Lilbits (11-05-2013): Another peek inside the Google Nexus 5
Another high profile device, another teardown from iFixit. The repair shop has ripped open a Google Nexus 5 to get a look at its insides. They liked what they saw, deeming the Nexus 5 relatively easy...
View ArticleOuya introduces white, 16GB game console for $129
Ouya is expanding its tiny video game console lineup with a new model sporting a white case and controller and twice the storage of the original. The new white Ouya has 16GB of built-in storage and a...
View ArticleLilbits (11-21-2013): Safeplug anonymizes your internet use for $49
There are a number of ways to protect your privacy while surfing the web. A popular, but moderately complicated option is to use Tor software which anonymizes your data to keep internet services from...
View ArticleOuya returns to its roots: Hacked to become a handheld game system
The Ouya is an inexpensive game console with the guts of a cheap Android phone or tablet. But unlike most Android devices, the Ouya doesn't have a display or touchscreen -- it's meant to be plugged...
View ArticleOuya game console now available with 16GB for $129 (No new CPU in sight)
Ouya is adding a new model to its line of Android-powered game consoles. For $129 you can now pick up a matte black model with 16GB of storage. That's twice the storage you get with the standard $99...
View ArticleOuya Everywhere aims to separate games from the $99 Ouya box
The Ouya is a $99 video game console with an NVIDIA Tegra 3 processor, a wireless game controller, and an Android-based operating system. It's designed to be one of the cheapest video game consoles...
View ArticleMad Catz M.O.J.O. adds Ouya Everywhere support, drops price to $200
Mad Catz is dropping the price of its M.O.J.O. Video game console by $50, and the company has announced that the micro-console will support Ouya software in the coming months. With this announcement,...
View ArticleLilbits (3-20-2014): This is what Android Wear looks like… on your phone
LG and Motorola plan to launch smartwatches running Google's new Android Wear software in the first half of the year. But you can already get an idea of how the platform will work by taking the...
View ArticleLilbits (4-29-2014): Cheap(er) Kindles
Been holding off on picking up a Kindle eReader because the $69 starting price seems a bit steep? Amazon's selling the latest Kindle for just $49. The Kindle Paperwhite is also $20 off this week, with...
View ArticleLilbits (6-26-2014): Android L is here and the Moto 360 is coming
It's been a Android kind of week, what with Google launching a developer preview of the next version of Android, introducing Android for cars and TVs, and selling the first smartwatches based on the...
View ArticleOuya All-Access Pass: Play most games for $60 per year
Ouya has announced a new limited-time promotion that lets customers play most games in the Ouya store for one annual fee. Pony up $60 per year for a subscription and you unlock the ability to bypass...
View ArticleLilbits (9-02-2014): Android One is coming (to India)
Earlier this summer Google introduced a new initiative called Android One. The idea is to partner with device makers to offer low-cost, high-quality Android phones that run Google approved software....
View ArticleLilbits (10-21-2014): Next-gen DSL tech could bring new life to phone lines
Back in the dark ages the only way for most people to access the internet was with a slow dialup connection (or by visiting a college or other institution that actually had a faster T1 line). Then...
View ArticleLilbits (4-28-2015): Cyanogen and OnePlus parting ways?
Cyanogen Inc and OnePlus may have been all chummy when the OnePlus One smartphone launched a year ago. It's a smartphone with high-end specs at a mid-range price, and one of the things that set it...
View ArticleRazer acquires Ouya (Android game system startup)
Gaming accessory maker Razer has acquired Android game console maker Ouya. Rumors had suggested Ouya was looking for a buyer, and recently we'd heard that Razer was close to reaching a deal to acquire...
View ArticleRazer confirms acquisition of Ouya for Android-based gaming platform tech
Ouya launched an Android-powered video game console a few years ago and hasn't really updated the hardware since. But the company has put a lot of time and money into building out its game store and...
View ArticleRazer’s Cortex game store for the Forge TV rises from Ouya’s ashes
The Razer Forge TV is an Android TV box designed to bring Android games to your big screen display. It's one of a few different devices in this category to launch in 2015, and it's been met with...
View ArticleRazer plans to enter the mobile gaming space
Over the past few years PC gaming company Razer has started buying up smaller companies focused on the mobile space. The company acquired the maker of the Android-powered micro-console Ouya in 2015....
View ArticleRazer is shutting down its game store for Ouya, Forge TV, and Mad Catz MOJO
A few years back companies thought the next big thing in console gaming was... small. And cheap. And Android-based. That future never really arrived. And now gaming hardware company Razer is putting...
View ArticleLilbits 371: AT&T’s first 5G phone is coming… but not for you
When Samsung unveiled the Galaxy S10 and S10+ earlier this year, the company also introduced its first 5G-ready smartphone: the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G. You'd be forgiven for thinking it's basically the...
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