What’s new
AMD talks about its next-generation graphic card Radeon RX 480 (Polaris).
AMD has revealed some details about their upcoming Polaris graphics cards, in particular the RX 480 at Computex 2016 . This card will be launched in June for just $199, with rated compute performance exceeding 5 TFLOPs. It will feature 36 compute units for 2,304 stream processors, and a TDP around 150W. There will also be a 256-bit GDDR5 memory system providing 256 GB/s of bandwidth to either 4 or 8 GB of VRAM.
More info about AMD’s new high-performance cards here and here.
The details about the new Samsung Gear 2 Fit have been leaked
Although and official announcement should come in June, the internet was faster and now the full specs for Samsung’s next wearable are available. Gear Fit 2 will have a 1.55-inch 216 x 432 Curved Super AMOLED display, 2GB of internal storage, a 200mAh battery and Samsung 1GHz dual-core processor.
Not much more is available for now but you can read about it here.
New products
Solarin, a new smartphone that promises ‘military-grade’ security
This Rolls Royce of smartphones unveiled at $14,000 is launched by a new tech company called Sirin Labs. The high-end security features come from “military grade” encryption integrated into its hardware. Solarin has 5.5-inch 2K display, a Snapdragon 810 processor, and a 23.8-megapixel camera with laser-assisted autofocus.
More about the security features and full specs here .
Dell launches the first 17-inch 2-in-1 laptop
Dell announced at Computex 2016 a range of new Inspiron 2-in-1s, with prices starting at just $249. Dell’s budget option for a 2-in-1 laptop is the new Inspiron 11 3000. This product will have a 11-inch model with a 1366 x 768 display. It might be a little underpowered thanks to its Intel Core M3 processor, but at just $249 it’s ideal for students or someone looking for a basic combination of tablet and laptop. Dell says the Inspiron 11 3000 will be available in China and the US on June 2nd.
There is also the Inspiron 17 7000 2-in-1 starting at $899, but you can read more about Dell’s new 2-in-1 laptop here.
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The Fable compiler gives developers the opportunity to unite the realms of F# functional programming and JavaScript
“Fable’s goal is really simple: compile F# to JavaScript,” said Angelo Garcia-Caro, lead developer on the project. Working with such JavaScript libraries and tools as Webpack, Fable is available via NPM and requires installation of Node.js. It works directly with F# source code and does not require compilation to .Net bytecode.
You can find out more details about the F# here.
Fun stuff
Whirlpool’s first foray into crowdfunding with a beer maker
The Vessi will make beer in seven days and requires no “expertise.” But you will need to cook the grains and infuse the hops yourself on the stove because The Vessi only handles the cold side of beer fermentation.
More about this product here.
