ASUS ZenBook Flip S, The 4K does not fit big to this convertible of 1 kilogram!

ASUS ZenBook Flip S

Taking advantage of Computex, ASUS gave us know the latest venture by the convertible brand: the ASUS ZenBook Flip S. A device that leaves no doubt about what belongs lineage, characterized by thinness and aluminum, and we could test after his presentation, so we bring you our first impressions of ASUS ZenBook Flip S.

The impact of the design is given by presenting a product much lighter than its predecessor, the ASUS ZenBook Flip, and also by leaving no gap in the event for tablets as such. Their claims in addition to thinness: competent hardware and a waste of pixels on that 13.3-inch screen. Does the 4K fit this lightweight device? We tell you in as much detail as possible.Continue reading →

10 free apps that teaches you something new

Ever wandered into the app or playstore but can’t find anything that interest you? Wanting to find an app to kill time or learn something new but don’t know where to look under? Be lost no more as here are 10 different free apps that give you something new to take away from!

The Trading Game (Free iOS and Android)

Looking for a way to grow your wealth? Finding an app which can teach you all about the financial market? This is the app for you! The Trading Game which has a real time forex simulator and also many incredible lessons which teaches and prepares you for the harsh world of trading. Learning has never been so fun and easy and what’s more it is totally free with no advertisements to hinder your learning! Expert advice and tips, many quizzes to enhance your knowledge and even a global leaderboard to bring out some competitiveness in you, there is nothing more you can ask for in one app. Start trading today and you might be well on your way to become the next Warren Buffet!

TED (Free iOS and Android)

Always having deep thoughts? Love thinking about life and the big world that we live in? Then TED is the application perfect for you. They have been running for 30 years and they provide access to their entire video library which has a vast amount of ideas and information about understanding about the world we live in. It’s available in over 90 languages so nothing will stop anyone from having a deeper connection with life around us. The videos can be also filtered according to different elements. If you are finding something to humour yourself just search funny and content that brings laughter to everyone will appear. Finding something new and amazing you could search for jaw-dropping and get ready to be surprised!

Health IQ (Free, iOS and Android)

For those health conscious people out there, this app provides with what you need to keep your health on track. Health IQ is filled with information and details which focuses on health education. This allows you to make the best decisions whether it is exercise routine or diet so as to keep your body in the best state as possible. Quizzes are available to you to increase your knowledge about healthy living and you will find is so relevant and interesting. Everybody should have eaten carrots before but did you know that the purple ones contain the most antioxidants? Find out more interesting facts when you explore Health IQ. Moreover, all the contents of Health IQ have been approved by medical and health experts so it is perfectly safe.

Duolingo (Free, iOS, Android)

Going on a holiday to a foreign land or just wanting to brush up on a new language, Duolingo helps you in the best way possible to get acquainted with a new language fast. It’s all within those short and simple lessons with pictures and speech all included to enhance learning. 34 hours of learning at Duolingo is similar to 11 weeks or a semester worth of a language course at a university. With efficiency like this, universities might want to adapt this app as well. Preparing to visit the Eiffel Tower or the Leaning Tower of Pisa? This app has got you covered!

1600 (Free iOS, Android)

Curious about what lies within the White House but don’t have the means for a holiday tour there? 1600 allows you to have a tour of the White House without being physically present there. All you need will be a US dollar to activate the app. Lie the dollar bill on a flat surface and shoot your mobile device’s camera towards George Washington and watch as a replica of the White House mysterious appears before your very eyes. You will be able to explore the whole building and also enjoy events such as Egg Rolling on the lawn with the First Lady and also have a shot of being the president and calling the shots!

Coursera (Free iOS, Android)

Coursera is a fantasy world for those who love going to school, studying and learning more stuff! With over 1000 courses from maths, science and even technological related modules, learning is limitless! Classes are made up of lectures, reading assignments and also videos to help make learning as easy as possible. A completion of a certain course will earn you a certificate. While some of the courses are free, there are many which you still have to pay for. After all, we wouldn’t need to go to school anymore if everything on Coursera was freely accessible. Definitely still worth the money if you intend to take up a course which requires payment.

Khan Academy (Free iOS, Android)

Khan Academy is similar to the app before but it is absolutely free. The subjects they have are more traditional like maths and science. There are over 10000 videos to go along with their courses and this platform is excellent for polishing up on your fundamentals and improving on your concepts. One of the better learning apps for those who do not want to fork out a single cent!

Udacity (Free iOS, Android)

This platform is more for IT savvy or IT interested people to explore. It brings in big companies such as Facebook and Google onto your phone. Courses are available for HTML, Javascript and many more. With various levels of difficulties to conquer, this app will make the geek in you squeak! Quizzes are included to enhance learning after completing class lectures or courses. Udacity brings experts from tech giants like Facebook and Google to your phone.

HowStuffWorks (Free, iOS and Android)

This app does exactly as its title states. It’s all about learning how stuff works! There is a vast array of topics for your enjoyment and learning. From the inventors of the internet to even the princes of France, almost everything can be explained in this app. Take up quizzes or listen to podcasts and even watch shows to find out yes you got it, how stuff works!

Curiosity (Free iOS and Android)

Curiosity is indeed for the curious. With interesting and awesome facts delivered to you daily, your thirst for knowing more stuff will indeed be quenched. Everything new you can know is all easily available on this app. With facts hand-picked by their editors everyday, you will look forward to each and everyday after you download this app!

Surface Pro: More powerful, more efficient and with total bet by the stylus

Surface Pro

The Surface family grows. After the presentation of the Surface Laptop comes the launch of the new Surface Pro, which now forget the numbers (no Surface Pro 5) and without touching just the outside touch the interior and a very special peripheral, the stylus or Pencil that has been improved noticeably.

That is the big bet of a Microsoft that wants to remain a reference in these convertible tablets in which the experience and writing is almost as important as the keyboard and touchpad.Continue reading →

10 reasons why Wimbledon and television are a perfect match

Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and considered by most to be the holy grail of the tennis world.

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For two weeks every summer it’s a national obsession, especially when British players are doing well.

Wimbledon has had a long relationship with television, almost from the start of broadcasting in the UK, as described here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/historyofthebbc/research/programming/wimbledon.

Intimate

Tennis is an intimate and intense spectacle, filled with drama and perfect for the small screen.

Referred to by many players as the cathedral of tennis, Wimbledon Centre Court is the ultimate intimate and intense sports arena.

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One on one

Although there are other variants of the game, the biggest matches are the singles. A true one on one battle and the ability of television to get close up, in amongst the fight, makes for a riveting viewer experience.

Personalities

The closeness of television to the action creates an emotional link between viewer and player, often moving beyond national boundaries. From panto baddies to beloved masters, the intimacy of television makes viewers feel seriously invested.

The breaks

The regular breaks between games allows viewers to pause, speculate and chat about the result, grab a drink or take a break, perfect for television.

Scoring

The system of scoring makes some points a lot more vital than others, and in close games, the drama can be an intense viewing experience.

Temperament

Television enables the viewer to examine the faces of the players, feel every emotion and see exactly how their temperament affects the game they produce.

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The sound of silence

Unlike many other sports, tennis has moments of absolute silence, those crucial match points where the crowd is so silent you hear the ball bounce, perfect TV.

History

The sense of continuity that 140 years of history brings gives us a feeling of communal viewing in a way nothing else could.

Cruel

The cruelty of players having to sit side by side with their competitor emphasises the intensity of the duel unfolding before our eyes and is compelling viewing.

Full screen

The movement of tennis is almost hypnotic, the movement from side to side and cross court covers the full screen, creating patterns which appeal to all viewers.

Sony has created a gigantic electronic ink tablet that is not only large in size, but also in price

Sony

The notebook of the future? As Sony continues to raise that idea for some years, when he presented us in 2013 his idea of how we will use documents in a single device to forget the role. Sony is no stranger to electronic ink readers, there is the case of Sony Reader or DPT-S1, which were discontinued in 2014. But apparently Sony does not give up and today introduces us a new, and curious, devices, which, now, it wants to be the notebook of the future.

The new DPT-S1, which is an upgrade of the DPT-S1, is presented as a huge 13.3-inch tablet, where its strength is that it integrates a panel of electronic ink compatible with stylus. Here we can from storing PDFs to writing and making notes.Continue reading →

Why and how to change the name and password of your home WiFi network

WiFi network

Your router is the main gateway to your home network, and also to all the devices you have connected to it. Someone able to access it cannot only take advantage of your connection, in case it is someone with enough knowledge could have the keys to access the devices you have connected to it.

That is why it is highly recommended to change the name and password of your home WiFi network. Conforming to the default settings is one of the most common mistakes that users make, so today we will explain in a simple way how and why you have to change these parameters.Continue reading →

NVIDIA, from the video game industry to Deep Learning

NVIDIA

The name of NVIDIA will always be linked to the video game industry and graphics. They were responsible for a real revolution: the first GPUs or better known as graphics cards. Realism in 2D and 3D graphics, the ability to display more and more polygons on stage Do you remember the GeForce 256 capable of moving more than 10 million polygons? Now that seems insignificant to us.

There are few who continue to surprise when the CEO of NVIDIA, Jen-Hsun Huang, appears at a conference proclaiming that much of the company revenues now come from other sources of Deep Learning, computing in the cloud or the development of automotive systems (some of them autonomous). They have managed to get in and push many other industries like they already did with video games. Deep Learning and Machine Learning is one of its main focuses today.

The fact is that NVIDIA is not just up to this new revolution as a beginner with the mere interest of diversifying revenue. NVIDIA has been the engine of all these technologies for a few years . And as many analysts say, this has only just begun.Continue reading →

Razer Blade Pro is a monster with Kaby Lake processor and Nvidia GTX 1080

Razer Blade Pro

The device it replaces is not at all old, in fact was introduced last October, but it seems that in Razer intend to keep updating the most important teams. We’re going to show you the new 17-inch Razer Blade Pro and what’s new under your arm.

Before going into detail I put a little in position, this equipment is for those players looking for a laptop and have no problem with the budget, as is usual in the Razer offer. They try to mount an experience almost identical to that of a powerful desktop, in a relatively portable device.Continue reading →

The Snapdragon 835 promises in almost everything, but it has an ace well kept in the sleeve

Snapdragon 835

Qualcomm has been expecting something more than normal this year with its Snapdragon 835. Some models like the LG G6 have in fact had to give it up to launch as soon as possible, but soon will begin to arrive smartphones based on a SoC that again promises to be the king of performance in 2017.

We already have the first preliminary analysis of the performance of the Snapdragon 835, and everything points to the fact that we are facing a good evolution of Snapdragon 821. Many lights, some shadows and an important feature that could be the really important of this new SoC: its energy efficiency.Continue reading →

Nokia 1100, the best-selling mobile phone in history

Nokia 1100

Today tends to blind us, and the market has such a short memory does not help to remember great successes of the past unless they triumph with a proper name associated with certain movements. This is the case of Nokia, whose best known phone may be the Nokia 3310, so often mentioned with jokes about its indestructibility.

However, at the time Nokia dominated the market, something that we mentally associated with the dinosaur era, there was a phone that made the difference to such an extent that today has not yet been surpassed. Before Nokia abandoned the throne of mobile telephony to make way for smartphones, its Nokia 1100 entered the history books. A record phone.Continue reading →