TECHNOLOGY
Acer unveils 'Nitro 5' gaming laptop in India
The laptop that features a 15.6-inch FHD IPS display is available at Acer Online Store and Amazon, the company said in a statement. "Acer Nitro series gaming comes with a rich legacy of offering powerful gaming performance and latest technology and patented cooling technology at value price points," said Sudhir Goel, Chief Business Officer, Acer India.
LG Wing to be available at Rs 29,999 on Flipkart
A Flipkart listing with revised pricing suggests the smartphone with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage, which was launched in the country at Rs 69,990, will now soon be available at the mentioned discounted price. As the company recently announced to close down its mobile phone business unit, LG is offering discounts on its smartphones on the platform.
Google Lens comes to the desktop web: Report
Besides being its own app, Google Lens is also available in Image Search, Photos and integrated across Android.Opening an image with words reveals a "Copy text from image" suggestion chip that features the (old) Lens logo and dismiss button. It appears to the left of Share, Edit, Info and other controls for Google Photos, reports 9To5Google.
TikTok most downloaded non-gaming app worldwide in March
TikTok was followed by Facebook which became the second most installed non-gaming app worldwide for March with more than 56 million installs, showed the data from app analytics firm Sensor Tower. Instagram, WhatsApp and Messenger - all of which are part of the Facebook family of apps - rounded out the top five most installed non-gaming apps worldwide for the month.
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon a power-packed device in slim form
Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i Carbon, a Windows 10 Home laptop, comes in two CPU options -- 11th-Gen Core i5 and 11th-Gen Core i7. This is paired with either 8GB/16GB LPDDR4X RAM clocked at 4266MHz, up to 1TB PCIe Gen 3 NVMe SSD, integrated Xe GPU to handle the graphics.
Covid news on TV, Facebook can make you less informed
The study, led by researchers from the Pennsylvania State University in the US, showed that adults that used Facebook as an additional source of news in any way were less likely to answer Covid-19 questions correctly than those who did not.
Samsung's 1st mid-segment 5G device Galaxy M42 arriving in India
Galaxy M42 will be the first 'M' series smartphone with 5G connectivity. Industry sources told IANS Galaxy M42 is tipped to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 750G processor and is likely to launch in 6GB and 8GB RAM variants.
Google to shut down mobile Shopping app in June
The mobile shopping app will, however, be available on the desktop (web) version. It means that shopping.google.com website will remain active.The company confirmed the decision to 9to5Google on Sunday.
Google ran secret project to boost its ad-buying system: Report
The name of the secret programme got revealed in an improperly unredacted document Google had filed as part of an anti-trust lawsuit in Texas.The report on Saturday said that Google's programme was not disclosed to publishers who sold ads through the company's ad-buying systems.
Mobile-based banking now threatened by sophisticated malware
According to global cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, the financial threat landscape experienced a game-changing pandemic year.It was found that while the overall volume of threats via PCs or mobiles decreased during this period, the team noticed cybercriminals using new and advanced propagation techniques.
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