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Samsung Galaxy Unpacked leaked press materials confirm S24 series launch date and key specs
3:11 pm | December 21, 2023

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Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked event is less than a month away at this point and the latest scoop is here from notable leakster Evan Blass with actual press materials for the Galaxy S24 series. The event will take place on January 18 and is set to begin at 3AM KST which due to the time difference translates to January 17 for markets like the US (1 PM EST), Europe (6 PM GMT) and India (11:30 PM IST). The countdown timer is also teasing Galaxy AI which is Samsung’s answer to ChatGPT and Google Bard. The spec sheets confirm most of the previously rumored information – the...

Razer Fujin Pro review – exceptional comfort, exceptionally pricey
2:34 pm |

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Let’s not beat around the bush; the Razer Fujin Pro is one of the best gaming chairs we’ve tested here at TechRadar Gaming. It’s an exceptionally comfortable chair that provides solid back, neck, and lumbar support thanks to its breathable mesh surface and intelligently designed ergonomics. As a result, it’s a chair we can recommend to anyone looking for a one-and-done solution for gaming or productivity that won’t need replacing in a hurry.

Now, the Razer Fujin Pro does bear a four-figure sum for the cost of entry, which will understandably turn buyers on a tighter budget away. But if you’re after a premium chair without spending Herman Miller levels of cash, then the Razer Fujin Pro is certainly the next best thing.

Price and availability

One of the Razer Fujin Pro’s more unfortunate downsides is its general lack of availability. It’s available for purchase in the US for $1,049 directly from Razer’s online store, but the chair currently isn’t purchasable in the UK. 

Razer has told TechRadar Gaming that it’s waiting on certification for its mesh material before it can be sold in the UK. If and when it does, expect a similar price tag (around £999).

Assembly

Razer Fujin Pro

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We’re off to a flying start with the Razer Fujin Pro, as its initial setup is remarkably easy. The chair’s seat, support, headrest, armrests, and frame slide into place without any frustration or feeling like you need to coerce or jam them into their sockets. Each piece is then locked into place with sets of screws and an Allen key (all included). The box also comes with a pair of sturdy gloves, giving you some extra grip during the assembly process. They also came in handy during these cold winter months. Thanks, Razer.

The Razer Fujin Pro is easy to assemble no matter if you’ve built dozens of gaming chairs before or if this is your first one. It includes a detailed but easy-to-follow instruction sheet that breaks down each step with handy diagrams. Following this, I had the chair fully built before I knew it, in approximately 45 minutes to an hour. You also don’t have to worry if you lose a screw or two under the couch while you build; the Fujin Pro does come with a spare set which is incredibly welcome.

Design and features

Razer Fujin Pro

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Unlike many Razer products, as we see with the brand’s headsets, mice, and keyboards, the Razer Fujin Pro bears a very no-nonsense design. The stark black finish of its frame and mesh along with the gray tone of the wheelbase create a look that feels right at home in both a gaming setup or office environment. 

That may lose some points with you if you were hoping for something a bit more, well, Razer-esque, but the style and build here is sleek, inoffensive, and subtle. Razer has opted for substance over style here, which is certainly the right choice as it’s allowed the brand to focus on what really matters in a gaming chair: comfort and ergonomics.

The Razer Fujin Pro doesn’t come with any ancillary neck or lumbar support cushions, but they’re actually not needed here. The chair’s subtle contours fit nicely around the small of your back, and the headrest’s height and angle can be adjusted to best suit your preferences. 

Other parts of the chair are also fully adjustable, including the armrests which can be slid forward and back (as well as side to side and rotated) via easily accessible buttons on their inner-facing sides. You can adjust the angle of the chair easily via a lock-in switch located under the seat, while another one adjusts the height of the seat. One last module on the back of the chair even lets you tweak with the tension of the lumbar support, making it more firm or flexible depending on what you prefer. 

Overall, the Razer Fujin Pro has a very high level of customizability that may seem overwhelming at first, but it does give you all the tools to form a seating position that’s perfectly tailored to your needs.

Performance

Razer Fujin Pro

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The Razer Fujin Pro supports weight of up to 300lbs (roughly 136kg), and a healthy amount of space for the seat, rear, and between the armrests means that it’s comfortable for users of all shapes and sizes.

The chair’s fantastic adjustability and ergonomic design make for a seating experience that’s superbly comfortable. For both work and gaming, I found I didn’t have to adjust the seat at all to maintain that comfort, and it meant I could focus on tasks and longer game sessions painlessly.

Even if you find yourself leaning forward frequently, as I do, the Razer Fujin Pro’s excellent lumbar support meant I wasn’t put in any kind of discomfort. I also never found myself fidgeting or having to readjust the seat over the course of a day; a problem I’ve faced with gaming and desk chairs I’ve owned in the past.

This is largely aided by the chair’s mesh design. It’s an incredibly breathable material that feels much more comfortable and less stuffy than leatherette-based gaming chairs I’ve owned previously. I can see this being a real boon during warmer months.

Should I buy the Razer Fujin Pro?

Razer Fujin Pro

(Image credit: Future)

Overall, I feel the Razer Fujin Pro justifies its high price tag. The sheer level of comfort and customizability it affords means that it’ll be my go-to chair for gaming and productivity for years to come. I recognize that the four-figure price tag will likely put off many, but if you’re more budget-minded and ever spot it going on sale, then this is a chair I can’t recommend enough. 

Buy it if...

Don't buy it if...

How we reviewed the Razer Fujin Pro

I’ve been testing the Razer Fujin Pro for a few weeks now, primarily using it as my PC gaming chair and my everyday work chair too. I ensured to focus on the chair’s strong ergonomic design, frequently adjusting and trying different setups each day. 

Looking for a chair that's a bit on the cheaper side? You may be interested in browsing our guide to the best cheap gaming chair deals.

Apple Watch sales ban is happening despite appeals
1:29 pm |

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Apple was ordered to pull the Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 from stores in the United States following a patent dispute with Masimo, a California-based health tech company and a monitoring device manufacturer. The Cupertino maker disagreed with the motion and asked for the ban to be postponed while it legally appealed the decision. Sadly for Tim Cook and co, the ITC (International Trade Commission) denied the motion, meaning Apple has to pull the watches from its store by the end of this day, December 21, and from the Apple stores across the US by the end of this week, December 24. The...

Lava Storm 5G debuts with Dimensity 6080 and 50MP main cam
12:20 pm |

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Lava Mobiles announced its latest entry in India with the Storm 5G. It brings a Dimensity 6080 chipset, a 120Hz display and a 50MP main cam. The new device brings a flat design with a glass back and shiny camera rings. Lava Storm 5G Lava Storm 5G is equipped with a 6.78-inch IPS LCD with FHD+ resolution and a 120Hz refresh rate. The display has a punch hole cutout for the 16MP front-facing camera while the back houses the 50MP main cam and an 8MP ultrawide lens. Storm 5G is equipped with a Dimensity 6080 chipset and 8GB RAM alongside 128GB storage and a microSD card slot for...

Oppo A59 specs sheet leaks online, will cost $180
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The Oppo A59 appeared online with a full specs sheet. According to X user yabhishekhd, the phone will have a lot of common features with the Oppo A58 devices, like the cameras or the battery capacity, but the big improvement will be the Dimensity 6020 chipset that supports 5G connectivity. The A59 will have a 6.56” LCD with a notch for the 8 MP selfie camera. The panel resolution is not mentioned, but we do know it will have a 90 Hz refresh rate. The cameras on the back are fairly basic - 13 MP main + 2 MP secondary, wrapped around a neat design that we've seen in some Reno...

Honor Magic6 Pro appears in a hands-on photo
9:34 am |

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Honor is working on the Magic6 series, and the first live photo of a phone from the lineup appeared online. A user on Weibo shared an image revealing the new Magic6 Pro will look a lot like its predecessor, the Magic5 Pro. The device has three cameras, aligned in a triangle formation, with the top one having a periscope lens and there is also “100x zoom” writing between them. The user also shared a fan-made render, better explaining the overall design of the camera island. Honor Magic6 Pro live photo & fan-made render This image is quite different from a previously posted...

nubia Red Magic 9 Pro survives bend test from both sides
4:59 am |

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A couple of days ago nubia's Red Magic 9 Pro was officially launched outside of China, where it was initially introduced last month. We've already put the gaming beast through the paces of our usual in-depth review, so go take a look at that if you haven't already. Also as usual, Zack from the YouTube channel JerryRigEverything has taken out the tools and subjected the Red Magic 9 Pro to his customary 'durability test' to see how it can withstand scratches, burns, and bends. Spoiler alert: very well, as it turns out. The scratch test is pretty much the same for all devices nowadays,...

HP Zbook Firefly G10A review: a customizable business beacon
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HP ZBook Firefly G10 A: Two Minute Review

The ZBook range is HP’s answer to the need for an enterprise fleet for businesses that trade on more demanding graphical or data processing workloads and the Firefly is the entry level segment of the Z range. 

This doesn’t mean all the ZBook Firefly G10 or G10 A devices are going to be suited to one kind of employee however, since even within this line-up the devices can be configured with a range of CPUs and integrated or entry-level discrete GPUs. 

The most powerful ZBook Firefly G10 has slightly lower graphical performance than something running a Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050, so it’s really only suitable for creatives with the lightest workloads and regular office workers. If you do need that little bit more the ZBook Power, Studio and Fury are tailored to heavier kinds of creative workflows.

The devices come with Windows Pro operating systems and processors that allow all the extra security and fleet management tools that businesses may need. This means they’re not often competitive as consumer or home-work devices for anyone that can operate without logging into company systems. So for the self employed, you're going to get more value from an Asus Zenbook S 13, Dell’s XPS 13 Plus or a MacBook Air, but for businesses HP’s ZBook range makes it convenient to set up and monitor fleets and add hardware service care for devices. 

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HP ZBook Firefly G10 A: Price and availability

  • From $1,769 / £1,200 / AU$2,456 / SG$2,201
  • IT Support (3 years)  $117 /  £132 / AU$270

The entry level devices start at $1,769  / £1,200 / AU$2,456 for something with an Intel Core i5-1340P CPU, 16GB of RAM and integrated Iris Xe Graphics (or the Nvidia RTX A500 in the UK). That pricing is pretty steep in the US and Australia, since you only get a device that’s just capable of what you’d want in a professional laptop intended to last 3 to 5 years. On something like this you can expect to have no issue running standard office applications, web browsers and possibly the occasional bout of light photo editing, but there’s not a lot of overhead for anyone doing more demanding work than standard office tasks. This is compounded by the Firefly's entry-level FullHD+ screen that is just 250 nits and has poor 45% NTSC colour reproduction, which won’t allow you to do any serious creative work. 

If you do need the ‘workstation’ capabilities boasted about in HP’s marketing materials you’ll need to invest in one of the more capable systems. There are too many to list individually here, and availability varies region-to-region, but they range all the way up to the $4,549 (about £3,597 / $6,782) G10 with an Intel Core i7-1365U CPU, 64GB RAM allocation and Nvidia RTX A500 GPU. 

This device has an Intel chip with vPro compatibility and a W11 Pro OS that includes the kinds of tools and security features that are handy to companies with a fleet of laptops and an IT department to manage them. This makes them not particularly competitive to everyday self-employed worker or small business professionals that can live without tools like encrypted storage lockers and remote desktop control. 

If you are buying for a business you can easily add next day IT support for 3 years for $117 /  £132 / AU$270 or extend that for as long as your business intends to maintain the devices. 

In Australia you can buy the non-pro variants of the AMD options for up to AU$880 less, but the pricing of Pro vs standard is not consistent across the range and sometimes the less full featured options are, inexplicably, more expensive. 

  • Price score: 3 / 5

HP ZBook Firefly G10 A: Specs

The ZBook Firefly 14 inch G10/ G10 A is a 14-inch pro workstation from HP that can be configured with either an Intel or AMD CPU. Bundled with a choice of Windows 10 or 11 Pro OS as standard, these devices come with extra security and enterprise tools that can be particularly handy for larger fleets of work devices. 

The device we were sent to test included an AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 7640 CPU, 16GB RAM allocation and an AMD Radeon 760M integrated graphics card which retails for $2,017 /  AU$2,470 / SG$2,201 (about £1,593). 

  • Specs score: 3 / 5

HP ZBook Firefly G10 A: Design

HP laptop various angles

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  • Good port selection
  • Bigger than consumer Ultrabooks

The Zbook Firefly doesn’t have anything revolutionary in its design, in fact it’s probably more vanilla than a lot of the top professional ultrabooks out there. There are some decent configurations to be found, but it has too many different options to have a cohesive design concept that can easily be communicated to individual consumers. 

Based on the web page marketing, HP is going after the creator market with this device and there are some devices that fit that category well, but it also ranges products with a 250 nit FullHD+ display that has terrible colour accuracy and are not suitable for creatives. Some models also rely on integrated graphics, which won’t be ideal for anyone running heavier than average graphical workloads. 

The screen does offer a convertible-style hinge that can fold back on itself which makes it easy to view and use the touchscreen from any angle. There’s an included HDMI port, that is rarely seen these days, to make it super easy to connect to legacy displays for an office presentation. It’s also got a fingerprint reader and a 5MP camera that can take photos at up to QHD and offers great quality webcam video. This combines with a good speaker and microphone array and the latest on board AI processing to filter out unwanted sounds and frame and highlight you during web conferences. 

The Firefly G10 A is designed to be the Ultrabook of the Z Workstation range, so it’s just under 0.79-inches (2cm) thick and weighs a very manageable 3-pounds (1.4kg). This isn’t quite as light as what you’ll get from the latest consumer Ultrabooks, since it weighs 40% more than the 2.2-pound (1kg) Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED and it’s close to 70% thicker than most current Ultrabooks which land around the 1.2cm thick mark. 

  • Design score: 3 / 5

HP ZBook Firefly G10 A: Performance

HP laptop various angles

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  • Wide range of devices
  • Differing levels of performance
Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED: Benchmarks

Here's how the HP ZBook Firefly G10 A performed in our suite of benchmark tests:

3DMark: Time Spy: 1,657; Time Spy Extreme: 750
GeekBench 5: 1,700 (single-core); 7,472 (multi-core)
Cinebench R23 Multi-core:
10,842 points
Cyberpunk 2077 (1080p, Low): 26.1 fps;
Sid Meier's: Civilization VI (1080p, Ultra): 23.16 fps;
Crystal DiskMark 8 (Read/ Write):
3,613/2,518 MB/s
PCMark 10 (Home Test): 6,422 points
Battery Life (TechRadar movie test): 3 hours, 18 minutes

It’s a bit of a complicated story to talk about performance here as you’ve got 8 CPUs and 6 GPUs spanning from rudimentary capabilities to moderate and even some high-performance chips. If you’re a creative you might be able to get away with the AMD Ryzen 7 or 9 processors and Radeon 780M integrated graphics as they offer graphics around what you’ll see on Apple’s 2022 M2 processor on the Macbook Air devices, but they’re usually paired with the lower spec screens that we wouldn’t recommend for creative work. That means you’re going to want to opt for one of the devices with a HP DreamColor display and one of the discrete Nvidia GPUs if you have more demanding graphical workflows. 

The model we tested was the most basic AMD version available, so performance is pretty conservative with the 6-core AMD Ryzen Pro 7640HS lining up with some of the lower core 13th gen Intel i7 devices. Relying on the Integrated Radeon 760M GPU and 16GB of RAM, this device doesn’t have the graphical capability for entry level-gaming like you’ll get on Apple’s M2 (and later) GPUs, but it is fractionally ahead of Intel’s integrated Iris Xe chip on many 13th gen devices. This unit was competent at basic office and browser based tasks. It’s even going to have the capacity for light photo editing and simple creative workflows, but it’s not powerful enough to run complicated 3D models or work effectively with large raw video files. 

  • Performance score: 3 / 5

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED (2023): Battery life

HP laptop various angles

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  • 12h53min work lifespan 
  • 13h18min movie playback

The almost 13 hour light work battery life on the Zbook Firefly G10 A we tested was definitely one of the better aspects of this device. It’s not unprecedented, both the XPS 13 Plus and the Asus Zenbook 13 OLED have similar work life spans and all of them are still hours off what you’ll get on Apple’s current range, but it’s well over a standard work day so should give you enough juice to do whatever you need to without carrying a charger. 

Unfortunately we suspect that the higher resolution 2560 x 1600 pixel, 500 nit HP DreamColour displays won’t fare so well in overall battery life since they share the same 51Wh battery, but add a brighter more power hungry screen that’ll drain power much faster.

  • Battery life score: 4 / 5

Should you buy the HP ZBook Firefly G10 A?

Buy it if...

You’re buying laptops for the office

Great for those buying a fleet of devices for the whole company that need enterprise security and advanced business functionalities.


Don't buy it if...

You’re a sole trader or small business without an IT department

Most of the unique features of the ZBook Firefly range stem from their advanced pro functionalities, which you don’t need if you’re not locking the computers into a company-run network. 

Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED (2023): Also consider

How I tested the HP ZBook Firefly G10 A

  • I tested it using both benchmark tests and video game benchmarks
  • I stress-tested the battery using the TechRadar movie test

I ran the  HP ZBook Firefly G10 A  through our standard suite of benchmarks to get a feel for the laptop's peak performance and to see how it compares with the best on the market.

In addition to our standard suite of testing, I also tested the device using it for a day of work to see how it fares when typing, web browsing, working and for light photo and video editing tasks. 

The screen was analysed using TechRadar's standard movie test and was compared against other screens running standard web browsing and movie editing software. 

The battery life was benchmarked with two tests to simulate different battery life scenarios.

Read more about how we test laptops and desktops.

First reviewed August 2023

Take a look at the Samsung Galaxy S24 in four colors in official-looking renders
1:09 am |

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Samsung is widely expected to introduce the Galaxy S24 family at some point next month, and as we are almost at the end of December, it's time for the official-looking renders to come out, seemingly. The first set has been leaked today and depicts the 'vanilla' Galaxy S24 in all its glory, in not one, not two, not three, but four upcoming colorways. Ladies and gentlemen, here it is in all its glory in Onyx Black, Cobalt Violet, Marble Gray, and Amber Yellow. On top of these, there will apparently be three more hues, which will be exclusive to Samsung.com: blue, green, and orange. That's a...

Take a look at the Samsung Galaxy S24 in four colors in official-looking renders
1:09 am |

Author: admin | Category: Mobile phones news | Comments: Off

Samsung is widely expected to introduce the Galaxy S24 family at some point next month, and as we are almost at the end of December, it's time for the official-looking renders to come out, seemingly. The first set has been leaked today and depicts the 'vanilla' Galaxy S24 in all its glory, in not one, not two, not three, but four upcoming colorways. Ladies and gentlemen, here it is in all its glory in Onyx Black, Cobalt Violet, Marble Gray, and Amber Yellow. On top of these, there will apparently be three more hues, which will be exclusive to Samsung.com: blue, green, and orange. That's a...

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