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HP unveils Omen 15 and Pavilion 16 gaming laptops

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HP India today added two new gaming laptops to its lineup. First up is the Omen 15 that features a revamped chassis, earning the smallest 15-inch gaming laptop moniker in the industry. The clean design is complemented with an all-new Omen logo and IR thermopile sensor for improved cooling. When it comes to hardware, the new Omen 15 is powered by Intel’s latest 10th gen Core i7 H-series processor or if you prefer AMD, Ryzen 7 H-series, up to 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD and GeForce RTX 2070 Super with Max-Q design. Moreover, the Omen 15 comes with a 15-inch Full HD display, optional 300Hz refresh rate, optional OLED panel and more. The base Intel-powered Omen 15 starts from Rs. 79,999 whereas the AMD Omen 15 variant starts from Rs. 75,999.

Next up is the HP Pavilion Gaming 16, which is HP’s first 16-inch gaming laptop in a 15-inch chassis. Its pricing is slightly lower than the Omen 15 but is powered by 10th gen Intel Core™ i7 processor or AMD Ryzen, up to GeForce GTX 1660Ti GPU, IPS-level Full HD display and more. The Pavilion Gaming 16’s AMD variant starts from Rs. 59,999 while the Intel one starts from Rs. 70,999.

In addition to laptops, HP also announced Omen Vector Mouse and X1000 Wireless Gaming Headset. The Vector Mouse features sensors co-developed with PixArt and has been designed for continuous use. It supports up to 16,000 dpi with 99% accuracy, 400 IPS, acceleration, self-calibration and a 50 million click lifespan, thanks to Omron switches. It will go for Rs. 3,999.

The X1000 wireless headset boasts a battery life of up to 20 hours, large 50mm driver, 7.1 virtual surround sound and carrying a price tag of Rs. 7,999.

Lenovo previews the world’s first foldable laptop

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At the Accelerate conference in Orlando, Florida, Lenovo previewed the world’s first foldable PC.

Hailing from the ThinkPad X1 family, this yet-to-be-named device wants to replace a conventional laptop with a large foldable screen. The device has a 13.3-inch 2K OLED display made by LG or a 9.6-inch screen when folded. In short, it’s similar to the foldable phones but with the laptop market as the target.

Lenovo is accentuating efficiency here: It’s a ThinkPad, which means it goes for the business crowd and will be powered by an Intel processor and will run Windows OS.

Lenovo expects to shed more details on the product sometime next year.

Salvage your outdated hardware with Cloudready

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Neverware, a computer refurbishing company has developed Cloudready, a fork of Chromium OS capable of running on old hardware. The OS is light on resources and can help resurrect your obsolete hardware quite easily.

The latest update allows for dual-booting with any MAC or Windows OS which was previously missing from older versions. For installation, an 8GB flash drive is required.

The paid version for institutions provides customer support and training from Neverware – both of which are missing from the free version.

The software can be downloaded for free for personal use here. Check here to see if your hardware is supported.

Toshiba unveils Surface-like dynaPad, thinnest 12-inch Windows 10 tablet in the world

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And there's no arguing with the fact that this is a very svelte sounding device, and much thinner than Microsoft’s tablet at 6.9mm (the Surface 3 is 8.7mm thick), weighing 569 grams. Toshiba says it's the thinnest and lightest 12-inch Windows 10 tablet in the world.

The same size as a B5 notebook, the dynaPad boasts a WACOM Active Electro-Static stylus and apparently replicates the feeling of natural handwriting with considerable accuracy, with 2048 levels of pressure sensed whether you’re jotting or sketching on your tablet.

Palm-rest rejection tech is also incorporated with the 1920 x 1280 resolution display to avoid accidental hand presses around the edges of the screen causing mistakes.

Toshiba has thrown a load of note-taking and related apps into the mix, including TruNote, TruCapture, TruRecorder, TruNote Clip and TruNote Share. These can be used for scribbling notes, snapping an image of some text, or making a voice recording and so on.

Of course, the dynaPad has a keyboard attachment to turn it into a laptop, and this is lightweight as well, featuring a satin gold carbon body.

It connects to the tablet using magnets, and Toshiba claims the keyboard sports a strong chassis with a comfortable typing experience. When not being used, the keyboard also attaches magnetically to provide protection for the slate when you're out and about.

The Toshiba dynaPad is set to be released in the first quarter of 2016, with pricing yet to be confirmed.