Samsung at its Galaxy Unpacked event on Wednesday unveiled the new Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8+ smartphones in New York. The Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S8+
are claimed to bring a new era of smartphone design and new services.
The company at the same event announced the new Samsung DeX mobile-to-PC
transition tool which works similarly to Microsoft's Continuum feature.
For now, no pricing details for the DeX have been revealed. A refreshed Gear 360 VR camera was also revealed.
The
Samsung DeX tool will be compatible with the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy
S8+, and will offer users an Android-based desktop-like experience. To
get started, users will have to plug the Samsung smartphone into the DeX
Station, which will connect the smartphone to an HDMI compatible
monitor as well as connect to any Bluetooth-enabled, USB or RF-type
keyboard and mouse.
Asus on Tuesday
launched ZenBook UX330 laptop in India with a starting price of Rs.
76,990. The new ZenBook laptop, which has been claimed to be one of the
slimmest and lightest 13.3-inch clamshell notebooks in the world, has
already been made available across all online retailers and channel
partners from March 21 and comes in Rose Gold and Quartz Grey colours.
The
ZenBook UX330 laptop comes with a full body aluminium design, weighs
1.2kg, and is just 13.5mm thick. The laptop sports a high-resolution
13.3-inch QHD+ (3200x1800 pixels) display with company's proprietary
'Splendid Display Technology'. It is powered by seventh-generation Intel
Core (i7-7500/ i5-7200) processors with up to 8GB of high speed 1866MHz
RAM. The laptop comes with a backlit keyboard and as per company's
claims, offers 12 hours of battery life.
The new ZenBook
laptop comes with a 512GB SSD storage. In terms of connectivity
options, the laptop offers USB 3.1 Type-C, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, and Bluetooth
4.1.
In
the sound department, the ZenBook UX330 laptop comes with Asus
SonicMaster Audio System developed for notebooks. "The audio system of
the ZenBook UX330 was tuned by experts from ASUS' own 'Golden Ears'
audio team as well as renowned audiophile company, Harman/Kardon to
ensure the very best experience for the playback of a wide variety of
content, be it music, movie, recording, gaming and speech
Epson Surecolor P5000 Photo Printer Comes to Indian Market
Epson launches its new Epson SureColor P5000 17’’ wide-format Inkjet
printer in India. With the latest imaging technologies, the SureColor
P5000 sets the standard for the photo printing, fine art, graphic
design, and proofing markets. The new model will replace the iconic
Epson Stylus Pro 4900, which helped Epson build a pronounced reputation
within the photography industry.
Apple’s New 9.7-inch iPad with Retina Display Launched
Apple today updated its most popular-sized iPad,
featuring a brighter 9.7-inch Retina display at a starting price of $329
(US) which roughly translates to Rs 21,400.
iPad features a bright Retina display with 2048×1536 pixels
resolution at 264ppi and is enclosed in a thin aluminum unibody
enclosure. It is powered by A9 chip with 64-bit architecture along with
the Motion M9 co-processor. The 64‑bit architecture delivers fast
processing and graphics performance for apps and games while maintaining
the same all-day battery life. Touch ID is embedded on the iPad home
button.
In terms of camera, the new iPad features an 8MP rear autofocus
camera with f/2.4 aperture, 5P lens and is loaded with different modes
like Panorama, Hybrid IR Filter, Timer Mode, Auto image stabilization
and more. It is capable of recording videos in full-HD (1080×1920
pixles) resolution with 30fps while slow-motion videos can be recorded
at 120fps. The Apple 9.7-inch iPad has a 1.2MP FaceTime HD camera with
f/2.2 aperture and HD video recording.
On the connectivity front, the new iPad supports Wi-Fi 802.11
a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS, Glonass and LTE bands (WiFi+Cellular).
For now, some of the countries that will be getting the new 9.7-inch
iPads are Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy,
Japan, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Apple is also
selling the Polyurethane Smart Covers for iPad at $39 in charcoal gray,
white, midnight blue, pink sand and (RED) at apple.com and Apple
Stores.
In
a curiously low-key Sunday announcement, Intel formally launched the
first product based on its highly touted '3D Xpoint' memory technology.
First announced in mid-2015, 3D Xpoint is a joint effort between Intel and Micron.
It was claimed to be a whole new class of solid-state storage, offering
blazing fast speeds and far superior reliability to the flash memory
used in mainstream SSDs.
The new Optane SSD DC 4800X is a 375GB
SSD in a PCIe card form factor. It will be available in limited
quantities, priced at $1,520 (approximately Rs. 99,384). Higher capacity
models as well as U.2 form factor variants will follow later this year.
The Optane SSD DC 4800X is targeted at workloads which benefit from
extremely low latency and high responsiveness under load.
Intel
says the drive can achieve speeds of 2GBps even at low queue depths,
whereas flash-based SSDs only work their best with a queue depth of 32
or more. Moreover, a high volume of random writes and reads
simultaneously without compromising each other, with latency remaining
low even under extreme load. Endurance is rated at 30 drive-writes per
day, or 12.3 total Petabytes written.
Microsoft launched the Surface Book, its 2-in-1 laptop, in 2015, and decided not to upgrade it last year. Instead, it concentrated on making the laptop available in many regions
gradually. However, a fresh report claims that the successor is finally
coming and has even entered mass production. The Surface Book 2 is
expected to launch as soon as the end of this month or in April.
DigiTimes reports
that the Surface Book 2 has entered into mass production, and one of
the big change from the predecessor is the ditching of the 2-in-1
design. Apparently, the Surface Book 2 will be a regular laptop with no
detachable or 360-degree hinge that can transform the laptop into a
tablet, prop it up in tent mode and also be able to use it flat on a
table top. Design wise, that's quite disappointing, but the Surface Book
2 will be cheaper starting at $1,000 (roughly Rs. 65,500).
DIGISOL launches 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet Unmanaged PoE Switch
DIGISOL
announced the launch of its 8 Port Gigabit Ethernet PoE unmanaged
switch. The DG-GS1008PH-A is designed to enhance network performance in a
compact form factor and offers 8 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet ports of
which 4 ports are Power over Ethernet (PoE) compliant to IEEE 802.3af.
The PoE ports can be used to power up devices complying with 802.3af
using the existing Ethernet cable. The switch uses to store and forward
packet switching technology which ensures reliable data transfer. The
switch also supports automatic MDI/MDI-X detection which eliminates the
need of a cross over cables or dedicated uplink ports. Thus the
DG-GS1008PH-A is an ideal solution for small Ethernet workgroups and
application requiring PoE.
The
DG-GS1008PH-A Switch offers 8×10/100/ 1000 Mbps Gigabit Ethernet ports
with 4 Power Over Ethernet ports. These PoE ports are IEEE 802.3af
compliant and can supply PoE Power to PoE devices. The existing Ethernet
cables can be used to power up IEEE 802.3af compliant network devices.
This eliminates the need of an external power source and power cabling
for such devices.
The switch provides
flexibility to users for connecting a PoE or non PoE device. The PoE
devices connected to switch can be easily identified by the separate PoE
LED status Indicators.
AMD Ryzen5 CPUs To Be Available for Desktop PCs Starting April 11
AMD announced Ryzen5 desktop processors will launch
worldwide on April 11, 2017. Aimed primarily at gamers and creators, the
new Ryzen5 processors feature the powerful and efficient “Zen”
architecture in 6-core,12-thread as well as 4-core, 8-thread options,
with a price range of $169 to $249 USD.
“Ryzen will ultimately bring innovation and competition to virtually
every segment of the PC market, and Ryzen 5 is the next big step on that
journey, designed to achieve new levels of compute performance for
millions of PC users,” said Jim Anderson, senior vice president and
general manager, Computing and Graphics Group, AMD. “AMD reinvigorated
the high-performance desktop market with Ryzen 7 earlier this month, and
AMD Ryzen 5 now brings the power and efficiency of the “Zen” core to
users in the highly popular sub-$300 segment of the market.”
Google, NASA Upgrade To The New D-Wave 2000Q Quantum Annealing Computer
D-Wave announced that Google, NASA,
and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) have upgraded
their 1,000-qubit D-Wave 2X quantum annealing computer to the latest
2,000-qubit D-Wave 2000Q. The new computer is supposed to be up to 1,000 times faster than the last generation for certain optimization problems.
Pioneer India launches new enclosed subwoofers at Rs 7,990
Pioneer, a in-car entertainment systems company, announced the launch of its new enclosed subwoofers TS-WX306T & TS-WX306B, tube type and box type enclosures
GIGABYTE Announces New AM4 Ryzen Compatible Motherboards of AORUS X370, B350 and A320
GIGABYTE announced the AORUS Gaming Series Motherboards
on the New AM4 Ryzen Platform from AMD. The AM4 Platform will host the
X370, B350 and A320 Chipsets which will support the Ryzen CPUs. GIGABYTE
will have all three chipsets available, each fully optimized for CPUs
with 8-Cores and 16 Threads, for consumers who are interested in any
segment of the platform. With user-centric features exclusive to
GIGABYTE, consumers will find RGB Fusion, Smart Fan 5 and Dual Audio
Chips that provides a solution like no others.
The fully customizable RGB LEDs from RGB Fusion will allow users to
customize their system exactly the way they want. Smart Fan 5, an
intuitive user interface, works in tandem with hybrid fan headers for
optimum cooling performance and system protection. Moreover, RGB Fusion
has made its way onto many accessories and peripherals already in the
market. RGB Fusion Ready devices allow enthusiasts to control all of
their RGB lit products from a single interface.
