Lilbits: Light Phone III begins shipping, Amazon Kindle update lets you turn pages by tapping the back or sides

The Light Phone line of handsets are positioned as minimalist phones that do less than most modern smartphones, while still letting you make calls, send messages, and perform basic functions… without giving into the temptation to spend hours doomscrolling.

But that doesn’t mean users don’t want a nice screen or a decent camera. So last year Light began taking pre-orders for the Light […]

#amazon #distractionFree #filesystem #kindle #kindleColorsoft #kindlePaperwhite #lightPhone #lightPhoneIii #lilbits #microsoft #minimalistPhone #refs

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-light-phone-iii-begins-shipping-amazon-kindle-update-lets-you-turn-pages-by-tapping-the-back-or-sides/

Lilbits: Google is moving more Android development behind closed doors, Nothing Phone (3a) Community Edition, and a 31.2 inch color E Ink display with an 18 Hz refresh rate

Google has been maintaining two Android development branches for years. One is the Android Open Source Project and the other is an internal branch of Android that’s closer to the software that actually ships on most Android phones and tablets since it includes Google Mobile Services including the Google Play Store and apps like Chrome, Google Maps, and Gmail.

But according to a report from […]

#android #aosp #aoyi #eInk #google #lilbits #nothing #nothingPhone3aCommunityEdition

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-google-is-moving-more-android-development-behind-closed-doors/

Lilbits: AI-enhanced search for Windows PCs and Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

Many of the latest laptop processors from Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm have high-performance neural processing units that are supposed to let you run AI applications locally without sending any data to the cloud. But so far Microsoft and PC makers have had a hard time coming up with things that you can actually do with all that on-device AI processing power.

Originally Microsoft’s biggest […]

#amazon #bargains #copilotPlusPc #lilbits #microsoft #mobileLinux #PineNote #semanticSearch

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-ai-enhanced-search-for-windows-pcs-and-amazons-big-spring-sale/

Lilbits: Lenovo Legion Go S with SteamOS, Calibre 8.0, and Gemini Nano XXS (and some daily deals)

One of the reasons the Steam Deck continues to be one of the most popular handheld gaming PCs several years after launch is that it runs Valve’s SteamOS software that was built from the ground up for handhelds. So even though there are newer devices that arguably have better hardware, many people feel the Steam Deck offers a better user experience.

That could change this year though. Earlier […]

#ai #calibre #ebooks #gemini #geminiNanoXxs #google #lenovo #lenovoLegionGoS #lilbits #satellite #verizon

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-lenovo-legion-go-s-with-steamos-calibre-8-0-and-gemini-nano-xxs/

Lilbits: EU orders Apple to open up iPhone and iPad key technologies to competitors

The European Union is telling Apple that, in order to comply with the Digital Markets Act, the company needs to allow competing device makers and app developers to access core iPhone and iPad technologies including peer-to-peer WiFi connection, NFC, proximity-triggered device pairing, AirDrop, AirPlay, and media casting.

Apple isn’t particularly happy about any of that, but European […]

#android #apple #eu #europeanUnion #leaks #lilbits #linux #linuxTerminal #miniPc #minix #minixZ150Aero #samsung #samsungGalaxyTabS10Fe #twinLake

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-eu-orders-apple-to-open-up-iphone-and-ipad-key-technologies-to-competitors/

Lilbits: GIMP 3.0 released, Microsoft accidentally deletes Copilot from Windows PCs, and Firefox paves the way for Progress Web apps (finally)

GIMP is a free and open source image editing population that’s been around for more than two decades. And it’s spent most of that time on version 2 dot something or other. But after seven years of active development toward the next version, GIMP 3.0 is finally here.

The update brings better support for displays with high pixel density, tablet input improvements, native Wayland support on […]

#chromecast #chromecastAudio #copilot #firefox #gimp #lilbits #mozilla #windows #windowsUpdate

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-gimp-3-0-released-microsoft-accidentally-deletes-copilot-from-windows-pcs-and-firefox-paves-the-way-for-progress-web-apps-finally/

Lilbits: Amazon kills local processing of Alexa voice requests, Google replaces Assistant with Gemini

Last month Amazon introduced Alexa+ which uses generative AI to offer an enhanced version of Amazon’s voice assistant software. It will do a better job of engaging in natural-sounding conversations, remembering things you’ve told it in the past, and have the ability to interact with other apps and services on your behalf.

But Alexa+ also requires a lot more processing power than the old […]

#ai #alexa #alexaPlus #amazon #ayaneo #ayaneoPocketS #ayaneoPocketS2 #echo #gemini #generativeAi #google #googleAssistant #lilbits #privacy #Steam #steamSpringSale2025

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-amazon-kills-local-processing-of-alexa-voice-requests-google-replaces-assistant-with-gemini/

Lilbits: Microsoft keeps adding AI to Notepad, a fix for broken Chromecasts, and Android 16 Beta 3

Microsoft Notepad has been around for decades, offering a simple tool for viewing and editing text-based documents on Windows computers. But last year Microsoft started to adding features like a spell checker (useful), and an AI-powered Rewrite utility that lets you lengthen, shorten, or adjust the tone of text (ugh).

Now Microsoft is rolling out more AI features to members of the Windows […]

#ai #android #android16 #chromecast2 #chromecastAudio #lilbits #mediaStreamer #notepad #snippingTool #windowsInsiders #windowsSnippingTool

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-microsoft-keeps-adding-ai-to-notepad-a-fix-for-broken-chromecasts-and-android-16-beta-3/

Lilbits: Google Pixel 10 could be a triple-camera phone

The folks at Android Headlines have published a series of articles showing the anticipated design of the upcoming Google Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, and Pixel 10 Pro XL. For the most part the Pro phones look nearly identical to their Pixel 9 counterparts. But there’s something different about the entry-level Pixel 10: instead of two rear cameras, it appears to have three.

That’s interesting for […]

#chromecast #chromecastAudio #chromecastV2 #crossover #google #leaks #lilbits #pixel10 #pixel10Pro #pixel10ProXl #smartphones #wine

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-google-pixel-10-could-be-a-triple-camera-phone/

Lilbits: Xbox handheld, Nintendo Switch 2, Pixel 4a battery, and the return of Android lock screen widgets

The long-awaited Xbox handheld could arrive this year… but if the latest rumor is accurate it won’t be made by Microsoft and it may be more of a Windows 11 handheld with Xbox branding than a portable console.

In other recent tech news from around the web, if you were wondering why Google issued a software update that cut battery life for the Pixel 4a in half, now we have an answer: to […]

#android #android16 #bargains #cardputer #leaks #lilbits #lockScreenWidgets #m5stack #nintendoSwitch #rumors #switch2 #xboxHandheld

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-xbox-handheld-nintendo-switch-2-pixel-4a-battery-and-the-return-of-android-lock-screen-widgets/

Lilbits: A weird new AI phone, Apple refreshes the MacBook Air, Intel Arrow Lake goes business-class, and postmarketOS is looking for a new name

Would you be willing to grant a smartphone with access to huge amounts of personal date in order to develop a personalized AI assistant that an help you get things done? Arguably that’s something you may already be doing if you’re using an Android phone, but a startup called Newnal is taking things to a new level with a phone that not only generates an AI avatar that you can communicate […]

#ai #apple #arrowLake #lilbits #m4 #macbookAir #mobileLinux #mwc2025 #newnal #postmarketos #qualcomm #raspberryPi #raspberryPiPico #rp2040 #sc8480xp #snapdragonXEliteGen2 #vpro

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-a-weird-new-ai-phone-apple-refreshes-the-macbook-air-intel-arrow-lake-goes-business-class-and-postmarketos-is-looking-for-a-new-name/

Lilbits: Mini-laptops, thin clients, and mid-range smartphone chips

The Chuwi MiniBook is a mini-laptop with an 8 inch display that’s been around in one form or another since 2019. Chuwi gave the little laptop a spec bump a few times over the years, and the most recent model features an Intel N100 Alder Lake-N processor. But I’m not aware of any stores that are actually selling that model… at least not to customers in the US.

It turns out you can buy a […]

#bargains #chuwiMinibook #dimensity6400 #dimensity7400 #dimensity7400x #japan #lilbits #mediatek #miniLaptop #raspberryPi #raspberryPiCm5 #thinClient #zwide

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Lilbits: 8 years of updates for (some) Android phones, Dasung’s 60 Hz E Ink display is going global, and more

A handful of Android smartphone makers have committed to offering major OS and security updates for at least seven years after the launch of a new phone. Soon we could see phones with up to eight years of guaranteed updates.

Qualcomm has announced it’s partnered with Google to begin supporting flagship and upper mid-range processors for that long by delivering OS, kernel, and security […]

#androidUpdates #cosmic #cosmicDesktop #crowdfunding #dasung #dasungPaperlike103 #google #lilbits #osUpdates #paperlike103 #qualcomm #sailfish #sailfishos #securityUpdates #snapdragon8Elite #system76

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-8-years-of-updates-for-some-android-phones-dasungs-60-hz-e-ink-display-is-going-global-and-more/

Lilbits: Nothing Phone 3(a), a DIY handheld, Fedora for RISC-V, and a uConsole add-on for (way) more wireless

Nothing plans to unveil its next mid-range smartphone on March 4th. But Android Headlines has spilled the beans on pretty much everything but the price with an article that includes leaked images and specifications for the upcoming phones (there are two of them).

Update: Nothing has released some official pictures and a video showing the design of the upcoming Nothing Phone (3a).

Nothing […]

#abesProjects #fedora #handheld #lilbits #nothing #nothingPhone3a #picovision #raspberryPiPico #riscV #uconsole

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Lilbits: A phone with a MASSIVE battery, Arm to make its own server chips, and the PlayStation Portable picks up WPA2 support (unofficially)

Most modern smartphones have enough battery capacity to last a day or two between charges. The Oukital Titan WP100 can run longer… much, much longer. It allegedly supports up to 2 full days of video playback, 12 days of talk time, or 185 days of standby time.

How? Because it has a massive 33,000 mAh battery. Sure, that means the phone weighs 1.9 pounds. But at a time when it’s hard to find […]

#arm #battery #chips #crowdfunding #handheldGamingPcs #intel #lilbits #oukitelTitanWp100 #playstationPortable #psp #smartphones

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-a-phone-with-a-massive-battery-arm-to-make-its-own-server-chips-and-the-playstation-portable-picks-up-wpa2-support-unofficially/

Lilbits: New Apple hardware, Asahi Linux shakeup, Android 16 Beta 2, and Amazon makes backing up Kindle eBooks tougher,

This week Apple launched an Apple TV+ app for Android, which means you can watch Severance on your Pixel phone without using a web browser. Next week the company plans to launch some new hardware – most likely a new iPhone SE, but a current-gen mid-range iPhone could be just one of several new products on the way.

In other recent tech news from around the web, Google has released a second […]

#amazon #android #android16 #apple #appleSilicon #asahiLinux #ebooks #foldables #google #iphoneSe #kindle #lilbits #linux #oneplus #oppoFindN5

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-new-apple-hardware-asahi-linux-shakeup-android-16-beta-2-and-amazon-makes-backing-up-kindle-ebooks-tougher/

Lilbits: Framework teases new modular hardware, Google Pixel 9a details leaked, and Kickstarter introduces new features

There’s always a chance that crowdfunding campaigns will fail to deliver on their promises. But Kickstarter is introducing a few new features that should help potential backers make more informed decisions… as well as allowing backers to break their pledges into four equal payments, which is meant to encourage backers to spend more money on rewards that might be too expensive for them to […]

#crowdfunding #framework #google #googleIo2025 #kickstarter #leaks #lilbits #pixel9a

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-framework-teases-new-modular-hardware-google-pixel-9a-details-leaked-and-kickstarter-introduces-new-features/

Lilbits: Intel Core Ultra 300 chips leak, OpenWrt 24.10 released, and third-party auto-fill coming to Chrome for Android (later than expected)

Laptops with Intel’s new Arrow Lake mobile processors are just starting to hit the starting to hit the streets, but details about next-gen Intel mobile chips based on Panther Lake and Wildcat Lake architecture are starting to arrive.

According to a social media post from @jaykihn0, Intel’s Panther Lake chips could feature up to 16 CPU cores (4 Performance + 8 Efficiency + 4 Low-Power […]

#android #autofill #chips #chrome #google #intel #kindleColorsoft #kindlePaperwhite #leaks #lilbits #openwrt #pantherLake #wildcatLake

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-intel-core-ultra-300-chips-leak-openwrt-24-10-released-and-third-party-auto-fill-coming-to-chrome-for-android-later-than-expected/

Lilbits: Open Source PebbleOS progress and ARM doesn’t plan to terminate Qualcomm’s license agreement (for now)

Windows laptops powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X chips began to hit the streets in 2024 and while they might not live up to all the promises from Qualcomm, Microsoft, and PC makers, they are the first ARM-powered Windows PCs with processors fast enough to rival chips from Intel, AMD, and Apple.

But the future of these chips has been in doubt for some time. The Oryon CPU cores at the heart […]

#android #arm #armVQualcomm #billetLabs #chips #EricMigicovsky #grf #lawsuit #lilbits #longevityGrf #nuvia #osUpdates #pebble #pebbleos #qualcomm #qualcommVArm #snapdragonX #steampunk #windowsTerminal

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-open-source-pebbleos-progress-and-arm-doesnt-plan-to-terminate-qualcomms-license-agreement-for-now/

Lilbits: Amazon’s Alexa AI event, Windows 11 MIDI improvements, and Goodbye cheap, fast Chinese delivery?

This week the Trump Administration issued an executive order that imposes a 10 percent tariff on Chinese products shipped to the United States. The order also basically scraps the “de minimis” exemption that allowed Chinese products valued at less than $800 to be shipped to the US duty-free and with minimal inspections.

That exemption is a large part of the reason companies like Shein, Temu, […]

#alexa #amazon #china #deMinimis #duties #hongKong #lilbits #microsoft #midi #shipping #tariffs #windows11 #winows

Read more: https://liliputing.com/lilbits-amazons-alexa-ai-event-windows-11-midi-improvements-and-goodbye-cheap-fast-chinese-delivery/