India smartphone market shipments set to hit a record high in 2021; 100 million+ shipments expected: Report

Recently, Counterpoint released the statistics for India smartphone market shipments for Q2 2021 which showed the shipments grew 82% YoY to reach over 33 million units in Q2 2021. Following that now, another report from Counterpoint suggests that the India smartphone market shipments are set to hit a record high.

ASUS Chromebook Detachable CZ1 (CZ1000) with 10.1-inch WUXGA touch screen, MediaTek Kompanio 500 SoC, military-grade durability announced

ASUS last week introduced the Chromebook Detachable CZ1 (CZ1000), the company’s latest Chromebook with a 10.1-inch FHD touch screen and full-size keyboard with 1.5 mm key travel that can be detached, as well as a stylus that is included and can be housed in the slot. The Chromebook has anti-collision rubber strips all around in … Continue reading “ASUS Chromebook Detachable CZ1 (CZ1000) with 10.1-inch WUXGA touch screen, MediaTek Kompanio 500 SoC, military-grade durability announced”

Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro might support 33W fast charging

Google recently confirmed that the Pixel 6 series phones will not come with a charger in the box. A new report says that the phones will come with support for 33W fast charging, compared to maximum 18W PD charging in older models. The phone might support both 18W PD and 33W fast charging, and users … Continue reading “Google Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro might support 33W fast charging”

Mi TV 5X series with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, bezel-less design, built-in far-field microphones launching in India on August 26

Xiaomi already confirmed the launch of new Mi Notebook and Mi Smart Band 6 at its Smarter Living 2022 event in India on August 26th. Today it has confirmed that it will launch the Mi TV 5X series, successor to the Mi TV 4X series which was launched back in 2019. “Get set to experience audio, … Continue reading “Mi TV 5X series with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, bezel-less design, built-in far-field microphones launching in India on August 26”

Elon Musk: Tesla Bot humanoid robot in the works, prototype coming in 2022

At the ‘Tesla AI Day’, the company’s CEO Elon Musk confirmed that the company is working on a Tesla Bot, a bi-pedal humanoid robot capable of performing tasks that are unsafe, repetitive or boring. It will be 5 foot 8 inches and weigh 125 lbs or about 56kgs, and will have a walking gait of … Continue reading “Elon Musk: Tesla Bot humanoid robot in the works, prototype coming in 2022”

Audio Technica AT2040 Hyper Cardioid Dynamic Podcast Microphone launched in India

Audio-Technica has launched AT2040 Hyper cardioid Dynamic Podcast Microphone in India. The new AT2040 borrows its sound signature from the renowned Audio-Technica BP40 Broadcast microphone, bringing professional broadcast-quality sound with exceptional vocal reproduction to podcasters and other content creators at an affordable price, said the company.

Xiaomi schedules Smarter Living 2022 event in India on August 26 to launch new Mi Notebook, Mi Band 6 and more

Update: Xiaomi has confirmed the launch of Mi Smart Band 6 in India. It will be sold on Amazon.in, in addition to mi.com.

Redmi 10 with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz AdaptiveSync display, Helio G88, 50MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced

After rumours, Xiaomi’s Redmi brand has officially introduced the Redmi 10, the company’s latest smartphone in the budget Redmi series. It has a 6.5-inch Full HD+ LCD screen with AdaptiveSync 90Hz (45/60/90Hz) refresh rate, is the first phone to be powered by MediaTek Helio G88 SoC. The phone has a 50MP rear camera, a first … Continue reading “Redmi 10 with 6.5-inch FHD+ 90Hz AdaptiveSync display, Helio G88, 50MP quad rear cameras, 5000mAh battery announced”

ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Alan Walker Special Edition with ROG Remix sampler custom packaging launched in India

The ASUS Zephyrus G14 is well regarded to be one of the best gaming laptops in the market currently, and now the company has worked with Alan Walker, who is a world-renowned artist, DJ and music producer, to create the ROG Zephyrus G14 Alan Walker Special Edition laptop.

Redmi Note 10S Cosmic Purple colour variant launched in India

Xiaomi’s Redmi brand just launched the Cosmic Purple colour variant for the Redmi Note 10S that joins the Shadow Black, Frost White and Deep Sea Blue colour variants. It is priced at Rs. 14,999 for the 6GB RAM with 64GB storage version Rs. 15,999 for the 6GB RAM with 128GB storage version, same as the … Continue reading “Redmi Note 10S Cosmic Purple colour variant launched in India”

NETGEAR Nighthawk XR1000 Pro Gaming Wi-Fi 6 Router launched in India

NETGEAR, a popular manufacturer of networking gear, has announced the launch of a new gaming router in India, called the Nighthawk XR1000. The router is powered by a triple Core 1.5Ghz processor and is designed to handle heavy network loads such as VR gaming, 4K streaming, and more.

Intel introduces “Arc” brand for graphics solutions based on the Xe HPG microarchitecture

Intel has finally announced the name of their consumer high-performance graphics solutions – Intel Arc. The brand will be used by Intel to denote multiple upcoming generations of graphics hardware, software and services.

Acer Predator Helios 300 gaming laptop with 11th Gen Intel Core CPU and up to NVIDIA RTX 3070 Laptop GPU launched in India

Acer, popular manufacturers of laptops and PCs, has announced the launch of the Predator Helios 300 gaming laptop in India, featuring a 11th-generation Intel Core H-series processors, up to a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 GPU, up to a FHD IPS 360Hz display and more.

Over 4800 Nothing ear (1) units sold in less than 2 minutes in first sale

London-based consumer tech company Nothing launched the ear (1) in India last month priced at Rs. 5999. As announced yesterday, the earbuds went up for pre-order on Flipkart today at 12 noon with launch offers including discount on ICICI credit cards and Rs. 200 exchange (net) offer on any headphones.

Apple’s 2021 MacBook Pro laptops said to introduce Mini-LED displays; accelerate industry-wide adoption

Mini-LED technology is widely accepted to be the next big mainstream display technology and companies are now slowly adopting the tech in their devices. According to popular supply analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple is said to increase the rate of adoption of Mini-LED displays in the industry with the launch of their upcoming, redesigned 14-inch and … Continue reading “Apple’s 2021 MacBook Pro laptops said to introduce Mini-LED displays; accelerate industry-wide adoption”