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ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED S5507 review – AI-Powered Everyday Companion with Superb Display and a Software Caveat

The hype around the new AI-powered Snapdragon X Elite Processor is real and the ASUS Vivobook S 15 OLED S5507 is one of the first available devices on the market with this SoC. The main…

January 20, 2017

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Lenovo P2 with 5100mAh battery attacks the first place in our ranking for battery endurance

It’s been a while now since Lenovo Vibe P1 took over the first place in our battery endurance ranking, thanks to the high scores shown in our tests. However, we recently received its successor Lenovo P2…

January 20, 2017

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Amazon UK gives you £10 off if your order is above £50

January is a good month. Why you may ask. Well, it’s not only because of the Consumer Electronics Show that takes place in Las Vegas every year. No, it’s not only that. It seems that…

January 20, 2017

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ADATA’s first 256GB microSDXC – 3D MLC NAND flash memory

Recently, ADATA introduced its first microSDXC with 256GB capacity. The card is based on 3D MLC NAND flash memory from SK Hynix. As you can see from the table, the UHS-II bus is rated at up to 275…

January 20, 2017

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ASUS announces two new ZenBooks – UX430 and UX530 – compact yet powerful

ASUS is launching the third generation of ZenBooks. Yesterday we told you about the ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA, and now it is time for two new installments of the ZenBook series. The UX430 and UX530 are two…

January 19, 2017

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New ASUS ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA – Kaby Lake CPU And Thunderbolt 3

ASUS is launching the third generation of ZenBooks. Here will be talking about the Deluxe version of the ZenBook 3 – the ZenBook 3 Deluxe UX490UA. The ultra-thin (12.9mm) ultrabook will come with either i5-7200U or i7-7500U…

January 19, 2017

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Intel announces new series of NUCs with Kaby Lake processors – Baby Canyon

The specs for the new Baby Canyon NUCs were leaked back in July but now these mini-computers are officially announced. They are a major upgrade to their predecessor as they feature the new Intel 7th…

January 18, 2017

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Snapdragon 430 (+Adreno 505) vs Snapdragon 617 (+Adreno 405) – performance, benchmarks and temperatures

Back in late 2015 Qualcomm officially announced Snapdragon 430 and Snapdragon 617. We already had the chance to test both of them and that is why we want to make a quick comparison between the two.…

January 17, 2017

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A gallery of stunning photos taken with Sony Xperia XZ and X Compact

Nowadays smartphonеs can not only challenge some cameras on the market, they can even outperform them in some cases. And we are not taking in mind only the number of megapixels, we mean the real…

January 16, 2017

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Huawei nova plus preview – 5.5′ display, Snapdragon 625, 16MP camera and 3340mAh battery

Recently Huawei nova became available on some markets and a bit later the same happened to the Huawei nova plus which was announced in September. This article aims to quickly acquaint you with its most…

January 16, 2017

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Here is how durable the 4100mAh ASUS Zenfone 3 Max battery is

You may remember that a couple of weeks ago we received the ASUS Zenfone 3 Max whose main merit is its battery of 4100 mAh. As expected, it performed really well in our tests and…

January 15, 2017

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Acer Predator 17 (G5-793, GTX 1060) (17-inch, FHD, IPS) display profiles – Quality and Health impact results

We’ve encountered this panel before in the previous generation the Acer Predator 17X with GTX 980, but this time the display offers somehow better image quality may be due to some stock calibration. In the…

January 14, 2017

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Google’s new image compression technology could save you up to 75% of mobile data without reducing quality

Alphabet Inc. an affiliate of Google is working on a new technology for compressing images that will allow high-quality HD images to consume less mobile data. Unfortunately, for now, the feature is limited to Google+…

January 14, 2017

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Microsoft is working on a “Game Mode” for Windows 10 that will boost performance

As you may guess by the name, Game Mode should be a mode intended for gaming. It should boost your PC’s performance by freeing up memory or disabling background processes so no extra CPU usage…

January 14, 2017

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More about the LaptopMedia display profiles and the PWM Ranking – what are we working on

Those who follow us closely have probably noticed that we have two new sections and a new project we are working on – the LaptopMedia profiles. On January 1st, two years ago we revealed that…

January 13, 2017

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Get DiRT Showdown for free (limited time offer!)

This time around Humble Bundle are giving away for free DiRT Showdown. But hurry up it is only available for one more day. The game is provided via Steam key for Linux, Mac and Windows. With…

January 13, 2017

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NVIDIA releases their new mobile Pascal-based Quadro graphics cards

NVIDIA officially announced its next generation (Pascal-based) of mobile workstation graphics cards – the Quadro series. Most notable models are the Quadro P5000 and P4000. They are the only two cards that were granted official…

January 13, 2017

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Windows 10 update might bring some issues with multi-monitor gaming

It seems that the latest Windows 10 update (build name KB3213986) causes some issues with multi-monitor configurations. You won’t stumble upon any problems while performing daily tasks such as browsing the Internet or checking your…

January 13, 2017

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Quick look at Lenovo P2 – first impressions, camera, performance

The concept of a mid-range smartphone is a bit extensive nowadays as we have more and more to choose from. The last device that came into our office is exactly from this mid-range class but…

January 13, 2017

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Huawei officially presented P8 Lite (2017) – spec sheet and price

While we are all waiting to see new lineup of P10 smartphones Huawei is surprising us with the official announcement of the P8 Lite (2017) which is not only an upgrade to last year’s model…

January 13, 2017

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UMi Z – great phablet with 10-core processor, 4GB of RAM and 3780 mAh battery for $290.99

It seems that 2017 starts in a very good way and by this we mean that the market has some really decent offers for you out there. As you may guess from the title, this…