Laptops/Tablets

Laptops from multiple manufacturers hitting the market later this year will bear Intel’s new ‘Evo’ branding, which is meant to signify that they are premium ultraportables that have gone through extensive testing and validation at the design stage. Intel will also be rolling out high-profile marketing and advertisements to promote these laptops. Readers might recall a similar

Huawei MatePad T10 and MatePad T10s have been launched as the company’s latest Android tablets. Both new models come with Huawei HiSilicon Kirin 710A SoC and run on EMUI 10.1. The tablets come preloaded with a Kids Corner that lets parents restrict certain content. Huawei has also offered a Dark Mode in the new tablets.

The Microsoft Surface Pro tablet is now iconic, with a design that hasn’t changed much since the very first model came out. It was meant to show off all the touch-friendly features of Windows, and kick off a whole new generation of ultraportable, compact PCs. The Surface line of hardware is unapologetically premium; meant to

A Huawei executive says that recent US sanctions against the company have caused a shortage of computer chips for the company, hurting the growth of its smartphone business. Richard Yu, president of Huawei’s consumer business, said at a company conference for developers on Thursday that the company has still managed to gain a 51 percent market

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is coming a week earlier. With Microsoft setting November 10 as the launch date for Xbox Series X and Series S, Ubisoft has announced a new release date for Assassin’s Creed Valhalla on the same day. Yes, the next Assassin’s Creed is now a launch title on Xbox Series X and Series

Huawei MatePad T8 tablet has been launched in India after making its global debut back in May. The budget-friendly tablet offers an 8-inch display and has relatively thick bezels on the sides. This makes it quite easy to hold in any orientation. The Huawei MatePad T8 comes in a single RAM and storage configuration, a

Chinese tech veterans, including former executives at Huawei and SMIC, are planning to launch a “domestic replacement” fund by the end of the year to help create China’s next tech giant and support Chinese companies sanctioned by Washington. Venture capital firm China Europe Capital aims to raise CNY 5 billion (roughly Rs. 5,399 crores) for the fund

Apple has sent out invites for an event on September 15 titled Time Flies, and the name hints at a Apple Watch and iPad Air launch, models that had been tipped in the recent past to launch this week. September is usually when the company is expected to launch its next iPhone series – though

The US Department of Defense said Friday it is sticking with its decision to award a $10 billion (roughly Rs. 73,480 crores) cloud computing contract to Microsoft, despite Amazon’s claims that President Donald Trump improperly influenced the process. After a second look at proposals for the “JEDI” cloud computing contract, the Pentagon concluded anew that Microsoft

Apple may reveal the date of the iPhone 12 event sometime later this week, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman suggested through a tweet posted on Monday. The Cupertino giant is expected unveil the new Apple Watch and iPad models alongside the iPhone 12 series at this most likely virtual event. Apple normally follows a trend of launching

Acer Swift 5 and Acer Swift 3 have been refreshed with Intel’s just announced 11th-generation Core CPUs. The laptops earlier used to come with 10th-generation Intel Core CPUs and optional discreet graphics. Acer is seemingly not offering optional discreet graphics with latest versions. Additionally, Acer has unveiled the new Spin 7 that is billed as

Qualcomm at IFA 2020 on Thursday announced Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 5G compute platform based on ARM design as the successor to its Snapdragon 8cx. The new chipset arrives nearly two years after the debut of the last-generation Snapdragon offering meant for “always connected” laptops. It comes with an AI Engine and a series of

MSI Summit E15, Summit E14, Summit B15, and Summit B14 laptops have been announced by the company for the business laptop market. All four laptop models are powered by the latest 11th generation Tiger Lake CPUs from Intel. The Summit series is part of MSI’s “Business and Productivity” lineup that comes with a new, minimalist

Six months after the COVID-19 pandemic forced the sudden cancellation of the Mobile World Congress, the technology trade fair business is mounting a comeback with a scaled-back version of the IFA consumer electronics fair in Berlin. Yet this year’s edition of the event, first held in 1924, is shaping up to be a lot like

Dell XPS 13 and XPS 13 2-in-1 laptops will be refreshed with Intel’s recently unveiled 11th-generation Tiger Lake CPUs, according to a report. During Intel’s unveiling of the new processors, a Dell XPS 13 was briefly seen in the announcement video. As per the report, Dell later confirmed that it will be adding these latest

In addition to its lineup of new Strix, TUF Gaming and Dual series graphics cards powered by the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070, 3080, and 3090 GPUs, Asus’ Republic of Gamers (ROG) division has unveiled a whole lineup of new and enhanced gaming products. These include two monitors, a keyboard, a mouse, a mouse surface, a

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 has been announced by the South Korean tech giant as its latest tablet offering. Announced as part of its Life Unstoppable virtual event, the Galaxy Tab A7 features a large screen with an 80 percent screen-to-body ratio. It also packs a large battery and a quad speaker setup. Alongside, Samsung also

Asus ZenBook S has been launched by the company and it comes with a relatively taller 3:2 aspect ratio that gives a little extra vertical screen real estate. It has slim bezels on the three sides and the top, as it houses the webcam and sensors, is a little thick. The Asus ZenBook S uses

Lenovo Tab P11 Pro and Tab M10 HD Gen 2 have been unveiled as the company’s latest tablets. The Lenovo P11 Pro brings a premium experience with a 2K OLED display, JBL speakers, and a unibody design. The tablet also comes with an optional keyboard and stylus pen to counter the likes of the Apple

Netflix is offering limited free access to several original series and movies, including Stranger Things, Murder Mystery, Élite, Boss Baby: Back in Business, Bird Box, When They See Us, Love Is Blind, The Two Popes, Our Planet, and Grace and Frankie. If you are undecided on whether Netflix is worth the monthly subscription, well, the

Arnold Spielberg, father of filmmaker Steven Spielberg and an innovating engineer whose work helped make the personal computer possible, has died at 103. Spielberg died of natural causes while surrounded by his family in Los Angeles on Tuesday, according to a statement from his four children. Spielberg and Charles Propster designed the GE-225 mainframe computer

Dell on Thursday posted a smaller-than-expected drop in quarterly revenue and beat profit estimates on robust demand for its notebooks and software products for remote work and online learning. Shares of the company were up two percent in trading after the bell. The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a rapid shift to cloud, spurring demand for

Taiwanese chip designer MediaTek said on Friday it had applied to the US government for permission to continue supplying China’s Huawei after new US curbs take effect in mid-September amid rising China-US tensions. The Trump administration in August expanded its curbs on Huawei and banned suppliers from selling chips made using US technology to the Chinese firm without a

The feeling of having a new PC is great. What’s not great is that you need to install all the essential apps before you can start using the computer for your work. The process to search for and download apps one at a time can get tedious and annoying. But, what if we told you

Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 10.4 appears to be launching soon and a Dutch retailer has already leaked the prices ahead of the official launch. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 is a budget-oriented tablet and was recently leaked via Google Play Console. While the previous leak revealed some key specifications of the Galaxy Tab A7, the

Microsoft has extended the end of service date for Windows 10 version 1803. The delay has been scheduled for the Enterprise, Education, and IoT Enterprise editions of the operating software (OS). Microsoft announced that the final security update for Windows 10 version 1803 will be released on May 11, 2021. The end of service date

Apple has already confirmed a delay in the next-gen iPhone availability this year. YouTuber Jon Prosser offered additional information reporting that the iPhone 12 series may not be unveiled until October, a massive deferment from Apple’s traditional September launch timeline (if true). He also reported that Apple may launch the next generation Apple Watch and

Tenda AC21 smart dual-band gigabit Wi-Fi router has been launched in India as the latest AC2100 router offering from the company. The wireless router supports 802.11ac wave2 Technology and can provide Wi-Fi speeds of up to 2,033Mbps. It is equipped with the latest 4X4 MU-MIMO technology of 5GHz band for wider Wi-Fi coverage and faster

A Jio Wi-Fi Mesh router has surfaced on the Web along with details about its purported price and dimensions. The new development comes amidst the testing of a mesh network-based offering by Jio in India. The surfaced router has apparently been designed by a Karnataka-based electronics manufacturer Neolync Electronics and is likely to work with

Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S7+ are reported to go on sale in India on September 7. The two tablets were unveiled earlier this month, alongside the Galaxy Note 20 series, but at that time, India availability or pricing was not announced. The Samsung Galaxy Tab S7 series was recently spotted on