ASUS introduces 7 new ROG laptops with Intel 10th Gen H Series CPUs and NVIDIA RTX 2080 / 2070 Super GPUs

Right as Intel announced its latest 10th Gen Core H-Series processors, ASUS has updated its ROG lineup with 7 new laptops, with GPU options that go up to a GTX 2080 Super. Some features in these laptops include 300Hz refresh rate displays with Pantone calibration, liquid metal cooling and even a second screen. ASUS Zephyrus Duo 15 Specifications Processor Intel Core i9-10980HK Intel Core i7-10875H Display 15.6” UHD 60Hz IPS PANTONE Validated anti-glare with G-SYNC 15.6” FHD 300Hz 3ms IPS-type PANTONE Validated anti-glare with G-SYNC Graphics NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8GB GDDR6 Memory Up to 16GB DDR4 3200MHz Storage 512GB/512GB+512GB/1TB/1TB+1TB SSD M.2 PCIe Wireless Intel AX201 2x2 802.11ax Gigabit WiFi 6 Bluetooth 5.0 Connectivity Gigabit LAN 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type C 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A 1 x HDMI 2.0b 1 x 3.5 mm audio jack 1 x 3.5 mm mic in 1 x Kensington Lock Keyboard RGB individually backlit chiclet keyboard with 1.4mm travel distance, N-key rollover, and Overstroke Audio 2 x speakers with Smart Amp technology Battery 90Whrs 4-cell Lithium-ion AC Adapter 240W AC Adapter OS Windows 10 Pro / Windows 10 Size 14.2 (W) x 10.6 (D) x 0.82 (H) inch Weight 2.5 kg The Zephyrus Duo 15 will reportedly go on sale in June for a price of £2,999.99 (Approx. Rs. 2,83,747) ASUS Zephyrus S17 Specifications Processor Intel Core i7-10875H Intel Core ...

OnePlus 8 Series with Fluid AMOLED display earn DisplayMate’s ‘A+’ rating

OnePlus recently confirmed the OnePlus 8 series will be introduced in an online event on April 14th. After revealing  Quad HD+ HDR 120 Hz Fluid Display with MEMC chip back for the OnePlus 8 Pro in January, 5G support for the OnePlus 8 Series recently, and Snapdragon 865 SoC, coupled with LPDDR5 and UFS 3.0 for the OnePlus 8 Pro earlier this week, OnePlus has announced that the upcoming OnePlus 8 series have earned the highest overall display rating and Best Smartphone Display Award from DisplayMate. DisplayMate's in-depth Display Shoot-Out for the OnePlus 8 series Smartphones have earned our Highest A+ Display Rating and DisplayMate Best Smartphone Display Awards, with 10+ Display Performance Records including Color Accuracy that is Visually Indistinguishable From Perfect!! — DisplayMate Tech (@DisplayMate) April 2, 2020 "With DisplayMate’s highest ever grade of A+, OnePlus’ advanced new screen opens up a world of visual fluidity and sets a new industry benchmark for flagship excellence," says the company. According to DisplayMate’s analysis, the OnePlus 8 series display sets or matches more than 10 Smartphone Display Performance Records in virtually all key categories for the best displays on the market, including color accuracy, image contrast, display brightness, and screen reflection, with 4 categories marked ...

Razer Blade 15 with up to 8-core Intel 10th Gen CPU, up to RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and 300Hz display announced

Razer has announced yet another update to its Blade lineup of laptops, continuing its confusing name with the latest one called Blade 15 (Early 2020). It is powered with Intel's latest 10th Gen Core i7 H-series processors, and can be configured up to NVIDIA's latest RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q and even has an option for a 300Hz display. The base model of the Blade 15 (early 2020) will come with 6-Core 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10750H processor that can clock up to 5.0GHz at Max Turbo and can be configured from a NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti, up to a RTX 2070 Max-Q design GPU. Screen options are limited to either a 1080p 144Hz display or a 60Hz OLED 100% DCI-P3 display. Storage options are between 256GB or 500GB NVMe SSDs. The advanced model will have the 8-Core 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10875H processor that can clock up to 5.1Ghz and the GPU options are between a NVIDIA RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q or NVIDIA RTX 2080 Super with Max-Q design. Screen options are either a mind-boggling 300Hz refresh rate display option or the same 60HZ OLED panel as the base model. Storage options are between 500GB or 1TB NVMe SSDs. All configurations will ...

Samsung Galaxy Note20+ could be powered by Snapdragon 865+ clocked up to 3.09GHz

Samsung's latest Galaxy S20 series is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 in select countries, now the Galaxy Note20+ with the model number SM-N986U has surfaced in Geekbench listing revealing Snapdragon 865+ processor with clock speeds up to 3.09GHz. It also reveals Android 10 and 8GB of RAM. According to leakster who goes by the name Ice universe, the Snapdragon 865+ is slightly overclocked processor compared to the Snapdragon 865 with prime core is clocked at 3.09GHz compared to 2.84GHz in the 865. The 3 bigger cores are said to be clocked at 2.4 GHz and the other four smaller cores at 1.8GHz, same as the Snapdragon 865. The Snapdragon 865+ should be a minor upgrade to the 865, same as the minor upgrade from 855 to 855+. We can expect the 865+ to be introduced some time in early Q3 since the 855+ was introduced around the same time along with the ASUS ROG Phone II. Can we expect the ASUS ROG Phone III to be introduced this time? We will have to wait and see. Source 1, 2

Android 10 based LineageOS 17.1 Official now available for several devices including POCO F1

LineageOS, the fork of most popular Custom ROM of its time CyanogenMod, is popular amongst custom ROMs enthusiasts. LineageOS team recently announced LineageOS 17.1 and dropped LineageOS 17.1 build for quite a few popular devices including POCO F1. LineageOS 17.1 uses Android 10 as the base, and the team behind had been working on the project since Android 10 announcement in September 2019 but the Permission Hub feature in AOSP conflicted with the Privacy Guard feature available in LineageOS causing the unforeseen delay and making the development team release LineageOS 17.1 instead of 17.0. Following the launch of LineageOS 17.1 which will be updated Nightly, the Lineage development team has decided to move LineageOS 16.0 to weekly builds. The Lineage team has also decided to make a switch to Lineage recovery for the installation of LineageOS. The team in a blog post said, Lineage Recovery is now the defacto install solution for LineageOS. It will be built by default for all official devices. This was done purely to streamline the process and prevent having to coordinate releases. This is not at all to speak ill of other custom recoveries, they’re great! Several of them even contributed to Lineage Recovery in one way ...

Acer Predator Triton 500 with 300Hz display and Nitro 5 with 10th Gen Intel Core CPU, up to RTX 2080 announced

Today, Intel announced its latest 10th Gen Mobile-H Series processor that takes on the recently announced AMD Ryzen 4000 Series. OEMs have now announced new laptop models with this latest 10th Gen Intel processor. On similar lines, Acer has now announced the Predator Triton 500 and Nitro 5 gaming laptops. Acer Predator Triton 500 The Predator Triton 500 flaunts 15.6-inch IPS display with up to a whopping 300Hz refresh rate (optional), compared to 144Hz in last year's model. It is powered by the latest 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10750H processor paired with up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GPU. It can be configured with up to 32GB DDR4 RAM and up to 2TB SSD. It now features Acer’s Vortex Flow technology that includes 3 custom-engineered fans placed in the chassis, working in tandem to increase additional airflow while also reducing noise. The cooling system also includes an all-metal 4th Gen AeroBlade 3D fan. Furthermore, it supports Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i, and E3100G ethernet controller, Control Center 2.0, and the laptop weighs 2.1 kilograms. Acer Predator Triton 500 specifications 15.6-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display with an optional 300Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10750H processor; Up to ...

Lenovo Legion 7i and 5i with 10th gen Intel Core processor, up to RTX 2080 Super Max-Q and RTX 2060 respectively announced

Lenovo has announced two new laptops as part of its gaming-focused Legion laptops, of which the more premium Legion 7i will have up to a RTX 2080 Super Max Q design while its sibling 5i will be powered by up to RTX 2060. Both laptops will also have Intel's newest 10th Gen H-series processors. Both laptops will support various NVIDIA technologies like NVIDIA G-SYNC technology which will ensure smoother, tear-free gameplay at lower frame rates. Another important technology in these laptops is NVIDIA's Advanced Optimus which will help a lot with battery efficiency. It will automatically detect GPU workloads and in case of high usage demand, it will use the discrete GPU, while for light loads it will use the Integrated-GPU. They will both be powered with Intel's 10th Gen H-series processors that have been optimised for gaming and content creators. It has many inbuilt technologies like Integrated Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 chips, Turbo Boost Max Technology 3.0, Thunderbolt 3 support, Speed Optimizer and more. The Lenovo Legion 5i laptops with the RTX 2060 GPU option will be available in the starting at $999 (Approx. Rs. 76,073). The Lenovo Legion 7i with the RTX 2070 GPU will be available in the US starting ...

Intel introduces 10th Gen Mobile H-series processor for laptops with up to 5.3GHz speed

Last year, Intel introduced the 9th Gen Mobile H-series processor for laptops with up to 5GHz speed alongside the 9th Gen desktop processors. Following the launch of 10th Gen Ice Lake and Comet Lake processors, Intel has now announced the 10th Gen Mobile H-series processor based on the Comet Lake family for laptops and is an upgrade to the 9th Gen Mobile H-series processor. Last year's 9th Gen mobile processor was capable of up to 5GHz speeds and this time Intel has taken it up a notch further with up to 5.3GHz turbo speeds on the i9-109880HK. The i9-109880HK (unlocked) features 8 cores, 16 threads and supports Intel Thermal Velocity Boost, Intel Adaptix Dynamic Tuning, and Intel Turbo Boost Max technology 3.0. As usual, the i9 sits at the top which is followed by Core i7, and i5 respectively. The i7-10875H features 8 cores 16 threads and has a base frequency of 2.3 GHz with turbo boost up to 5.1 GHz. The i7 10850H (partial unlock) features 6 cores 12 threads and has a base frequency of 2.3GHz with a turbo boost up to 5.1 GHz. It is followed by the i7 10750H featuring 6 cores 12 threads and has a base ...

YouTube reportedly developing ‘Shorts’ to rival TikTok

TikTok has blown up in popularity around the world for being the go-to short form video sharing app. Now YouTube is apparently interested in entering that market as it has been reported that they are working on their version, called 'Shorts'. In a report by The Information, two sources familiar with the project has talked about a potential rival to TikTok from YouTube. With the  name 'Shorts', it will let users upload short form video content directly via the mobile app, with the advantage of YouTube huge licensed music library. We do not have any other information on the features and functionality that it may have at the moment. So why does YouTube want to release a rival to TikTok? Well, for one, YouTube has been known to copy features like Stories from Instagram, which was already a copy of Snapchat. Secondly, the user base for TikTok is so huge that it has become its own cultural phenomenon, with over 842 million first-time downloads over in the last 12 months (iOS and Android combined). YouTube is clearly interested in capturing a piece of that market and will reportedly debut the app by the end of this year. Source | Via

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super and 2070 Super GPUs power range of 2020 laptops

NVIDIA today introduced GeForce RTX 2080 Super and 2070 Super GPUs for laptops. These GPUs feature dedicated hardware cores to accelerate ray-traced rendering and enable AI capabilities and use NVIDIA Max-Q technology with new features that provide even faster performance and longer battery life. GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER GEFORCE RTX 2080 GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER GEFORCE RTX 2070 NVIDIA CUDA Cores 3072 2944 2560 2304 RTX-OPS 38-55T 37-53T 34-40T 31-38T Giga Rays/s 5 to 7 4 to 5 Boost Clock (MHz) 1080-1560 MHz 1095-1590 MHz 1155-1380 MHz 1125-1455 MHz Base Clock (MHz) 735-1365 MHz 735-1380 MHz 930-1140MHz 885-1215MHz Graphics Subsystem Power (W) 80-150+ W 80-115W Memory Speed Up to 14 Gbps Standard Memory Configuration 8GB GDDR6 Memory Interface Width 256-bit Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) Up to 448 GB/s In these the boost clock range from 1080MHz to 1560MHz. The RTX 2080 Super  has 3072 CUDA core TU104 GPU, and the  RTX 2070 Super features 2560 core version of the same GPU. Both have 8GB of GDDR6 memory. These are available from Acer (ConceptD 7 Ezel and ConceptD 7 Ezel Pro), Gigabyte (AERO 15 OLED and AERO 17 HDR), MSI (Creator 15, Creator 17, WS66 and WS75) and Razer (Blade 15 Base RTX Studio Edition and Blade 15 Advanced RTX Studio Edition), these laptops have creator-specific features such as Wacom Pens, 4K OLED and IPS screens with 100 percent Adobe RGB or DCI-P3, and superb industrial ...