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Microsoft Doubles Down: The Two-Faced Surface Duo

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Starting at $1399, Microsoft’s Surface Duo opens into the thinnest mobile device on the market and connects two PixelSense™ Fusion Displays to create one expansive 8.1-inch screen.

Microsoft Surface Duo

With Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 and dimensions of 145.2 mm (H) x 93.3 mm (W) x 9.9 mm (T at hinge), there’s room for an eSIM5 and one Nano SIM. It runs on Android 10.

But don’t call it a smartphone. Microsoft really, really wants to create a new category of mobile device-- that is, a popular new category.

“We designed Surface Duo for people who want to get more done with the device in their pocket. Our internal research shows that 3 out of 4 people report struggling to complete complex tasks while away from their computer. That’s because smartphones with a single screen aren’t designed for you to easily do multiple things at once,” says Panos Panay, Chief Product Officer for Windows + Devices,\.

“Think about it. You continually have to switch between apps to get even the most essential things done – breaking focus, breaking flow. Just like using two monitors at your desk, having two distinct screens lets you open up two apps side by side…”

He goes on “..as we look ahead to the next wave of mobile productivity and creativity, we see an opportunity to create something new with Surface Duo-- not to reinvent the phone, but to inspire people to rethink how they want to use the device in their pocket.”

Folded up, the Duo is 9.9 mm thick. Unfold and the Surface Duo’s 360-degree hinge allows you to use each screen individually or together, across a variety of modes. Most smartphones sport a tall, pocket-wide size but Microsoft went wider--for an aspect ratio more similar to a laptop or monitor. Like your old iPhone, Duo its slip showing with bezel above and below the screen.

MSI Offers B550 Motherboards

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MSI announces a selection of motherboards based on the recently announced B550 chipset, with products available under the MPG Gaming, MAG Tomahawk, MAG Mortar, MAG Bazooka and Pro ranges.

MSI motherboards

All the motherboards support 3rd gen AMD Ryzen processors and include PCIe 4.0 technology, allowing for faster data transfer between graphics cards, storage devices and network devices. MSI says the motherboards also improve heat dissipation, with an additional choke thermal pad rated for 7W/mk and thickened copper in the PCB ensuring better heat transfer effects. The USB-C connector on the front is compatible with PC cases featuring such a design, while a Flash BIOS button allows users to easily flash the BIOS without need to connect a CPU, memory and graphics card. The ClearCMOS function is also enhanced to restore the BIOS to default settings quickly and without need for additional actions.

Lenovo Intros Detachable Tablet Duo

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Lenovo announces not one, but two Windows 10 tablets with detachable keyboards-- the Yoga Duet 7i and the IdeaPad Duet 3i, both featuring a companion stylus accessory and LTE support.

Lenovo detachable tablets 2020

The more premium offering of the two is the Yoga Duet 7i, the first Yoga device shipped with a detachable Bluetooth 5.0 keyboard. It features a 13.3-inch IPS 2K touchscreen and is powered by up to a 10th Gen i7 Intel Core CPU and an Intel Iris Plus GPU. Also included are up to 16GB DDR4 RAM, up to 1TB SSD storage, a battery promising 10.8 hours of use on a single charge, Dolby audio and Dolby Vision support.

Intel Buys Killer Wifi Card Maker

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Intel announces the acquisition of Rivet Networks, the company behind the Killer-branded NICs (network interface cards) found in laptops from popular brands such as Dell, Alienware and HP.

Intel Rivet

The financial details of the deal are not available, but Intel plans to use the acquisition to "develop new solutions for broader PC connectivity enhancement." Key Rivet Networks products, including the Killer brand, will make part of the broader Chipzilla wifi portfolio, while the software will remain available for 3rd party licensing. In addition, Intel will fold the Rivet Networks team into the Intel Wireless Solution Group within the Client Computing Group.

Gartner: -14% Decline for Devices in 2020

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According to Gartner, global device (PCs, tablets and mobile phones) shipments are set to reach 1.9 billion units in 2020, a decline by -13.6% brought about by the coronavirus (aka Covid-19) pandemic.

Gartner market devices

“The forecasted decline in the PC market in particular could have been much worse,” the analyst says. “However, government lockdowns due to Covid-19 forced businesses and schools to enable millions of people to work from home and increase spending on new notebooks, Chromebooks and tablets for those workers. Education and government establishments also increased spending on those devices to facilitate e-learning.”

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