At an event in New York yesterday, Sony announced a follow-up to its 2017 A7R III full-frame mirrorless camera. Simply called the, the A7R IV, the new camera boasts of some big upgrades over the previous model, which was already feature-packed to begin with. The ‘R’ moniker in the A7 series stands for resolution and
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At last year’s WWDC, Apple announced that macOS Mojave will be the last version of macOS to run 32-bit apps. With public beta of the next major version of macOS — macOS Catalina — now here, it’s no surprise then that Catalina has dropped support for 32-bit apps. While most popular apps will remain unaffected by the
Chipmaker SK Hynix warned on Thursday of a supply disruption due to an escalating trade dispute between South Korea and Japan, and said it would cut investment and production to support a nascent recovery in chip demand. The global memory chip market is bottoming out after more than a year of steep price falls, and hopes
US President Donald Trump threatened to tax French wines on Friday in retaliation for France’s recent proposal to levy a tax aimed at big US technology companies. Trump had told French President Emmanuel Macron last week that he was concerned about the proposed digital services tax. “If anybody taxes them, it should be their home
Advertisement TikTok is currently one of the world’s most popular apps. It’s filled with videos of people dancing, lip-syncing, performing stunts, and acting out comedic skits. After scrolling through just a few videos, you won’t want to stop. Whether you’re just a viewer or someone who’s planning to post videos yourself, you’ll need to know
Apple is on the verge of solving the most annoying problem with its MacBook models. The controversial butterfly keyboard could be on its way out. Earlier this month, well-known supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported that Apple will ditch its butterfly keyboard for the scissor switch-based keyboard. The new keyboard is expected to be more
Samsung Galaxy Note 10 launch is a few days away from now. But ahead of the formal debut, the South Korean giant has kicked off the Galaxy Note 10 reservations in the US. The company is also offering customers with a trade-in offer that is reportedly designed to offer as much as $600 (roughly Rs.
The promise of 5G is staggering. With its ultra-high bandwidth and low latency, it has the potential to alter how consumers interact with technology. However, questions remain around its deployment, use cases, and marketing. We’re excited to have Verizon CEO Hans Vestberg sit down for a fireside chat at Disrupt SF to talk about the
Microsoft has announced that it is slowing down the pace at which it releases major new versions of Windows 10. The twice-yearly Windows 10 updates, which have until now introduced significant new features but have also caused some backlash for being disruptive, will turn into alternate major and minor releases. The company is also changing how
Spend some time on the internet, and you’ll probably come across a jokester telling you to delete the Windows System32 folder on your computer. But what is this mysterious Windows folder, and why would someone tell you to delete it? And what would happen if you actually deleted System32? Here are the facts. What Is
E-commerce platform Paytm Mall has announced a partnership with Apple to sell its latest products like iPhone and iPad models in India. Apple products listed on Paytm Mall would have an authorised tag, which is given only to brand authorised sellers. The iPhone maker would promote Paytm Mall on its website, mentioning it as an
Corsair, one of the best known PC hardware manufacturers in the world, has bought Origin PC, a US-based boutique pre-built computer firm. Origin PC specialises in gaming and workstation class PCs, and targets enthusiasts who don’t want to assemble their own computers. The firm, based in Florida, is known for its hand-built customisable PCs as
Samsung Galaxy A50 has started receiving a new software update that brings the July 2019 Android security patch. The latest update also adds improvements to the camera and Wi-Fi connectivity of the smartphone. Last month, Samsung provided a software update to the Galaxy A50 that brought the June security patch as well as a preloaded
Sonos and Ikea’s Symfonisk collaboration took a lot of people by surprise when it was announced earlier this year, but the match up is less unlikely than it might appear at first glance. Ikea’s entire mission has been delivering practical, quality design concepts at price points that are more broadly accessible – and that’s exactly
Netflix wanted to upheave India’s internet ecosystem. Market reality in the country left it with little choice but to adapt like most other Silicon Valley company. Manish Singh 7 hours At a conference in New Delhi early last year, Netflix CEO Reed Hastings was confronted with a question that his company has been asked many
You’ve noticed the retro gaming explosion—but what’s it all about? Why are retro consoles being re-released, often in smaller form factors? Retro t-shirts, games, collections for Xbox One and PS4, even the new on-demand retro gaming service Antstream… retro gaming is everywhere. In this week’s special show, Christian Cawley and Ben Stegner compare their own
Flipkart is hosting The Grand Gadget Sale from today. The sale will end on July 27 and categories like laptops, audio, gaming, cameras, smart home products, wearables, mobile accessories, power banks, data storage, tablets, computer peripherals, laptop accessories, and more are listed with deals and discounts. The e-commerce site has listed laptops with minimum 25
PUBG Mobile Lite is now available in India. Less than a month after PUBG Lite for PC beta version was launched for the Indian users, Tencent Games has released the lite version of its PUBG Mobile in the country. The India launch of the game comes almost a year after PUBG Mobile Lite made its
Redmi K20 Pro, Redmi K20, Redmi 7A, Realme X, and Realme 3i are set to go on sale in India today simultaneously for the first time. Flipkart will host its Super Flash Sunday sale to bring all these five phones for purchase in the country. Being a part of the flash sale, it is safe
Reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo from TF International Securities has released a new report, as Apple Insider spotted. I’ve read the report and it focuses specifically on keyboard suppliers that would potentially work with Apple . And the company should potentially replace the unreliable butterfly mechanism with a new scissor mechanism. The first laptop that should receive
Google parent Alphabet’s stock price leapt Thursday after reporting stronger-than-expected results in a quarterly update coming amid growing scrutiny of technology firms by antitrust regulators. The Internet giant said profits tripled in the second quarter from a year earlier to $9.9 billion (roughly Rs. 68,400 crores) while revenues increased 19 percent to $38.9 billion (roughly
When it was unveiled on stage, the Galaxy Fold was heralded as the next big thing. Samsung seeded units to reviews and prepared for launch. And then a funny thing happened on the way to a smartphone paradigm shift: it started breaking. Multiple review units were sent back to Samsung with busted screens. It was
Access to the internet plays an important role in our daily lives. So much so, that more people are beginning to see access to reliable, sufficiently fast internet as a human right. But why is internet access being promoted as a human right? And what happens when we don’t have the ability to connect? Here’s
Most people who get into fitness feel the need to buy a fitness wearable at some point. This may seem to be a pretty simple decision, but this product category is very confusing for multiple reasons. For starters, there’s no clear demarcation between different types of devices in this category. For instance, there are some
FIFA 20 retail pre-orders are now live in India via GamesTheShop, after going up for pre-orders globally last month. The latest instalment in the longstanding FIFA franchise by EA Sports, FIFA 2020 brings Football Intelligence that’s claimed to be a “complete gameplay rethink.” Also new is the Authentic Game Flow system, Decisive Moments, and a
Tech giant Microsoft has released a beta version of the updated Cortana app for Windows 10. The new experience features a brand-new chat-based UI that is aimed at giving the user the ability to type or speak natural language queries. The company is testing a new chat-based UI for Cortana on Windows 10 PCs. The
Thinking about what to do this weekend? Think no more. Doom, Doom II, and Doom 3 have all just appeared on the Switch, Xbox One, and PS4, giving you no excuse not to play these classics. All the time. Over and over. Rip and tear! The announcement was made at QuakeCon 2019, the annual gathering
German luxury camera-maker Leica this week launched its new camera – the V-Lux 5- with an OLED electronic viewfinder and a fully touchscreen rear panel for Rs. 98,000 in India. To recall, the Leica V-Lux 5 was launched globally earlier this month. In combination with the camera’s 20-megapixel, 1-inch sensor, the 9.1-146 mm lens of
WhatsApp Status lets you share photos and videos with people who use the messaging service that’s become a ubiquitous social media platform in India. WhatsApp used to be an app where you could just chat with people but a couple of years ago, it added a feature called WhatsApp Status. This is pretty similar to
Xiaomi is set to conclude its fifth edition of Mi Anniversary Sale later today. The three-day Mi sale that is hosted on Mi.com, online platform partners including Amazon and Flipkart, Mi Home stores, Mi Stores, and partner offline stores was started on Tuesday to offer deals, discounts, and offers on various Mi and Redmi smartphones