The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is a powerful machine that is packed in a compact package. It features a 14-inch Full HD IPS pantone validated panel offering 100% sRGB. It is powered by an AMD Ryzen 4600HS processor coupled with 8GB DDR4 RAM and a 1TB SSD. It comes with the Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB graphics. It offers a battery life of up to 10 hours. It comes with an ergonomic hinge that raises the laptop, offering a comfortable typing position.

Publication: Business Insider 

Dell Technologies Inc forecast current-quarter sales above market expectations as a pandemic-driven shift to remote work and learning powered demand for its desktops and notebooks, helping it post a surprise rise in third-quarter revenue. The company said, on an earnings call with analysts on Tuesday, that it expects fourth-quarter revenue to rise 3% to 4% sequentially, implying a range between $24.18 billion and $24.42 billion, compared with analysts’ average expectation of $23.09 billion.

Publication: Indian Express 

Apple Silicon M1 is creating ripples in the silicon industry with its exceptional efficiency and performance. The latest ARM-based processor from Apple powers the new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and the Mac mini. It comes with an integrated GPU and memory. This is a benchmark from Apple MacBook Air with 8GB RAM and 512GB internal storage. Hence, the Apple Silicon M1 will have eight CPU cores and eight GPU cores, instead of seven GPU cores on the entry-level model.

Publication: Gizbot

France will require online technology giants to pay a new “digital tax” on their 2020 earnings, the finance ministry said on Wednesday, despite Washington’s warning that it could retaliate with new tariffs on French imports. “The companies subject to this tax have been notified,” a ministry official said, referring in particular to the US firms Google, Amazon, Facebook and Apple, which the US says are being unfairly targeted by the levy.

Publication: The Times of India 

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Improving the productivity of your home / office PC doesn’t cost a lot. Here’s a build for around 40K that’ll speed up software commonly used for day-to-day tasks such as Excel, Word, etc. and also video editing software. Components used: Processor – AMD Ryzen 3 3100 Graphics Card – MSI GTX 1650 Ventus XS OC Edition Motherboard – MSI A320M-A PRO MAX RAM.

Publication: Digit

Samsung on Wednesday launched a new line-up of curved Odyssey G9 and G7 gaming monitors in India at a starting price of Rs 49,000. The new range of gaming monitors comprises two models: the G9 — with 49-inch display — and the G7, available in 32-inch and 27-inch size variants.

Publication: Business Standard 

Cooped up in our homes for close to nine months now, our work and entertainment devices—laptops, tablets, mobile phones, TVs—are bearing the brunt of our office and education-related work overload. So much so that many among us have experienced device-related breakdowns during these pandemic times, leaving us high and dry. Physical damage, power surges or hard disk failure are cited as key reasons for computer breakdowns. In short, if you are on the lookout for a new machine that is sturdily built and comes packed with new technology, Dell Latitude 9510 can be a good option.

Publication: Financial Express 

Remember when heavy, big and bulky laptops used to be the only option for getting high PC performance? That’s a thing of the past now. With the powerful 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, powerful performance now comes in ultraportable thin and light laptops.  No matter if you are working from home, on-the-go or from the office, these mighty processors are redefining what’s possible in thin and light laptops by giving you a seamless work and entertainment experience. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ Powered Laptops – Made for productivity and entertainment on-the-go.

Publication: HT Tech – Hindustan Times 

Lenovo’s ThinkPad X1 Nano was first announced in late September 2020, and the release date was given beyond the 4th quarter of 2020. Now it means that the machine will be launched in December or most probably in early 2021. The speculation on the internet is which 11th gen CPU is included in the device. There are two kinds of Tiger Lake U processors, UP3 and UP4. The UP3 CPUs have a TDP of 12 to 28 W, while the UP4 processors can consume 7 to 15 W.

Publication: TechnoSports

With the launch of the beta BIOS by ASUS and ASRock, Zen 3 support has been brought to the older B450 and X470 boards well ahead of the slated date. However, it appears that the said update (AGESA v2 1.1.0.0) also brings a little surprise along with it: Smart Memory Access (SAM) is now also available on the 400 series boards, only with a Ryzen 5000 CPU and RX 6000 GPU though.

Publication: Hardware Times 

Those of you who are looking forward to playing Fifa 21 on PC, this news may disappoint you a bit. The PC version of the game will be a slightly toned-down one compared to the game versions on the PS5 and the Xbox Series X and S as the PC version will not get the next-gen features the new consoles will get, as per a report by Eurogamer. The decision has been taken by EA “to keep the game’s minimum specs down”, says the report.

Publication: Gadgets Now 

Demand for high-performing portable devices has increased tremendously during the pandemic. With most of the business-driven to move online, PCs that can be covered under the budget and still offer high performance are the target of every buyer. Following the demand, the tech manufacturer MINISFORUM has unveiled yet another mini-PC. The device is called the new EliteMini UM700 and is already available to order for US$539 directly from the manufacturer. The machine comes with 8 GB of SO-DIMM RAM and 128 GB of M.2 2280 storage. The price is significantly more for the 16 GB of RAM and 512 GB of storage; it rises to US$669.

Publication: TechnoSports