Friday, January 27, 2017

Asus Zenfone AR set to blend VR and AR on a single phone and other top stories.

  • Asus Zenfone AR set to blend VR and AR on a single phone

    Asus Zenfone AR set to blend VR and AR on a single phone
    Asus' next phone looks like it just got revealed.Photo by @evleaks Virtual reality? Augmented reality? Asus is working with Google to release a phone that does both, and it's being built with Qualcomm's chips.A leaked announcement via Qualcomm in advance of Asus' January 4 CES press conference revealed the Asus Zenfone AR, a phone that merges Google's Daydream View VR platform and its Tango depth-sensing cameras...
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  • Lenovo's Y520 and Y720 laptops launch new 'Legion' brand of gaming hardware

    Lenovo's Y520 and Y720 laptops launch new 'Legion' brand of gaming hardware
    It looks like Lenovo’s toe-dip in the gaming laptop market has been successful enough to make the company’s gaming aspirations more permanent. Announced at CES on Tuesday, Lenovo’s gaming laptops have been spun off to a “Legion” sub-brand—which is definitely more fitting than the “IdeaPad” designation of the 2016 models. The new Y520 and Y720 models will be the first to bear the Legion name. Lenovo The laptops include the obligatory under-the-hood tune ups one would expect of a 2017 upda..
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  • Twitter China Chief Kathy Chen Departs

    Twitter China Chief Kathy Chen Departs
    BEIJING—Twitter Inc.’s controversial China chief has departed after only eight months, the latest executive to leave amid a global reorganization. A stream of executives has left the company since it announced layoffs in October amid continued losses. Profitability has long been a challenge for the popular social network and its revenue growth...
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  • CES 2017: What to expect at the biggest tech trade show of the year

    CES 2017: What to expect at the biggest tech trade show of the year
    Live coverage from the year's biggest technology conference, the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The year in tech starts here. It's that time again: the holidays are over, a fresh year is on the calendar, and it's time for the annual gadget ...
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  • CES 2017: Fiat Chrysler And Google Band Together, Unveil Uconnect System Running Android 7.0 Nougat

    CES 2017: Fiat Chrysler And Google Band Together, Unveil Uconnect System Running Android 7.0 Nougat
    It seems that Fiat Chrysler Automobiles liked what Google has done to its hybrid Pacifica minivan so much that it announced a new collaboration with the tech company, and this time, it involves the development of its Uconnect infotainment system based on Android Nougat. Android Auto Plus UConnect A working prototype will be showcased at CES 2017, and it will be outfitted in the dashboard of a Chrysler 300 sedan. Consumers can expect a modified Android build, tailored according to the current Uc..
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  • Tesla owners get Autopilot update as New Year's gift

    Tesla owners get Autopilot update as New Year's gift
    Jefferson Graham previews what to look for at the world's biggest trade show, with robots, drones, connected cars and virtual reality gear leading the pack. A #TalkingTech video. Video by Robert HanashiroThe Model X.(Photo: Tesla Motors)SAN FRANCISCO — Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk bestowed a New Year's gift on 1,000 customers by activating a suite of new Autopilot features on the company's electric sedans.The limited dissemination of the Autopilot software upgrade — dubbed Autopilot HW2, ..
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  • Lenovo's new ThinkPad X1 devices get sexier designs, faster chips

    Lenovo's new ThinkPad X1 devices get sexier designs, faster chips
    The venerable ThinkPad brand will turn 25 this year, and Lenovo's new ThinkPad X1 devices will kick off celebrations with a slew of upgrades including sexier designs, faster processors, and screens with thinner borders.The new ThinkPad X1 Carbon laptop (starting at US$1,349), ThinkPad X1 Tablet (starting at $949) and ThinkPad X1 Yoga 2-in-1 (starting at $1,499) are smaller, thinner and lighter than ever before. In addition, the devices have much longer battery life.Many of the advances come..
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  • Rumor: Galaxy Note 8 To Sport A 4K Panel, Launch With Bixby

    Rumor: Galaxy Note 8 To Sport A 4K Panel, Launch With Bixby
    Following the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco, many people have been wondering whether Samsung plans to unveil the Galaxy Note 8 or not. Well, according to a new report that just surfaced in South Korea, the answer is yes, the Galaxy Note 8 is coming. This report ...
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  • Lenovo moves into the smart home market with an Amazon Alexa-powered speaker and a 6TB NAS box

    Lenovo moves into the smart home market with an Amazon Alexa-powered speaker and a 6TB NAS box
    Lenovo is dipping its toe into the smart home market with two new product announcements at CES: a new smart speaker that will be powered by Amazon’s Alexa Voice Service, and a wireless NAS box that that promises to help organize your digital photo library using onboard facial-recognition software.The Lenovo Smart Assistant ($130) looks like a mashup of an Amazon Echo and a Google Home, blending the former’s cylindrical form factor with the latter’s pastel-colored fabric speaker grill (buyer..
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  • Hands on: Dell turns the XPS 13 into a 2-in-1

    Hands on: Dell turns the XPS 13 into a 2-in-1
    Dell has just improved its already brilliant XPS 13 -- it will now be available as a 2-in-1, which means the device has the versatility to be a laptop or a tablet. I had the chance to play around with the device prior to CES. It has a clever design and wowed me with its sleek design and edge-to-edge screen, but it won't come cheap. The starting price of the XPS 13 2-in-1 is US$999, and it'll start shipping this month. That's about $200 more than the starting price of the XPS laptop. You ..
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