Month: May 2021
Intel announces two new 11th-gen chips and a 5G M.2 laptop module at Computex
Intel kicked off this year’s virtual Computex by announcing two new 11th Gen U-Series chips for use in thin, lightweight laptops. It also unveiled its first 5G M.2 module for laptops, designed in a partnership with MediaTek (Intel sold its smartphone modem business to Apple in 2019). Both of Intel’s…
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Indian health insurance startup Plum raises $15.6 million in Tiger Global-led investment
The vast majority of people in India, the world’s second most populous nation, don’t have health insurance coverage. A significant portion of the population that does have coverage get it from their employers. Plum, a young startup that is making it easier and more affordable for more firms in the…
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Twitter pauses verification requests for blue tick – Here’s why The verification symbol of Twitter
Twitter announced, with a bit of a fanfare, that it was reviving the public request for verification for the first time since 2017. The process for bestowing the coveted ‘blue tick’ in chosen six categories was kick-started last week. But just a few days into it, Twitter has said that…
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Xiaomi says it can now fully charge a phone in eight minutes at 200W
Xiaomi has shown off its latest fast charging tech demo, and consequently is claiming the new world records for both wired and wireless charging speeds. Using a modified Mi 11 Pro with a 4,000mAh battery, Xiaomi says it’s able to fully charge the phone in 8 minutes over a 200W…
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AMD Radeon RX 6000 mobile GPUs are here to take on Nvidia Logos for AMD Radeon and AMD Ryzen
AMD has unveiled laptop versions of its Radeon RX 6000-series graphics cards, which aim to take on Nvidia’s mobile RTX 30-series GPUs. The lineup is headed by the AMD Radeon RX 6800M, which sees AMD making a long-awaited return to high-end mobile gaming. The graphics card is based on a…
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Intel’s latest 11th Gen processor brings 5.0GHz speeds to thin and light laptops
Intel made a splash earlier in May with the launch of its first 11th Gen Tiger Lake H-series processors for more powerful laptops, but at Computex 2021, the company is also announcing a pair of new U-series chips — one of which marks the first 5.0GHz clock speed for the…
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