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AMD has unveiled a raft of new products including desktop Ryzen 5000 series APUs with integrated graphics, Radeon RX6000M GPUs for high-end mobile gaming, the new vendor-agnostic FidelityFX upscaling tech, and an AMD Advantage laptop design initiative. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3fDIMGN

Users on Reddit are complaining about this new prompt showing up on their Windows 10 systems sporadically. These notifications recommend Microsoft Bing to be the default search engine and Microsoft Edge to be the default browser. They show up if these two aren’t already set as default apps. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2Tkjpkv

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told a virtual session of the Computex trade show in Taipei on Monday that it could take several years for a global shortage of semiconductors to be resolved, a problem that has shuttered some auto production lines and is also being felt in other areas, including consumer electronics. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3wNrQTM

The Intel 5G Solution 5000 will enable laptop OEMs to bring 5G-enabled laptops to market this year, and new faster Tiger Lake 11th Gen CPUs will help users get a bit more performance. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3uBYjuQ

Acer Chromebook models and Acer Aspire Vero notebook have been launched and they come with the latest 11th-Gen Intel Core processors. They run on Chrome OS and offer impressive battery life. Acer Chromebook 317 (CB317-1H) can last up to 10 hours on a single charge, according to the company. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3fqJ2sD

Acer Predator Orion 3000 and Acer Nitro 50 gaming desktop PC lineups with latest generation of Intel and AMD processors have been launched. The company has also launched three gaming monitors that include a 42.5-inch model. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2RJlTZx

Acer has launched new laptop models and updated its current lineup with the latest 11th-Gen Intel Core H-series processors and the latest Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs. The ConceptD Creator notebook series has been updated to now include a 16-inch display with a 16:10 aspect ratio. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3uuzWiA

Dell and HP reported quarterly revenue that beat Wall Street estimates as customers continued to shop for PCs, even as pandemic-led restrictions eased in many parts of the world. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3uu6PMC

RedmiBook Pro 14 Ryzen Edition and RedmiBook Pro 15 Ryzen Edition have been launched by Xiaomi. The new laptops come with features such as DTS Audio and up to 90Hz refresh rate displays. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3fML6dm

 Lenovo posted a better-than-expected rise of 512 percent in fourth-quarter profit, as more consumers working and studying from home powered demand for the world's biggest maker of personal computers. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3urz7ak

Dell has introduced new laptops and desktop PCs in the Latitude, Precision, and Optiplex range in India. The new Dell Latitude 7320 Detachable is priced starting at Rs. 85,000 in India. Dell Latitude 7410 Chromebook is priced starting at Rs. 94,500 and the Dell Latitude 7420 starts at Rs. 90,000. The other three Dell Latitude laptops — Dell Latitude 9420, Dell Latit... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3vuWX6o

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End might be coming to PC, according to Sony’s investor day presentation. India is also named as one of the new target markets for PlayStation’s off-console expansion. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3bX4nHS

USB Type-C version 2.1 is in the works, with support for up to 240W power delivery. Specifications of the USB Type-C 2.1 have been released by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF). from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3p25sUk

During the Build 2021 keynote, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella teased the arrival of a big Windows OS update very soon. He didn’t detail the new features or design changes that are coming with the next update but said that it will be “one of the most significant updates to Windows of the past decade.” He promised that the update will “create more opportunity for e... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3oOzJpu

Valve is reportedly developing a Nintendo Switch-like portable PC that will be based on Linux. Mentions of a new device have been spotted in the code for the latest version of Steam beta. Valve co-founder and Managing Director Gabe Newell had also reportedly hinted at an upcoming console. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3umuoqG

Asus has launched the Asus ROG Flow X13, Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 SE, Asus ROG Zephyrus G15 (2021), and Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2021) gaming laptops in the Indian market. The Asus ROG Flow X13 has a 360-degree Ergolift hinge to place the laptop in different modes. The Asus ROG Zephyrus G15, on the other hand, has a 180-degree Ergolift hinge and the ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 ... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3fmLBfm

Arm has unveiled the Cortex-X2, its flagship offering that is meant for not just high-end smartphones but also laptops. The company has also brought its Cortex-A710 and Cortex-A510 CPUs under the v9 architecture, as well as introduced a new Mali GPU family that consists of Mali-G710, Mali-G610, Mali-G510, and Mali-G310. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2QSWD2t

Oracle launched a cloud computing service powered by data centre chips from Ampere Computing based on technology from Arm, the second major cloud company to offer an Arm-based service after Amazon Web Services. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3bTPo1y

Samung Smart Monitor lineup has added two new screen sizes. Samsung’s 24-inch Smart Monitor M5 features a full-HD (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) IPS display with 16:9 aspect ratio, 250 nits brightness, 178-degree viewing angle, 14ms response time, and HDR10 support. It is powered by the Tizen processor and has 60Hz screen refresh rate. The 43-inch 4K Samsung Smart Monitor M... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3bSktTn

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 with 11th-generation Intel Core and AMD Ryzen processor options has been launched in India. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2SnYTPJ

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7c Gen 2 compute platform was launched on Monday with an octa-core CPU and LTE support. Qualcomm says the new chipset delivers up to 10 percent higher system performance than competing platforms, and up to double the battery life of typical entry-level laptops. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3vgCUJ3

HP Victus 16 is priced aggressively starting at $799 (roughly Rs. 58,200). It is expected to be available sometime next month via HP.com and other retailers. Additionally, HP introduces a new Victus range for gaming PC lovers, enabling them to get good hardware at slightly lesser price than the Pavilion and Omen range from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3oyIl3s

Epic Games Store Mega Sale 2021 is live with discounts and coupons, allowing you to save on a selection of games. NBA 2K21 is available for free till May 27 and there will be a new mystery free game a week after. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3f6yAGr

Huawei MateBook 16 and Huawei Smart Screen SE TV set have been launched. Huawei Smart Screen SE is priced in China at CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 37,400) for the 55-inch model and CNY 4,299 (roughly Rs. 48,800) for the 65-inch model. The new Huawei MateBook 16 is priced starting at CNY 6,299 (roughly Rs.71,500). from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3oyBeYF

Windows 10X will not launch. Microsoft has confirmed that it will instead use its features in other Windows versions. The company shared the development in a blog post about Windows 10 21H1 features update. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3wiC1zy

The two-minute video was posted on Twitter by journalist Jon Erlichman. It shows a British man traveling on a train in Japan and his attempts to receive messages from his home over the telephone, using a large modem. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/33X07E0

Apple is preparing to release several new Mac laptops and desktops with faster processors, new designs and improved connectivity to external devices, accelerating the company’s effort to replace Intel chips and leapfrog rival PC makers. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3ykrRjP

US Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer unveiled revised bipartisan legislation late Tuesday to approve $52 billion (roughly Rs. 3,79,740 crores) to significantly boost US semiconductor chip production and research over five years. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2QvNLiZ

Apple is officially discontinuing the Space Gray hue for its Magic Keyboards, mice, trackpads, and other accessories. Interested customers can still pick up products in the colourway “while supplies last.” from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3ycuiop

Humble Heal: Covid-19 Bundle is the company’s attempt at raising money for charities to help countries like India and Brazil that are struggling to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The charities include GiveIndia, Direct Relief, Doctors Without Borders (MSF), and International Medical Corps (IMC). from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/33HJVpV

Apple and Microsoft are both looking to dominate the next big things in tech—from artificial intelligence and cloud computing to gaming, tablets, custom processors and mixed-reality headsets. Their rivalry doesn’t appear to cool down anytime soon. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3oinEZb

HP ZBook Studio G8, ZBook Power G8, and ZBook Fury G8 have been announced with Intel’s latest 11th Gen Core H-series processors. The ZBook Fury G8 can be equipped with Nvidia or AMD Radeon graphics. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3omNZFF

AI systems are now making decisions for us — and this means we need to make sure that biases are recognised and removed. Even things like social media moderation show how this can go wrong. How can we build trust in AI systems? IBM Research India, and AI expert Dr. Viveinne Ming helped explore the subject. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3uLMgfD

Lenovo Go Wireless Multi-Device Mouse is priced at $59.99 (roughly Rs. 4,400) and will also be available sometime next month. The company also teases the arrival of audio products, with the company hinting at a new pair of headphones on the company site. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3w6DwRu

According to Strategy Analytics, Lenovo was the largest global notebook PC shipments vendor with 16.3 million units shipped in Q1 2021 and a market share of 23.9 percent. The report says top vendors in the PC segments were Lenovo, HP, Dell, Apple, and Acer. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3odufV1

Multiple Wi-Fi vulnerabilities have been discovered that are claimed to affect all modern protocols and impact a range of devices going from smartphones and routers to computers and even small IoT devices. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3ol10zG

Dell Precision 3561, Precision 5560, Precision 5760, Precision 7560, and Precision 7760 laptop models have launched with Intel’s latest 11th Gen Core H-series or Intel Xeon W processors. The company has also introduced the new Alienware m15 R6 gaming laptop. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3ffEO5B

Dell XPS 15 and Dell XPS 17 laptop models have been refreshed with Intel 11th Gen Core H-Series processors and Nvidia GeForce RTX 30 series GPUs. They come with InfinityEdge displays and multiple resolution options. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2RQpHre

Apple, Microsoft, and Google are joining top chip-makers such as Intel to create a new lobbying group to press for government chip manufacturing subsidies in the US. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3hkVDPu

HTC Vive Pro 2 and HTC Vive Focus 3 VR headsets have been launched at ViveCon 2021. They bring upgraded specifications like 5K displays, up to 120Hz refresh rate, and up to 120-degree field-of-view. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/33y0Nzw

Lenovo Legion 7i, Legion 5i, and Legion 5i Pro gaming laptops have been announced with the latest 11th Gen Intel Core H-series mobile processors. The Lenovo announcement comes at the heel of Intel’s 11th Gen Tiger Lake-H processors for laptops and brings three updated laptops models, along with a new gaming monitor. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2SxcvYL

Acer updated its Predator Triton 300, Predator Helios 300, and Nitro 5 gaming laptops with the newly launched 11th-generation Intel Core H-series laptop processors. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3uEmoCh

Asus ROG Zephyrus S17 premium gaming laptop comes with a rising optical mechanical keyboard for better heat dissipation. The laptop is powered by an 11th-Gen Intel Core i9-11900H processor that is capable of using up to 90W of power in short bursts. In addition, there is an up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 GPU that reaches 140W with Dynamic Boost. There’s up to 16GB on... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/33BGT6y

The new Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 and GeForce RTX 3050 Ti promise ray tracing effects and DLSS AI-powered upscaling to improve performance drastically in the thin-and-light as well as entry-level gaming laptop segments. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3o51jyc

Intel's new Core i9, Core i7 and Core i5 laptop CPUs based on the 10nm Tiger Lake architecture are aimed at gamers and enthusiasts. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3tAvpuz

Windows 10X will reportedly not be shipped this year either, and it may as well ‘never arrive’. The report says that Windows 10X is on the back burner, and all the resources have been shifted to Windows 10 for now. Microsoft is working on a major overhaul for Windows 10 OS with its ambitious Sun Valley project. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3bfLeAx

Clipt app and Chrome extension creates a link between your devices to seamlessly connect your clipboard. Once installed you can copy text on one device and paste on another or use it to send files back and forth between as as many devices as you like. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3uyFee4

Honor Tab X7, Honor MagicBook X 14, and MagicBook X 15 have launched in China. The tablet comes with slim bezels on the sides but a relatively thick chin and forehead bezel. Honor Tab X7 is offered in a single configuration and just one colour. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3ha6ITa

India has held up approvals for import of Wi-Fi modules from China for months, driving companies such as US computer makers Dell and HP and China's Xiaomi, Oppo, Vivo, and Lenovo to delay product launches in a key growth market, two industry sources said. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3eorGMv

Windows 10 Project Sun Valley update may bring refreshed icons replacing Windows 95 era ones, including hibernation mode, globe, networking, floppy disks, with ones that are in line with Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Launcher. These newer options may be more colourful, modern, and presumably fall in line with the visual redesign planned for the fall update. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3xVCOYQ

HP EliteOne 800 G8 All-in-One (AIO) PC has been launched, and it will be available later this month. It is claimed to be the first HP that can filter over 350 million types of voices and noises, and world’s first commercial AIO with AI-based noise reduction. HP Inc also launched HP EliteDesk 800 G8 Desktop Mini Business PC, HP EliteDesk 800 G8 Small Form Factor Busi... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/33niPEp

IBM introduced what it says is the world's first 2nm chipmaking technology. The technology could be as much as 45 percent faster than the mainstream 7nm chips in many of today's laptops and phones. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3nU5pcx

If you have a compatible Lenovo laptop, just say, “Alexa, open Show Mode,” or click on the Show Mode button in the Alexa app on your laptop to get started. Amazon says the new Show Mode supports many Alexa features. You can ask for information on a wide range of topics like popular recipes, play games, set reminders, create to-do lists, ask Alexa to read your favo... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2SwEb03

Europe’s first 3D-printed concrete house and the world’s first commercial housing project in the city of Eindhoven has gotten its first tenants. With Project Milestone, the city of Eindhoven hopes to pave the way for wide-scale construction of 3D houses equipped with all modern comforts. The three-room single-floor house is spread over 1,000 square feet and has a ... from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3eXnKBl

Apple has again rolled out Safari 14.1 with two WebKit fixes for macOS Catalina and macOS Mojave users. After installing this update, the build number for Safari 14.1 is 15611.1.21.161.7 on macOS Catalina and 14611.1.21.161.7 on macOS Mojave. Apple had earlier rolled out Safari 14.1 on April 26, but pulled the update because it was breaking browsing. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/33li9PK

Google Chrome has enabled hardware-enforced stack protection technology that Microsoft first adopted for Windows 10. It works with machines running on Windows 20H1 (December Update) or later powered by processors that support Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) such as AMD Zen 3 Ryzen and 11th-generation Intel CPUs. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/2SsuiQZ

Chromebook shipments were the highest in Q1 2021 compared to the previous year. The segment saw 275 percent YoY growth with 12 million Chromebook models shipped in the quarter. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/33ghC1J

Dell has released a security patch for its firmware update driver module that carried five high-severity flaws. The driver module has been in use since at least 2009 and is available even on the latest Dell machines. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3h6YD1F

Asus VivoBook Pro 14 comes with the latest AMD Ryzen 5000 series CPU and has launched in China. It has an OLED display with 90Hz refresh rate, 600 nits peak brightness, 50Whr battery, and a Harman Kardon tuned speakers. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3ejj8GP

Apple has released iOS 14.5.1, iPadOS 14.5.1, macOS Big Sur 11.3.1, and watchOS 7.4.1 to fix two zero-day security flaws in WebKit. The company has also brought iOS 12.5.3 for its older iPhone and iPad devices with fixes for four WebKit-related security issues. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3b2MyH8

SSD maker Galax is warning users that mining cryptocurrencies such as Chia that requires excessive volume and writing speed will void warranty of its SSDs. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3ta64aA

Intel wants EUR 8 billion (roughly 71,250 crores) in public subsidies towards building a semiconductor factory in Europe, its CEO was cited as saying y, as the region seeks to reduce its reliance on imports amid a shortage of supplies. from Gadgets 360 https://ift.tt/3aPkZ3O