Toshiba introduces new affordable Windows tablets with Wacom Pen support

Today at CES 2015, Toshiba has introduced the Encore 2 Write family of affordable Windows tablets. These devices supports pressure sensitive pens, provided by the Wacom's Feel pen technologies.

The Encore 2 Write family comes in 8 inch and 10.2 inch sizes both powered by the Intel atom CPU along with 2GB RAM, WIFI, 64GB storage extendable via Micro SD card support, Micro HDMI and can run for about 11 hours straight.

According to Toshiba, it should be available from 11th January 2015, at a price of -
10inch model  $399.99 while the 8 inch model will be cheaper at $349.99

Latest update to Telegram Messenger BETA allows you to set custom notifications

Many of us are fans of Telegram Messenger, and if you are one of them then you would be glad to know that the latest update to the beta client of the app has been released that allows you to set custom notification sounds.. It also has got more faster, got more animations and better optimized fonts to suit full HD displays.

• Fully rewritten secret chats, with hold-to-view photos on short timers
• Custom sounds for push-notifications
• Maximized app opening speed
• Optimized animations when viewing photos, added fullscreen mode
• Optimized font size for FullHD screens
• Fixed GIF playback bugs
• Fixed issue with selecting and deleting multiple messages in secret chats

So ready to get your hands on to the latest features ?

Download Telegram Messenger app BETA from here

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Future Windows 10 technical preview builds will also be available as ISO

As all the Windows Technical Preview users who are running Windows 10 technical preview are aware, that the last few updates of builds were delivered directly from the Windows Update,  it used to be quiet a reason to call for its sureness while downloading it, however it looks like the next update will be available as ISO launch.

That's according to Gabriel Aul. head of the Windows Insider Program

We can't deny that ISOs of the previous builds were also available to download for users, but it was made available after few days of Windows Update was released,but now for the future updates, it seems that ISO downloads will be available at the same time as that of Windows update download

Well, whatever it is, we are anyways going to get all are questions answered at the Microsoft's press event on 21st January 2015 for Windows 10.

Until then, what are your thoughts for Windows 10 ? Do you need more features in the OS ? If yes, then whatare they ?

Here is a quick look at the Samsung Ativ book 9

Samsung may not merge well with a WindowsPhone but its surly doing great with Android phones , along with its television industry and ofcourse its PC division too. 

Last night at CES 2015, CES showed its latest innovation, the Samsung Ativ book 9 which is an addition to their Ativ family.

It claims to be the thinnest & lightest ultrabook yet. Its looks are extraordinary with its full aluminium , unibody having a thin 0.46 inch profile. It weighs around 2 pounds and includes a 12.2 inch WQXGA (2560 x1600) display that is a NON TOUCH SCREEN

Yes, you got it right, this is not a touch enabled device. The Ativ book 9 is being powered by an Intel Core M processor which is not that powerful as it sounds in the terms of performance. However, its main advantage is the ability for devices running Core M to be fanless. Additionally, it has got a very good battery life.

Samsung Ativ book 9 is especially for students, professionals who are looking for light weight , high quality device to use it for taking notes, managing e-mails and doing other such light work.

This piece of hardware costs around $1,999.99 which means its by no means a budget device.

Finally, Samsung is very excited for Windows 10 which they will include in their future hardware innovations in 2015.

Lenovo unveils new Thinkpad products at CES 2015

Lenovo has today announced a series of new Windows 8.1 products for its Thinkpad line at CES 2015 in Las Vegas. The range topper is this, the Thinkpad X1 Carbon which is one of the lightest 14-inch Ultrabooks in the world, built partly to celebrate 100 million Thinkpad products sold in Lenovo's 22 year history with the line.

The X1 Carbon will start at $1249, boasts a new precision keyboard, a Carbon Fiber cover, a FHD or WQHD display option, 256GB and 512GB PCIe SSD drives and 4G LTE options with Intel's 5th generation Core i processors underneath.

Besides the X1, Lenovo is also announcing a bunch of other Thinkpad laptops at different spec and price points. New additions to the L, W and T series will be available – as with the Thinkpad X1 – beginning in February. All will be running the latest 5th Generation Intel Core i processors

The unveils don't end there, either. Lenovo has also introduced the Thinkpad Stack, a series of stackable add-ons that include a 1TB USB 3.0 hard drive, a wireless access point, a Bluetooth speaker and a power bank. All are detachable and with the pogo pin design can transfer data between them, too. Prices start at $49.99 for the power bank rising to $199.99 for the wireless access point and hard drive.

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Nest's thermostat gets smarter with support for more third-party devices

August smart lock, Philips Hue lights, and Automatic's driving assistant now work with Nest

Nest is today announcing a handful of new additions to the company's "Works with Nest" program, a designation given to third-party smart home products and appliances that can communicate with Nest's learning thermostat and smoke detector. And there are some fairly big names — 15 in all — coming on to help keep the temperature in your home at the perfect level. August's Smart Lock can now interact with Nest, for example, and the pairing could be hugely useful if you happen to own both. Lock your doors and Nest will automatically go into away mode (and save energy in the process). Once you unlock the door and head in upon returning, Nest will toggle back into home mode and set things back to a comfortable temperature.

This is the most insane wireless router in the history of mankind

CES is always full of surprises. Sometimes it's a wild television technology. Other times it's a crazy motorized skateboard. And sometimes it's a Wi-Fi router that looks like it wants to take off, join an armada of alien spaceships, and nuke the planet from orbit because that's the only way to be sure.

The router in question is the D-Link AC3200 Ultra Wi-Fi Router, and make no mistake: as these things go it's more than solid. Six antennas, support for the latest 802.11 protocols, and speeds up to 3.2Gbps. And this is just one of D-Link's new Ultra series (it'll be available on Newegg tomorrow for $309.99).

But mostly it just looks bonkers. Think about it. Sitting on the corner of your desk. Plotting. Scheming. Biding its time. Waiting for the perfect moment to strike.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying that there really is a wireless router that would want to murder your entire family before diving through a transdimensional wormhole to plot the demise of an entire civilization.

But if there was, this would be it. 

News & Image Courtesy The Verge