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New iPad Pro to Debut Soon?

19 September 2018 Frederick Douglas Laptops, Tablets, eReaders

The September Apple event failed to mention anything involving the iPad, but 9to5Mac insists we are still to get news relating to the tablet later this year-- at least if if one is to believe some clever digging into the iOS 12.1 beta.

According to the Apple news website, the recently released iOS beta has at least one hint relating to a new iPad model. The Setup app contains a mention of a "2018 fall" iPad, a suggestion the app is to get an update to teach users how to use gestures on an upcoming tablet. Previously 9to5Mac reported on further clues, such as the suggestion of a landscape support for Face ID and, rather intriguingly, an icon showing an iPad with thin bezels and no Home button.

AMD Power Laptops With Ryzen 45W Chips

19 September 2018 Alice Marshall Laptops, Tablets, eReaders

AMD sets to rival Intel in the laptop processor stakes with the Ryzen 5 2600H and Ryzen 7 2800H-- 45W processors offering 4 Zen cores with SMT enable, 8 processor threads and integrated Radeon Vega graphics.

Aimed at high performance laptops, the Ryzen 5 2600H runs at 3.2GHz base frequency (3.6GHz boost) while the Ryzen 7 2800H runs at 3.3GHz (3.8GHz boost). The integrated Vega graphics are identical in both chips, featuring 512 or 704 stream processors and speeds of 1.1 and 1.3GHz. The two chips are built using a 14nm process, and support DDR4 RAM up to 3200MHz.

Acer Puts Convertible Hinge in Triton 900 Laptop

13 September 2018 Alice Marshall Laptops, Tablets, eReaders

Acer Puts Convertible Hinge in Triton 900 Laptop

The Acer Predator Triton 900 is a high-end gaming laptop with a twist-- the display sits on a easel-style hinge, allowing users to rotate it by 180-degrees for the most comfortable viewing angle.

The concept for such a display is not new to Acer. Back at IFA 2014 the company launched the Aspire R14, a notebook with a 360-degree hinge reminiscent of the Lenovo Yoga series. The Triton 900 builds on the idea with, with the 17-inch UHD LCD display attached to a CNC-machined hinge able to handle various modes, including laptop and tablet.

MSI Aims P65 Creator at... Creators

05 September 2018 Frederick Douglas Laptops, Tablets, eReaders

MSI launches a laptop for "the creative minds" at IFA 2018-- the P65 Creator, a thin and light offering complete with an 8th gen Intel Core i7 processor and up to 32GB of 2666MHz DDR4 RAM.

Aimed at photographers, designers and 3D animators, the P65 Creator is technically a variant of the Stealth G S65, an MSI gaming laptop with a similar form factor. The P65 Creator adds a fingerprint reader, and drops the RGB lighting in favour of simple white keyboard backlighting. A special edition also includes a 144Hz display and Thunderbolt 3 connectivity, two features missing from the regular versions.

Lenovo Pushes Laptops at IFA 2018

05 September 2018 Marco Attard Laptops, Tablets, eReaders

Lenovo presents a number of interesting laptops at the IFA 2018 Tech Life event, including the ThinkPad X1 Extreme and the Yoga Book C930, a notebook replacing the keyboard with an eInk touch display.

The ThinkPad X1 is the Lenovo take on the MacBook Pro-style prosumer notebook. It is the first ThinkPad device in the 15-inch form factor, and carries an 8th gen Intel Core processor (up to i9), Nvidia GeForce 1050Ti discrete graphics, up to 64GB RAM and 2TB storage via dual PCIe SSDs with RAID 0/1 capability. The 15.6-inch display is a 4K panel with 100% Adobe RGB gamut and Dolby Vision HDR, and audio includes Dolby Atmos capability.

Other features include a ThinkShutter camera cover, Windows Hello facial recognition, fingerprint reader, voice control via either Cortana Premium or Amazon Alexa and a keyboard with key travel of 1.8mm. An 80Whr battery promises up to 15 hours of use on a single charge, with rapid charging allowing users to recharge the laptop to 80% in just 1 hour.

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