Monthly Archives: April 2016

2016 Corvette Z06 Review: High-Tech Supercar Is a Steal

THE GOOD
  • Supercar performance, excellent handling
  • Thrill-ride, whiplash acceleration
  • Leading tech features, including CarPlay support
  • Built-in GoPro-style camera
  • Loud, loud, loud
THE BAD
  • Loud, loud, loud
  • Lack of advanced driver assistance systems, such as lane keeping and emergency braking
VERDICT

A supercar version of the Corvette, the Z06 is still just a quarter of the price of comparable foreign exotics.

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https://www.tomsguide.com/us/corvette-z06,review-3592.html

 

LG G5 Friends review

Introduction

LG G5’s modularity is the highlight of the company’s G5 flagship but is actually more to it. The LG G5 has a few accessories, called LG Friends, which will make your experience complete. They were announced alongside the G5 in Barcelona and were meant to really complete the user experience.

LG Friends review

With mid-range smartphones offering more and more polished experience, many companies have turned to accessories to serve as a differentiator of their top dogs and LG hopes to deliver the most interesting lineup there. It offers an entire series of exclusive gadgets, dubbed Friends, which we’ve listed below.

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https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_g5_and_friends-review-1432.php

First Ride Review : 2017 Kawasaki Z125 Pro

Having a blast on the 2017 Kawasaki Z125 Pro

Thanks to the open-faced helmet, we can see how much fun Ari’s having on the new Z125 Pro.

The ability to attract new riders is one of the reasons I get really excited when I see a bike like Kawasaki’s new Z125 Pro. Another reason I get excited is because I know that riding small bikes is a blast, and brings you right back to being a kid when the simple joy of twisting the throttle was enough to put butterflies in your stomach. (See idiotic grin, above.)

The Z125 Pro delivers fun in spades. The bike is light and super easy to handle, sports sharp styling and awesome features, and has a high-revving single-cylinder engine that just begs to be flogged.

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https://www.motorcyclistonline.com/2017-kawasaki-z125-pro-first-ride-review

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Tablet Review

The Pros

Sharp, vivid display; Strong performance; Long battery life with extended battery; MIL-STD 810G tested; Keyboard (with TrackPoint) comes standard

The Cons

Mediocre endurance (without extended battery); Extra pieces to store when using modules

Verdict

The ThinkPad X1 Tablet is a lightweight laptop replacement with strong performance and a great display, but you’ll need to shell out extra for the external battery.



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https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-tablet

Huawei Mate 9 to come with 20MP camera and Kirin 960 chip

After the duo flagship Huawei P9 and P9 Plus, it seems like the company is working on another beast called Huawei Mate 9 to release in the near future…

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Huawei Mate 9 to come with 20MP camera and Kirin 960 chip

Obviously, Huawei Mate 9 will be the direct successor to Huawei Mate 8 launched in November 2015. At the moment, there has been no word as well as leaks for Huawei Mate 9 design. However, we hope that the firm will be able to surprise us by making the Mate 9 even more premium and elegant than its predecessor, which is equipped with aluminum alloy for the back without any visible antenna gap, and brushed metal for the sides.

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https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/lenovo-thinkpad-x1-tablet

 

Nikon D3500 DSLR Camera Rumored to be Announced in 2016

Nikon is rumored to announce a successor to the entry-level D3300 camera which might be called D3500, instead of D3400.

The latest entry-level DX-format is the D3300 DSLR, which was unveiled in January 2014 currently selling for $449 and the camera is a long-time #1 Best Seller in digital SLR cameras at Amazon US.

According to trusted sources, Nikon D3300 replacement will be called D3500. It is expected to feature a new 24-megapixel APS-c sized image sensor, Bluetooth, and WiFi connectivity.

Nikon D3500 might be the D3300 successor instead of D3400

Nikon D3500 DSLR Camera Rumored to be Announced in 2016

SnapBridge allows for bluetooth supported connection between your camera and the compatible smart device, thus making automatic upload of your images possible. This will be a standard feature in almost every Nikon camera from 2016 onwards, beginning with the new D500.  The new D3500 will also be compatible with SnapBridge.

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http://www.dailycameranews.com/2016/04/nikon-d3500-rumors/

Android Wear watches are stylish and sporty now – will they sell?

Android Wear is just over two years old. It was announced in March 2014, with more details in June and smartwatch launches beginning that summer. Don’t pretend you don’t remember the hype over the original Moto 360, we were right there alongside you.

With this year’s Google I/O coming up on 18 May, now is as good a time as any to take a look at how Android Wear has changed, how sales are doing and what’s next in 2016 and beyond.

The tech in wearable tech

So here’s where we’re at. Google has been pushing out Wear updates for existing smartwatches, made by familiar tech names, at a decent rate over 2015 and early 2016. The latest, dubbed Marshmallow, brought new voice controls and gestures as well as the ability to make and take calls for specific smartwatches.

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https://www.wareable.com/android-wear/stylish-sporty-android-wear-two-years-2647

Range Rover Evoque Convertible first drive review : Top down, revs up

Land Rover has taken the top off its Range Rover Evoque to make it convertible. Sounds simple, but this good-looking topless SUV is a feat of modern design, engineering and manufacturing.

This is the first convertible Range Rover, other than the Queen’s bespoke model of course – but who’d want to run down to the shops in that? Apart from the Jeep Wrangler, there aren’t many convertible SUV options out there.

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We’ve driven the hard top Evoque, so the question with the Convertible is whether it can offer the same premium experience and handling both on- and off-road, without compromise.

The Range Rover Evoque Convertible comes in 4WD 2.0-litre Ingenium automatic with 180bhp and 240bhp engine options, starting at £47,500/$71,250. We took it to the roads, complete with its striking tangerine coat of paint, to see what this convertible Range feels like.

 

To counter this there are a lot of changes under the outer shell to offer levels of support that allow that window frame enough strength to hold the car’s weight, should it invert. There’s even safety roll-over bars that fire out of the rear, like car airbags, to support the passengers in the event of a flip. Not that we flipped it, but it’s reassuring to know it should be safe.

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From safety to sassy: the Convertible looks sleek thanks to those familiar lines that the Evoque is famous for. Side-on it almost looks smaller than the hardtop, even with the soft-top up – possibly thanks to body coloured side skirts. But this is still and SUV with decent riding position and height. It also has high sides which make you feel enveloped and protected from the wind.

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https://www.pocket-lint.com/cars/reviews/range-rover/137479-range-rover-evoque-convertible-first-drive-top-down-revs-up

MacBook-Thin Chromebook 13 Targets Pros for $499

Chromebooks aren’t just for school kids anymore. With its sleek aluminum design and available 6th-generation Core m processor, the HP Chromebook 13 is MacBook thin and powerful enough to run dual external high-def displays. Starting at $499, this system is on the expensive side for a Chrome OS laptop, but it’s much cheaper than Windows ultraportables while offering business-friendly features.

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The Chromebook 13 should turn heads and stand up to abuse with its brushed anodized aluminum design, which measures just 0.5 inches thin and weighs 2.86 pounds. The all-metal chassis also packs a sharp and glossy quad HD display (3200 x 1800 pixels) and premium B&O Play audio, which should come in handy for conference calls. (HP will also offer a 1080p matte screen option.)

The port selection includes two USB-C, a full-size USB, headphone jack and microSD Card slot. Based on my first impressions, the keyboard felt fairly comfortable and the touchpad offered smooth navigation, though it’s a bit shorter than I’d like.

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https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/hp-chromebook-13-specs-price

Leica Announces M-D (Typ 262) digital rangefinder with no LCD Display

Leica has officially announced the M-D (Typ 262) digital rangefinder camera which is the first model in the digital M family without an LCD screen.

The Leica M-D (Typ 262) is exactly the same as the existing M (Typ 262) but without a rear screen. The standard location of the screen on the back of the camera is taken by the ISO sensitivity setting dial.

The rangefinder camera features a 24-megapixel CMOS full-frame sensor. Exposures are captured exclusively as raw data in DNG format, enabling photographers to apply the required adjustments in post-processing.

The viewfinder has a magnification of 0.68x and offers bright-frame markings for 35/135mm, 28/90mm and 50/75mm lenses.

Leica Announces M-D (Typ 262) digital rangefinder with no LCD Display
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http://www.dailycameranews.com/2016/04/leica-m-d-typ-262/

2016 Ford Focus RS vs. 2015 Subaru WRX STI, 2016 Volkswagen Golf R – Comparison Tests

Europe gave us the hot hatchback and so we wanted to return the favor, choosing the Continent for our first comparison of the eagerly awaited Ford Focus RS. We took a car from the media launch in Valencia, Spain, and headed over the border to France, enabling us to use both Michelin’s test track at Salon-de-Provence and some of the region’s more spectacular mountain roads. This is where we find out if this four-wheel-drive superhero can possibly live up to the hype that’s been heaped on its bulging shoulders.

This is also a welcome chance to confirm many of the stereotypes we hold so dear about France and the French, none of which is truer than the national characteristic for double standards. This is the European country that whines loudest about American cultural imperialism, yet every McDonald’s franchise here is packed six deep. And during our visit, it was reported that the former French ­government minister responsible for fighting tax evasion had just gone on trial for tax evasion. Yet perhaps the greatest proof of Gallic hypocrisy came in the warmth of the ­welcome we received and the polite interest that the natives, most of whom drive underpowered diesels, expressed in our relatively exotic trio. What has happened to France’s fabled snobbishness?

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https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2016-ford-focus-rs-vs-subaru-wrx-sti-vw-golf-r-comparison-test

Smartisan T2 Review : an Android/iPhone cross-breed

The smartphone you see here is neither an iPhone nor a Google Certified Android device. It’s somewhere in the middle and a bit off to one side. What we’ve got here is the Smartisan T2, a device that looks like an iPhone, runs a bit like an Android, and costs about what you’d pay for a high-end device that’s a couple of years old. But this Smartisan T2 is brand new. What we have here is a unique proposition – a daring release in a market that relies so heavily on iOS and Android that we were shocked to find it in production.

In an age in which most major smartphone hardware looks similar if not outright nearly-identical, Smartisan isn’t really attempting to do anything mind-blowing. Certainly they are pushing the boundaries of what’s acceptable as a set of home buttons with three customizable physical buttons near the bottom of the front of the device, but the overall bulk of the phone looks like either an iPhone 5C or any number of HTC Desire devices.

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https://www.slashgear.com/smartisan-t2-review-an-androidiphone-cross-breed-27431220/

Dell D3100 Docking Station Review

The Pros

Subtle design; Variety of Ports; Supports 4K and two FHD displays

The Cons

No USB Type-C support; Some performance hiccups when using three displays

Verdict

The Dell D3100 Docking Station is an affordable dock that supports three displays (one at 4K resolution) and has lots of port options.

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https://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/accessories/dell-d3100-docking-station

Epson PowerLite 955WH Projector Review

The Epson PowerLite 955WH is a higher-end model in Epson’s Powerlite 9xx series of classroom projectors.  While Epson markets the PowerLite 955WH as a classroom projector, but it would also be suitable for use in many business/conference room applications.

This model has a native 1280 x 800 (WXGA) resolution with a 16 x 10 aspect ratio.  With a list price of $899, and with discounts available for education institutions,  the PowerLite 955WH is a cost effective solution for schools, or businesses, needing a bright projector with good color accuracy.

The PowerLite 955WH projects a sharp image that is bright, while providing good colors and offering a lot of performance for the money.

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http://www.projectorreviews.com/epson/epson-powerlite-955wh-projector-review/

 

2016 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI quattro Review

Judge a luxury car company not by its flagship but by its compromises: namely, the sacrifices it makes to put its badge – in this case the four Audi rings – on the nose of its smaller, cheaper models. The 2016 Audi A3 2.0T quattro is a case in point, the most affordable way to get the coveted badge on your driveway, but losing some of the bells and whistles along the way. Question is, do those sacrifices outweigh the benefits?

2016 Audi A3 2.0 TFSI quattro Review

Style-wise, you’d be forgiven for blaming perspective and mistaking the A3 for a distant A4. When it comes to design language, Audi is clearly of the “don’t change a good thing” school, since you hear the corporate tongue loud and clear.

weight visually forward and leaving it looking more urgent and keen.

The $2,700 Premium Plus package throws in 18-inch allows instead of the 17-inch standard wheels, heated power front seats, keyless start, and an auto-dimming mirror.

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https://www.slashgear.com/2016-audi-a3-2-0-tfsi-quattro-review-27438048/

Top 4K display smartphones in 2016: 6GB RAM, 256GB ROM

4K resolution is considered as the best for smartphone display now. If Sony Xperia Z5 Premium is the world’s first handset to sport a 4K screen, you may wonder if there will be more to come in 2016. Check out the following list to find the answer.

4K display smartphones

1. Sony Xperia Z5 Premium

This is a model belonging to Sony Xperia Z5 series launched last year. More specially, the Z5 Premium packs very high display resolution: 4K (aka UHD), making it the first smartphone owning such a premium feature in the world. Apart from that, other Sony Xperia Z5 Premium specs are also good, including a 5.5-inch IPS LCD screen with 806 ppi, a Snapdragon 810 chip, 3GB of RAM paired with 32GB of expandable ROM.

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http://www.pricepony.com.ph/blog/top-4k-display-smartphones-in-2016-6gb-ram-256gb-rom/

Top 10 smartphones with ROM expandable up to 200GB for May

Here are Top 10 smartphones with ROM expandable up to 200GB you find in the market now. Besides, they also sport good designs and other powerful features…

top 10 smartphones

1. HTC One S9

HTC 10 launch happened not long ago but the company has immediately released another model called HTC One S9. Now, we have to add that as a new series to the HTC One family. However, it seems like the S9 still gets the HTC’s signature design with a big camera and antenna lines on the back.

Spec-wise, S9 has a handy 5.0-inch Full HD Super LCD display, a Mediatek Helio X10 2.0GHz octa-core chip, 2GB of RAM, and 16GB of ROM (expandable up to 200GB). About photography, you can use either its 13MP primary or 4MP 2 μm pixels selfie snapper to take pictures. Besides, HTC One S9 specs also include HTC Sense based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS, Dolby Audio tech, and a 2,840mAh battery. HTC One S9 price is $565.

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http://www.pricepony.com.ph/blog/top-10-smartphones-with-rom-expandable-up-to-200gb-for-may/

Nintendo NX : Release date, specs and everything you need to know

There’s no hiding from the fact that Nintendo has suffered some rocky times over the last couple of years. The Wii U is shaping up to be the company’s biggest console flop to date (excluding the odd and not widely available Virtual Boy) and its more recent financial results have made for uneasy reading, even for die-hard fans.

Not all is lost, however.

Although the Wii U has failed to shift in significant numbers, it has still been home to some incredible games over its three-and-a-half year lifespan. And that gives hope that Nintendo still knows how to cut it in the home. That particular machine might have failed to ignite mass consumer interest, but its licences and games are still as popular as ever.

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https://www.pocket-lint.com/games/news/nintendo/137243-nintendo-switch-price-specs-and-everything-you-need-to-know

Xiaomi Mi Max, MIUI 8, Mi Band 2 to launch on May 10

Finally, Xiaomi Mi Max launch date has been decided to be May 10, 2016. Moreover, it will debut along with MIUI 8 and Mi Band 2. Check them out now!

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Xiaomi Mi Max phablet: 6.4-inch, 16MP cam, Android 6.0.1

Xiaomi Mi Max can be a start of a brand new sub-brand of Xiaomi. If so, we guess it will be a series of phablets since according to recent reports, Xiaomi Mi Max specs will include a big display. You can put it in your jean pocket with a little room left to spare. As for Xiaomi Mi Max hardware, there will be a 6.4-inch Full HD screen, a Snapdragon 650 hexa-core 1.8GHz chip, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of ROM on board, according to GFXBench benchmark.

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http://www.pricepony.com.ph/blog/xiaomi-mi-max-miui-8-mi-band-2-to-launch-on-may-10/

Devolro Diablo Transforms The Toyota Tundra Into An Apocalypse-Ready Truck

The Toyota Tundra is a heck of a tough truck (even the limo version is tough, too). If you’re planning drive one in the event of an apocalypse, though, it’s going to need to be tougher. That extra boost of toughness is exactly what the Devolro Diablo brings to Toyota’s popular pickup.

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Billed to “deliver the ultimate experience in comfort and performance,” the customized Tundra has been retrofitted to perform even better on both off-road and on-road terrains, with reinforcements that allow it to handle an absolutely insane amount of abuse.

It combines those rugged qualities with equal levels of luxury appointments in the cabin, so you can enjoy total comfort while making your way around the ruins of any post-apocalyptic city.

 

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https://www.coolthings.com/devolro-diablo-custom-toyota-tundra/

10 of the best 6GB RAM smartphones for May: 256GB ROM, 6000 mAH

May is coming closer and closer. In case of be seeking for a new powerful smartphone to buy, why don’t you look at our list of the best 6GB RAM handsets below?

6gb ram smartphones

1. ASUS Z2 Poseidon

2016 is seeing a lot of 6GB RAM smartphones launched, but ASUS has not released any yet. They were the first to introduce a 4GB RAM handset in the world, so we really look forward to see what they will do with a 6GB RAM one. If it is this ASUS Z2 Poseidon or the ASUS Z1 Titan in the next page, we’ll become crazy.

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http://www.pricepony.com.ph/blog/10-of-the-best-6gb-ram-smartphones-for-may-256gb-rom-6000-mah/