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Asus has launched ROG Zephyrus M15 (2020) GU502LV-HC012T Laptop variant in India online. It has an MRP price of Rs 1,85,000 and a launch selling price of Rs 1,61,000. It is now in stock online on Amazon.in ( check here for the lowest price ) ASUS ROG Zephyrus M15 (2020) GU502LV-HC012T is a high-end gaming laptop powered by the 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10750H Hexa-core processor. It has a base clock speed of 2.6Ghz and a max turbo boost of 5.0Ghz. For graphics, Asus has equipped this with 6GB NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Graphics GPU. The display on this model is a 15.6 inch 4K UHD screen with 132.7% sRGB and 100% Adobe RGB support. The max display refresh rate supported is 60hz. It comes with 16GB of ram and has 1TB SSD storage. There is no HDD drive available on this. It ships with Windows 10 Home and is powered by a 76Whrs battery. There are many other variants of Asus ROG Zephyrus Laptops available in India online on Amazon.in ( check them all out here ). ASUS ROG Zephyrus M15 GU50

Apple has launched new Macbook Pro laptops with Apple's own M1 chip in the US. These new Macbook Pro 2020 variants are available in 256GB or 512GB options with 8GB ram on Amazon.com.  The 256GB Macbook Pro with M1 chip has a price tag of $1,299.99 in the US. The 512GB variant has a launch price of $1,499.99 . ( check them out here ). 256GB Macbook Air with M1 Chip is also up for pre-order - $999 ( check here ). In India, Macbook Pro with M1 chip has an MRP price of   Rs 1,22,900 - Rs 1,42,900 . The Macbook Air with M1 chip has a price tag of  Rs 92,900 -  Rs 1,17,990.  These new Macbooks as well as Mac Mini with M1 chip will be available to pre-order in India online from Amazon.in and Flipkart in the coming days.  These new Macbooks are powered by Apple Silicon - Apple M1 Chip - which is an ARM-based chipset and offer better performance and battery backup compared to the previous generation Intel-based Macbook Pro variants. Apple M1 chip has 8 cores - 4 high-performance cores a

DJI has launched Mini 2 Drone in the US at a price of  $449 . You can also buy the Fly More Combo for $599 . It is now in stock online on Amazon.com - no pre-orders needed ( check here ). DJI Mini 2 ( or Mavic Mini 2 ) is the 2nd generation model with improved overall specs. It can now shoot 4K @ 30fps videos while the first-gen Mavic Mini could only shoot 2.7K videos. This newer model lets you take dng raw photos as well which was missing on the first-gen model. It is still lightweight, under 250g, which means you do not need to register or get a licence to fly it in the US.  In India, Mavic Mini 2 will be available to purchase online from Amazon.in in the coming weeks. You don't need to get a licence to fly any drone under 249g in India as well, but legally you can't fly it above 50ft.  Like the first-gen model, the DJI Mini 2 also has a 12MP sensor. It has a 3-axis motorized gimbal built in to get steady and smoother videos and photos. DJI has equipped this newer model with

Canon has launched RF 70-200mm F4 L IS USM lens in the US at a price of  $1,599 . It is now available to pre-order online on Amazon.com ( check here ). Canon has also launched a nifty fifty 50mm F1.8 lens in Canon RF mount at an affordable price of $199.99.  Canon RF 70-200mm F4 L IS USM is a medium telephoto lens made for Canon RF mount cameras like EOS R5, R6, EOS RP, etc. This lens is not compatible with Canon DSLR or EOS M series mirrorless cameras.  It offers a constant F4 aperture throughout the zoom range. There is also a more expensive 70-200mm variant with a constant F2.8 aperture lens, which has a price tag of $2699  in the US. This lens features an Optical Image Stabilizer which according to Canon offers up to 5 Stops of Shake Correction. You can get Up to 7.5 Stops of Shake Correction if used with a camera with IBIS built-in. It features Dual Nano USM Motors for High Speed, Smooth, and Quiet Auto Focus. From the manufacturer The RF70-200mm F4 L IS USM is a telephoto zoo

Canon has launched an affordable Nifty-Fifty RF 50mm F1.8 STM lens for its EOS R Mirrorless Line-up. It has a price tag of  $199.99 in the US and is now available to pre-order online from Amazon US ( check here ). It will be available to purchase in India in the coming weeks as well. Canon has also launched Canon RF 70-200mm F4 L IS USM lens for a price of  $1,599 in the US ( up for Pre-order ) Canon RF 50mm F1.8 STM is a compact and lightweight portrait lens made for Canon RF mount. You can use it on bodies like EOS R5, R6, RP, EOS R, etc. These are not compatible with DSLR cameras or EOS M Series of Canon cameras.  This lens features an STM motor - A Stepping Motor - which offers smoother and quieter Auto Focus while recording video as well as for photos. Super Spectra Coating on the lens ensures quality. It just weighs 160g making it a great lightweight lens to always have in your camera bag. From the Manufacturer The RF 50mm F1.8 STM is a small, light, and affordable lens with

Ubuntu Version 20.10 Groovy Gorilla is now available to download . You can also upgrade your existing 20.04 to the latest Ubuntu version. I tried to upgrade my system to the latest version and ran into an error when I tried executing the update-manager -d command. It showed a "Please install all available updates for your release before upgrading." error in the command line even though the update manager showed there are no new updates. I was able to fix it after trying a few things. Here is what I did. First, run the command " sudo apt-get upgrade " and install all updates ( if any ). Then go to Update Manager Settings aka Software & updates, and select the Other Software tab. You will see a lot of repository addresses in there. Scroll down and untick all the manually added third party repositories and then close it.  Run the update-manager -d command again and you will probably be presented with some updates yet to be installed. Install the remaining updates (

MSI has launched GS66 Stealth 10SFS-488IN Gaming Laptop in India online. It has an MRP price of Rs 2,91,990 and will be available for a lower price. It is now in stock online on Amazon.in ( check here for the lowest price ) MSI GS66 Stealth 10SFS-488IN is a high-end gaming laptop powered by the 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10875H octa-core processor. It has a base clock speed of 2.30Ghz and a max turbo boost clock of 5.1Ghz. For graphics, MSI has equipped this model with 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER With Max-Q Design. The display on this model is a 15.6 inch Full HD screen with 300hz refresh rate support. It comes with 16GB of ram and has a 1TB SSD drive. There is no HDD drive available on this model. It ships with Windows 10 Home and is powered by a 4 -Cell 99.9 Whr battery. MSI GS66 Stealth 10SFS-488IN Specs 10th Gen Intel Core i7-10875H ( 8 cores / 16 threads / 16MB Cache / 2.30Ghz - 5.1Ghz clockspeed ) 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER With Max-Q Design. 16GB ram (