A while back I reviewed the PiPo X8 dual boot mini PC. It’s an impressive little hybrid mini pc that surprised me with great performance and a crazy fast eMMC drive that had 4k random reads and writes like an SSD. Now PiPo have released the new PiPo X9 version of this popular model with an upgraded larger screen, now 8.9″ and sporting a 1920 x 1200 resolution. The rest of the specs re...[Read More]
Edit: Seems Gearbest have 60 units more on sale, but at $179.99 now. So if you missed out on the $169.99 price, $179.99 is still a pretty good deal for a 64GB Air 3G with Windows 10. — Gearbest are having the best deal yet I’ve seen on the Teclast Air 3G, this is the latest 64GB model with Windows 10. And tomorrow only they are slashing $30 of the price. It’s now $169.99 for 48 h...[Read More]
I recently ordered a couple of cheap $185 X98 Air 3G’s for resale and although the Banggood listing said they were Windows 8.1 models, to my surprise both models have Windows 10 preinstalled from the factory. So Teclast stock, at least on Banggood.com is now shipping with Win 10. You can, of course, upgrade your Windows 8.1 X98 to Windows 10. But this version has the recovery as Win 10 which...[Read More]
The M8S is a newly released Android media streaming PC that supports 4K and 2K decoding. It can even H256 videos and has Kobi pre-loaded onboard as well as Google Play Store. To keep up with streaming media needs the M8S has a 1000Mbit LAN port and dual band 2.4 & 5Ghz Wireless N. Other specs include: 2 x USB 2.0 ports 2GB of RAM 8GB eMMC SDHC support Android 4.4.4 HDMI Out Quad core CPU and ...[Read More]
Update: Download files updated to Mirek190’s Android 5 Lollipop V4.1, this is a bug fix release that fixes the freezing issues most were experiencing. I have just flashed this myself and it seems good so far with no freezing. XDA member Mirek190 has recently released V4 of his Android 5.0 Rom for the Teclast X98 Air 3G and Air II over at XDA. It’s for all variants of the X98 Air 3G and...[Read More]
News from various sellers on Aliexpress in contact with Teclast, told me that the international English version which will support multi-languages will be ready on the 20th. It will no doubt ship out to buyers the following week. So if you have pre-ordered, your tablet won’t ship out just yet. But from the 20th to 24th. The X98 Pro is now out in China, shipping via Tmall.com. But this is the...[Read More]
Edit, there is now a better deal on this tablet here: http://techtablets.com/2015/08/daily-deals-teclast-x98-air-3g-64gb-186-chuwi-vi10-129/ Gear Best currently have a big flash sale on tablets , the Telcast X98 Air 3G 64GB model has now dropped $20 and is $195.89 while the Air II 64GB (same model without GPS & 3G) is now $193.99. These popular dual boot retina tablets are now under the 200 do...[Read More]
This was posted on Cube’s Weibo today: August 13 there are three days away CUBE will have a major announcement, the next-generation flagship product? Or a new round of cooperation with industry giants, we’ll see. My guess is both, maybe they have a 9.7″ retina Cherry Trail X98 Pro rival in the works? And have also teamed up with Intel like Teclast have? Source: Weibo
Update: The Teclast X98 Pro X5 Z8500 4GB is going to be all official in about 2 hours. Check Teclast’s Weibo for live updates of today’s X98 Pro unveiling. It kicks off at 1400 hrs in China. Other live sources: http://bbs.teclast.com/thread-484708-1-1.html http://pad.zol.com.cn/531/5317417.html?qq-pf-to=pcqq.c2c Will there also be a Core M 9.7″ retina tablet? I’ll update th...[Read More]
Teclast recently released the final Android 5.0 non beta Rom for the Teclast X98 Air 3G and Air II (C5J6 and HG9M), but we couldn’t install it. It just stopped at 12%, well Tecknight from our forums came to the rescue. He also debloated the Rom of Chinese apps and included root access. I have this installed on my X98 Air 3G C5J6 64GB and can report the following: Runs well, very smooth No bu...[Read More]
If you missed out on the Cube i7 Stylus sale here is something to help, Banggood.com have lowered the i7 Stylus to $359 (Down from$389) Unlike some other sellers this should ship with a Windows 8.1 Bing image and valid Windows license. There have been a few issues with some sellers selling i7 Stylus Windows 8.1 Pro version that have a cracked activation. You can read my i7 Stylus review here. The...[Read More]
The Onda v919 Core M has just popped up on Banggood.com‘s site, with the cheapest price at the moment of $389 I’ve spotted. It looks to be in stock. The Onda v919 3G is Onda’s latest tablet with a 9.7″ Retina IPS panel, Intel Core M 5Y10, 4GB of RAM and a 64GB SSD. I’m wondering if I should cancel my AliExpress order now it’s available there and for cheaperR...[Read More]