boAt Airdopes 621 with up to 150 hours of battery life with 2600mAh charging case launched for Rs. 2999

boAt, one of India’s leading electronics accessories brand, has announced the launch of the Airdopes 621 truly wireless earbuds in India. They feature an impressive total battery life of 150 hours, Bluetooth 5.0 connectivity, instant pairing, IPX7 certification and more.

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iQOO Z3 5G with 6.58-inch FHD+ 120Hz display, Snapdragon 768G, up to 8GB RAM, 64MP triple rear cameras announced

iQOO has announced iQOO Z3, the company’s latest budget 5G smartphone in China. It has a 6.58-inch FHD+ 20:9 LCD water drop screen with 90.61% screen-to-body ratio, 120Hz refresh rate, 180Hz touch sampling rate and has a 16-megapixel front camera. It is powered by Snapdragon 768G Mobile platform with support for 5G SA/NSA, and has memory fusion technology that lets 8G RAM to get an equivalent to 11GB RAM.
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Qualcomm Snapdragon 780G 5nm 5G Mobile Platform announced

Qualcomm has announced Snapdragon 780G 5G Mobile Platform, sucessor to Snapdragon 765G / 768G. It is based on 5nm process technology, same as the Snapdragon 888. The new Qualcomm Kryo 670 CPU with new architecture delivers up to 40% performance uplift, said the company. It has  Qualcomm Spectra 570 triple ISP and 6th generation Qualcomm AI Engine with the Qualcomm Hexagon 770 processor delivering up to 12 TOPs AI performance, which is a 2x improvement compared to its predecessor.

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Moto G50 with 6.5-inch 90Hz display, Snapdragon 480 5G, 5000mAh battery announced

Along with the Moto G100, Motorola also introduced Moto G50 5G smartphone. It packs a 6.5-inch HD+ max vision 90Hz refresh rate screen, is powered by the latest Snapdragon 480 SoC with support for 5G SA/NSA, 4GB of RAM, packs 48MP main + 5MP macro + 2MP depth cameras and a 13MP front camera. Continue reading “Moto G50 with 6.5-inch 90Hz display, Snapdragon 480 5G, 5000mAh battery announced”

Moto G100 with 6.7-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Snapdragon 870 5G, 16MP + 8MP dual front cameras, 5000mAh battery announced

Motorola announced Moto G100, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone, as expected. It is the  global version of the Motorola edge s that was introduced in China earlier this year. It packs a 6.7-inch 21:9 aspect ratito Full HD+ LCD screen with 90Hz refresh rate and 16-megapixel + 8-megapixel 100° ultra-wide front cameras inside the punch hole. The phone is powered by the latest Snapdragon 870 SoC with up to 8GB of RAM for global markets and up to 12GB RAM in Brazil, 5G SA/NSA support with Snapdragon X55 Modem and runs Android 11. Continue reading “Moto G100 with 6.7-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Snapdragon 870 5G, 16MP + 8MP dual front cameras, 5000mAh battery announced”

Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite with 6.55-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 780G 5G 5nm SoC surfaces ahead of March 29 announcement

Xiaomi is all set to introduce the Mi 11 Pro and Ultra phones on March 29th. Earlier rumour revealed that Mi 11 Lite will also join them. Specifications and the rear design of the phone surfaced, and it said that the phone will be 6mm slim and weigh 150 grams. Now more renders of the phone have surfaced. The phone is said to come with Snapdragon 732G SoC for the 4G version as rumoured earlier, and there will also be a 5G version with upcoming Snapdragon 780G SoC with built-in Snapdragon X53 modem. Continue reading “Xiaomi Mi 11 Lite with 6.55-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 780G 5G 5nm SoC surfaces ahead of March 29 announcement”

Qualcomm reportedly developing hand-held Android-based game console to compete with Nintendo Switch

Qualcomm is reportedly working on developing their first ever hand-held gaming console that will mark their entry into the consumer electronics market. The console is expected to compete with the Nintendo Switch, which is arguably the most popular hand-held console of this generation.

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Skullcandy Indy ANC TWS earbuds with up to 32 hours total battery life launched in India

Skullcandy has announced the launch of a new variant in their Indy series of truly wireless earbuds called the Indy ANC. As the name suggests, these wireless earbuds features Skullcandy’s Digital Active Noise Cancellation, integrated Tile tracking technology, long battery life and more.

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Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G version with Snapdragon 865 launching in India next week

Samsung launched the Galaxy S20 FE smartphone in India back in October last year, but it was a 4G version powered by Exynos 990. Now the company is all set to launch the 5G version of the smartphone in India which will be powered by  Snapdragon 865 SoC. The Galaxy S20 FE 4G version was launched at Rs. 49999, and the 5G version is expected to be launched in similar price range for the same 8GB RAM with 128GB storage version. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 5G version with Snapdragon 865 launching in India next week”

India anti-trust watchdog announces investigation into WhatsApp’s updated privacy policy

WhatsApp’s troubles with India over its updated privacy policies is continuing as the Competition Commission of India (CCI), an anti-trust watchdog has announced a new probe into the Facebook-owned messaging service. The probe is aimed at investigating WhatsApp’s new privacy policy for its violating competition laws, before it goes live in May 2021.

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Samsung introduces 512GB DDR5 module with HKMG process technology

Samsung Electronics, one of the world’s largest manufacturer of memory chips, has announced the launch of their 512GB DDR5 module that is based on High-K Metal Gate (HKMG) process technology. It boasts twice the speed of performance of DDR4 at up to 7200 Mbps, and is designed for high-bandwidth applications such as supercomputing, artificial intelligence, etc.

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Intel IDM 2.0 strategy unveiled: $20 billion investment for two new fabs, next-gen Meteor Lake 7nm chips, collaborations with IBM and more

It is no secret that Intel has been struggling in the Chip manufacturing industry lately. With the hope of returning to the dominant position it once enjoyed before, Intel’s newest CEO, Pat Gelsinger has unveiled their vision and roadmap for the company over the next couple of years, including two new fabs, next generation 7nm chipset production, collaborations with IBM and more.

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Vivo X60 Pro Unboxing and First Impressions

Vivo today launched the X60 series of smartphones in India. Here we have the X60 Pro, which is the successor to the popular X50 Pro that was launched last year. This brings in upgrades in almost all the segments that includes a 120Hz curved AMOLED screen, Snapdragon 870, 48MP triple rear cameras with gimbal stabilization 2.0 and lots more. Continue reading “Vivo X60 Pro Unboxing and First Impressions”

Vivo X60 Pro+ with 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz display, Snapdragon 888, 12GB RAM, Zeiss optics launched in India for Rs. 69990

Vivo just launched X60 Pro+, the company’s latest flagship smartphone in India, as it had promised. It packs a 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED display with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate, HDR 10+ support, tuned color accuracy rating of JNCD around 0.4 and a 32MP camera inside the punch-hole. It is powered by Snapdragon 888 with built-in 5G and 12GB LPDDR5 RAM with 3GB virtual RAM, so it can effectively have 15GB RAM, said the company. Continue reading “Vivo X60 Pro+ with 6.56-inch FHD+ AMOLED 120Hz display, Snapdragon 888, 12GB RAM, Zeiss optics launched in India for Rs. 69990”

Vivo X60 and X60 Pro with 6.56-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 870, Zeiss optics launched in India starting at Rs. 37990

Vivo just launched its X60 and X60 Pro smartphones in the new X60 series in India, as it had announced. These phones pack a 6.56-inch FHD+ HDR10+ E3 AMOLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate, 240Hz touch sampling rate and a 32MP camera inside the punch-hole, but the X60 Pro has a curved screen. The phones are powered by Snapdragon 870 SoC with support for 5G SA / NSA, feature extended RAM technology, so 8GB RAM can effectively have 11GB RAM, which is 3GB more, said the company. Continue reading “Vivo X60 and X60 Pro with 6.56-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Snapdragon 870, Zeiss optics launched in India starting at Rs. 37990”