Hardware

Qualcomm Releases Snapdragon 845 Mobile Platform for Artificial Intelligence and Immersion

Tech Editor7 years ago1 year ago05 mins

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated, recently announced an immersive multimedia experiences platform, Snapdragon 845, which features “eXtended reality (XR), on-device artificial intelligence (AI), lightning-fast connectivity, and introduces our new secure processing unit (SPU) delivering vault-like security for premium, flagship mobile devices.” Snapdragon 845 will be available and shipped with devices in early 2018….

Dell’s XPS 13 Laptop, “the smallest 13.3-inch laptop on the planet”

Tech Editor7 years ago4 months ago04 mins

Declared as “the smallest 13.3-inch laptop on the planet”, the Dell XPS 13 laptop sports a screen space maximizing InfinityEdge display (a 13.3-inch display in an 11-inch frame), weighs 2.7 pounds, measures a super slim 9-15 mm and has a thin bezel only 5.2 mm. The XPS 13 is available in two colors, Silver and…

Samsung's SmartThings Transforms your Home into a Smart Home

Samsung SmartThings Transforms your Home into a Smart Home

Tech Editor7 years ago1 year ago01 mins

Samsung SmartThings works in your home for a number of compatible connected devices, including lights, speakers, locks, thermostats and sensors to “teach your home a few new tricks and make life a little bit easier.” Essentially it can help you build the smarthome of your dreams. SmartThings works with many connected devices, currently about 224 products,…

Dell Introduces the “Lightest, Smallest and Most Powerful Entry-level Wyse 3040 Thin Client”

Tech Editor7 years ago1 year ago02 mins

Dell recently announced its new Wyse 3040 Thin Client. The Wyse 3040 Thin Client “provides a cost-effective endpoint solution that is highly secure, yet easy to deploy and manage.” Among the Wyse’s accolades are the industry’s first entry-level Intel x86 quad-core thin client, 30 percent better performance than earlier generations and superb performance, four USB ports…

Lenovo’s New PC Manufacturing Process- the Low Temperature Solder (LTS) Process

Tech Editor7 years ago1 year ago02 mins

For the last ten years, PC makers have been using the tin-based solder process, instead of the former lead-based process due to environmental concerns. Yet since the current tin-based process requires “extremely high temperatures consuming more energy and adding significant stress on components,” an improved process was needed. Recently, Lenovo “announced a new patent-pending Low…

Worldwide PC Shipments Slowed in 2016

Tech Editor7 years ago1 year ago03 mins

Gartner, Inc. recently announced that since 2012, PC shipments have steadily decreased annually. In the year 2016, a total of 269.7 million PC units were shipped, a 6.2 percent decrease from the previous year, 2015. In the fourth quarter of 2016, a decrease of 72.6 million PC units were shipped worldwide, which is a 3.7 percent decline in…

HP’s New Z2 Mini Workstation

Tech Editor8 years ago1 year ago02 mins

Z2 Mini Workstation, Image/HP With the amount of office space shrinking to an average 151 square feet per worker by 2017, HP’s new Z2 Mini Workstation, available for purchase in December, offers workers more space merely by its compact size. In fact, it is “90 percent smaller than most traditional business-class desktop towers,” and is just over…

Acer Invests 10 million in IMAX VR Technology

Tech Editor8 years ago1 year ago02 mins

Recently, Acer announced it was investing 10 million in the IMAX VR Content Fund, “which will support the development of high-quality and immersive VR content.” Acer, along with media and entertainment businesses and organizations, seeks to invest in VR technology and help to improve its quality even more. Along with investor Imax and partners such…