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Samsung launches ‘Dropship’ for cross platform file sharing

Samsung launches ‘Dropship’ for cross platform file sharing

by | Nov 7, 2022 | Technology



Samsung has launched a new file-sharing application ‘Dropship’ that allows user to transfer files between all kinds of devices.


According to GSMArena, the application is currently available for South Korean users through the Galaxy Store.


The new application enables users to share up to 5GB of files every day by uploading files from the host device and creating a QR code that recipients can scan to download the file.


The file sender must have an Android 13 smartphone with OneUI 5, which is currently limited to Galaxy S22 series, the report said.


The recipient just has to scan the QR code, which starts the file download instantly without needing the application or a registered Samsung account.


Meanwhile, with the rollout of the stable version of Samsung’s Android 13-based One UI 5 update to its phones, the tech giant had announced to bring new emojis to its devices.


The new update would come with support for Unicode 15. It means the tech giant would be the first Android phone to have the latest emojis.


According to a report, Emojipedia announced in September that a new batch of emojis would be released through Unicode 15 — a standard for encoding, representing and handling text.


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Videotex International begins manufacturing webOS Hub 2.0 in India

Videotex International begins manufacturing webOS Hub 2.0 in India

by | Nov 7, 2022 | Technology



Videotex International on Monday announced it has become the strategic original design manufacturer (ODM) partner of the webOS (operating system) Hub, with manufacturing webOS Hub 2.0 in the country.


Videotex has already onboarded over 15 leading smart TV brands, which includes Lloyd, BPL, Hyundai, Akai, Vise, Daiwa, Compaq and others, for manufacturing TVs operated with webOS Hub.


“Following the success of webOS Hub 1.0, we are excited to transition to webOS Hub 2.0, which is smarter, and interactive and provides users with an advanced Smart TV experience,” said Arjun Bajaj, Director of Videotex.


The company said that webOS Hub 2.0 includes more personalisation options and new features such as bezel-less designs, magic remote, universal control, Bluetooth 2-way and dual-band Wi-Fi.


The company will manufacture webOS Hub 2.0 TVs, ranging in size from 32 to 75 inches.


This development, Bajaj said, will also strengthen the company’s position as a market leader in India, “giving its partners more reasons to choose Videotex as a manufacturer over other brands when considering ‘Make in India’ Smart TVs.”


Videotex has manufactured over half a million webOS Hub operated TVs at its high-end facility in Greater Noida, which has a production capacity of more than 1.4 million TVs per year.


It is being expanded with a new unit, which has a production capacity of more than 1.8 million TVs per year, for a total manufacturing capacity of 3.2 million.


Videotex has R&D facilities in both India and China.


“At LG, we are committed to refining and expanding our webOS Hub ecosystem, which continues to introduce more and more consumers to the unparalleled user experience of LG webOS Hub,” said Chris Jo, Senior Vice President, Head of LGE HE Platform Biz Division.


webOS Hub comes with ThinQ AI, the artificial intelligence technology that allows users to control the TV through their voice & also other ThinQ-enabled IoT devices.


The TV comes with a magic remote with direct hotkeys for Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, Quick Access, a Click wheel, and other features.


The remote can also be a universal controller for other devices, such as soundbars, AV receivers, and others. The LG ThinQ app also allows users to control their TVs from their smartphones.


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Samsung’s 8th Gen V-NAND chips to expand storage in next-gen servers

Samsung’s 8th Gen V-NAND chips to expand storage in next-gen servers

by | Nov 7, 2022 | Technology



South Korean tech giant Samsung on Monday announced that it has started mass production of 8th Gen Vertical NAND (V-NAND) chips to enable expanded storage space in next-generation server systems worldwide.


The chips feature both the industry’s highest storage capacity and highest bit density, according to the company.


“As market demand for denser, greater-capacity storage pushes for higher V-NAND layer counts, Samsung has adopted its advanced 3D scaling technology to reduce surface area and height, while avoiding the cell-to-cell interference that normally occurs with scaling down,” SungHoi Hur, Executive Vice President of Flash Product & Technology at Samsung Electronics said in a statement.


“Our eighth-generation V-NAND will help meet rapidly growing market demand and better position us to deliver more differentiated products and solutions, which will be at the very foundation of future storage innovations,” he added.


Based on the Toggle DDR 5.0 interface, Samsung’s latest 8th Gen V-NAND features an input and output (I/O) speed of up to 2.4 gigabits per second (Gbps), a 1.2x boost over the previous generation.


Toggle DDR (Double Data Rate) is a NAND interface for high-performance applications which support data read and write operations.


The 8th Gen V-NAND is expected to serve as the cornerstone for storage configurations that help expand the storage capacity in next-generation enterprise servers while extending its use into the automotive market where reliability is especially critical, the company added.


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Apple distributor Redington Q2 profit up as India sales of phones rise

Apple distributor Redington Q2 profit up as India sales of phones rise

by | Nov 7, 2022 | Technology



(This Nov. 2 story has been corrected to fix the company descriptor from Apple reseller to Apple distributor in headline and paragraph 3)


BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s biggest Apple and IT products distributor Redington Ltd on Thursday reported a 26% jump in September quarter profit on the back of buoyant domestic demand for phones, laptops and software.


Consolidated profit for the three months ended Sept. 30 climbed to 3.87 billion rupees ($46.76 million) from 3.07 billion rupees a year ago, the company said in an exchange filing.


The iPhone distributor’s quarterly revenue rose to 190.51 billion rupees from 152.87 billion rupees a year ago, per the filing. Apple, its single largest vendor, accounted for 27% of the revenue.


India distribution business continued to post double digit growth, Redington said. The company also caters to Singapore, Turkey, the Middle East and the African continent. Meanwhile, the share of revenue from mobility devices rose to 25% from 23% a year ago.


The pandemic benefited companies like Redington, which sells everything from smartphones to personal computers and software to consumers and businesses across 38 countries, as it led to spike in demand with most enterprises embracing work from home.


Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), or core earnings, grew nearly 23% to 5.62 billion rupees, the company said in an investor presentation.


Redington shares rose as much as 11.2% to 152.70 rupees after the earnings.


($1 = 82.7600 Indian rupees)


 


(Reporting by Nandan Mandayam in Bengaluru; Editing by Dhanya Ann Thoppil)

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Foxconn woos fleeing workers with subsidy after iPhone production hit

Foxconn woos fleeing workers with $70 subsidy after iPhone production hit

by | Nov 7, 2022 | Technology



Apple iPhone supplier Foxconn has announced to give fleeing workers a $70 (nearly 500 yuan) subsidy after Apple warned of iPhone delays due to Covid-related exodus at the Zhengzhou factory in China, the media reported on Monday.


Foxconn called the ‘care and love’ subsidy a ‘pre-hiring’ offer as workers would not be able to return until the seven-day lockdown is lifted this week, reports South China Morning Post.


“Foxconn Zhengzhou is offering workers who fled the compound over coronavirus fears a one-off 500 yuan ($70) subsidy if they agree to return to work,” the report said.


The company said that it will organise transport to get the workers back at the factory in a “point to point, closed-loop manner” once the lockdown in the Zhengzhou Airport Economic Zone is lifted.


Foxconn said it would “revise down” its outlook for the fourth quarter “due to the pandemic affecting some of its operations in Zhengzhou.”


Foxconn Zhengzhou employs nearly 3,00,000 workers.


The company has closed dining halls in the compound and asked workers to have meals in their dormitories. Canteens reopened last week but with limited seating, the report added.


There is no official estimate of how many workers have left Foxconn.


Apple earlier said that restrictions related to Covid-19 have temporarily affected the main iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility in Zhengzhou.


The facility is currently operating at a significantly reduced capacity.


“We are working closely with our supplier to return to normal production levels while ensuring the health and safety of every worker,” said Apple, adding that the customers will have to wait longer to receive their new iPhone Pro devices.


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Fujifilm India launches new mirrorless digital camera with new sensors

Fujifilm India launches new mirrorless digital camera with new sensors

by | Nov 7, 2022 | Technology



Fujifilm India on Monday announced the launch of a new mirrorless digital camera with a new sensor and high-speed processor.


The ‘Fujifilm X-H2′ is priced at Rs 1,99,999. It comes with a digital camera lens kit priced at Rs 2,44,999.


The X-H2 equips the new back-illuminated 40.2 MP ‘X-Trans CMOS 5 HR sensor’ and the high-speed ‘X-Processor 5’, the company said in a statement.


The new sensor’s enhancement of image quality is supported by advanced features such as the minimum standard ISO125, maximum electronic shutter speed of 1/180000 seconds and the pixel shift multi shot to improve visual expressions.


Additionally, the new camera offers functions and interfaces that assist shooting, such as the subject-detection AF (auto-focus) based on Deep Learning technology that automatically detects subjects.


“With the launch of a new high-end globally acclaimed product, the X-H2, our aim is to redefine the consumer experience by providing them with state-of-the art technology that can cater to the versatile demands of the consumers,” said Koji Wada, Managing Director, Fujifilm India.


The new camera offers inbuilt 8K/30P recording to increase the X Series’ capacity for content creation in both still images and films.


“This new camera is a powerhouse which has the potential to shoot advanced resolution images with minimal effort. It combines the software configuration from its predecessor and marries it with refined hardware capabilities to accommodate a broad range of applications,” said Arun Babu, General Manager, Imaging Devices and Optical Division, Fujifilm India said.


The camera as well as the lens kit will soon be available in the market.


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