India PC market soars 9.2% YoY in Q3 2020; biggest quarter in the last 7 years: IDC

The Indian PC market that includes desktops, notebooks, and workstations posted 9.2% year-over-year (YoY) growth with 3.4 million shipments compared to 3.1 million a year ago making it the biggest quarter in the last seven years in India, according to International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Personal Computing Device Tracker. Although the commercial segment had … Continue reading "India PC market soars 9.2% YoY in Q3 2020; biggest quarter in the last 7 years: IDC"

ASUS VivoBook Ultra series and Zenbook 14 with 11th Gen Intel Core CPUs launched in India starting from Rs. 42990

ASUS has announced refreshes to their premium Zenbook and mid-tier VivoBook lineups, bringing Intel’s 11th Gen Core CPUs and accompanying Intel Iris Xe graphics. All of these laptops, namely the VivoBook Ultra 14/15, VivoBook Ultra K15, and the ZenBook 14, come with ultra-slim designs, better cooling solutions, faster RAM, and of course, ASUS’s Nano-Edge displays. … Continue reading "ASUS VivoBook Ultra series and Zenbook 14 with 11th Gen Intel Core CPUs launched in India starting from Rs. 42990"

Nokia 8000 4G feature phone with 2.8-inch display, glass-like design surfaces

Nokia 8110 4G was introduced as the company’s first 4G VoLTE feature phone back in 2018. Now the company is gearing up to launch the Nokia 8000 4G (TA-1303) as a poster of the phone has surfaced online. This reveals a premium glass-like design with curved edges on the front, keymat that has a 3D … Continue reading "Nokia 8000 4G feature phone with 2.8-inch display, glass-like design surfaces"

Frenzi is a new one-stop-shop app for discovering OTT content in India

With the myriad of OTT platforms like Netflix, Disney+ Hotstar, etc. available to us these days, discovering and finding content has become a bit of a hassle. Mitigating this problem is the purpose of Frenzi, which is a new community-based OTT content discovery and engagement platform app that is launching for Indians. The app is … Continue reading "Frenzi is a new one-stop-shop app for discovering OTT content in India"

Amazon Smart Plug Review — Easiest way to remotely control your appliances

If you are looking for the easiest way to remotely control your domestic appliances, the Amazon Smart Plug might be of interest to you. I have tried smart plugs and power strips from several companies over the past few years and it is good to finally see a product from Amazon which is the creator … Continue reading "Amazon Smart Plug Review — Easiest way to remotely control your appliances"

WhatsApp begins global rollout of new Shopping button

Over the past few months, WhatsApp has steadily been adding features to improve the overall shopping experience on its instant messaging platform. With the ability to view catalogs, it is very easy to shop directly with a business and now, WhatsApp is adding a Shopping button that will let customers add items to a cart, … Continue reading "WhatsApp begins global rollout of new Shopping button"

Apple halts future Pegatron Corp iPhone assembly due to labour violation

One of Apple’s iPhone supplier, Pegatron Corp. in China was discovered to be in violation of Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct and hence, Apple has halted their contracts with the supplier until corrective measures were taken. Pegatron Corp. was revealed to be falsifying paperwork to hide violations in a student worker program. Apple maintains a … Continue reading "Apple halts future Pegatron Corp iPhone assembly due to labour violation"

OnePlus Nord SE with 65W fast charging said to be introduced in early 2021

OnePlus introduced its Nord mid-range 5G smartphone earlier this year, and the Nord N10 5G and Nord N100 smartphones last month, now the company is said to be working on Nord SE codenamed ‘Ebba’ for next year. It looks like an upgraded version of the Nord. The OnePlus Nord SE is said to feature Warp … Continue reading "OnePlus Nord SE with 65W fast charging said to be introduced in early 2021"

realme X3 and X3 SuperZoom Software Update Tracker [Update: A.45 with October Android Security Patch, New Toggles, Optimizations]

realme launched realme X3 Series back in June in India. These smartphones run on Android 10 based realme UI 1.0. realme UI offers some interesting features such as dual earphone connection, animated wallpapers, screen-off display, customizable icon shape, new charging animation, realme Share (cross-brand file-sharing technology), and more. Check out this post to learn about … Continue reading "realme X3 and X3 SuperZoom Software Update Tracker [Update: A.45 with October Android Security Patch, New Toggles, Optimizations]"

Nokia 8 V 5G UW with mmWave 5G announced for Verizon

HMD Global introduced the Nokia 8.3 5G, the company’s first mid-range 5G smartphone back in March and began global roll out in September. Today it has announced Nokia 8 V 5G UW which come with mmWave 5G support on Verizon in the US. It comes in Meteor Grey colour, starts at $699 (Rs. 51,651 approx.) and … Continue reading "Nokia 8 V 5G UW with mmWave 5G announced for Verizon"