Lenovo launches new laptops to empower businesses

Bengaluru, Sep 13 (IANS) Global technology brand Lenovo on Tuesday launched the new K14 Gen 1 and Gen 1i laptops that offer world class productivity and collaboration for businesses.

The Lenovo K14 Gen 1 and Gen 1i are now available for Rs 65,000 and Rs 72,000.

"At Lenovo, we strive to offer the latest innovative devices that allow businesses and professionals to stay productive with leading security features without compromising on their privacy," Ashish Sikka, Director, Commercial Category and Strategy, Lenovo India, said in a statement.

"The introduction of our latest K14 enterprise laptop is another step forward in this direction. They are ultraportable and high-performance machines with futuristic workplace collaboration features, making them appealing to business executives," Sikka added.

These new business laptops bring support for 720p webcam to enable instant connection with colleagues whether you are working from home or office. The webcam also includes Privacy Shutter that allows users to block the camera when not in use for enhanced security.

They also bring features like Modern Standby allowing users to handle everyday tasks effortlessly with the device waking from sleep in less than one second.

With a battery life of up to 10 hours, the company claimed that modern professionals working remotely can be productive all day without needing to charge the laptop.

The minimum pre-loaded applications make it an ultraportable meeting modern design and performance needs on a budget, the company said.

Lenovo K14 Gen 1i packs a solid punch with up to 11th generation Intel Core i7 vPro processors for world-class performance in real-world conditions, up to 32GB DDR4 (3200MHz) memory, and up to 1TB SSD, and up to 1TB HDD storage.

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Halo Lead Bonnie Ross Stepping Down From 343 Industries, Served 15 Years With the Franchise

Bonnie Ross, founder and head of Halo developer 343 Industries is stepping down, after serving 15 years with the franchise. Her position will effectively be taken over by Pierre Hintze, the current head of production at 343 Industries. The company shake-up comes in the wake of Halo Infinite delaying all its upcoming content, including the long-requested co-op mode to ...

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Zoom renames its chat app and adds several new features

San Francisco, Sep 13 (IANS) Alongside new features to compete with rivals, video-conferencing platform Zoom has announced that it is now renaming Zoom Chat to Zoom Team Chat to enhance teamwork and collaboration.

The platform said it has already made significant investments in Zoom Team Chat's capabilities, and it will unveil even more enhancements later this month.

"Our comprehensive platform makes it easy for people to connect across places, spaces, and devices, so work is� well, less work. Central to the success of our platform is our persistent team collaboration and messaging hub," the company said in a blogpost.

"We used to call it Zoom Chat. As of today, we are officially renaming it Zoom Team Chat, to usher in the future of persistent messaging and further enhance teamwork and collaboration," it added.

The company said Team Chat extends beyond instant messaging. It is a powerful collaboration hub that leverages 1:1 and group chats as well as channels to integrate workstreams, keep projects on track, and connect stakeholders.

Team Chat brings together messaging, file sharing, third-party integrations, video, voice, and whiteboard in one place to simplify how you collaborate.

When you need to elevate a chat conversation to a phone or video call or share an idea via whiteboard, you can do so at the touch of a button right in Zoom Team Chat, the company said.

Additionally, Team Chat is a valuable external communication tool. It provides a seamless and secure communication experience for external contacts, including consultants, vendors, clients, and more. A notice in the chat or channel "compose" message box even identifies when an external user is present.

"We will also continue to evolve other areas of our portfolio to meet your current and emerging demands. We have introduced three new products this year alone to elevate visual collaboration, enhance the customer experience, and improve sales motions," the platform said.

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Instagram Reels nowhere near TikTok in short-form video game

San Francisco, Sep 13 (IANS) Meta-owned Instagram is struggling to woo creators as its short-video making Reels engagement falls against a formidable competition that is coming from its Chinese rival TikTok.

An internal Meta document accessed by The Wall Street Journal shows that Instagram users are spending 17.6 million hours watching Reels daily -- less than a tenth when compared to 197.8 million hours users spend on TikTok a day

The report, published in August, claimed that Reels engagement had fallen 13.6 percent over the last four weeks, and "most Reels users have no engagement whatsoever".

Among the key reasons is that Instagram has struggled to recruit people to make the right kind of content and the lack of original content on Reels.

"Roughly 11 million creators are on the platform in the US, but only about 2.3 million of them, or 20.7 per cent, post on that platform each month," according to the document.

A Meta spokesperson, however, said that Reels engagement currently is up on a month-to-month basis.

"We still have work to do. But creators and businesses are seeing promising results, and our monetisation growth is faster than we expected as more people are watching, creating and connecting through Reels than ever before," the company spokesperson added.

To attract people to make content for Instagram and Facebook, Meta has earmarked $1 billion for creator payouts through the end of the year.

Instagram Reels creators have received a total of $120 million to date.

Reports surfaced last month that threatened by the meteoric rise of TikTok, Instagram and YouTube have introduced new features to discourage their short-video app users from cross-platform sharing.

When creators now make a video on YouTube Shorts, they will not be able to download the video and cross-post it to other apps without a "YouTube watermark".

"If you're a creator who downloads your Shorts from YouTube Studio to share across other platforms, you'll now find a watermark added to your downloaded content," YouTube said in an update.

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3 Netflix games made in partnership with Ubisoft to arrive from 2023: Here are the details

Popular video streaming platform Netflix and Ubisoft on Monday announced they have partnered to create three mobile games from some of the game franchises for Netflix, starting in 2023.

The three games will expand on the Valiant Hearts, Mighty Quest and Assassin's Creed universes and will be available exclusively on mobile to Netflix members worldwide with no ads or in-app purchases.

"We are thrilled to work with Ubisoft, whose track record creating memorable worlds for fans is unmatched," Mike Verdu, Vice President of Games, Netflix, said in a statement.

"This partnership will provide our members with exclusive access to some of the most exciting game franchises as we continue to build a catalogue of great mobile games for our members around the world," Verdu added.

A new Valiant Hearts game, a sequel to Ubisoft's multi-award-winning game Valiant Hearts: The Great War, is directed by the original core team and will retain the same DNA while featuring a new story. It will be available to Netflix members in January 2023.

After the critically acclaimed The Mighty Quest for Epic Loot mobile game, The Mighty Quest will come to Netflix in 2023 with a new game. This time, the game will draw inspiration from the rogue-like genre to deliver an experience that celebrates the series' premiere hack-and-slash combat in a fresh and highly replayable format.

And for Assassin's Creed fans, they will be able to immerse themselves in the Assassin's Creed universe on Netflix in more than one way: in addition to the previously announced live-action series, an all-new mobile game is being developed exclusively for Netflix.

"As we continue to create great experiences on all platforms, we are glad to be partnering with such an innovative and creative partner as Netflix," said Jean-Michel Detoc, Chief Mobile Officer, Ubisoft.

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Apple iPhone subscription is said to be in active testing: Heres how it is expected to work

Tech giant Apple is likely to bring out a monthly iPhone subscription bundle, with a package combining hardware and services like Apple One this year.

The hardware subscription, which would allow customers to acquire iPhones and other items from Apple for a monthly fee, has floated around in rumours for a while, but has yet to become a reality, reports AppleInsider.

While the tech giant had an opportunity to introduce such a service during its iPhone 14 event, it may still make an appearance in the coming weeks, the report said.

Apple is supposedly thought to be "actively testing" the service, according to Mark Gurman's "Power On" newsletter for Bloomberg. While being tested, Gurman said he still expects it "to launch either later this year or next year."

The proposed subscription was not announced or mentioned during the iPhone event to "reduce launch day complexity," since it would be an "entirely new way to buy an iPhone".

Given the expectation of an October event for iPad and Mac launches, there could be a high chance Apple could use that presentation as a venue for a subscription launch, as per the report.

Apple already offers several direct ways customers can get the latest flagships, including the iPhone Upgrade Program and installment programs, like Apple Card.

However, the subscription would differ as customers would not just pay a portion of the hardware cost, but also for a suite of services on top, the report noted.

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Blaupunkt launches three 4K QLED TVs with Google TV on Flipkart: Know price and specs

German audio-visual brand Blaupunkt on Monday introduced three premium yet affordable QLED TV models with in-built Google TV in India.

The TVs will be available in 50-inch (Rs 36,999), 55-inch (Rs 44,999), and 65-inch (Rs 62,999) during the upcoming Flipkart Big Billion Days (BBD) festive sale, Super Plastronics Pvt Ltd (SPPL), an exclusive brand licensee of Blaupunkt TV in the country, said in a statement.

Featuring 60W speakers with Dolby Atmos support, the Blaupunkt Google TV housing Far Field Voice Control with Google Assistant provides 360-degree surround sound for a theatre-like experience at home.

Blaupunkt TVs were re-launched in India in July 2021 and saw good response over the past year, according to the company.

"We are India's first manufacturing brand to launch QLED with Google TV, even before the Chinese smartphone brands. We are expecting a GMV growth of 100 per cent in Blaupunkt TVs this year and the major contribution will be QLED TV," Avneet Singh Marwah, CEO of SPPL, told IANS.

"Blaupunkt is ranked amongst best rated and reviews tvs in india with 4.6 out of 5 on Flipkart. We are launching QLED at the same price point of 4K TVs to capture maximum market share," Marwah added.

Each TV unit has a QLED 4K display with 1.1 billion colours, HDR 10+, a 60-watt Dolby stereo box speaker with four installed speakers, and DTS 'TruSurround' sound technology with Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and Dolby Digital Plus.

All the models come with bezelless and Airslim design, Bluetooth 5.0 and Dual Band Wifi.

These models also come with 2GB RAM, 16GB ROM, digital noise filter, QLED Panel, dedicated shortcut remote keys of Netflix, Prime, Youtube, Google Play and have an access to more than 10,000 apps and games, with more than 500,000 TV shows.

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