Due to the rapid spread of Corona again in China during the last few weeks, there may be a labor shortage in many industries. This is also likely to affect the launch of new PCs and laptops. In China, the government had given some relaxation in the restrictions related to Corona. Since then the number of people infected with this virus is increasing. The problems of suppliers of companies manufacturing personal computers and laptops in China have also increased due to Corona. Many workers of some of these firms have been infected with the virus and due to this production has had to be temporarily stopped. This will cause delays in shipments, which will impact the availability of products like new laptops. Contract manufacturing firms like Compal, Inventec, Quanta and Wistron have not yet faced shortages of components or workers. Due to the inventory already available with them and the demand not being expected to be very high in the first quarter, they have not asked their suppliers to increase production. However, big companies manufacturing personal computers may face difficulties and this is likely to impact the supply of PCs. The situation in China is worsening due to increasing Corona cases. A large number of people are getting infected by the new variant of this epidemic called BF.7. The reports coming from China have shocked the whole world. The videos coming from Chinese hospitals are scary. One such video has been shared on social media, in which it can be seen that a doctor became so tired due to the workload that he collapsed on his chair. This video has been shared by ‘The Telegraph’. It can be seen that a doctor is looking at the patients present in the hospital. After this he suddenly falls on his chair and other doctors come to help him. This indicates that China’s hospitals are full of patients and the systems there have completely collapsed. Experts say that 60 percent of China’s population may get infected with Corona in the next 90 days.
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Xiaomi launches 2-in-1 laptop with Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2
Chinese company Xiaomi has launched Mi Notebook 12.4 2-in-1 laptop. This is the Chinese variant of Xiaomi Book S 12.4 launched last year. It has Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen 2 processor. The company has made it available on pre-order in its domestic market China. Specifications of Xiaomi Notebook 12.4 It has a 7W TDP chipset, with a maximum clock speed of 3.15MHz, 8 cores + 8 threads. It has 256 GB storage and 8 GB RAM. It also has a built-in micro SD card port that allows expanding the memory up to 512 GB. It features a 12.4-inch IPS LCD panel that offers a resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 pixels, 16:10 aspect ratio, and a peak brightness of 500 nits. It has been provided with Corning Glass 5 for protection. Its 5 megapixel camera sensor can be used for selfie and video calls. It also has a 13-megapixel camera sensor on the back. This laptop comes pre-installed with an ARM-based version of Windows 11. It has a USB Type-C port, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.1 for connectivity. Its 4,920 mAh battery supports 65 W fast charging. Last year there was a decline of 16 percent in the global market of personal computers (PC). Recession, increase in energy costs and high interest rates are the major reasons behind this. Last year, total shipments in this market were 28.51 crore units. Total shipments of desktops and notebooks were down 29 percent in the fourth quarter to about 65.4 million units. Lenovo holds the first position in the global PC market. After this there are HP, Dell, Apple and Asus. PC sales worldwide increased rapidly during the pandemic about two years ago. However, PC shipments last year have been higher than the period before Corona. The report of market research firm Canalys states that last year, notebook shipments declined by about 19 percent to 22.38 crore units. There was a huge decline of 30 percent in the fourth quarter and its shipments stood at around 5.14 crore units. In terms of market share, Lenovo maintained its first position in the fourth quarter and the full year. The company’s shipments were approximately 1.55 crore units. Last year the market share of this Chinese company was 23.9 percent.