Glance to Bring NFT Games on Lockscreen, Buys India’s Gambit Sports Firm

Singapore-based lockscreen designer Glance has purchased India’s Gambit Sports firm at an undisclosed amount. Glance intends to use Gambit’s gaming experience to bring NFT-supporting tournaments, game shows, game streaming, and multiplayer games on its lockscreen.

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New State Mobile 'Play Erangel 2051' Event Goes Live; Limited-Time Challenges, Special Rewards

New State Mobile launched the Play Erangel 2051 Event on March 24. The game currently features two limited-time events.

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Google Pixel 6a will reportedly launch in most markets on July 28

Google Pixel 6a is slated to go official at Google I/O 2022 event to be held online on May 11 and 12. A new report from reliable tipster Jon Prosser claims that the phone will be available in several regions starting July 28. According to leaks that have surfaced so far, the Pixel 6a shares the same design as the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro and will be powered by the same Tensor chipset that’s heavily focused on machine learning prowess. 

Unfortunately, we still don’t know if the Pixel 6a will launch in India or not. The last Google phone to arrive in the country was the Pixel 4a in 2020 - which is like decades ago in smartphone years. 

Google I/O '22 From what I understand, Google will officially be announcing the Pixel 6a + "teasing" the Pixel Watch. Pixel 6a launch (in most markets) pushed to July 28th. Pixel Watch will be formally announced and launched with Pixel 7 and 7 Pro in October. pic.twitter.com/IwwRX2pZtR

— Jon Prosser (@jon_prosser) March 24, 2022 Google Pixel 6a specifications and features (rumoured)

From what we know so far, the Pixel 6a will sport a 6.2-inch Full-HD+ AMOLED display with a 90Hz refresh rate. It’ll obviously run the latest Android 12 software at launch and should be first in line for software updates at least for the next 2 years. The Tensor SoC at the heart of the phone will allegedly be backed by 8GB RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Although, a lower 6GB RAM variant of the phone was also spotted on Geekbench recently. 

The Pixel 6a will reportedly house a 4800mAh battery with 30W fast charging. 

The camera should be the exciting highlight of the 6a. The word on the street is that Google will include a dual-camera system including a 12.2MP (f/1.7) Sony IMX363 primary sensor and a 12MP (f/2.2) Sony IMX355 sensor with an ultrawide lens. 

Expected connectivity options include Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.2, USB Type-C charging port, and NFC. 

Apart from the Pixel 6a, Google is also likely to talk more about Android 13 software, new WearOS and an upcoming Pixel Watch for Android users (fingers crossed) at the upcoming Google I/O event.

Google Pixel 6a expected price

The Google Pixel 6a is expected to retail in three colours - Black, White, and Green. It’s expected to go official for $350 in the US. If Google decides to launch the Pixel 6a in India, we expect the price will be somewhere close to iPhone SE after factoring in the additional import duties and taxes.  

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Epic Games Store Spring Sale 2022: Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon Zero Dawn, and More

Epic Games Store Spring Sale 2022 is live, which brings discounts on Cyberpunk 2077, Horizon Zero Dawn, Red Dead Redemption 2, and more.

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus SoC launch could take place in May

Qualcomm may launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ in May which is a bit earlier than usual. The Plus variants of previous generation Snapdragon SoCs had come in the June, July months. Well, it is not just the timing of the launch, but the new 8 Gen 1 Plus edition would also reportedly switch to a TSMC 4nm process replaced with Samsung’s fab. The report comes from tipster Yogesh Brar (via Onsitego) who tweets, “So Qualcomm SM8475 (Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus) will be announced in early May. Will be based on TSMC's 4nm platform with a number of improvements. But that not it, Qualcomm has some other chips as well for the mid & upper mid-range segment.”

Here are the details —

Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus: What we know so far

TSMC 5nm wafer design​ for reference

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1+ is said to have an SM8475 model number, while if you recall, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 had an SM8450 model number.

The new processor may use ARM’s 4nm architecture and for fabbing the same, Qualcomm is reportedly partnering with Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC).

TSMC’s 4nm process node is considered more power-efficient than the alternative from Samsung. The current-gen Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 (made by Samsung) had got some flak for its heating and throttling issues. Meanwhile, the competitors had relied on TSMC with largely better results.

This could be the reason behind this alleged transition. At least the talk on the street is so.

Anyways, as per this new report, we may get to see the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 Plus in May and it predicts the chip to come within high-end phones from Xiaomi, OnePlus, Lenovo, and Motorola, Although not mentioned, you could expect the usual suspects like Samsung, Asus, Vivo, Realme, etc too.

Even the mid-range chips from the Snapdragon 7-series may be announced this time.

For other news, reviews, feature stories, buying guides, and everything else, tech-related, keep reading Digit.in.

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Apple Urges US Court to Reject Epic's Appeal in App Store Antitrust Case

Apple told appellate judges that Epic Games had failed to show any legal error that would justify them overturning a lower-court ruling that found key App Store policies do not break US antitrust law.

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MSI Prestige, Modern, and Summit laptops get 12th gen Intel CPUs for 2022

MSI Prestige and Summit premium business laptops have been refreshed with Intel 12th Gen P-series processors. In addition to the latest processors, the new MSI business laptops are also getting Nvidia discrete GPUs as well. The more budget-oriented MSI Modern series laptops have been updated with Intel 12th Gen U-series processors.

2022 MSI Prestige Series Laptops Specs, Features, And Price

MSI Prestige 14

MSI Prestige series comprises thin and light laptops that have high portability and performance. The Prestige lineup features a 14-inch and a 15-inch laptop variant. However, in terms of specs, both are fairly similar. The MSI Prestige 14 and 15 feature upto 32GB memory, 1TB SSD storage, and are powered by an Intel 12th Gen Core i7-1280P processor. The Intel chip features 14 cores including 6-Performance cores (6P) and 8-Efficiency cores (8E). Additionally, the Core i7-1280P also features upto 20 threads. 

MSI Prestige 15 comes with up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti. Meanwhile, the MSI Prestige 14 features upto an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050. However, both cards only have 4GB GDDR6 VRAM. MSI Prestige also comes with an Nvidia GTX 1650 as an optional GPU and users can also opt for no discrete graphics for this particular laptop model as well. 

In terms of display, both laptops feature an FHD panel featuring a 16:9 aspect ratio and a maximum resolution of 1920 X 1080 pixels. Users will not find any high fresh rate option as the screen on both laptops is limited to 60Hz. MSI Prestige 14 and 15 feature only a 720p webcam with Windows Hello functionality and a fingerprint sensor as well.

In terms of I/O ports, the MSI Prestige 15 features two USB Type-A ports, two Thunderbolt ports, an HDMI, a headphone jack, and a microSD card reader as well. Meanwhile, the MSI Prestige 14 skips on one USB Type-A port and the HDMI slot, while keeping the rest of the layout identical to the 15-inch variant.

Additionally, MSI Prestige 15 comes with an 82Wh battery capacity meanwhile the Prestige 14 comes equipped with a much smaller 52Wh battery unit. This difference could become a huge deciding factor between these laptops.

MSI Prestige 14 has a starting price of $929 or Rs 70,869 and the Prestige 15 price range begins from $1,399 or Rs 1,06,723.

2022 MSI Summit Series Laptops Specs, Features, And Price

MSI Summit E16​

MSI Summit series represents their top-of-the-line laptops featuring the highest possible specifications and latest features. There are three convertible MSI Summit series laptops namely - E16 Flip, E14 Flip, and E13 Flip. The E14 Flip also has a non-convertible version known simply as the Summit E14. 

In terms of specs, most MSI Summit variants are powered by up to an Intel 12th Gen Core i7-1280P processor featuring 12 cores (4P + 8E) and 16 threads. Meanwhile, the MSI Summit E13 Flip comes with an Intel Core i7-1280P processor featuring 14 cores (6P + 8E) and 16 threads. Additionally, with Summit E16 Flip users can get up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Ti as a discreet graphics card. 

The MSI Summit models come with a 16:10 aspect ratio, which is better for productivity compared to a 16:9 aspect ratio display. Naturally, the bigger MSI Summit E16 Flip gets the best display with a 16-inch Quad HD+ panel with support for 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution and up to 165Hz refresh rate. The display also has 100% DCI P3 colour space coverage therefore it's best suited for HDR content. 

The MSI Summit E14 Flip features a 2k display with 2880 x 1800 pixel resolution, 60Hz maximum refresh rate support, and 100% DCI-P3 colour space coverage. Meanwhile, the smaller MSI Summit E13 Flip comes with an FHD+ display featuring 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution, up to 120Hz refresh rate, and 100% sRGB colour space coverage.

The Summit E14 non-convertible variant features an FHD+ display with a 60Hz refresh rate.

In terms of I/O, the Summit E16 Flip comes with two USB Type-A ports, two Thunderbolt ports, a microSD slot, a headphone jack, and an HDMI port. All the other MSI Summit series laptops also have the same ports but lack one USB type-A port. 

All the MSI Summit series laptops come with an FHD webcam with Windows Hello functionality and a fingerprint reader as well. For additional security, these laptops also come with Tile integration. For the uninitiated, Tile is a platform that uses Bluetooth low energy tech to find any particular electronic device. Meaning, users will be able to find their laptops even when it’s switched off.

The MSI Summit E16 Flip has a starting price tag of $1,549 or Rs 1,18,119. The MSI Summit 14 Flip comes with a starting price of $1,499 or Rs 1,14,306.

Meanwhile, the Summit E14 price range begins from $1,249 or Rs 95,242. Lastly, the Summit E13 Flip range starts from $1,399 or Rs 10,6,681. 

2022 MSI Modern Laptop Series Specs, Features, And Price

MSI Modern 14​

The Modern laptop series represents the budget lineup from MSI, which it expects to sell the most as well. The MSI Modern Series features a 14-inch and a 15-inch model. In terms of specs, the MSI Modern 15 features up to an Intel 12th Gen Core i7-1255U featuring 10-cores (2P + 8E) and 12-threads. Meanwhile, the Modern 14 comes equipped with up to an Intel 12th Gen Core i5-1235U. Both these laptops are available with up to 16GB memory and 512GB SSD.

Furthermore, the MSI Modern 14 and 15 feature an FHD display with maximum 60Hz refresh rate support. 

In terms of I/O, both models feature a USB Type-A port, a USB Type-C port with no Thunderbolt support, a microSD card slot, an HDMI, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

MSI Modern 14 price range begins from $699 or Rs 53,281. Meanwhile, the Modern 15 has a starting price of $849 or Rs 64,714.

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