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Samsung ditches Galaxy Note series this year, bets on foldables
Dr TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile Communications Business, Samsung Electronics, said that instead of unveiling a new Galaxy Note this time around, "we will further broaden beloved Note features to more Samsung Galaxy devices", as the company prepares to enter the next generation of foldable Galaxy Z devices next month.
Intel unveils new 2025 roadmap to reclaim global chip market
The company on Monday showcased two breakthrough process technologies: RibbonFET, Intel's first new transistor architecture in more than a decade, and PowerVia, an industry-first for backside power delivery. "Building on Intel's unquestioned leadership in advanced packaging, we are accelerating our innovation roadmap to ensure we are on a clear path to process performance leadership by 2025," Intel CEO said.
Spotify to notify users of new releases: Report
Taking the form of a bell icon at the top of the app's home interface, the What's New panel collects new releases from bands, musicians and shows any user follows on the platform, Engadget reported on Monday. The music streaming platform said the feature will update in real-time, with a blue dot overlaid on top of the bell icon indicating when the panel has been refreshed with new content.
FB calls for applications under women entrepreneurship initiative
Facebook Pragati, an initiative to boost women empowerment, was launched in 2020 in partnership with The/Nudge Centre for Social Innovation. The initiative, which has entered its second year, will incubate and accelerate early stage women-led non-profits that are working on women related issues such as entrepreneurship, digital inclusion, technology, and health.
Apple places order for over 100M 'A15 Bionic' chips from TSMC: Report
According to the report, the Cupertino-based giant is expecting to see high demands for its 2021 iPhone series and, therefore, has asked suppliers to raise production by 20 per cent compared to the previous generation iPhone 12. The suppliers include the world's largest contract chipmaker TSMC, who will be supplying the iPhone maker with a whopping 100 million units of its custom chipset.
Lenovo unveils gaming-centric 'Legion 5 Pro' laptop in India
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro comes in storm grey colour and is available at Rs 1,39,990 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB and Rs 1,59,990 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 32GB on Amazon.in and Lenovo.com. The company also announced its gamer-centric Legion Ultimate Support, which is the company's comprehensive service and support offering designed specifically for gamers. It can be separately purchased at Rs 999 for one year and Rs 1,999 for two years.
Premium watchmaker Suunto debuts in India with 3 watches
The new watches -- Suunto 5, Suunto 7 and Suunto 9 -- are available in different variants and their price starts at Rs 29,999, Rs 36,999 and Rs 54,999, respectively. They are now available on Amazon India and Suunto's online store."The ambition for India is to establish Suunto as the people's choice for premium performance wearable sports watches," Sharmin Photographer, Head of Asia, Suunto, said in a statement.
HP unveils next-gen gaming PCs in India
The Victus by HP E series laptops powered by AMD Ryzen Processor start at Rs 64,999 and would be available on Amazon India, while Victus by HP D series laptops powered by Intel 11th Processor starts at Rs 74,999. It will be available on Reliance digital stores in the coming weeks. "For youngsters in India, gaming is increasingly becoming a passion point like music or any other sport," Bedi added.
LG Electronics launches upgraded wireless earbuds
Three new models of the LG TONE Free -- TONE-TFP9, TONE-TFP8 and TONE-TFP5 -- were launched in South Korea with prices ranging from 169,000 won ($146) to 249,000 won. In collaboration with Ergonomic Design Technology Lab at POSTECH, a leading science technology university in South Korea, the company analysed hundreds of people's ears and came up with a better design, reports Yonhap news agency.
Oculus makes it easier to create mixed-reality apps: Report
With this, users can project images on flat surfaces, create composite layers that float in space and even apply visual styles (akin to social media filters) to real scenes. They can give themselves a virtual monitor to use with a real-world keyboard, for instance, or turn home into a psychedelic dreamscape by flicking a virtual switch, reports Engadget.
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