Acer partners with Porsche Design for Acer Book RS laptop

Source: Acer, Porsche Design

Acer's new "luxury" laptop comes from a partnership with Porsche Design. The Porsche Design Acer Book RS draws on the strengths of the design studio and Acer's laptop expertise. 

While it looks like a conventional laptop, it's encased in carbon fibre. It is powered by either an 11th-generation Intel Core i5 or i7 processor, 8GB or 16GB of RAM, and 512GB or 1TB of storage. The graphics options are either Intel's integrated Iris Xe graphics or discrete NVIDIA MX350 GPU. The Acer Book RS sports a 14-inch IPS touchscreen display with a 16:9 aspect ratio, Full HD resolution (1,920 x 1,080 pixels), 340 nits max brightness, and 100% sRGB colour. 

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'Pokémon Go' brings face masks to the game

Source: Niantic

Niantic has updated Pokémon Go to reflect the times. The game will let you put on a protective mask on your avatar, as one would if you plan to play the game these days with the coronavirus pandemic still raging on. The face masks are available for free from  Pokémon Go's in-game style shop. 

In the US, Verizon mobile customers get access to a special black-and-red face mask to add on to an exclusive outfit option. The game is hosting a special event for Verizon's customers, too.

Source: Polygon

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In days gone by, the job of reviewing would be trusted to only a handful of professionals. Nowadays, anybody can become a reviewer with extreme ease. There is no doubt that this has changed the face of business. So, if you have your own brand, it is especially vital that you encourage positive feedback wherever you can get it. Why? You may ask. Well, here are some of the reasons review websites are so important to brands.

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Xiaomi introduces 80W mobile wireless charging

What can you do in 20 minutes? A quick breakfast or workout? Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi outdoes itself again with the introduction of an 80W wireless charging solution. The tech can charge a 4,000mAh battery up to 50 percent full in eight minutes and up to 100 percent in 19 minutes. The company shows the tech in action on a modified Mi 10 Pro.

Fast charging at these speeds hasn't really made its way to this side of the world. But Chinese phone makers outdo themselves as companies like Xiaomi, Huawei, and OPPO develop fast-charging solutions. 

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