CES 2021: MSI announces monitors for gaming and business divisions

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Nivedita Bangari

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January 14, 2021

CES 2021: MSI announces monitors for gaming and business divisions

MSI’s new line of laptops was in lime-light for CES 2021, but the company had one more thing to announce for the event. the OEM announced its Artemis and Modern MD series monitors.

The Modern MD271 and MD241 filter out blue light to protect your eyes and is suitable for business. MSI’s MD271 and MD241 feature anti-flicker technology and filter out blue light to protect people’s eyes. Both the monitors are designed to be ergonomic, and they can fit your posture throughout a long workday.

The MPG Artemis is a 1000R curved monitor built for gaming. The 1000R curvature of the MPG Artymis help immerses people into gaming. The manufacturer stated that a 1000R curvature matches closely to the curve of the human eye. The monitor also utilizes AI to enhance the viewing experience.

The Modern MD monitors on the other hand feature a USB-C for modern connectivity. MSI hasn’t shared any more details regarding the new monitors by we are waiting for the official spec release from the manufacturer.

There is no news regarding the exact resolution or display type and quality of the monitors but we expect the OEM to release the details soon. Let’s wait and see what the gaming and business division monitors bring to the table

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MSI steps into the Ultrabook market with Summit E13 Flip

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Nivedita Bangari

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January 14, 2021

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MSI steps into the Ultrabook market with Summit E13 Flip

MSI is best known for its gaming laptops and motherboards and other PC gaming accessories. The manufacturer introduced its new Summit E13 Flip with a touchscreen laptop and the machine comes with a discrete GPU.

MSI has experience in the gaming notebook segment but the company is now stepping into business class models. there is vast competition in the market and is dominated by established players.

The Summit E13 Flip comes with chassis of white or black (with rose gold pattern). The design of the model has been changed and even the MSI logo looks different. Instead of the dragon logo found on its gaming laptops, MSI is using its standard logo.

The 13.4-inch full HD display at a 16:10 display aspect with 100 percent sRGB color accuracy with touch is more than enough for writers and business users. The latest Intel Core i7-1185G7, can boost up to 4.8GHz and runs at 28 watts. It has up to 1TB storage option along with 32GB of LPDDR4 RAM. It also comes with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.

Ports include:

webcam lock switch
Two Thunderbolt 4
Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2
Hidden microSD slot (expandable storage)
audio jack
legacy Type-A

Weighing just 1.35kg (2.97 lbs) and 14.9mm thick, the unibody design continues MSI’s focus on thin and light too.


OS	Windows 10
Processor	Intel Core i7-1185G7
RAM	Up to 32GB LPDDR4
Graphics	Intel Iris Xe
Storage	Up to 1TB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Display	13.4 inches 16:10 aspect ratio 1920×1200 @60Hz 100% sRGB Pen + touch
Pen	MSI Pen (included) 4,096 pressure levels, tilt MPP 2.0 Type-C recharge
Ports	Two Thunderbolt 4 One USB-A 3.2 One Type-C 3.5mm audio microSD (expansion)
Audio	Dual
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 6e Bluetooth 5.1
Camera	Front-facing 720p Privacy shutter
Security	TPM 2.0 Fingerprint reader
Battery	70Wh
Weight	1.35kg (2.97 lbs)
Color	Pure White or Black (with rose gold)

The Summit starts at $1,599for the Core i7, Intel Xe graphics, with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage. But for 1TB storage and 32GB of RAM, the price jumps to $1,899.

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Lucasfilm and EA has a break-up

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Nivedita Bangari

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January 14, 2021

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Lucasfilm and Electronic Arts have a long-standing relationship, and EA developed all the Star War games from the series. We all know how degrading the experience it had been with the Star War games, I mean, we know the latest movies don’t leave up to Luke Skywalker and Han Solo’s reputation, but the games, in particular, were disappointing.

But now it seems that Lucasfilm, the studio that owns the franchise has finally started to realize and recognize the importance of their games. The studio announced that it has now partnered with Ubisoft to develop a story-driven, open-world Star Wars game.

A few days back the company unveiled its Lucasfilm Games branding and announced the same for all its games in the future. and now the company announced the end of its near-decade-long relation with Electronic Arts.

The deal with Lucasfilm and EA gave the latter exclusive right to produce and publish Star Wars games. The deal was heavily criticized as it didn’t leave room for any improvement. The deal didn’t allow any other third party to get involved in the game’s production. But the games produced by EA has not lived up to the expectations of the fans of the franchise. Lucasfilm saw these mistakes by EA and is correcting the issue.

“We’re looking to work with best-in-class teams that can make great games across all of our IP. We’ve got a team of professionals here at Lucasfilm Games who can work with the developers, shape the stories, shape the creative, shape the games, to make them resonate with fans, and deliver across a breadth of platforms, genres, and experiences so that all of our fans can enjoy the IPs that they know and love.”

Ubisoft’s proprietary Snowdrop Engine will be used in the future games of Star Wars and it creates stunning realistic and immersive environments. “This is just the beginning of what I think is going to be a very exciting year for Lucasfilm Games.”

With the launch of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles, we can expect Lucasfilm to play it big.

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CES 2021: HP unveils new ProBook models with Ryzen 5000 APUs

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Nivedita Bangari

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January 14, 2021

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CES 2021: HP unveils new ProBook models with Ryzen 5000 APUs

HP has been upgrading its notebooks in a frenzy for the CES 2021 event. but the manufacturer is just not stopping at that, instead, it also unveiled a series of new ProBook laptops at this year’s CES 2021 event. the best thing about the new models is that they are powered by the latest Ryzen Pro 5000 series processors from AMD.

HP ProBook 635 Aero G8

The devices are powered by the AMD PRO Ryzen 5000 processors and are the top of the line laptop. It comes with long battery life, Wi-Fi 6, 4G LTE, and more. HP is also providing an IR camera and fingerprint reader to lock things up with Windows Hello.

The detailed features are given below:

OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Processor	Next-gen AMD Ryzen PRO
RAM	Up to 32GB DDR4-3200 Dual-channel Upgradeable
Graphics	AMD Radeon Integrated
Storage	Up to 1TB Gen 3×4 NVMe SSD Up to 512GB NVMe SSD 128GB Gen 3×2 NVMe SSD
Display	13.3 inches 1920×1080 (FHD) Anti-glare, Sure View, 1000 nits Anti-glare, Low power, 400 nits Anti-glare, 250 nits
Ports	USB-C Two USB-A 3.5mm audio HDMI 2.0 SIM slot (optional)
Audio	Dual speakers Two microphones
Connectivity	Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 Realtek Wi-Fi 5 Bluetooth 5 Intel MXM 4G LTE
Camera	Front-facing 720p HP Privacy Camera
Security	IR camera Fingerprint reader
Battery	45Wh
Dimensions	12.11 x 8.05 x 0.7 inches (307.6mm x 204.5mm x 17.9mm)
Weight	From 2.2 pounds (0.99kg)

HP ProBook 445 and 455 G8

The models look very much similar to the Aero model but both the devices are lighter. Ryzen PRO 5000 series processor powers both the devices and they come with Wi-Fi 6 but lack the option for 4G LTE connectivity.

The specs are given below:

Category	HP ProBook 445 G8	HP ProBook 455 G8
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Processor	Next-Gen AMD Ryzen PRO	Next-gen AMD Ryzen PRO
RAM	Up to 32GB DDR4-3200 Dual-channel Upgradeable	Up to 32GB DDR4-3200 Dual-channel Upgradeable
Graphics	AMD Radeon Integrated	AMD Radeon Integrated
Storage	1TB Gen3x4 NVMe SSD Up to 512GB NVMe SSD 128GB Gen3x2 NVMe SSD	1TB Gen3x4 NVMe SSD Up to 512GB NVMe SSD 128GB Gen3x2 NVMe SSD
Display	14 inches 1920×1080 (FHD) Anti-glare, Sure View, 1000 nits Anti-glare, Low power, 400 nits Anti-glare, 250 nits 1366×768 (HD) Anti-glare, 250 nits	15.6 inches 1920×1080 (FHD) Anti-glare, Sure View, 1000 nits Anti-glare, Low power, 400 nits Anti-glare, 250 nits 1366×768 (HD) Anti-glare, 250 nits
Ports	USB-C Three USB-A Ethernet 3.5mm audio HDMI 1.4b microSD reader	USB-C Three USB-A Ethernet 3.5mm audio HDMI 1.4b microSD reader
Audio	Dual speakers Two microphones	Dual speakers Two microphones
Connectivity	Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 Intel 9260 Wi-Fi 5 Realtek Wi-Fi 5 Bluetooth 5	Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 Intel 9260 Wi-Fi 5 Realtek Wi-Fi 5 Bluetooth 5
Camera	Front-facing 720p HP Privacy Camera	Front-facing 720p HP Privacy Camera
Security	IR camera Fingerprint reader	IR camera Fingerprint reader
Battery	45Wh	45Wh
Dimensions	12.67 x 8.42 x 0.78 inches (321.9mm x 213.9mm x 19.9mm)	14.15 x 9.21 x 0.78 inches (359.4mm x 233.9mm x 19.9mm)
Weight	From 3.03 pounds (1.37kg)	From 3.83 pounds (1.74kg)

HP ProBook x360 435 G8

The HP ProBook x360 435 G8 is a convertible version of the previous ProBooks. It can be rotated between a traditional laptop mode to a tablet mode.

The specifications are given below:

OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Processor	Next-gen AMD Ryzen PRO
RAM	Up to 32GB DDR4-3200 Dual-channel Upgradeable
Graphics	AMD Radeon Integrated
Storage	Up to 1TB Gen3x4 NVMe SSD Up to 512GB NVMe SSD 128GB Gen3x2 NVMe SSD
Display	13.3 inches 1920×1080 (FHD) Touch Sure View, 1000 nits Low Power, 400 nits 250 nits
Ports	USB-C Two USB-A 3.5mm audio HDMI 1.4b microSD reader
Audio	Dual speakers Dual microphones
Connectivity	Intel AX200 Wi-Fi 6 Intel 9260 Wi-Fi 5 Realtek Wi-Fi 5 Bluetooth 5
Camera	Front-facing 720p Rear-facing 5MP HP Privacy Camera
Security	IR camera Fingerprint reader
Battery	45Wh
Dimensions	12.14 x 8.77 x 0.7 inches (308.5mm x 222.9mm x 17.9mm)
Weight	From 3.19 pounds (1.45kg)

Pricing will be announced closer to launch for the various ProBook models.

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ASUS ROG Phone 4 teased in the official poster

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January 14, 2021

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ASUS ROG Phone 4 teased in the official poster

At the beginning of the year, a lot of gaming smartphone manufacturers have started teasing their upcoming gaming phones of this year. Every year these gaming brands launch a new smartphone with some of the best features specially customized for a better gaming experience. Just like that gaming brands like Black Shark by Xiaomi, Nubia and now ASUS also teased the upcoming smartphones of their gaming segment.

This time we are talking about the first teased official poster o the upcoming ASUS ROG Phone 4 gaming smartphone. Last year the ASUS ROG Phone 3 was the best gaming smartphone of all and this year also the company might be targeting the same spot and so do we are looking forward to it. Let’s have a look at the official poster that has been shared by the company today on its official Weibo account.

Heading back to the teaser we can see a slightly thick chin and slimmer bezels on other sides. ASUS ROG Phone 3 had noticeable bezels on all sides especially on the forehead and chin but this time it might get limited to the chin only. Another noticeable thing in the poster is that the company has connected 6 starts which might hint at the cameras of the phone but we are not sure about this. The Chinese text on the last line says ‘Tencent ROG gaming phone has a new look, so stay tuned’ (Google Translator). This clearly indicates that the company has redesigned this smartphone.

Also read: OnePlus 9 Lite enters mass-production, coming to India and China

As per GeekBench the phone will come with Snapdragon 888 processor paired with 8GB RAM and will run Android 11.

CES 2021: Razer unveils Project Brooklyn Gaming Chair concept

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Nivedita Bangari

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January 14, 2021

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CES 2021: Razer unveils Project Brooklyn Gaming Chair concept

At CES 2021, Razer took a bold step and introduced its concept devices at the world’s biggest IT event. for the unknown, the concept products are nothing but bold ideas which the company’s engineers are testing and trying to make work.

The manufacturer introduced its new plan which is the ‘Project Brooklyn.’ The new project will have immersive audio, cabling, and also a 60-inch 180-degree curved OLED display.

The gaming chair looks like a normal chair but can deploy an OLED gaming display from the rear when needed. It will have Razer HyperSense, 4D armrests, the same cable management system from the Razer Laptop 27.

The project is one of the most ambitious tasks which the company has undertaken.

Here are the details from the official press release from Razer:

“With design inspiration from the Razer Iskur introduced in October 2020, Project Brooklyn takes leaps forward in user touchpoints, connecting the gaming chair to the display and its more functional components like armrests while still delivering on comfort from plush, high-density foam cushions that support your unique body shape. The leather-stitched seatback is constructed in a robust carbon fiber body to maintain perfect posture throughout gaming marathons.

The adjustable platform on which the chair sits is complete with cable-routing and takes design cues from the Razer Raptor monitor. Mounted from the chair’s backbone and deployable with the touch of a button is a 60″ full surround OLED display for stunning visual detail. Folding into the chair back when not in use, the roll-out display assembly plunges you into the center of the action with crisp detail and a savory panoramic experience.

The fully transformable 4D armrests neatly tuck away collapsible tables with flexible ergonomics, allowing you to switch easily between PC gaming with a mouse and keyboard and console gaming. There are separate panels in each armrest, allowing for different keyboard and mouse ergonomics, and each half folds away when not in use.”

There is no official confirmation as to when the company will launch any other significant details about the new chair, but the idea looks something right out of a sci-fi movie.

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Dell Alienware m17 R4 gaming notebook refreshed for CES 2021

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Nivedita Bangari

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January 14, 2021

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Dell Alienware m17 R4 gaming notebook refreshed for CES 2021

Alienware laptops are the dream gaming notebook of every gamer in the community. Dell already refreshed its Aurora Alienware desktop and now the manufacturer has introduced its refreshed Alienware m17 R4 gaming notebook.

The new refreshed laptop is powered by Intel processor options and there are two variants available. One is powered by the Core i7-10870H and Core i7-10980HK. The gaming notebook will come with 8 GB of DDR4-2933 to up to 32 GB. The PCIe NVMe storage is provided with up to a total of 4 TB.

Dell announced that the m17 R4 will come with 66 fan blades for the CPU and GPU. The CPU will also come with a vapor chamber cooling. Most of the other specifications and features of the refreshed version are the same as last year’s model.

The laptop comes with a display option in 17.3-inch display options which include the FHD variant with a 360 Hz refresh rate. The manufacturer also provides the high-resolution display option of a 500-nit 4K 60 Hz panel with 100% Adobe RGB coverage.

The Alienware m17 R4 will be available from January 26 at prices starting from US$2,149.99. Dell also mentioned that the Alienware m17 R4 is recognized as a CES 2021 Innovation Award Honoree (Gaming).

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CES 2021: New Dynabook Portage laptops start shipping with Intel vPro CPUs

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Reetam Bodhak

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January 14, 2021

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CES 2021: New Dynabook Portage laptops start shipping with Intel vPro CPUs

After the 10 nm Ice Lake series of vPro, the Tiger Lake fetch it on the track for business users who are not satisfied with last year’s 14 nm Comet Lake-U options.

Now the users who are needed Intel’s Latest 11^th generation Tiger Lake-U CPUs have to comfortable with non-vPro options like the Core i5-1135G7, Core i3-1115G4, or Core i7-1165G7.

Last year 10^th generation Ice Lake processors had not received any variants of vPro so it leaving many business laptops stuck with Comet Lake-U and ancient UHD Graphics. But luckily now Intel finally shift to vPro –enabled Tiger Lake CPUs in the next few weeks and the first OEMs will be the Dynabook to use them.

According to the information of the press, it has the high-end Portage X30L-J, Portage X40-J, and Portage X30W-J all these business laptops will have new Core i7-115G7 and Core i5-1145G7 vPro options with the Standard Core i3-1115G4 to Core i7-1165G7 non vPro ones. It will be a great opportunity for the business users, now they can enjoy the huge GPU gains of Iris Xe with also the vPro features.

The announcement for the three aforementioned Portage laptops was done in the late last year at the changes for CES 2021 that are internal only. The users can order today the X30L-J, X40-J, and X30W-J for the cost of $129, $1299, and USD 1549. The laptops are like XPS 13or MSI prestige 14 already have shipped with the Core i7-1185G7 albeit without any of the vPro features.

AMD EPYC 7543 Milan CPU spotted with 32 cores

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Raunak Saha

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January 14, 2021

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AMD EPYC 7543 Milan CPU spotted with 32 cores

AMD has recently given a demo of their 3rd Gen AMD EPYC Milan server CPUs at CES 2021 and stated the availability in Q1 2021. Based on the new Zen 3 architecture, these new Milan CPUs should provide great performance over already impressive Rome server CPUs.

AMD even demoed a 32 core EPYC Milan CPU at the CES 2021 keynote, and that showed a clear win over Intel Xeon 6258R (28 cores). Now, a new AMD EPYC 7543 has been spotted by @TUM_APISAK on Geekbench with a base frequency of 2.8GHz.

AMD EPYC 7543 (Milan)
32C/64T
AuthenticAMD Family 25 Model 1 Stepping 1
Base Frequency 2.80 GHzhttps://t.co/eD3mQncuj9

.gb5https://t.co/EopsOKs3qa pic.twitter.com/wRVF0Fiyee
— APISAK (@TUM_APISAK) January 14, 2021

It is quite similar to the AMD EPYC 75F3 rumored to have a 2.95 GHz base clock speed, while the other specs like TDP are unknown. However, the EPYC 7543 Milan CPU seems to have 256MB of L3 cache and it is very likely to see more new EPYC Milan server CPUs in the coming days.

Predicted AMD EPYC Milan 3rd Gen Server CPU Lineup:

CPU Name	Cores / Threads	Base Clock	Boost Clock	L3 Cache	L2 Cache	TDP
AMD EPYC 7763	64 / 128	2.45 GHz	3.50 GHz	256 MB	32 MB	280W
AMD EPYC 7663	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
AMD EPYC 7713	64 / 128	2.00 GHz	3.70 GHz	256 MB	32 MB	225W
AMD EPYC 75F3	32 / 64	2.95 GHz	4.00 GHz	256 MB	32 MB	280W
AMD EPYC 7443	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
AMD EPYC 74F3	24 / 48?	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
AMD EPYC 7413	24 / 48	2.65 GHz	3.60 GHz	128 MB	16 MB	180W
AMD EPYC 7313	16 / 32	3.00 GHz	3.70 GHz	128 MB	16 MB	155W
AMD EPYC 72F3	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA

Anker unveils Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro wireless earbuds with ANC at $129

Anurag Dutta

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January 14, 2021

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Anker unveils Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro wireless earbuds with ANC at $129

Anker has launched another TWS earbuds, named the Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro. This product has been launched as the successor of the Soundcore Liberty Air 2 earbuds that was launched earlier by Anker, the predecessor is one of the best budget earbuds. The Soundcore Liberty Air 2 Pro features 11nm drivers with Active Noise Cancelation (ANC). Let’s check the features of this audio product.

Also Read: HTC Desire 21 Pro 5G goes official in Taiwan for TWD$11,990($428)

With 11nm of drivers, these earbuds have designed to get comfortable n various situations, such as transport mode: Blocks out lower frequencies; indoor mode: reduces mid-range sounds like voices in an office; transparency mode: it comes with two levels of ambient sound enhancement. This audio product features six-mic noise reduction tech, results in a “premium call quality”.

In terms of battery life, Anker claims that the Liberty Air 2 Pro provides seven hours of battery life with ANC off and turning it on, it reduces to six hours. Now, with a charging case, this product can provide 26 total hours of endurance with ANC off and 21 with it on. So, you have to charge your case fully to use your earbuds non-stop. The charging case can be charged over a USB-C cable or wirelessly with Qi. Battery charging indicator LED lights are there as well on the charging case. This product will be available in four different color variants: Black, White, Blue, and Pink.

Also Read: Tesla opens India entity in Bengaluru, confirms three directors in the newly formed entity

In terms of pricing and availability, the Liberty Air 2 Pro is currently available for sale at a price tag of $129.99.

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