No other device category is subject to the same pace of relentless innovation as smartphones. Every spec is improved with each new release, meaning better photos, performance and software for users.That is, every spec except battery life.Micromax has been attempting to diversify into the PC business for some time, with last year’s Canvas Laptab being its first such product. The latest product, a small convertible notebook priced at Rs.17,999, is called the Canvas Laptab 2. For starters, it doesn’t suffer from the annoying design issues that its predecessor had. We take a look at how it compares with all the netbooks or Windows convertibles available at this price point.

LG's next flagship phone, the LG G5, is set to get an early outing in 2016 ahead of MWC. We round up the rumours on the LG G5, including the expected release date, price, specifications and features. See also: Best new phones you should be excited about this year.
Latest rumours summary: LG has confirmed that the G5 will be announced on 21 February in Barcelona at MWC. Rumours suggest a metal design with a large 5.6in 4K screen (which LG has said will be 'always on', an Iris scanner, Snapdragon 820 processor, removable battery via an 'accessory slot' and dual cameras. There are leaked photos and cases showing the LG G5 which will be one of two flagship devices for 2016. LG has also announced a Quick Cover case for the phone ahead of the launch.
Following LG's tradition, we expected the LG G5 to be announced in late-spring 2016 and go on sale in May or June. But in mid-January a Save The Date invite landed in our inbox suggesting LG would, like its rivals Samsung, Sony and HTC, hold a press event the day prior to MWC (Sunday 21 February) in which it would unveil its next flagship. If this is indeed the G5, as we fully expect it to be, the phone could go onsale as early as March.LG has now confirmed that it will indeed be launching the LG G5 on 21 February. It tweeted the below image in gif form with the caption: "Time to play! With new friends, comes new fun. The excitement begins in Barcelona on February 21st!"

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The Yoga 700 has a nice textured coating that makes the machine easy to grip, and materials (mainly plastic) that keep it fairly lightweight and balanced. The keyboard tray is relatively firm, and the machine generally feels solid. One tends to worry about the hinge on these wraparound 2-in-1 devices, and Lenovo seems to have engineered a reasonable version–the screen stays in position when used as a notebook, and the hinge generates confidence as you swing it around.

If the Yoga 700 has one glaring weakness, it’s likely the screen. Again, I might be a bit spoiled coming from the Surface Pro 4, which has a simply superior screen. The Lenovo’s screen doesn’t get terribly bright, certainly not enough to overcome the glare from its very glossy surface. Colors are nothing special, and the default settings make everything too large. Changing from 150% to 125% in Settings > System > Display > Change the size of text, apps, and other items helped a bit.

Lenovo-Yoga-700-Screen-Glare Lenovo Yoga 700 Review: A great mid-range Windows 10 notebook
Again, judging against notebooks of just a couple of years ago, which most often utilized lower resolution 1366X768 screens (such as my HP Envy 14 from awhile back), the Yoga 700 is just fine. Full HD (1920X1080) looks good with Windows 10 apps like Edge, and 14″ is a good compromise screen size compared to 15.6″ screens that can result in a too-large chassis. But the Lenovo also has some huge top and bottom bezels compared to more modern systems, and one is left wondering if a few adjustments could have resulted in smaller chassis that’s more comfortable in tablet mode.

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Speaking of tablet mode, I’ve once again been spoiled by the Surface Pro 3 and 4. It’s really remarkable how much better a 3:2 aspect ratio is in tablet mode than the typical 16:9, which feels terribly stretched. Using the Yoga 700 as a tablet in portrait actually feels a little unnatural. I hope more manufacturers of 2-in-1’s switch to 3:2, because widescreen machines just don’t work well for me in portrait.

The Yoga 700 performs just as you’d expect from a machine stocked with a 6th-gen Core i5-6200U CPU, 8GB of RAM, and an SSD. That is to say, unless you want to render the next Pixar film or play Crysis 3 at anything but the lowest settings (if at all), you’ll likely find the machine’s performance to be more than adequate. Casual Windows 10 games are fine, and you can likely get away with some older titles at moderate settings, but gamers won’t want to rely on the Yoga 700.

One pet peeve of mine is a keyboard with too much flex. Simply put, I don’t want to press in the middle of a keyboard and feel like I’m pushing into the guts of the machine. The Yoga 700 has some flex, but nothing terribly egregious.

They keyboard layout is fairly standard, with only the right-side Enter and Backspace keys being a bit squeezed by the home-end-pgup-pgdown buttons aligned along the right edge of the keyboard island. I found myself hitting these poorly placed keys on occasion, but I’m sure with more use I’d likely adjust.

The touchpad is large and comfortable, and demonstrates just how far Windows touchpads have come. Multitouch gestures work fine, and I had no issues with palm rejection (a pet peeve of mine with older touchpad technology). The best thing you can say about a touchpad is that it just works, and this one qualifies.

Speakers
The dual speakers are on each side of the bottom of the unit, and depending on how the machine is placed can get muffled. Volume was fine, though, for watching movies, but I wouldn’t expect to entertain guests with any thumping soundtracks. I’d rate the speakers as acceptable, but nothing remarkable.

Conclusion
If you’re looking for a well-spec’d notebook that’s relatively thin and light, then the Lenovo Yoga 700 is a good choice at $899 as reviewed. You get a 6th-gen Skylake processor with a full 8GB of RAM and decent 256GB SSD storage, in a chassis that feels like quality and isn’t terribly heavy. You’ll want to make sure you move it from your lap when the CPU gets hot, but otherwise it’s a good notebook for the money.

If you want to use your Windows 10 2-in-1 for more than just occasional tablet use, then you might want to look at Microsoft’s Surface Pro 4 or another 2-in-1. The Yoga 700 is just a bit heavy and thick to use comfortably as a tablet for long, and the widescreen aspect ratio makes tablet use funky anyways. At the very least, check one out in person before making your decision, to make sure you’re comfortable with the screen folded over.

There are other good machines at this price point, but the Lenovo Yoga 700 remains a decent enough choice. You’ll give up some things like a superior ultra-high-res screen and pen support, but gain a good performer that’s reasonably sized for a notebook-first machine.

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We’ve all been there: Typing away furiously on our laptop, only to find our battery is quickly approaching zero and there’s not an outlet in sight. In order to resolve an immediate crisis of rapid battery drainage, there are a few things you can do to buy yourself some time before you need to reach for a charger:

1. Close any unnecessary applications or programs running in the background. Stopping your laptop from multitasking will help conserve battery.

2. Lower your screen brightness. Keeping your screen too bright is a huge drain on your batteries.

3. If you’re listening to music, cut it out. Your laptop speakers aren’t very power-efficient at all.

4. Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth if you don’t need them. They can both drain your battery even if you’re not connected to anything.

5. Turn on your laptop’s power-saving modes. On Windows machines, click the battery icon in the Windows taskbar, then toggle your battery settings from "Balanced” to "Power Saver.” On a MacBook, you can access the Energy Saver settings by clicking the battery icon in your top toolbar or via System Preferences -> Energy Saver.

6. Keep your battery healthy. Don’t expose it to extreme temperatures, make sure to leave your laptop out of its case while charging, and only charge your laptop when it has as close to 0% power left as possible.

A big part of evaluating laptops is battery life. Since the tests take so long, our reviews of the new MacBook, 13-inch MacBook Air, and 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro posted without hard data for battery life (the MacBook review had Jason Snell’s observations while working day to day).

Energy efficiency
Anyone who has blogged from a laptop knows that a charger is essential. Laptop batteries last four hours at most, and that’s for a brand new battery. After dozens of charging cycles, that battery life can diminish greatly, giving you only a couple of hours before needing a charge. If you can’t find a charging outlet, you might be out of luck.

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