Laptops/Tablets

Acer has made a slew of announcements at CES 2020 this year. The announcements include new displays, desktops, PC portables, and workstations as well. The company launched the TravelMate P6 and TravelMate P2 lightweight notebooks, Spin 5 and Spin 3 convertible notebooks, three new Predator gaming monitors – the 32-inch Predator X32, 37.5-inch Predator X38

Samsung Galaxy S10 Lite and Galaxy Note 10 Lite launch was the highlight of the first week of 2020 as the tech companies prepare to show their wares at the next week’s CES 2020 tech fair. We already have some announcements of the products being showcased at CES and we will be talking about some

Dell has launched the updated version of its popular XPS 13 laptop ahead of CES 2020. Simply called XPS 13 (model number 9300), Dell’s latest laptop features a larger 16:10 display with even thinner bezels than its predecessor and a uniform bezel thickness on all sides. Despite packing a larger display with higher brightness, the

Apple chipmaker Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) has secured orders for the “A14” processors and it is expected to start manufacturing the chips in the second quarter of this year. The chips will likely be used in the next generation of Apple’s iPhones, including the iPhone 12 and the rumoured “iPhone SE 2”. The new

Dell on Thursday announced the expansion of its Latitude 9000 laptop series with the launch of Latitude 9510. The new offering is touted to deliver the longest battery life of any 15-inch business PC with a target of up to 15 hours. It comes in both laptop and 2-in-1 form factors. Alongside the Dell Latitude

Apple has been granted a new patent for virtual speakers in MacBook that can simulate sounds from anywhere in the room, making the users feel as if sound is coming from a different place than loudspeakers. According to a report in 9to5Mac, it’s a virtual acoustic system that works by using “crosstalk cancelling” technology which

Intel has faced a number of major issues this year in the consumer space, most notably its ongoing struggles to ship 10nm CPUs and a massive shortfall of 14nm production as well, leading to low supplies and price spikes. On top of that, rival AMD has had a banner year across nearly every product category,

Major South Korean tech giants, including Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics, are ready to boast their latest technologies in the field of artificial intelligence and displays at the upcoming US consumer electronics show, industry watchers said on Sunday. The annual four-day Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will kick off in Las Vegas on January 7, where around

Predicting the future is hard, even for the people with the most power to influence it. In 2013, Jeff Bezos said he expected Amazon.com Inc. would be delivering packages by drone in four to five years. Here we are seven years later, the flying delivery robots Bezos envisioned are still at the testing stage and

Back in April, Acer refreshed its gaming portfolio of laptops and also introduced a few new models. One of them was the Nitro 7, a new series in the Nitro gaming laptop family, designed to offer a more premium experience compared to the Nitro 5, for the casual gaming crowd. This new model features a

A decade ago, we typed on computers. Now we talk with them. We used to take taxis. Now an app picks a stranger’s car to ride. We used to meet people in bars. Now we swipe on photos of their faces. As we round the corner to 2020, I’ve been tallying the ways we use

Apple has announced that developers who offer Mac apps outside the Mac App Store will now need to submit them for the notarisation process starting on February 3, next year. Notarisation gives users more confidence that the distributed software has been checked by Apple for malicious components. Back in June, the company announced that all

Sony is working around the clock to manufacture its in-demand image sensors, but even a 24-hour operation hasn’t been enough. For the second straight year, the Japanese company will run its chip factories constantly through the holidays to try and keep up with demand for sensors used in mobile phone cameras, according to Terushi Shimizu, the

Taiwanese electronics major Acer on Tuesday announced the launch of its online store to strengthen its e-commerce platform in India. The e-store will feature and sell all the latest range of products ranging from laptops, desktops, monitors, projectors and other accessories which are retailed at their brick-and-mortar stores. The online store will also offers product

Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 5G variant is coming and it has now been spotted on the company’s official support page and a promotional website. The 5G model of the tablet is listed to launch as coming soon, and the support page listing lends weight to an imminent launch as well. The 5G variant is seen

Xiaomi has launched the eponymous Xiaomi Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Set in China. As the name clearly suggests, it is a keyboard and mouse kit that is targeted at office-centric productivity tasks, and thus, has a no-frills, no-fuss design. The utilitarian design of the new Xiaomi keyboard and mouse set also trickles down when it

Taiwanese electronics major Acer on Thursday launched its ConceptD series for both consumer and commercial use in India. The new ConceptD brand is a collection of high-end desktops, notebooks, and monitors optimised for today’s professional creators such as graphic designers, filmmakers, engineers, architects and developers. The new Concept D series boasts of 10 products which

Intel is paying $2 billion (roughly Rs. 14,200 crores) to buy an Israeli startup that specialises in processing chips for artificial intelligence. The California-based chipmaker said Monday that the purchase will help it speed up computing power and improve efficiency at data centres. The move is part of Intel’s broader strategy to strengthen its AI business.

Five of the world’s largest tech companies have been accused of being complicit in the death of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo forced to mine cobalt, a metal used to make telephones and computers, in a landmark lawsuit. The legal complaint on behalf of 14 families from Congo was filed on Sunday by

Samsung Galaxy S9, Oppo F11 Pro, Google Pixel 3a XL, Honor 9N, and Asus 5Z are set to receive discounts during the Year End Sale taking place through Flipkart. The three-day sale, which will take place between December 21-23, also brings discounted prices of models such as the Samsung Galaxy A50, Oppo F11, Google Pixel

Microsoft has introduced calling support in the Your Phone app. The feature was tested for a few months by Windows Insider members, and it has now rolled out to the general public. This feature will allow users to make and receive calls on their PCs using the Your Phone app. Compatible users should be able

Dell is expanding its portfolio of gaming PCs in India and has launched the Dell G5 5090 desktop in the country. The Dell G5 5090 desktop inherits design elements from the Alienware line and is powered by 9th Gen Intel Core processors with SKUs that go up to the octa-core Intel Core i7-9700K that peaks

HP has launched its next-generation Spectre x360 13 convertible notebook in India. Introduced globally in late-September, the new HP Spectre x360 13 is specifically designed for modern consumers with a premium design and top-notch hardware that includes the 10th generation Intel Core processors along with Iris Plus graphics. The new convertible is also touted to

Apple supplier Japan Display said on Thursday it plans to receive up to JPY 90 billion ($830 million) in financial support from Japanese asset manager Ichigo Asset Management. Ichigo will join Apple and Taiwanese contract electronics manufacturer Wistron in bailing out the advanced liquid crystal display (LCD) maker. Apple’s commitment to financially support Japan Display has reassured

LG has continued the trend of unveiling its new lightweight laptops under the Gram series ahead of CES. This time, the South Korean company has announced four new Gram-series laptops that all are powered by 10th generation Intel Core processors along with Iris Plus graphics and up to 24GB of dual-channel DDR4 RAM. The range

Apple has released iOS 13.3 and iPadOS 13.3 with a list of new parental controls to enhance its native Screen Time offering. The latest iOS and iPadOS updates that are designed for all compatible iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad models come less than a month after the Cupertino giant brought iOS 13.2.3 and iPadOS 13.2.3.

Apple launched its 16-inch MacBook Pro last month, replacing the existing 15-inch MacBook Pro model. The biggest highlight of the new MacBook Pro model is the newly redesigned keyboard and up to 80 percent better overall performance. The 16-inch MacBook Pro model is now on sale in India at Apple-authorised retail stores as well as

Apple’s all-new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR will be available for pre-orders starting December 10 in the US, according to an email that the iPhone maker has sent out to customers. The email was spotted by popular YouTuber Marques Brownlee on Twitter, The Verge reported. The company first announced the new Mac Pro as

At the ongoing Snapdragon Tech Summit, Qualcomm has expanded its portfolio of chips for Windows on ARM PCs, with the introduction of the Snapdragon 8c and Snapdragon 7c. These new chips are designed for mainstream and entry-level PCs respectively, and just like the Snapdragon 8cx launched last year, are said to deliver AI-accelerated performance, long

Apple on Thursday said it has bought the first-ever commercial batch of carbon-free aluminium from a joint venture between two of the world’s biggest aluminium suppliers. The metal is being made by Elysis, a Montreal-based joint venture of Alcoa Corp and Rio Tinto announced last year with $144 million (roughly Rs. 1,027 crores) in funding from the