The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 is a tablet with a 13 inch, 2880 x 1920 pixel 120 Hz display, support for up to an Intel Core i7-1185G7 processor, up to 32GB of RAM, and an optional keyboard and pen that lets you use the computer in a variety of ways. When Microsoft first announced the […]
The Microsoft Surface Pro 8 is a tablet with a 13 inch, 2880 x 1920 pixel 120 Hz display, support for up to an Intel Core i7-1185G7 processor, up to 32GB of RAM, and an optional keyboard and pen that lets you use the computer in a variety of ways.
When Microsoft first announced the Surface Pro 8 in September, the company also promised that models with 4G LTE support were on the way. And now they’re here. Sort of.
The Microsoft Store is now selling the Surface Pro 8 for Business with optional support for 4G LTE. Prices range from $1350 to $1850 depending on the configuration.
The tablets feature Qualcomm Snapdragon X20 LTE modems and SIM card slots. And since they’re designed for business customers, they also ship with Windows 11 Pro software
If you were hoping for a cheaper model, your options are limited. The company is selling the consumer version of the Surface Pro 8 with Windows 11 Home for $900 and up at the moment, but there’s no 4G option on that model.
The OnePlus 10 Pro is a smartphone with a 6.7 inch, 120 Hz OLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, support for up to 12GB of RAM, support for 50W fast wireless charging, and three rear cameras. After going on sale in China and India ear…
The OnePlus 10 Pro is a smartphone with a 6.7 inch, 120 Hz OLED display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, support for up to 12GB of RAM, support for 50W fast wireless charging, and three rear cameras. After going on sale in China and India earlier this year, the phone is now available globally. […]
Jeremy Clarkson, James May, and Richard Hammond set DriveTribe up in 2016.
Enlarge/ DriveTribe was set up by the trio of former Top Gear hosts Richard Hammond (L), Jeremy Clarkson (M), and James May (R). (credit: DriveTribe)
This week brought sad news for the online car world. DriveTribe, a community platform for automotive enthusiasts, will shut down at the end of January after just five years.
In a post announcing the shutdown, DriveTribe points to the ongoing chip shortage that has caused the new car market to contract, with an associated reduction in marketing budgets at automakers. "This has made for an incredibly difficult operating environment for businesses like ours which are dependent on advertising," it says.
Am stärksten wächst das Software-Segment mit einem Plus von 9 Prozent auf 32,4 Milliarden Euro, besonders durch das Cloud-Geschäft. (Fachkräftemangel, Studie)
Am stärksten wächst das Software-Segment mit einem Plus von 9 Prozent auf 32,4 Milliarden Euro, besonders durch das Cloud-Geschäft. (Fachkräftemangel, Studie)
The Intel NUC line of compact desktop computers usually comes in four flavors, but it looks like this year there may be just three. According to a report from FanlessTech, Intel currently has no plans to to offer an Intel NUC 12 Performance model. But the company will still produce a similarly-sized NUC 12 Pro as […]
The Intel NUC line of compact desktop computers usually comes in four flavors, but it looks like this year there may be just three. According to a report from FanlessTech, Intel currently has no plans to to offer an Intel NUC 12 Performance model.
But the company will still produce a similarly-sized NUC 12 Pro as well as larger, higher-performance NUC 12 Enthusiast and NUC 12 Extreme editions aimed at folks looking for small gaming desktops or mobile workstation-class computers.
NUC Performance systems are usually around 4.5″ x 4.5″ computers (with 4″ x 4″ motherboards) and 15 to 28-watt processors. FanlessTech reports that not only is Intel considering skipping this year’s Performance model, but that it’s possible that the company will permanently discontinue this line in favor of the other three.
And honestly, that kind of makes sense, because the NUC Pro is typically very similar in terms of size and features. This year the company is rumored to be working on an NUC 12 Pro code-named “Wall Street Canyon” which will be available with up to a 12th-gen Intel Core i7 vPro processor.
Intel has already confirmed plans to launch a new NUC 12 Extreme computer code-named “Dragon Canyon” this year. It features support for up to a 65-watt 12th-gen Intel Alder Lake desktop processor thanks to an LGA1700 socket as well as support for up to 64GB of RAM, up to 3 SSDs, a discrete graphics cards, 10 Gbps Ethernet, and Thunderbolt 4.
And last we’d heard, an NUC 12 Enthusiast “Serpent Canyon” system is also in the works. Larger than an NUC Performance/Extreme model but smaller than the NUC 12 Extreme, this system is expected to have a laptop-class processor and discrete graphics, up to 64GB of RAM and up to three SSDs, Thunderbolt 4 and 3.5 Gbps Ethernet.
Bei Deep Learning Dynamic Super Resolution wird DLSS auf eine höhere als die native Display-Auflösung angewendet, was exzellent aussieht. (DLSS, Grafikhardware)
Bei Deep Learning Dynamic Super Resolution wird DLSS auf eine höhere als die native Display-Auflösung angewendet, was exzellent aussieht. (DLSS, Grafikhardware)
Kubernetes, Azure und Ansible: Vier Online-Kurse der Golem Akademie bieten eine fundierte Einführung in diese “klassischen” Cloud-Themen. (Golem Akademie, Microsoft)
Kubernetes, Azure und Ansible: Vier Online-Kurse der Golem Akademie bieten eine fundierte Einführung in diese "klassischen" Cloud-Themen. (Golem Akademie, Microsoft)
The PinePhone Pro is a Linux-friendly smartphone with a 6 inch FHD+ display, a Rockchip RK3399S processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. Priced at $400, it costs about twice as much as the original PinePhone, but it has better specs and should offer significantly better performance. Pine64 unveiled the PinePhone Pro last fall […]
The PinePhone Pro is a Linux-friendly smartphone with a 6 inch FHD+ display, a Rockchip RK3399S processor, 4GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. Priced at $400, it costs about twice as much as the original PinePhone, but it has better specs and should offer significantly better performance.
The Pine Store will begin taking pre-orders for the PinePhone Pro Explorer Edition January 11, 2022 at 11:00AM Pacific and the phone will begin shipping to backers by the end of January (Pine64 notes that you’ll want to place an order by January 17th in order to make sure yours is shipped in the first batch).
Keep in mind that this is an Explorer Edition device, which means it’s the first mass production run of the phone. That means a few things. First, there’s a small chance that there might be some hardware issues that haven’t been caught yet. But more importantly, there’s limited software support for the phone at the moment.
While there are currently more than 20 different operating systems that can at least boot on the original PinePhone, the list of PinePhone Pro operating systems is substantially shorter, although it does include popular options such as Arch Linux ARM, Manjaro ARM, the Debian-based Mobian, postmarketOS, and NixOS, as well as LuneOS (an open source continuation of Palm/HP’s weBOS) and some other Debian-based operating systems.
Another thing to keep in mind is that while the PinePhone Pro has better hardware than the original PinePhone, Pine64 plans to continue selling both phones indefinitely. The first-gen phone will continue to sell for $150 to $200, offering an entry-level option for folks that want to experiment with mobile Linux, while the higher-priced PinePhone Pro should offer a hardware experience closer to what folks would expect from a modern mid-range phone.
As for software, it’s still very much a work in progress. Developers of mobile Linux distributions have made a lot of progress in the past few years, but I still wouldn’t recommend most folks replace their Android or iOS phones with a Linux phone as their daily driver yet. Software is still less stable and there are fewer mobile-optimized apps. But battery life, sleep, resume, cellular connectivity, and camera functionality has gotten much better over time with the PinePhone, and many of those features should work out of the box with mobile Linux distributions for the PinePhone Pro.
Thanks to the recent launch of the $50 PinePhone Keyboard, you can also think of the PinePhone Pro as a $400 phone that can be used as a $450 mini-laptop.
Here’s a run-down on how the new PinePhone Pro compares with the original PinePhone, with upgrades marked in bold:
PinePhone Pro
PinePhone
Display
6 inch
1440 x 720 pixel IPS LCD Gorilla Glass 4
5.95 inch
1440 x 720 pixel
IPS LCD
SoC
Rockchip RK3399S 2 x ARM Cortex-A72 4 x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.5 GHz
Allwinner A64
4 x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.2 GHz
GPU
ARM Mali-T760 4-cores @ 500 MHz
ARM Mali-400MP2
RAM
4GB LPDDR4 @ 800 MHz
2GB or 3GB LPDDR3
Storage
128GB eMMC
16GB or 32GB eMMC
Camera (rear)
13MP Sony IMX258
LED flash
5MP Omnivision OV5640
LED flash
Camera (front)
8MP Omnivision OV8858
2MP GC2035
Modem
Quectel EG25-G with global GSM and CDMA
4G LTE
GPS, A-GPS, GLONAS
Quectel EG25-G with global GSM and CDMA
4G LTE
GPS, A-GPS, GLONAS
Since the two phones are similar in size and both feature a removable back cover, a removable battery, and a set of hardware kill switches and pogo pins behind the cover, accessories designed for the original PinePhone should work with the new PinePhone Pro.
But the new phone has a faster processor, more memory and storage, higher-resolution cameras, a higher-speed USB-C port and support for WiFi 5 and Bluetooth 4.1. And those features should make it a little more viable as a replacement for an iPhone or Android device… if you’re comfortable running work-in-progress software.
Am stärksten wächst das Software-Segment mit einem Plus von 9 Prozent auf 32,4 Milliarden Euro, besonders durch das Cloud-Geschäft. (
Der erste Elektro-Bugatti wird kein Supersportwagen. (
Bei Deep Learning Dynamic Super Resolution wird DLSS auf eine höhere als die native Display-Auflösung angewendet, was exzellent aussieht. (
Kubernetes, Azure und Ansible: Vier Online-Kurse der Golem Akademie bieten eine fundierte Einführung in diese "klassischen" Cloud-Themen. (
Was am 11. Januar 2022 neben den großen Meldungen sonst noch passiert ist, in aller Kürze. (
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