The power-saving results were found using a Lenovo X250, Core i7-5600U, 16GB RAM and Dell XPS 13, 16GB RAM running on Windows 10, 64-bit, high-performance power mode. Opera said it used Selenium WebDriver loading 11 popular websites including YouTube.“Running out of battery is one of the most frustrating things that can happen to you while browsing,” Opera vice-president, engineering services, Pawel Miniewicz said in a blog on the organisation’s website.“Whether you are travelling, watching videos, or you have just left your charger behind, the icon showing that your battery is dying is something none of us really want to see when we have important things to do online.“Luckily, since people spend almost all their time in their web browser and relatively speaking little time in other desktop applications, this is something we can do something about.
“Some months ago, we asked our browser engine team to start tuning Opera in order to give people people more hours of browsing when on the move.”To flick the power-saving switch users need only to click on to the battery icon, which appears when the laptop is unplugged from a power source, while the browser will also suggest the power-saving mode when the laptop has 20% battery left.Microsoft Surface Pro 5 release is delayed to 2017 because Intel's Kaby Lake processor will be released by the end of 2016. The processor has better power efficiency compared to its predecessors.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 was plagued with very bad battery life, which also translated into pathetic sales. Thus, the company is leaving no stone unturned in order to better the battery life of its successor Surface Pro 5, according to GSM Arena. It will also come with a stylus, which can be recharged on a rechargable dock rather than on batteries like was the case with Surface Pro 4.
Intel's Kaby Lake processor are very power efficient, which in turn means less heat as well. Due to their efficient nature, they will preserve battery life as well and help to extend it in comparison with the ill-fated Microsoft Surface Pro 4.
Other features expected in Microsoft Surface Pro 5 include a 4K display, 16GB RAM. Microsoft has always touted and marketed its Surface line devices as laplets, which are a combination of laptop and tablets. Hence, it is no surprise that the company is packing the devices with 16 GB RAM so that the laptop users do not feel left out.
Microsoft Surface Pro 5 is also expected to come with the latest NVidia graphical processing unit for the die-hard gamers. The combination of the latest GPU and 16GB RAM will ensure that the gamers do not feel any kind of lag while playing heavy-duty games on the device.
It is also expected to come packed with a fingerprint scanner and an USB Type-C port, which is one of the expected features in Apple MacBook Pro 2016, according to CNET. The expected price of the device is upwards of $1,199.
On the other hand, there are also reports that Microsoft has delayed the launch of the device because it wants to release the Surface Pro 5 with its latest operating system Windows 10 Redstone 2. Surface Pro 5 will run on the latest operating system so it can only be released after the launch of the OS.
The Moto Z and Z Force are the first phones to break from Moto's attractive, but well-worn look and feel. Gone are the complexly curved sides, thick middle body and unibody construction. Instead we have a modern and somewhat angular design that's actually very slim, unlike the old Moto design that got chubby toward the middle. Whether this is Lenovo's influence or just the next step for the folks at Motorola who work largely independently from their parent company, we don't know. What we do know is that the Moto Z and Moto Z Force (both Droid Editions in the US and exclusive to Verizon Wireless) are some of the best phones on the market today. They run on the top dog Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 CPU with Adreno 530 graphics and 4 gigs of RAM. They have colorful and very bright QHD 2560 x 1440 AMOLED displays, capable cameras, and a unique modular accessory system that puts LG's Friends for the LG G5 to shame. You can get stylish back covers, an extended battery back, a projector (Lenovo does love putting projectors on mobile devices) and a JBL speaker back. It's easy--magnets hold the various back covers firmly on the back, and the phone automatically recognizes them (and informs you of that fact) without a need to disassemble, reboot or yank out the battery. In fact, for better or worse, both Moto Z models' batteries are sealed inside. This is how a modular phone should be: simple and attractive. The question is, do you want or need a modular phone? While I personally don't feel that I must have one, the Moto modules are useful enough and easy enough to use that I find them tempting.
The two models are nearly identical, with the same CPU/RAM/storage, wireless features, screen size and front camera. The Moto Z has a 13MP rear camera while the Moto Z Force has a 21MP rear camera. The Moto Z has a 2600 mAh battery while the thicker and heavier Moto Z Force has a capacious 3500 mAh battery. To be fair, the Moto Z is one of the thinnest phones on the market at 5.2mm, so the 7mm Moto Z Force is by no means thick just because it's not as slim at the Moto Z. Both models' displays are covered by Gorilla Glass 3, but the Z Force has a shatter-proof covering for those who need serious screen robustness. Moto invited us to drop the phone from 5 feet onto a hard floor to test that shatterproof screen, so they're confident (note that this isn't a rugged phone and it might suffer damage elsewhere when harshly tested). $96 sets the two models apart in the US. The Moto Z is $624 ($26/month) on Verizon Wireless, and the Droid Z Force is $720 ($30/month).
Both phones have slim designs with an aluminum chassis, metal surround and a striped glass back with antenna windows in black at the top and bottom. The phones will likely also be available in white with a gold back and black with gold trim, but our two review units are black with gunmetal trim. The smartphones are intended to be used with Moto Style Shell back covers that cover and protect the many gold pogo pin connectors that interface with optional Moto Mods. With a Style Shell mounted, there's no camera hump, but if you use the phone naked there is a large round camera hump on the back. The shells are slim and light though sturdy, and one is included in the box.
The Moto 5.2mm Z is exquisitely thin (Moto claims it's the thinnest phone currently on the market), and the Moto Z Force is thicker, but still relatively slim for a phone with a 5.5 display. The phones have a fairly large and identical footprint, but they're smaller than the Nexus 6P and 5.5 iPhone 6s Plus. They're easy enough to handle, and the sides are easy to grip, unlike the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge with a curved 5.5 display. That Samsung is however the smallest among the 5.5 competition. Build quality is excellent and the phones feel like quality products, though the front faces are a bit generic and look much like the Moto G4 Plus. The Moto Z models have a front mounted fingerprint scanner that works impeccably. You might be tempted to use that scanner button as the home button, but the home, back and multi-tasking buttons are on-screen. The fingerprint scanner simply locks and unlocks the phone.
The volume buttons and power button are small (perhaps too small) and are clustered tightly together near the top right side of the phone. I'd like more separation or a different size/tactile feel for the power button.