Minix Z series review

Last year the Chinese house Minix had launched its first mini-PC X86 Intel Bay Trail. It was called Minix Z64 , it was available in two configurations, with Android and Windows 10, and it was a real success. To attract users was especially the version with Windows because it was one of the first mini-PC Wintel to reach the market.

Minix Z series review: The Specifications

The components are housed in a cast alloy body and square shape, thin profile and very rounded edges, with the typical style of Minix. The chassis has black color and on its flanks bordering 3 USB 3.0, digital video outputs HDMI and mini-DisplayPort, an RJ45 Ethernet LAN, a mini-jack combo and a SPDIF as well as two external antenna connectors.

The operating system is Windows 10 in 64bit which will use these desktop miniature not only as a TV box from the living room but also for business or personal productivity for the study. Clearly, these machines the most comprehensive and versatile than conventional mini-PC Android as demonstrated by the data on the memory and storage capacity. Like the TV-box Android, also, the new Z will Minix fanless , fanless, ensuring a total acoustic comfort and low noise.

Minix Z series review: Powered by Pentium and Celeron processors

This year Minix try to double the success by announcing two new mini-PC Intel-based . Fall in both series Minix Z and mount the latest processors Braswell Intel Pentium N3150 and Celeron N3700 , accompanied by up to 8GB of memory and a 256GB SSD. The new processors Braswell demonstrate a significant progress in relation to their consumption and performance, especially in multimedia because they integrate a new GPU Gen8-LP and a video processing unit capable of decoding the compressed HEVC.

New Minix Z-series hit the market by Christmas 2015, and we hope to be able to give more information shortly.

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GOODRAM CX100 read and write speeds

GOODRAM CX100 is the ideal solution for those who want to replace their hard drive with a solid state disk of excellent quality at an affordable price. The SSD CX100 significantly increase PC performance, enriching the offer of Wilk Elektronik which already provides the SSD Iridium and Iridium PRO , dedicated to gamers and pro.

The new disc is colored black, metallic and has a form factor of 2.5 inches with a thickness of7 mm . Each SSD GOODRAM and ‘also comes with an adapter to 2.5 mm. The GOODRAM CX100 mounted cell triple layer (TLC) Toshiba A19 . The use of Polish TLC has allowed the company to have a very competitive price without sacrificing the high performance disk.

The disc offers up to 1GB cache LPDDR3 . The efficient and reliable controller Phison S10ensures excellent performance in both reading and writing data – up to 560/530 MB / s. It also guarantees 88,000 operations per second read, write 70,000 and has a mean time between failures (MTBF ) up to 2 million hours. Finally 3 years warranty ensure long-term use of the product. Consumer prices are suggested: 120GB – 55 Euros , 240GB – 84 Euros , 480GB – EUR 162 and 960GB – 348 Euros .

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LG G Pad II 10.1 review

Korean LG Electronics on January 24 (local time), has announced the Android-powered 10.1-inch tablet "G Pad II 10.1". North America, Europe, and will be available in Asia scheduled.

10.1-inch tablet G Pad II 10.1 is equipped with the Android 5.1.1. Addition to a battery of 7,400mAh capacity of up to class in the same type tablet, and WUXGA (1,920 × 1,200 dot) LCD, a feature that has adopted a narrow bezel of the world the narrowest as isomorphic tablet.

Screen is divided into two parts at the same time the application can be used and "Dual Window", it is equipped with such as "leader mode" to reduce the blue light to reduce fatigue in such a long time of reading. In addition to Microsoft Office for Android is pre-installed, OneDrive rights two years of 100GB is included.

The main specifications, Snapdragon 800 to SoC (4 core, 2.26GHz), memory is 2GB, storage 16GB eMMC. Interface LTE / Cat 4, IEEE 802.11a / b / g / n / ac-enabled wireless LAN, GPS, microSD card slot, back 5 million pixels / front 2 million pixel camera.

Size is 161.1 × 254.3 × 7.8mm (width × depth × height) and weighs 489g.

Formal announcement of this product will be carried out at IFA 2015 to be held in Berlin, Germany from September 4.

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Going to Samsung Galaxy Note 5 from Note 4

Just got the Note 5 coming from the Note 4. So far, I’m loving this phone. Very smooth, fluid and quick. Feels more optimized than previous Samsung smartphones I have owned in the past. A lot more comfortable to hold, and feels easier to manage with one hand. Very slim bezels. My battery life is […]

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Why an SD card does not slow down your phone performance

This notion that SD cards hinder performance and are slow is straight up bull and good pr. Anyone who knows even a little about computing and how an OS operates know this. In fact, it can help the speed by distributing the task between chips. It’s very simple, keep read files on your SD card […]

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Transcend SSD370S Review, complete analysis

Transcend again in our laboratory. A couple of months ago we analyzed its M.2 device 256 Gb and this time we do an album traditional SSD of 128 GB. The strategy is repeated and increasingly defined. Discs with acceptable performance at very competitive prices. Surely we must seek to differentiate themselves in a highly competitive as is the market for storage devices . So is the Transcend SSD370S.

Transcend presents its evolution already recognized SSD370 already submitted the middle of last year.Some aesthetic touches like changing the plastic housing and aluminum similar to his older brother performance. The controller is the same, one TS6500 (manufacturer Silicon Motion Technology) and the features that made the previous version known to remain to continue the upward trend. Read full review at apothetech.com.

Transcend cover all possible abilities (or almost all). From the less used today, such as the 32 and 64 GB, up to 1 Tb. This ensures compliance with all the requirements of users. From those who just want the operating system to those who want to have a solid state disk applications, games and more.

All the advantages of disks current solid state meet in this device reduced thickness which is specially designed for use in laptop computers thanks to its functionality DevSleep that allows you to enter a suspended state when not being used with the consequent savings occur battery. But also unlike many brands thanks to its SSD Scope software that make life easier for most of Its users will not look complicated and seek to have everything at your fingertips in a single tool. Erasing and formatting the drive, update the firmware and other tools that are now very simple thanks to SSD Scope.

Few negatives has this unit is not intended to be the best SSD market but wants to become a serious alternative thanks to a price which differs from others.

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10 best selling games on Steam

Steam is know as the platform games most active in the world and thus gives us a very rough idea of the success or failure of the games, at least facing PC users, of course. During this week there are very few changes and we find to ARK: Survival Rocket League Evolved and leading the classification.

Every week we told you what were the 10 best-selling games on Steam for PC because we believe that to be the gaming platform Steam most used in the world is an ideal gaming trends indicator of the current scene. Of course, these data are limited to PC and excluding other gaming platforms such as Origin or UPlay, but still it serves to get an idea of ​​what the games that succeed in the current situation based on their sales are.

This week we again have to ARK: Survival Evolved and Rocket League in the first two positions of the table, a list of the 10 best-selling games on Steam that is actually a lot like last week and we’re not seeing too interesting games on offer lately, and yes those on offer are not very appetizing and are not getting placed in the top 10 of Steam.

This is the list of this week:

1. ARK: Survival Evolved (-20%).
2. Rocket League.
3. Grand Theft Auto V.
4. H1Z1.
5. Counter-Strike: Global Offensive.
6. Sid Meier’s Civilization V: Complete Edition (-75%).
7. Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
8. Final Fantasy Type-O HD (-10%).
9. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
10. Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth (-50%).

As you can see the list is almost identical to that of last week, with the exception of the Civilization family that has crept into the top 10 on Steam, as usual, for a hefty discounts that have actually drawn attention. However, there have been other good deals this past weekend, including the entire collection of games developer Kalypso (creators of Tropic, among others) of and any titles has crept among the best sellers of Steam week.

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Dell and Google launched Chrome Professional Premium

To demonstrate that Chromebooks are not only for home users looking for basic tasks and undemanding, Dell and Google have teamed up to announce the launch of its Chromebook Premium Professional category , a team of 13.3 inches specifically designed to deliver high performance in any application without losing the portability feature offered by Google Chromebooks.

To offer high performance in this Chromebook, Dell has equipped with an Intel Core i5 processor fifth generation, 8GB of RAM and storage superfast 32GB eMMC on its top model. Highlights its touch screen with full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels) having the protective Gorilla Glass technology (there are also options without touchscreen) and its battery, which although Dell has not specified its ability itself has said that lasts about 12 hours with normal use.

Regarding the design, the truth is that this Dell Chromebook 13 Premium is not much like a Chromebook as such, but looks more like a Dell XPS range. In fact in this model they have taken "borrowed" some of the typical characteristics of that family of Dell, such as your touchpad protected by glass. The exterior is finished in carbon fiber, while in the lower and inner part (this is the portion of the keyboard and others) is the aluminum material chosen to give the team a touch of class at the same stylish design.

When Dell launched a computer and says he is oriented companies not only for its superior performance, but because the device is equipped with specific software for companies. Therefore, they have pre-installed a specific version of Chrome OS work-oriented, with improvements such as VPN support, application support, virtualization, or the ability to run Windows applications with Dell Wyse Appliance for software – workspace.

Also, as is typical in Dell, they will offer specialized for these computers so that users can solve any problem quickly and conveniently service.

Dell initially offered this Chromebook 13 Premium in different versions, from a basic version (with Intel Celeron processor and 2 GB of RAM) from $ 399, to the top-end version will cost $ 899. They hit stores in the US and Canada from September 17, and is expected to land in Europe for Christmas.

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If you have a Sony VAIO, better not upgrade to Windows 10

It seems incredible, but this way indicates the very Sony . It seems impossible because Windows 10 and takes two weeks at the final version, and months in versions "technical preview", despite all manufacturers have had ample time to develop their required driver updates , it seems that Sony has not done its homework and warns computer users VAIO to not upgrade to Windows 10 compatibility issues.

Every time Microsoft releases a new version of its operating system are common problems, especially compatibility. Are almost limitless possible configurations of hardware that can have the equipment and therefore it is not surprising to find compatibility problems occasionally. But personally, that a team "prefabricated" as a laptop computer or an OEM drivers have problems does have no forgiveness, as the manufacturer in question has had plenty of time to update their own drivers and hardware to support their with the new operating system.

However, Sony has posted on its support website that  "it is highly advisable to wait and still no update until compatible drivers are released to ensure that your VAIO PC works with Windows 10".

Surely many of you are thinking that if Sony VAIO division sold last year, why is it that Sony is saying this. The reason is simple: most VAIO PCs sold under the banner of Sony and by law it is they who have to take care to give the required support. Sure, the bad part is that all of the VAIO computers sold when it was Sony with Windows 7 / 8.1, so in terms of support for Windows 10 wash their hands.

Thus, the obligation to update the drivers for your equipment lies not in Sony VAIO (surely have had some internal why mess and why to this day still do not), and in theory VAIO users will have to wait until at least October to upgrade to Windows 10 with a guarantee of support for your hardware.

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CL720D CL720 Review, One of the cheapest projector

If you’re looking for a home projector quality and do not want to scratch too pocket and pay the cost of a professional projector’re in luck, because in this article we’ll talk about a couple of projectors ideal for home entertainment and whose It makes them very palatable price.

This is the CL720 and CL720D projectors, the difference between the two is that the former has a television analog input and the second is digital, but the two share all other characteristics.

To begin we must mention the sensor and lamp, the most important characteristics of a projector. Both the CL720 as CL720D are LED projectors and incorporate a lamp emitting 3000 lumens intensity with a contrast of 2000: 1 and 1280 x 800 pixel resolution, thereby ensuring crisp, rich color and sharp images.The lamp, thanks to the LED technology, has a half-life of 50,000 hours, far more than projector lamps previous generations.

Projectors integrate two powerful speakers of 5 watts RMS each, so it is not necessary to install an additional sound system. Moreover, as have HDMI interface they are able to take both video and audio in the same cable. In fact, both also have connectivity MHL so they can directly connect a smartphone or tablet screen and issue our terminals on a giant screen.

Speaking of display, the range of sizes that support these projectors is from 50 to 140 inches, so the location possibilities are immense. Also they have manual focus, allowing the user to adjust the maximum sharpness of the image depending on the distance to the screen.

Continuing connections, both the CL720 as CL720D feature two HDMI inputs, one of which supports MHL, and two USB to also issue directly from a computer. They also have VGA and TV (AV) in the case of analog CL720 and in the case of digital CL720D, so we can even use it to watch TV directly from the projector. Both models include a convenient remote control, although the main controls integrated in the body of the projector.

Incidentally, the projector can be configured in 23 different languages ​​(including Spanish), plus remote control and power cable (corresponding to send you your country without saying anything) includes cables and components additional VGA cable.

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Lenovo ThinkPad P70 P50 specifications and price

Lenovo ThinkPad P70 and ThinkPad P50 are the two new Skylake based laptops packing 17.3 inch and 15.6 inch displays respectively. The price of the former is 1,999 dollars while the latter costs 1,599 dollars.

Lenovo ThinkPad P70 specifications

This is the top of the line mobile workstation professional model. It is powered by Skylake platform which is backed by up to 64GB RAM, 4x storage bays where each bay can accommodate 1TB PCI Express SSD or 2TB HDD, Nvidia Quadro graphics, DVD writer and Windows 10 Professional operating system.

Keyboard is backlit and packs 6 row key arrangements as you can see in the photo above. Since it is a ThinkPad, you also get a TrackPoint. The display packs full HD or 4k resolution but optional touch screen is only available with full HD. Ports and communication selection includes IEEE 802.11a / b / g / n / ac (vPro also available), Bluetooth 4.1, Express Card / 34 slot, SD card slot, smart card reader, Thunderbolt 3 × 2, USB 3.0 × 4, HDMI 1.4 output, Mini Display Port 1.2, and voice input / output.

Battery is 8 cells and body size is 416 × 275.5 × 29.9 ~ 31.5mm (width × depth × height) and weighs 3.4kg.

Lenovo ThinkPad P50 specifications

The specifications of ThinkPad P50 are identical to those of P70 but packs 15.6 inch display. Battery is 4 / 6 cells and has smaller dimensions due to its smaller screen size. It measures 377.4 × 252.3 × 24.5 ~ 25.9mm and weighs 2.5 kilos.

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AVY Zettaly Onyx 407 Review

If you walk looking for a wireless speaker curious that it will contribute "something more" than just play music and walk good budget you are in luck. In this article we are going to discuss various models can now find it on sale , especially two of them that we have been very interesting: the Zettaly AVY 407 and Harman Kardon Onyx Studio.

AVY Zettaly Onyx 407 Review

We started talking about that has turned us more curious, the Zettaly AVY 407. Basically is an integrated speaker system smartphone (yes, unable to make calls), since it incorporates a 7-inch touch screen and Android 4.4 operating system (among other things).

Indeed not specified or screen resolution (we understand that size should be as little HD (1280 x 720) or the exact processor, although it is not important because, remember, is a portable speaker that can do many more things. Yes they specify which includes 1 GB of DDR3 RAM and 8 GB of internal storage (for applications, operating system, etc.), plus eye to the data, a front camera of 0.3 Megapixel.

It also has an omnidirectional microphone, which together with the camera help to make video calls with ease. It also includes an infrared remote control, and additionally has a HDMI output capable of reproducing content in Full HD resolution video. By the way, the stereo speakers are integrated and have 5W RMS power, enough to shake the table.

Finally, we should mention that it is able to connect to the Internet via WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, has microSD card reader (can read music from there) and even input minijack audio 3.5 mm to connect external sources audio. Of course, it also has Bluetooth 4.0 to play music directly from your smartphone.

Within its curious circular design are four active speakers (two 3-inch woofers and two tweeters of 0.75 inches) and two passive subwoofers, with a total power of 60 watts RMS , so that the system provides true 4.2 sound. It also has a 2600 mAh battery that gives it a range of about five hours at full volume on a single charge. Also it has an omnidirectional microphone to act as a speakerphone if a call comes in while connected smartphone.

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Port iOS or Android app to Windows phone

- Porting from iOS will take more work, but the API support is much better.  It gives you a universal app solution you can develop on to make use of native Windows 10 features and APIs, but with Android you may remain limited to what’s available in the translation layer. – Your ported iOS codebase […]

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Cubot X15 review, cheap 4G tablet

This is the Cubot X15 is a "phablet" 4G with aluminum frame and screen 5.5-inch Full HD highlighting, among other things, a great front and rear cameras.

Let’s start talking as always the internal hardware of the device. Cubot integrated into its X15 one MediaTek MTK6735 quad-core 64-bit operating at a maximum speed of 1.3 GHz and running on the same SoC with ARM Mali T720 GPU proven performance of even the most demanding 3D applications.

The SoC is accompanied by 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage which as usual are expandable up to 32 GB additional memory with microSD card.

We said earlier that one of the strengths of this phablet of Cubot are their cameras, and have integrated a 16 Megapixel rear camera with f / 2.0 with flash and autofocus, and a front camera of 8MP with opening f /2.0 and improving light with specific effects such as face beauty for so fashionable  selfies .

Your screen I discussed before is 5.5 inches and has full HD resolution (1920 x 1080 pixels), resulting in a density of 400 pixels per inch. This has several improvements as high contrast (1000: 1) and a color gamut of 90% NTSC. It is covered by the fashioned glass 2.5D curved edges which gives the feeling that the terminal has virtually no edges, and allows a very thin thickness (6.9 mm in this case).

In terms of design, the X15 is made ​​Cubot an aluminum laser cut that gives a unique aesthetic to the terminal as well as provide it with a good resistance and a pleasant feeling to hold hands. Despite being a  phablet 5.5 inches it has dimensions of only 15.3 x 7.3 x 0.69 cm and weighs 150 grams, so it is very comfortable to use even with one hand.

Finally, we talk about connectivity. The Cubot X15 has the usual WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS (A-GPS) and supports 2G, 3G and 4G (FDD-LTE 800/1800/2100 / 2600MHz) we use in most countries (including Spain). Of course it is a free, compatible with any operator terminal. And by the way, also supports dual SIM (in this case a micro SIM and nano SIM).

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Why on screen buttons on Windows Phones a good thing

MS made the virtual keys available since WP8.1 Update 1, they are purposely trying to help the Android phone vendors to adopt Windows ROM without worrying about the hardware keys. Virtual keys are completely programmable. HTC M8 is an example. They can easily convert their existing flagships to Windows by installing a Windows ROM and […]

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