Vivo Six-Inch Phone Coming

Vivo teases the X6, a monster phablet with dedicated graphics RAM

Vivo uses the word “fast” many times to describe it in the teaser, and rumor is that the X6 will sport 1 GB of dedicated graphics RAM for the first time in a phone.

Other rumored specs include a 6″ Quad HD display with Force Touch tech, a deca-core Helio X20 processor, 4GB of RAM, 21 MP camera, and 4000 mAh battery to back it all up.

Again, what I’ve said is playing out over and over: If Sony won’t release a phone with a six-inch screen, the Chinese will.

And where the hell is the rumored Axon Max with six-inch screen?

Nook Glowlight Plus: Updated For Adobe Digital Editions?

Over the the Good e-Reader site is this interesting comment:

Barnes and Noble has released an update. The reader is now compatible with ADE and libraries.

Software Update 45.1.4. They are rolling it out gradually.

I’m unable to confirm this at post time because, as usual, B&N’s Internet skills are a stinking pile of incompetent shit:

I’ll update this post if I can confirm this rumor.

Limitless: Episode Seven

Hey, you heathen suited fucks at CBS, this is how it should be done:

Now do it.

And pay him!

Stymied: Palm DOC File Creation

Long ago, I had a small Windows program that would take a TXT file and automagically create a Palm DOC file simply by dragging and dropping the TXT file onto it.

I’ve lost that damn program over the years.

Now I can’t remember its name and all my searching is coming up empty.

Anyone know the name, have a link, or have the app itself? It was freeware.

I’ve hit a roadblock in using the CLIE as a lifeboat. The PDB files I have are based on Palm’s modified PalmOS 5 format. The CLIE is classic PalmOS 4.x format. I can’t just load the PDBs into the CLIE and, shazam!, have Date Book, Memos, etc., back.

So, for Memos, I need to copy and paste into a TXT file and convert to DOC.

There are hundreds of these damn things to do.

No Samsung Phones In Five Years?

Android and the Innovator’s Dilemma

I’ll make a prediction. Samsung will be out of the smartphone business within five years.

Hmph. And I’ve been saying I expect the current Tab S2 series to be Samsung’s final tablets. I still stand by that.

Supergirl: Episode Two

Nook Glowlight Plus Rooting Notes #9

WARNING: Do not root using Kingo Root!

IndianBOB:

I received NGP yeserday. and I rooted NGP with Kingo Root for pc.

Not opening Nook, you can root easily.

1. open USB debugging on Development Options
2. connect to PC, and with Kingo Root for pc you can root.
taking almost 30 minutes, over 10 times rebooting is need.

Oh hell no. Do not!

The Player: Episode Six

NBC, what the fuck is wrong with you?

There are just three episodes left. Jennifer fucking Lopez is going to replace this great series.

What a travesty.

Huawei Mate 8 Phone Hype

This might have a six-inch screen.

And be the most powerful phone this year.

After the break, see why that “8” has all those sharp edges.

First Review: Onda V919 Air CH

Over at IMP3Net by, once again, the pseudonymous “bugs bunny” (who has done other such reviews) [Google Translate].

I just don’t care. I just browsed the pictures, didn’t bother with the text. All of you are on your own. My coverage of Chinese tablets is winding down.

Go over to TECHTablets. My god, I’m so glad I’m not dealing with shit like this: Teclast X98 Pro Boot to Bios / Missing eMMC Fix Bios update.

Same-day update: IMP3Net is also running a hype post for those interested [Google Translate]. It’s clearly Onda press material.

Previously here:

Onda V919 Air CH Unboxed
Onda V919 Air CH Announced
Onda V919 Air CH To Be Announced 10/14