Dell’s next XPS 12 looks like a Microsoft Surface rival
Wondering why Dell is cool with selling Microsoft’s Surface Pro when it doesn’t have a direct equivalent right now? This might be why. Giga claims to have leaked details of a reborn XPS 12 that would ditch the convertible laptop design in favor of the Surface’s tablet-plus-keyboard combo, right down to the kickstand. Yes, Dell appears to be taking a page from Lenovo’s book and competing with Microsoft’s 2-in-1 PC on its home turf. Not that this would be a direct clone, mind you. The XPS 12 reportedly touts a color-accurate 4K touchscreen with a super-thin, XPS 13-style bezel. You’d also get a Thunderbolt 3 connector (great for docking a slew of devices using just one cable) and a sharper 8-megapixel rear camera.
There’s no mention of pricing. The presences of a 4K screen and Thunderbolt suggest that the XPS 12 won’t be cheap, but the cost will depend on both the choice of processor (a Core M or low-voltage Core i seems likely) and the amount of built-in storage. However, there’s no question about availability: the leak hints at a release in October, right when the Surface Pro reaches Dell’s corporate sales channels. While it’s doubtful that Dell built the new XPS with its Microsoft partnership in mind, it’ll conveniently serve as an alternative when you want a little more oomph from your pro tablet.
Via:
The Verge
Source:
Giga (translated)
Tags: computer, dell, leak, pc, tablet, windows, windows10, xps12
Dell’s next XPS 12 looks like a Microsoft Surface rival
Wondering why Dell is cool with selling Microsoft’s Surface Pro when it doesn’t have a direct equivalent right now? This might be why. Giga claims to have leaked details of a reborn XPS 12 that would ditch the convertible laptop design in favor of the Surface’s tablet-plus-keyboard combo, right down to the kickstand. Yes, Dell appears to be taking a page from Lenovo’s book and competing with Microsoft’s 2-in-1 PC on its home turf. Not that this would be a direct clone, mind you. The XPS 12 reportedly touts a color-accurate 4K touchscreen with a super-thin, XPS 13-style bezel. You’d also get a Thunderbolt 3 connector (great for docking a slew of devices using just one cable) and a sharper 8-megapixel rear camera.
There’s no mention of pricing. The presences of a 4K screen and Thunderbolt suggest that the XPS 12 won’t be cheap, but the cost will depend on both the choice of processor (a Core M or low-voltage Core i seems likely) and the amount of built-in storage. However, there’s no question about availability: the leak hints at a release in October, right when the Surface Pro reaches Dell’s corporate sales channels. While it’s doubtful that Dell built the new XPS with its Microsoft partnership in mind, it’ll conveniently serve as an alternative when you want a little more oomph from your pro tablet.
Via:
The Verge
Source:
Giga (translated)
Tags: computer, dell, leak, pc, tablet, windows, windows10, xps12
Huawei Honor 4C Plus expected to launch on September 14th
Next week, Huawei is expected to launch an upgrade to its Honor 4C handset dubbed the Honor 4C Plus. The handset will include a slightly improved design along with a bump to specifications.
The Honor 4C Plus will improve upon the Honor 4C in a few ways. It’s expected to include a 5-inch display (720 x 1280) powered by a Kirin 620 SoC with an octa-core 1.2 GHz CPU and 2GB of RAM. A 13MP camera is expected to be included at the back and an 8MP camera on the front side. It will include 16GB of internal storage space which is double its counterpart which had only 8GB. A 2550 mAh battery will try and last the full length of your day. It’s currently unknown whether the handset will include the company’s KitKat-based Emotion UI or a new Lollipop-based UI. We should find out more on September 14.
Via: MobiPicker
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Cyanogen OS to integrate Cortana?
Not too long ago, Cyanogen made deals with Microsoft to pre-load their apps like Skype, Bing and Office on the commercial OS (not the custom ROM). Microsoft also recently released a beta version of their homebrewn Cortana assistant for Android phones. They are now reportedly expanding this deal to integrate Cortana into the popular Cyanogen OS that ships on phones like the OnePlus.
Previously, Cortana was unlikely to offer competition against Google Now, mainly because of how it’s integrated, but this new deal could see that change.
In an interview with International Business Times, the Cyanogen CEO Kirt McMaster revealed that Microsoft and Cyanogen are working to bring Microsoft’s digital assistant over to the OS but in a way that goes much deeper than the current Cortana Android app.
“Natural language coupled with intelligence is very important but as an application it doesn’t really work because you need to be embedded into the framework of the OS because that is where you get all the signal from the services that makes that intelligence smarter.“
Quite simply put, this means that Cortana will be able to properly compete with its competition.
How do you feel? Is this ruining Cyanogen with more boatware?
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Taking gaming into the real world
Playing video games and enjoying the outdoors don’t have to be mutually exclusive. Various creative minds have come up with ways to take gaming into real-world environments. Why chill at the crib when you could be out driving a real-life Mario Kart or letting hadoukens fly at Burning Man? We’ve highlighted just a few of these pioneering projects this week, so head to the gallery for a look at the gaming experiences you’ve missed by staying home.
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Tags: burning man, hadouken, mario kart, outrun, pacman, pong, site 3 fire arts, sxsw, tetris
Recommended Reading: Streaming is the future of New York Fashion Week
Recommended Reading highlights the best long-form writing on technology and more in print and on the web. Some weeks, you’ll also find short reviews of books that we think are worth your time. We hope you enjoy the read.
Why Live Streaming Is the Future of Fashion Week
by Chavie Lieber
Racked
Don’t worry about trying to secure a ticket to New York Fashion Week. In September 2014, 2.6 million people livestreamed the festivities rather than making the trip to the Big Apple. And the best part? The runway shows are available for free through the NYFW app on iOS and Android.
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The US Owes the World $4 Trillion for Trashing the Climate This quick read looks into the United States’ role in global warming and what it could do to help. |
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[Image credit: Victor Virgile/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images]
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Tags: breakingmadden, fashion, fashionweek, globalwarming, iphone, keyandpeele, livestream, madden, newyorkfashionweek, recommendedreading, redreading, science
Nova Launcher feature to normalize icons
When Google released their new logo recently, it came with a host of updates to their app icons on mobile devices. These changes in turn have drawn attention to the varying sizes of icons on Android devices. While some users welcome the variety offered by the operating system, others seem to be irked by this and would prefer to see icons presented more consistently similar to some other operating systems. Nova Launcher sees this as an opportunity and has started beta testing a new feature to normalize icon sizes.
To make this happen, Nova looked to Google’s Material design guidelines that set forth sizes for basic shapes like squares, rectangles and circles. Nova is using some algorithms that will examine the shapes of app icons to compare them against the standard dimensions and adjust accordingly. One of the challenges is handling icons that are unusual shapes, like triangles, or that have protrusions. Nova thinks their algorithms will be good enough to identify the underlying, basic icon shape and adjust them.
Sources have noted that the goal is not to make the icons all the same size, though they will end up close, but to present a consistent visual experience to users.
Nova indicates they are also planning to add in support for Marshmallow with the next beta and features like opening animations. The beta is expected to be released in a couple weeks.
Are more consistently sized icons a look you would be interested in seeing on your Android device?
source: Android Police
Come comment on this article: Nova Launcher feature to normalize icons
ICYMI: Drawing in VR, new space plane and more
Today on In Case You Missed It: SpaceX showed off the plan for its new Crew Dragon capsule to ferry astronauts between earth and the International Space Station, and it’s gorgeous. A famous Disney animator is drawing in the virtual realm. And a new kind of piano has an updated, pinchable keyboard that creates all kinds of different sounds. Musicians, take note! (See what we did there?)
We’re also rounding up the biggest news of the week and beyond the obvious, we think you should know about yet another customer service hack. Check your info, friends.
If you come across any interesting videos, we’d love to see them. Just tweet us with the #ICYMI hashtag @engadget or @mskerryd.
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Misc, Gaming, Meta, Robots, Transportation, Storage, Science, Internet, Apple, Amazon
Tags: amazon, apple, dance, disney, engadget, engadgetdaily, engadgetdailyshow, engadgetvideo, glenkeane, icymi, incaseyoumissedit, music, robots, seaboardrise, spacetravel, spacex, touchpad, video, virtual reality
A new Google Nexus Player is on its way according to FCC listing
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It’s hard to tell whether the Google Nexus Player was a success or not, but it must have been enough of a success as a FCC filing spotted on the certifications website appears to suggest that a new Google Nexus Player is on its way. There are a couple of clues that suggest that the device in the listing will be a Nexus Player – the device listed will support 2.4GHz and 5GHz WiFi, Bluetooth and will have 1 LAN port, 4 USB ports and a microUSB port. The other thing which is fairly suggestive is the design on the bottom of the device:
While it’s not concrete evidence, it does seem to suggest that the device described here is a round device like last year’s Nexus Player. The other hint here is that devices that pass through the FCC are usually ready for a release in the US, and it’s possible that the new Nexus Player will be announced alongside the Nexus 5 and Nexus 6 on September 29th, which makes sense given last year’s Nexus Player was announced with the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9.
What do you think about a new Google Nexus Player? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Phandroid via TalkAndroid
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City of LA’s electric vehicle fleet includes a Tesla Model S
For anyone who thought that Los Angeles’ efforts to turn its traffic problems green would end after a partnership with Waze, think again. The City of Angels has committed to leasing 160 battery-powered electric vehicles and 128 plug-in hybrids for its municipal fleet. A post on the LAPD blog says that the police, fire, general services, water and power departments will split the former, while the general services will also take all of the latter. Mayor Eric Garcetti says that this move puts LA closer to its goal of becoming the “most sustainable city in America.”
#LAPD: @LAPDChiefBeck speaking at the news conference on Historic Transition to Green Energy Vehicles. pic.twitter.com/n1KdFOrX8F
— LAPD HQ (@LAPDHQ) September 11, 2015
[Image credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images]
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Via:
The Verge
Source:
LAPD
Tags: BatteryPoweredCars, bmwi, ericgarcetti, ev, lapd, losangeles, mayorgarcetti, PlugInHybrid, sustainablecityplan, teslamodels
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