Bowers & Wilkins has earned its place as the BMW of high-end audio. The company’s loudspeakers are legendary: Its five-figure Nautilus speakers have been displayed in museums; Abbey Road Studios has used their monitors for more than 20 years; and the company’s new 800 Series Diamond (which I auditioned during last year’s NYC launch event) are receiving rave reviews. The company’s headphone line, on the other hand, has been the black sheep in the family. The wired versions have been judged as pretty good, but not truly great; they’ve certainly never achieved the acclaim afforded the company’s best speakers. Just…
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The latest version of Android packs the usual raft of new features, but none are as flashy as its revamped multitasking abilities, especially the new side-by-side view that lets you use two apps at once. Nougat also adds a couple of other essential new multitasking features: the ability to quickly switch between the current app and the last one you were using, as well as a one-tap method for closing all your multitasking windows at once. Let’s give the trio a try. How to put a pair of apps side-by-side Until the arrival of Nougat (which will slowly make its…
Days after going out of stock, the HP Elite x3 is once again available to pre-order from Microsoft in Canada as well as the US. Both US and Canadian Microsoft Store listings reveal a release date of September 26. A quick look, however, at HP’s official US website reveals that the device is available for purchase, but the listing – as of writing – says that only 3 units are left in stock. Both Microsoft and HP are selling the phone for $799 in the US, with the desk dock being included in the package. source”gsmarena”
The Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 – which was made official late last month with MediaTek’s Deca-Core Helio X20 SoC – will not have a Snapdragon variant, according to well-known Chinese analyst Pan Jiutang. As you might already know, the Chinese company had announced a Snapdragon 650 variant of its Redmi Note 3 smartphone just a few months after the original, Helio X10 model was launched. So, many were expecting the same to happen with the Redmi Note 4 as well. Needless to say, despite coming from a noted analyst, you need to take this piece of information with a pinch…
The Motorola Moto E3 Power, which was launched late last month, is all set to land in India next week – September 19 to be precise. The device will be exclusively available for purchase from Flipkart. Specs-wise, the device is powered by MediaTek’s MT6735P chipset with quad-core 1 GHz CPU, and sports a 5-inch 720p IPS touchscreen. It comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage, and packs in a 3,500mAh battery. In terms of camera, the phone features an 8MP rear unit and a 5MP selfie cam. It runs Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow out-of-the-box. The Moto E3 Power…
At first glance, the HP EliteBook Folio G1 appears to be gunning for the market that Apple created with its tiny 2015 MacBook. Both look to be around the same size, both are made of metal, and both have sky-high price tags. Even if Apple did it first, it should be no surprise that more than one company is headed down this path, as current-day hardware makes it possible notebooks to be smaller than ever before. However, while the MacBook is designed for anyone and everyone, the new EliteBook Folio G1 has corporate buyers in mind, specifically business travelers. This…
The average price of gasoline in the U.S. is up four cents over the past three weeks to $2.21 a gallon for regular grade. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg said Sunday that higher crude oil costs caused refiners and retailers to bump up their prices. The average price is 23 cents lower than a year ago. The Lundberg Survey found the average price of midgrade unleaded is $2.49 a gallon, and the average price of premium is $2.71 a gallon. The highest average price for regular gas in the contiguous U.S. is $2.71 a gallon in San Francisco. The lowest is…
Competition is good, and InFocus’ huge MondoPad Ultra all-in-one PC highlights some shortcomings in Microsoft’s Surface Hub touchscreen computers. MondoPad and Surface Hub lead a unique class of all-in-one computers with large screens that are being used in classrooms and conference rooms for video conferencing, collaboration, and whiteboarding. The MondoPad Ultra is a computer built into a 70-inch screen. At $13,999, its price sits between Microsoft’s two Surface Hubs, the $8,999 55-inch model and the $21,999 84-inch model. InFocus believes the 70-inch MondoPad Ultra provides more bang-for-the-buck than Surface Hub. The MondoPad has a 4K screen, which is also featured in…
The Hyderabad High Court has recommended that the Medical Council of India (MCI) and the central government should revamp the minimum age limit set (17 years) for admission to MBBS course. Earlier a petition was filed by V.S.V. Dheeraj who had studied a course equivalent to MBBS from a foreign university. He wanted to write the eligibility test conducted by the MCI so that his degree can be recognised by the Indian Medical Association. According to Deccan Chronicle report, the MCI rejected his eligibility certificate to attend the screening test of the National Board of Examination stating he did not…
A shocking figure of 370 board evaluators, who purportedly marked the answer sheets of class 10 and 12 wrong, came into the knowledge of the Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB). Last year, 180 teachers were caught using flawed concept, however the number is double this year. Precautions taken by GSHSEB: Having deciphered 180 teachers with illicit manner of correction, the board refrained the 180 teachers from checking this year But, despite keeping them barred and reforming the evaluation system this year, the board rectified double number of teachers repeating the same mistake Also, the board has introduced…