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India to clock highest growth in tech spending in 2024 in APAC: Report

India to clock highest growth in tech spending in 2024 in APAC: Report

by | Jun 12, 2024 | Technology


After India, Singapore in APAC will this year see the second highest growth in technology spending at 5 per cent, reaching $18 billion | Representative image

2 min read Last Updated : Jun 12 2024 | 12:39 PM IST


India’s technology spending this year is estimated to grow by 8 per cent – the highest in Asia Pacific (APAC), said a report on Wednesday.


India’s technology spending will reach around $54.5 billion (around Rs 4.49 trillion), according to Forrester’s ‘Asia Pacific Tech Market Forecast, 2023 to 2027’.


“India’s domestic tech economy continues to enjoy strong growth due to an all-round digitisation push from the central and state governments,” said the report.


Technology spending in APAC will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.4 per cent to 7.4 per cent per year from 2024 to 2027, reaching $876 billion in 2027.


Spending on software will continue its rapid growth over the next few years. It will be followed by spending on information technology (IT) services, communications equipment, and computers. The share of software purchases will climb from 26.4 per cent in 2024 to 30 per cent of total technology spending in 2027, outpacing the other IT categories due to demand generated by artificial intelligence and AI-augmented enterprise software and services.


After India, Singapore in APAC will this year see the second highest growth in technology spending at 5 per cent, reaching $18 billion.


Australia’s technology spending will grow by 4 per cent and China by 2 per cent. China has the largest technology spending – in absolute terms – APAC at $261.9 billion.


Technology spending in six major Southeast Asian economies (Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Taiwan, and Vietnam) will hit $74 billion in 2024, representing a 1 per cent growth. Uptick in digital consumption spurred by large millennial and Generation Z populations, favourable policies, and investments by technology giants will accelerate digital innovation, said the report.


“While challenges such as regulatory environments, global economic conditions, and talent shortages in the region present hurdles, overall, the APAC market is well-positioned for tech growth,” said Leslie Joseph, principal analyst at Forrester. “As the region continues to grow in importance in the tech world, new opportunities offered by the explosion of AI and the increased demand for cloud can be significant revenue and growth drivers for firms.” 

First Published: Jun 12 2024 | 12:39 PM IST



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Taiwanese firm MediaTek designs Arm-based chip for Microsoft's AI laptops

Taiwanese firm MediaTek designs Arm-based chip for Microsoft's AI laptops

by | Jun 12, 2024 | Technology


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3 min read Last Updated : Jun 12 2024 | 12:39 PM IST


Taiwanese chip design giant MediaTek is developing an Arm-based personal computer chip that will run Microsoft’s Windows operating system, according to three people familiar with the matter.

 


Last month, Microsoft unveiled a new generation of laptops that feature chips designed with Arm Holdings tech, which provide enough horsepower to run the artificial intelligence applications that executives said were the future of consumer computing. The MediaTek chip is geared toward this effort.

 


The software company’s plans take aim at Apple which has released its own Arm-based chips for Mac computers for roughly four years. And Microsoft’s decision to optimize Windows for Arm could threaten Intel’s longstanding dominance in the PC market.

 


MediaTek and Microsoft declined to comment.

 


MediaTek’s Taiwan-listed shares closed up 2.4 per cent on Wednesday, outperforming the broader index’s 1.2 per cent gain.

 


The MediaTek PC chip is set to launch late next year after Qualcomm’s exclusive deal to supply chips for laptops expires, two of the people said. The chip is based on Arm’s ready-made designs, which can significantly speed development because less design work is needed using ready-made, tested chip components.

 


It was not immediately clear whether Microsoft has approved MediaTek’s PC chip for the Copilot+ Windows program.

 


Executives at Arm have said one of its customers used the ready-made components to build a chip in roughly nine months for a design that is already complete, which MediaTek’s is not. For experienced chip design businesses, advanced chips typically take considerably more than a year to construct and test, depending on the complexity.

 


In 2016, Microsoft tapped Qualcomm to spearhead moving the Windows operating system to Arm’s underlying processor architecture, which has long powered smartphones and their small batteries. Microsoft granted Qualcomm an exclusivity arrangement to develop Arm-based Windows-compatible chips until 2024, Reuters reported last year.

 


Because the Qualcomm exclusivity arrangement with Microsoft is expiring, other designers have opted to build chips to help power Microsoft’s latest push to use Arm designs. For decades, Windows machines have relied on chip architecture made by Advanced Micro Devices and Intel.

 


Nvidia and AMD are working on Arm designs for Windows machines, Reuters reported last year. The Nvidia effort for its PC chip involves help from MediaTek, according to a person familiar with the matter. The MediaTek effort for a PC chip is separate from its collaboration with Nvidia, two of the people said.

First Published: Jun 12 2024 | 12:39 PM IST



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Google's June Feature Drop brings Gemini Nano to Pixel 8, 8a: Check details

Google's June Feature Drop brings Gemini Nano to Pixel 8, 8a: Check details

by | Jun 12, 2024 | Technology


4 min read Last Updated : Jun 12 2024 | 12:23 PM IST

Google has announced the June Feature Drop for Pixel devices that brings new features and capabilities to the Pixel smartphones and Pixel Watches. The software update brings Gemini Nano AI model integration into Pixel 8 and Pixel 8a smartphones, and enables car crash detection on the Pixel Watch 2. Google said that these new features will start rolling out on Pixel devices from today onwards and will be available on all supported devices in the coming weeks. Here are the details:


Gemini Nano on Pixel 8 and Pixel 8a


After integrating the Gemini Nano AI model into the Pixel 8 Pro for on-device processing, Google is bringing its small scaled AI model to other Pixel 8 series smartphones, including the Pixel 8 and the newly launched Pixel 8a.


With on-device processing capabilities of the Gemini Nano model, select AI features and tools on the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8a smartphones will not require an active internet connection to work. However, users will have to enable developer options from settings on their smartphones to activate Gemini Nano on their devices.


Improved Summarise in Recorder


Summarise feature in the recorder app that transcribes audio in real time is getting new features. With the new update, summarise feature will offer more detailed summaries that will include the name of the speaker through auto detection. Additionally, text transcriptions are now downloadable and can also be exported into text files or directly to Google Docs.


It should be noted that these new features will be available only on devices with Gemini Nano integration, which means Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8 and Pixel 8a users will be able to use these features in the recorder app.


Find My Device


With the June feature drop, Pixel smartphones will be able to track their devices using the Find My Device Network even when if the phones are switched off or have no battery left.  Google said that it will be only available on Pixel 8 series smartphones and tracking will be available for up to 23 hours after the smartphone turns off.


DisplayPort support


Google Pixel 8 Pro, Pixel 8 and Pixel 8a smartphones are getting DisplayPort functionality, which essentially means that these devices users can now mirror content from the smartphone to larger displays like supported monitors and TVs through USB-C cable.


Best Moment in pictures


With the new update, Pixel 6 and newer devices will automatically identify the best moment from a photo shot in HDR+ for better results even if the shutter button has been tapped only once.


Reverse phone number search


Available on all Pixel smartphones from Pixel 6 onwards, the new feature will allow users to reverse search an unknown phone number directly from call logs.


Car crash detection on Pixel Watch


With the new update, Pixel Watch 2 can now detect if the user has been in a car crash and can dial the emergency services if required. The feature is already available on Pixel smartphones and is now rolling out to the Pixel Watch 2 as well in select regions, including India. In case the watch detects a car crash, it will check if the user is okay. If the user does not respond or asks for assistance, the Pixel Watch 2 will automatically dial emergency services and will notify emergency contacts.


Other Pixel Watch updates


With the new update, Pixel Watch users in Germany and the US can link their Google Wallet and PayPal account with their Pixel Watch for a more seamless digital payment experience. Google has also improved the Google Home app on the Pixel Watches with easier access to Google Home devices from the Watch in the form of a widget.

First Published: Jun 12 2024 | 12:21 PM IST



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YouTube allows creators to use multiple thumbnails with video: How it works

YouTube allows creators to use multiple thumbnails with video: How it works

by | Jun 12, 2024 | Technology


2 min read Last Updated : Jun 12 2024 | 11:34 AM IST

Google’s video streaming platform YouTube is rolling out a new feature, which allows creators to publish videos on the platform with multiple thumbnails. Called “Thumbnail Test and Compare”, the feature enables access to advanced features where creators can test various thumbnails and compare the video performance in a couple of weeks’ time from the day of publishing. Announced last year in June, YouTube’s thumbnail test and compare feature is now rolling out widely to all creators on the video streaming platform.


How to access


If the user has access to advanced features, “Test & Compare” option will be seen for the thumbnails in YouTube Studio on desktop when publishing the video or updating it.


If the user does not have access to advanced features, it will have to be checked if the account qualifies for advanced features by going to “Feature eligibility” in channel settings in Studio. If you see “Enabled” next to the advanced features icon, you can start using the new feature.


How it works


With the feature, creators can upload a maximum of three video thumbnails to assess which will be more popular among the audience. YouTube will display all three thumbnails evenly to the viewers and then inform the creator which one generated the most watch timeshare.


It will take up to two weeks to receive final results and the amount of time is also affected by multiple factors like impressions on the videos and variety among thumbnails. During the test it will show as “Running status” and sometimes even after two weeks you might not get a clear winner in the result.


Through the data driven results, the user will see the thumbnail with the most watch time share labelled as winner and YouTube will automatically update the video thumbnail. YouTube will also show you a preferred label for what it described as “thumbnail likely outperformed other thumbnails based on watch time share, but we’re less sure that viewers prefer this thumbnail compared to one that got a “Winner” result.” Users can still manually select the thumbnail irrespective of the results.


The feature is available only for YouTube Studio on desktop and YouTube is exploring possibilities of use of this feature for mobile as well.

First Published: Jun 12 2024 | 11:34 AM IST



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Xiaomi 14 Civi India launch today at 12pm: Livestream, what to expect, more

Xiaomi 14 Civi India launch today at 12pm: Livestream, what to expect, more

by | Jun 12, 2024 | Technology


2 min read Last Updated : Jun 12 2024 | 10:27 AM IST

Xiaomi 14 Civi is set to launch in India on June 12. The third smartphone model in its premium number series will be launched in an in-person event from Delhi that will kick off at 12 pm. The Xiaomi 14 Civi launch event will be livestream on Xiaomi India’s official YouTube channel for the online audience. You can watch the launch event in the video embedded towards the end of this article.


Xiaomi 14 Civi: Details


“Civi” in Xiaomi 14 Civi stands for “Cinematic Vision”, said the company ahead of the launch. Like the other two models in its number series, the upcoming smartphone would be camera-centric. In a run up to the launch, Xiaomi has unveiled key specifications of the 14 Civi.


Xiaomi 14 Civi: What to expect


The Xiaomi 14 Civi will sport a triple-camera system in a circular camera module on the back. According to the product listing page on e-commerce platform Flipkart, the smartphone will feature a 50-megapixel Leica Summilux primary lens, paired with a 50MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom at sensor level and 12MP ultra-wide lens. On the front, the Xiaomi 14 Civi will sport a dual-camera set-up in a pill-shaped display cut out, featuring a 32MP primary front camera sensor and a 32MP ultra-wide angle camera.


The Xiaomi 14 Civi will sport a 1.5k resolution floating quad-curved AMOLED display of 120Hz refresh rate. The display will support Dolby Vision and HDR 10+ for a vibrant colour reproduction while watching supported content. The display will be accompanied by a stereo speaker set up with Dolby Atmos surround sound.


The smartphone will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8s Gen3 chip and a 4700mAh battery, supported by a 67W wired charging.


Xiaomi said that the smartphone will feature a symmetric quad-curved body design that sits within a metal frame while measuring 7.4mm at its thinnest point. The smartphone will be available in three colours – Cruise Blue, Shadow Black, and Matcha Green (vegan leather section on the back panel).


Xiaomi 14 Civi: Launch Livestream


First Published: Jun 12 2024 | 10:27 AM IST



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Apple Intelligence: How Apple used Google's help to train its AI models

Apple Intelligence: How Apple used Google's help to train its AI models

by | Jun 12, 2024 | Technology


2 min read Last Updated : Jun 12 2024 | 9:34 AM IST


On stage on Monday CEO Tim Cook’s Apple announced a splashy deal with OpenAI to include its powerful artificial intelligence model as a part of its voice assistant, Siri.


But in the fine print of a technical document Apple published after the event, the company makes clear that Alphabet’s Google has emerged as another winner in the Cupertino, California, company’s quest to catch up in AI.


To build Apple’s foundation AI models, the company’s engineers used its own framework software with a range of hardware, specifically its own on-premise graphics processing units (GPUs) and chips available only on Google’s cloud called tensor processing units (TPUs).


Google has been building TPUs for roughly 10 years, and has publicly discussed two flavors of its fifth-generation chips that can be used for AI training; the performance version of the fifth generation offers performance competitive with Nvidia H100 AI chips, Google said.


Google announced at its annual developer conference that a sixth generation will launch this year.


The processors are designed specifically to run AI applications and train models, and Google has built cloud computing hardware and software platform around them.


Apple and Google did not immediately return requests for comment.


Apple did not discuss the extent to which it relied on Google’s chips and software compared with hardware from Nvidia or other AI vendors.


But using Google’s chips typically requires a client to purchase access to them through its cloud division, much in the same way customers buy computing time from Amazon.com’s AWS or Microsoft’s Azure.

First Published: Jun 12 2024 | 9:34 AM IST



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