Intel introduces 10th Gen Mobile H-series processor for laptops with up to 5.3GHz speed

Last year, Intel introduced the 9th Gen Mobile H-series processor for laptops with up to 5GHz speed alongside the 9th Gen desktop processors. Following the launch of 10th Gen Ice Lake and Comet Lake processors, Intel has now announced the 10th Gen Mobile H-series processor based on the Comet Lake family for laptops and is an upgrade to the 9th Gen Mobile H-series processor. Last year's 9th Gen mobile processor was capable of up to 5GHz speeds and this time Intel has taken it up a notch further with up to 5.3GHz turbo speeds on the i9-109880HK. The i9-109880HK (unlocked) features 8 cores, 16 threads and supports Intel Thermal Velocity Boost, Intel Adaptix Dynamic Tuning, and Intel Turbo Boost Max technology 3.0. As usual, the i9 sits at the top which is followed by Core i7, and i5 respectively. The i7-10875H features 8 cores 16 threads and has a base frequency of 2.3 GHz with turbo boost up to 5.1 GHz. The i7 10850H (partial unlock) features 6 cores 12 threads and has a base frequency of 2.3GHz with a turbo boost up to 5.1 GHz. It is followed by the i7 10750H featuring 6 cores 12 threads and has a base ...

YouTube reportedly developing ‘Shorts’ to rival TikTok

TikTok has blown up in popularity around the world for being the go-to short form video sharing app. Now YouTube is apparently interested in entering that market as it has been reported that they are working on their version, called 'Shorts'. In a report by The Information, two sources familiar with the project has talked about a potential rival to TikTok from YouTube. With the  name 'Shorts', it will let users upload short form video content directly via the mobile app, with the advantage of YouTube huge licensed music library. We do not have any other information on the features and functionality that it may have at the moment. So why does YouTube want to release a rival to TikTok? Well, for one, YouTube has been known to copy features like Stories from Instagram, which was already a copy of Snapchat. Secondly, the user base for TikTok is so huge that it has become its own cultural phenomenon, with over 842 million first-time downloads over in the last 12 months (iOS and Android combined). YouTube is clearly interested in capturing a piece of that market and will reportedly debut the app by the end of this year. Source | Via

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Super and 2070 Super GPUs power range of 2020 laptops

NVIDIA today introduced GeForce RTX 2080 Super and 2070 Super GPUs for laptops. These GPUs feature dedicated hardware cores to accelerate ray-traced rendering and enable AI capabilities and use NVIDIA Max-Q technology with new features that provide even faster performance and longer battery life. GEFORCE RTX 2080 SUPER GEFORCE RTX 2080 GEFORCE RTX 2070 SUPER GEFORCE RTX 2070 NVIDIA CUDA Cores 3072 2944 2560 2304 RTX-OPS 38-55T 37-53T 34-40T 31-38T Giga Rays/s 5 to 7 4 to 5 Boost Clock (MHz) 1080-1560 MHz 1095-1590 MHz 1155-1380 MHz 1125-1455 MHz Base Clock (MHz) 735-1365 MHz 735-1380 MHz 930-1140MHz 885-1215MHz Graphics Subsystem Power (W) 80-150+ W 80-115W Memory Speed Up to 14 Gbps Standard Memory Configuration 8GB GDDR6 Memory Interface Width 256-bit Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec) Up to 448 GB/s In these the boost clock range from 1080MHz to 1560MHz. The RTX 2080 Super  has 3072 CUDA core TU104 GPU, and the  RTX 2070 Super features 2560 core version of the same GPU. Both have 8GB of GDDR6 memory. These are available from Acer (ConceptD 7 Ezel and ConceptD 7 Ezel Pro), Gigabyte (AERO 15 OLED and AERO 17 HDR), MSI (Creator 15, Creator 17, WS66 and WS75) and Razer (Blade 15 Base RTX Studio Edition and Blade 15 Advanced RTX Studio Edition), these laptops have creator-specific features such as Wacom Pens, 4K OLED and IPS screens with 100 percent Adobe RGB or DCI-P3, and superb industrial ...

Sony WF-XB700 truly wireless earphones and WH-CH710N Noise Canceling Headphones

Sony has launched two new products in the US which are the WF-XB700 truly wireless earphones and the WH-CH710N Noise Canceling Headphones.  Among its features, the truly wireless WF-XB700, being part of the 'XB' family has excellent bass reproduction while the WH-CH710N claims good noise cancellation with its Artificial Intelligence Noise Cancelation (AINC). Starting with the WF-XB700, it features Sony's EXTRA BASS technology that creates precise, punchy bass rhythms while maintaining vocal clarity, perfect for those who love the EDM or Hip-hop genre. It is designed with a Ergonomic Tri-hold structure that will provide for a comfortable fit and it is rated for IPX4 water resistance. It has quick charge technology that can provide for 60 mins of playback in just 10 mins of charge, while the total listening time with the charging case is 18 hours. The WH-CH710N is part of Sony's upper mid-range ANC headphones that has a premium feeling design with an adjustable metal slider, NFC, and soft oval-shaped earpads. It features Sony's newer Artificial Intelligence Noise Cancelation that works with its dual microphones to constantly analyse environmental ambient sound components, and accordingly set the best noise-canceling mode. It also features quick charging, 60 mins with 10 mins of charging, and ...

HONOR Play 4T to be announced on April 9, HONOR 30 and HONOR 30 Pro on April 15

HUAWEI's HONOR brand today announced that it will unveil HONOR Play 4T mid-range smartphone in China on April 9th. HONOR product manager said that the phone will be an interesting product in the Honor Play series. The image in teaser shows no-notch display, but this might just be an image for representation. Few days back HONOR confirmed that it will introduce the HONOR 30 series that includes the HONOR 30 and the HONOR 30 Pro, successor of last year's HONOR 20 and HONOR 20 Pro smartphones in China on April 15th. The company also showed the back of the phone in Blue color with matte-like finish on a glass. Earlier this month HONOR phone with the model number BMH-AN10 got certified by 3C revealing 5G support and 40W fast charging, and it has also surfaced on TENAA certification, but this doesn't reveal any specifications yet. We should know more details about the phones in the coming days. Source 1, 2

GST Rate Hike: New Prices for Xiaomi, realme, Samsung, iQOO, OPPO, vivo smartphones

Last month, the GST Council in its 39th meeting increased GST rates for several products including mobile phones from 12% to 18% applicable from April 1st, 2020 and earlier today Apple, POCO announced the new prices. Now, Redmi, OPPO, vivo, realme, Samsung, and iQOO have announced the new prices of their smartphones and here's a list of smartphones with new prices post-GST Rate Hike. Redmi Model Old Price (INR) New Price (INR) Price Hike Redmi 8A (2+32GB) Rs. 6499 Rs. 6999 Rs. 500 Redmi 8A (3+32GB) Rs. 6999 Rs. 7499 Redmi 8 (4+64GB) Rs. 8199 Rs. 8999 Rs. 800 Redmi Note 7S (3+32GB) Rs. 8999 Rs. 9999 Rs. 1000 Redmi Note 7S (4+64GB) Rs. 9999 Rs. 11,999 Rs. 2000 Redmi Note 7 Pro (4+64GB) Rs. 9999 Rs. 10,999 Rs. 1000 Redmi Note 7 Pro (6+64GB) Rs. 10,999 Rs. 12,999 Rs. 2000 Redmi Note 7 Pro (6+128GB) Rs. 11,999 Rs. 13,999 Redmi K20 (6+64GB) Rs. 19,999 Rs. 21,999 Rs. 2000 Redmi K20 (6+128GB) Rs. 22,999 Rs. 24,299 Rs. 1300 Redmi K20 Pro (6+128GB) Rs. 24,999 Rs. 26,999 Rs. 2000 Redmi K20 Pro (8+256GB) Rs. 27,999 Rs. 29,999 Rs. 2000 realme Model Old Price (INR) New Price (INR) Price Hike realme 6 (4+64GB) Rs. 12,999 Rs. 13,999 Rs. 1000 realme 6 (6+128GB) Rs. 14,999 Rs. 15,999 realme 6 (8+128GB) Rs. 15,999 Rs. 16,999 realme 6 Pro (6+64GB) Rs. 16,999 Rs. 17,999 realme 6 Pro (6+128GB) Rs. 17,999 Rs. 18,999 realme 6 Pro (8+128GB) Rs. 18,999 Rs. 19,999 realme C3 (3+32GB) Rs. 6999 Rs. 7499 Rs. 500 realme C3 (4+64GB) Rs.7999 Rs. 8499 realme X50 Pro (12+256GB) Rs. 44,999 Rs. 47,999 Rs. 2000 realme X50 Pro (6+128GB) Rs. 37,999 Rs. 39,999 realme X50 Pro (8+128GB) Rs. ...

HUAWEI P40 Pro rear and front cameras top DxO Mark benchmark score

HUAWEI's P series flagship smartphones have always performed well in the camera department and its newest P40 Pro smartphone is no slouch either. As of today, it holds the highest score in DxO Mark's camera benchmarks for both the rear and front camera, with 128 and 103 respectively. For its rear camera, the P40 Pro has a quad camera setup that includes a 50MP f/1.9 Ultra Vision Camera with 1/1.28-inch sensor, 40MP ultra wide camera with f/1.8 lens, telephoto 12MP with f/3.4 (125mm-equivalent) lens and ToF 3D depth-sensing camera (78-degree FOV). HUAWEI's method of using pixel binning in the main camera contributes to its increase in dynamic range and low-light capabilities, notes DxO Mark. The ultra wide camera, while not as wide as the ones found on Samsung and Apple, still has a good combination of high resolution and fast f/1.8 lens. Zooming in the P40 Pro is also excellent as HUAWEI uses technology that they call field-of-view fusion and AI RAW, a combination of optical and algorithm-powered digital zooming that adapts to the chosen magnification factor. The dual front camera setup of the P40 is also leading the benchmark with a combined score of 108. DxO Mark notes that the P40 Pro ...

POCO M2004J11G passes through EEC, could be POCO F2

POCO F2 has been a mystery in the smartphone world for last one year, POCO didn't launch any smartphone in 2019 and the company made a comeback in the Indian market back in February but with a new mid-range X series. Even after POCO's comeback, POCO F2 remains a mystery, recently MIUI Camera app codes hinted that Redmi K30 Pro 5G might be launched under POCO in India and everybody assumed it as POCO F2. A couple of days later, POCO GM, C Manmohan clarified that Redmi K30 Pro will not be rebranded as POCO F2 in India and also said that POCO F2 is in works and will definitely not be priced around INR 20,000. Now, a mystery POCO smartphone with model number M2004J11G has appeared on multiple certification websites. The smartphone appeared on Russian certification website EEC which suggests it might launch globally. Last week about 346 units of same smartphones were sent to Pakistan from China, as per Exim Trade Info. As per EEC data, this particular model is listed as a POCO smartphone, while we do not know the model name, it is likely to be POCO F2 because POCO F1 has a global variant called POCOPHONE F1. EEC ...

WhatsApp for Android could get expiring messages, multiple device support and more soon

WhatsApp has pushed yet another update for its Beta app in android, bringing the version number to 2.20.110. It makes a few changes including renaming delete messages, testing support for multiple device login and reducing WhatsApp Status video length for Indian users. WhatsApp has been testing the concept of messages disappearing after a set interval in its beta apps for quite a while now. It has undergone three name changes, from Disappearing messages to Delete messages and now its called Expiring messages. Initially the feature was only available for Groups, but WhatsApp made added the feature for individual chats too. In the new update, they have added an indicator for those chats who have expiring messages enabled. It will show both in the chat list and in the chat itself. The next feature that WhatsApp appears to be working on is simultaneous multiple device login (finally). This will users to sign into multiple device like a phone and tablet with a single account at the same time. The feature is not visible publicly, with WhatsApp making a lot of under-the-hood changes to ready up the feature. For example, when a user logs in/out of multiple devices, the security code for end-to-end encryption changes. And the ...

POCO X2 gets a Rs. 1000 price hike after increase in GST

Earlier last month, the GST Council in its 39th meeting increased GST rates for several products including mobile phones from 12% to 18% applicable from April 1st, 2020. As announced, mobile brands have increased the prices of their smartphones and earlier today, Apple increased prices of the iPhone lineup. Following that, POCO has also announced that a Rs. 1000 price hike across all variants of the POCO X2 smartphone. After the price hike, POCO X2 6GB + 64GB variant costs Rs. 16,999, against its previous price of Rs. 15,999. The 6GB + 128GB variant now costs Rs. 17,999, against its previous price of Rs. 16,999, and lastly the top-end 8GB + 256GB variant now costs Rs. 20,999, against its previous price of Rs. 19,999. The revised prices are already live on Flipkart but due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, it is temporarily unavailable. Model Old MRP (INR) New MRP (INR) % increase POCO X2 (6+64GB) Rs. 15,999 Rs. 16,999 6.25 POCO X2 (6+128GB) Rs. 16,999 Rs. 17,999 5.88 POCO X2 (8+256GB) Rs. 19,999 Rs. 20,999 5 To recall, POCO X2 packs a 6.67-inch Full HD+ “Reality Flow” 120Hz LCD screen with 4.38mm, a dual-punch-hole screen with 91% screen-to-body ratio, thanks to 4.25mm ultra-narrow bottom frame, is powered by Snapdragon 730G with up to 8GB ...