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First Android TV sticks with Rockchip RK3188 quad-core processors arrive

Rockchip’s RK3188 chip is a quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor with top speeds of up to 1.8 GHz and Mali 400 quad-core graphics for HD and 3D video. Chinese tablet makers have already started releasing products based on the new chip, and now the first Android TV boxes with RK3188 processors are starting to arrive as well. Like earlier Android TV…

March 8th, 2013, 9:36 am by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Sol Computers introduces a sunlight readable 10 inch USB monitor (with Pixel Qi display)

Need to use your computer outside, but find the glossy screen turns into a mirror in direct sunlight? Sol Computer is offering a sunlight-viewable 10 inch monitor which you can plug into a USB port. But it’ll cost you. While a price isn’t listed on the website (and may vary if you place bulk orders), The Digital Reader reports that…

March 8th, 2013, 6:00 am by Brad Linder | 3 Comments

Hyundai T7 quad-core tablet is fast, fickle

The Hyundai T7 is a 7 inch Android tablet with a speedy quad-core Samsung Exynos 4412 processor. In other words, it’s about the same size as a Google Nexus 7, but it’s even faster… and at a lower price. PandaWill sells the Hyundai T7 for about $166, and some sellers at AliExpress offer the tablet for even less. The tablet…

March 7th, 2013, 4:58 pm by Brad Linder | 7 Comments

ModernMix lets you run every Windows 8 app in desktop mode

There are two different types of apps that run on Windows 8 devices. There are full-screen apps that use the “Modern” user interface and which you can download from the Windows Store. And there are desktop-style apps that look like software you’ve run on every version of Windows up until now. Modern apps are touchscreen-friendly and support new gesture-based navigation…

March 7th, 2013, 2:32 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Deals of the Day (3-07-2013)

As part of Google’s week-long birthday celebration for the Play Store, the company is offering dozens of TV episodes for free. For the most part you’re looking at pilot episodes of TV series, which are clearly designed to hook you on the show and get you to spend more money. But at least a few of the offerings make pretty…

March 7th, 2013, 12:15 pm by Brad Linder | 4 Comments

Hasee introduces X300V budget 14 inch ultrabook

Chinese device maker Hasee is showing off a 14 inch ultrbaook at CeBIT this week. It’s called the Hasee X300V and it appears to be positioned as a relatively inexpensive but reasonably powerful (and thin) laptop. Mobile Geeks got a chance to check out the laptop. It’s got our basic ultrabook specs, including a case that’s less than 0.8 inches…

March 7th, 2013, 10:45 am by Brad Linder | 3 Comments

Asus Transformer Book 13 inch tablet/notebook hybrid hits Japan

Asus has a habit of introducing products long before they’re ready to ship — but more often than not, they do actually ship. The company introduced a 13 inch tablet/notebook hybrid called the Transformer Book in June, 2012. Now it’s finally ready to go on sale… at least in Japan. The Transformer Book is a Windows 8 notebook with a…

March 7th, 2013, 9:20 am by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

Asus launches Transformer AiO touchscreen desktop that turns into an 18 inch tablet

At first glance the Asus Transformer AiO looks a lot like other all-in-one desktop PCs we’ve seen in recent years. It’s a computer built into an 18 inch touchscreen monitor which takes up less space on your desk than a traditional PC + monitor setup. What makes it special is the screen is actually an enormous tablet hanging out in…

March 7th, 2013, 6:50 am by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

Android TV boxes that sit on top of your TV, point a camera at you

Over the past year we’ve seen a number of companies put out small boxes designed to let you run Android apps on a TV. Now we’re starting to see boxes that are even designed to sit on top of your TV, while pointing a camera your way so you can make video calls, snap self portraits, or fix your hair….

March 6th, 2013, 2:41 pm by Brad Linder | 2 Comments

Deals of the Day (3-06-2013)

The Asus Transformer Pad TF300T is a 10 inch tablet with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 quad-core processor, an optional keyboard dock (sold separately), and it’s one of the first tablets to receive an update to Google Android 4.2. It’s generally one of the more affordable quad-core Android tablets around, but today’s it’s even cheaper — Woot is offering refurbished models…

March 6th, 2013, 12:58 pm by Brad Linder | No Comments »

News Corp to launch a 10 inch Android tablet for schools/students

News Corp, the company that runs Fox News, wants to get into the education market. The company’s education division is called Amplify, and according to The New York Times, the company plans to introduce a tablet for students called the Amplify Tablet. The Amplify Tablet will be a 10 inch tablet running Google Android with a custom user interface and…

March 6th, 2013, 11:34 am by Brad Linder | 7 Comments

Are cheaper Windows 8 portables on the way? WSJ reports Microsoft is slashing Windows 8 prices for PC makers

Windows 8 is Microsoft’s attempt to get in on the touchscreen computing craze that’s currently dominated by tablets running Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android. But there have been plenty of signs that sales of touch-capable Windows 8 devices have been off to a slow start. One possible reason is the high price of Windows notebooks and tablets with touchscreen: they…

March 6th, 2013, 10:27 am by Brad Linder | 8 Comments

Android TV stick with Allwinner A31 quad-core CPU

If you want to play Android games or stream video from Netflix, YouTube, or other devices to your TV then an Android TV stick with a single or dual-core processor will probably do the trick. But that hasn’t stopped Chinese device makers from putting out ever-more-powerful models. One of the latest is an Android TV stick with a quad-core Allwinner…

March 6th, 2013, 9:04 am by Brad Linder | 8 Comments

Chrome beta for Android adds password sync, data compression

Google has rolled out an update to the Chrome beta web browser for Android which brings more features from the desktop version — and at least one very mobile-specific update. The mobile browser now synchronizes your passwords and auto-fill entries across devices, which means if you have saved passwords and other data on your desktop PC you can now access…

March 5th, 2013, 6:14 pm by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

Debian Linux on the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 (with pen support) – video

The Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 is an Android tablet with a Samsung Exynos 4 quad-core processor, a 1280 x 800 pixel display, and a Wacom digital pen which supports pressure-sensitive input for writing or drawing on the screen. But there are a limited number of Android apps designed to work with that pen… so why not run a full desktop-style…

March 5th, 2013, 4:12 pm by Brad Linder | 1 Comment

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