Laptops/Tablets

Microsoft is testing a new feature that allows Android users to control the music on the smartphone via Windows 10 PCs. Users can access and control the music on their Android smartphones directly via the Your Phone app. The feature is currently limited the Your Phone app running on the latest Windows Insider build, and

A drop in Google ad sales steadied in April and some consumers returned to using the search engine for shopping in addition to finding novel coronavirus information, parent Alphabet said on Tuesday, sparking an 8 percent rally in shares. The share rally to $1,329.81 (roughly Rs. 1.01 lakh) after hours brought the stock almost back

RedmiBook and Mi-branded laptops may be headed to India soon, if a claim by a tipster is to be believed. RedmiBook and Mi-laptops have been long due in India, and Xiaomi even registered a trademark for RedmiBook in the country earlier this year. In February, the RedmiBook 13 notebook was expected to launch but that

Xiaomi has launched the Mi Display 1A monitor in China. It features a 23.8-inch IPS display that offers 178 degrees viewing angles. The new display supports 60Hz refresh rate, and has a flat stand with a large hinge at the back. The new monitor model is listed in a single Black colour option and is

Apple is planning to fix a flaw that a security firm said may have left more than half a billion iPhones vulnerable to hackers. The bug, which also exists on iPads, was discovered by ZecOps, a San Francisco-based mobile security forensics company, while it was investigating a sophisticated cyberattack against a client that took place

AMD has fleshed out its desktop Ryzen 3000 CPU family with the new Ryzen 3 3300X and Ryzen 3 3100 models, aimed at entry-level gamers, content creators, and home and office users. Both are based on the same ‘Zen 2’ chiplet architecture and 7nm manufacturing process as their Ryzen 5, Ryzen 7, and Ryzen 9-series counterparts.

Huawei MatePad tablet has been officially unveiled in China. Huawei on Thursday introduced the new MatePad as a toned-down version of the Huawei MatePad Pro 5G that was launched in November 2019. The tablet is offered in two colour options and comes in two RAM + storage configurations. All the two variants are powered by

HP has introduced remote assistance for its PC users in India to ease consumer woes during the coronavirus lockdown. This remote service will be available free of cost, and is extended to PC users of all brands. The company will assist users on issues such as general performance, network, security, and mobility. This new service

Apple supplier LG Display warned of a sharp contraction in demand for TVs and smartphones as a result of the new coronavirus outbreak in the current quarter, after widening its first-quarter losses. The South Korean panel maker posted its fifth straight quarter of operating losses, as the coronavirus pandemic added to the problems of the

Netgear today expanded its Orbi mesh router system by launching two different models in India to enable Internet coverage in a surface area of up to 200 square metres. The launch comes amid the coronavirus outbreak that has forced people to work from their homes and pushed network demands in households across worldwide markets. Called

Apple is reportedly planning to launch a new 23-inch iMac later this year alongside a new 11-inch iPad Air. The mass production of the new ‘low cost’ iPad Air is scheduled to be sometime in Q3. The 11-inch iPad Air will sit beside the 10.5-inch iPad Air in the market currently. While Apple looks to

Microsoft has added a new feature in Windows 10 that makes it easier to access the latest information on coronavirus. With the pandemic disrupting economies across the globe, there is news and information coming in from everywhere and with this new feature, Windows 10 users can get their news with just a couple of clicks.

Surface Go is Microsoft’s ultra-portable tablet that runs on Windows 10 in S mode (Windows S), a more streamlined version of Windows 10. It was first introduced back in 2018, and a newer version of the 2-in-1 was expected in spring this year at an event in New York but due to the ongoing coronavirus

Most portable SSDs these days use the standard USB 3.0 interface (also advertised as USB 3.1) which is a bit of a bottleneck when it comes to speed. Sure, there are high-end and entry-level options, but manufacturers lean more on design and marketing to position different products. SanDisk has decided to raise the bar for

Mobile phones, televisions, refrigerators, laptops, and stationary items will be allowed to be sold through e-commerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, and Snapdeal from April 20 during the lockdown, officials said on Thursday. The clarification from a senior home ministry official came a day after Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla issued revised guidelines for the extended

HP has expanded its portfolio and launched the HP ZBook Studio and HP ZBook Create laptops. It has also refreshed its HP Envy 15 and HP Envy 13 laptops with new processors and GPU options. HP ZBook Create and HP ZBook Studio come with Nvidia GeForce and Quadro GPUs up to RTX options, and offers

Apple is adding a new feature called “Battery health management” to macOS with a view to improve the lifespan of batteries available on its newer MacBook models. The feature that has been released as a part of the latest preview of macOS 10.15.5 Catalina, works similar to the Battery Health feature present on iPhone models.

Microsoft has announced that its Translator service will now offer real-time translation in five additional Indian languages. These languages include Gujarati, Marathi, Kannada, Malayalam, and Punjabi. The company has added them on Bing and the Microsoft Translator website, as well as the Microsoft Translator app for Android, iOS, and Windows. It is also rolling out

The Mobile World Congress (MWC), the telecoms industry’s biggest annual gathering, will be held in Barcelona until 2024, extending its current contract by one year, the GSMA association that hosts the congress said on Wednesday. “By extending through 2024, we are demonstrating our commitment to our ecosystem as well as the host city parties,” GSMA’s

Samsung smartphone users can now ‘Drag and Drop’ files from their smartphone to Windows 10 PCs without cables, Microsoft recently announced. This new feature works on select Samsung Galaxy devices that are running the latest ‘Link To Windows’ app that is further connected to Your Phone app on the respective Windows 10 PC. Additionally, the

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite has become the latest tablet to join Samsung’s product portfolio. The company has launched the new tablet in Indonesia. The Galaxy Tab S6 Lite comes with S Pen and will be offered in three colour options and two storage models. The tablet also packs a single camera on the back

Microsoft is expected to host an online hardware event by the end of April, and it is expected to launch the Surface Book 3 and Surface Go 2 devices. As we head closer to the rumoured launch of the new Surface devices, several alleged details about the Surface Book 3 and Surface Go 2 have

Authorities in northern Vietnam have ordered people working at a unit of Samsung Display in the country to be quarantined after a worker there tested positive for the new coronavirus. A 25-year-old worker of the EQC-SI unit of the Samsung Display factory in Bac Ninh province tested positive on Sunday, according to a statement released

A Huawei Technologies executive on Tuesday described as “unfortunate” plans by the US government to curb the Chinese telecom equipment maker’s access to global chip supplies. Reuters reported last month that senior Trump administration officials agreed to new measures to force foreign chip manufacturers that use US equipment to seek a license before shipping to the blacklisted company.

Dell’s refreshed XPS 15 and rumoured XPS 17 laptops have been in the news for some time, and now it is speculated that the company may have accidentally published an image showing the new XPS laptops. According to a Reddit user, four mysterious laptops were spotted on Dell’s Precision Laptops page (now taken down) where

Microsoft introduced Windows 10X late last year for dual-screen devices, and at the time of launch, the company said that the first device running Windows 10X will be released in 2020. However, fresh internal information reportedly suggests that no new Windows 10X devices will be launched this calendar year. Whether it’s due to the ongoing

When shopping for a budget laptop, you’ll most likely encounter Intel CPUs from its Pentium or Celeron series, and it’s quite rare to see a Core series processor at around the Rs. 20,000 price point. Last year, we rounded up some of the best laptops under Rs. 20,000 with Windows 10, which meant and we

Xiaomi sub-brand Redmi seems to be working on a new router that supports Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, a report has indicated. The development was highlighted after the company’s rumoured Wi-Fi router was spotted on China Compulsory Certification website, also known as 3C. According to the report, the 3C website highlighted the model will support AX1800 wireless

The coronavirus-driven global shift to working from home is set to have boosted demand for Samsung Electronics’ memory chips from laptop makers and data centres, but first-quarter profits are likely to remain flat as the outbreak weakened consumer electronics sales. The South Korean tech giant is the world’s largest memory chip maker, and its Galaxy

It’s been a long wait for Intel’s 10nm processors to show up in products we can buy, and our now we have with us the latest revision of the HP Spectre x360, a premium, ultra-slim 2-in-1 laptop that features a 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1065G7 CPU from the 10nm ‘Ice Lake’ family. We reviewed the