Samsung Exynos 1080 5nm EUV SoC with built-in 5G, support for up to 144Hz displays announced

Samsung just announced its latest Exynos 1080 SoC, successor of Exynos 980 that was introduced last year, as it had promised. This uses 5nm EUV (extreme ultra violet) lithography processing technology for better power efficiency. This has tri-cluster CPU structure that consists of Arm Cortex-A78 core optimized for peak performance, three Cortex-A78 cores for balanced processing, and four Cortex-A55 cores for efficiency. It promises 50% improved single-core performance and 2x improvements in multi-core performance. The powerful neural processing unit (NPU) and digital signal processor (DSP) are capable of running up to 5.7 trillion operations per second. Continue reading “Samsung Exynos 1080 5nm EUV SoC with built-in 5G, support for up to 144Hz displays announced”

PUBG Mobile India customized for Indian gamers to launch soon

Recently, PUBG Corporation terminated all service and access to users in India to PUBG MOBILE Nordic Map: Livik and PUBG MOBILE Lite after the Indian Government announced a ban. Following that, now PUBG Corporation has announced that it is preparing to launch PUBG MOBILE INDIA, a new game created specifically for the Indian market. Continue reading “PUBG Mobile India customized for Indian gamers to launch soon”

ASUS ExpertBook P2 Review: A versatile laptop for business users

ASUS has been in a launch spree lately as the company just launched laptops with the 11th Gen Intel Core processors, and the company has been expanding laptops in almost every price segment in India. On similar lines, recently, ASUS announced entry into the Commercial PC market in India with the Expert Series line up of laptops — ExpertBook P2, ExpertBook B9, ASUSPRO ExpertBookP1 series, and more. I’ve been using the ExpertBook P2 for some time now and this is the full review of the ASUS ExpertBook P2. Continue reading “ASUS ExpertBook P2 Review: A versatile laptop for business users”

Realme 7 5G to be announced on November 19

Realme has announced the launch of realme 7 5G smartphone in UK on November 19th. The invite says “The real Deal 5G Event” along with the image of the phone that shows a phone with a punch-hole screen and a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, same as the realme 7, but the design is slightly different. Continue reading “Realme 7 5G to be announced on November 19”

Google Photos announces end of free unlimited photo backups starting June 2021

For the past 5 years, Google account users have enjoyed the ability to store their photos and videos in high quality for free in Google Photos. That will not be the case anymore soon as Google has announced a change to their policy – photo and video backup will no longer be free starting June 1, 2021, and instead it will be counted against the 15GB quota that comes free with every Google account.

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Netflix, Amazon Prime, other OTT platforms now under government regulation

The government of India has issued an order to regulate over-the-top (OTT) media services like Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, Prime Video etc. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting will regulate Films and Audio-Visual programmes made available by online content providers and News and current affairs content on online platforms, according to the order. Continue reading “Netflix, Amazon Prime, other OTT platforms now under government regulation”

PLAYGO N82 Unboxing and First Impressions — ANC Neckband earphones

A couple of months back, Indian consumer electronics brand PLAY expanded its portfolio with PLAYGO N82, a wireless neckband along with its TWS PLAYGO T20. The PLAYGO N82 is one of the few wireless earbuds to come equipped with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) besides Realme Buds Wireless Pro. Continue reading “PLAYGO N82 Unboxing and First Impressions — ANC Neckband earphones”

POCO X3 Review: Tremendous value for what you pay

POCO launched the POCO X3 smartphone in India back in September as the successor to POCO X2 that was launched earlier this year. Even tough it retains the 120Hz FHD+ screen, this has a faster Snapdragon 732G SoC, upgraded cameras, and 6000mAh battery with 33W fast charging.
The specifications look great on paper. Let us dive into the review to find out what the device has to offer. Continue reading “POCO X3 Review: Tremendous value for what you pay”

Samsung launches The Sero 43-inch rotating TV in India for Rs. 1,24,990

Earlier this year during CES 2020, Samsung introduced a rather interesting take on the TV design, showcasing a very unique TV that could rotate to display both horizontally and vertically. The TV, called The Sero, is Samsung’s vision for a future where vertical content, primarily smartphone content can be viewed on TVs without the annoying black columns, and now they have launched The Sero in India.

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Android Enterprise Recommended Program list now include Samsung Galaxy smartphones and tablets

The Android Enterprise Recommended program is a list of devices that Google approved for enterprise customers after meeting their standards for hardware, software and updates. The program listed consisted of devices from manufacturers like Lenovo, OnePlus, Oppo, and Xiaomi, and now the latest to join them is Samsung’s family of Galaxy smartphones and tablets.

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Google Drive may soon support native file encryption and decryption

Google Drive is a great way to store and backup your files online, both on the desktop and mobile. However, it can be argued that the files are not the most secure, as someone who gains access to the account can access all the cloud stored files. That may change soon as an APK teardown has revealed that Google is working on support file encryption and decryption natively in Drive.

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Apple MacOS Big Sur roll out slated for November 12

During their “One More Thing” event held yesterday, Apple finally announced a release date for their newest MacOS Big Sur update – November 12, 2020. The update, which was first introduced MacOS Big Sur during a previous event back in June, 2020, and brings many new changes such as a new interface and UI, lots of new features and performance improvements.

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Apple introduces new Mac mini with M1 chip, India price starts at Rs. 64900

Along with the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro, Apple introduced the new Mac mini with its new M1 chip with 8-core CPU offering up to 3x faster performance than the previous generation with Intel Core processor. The 8-core GPU promises up to 6x increase in graphics performance for performance-intensive tasks like complex 3D rendering with ease. It offers up to 15x faster performance in ML and consumes 60% less energy than the previous generation. Continue reading “Apple introduces new Mac mini with M1 chip, India price starts at Rs. 64900”

Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1 chip, up to 20 hours of battery life announced, India price starts at Rs. 1,22,900

At its ‘One More Thing’ event today, Apple unveiled its all-new 5nm M1 chip for Macs and launched new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini with the latest chip, improved battery life, and more. Continue reading “Apple MacBook Pro 13-inch with M1 chip, up to 20 hours of battery life announced, India price starts at Rs. 1,22,900”

Apple introduces new MacBook Air with M1 chip, fanless design, up to 18h battery life, India price starts at Rs. 92900

Apple today introduced its new MacBook Air powered by the new M1 chip with 8-core CPU offering up to 3.5x faster performance than the previous generation and the 8-core GPU is up to 5x faster. ML workloads are up to 9x faster, and the chip’s storage controller and latest flash technology deliver up to 2x faster SSD performance. Apple said that the MacBook Air powered by M1 is faster than the chips in 98% of laptops sold in the past year. Continue reading “Apple introduces new MacBook Air with M1 chip, fanless design, up to 18h battery life, India price starts at Rs. 92900”