Gadgets And Technology Daily News | 19 May 2023
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Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti, GeForce RTX 4060 With Ray Tracing, DLSS 3 Support Launched in India
Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 and GeForce RTX 4060 Ti were launched by the company on Thursday as the company's latest graphics cards built on the current-gen Ada Lovelace architecture. The more powerful GeForce RTX 4060 Ti is available in 8GB and 16GB memory configurations, while the RTX 4060 model is available with 8GB of memory. Both models support Nvidia's deep learning super sampling (DLSS) for over 300 games as well as upcoming titles such as The Lord of the Rings: Gollum and Diablo IV.
The company says that the new GeForce RTX 4060 Ti graphics card is 1.7 times faster than the GeForce RTX 3060 Ti model. It is equipped with 8GB or 16GB of GDDR6 video memory, along with 32MB of L2 cache. Meanwhile, the GeForce RTX 4060 model has 24MB of L2 cache and is available in a single 8GB memory configuration.
The company says these chips are aimed at gamers, video editors, 3D artists, and other content creators such as broadcasters, who will see 40 percent better encoding efficiency, with the eighth NVENC video encoder from Nvidia. Similarly, 3D artists will see 45 percent faster performance over last year's RTX 3060 GPU series, according to Nvidia.
Pricing for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 Ti starts at Rs. 41,000 for the model with 8GB of video memory, and will go on sale on May 24. The RTX 4060 Ti 16GB variant is priced at Rs. 51,000 and will go on sale in July, along with the RTX 4060 GPU with 8GB of memory, which is priced at Rs. 31,000. For comparison, pricing for the Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Ti starts at Rs. 80,000 while the RTX 4070 starts at Rs. 62,000.
Nvidia says that the new GPUs based on the company's Ada Lovelace architecture are equipped with third-generation ray tracing (RT) cores and fourth-generation Tensor cores — the latter are aimed at speeding up artificial intelligence tasks, including Nvidia's own framerate-multiplying DLSS 3 technology. The firm says it has added improvements like shader execution reordering, opacity micromap, and displaced micro-mesh engines to improve ray tracing performance over the previous generation.
Earlier this year, Nvidia announced its GeForce RTX 4070 Ti desktop GPU in January at CES 2023, months after the company "unlaunched" its GeForce RTX 4080 (12GB) model following negative press and consumer protests. The new GeForce RTX 4070 Ti GPU, which is also based on the Ada Lovelace architecture like the GeForce RTX 4060 series, had a much lower price at launch compared to the previous product that was "unlaunched" by the company.
Swiggy Says Its Food Delivery Business Turned Profitable in March
On-demand convenience platform Swiggy's food delivery business has turned profitable, making it one of the very few global players in the sector to achieve such a feat in less than nine years since inception, company CEO and Co-founder Sriharsha Majety said on Thursday.
Bullish on India's journey of eating out and food delivery, Majety, in a blogpost, said, Swiggy is "very sanguine about the growth potential over the next two decades" and would continue to drive further growth in food delivery.
"Our sharp focus on innovation, coupled with strong execution has led to yet another milestone. As of March 2023, Swiggy's food delivery business has turned profitable (after factoring in all corporate costs; excluding employee stock option costs)," he wrote.
Further, Majety said, "This is a milestone for food delivery globally, not just for us, as Swiggy has become one of the very few global food delivery platforms to achieve profitability in less than nine years since its inception." The company expects to reach more such milestones in the coming quarters, he added.
He applauded all the partners of the company in helping it achieve the milestone, adding that Swiggy has a strong relationship with its customers with "industry-best NPS (net promoter scores), repeat and retention rates." "We continue to make strides in gaining customer favour, including strong traction in Tier 2 and 3 markets. Our teams are more in sync than ever with restaurant partners to improve their experience with Swiggy and create mutual wins. As a result, our restaurant NPS has improved by over 100 percent in the past eight quarters," Majety said.
The company CEO noted that when Swiggy started off in 2014, with food delivery its first foray and core offering, on-demand food delivery experience was new and broken and many viewed it as an unviable business model.
On the road ahead, he said, "We strongly believe it is still very early days in India's journey of eating out and food delivery, and are very sanguine about the growth potential over the next two decades. We will continue to make responsible and measured interventions to fuel further growth in food delivery." There are many underserved geographic and consumer segments, he pointed out, adding, "our goal remains to outpace industry growth by continuously investing in the right levers".
While the investments in food delivery are starting to pay off successfully, Majety said, Swiggy is "also very excited about the trajectory of our quick commerce business, Instamart".
After building the category from the grounds up, and making "disproportionate investments in Instamart given the attractiveness of the consumer proposition and its strategic importance to us", he said, "The peak of our investments is behind us and today, Instamart is one of the leading players in the quick commerce space globally." In addition, he said, "We've also made strong progress on the profitability of the business and we're on track to hit contribution neutrality for this 3-year-old business in the next few weeks." On Dineout, which Swiggy acquired last year that enabled it to cater to consumers for every food occasion — either delivery or dining out, he said, "Today, Dineout is fully integrated within Swiggy and is the leader in the dining out category with more than 21,000 restaurant partners across 34 cities." Majety's blogpost comes two days after US-based asset management firm Baron Capital Group reduced its valuation of Swiggy by 34 percent to $7.1 billion (roughly Rs. 58,624 crore) as of December 2022.
WhatsApp Android Beta Reveals iOS-Like Message Context Menu in Development: Report
WhatsApp has been spotted working on a redesigned message menu for the Android version of the popular messaging app. The upcoming menu will reportedly be similar to the context menu for selected messages on iOS. The menu is said to display five options after long-pressing on a specific message. The latest development is spotted on WhatsApp beta for the Android 2.23.11.4 update. WhatsApp's redesigned message menu is under development and is likely to be made available in a future Beta update. Last month the messaging app was also spotted working on iPhone-like UI for Android.
According to a report by WhatsApp development tracker WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is working on a redesigned message menu for Android. The report suggests that the upcoming message menu will appear similar to the context menu on WhatsApp for iOS. The new update will enable users to quickly choose actions for a selected message. The update tracker has also shared a screenshot of the upcoming message menu showing five options Delete, Forward, Reply, Keep and Info are displayed below a selected message.
Currently, users are shown six options -- Delete, Forward, Reply, Star, Info, and Copy at the top of the chat window after a message is selected. Additionally, emoji reactions also appear on the selected message. The new message menu was spotted in the WhatsApp beta for Android 2.23.11.4 update.
However, there's no word from WhatsApp on when this improvement will be made available to beta testers. As with all features that are in development, the company could eventually roll it out as part of a beta update before it arrives on the stable channel or simply drop the feature altogether.
Meanwhile, the instant messaging app was recently spotted working on an iOS-like user interface improvement, with a redesigned bottom bar for the Android app. The new UI is said to appear similar to WhatsApp for iOS making it easier for users to switch from Android to iOS and vice versa. It could also offer users quick access to chats, calls, communities, and status updates right from the navigation bar, which could make one-handed navigation easier on phones with large displays.
Google Agrees to Pay $39.9 Million Over Lawsuit for Misleading Location Tracking Practices
Google will pay Washington state $39.9 million (nearly Rs. 330 crore) to resolve a lawsuit accusing the Alphabet unit of misleading consumers about its location tracking practices, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said on Thursday.
The settlement resolves claims that Google deceived people into believing they controlled how the search and advertising company collected and used their personal data.
In reality, the state said Google was able to collect and profit from that data even if consumers disabled its tracking technology on their smartphones and computers, invading consumers' privacy.
A consent decree filed on Wednesday in King County Superior Court requires Google to be more transparent about its tracking practices, and provide a more detailed "Location Technologies" webpage describing them.
"Today's resolution holds one of the most powerful corporations accountable for its unethical and unlawful tactics," Ferguson said in a statement.
Google, based in Mountain View, California, denied wrongdoing in agreeing to settle.
In November, Google agreed to pay $391.5 million (nearly Rs. 3,240 crore) to resolve similar allegations by 40 US states.
Some states including Washington chose to sue Google on their own about its tracking practices. Arizona reached an $85 million (nearly Rs. 703 crore) settlement with Google last October in one of those cases.
In response to the Washington settlement, Google referred to its earlier statement on the multistate accord, where it said it had addressed various concerns raised by regulators, including "outdated product policies that we changed years ago."
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iQoo Neo 8 Series Launch Date Set for May 23, Key Specifications Revealed: All Details
iQoo Neo 8 5G and iQoo Neo 8 Pro are set to make their launch in China on May 23. The company has teased the look as well as some of the key specifications of the phone via a Weibo post. The iQoo Neo 8 5G series' camera specifications along with battery capacity and charging support has been officially revealed by the company. The iQoo Neo 8 5G series is also confirmed to be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 9200+ SoC and a triple rear camera setup.
iQoo has revealed the camera specifications along with the battery and charging capacity of the soon-to-be-launched iQoo Neo 8 5G series ahead of its launch. The smartphone, which is set to make its debut in China on May 23 at 7 pm local time (4.30 pm IST), will sport a triple rear camera setup headlined by a 50-megapixel OIS-supported main sensor. According to the teaser poster, the two camera sensors will sit in the circular cutouts while the third sensor will be placed in a tiny cutout next to the LED flash.
The Chinese smartphone company also confirmed that the upcoming iQoo Neo 8 5G series will be powered by a 5,000 mAh battery with support for 120W fast charging. It is claimed to get 50 percent charged in just 9 minutes.
Additionally, the company has also shared the display and processor specifications of the smartphone. According to a poster released by iQoo, the iQoo Neo 8 5G Pro will be equipped with a MediaTek 9200+ SoC coupled with up to 16GB RAM. Furthermore, the smartphones will feature a 1.5K display with a 144Hz refresh rate.
The high-end iQoo Neo 8 Pro will also have a Vivo V1+ image signal processor. The other confirmed specification is a 5K ice waterfall VC three-dimensional heat dissipation. However, there is no information o the launch of the Qoo Neo 8 5G series' availability in India.
Samsung Crystal 4K iSmart UHD TV 2023 With Smart Hub, HDR10+ Launched in India: Details
Samsung Crystal 4K iSmart UHD TV 2023 has been launched in India. The smart TV comes in multiple sizes starting with 43-inch display screen. The TV is equipped with features like Smart Hub and HDR10+ display with 4K resolution. It also has built-in IoT Hub and IoT-enabled sensors for light that automatically adjust brightness. It is powered by Tizen OS and crystal technology. The device also get other features including Q-Symphony, OTS Lite, and Adaptive Sound Technology.
The Samsung Crystal 4K iSmart UHD TV is available in India at a starting price of priced at Rs. 33,990 for the 43-inch screen model, whereas the 65-inch display model costs Rs. 71,990. The TV is available for purchase via Amazon, Flipkart, and Samsung e-store.
Samsung is also offering no-cost EMI option for up to 12 months on selected bank cards.
The new Samsung Crystal 4K iSmart UHD TV comes with smart features like a built-in IoT-Hub with Calm Onboarding, IoT Sensor for automatic brightness adjustment, a SlimFit camera for video calling, HDR10+ display with 4K resolution. It is claimed to be come with PurColor. The SlimFit cam will let users attend video calls or web conferences on the TV screen.
The IoT-enabled sensors on the Samsung Crystal 4K iSmart UHD TV automatically adjust brightness while Calm Onboarding helps users to sync Samsung devices as well as third-party and IoT devices to the TV. It also has Object Tracking Sound (OTS) Lite for a cinematic 3D sound experience.
Crystal 4K iSmart UHD TV is powered by Tizen OS and offers access to 100 channels in India with Samsung TV Plus. It also features Auto Game Mode and Motion Xcelerator to provide faster frame transition and low latency during gaming. Other features include Q-Symphony, OTS Lite, and Adaptive Sound Technology.
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