Samsung Electronics to manufacture Ambarella’s automotive chips: Report

by Hansraj Agrawal | Feb 21, 2023 | Technology

Samsung Electronics on Tuesday said that it will manufacture advanced automotive semiconductors for the US chip design company Ambarella.

Samsung will produce the Santa Clara-based chip company’s automotive artificial intelligence central domain controller CV3-AD685, using its 5-nanometer (nm) process technology, reports Yonhap News Agency.

Ambarella’s CV3-AD685 System-on-Chip (SoC) is used for advanced driver assistance systems, which serve as the brain of an autonomous and self-driving vehicle, Samsung said.

SoC is a single chip that includes the main processor, graphics processor and memory.

“This collaboration will help transform the next generation of autonomous driving vehicle safety systems by bringing new levels of AI processing performance, power and reliability,” the company said.

The memory chip maker said its 5nm process vastly enhanced Ambarella’s artificial intelligence capabilities.

Samsung said it will continue to boost the competitiveness of its foundry business using its advanced chipmaking technology and try to secure new clients in the fast-growing automotive chip market.

Samsung has stepped up its efforts to enhance its foundry, or contract chip manufacturing, business.

For the fourth quarter, its foundry business posted record quarterly sales, and profit also increased year-on-year on the back of “advanced node capacity expansion, as well as customer base and application area diversification”, the company said.

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India 5G tablet shipment grows 170% YoY as 5G roll-out gains speed

by Hansraj Agrawal | Feb 21, 2023 | Technology

the India 5G tablet shipments grew 170 per cent year-on-year (YoY) and Lenovo led the market with a 29 per cent market share in the full year 2022, a report said on Tuesday.

The overall India tablet market registered a 6 per cent YoY growth.

“Driven by a strong consumer appetite to future-proof themselves, and with 5G networks rolling out, the shipments of 5G tablets continued to gain strength through 2022,” said Menka Kumari, analyst-Industry Intelligence Group (IIG), CMR.

Lenovo, Apple (23 per cent market share) and Samsung (22 per cent) captured the top three spots in the tablet market.

Shipment of tablets with above 10-inch display constituted 63 per cent of the overall shipments in the Indian market, according to the report.

Premium tablets (Rs 20,000 and above) grew 24 per cent during 2022.

Lenovo Tab M8 (HD) (Wi-Fi+4G) and Lenovo Tab M8 (HD) (WiFi) series had a 21 per cent and 12 per cent market share, respectively.

Apple iPad shipments recorded 17 per cent YoY growth in 2022.

Apple iPad 9 (Wi-Fi) and Apple iPad Air 2022 (Wi-Fi) had a 45 per cent and 17 per cent market share, respectively.

Samsung shipments recorded 29 per cent YoY owing to the launch of A8 series, S8 series and S6 series with aggressive features.

“With supply chain constraints easing out, and consumers spending more time on-the-go, tablets will continue to find favour. Enterprise tablet demand will continue to hold, especially in healthcare, education and manufacturing,” said Kumari.

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Apple updates Store app with new features focused on lists, saved items

by Hansraj Agrawal | Feb 21, 2023 | Technology

Apple has updated its Store app for iPhone and iPad, adding new features focused on lists and saved items.

The update also makes it easier to find additional information about Apple Store locations and their surroundings, reports 9to5Mac.

With ‘lists’, the updated Store app will make it easy to save products for later and organise things users may want to buy from Apple.

Moreover, users will now be able to share the lists with other people.

Apple has also added new ways to find and manage user lists from throughout the app, according to the report.

The report further said that the new update, version 5.19. The rollout is gradual, so users may not see the update on their devices yet.

Last week, Apple issued a new security update to fix a vulnerability in iPhone and iPad’s operating systems that hackers have been exploiting in the wild.

The security patch was available for iPhone 8 and later, iPad Pro (all models), iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 5th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later, the company said.

“Processing maliciously crafted web content may lead to arbitrary code execution,” Apple said.

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Microsoft signs binding, 10-year CoD deal with Nintendo ahead of EU hearing

by Hansraj Agrawal | Feb 21, 2023 | Technology

Microsoft President Brad Smith on Tuesday announced that the tech giant has signed a binding, 10-year contract with Japanese gaming giant Nintendo to bring Xbox games including Call of Duty (CoD) to Nintendo’s gamers.

The announcement came ahead of a hearing in the European Union (EU) where Microsoft will argue its case with regulators to give its $69 billion acquisition of Call of Duty publisher Activision Blizzard a green signal.

“We’ve now signed a binding 10-year contract to bring Xbox games to Nintendo’s gamers. This is just part of our commitment to bring Xbox games and Activision titles like Call of Duty to more players on more platforms,” Smith tweeted.

The Call of Duty game will be available to Nintendo players the same day as Xbox, with full feature and content parity, “so they can experience Call of Duty just as Xbox and PlayStation gamers enjoy Call of Duty”.

Microsoft said it is committed to providing long-term equal access to Call of Duty to other gaming platforms, “bringing more choice to more players and more competition to the gaming market”.

The EU hearing this week is expected to be attended by representatives from Microsoft including Brad Smith and Xbox head Phil Spencer, as well as Activision CEO Bobby Kotick, and Sony’s Jim Ryan.

Earlier this month, Microsoft formally received an antitrust warning from the European Union over its bid to acquire Activision Blizzard.

According to a report in Politico citing sources, the notice mentioned that EU officials “laid out the reasons why the deal could threaten fair competition on the video game market”.

A Microsoft spokesperson said that they are committed to solutions and finding a path forward for this deal. “We are listening carefully to the European Commission’s concerns and are confident we can address them,” the company spokesperson had said.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has also sued tech giant Microsoft from acquiring leading video game developer Activision Blizzard.

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Google working on new shortcut to quickly close tabs on Chrome: Report

by Hansraj Agrawal | Feb 21, 2023 | Technology

Google is reportedly working on a new shortcut for Chrome, which will provide users a faster way to close tabs.

The new shortcut is expected to be a mouse input, which will allow users to close the active tab with a double-click action, reports Android Police.

Currently, pressing Ctrl+W on the keyboard closes the active tab in Chrome for Windows, and the standard way of doing this with a mouse includes clicking on the little cross icon beside the tab name.

However, with the new shortcut, users will be able to close tabs with a simple double-click action, the report said.

Earlier this month, it was reported that the tech giant was working on a new feature for Chrome which will allow users to erase the last 15 minutes of browsing data, on Android.

A new flag was found in Chrome for Android which indicated that the tech giant is working on a new feature called ‘quick delete’, and it is likely to be available from the overflow menu located where the three vertical dots are in the top right corner.

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Lenovo India unveils ‘ThinkBook Plus Gen 3’ laptop priced at Rs 1,94,990

by Hansraj Agrawal | Feb 21, 2023 | Technology

Lenovo on Tuesday unveiled a new laptop, ThinkBook Plus Gen 3, which is available at a price of Rs 1,94,990 in the country.

The laptop can be purchased online from the company’s official website or ordered through local Lenovo channel partners.

The ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 comes equipped with an industry-first 17.3-inch ultra-wide 21:10 aspect ratio primary display along with an 8-inch secondary touch-enabled display, which comes available with a bundled digital pen.

Ashish Sikka, Director of Commercial 4P Strategy, Lenovo India, said: “The latest ThinkBooks are built with premium materials, are committed to ensuring security, and feature sophisticated and sustainable designs customized for the next generation of fearless business owners.”

The company said that the laptop greatly complements the hybrid work requirements of small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs) by helping them increase productivity, and ensuring effective collaboration and multitasking.

With its auxiliary display and digital pen, the ThinkBook Plus Gen 3 achieves a balance between application sub-tools and document editing.

The stylus with PANTONE digital colour, allows colour capturing through ColorKing and provides the user with multiple possibilities to create presentations and designs, the company said.

The new laptop also offers a CO2 offset service that helps customers seamlessly offset carbon emissions for the new device at the point of purchase.

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