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Nvidia Unveils the GeForce RTX 2060 at CES 2019

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Looks like CES 2019 is jam-packed with announcements as NVIDIA has just announced their newest mid-range card, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 with Turing architecture. Just like the other 20-series cards, it will bring exceptional perfromance and graphics enhanced by ray tracing and AI capabilities.

The RTX 2060 will be 60% more powerful than the GTX 1060 which is still powerful in today’s standards and also the company’s most popular GPU and yes, the RTX 2060 can even beat the GTX 1070Ti. Thanks to Turing’s RT cores and Tensor cores, RTX 1060 can run Battlefield V with ray tracing at 60fps.

RTX 2060 will come with 6GB of GDDR6 memory and 240Tensor cores that can deliver 52 teraflops of deep learning horsepower which helps improve DLSS or Deep Learning Super Sampling which is slowly getting support from different game developers including Battlefield which will come with DLSS soon.

Nvidia RTX 2060 will arrive starting this January 15 for $349 (Php18,239~)

 

Where to buy Realme Smartphones in the Philippines

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Realme is one of the brands that you should definitely take a look at this year as they offe the Realme C1, at a really affordable price. To give you a recap, the Realme C1 is one of the best smartphones out there and probably the best one in its price range as it offers a notch display, SD450 chipset, dual lens rear camera, and a large battery capacity.

And if you’re looking for a Realme smartphone at stores aside from Lazada then you better check out our list below

 

ASUS Zenbook S13 has the thinnest bezel on any notebook

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When it comes to fine ultrabooks, ASUS Zenbooks will always be on my list and this time at CES, they’ve just unveiled their most insane notebook with the ASUS Zenbook S13 UX392. The notebook features a 2.5mm bezels which is the thinnest in the market right now and yet, the company has managed to bring a webcam at the top of the display with a slightly thicker bezel.

Thanks to its bezel, the ASUS Zenbook S13 UX392 will come with a 13.9-inch Full HD display with NanoEdge bezel. Inside the notebook is an Intel 8th generation processor along with support of up to 16GB of RAM. The ASUS Zenbook S13 UX392 will also come with an Intel UHD Graphics 620 or a discrete GPU from Nvidia — the NVIDIA GeForce MX150. The storage? It can support up to 1TB of PCIe x4 SSD.

 

The metal chassis is CNC-milled from a block of aluminum and it will come with a 12.9mm thickness which is really portable. The notebook will still come with a USB Type-A port along with two USB-C ports in which one of them is use for charging.

ASUS Zenbook S13 UX392 Specs

  • 13.9-inch LED-backlit IPS NanoEdge Full HD display
  • Intel Core i7-8565U, 4C/8T, 1.8GHz (8MB cache, up to 4.6GHz) / Intel Core i5-8265U, 4C/8T,1.6GHz (6MB cache, up to 3.9GHz)
  • Up to NVIDIA GeForce MX150
  • up to 16GB LPDDR3 RAM
  • Up to 1TB PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD
  • 1x USB-A
  • 2x USB-C
  • MicroSD card slot
  • Headphone jack
  • 12.4″ x 7.7″ x 0.5″, 2.2 pounds
  • Windows 10 Professional

The price and availability of the ASUS Zenbook S13 UX392 will be revealed at a later date.

ASUS ROG Mothership: Gaming notebook with detachable keyboard

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ASUS isn’t running out of ideas when it comes to the ROG gaming brand and this time, the company has just announced the ASUS ROG Mothership which offers a desktop performance with a portable design.

The ASUS ROG Mothership features a 17.3-inch 1080p display with 144Hz refresh rate, 3ms response time and Nvidia G-Sync. It also features a detachable folding keyboard with RGB which features a layout similar to the ASUS ROG Zephyrus.

Inside is a Nvidia RTX-series GPU which will make sure that you can run games on this one. This device is a little bit thick compared to the Surface Pro so don’t expect too much from it. But hey, it’s still a gaming 2-in-1 that can definitely replace your desktop.

Cherry Mobile Flare S7 Mini & Flare S7 Lite: Affordable Android GO smartphone for the masses

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If you’re looking for an affordable smartphone today or you want a secondary smartphone that runs on Android then don’t look further as Cherry Mobile has released their newest Android smartphones that is easy on the wallet.

The first one is the Cherry Mobile Flare S7 Mini which boasts a 5-inch 18:9 TrueView display. The smartphone runs on Android Go so the Google apps that runs on this smartphone is optimized for its hardware and you don’t have to worry about its memory. The smartphone also comes with 8MP rear camera and 2MP front camera.

The other one is the Cherry Mobile Flare S7 Lite that belongs in the latest Flare S7 family and packs a 5.5-inch TrueView 18:9 display and Android Oreo Go. The smartPhone also comes with a dual-lens rear camera with its 8MP+2MP setup along with the 5MP front camera. There’s an 8GB storage for your apps and games too.

The Cherry Mobile Flare S7 Mini will be available in black, dark blue, gold, purple, and red and it is priced at Php2,699 while the Cherry Mobile Flare S7 Lite will come in black, blue, red, and white colors for Php3,299.

HP unveils the Omen 15: First Gaming notebook with 240Hz display

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The latest notebook from HP belongs to their gaming line — the Omen 15. The notebook features an Intel Core i7-8750H processor, RTX 2070 Max-Q GPU, and 16GB of RAM. The best part? The notebook features a 1080p 240Hz IPS display which is a first in the notebook industry.

Just like other gaming brands, the HP Omen 15 features its own gaming feel and design with the X at the back to highlight that gaming means business in this notebook. it also features an LED keyboard and it weights 5.3 pounds. The Omen 15 also comes with a regular display which starts at $1370 (Php71,720~) while the price of the HP Omen 15 with 240hz is yet-to-be-disclosed.

But the question remains on my mind. Do you really need a 240Hz display on your notebook?

PLDT Unveils all-new Google Wifi Plans

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The leading digital services provider, PLDT, has just introduced their newest Wifi plans that will make sure that your home is fully connected to the internet and it will let you enjoy the Unli Fibr in every room and on every device for only Php2,299 per month with Google WiFi plans.

The PLDT Home Google Wifi Plans will come with Unli Fibr and three Google Wifi ‘points’ that will be strategically installed around your home. The PLDT Home Google Wifi plans will also come with a free landline with unli calls to Smart, TNT, and Sun.

The PLDT Home Google WiFi plans will take advantage of the mesh networking technology which will give you reliable and seamless Unli Fibr around your home. The Unli Fibr of PLDT offers speeds ranging from 30Mbps, 60Mbps, 120Mbps, 250Mbps, up to 1Gbps.

If you want to know more about the Google Wifi Plans of PLDT, head over to http://www.pldthome.com

Xiaomi Redmi 7 & Redmi Note 7 Pictures Leak Out

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Both the Xiaomi Redmi 7 and Redmi Note 7 has gone through TENAA and the pictures of both smartphones have just leaked out. Both smartphones will sport a gradient color. The Redmi Note is expected to have a 6.3-inch display and a 3900mAh battery and it will have a 159.2 x 75.2 x 8.1mm dimensions.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7
Xiaomi Redmi 7

Xiaomi has recently been teasing a Redmi smartphone expected to sport a 48MP camera. The smartphones are expected to be unveiled this January 10 so better wait for the announcement on that day.

Source: Sparrow News

Huawei P30 Render Leaks Out

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Looks like the next generation P-series smartphone of Huawei has leaked out. The 3D renders of the Huawei P30 have revealed that the smartphone will have a triple-camera setup similar to last year but it seems that the smartphone loses the rear-mounted fingerprint scanner so we can assume that the smartphone might support an in-display fingerprint scanner similar to the Mate 20 series.

Aside from that, the notch looks smaller now and it now sports a tear-drop notch similar to the Huawei Mate 20 and it is expected to have a size of 6-inches. The dimension of the smartphone is 149.1 x 71.4 x 7.5mm but the camera’s protruding camera brings it to 9.3mm thickness.

Surprisingly, the smartphone will sport a USB-C port with a headphone jack which is missing on the Huawei P20 series.

The Huawei P30 series is expected to be revealed this February at MWC 2019.

Source: 91mobiles

OPPO F9 Jade Green Colorway arriving in the Philippines

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OPPO has a new year surprise for us all as they’ve unveiled a new color of the OPPO F9: Jade Green. The color is a combination of white and green which will definitely remind you of the white-sand beaches and also the clear waters which is a tribute to our country’s natural beauty.

The OPPO F9 Jade Green will still have the same colors but its colors is definitely attractive and it reminds us of the beauty of the nature. “OPPO is inspired to help work towards protecting and preserving the country’s natural beauty and is working out a partnership with Bantay Kalikasan to achieve that goal.”

The OPPO F9 Jade Green will be available for purchase on January 12, 2019 but the company is also offering customers a chance to be one of the first to own in the Philippines without the hassle of going through numerous stores just to secure a unit.

You can pre-order the smartphone starting from January 5 to January 11 at select 100 OPPO stores nationwide. Those who will pre-order will have to pay a deposit of Php1,000,000 and will receive a free Rockspace wireless Bluetooth speaker worth Php2,990 and they can claim the smartphone.

The OPPO F9 Jade Green will retail for Php17,990.00.

OPPO F9 Specs

  • 6.3-inch Full HD+ Waterdrop Display
  • MediaTek Helio P60 Octa-Core
  • 6GB RAM
  • 64GB Internal Storage expandable via MicroSD card
  • 16MP+2MP f/1.8+f/2.4 with LED Flash
  • 25MP Front Camera. f/2.0
  • WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, A-GPS, LTE
  • Dual SIM
  • 3500mAh Battery with VOOC Flash Charge
  • ColorOS 5.2 with Android 8.1