While Chromeboxes haven’t caught on in the same way as Chromebooks, they are ideal for some use cases. The most notable aspect of a new “Fanless” Chromebox from Asus is frankly a design that heavily borrows from Wi-Fi routers.
Asus touts a “new fanless aluminum-chassis design” for this Chromebox that’s roughly book-sized (207 x 148 x 32mm) with two sizable antennas sticking out of…
Google Meet adds ‘Troubleshooting’ menu for real-time network, system performance stats
January 13, 2021
A handful of factors play into the quality of your video call, and Google Meet now wants to “make it easier for end users to understand how their local desktop and network environments affect meeting quality” with a new Troubleshooting menu.
The overflow button in…
LG's entry-level A1 OLED TVs should be its cheapest yet
January 12, 2021
You can get a decent 4K TV for around $400, but it takes a lot more cash before you can start looking at OLED TVs. It’s an issue that LG’s looking to solve with its new A1 series of OLED TVs, designed to cost a lot less than some of the fancier sets in its lineup. Forbes…
The fear of running out of device storage is one that we’re sure many of you out there may know and have experienced at some point with your smartphone. However, in Android 12, we might be able to “hibernate” apps as a way to free up on-device storage.
A change in AOSP spotted by the team over at XDA has hinted at an app hibernation system within Android 12 that will be able to “manage…
The Honor Band 6 will soon be available in US for $35
January 12, 2021
While the Chinese company is still steadily removing ties with its former paymasters Huawei, Honor is set to launch the Band 6 fitness strap in the US in the coming weeks.
Although by no means a “new” product in any sense of the word, having been launched in China and…
YouTube rival Rumble sues Google over video search rankings
January 12, 2021
Video sharing platform Rumble is suing Google, accusing the YouTube-owner of abusing its power in the search and mobile market by promoting its own platforms.
According to the Wall Street Journal, the Canadian-based Rumble has accused Google of “unfairly rigging its…
After debuting its wacky Wing phone in 2020, LG has been teasing its next Explorer Project device which has a rollable display. Now, at CES 2021, LG has dropped another teaser for the Rollable, this time confirming its name and showing it in action.
During LG’s CES 2021 presentation, the company cut to a very brief clip that shows a phone being held as its screen starts to shrink down. At the…
It’s no secret at all that Samsung is removing the charger from the Galaxy S21 box, but a fresh leak gives us the biggest confirmation of that to date. As reported by WinFuture, the box the Galaxy S21 ships in is incredibly slim with no charger or headphones…
Samsung has now officially launched the Exynos 2100 chipset that will be the bedrock of global Galaxy S21 handsets ahead of Unpacked 2021.
The latest chip is built upon the 5nm EUV manufacturing process, with notable performance and power efficiency gains over its…
Sony promises streaming quality nearly as good as 4K Blu-ray on Bravia Core movie service
January 12, 2021
Sony’s new line of Bravia XR television sets will allow customers to watch and stream movies at some of the highest quality available in the consumer market through its new Bravia Core platform, according to the company.
Bravia XR owners will be able to choose from a number of Sony Pictures titles and watch them using Sony’s “Pure Stream” technology, which achieves “near lossless”…
