Laptops/Tablets

A severe semiconductor shortage has resulted in record wire fraud cases last year reported by desperate buyers, a company that tracks counterfeit and fraud in the chip industry said on Tuesday. ERAI said in 2021, there were 101 wire fraud cases reported to the US-based firm, up from 70 in 2020 and 17 five years ago. Companies

Several lakh students of classes 9 to 12 studying in government schools in Andhra Pradesh were on Monday left disappointed as the state could not keep its promise of delivering them laptop computers. Government sources now say the proposal to distribute laptops has been dropped as “they are costly and many digital learning apps don’t

The Indian government’s electronics and IT ministry has approved a total of 314 applications with proposed investments of Rs. 86,824 crore under a modified special incentive package scheme till May 31, an official note said. The proposals that were approved in May included an investment of Rs. 596 crore from Bosch Automotive Electronics Private Limited,

Acer Aspire 7 has been refreshed with the latest 12th-generation Intel Core i5 processor and Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 GPU for improved performance for the Indian market. The gaming-focussed laptop features a 15.6-inch full-HD+ display with slim bezels on the sides. It comes with Windows 11 Home pre-installed and features an LED-backlit keyboard. The Acer

Oppo Pad Air launch in India may happen soon as the tablet has allegedly been certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The tablet was previously tipped to launch in India by July along with the Oppo Reno 8 series smartphones. The tablet was launched in China last month as the company’s first offering

Microsoft has announced to end the support for Windows 8.1 operating software. The tech giant has said that the technical support and security updates for the old version of Windows operating system will no longer be provided after January 10, 2023. Microsoft is also recommending users to switch to a new PC that can run

Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) and Galaxy Tab S5e are reportedly getting the June 2022 security update. The update for the Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2019) is said to have firmware version T515XXU8CVF1, while the update for the Galaxy Tab 5e is said to carry the firmware version T725XXS2DVF1. The latest update is expected

Apple’s annual Back to School sale is live on the online Apple Store in India. This sale gives university students and educators to grab great deals on eligible iPad and Mac devices. Purchases made during this sale will be accompanied by a free pair of AirPods along with a 6-month subscription to Apple Music. Eligible

Apple will not challenge the results of a vote by workers at its Towson, Maryland, store to unionise and intends to participate in the bargaining process in good faith, a person familiar with the company’s plans told Reuters on Friday. Nearly two-thirds of the employees at the store voted to join a union last week,

Telangana IT and Industries Minister KT Rama Rao on Thursday met Taiwanese electronics giant Foxconn chairman Young Liu in the national capital and invited him to explore investment opportunities in the state. Foxconn, one of the leading electronic manufacturing services providers, has production units in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. During the interaction, the Telangana

Amazon on Thursday announced a tool to help software developers write code, the latest such effort by the tech industry. The service, called Amazon CodeWhisperer, suggests how to program, and also scans for security and bias issues in web developers’ projects, Swami Sivasubramanian, a vice president at Amazon’s cloud division, said at a company conference

HP Omen 16 (2022), Omen 17 (2022), Victus 15 (2022), and Victus 16 (2022) were launched in India on Thursday as the company’s latest gaming laptops. The laptops are powered by 12th-generation Intel Core and AMD Ryzen 6000 series processors. In addition to the new gaming laptops, HP introduced the Omen 45L, 40L, 25L, and

Samsung is anticipated to announce the beginning of the mass production of 3nm chips next week. In doing so, the company will surpass TSMC, whose 3nm chip production is anticipated to start in the second half of this year. According to a news report from GSM Arena citing Yonhap News, in comparison to its 5nm

Xiaomi Book S (12.4-inch) has been unveiled by the company. The tablet is powered by the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 chipset and runs on Windows 11. The Books S comes with a 12.4-inch LCD display and a peak brightness of 500 nits. The tablet from Xiaomi features 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB storage. The

Moto Tab G62 and Moto Tab G62 LTE specifications and images have been leaked online. The Moto Tab G62 is likely to be the Wi-Fi-only model and the other one will have 4G connectivity option. The tablets have reportedly surfaced on Google Play Console and their details were shared by a tipster. On the basis