The fast-approaching Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro are expected to challenge the Galaxy Note 8's versatility with similar PC-transforming abilities.
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Jide, the company behind a desktop interface for Android, has come up with a way not to invest in a dedicated computer for said interface.
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Still thinking about whether or not that special HP Elite x3 “Holiday Bundle” is worth a whopping $999? Well, technically, you’re getting a great deal there, Lap Dock, Desk Dock, phone case, screen protector and all, with Microsoft justly advertising total savings of $462.
But a thousand bucks is a lot of money to ask for a Windows 10 handheld, and if you’re not entirely sold on the idea of seamlessly converting the 6-incher into a 12.5-inch Full HD mini-notebook, a $599 bundle available through HP’s own US e-store until December 3 may feel like a more reasonable early Christmas purchase. Or late Thanksgiving.
Billed as a “Cyber Week” bargain, the package merely includes the actual Snapdragon 820 phablet, and a Desk Dock for easy Continuum synchronization to an external display. Of course, you’ll need to buy the monitor separately, as well as a mouse and keyboard, unless you already own such a setup waiting to bring your “critical” business applications from your pocket to the big screen.
Keep in mind that regularly, the HP Elite x3 alone costs $699, with the Desk Dock worth an additional $100 or so. Ergo, you’re looking at a solid bundle discount of around $200, and while the x3 is reportedly not the world’s most popular W10M device, it’s arguably the beefiest and sharpest of the bunch, thanks to 4GB RAM, a 4150mAh battery, military-grade durability, and Quad HD display resolution.
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While the HP Elite x3 isn’t the most popular new Windows 10 Mobile phone out there. — it got usurped by a days-old device! — you can’t deny that it’s capable and it has a pretty hardcore audience. If you’re messing around with Citrix to work on virtual desktops and such, maybe you should be looking at this thing.
And if you’re going to do that, you might as well hit up the Microsoft Store for the next day — through November 28, you can buy up an GSM-compatible HP Elite x3 along with a Desk Dock, a Lap Dock, a phone case and a screen protector for just $999.
Considering that we see the Elite x3 stand alone at $799, getting all the docks you need for Continuum multi-interfacing and a couple of brownie points add-ons for an extra $200 doesn’t sound too bad. It’s a proclaimed $462 savings, after all.
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Could 2017 be the year of the computing singularity? The current plotline is that Google is to merge its mobile Android interface and the desktop-focused Chrome OS into more agile software that can pull some heavy duty on the go.
Dell may or may not be chewing through the gristle of a Windows 10 mini-tablet that comes with an x86 chipset and an ecosystem of docks to bring full-scale tasks everywhere you go.
But Microsoft may end up bridging the divide between x86 performance and ARM capacity with a Windows 10 update, dubbed Redstone 3, enabling emulation.
it looks like Windows’s hybrid x86-on-ARM64 tech has a new name “CHPE”, whatever it means :-) maybe something like Compound Hybrid PE ? pic.twitter.com/aW1RLYU3dM
— WalkingCat (@h0x0d) November 21, 2016
ZDNet is reporting from its sources that Microsoft could be working with HP to enable x86 emulation on ARM. A repository reference, pulled up by @h0x0d on Twitter, has hit upon a four-letter codename for a such an emulation project. “CHPE” may ultimately stand for “Cobalt HP Emulation”, with “Cobalt” being the name of the project and “HP” potentially being a partner.
This x86-ARM64 emulation endeavor has been in the works since early this year and is being targeted towards phones and perhaps tablet or desktops.
Officials to HP have told Mary Jo Foley that most enterprise customers who use the Elite x3 smartphone, which runs Windows 10 Mobile, usually also utilize a third-party virtual machine or remote desktop solution like Citrix. The need for a more natural, single-source solution may prove to be more friendly for these types.
Emulation development is dependent on the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 release path — we learned today that the MSM8998 part number correlates to the 835.
An estimated time for arrival for CHPE is for fall 2017, the earliest that we’ve heard that a Surface Phone may come along. Combine all those factors with Continuum and we may see a pretty intense competitor in the mobile field.
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With only two days to go until Microsoft’s mysterious “Imagine what you’ll do” New York City Windows 10 event, the T-Mobile-bound, W10M-powered Alcatel Idol 4S has finally leaked in full, and the Acer Liquid Jade Primo scores you a massive discount all of a sudden through Redmond’s US e-store.Coincidence? ...
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TCL-owned Alcatel is one of the more active second-tier smartphone brands stateside, throwing a bunch of stuff against the wall lately to see what sticks. Super-low-cost unlocked handhelds, all-in-one VR headsets, fitness trackers, smartwatches, you name it, this up-and-coming company will build it.It’ll ...
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General US retail availability of the HP Elite x3, the high-octane, business-focused Windows 10 Mobile phone, begins tomorrow. And you can get one if you hitch a ride to one of the 100 or so Microsoft Stores nationwide.PC Magazine has confirmed the move with Microsoft Vice President of OEM Worldwide Marketing, Peter Han.
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The Lumia 950 started life at the Microsoft Store in the UK at £449.99. Even with Brexit killing the Pound Sterling’s buying power, discounts have been cascading upon the phone as its popular reception chilled from cool to freezing.After dropping to £289 last month, the SIM-free Lumia 950 is now some 45 percent off its original price at an even £249. The price looks to be a ...
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Earlier this year, Sony break-off company VAIO released a Windows 10 Mobile smartphone called the Phone Biz. We ridiculed its name as the tackiest in… the phone biz. That, and it was a fairly middling device in horsepower with a Snapdragon 617.But it was a third-party offering for Japanese Windows Phone customers and fans. It was hailed as a good step forward for the platform.Tuning back in, though, we find that the
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If you think that £750 was a bit over the top to fork over for a Windows 10 Mobile phone with a desk dock, well, Microsoft thinks so as well. Then again, maybe its lowering the price of the HP Elite x3 Business Pack because it had to move back its release date of the product.First boxes were supposed to hit the post today, but we’re now seeing them going out on August 22. Furthermore, if you ...
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With more options floating up for bringing Android onto the laptop form factor these days, — much less every screen size possible — you have to wonder what Andromium is doing on Kickstarter with its Superbook.“Turn your smartphone into a laptop for $99,” the project subhed says.Well, with over ...
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Three long months after it started selling on European shores, not to mention six excruciating months after its year-opening CES introduction, the Acer Liquid Jade Primo with Windows 10 Mobile pre-installed is finally up for grabs stateside at $650 unlocked.Too… much, too late? It certainly appears so, especially given the 5.5-incher’s Snapdragon 808 processor, 3GB RAM and Full HD screen resolution, all a tier or ...
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Have a Windows 10 Mobile phone? Got a dock? Maybe you don’t want any of that jazz in order to experience something like Continuum? Well, Neptune has been working on its Suite of products that puts all the important guts in a smartwatch called “the Hub” and broadcasts all the interfacing elements to various screens from phones, tablets and TVs (though that last one needs an HDMI ...
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Until the Surface Phone takes center stage (or should we say if the fabled business handheld ever materializes?), the high-end Windows 10 Mobile-based hardware torch is to be passed on from the Lumia 950 XL to the HP Elite x3.Just like Microsoft’s homebrewed ...
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