It was coming and we all knew that smartphone sales dropped significantly in the Q1 2020 and we all know it was due to the global pandemic. As Techcrunch points out, the Gartner’s latest report says the global smartphone market dipped by 20.2% versus the same time last year, and its major cause is obviously the COVID-19.
Almost all global smartphone makers saw a significant decrease in its sales except Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone giant, saw an surprising increase of 1.4% in its sales, thanks to its global sales and its strong presence in Asian countries.
While all the other top five smartphone manufacturers like Samsung saw double digit decrease in sales at 22.7%, while Huawei faced 27.3% loss in sales and Oppo saw 19.1% drop.
On the other hand, Apple declined saw only 8.2% decline in smartphone sales, thanks to the strong sales of its iPhones SE 2020. While other companies saw a combined 24.2% loss for Q1, 2020.
There are a lot of factors that brings such decline to the ever-growing smartphone market including no sales during lockdowns, supply chain disruptions, economic uncertainty, decrease in offline sales, transportation issues and lot more. At this stage of decline, analysts expect that the arrival of 5G might help the market to revive.
“If COVID-19 did not happen, the vendor would have likely seen its iPhone sales reached record level in the quarter. Supply chain disruptions and declining consumer spending put a halt to this positive trend in February,” Gartner’s Annette Zimmermann said in a release.
“Apple’s ability to serve clients via its online stores and its production returning to near normal levels at the end of March helped recover some of the early positive momenta.”
After such a decline in the global market, it will take some time to recover, might take the whole year to reform, but until the COVID-19 is eradicated, every market will have its effect. Even though online and retails sales have opened, people still will have issues economically as well as mentally, bigger investments will also come to halt until sales meet its demand.
Razer Blade 15 Studio Edition gets a healthy upgrade with the new 10th Gen Intel Comet Lake-H processors. In 2019, Razer launched their Blade 15 Advanced Model with 9th Gen Core processors and in 2020 the Advanced Model will feature 10th gen octa-core Core i7-10875H processor.
On the discrete GPU option, Razer now will give you the options of new GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q and the GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q or configure up to NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q GPU, here the variant we are talking about has a Quadro RTX GPU.
The new Razer Blade 15 Advanced model features an FHD 300 Hz IPS matte display or a 4K 60 Hz OLED glossy touchscreen display. The key differences between the old and new model include USB Type-C charging, a faster DDR4-2933 RAM, along with a larger Shift key.
For storage, you get 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe x4 SSD which is dependable up to 4 TB and up to 32 GB dual-channel DDR4-2933 RAM which again is expandable up to 64GB. Also, it features per-key mercury white colour RGB lighting and then there’s the 80 Wh battery as well. For connectivity, the laptop features the latest Intel AX201 Wi-Fi 6 along with a 720p IR webcam.
For ports, we have 3x USB 3.2 Type-A, 1x USB 3.2 Gen. 2 Type-C, 1x Thunderbolt 3, 1x HDMI 2.0, a Kensington Lock, a 3.5 mm combo audio and an SD card reader. The shipping of the 2020 Blade 15 Studio Edition has already started with a starting price of $4300.
Flipkart applied for a Food Retail License aiming its new FarmerMart purpose. The e-commerce platform is keen to invest around ₹2.500 crores into this business. The plan was made last year and they applied for the License at the beginning of this year.
As per the source, the Flipkart’s application doesn’t go with the current FDI guideline fully. For that, the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) send a letter to Flipkart, last week, mentioning the application rejection.
Flipkart authority is evaluating the issues and faults. Later, they are going to re-apply for the same.
In one of the Flipkart’s spokespersons’ word, “At Flipkart, we believe that technology and innovation driven marketplace can add significant value to our country’s farmers and food processing sector by bringing value chain efficiency and transparency. This will further aid in boosting farmers’ income and transform Indian agriculture.“
He also added, “We are evaluating the department’s response and intend to re-apply as we look to continue making a significant impact on small businesses and communities in India.”
Flipkart’s biggest competitor in India, Amazon got its Food Retail License in 2017. Now, by entering this sector Flipkart wants to give a head to head challenge to the opponent. Obviously, there are other primary purposes for this step too.
If you didn’t compromise the financial side, Apple is the best option in the case of electronic gadgets. No matter either it is a smartphone or accessories or something else. This fact proves again. The company’s Pro Display XDR recently got the title “Best Displays of the Year”. Though, Apple has to share this title with some other displays too. Coming to that later.
The title is given by the Society for Information Display, a group of higher-level personalities from the display industry. Thay all either scientists, engineers, corporate researchers, or business entities. The SID provides the award every year to the worthy display models scenes 1962.
I already mentioned earlier, the Pro Display XDR is not the only one received the award. There is the foldable display by Samsung, BOE’s UHD BD Cell Display of 65 inches, and Audi’s Virtua Mirror System with OLED display sharing the award.
The Chairman of SID, Wei Chen added some words of praise, “With OLED’s rapid growth, the incumbent LCD technology continues to fight for footing by gaining new capabilities-as demonstrated by BOE’s ultra-high definition (UHD) BD Cell and Apple’s Pro Display XDR. Both have achieved high-dynamic-range (HDR) display performance in LCD, each with their own unique approach.”
Apple’s Pro Display XDR
Need to say Apple’s Pro Display XDR with 32″ 6K screen has two variants. The first one comes with a glossy finish and costs $4,999. The second one is of matte nano-texture glass. Due to the special texture, it costs more than the first variant. It costs $5,999.
While describing the display SID said, “With the massive 32-inch LCD panel, 6K Retina resolution, and over 20 million pixels, Apple Pro Display XDR sets a new bar for the capabilities of a professional display. Designed for pro users who rely on color accuracy and true-to-life image reproduction, such as photographers, video editors, 3D animators, and colorists, Pro Display XDR delivers the most comprehensive set of features ever offered on a display in its price range, paving the way for pros in every role across a workflow to unlock their creativity”.
Finally, it’s here, after a prompt launch of the Acer Swift 3 laptop with Ryzen 4000U mobile APUs, the Taiwanese OEM has launched its much-speculated Asus TUF Gaming A15 and A17 laptops with AMD Ryzen 4000H gaming processors in India.
With more gaming processors, we see more CPU variants: Ryzen 5 4600H, Ryzen 7 4800H, and Ryzen 9 4900H also being used by Asus. The more budget-friendly gaming laptop with Ryzen 5 4500H which will be far better in performance and cheaper than Intel counterparts.
ASUS TUF Gaming A15 Gaming Laptop Specs
Up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB Graphics with ROG Boost
Up to 8-core AMD Ryzen 9 4900H Processor
15.6-inch FHD (1920×1080) 144Hz IPS-Type display
Up to 1TB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD
Up to 16GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM
Windows 10 Home
Durable MIL-STD-810 military standard construction
48WHr battery
Gigabit Wave 2 Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Dual fans with self-cleaning anti-dust technology to extend system longevity
RGB Backlit keyboard rated for 20-million keystroke durability
There’s not much difference between the A15 and A17 gaming laptops, the major difference being the A15 features a 15.6-inch display with up to 144Hz refresh rate while the TUF Gaming A17 comes with a bigger 17.3-inch panel with up to 120Hz refresh rate.
On the dedicated GPU options, the both variants have a minor difference as the TUF Gaming A15 can be configured with up to 6GB of Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 GPU on whereas the A17 can be configured up to 4GB of Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660Ti.
This can be paired with up to 32GB DDR4 3200MHz RAM, and for storage, up to 1TB 5400RPM SATA HDD, along with up to 1TB PCIe Gen3 SSD options. Asus gives easy RAM and storage upgrade options as well and there’s up to 2 SSD slot for expansion as well.
The laptops come with Gigabit Wave 2 Wi-Fi 5 for connectivity and its dual fans with self-cleaning anti-dust technology to extend system longevity. You can connect an external monitor for multitasking via the USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C with G-SYNC enabled DisplayPort 1.4, and play 4K Ultra HD movies, videos, and games on big-screen TVs with HDMI 2.0b.
According to Asus, the laptops feature two upgraded speakers with four cut-outs pump out 1.8x more sound with 2.7x deeper bass than its predecessor. The three heatsinks on the sides of the laptop keep it cool while prolonged gaming sessions, also you can upgrade your laptop’s RAM and SSD as it has a simplified easy-upgrade design.
Sadly outside India, Asus has upgraded these laptops to a whopping 90WHr battery which gives nearly double the battery life over previous versions. But, in India, the variants come with lower 48Wh battery which should only last up to 4-5 hours on a single charge.
The Asus TUF Gaming A15 is now available in India with two colour variants: Bonfire Black and Fortress Grey. The Bonfire Black variant has a starting price of Rs. 60,900 while the Fortress Grey colour variant has a starting price of Rs. 62,990. The base model features an AMD Ryzen 5 4600H processor along with Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti GPU.
On the other hand, the Asus TUF Gaming A17 with Fortress Grey colour variant starts at Rs. 60,990. The TUF Gaming A15 is already available on Amazon and will also be available at Reliance stores across India and the TUF Gaming A17 will go arrive sometime in mid-June on Flipkart.
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Originally announced back in CES 2020, the Samsung G9 1000R Odyssey Curved Gaming Monitor is up for grabs at a hefty price of £1,279.99 (around $1,581 or Rs. 1,20,717.14) on Overclockers UK. Obviously, with such prices you’ll get a premium gaming that is one of its kind.
This is the best monitor in its Curved Odyssey gaming monitor lineup which Samsung says has been completely reimagined with gamers in mind. The 1000R curve design is made to fit within the full span of human vision. In spite of featuring an extremely deep curvature, the G9 1000R is equipped with the stunning QLED panels.
With a 49-inch display, this is the world’s first gaming monitor that offers Dual Quad High-Definition DQHD i.e. 5120×1440 resolution. It also features a 32:9 aspect ratio, a deep and immersive 1000R curvature, and a peak brightness of 1000 cd/m2. It also delivers great colour-space accuracy of 92% of AdobeRGB and 125% sRGB.
So, naturally, the Odyssey G9 monitor will have more colour accuracy and being TÜV Rheinland certified, it protects your eyes as well. It features 1ms response time and 240Hz Rapid refresh rate. The gaming monitor even supports the NVIDIA G-SYNC as well as the Adaptive-Sync on DP1.4.
The monitor features Quantum dot technology combined with an HDR1000 VA panel to produce lifelike colours in vivid detail. The G9 has a unique design with a glossy white exterior and an Iron Man-like infinity core lighting glowing rear core, which includes 52 colours and five lighting effect options.
This Odyssey G9 curved gaming monitor is a flagship in the monitor segment and a stunner honestly, if you have money to spend for a professional or a high-end gaming monitor then this can be your next choice. Pre-order the gaming monitor from Overclockers UK.
Wherever a privacy issue appears, in maximum cases there is a presence of any Chinese app. It may be a coincidence or not. China is technologically so much advance that in all most every category on any app store you can find a Chinese app in the top chart. If you are planning to avoid those, we are serving you the best replacements of the mostly used Chinese apps in smartphones.
🔎 CamScanner
Company Owned – Intsig Information Co., LTD
Headquarter – Shanghai, China
Replacement Apps – Microsoft Lens, Adobe Scan, Google Photo Scan
CamScanner is one of the most popular Chinese apps. It is mostly used in official and educational purposes to scan all most every kind of document either forms, copies, ID cards, images, and more. This app is owned by Intsig Information Co., LTD which has headquarters in Shanghai.
⭐ Last year, Kaspersky Lab discovered that the Android updates distributed advertising libraries along with Trojan Dropper. The library decrypts a Zip Archive that downloads additional files managed by the hackers. This helps the hackers to control your device or can collect your personal data too. As this app is mostly used in official works, privacy may be hampered.
The document scanning ability of this app is, no doubt, is great. But we can’t compromise our privacy and security which costs a lot. Instead of the CamScanner, you can go for Microsoft Lens or Adobe Scan. In the case of an image scan, you can pick Google Photo Scan. All these three companies i.e. Microsoft, Adobe, and Google are the most trusted tech giants, as we all know.
🐒 TikTok
Company Owned – ByteDance
Headquarter – Beijing, China
Replacement Apps – FireWork
TikTok is suspected for the privacy issues by the US intelligence form around 2017. Rather than the privacy, its content filtering algorithm is not that much good. Recently, TikTok videos promoting an acid attack on women and animal abuse came to NEWS in India. Basically there is to filtering process or restrictions for this kind of video. Videos with abusive or hatred content can affect some immature viewers.
As a replacement of TikTok, we would like to suggest Firework. This US-based company, in its app, takes care of all the security measures as well as handle abusive contents seriously. These steps make the app safer and suitable for all most every user of all age grades.
🌐 UC Browser
Company Owned – UCWeb Inc.
Headquarter – Guangzhou, China
Replacement Apps – Google Chrome, Firefox, DuckDuckGo
UC Browser becomes suspect a few years back in 2017. At that time it was the second most used browsers in India after Google Chrome. Users complain that their browsing details remain in their devices even after deleting it. They also reported the app drives Indian user’s mobile data to China. This incident remains as a scar with UC Browser still now.
Other than these allegations, UC Browser also promotes various kind of third-party apps which are not verified. Those can be the entry point of malware in your devices.
Choosing a secure web browser is very much important as a maximum of us use it daily. And in that case, Google is the best option in your hand. Use Google Chrome or you can also go for Mozzila Firefox. If you are still worried about there eye on your browsing then take DuckDuckGo.
🤝 ShareIt
Company Owned – SHAREit Technologies
Headquarter – Beijing, China
Replacement Apps – Google Files
SHAREit is one of the popular file-sharing apps in the market. Though, at the beginning of its journey, the company was only focused on sharing every kind of file. But, as time flows, it distracts from its primary goal and serving to the content creators. In 2017, The Indian Government brought allegations against this app for hampering users’ privacy. But the application authority denied.
Later in last year, two major security-related vulnerabilities were identified in it. Those could be tools for hackers to bypass the device’s authentication process and stole the files.
If you are ok with these previous issues, then well and good. If not then get the Files by Google. You will get the same file-sharing functionality along with file manager and more and that also without compromising privacy and security.
You can also use Files instead of Xender which is similar to SHAREit and also belongs to China.
📽 VivaVideo
Company Owned – Viva Vidoe
Headquarter – Xihu District, China
Replacement Apps – Adobe Premiere Rush
You get VivaVideo in the top list of video editor list. Inspite of handy features, again the security measures are disturbing the goodwill. First of all, it takes too many extra permissions than other video editing software. After that, the allegation of being spyware for China. Lastly, the Indian government also warned us in 2017 about this app.
To avoid an additional headache, use Adobe Premiere Rush. Adobe is a trustable host, no doubt. There is another very popular app called FilmoraGo owned by Shenzhen Wondershare Softwares. The owner company is also operated from Guangdong, China. You can also replace it with Adobe’s product which I mentioned.
Rather than the replacement apps I mentioned, there are plenty of other apps that can be handy for you. You can also go with those. But I request you, before that check the privacy and other sections properly.
The whole of the United States is protesting right now for the death of George Floyd. The 46-year-old African American man died on 25th May in Minneapolis. The video went viral in which a police officer was kneeling down on his neck as he pleaded several times ‘I can’t breathe’. After a few minutes, he fell unconscious. He died due to asphyxia (lack of oxygen).
Footballers around the globe have shown their support for George Floyd. Manchester United stars Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba has taken to Instagram to say their views in this matter and support the #BlackLivesMatter movement.
Rashford wrote on his Instagram account: “I know you guys haven’t heard from me in a few days. I’ve been trying to process what is going on in the world. At a time I’ve been asking people to come together, work together and be united, we appear to me more divided than ever. People are hurting and people need answers. Black lives matter. Black culture matters. Black communities matter. We matter. #justiceforgeorgefloyd #justiceforahmaudarbery #justiceforbreonnataylor”
World Cup winner Paul Pogba has also raised his voice against this issue of racially-driven police brutality on Instagram.
Pogba wrote: “During the past few days I have thought a lot about how to express my feelings about what happened in Minneapolis. I felt anger, pity, hatred, indignation, pain, sadness. Sadness for George and for all black people who suffer from racism EVERY DAY! Whether in football, at work, at school, ANYWHERE! This has to stop, once and for all! Not tomorrow or the next day, it has to end TODAY!
Violent acts of racism can no longer be tolerated. I can’t tolerate I won’t tolerate WE WON’T TOLERATE
Racism is ignorance LOVE is intelligence
STOP the silence STOP racism #NoToRacismWeAllOne #JusticeForFloyd #GeorgeFloyd #BlackLivesMatter”
The whole world has come out in protest of #BlackLivesMatter. This movement has come to the forefront once again after such a tragic and brutal killing of George Floyd.
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George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man has died in Minneapolis on 25th May. It has been evident in the various video footage of the incident which has become viral that one of the police officers pressed his knee at the back of the neck of Floyd as he laid upside down for several minutes before he fell unconscious and was later declared dead on arrival at a nearby hospital.
This incident of George Floyd dying in police custody has caused outrage in the United States. A peacetime emergency has been declared in the state of Minnesota and the National Guard has been activated as well. The protest has not only been limited to Minnesota, as there are protests in California, New York, Ohio and Colorado as well.
#BlackLivesMatter movement has once again come to the forefront to protest against the racially-driven police brutality done to the African American minority.
Footballers around the globe aren’t far behind as well. Many of them have shown their support for #BlackLivesMatter movement after the brutal killing of George Floyd.
Borussia Dortmund star Jadon Sancho and Achraf Hakimi have shown their support by celebrating their goals wearing ‘Justice for George Floyd’ t-shirts in the weekend.
NFL star Colin Kaepernick has posed like ‘taken a knee’ to protest against the killing of George Floyd by a police officer by pressing the knee behind the back of his neck.
The whole Liverpool squad have now posed ‘taken a knee’ in the training session. Each one of them has also tweeted the image with the caption ‘Unity is strength’. Manchester United’s Marcus Rashford has also shown his support.
Lewis Hamilton and LeBron James have also lent their support to this #BlackLivesMatter movement.
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