The worldwide PC market continues to grow in the second quarter of 2021, despite facing a chip shortage. The market shipped a total of 83.6 million units, growing 13.2% YoY, and the top 5 companies were Lenovo, HP, Dell, Apple and Acer.
Author: Milan Nair
Apple’s next MacBook Pro could feature an updated 1080p webcam
The quality of webcams in laptops have been abysmal for many years, and it was really noticeable during the COVID-19 pandemic, when video calling became popular. New rumours now suggest that Apple will be upgraded all the webcams on their laptops to 1080p, starting with the upcoming MacBook Pro.
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Lenovo Yoga Duet 7i and IdeaPad Duet 3 detachable Windows tablet launched in India
Lenovo has launched two new tablet PCs in India with detachable Bluetooth keyboards, namely the Yoga Duet 7i and IdeaPad Duet 3. They feature up to an 11th Gen Intel processor with integrated graphics, support for Lenovo E-Color Pen and more.
Flipkart Electronics Sale from July 10-13: Discounts on TCL and iFFALCON 4K QLED, UHD TVs and more
During Flipkart’s upcoming electronics sale, TCL and iFFALCON are launching multiple new offers across their 4K QLED, UHD, FHD, and LED range of TVs. They feature technologies such as Quantum Dot, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, Hands-free Voice Control and more.
WhatsApp for Android beta testing support to send images in high quality
While sending images and video on WhatsApp is a highly convenient way of transferring images and videos to friends and family, it is well known that the quality of the image suffers due to compression. In the latest version of WhatsApp beta v2.21.14.16 for Android, they are now testing three new quality settings when sending images.
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OnePlus 6 and 6T Android 11 Open Beta 1 update released
OnePlus launched the OnePlus 6 and the OnePlus 6T back in 2018, and since they have steadily rollout software updates over the years. The company has now begun rolling out the OxygenOS Android 11 Open Beta 1 for these two phones, featuring a new system UI, Ambient display, shortcut for Dark mode and more.
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Colourful X15-AT Gaming Laptop with NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU announced
Colourful, makers of gaming focused graphics cards and motherboards, is announcing their entry into the gaming laptop market with the launch of the X15-AT gaming laptop. It features a 11th generation Intel Core CPU and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU.
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Google faces new lawsuit that alleges app store monopoly in Android
Google is facing a fresh new lawsuit by a group of 37 states in the U.S.A., who are alleging that Google maintains monopolistic control over app stores in Android. In response, Google called the lawsuit as “meritless”, and shared details about how they support an open experience for app stores and developers on Android.
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Google Chrome will soon allow quick reopening of closed tabs
Accidentally closing a tab is very frustrating experience when your internet connection is less than ideal or when the webpage was heavy. Google Chrome is looking to mitigate this issue by caching the closed tab for a short period of time.
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Twitter testing new privacy features that will allow users to hide their accounts from search
User privacy is a very important part of online social media platforms. Twitter is reportedly looking to improve their user privacy settings with a few features, such as the ability to toggle the discoverability of their accounts, check their account’s privacy setting with a one-stop “Privacy check-up”, and more.
Samsung 2021 Q-series, A-series and S-series soundbars launched in India
Samsung has introduced their 2021 lineup of Soundbars in India, including 8 new models in their Q-series, A-series and S-series. They feature up to 11.1.4 channel audio capabilities, support for Dolby Atmos and DTS:X, support for Q-Symphony technology and more.
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Xiaomi India captures 14% market share in 20k-45k premium smartphone segment
According to a report from Counterpoint Research, Xiaomi has recorded strong growth in the 25K – 45K market segment, capturing a market share of approximately 14%. Leading this growth are three smartphones, namely the Xiaomi Mi 10i, Mi 11X, and Mi 11X Pro.
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Microsoft pushes Windows 10 update KB5004945 to fix PrintNightmare zero-day exploit
Every now and then, when software vulnerabilities in Windows 10 are discovered, Microsoft will push out an emergency update based on how serious the exploit is. The company is now rolling out the KB5004945 emergency security update to patch the PrintNightmare zero-day vulnerability in Windows Print Spooler service.
Apple’s 2021 iPhone 13 series said to be produced by Foxconn and Pegatron
Apple’s next 2021 iPhone models are just a few months away from launch, and new reports indicate that the production has reached the stage of stocking. The 2021 series will reportedly be called the iPhone 13 series and similar to the iPhone 12, it will have 4 models – a 5.4-inch and 6.1-inch iPhone 13, a 6.1-inch iPhone 13 Pro and a 6.7-inch iPhone 13 Pro Max.
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Paytm Postpaid Mini small ticket instant loans launched
Paytm is expanding upon their Buy Now, Pay Later service, by introducing a new scheme called Paytm Postpaid Mini. It offers small ticket instant loans, ranging from Rs. 250 to Rs. 1000, and is designed to help people pay their mobile and DTH recharges, gas cylinder booking, electricity and water bills and more.
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