Acer Begins Selling 9.98-mm Swift 7 Kaby Lake Laptop in the U.S.: Starts at $1100

This week Acer has started to sell its first Swift 7 notebook in the U.S. The black and gold Swift 7 laptop is based on Intel’s Kaby Lake-Y-series CPU, and with an FHD display is the industry’s first clamshell PC that is thinner than one centimeter. The system is available now for $1099 from a number of retailers.

The Acer Swift 7 (SF713-51-M90J) comes in a black and gold aluminum unibody to emphasize that the device is one of the premium products in the manufacturer’s lineup. The thickness of the laptop with a 13.3” FHD display covered with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 is 9.98 mm (0.39”), which is thinner than Apple’s MacBook as well as Dell’s Adamo XPS, both of which are renowned for their thin form factors. As for mass, the device weighs 1.12 kilograms (2.48 lbs), which is a tad heavier than the MacBook.

Inside the Acer Swift 7 ultra-thin notebook there is an Intel Core i5-7Y54 processor (2C/4T, 1.2GHz/3.2GHz frequency, HD Graphics 615, 4.5 W), 8 GB of LPDDR3 RAM as well as a 256 GB SSD (the manufacturer does not specify whether it is an AHCI or NVMe). The laptop uses an 802.11ac Wi-Fi + BT 4.0 wireless adapter to communicate with the outside world wirelessly. The laptop also has a 720p webcam and two 5 Gbps USB 3.1 Type-C ports to connect peripherals, a display as well as for charging. Moving on to audio sub-system, we see a TRRS connector for headsets as well as two stereo speakers that are Dolby Audio certified.

Acer Swift 7
		SF713-51-M90J
CPU	SKU	Core i5-7Y54
	Base	1.2 GHz
	Turbo	3.2 GHz
	TDP	4.5 W
GPU	SKU	Intel HD Graphics 615 (GT2) 24 EUs, Gen 9
	Base	300 MHz
	Turbo	950 MHz
DRAM		8 GB LPDDR3
SSD		256 GB
Display		13.3-inch 1920x1080 IPS LCD
Ports		2 x USB 3.1 (Gen 1) Type-C 3.5mm combo jack
Network		2x2:2 802.11ac with BT 4.0
Battery		2770 mAh (52.9 Wh?)
Dimensions		H: 0.39" W: 12.78" D: 9.04"	H: 9.98 mm W: 32.46 cm D: 22.96 cm
Weight		2.48 lbs (1.12 kg)
Colors		Gold and Black
Price		$1099.99

Since the Swift 7 is powered by Intel’s Kaby Lake, expect significantly improved video encoding/decoding capabilities, better GPU performance, as well as Speed Shift v2 technology. This should make the new machine to be generally faster and snapper than ultra-thin notebooks based on previous-gen CPUs.

When it comes to battery life, Acer claims that the Swift 7 (SF713-51-M90J) has a 4-cell Li-Ion battery with 2770 mAh of capacity, which enables it to work for up to nine hours on one charge. Do note however that Acer does not specify conditions or workloads for that number.

The Acer Swift 7 (SF713-51-M90J) notebook is available directly from Acer as well as from leading retailers (Amazon, Newegg, etc.) for $1099.99. It comes with a one-year warranty. Finally, keep in mind that Acer plans to release a family of Swift 7 notebooks, as it revealed at IFA. So expect to see further models of the Swift 7, including a more affordable version based on Intel’s Core i3 at $1000, as well as a more advanced system featuring Intel’s Core i7-7Y75 and a higher price.

Kaby Lake

Kaby Lake is intel's codename for the successor to the Skylake microacritcture.Like Skylake Kaby Lake is 14 nanometer.Kabylake features faster CPU clock speeds,clock speed changes,and higher Turbo frequencies.Ther is slit change in architecture as compare to Sky lake.Kaby lake and Kaby lKE have same IPC (performance per MHz).Kaby Lake adds native USB 3.1 generation 2 (10Gbits/s) support,but untill 200 series Union Point chipset is released,third-party add -on chip is necessary in order to provide USB 3.1 ports.
Kaby Lake features a new graphics architecture to improve performance in 3D graphics  and 4K video playback.While Skylake and KabyLake CPUs are full compatible with most existing x 86/x86-64 operating systems foe all CPU  features may vary depending on OS. On 15 January 2016,Microsoft announced that Windows 10 would be the only supported platform  for Kaby Lake processors.All future genration processors under Windows will follow this trend and will only  be supported by the latest Windows paltform at their time of release.

LIST OF KABY LAKE PROCESSORS

Target segment	Cores (threads)	Processor branding and model		CPU clock rate	CPU Turbo clock rate
					Single core	Dual core	Quad core
Performance	2 (4)	Core i7	7Y75	1.3 GHz	3.6 GHz	?	?
			7500U	2.7 GHz	3.5 GHz
Mainstream		Core i5	7Y54	1.2 GHz	3.2 GHz
			7200U	2.5 GHz
		Core i3	7100U	2.4 GHz	N/A
		Core m3	7Y30	1 GHz	2.6 GHz

Target segment	GPU model	GPU clock rate		L3 cache	L4 cache
		Base	Max.
Performance	HD 615	300 MHz	1050 MHz	4 MB	N/A
	HD 620
Mainstream	HD 615		950 MHz
	HD 620		1000 MHz	3 MB
	HD 615		900 MHz	4 MB

Target segment	TDP		cTDP	Release date		Price (USD)
			Up	Down
Performance	10	4.5 W	7 W	3.5 W	October 2016		$393
	12	15 W	25 W	7.5 W
Mainstream	10	4.5 W	7 W	3.5 W			$281
	12	15 W	25 W	7.5 W
			Unknown
	10	4.5 W	7 W	3.5 W

  

Apple October 27th Mac Event Announced What to Expect!

As expected, Apple just sent out invites for an event in Cupertino next week on October 27th. The tagline on the invite, "hello again," is a clear reference to the Mac, which was originally introduced with the word "hello" in 1984. The event will be streamed live starting at 10AM PT / 1PM ET — and if an endless string of speculation is true, we’ll finally be seeing some new MacBook Pros. (If there’s ever a time for finally to be appropriate, it’s now — the Retina MacBook Pro hasn’t seen an update in over a year, and Apple still sells a base MacBook Pro that hasn’t been touched since June 2012. Yes, you read that correctly.)

 The rumors suggest the new MacBook Pro will have an OLED touch control bar above the keyboard that will dynamically display different function keys, which is nice. There are also reports that Apple will move to an all-USB-C port arrangement, dropping classic USB and its own MagSafe power connector in favor of the simple all-in-one port it uses on the smaller 12-inch MacBook and it will be thinner and lighter.New AMD GPU ,DDR4 RAM.There will be organic light bar at the top of the MacBook Pro which will replace the function row of keys.

 Event could include a new iMac desktop, MacBook Air, along with a new standalone 5K monitor. All of that would be great as well; the entire Mac lineup is getting a bit long in the tooth. We’ll see what happens on October 27th — The Verge will be there live as always.

Snapdragon X50—Qualcomm’s first 5G modem

Qualcomm Technologies prides itself on being a wireless technology leader. It’s at the very heart of our identity, the core of what defines and drives us. Our inventions have pushed the boundaries of wireless technology for decades.
And now company brought you 3G and 4G is doing it again.On 17th Oct Qualcomm announced the Qualcomm Snapdrgon X50 5G modem.It is Qualcomm Technologies' first 5G modem. Qualcomm Technologies has led the 5G conversation, and now far from other companiesand  leading the way with the realization of actual 5G products.
The Snapdragon X50 5G modem is a remarkable milestone in and of itself. But its capabilities are even more impressive. It’s engineered to support unprecedented download speeds of up to 5Gbps. It is designed to achieve these breathtaking speeds by utilizing very wide bandwidths available in the 28 GHz millimeter wave (mmWave) band combined with advanced signal processing technologies.Given the challenges posed by the propagation characteristics of mmWave spectrum, many had speculated that mmWave would be confined to fixed wireless applications. But the X50 modem bears the Snapdragon name and is made by Qualcomm Technologies, so naturally, it’s built from the ground up for mobility.
 Instead of using only a handful of antennas (as with 4G), the Snapdragon X50 5G modem relies on multi-element antenna arrays. The antennas are designed to work together intelligently, using beamforming and beam tracking technologies, extending m

mWave’s mobility and reach to non-line-of-sight scenarios. For example, the Snapdragon X50 5G modem can direct the energy of the mmWave beam, bouncing off obstacles to reach the mmWave 5G small cell with which it is communicating.
If the device move completly out of range 4G LTE will enabled in the device.Qualcomm Technologies, along with Telstra, Ericsson, and NETGEAR, announced the first commercial Gigabit Class LTE device and network.  The drop in broadband speed during this transition won’t be precipitous; after all, it’s inconceivable that people will tolerate a drop from multi-gigabit per second peak download speeds to only a few hundred megabits.

The Snapdragon X50 5G modem is designed to make this seamless mobility possible. It can be paired with a Snapdragon processor with an integrated Gigabit Class LTE modem. In addition to supporting 4G LTE and mmWave 5G, the complete 4G/5G multi-mode platform is designed to help provide dual-connectivity to both (so a mobile device can connect simultaneously over both generations of technology) to achieve seamless mobility between the two.
The Snapdragon X50 5G modem is expected to begin sampling in the second half of 2017, and the first products integrating it are expected to surface throughout 2018.

Source:Qualcomm technologies

The iOS 10 Review: Refining the iOS Experience Both Over & Under the Hood

The momentum of the mobile space has changed in the past year. As the market for high end smartphones approaches saturation, the focus on the software side has moved from massive feature expansions to refinement and optimization. We saw great examples of this with both iOS and Android over 2014 and 2015. Whereas iOS 8 and Android Lollipop were heavy with feature releases, iOS 9 and Android Marshmallow were much lighter. Following up to a large feature release provided both teams a good time to reflect upon their development directions and a focus on improving the user experience.

2016 marks a very special year for iOS. After launching as iPhone OS back in 2007, iOS has gone through many iterations and a name change, and has now arrived at version 10. Although version numbers are somewhat arbitrary – Apple has been on macOS 10 for sixteen years now – the tenth major release for an operating system is still an important and exciting milestone. It means that a platform has withstood the test of time, and ideally has had ample opportunity to mature. At the same time however, because it’s a milestone, it’s a reflection on both the past and the future; what has come before, and what is yet to come. For Apple and its eager customer base, iOS 10 embodies this well: the company is in a position where they need to deliver a substantial update, if for no other reason than to satisfy expectations.

With iOS 10 it's difficult to describe what Apple has focused on. It's really one of those OS releases that makes changes to every part of the system. There are big design changes, and big app changes, plus new features and APIs so developers can make even better applications. On top of all that there are performance improvements to bring back the smoothness to areas where it was lost during Apple's rapid redesign and feature boosts in iOS 7 and 8. 

With feature-rich releases it can often be difficult to decide where to start the discussion. To keep in line  start off with a look at what changes Apple has made to the iOS UI before moving on to feature changes at the app level and then finishing with changes at the developer level. Without any further delay, lets dive into the new refined design of iOS 10.