Samsung has introduced a new contactless program for their smartphone customers in India – a Pick-up & Drop service when their smartphone needs repair. The company will also be offering a drop-only service for those customers who have given their phones for service at a Samsung authorized service center and only wants their phone delivered post repair.
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Acer has launched the next generation Predator Helios laptop for the year 2021, this time featuring 10th gen Intel Core i7 H-series processors and up to an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU, and it comes with Acer’s 4th generation AEROBLADE 3D TECHNOLOGY for improved cooling performance.
Images of the rumoured display of Apple’s upcoming iPhone 13 series smartphone have surfaced, showcasing a notch design that is smaller than the current iPhone 12. Apple will also reportedly bring the iPhone 13 series with support for 5G mmWave technology to more countries.
Samsung has reportedly decided to stop including a 3D ToF sensor in their Galaxy S smartphone series, starting with the Galaxy S22 next year, according to a new report. The company made the decision to remove the sensor after they realised that the sensor was underutilized and did not spur the development for applications that took advantage of it.
Facebook can be an invaluable tool for a business to grow and interact with their customer base. The company is now introducing a few new features that will help businesses on the platform communicate better with their customers and also improve upon their discoverability.
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Ever since it was introduced, Google Earth has been a fascinating piece of software that allowed anyone to view images of the earth’s surface. Google has now introduced a new feature – Timelapse in Google Earth, which uses 24 million satellite photos collected from the past 37 years to show literal timelapses of places on Earth.
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As the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem becomes bigger over time, the security of the various services, devices and apps connected to this ecosystem becomes paramount. The Internet of Secure Things Alliance (ioXt) has now announced the first list of apps that will be certified for the Mobile Application Profile, which includes the Google One app.
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During last year, as COVID-19 spread around the globe, major tech companies such as Apple, and Google introduced various features to ensure people had access to accurate information about the pandemic. Now, to help speed up the vaccination efforts in 6 countries, Google will now show vaccination centers in Maps and Search.
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It has been 3 months since AMD first introduced their Zen-3 based Ryzen 5000 Series desktop processors. They have now announced 6 new CPUs in the Ryzen 5000 G-Series, ranging from Ryzen 3 to Ryzen 7, all of them featuring integrated Radeon Graphics.
Amazon has unveiled the 2nd generation of Echo Buds, which is their truly wireless earbuds offering. They feature a 20% smaller design, built-in vents for ear comfort, custom-designed Active Noise cancellation technology, improved microphones, wireless charging capabilities and more.
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ASUS has launched two new dual-screen ZenBook laptops in India, called the ZenBook Duo 14 and ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED. They feature an updated design with ultra-slim bezels and a new tilting ScreenPad Plus secondary display, and they are powered by the latest 11th Gen Intel CPUs.
Dell has announced updates to their Inspiron series of laptops, featuring both Intel 11th Gen Intel Core CPU and AMD Ryzen 5000 mobile CPU options. There are new models introduced for this year, which are the Inspiron 13, 14, 15, 16 Plus and the Inspiron 14 2-in-1.
Apple has officially confirmed its virtual Spring Loaded event on April 20th where it is expected to introduce new iPads including iPad Pro, a new iPad mini, new iMacs, and AirTags. It has also released a multi-colored logo in AR which you can experience when you visit the Events’ website on an iPhone or iPad.
Just as Xiaomi announced their entry into the smart electric vehicle business, HUAWEI has revealed their plans to invest $1 billion into the research and development of EV and self-driving technologies. To achieve the goal of entering this market space, the company will be partnering with 3 automakers in China, who will release cars under the HUAWEI name as a sub-brand.
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NVIDIA has unveiled their first data center-focused CPU called “Grace”, named after Grace Hopper, who was a pioneer in Computer-programming from the U.S. This ARM-based CPU/SoC is designed for large-scale neural network workloads and is expected to become available to customers sometime in 2023.
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