Dell XPS 13 has become a 2-in-1 convertible

Dell XPS 13

I anticipate it yesterday and have spent a few hours to be made official; this is the new XPS 13 convertible. The laptop was already the most striking option – also interesting – in the complete catalog of Dell and now becomes more versatile thanks to its new configuration.

With an early presentation at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, at first glance we discover that has sat well become a 2-in-1, as virtually retains all the ingredients that have made him a powerful laptop, adding The possibility of being used as a tablet.

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Xiaomi laptop upgraded: Intel Core i7 processor and 4G connectivity

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One of the surprises of the season in the world of computers was undoubtedly laptop Xiaomi, a fantastic device by price, specifications and design. You may know him better in our recent analysis, but what brings us here today is the emergence of a new version of the computer: Mi Notebook Air 4G comes with more power, better connectivity.

The main novelty we have in the 4G connectivity, integrated teams, speak in plural because it is something that the two models are available to date, which differ in size 12.5 and 13.3 inches. There is some more change that we will comment, but in principle, what they decided in Xiaomi is to create a more competent product in mobility, an authentic portable office.

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If you are looking for a laptop to play that is not dead, check out the Gigabyte Aero 14 with Nvidia GTX 1060

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A laptop to play more or less in a position is quite difficult to find, and if you always find there are different fault the face: the price is very high, the designs are quirky, and in terms of size, is usually dead. Except for Razer and some other specialized brands, the market is pretty short if you’re picky.

Not long ago we present the Gigabyte Aero 14, a very interesting product in this complicated world: you have a pretty decent size, design inside and out is quite good, without fanfare, and well, its specifications are first. If the above updated and will put a new batch Nvidia card, it becomes a good deal.

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Raspberry Pi Zero becomes a tiny lethal hacking system thanks to PoisonTap

Raspberry Pi Zero

Samy Kamkar is an engineer who takes time demonstrating how small conventional devices can have much more danger than usual. Its latest creation is PoisonTap, software that converts the small Raspberry Pi Zero in a lethal device for the safety of our laptops.

This tool achieves that by connecting the RPI Zero to any USB port of a computer all web traffic unencrypted intercepts, including authentication cookies that are used to log in all types of private accounts, and that information is then sent to a Server that is under the control of the attacker.

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The new Samsung Chromebook with Chrome OS

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This weekend we have spoken about the Chromebook Pro. It is a surprisingly powerful and complete portable Samsung is finalized for launch soon, and has attracted the interest of all those who have spent some time waiting for a strong commitment by Chrome OS.

Because make no mistake, Chrome OS had a vast low – end and high -end powerful, but almost no mid – range notebook with to try to seduce a wider public. Now it seems that this is beginning to change, which could help Chrome OS definitely off … if you get rid of the burden posed by rumors about his possible replacement.

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A minicomputer plate for $16? CHIP Pro is new competition for Raspberry Pi Zero

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The tiny computer CHIP has become quite popular since it appeared last year, mainly because of its price: $ 9, rapidly rising to $ 30 if we put shipments, adapters and cables. Costs aside, has become a decent competition for Raspberry Pi Zero.

With it we can do many things, one of the most famous is the use as a handheld brain PocketCHIP. The developer team has considered that it was time to upgrade to the microcomputer, and do so in two ways : a version CHIP Pro which costs $ 16 and a chipGR8 SIP (processor and RAM) that goes for $ 6.

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MacBooks with ARM micros! Sierra prepares macOS support the ARM architecture

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A few days ago we talked about the new Apple A10, powerful processors iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus count showing some surprising benefits. While some micros we noted that these could be the heart not only of their phones, but also hypothetical MacBook ARM.

This hypothesis is strengthened again after the discovery that has been made in Sierra macOS code, the desktop operating system Apple that until now was totally oriented x86 processors. A new line, however, shows that support ARM processors is a fact.

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If you like speed, you will like the new Samsung 960 EVO reach 3,500 MB/s

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The explosive evolution of SSDs is turning these units into a continuous surprise in terms of capacity and performance is concerned. Every time we have more economical solutions in cost per GB, but what really sets these devices is their speed transfers, leaving the bitumen to traditional hard drives.

That has again demonstrated with the launch of the new Samsung 960 PRO and Samsung 960 EVO, units in M.2 PCIe SSD format with which the manufacturer again offers transfer speeds of vertigo: up to 3,500 MB / s in reading and up to 2,100 MB / s in writing.

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When that old floppy drive dusty, again be useful has come FloppyFlash

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For those who do not remember, some years ago all computers have floppy drives which we used to store, transport and share information with others, with the passage of time it became obsolete because our storage needs increased, so who arrived new smaller, faster and with greater capacity formats.

However, there are still people who have computers with these units, where many of them are no longer used and are just taking up space that could be used for another activity. If this is the almost anyone who is reading this, there is good news, because a company has designed a device that can replace the floppy drive and give it a new utility as Compact Flash card reader.

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Acer Predator 21 X, a monster gaming laptop with curved screen 21 inches

Acer Predator 21 X

We spent a Gamescom 2016 discovering real monsters in portable : giant screens, bold designs and many Nvidia card art. There we did not see Acer, whose family Predator always has something to say, the reason is that it has saved the most powerful for this IFA 2016

Called Acer Predator 21 X and is a beast you look where you look, but clearly strong or differentiation is on the screen: it is the first notebook that decides to have an integrated chassis curved screen, following the prevailing fashion in monitors and televisions. If the curve is a good idea or not, we have already spoken on other occasions, but seeing it in a “portable” device is not something that we had happened.

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