HP has finally launched their newly updated OMEN 15 and Pavilion Gaming 16 laptops in India. The OMEN 15 is their top-of-the-line offering with Intel 10th Gen Core CPUs or AMD’s Ryzen 4000 series CPU options and up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super with MAX-Q Design. The HP Pavilion Gaming 16 features up to a 10th Gen Intel Core i7 processor and up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti graphics.
Over the years, biking has seen an increase as being the preferred mode of transportation, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic. Google Maps first introduced biking directions ten years ago and now, they have announced updated biking route information and new end-to-end directions that include docked bikeshare information.
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The Google Assistant on KaiOS is an incredibly useful tool for users with feature phones, to get things done with just their voice. Google is now integrating features from Google Lens into the Assistant on KaiOS, specifically the ability to read out loud and translate real-life text using the phone’s camera.
Q2 2020 has been recorded to be one of the worst periods for the Indian smartphone market as it saw a decline of 48% YoY, shipping a little over 17 million units. The COVID-19 pandemic forced the economy to shut down, leading to both a drop in manufacturing and demand for smartphones in the country. The top 5 companies for Q2 2020 were Xiaomi, Vivo, Samsung, OPPO and realme.
OnePlus may have just accidentally completely revealed the design of their upcoming truly wireless earbuds, called the OnePlus Buds. The leak was spotted from an app called OnePlus Pods that was uploaded onto APKmirror and it shows the OnePlus Buds in three colours, along with the case and the earbuds design itself.
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Boult Audio, a manufacturer of consumer audio products, has launched their new AirBass TrueBuds truly wireless earbuds in India. They come in two colours, and feature touch controls, HD bass, Bluetooth 5.0, Auto pairing, monopod mode and more.
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Vodafone Idea has announced that they will be supporting eSIM capabilities for Vodafone postpaid customers on devices such as iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone SE, iPhone Xs, iPhone Xs Max and iPhone Xr, with support for Samsung Galaxy Z Flip and Galaxy Fold coming soon. The service will first be available in Mumbai, Delhi and Gujarat.
Back in January 2020, Unicode released their Emoji 13.0, a list of newly approved emoji for companies and platforms to introduce into their own apps and operating systems. Developers usually modify these emoji for their own platforms and now Apple has announced they’ll be adding 16 new emoji with iOS 14 later this year.
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The wave of manufacturers releasing Ryzen 4000 series variants of their gaming laptops continues and the latest to join the movement is Lenovo as they announced new AMD variants of their Legion 5 17-inch and 15-inch laptops along with an AMD Ryzen variant of their Ideapad Gaming 3 laptop.
The official launch event for Microsoft’s next gen console, the Xbox Series X, is only a few months away and as expected, Microsoft has officially stopped production of the Xbox One X and Xbox One S All-Digital Edition consoles. The only current generation console that is still being manufactured is the regular Xbox One S.
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One of the most useful tools when video conferencing is the ability to screen share. Many video conferencing services offered screen sharing on their desktop clients and now, Facebook has announced that the screen sharing feature will be available in video calls and Messenger Rooms on both iOS and Android.
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While the Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand of devices from ASUS was designed around creating the best possible gaming experiences for consumers, the TUF series is ASUS’s answer to budget focused consumers, who still want good gaming experiences. The ASUS TUF FX705DY is a huge 17-inch gaming laptop that is loaded with both an AMD Ryzen CPU and AMD Radeon GPU, for a relatively cheap price. Is its performance numbers justified by the low price or is it better to spend a little extra for a higher end model? Read on in my review of the ASUS TUF FX705DY. Continue reading “ASUS TUF FX705DY-AU027T Review: Radeon budget laptops still worth it?”
Video conferencing has become a vital tool in 2020, as the pandemic and quarantine measures have forced nearly all of us to work from home. Zoom leads this market space with their cloud video conferencing tool and now, they are launching a new category called Zoom for Home, that will release dedicated hardware devices for an upgraded home office experience.
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Yesterday, multiple users on Twitter, including those with verified accounts, reported being unable to tweet from their account or reset their account’s password. Twitter has revealed that they limited these functionalities as a security measure in response to a social engineering attack that was aimed at promoting a Bitcoin scam.
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Among the many products announced today, Xiaomi also introduced their Mi Curved Gaming Monitor 34″. It features a high refresh rate, WQHD curved panel with high colour accuracy, variable refresh rate technology, a Low Blue Light Mode and more.
