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Apple recently unveiled a bunch of new products during a press event in New York. But the company also quietly shared a press release with new configurations for the 15-inch MacBook Pro. Customers can now get a MacBook Pro with an AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 or Vega 20 graphics processing unit.

Before this update, users could only get Radeon Pro 555X or 560X GPUs. Those options are still available, but you can now pay a bit more money to get much better GPUs.

As the name suggests, Vega is a new generation of graphics processors. The iMac Pro comes with desktop-class Vega processors — the Vega 56 and Vega 64. The Vega 16 or Vega 20 are less powerful than the iMac Pro GPUs. But they also fit in a laptop and consume much less power.

In particular, Radeon Pro GPUs use GDDR5 memory just like the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One X. But Vega GPUs now take advantage of HBM2 memory, which provides more bandwidth and consumes less power.

It leads to a direct bump in performance. Apple says you can expect as much as 60 percent faster graphics performance. But we’ll have to wait for the benchmarks to know that for sure.

Vega GPUs are only available on the most expensive 15-inch MacBook Pro configuration that starts at $2,799 with a Radeon Pro 560X. Upgrading to the Vega 16 costs another $250, while the Vega 20 is $350 more expensive than the base model.

Dolby has launched a new set of wireless headphones, Dolby Dimension, promising active noise cancellation that’s perfect for home entertainment, but without divorcing you from the real world. The new cans debut Dolby LifeMix, a way for listeners to blend their media with what’s going on around them. LifeMix is effectively a personal mixer desk for your ears. At the … Continue reading

The Pixel 3 is a pretty good smartphone, but it’s gotten off to a buggy start since launching last month. From unsaved photos and extra notches to wonky RAM management, the latest bug for Google to fix is vanishing text messages, according to recent complaints from Pixel 3 owners.

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As good as the Pixel 3 is, when Google released the phone last month, it sort of felt incomplete. Part of that feeling is due to Google’s software-first approach to smartphone design which means there’s always code being tinkered with, but the other part was simply because Google still hadn’t delivered two major Pixel…

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Verizon is one of the major carriers in the United States who will be switching on their commercial 5G networks next year. They’re now conducting tests to get everything prepared ahead of the commercial launch in 2019. Verizon has announced that it has now conducted the “world’s first” 5G data transmission to a smartphone on a “commercial 3GPP 5G New Radio (NR) network.”

Verizon conducted the test in partnership with Motorola, Samsung, and Qualcomm. The test was performed on a Moto Z3 smartphone that had a 5G moto mod. The module adds 5G compatibility to the Moto Z3 and it will be available for purchase next year once the network goes live for the public.

The carrier and its partners performed several tests over the 5G connection. They placed a video call and browsed the internet. The transmissions were completed over Big Red’s 28GHz spectrum and Samsung 5G New Radio solutions. The 5G capability offered by the mod is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X50 5G modem with QTM052 mmWave antenna modules.

Verizon’s 5G home service is currently available in a few cities across the United States. The company is aiming to launch its 5G mobile network commercially next year. Many manufacturers, including Samsung, will be launching 5G smartphones in 2019 which will be compatible with these networks.

It’s happening! This is the first time a 5G-upgradeable smartphone, the Moto Z3, is connecting to our 5G Ultra Wideband network. #FirstOn5G #Verizon #5G

— Verizon (@verizon) November 14, 2018

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