New HP EliteBook laptops refreshed with AMD Ryzen 4000 & 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake CPUs

HP EliteBook laptops are designed for practicality rather than advanced functionality

The company yesterday unveiled new updated models with some mandatory updates such as the 10th generation Intel Core processors and AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 series. Two laptops from this line are the ones that stand out the most: EliteBook x360 1030 G7 and 1040 G7. They fall into the category of convertible devices that can be used as laptops but also tablets promising 5G technology and battery life up to 29 hours according to the company.

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All models have a new redesigned keyboard which is quieter and a webcam which worries privacy the most. The convertible x360 models have a smaller design compared to their predecessors.

HP EliteBook X360 1040 G7

No other laptop better represents the innovative business value and potential of HP laptops than the EliteBook X360 1040 G7 and EliteBook x360 1030 G7 models. They are the most expensive and the most complete in terms of what they can do.

x360 1040 G7 has a 14-inch screen while x360 1030 G7 has a 13-inch screen. They are essentially the same except for the screen size. EliteBook x360 1040 G7 has an aluminum design with a thickness of 1.5cm and a weight of 1.2 kg. HP says that laptops have a smaller screen frame than any other business laptop.

The 14-inch screen can be equipped with a 1080p or 4K touch panel. The 1080p variant saves a lot of money and has a brightness of 400 nits otherwise 550 nits on the 4K panel.

Inside they hides an Intel Core 10-Gen processor up to Core i7-10810U with RAM up to 32GB and SSD M.2 up to 2TB. A fingerprint sensor is hidden on the keyboard along with a privacy button. Including 5G technology.

HP EliteBook 855 G7

The next laptop unveiled belongs to the mid-range and what makes it special is the AMD Ryzen Pro 4000 series processor. These processors were introduced by AMD just a few weeks ago.

Specifically, the EliteBook 855 G7 has an AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U processor with 32GB of RAM and 1TB SSD. The 15.6-inch screen has a 1080p panel with a brightness of 250 or 500 nits. The EliteBook G7 is 1.77cm thick and weighs 1.67kg.

There are advanced options like the 1000 series with fingerprint scanner, privacy camera but only 4G LTE connectivity. The laptop goes on sale in August along with the 835 G7 and 845 G7 subvariants.

HP EliteBook 850 G7

The latest but not the least model belongs to the budget line of the 800 series. HP has applied changes to make these laptops benefit from the 1000 series technology but at a lower price.

The EliteBook 850 G6 is 2cm thick and weighs 1.76 kilograms. It has a screen that covers 87% of the panel and a thin frame at the bottom and top of it. With a size of 15.60 inches, the screen is a 1080p panel.

HP will equip the laptop with processors up to Core i7-10810U, up to 64GB RAM and 1TB PCIe m.2 SSD.

Finally the EliteBook 850 G7 has Nvidia GeForce MX250 graphics card. It goes on sale in June with a starting price of $1,399.

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Xperia 1 II

(Updated) Sony launches its first 5G phone, Xperia 1 II

5G, super-smooth display, and a beefy camera

Sony unveiled its first 5G smartphone this Sunday in a bid to revive falling smartphone business hopes. With the Xperia 1 II, Sony has invested in camera and display technology.

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The phone has three rear cameras and offers users the ability to change their settings the same as in professional cameras. The device has a 6.5-inch 4K high dynamic range (HDR) display. 4K is the resolution while HDR is the technology that enhances the contrast between black and white making images look more realistic.

The Japanese giant hopes the latest device will help its mobile division especially in the new wave of new generation 5G mobile internet products. By 2025 5G technology will occupy 15% of worldwide internet connections. Sony last year saw sales drop by 16% compared to 2018.

Xperia 1 II
Xperia 1 II

The Xperia 1 II has three 12-megapixel rear cameras that can shoot 20fps in burst mode and can calculate autofocus up to 60 times per second. Eye autofocus has also been restored this year and even works with animals. Sony says autofocus this year covers 70% of the field of view.

To get the most out of the camera system, Sony has introduced the new Photo Pro app which joins Cinema Pro which debuted last year. This app is intended to give users more control over photography. The three rear cameras, one main, one telephoto and one super wide angle, are accompanied by a 3D ToF sensor to assist focusing.

Inside is a Snapdragon 865 processor with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage and a 4,000 mAh battery. In Europe 5G connectivity will be via Qualcomm X55 modem. The phone has IP65 and IP68 water and dust resistance certification.

Sony Xperia 1 II Full Specs:

  • Display: 6.5-inch HDR OLED; 3,840 x 1,644 resolution (4K); 643ppi; Motion blur reduction (90Hz equivalent); 21:9 aspect ratio; Corning Gorilla Glass 6
  • SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865; 7nm+ process; Octa-core (1×2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
  • GPU: Adreno 650
  • RAM: 8GB
  • Storage: 256GB
  • Cameras: Rear cameras (- Ultra-wide: 12MP sensor, 16mm, f/2.2 aperture, Dual PDAF; – Wide: 12MP sensor, 24mm, f/1.7 aperture, Dual PDAF, OIS; – Telephoto: 12MP sensor, 70mm, f/2.4 aperture, PDAF, OIS; – Depth sensor: 3D iTOF) Front camera: 8MP sensor
  • Audio: Headphone jack; Dual stereo front speakers; 360 Reality Audio; DSEE upscaling
  • Battery: 4,000mAh; 21W USB-PD wired charging; 15W wireless charging
  • IP rating: IP65/68
  • Connectivity: 5G, sub-6GHz

Sony Xperia 1 II Price and Availability 

Sony’s latest flagship, the Xperia 1 II, which launches on July 24, will cost $1,119, the company said. The orders start on June 1, and if the smartphone is purchased before June 28, buyers will receive a pair of WF-1000XM3 wireless headphones, which are among the best in the industry.

The smartphone will bring 5G to Europe for sub-6Ghz frequencies while the debut of the Xperia Pro 5G with mmWave technology is expected. This smartphone is so special and dedicated to professionals that it comes with an HDMI input connector.

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Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition

Meet the Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition made for the US Army

S20 Tactical Edition is a reinforced version to serve the military

The advancement of technology goes hand in hand with the reinforcement of the materials it comes with, after all if we pay €1000 for a smartphone it should at least be resistant.

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Samsung is not satisfied with the strong composition of the Galaxy S20, so it has brought the S20 Tactical Edition, a reinforced version to serve the military. The device was commissioned by the United States Department of Defense, it can serve in long distances and difficult terrain but also has high-security encryption.

There aren’t many details about the smartphone’s interior changes yet, but it’s seen to be wrapped in a very thick case, and painted with the contours of the American military uniform.

S20 Tactical Edition
S20 Tactical Edition

The Galaxy S20 TE can be connected to army tactical radios and mission systems via Private SIM, 5G, Wi-Fi 6, and 3.5Ghz (reserved for Marina satellite communications – land.) Also, this Galaxy has a special setting on the screen, which makes it visible for night glasses as well it has a “stealth mode” as airplane mode but more extreme, which deactivates LTE, and any RF signal.

Unfortunately, Samsung does not list a price for the product, which suggests that we will probably never see it on the market for the consumer.

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Workplace Rooms

Facebook creates a version of Messenger Rooms for business companies

Called Workplace Rooms, the new service can host videos and conversations of up to 50 people simultaneously

Last week Facebook introduced Messenger Rooms, a video chat service and a potential competitor to Zoom. The social network will now bring this service to the Workplace platform, which is Facebook’s alternative to Slack.

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There is no limit on how long the meetings should be and you should not be part of the Workplace to join a conversation. Workplace users can create a video call through a link in Workplace Chat, Groups, News Feed, or Portal and share it in a chat, email, post or SMS.

Workplace Rooms
Workplace Rooms

The creators of a video call can block the entry of others in the group, remove participants while the latter has the opportunity to share the computer screen during the conversation.

The Facebook movement pushes the social network into a direct competition with Zoom. It’s also a blow to Slack that last month added the Microsoft Teams video calling option.

According to Facebook, Workplace had 5 million paid users, an increase of 2 million since October 2019. As with any other video-conferencing service, Workplace Rooms must gain the trust of users before they fall prey to privacy scandals as in the case of Zoom.

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Ryzen 3 3100 Boosted to 5.92Ghz

Ryzen 3 3100 AMD’s budget processor reaches a record frequency of nearly 6Ghz

This processor will go on sale on June 16

AMD’s budget processor, Ryzen 3 3100, has been boosted to 6Ghz, very close to the Ryzen 9 3950X model record. The TSAIK enthusiast has managed to boost the frequency of a $99 processor like the Ryzen 3 3100 to 5.92Ghz using liquid nitrogen.

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Ryzen 3 3100 has four 1.45-volt cores and has been tested on a Tomahawk MSI X570 board with 8GB of RAM. The achieved frequency is the second highest for a Zen 2. processor. The one that has reached the highest frequency was the Ryzen 9 3950X with 6,041Ghz.

AMD’s budget processor will become one of the most popular solutions for gaming computers. It has a base frequency of 3.6Ghz and a turbo of 3.9Ghz. At Cinebench R20 received 2,315 points and the GeekBench 4,910 points or 8% and 16% less than the more expensive Core i5-9600K model.

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ISOCELL GN1

Samsung revealed the new 50MP ISOCELL GN1 camera sensor for smartphones

With the ISOCELL GN1 sensor, Samsung’s priority is a high resolution and fast autofocus.

Samsung today unveiled the new 50-megapixel sensor called ISOCELL GN1. It is Samsung’s first dual-pixel autofocus sensor and tetracell combination, offering higher performance and better image quality in low light.

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The pixel size is 1.2μm, almost as much as a conventional camera sensor offers. The main competitor to this sensor is the Sony IMX689, which is found in phones like the Oppo Find X2 Pro and has a 48-megapixel 1.22μm size.

Normally the Samsung sensor will capture 12.5-megapixel photos with four pixels combined into a single one. The advent of the dual-pixel autofocus is valuable because Samsung has failed in this space.

The Galaxy S20 Ultra, which has a 108-megapixel sensor without dual-pixel technology, has suffered from autofocus performance. Samsung says it is testing a solution even though it has not yet implemented it.

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POCO F2 Pro

POCO F2 Pro unveiled: Price, specs and other details

The POCO F2 Pro, like the two-year-old Pocophone F1, offers more at that price

POCO, a smartphone brand that came out on its own from Xiaomi, last week launched the POCO F2 Pro on its journey as a stand-alone company. The POCO F2 Pro, like the two-year-old Pocophone F1, offers more than just the impression of that price gives.

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It comes with a 6.67-inch full FHD+ AMOLED display with a resolution of 2400×1800, a fingerprint scanner under the screen, 5G technology, four rear cameras, a selfie pop-up camera, and a 3.5mm headphone port.

The smartphone comes in two variants: 6GB RAM and 128GB memory with a price of 499 euros and 8GB RAM and 256GB memory with a price of 599 euros. Both variants have Android 10 and are already on sale from Tuesday through Aliexpress and Gearbest websites. The smartphone will soon be available on Amazon, Lazada, and Shopee. Powered by the Snapdragon 865 processor with Adreno 650 graphics.

POCO F2 Pro
POCO F2 Pro

The POCO F2 Pro has what the company calls the largest steam room on a smartphone with liquid cooling, a technology that keeps the phone cool even during intense games like Fortnite and PUBG.

In terms of the camera, the smartphone has the main Sony IMX686 sensor, a super-wide 13-megapixel sensor, a 5-megapixel macro, and a 2-megapixel depth. The pop-up selfie camera is 20-megapixel. The rear camera has the power to record video in 8K resolution at 24fps, and 4K at 60fps. The smartphone comes with 4,700 battery and 33W fast charging technology.

POCO also listed some additional options such as HDR10+, 500-nits screen brightness, Gorilla Glass 5 but lacks a high refresh rate as we find in OnePlus smartphones

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Samsung Galaxy A21s

Samsung Galaxy A21s Officially Revealed

The A series of the South Korean company is quite impressive

Samsung has just added another phone in the A series of company phones. This time it is the Galaxy A21s, which adds enhanced features and innovation to the popular Galaxy A. series.

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First of all, if you buy it from Samsung channels and retailers in the UK before December 31st, you will receive 6 months of free service from Spotify Premium. This is already a pretty good offer considering that this is a phone that starts at £179, while the price for 6 months of service on Spotify is £59.94.

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Available in Black, White, or Blue, the A21s has an Infinity-O HD+ TFT 6.5″ (720 x 1600 with 270ppi) display. The Infinity-O screen is also on the Galaxy S20, S20+, S20 Ultra, S10e, S10, etc. It basically means that the phone has really minimal edges and the front camera is discreetly drawn to the screen, although the 720p 270ppi 20: 9 6.5 screen will make things look quite large.

On the back, the phone has a 48-megapixel main camera (f2.0) and an 8-megapixel wide-angle lens, a 2-megapixel depth camera, and a 2-megapixel macro lens. On the front is a selfie camera with 13 megapixels f2.2.

The A21 is powered by an octa-core processor Exynos 850 CPU. It has 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of memory, and a micro SD card port for more. The 5000mAh battery and a 15W fast charger make this model even more advanced.

It is not yet known if the new A21 model has NFC connectivity, but what is already known is that the device has a rear fingerprint scanner and face recognition technology.

Samsung Galaxy A21s: Specs

 Galaxy A21s
Display6.5-inch HD+ TFT
Infinity-O Display(720X1600)
Camera[Rear Camera]
Main: 48MP, F2.0
Ultra Wide: 8MP, F2.2
Depth: 2MP, F2.4
Macro: 2MP, F2.4

[Front]
13MP, F2.2
CPUOcta Core (Quad 2.0GHz + Quad 2.0GHz)
Memory3GB RAM
32GB Internal Storage

Micro SD slot (up to 512GB)
Battery5000mAh (Typical)
15W Fast Charging
SecurityRear Fingerprint Scanner
Face Recognition
ColorBlack
White
Blue

Samsung Galaxy A21s: Price and availability

The phone that starts at £179 and if you buy it from Samsung channels and retailers in the UK before December 31st, you will receive 6 months of free service from Spotify Premium. The device is expected to go on sale on June 19.

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AMD Radeon Pro VII

Radeon Pro VII AMD’s new graphics card threatens Nvidia

The name of the graphics card may seem familiar

AMD has just unveiled the new Radeon Pro VII graphics card which is dedicated to CAD and CAE professionals and high performance computers. AMD has in the past launched a graphics card called the Radeon VII.

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However the new model although it has similar technology, the performance is different. Specifically, it has 60 cores with 13.1 Tflops performance, 16GB of HBM2 memory, 1TB/s bandwidth, and support for PCIe 4.0.

Along with the new graphics, AMD also brought the Infinity Fabric Link bridge, which means that two Pro VII graphics cards can be connected together. The card has 6 mini-display 1.4 ports which means you can connect six screens or a single 8K.

How does it compare to Nvidia?

Compared to the Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000, AMD’s new graphics card has 26% more performance in 8K images based on AMD testing.

AMD says this card sets new standards at 8K. It will cost a full $1,899 and will go on sale in June.

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Facebook brings the opportunity to react through your avatar

The concept of the metaverse is increasingly being embraced by more companies. Here we recall the success of Fortnite Party Royale. An avatar that represents you on a certain platform seems to be the ideal solution as we practice social distancing.

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Facebook is already bringing its Avatars to the USA. More or less like Bitmoji, a doll version of yourself created by yourself. Which you can then add to the instant messaging feedback. And then you can choose from the long list of emotions that will be added to your bookstore. So instead of selfies you can send an avatar when you don’t have good hair.

The new modifications have already been added to suit the quarantine, from the hairstyle to the outfits. Europe and Australia that have used them before will now have new updates.

To create your avatar from the smartphone app just press the smiley button next to the text box when you are writing a comment. There you will find the option of creating it.

In Messenger you can find it by pressing the smiley button then that of the sticker. Apparently it currently only works on the mobile app. But luckily if you create it on mobile you will have it in the browser later.

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