Google outs Hangouts Meet hardware for your conference room

Google outs Hangouts Meet hardware for your conference room

Back in March into a business-focused service. And today it's introducing the first Hangouts Meet hardware bundle to make video meetings easier to manage and of better quality. The Hangouts Meet hardware bundle consists of an Asus Chromebox, a 4K camera, a speaker-mic, and a touchscreen controller. The Chromebox runs Chrome OS, and can automatically push updates to the other components in the hardware kit. The 4K camera has a 120-degree field-of-view, thus easily capturing everyone at the table even in small spaces. It's built with machine learning and can intelligently detect participants and automatically crop and zoom to frame them. The speaker-mic is designed by Google to actively eliminate echo and background noise. Up to five of them can be daisy-chained together with a single wire if need be. The controller lets you easily join scheduled events from Google Calendar or view meeting details. It allows you to pin and mute team members, but also control the camera. Participants can be added with the dial-a-phone feature, and presentations from a laptop can be made via HDMI. Furthermore, if you're a G Suite Enterprise edition customer, you can record your meetings to Google Drive. Also in that case you will be able to hold meetings with up to 50 participants, and dial-in from around the globe. The hardware kit is priced at $1,999 and is available in select markets today. It should go well with your company's , also from Google.

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Microsoft Surface Pro with LTE Advanced launches in December starting at $1, 149

Microsoft Surface Pro with LTE Advanced launches in December starting at $1,149

After back in September, Microsoft's with LTE Advanced (that's the actual product name) has now become official at the company's Future Decoded event in London, just . The Surface Pro LTE features Qualcomm's X16 mobile data modem, with 20 bands built-in for seamless global connectivity. With its support for LTE Cat.9, the Surface Pro will be able to reach peak download speeds of up to 450Mbps, which Microsoft says makes it the fastest LTE-enabled laptop in its class, since competitors top out at Cat.6 (300Mbps). The new computer will start shipping to businesses in December, and it looks like the consumer launch will only happen next year. The Surface Pro LTE will be available in two configurations, in either case requiring a $150 premium for the mobile data modem over the identically-specced non-LTE variant. For $1,149 you get a Core i5 processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of SSD storage, while if you shell out $1,449 you will receive 8GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD, with the CPU remaining the same. The Core i7 Surface Pro will not be offered with LTE connectivity. |

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Next-year Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 to come with Bluetooth 5.0

Next-year Samsung Galaxy A5 and Galaxy A7 to come with Bluetooth 5.0

The Exynos 7885 chipset that the and the got certified by the Bluetooth SIG. The listing reveals that the new SoC will support Bluetooth 5.0, which brings better data transfer and ability to connect multiple devices to a smartphone. According to an , the Exynos 7885 will be a 14nm chip with two Cortex-A73 cores and six Cortex-A53 units. The clock speed should be 2.1 GHz and the GPU is supposed to be Mali-G71. The Galaxy A5 (2018) in a benchmark with Snapdragon 660, but this setup might be on track for the Chinese market. The phone might have 4 GB or 6 GB RAM and most likely will launch with Android Nougat 7.1 out of the box.

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Neffos with 18:9 screen and Snapdragon 835 leaks

Neffos with 18:9 screen and Snapdragon 835 leaks

TP-Link might be famous with their networking solutions, but the company also outs smartphones from time to time. the X1 and the X1 Max, but now a flagship is on its way. According to sources, it will have top notch specs like Snapdragon 835 and dual camera setup. The yet unnamed phone is coming with an 18:9 screen with curved edges on the front. This will means there is no room for a home button or a fingerprint scanner, so the latter moves to the back, right below the dual cameras. One of the sensors is 16 MP, while the other is 20 MP and is said to offer 2x optical zoom. The selfie snapper is also 16 MP. The RAM is expected to be 6 GB. TP-Link usually manufacturers low-end and mid-tier smartphones, so a Snapdragon 835 device could indicate a major shift in strategy. We are waiting for an official announcement from TP-Link and when we have one, well let you know more about the details.

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Razer Phone leak reveals 4,000mAh battery

Razer Phone leak reveals 4,000mAh battery

So we Razer is entering the smartphone market, and its debut device is . The device has already been in a benchmark listing, and an alleged image of the phone also a few weeks ago. Now, the handset has been listed on the website of a Three UK affiliate. The listing not only shows the front of the Razor Phone (in low-resolution though), but also reveals some of its key specs. As per the listing, the phone sports a 5.72-inch screen and comes with 8GB of RAM. It features a dual rear-camera setup (12MP+13MP), and packs in a large, 4,000mAh battery. Other details revealed by the listing include Dolby ATMOS sound and Wide Colour Gamut (WCG) display. The device's benchmark outing had revealed some other key details, including Snapdragon 835 SoC, 64GB storage, and an 8MP selfie camera. There's, however, currently no information on the price tag the phone will carry. |

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