Chinese phone maker Vivo could be preparing to launch its first foldable phone… which would be more exciting if Vivo wasn’t the umpteenth company to do so. Valve’s Steam Deck handheld game console appears to still be in hot demand: the company has shifted ship dates for new orders back to Q3, 2022 which means that folks who place an order today probably won’t get one until the fall. There’s a new build of the popular Kodi media center out. And HMD has confirmed what was probably obvious to anyone paying attention: the company isn’t making flagship phones right now, instead focusing on budget and mid-range devices.
Here’s a roundup of recent tech news from around the web – and not all tech news is about new devices. One of my favorite stories making the rounds today is about resellers in China who are taking the screens off of old MacBooks and selling the remaining hardware as a sort of desktop computer with a built-in keyboard and mouse. It’s like the C64 meets the Mac Mini via upcycling.
Rip the screen off an old MacBook and you basically have a Mac Mini with an integrated keyboard, touchpad and speakers. Apparently some resellers in China are offering these for around $125 – to $400. https://t.co/0zSF2nWtLc
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) March 7, 2022
Chinese phone maker Vivo is said to be prepared to launch its first smartphone with a foldable display. Codenamed Butterfly, it could launch in April to compete with foldables from Samsung, Oppo, Huawei, and Honor. https://t.co/CLQ4rr8ewh
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) March 7, 2022
Kodi 19.4 “Matrix” released with a number of bug fixes to the cross-platform, open source media center software, plus a few minor new features. https://t.co/LDc4QRwZIM
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) March 5, 2022
HMD exec confirms that the company is focused on budget & mid-range phones for now rather than flagships. https://t.co/be0Vufp8ur
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) March 7, 2022
Valve has updated its Steam Deck ship date estimates. Place an order today and your handheld game console most likely won’t ship until October or later. https://t.co/J1GvOP3TkW
— Liliputing (@liliputingnews) March 7, 2022
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