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India and 5G - What's Happening?

| IN THIS BLOG What is India's Position in 5G? Will India be able to lead in 5G? How does it impact you and your data? The 5G? 5G is meant by the 5th Generation.  5G network is the latest generation of wireless technology. Experts believe that the 5G network will be the next frontier of the digital revolution. 5G is a new global wireless standard after 1G, 2G, 3G, and 4G networks.  5G can offer speeds up to 20Gbps but in the commercial world, 5G carriers are expected to support speeds up to 1Gbps which is 10x the speeds offered by the current 4G LTE networks. The faster data transmission is also accompanied by lower latency. Compared to 4G, which was limited to a ping of 50ms, 5G can theoretically go as low as 1ms! Commercially, one can expect a latency of around 10ms from the 5G carriers. 5G - The New Era What is India's Position in 5G? When will 5G be available in India? Is indeed the most demanded question that twines over the mind of tech-savvies. There are so many partici...

Surface Pro 8 likely to ship with 11th generation Intel CPU and Xe GPU

Microsoft is working on its latest flagship surface device. The images of the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 have appeared online. Microsoft is on track to release its Surface Pro lineup. Images do seem it might be the final product which Microsoft will push in the market.  Surface Pro 8 potentially getting an Intel Xe GPU upgrade and a total of 32 GB of memory. Reports have been floating around on the internet speculating the 11th generation process in the Surface Book 8. The prototype model was spotted with an Intel 11th generation Core i7 – 1165G7 processor. The Core i7 pushes to a staggering 2.72GHz. The chassis of the Surface might hold the boost speed but might suffer in the battery life. Surface Pro specs The Surface Pro 8 The system has different models sporting 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB system memory. Previously the Surface Pro 8 was limited to 16GB memory. Adding 32 GB memory will boost the performance of the Core i7 CPU. The TaskManager is seen running, which looks like Xe GPUs. Inte...

WhatsApp Pay Is Now Live In India: Here Is How To Set Up WhatsApp Pay, Make Payments And More

  WhatsApp Pay will use the unified Payments Interface (UPI), a real-time payments system supported by more than 160 banks in India. While WhatsApp Pay had been available to some users for an extended trial period for a while now. WhatsApp Pay goes into battle against the likes of Google Pay, PhonePe and Paytm. digital payments space in  I ndia   is about to get a bit more exciting, with  WhatsApp   Pay   finally rolling out for the WhatsApp is now available for iPhone and WhatsApp for Android users in India. Mind you, you will need to have the latest version of WhatsApp installed on your phone for the WhatsApp Pay option to be available. WhatsApp Pay will use the unified Payments Interface (UPI), a real-time payments system supported by more than 160 banks in India. While WhatsApp Pay had been available to some users for an  E xtended Trial   period for a while now, this is the official rollout of the payments service. WhatsApp Pay goes into batt...

Nokia develops COVID-19 detection system; here's how it detects temperature, mask

Nokia is already using the system in its factory in Chennai (India) for two months and has screened more than 200,000 people in that facility Photo Credit : Nokia / Reuters Nokia has created an automated system that uses a thermal camera and real-time video analytics to determine if a person has COVID-19 symptoms and is wearing a mask, part of efforts to protect employees as they return to work. The Finnish company has been using the system in its factory in Chennai, India, for two months and has screened more than 200,000 people in that facility. The factory, which was closed for some time to comply with Indian regulations following the coronavirus outbreak, has more than 1,000 employees. The system detects whether a person has a high temperature or is not wearing their face-mask and alerts the operation centre, the head of Analytics and IoT for Nokia, Amit Shah, told Reuters. It comes with its privacy settings where faces can be blurred to comply with local regulations and depl...