TECHNOLOGY

Pioneer launches new subwoofer for Rs 9,990 in India
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According to the company, the main features that set this audio powerhouse apart are high durability, impeccable sound quality as well as robust design. The TS-WX3000T subwoofer's sensitivity is rated at 88dB producing a maximum power output of 1600W. The product dimensions read 700mm in length, around 9 kilograms in weight and take up a volume of 50.9 liters.
Huawei's first Kirin-powered laptop's specs revealed
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According to GSMArena, the laptop will be powered by the impressive and powerful Kirin 990 chipset paired with 8GB of RAM, 512GB SSD, and a 14-inch 1080p display, well primed from excellent visuals and speed operations. The laptop itself is named Qingyun L410 and is expected to be a cheaper version of the MateBook 14.
Google Pixel 6 to come with an under-display selfie camera: Report
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The patent doesn't go into any detail as to how that's achieved but, presumably the camera would be underneath the screen, reports Techradar. ZTE has already released a smartphone with an under-display front shooter and Xiaomi and OPPO have exhibited their prototypes. The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3, which will likely arrive in the second half of 2021, is also expected to feature the tech.
China launches new remote sensing satellite
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The satellite, Yaogan-33, was launched aboard a Long March-4C rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. It was the 357th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. The mission also sent a micro and nano technology experiment satellite into orbit.
Facebook to offer hardware security keys to users in 2021
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Facebook's head of security policy Nathaniel Gleicher told Axios that the social network plans to roll out mobile support for hardware security tokens for users in 2021.
Bug bounty hunter earns $2mn on HackerOne
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Cosmin (aka @inhibitor181) last year became one of the few hackers to earn $1 million in bounty awards. "334 days ago we announced Cosmin as the 7th hacker to reach $1 million dollars in earnings. Today, we celebrate his achievement to be the FIRST to reach $2 million," HackerOne said in a tweet last week.
41% small businesses find it impossible to file ITR by Dec 31: Survey
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The survey showed that 30 per cent of the respondents already filed their returns while around 18 per cent have not filed yet and will comfortably do before the deadline, while 11 per cent believed that it will take significant effort doing it before the month-end.
Here are top 5 latest game for Sony PlayStation 5
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The PlayStation 5 is yet to be released in India. Sony has been very discreet about the release of PS5 in the country but those who are the lucky ones can play these games to elevate their experience, according to ti the Verge.
New PS5, Xbox drive record $6.9 billion sales for video games in November
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The momentum was achieved with a record $1.4 billion spent on new hardware (up 58 per cent from last year) mostly spent on Sony PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X and S. The strong month brought year-to-date hardware sales just short of $4 billion, up 34 per cent from this point last year.
MediaTek becomes largest smartphone chipset vendor in Q3
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Meanwhile, Qualcomm was the biggest 5G chipset vendor globally in the third quarter, according to Counterpoint Research. "MediaTek's strong market share gain in Q3 2020 happened due to three reasons — strong performance in the mid-end smartphone price segment ($100-$250) and emerging markets like LATAM and MEA, the US ban on Huawei and finally wins in leading OEMs like Samsung, Xiaomi and Honor," said Research Director Dale Gai.
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