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HP’s Envy laptops get a sexy new wood option

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by on May 28, 2019 at 11:32 am
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It’s interesting to see the continuing evolution of HP’s laptop division into a more premium, aspirational brand. That shift is typified by the swathe of natural covers the company is offering. Last November, it added a real leather option to its Spectre Folio line. And now, it’s offering the HP Envy line in two different wood options. HP is offering a dark option, Nightfall Black with Natural Walnut, alongside a lighter alternative, called Natural Silver with Pale Birch. No matter what option you choose, HP promises that each laptop will be unique, thanks to the natural variation found in the…

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Understanding the rising popularity of China’s rural influencers

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by on May 28, 2019 at 9:38 am
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Beginning in 2016, China saw the sudden and meteoric rise of the short video social media platform Kuaishou 快手. The app had been quietly accumulating a following since its launch in 2011, focusing on half-organic, half-algorithm-driven growth and ignoring traditional media and influencer marketing altogether. The strategy worked, and as of 2018, it was sitting on a registered user base of over 700 million people, with 100 million daily active users. What makes it unique among Chinese apps is not its feature set, but the demographics of its user pool, which is comprised of a higher percentage of rural and…

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EY built a blockchain for wine snobs to confirm the authenticity of their plonk

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by on May 28, 2019 at 9:18 am
Posted In: Around the Web, blockchain, cryptocurrency, Hard Fork


Accounting behemoth EY is putting wine on the blockchain. In a press release from last week (spotted by CoinDesk), the company announced it has developed a blockchain-powered platform for tracking the authenticity and origins of wine. The system, which is based on EY‘s suite of blockchain tools Ops Chain, makes it possible to “determine the quality, provenance, and authenticity of new and vintage wines.” The solution – called the TATTOO Wine Platform – will “focus on markets in China, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, and Singapore.” EY says the platform will leverage smart contracts to streamline wine sales from “vineyards to hotels, restaurants,…

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Apple is expected to kill 3D Touch from its 2019 iPhone lineup

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by on May 28, 2019 at 8:25 am
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Do you use 3D Touch on your iPhone? If not, don’t worry. Apple is getting rid of it for a cheaper alternative. MacRumors, quoting a team of Barclays analysts, has confirmed that 3D Touch will be eliminated from all iPhone models coming out in 2019. The company intends to replace it with the cheaper Haptic Touch technology that it introduced with last year’s iPhone XR. This adds credence to previous reports from the Wall Street Journal back in January, which said Apple was looking at removing the feature in an attempt to cut costs: Apple is also considering trimming functions…

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Asus’ new laptop has two 4K screens and top-notch specs

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by on May 28, 2019 at 7:14 am
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Computex, a yearly trade show on computers and technology, is underway in Taiwan and we might see some mind-boggling PC products. Asus was one of the firsts to take to stage today, and they announced a dual-screen laptop called ZenBook Pro Duo with two 4K screens, and that immediately caught my eye. The device’s primary screen is a 15.6-inc 4K UHD display with 16:9 aspect ratio. Its secondary screen is a 14-inch 4K UHD display, called ScreenPad Plus, with a 32:9 aspect ratio. The tech company has crafted the software in such a way that the secondary screen can be used…

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