Laptops/Tablets

At the ongoing Snapdragon Tech Summit, Qualcomm has expanded its portfolio of chips for Windows on ARM PCs, with the introduction of the Snapdragon 8c and Snapdragon 7c. These new chips are designed for mainstream and entry-level PCs respectively, and just like the Snapdragon 8cx launched last year, are said to deliver AI-accelerated performance, long

Apple on Thursday said it has bought the first-ever commercial batch of carbon-free aluminium from a joint venture between two of the world’s biggest aluminium suppliers. The metal is being made by Elysis, a Montreal-based joint venture of Alcoa Corp and Rio Tinto announced last year with $144 million (roughly Rs. 1,027 crores) in funding from the

Over the last few weeks, some 13-inch MacBook Pro owners have been reporting an issue with their machines. These users claim that their MacBook Pro models shut down randomly even when the laptop has a decent amount of battery left. The issue seems to be affecting entry-level 2019 13-inch MacBook Pro models only. Apple has

Android tablets are don’t seem to be as popular as they once were, and very few manufacturers are launching new models these days. Some companies that are still making Android tablets, such as Xiaomi, aren’t bringing them to the Indian market. However, Samsung is one player that has been manufacturing and launching a variety of tablets

RedmiBook 13 is set to launch on December 10, Xiaomi’s sub-brand Redmi revealed on Wednesday. Taking a dig at Huawei that recently brought the MateBook D15 and MateBook D14 with thin-bezel displays, Redmi says that it is going to the next level and bringing a complete full-screen experience through the RedmiBook 13. The RedmiBook family

A US federal judge on Monday rejected Apple’s bid to dismiss a proposed class action lawsuit by customers who said it knew and concealed how the “butterfly” keyboards on its MacBook laptop computers were prone to failure. US District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose, California said Apple must face claims that its troubleshooting program did

In a bid to bring its new 5G modem to PCs, MediaTek is partnering with Intel, the Taiwanese chipmaker said on Monday. Dell and HP are expected to be among the first original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) to deliver laptops powered by Intel and MediaTek’s 5G solution. The first rollout of devices is expected for early

Huawei has launched a couple of new MateBook series laptops in China. The two new offerings – MateBook D 15 and MateBook D 14 – are powered by the 10th gen Intel processors and feature a sleek and lightweight aluminium build. However, the company has also unveiled configurations powered by AMD’s 12nm Ryzen R5 3500U

Chipmaker Intel Corporation will open its new design and engineering centre in Hyderabad on December 2. The US-based firm has set up a huge facility at Salarpuria Knowledge City in the IT corridor of Madhapur. The firm is reported to have taken four floors on lease for the centre, which will have seating capacity of 1,500.

Amazon India has kicked off Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale today to offer up to 60 percent discount on international brands. To highlight some of the tempting deals, the online marketplace has created a dedicated site that highlights the discounted prices of Bluetooth headphones, wireless speakers, tablets, robotic vacuum cleaners, and smartwatches. Amazon is

Xerox said on Tuesday it was planning to take its $33.5 billion (roughly Rs. 2,40,000 crores) buyout bid directly to HP shareholders after the personal computer maker refused to open its books for due diligence before a deadline. HP on Sunday rejected Xerox’s $22 (roughly Rs. 1,570) per share offer that consists of $17 in

Flipkart Big Shopping Days Sale has made yet another appearance in 2019, with the e-commerce giant announcing the dates and previewing some offers ahead of the start. The Flipkart sale will provide deals, discounts, and offers on a range of smartphones, tablets, TVs, and laptops among other product categories. The five-day sale that will begin

Microsoft has blocked updates to Windows 10 for some users who have antivirus tools running on their systems from top cyber-security firm Avast and its subsidiary AVG. Some users trying to update to the recently released “Build 1909” or November 2019 Update to Windows 10 found that there’s no update to install if they’re running

AMD’s Ryzen Threadripper CPUs are not for your average home or office PC. The first Threadrippers were developed as the result of a side project that some AMD engineers took up just to see how far the original Zen architecture could be pushed. Now three generations in a lot has changed, but AMD is fully

India’s information technology minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said on Monday Apple would expand its operations in the country and the iPhone maker’s supplier Salcomp would make components at a plant near Chennai in southern India. Salcomp will invest Rs. 2,000 crores over the next five years to make chargers and other components at the plant

President Donald Trump toured Apple’s Texas manufacturing plant Wednesday in a visit marking a brief truce in the White House war on Silicon Valley and an unlikely “bromance” with chief executive Tim Cook. “He is a very special person as far as this country is concerned,” Trump said of Cook as they stood side-by-side, adding

Microsoft said on Thursday it had been granted a licence from the US government to export software to Huawei. The administration of US President Donald Trump said this week it would allow some suppliers to restart sales to the Chinese telecoms giant, which was placed on a trade blacklist over national security concerns six months ago. “On

Xerox said Thursday it was holding firm on its $33 billion takeover offer for computer and printer maker HP, and warned it would take the matter to shareholders directly without a deal by Monday. The announcement from the copy machine pioneer came days after HP rejected the bid, claiming it “significantly undervalues” the Silicon Valley

Apple is overhauling how it tests software after a swarm of bugs marred the latest iPhone and iPad operating systems, according to people familiar with the shift. Software chief Craig Federighi and lieutenants including Stacey Lysik announced the changes at a recent internal “kickoff” meeting with the company’s software developers. The new approach calls for

Apple and Intel on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit against Fortress Investment Group, alleging the SoftBank Group unit stockpiled patents to hold up tech firms with lawsuits demanding as much as $5.1 billion (roughly Rs. 36,600 crores). The suit follows an earlier case that Intel filed against Fortress in October. Intel withdrew that suit and on Wednesday

Apple launched the much-rumoured 16-inch MacBook Pro model last week, marking the return of scissor-style switches in a redesigned keyboard. iFixit confirmed the presence of a new keyboard design in its recent teardown. In case you’re wondering what else has changed, iFixit is out with its complete teardown of the 16-inch MacBook Pro model. While

India’s tablet PC market witnessed 7.8 pecent growth in the third quarter of 2019 compared to the same year-ago period – with Lenovo, Samsung, and Apple rounding off the top three spots, market research firm CyberMedia Research (CMR) said on Monday. “During 3Q 2019, the tablet market in India showed some tepid signs of growth,

Microsoft has announced an update to the privacy provisions in the Microsoft Online Services Terms (OST) for its commercial cloud contracts, providing more transparency over data processing to its customers in the Microsoft Cloud. The company said in a statement late Monday that the new contractual terms will apply to all commercial customers — public

After teasing the launch of an ebook reader a few days ago, Xiaomi has finally launched the Mi Reader. The device looks a lot like Amazon’s Kindle and features an HD e-ink display that supports 24 brightness settings and allows for uniform brightness coverage of up to 90 percent. Mi Reader is powered by a quad-core processor,

Intel has disclosed an early overview of plans for the upcoming Aurora supercomputer, which it is building in conjunction with Cray for the Argonne National Laboratory, run by the United Sates Department of Energy. It is due to be delivered in 2021. The key components of the Aurora supercomputer will be ‘Ponte Vecchio’ GPUs based on Intel’s Xe

US President Donald Trump and Apple CEO Tim Cook are set to visit facilities in Texas on Wednesday where Apple’s high-end computers are assembled, sources briefed on the matter confirmed Friday. Reuters reported on Tuesday that the trip was planned for next week to showcase companies that keep jobs in America, according to two people

Google CEO Sundar Pichai, in a companywide email Friday, said Google is making its weekly all-hands meetings, known as TGIF, a monthly event, scaling back what has been the hallmark of Google’s claim to a transparent work culture. The weekly meetings will be narrower in scope, in addition to being less frequent, according to a

Xiaomi’s portfolio of products expands well beyond smartphones. One of Xiaomi’s sub-brands, Mijia, sells everything from action cameras and foot massages pads to pens and protective glasses. The company is now planning to enter yet another segment – ebook readers. Mijia has teased that it will launch an ebook reader soon, and that it will

Apple has released the second beta of its upcoming macOS Catalina 10.15.2 to developers, one week after launching the first beta and also a fortnight following the macOS Catalina 10.15.1 update. The new build of the operating system can be downloaded from the Apple Developer Centre by those taking part in the testing program as

Samsung Galaxy M10s has received a discounted price under the company’s Blue Fest sale in India. The six-day sale, which lasts until November 19, has also brought up to 10 percent cashback for HDFC Bank customers purchasing select Samsung smartphones. Samsung has separately also announced discounts on accessories and products purchased alongside the Galaxy S10