Diamond Multimedia BVU165 USB Display Adapters

Most laptops and many tablets have HDMI outputs, or some other type of connector that allows them to use a monitor or TV like a regular PC, even though they already have their own screens. Some don't, however, or don't have the type of connector that the available display does. To make it easier to link things together in such instances, Diamond Media has introduced a DisplayLink certified, high performance memory adapter. Supported by both PC and Macintosh devices from Apple, it is composed of two adapters, for now. We imagine that more will come out over time, though there aren't that many video interfaces, so the final number of BVU Series connectors won't be that high. Anyway, the two adapters that do already exist are called BVU165 and BVU165LT. The former is a USB to DVI...

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Four Samsung Galaxy S4 Models Receive Approvals in China

Samsung’s new flagship Android-based smartphone, the Galaxy S4, is expected to arrive on shelves in China before the end of this month, and might be released in four different flavors, new reports suggest. According to GSMinsider, the smartphone received the necessary approvals in China with model numbers GT-I9500, GT-I9502, GT-I9508 and SGH-I959 attached to it, and will become available on the networks of all major carriers there. Furthermore, it seems that the GT-I9500, GT-I9502 (China Unicom) and SGH-I959 (China Telecom – dual-SIM) flavors of the smartphone will hit shelves with the Exynos 5 Octa processor inside, while the GT-I9508 will be launched at China Mobile with a quad-core Snapdragon 600 CPU. No specific info on when...

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Oppo Find 7 and Quad-Core R809T Leak, Very Thin

Chinese mobile phone maker Oppo is reportedly gearing up for the launch of new high-end smartphones running under Google’s Android operating system, after the successful release of its Oppo Finder and Oppo Find 5. One of these handsets is supposedly set to hit shelves as Oppo Find 7, and is said to be very thin, though specific details on the device have yet to emerge. However, as a recent post on GizChina notes, a supposedly leaked photo of the device’s 0.2mm screen (though it might actually show Find 5’s display) claims that Find 7 will be able to deliver a 1920 x 1080 pixel full HD resolution and 441ppi. Provided that the info proves accurate, Oppo will be able to attract a lot of users on its side with the upcoming device, although...

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Android 5.0 (Key Lime Pie) Might Pack Built-in Video Chat

Google’s Android Jelly Bean operating system is almost one year old (although it did get refreshed in the 4.2 release in fall), and a successor might be set to be unveiled as soon as next month, in the form of Android 5.0 Key Lime Pie. Nothing has been officially confirmed on this for the time being, but rumors on the matter did emerge before, and chances are that all will pan out in the end, and that users will get a taste of some appealing new features in the new platform version. In fact, as PhoneArena notes, the guys over at kinvey came up with a visual history of the various Android flavors that have already been unveiled, and also listed some of the enhancements that might make it in the next major Android release. 39 version...

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This is How to Revert to the Old Small Chrome Menus

For a while now, Chrome, on Windows in particular, has been getting a new set of menus, bigger and whiter than before. Google is doing this for the menus to work better with touch interfaces, but the vast, vast majority of people don't have touch input on their desktops and laptops and even those that do rarely use it. And for them, the new menus are a step backwards. While they look a bit slicker and cleaner than the stock Windows menus, they're also significantly larger, sometime taking up huge portions of the screen for no good reason. The good news is that, for now at least, you can disable the new style menus and revert back to the old ones. It's not hard to do it either, you just have to launch Chrome with the --disable-new-menu-style...

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Samsung Galaxy Mega Priced at €699/$915

It looks like some retailers don’t even want to wait for a company to officially introduce its products to put it on sale. The currently rumored Samsung Galaxy Mega is now up for pre-order in Germany via Notebooksbilliger online retailer. The smartphone has been priced at €700/$915, but it does not have a release date attached to it. For those unfamiliar with this unannounced device, Samsung Galaxy Mega is said to boast a huge 6.3-inch PLS HD capacitive touchscreen display. The phone will be equipped with a 1.7GHz dual-core processor, 1.5MB of RAM and microSD card slot for memory expansion. The Galaxy Mega is expected to ship with either Jelly Bean 4.1.2 or Android 4.2 operating system out of the box. As SamMobile points out,...

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HTC One Developer Edition and 32GB Unlocked Models Sold Out

Last week, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC announced the availability of a 64GB Developer Edition flavor of its HTC One flagship smartphone, and it seems that stock of the device has already been depleted. The company has already announced on its Twitter account that the handset is sold out, and unveiled that the unlocked 32GB flavor of the device is out of stock as well. “HTC One Developer Edition sold out! Same for the 32GB unlocked. Both out of stock for now until we get more. Thanks for the great response,” the company announced. No specific info on when new units will arrive has been provided, but HTC did confirm that ordered devices are expected to start shipping on April 18, one day before the smartphone hits shelves...

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ZTE Geek with Intel Clover Trail+ Atom

Today, Chinese mobile phone maker ZTE announced the upcoming availability of its first smartphone to pack an Intel Clover Trail+ Atom processor, namely the ZTE Geek. The new device was made official at the Intel Developer Forum (IDF) Spring 2013 at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, and will hit shelves with the 32nm Z2580 platform inside, featuring two cores clocked in at 2.0GHz each. Featuring a 5-inch touchscreen display capable of delivering a 1280 x 720 pixel HD resolution, the new mobile phone will hit shelves with Google’s Android Jelly Bean platform loaded on top right from the start. Furthermore, the ZTE Geek packs 1GB of RAM, along with 8GB of internal memory, and features an 8-megapixel photo snapper on...

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