Laptops/Tablets

Flipkart Big Saving Days sale is back this week, in a Republic Day special avatar. Flipkart is looking to take on Amazon’s Great Republic Day sale. The Walmart-owned company is offering hundreds of deals on popular mobile phones, TVs and appliances, and electronics during its five-day sale. Flipkart’s Big Saving Days 2021 sale is now

CD Projekt SA Chief Executive Officer Marcin Iwiński made a public mea culpa this week about the disastrous rollout of the video game Cyberpunk 2077 in December. He took personal responsibility and asked fans not to blame the team. In a sombre five-minute video address and accompanying blog post, Iwiński acknowledged the game “did not

At CES 2021, MSI has new Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series graphics configurations for laptops of early 2021 in its GE, GS, GP, and GF series. The company has announced the new GE76 Raider Dragon Edition and GE66 Raider that come with up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 graphics, Intel Core i9 processors, and supports

Vaio E15 and Vaio SE14 laptops have been launched in India as the company marks its comeback in India. Both the laptops come with full-HD IPS displays and are bundled with Microsoft Office 365. The Windows 10 Home-based laptops also feature top-firing speakers, along with Dolby Audio and Smart Amplifier. Vaio SE14 in the series

Apple Store is offering Rs. 5,000 cashback to shoppers who place online orders over Rs. 44,900 in India. This will be a limited-time offer that will start on January 21 and end on January 28. The cashback offer will be valid for HDFC Bank credit cards and HDFC credit card EMIs only. There are a

Acer Predator, Acer Nitro, and Acer Aspire series of laptops are getting the latest CPUs by Intel and AMD, as well as latest Nvidia GPUs. The Acer Predator series includes the Predator Triton 300 SE and Predator Helios 300, and the Nitro series includes the Acer Nitro 5. The Acer Aspire 7 and Aspire 5

Alcatel TKEE Mini, TKEE Mid, and TKEE Max tablets for kids have been launched by TCL in India. The new tablets come preloaded with the subscription-based Kidomi super app that offers access to books, games, and videos for children between 3–13 years. The Alcatel TKEE kids tablets also come with TÜV Rheinland-certified Eye Care displays.

Asus Chromebook CX9 and the Chromebook Flip CX5 laptops have been announced at CES 2021. These laptops run on the latest 11th Generation Intel Core processor with Intel Iris X graphics. The Asus Chromebook CX9 (CX9400) will be available starting from Q2 this year in North America and the Asus Chromebook Flip CX5/C536 (CX5500) will

Alcatel has launched three smartphones and one tablet at CES 2021. The phone lineup includes the Alcatel 3L (2021), Alcatel 1L (2021), and Alcatel 1S (2021). The new tablet launched alongside is called the Alcatel 1T 7 Wi-Fi. The three phones run on Android, and come with different camera setups and processors. All of them

Alienware m15 R4 and Alienware m17 R4 will be refreshed by Dell with Nvidia GeForce RTX 30-series GPUs, the company announced at CES 2021. Dell has not clarified exactly which GeForce RTX 30 series GPU will be present in these laptops. It shared the announcement after Nvidia showcased its new GeForce RTX 3060 GPU and

TCL has announced a range of devices at CES 2021. This includes NXTPAPER and Tab 10s tablets, and TCL’s new Mini-LED, QLED and 4K HDR TV range. It also detailed on its Next-Gen OD Zero mini LED Technology that looks to be introduced in TVs later this year. Key specifications of the new TCL Tab

Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ has been launched as an upgraded Surface Pro with the latest Intel Tiger Lake CPUs. The Surface Pro 7+ hasn’t changed much in terms of design but comes with a few internal changes like the upgraded CPU, a higher RAM option, and an LTE variant. It has the same 12.3-inch display

At CES 2021, HP has launched a range of new laptops in the Elite and Envy range, a new tablet called Elite Folio, and also new true wireless stereo (TWS) earbuds. The new HP Envy 14 is powered by 11th Gen Intel Core processors and can pack up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q

Samsung Galaxy Chromebook 2 has been unveiled for CES 2021 as the successor to last year’s Galaxy Chromebook. The new model has a QLED display that comes as a noteworthy upgrade over the AMOLED screen available on the predecessor. The Galaxy Chromebook 2 also comes with thinner bezels. Samsung has retained the 2-in-1 form factor

Lenovo Yoga 9i, Lenovo Yoga 5i laptops have been introduced alongside Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 5i laptop in India. All the three laptops integrate Intel 11th-gen Tiger Lake processors and have webcam privacy shutters. Lenovo Yoga 9i is the most premium of the lot, with a 360-degree hinge, textured military grade back finish, Dolby Atmos sound,

Acer Chromebook Spin 514 has been launched ahead of CES 2021 as the latest addition to the company’s laptop portfolio. There’s also Acer Chromebook Enterprise 514 that caters to working professionals. Acer Chromebook Spin 514 has a 360-degree hinge for keeping it in tent mode, flat mode, or using it like a tablet. The laptop

Microsoft has started testing a news and interests widget on the taskbar for Windows 10 users. The widget can be customised, based on user preference, and is currently being rolled out to Windows Insiders members with build 21286 in the dev channel. The new widget will show up on the left side of the notification

Microsoft has reportedly been working on a new One Outlook App that will allow access across platforms, over Windows, Mac, and the Web. Codenamed Monarch, the One Outlook app is in its early stages of development as of now, as per a report. The new app is intended to replace Microsoft’s inbuilt Mail and Calendar

Samsung Galaxy Tab M62 images have surfaced online, hinting at a launch in India soon. The tablet is already in production at Samsung’s Greater Noida facility, as per a report. The images show Samsung Galaxy Tab M62 sporting a centre-aligned hole-punch cutout for the selfie camera. The tablet also appears to have a large battery

Microsoft seems to be planning a visual overhaul for Windows, a recent job listing on the company’s website suggests. The job posting has since been tweaked a little but the original requirement was initially spotted by The Verge. The company has been planning on making visual changes to the Windows UI for quite some time

Xiaomi Mi Router AX6000 has been launched in China, adding to the company’s portfolio of network devices. It comes with Wi-Fi 6 support, six external high-gain antennas, and one external AIoT antenna. The dual-band Mi Router AX6000 has a Qualcomm processor and boasts of up to 4,804Mbps speeds depending on the connected frequency. It comes

Asus Adolbook 13 (2021) has been launched in China with the latest Intel 11th-Gen Tiger Lake CPU. It comes with slim bezels on three sides of the display with a webcam located at the top. The thin-and-light laptop is offered in a single RAM and storage configuration, as well as a single colour option. You

BenQ has launched two new entertainment monitors in India. The monitors carry model numbers EW3280U and EW2780Q and come with a ‘Brightness Intelligence Plus’ technology that helps adjust brightness and colour temperature based on the environment. The new monitors are also equipped with BenQ’s HDRi technology and ‘treVolo’ speakers. The more premium BenQ EW3280U monitor

Intel’s shares rose sharply Tuesday after the computer chip giant said it was prepared to work with a hedge fund on changes to its business to boost shareholder value. The market action came after Intel acknowledged receiving a letter from Third Point, led by activist investor Daniel Loeb. Intel rose 4.9 percent to close at

Windows 10 free upgrade programme that was supposed to last for one year, is reportedly still available for Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 users. Customers on older Windows OS can head over to the official Windows 10 download page and get the free tool allowing them to upgrade to Windows 10. However, users must have

 Two key Republican lawmakers on Tuesday urged the Trump administration to strengthen new rules adopted Friday aimed at preventing China’s biggest chipmaker SMIC from getting access to advanced US technology. Senator Marco Rubio and Representative Michael McCaul said the Entity List designation by the US Commerce Department was not strict enough and should be rewritten

What is the best laptop of 2020? With a huge shift to working and learning from home, laptops have played a major role in keeping us all on track in 2020. In India, we’ve seen enormous demand across all segments for most of this year, leading to shortages of some popular models and significant interest in

IBM has agreed to pay $24.25 million (roughly Rs. 180 crores) to resolve a pair of investigations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) over subsidies awarded to connect schools and libraries to broadband. IBM’s payment will resolve two FCC investigations that have spanned nearly 15 years over its alleged violations of “E-Rate” programme rules in

The world stocked up on laptop and desktop computers in 2020 at a level not seen since the iPhone debuted in 2007, and manufacturers still are months away from fulfilling outstanding orders, hardware industry executives and analysts said. Remote learning and working has upturned the computer market during the coronavirus pandemic, zapping sales of smartphones

Zoom has released a new update for Android and desktop users. The Android update comes with several new additions including a call-end tone that will be unique to all end calls – whether the call ended abruptly or if the caller knowingly ends the call. Desktop users get support for Apple Silicon processors as well.