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IDC: Work-at-Home Brings Surge in Notebooks and Tablets

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IDC: Work-at-Home Brings Surge in Notebooks and Tablets

According to IDC, Q1 2020 sees spike of around 30% Y-o-Y in demand for notebooks and tablets across Europe, as coronavirus (aka Covid-19) lockdowns lead companies to equip employees to work from home while students set themselves to study remotely.

"This has led to many retailers and distributors in W. Europe running out of stock," the analyst says. "Disruption to the supply chain in China following the lockdown in Wuhan over the Chinese New Year cut deliveries into the European market by approximately 15%–20% in Q1 2020. More than 90% of the portable PCs and tablets imported into Europe are manufactured and assembled in China.”

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Origin Puts Desktop Ryzen in EON15-X Laptop

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Origin Puts Desktop Ryzen in EON15-X Laptop

AMD might offer mobile PC makers the Ryzen Mobile 4000 series processors, but Origin takes a step further with the EON15-X AMD, a high-end laptop powered by a choice Ryzen 3000 desktop SKUs, including the 12-core Ryzen 9 3900.

An update on the EON15 line of gaming laptops, the EON15-X AMD comes in 6-, 8- and 12-core configurations aimed at gamers and content creation wanting the multi-core performance of the 7nm Zen 2 architecture. The processor is paired with up to 64GB of DDR4-2666 RAM, up to 4TB of SATA SSD storage and a choice of Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 6GB or 2070 8GB graphics card.

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HP Updates Envy 17 Laptop

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HP Updates Envy 17 Laptop

HP announces a refresh of the Envy 17 premium laptop-- one featuring a 17.3-inch display with (optional) 4K UHD capability, together with a 10th generation Intel Core i7 processor and up to Nvidia MX330 graphics.

The display claims an 86% screen-to-body ratio, but slimmer bezels make for a laptop smaller than the previous Envy 17 model. HP offers the 2020 Envy 17 in a number of storage configurations, including dual-storage with up to a 256GB SSD and a 1TB HDD, a 1TB 7200rpm SATA HDD and a 16GB PCIe NVMe Intel Optane drive and even up to a 1TB PCIe NVM TLC M.2 SSD.

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Apple Updates iPad Pro

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Apple Updates iPad Pro

Apple confirms various rumours with the March announcement of a new iPad Pro model-- one featuring a more powerful A12Z Bionic processor and an ultra-wide camera with a "breakthrough" LiDAR scanner providing depth-sensing capabilities.

“The new iPad Pro introduces advanced technologies never before available in mobile computing,” the company says. “Combining the most advanced mobile display with powerful performance, pro cameras, pro audio, the breakthrough LiDAR Scanner and new Magic Keyboard with Trackpad, this is another huge leap forward for iPad. There’s no other device in the world like the new iPad Pro and we think our customers are going to love it.”

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The Return of the reMarkable eReader

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The Return of the reMarkable eReader

Back in 2016, Norwegian startup reMarkable launched the self-titled reMarkable, an oversized eReader with a "Canvas" display users can draw on. Now the device gets a sequel, and it claims to be "the most paper-like digital device the industry has ever seen."

Imaginatively named the reMarkable 2, the update features a change in design. Whereas the original is symmetrical, the sequel features a chrome band along the left-hand side, making it look more like a regular paper notebook. It is also thinner at 4.7mm, while the 10.3-inch 2nd generation Canvas display promises to be twice as the previous version, while offering a textured surface material making it feel more like paper than an eInk display.

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