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When Apple launched their first-ever desktop/laptop processor called the M1, it was positively received for its impressive performance and power efficiency. Now Apple has reportedly begun mass production for the successor of the M1 chip, likely called the Apple Silicon M2.
Sony Corporation has reported an operating profit of 971.9 billion yen, up 14.9% YoY on 2,220.4 billion yen revenue, up 26.9% YoY for the Fourth quarter of the financial year 2020 that ended March 31, 2021. It reported that sales of PlayStation 5 reached 7.8 million cumulative units as of the end of March since it started selling in November. The company sold 4.5 million in the last year, so it has added 3.3 million units in the first 3 months of this year. Continue reading “Sony sold 7.8 million PlayStation 5 units till March 2021; 0.4 million smartphones in Q4 FY 2020”
Alphabet, the parent company of Google, YouTube and others, released their earnings report yesterday for the first quarter of 2021. The company posted a total revenue of $55.31 billion in revenue, which calculates to a growth of 34% YoY. Net income for the company was $17.93 billion, with an operating income of $16.43 billion.
Continue reading “Alphabet records $55.3 billion in revenue and 17.9 billion in profits in Q1 2021”
Samsung just launched the Galaxy M42 5G, the company’s latest 5G smartphone in India, as it had announced. It packs a 6.6-inch Super AMOLED Infinity-U HD+ display, is powered by Snapdragon 750G SoC with support for 5G SA/NSA, up to 8GB of RAM and runs Android 11 with OneUI 3.1 on top and has Knox security with secure folder, AltZ with Quick switch, content suggestion and Samsung Pay. Continue reading “Samsung Galaxy M42 5G with 6.6-inch Super AMOLED display, Snapdragon 750G, 5000mAh battery launched in India”
In an attempt to make you more productive, Samsung has announced Samsung Smart Keyboard Trio 500. Besides its slim and lightweight profile, this keyboard can connect to multiple devices at once and with clever shortcuts. With this device, the South Korean tech giant wants to take multitasking to the next level. Continue reading “Samsung Smart Keyboard Trio 500 with multi-device connectivity announced”
Garmin India today launched Approach S12, a GPS-enabled smartwatch designed to help golfers in improving their game and providing accurate data for each swing. Continue reading “Garmin Approach S12 smartwatch for Golfers launched in India for Rs. 20990”
During the first quarter of 2021, the Indian smartphone market witnessed a record growth of 23% YoY, shipping over 38 million units, which is the highest ever for the first quarter. The top 5 manufacturers for the quarter were Xiaomi, Samsung, Vivo, realme and OPPO.
Xiaomi under its Redmi brand just announced the Redmi K40 Gaming Edition, the company’s first gaming smartphone in China. It has a 6.67-inch FHD+ flexible AMOLED screen with 120Hz high refresh rate, 480Hz simultaneous three-fingerprint simultaneous touch sampling rate, 1.8mm trilateral equal width, 2.7mm ultra-narrow chin. Continue reading “Redmi K40 Gaming Edition with 6.67-inch FHD+ 120Hz AMOLED display, Dimensity 1200, dual magnetic gaming triggers announced”
vivo just announced the VV21 5G, the company’s latest mid-range 5G smartphone in the V series along with the V21 and the V21e, cheaper 4G model in Malaysia, ahead of India launch later this week. Both the phones feature a 44MP auto focus front camera with 4K video recording, Night Portrait, Super Night Selfie features and the V21 also comes with Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) and Dual Selfie Spotlight that offers bright selfies and videos, thanks to dual LED flash on the front. These pack a 6.44-inch Full HD+ AMOLED screen, and the V21 comes with 90Hz refresh rate. Continue reading “vivo V21 5G with 6.44-inch FHD+ AMOLED 90Hz display, Dimensity 800U, 8GB RAM, 44MP front camera with OIS and vivo V21e announced”
According to a rumour, NVIDIA is preparing to unveil the next card in the RTX 30-series, called the RTX 3080Ti. The card is reportedly aimed at competing against the AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT, featuring 12GB of GDDR6X memory, and it will also have a mining restriction placed on-board that will hopefully discourage miners from buying the card.
OPPO already confirmed that it will introduce the OPPO K9 5G smartphone in China on May 6th and also confirmed 65W super flash charge fast charging, punch-hole screen, triple rear cameras with a 64MP primary camera, 3.5mm audio jack, 8GB RAM with 128GB storage and 8GB RAM with 256GB storage versions. Now the phone has been listed on the official site revealing the complete specifications. Continue reading “OPPO K9 5G specs revealed ahead of announcement — 6.43-inch FHD+ 90Hz OLED display, Snapdragon 768G, 64MP triple rear cameras”
Spotify has announced a partnership with Facebook to allow users to play audio from Spotify directly within Facebook through a new mini player without switching between apps. Continue reading “Spotify’s new mini player lets you stream within Facebook app for Android and iOS”
Apple has released new software updates to iOS and iPadOS, bringing some rather big changes and support for new features. With iOS 14.5 and iPadOS 14.5, Apple has finally rolled it out its controversial App Tracking Transparency feature, added the ability to unlock an iPhone with an Apple Watch nearby, support for Apple Airtags and more.
Telegram has released a new update to their messaging app, bringing the version number to v7.7. With it, Telegram is introducing their Payments 2.0 feature, adding the ability to schedule voice chats and set reminders, new web versions and more.
Continue reading “Telegram v7.7 update brings Payments 2.0, Scheduled Voice Chats and more”
OPPO just launched the A53s 5G, the company’s latest budget 5G smartphone in India, as it had promised. It has a 6.5-inch HD+ screen with 88.7% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 700 SoC with up to 8GB of RAM and runs ColorOS 11.1 based on Android 11. It has RAM-expansion feature that re-optimises the unused RAM to improve the performance of this smartphone. Continue reading “OPPO A53s 5G with 6.5-inch display, Dimensity 700, up to 8GB RAM, 5000mAh battery launched in India starting at Rs. 14990”
