Category: Technology

  • Apple reduces the price of MacBook Air M2 13-inch in India, MacBook Air M2 15-inch launched

    Apple, the maker of iPhone and other devices popular across the world, has reduced the price of its MacBook Air M2 13 inch in India. The company launched MacBook Air M2 on Tuesday for Rs 1,34,900. Last year, Apple launched the lightweight, compact laptop MacBook Air M2 13-inch with its M2 chipset. The price of the company’s MacBook Air M2 13 inch starts from Rs 1,19,900. Its 256 GB variant can be purchased after discount for Rs 1,14,900 and the 512 GB variant can be purchased for Rs 1,44,900. Both versions of MacBook Air M2 are available through the company’s website in India. Specifications of MacBook Air M2 It has a 13.6 inch Liquid Retina display with very slim bezels. Apple’s M2 chipset has been used in it. It was launched with macOS Monterey out-of-the-box but with the upgrade to macOS Ventura, its performance is claimed to be better than before. It supports up to 2 TB SSD storage. Its webcam is 1,080p (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) and with four speakers. It supports Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos. It has a force touch trackpad with magic keyboard. This laptop has USB Type-C/Thunderbolt 4 ports and 3.5 mm headphone jack as connectivity options. A 67 W USB Type-C power adapter is available with it. Its battery lasts for about 18 hours. India is an important market for the company. The company’s sales have reached a high level in the country. Apart from this, Apple has also made preparations to increase the production of iPhone in India. Apple started its online store about three years ago in the world’s second largest smartphone market. Recently Apple has also opened two retail stores in India. In the last financial year, exports of mobile phones from the country increased to $ 11.12 billion (about Rs 90,000 crore). Apple’s share in this export is almost half. Apple has also made preparations to increase the production of iPhone in the country.
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  • Amazon Fall 2023 Launch Event: Amazon brings many products including new Fire TV Stick, Soundbar, know the price

    Amazon Fall 2023 Launch Event: Amazon has introduced its popular devices in a new form. At the September hardware launch event, the company announced new Echo and Fire TV devices. It was also told how Generative AI is being used in Amazon Alexa. According to the company, thanks to Generative AI, Alexa is ready to become a more powerful and conversational virtual assistant than ever before. Customers will be able to preview new generative AI features. These features will work on all Echo devices present in the market. Let us know the important things about the hardware launch event held on Wednesday.

    Echo Show 8 smart display launch event started with the launch of a new Echo Show 8 smart display. It is equipped with spatial audio support and smart home hub functionality. It can understand the acoustics of a room and adjust the sound accordingly. It has a new proximity sensor and front facing camera. A physical button to turn off the microphone has also been added to the new Echo Show 8. Its pre-orders have started in America. The price is $149 (approximately Rs 12,377). Amazon Alexa now has the power of Generative AI. Amazon Alexa now has the power of Generative AI. This feature will come in all eco-enabled devices. The company says that its generative AI model has been designed and optimized for voice. With its help, people will be able to control their smart home products in a better way. They will get real time information. Because of this the conversational experience will also be better. To enable third party developers to connect their LLM with Alexa, the company will open its API. Based on user interactions, Alexa will also send them personal reminders. Thanks to AI generative, Alexa will be able to answer many questions on one command. American customers will soon get to experience the preview of AI Generative for free. The company has not said anything about its availability in other countries. New Fire TV Stick models, Fire TV Soundbar At the launch event, the company launched the next gen Fire TV Stick models. These include Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick 4K Max. Fire TV Soundbar was also introduced. The processor in the new Fire TV Stick has been upgraded. It is claimed that they perform faster than the previous model. Fire TV Stick 4K supports Dolby Vision, Wi-Fi 6, HDR10, and HDR10 Plus. Whereas, Fire TV Stick 4K Max has 16GB storage and Wi-Fi 6E support. Fire TV Stick 4K Max is Amazon’s first streaming media player, which will give an opportunity to experience Fire TV ambient. The Fire TV Stick 4K is priced at $49.99 (roughly Rs. 4,152) and the Fire TV Stick 4K Max is priced at $59.99 (roughly Rs. 4,984). The company also introduced new Fire TV soundbars. It supports Bluetooth connectivity. Its price in America is $ 119.99 (approximately Rs 9,970). The company said that its generative AI is also coming to Fire TV. The company also launched new Amazon Echo Frames at the event. It is claimed that they offer 6 hours of battery life. Its price starts from $269.99 (approximately Rs 22,434).

  • Pakistani hackers are targeting Indian Android users through these apps and tools!

    A cyber security firm has detected a group of hackers named “Transparent Tribe” that have used fake apps impersonating YouTube to spread a mobile remote access trojan (RAT) named CapraRAT. This group of hackers is said to be linked to Pakistan. It is said that this group especially targets those Indian users who are active in human rights related issues in Kashmir and Pakistan. According to the report of cyber security firm Sentinelone, CapraRAT was specially developed for monitoring Is used. Transparent Tribe used a remote access trojan called CapraRAT to target Android users and embedded it in three apps that appear to be similar to YouTube. CapraRAT is a very aggressive tool, which gives attackers the opportunity to gain remote access to infected Android devices and through this the data of those devices is also at risk. This is the reason why this hacking group has attacked both India and Pakistan many times in the past. Has been in the news for targeting military and diplomatic personnel in the countries. CapraRAT is basically an Android framework, which hides RAT features within another app. This means that these dangerous apps will not be found on the Google Play Store. The report further suggests that Transparent Tribe hackers spread these Android apps through their websites and use social engineering techniques to trick users into installing them. These are fake Apk files, which users mistakenly install as original apps. The most recent batch of Android package files identified by SentinelOne are related to YouTube. These apps pretend to be YouTube apps. The root names of three of these apps are “com.Base.media.service”, “com.moves.media.tubes” and “com.videos.watchs.share”. Hackers use these tricks to gain access to an Android device and According to the report, the device was able to gain access to the device’s microphone, front and rear cameras, capture SMS and MMS content, access call logs, capture screens, override system settings such as GPS and network, and delete files on the phone’s file system. Perform tasks like modifying.
  • OnePlus’s first foldable smartphone may be launched next month

    The first foldable smartphone of OnePlus, one of the big smartphone companies, may be launched soon. The company gave this information in an event on Wednesday. Although. The company has not revealed the launch date of OnePlus Open. It can be provided with octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC, 16 GB RAM and 256 GB storage. OnePlus has confirmed the soon launch of its first foldable smartphone at the TechCrunch Disrupt event held in California, USA. The company claims that it will change the concept of foldable smartphones. OnePlus said that information about this will soon be given on the company’s website and social media channels. However, the company has not confirmed that this foldable smartphone will be called OnePlus Open. Tipster Max Jambor has revealed in a post on X (earlier Twitter) that OnePlus Open will be launched on October 19. The design of this smartphone can be outward folding like Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 5, Pixel Fold and Vivo X Fold 2. It can be launched in China first. After this, it is likely to be introduced in other markets including India and America. Its price can be less than Rs 1,20,000. The design of the company’s foldable smartphone may be similar to Oppo Find N2. It can be made available in black and green colors. OnePlus Open can be brought with periscope lens and 3x optical zoom. It may have a 7.8 inch 2K AMOLED primary display and a 6.3 inch AMOLED cover screen. The refresh rate of both of them will be 120 Hz. In its rear, a 50-megapixel camera with optical image stabilization (OIS), a 48-megapixel sensor with ultra-wide lens and a 32-megapixel sensor with periscope lens can be provided. There may be a 32 megapixel camera in its front. Oppo Find N2 Flip was launched in the country in March this year. It has a 6.8 inch AMOLED display and 3.62 inch cover display. This smartphone has a 50 megapixel rear camera and 32 megapixel selfie camera.

  • Pikachu themed wireless mouse and mouse pad launched for Pokemon lovers, know the price

    Peripheral brand CHERRY has launched a special MW5180 Wireless Mouse and Pikachu Lightning Mouse Pad for Pokemon fans. CHEERY MW5180 Wireless Mouse can work on 2.4G or Bluetooth dual-mode. The mouse has been launched in more than one color option. Not only this, the mouse comes with a magnetic cover, in which the user can easily change the cover as per his choice. According to ITHome, CHERRY has launched a Pokemon themed wireless mouse and a lightning mouse pad in China. The price of wireless mouse is 179 yuan (about Rs 2,050). At the same time, the mouse pad has been launched in two sizes – standard and desk pad, which are priced at 99 yuan (about Rs 1,150) and 169 yuan (about Rs 1,950) respectively. The mouse comes with a variety of color options and replaceable magnetic covers. The wireless mouse comes in a crayon style theme, featuring Pikachu. Yellow, pink and white color options are available in it. CHEERY MW5180 mouse comes with the option to work on 2.4G and Bluetooth dual-mode. It includes a mute button and the original phase high-precision sensor. Its total length is 10 cm and its weight is 76 grams. Talking about the Pokemon themed mouse pad, Pikachu Lightning element has been included in it, in which a running Pikachu and blue lightning falling from above is shown. Is. According to the report, the patterned part is made of thermal sublimation transfer process, which does not fade over a long period of time. This mouse pad comes in two sizes – 480 x 400 mm XL and 900 x 400 mm Table Pad. Furthermore, the mouse pad has a cloth surface and comes with a slim design.

  • India-Canada Tension: Headphone company boAt shocks Canadian singer, withdraws sponsorship before India tour

    India-Canada Tension: Tension between India and Canada is at its peak. Relations have increased after a major allegation by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He had said on Monday that Indian agents may have a hand in the murder of Canadian citizen Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Hardeep Singh, whom Canada is claiming as its citizen, was a Khalistani terrorist for India. After this case, the impact has started being seen in many other areas also. Consumer electronics brand boAt has withdrawn its sponsorship from Canada-based Punjabi singer Shubh’s upcoming India tour. However, the reason for this is not a recent case. In a post shared on ‘X’, the company wrote that the sponsorship has been withdrawn due to some comments made earlier this year. boAt wrote- We are first and foremost a true Indian brand. When we came to know about the comments made by Shubh earlier this year, we decided to withdraw our sponsorship. This is not the first step taken for good. Recently, cricketer Virat Kohli had also unfollowed Shubh on Instagram. Shubh had posted a wrong map of India, after which Virat Kohli unfollowed him. Jammu and Kashmir was missing from the map shared by Shubh in his post. Shubh’s full name is Shubhneet Singh. His performance is to be held in Mumbai from 23rd to 25th September this month. Shubh’s performance is also to be held in cities like New Delhi, Bangalore. Boat has made this announcement at a time when the Canadian Prime Minister’s absurd allegations have increased the sourness in relations with India.

  • WhatsApp New Feature: 31 people will be able to make WhatsApp group call simultaneously!

    Instant messaging platform WhatsApp had recently increased the limit of 7 users to 15 for group calling. Now, the platform is increasing this limit and it has started with the beta version of the app. According to the latest report, the limit of maximum users for group calling on WhatsApp beta app has been increased to 31. Let us tell you that last year WhatsApp had announced that 32 participants will be able to participate in a group call. In this, initially a group call will be started with some users and after that users can be added to that call. According to the report of WABteaInfo, WhatsApp has given the option to start a group call with 31 users with some minor improvements in the call tab. Has gone. Available to Android beta testers, this feature can be accessed in update version 2.23.19.16. The report further suggests that WhatsApp has also added some minor changes to the calls tab. Now, call links are not mentioned in the calls tab. It only shows that it is possible to call one or more contacts. Additionally, the floating action button has been updated with a plus (+) icon. As we mentioned, the participant limit for group calling was increased to 15 users in WhatsApp version 2.23.15.14 in July this year. . Earlier, users had to start a call with a limited number of people and add other users later, but after the last update, users could make a group call with up to 15 contacts simultaneously. Apart from this, let us tell you that recently Meta had added a new feature on WhatsApp, after which users can share photos in HD quality. The feature was released for both Android and iOS users. In this, users have to select the ‘HD’ option every time before sharing a photo, after which the photo is shared in high quality.

  • Redmi Note 13 Pro will have 200 megapixel primary camera, launch on September 21

    Chinese smartphone maker Redmi’s Note 13 series will be launched on September 21. This may include Redmi Note 13, Redmi Note 13 Pro and Redmi Note 13 Pro+. A 200-megapixel primary camera will be provided in Redmi Note 13 Pro+ of this sub-brand of Chinese consumer electronics company Xiaomi. The company has shared camera samples of this smartphone on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo. Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 SoC will be provided as processor in it. This mid-range chipset of Qualcomm is based on 4 nm process. It has an eight-core CPU based on four performance cores and four efficiency units of 1.95 GHz. Redmi Note 13 Pro+ will have MediaTek’s 4 nm Dimensity 7200 Ultra SoC. The Redmi Note 13 series will have IP68 rating for water and dust resistance. Redmi Note 13 Pro and Redmi Note 13 Pro+ will have 200-megapixel Samsung ISOCELL HP3 Discovery Edition camera with optical image stabilization (OIS). The camera samples of Redmi Note 13 Pro+ show improvements from the new image sensor. Four different filters Forest Green, Negative, Vivid and Warm Green will be provided in its camera unit. Recently Redmi has launched the tablet Pad SE in Europe. It has Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 Mobile Platform SoC. It is available in three storage and color options. Its 8,000 mAh battery supports 10 W wired charging. Its design is similar to Redmi Note 12 series. Its 4 GB + 128 GB variant is priced at 199 Euro (approximately Rs 18,000), 6 GB + 128 GB is priced at 229 Euro (approximately Rs 20,800) and 8 GB + 128 GB variant is priced at 249 Euro (approximately Rs 22,600). It will be made available in graphite grey, lavender purple and mint green colours. It sports an 11-inch full HD+ (1900 x 1200 pixels) LCD display with a refresh rate of 90 Hz and a peak brightness of 400 nits. Redmi Pad SE has an 8-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel sensor on the front. Its 8,000 mAh battery supports 10 W wired charging. It has a 3.5 mm audio jack. For a better audio experience, it has quad speakers with support for Dolby Atmos and Hi-Res.
  • MacBook Air and iPad Pro become cheaper by up to Rs 25,000 in Apple’s sale for students

    American devices and tech company Apple has offered huge discounts on many of its products for university students in India. In the company’s ‘Back to University’ campaign, huge discounts are being given on MacBook, iPad and desktop computers. In this sale, iPad Pro 11 inch, iPad Pro 12.9 inch and iMac 24 inch can be purchased at discounted rates. Along with this, the company is also offering free AirPods with some selected products. Students are also being given a 20 percent discount on AppleCare+ plan. These offers are available on both online and offline stores. In Apple’s Back to University Sale, students as well as teachers and staff can buy the company’s products at discounted prices. This sale will run from June 22 to October 2. According to the information given on the company’s website, iPad Pro 11 inch can be purchased in the sale at a starting price of Rs 76,900 instead of the original price of Rs 96,900. The price of iPad Pro 12.9 inch has reduced from Rs 1,12,900 to Rs 1,02,900 in the sale. The price of iPad Air starts from Rs 54,900 in the sale. Its actual price is Rs 59,900. The company is giving Apple Pencil (second generation) free with these models of iPad. MacBook Air 13 inch is available in sale at a starting price of Rs 89,900. Its launch price was Rs 99,900. The price of MacBook Air 13 inch is starting from Rs 1,04,900 in the sale. Its actual price is Rs 1,29,900. The starting price of MacBook Air 15 inch is Rs 1,24,900, while its actual price is Rs 1,34,900. The company is selling MacBook Pro in this sale for Rs 1,19,900 instead of Rs 1,29,900. MacBook Pro 14 can be purchased for Rs 1,84,900 instead of the price of Rs 1,99,900. Its 16-inch model is available for Rs 2,29,900, whose actual price is Rs 2,49,900. The company has also offered free AirPods to customers purchasing MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and iMac 24.
  • Mahindra’s Scorpio-N becomes costlier, know the new price

    Mahindra and Mahindra, one of the big automobile companies, has once again increased the price of its SUV Scorpio-N. This is the third time this year that its price has increased. Scorpio is the best selling model for the company. Its starting price has been increased by Rs 21,000. The price of its entry level manual transmission Z2 petrol variant has increased to Rs 13.26 lakh (ex-showroom). The Scorpio-N is made available in five variants – Z2, Z4, Z6, Z8 and Z8L. All these variants are available in both petrol and diesel options. The price of its entry level manual transmission diesel variant Z2 will be Rs 13.76 lakh. The price of its top diesel variant Z8L 4WD with automatic transition has increased by Rs 2,000 to Rs 24.53 lakh. The six-seater top petrol variant of Scorpio-N, Z8L with automatic transmission, can be purchased for Rs 21.78 lakh. This SUV is available in 2.0 liter turbocharged petrol engine and 2.2 liter diesel engine options. Its petrol engine generates maximum power of 197 bhp and peak torque of 380 Nm. Recently, the company had offered a huge discount of Rs 1.25 lakh on its electric SUV XUV400. Earlier this year the company launched XUV400. Its range on a single charge is a little more than 450 kilometers. This discount will be available till the end of September. The XUV400 competes with MG’s ZS EV and Tata Motors’ Nexon EV. This is the second time in two months that Mahindra is offering discounts on its only electric vehicle. This is a cash discount and does not include any other benefits. However, there is no discount on its variants with Electronic Stability Control (ESC). The XUV400 has two variants – EC and EL. The company may launch a new version of it soon. XUV400 can be bought for less than Rs 15 lakh with this discount in September. Last month the company updated XUV400 with new features. It will have features like electronic stability program, tire pressure monitoring, cruise control and fog lamps.