HP announces the 'world's smallest all-in-one printer: The DeskJet 3755

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Here's how HP is helping: it's today announcing what it claims is the "world's smallest all-in-one printer," meaning it can function as both a printer and a scanner. It's pretty cute-looking as far as printers go — in some horrifyingly corporate alternate universe, this printer is totally a starter Pokemon that'll eventually evolve into some faxing monstrosity.

HP Printer

Dimensions: 15.86 inches wide by 17.75 inches deep by 10.39 inches tall.

Okay, actually, here's the thing: a printer that's over a foot in two dimensions still looks pretty big, at least in comparison to most other modern gadgets. HP is doing some neat things to get its size down, like having the machine spool in sheets to copy, rather than requiring them to be laid out flat. It's also wireless. But that still only gets you so far.

More importantly, HP's not even right about this being the "world's smallest" all-in-one printer. There's this weird portable printer that definitely looks smaller, and, also thisother printer by HP that's definitely smaller, too. It turns out HP's definition of "world's smallest" comes with a major asterisk. It's ignoring any printer that sells for over $250, and both of those sell for much more.

HP's new printer, which is called the DeskJet 3755 All-in-One, by the way, will sell for $69.99, which is a far more reasonable price for a printer you're buying just in case you need one (although you can find bigger HP printers for less). This one may not actually be the smallest, but it'll at least look great around you home if you're into gentle blues or have a window overlooking the Mediterranean.

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Skype 7.0 Available for Android

Skype 7.0 is rolling out to Android users via Google Play with a ton of changes for users of the service. First thing you should notice immediately is a redesigned UI for Android tablets, bringing more of the Material Design hotness that Skype unveiled last year on smartphones. This new UI includes a floating action button (FAB), featuring quick access to new video calls, messages, and contacts. 

In addition to the design changes, Skype touts an enhanced universal search feature, making it easier and quicker to find contacts, chats, groups, and Skype bots right from the main screen of the app. Multitasking is also getting an upgrade on Skype, with the new design allowing for a multi-pane view when in landscape. To enter this, simply flip your device to landscape and you will see different sections of the Skype app neatly organized.

On top of the new look and features, Skype also declares that call quality is only getting better with the latest update, saying specifically that, “Downloading the latest version means you’ll also benefit from the latest call quality and performance improvements.”

Download skype: Skype 7.0

The Witcher 3 patch 1.2 is coming

The witcher: Wild hunt

Accompanying the release of Blood and Wine—The Witcher 3's incredible final expansion—is the colossal patch 1.2. CD Projekt Red has tended its game like a loving gardener since it released a year ago, and even though this is the end, that hasn't stopped it fixing longstanding issues and adding free features for good measure.

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The addition of enemy level scaling is a big one. It's optional, intended for the players who have outlevelled the native fauna through exuberant side-questing, and can be toggled at any time.

There's good news for card captors too: a new book,  A Miraculous Guide to Gwent, lists the missing cards in your collection and offers hints at where to find them.

Most excitingly—if you're dull like me—the inventory, player, crafting and repair interfaces have been further reworked. Subcategories make inventory sorting easier, while missing reagents can now be bought straight from the crafting screen (assuming you're at a vendor, of course). Even icons have been redone to make oils, cards and decorations recognisable at a glance.

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The new robot of ASUS:Zenbo

Asus showcased an unusual device for its traditional lineup in the form of a home robot that sports many interesting features.

The chairman of the company, Jonney Shih, explains why Asus chose to develop the home assistant dubbed ZenBo.

"Our ambition is to enable robotic computing for every household," he notes.

The manufacturer targets the senior and youngster demographic, to whom it can offer "assistance, entertainment and companionship."

A welcome feature is that the robot will be able to connect to smart home devices. Via a connected camera, you can check out who rang the doorbell and unlock the door using the robot's touchscreen (read: face).

A myriad of devices ranging from smart light bulbs to air conditioners, thermostats and TVs can be activated via ZenBo, provided that it uses the right language.

The robot can move around the house on its own and even respond to directions given via voice command. 

The touchpad interface allows it to do what you expect: engage in video calls, go on binge shopping online, stream video content, and more.

Asus also wants to gift the gadget with the capability to use voice reminders. This could come particularly in handy for the elderly, who sometimes forget to take their medication or find it hard to keep track of their doctor's appointments.

ZenBo will have the ability to notify family members if someone falls down, and the integrated camera in the robot will allow you to check the situation in real time.

The manufacturer touts that children will be able to see the robot dance, or have a bedtime story read to them in a warm, robotic voice.

Asus says that it acknowledges the importance of opening up its program to developers worldwide and, for that to happen, it prepares an SDK that will allow coders to create apps for ZenBo.

Gadget enthusiasts will see a bit of similarity between Asus's robot and the home assisting robot Pepper, built by Softbank. Check out our coverage to see what Pepper is able to do.

ZenBo is as tall as an average adult's knee, and its peculiar voice could contribute to the success of the gadget. 

The company proposes a $599 price for the ZenBo, but only time will tell if the price is right.

The new robot of ASUS:Zenbo

Asus ZenFone 3 Unveiled Along With Deluxe And Ultra Editions "New Design"

The Asus ZenFone 3 along with the Deluxe and Ultra editions are making rounds online, and they are sporting hardware components that range from respectable to beast-like powerful.

Now that the introductions are settled, here are the specs of the three:

Asus ZenFone 3

Display: 5.5-inch FHD IPS Display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 625

RAM: 3 GB to 4 GB

OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Asus ZenUI 3.0

Storage: 32 GB to 64 GB with microSD card support of up to 128 GB

Camera: 16 MP Rear, 8 MP Front

Battery: 3,000 mAh

Ports: USB Type-C 2.0

Notable Features: Fingerprint scanner

Starting Price: $249

Colors: Sapphire Black, Moonlight White and Shimmer Gold

With a low price point, the standard ZenFone 3 is putting up a pretty cost-effective solution, but as expected, it doesn't have all the bells and whistles that the other two have. At any rate, what it has to bring to table will likely put a smile on smartphone customers on a budget.

Asus ZenFone 3 Deluxe

Display: 5.7-inch Super AMOLED Display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 820

RAM: 6 GB

OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Asus ZenUI 3.0

Storage:  64 GB to 128 GB (256 GB variant expected to arrive soon) with microSD card support up to 128 GB

Camera: 23 MP Rear, 8 MP Front

Battery: 3,000 mAh

Ports: USB Type-C 3.0

Notable Features: Fingerprint scanner, Quick Charge 3.0

Starting Price: $499

Colors: Glacier Silver, Titanium Gray and Shimmer Gold

Touted as the "world's first full-metal smartphone with invisible antenna design," the ZenFone 3 Deluxe is without a doubt the sleekest-looking handset out of the bunch. Sporting a Snapdragon 820 and USB Type-C 3.0, it clearly has a couple of advantages over the other two, not to mention that it's on par with other flagships in the competition.

Asus ZenFone 3 Ultra

Display: 6.8-inch FHD IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 652

RAM: 3 GB to 4 GB

OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with ZenUI 3.0

Storage: 32 GB, 64 GB to 128 GB with microSD card support of up to 200 GB

Camera: 23 MP Rear, 8 MP Front

Battery: 4,100 mAh

Ports: USB Type-C 2.0

Notable Features: Fingerprint scanner, Quick Charge 3.0

Starting Price: $479

Colors: Glacier Silver, Titanium Gray and Metallic Pink

The 3 new Zenfone3 of ASUS

With such an enormous screen, the ZenFone 3 Ultra is definitely one eye-catching phablet. Even though it only has a slight boost performance-wise from the standard variant, it still packs in the largest battery pack out of the three, sharing a couple of features with the Deluxe model.

In light of the trio, it looks like Asus is more than determined to dominate the smartphone game, targeting multiple demographics in one impressive go. In other words, customers everywhere will likely find a handset that suits them among the three.

Overwatch Competitive Play Mode Available Next Month in the big new update

Overwatch

Overwatch is out now, but it had to abandon its competitive mode to make it to its May 23 launch. However, the game's director has advised gamers to expect ranked matches to roll out at some point in June.

With Gearbox's Battleborn failing to take command of the revitalized market for arena shooters, many gamers held out hope for Blizzard's own colorful team-based shooter. But leading up to Overwatch's launch, Blizzard announced that the game's competitive mode would be tardy.

The absence of ranked rounds might have significantly hurt the game if it trailed launch by months, but Overwatch game director Jeff Kaplan has indicated that competitive mode is, by his best estimate, less than a month away from release.

"Competitive mode is the current focus of the Overwatch team and it's the most important thing for us to add to the game right now," Kaplan said in a launch day interview that was posted on Facebook.

Blizzard was just testing competitive mode internally this past weekend, and the team has started to get a feel for the latest version of it, according to Kaplan. But the latest changes to competitive mode won't benefit from new fan feedback.

The studio offered a version of competitive mode during Overwatch's closed beta, but 

Blizzard was forced to rethink its formula after the feedback started rolling in.

"The feedback that we were seeing was a little bit critical of some of the decisions we made and we really took that to heart," said Kaplan. "We said, we're making this for the players, and if it's not exactly what the players want, we need to rethink what we're doing."

While players won't get a chance to chime in this time around, Blizzard is acting on what the community told it the first time around. One of those chances is an increase in the length of seasons.

When competitive mode returns, seasons will be expanded from one month to roughly three. They'll likely play out for about a month or so, take a few weeks off to build the drama and then conclude over the ensuing weeks.

Blizzard is also revisiting formats such as Sudden Death. The studio wants Sudden Death to happen less frequently. The team hopes that when it kicks in, matches can be resolved through the rules laid out in whatever game mode Sudden Death occurs in instead of having to add even more wrinkles to bring contests to conclusions.

Overwatch's competitive mode will arrive by late June and Blizzard will share more news as it nears release. It'll be the game's "first big content update."

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