InfinityBook S 15 are based on the same OEM design,...