Acer introduces new Nitro 5 gaming laptop, Swift 7, Spin 3 (2018) convertible Notebook at CES 2018

Acer at the CES 2018 show has introduced new Nitro 5 gaming laptop, new Swift 7, Spin 3 (2018) convertible Notebooks. The company claims that the new Acer Swift 7 (SF714-51T) is the world’s thinnest laptop and the Nitro 5 gaming laptop dominates the competition with its AMD Radeon RX560 graphics. The Nitro 5 gaming laptop sports a 15.6-inch Full HD IPS display and is powered by the AMD Ryzen mobile processors with AMD Radeon RX560 graphics. It supports up to 32GB DDR4 RAM and up to 512GB of solid-state storage. Acer’s NitroSense utility function monitors the CPU/GPU, and adjustment of cooling fan speeds via Acer CoolBoost to keep them in optimal operation. It also comes with a front-facing HD web camera and a backlit keyboard. The Nitro 5 also easily broadcast games live with Mixer, directly from the Game bar on Windows 10 simply by pressing the Windows key plus G. It has high-quality speakers with Dolby Audio Premium and Acer TrueHarmony technology. Ports on board include ports hyper-fast USB Type-C, HDMI 2.0, and Gigabit Ethernet. The Swift 7 ultrathin notebook sports a 14-inch Full HD IPS touchscreen display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and is powered by the 7th Gen Intel Core i7 processor with Acer Color Intelligence, 8GB LPDDR3 memory, 256GB of PCIe SSD storage. It ...

DJI Osmo Mobile 2 handheld smartphone camera stabilizer with built-in zoom slider, longer battery life announced

DJI, popular for its Drones and Camera Stabilizers at the CES 2018 introduced its new Osmo Mobile 2 (OM170) handheld camera stabilizer for smartphones. This has the same light-weight design that supports portrait orientation, three-axis gimbal technology, but this comes with simpler controls with zoom slider and three times longer battery life than the predecessor for more filming. Highlights of DJI Osmo Mobile 2  Three-axis gimbal technology cancels out movement in three directions so your video stays steady even if your hands shake or wobble Built in SmoothTrack technology detects and compensates for your movement of the camera to ensure a smooth cinematic shot Made from high-strength modified nylon that cuts the weight to just 485g Features a folding design for increased portability Two-way mobile clamp lets you easily pivot between landscape and portrait orientation Modified design now supports more compact folding for increased portability. Simpler controls with integrated settings for ISO, shutter speed and more and a new zoom slider lets you completely operate your smartphone camera from the handle Smart software in the DJI GO mobile app with modes including ActiveTrack to automatically follow of subjects in motion, Motion Timelapse with up to five different camera positions, Hyperlapse to create dramatic time-lapse videos ...

Honor View 10 goes on sale in India from January 8, launch offers include Instant discount, no cost EMI and more

Huawei’s Honor brand launched the Honor View 10 smartphone in India earlier this week, which goes on sale exclusively on Amazon.in from midnight of January 8th. Now the company has announced several launch offers that includes cashback and no cost EMI offers. Honor View 10 launch offers Rs. 1500 Instant discount on ICICI Bank Credit Cards from January 8th till 10th No Cost EMI payment option on transactions made using credit card 15GB 3G/4G data per recharge for 6 recharges (on 349 prepaid recharge) / 15GB 3G/4G data for 6 months on postpaid plan of Infinity 499 and above To remind you, the phone has a 5.99-inch 18:9 FullView display with ultra narrow bezels, Octa-Core HiSilicon Kirin 970 10nm SoC with i7 co-processor, dedicated neural network processing unit, 6GB RAM and Android 8.0 (Oreo) with Emotion UI 8.0. It comes with 16-megapixel RGB sensor along with 20-megapixel monochrome sensor with Artificial intelligence engine that offers Real-Time Scene to recognize 13 different types of scenes and objects to automatically adjusts your camera settings to help you shoot in any environment. It also comes with A.I motion detection and smart camera features and comes with a 13-megapixel front-facing camera with A.I selfie portraits and face unlock. It packs a 3750mAh battery with Super Charge fast charging technology. https://youtu.be/_q5-XcDexMU Commenting on the launch offers, P Sanjeev, Vice-President Sales, Huawei India-Consumer Business Group, said: We are ...

Amazon Kindle Oasis (2017) Review

Amazon launched the Kindle Oasis 2 back in October last year. This is the successor of the first Oasis that was launched in early 2016. The latest top-end Kindle is waterproof, doesn't come with a battery case like the first and has a large 7-inch screen for the first time. Does it live up to the expectations? Let us dive into the review to find out. Box Contents Kindle Oasis (2017) USB cable Quick Start Guide Hardware and Design The second-generation Kindle Oasis has a familiar design with hand grip as the first one that has hardware page-turn buttons, which are now slightly smaller. This has a large 7-inch screen that is the main difference you notice. Bezels around the screen are smaller than the predecessor, but you have a lot of space near the hardware buttons that lets you hold the Kindle comfortably. By default, the top page-turn button lets you turn a page forward and the bottom button for backward, which you can reverse from the reading options in the settings. I use bottom button for forward, which is more comfortable when holding the Kindle with a single hand. I prefer PagePress buttons on the Voyage that gives you haptic feedback when pressed. It ...

Nokia 6 Android 8.0 Oreo beta update starts rolling out in India

HMD global has started rolling out Oreo beta update for the Nokia 6 last month, but it was not available in India at that time. Today it has started rolling out the update for the Indian users of the phone, as it had promised after a couple of improvements. The company’s Chief product officer; Juho Sarvikas has announced the same on Twitter. [HTML1] [HTML2] Android 8.0 Oreo brings range of features including Background limits, Picture-in-Picture (PIP), notification channels, Wide-gamut color for apps, Adaptive icons, Companion device pairing, Keyboard navigation, AAudio API for Pro Audio and more. The update will be available via Nokia phones beta labs and the beta testers will be the first ones to test the Android 8.0 followed by wide-roll out post the best testing phase. The update is 1799.3MB in size, slightly bigger than the earlier beta update that was released for other countries even though it has the same version number 5.140. It also includes Android security update for December 2017. To join the Nokia phones beta labs, you need to have a working Nokia 6 phone and need to create an account and validate your device by entering the IMEI number. Once you are with the whole process, you will be ...

Moto G4 Play finally gets Android 7.1.1 Nougat update

When all the phones are getting Android 8.0 (Oreo), Motorola has started rolling out Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) update for the Moto G4 Play smartphone staring from Brazil. It  was launched back in 2016 running Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow), but it did not get the Android 7.0 update and is directly being updated to 7.1.1, months after the soak test. Other Moto G4 series phones are still running on Android 7.0. The Android 7.1 update brings new emoji that reflect the pivotal roles women play in the world, app shortcuts that can be launched directly from home screen in apps like Twitter, Google Messenger, Google Maps by simply long pressing the app icon. It also brings several bug fixes and improvements. The company confirmed Nougat update for the phone back in October 2016, which will be the last update for it since only the Moto G4 Plus and the G5 series of phones are eligible for the Oreo update. The Android 7.1.1 Nougat OTA update has the Build number NPI26.48-36, is 644MB in size and includes Android security patch for November, 2017. It should roll out globally soon. If you are on Android Marshmallow with September security patch, you can grab the OTA zip file from here and flash ...

Amazon Alexa voice assistant coming to Bluetooth headphones, smartwatches soon

Amazon today announced 'Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit' with an aim to bring Alexa voice assistant to portable, on-the-go devices such as hearables, headphones, smart watches, fitness devices, and more. The kit has enough support for OEMs to add Alexa to their devices with minimum investment in hardware or integration efforts. The Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit allows OEMs to quickly integrate AVS (Alexa Voice Assistant) without the need for bulk coding. Bluetooth headphones built with this new Alexa kit can connect directly to the Alexa Voice Service (AVS) via the Amazon Alexa App available both for Android and iOS. Once they are paired with the Alexa app on the phone, users can take advantage of the Alexa Voice Service. The new Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit is an alternative to the AVS Device SDK that Amazon released last year which requires the accessories to run the Alexa Voice Service natively. OEMs such as Bose, Jabra, iHome, Beyerdynamic, Bowers and Wilkins, and AVS Solution Providers Linkplay, SUGR, and Libre Wireless have confirmed to bring Alexa enabled Bluetooth products this year. OEMs who wish to include Alexa support can now sign up for the Alexa Mobile Accessory Kit here to get notified when it is available. Source

LG HU80KA 4K UHD projector offers 150-inch projection, has HDR 10 support

LG today announced that it will be introducing its first-ever 4K UHD projector in the HU80K series at the CES 2018 event that is scheduled to kick-start in a couple of days. It can create a 150-inch screen at 2,500 lumens making it the brightest LG's projector till date.  LG claims that the HU80KA Projector is half the size of competing 4K projectors in the market. It also supports HDR (HDR 10) content and works regardless of its placement in the room promising great cinematic experience. The 4K HU80KA Projector's portable size and unique upright design is made possible by its mirrorless I-shaped engine which allows the projector to show perfect images even if its placed on the floor, mounted on the wall or hanging from the ceiling. The projector comes with webOS 3.5 smart TV interface allowing you to access most popular online streaming services offering 4K content. Connectivity ports include USB, Ethernet, and HDMI, as well as Bluetooth for external devices such as a keyboard and mouse. It also comes with two 7-watt speakers. The company didn't disclose availability and pricing details yet but will have the entire Projector line-up at the CES 2018 show. LG will also showcase its portable MiniBeam Projector PF50K featuring webOS 3.5 and Full HD resolution. Commenting ...

Intel hit with class-action lawsuits over Meltdown and Spectre Security Vulnerabilities

On one hand, Intel is having a hard time fixing the Meltdown and Spectre Security Vulnerabilities that affected processors from the past 10-15 years, the company is now hit with three separate class-action lawsuits by plaintiffs in California, Oregon, and Indiana who are seeking compensation. These security vulnerabilities could allow hackers to steal sensitive data and the fix as reported earlier might lead to a performance drop. However, Intel then quickly responded saying that any drop in performance is negligible and Google-backed by saying the fix implemented on its affected servers has seen a negligible impact on performance. However, the plaintiffs who filed the legal lawsuit didn't satisfy with Intel explanation. The first class action complaint was filed January 3rd in United States District Court for the Northern District of California and the other two lawsuits according to Gizmodo, were filed today; one in the District of Oregon and another in the Southern District of Indiana. All the three lawsuits cite the Intel's failure to timely public disclosure and the supposed slowdown of purchased processors. Though Intel claims that the performance drop is negligible and says that the performance penalty is not as significant as the reports suggest. It should be noted that Intel is not the only chipset maker that is affected, CPUs made ...

Samsung Notebook 7 Spin (2018) with 360-degree rotating touchscreen display announced

Samsung Electronics today announced the Samsung Notebook 7 Spin (2018). It comes with a 360-degree rotating touchscreen display and powered by the 8th-gen Intel Core i5 processor with 8GB of memory. It packs versatile design with 18.5mm thickness and 1.53kg in weight. The Samsung Notebook 7 Spin (2018) sports a 13.3-inches Full HD PLS touchscreen display and can be used as a tablet or as a traditional PC in landscape mode. It has 256GB  SSD drive. The Notebook runs on Windows 10 with support for fingerprint login through Windows Hello. It also comes with Active Pen support, but it needs to be purchased separately. With the Active Pen its easy for quick note-taking. The Notebook also has built-in support for Studio Plus for users who wish create personalized movies featuring their favorite photos and videos. The keyboard is back-lit with a Keystroke distance of 1.5mm. Ports include USB-C, USB 3.0 x1, USB 2.0x 1, HDMI, and HP/Mic. It also has a VGA camera for video chats. The Samsung Notebook 7 Spin (2018) will be available in select countries starting from the U.S. in the first quarter of 2018. Pricing is yet to be revealed. YoungGyoo Choi, Senior Vice President of the PC Business Team, Mobile Communications Business Samsung Electronics said: Our customers wanted ...