Laptops/Tablets

Apple on Wednesday unveiled the much-anticipated 16-inch MacBook Pro. But with the debut of the new model, the Cupertino giant has discontinued the existing 15-inch MacBook Pro model. Apple didn’t mention the departure of the earlier MacBook Pro model while announcing the 16-inch MacBook Pro through a press statement. However, the listing on the Apple

Apple’s heavily rumoured 16-inch MacBook Pro has just been officially announced. The new refreshed MacBook Pro, which Apple is calling the “world’s best pro notebook”, offers new components that are claimed to deliver up to 80 percent better performance, and a new Magic Keyboard that should address long-standing complaints about the reliability of Apple’s previous

Asus has launched two new laptops and a new desktop in the Indian market. Released in partnership with AMD, the new computers include ZenBook 14 (UM431DA) and ZenBook Flip 14 (UM462DA) laptops, and ROG Strix GL10DH desktop. While ZenBook 14 and ZenBook Flip 14 are targeted at regular and business consumers, the ROG Strix GL10DH

Laptops may account for the bulk of computer sales, but it’s hard to argue against the advantages of a big screen, especially when you have to juggle multiple apps at the same time. A big, high-resolution display opens up possibilities that even the biggest laptops cannot aim to match. And they don’t come much bigger

WiFi 6 is the newest Wi-Fi standard, and it promises faster speeds, enhanced security, and a whole host of other benefits. Rollout has been slow, both in terms of devices that support the new standard, as well as routers that’ll form the backbone of your faster network. The Netgear Nighthawk AX8 AX6000 is among a

Xerox Holdings is considering making a cash-and-stock offer for personal computer maker HP at a premium to its market value of about $27 billion (roughly Rs. 1,91,000 crores), the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Xerox’s board discussed the possibility on Tuesday, the newspaper said, citing people familiar with the matter. There is no guarantee

HP Inc. confirmed Wednesday it has it has held talks with Xerox Holdings Corp. over a “potential business combination.” HP, known primarily for its printers and computers, said in a statement posted on its website it received a proposal from Xerox on Tuesday. It stressed it has confidence in its strategy and path forward, something

Apple has released iOS 13.2.2 for all compatible iPhone and iPod touch models. The new iOS release is the latest in the series of iOS updates that the Cupertino giant has brought since the debut of iOS 13 in September to improve the user experience. With iOS 13.2.2, Apple majorly addresses the background app management

Apple is expanding its website on privacy with more explanations about its commitments, though its policies and practices aren’t changing. The new site is part of Apple’s ongoing push to distinguish itself from data-hungry, advertising-fuelled rivals such as Google and Facebook. “Privacy is a fundamental human right. At Apple, it’s also one of our core

Huawei P Smart (2020), Huawei Nova 6, and Huawei MatePad Pro have surfaced online in alleged renders. The Huawei P Smart (2020) was spotted on TENAA earlier and the Nova 6 was also leaked online sporting dual front cameras. All three upcoming products from Huawei have no launch date right now, but they all should

MSI has refreshed its lineup of productivity and creator-centric laptops in India by launching eight new models across the Creator, Modern, Prestige, and the P-series. The new MSI laptops are powered by the 10th Gen Intel Core series processors and graphics options that go all the way up to the Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q

The Kindle Oasis (2019) is a refresh of Amazon’s top-of-the-line ebook reader, which was last updated in 2017. The Kindle Oasis is expensive but it has a number of features that the popular Paperwhite doesn’t — auto-brightness, a new Warmth feature that cuts blue light from the display, auto-rotation, and dedicated page-turn buttons. You also

Google employees are demanding the company issue a climate plan that commits it to zero emissions by 2030. An online petition posted Monday bears signatures from more than a thousand Google employees. It also calls on Google to decline contracts that would support the extraction of fossil fuels and to avoid collaborating with organizations involved

LG G Pad 5 10.1 tablet has launched in South Korea, and the big highlights are its large 8,200mAh battery, a quad-core Snapdragon 821 SoC, and an 8-megapixel rear camera. The successor of the LG G Pad 4, the LG G Pad 5 10.1 has a full-HD+ display, metal frame, significant bezels on all sides

The “BlueKeep” remote code execution vulnerability, which could have an effect similar to the WannaCry bug from 2017, is currently attacking vulnerable machines that are apparently compromised for cryptocurrency mining purposes, according to media reports. The BlueKeep vulnerability exists in unpatched versions of Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008

Apple on Wednesday announced its financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter of the year. The Cupertino, California-based company posted a quarterly revenue of $64 billon (roughly Rs. 4,53,000 crores), with international sales accounting for 60 percent of it. The revenue was up 2 percent year-over-year and beat analyst expectations. The company also revealed that

Apple’s all-new Mac Pro has received a certification from the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The latest development comes months after the Cupertino giant unveiled the latest Mac Pro at WWDC 2019 back in June. While the exact release date of the new Mac Pro wasn’t announced at the time of its formal debut, the

A new image of the upcoming 16-inch MacBook Pro has been leaked by macOS 10.15.1 Catalina with a discrete Touch ID sensor. The image reveals a slight change to the positioning of the MacBook Pro’s Touch ID sensor. It now sits by itself at the top-right corner of the keyboard, split from the Touch Bar,

The iPad (2019) is the most affordable of the current generation of iPads, but that doesn’t mean it lacks meaningful new features. The iPad (2019) features a larger 10.2-inch display and a Smart Connector, which allows it to be connected to Apple’s Smart Keyboard Case. This is an accessory that could make the iPad far

We don’t review many laptops aimed at commercial buyers, but this particular one from Dell is a little special. We first saw the Latitude 7400 2-in-1 during CES this year, where it was billed as the world’s first PC to use Intel’s Context Sensing technology. What this means is that sensors in the display bezels

Apple has released new versions of macOS Catalina and watchOS in the form of macOS Catalina 10.15.1 and watchOS 6.1, respectively. Both are minor updates and bring AirPods Pro to Apple Watch owners as well as Mac computers. Additionally, watchOS 6.1 brings watchOS support for Apple Watch Series 1 and Series 2 owners as they

Apple has released iOS 13.2 for all compatible iPhone models. The new iOS update brings the anticipated Deep Fusion camera feature for the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro models that come with the A13 Bionic Neural Engine. The iOS 13.2 update also includes a list of new and updated emoji characters as well as

As antitrust regulators increase the scrutiny in Google products over the company’s business practices, its CEO Sundar Pichai has said that it is important for advertisers to have standardised measurement that’s fair across all media and that delivers insights in a way that fully protects users’ privacy. In an earnings call after reporting Q3 results,

Diwali 2019 is just around the corner and to mark the occasion, Flipkart is back with its Big Diwali Sale this week. The Flipkart Big Diwali 2019 sale will run until October 25. The sale will offer yet another chance to grab your favourite smartphone, laptop, big-screen TV, and other electronics at a discount. Flipkart

Xiaomi has launched a new Mi Notebook Pro 15 Enhanced Edition in China, and it is an upgraded version of the Mi Notebook Pro (2019) model. It comes with dual fan system for temperature management, a similar aesthetic as the predecessor, a 1080p full-HD display, up to 1TB storage options, and Windows 10 operating system.

Chipmaker Intel has filed an antitrust lawsuit against a SoftBank Group-owned investment company alleging the firm stockpiled patents to hold up technology companies with numerous lawsuits. The complaint filed late Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California in San Jose alleged that Fortress Investment Group, which SoftBank bought in 2017 for

Idaho-based memory chipmaker Micron Technology on Thursday challenged rival Intel with a new line of hard drives aimed at data centers, just as the two companies are on the cusp of formally ending a joint venture of more than a decade that developed the technology. Micron and Intel worked together starting in 2006 to bring

Microsoft reported Wednesday that quarterly profits rose on the back of its thriving cloud computing business which has become a core focus for the US technology giant. Profits rose 21 percent to $10.7 billion (roughly Rs. 70,800 crores) in the recently ended quarter as revenue increased 14 percent to $33.1 billion (roughly Rs. 2,33,000 crores)

Surface Laptop 3, the next-generation notebook model by Microsoft, is found to have a straightforward opening procedure that allows users to easily open the top cover assembly and get inside the machine. Engineers at iFixit while covering their extensive teardown have ascertained that the design of the new Surface Laptop provides easy access to internals.

External SSDs have been falling in price and are now becoming viable options for everyday PC and laptop users. Of course you don’t get anywhere near the same capacity as you would with a spinning hard drive at each price point, but it’s hard to argue with the convenience, durability, and speed that SSDs offer.