ASUS ZenBook Duo 14 (UX482) Review: A dual display laptop experience like no other

In recent years, major computer brands have tried introducing new form factors for laptops, with varying degrees of success. ASUS themselves have tried putting another display on a laptop, like underneath the touchpad. The ZenBook Duo takes another route though – it has a full 12.65-inch secondary display along with its primary 14-inch display. ASUS is targeting this laptop towards creative professionals, such as photographers, videographers and even digital artists, thanks to its support for a stylus. After using the laptop for about a week, here is my review about it.

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Samsung and LG reportedly begin OLED panel production for upcoming iPhone 13 series

The Apple iPhone 13 seems to be on track for its launch this year as sources in the industry indicate that Samsung and LG Display have begun production of OLED panels for it. This is about a month earlier than last year, where the iPhone 12 was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Intel Core i7-1195G7 and Core i5-1155G7 Tiger Lake-U processors announced

During their virtual conference at Computex 2021, Intel unveiled two new additions to their 11th Gen Intel Core processors belonging to the Tiger Lake-U family. Along with this, Intel announced a partnership with MediaTek and Fibocom to launch their first ever 5G-ready product called the Intel 5G Solution 5000.

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realme X7 Max with 6.43-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1200, up to 12GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 26999

realme just launched its X7 Max smartphone in India as it had promised after it launched X7 and X7 Pro smartphones in the country earlier this year. It packs a 6.43-inch Full HD+ 120Hz Samsung Super AMOLED screen with 360Hz touch sampling rate, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 4096-level brightness adjustment, 1000 nits peak brightness, 16-megapixel camera inside the punch-hole and 91.7% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to ultra-narrow chin. The phone also features an in-screen fingerprint sensor. Continue reading “realme X7 Max with 6.43-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1200, up to 12GB RAM launched in India starting at Rs. 26999”

realme Smart TV 4K 43″ and 50″ with bezel-less design, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos launched in India starting from Rs. 27999

In addition to realme X7 Max, realme also launched the realme Smart TV 4K 43″ and 50″ models, as it had promised. These support up to 1.07 Billion Colours with a colour gamut of up to 83% NTSC and 90% DCI-P3 for rich and true colours. There is also Dolby Vision from Dolby that offers deeper blacks and a remarkable colour range, according to realme. It also comes with realme’s exclusive Chroma Boost Picture Engine for an even more vivid display for an incredible picture quality. These have TÜV Rheinland certified low blue light display screen. Continue reading “realme Smart TV 4K 43″ and 50″ with bezel-less design, Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos launched in India starting from Rs. 27999”

Samsung Galaxy A03s with 6.5-inch display, triple rear cameras surface

Samsung Galaxy A03s, the company’s upcoming budget phone, has surfaced in CAD-based renders, thanks to OnLeaks. This shows a 6.5-inch Infinity-V display, the same has the predecessor, and this should be an HD+ LCD screen. The image shows a side-mounted fingerprint scanner which the A02s lacked. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy A03s with 6.5-inch display, triple rear cameras surface”

realme DIZO Star 300 and DIZO Star 500 get certified; DIZO GoPods, GoPods D and DIZO Watch listed online

Last week realme launched its DIZO global brand under its TechLife ecosystem. DIZO Watch and DIZO GoPods D TWS headset names were seen in certification recently. Now the DIZO Star 300 and DIZO Star 500 feature phones have been certified by the FCC. In addition, DIZO Watch, DIZO GoPods and GoPods D are listed in an online shopping site in Vietnam with all the features. Continue reading “realme DIZO Star 300 and DIZO Star 500 get certified; DIZO GoPods, GoPods D and DIZO Watch listed online”

Xiaomi shows off 200W fast charging that charges 0-100% in 8 minutes and 120W wireless charging

After introducing 100W fast charging technology in 2019 and 120W fast charging in Mi 10 Ultra last year, Xiaomi today introduced 200W HyperCharge fast charging technology which is currently the highest ever in a smartphone.  The company also posted a video that shows a phone with a 4000mAh battery that takes just 44 seconds for 10% charge, 50% in just 3 minutes and 100% charge takes just 8 minutes.

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Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G could launch in India as POCO X3 GT

Xiaomi under its Redmi brand introduced the Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G in China a few days back. The company did not reveal any details about the global roll-out of the phone yet. A finding by Mi tipster @kacskrz has revealed POCO X3 GT name, so this could be the same Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G for other markets such as India, Turkey, Indonesia and more. Continue reading “Redmi Note 10 Pro 5G could launch in India as POCO X3 GT”

Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra with 14.6-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, up to 12GB RAM, 12,000mAh battery, Tab S8 and Tab S8+ surfaces

Specifications of Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy S8 series has surfaced in Korea. This reveals three models —Tab S8, Tab S8+ and Tab S8 Ultra, respectively. All these are said to feature 120 Hz refresh rate screen, and the S8 is said to include an 11-inch LCD screen with a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, S8+ with a 12.4-inch Super AMOLED display and the S8 Ultra with a 14.6-inch Super AMOLED screen with up to 92% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to minimal bezels. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra with 14.6-inch 120Hz AMOLED display, up to 12GB RAM, 12,000mAh battery, Tab S8 and Tab S8+ surfaces”

Redmi K20 MIUI 12 Software Update Tracker [Update: Android 11 update rolling out for pilot testers]

Xiaomi launched the Redmi K20 smartphone in India on July 17th running MIUI 10.3 Global Stable on top of Android 9.0 (Pie). Xiaomi doesn’t follow any fixed update frequency for the MIUI Global Stable ROM but on an average, the Global Stable ROM is updated once in 30-45 days. Continue reading “Redmi K20 MIUI 12 Software Update Tracker [Update: Android 11 update rolling out for pilot testers]”

Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Mobile Platform with up to 3GHz clock speed surfaces in benchmark

Qualcomm is said to be gearing up to launch the Snapdragon 888 Plus Mobile Platform, an upgrade to the Snapdragon 888 that was introduced back in December last year. Now that Snapdragon 888 Plus reference device has surfaced in Geekbench listing since it shows 6GB of RAM. It runs Android 11. Continue reading “Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 Plus Mobile Platform with up to 3GHz clock speed surfaces in benchmark”

OnePlus Nord CE 5G specs surface: 6.43-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Snapdragon 750G, 64MP triple rear cameras

OnePlus yesterday confirmed the Nord CE 5G (Core Edition) launch next month in India. The company didn’t reveal any specifications of the phone, which it will reveal throughout next week ahead of launch. Now the specifications of the phone has surfaced ahead of the launch, thanks to Android Central. Continue reading “OnePlus Nord CE 5G specs surface: 6.43-inch FHD+ 90Hz display, Snapdragon 750G, 64MP triple rear cameras”

Acer Predator Triton 500 SE and Predator Helios 500 gaming laptops with up to 11th Gen Intel Core i9 processors announced

Acer has announced refreshes to their Predator Triton and Predator Helios gaming line of laptops, namely the Triton 500 SE and the Predator Helios 500. These two laptops feature the latest 11th Intel processors paired with GeForce RTX 30 Series Laptop GPUs, high-refresh rate displays and more.

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Google Messages said to support pinning message threads and starring messages soon

According to a new apk teardown of the Google Messages app v8.1.050, Google is preparing to introduce two new features – the ability to pin message threads to the top and the ability to star specific messages.

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