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Apple places order for over 100M 'A15 Bionic' chips from TSMC: Report
According to the report, the Cupertino-based giant is expecting to see high demands for its 2021 iPhone series and, therefore, has asked suppliers to raise production by 20 per cent compared to the previous generation iPhone 12. The suppliers include the world's largest contract chipmaker TSMC, who will be supplying the iPhone maker with a whopping 100 million units of its custom chipset.
Lenovo unveils gaming-centric 'Legion 5 Pro' laptop in India
Lenovo Legion 5 Pro comes in storm grey colour and is available at Rs 1,39,990 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, 16GB and Rs 1,59,990 for NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070, 32GB on Amazon.in and Lenovo.com. The company also announced its gamer-centric Legion Ultimate Support, which is the company's comprehensive service and support offering designed specifically for gamers. It can be separately purchased at Rs 999 for one year and Rs 1,999 for two years.
Premium watchmaker Suunto debuts in India with 3 watches
The new watches -- Suunto 5, Suunto 7 and Suunto 9 -- are available in different variants and their price starts at Rs 29,999, Rs 36,999 and Rs 54,999, respectively. They are now available on Amazon India and Suunto's online store."The ambition for India is to establish Suunto as the people's choice for premium performance wearable sports watches," Sharmin Photographer, Head of Asia, Suunto, said in a statement.
HP unveils next-gen gaming PCs in India
The Victus by HP E series laptops powered by AMD Ryzen Processor start at Rs 64,999 and would be available on Amazon India, while Victus by HP D series laptops powered by Intel 11th Processor starts at Rs 74,999. It will be available on Reliance digital stores in the coming weeks. "For youngsters in India, gaming is increasingly becoming a passion point like music or any other sport," Bedi added.
LG Electronics launches upgraded wireless earbuds
Three new models of the LG TONE Free -- TONE-TFP9, TONE-TFP8 and TONE-TFP5 -- were launched in South Korea with prices ranging from 169,000 won ($146) to 249,000 won. In collaboration with Ergonomic Design Technology Lab at POSTECH, a leading science technology university in South Korea, the company analysed hundreds of people's ears and came up with a better design, reports Yonhap news agency.
Oculus makes it easier to create mixed-reality apps: Report
With this, users can project images on flat surfaces, create composite layers that float in space and even apply visual styles (akin to social media filters) to real scenes. They can give themselves a virtual monitor to use with a real-world keyboard, for instance, or turn home into a psychedelic dreamscape by flicking a virtual switch, reports Engadget.
Over 665 mn homes own smart TVs globally: Report
The sales of Smart TVs grew by 7.4 per cent in 2020 to reach 186 million units, accounting for 79 per cent of all Flat Panel TVs sold, according to Strategy Analytics. Samsung was the leading Smart TV manufacturer in terms of annual sales units for the ninth straight year in 2020 while TCL climbed above LG and into second place for the first time.
WhatsApp for iOS adds multi-device compatibility for beta users
With the new feature, users can use WhatsApp Web, WhatsApp Desktop and Portal without an Internet connection on the main phone. "WhatsApp is still partially rolling out the feature for specific users, so it is possible that your WhatsApp account is not eligible yet," reports WABetaInfo. Users can verify if multi-device is enabled for your WhatsApp account opening WhatsApp Settings.
There has been no data breach, says Clubhouse
The company also said that it continues to invest in industry-leading security practices as privacy and security are of the utmost importance to Clubhouse. "There are a series of bots generating billions of random phone numbers," the company's spokesperson told IANS. "In the event that one of these random numbers happens to exist on our platform due to mathematical coincidence, Clubhouse's API returns no user identifiable information," it added.
Amazon may soon allow digital currency as payment mode
According to a latest job listing, Amazon's Payments Acceptance & Experience team is "seeking an experienced product leader to develop Amazon's Digital Currency and Blockchain strategy and product roadmap". The product lead will work closely with teams across Amazon, including AWS to develop the roadmap for the customer experience, technical strategy and capabilities as well as the launch strategy.
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