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Acer has launched a plethora of products this month , apart from the Acer predator 17X, G1 desktop and the surface pro killing Acer Switch Alpha hybrid , they have also launched a new Android devices and a computer for cyclists . Acer Xplova X5  This is a cycling computer designed for outdoor use , the IPX7 rating offers protection from the elements and the unit can record parameters such as speed , heart rate , elevation,cadence as well as current GPS location data . The unit also features a 720p wide angle lens for recording gopro style action clips but it can display all the above mentioned data in realtime as well . The data can be shared to a connected device which means that multiple Xplovas can send their status information to a instructor or guide in real time .The unit is said to be available in Q3 of this year.Price is yet to be revealed Acer Liquid Zest  Acer's new liquid zest smartphone looks like every other device before it but unlike its bretheren ,

If you know your tools , then DeWalt is probably a household name ,the company over the years has gained a industrial recognition for being tough and reliable , but in a time where your mobile phone is just as important as your tools , a reliable and sturdy phone is important . Introducing the DeWalt MD501 , this phone , designed to meet your industrial level needs is certified for IP68 ingress protection against water and dust and is certified to the military MIL STD 810G for shock and thermal resistance standard as well .The phone is powered by a Mediatek MT6735 Soc and has 2GB of RAM ,16GB of expandable storage  and other specs on board include a 720p resolution 5" IPS display . The phone has a 13MP rear camera and is supported by a 5MP front camera , it also has Dual sim support ,NFC , Bluetooth 4.0 , LTE and QI wireless charging for its 3950mAh battery - The MD501 is powered by Android 5.1 lollipop , availability and pricing are yet to be revealed . Source - Digit

Nvidia has announced a new tablet with a focus on becoming more of a gaming console rather than  a standalone tablet .The tablet , named as JDX S192 is known as "Retro" and this is probably due to the fact that the internals are almost the same as the Nvidia K1 tablet .The retro tablet , armed with 2GB of RAM and a Quadcore  K1 Soc is somewhat old school in this day and age but the fact that it runs Android 4.2.2 Jellybean means that the device lives up to its Retro name indeed .The tablet features a 7" 1920x1080p IPS display , 32GB of storage and a massive 10,000 mAh battery along with a 13mp main snapper at the back .The tablet is said to go on sale starting May 6th for GBP 220 ($316). Source - Slashgear

LeEco - A Chinese electronic manufacturer previously known as LePhone is now stepping into  the automotive world with its first concept electric tesla rival - the LeSee . The car , a first for the  company since they started backing the Farady Future Hypercar concept in January  is now set out to develop a 130 mph sedan with autonomous driving . The car , which allows a private space for its passengers is also said to feature a folding steering system which collapses when the autonomous mode kicks in .The future of this car  howver is not decided yet , but with LeEco testing the automotive waters with its deal with Faraday concept and their deal with Aston Martin , we might see some e- drive vehicle from this manufacturer in the coming future . Source - Techcrunch

Amazon has refreshed their bargain bin tablet today ,the basic kindle fire 7" - a tablet with a 7" 1024x768 resolution display , 1gb of ram and a cortex A7 based Mediatek SOC was sold for a affordable $49 for just 8GB of storage ,and sometimes was sold in bulk packs of 6 .Although the black plastic slate was cheap and easily rootable in order to install Google apps on the Lolipop based Kindle OS , the tablet was a bit too dull looking and it lacked the design cues of its slightly expensive bretheren .But Amazon - in its annual refresh , has refreshed the tablet with 3 new colors - Orange ,Blue and Magenta ,the internals were left unchanged ,but the internal flash storage is now available with 16Gb as well . The 16GB Kindle fire 7 is priced at $69 and the regular 8GB model is available at $49 . Source - Gsmarena .

During the start of 2016 , many of us thought that 4GB of ram was the fixed standard this year , but like everything else in the tech world , Ram never remains a fixed value and phones like the Le Max 2 and the Zuk Z2 Pro are fine examples of that as they are some of the first 2016 smartphones to feature 6GB of Ram .The Zuk Z2 Pro in this case features a Snapdragon 820 soc and the said amount of RAM (6GB) plus a good 128GB storage , but if you are on a slight budget ,you can still spec a 4GB Ram model  which only comes with 64GB of storage . Both models feature a 5.5" 1920x1080p AMoLED display, this is protected by a sheet of Gorilla glass .Camera listed for the ZUK Z2 are as follows - 13MP ISOCELL sensor with a f1.8 aperture .this can record 4K and provide steady panning thanksnto OIS ,a front facing 8mp sensor is available with a f 2.0 aperture Other features include Android 6.0 (Cyanogenmod) ,4G Lte , biometric sensor(fingerprint),USB type C usb 3.1 ,a 3100 mAh battery w

Le 2 and Le 2 Pro LeEco ,  formally known as LeTV has unveiled three smartphones with...wait for it ..no 3.5mm headphone jack , yes , the newly anounced LeEco Le 2 , Le 2 Pro and Le Max 2 are the first smartphones to drop 3.5 mm headphone support in favor of usb audio , the concept , originally rumored to be introduced and popularised with Apple's iPhone 7 will ditch the old standard as it allows phone designs to be thinner even more .In this sense , the new LeEco Le 2, Le 2 Pro and LeMax 2 are trend setters in their own right as they excel not only in becoming firsts in the tech world, but also setting prices well below the usual "affordable flagship" line . Le Max 2 (below) SPECS AT A GLANCE Le 2 Display- 5.5" 1080p IPS LCD Soc- Helio X20 8 core Processor Ram and storage - 3GB ram , 32GB storage Cameras -16mp PDAF ,LED flash , 8MP fromt Os- Android 6.0 with custom UX Battery-3000 mAh Others - 4G LTE, USB type C for data ,charging and aud

Alcatel has unveiled a affordable 7" tablet with Android 6.0 for the U.S carrier T- Mobile . The tablet , priced at $0 on contract at $5.5 monthly or $129 off contract features a 7" 1024×768 resolution LCD display  , a 1.1 Ghz Snapdragon 210 Soc , 1GB of RAM , 8GB Storage and MicroSD card support .The tablet features a 5MP rear camera 2MP front camera and supports 4G LTE . The tablet features a 3240mAh battery and doze battery enhancements found in Android 6.0 marshmallow. Source - tmonews .

Always wanted a Smartphone with a featurephone size ? Well Posh Mobile has you covered with its new Micro X S240 handset . The phone , measuring roughly the same size as a modern featurephone brings back memories of the past where small smartphones were a thing ( and is still a thing in places like prisons apparently ) . The Micro X s240 , equipped with a 240x432 resolution 2.4" TFT LCD  ,3 Capacitive touch buttons and tiny 89 x 47 x 11.6 mm shell which weighs just 52g is based on the Elephone ( a Chinese handset maker) Q chassis .  The rest of the specs include Android 4.4 Kitkat , a 1Ghz  Mediatek 6572M Dual core Cortex A7 processor with 512MB of RAM ,4GB of onboard storage is also available with a additional slot for a MicroSD card slot .Camera wise , the phone features a fixed focus 2MP rear camera (no led flash) , 480p recording , and a VGA front camera . The rest of the specs include support for 4G - and this supports the regular sim standard , a rear speaker , 3.5mm h

Although tablets stole its thunder, e-readers are still somewhat relevant for book readers who like to save their eyesignt from the backlkght of iPads and Android tablet displays .e readers are also more power efficent than Lcd counterparts and they sometimes can go on for days without a single charge .Amazon , one of the last manufacturers to keep the e ink devices in production has unveiled the most capable and probably the most expensive reader yet - the Kindle Oasis . Although the e reader sounds like a English pop rock band , the e reader is set to keep you running through two months on a full charge *, this incredible battery is achieved by the Oasis thanks to its 6 inch 300dpi 10 LED backlit e ink display that sips only a small drop of batterylife while you read and the *case cover which charges up your device when tethered (and is included in the box) .The e reader however is not some extreme tent side companion as the elements will remder the oasis uselss so think twice

LG is said to be working on a slower and cheaper version of the LG G5 for developing markets . The LG G5 SE , as its known , will be aimed at countries in South America , China , Russia and the rest of the CIS . The phone , based on the traditional LG G5 will Pack a slower Snapdragon 652 soc instead of the Snapdragon 820 in the flagship model . The rest of the specs are similar to the standard LG G5 and it will pack the same camera and battery capcity  , the phone will also pack the plastic metal unibody but it will lack some of the features such as support for LG's VR headset , and some of the "friends" add -ons Source - GSMArena .

Samsung has refreshed their flagship Tab S2 models with a new processor upgrade . The new tablets - identical to last year's Tab S2 9.7 and 8.0 models still pack a 2048x1536 SAMOLED display and they have the same 8mp cameras from last year . The new tablets pack a Snapdragon 652 processor - a 6 core chip containing a duo Cortex A72 layout with a 4 core A53 cluster is said to replace the Exynos 7 processor in the previous model . The ram amount is said to remain the same at 3GB and it will still come with LTE options as well . Pricing and avilability will be available later on . Source - GSMArena

Read - HTC unveils HTC 10 . HTC anounced their flagship smartphone - the HTC 10 a few hours ago , the phone - which packs a 4GB ram and a 2.2 ghz Snapdragon 820 Soc is said to bring HTC back into the limelight after struggling to get traction after a they recieved a cold welcome last year . Although the new phone packs all the bells and whistles to rival a galaxy S7 , the phone sadly is said to come in a slightly slower variant for regions where HTC will not sell the hTC 10 . Say hello to the HTC 10 Lifestyle - yes that is the name given by HTC , the phone , following a similar path to LG's low spec Snapdragon 6XX powered LG G5 is said to be available in markets such as India ,Indonesia (and many Asian countries) and possibly South America /East Europe as it will carry a slightly lower price than the S820 powered unit The HTC 10 lifestyle packs a Snapdragon 652 Soc - a 6 core processor comprising of 2 Cortex A72 cores and A53 cores will deliver a slightly less amount of ra

HTC has  unveiled their flagship smartphone for 2016 , the phone , a successor to the M9 launched last year brings several improvements in order to compete with the flagship smartphones of today . Strangely , HTC has decided to drop the One M branding from this years handset and it has gone with a more direct HTC 10 nameplate instead.  The phone , which is said to bring HTC back into the limelight focuses on refinement as well adopting a more mainstream design inspired from the successful A9 launched last year .The new phone is expected to go on sale this month. UPDATE - pricing for the HTC 10 are as follows U.S -int full price - $700 GB- GBP 570 EU - EUR700-800 depending on state , Germany - EUR700 , France - EUR 750 ,Rest of EU - EUR ~800 SOURCE - GSMArena Display The HTC 10 comes with a 5.2" AMOLED display ,this is HTC's first time in a long time since they used this display technology in a flagship smartphone  S-LCD.The display packs a resolution o

HTC really deserves a second shot at redeeming themselves from past mistakes , the company - regarded as one of the most innovative smartphone companies until a few years ago was also the first to introduce 4G smartphones , the first Android phone and even helped create the first Windows mobile device and Sony's first Xperia handset .But with competition getting stiff , HTC found itself in a tough position where they could no longer sell their low end devices as tech titans like Samsung took over , by 2012 HTC was in a tough position in the flagship smartphone race as well , coupled with a few blunders , this mighty company slowly faded from being innovative to being scolded at in the tech world as their One M handsets became too plain and poorly executed .Fast forward to 2015 and we have HTC making a underwhelming handset - the M9 which some say was probably another nail at HTC's coffin , but is it ? Worry not as HTC is said to unveil its next flagship today , the new handse

Huawei has unveiled two new flagship smartphones with some serious camera power . The new Huawei P9 and the P9 Plus offer dual camera set ups apparently made with the help of the world famous optic maker Leica .The cameras - prompted as the main selling point of the Huawei P9 series is said to be a 2x 12mp set up with laser autofocus and dual led flash ,both cameras pack a f 2.2 aperture and has 1.25 micrometer size along with the ability of recording 4K . The rest of the specs include Huawei's In house 64 Bit SOC  - Huawei Kirin 955 , a Octa core chipset with 4 Cortex A72 cores and 4 Cortex A53 cores clocked to 2.5Ghz max . The phones come with either 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage or 3GB of ram with 32GB of storage .Both phones feature Huawei's custom Emotion UX and Android 6.0 marshmallow and a platheora of options thanks to the custom skin . Display wise , the phones are either awailable in a 5.2" variant - this is a 1080p NEO LCD unit and has no 3d touch while the b

Meizu - a brand which many have not heard of has unveiled a compelling smartphone for the fraction of what some consider affordable .the new Meizu M3 Note - priced at a ultra affordable $125 (or $155 for the 3GB ram unit) brings you a powerful MediaTek Helio P10 SoC, which is a octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU clocked at 1.8Ghz,it has a Mali T860 GPU.The phone comes witn 2GB or 3GB of RAM depending on your budget and it comes wih 16or 32GB of onboard storage which is expandable via MicroSD.The phone comes with a LTPS 5.5" 1080p resolution display which has a contured 2.5d glass with a t2x protection layer The cameras on this smartphone are said to be 13MP rear with LED flash and 1080p recording and a 5MP front firing unit with 1080p recording .The operatimg system is said to be Android 5.1, but it is said to recieve 6.0 soon.The rest of the specs include a fingerprint reader , 4GLTE and a 4000 mAH battery . SOURCE - meizu

Change is near and Microsoft is here with its Build conference , the event , which focused on the next release of Windows 10 is said to be more developer friendly with touches of linux mixed in .The next update is said to include support for even more secure biometric scanners , improved stylus support and a smarter Cortana who will now understand your tasks better . And there is also said to be Android notifications support built in - which is a positive move as a majority of Microsoft's userbase owns Android powered devices . Microsoft has apparently had a change of mind(and plan) and are currently working on Bash for Windows .Bash - a popular linux command shell is said to be available through Microsoft's upcoming Windows 10 anniversary edition .The next gen version of Windows 10 will intergrate Ubuntu binaries which means that developers can use their cmd line tool without a emulator .These features and many more (linux - ware) will be supported in the upcoming updat

Tesla has unveiled their newest member in the all electric ride club .the new Model 3 ,is the most affordable model to enter production as it features a starting price of $35,000 . The new Tesla model 3 , built on a all new platform focuses on seating a family of 5 and a 215 mile range*(346 km for everyone using SI) on one full charge . The car has a 0-60 time of less than 6 seconds , which puts it en par with some high performance European sports sedans while carrying all the bells and whistles of Teslas excellent safety systems including the Autopilot option .The car is said to go into mass production in 2017 , and due to its insane demand ( 100k + pre orders during the event) it will require a all new factory to be built as the current Tesla production lines are not sufficent to meet the insane demqnd for the vehicle .Overall the new Tesla model 3 looks to be promising and a true test for Tesla's  production department as the company goes mainstream . Source -  ThVer