Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy Tab S6 5G, which it says is the world’s first 5G enabled tablet. The newly launched tablet is essentially a 5G variant of its last year’s Galaxy Tab S6 and it is priced at 999,900 Won (Rs 60, 280 approximately) in Korea.

Publication: Hindustan Times 

Chromebooks in the Indian laptop market are, in a manner of speaking, a lot like electric vehicles (EVs) in the Indian car market. They’re mostly bought by serious enthusiasts and early adopters who want to make a statement. They don’t come in all price ranges or from a variety of popular manufacturers. And they can’t always replace mainstream models in terms of capability and compatibility. But like the current crop of EVs in India, they exist amongst conventional Windows/macOS-powered laptops anyway.

Publication: Digit

Acer ConceptD 9 and ConceptD 9 Pro are the top-shelf products in the series. They feature Ezel Aero Hinge that allows the screen to be tilted or pushed forward. It can be configured with up to 9th generation Intel Core i9 processor, an NVIDIA RTX 2080 or Quadro RTX 5000 series graphics. They also offer 32GB of RAM and two 1TB PCIe NVMe SSDs in Raid0 configuration. The ConceptD 9 is aimed at those looking to render 3D models, edit or export 6K videos and do real-time ray tracing. The ConceptD 9 is available starting from Rs 3,59,999.

Publication: BGR

Microsoft’s quarterly sales beat analysts’projections by more than S 1 billion, fueled by persistent demand from corporate customers seeking to shift computing tasks to cloud-based systems.

Publication: Financial Express 

A couple of days back, we analyzed the clock scaling and resultant performance boost that the 3rd Gen Ryzen CPUs get with Precision Boost Overdrive and AutoOC. While the Ryzen 5 and 7 parts reacted fairly well to it, the Ryzen 9 choked pretty hard. The temps rose as high as 90+ degrees, and the clocks throttled back to worse-than-stock figures. In this post, we test the Ryzen 9 3900X once again using an NZXT Kraken X73 and analyze if there’s a notable difference in performance. Let’s get to it!

Publication: Hardware Times 

The BenQ EL2870U has a 28-inch screen with a 4K resolution and HDR capabilities that increase the dynamic range you see between white and black. As a result of this, you should expect clarity as well as detailed visuals. One of the features that makes this monitor a good pick for gamers is the AMD FreeSync Technology that helps minimise choppy frames by boosting the overall display performance.

Publication: Digit

ASUS is certainly known for their prowess in building great PC components and even finished laptops and desktop machines. This new foray into the chassis category seems to be off on a great start as the TUF Gaming GT501 is not only a feature-laden and well-built case but it’s also very adept at keeping temperatures on the lower side. Given it’s massive size, the latter seems to be given. At Rs.13,999 the case isn’t exorbitantly priced and is competitive in the Indian market. All its lacking is a digital component for monitoring metrics but ASUS’s motherboards are more than capable of compensating for that.

Publication: Digit

Amazon is finally holding a sale exclusively for gamers. The sale will end tonight at 11:59 PM IST. During the sale, customers are being offered various discounts and deals on gaming devices and accessories from a number of brands like Asus, Acer, Logitech and more.  Apart from deals and discounts, the company is providing customers with no-cost EMI and exchange offers. People during the sale can get up to 50 per cent discount on gaming devices, accessories and more.

Publication: Indian Express

The Dell G3 3590 is an entry-level gaming laptop that was launched not very long ago. Though it is primarily aimed at the gaming community, it promises to let the user do a lot more. The laptop is quite sleek looking. Being fully black, the touches of blue all over make it quite a looker and very gaming-like. The back also has two heat vents. The laptop opens with a centrally-placed hinge.

Publication: Deccan Herald 

For those who follow Apple closely, knows very well that the design of the iMac hasn’t changed much ever since the first aluminium model made its debut in 2009. Truth be told, Apple has stuck to the existing design, making consumers a bit frustrated. However, a recent patent reveals that Apple might be working on a refreshed version of the iMac.

Publication: Indian Express 

Dell’s News Laptops including latitude 9000 series is designed with the finest details in mind to be smaller and thinner than ever before, with a larger display and a superior experience.

Publication: SME Channels

Manik Kapoor, Server Business Head, AMD India Pvt Ltd, said, “Businesses are extremely dynamic and the IT infrastructure has to be flexible to meet the demands of traditional and modern workloads. To fuel the next generation datacenter, the overall IT ecosystem power needs to be optimum for high-performance capabilities. This need has propelled us bring in better value proposition to our customers. The 2nd Generation AMD EPYC processor is designed to offer enhanced performance, scalability and integrated security at efficient cost savings.”

Publication: ETCIO

A panel discussion on Énabling Business Outcomes at the Speed of Innovation, organised by Dell EMC and AMD, was an attempt to konow more about disruptive technologies asnd how CIOs are coming up with innovative strategies to deal with the challenges thrown at them.

Publication: The Economic Times

This version of the Lenovo laptop is a bit slimmer as compared to its previous launched variants. It is embedded with the new stereo audio system.  It succeeds Intel-powered ThinkPad E490 and AMD-powered E495 as compared to its E14. It comes with Intel CPU choices of the next generation. ThinkPad E14 is configured with Intel 10th Generation Core i7CPU with four core. RAM ranges from 4GB to 16GB. Internal storage comprises of 2TB and a PCIe NVMe solid-state drive with 512GB storage. As a result of this, it has enough storage capacity.

Publication: Headlines of Today 

If you are looking for a gaming laptop that offers multiple features and is also affordable, then the Asus TUF Gaming FX505DT should be an ideal fit for you. Given its price, the 15.6-inch laptop is packed with good features starting with a 120Hz anti-glare panel, allowing you to play games for long hours without any strain on your eyes. It has an AMD Ryzen 5-3550H processor with the base speed of 2.1GHz (6MB cache, up to 3.7GHz).

Publication: Digit

The Asus TUF-R5 is the first deal that caught our attention. This laptop is powered by the AMD Ryzen 5-3550H CPU with the Nvidia GTX 1650 4GB DDR5 VRAM. It does packs in a 15.6-inch display with a peak refresh rate of 120Hz. This laptop usually sells for around Rs. 75,000 and under the Amazon Grand Gaming Days 2020 deal, the Asus TUF-R5 is available for just Rs. 54,990.

Publication: Gizbot

To educate its champions on the significance of having strong relations with various business stakeholders for a sustainable growth, RP tech India concluded iys flagship PCD training program. Themed as Connect & Conquer, the two days training program was organized in association with Asus, AMD, HP, Microsoft and Lenovo.

Publication: Var India

Lenovo Ducati 5 Lenovo and motorcycle manufacturer Ducati have worked together for a couple of years. You can see the result in the form of the Lenovo Ducati 5, a thin and light laptop that is something of a love letter to both brands. The design is slick.

Publication: The Economic Times

The Sapphire Radeon RX 5600 XT is no doubt one of the only RX 5600 XT cards you should get since it features better build quality and can handle higher memory clocks. The fact that the RX 5600 XT only equals a 1.5 year old RTX 2060 doesn’t help much. This card is a great performer in the mid-range segment but AMD really needs to work on its regional pricing for the RX 5600 XT to have a similar impact as it does in western markets.

Publication: Digit

Asus has announced its new ZenBook Flip 14 laptop that is powered by AMD-Ryzen processors and we have been using this laptop for almost two weeks now. To start with, the laptop is available in the market at a starting price of Rs 64,999 for the base variant running Ryzen 5 processor and buyers also have the option to grab the more-powerful Ryzen 7 as well.

Publication: Gadgets Now

When shopping for a work laptop, everyone invariably looks for a powerful laptop that is also lightweight and boasts a long battery life. However, not everyone manages to get the combination perfect. But, Asus has something that boasts all the right ingredients. At CES 2020 earlier this month, Asus unveiled the ExpertBook B9450. As the name suggests, it is a business-centric laptop. I got to spend some time with the new laptop at Asus’ headquarters, and here are my ExpertBook B9450 first impressions.

Publication: BGR

Configurations wise, there is an ample 8GB of DDR 4 RAM, Ryzen 5-3500U processor paired with the Vega 8 graphics coupled with 2GB of graphics memory and up to 512GB PCIe SSD for storage. In terms of performance, everyday computing tasks like browsing the internet, multimedia consumption, managing multiple files simultaneously and lite gaming like Asphalt Storm, League of legends works perfectly fine.

Publication: Free Press Journal

Asus unveiled a solid lineup of laptops across different categories at CES 2020. Select media from the Asia Pacific got an exclusive chance to deep dive into some of its best – and popular – laptops. Asus also took us through its design story for all the products that were revealed. The G14 runs with one of AMD’s new mobile chips, and it’s powered by up to a Ryzen 7 4800HS with 8-cores and 16-threads. That’s paired with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 graphics card (boasting 6GB of video RAM).

Publication: Tech Radar

Gaming is now a huge global phenomenon that is challenging the traditional entertainment industry like never before. Nearly three-fourths of the entertainment market today is made up of online and mobile gaming platforms. Online gaming, as a segment, is estimated to become a $1.1 billion opportunity by 2021, according to Google-KPMG. This growth is coming on the back of relentless innovation and development in the gaming sector. The gaming industry has been marked by innovations and changes and this trend is expected to continue with more fervour in the future.

Publication: Livemint

The new $3,999 Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition is a multi- media laptop, which puts its focus on creative and design work with a 4K OLED display and Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q graphics. The Studio Edition is well-designed and super-chic. But it lacks the enterprise-grade feature set and independent software vendor (ISV) certifications of some of its rivals. Depending on what you run day-to-day, its support for Nvidia’s Studio driver may be sound enough assurance that this laptop will do the job.

Publication: The Economic Times ( ET Panache)

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Thursday said data privacy must be seen as a human right that needs to be protected and have full transparency. Speaking here at the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Summit 2020, Nadella said it also needs to be ensured that the huge data being used with consent is for the good of the society. During a conversation with WEF Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab, Nadella also favoured a debate on CEO pay and all kinds of remuneration, including return on capital.

Publication: Pioneer

Google chief Sundar Pichai on Wednesday said the world needs a free and open internet for everyone and hoped that all countries will come together for a common regulatory framework for artificial intelligence (AI). Speaking here at WEF 2020, Pichai also said privacy cannot be a luxury good and it has to be safeguarded for everyone.

Publication: The Economic Times

HCL Technologies announced the launch of a dedicated HCL Microsoft Business Unit focused on Microsoft technologies. This will extend Microsoft’s offerings of Business Applications, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Azure, loT, and Al/Machine Learning, as well as help employees accomplish more in the modern workplace with Microsoft 365 and Windows 10.

Publication: Business Standard

Apple has already opted for a scissor switch keyboard for its MacBook lineup and as per a new report by MacRumors, DigiTimes has said that the company may opt for the same technology-based keyboard for the iPad as well. As per the  report, DigiTimes states that “Apple’s next-generation iPad series reportedly will feature a scissor switch keyboard.”

Publication: The Times of India

An ultra-portable notebook with a sleek chassis, stylish design and slim bezels, not to mention great performance and long battery life—that’s Acer Swift 3 for you. There is no doubt mobile phones are very handy and adept at undertaking basic computing tasks normally performed by laptops, but there’s no replacing the latter; a number of people (myself included) aren’t yet ready to give up their slightly larger screens. I reckon that students, families and professionals who are constantly on the move will love the stylish and lightweight Acer Swift 3 notebook.

Publication: The Financial Express

AMD’s Radeon RX 5600 XT is all set for launch tonight, with about two dozen board partner models prepped and raring to go. These include GPUs from PowerColor, ASUS, Sapphire, Gigabyte, ASRock, XFX and MSI. We’ve checked with AMD and it appears that four out of these 18 models will support the faster vBIOS out of the box.

Publication: Hardware Times

HCL Technologies on Tuesday announced the launch of a dedicated HCL Microsoft Business Unit to help joint customers with digital transformation initiatives. The decision will extend Microsoft’s offerings of business applications, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Microsoft Azure, Internet of Things (IoT), and AI/Machine Learning, as well as help employees accomplish more in the modern workplace with Microsoft 365 and Windows 10, the company said in a statement.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Asus unveiled a range of computing products at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. We got a chance to test new notebooks, desktops and laptops during a recent visit to the Asus headquarter in Taiwan. The Asus ExpertBook B9450 instantly caught our attention due to its compact and lightweight form-factor.

Publication: Gizbot

Attorneys for a former Apple Inc executive on Tuesday will try to convince a skeptical judge of a core tenet of tech startup culture – that employees can plan a competing venture while still in a job. Apple’s lawsuit against a former chip executive-turned-rival will have implications for employees all over California who are considering striking out on their own and creating the startups that drive tech business and culture.

Publication: Livemint

Indian integrated telecommunications services provider Bharti Airtel and cloud computing services provider Google Cloud today announced Google’s G Suite will form part of Airtel’s integrated B2B connectivity solutions for small and medium businesses (SMBs). G Suite will become part of Airtel’s integrated ICT portfolio.

Publication: YourStory

The PC combines AMD’s “Renoir-H” Ryzen processors with eight Zen 2 cores at 2.9–4.2 GHz. It also features Radeon RX 5600M graphics if you’d like an alternative to the Intel/NVIDIA combination typical of most gaming laptops. The gaming PC also uses AMD’s SmartShift technology to alternate power between the CPU and GPU, ensuring maximum performance. A powerful cooling system with multiple air inlets will keep the laptop’s temperature optimal while you play, guaranteeing reliable operation.

Publication: Gadget Flow

HP has been making some of the most incredible laptops lately and their new Spectre x360 is one of those notebooks that was designed to impress. The Spectre line up, for those of you who don’t know, has a lot of premium notebooks and they’re known for their performance and sleek design.

Publication: MensXP

Dell Technologies has been conferred the CIO Choice 2020 honour and recognition as the most trusted brand in 8 different categories for the large enterprise segment. Dell Technologies is a pioneer in enabling organizations to automate, transform and modernize their data centre using an array of solutions such as servers, storage, data protection and hyper converged solutions.

Publication: Deccan Chronicle

While Windows and even ChromeOS laptops adopted the touch screen design and form factor a few years ago, it was only a matter of time before Apple joined the bandwagon. And based on the latest patent, it looks like a touchscreen Apple MacBook is a step closer to making it a reality.The patent filed by Apple back in July last year is found on the USPTO website and is rather clear on what the device might actually bring onboard.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai on January 20 emphasised the need for regulation of artificial intelligence and urged regulators to take “proportionate approach” when drafting rules. Pichai, while speaking at the event hosted by European think-tank Bruegel, said that there is a need to balance the “potential harms with social opportunities” that the technology offers, as per a report by news agency AP.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel and Google Cloud on Monday announced a partnership to serve small and medium businesses with digital solutions. Under the pact, Airtel will offer G Suite to small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) in India as part of its integrated ICT portfolio.

Publication: The Economic Times 

The AMD Ryzen 7 is a tasker and even with just 8GB on board, there’s no stutter while running apps like InDesing and Chrome. Gaming is a bit of a stretch and if you opt for the lower end Ryzen 5, don’t expect blazing speeds while heavy multitasking. For light entertainment, it remains a joy though.

Publication: Stuff India

The HP Omen 15 in question is admittedly denser because of what’s inside – and it’s not a regular ‘Intel Inside’ chipset. For those who demand it, there’s an Intel i9 behemoth caged well within its metal and plastic body. Sitting closely with Nvidia’s top dog RTX 2080, because.. Why not?

Publication: Stuff India

After a one-click activation OC in Ryzen Master, the Ryzen 5 3600 offers about the same performance as the 3600X, but for ₹2,500 less. It also comes with a very capable stock cooler and has features from higher-end processors like Simultaneous Multi-Threading(SMT, the AMD equivalent of Hyper-Threading), which makes the Ryzen 3600 the king of value.

Publication: TechQuila

Afew years ago, if you had asked which is the best premium lightweight laptop you can buy, we would have pointed at that year’s Apple MacBook Pro model. However, in the last couple of years, the Windows universe has improved by leaps and bounds. Windows 10 has itself gotten more polish than ever and laptops makers have upped their game when it comes to the hardware. Dell has been a forerunner in the premium segment with its XPS series and it juts showcased the updated lineup for 2020 at the CES 2020.

Publication:India Today

Apple’s MacBook Pro series has often been the gold standard for pro notebooks. The 16-inch MacBook Pro was undoubtedly one of the best pro notebooks on the market until now. However, fast-forward to 2020 and brands like Asus and Acer are changing the definition of what it takes to receive the title of a pro notebook. The Acer ConceptD 7 Ezel Pro and Asus ProArt StudioBook One are two serious professional notebooks that bring portability to the powerhouse workstations.

Publication: Moneycontrol

This was the first time in seven years that the global PC market experienced growth. Lenovo maintained its number one position in the worldwide PC market and widened its share over HP Inc. With the exception of the Asia/Pacific, Lenovo record- ed year-over-year growth in all regions. In the United States alone, Lenovo’s desktop PC ship- ments rose more than 30 per cent compared to the year-ago period.

Publication: The Statesman

DELL ALIENWARE CONCEPT UFO Portable gaming is big and this one makes sure that it’s in your hands. Giving massive competition to the Nintendo Switch, the huge USP of this one is that it’s Windows 10 based and thus you can play all kinds of PC games on the go.

Publication: Hindustan Times 

Welcome the fourth generation of Xbox. While the family of con- soles will be called ‘Xbox’, ‘Series X’ is one of the consoles within that family. FEATURES: Powered by a custom-designed processor from AMD, capable of running games at 120Hz frame rates. The good part is Xbox X will be compatible with Xbox One accessories. Microsoft is aiming to run games at 60 FPS in 4K with the new Xbox.

Publication: The New Indian Express 

Dell Technologies held a stake of 32 per cent in India’s enterprise storage systems industry in Q3 of 2019. This information comes from the IDC’s Asia/Pacific Quarterly Enterprise Storage Systems Tracker Q3 2019, that showed that the company held nearly 2.6 times the share of the competitor in 2nd place during that time.

Publication: The Asian Age

How light do you need your laptop to be, and how much are you willing to sacrifice to reduce weight? Acer has decided to test where the answers to those questions like with its new Swift 7, a 14-inch laptop that weighs just 890g and is only 9.95mm thick. Yes, that’s thinner and lighter than some magazines. It’s a far cry from the 4kg+ laptops that were normal just a few years ago, and will even stand out compared to today’s 1-2kg ultrabooks. In addition to alleviating back pain, it’s also quite a style statement.

Publication: Gadgets360

According to research and advisory firm Gartner, Lenovo, HP and Dell together accounted for nearly 65 per cent of PC shipments in the fourth quarter of 2019, up from just more than 61 per cent in Q4 2018. Barring the Asia-Pacific, Lenovo recorded year-on-year growth in all the regions; in the US, its growth stood at over 30 per cent.

Publication: The Hindu Business Line

For mainstream use, Acer took the lid off two new ultra-slim Swift notebooks. The new Swift 3 laptops seek to deliver a perfect balance between power, style and portability. It packs up to a 10th Gen Intel Core i7-1065G7 or AMD Ryzen 7 4700U processors.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Despite the economic slowdown, demand for gaming PCs is on the rise in the country. It is driven by the shift from mobile gaming to PC gaming, faster Internet speeds at lower tariffs and affordable gaming products.

Publication: The Hindu BusinessLine

Zotac is known for its GPUs and for its pre-built gaming PCs and also they are famous for their mini-PCs as well. Most of its mini-PCs feature the Intel SKUs with weak iGPU which is quite adequate for everyday workloads, on the other hand, AMD’s strong iGPU is at least better than Intel ones. Now, being much more power-efficient from before, AMD’s chips are being implemented into the mini-PCs and Zotac is doing the same by featuring the older AMD Ryzen 3 3200U APU onto its new ZBOX Nano mini-PCs.

Publication: TechnoSports

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has opened a Customer Experience Center (CEC) in Bengaluru to offer cutting-edge IoT solutions to customers and partners from across industries. The facility was inaugurated by Dr. E. V. Ramana Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of IT and BT, Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka in the presence of Prashant Kumar Mishra, Director, Department of IT and BT and MD, KITS, Government of Karnataka; and Som Satsangi, MD – India, HPE.

Publication: IT News Online

Asus has ramped up its efforts to make a mark in the PC gaming segment by pushing the boundaries of screens refresh rates and delivering new form factors for gaming laptops. The company’s latest innovation comes on the gaming accessories front in the form of a programmable joystick on a gaming mouse.

Publication: Moneycontrol

Acer gained the highest spot in the gaming industry with its critically acclaimed and extensively popular Predator and Nitro gaming series. Acer in India has the widest portfolio of PC gaming products such as laptops, desktops, monitors and accessories specifically designed for beginners to professional gamers. Acer has maintained the No. 1 position for 2018 and 2019 respectively with regards to unit shipments.

Publication: Digit

I have no major complaints about the Dell G3 15, except for a dull display. I wish Dell had worked a bit more on improving the display. That said, I still think the G3 is really a laptop designed for those new to PC gaming. Where I think the Dell G3 earns points is how it successfully manages to offer a near-desktop-quality gaming experience in a laptop form factor.

Publication: Indian Express 

There is also a trend that devices are much thinner than before. Yes, they have been becoming thin for years, but not across price points. In late 2019, Asus and AMD got together to showcase many new thin laptops across price points. Even an entry-level laptop can now be thin, even a gaming device for that matter. At CES, both Lenovo and Dell had many extremely thin laptops to display. Flipkart has announced its first private label laptop, the Falkon Aerbook—extremely thin when you consider its sub-Rs 40,000 price point.

Publication: Financial Express

Many gaming laptops have a unique and rugged look and the Asus TUF Gaming FX505 certainly falls in this category. The red backlit Chiclet keyword and the anti-glare screen enable you to play even under dim light. It also has a precision touchpad with smart gestures control for a fast gaming response, which is a huge priority for any gamer. The 8GB DDR RAM is further expandable to 32GB, giving you enough leeway to play high-end games when required. Even with all this, it is the Radeon RX 560X 4GB Graphics card that feels like one of the standout features of the laptop as it enhances the gaming experience by quite a bit.

Publication: Digit

Microsoft on Monday said it has selected 54 tech startups from five states — Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Kerala and Telangana – and three from each state (total 15) will finally win a year-long mentorship programme and a two-day founder bootcamp. The selected startups are part of Microsoft’s ‘Highway to a Hundred Unicorns’ initiative that works with local governments to strengthen the start-up ecosystem in each state.

Publication: Hindustan Times 

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has announced the launch of a Customer Experience Center (CEC) in Bengaluru to offer IoT solutions to customers and partners from across industries. The facility was inaugurated by Dr. E.V. Ramana Reddy, Additional Chief Secretary, Department of IT & BT, Science and Technology, Government of Karnataka in the presence of Prashant Kumar Mishra, Director, Department of IT & BT and MD, KITS, Government of Karnataka; and Som Satsangi, MD – India, HPE.

Publication: Express Computers 

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this year witnessed a wide range of products that popped up on the Las Vegas show-floor, including an absolutely giant Samsung TV, artificial humans, foldable PCs, next-gen concept cars and more. Among hundreds of products on displace for tech enthusiasts, here are the five most exciting announcements from the city of casinos. As foldable smartphones begin to gain popularity, global PC major Lenovo went a step further with unveiling the world`s first foldable PC `ThinkPad X1 Fold`.

Publication: Zee News

You will be able to play the newest titles of Microsoft’s Series X alongside the most expensive console. According to TechRadar, Microsoft will make the first-party Xbox Series X game available across the Xbox family of devices. One of the most anticipated Xbox Series X compatible games, Halo: Infinite, will run on the Series X console, Xbox One, and Windows 10. This approach will be taken for all first-party exclusives.

Publication: The Asian Age

Laptops have been the centre of attention at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which wraps up Friday, January 10 in Las Vegas, with the notable presence of 5G-compatible machines and models equipped with groundbreaking folding screens. CES 2020 has been marked by the arrival of the first-ever laptops to be equipped with folding screens. For the most part, the new machines are still at the prototype stage, like the ones presented by Intel and Dell. Both of these are hybrid PCs, which when fully open, function like tablets, and in a more classic laptop position allow users to access multiple applications or type using a virtual keyboard.

Publication: News18

RP tech India and Asus have completed 25 years of business partnership in India. Entered into business with single product distribution in 1996, both Asus and RP tech India have strengthened ties and expanded product portfolio and reach over the last two decades. Asus, which recently celebrated 30 years of its India business, facilitated RP tech India for its contribution in the growth of the brand.

Publication: CRN

Dell’s XPS 13 ultraportable laptop enters the new year with a slightly larger display in a redesigned chassis that’s a little more compact and boasts of a futuristic design. The new 9300-series XPS 13 now looks nearly identical to its 2-in-1 convertible cousin. One of the main improvements is a display that’s about seven per cent larger because of a switch to the 16 :10 aspect ratio, versus the previous 16:9 ratio.

Publication: The Economic Times 

Lenovo has unveiled a new 14-inch laptop under its Lenovo Yoga series of notebooks during the CES 2020. The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 14-inch laptop comes powered with Intel’s latest 10nm processors and offers an optional discrete NVIDIA GPU. Plus, the company has launched an AMD processor variant of the laptop as well, which is priced almost half of what its Intel counterpart is priced at. Well, let’s see what all the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 laptop has in store for us – the price, specifications, and features nonetheless.

Publication: My Smart Price

With the laptop industry going under a major overhaul in the past few years (tablets with detachable keyboards are picking up steam) picking the right one for your needs can be confusing. Some laptops double up as tablets, some business laptops weigh less than a kilogram, and many of them are touch-enabled. On the other end of the spectrum are the hefty gaming behemoths. It’s going to be a while before we move into the era of foldable laptops.

Publication: Huffington Post 

There is also a more powerful AMD Radeon Pro 5500M GPU that offers 4 GB of VRAM. Though the starting model has 512 GB of storage, there is also 1 TB version, which can be raised to up to 8 TB. All these specs translate into an extremely powerful machine, which can handle with consummate ease anything and everything you throw at it.

Publication: The Economic Times 

D ell on Tuesday launched its new laptop G5 15 SE Special Edition the latest product in G Series portfolio for price- conscious gamers for $799.99. This is the first Dell G Series lap- top to feature a 15.6-inch FHD display panel 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen 4000 H-Series Mobile Proces- sors (up to 8- cores, 16-threads), paired with the new AMD Radeon RX 5600M GPUs. These two AMD chips work seamlessly together using AMD SmartShift technology to optimise performance for the task at hand by automatically and intelligently shifting power between the Ryzen processor and Radeon GPU as needed, giving users exactly what they want at each moment of gameplay.

Publication: Telangana Today

HP introduced the next generation of Spectre x360 13 for the modern hyper connected consumers in India who want to do more with technology. Premium design and craftsmanship, breakthrough performance and mobility, and strengthened security of this new Spectre device will push the boundaries for today’s tech-savvy users who expect nothing less than exceptional computing experience.

Publication: Trinity

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today unveiled an all-new lineup of gaming innovations at CES 2020 that deliver top-tier performance, features and aesthetics to ensure superior experiences for all types of gamers. The new lineup include the ultraslim ROG Zephyrus G14, the world’s most powerful 14-inch gaming laptop.

Publication: Gizmo Tech

The Consumer Electronics Show is undoubtedly the place to be for PC gamers looking to invest in a new rig, be it a laptop or desktop. At CES 2020, PC manufacturers have done little to disappoint. However, with thin and light gaming laptops and compact modular desktops, portability seems to be the name of the game. But Dell has managed to take power and portability to the next level with the Alienware Concept UFO.

Publication: Moneycontrol

At CES 2020, one clear trend is the fact that quite a few companies are toying with the idea of foldable screens for laptops. While Lenovo has gone ahead and announced the launch of its Thinkpad X1 Fold, Intel is showcasing its much larger concept design with a horseshoe bend. Just steps away from the Lenovo booth is Dell with its own Concept Ori and a very different take on the foldable form factor. In fact, just next to the Concept Ori prototype is the Concept Duet device with two separate screens instead of one that folds.

Publication: Indian Express

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) on Monday announced the ROG Swift PG32UQX, the NVIDIA G-SYNC 32-inch gaming monitor with a 360Hz refresh rate at CES 2020. According to these company, the ROG Swift 360Hz can put out a whopping 50 per cent more frames every second – supplying esports and competitive gamers with the edge they need to win.

Publication: Business Standard

With the ever-changing market dynamics that are pushing brands to be more experimental and adventurous with digital storytelling, electronics maker Asus has taken a different route for its latest television commercial (TVC). The video, titled ‘The Edge of The World’ attempts to extol the unique features of the brands latest offering – the Dual 4K Screen Zenbook Pro Duo.

Publication: ET Brand Equity 

The second is Smart Infrastructure. “This is coming out from the acquisition of the Intel-based server business from IBM six years ago. So that will have computing power coming out from the server, networking product and storage essential for cloud computing,” Wong explains.

Publication: Indian Express

“We were a PC company… but today we are beyond a PC company.” That is a big statement coming from Ken Wong, President of Lenovo Asia Pacific. But this is a mere statement of fact. For all the cutting edge innovation around the first foldable laptop and 5G laptop the company showcased at the CES as part of the 48 products it announced at the largest consumer tech show in world, just a quarter of its booth is dedicated for the PC segment.

Publication: Indian Express

Over the years, HP has led innovation in the PC segment. Along with noteworthy innovations to improve the functionality and performance of notebooks and desktops, HP has transformed the form factor and design aesthetics to make PCs appealing to Gen Z and millennials. “Gaming in India is evolving from a hobby to a serious, mainstream and professional domain,” says Vickram Bedi, senior director, Personal Systems, HP Inc. India. “India’s PC gaming market is going through a transformative phase due to rising demand for high performance devices by new-age gamers,” he tells Sudhir Chowdhary in a recent interaction.

Publication: Financial Express

Lenovo Group Ltd. showed off the inside of its foldable $2,499 ThinkPad computer, which goes on sale mid-year, in order to instill confidence in a category that has had some technological setbacks. An earlier prototype of the 13-inch tablet that folds in half first previewed last May, but the technology behind the hardware has evolved. That folding mechanism makes the computer easier to transport, but has also been tricky for some other companies to deploy well.

Publication: Financial Express

Apple has finally launched its most powerful computer — the Mac Pro in India and even the entry-level model costs a whopping Rs. 4,99,900. Do note that, this computer does not include a monitor in its package and a recommended monitor costs another Rs. 5,00,000.

Publication: Gizbot

L enovo, which took a spot at the CES high table by creating a splash with the ThinkPad X1 Fold, the world’s first foldable PC, said that in order to continue to innovate, it had to understand customer experience. This has been Lenovo’s recurrent theme on questions what drives its future plans and repeated by its spokespersons at the ‘CES 2020’ here. Dilip Bhatia, Lenovo’s Vice President, Global Marketing, User and Customer Experience, PCs and Smart Devices said during an interaction that the X1 Fold and the 5G devices were indeed the marquee launches for the company at the annual technology trade show this year.

Publication: Telangana Today

The CES 2020 is in full swing and a lot fo exciting stuff is happening in the world of laptops and PCs. Amidst a bunch of premium laptops toting Intel processors, AMD has gone on to unveil the Ryzen 4000 series processors at the event. AMD also goes on to unveil new Radeon branded graphics cards based on AMD RDNA architecture. These chips promise a lot of performance and several laptops makers have already announced new models using these new AMD chips.

Publication: India Today 

Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 price, availability details: The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 price is set at $1,209.99 (roughly Rs. 86,800) for the 14-inch Intel-based variant, while the AMD-powered model starts at $849.99 (roughly Rs. 61,000). However, the 15.6-inch model with Intel processor carries a starting price tag of $1,209.99. All models will go on sale in the US from April.

Publication: Gadgets 360

Asus is continually breaking ground with gaming screens for both smartphones, laptops and monitors. In 2019, Asus became the first brand to launch a 120Hz Super AMOLED smartphone display as well as a laptop with a 300Hz refresh rate panel. Asus also showed off a 360Hz refresh rate gaming monitor last year, but it turned out to be nothing more than an April Fool’s joke.

Publication: Moneycontrol

At the CES 2020, Taiwanese technology company Asus has announced its Zenbook Duo laptop, which is basically the younger sibling of the Asus Zenbook Pro Duo that was launched last year. The newly launched Asus Zenbook Duo laptop is 14-inches in size and much like its predecessor, it comes with a secondary “ScreenPad Plus” display. However, while the Zenbook Pro Duo had a 14-inch secondary display, it is 12.6-inches in size on the new one.

Publication: Gadgets Bridge

Asus ROG (Republic of Gamers) is known for its wide range of gaming accessories and products. At CES 2020, the company has made several announcements among which Asus also introduced its latest ROG gaming monitors with high-end features. The company is calling them – the ROG Swift 360Hz and ROG Swift PG32UQX. Both the gaming monitors are said to be up for grabs later this year. Currently, the company refuses to pull the wraps from the pricing.

Publication: Gizbot 

D ell launched its new laptop ‘G5 15 SE Spe- cial Edition’ the latest product in G Series portfo- lio for price-conscious gamers for $799.99 at CES on Tuesday. This is the first Dell G Series laptop to feature a 15.6-inch FHD display panel 3rd Gen AMD Ryzen 4000 H-Series Mobile Processors (up to 8-cores, 16-threads), paired with the new AMD Radeon RX 5600M GPUs. Accord- ing to the company, its 240Hz refresh rate is twice as fast as most gaming monitors, coupled with a true 1ms gray-to-gray re- sponse time that ensures every pixel is ready for every frame, thanks to the new fast IPS technology.

Publication: Indian Express

Taiwanese electronics major Acer has introduced two new Swift 3 models in its popular ultra-portable Notebook series at the Consumer Electronics Show 2020 in Las Vegas — a 13.5-inch model powered by the latest 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processors and another 14-inch model powered by the latest AMD Ryzen™ 4000 series mobile processors. The Swift 3 series are designed to suit the needs of people who work on the go, packing excellent per- formance and eye-popping gra- phics into a sleek, stylish metal chassis, Acer said. Publication: The Morning Standard

CES 2020 is about to begin. Before the tech fest officially begins in Las Vegas on January 7, 2020, Dell has launched upgraded versions of its Spectre, Envy and Elite Dragonfly series laptops. Apart from launching three new laptops, the company has also launched a new monitor and a bunch of new accessories. HP has made drastic changes to the screen of its Spectre x360 15 laptop. The company has reduced the top and bottom bezels of the laptop by 60%, which has resulted in a smaller overall design.

Publication: Hindustan Times

Asus and its Republic of Gamers (ROG) brand on Monday at CES 2020 announced two new gaming monitors, the ROG Swift 360Hz and ROG Swift PG32UQX. The first is a 24.5-inch Nvidia G-Sync supporting e-sports display with a jaw-dropping 360Hz refresh rate, while the latter is a 32-inch Nvidia G-Sync gaming monitor with a 144Hz refresh rate. The ROG Swift 360Hz and ROG Swift PG32UQX displays will be available later this year, with pricing to be announced closer to availability.

Publication: Gadgets 360

The Cupertino-based tech giant Apple has confirmed that the company will be making a rear official appearance after 28 years at the upcoming Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. At the event, Apple executive Jane Horvath is scheduled to speak on a consumer privacy panel on 7 January, reports Digitaltrends.

Publication: Business Standard

Acer has made a slew of announcements at CES 2020 this year. The announcements include new displays, desktops, PC portables, and workstations as well. The company launched the TravelMate P6 and TravelMate P2 lightweight notebooks, Spin 5 and Spin 3 convertible notebooks, three new Predator gaming monitors – the 32-inch Predator X32, 37.5-inch Predator X38 and the 55-inch Predator CG552K, ConceptD 7 Ezel series convertible notebooks, and ConceptD 700 Workstation. It also introduced the Acer B250i portable LED projector that is lightweight and comes with wired and wireless connectivity.

Publication: Gadgets 360

Acer has kicked off the CES 2020 show with new announcements, including the Acer Spin 5 and Spin 3 2-in-1 laptops, TravelMate P6 and TravelMate P2 lightweight notebooks, ConceptD 7 Ezel series convertible notebooks, Predator X32, Predator X38, and the Predator CG552K monitors. The Spin 5 and Spin 3 2-in-1 come with a 360-degree hinge design that can be used in a tablet, notebook, display and tent modes. These support Acer Active stylus and are powered by the latest 10th gen Intel Core processors.

Publication: 91 Mobiles 

Last year, Acer introduced the ConceptD lineup aimed at creative pros. We also saw a ConceptD 9 Pro convertible, which is essentially a Predator Triton 900 for creatives. This year, Acer is expanding the ConceptD family with new convertible notebooks, the ConceptD 7 Ezel and Ezel Pro, along with the ConceptD 700 desktop workstation. Specs wise, the Ezel Pro offers an Intel Xeon processor, an NVIDIA Quadro RTX GPU, and ECC memory support while the Ezel features an Intel 10th gen H-series CPU, and a choice of NVIDIA RTX GPUs.

Publication: NoteBook Check

Sony has also revealed that its device will feature an eight-core CPU based on the third generation of AMD’s Ryzen processors, as well as a custom graphics processor based on the AMD Navi family, besides supporting 8K resolution and 120Hz screen refresh rates. Microsoft, too, will go that extra mile with its device — Xbox Series X, which the company claims will set a new bar for performance and speed: “Its industrial design enables us to deliver four times the processing power of Xbox One X in the most quiet and efficient way, something that is critically important in delivering truly immersive gameplay,” Xbox chief Phil Spencer has said in a blog post.

Publication: Telegraph

APPLE CHIEF Tim Cook saw his annual pay slip to $11.6 million in 2019 after the company registered a weaker financial performance compared with the previous year, according to documents ?led Friday. Cook, who took home $15.7 millionin2018, is paid a base salary of$3 million, in addition to a bonus and various compensations. His 2019 incentive bonus, which is tied to Apple’s performance, tallied about$7.7 million, and was calculated based on the fact that Apple exceeded its sales tar- get by only 28 percent.

Publication: The Indian Express

The Asus ROG Mothership is a peek into the future of gaming laptops. It might not be a great hit in a price-conscious market like India (it hasn’t yet been launched). But then Asus is probably only targeting a niche audience anyway.

Publication: Business Standard

Your smartphone, a pocket computer, is infinitely faster than the laptop you used to carry 10 years ago. On the other hand, Pratyush, an Indian supercomputer that predicts the weather is infinitely more powerful than your phone. But smartphones and supercomputers share the same foundation. In future, this foundation of computing is going to change through quantum computing. Instead of the classic bits where 0 and 1 exist in separate states, quantum computers use quantum bits or qubits, which can process 1 and 0 simultaneously, leading to significantly faster processing.

Publication: Livemint

When you are paying around Rs 2 lakh for a laptop you want it nearly perfect. The good bit is that the MacBook Pro 16-inch is nearly perfect. It’s pricey, though. The base variant — there are two variants in India — of the MacBook Pro 16-inch costs Rs 1,99,900, even if you may get it for slightly less with some discounts here and there. This variant comes with 2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM and AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6.

Publication: India Today

Dell is trying to make its laptops more attractive to iPhone users. The firm said it will let users mirror their iPhone’s screen on Dell laptops. The feature will roll out in coming months as an update to Dell’s Mobile Connect software. The update, will let Dell users drag photos, videos and other files from their iPhone to their PC.

Publication: The Economic Times

Apple is reportedly planning to launch an e-sports- centric high-end Mac at its annual WWDC developers conference next year, according to a media report. This will be the first time Apple will enter such a segment and it is still not officially disclosed whether this will be a desktop computer or a high-end MacBook Pro, though rumours state that it might be an iMac, Economic Daily News said in the report.

Publication: The Economic Times

In recent years, the market for gaming laptops grew faster than the rest of the industry. Thanks to the growing popularity of eSports tournaments, there are more professional gamers now than ever before and this is the segment HP wants to target with is Pavilion gaming laptops.

Publication: The Indian Express

Apple Inc is looking to enter the PC gaming industry in 2020. The Cupertino, California based tech giant is likely to launch a high-end e-sports Mac at its annual WWDC conference in 2020. Apple’s a new e-sports PC is expected to be a high priced unit and will cost around $ 5,000.

Publication: Business Today 

Plenty of laptops, from budget to premium, are available in all sorts of shapes and sizes. But what do you choose when almost everything you do is online, and you don’t need much in the way of software support? A Chromebook could be your answer. These inexpensive laptops don’t offer a full Windows experience. But their web-centric operation and affordable prices make them perfect for light-usage social media and web-based productivity.

Publication: The Economic Times

What do you look for in a multimedia monitor? Sky-high refresh rates? An ultrawide aspect ratio? Nvidia G-Sync Ultimate? How about all of them and a whole lot more? The $2,499 Acer Predator X35 is the most tricked-out, feature-rich multimedia display you can buy today. While other over-the- top monitors like the HP Omen X Emperium 65 offer more screen real estate with a similar feature set, none prioritises multimedia pros quite like the Predator X35.

Publication: The Economic Times