Apple is overhauling how it tests software after a swarm of bugs marred the latest iPhone and iPad operating systems, according to people familiar with the shift. Software chief Craig Federighi and lieutenants including Stacey Lysik announced the changes at a recent internal “kickoff” meeting with the company’s software developers. The new approach calls for
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Amazon India has kicked off Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale today to offer up to 60 percent discount on international brands. To highlight some of the tempting deals, the online marketplace has created a dedicated site that highlights the discounted prices of Bluetooth headphones, wireless speakers, tablets, robotic vacuum cleaners, and smartwatches. Amazon is
Dell Technologies beat Wall Street profit estimates on Thursday, helped by higher demand for desktops, as well as a focus on more profitable contracts within its server unit in China, sending the company’s shares up 9 percent in extended trading. The PC maker is seeing declining demand across industries in China amid an escalating Sino-US trade war, but
Welcoming the Narendra Modi cabinet’s decision to ease the 30 percent local sourcing norm in single-brand retail (SBRT), Apple on Thursday said it looks forward to welcoming customers at its first branded retail store in India soon. In a statement shared with IANS, the Cupertino-based iPhone maker said it appreciates the support and hard work
Microsoft has sent out invites for a press event in October where the company is expected to be talking about its next Surface-branded devices. The event will take place on October 2 in the New York City, the same day when Microsoft unveiled the current crop of Surface devices last year. This year’s event may
Apple has finally fixed an “unpatched” bug in the latest iOS update that had left its most up-to-date iPhones vulnerable to hacking risk. The new update “iOS 12.4.1” introduces a fix for vulnerability in which, according to Apple, “a malicious application may be able to execute arbitrary code with system privileges”. “We would like to
The Type-C port has been around for a while now, and most, if not all, Android flagship smartphones these days sport the modern USB port. In the last few months, we’ve seen it trickle down the price points, and it’s no longer uncommon to see phones under Rs. 15,000 ship with a Type-C port. However,
HP said on Thursday Chief Executive Officer Dion Weisler is stepping down after nearly four years in the role, and forecast fourth-quarter profit below Wall Street estimates, sending its shares down 6 percent in late trade. The company said Weisler, 52, is leaving the role to attend to a family health matter. Enrique Lores, a 30-year veteran
LG has now launched three new Gram laptops in India, running Windows 10 Home. The new additions include LG Gram 17, LG Gram 15, and LG Gram 14 laptops, and they will go on sale on Amazon India from next week. LG Gram 17-inch variant is awarded to be the world’s lightest laptop in its
Chinese technology giant Huawei on Friday launched what it is calling world’s most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) processor — the Ascend 910 — along with an all-scenario AI computing framework called MindSpore. The Ascend 910 is a new AI processor that belongs to the company’s series of Ascend-Max chipsets. The telecom giant had announced that
Android Q is now Android 10. Breaking the 10-year history of naming Android releases after desserts, Google on Thursday announced it had officially named the next version as just Android 10. In the official blog, Google noted that it is changing the way it names the Android releases to make it clear and relatable for
The latest preview build of Windows 10, available to Windows Insider beta testers on the fast update ring, shows off some improvements that could make life better for early adopters and help Microsoft track bugs with each update it releases. Build 18965 is part of what will become the final Windows 10 20H1 release, set to
Apple is readying a clutch of new hardware for the coming weeks and months, including “Pro” iPhones, upgrades to iPads and its largest laptop in years. The Cupertino, California-based technology giant is planning to announce three new iPhones at an event next month, according to people familiar with the situation. The handsets will likely go on
Just weeks after unveiling the first models in its 10th Gen Core CPU lineup, Intel has now announced another series based on a different architecture, but targeted at the same segment. The ‘Ice Lake’ family of chips announced on August 1 are based on Intel’s next-gen ‘Ice Lake’ architecture and are the company’s first mass-market
Western Digital has expanded its WD Black product line to encompass a variety of gaming-related storage devices including external desktop and portable hard drives and a new portable SSD. The hard drives will also be available in variants marketed especially for Xbox One users, which will come with limited-time Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscriptions. The
Microsoft’s Surface devices have been hit by a severe CPU throttling issue, causing the processor to throttle down to just 400MHz. Additionally, some users are reporting Wi-Fi connectivity issues, specifically while trying to connect with a 5GHz network, after downloading new firmware updates that were reportedly released earlier this month. Microsoft has been made aware
Google is rolling out a major Chrome OS update – Chrome OS 76 – for the month of August, complete with new features like improved media playback, an updated camera app for the Pixelbook and more. For media controls, one can now open system menu and see all of the tabs or apps on Chromebook
The guest Wi-Fi at your home is prone to hacking owing to inadequate in-built security, say researchers. Most routers sold today offer consumers two or more network options – one for the family which may connect all the sensitive smart devices and computers and the other for visitors or less sensitive data. A study by
Today’s premium ultraportable laptops don’t have to cut too many corners in order to be super thin and super light. Recent generations of low-power processors don’t require a lot of cooling, and more efficient hardware and software allows for decent battery life even with physically smaller batteries. The relatively tiny USB Type-C Port has also
Adobe has released its August 2019 security patch and it addresses a total of 119 flaws in several of its products. This includes fixes in Premiere Pro, Creative Cloud, Prelude, Acrobat and Reader, Effects, Character Animator, Experience Manager, and Photoshop products. Most of the vulnerabilities included in the latest fix were affecting Acrobat and Reader
Recording a strong 49.2 percent year-on-year (YOY) growth, the traditional PC market in India (desktop, notebook and workstation) shipped 3.4 million units in the second quarter (Q2) of 2019, the International Data Corporation (IDC) said on Wednesday. However, the consumer PC market declined by 14 percent (YoY) as the expected revival post-elections remained subpar and
Security vendor Bitdefender has disclosed details of a new speculative execution security vulnerability in Intel CPUs dating back to 2012, which could be used to steal sensitive information including passwords from a computer. The newly discovered issue, named SWAPGS, could also negate all the patches so far released for the infamous Spectre and Meltdown flaws.
Apple could bring a multiple camera array on the back of its upcoming lineup of iPad Pro models, reports suggest. While the next iPad Pro could come with three rear cameras, the regular 10.2-inch iPad might come with a dual-camera system, The Verge reported on Saturday, citing Japanese blog Macotakara. Even though Apple has updated
Samsung Galaxy Book S, an new ultra-thin and lightweight always-on connected laptop, is now official and it draws power from the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx processor. The Galaxy Book S features a premium metallic build and is claimed to deliver an impressive battery life of 23 hours, thanks to hardware-level performance optimisations that are claimed to
HP on Friday introduced a new Chromebook model in India at a starting price of Rs. 44,990. Called the HP Chromebook x360, the Chrome OS laptop comes with Android app support via the Google Play Store. The laptop will be available to purchase through HP World Stores in 28 cities in India, the HP Online
Huawei on Friday offered the first look at its upcoming EMUI 10 experience that will be preloaded on the company’s next generation of smartphones. The company revealed that the next-generation Mate phones will be first to get the stable version of EMUI 10. Huawei also announced that the beta version of EMUI 10 will be
Flipkart’s National Shopping Days sale has entered its final day today. The sale kicked off earlier this week to take on Amazon’s Freedom Sale while celebrating the upcoming Independence Day. With less than 12 hours left for the sale to end, there are still quite a handful of deals you can grab at the last
Chinese telecom giant Huawei unveiled its own operating system on Friday, as it faces the threat of losing access to Android systems amid escalating US-China trade tensions. Richard Yu, the head of Huawei’s consumer business, told a press conference in the southern city of Dongguan that the new system, called HarmonyOS or HongMeng in Chinese,
Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) on Wednesday released the second generation of its processor chip for data centres and said that it had landed Alphabet’s Google and Twitter as customers. AMD competes against Intel to supply chips for data centres that power internet-based services. Both firms have come to rely on data centre chips for growth
Samsung has launched the new Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2019) tablet in India. The tablet comes with dual speakers, massive battery, and a metal body. It comes in two variants – LTE and Wi-Fi + LTE – and the Wi-Fi only variant of the slate is now listed for pre-order via Flipkart and Samsung’s official