Mac Book Pro 15-Inch Touch Bar 2019's New Butterfly Keyboard Detailed in iFixit Tear down

 Apple recently refreshed its Mac Book Pro Touch Bar variants with faster Intel Core processors and an updated version of its “butterfly" keyboard. Apple told select media outlets that the notorious "butterfly" mechanism that has been a problem for a large number of Mac Book users has been tweaked specifically in the 2019 Mac Book Pro models to ensure long-term reliability. Now, iFixit has done a tear down to really see how much has changed inside the new 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar model. It especially details all the changes that come with the new butterfly keyboard, and all the new materials that have been integrated.

The iFixit tear down reveals that the Apple has changed the transparent switch cover material inside each key, and it is now clearer and smooth to the touch. This is also referred to as the plastic membrane. The 2018 switch cover is semi-opaque, somewhat tacky, and feels like silicone. iFixit did some research and says that the 2019 switch cover is made from a material called polyamide (commonly known as Nylon), while the 2018 model is either poly(acetylene) with aromatic urethane side groups, or a type of TPU. iFixit does not detail on how this updated material fixes issues with the butterfly keyboard of last year.

The metal dome switch that forces a key press may also have changed, and its reported to be made of stainless steel with a thin polymer coating at the bottom. The difference in surface finish from the 2018 version to the 2019 indicates Apple may be using a revised heat treatment, or alloy, or possibly both. The company has also changed the spring itself, which is what iFixit editor-in-chief Kyle Wiens suspects is the part responsible for the double keypress issue.

MSI GT76 Titan With Desktop Grade Intel Core i9 CPU, GE65 Raider and P65 Creator Laptops Launched

Ahead of Computex 2019, MSI has added a new member to its GT Titan series of gaming laptops – the MSI GT76 Titan. The new gaming powerhouse from MSI is powered by a desktop-grade 9th Gen Intel Core i9 processor, paired with Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 graphics might. The MSI GT76 Titan is an upgrade over the MSI GT75 Titan and comes with an improved thermal management system to keep the machine cool. The company has unveiled the MSI GE65 Raider gaming laptop too, which also draws power from the 9th Gen Intel Core i9 processor and Nvidia GeForce RTX series graphics. Additionally, MSI has updated the P65 Creator laptop with Intel's top-of-the-line CPU. For now, no pricing details have been revealed.

Starting with the MSI GT76 Titan, it sits at the top of MSI's gaming laptop lineup with a desktop-grade 9th Gen octa-core Intel Core i9 CPU, and is one of the only few laptops out there to pack such a powerful processor in a laptop's chassis. However, MSI has not revealed the SKU of the processor that will power the new gaming behemoth. The graphics on the MSI GT76 Titan are driven by the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 GPU, however details on RAM and storage capacity are yet to be revealed.

Build 2019: Windows 10 Set to Get 'Full' Linux Kernel, Microsoft Announces

Expanding its openness towards the open-source community and attracting non-Windows developers, Microsoft has announced that it is set to bring a custom-built Linux kernel within Windows 10. The new change is planned to take place this summer and will be limited to Windows Insiders builds at the initial stage. This marks the first time that the Linux kernel will be included as a component in Windows. At the ongoing Build 2019 developer conference in Seattle, the Redmond company is showcasing the second-generation Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL) that will debut next month. The in-house Linux kernel will empower WSL 2 to include features such as Docker container support and enable cgroups.

Microsoft through a blog post has announced that the anticipated full Linux kernel would be available generally as an installation package through the Windows Store, though it could be sideloaded via a custom distribution package. The kernel will be based on Linux version 4.19, which is the latest long-term stable (LTS) build of the open-source platform.

Lenovo Ideapad S540 With Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Graphics Goes Official

Lenovo updated its Ideapad S540 laptop at CES 2019, and now it has discreetly made official a new GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card option to the mix. At CES, the laptop was introduced with an optional Nvidia GeForce MX250 graphics card. Nvidia recently unveiled the most affordable member of its Turing family of GPUs, and it has now been integrated into the Lenovo Ideapad S540 as well. The new GeForce GTX 1650 is aimed at entry-level gamers who still want to play modern games at full-HD. Performance is claimed to be up to twice as good as that of the four-year-old GeForce GTX 950 and up to 70 percent better than that of the currently popular GeForce GTX 1050.

The Lenovo UK site has already listed the Lenovo S540 with newly unveiled Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 graphics card fitted inside. This variant features a 15.6-inch full-HD display, up to 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8565U processor, up to 12GB RAM, and up to 512GB PCIe SSD for storage. This variant is said to offer dual-action fans, an integrated graphics option from Intel as well, and claims to offer up to 12 hours of battery life. Lenovo lists that the new laptop variant will weigh starting at 1.8kg.