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Vishal Mathur is Technology Editor for Hindustan Times. When not making sense of technology, he often searches for an elusive analog space in a digital world.

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Apple MacBook Air 2024 ushers in a new era as a resounding response to AI PCs

An upgraded 13-inch MacBook Air’s performance is closer to the MacBook Pro than it has ever been, which adds value and longevity, as all important upgrades hide in plain sight

The 2024 Apple MacBook Air. (Official handout image.)
Published on Mar 29, 2024 09:45 AM IST

Apple iPhone’s new legal tryst, while Canva finds value in Europe to rival Adobe

Apple is restricting “super apps”, which according to the lawsuit, “can improve smartphone competition by providing a consistent...

The Apple logo is illuminated at a store in Munich, Germany, Monday, Nov. 13, 2023.(AP)
Published on Mar 28, 2024 03:59 PM IST

Noise Buds Xero underlines a premiumisation aspiration for Indian tech brands

Intricacies of audio drivers and noise cancellation tuned well, a beautiful design language and consistent battery life must be matched with a companion app that’s sorely missing

The new Noise Buds Xero earbuds. (Official handout image)
Updated on Mar 28, 2024 08:51 AM IST

A new native Chrome browser for Arm-based PCs points to something even bigger

Qualcomm’s next PC chip arrives later in 2024, and must balance performance and battery life, as Windows PCs and Chromebooks need to keep pace with Apple’s M-series chips

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Elite X chips are set to be available for PC makers, later this year. (Official image)
Published on Mar 27, 2024 12:28 PM IST

Power cuts and no Wi-Fi? Annoying problem and its straightforward solution

A recent evolution of simple power backups for Wi-Fi routers and modems, solves a rather annoying reality of power cuts. Without having to spend significantly more on larger UPS boxes

Some routers UPS options. (HT photo)
Published on Mar 27, 2024 09:53 AM IST

Honeywell Air Touch U series keeps the air pure, but needs refinement elsewhere

After another data revision about the poor quality of air in our cities, a good indoor air purifier in homes, becomes essential

The Air Touch U1 is now available for around <span class='webrupee'>?</span>23,999 while the U2 sets you back by around <span class='webrupee'>?</span>27,999. (Official image)
Published on Mar 26, 2024 12:21 PM IST

AI’s chip wars are just getting started

Tech companies are racing to dominate hardware for generative AI, with Nvidia leading the way with its Blackwell superchip. Competitors like AMD, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, and Google are also in the game, aiming to reduce reliance on traditional chip makers. This shift in hardware focus is crucial as AI processing moves from the cloud to on-device, with companies like Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm integrating AI-specific chips into PCs and smartphones.

NVIDIA's founder and CEO Jensen Huang (AFP)
Updated on Mar 23, 2024 06:04 AM IST
By, New Delhi

Tech Tonic | Bosses, optics and the refined art of the poker face

Amidst a sea of vague answers and optics being managed, is it right to criticise OpenAI’s Mira Murati for being honest?

OpenAI’s Chief Technology Officer Mira Murati, (AFP)
Updated on Mar 22, 2024 09:56 PM IST

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED rekindles the pursuit for an ultra slim, powerful laptop

Asus not just has the early mover advantage with the Intel Core Ultra chip upgrades, but also a significant price to value equation compared with what the competition offers

The Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED laptop. (Vishal Mathur/ HT Photo)
Published on Mar 22, 2024 11:53 AM IST

Nvidia's new AI chips take no prisoners, and EU moves forward with AI regulation

Regulating AI, Nvidia and Apple make everyone take notice and subscriptions

NVIDIA - the big winner
Published on Mar 21, 2024 04:43 PM IST

GaN chargers are relatively new and still expensive, but signify tech progress

The new technology, switching from silicon to gallium nitride, allows these chargers to deliver faster speeds in much smaller sizes, and can remain absolutely cool after hours of use

(From left) The Urbn 65-watt charger, Promate’s powerful 100-watt hub and CMF by Nothing’s unique orange colour 65-watt charger. (Official images)
Published on Mar 20, 2024 09:53 AM IST

Tech Tonic | Bluetooth’s constancy has given us the soundtrack to life

After defining how we listen to audio at home, in the office and in the car, it is now time for the wellness space to derive simpler solutions from Bluetooth

A recent, pivotal moment for Bluetooth, was the release of the LE Audio capabilities. As you may have probably guessed, LE means low energy. This is great news for phones and paired wireless headphones, earphones and earbuds.(Pixabay)
Published on Mar 15, 2024 05:25 PM IST

As a concept, WatchOut’s watch and earbuds hybrid may prove a seminal moment

Indian tech start-up WatchOut has written a new template to meld smartwatches and wireless earbuds, into one

This hybrid, for which the company believes the ideal audience are “Gen Z youngsters”, is priced at <span class='webrupee'>?</span>4,999. (Vishal Mathur | HT Photo)
Published on Mar 12, 2024 09:55 AM IST

Wear next? The future’s calling: A look at the next-generation smartphone

The ‘phone’ to aspire to, in the age of AI, will likely be a tiny, multi-functional wearable device that looks nothing like what we‘re accustomed to.

Humane’s AI Pin links with the user’s phone, and follows voice instructions. It can also project visuals onto the user’s palm.
Updated on Mar 09, 2024 06:43 PM IST

Tech Tonic | WWW disruptions can be more worrying than Instagram outages

Microsoft Copilot and Google Gemini define undersea cables that carry much of the internet traffic as “unsung heroes”, and for once, AI chatbots are on point

FILE PHOTO: Broken Ethernet cable is seen in front of Instagram logo in this illustration taken March 11, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo(REUTERS)
Published on Mar 08, 2024 09:47 PM IST

Xiaomi 14 is a true flagship phone underlined by Leica’s photography expertise

Xiaomi 14 is simply some of the best camera hardware you’ll find on an Android flagship phone, for now. Excellent results are delivered with old-school optimisations, and little AI. Xiaomi may have given Samsung and Google some sleepless nights, with pricing too

The new Xiaomi 14 mobile phone. (Vishal Mathur/ HT Photo)
Published on Mar 08, 2024 08:34 AM IST

Nothing’s resolute personality and value recipe defines an affordable Phone (2a)

There are the underpinnings from its more expensive siblings, the Phone (2) and indeed the Phone (1), which should allow Nothing something to mount a challenge against its rivals

While the Nothing Phone (2a) is Nothing’s most affordable phone yet, basics haven’t been compromised. (Vishal Mathur | HT Photo)
Published on Mar 07, 2024 08:55 AM IST

Asus morphs this year’s ROG Zephyrus G16 into a more likeable gaming rig

A lot making up this gaming rig, has played its part in delivering performance. It’ll only make HP and Lenovo’s task difficult, as they prepare a response

The Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 laptop. (Asus official image)
Published on Mar 05, 2024 10:45 AM IST

Apple MacBook Air gets more power with M3 chips

There are three base specs each for the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air that will go on sale in India, and Apple is talking about a Neural Engine that’s optimised for AI models

The 13-inch MacBook Air and the 15-inch MacBook Air, have received the 3-namometer architecture M3 chips. (Apple)
Published on Mar 04, 2024 08:21 PM IST

Tech Tonic | Adieu, Apple car! You prove it is not easy to make a motor vehicle

Whilst Apple exits its car project to refocus on things of immediate importance, Xiaomi’s energetic approach must draw warnings from the struggles of EV makers.

FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo(REUTERS)
Published on Feb 29, 2024 05:06 PM IST

Mobile World Congress: More than phones and Leica’s history

The biggest attraction this year at a show that gets its name from a passionate interest in mobile telephony, is a car.

A flying car at the Moble World Congress (By Special Arrangement)
Published on Feb 29, 2024 02:43 PM IST

Xiaomi SU7’s in-house tech ingenuity is indicative of a shift in philosophy

There are 8 cameras all around the car as just one crucial part of the expected autonomous driving tech.

The Xiaomi SU7 car. (Vishal Mathur/ HT Photo)
Updated on Feb 27, 2024 09:11 AM IST

From 1914 to now, Leica’s definitive history is Xiaomi’s photography trump card

In an era where artificial intelligence is being used extensively to define photography results in phones, Leica and Xiaomi are on the same page – optical hardware basics over artificially boosting photo results

Xiaomi phones with Leica cameras. (Vishal Mathur / HT Photo)
Published on Feb 27, 2024 09:05 AM IST

Mobile World Congress 2024: Xiaomi SU7, AI progress and Android evolves

Better known for smartphones and smart home ecosystems, Xiaomi has taken an undeniably bold leap of faith by investing heavily on a powerful electric vehicle, the SU7 sedan

The Xiaomi SU7 electric vehicle. (Image from Xiaomi)
Updated on Feb 26, 2024 01:27 PM IST

Xiaomi 14 is likely what the premium journey needs, with Leica’s secret sauce

While specs are on point and Leica camera partnership is delivering results that’d worry flagship competition, Xiaomi’s pricing will have to put perceived value

HT Photo/Vishal Mathur
Published on Feb 25, 2024 11:29 PM IST

Tech Tonic | Your phone camera is at a crossroads

Phones may be replacing cameras, but not camera makers. Would you trust their expertise, or hand over control to AI?

A UR-Leica from 1914 (left) is the world's first compact 35mm film camera, the learnings from which have been a foundation of digital cameras and now smartphone cameras(Image: Vishal Mathur / HT Photo)
Published on Feb 24, 2024 06:07 PM IST

No escaping AI videos, but are we ready to answer tough questions about reality?

There’s no escaping AI videos, Xiaomi rediscovers form and gaming exclusives

FILE - The OpenAI logo is displayed on a cell phone with an image on a computer monitor generated by ChatGPT's Dall-E text-to-image model, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Boston. (AP)
Published on Feb 22, 2024 08:31 AM IST

ReMarkable 2 is a paper saving writing tab we think we need, but do we really?

This unique e-ink display tablet excels at taking handwritten notes and for creating documents, also, Cloud storage is sorted too

The ReMarkable 2 is an incredibly thin tablet – just 4.7mm or 0.19-inch. (ReMarkable)
Published on Feb 21, 2024 12:29 PM IST

With washable MESP filter, Nirvana Being’s air purifier saves money and e-waste

An MESP filter has a life of 10 years or so. Average that with swapping out HEPA filters once a year, and assuming an average cost of replacement filters to be around ?3,000, you’ll be saving around ?30,000 over the same period

Nirvana Being air purifier. (HT Photo)
Published on Feb 20, 2024 03:55 PM IST

Dashcam footage is being recognized as valid evidence: SafeCams’ Vanesh Naidoo

As tempers often run high, video footage from ever-improving dashcams inarguably describing a road incident, can be quite helpful

The footage a dashcam can capture can prove priceless in revealing what actually went on. (Safecams)
Published on Feb 19, 2024 03:00 PM IST
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