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May 06, 2016

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We got a preview of of LG's 15-inch Gram laptop back in January, but now it's finally coming to the US. Like its 13- and 14-inch kin that dropped last fall, the 15-inch model is a clear MacBook competitor, from its specifications to its sleek metal design. The 15-inch laptop comes in two versions: a more affordable $1,100 configuration with a sixth-gen Intel Core i5 processor and a slightly beefier $1,500 option with an i7 chip. For reference, the 15-inch Gram, at 2.2 pounds is half the weight of Apple's only 15-inch laptop, the Macbook Pro.

The 15-inch Gram's specs haven't changed since we saw it earlier this year: a 1080p screen, USB Type-C port, a 256GB or 512GB solid-state drive and 8GB of RAM. Compared to the 14-inch version, you're paying $100 more for the 15-inch's slightly larger screen and double the storage space.That's still cheaper than the 15-inch MacBook Pro, which starts at $2000, though the 15-inch Gram's 1,920 x 1,080 resolution can't match the Retina display's 2,880 x 1,800 maximum resolution. Nor does it appear that the 15-inch LG offers a discrete graphics card option like the top-tier MacBook Pro. In addition to USB-C, the 15-inch Gram has USB 3.0, micro-USB and HDMI sockets, along with a microSD slot. LG claims 7-hour battery life, which is nothing to sneeze at, but it isn't quite the 9-hour battery life that the Macbook Pro claims.Unlike the earlier Gram laptops that were sold on Amazon but were only physically available at Microsoft stores, this larger model will sell at Fry's, B&H, and Microcenter.

Crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo have tech geeks spending money left and right on cool gadgets. This is because there is so much creativity in the industry, but financial limitations could keep smaller companies under the radar. Big players are no longer the only ones bringing the goods and we know there are great crowdfunding projects out there, but there are also some we could live without.

This is why we have created the â€˜Crowdfunding project of the weekâ€™ series, where we feature the coolest of the bunch. Today we are taking a look at a portable battery pack named Long. Shall we jump right into the details?Check out the Specs and Performance section of this review to hear a little bit more about this feature â€“ or skip it entirely if you're bored of hearing me witter on about a piece of the display you can swipe.
While the Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge almost stretches into phablet territory, Samsung fans will have to wait for the Galaxy Note 6 for a true 2016 flagship phablet from the company.

It's a highly anticipated phone, especially in Europe where Samsung made the bizarre decision not to launch the Galaxy Note 5, leaving would-be buyers hungry for their next S Pen hit.But while the Samsung Galaxy Note 6 probably won't be with us until the tail end of 2016 we're already starting to hear rumors about it. If that's not enough to keep you sated we've also cooked up a wish list of things we want to see.Samsung typically launches its phablet flagships towards the end of the year. The Galaxy Note 5 arrived at the very end of August 2015 and it's thought that the Note 6 will arrive in the same month of 2016.

The good news is that according to a techradar source high up at one of the UK's major networks this time it should make its way to the UK as well.We're already hearing a few rumblings about the Samsung Galaxy Note 6. Rumblings like the possibility that it will be water resistant. That's one rumor that seems likely, given that the Samsung Galaxy S7 is.There's also talk out of China that it will use a 2.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 823 chip, which is so new it hasn't even been announced yet. That chip, if the rumors are right, will essentially be a slightly faster version of the Snapdragon 820, albeit with support for up to 8GB of RAM.

Though given that the Snapdragon 820 already allows for 6GB that doesn't mean Samsung will stick that much in its next phablet, but 5GB or 6GB seems likely and indeed 6GB has been rumored.Other rumors include the possibility of an iris scanner, though this is based on the fact that Samsung has been importing iris scanning modules, rather than any direct mention of them being used in the Galaxy Note 6.Word from Weibo also points to a 5.8-inch 1440 x 2560 screen, 64GB or 128GB of storage and a 12MP camera with Super OIS Plus. Though we'd always advise taking Weibo posts with a pinch of salt.

Patently Mobile also uncovered a patent which points to a Samsung phablet device being used to power a laptop. Patents aren't products but it's within the realms of possibility that Samsung could launch a laptop dock as an optional accessory for the Galaxy Note 6.With the Galaxy Note 5 Samsung finally gave us a phablet that looked as premium as it was, but that sandwich of metal and glass lost its microSD card slot.No microSD card slot means significant limits on how much media you can stick on the phone and a phablet more than any other type of handset is built for media, so it was a real shame.

The good news is that Samsung reinstated the card slot for the Galaxy S7, so it's likely to put one in the Galaxy Note 6 too. We certainly hope it does.Another casualty of the move to premium materials was a removable juice pack. This one might be harder to fix without a drastic redesign of the hardware and with a sealed battery in the Samsung Galaxy S7 too we're not optimistic about getting a removable one in the Samsung Galaxy Note 6.

But it would be nice if we did. A removable battery means any concerns about longevity can be muted by carrying a spare and, perhaps more importantly, if and when your battery starts to wear out you can just buy a new one, rather than buying a whole new phone.
If you use a laptop that contains a lithium-ion battery, do you need to be concerned about your personal safety or a product liability issue? Generally speaking, consumers should not have to worry about sustaining an injury when they are using a productâ€”such as a laptop computerâ€”as it was intended to be used. However, Toshiba has recently recalled more than 100,000 laptops because of the risk of consumer injury from overheating lithium-ion batteries after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a public recall announcement aimed at more than 90,000 Toshiba computer users in the United States and an additional 10,000 users in Canada.

Specifically, the Satellite, Tecra, and Portage models have been impacted by the recall. While Toshiba issued the recall, the dangerous batteries were not made by the computer company. Rather, the batteries were manufactured by Panasonic. Toshiba indicated that 39 different laptop models may be impacted by the recall. As such, it is extremely important for consumers to determine whether they are currently using one of these hazardous products.

How can you be sure if your computer is included in this recall? These computer models were sold between June 2011 and January 2016, both online as well as in stores. Moreover, Toshiba has a website tool that allows consumers to enter information on their laptop to determine whether their product has been affected by the recall.

What are the risks of using one of these recalled computers? According to reports, "these laptop batteries can overheat to the extent of melting and thus have a potential to cause injury to the users.â€ Four reports of injuries from melting lithium-ion batteries have already been reported.

Acer may be the only company that actually has a laptop called the Cloudbook. But Intel is using the term to describe a whole category of low-cost, low-power Windows laptops that sell for between $169 and $269. And Intel says since the category was introduced in 2014, over 5 million units have been shipped.

Basically, cloudbooks are Chromebook-like notebooks with entry-level specs and price tags, but with Windows software instead of Google Chrome. Another way to think of them might be as the evolution of the netbookâ€¦ but while netbooks typically had screen sizes ranging from 7 to 10 inches, most cloudbooks have screens between 11.6 and 14 inches.

At the Intel Developer Forum in China this week, Intel is encouraging device makers to use its upcoming "Apollo Lakeâ€ chips for next-gen cloudbooks (and convertibles, and entry-level desktops).

Up until now, most of the laptops that Intel considers cloudbooks have featured Intel Atom, Celeron, or Pentium chips based on the Bay Trail or Braswell architectures. They typically have 2GB of RAM, 32GB to 64GB of flash storage, and compact designs.

In the second half of 2016, Intel will offers its Celeron and Pentium chips based on its Apollo Lake platform, offering improvements to CPU and graphics performance as well as longer battery life. But these are still entry-level, low-cost chips.

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