Samsung has released the metal Galaxy C5 and C7 smartphones

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The Samsung company announced two metal smartphones at once - Galaxy C5 and Galaxy C7. Due to that, cases at devices all-metal, but not glass as at models from the Galaxy A or Galaxy S series, on the back panel plastic inserts for antennas are placed. Novelties will be available in four flowers: gold, silver, pink gold and gray. The Galaxy C5 model is equipped with the 5.2-inch SuperAMOLED-display with Full Full HD resolution, the eight-nuclear Qualcomm Snapdragon 617 processor and graphics of Adreno 405, 4 GB of operational and 32/64 GB of the built-in memory, the hybrid slot under the second SIM card or a memory card of microSD with a capacity up to 128 GB, 16-megapixel the main and 8-megapixel frontal chambers with f/1.9 diaphragm. It is supported 4G LTE, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS and NFC. The smartphone under control of Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS works. 

Capacity of the accumulator makes 2600 мАh, function of fast charging thanks to the Quick Charge 3.0 technology is supported. Sizes: 145.9x72x6.7 mm, weight: 143 гр. The novelty price - €300 for 32 GB and €330 for 64 GB.

The Galaxy C7 model is equipped with 5.7-inch Super AMOLED screen with the permission of Full HD (1920х1080 pixels), 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 and the GB graphic Adreno 506, 4 controller of operational and 32/64 GB of the built-in memory. The last parameter can be expanded, but then the user should choose between a memory card and the second SIM card. The main chamber is characterized by a 16-megapixel sensor with f/1.9 diaphragm, frontal - a 8-megapixel matrix with the same high-aperture f/1.9 optics. 

The scanner of fingerprints is installed in the Home button. Also there is LTE, Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS and NFC. The accumulator with a capacity of 3300 мАh supports technology of fast charging QuickCharge 3.0. The novelty on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow OS functions. Dimensions make: 156.6x77.2x6.7 mm, weight: 165 гр. Samsung Galaxy C7 will be on sale for $396 and $427 for version 32 and 64 of GB, respectively.

The four-footed competitor of the Spot robot from Switzerland

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So far the American engineers deliberate what to do with the developed four-footed Spot and BigDog robots, the Swiss colleagues in all create the independent ANYmal robot intelligence agent. The four-footed techno pet weighing 30 kg can brag two of hour autonomous work. It is equipped with thermal chambers, microphones, sensors of detection of light, gas and other substances. 

During movement on the district, including on uneven and even on a ladder, the robot constantly analyzes an environment, independently plans the route and creates maps of the territory in which it is. 

ZTE has let out a musical leader and to a VR set for him

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With new leader this week the ZTE company has pleased. The world famous studio Designworks which is subsidiary of the German carmaker BMW has worked at design of the presented ZTE Axon 7. However the device hasn't undergone any cardinal changes. He all is also imprisoned in the all-metal case with smooth corners. 

There was no place and to exotic inserts "under skin" with which the previous model flaunted. But the novelty has received top characteristics, powerful frontal loudspeakers, support of a platform of virtual reality of Daydream from Google and technology of recognition of force of pressing Force Touch.

First protected an action chamber from Olympus

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Stylus TG-Tracker is the first full-fledged Olympus protected an action chamber from the Japanese producer.

 The novelty isn't afraid of immersions in water on depth to 30 meters without special tight box, falling from the 2.1-meter height, cold weather to -10 ° and pressure to 100 kg. Her dimensions make 93.2х56.5x35 mm, weight is equal to 180 grams together with the battery and a memory card. 

The chamber is equipped with a 1/2.3-inch CMOS sensor with the 8-megapixel permission, a lens with a diaphragm of f/2.0 and viewing angle 204 °, and also 5-axial system of stabilization of the image. 

Record of videos is provided in permission 4K (3840x2160 points) at a speed of 30 fps, by Full HD (1920х1080 pixels) at a speed of 30 or 60 fps and HD (720x1080 points) at a speed up to 240 fps. 

Still Olympus Stylus TG-Tracker can brag of existence of the 1.5-inch rotary screen that is a rarity for this type of chambers, an illumination lamp, the GPS module, a possibility of data transmission on Wi-Fi, a compass, the thermometer, a barometer and the accelerometer. 

Food goes from the LI‑92B accumulator with a capacity of 1350 мАh which will last for 90 minutes of video filming. Sales of a novelty start in June, 2016. The declared Stylus TG-Tracker cost - $350, so a chamber will cost cheaper, than Sony X1000V Action Cam or GoPro Hero4. 

Pocket monoblock with the touch screen and two OS

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 On the Indiegogo platform very interesting project on fund raising on Gole1 — a pocket monoblock of 135x90x20 mm in size with the built-in 5-inch touch screen, own accumulator with a capacity of 2600 мАh which will last for 2 hours of autonomous work, and operating systems - Windows 10 and Android 5.1 started. 

The tiny computer at desire can be turned into the full-fledged system unit, it is enough to connect the periphery and the monitor via the available sockets: HDMI, 1xUSB 3.0, 3xUSB 2.0. 

From other It should be noted that the gadget is completed with the IPS display with the resolution of 1280х720 pixels, the Intel Cherry Trail Z8300 processor, 2/4 GB of operational and 32/64 GB of internal memory, Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-fi 802.11 b/g/n modules, full-fledged Ethernet-port, microUSB, the slot for the microSD cards and and the audio port. 

Within the preorder the model from 2/32 GB of memory will manage for $99, the version from 4/64 GB of memory - $129. For $149 the option with the additional module for installation of a SSD disk up to 2 TB is offered.

Xiaomi Mi Drone — the modular quadcopter with a 4K-chamber

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The Xiaomi company has expanded the range of products. Now the impressive list of goods was replenished with the first quadcopter Mi Drone. The novelty is equipped with a mobile chamber on the stabilizing suspension and is able to record 360-degree video. 

The version with a 4K-chamber (the 12.4-megapixel module with a diaphragm of f/2.8 and viewing angle 94 °) will cost $450, the model is simpler with the FullHD-chamber (a diaphragm of f/2.6 and viewing angle 104 °) removing with a frequency of personnel of 60 fps - in $380. For comparison, the analog from DJI will cost at least $800.

 One more advantage of Mi Drone is his modularity - in case of breakage rotors, a chamber, a suspension, the accumulator can be replaced. The quadcopter is equipped with the accumulator on 5100 мАh which, on assurances of the producer, will be enough for 27-minute flight, and the remote control with two antennas, the holder for the smartphone.

 The maximum flying range makes 3 km, the striming of HD video is supported at distance to 2 km. There is a function of automatic return to the owner, weeds on the set coordinates and other functions, habitual for drones. 

First-ever running bicycle

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 If movement by bicycle seems to you not rather useful sport, it is worth paying attention to the entertaining electric Lopifit model which instead of torsion of pedals suggests to go on the racetrack which is built in in a bicycle frame. 
This hybrid has already won in Holland reputation of one of the most convenient means for movement in settlements and on roads between them. What can be better than sports activities in the fresh air? Lopifit is equipped with an electric motor of Quantum which allows to move 4 times quicker, than by regular bicycle. A course stock - 55 km. At the movement down from a slope automatic switching off of the engine and inclusion of function of a list and brake is provided. The unusual running bicycle is offered in six flowers. 
The luggage carrier, LED lamps lighting the road on 2.3 meters ahead and the accumulator indicator is provided. Transport cost, however, very not small - €1899.

Portable microwave for campaigns and trips

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Having appeared far from a plate and a standard microwave, to warm food becomes not such easy business. The portable microwave of Adventurer executed in the form of a thermos from the Wayv company is urged to help with similar situations. The product contains in itself up to 0.5 kg of food or liquid, and his dimensions make 305х128 mm weighing 1.2 kg. Unlike the vacuum tubes used in usual microwaves, Adventurer uses the technology developed for radio-frequency amplifiers on towers of cellular communication — metal - oxidic semiconductors with superficial diffusion (LDMOS) for development of 250 W of power. The applied method has allowed not only to make the device rather easy and compact, but also has given the chance to evenly warm up food without rotary mechanism.  

InFocus M888 with the 10-core processor and Android 6.0 was lit in AnTuTu

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In the database of a benchmark AnTuTu the new smartphone under the InFocus brand with the M888 index which official announcement is planned for May 30 has been noticed.

The future bus moving over cars

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One of the most often found problems of densely populated megalopolises are traffic jams. For fight of the power against them sometimes take extreme measures, for example, entering automobile collecting on the drive or limiting the number of the cars driving in city boundaries. However the authorities of China intend to start one more element of fight which to them still nobody applied. Transit Elevated Bus is a rail bus which will transport passengers, moving over the main road with a stream of cars. The similar concept has already been offered six years ago, but hasn't been realized. However now there is every chance of realization.  

The Feedback Hub application became available to all users of Windows 10

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During creation of Windows 10 the Microsoft company has made rather unusual decision – to involve users in process of development of Windows 10 by means of the special program of a preliminary estimate of system under the name Windows Insider. Thus, everyone enthusiasts has had an opportunity to test preliminary assemblies of new OS, and also to share reviews of work of her any components and to leave the offers and wishes concerning what new functions and opportunities can be realized in her or as it is possible to improve already existing. The last has become possible Windows Feedback. Later Microsoft has united him with one Insider Hub application in which users could receive awards for passing of so-called "quests". The new application has received the name "Center of Responses" or Feedback Hub. Initially she was planned to be provided only to insiders of Windows, but as not all users wishing to leave the comment about OS want to become participants of Windows Insider, Microsoft has decided to take the appropriate measures in order that also they could share responses, offers. 

Koenigsegg Regera: 1500 horsepowers hybrid megacarat

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     Two electric motors are established on a back axis, the third — on a shaft of the petrol engine. Their total return makes 700 "horses", a cumulative torque — the 820th newton-meters.
The general power of the hybrid power plant reaches 1500 horsepowers, a torque — 2000 newton-meters. The car has no traditional box of gear shifting. Instead of her the patented Koenigsegg Direct Drive (KDD) mechanism directly transferring a torque from DVS to a back axis is used.
  From 0 to 100 km/h of megacarat disperses in only 2,8 seconds. Acceleration from 150 to 250 km/h takes 3,2 seconds, and from 0 to 300 km/h — 12,3 seconds. Gathers speed in 400 km/h of Regera less than in 20 seconds from the moment of start. The maximum speed makes about 410 km/h.
  The block of accumulators can be recharged from the ordinary power supply network; the course stock on electrodraft makes up to 50 km.
  The car is equipped with completely cleaned back rear wing, and also doors with the electric drive which it is possible to operate opening/closing from the panel or from the smartphone with a special mobile application.
    The ventilated brakes with 397-millimetric ceramic disks and 6-piston supports in front, and also 380-millimetric disks and 4-piston supports behind are responsible for a stop.
It is expected that the first buyers will begin to receive Regera in March of the next year. Acquisition the megapenalty will leave a hole about $2 million in size in a wallet.

Teclast Tbook 10 Dual OS: the tablet with Android 5.1 and Windows 10

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Network retailers have begun booking for the hybrid Teclast Tbook 10 Dual OS tablet which hardware basis the Cherry Trail platform of development Intel forms.
  The novelty is supplied with the 10,1-inch touch display on IPS matrix with the resolution of 1920 × 1200 points (WUXGA). The keyboard acquired in addition with the touchpad allows to turn the device into the compact laptop.
Tablet "heart" — the Atom x5-Z8300 processor. This 14-nanometer product contains four computing kernels and the Intel HD Graphics controller. Nominal clock frequency is equal to 1,44 GHz, forced — 1,84 GHz. The chip functions in a tandem from 4 Gbytes of random access memory.
The Teclast Tbook 10 Dual OS model will be delivered with two operating systems: users depending on the current needs will be able to choose between Android 5.1 and Windows 10.
Other characteristics of the computer include a flash module with a capacity of 64 Gbytes, microSD card slot, adapters of a wireless communication Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth, the 2-megapixel camera, HDMI and USB interfaces. Dimensions make 246,5 × 165,9 × 8,7 mm, weight — about 570 grams. The device is offered at the price in 190 US dollars. http://www.gearbest.com/tablet-pcs/pp_350211.html

The hybrid Chuwi HiBook Pro tablet has received the format 2K screen

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In assortment of Chuwi there was a tablet "two in one" HiBook Pro which will be offered with two operating systems — Windows 10 and Android 5.1.
  The novelty is executed on the hardware Intel Cherry Trail platform. The 14-nanometer Atom x5-z8300 processor which contains four computing kernels and the Intel HD Graphics controller is the basis. Clock frequency can dynamically increase from nominal 1,44 GHz to 1,84 GHz. The chip functions together with 4 Gbytes of random access memory.
The tablet is equipped with the 10,1-inch touch display on IPS matrix with the resolution of 2560 × 1600 points (format 2K). The additional keyboard with magnetic fastening allows to use the device as the mini-laptop.
  HiBook Pro has a flash store with a capacity of 64 Gbytes, chambers with 2-and 5-megapixel matrixes, adapters of a wireless communication Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n and Bluetooth, and also microSD card slot. There is a symmetric port USB Type-C, the HDMI interface and a standard 3,5-millimetric nest for earphones. Food is provided by the rechargeable battery with a capacity of 8000 мА · h.
It is expected that the novelty price in the global market will make 230–240 US dollars.

Coolpad Max: smartphone with the Full HD screen, Snapdragon 617 and 4 chip of Gbytes of the RAM

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The debut of the Coolpad Max smartphone combining the hardware Qualcomm platform and the Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system with a company superstructure of Cool UI 8.0 has taken place.
The novelty is allocated with the touch 2.5D-display on IPS matrix with diagonal 5,5 inches and (Full HD format) with a resolution of 1920 × 1080 points. The screen protects strong Corning Gorilla Glass 4 glass from emergence of scratches. The panel possesses contrast 1500:1 and provides 95 percent coverage of the NTSC color space.
The developer has used the Snapdragon 617 processor which contains eight computing kernels of ARM Cortex A53 with a clock frequency up to 1,5 GHz. The video subsystem turns on the graphic Adreno 405 controller. The integrated cellular LTE Cat 7 modem allows to carry out loading of data in networks of the fourth generation with a speed up to 300 Mbps. The volume of random access memory — 4 Gbytes.
The smartphone bears onboard a chamber with a 13-megapixel sensor of ISOCELL CMOS, the maximum diaphragm of f/2,0, a phase auto focus and two-tone LED flash. In frontal part the 5-megapixel camera settles down.
Equipment includes a flash module with a capacity of 64 Gbytes, microSD slot, Wi-fi adapters 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0, the GPS receiver, a dactyloscopic sensor, and also the accumulator with a capacity of 2800 мА · h with support of technology of fast recharge of Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0. Dimensions make 152 × 75,5 × 7,6 mm, weight — 170 grams.
It will be possible to get a novelty through on-line shop Amazon at estimated price in 370 US dollars.

Chromebooks have for the first time outstripped Mac on sales in the USA

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The analytical company IDC has told about new achievement of Google. Chromebooks — devices under control of the Chrome OS operating system developed by her — at last have bypassed in popularity Apple Mac computers in the USA. The senior analyst-researcher of IDC Leann Huang (Linn Huang) has reported to the The Verge resource about a new milestone. "Chrome OS has outstripped Mac OS in the USA from the point of view of deliveries for the first time in the first quarter 2016 — Leann says. — Chromebooks still prevail in K-12 education system".

By estimates of IDC, delivery of Apple Mac to the USA have made about 1,76 million pieces in the first quarter, and total realization of chromebooks of the Dell, HP and Lenovo companies has reached 2 million units. Chromebooks are extremely popular at the American schools, and it, according to analysts of IDC, is the main driving factor. The situation with sales of chromebooks outside the USA remains not clear. The majority of research firms, such as IDC and Gartner, are concentrated on achievements of Google in the market of the USA.

Undoubtedly, the event, sign for Google, will irritate Microsoft against the current decrease in deliveries of the personal computer in the world market. At the same time IDC predicts "moderate restoration" of the market in the next months thanks to transition of some IT clients to Windows 10 and surge in sales of chromebooks to the USA.

The mini-projector of Lenovo P0510 can create the image with a diagonal up to 110″

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From the beginning of mass production of powerful and almost eternal light-emitting diodes the problem of creation of the inexpensive compact video projector has become simpler to a limit, in his design any more expensive, hot and very short-lived lamps of traditional type aren't necessary. The Lenovo company announced new model under the name Pocket Projector P0510 worth about $315. The maximum brightness of the image, unfortunately, isn't specified.

The device possesses the wireless interface and can accept a video stream from the tablet or the smartphone both by means of Wi-Fi, and under the DLNA protocol. Also reproduction from microSD memory cards is supported. Dimensions of a novelty are small, only 120 × 110 × 29,5 mm, weight don't exceed 288 grams. A basis of a projector is the micromirror chip (DLP) of production Texas Instruments.

In the world market of tablets the next recession is expected

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Analysts Digitimes Research forecast made tablets world market in the second quarter of this year.

It is estimated that in the first quarter of 2016 approximately 44.9 million tablets were sold globally on different hardware and software platforms. In the current quarter shipments are expected to fall by the level of 42.84 million units. Thus, a drop compared with the first three months of the year will amount to 4.6%.

When compared to the second quarter of 2015, the global tablet market will show a drop of 7.9%. A year earlier, the volume of the industry was about 46.5 million units.

Analysts say that Apple iPad share in the current quarter will have approximately 11.1 million units in total sales of tablets. The increase compared with the supply would be at the level of 8.8% in the first quarter of 2016.


It should be noted that it is the largest supplier of Apple tablets. In addition, according to IDC, the top five leading vendors of such devices include Samsung, Amazon, Lenovo and Huawei.

The Google Pixel C tablet possesses mediocre maintainability

 Handymen of iFixit prepared the powerful Google Pixel C tablet which official presentation has taken place even in the fall of last year. 

Gadget, we will remind, bears onboard the NVIDIA Tegra X1 processor with eight 64-digit computing kernels and a graphic subsystem on the basis of Maxwell microarchitecture. The volume of random access memory makes 3 Gbytes; capacity a flash store — 32 or 64 Gbytes. The display with diagonal 10,2 inches has permission 2560 × 1800 points, with a pixel density of 308 ppi and with a maximum brightness of 500 nit. There is a symmetric port USB Type-C.

The tablet can be completed with Bluetooth keyboard with an adjustable tilt angle of a support. As a program platform the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system is used.

iFixit notes that for access to internal components of the device it is necessary to dismantle the display that is very complex challenge because of strong adhesive substance. The main motherboard and the rechargeable battery are pasted to back part of the case that also seriously complicates dismantling.

Opening has shown that the flash store and chips of random access memory are made by the Samsung company. Besides, the Broadcom BCM43540LKUBG 5G Wi-fi 802.11a controller, the Nuvoton NAU88L25 audiocodec and the STMicroelectronics STM32F3x8 32 bit ARM Cortex-M4 microcontroller are used.

From pluses of a design the modularity of many components is called that simplifies their replacement. In general maintainability is estimated at 4 points from 10 possible.

The protected Blackview BV6000

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Blackview BV6000 is equipped with the 4.7-inch display with the permission 1280×720 pixels, protective Gorilla Glass 3 glass and function of management in gloves, the eight-nuclear chipset of MediaTek MT6755 with a clock frequency of 2.0 GHz, 3 GB of random access memory which is built in by the store on 32 GB with a possibility of expansion with memory cards of the microSD format 13-megapixel the main and 5-megapixel wide-angle frontal chambers, the slot for 2 SIM cards, support by LTE, the module NFC, GPS, Wi-fi, Bluetooth, the fixed accumulator on 4500 мАh and the case with protection according to the IP68 standard. 

The device the Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system is operated. Dimensions: 152.3х81х16.6 mm with the declared weight of 0.6 kg.

New information on the heterogeneous AMD Bristol Ridge platform

The Advanced Micro Devices company directs finishing touches at the new unified platform using the AM4 socket. In a new form factor not only powerful processors without the integrated graphics Summit Ridge, but also heterogeneous chips of the class APU code-named Bristol Ridge will be issued. The official debut of a new platform has to take place on Computex Taipei 2016. So far it isn't a lot of information on new heterogeneous AMD processors, but something slowly leaks to worldwide network.

So, the Geekbench resource has published some data on productivity and characteristics of Bristol Ridge. Something is known even of the Gardenia platform, in the table below it goes the first column. She is used by the company for testing of the built-in systems for compatibility with Android ecosystem. The new reference motherboard with the AM4 socket carries the name Myrtle. This time the company has decided to take names from botany, but some fans of Joanne Rowling can be also glad, the Crybaby Mirtl — one of important characters of the saga about Harry Potter.

There is a probability that payments for Bristol Ridge though will use the unified AM4 socket, but will get support to promptly outdate memory of DDR3 instead of the new DDR4 standard though the possibility of transition to DDR4 and isn't excluded completely. Identification codes of new processors look as "AuthenticAMD Family 21 Model 101 Stepping 1", so all of them use Carrizo kernels, but not Zen as the Carrizo identifier also gives "Family 21 Model 96 Stepping 1". Either this updating of the existing APU series, or the new Carrizo models with support of DDR4. Volumes Kesha the same so it is obviously not enough changes in new chips.

The most curious in novelties — low frequencies that is uncharacteristic for solutions of AMD. Since the moment of the announcement of architecture of Bulldozer clock frequencies of AMD chips were torn up and have reached 5 GHz, and here we see 2 GHz at best and that at binuclear model. There is also a fifth processor which is also noticed by Geekbench which is allocated with something similar to analog of the Intel Hyper-Threading technology. Most likely, it is after all not Zen as Windows sees Bulldozer modules as two physical kernels now, but not as one that has caused earlier a wave of protests among owners of AMD processors. There are no doubts as Zen assumes use of 512 Kb Kesha on a kernel that in a tetracyclic configuration looks as 4 × 512 Kb, but not 1 MB on each two modules; besides the new architecture means use Kesha of the third level.

As for productivity, "unknown AMD processors" on a payment of Myrtle show very good result in the class, being inferior in the one-line test to Intel Core i5-6200U, but in multiline it is essential him advancing. The table of productivity published by foreign colleagues gives a quite good idea of what platforms should be avoided if you wish to receive the maximum productivity at the minimum cost. Among the mobile decisions available today, the best choice on the basis of AMD FX-9800P still is. On the first of June, 2016 we learn about AMD novelties more — on Computex AMD will present not only new discrete graphics of Polaris, but also will in detail tell about solutions of Summit Ridge and Bristol Ridge.