Acer introduces new Swift 5, Concept D laptops with 10th Gen Intel Core CPUs and up to NVIDIA Quadro T1000 GPUs

Acer has announced new laptops in its creator-focused Concept D lineup, featuring Pantone-validated displays, 10th Gen Intel Core CPUs and up to NVIDIA Quadro GPU’s. They also announced a new Swift 5 laptop with next Gen Intel Core processors, Intel XE based integrated graphics, NVIDIA MX350 GPUs and long battery life.

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Daiwa D65QUHD-M10 and D55QUHD-M10 Smart TVs launched in India starting from Rs. 34,990

Daiwa, an Indian manufacturer of consumer electronics, has launched two new 4K UHD  Smart TVs in India – the 65-inch D65QUHD-M10 and the 55inch D55QUHD-M10. They feature Android 9.0, 2GB RAM, dbx-tv audio technology and more.

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Facebook announces end of cycle for its affordable Oculus Go VR headset

Facebook launched the comparatively affordable Oculus Go, which functioned as a standalone VR headset with 3DOF (Degrees of Freedom). However, with community feedback, Oculus has decided to discontinue the product, and will focus on developing their Oculus Quest and Rift line of VR headsets.

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WhatsApp starts testing animated stickers in beta

In what looks like an accidental move, WhatsApp released new animated stickers in the WhatsApp Store in Beta v2.20.194.7. The feature disappeared in a subsequent Beta update v2.20.194.9, suggesting that the feature is still very much in development.

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Acer Predator Helios, Predator Triton and Nitro 7 gaming laptops with 10th Gen Intel CPUs, up to NVIDIA RTX 2080 GPUs announced

Acer has announced new refreshes for three of their gaming lineups: the Predator Triton, Predator Helios and Nitro 7 series. They have been equipped with Intel’s latest 10th Gen Core H-series processors, NVIDIA RTX GPUs, high refresh rate screens, updated thermal designs and new cooling technologies.

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Microsoft Teams adds support for Groups, list and document sharing, location sharing and more

Microsoft Teams is a software used by people in the professional workplace to stay connected and in sync. Now Microsoft is rolling out features to the Android and iOS mobile apps, extending Teams’ functionality into the personal space with support for Groups, the ability to share lists, locations sharing and also added a password and login manager.

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Apple announces WatchOS 7 with watch face sharing, sleep tracking, automatic handwashing detection and more

Apple introduced a new update to their WatchOS for the Apple Watch, bringing the version to WatchOS 7. It brings much better Watch Face personalisation, sleep tracking, automatic hand-washing detection, improved Noise app and more workout options.

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Apple announces macOS 11 Big Sur with redesigned UI, new Control Center, improved Safari and more

Apple kick-started its 2020 WWDC event yesterday with its keynote, where they announced updates to every one of their device’s operating system. Among these previews, was the next update to its desktop OS, called macOS Big Sur. With it, Apple is introducing major redesigns to macOS’ look and feel, Safari is getting better privacy control along with other UI redesigns across its native apps.

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Hammer KO Sports Truly Wireless earbuds launched for Rs. 3599

Hammer, a consumer audio manufacturer has launched a new pair of wireless earbuds in India, called the Hammer KO Unisex Bluetooth 5.0 Sports Truly Wireless Earbuds with Touch Control. They feature 5 hours of continuous playback, Bluetooth 5.0, touch controls and more.

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Here’s what to expect from Apple’s WWDC 2020

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Apple’s 2020 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) is set to kick off today at 10:00 A.M. PDT. (10:30 pm IST). There are many rumours and leaks for the event that are conflicting each other, specifically around the topic of whether Apple will be releasing new hardware or not. On the other hand, there are plenty of leaks of upcoming software updates that Apple has planned.

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boAt Airdopes 511V2 TWS earbuds with IWP technology launched for Rs. 2999

boAt, a popular manufacturer of consumer audio products, has launched a new pair of truly wireless earbuds called the Airdopes 511V2. It features their Insta Wake n Pair (IWP) technology, quad microphones, Bluetooth 5.0, IPX4 certification and more.

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Google Keen is an app to store and explore long term interests

Thanks to the pandemic and quarantine measures taken up around the world, a lot of us have time to explore our passions and interests online. Keeping track of these explorations can sometimes be hard and that’s where Google new app Keen comes in.

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YouTube introduces new direct response tools to make video ads more shoppable

YouTube advertising is one of the many popular ways used by brands to advertise their products online and since more people are online now, using the right avenue for advertising has become crucial. To help them, YouTube has introduced a number of solutions that can make video ads more shoppable, use automation to drive conversions, and better help advertisers understand attribution.

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Google removes over 70 malicious Chrome add-ons after global surveillance spyware campaign

Researchers from the Awake Security Threat team has discovered a global surveillance campaign that uses spyware software via extensions found on the Google Chrome Webstore. These malicious extensions have nearly 33 million downloads and almost all of them used domains that were linked to small registrar in Israel called Galcomm.

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3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with built-in AI acceleration launched

Intel has announced the launch of its 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors along with multiple hardware and software AI products. These include the Intel Optane persistent memory 200 series, Intel SSD D7-P5500 and P5600, Intel Stratix 10 NX FPGAs, and software solutions as part of its Select Solutions portfolio.

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