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  Taiwanese tech giant, Asus India , on Tuesday announced the expansion of its TUF laptop portfolio in India with the launch of new TUF Dash F15 , a 15-inch gaming laptop at a starting price of Rs 1,39,990. The new Asus laptop comes with the latest 11th generation Intel Core i7-11370H processor and GeForce RTX 3070/3060 GPU, for an unbeatable performance. The laptop was unveiled globally during a virtual conference at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2021 and is finally set to make a mark in India. "Powered with 11th generation Intel Core processors, TUF Dash F15 is all set to create new experiences and replicate the success of the series by creating new milestones in the Indian market. We are attuned with evolving consumer requirements and have them at the very core of our product development strategy, and with our latest offering we further aim at elevating their gaming experience," said Arnold Su, Business Head, Consumer and Gaming PC, System Business Group, Asus India...

  Taiwanese electronics giant Asus on Wednesday showcased a wide variety of new laptops at the ongoing Consumers Electronics Show (CES) 2021. The company launched ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED (UX582), ZenBook Duo 14 (UX482), VivoBook S14 (S435), and the TUF Dash gaming laptop. The new lineup pushes the boundaries of design and innovation to deliver ultimate mobile computing experiences, the company said in a statement. ZenBook Pro Duo 15 OLED (UX582) is an ultra-powerful 15-inch laptop that is equipped with the new tilting Asus ScreenPad Plus, a full-width 4K secondary touchscreen that works seamlessly with the main 4K OLED HDR display. The laptop comes with the Intel Core i9 processor has the power and performance to drive cross-screen workflows using ScreenPad Plus and the main display. Read More

  The Asus ZenBook Flip S (UX371) is among the first laptops in India to be powered by Intel’s 11th Gen Core processor. Based on the Intel Evo platform, the laptop is touted to be deliver optimal performance, top-notch connectivity solutions, enhanced on-battery time, and fast data transfer rate. Besides, the ZenBook Flip S (UX371) boasts a vivid 4K OLED screen, a premium metallic design, full-size backlit keyboard, and Harmon Kardon-certified audio system. Priced at Rs 1,49,990, the ZenBook Flip S (UX371) seems to be a solid laptop for work, play and entertainment. How does it justify its price tag when put to the rigours of daily use? Let’s find out: Design The ZenBook Flip S (UX371) is a premium laptop with a convertible design and thin-and-light form factor. It is only 13.9mm thick and weighs around 1.2kg. Its lightweight build makes it convenient to use in diverse environments – office, home, cab, metro, etc. Moreover, its thin profile makes it easy to handle and store; i...

  Taiwanese electronics maker Asus on Thursday expanded its consumer notebook portfolio in India with the launch of 11th Gen Intel Core processor powered ZenBook and VivoBook laptops. The range of laptops are based on Intel Evo platform, which the American chipmaker Intel announced with the launch of 11th Gen Intel Core processors . The new range includes a flagship model, Zenbook Flip S (UX371), accompanied by Zenbook Flip 13 (UX363), Zenbook 14 (UX435) and Vivobook Flip 14 (TP470), among others. “After championing the thin-and-light segment, with new convertible laptops we aim to provide the functionality, capability, and usability accompanied with unparalleled performance. The full range is powered with the latest 11th Gen Intel processors along with stunning 4K OLED display for a #BrighterNewWorld and unmatched PC experience in the category. We are attuned with evolving consumer requirements and have them at the very core of our product development strategy that enables us ...

  Asus has announced a 12GB RAM and 128GB onboard storage variant of its flagship gaming smartphone, the ROG Phone 3 . Priced at Rs 52,999, the new variant of the phone will go on sale along with 8GB/128GB and 12GB/256GB variants at Flipkart’s upcoming Big Billion Days sale, which is commencing from October 16. In the sale, the phone will be available for purchase through no interest equated monthly instalment valid for up to nine months on Bajaj FinServ, Flipkart Cardless Credit, and Credit card and Debit card from all banks partnered with Flipkart. Moreover, there will be instant discount on SBI Bank credit and debit cards transactions. Asus ROG Phone 3 specifications The ROG Phone 3 has a 6.59-inch fullHD+ AMOLED screen of a 144Hz refresh rate and 270Hz touch sampling rate. The screen claims to have a 1ms response time and 25ms touch latency. It is a 10-bit HDR10+-compliant screen with a peak brightness of 650 nits and 113 per cent DCI-P3 colour gamut. The phone is made of ...

  The Asus ExpertBook B9 450F is one of the notebooks Asus recently launched in India as it forayed into the commercial PC market. This thin and light notebook weighs merely 995 g, which makes it the lightest among notebooks in the segment – and even otherwise. Besides, it is also one of the thinnest notebooks, with a waistline of just 14.9 mm. Despite being a true thin and light notebook, the ExpertBook B9 450F does not compromise on any aspect that one looks for in an enterprise-grade notebook. It is powered by the 10th-Gen Intel Core i7 processor, paired with 16 GB of RAM. It boots the Windows 10 Pro operating system and supports fingerprint and face recognition-based biometrics for Windows Hello login. Read More

  Taiwanese company ASUS has announced its new laptops line-up featuring the 11th Generation Intel Core processors . The line-up includes a laptop that has been verified on the Intel Evo platform laptop standards. Equipped with the Intel 11th Gen chips and 'Iris Xe' graphics, the latest ASUS laptops break the boundaries of performance for thin and light laptops and empower users with ultimate experiences in productivity, creativity, gaming, entertainment, and collaboration, the company said in a statement late on Wednesday. An integrated Intel WiFi 6 and Thunderbolt 4 provide fast, reliable connectivity. New 'Iris Xe' graphics deliver discrete-level graphics performance for next-generation media experiences. Read More     

  Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is a one-of-its-kind gaming notebook that serves even better as an all-round productivity laptop for content creators. It might not be the thinnest or the most lightweight laptop, but ergonomically it easily has the best build among gaming machines in this segment. From design to components, this notebook should appeal to PC gamers and content creators alike. Speaking of design, the ROG Zephyrus G14 lacks the flashy elements you expect in a gaming notebook, but it does not fail to impress. Its overall design is appealing, thanks to a neatly built magnesium alloy chassis with matte texture that looks premium and has good touch feedback. The design is accentuated by a semi-perforated display lid on the outside with LEDs underneath. Called Anime Matrix display, these LEDs are customisable and work in tandem to create an animation effect for both text and images. Also, it supports different profiles – animation, audio and system. Read More

  Taiwanese electronics maker Asus is set to unveil its Zenfone 7 series smartphones on Wednesday at 11:30 am (IST) in its home country. The series is expected to bring at least two smartphones; a pro model and its vanilla edition. Successor to the Zenfone 6 (Asuz 6z review), the phones are expected to bring seasonal upgrades with regard to design, display, imaging, performance and battery. Asus Zenfone 7 series specifications (expected) Asus has not officially confirmed anything related to the Zenfone 7 series but the smartphones’ launch teasers reveal some information regarding its design and expected features. Based on teasers, it is safe to say that the phones would look similar to yesteryear Zenfone offering with flip camera module and distraction free display. As for the changes, the camera module shows triple array set-up, which might be similar to the ROG Phone 3 (review). Read More                ...

  Asus’ ROG Phone series has been a clear market leader in the gaming smartphone segment. Introduced in 2018, the series has been consistently upgraded with a new smartphone every year. The next in this line, for 2020, is the ROG Phone 3 . A successor to the ROG Phone 2, the third iteration brings several industry-first features and a host of software-related improvements to deliver an enhanced gaming experience. There is a lot to like in the ROG Phone 3. It might even be a capable smartphone for gaming. But how does it fare on parameters other than those related to gaming? Let’s find out: ROG Phone 3: Design The ROG Phone 3 continues with the premium glass-aluminium construction of its predecessors. Yet, it has a touch of novelty, thanks to its redesigned back profile with toned-down flashy elements and uniform glass construction. While the back looks more mainstream now, it still has the backlit ROG logo and air vent that make it easier for anyone to recognise as a ROG ser...

Asus ROG Phone 3 is set to launch on July 22 through an online event, which would broadcast live on Asus’ social media channels and YouTube. The gaming-centric smartphone will debut the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ system-on-chip, which brings up to 10 per cent improvement in computing and graphics performance over the predecessor. Therefore, the ROG Phone 3 is expected to bring more than just seasonal upgrades with regard to specifications, features and performance. Asus ROG Phone 3 specifications (expected) Besides Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ SoC, the ROG Phone 3 is expected to come with up to 16GB RAM and 512GB internal storage – according to phone’s listing on Chinese regulatory body TENAA. The listing also hints that it will be a LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.0 storage. Moreover, the listing states a 6.59-inch AMOLED screen of fullHD+ resolution. Read More

Taiwanese electronics maker ASUS is gearing up to launch the third iteration of its gaming-centric ROG-series smartphone in India on July 22. Named ROG Phone 3 , the smartphone will debut with the recently announced Qualcomm Snapdragon 865+ system-on-chip, which brings up to 10 per cent improvement in computing and graphics performance over the predecessor. “ASUS is excited to once again offer users the best possible mobile gaming experience with the next-generation ROG Phone 3, which will be powered by the new Snapdragon 865 Plus Mobile Platform,” said Bryan Chang, general manager of smartphone business unit, ASUS. ASUS ROG Phone 3 launch in India The gaming smartphone will be launched in India through an online event on July 22 at 8:15 pm. ASUS India will livestream the event at its YouTube channel, and the link to the live feed shall be available before the launch. Like other ASUS smartphones, the ROG Phone 3 will be Flipkart-exclusive and the home-grown e-commerce plat...

ROG Phone II on Monday goes on sale at Flipkart, announced the Taiwanese electronics maker Asus. Launched at Rs 37,999 in 2019, the gaming smartphone gets a price hike of Rs 2,000 owing to increase in goods and services tax on smartphones and depreciating currency value. However, this revision in price is subsidised as Asus absorbs some portion of price hike due to depreciation currency and GST, which is touted to be more than Rs 2,500 on each unit. Asus ROG Phone II price in India The price of ROG Phone II with new GST and depreciated rate impact should have been approximately Rs 42,554, according to Asus. With the company absorbing some portion of the impact on pricing, the ROG Phone II is available at a subsidised price of Rs 39,999. Read More

Asus on Tuesday launched AMD Ryzen 4000 -series powered TUF A15 and TUF A17 gaming laptops in India. Starting at Rs 60,990, the TUF A15 notebook will be available in bonfire black (FA506) and fortress gray (FA566) colours, whereas, the TUF A17 (FA706) will be available in fortress gray colour only. Along with the TUF laptops, the Taiwanese electronics maker also launched AMD Ryzen powered GA15 and GA35 desktops under its gaming ROG brand. The TUF Gaming A15 and A17 are powered by AMD Ryzen 4000-series mobile processors with up to eight cores and sixteen thread configuration, paired with up with a Nvidia GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and GeForce RTX 2060 discrete graphic processing units, respectively. The laptops support up to 32GB dual-channel DDR4-3200 RAM and come with solid state drive (SSD) storage of up to 1TB. Both the notebooks boast dual anti-dust fans to keep thermals in check. Read More

ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) on Monday announced the ROG Swift PG32UQX, the NVIDIA G-SYNC 32-inch gaming monitor with a 360Hz refresh rate at CES 2020. According to these company, the ROG Swift 360Hz can put out a whopping 50 per cent more frames every second - supplying esports and competitive gamers with the edge they need to win. The monitor features an advanced G-SYNC ULTIMATE processor with the latest HDR features, the 16:9 display is illuminated by a full-array local dimming backlight with 1152 Mini LED zones that let the PG32UQX display the brightest highlights and darkest blacks of a scene with incredible contrast and minimal haloing. With NVIDIA G-SYNC technology, the monitor aims to deliver smooth, tear-free gameplay, even when frame rates fall below the PG32UQX's peak 144Hz refresh rate. Additionally, the company has also unveiled another monitor 24-inch ROG Swift 360Hz gaming monitors. Read More

Smartphone design trends 2019 : Once a game of specifications, the smartphone market came a long way this year. Besides offering the best mix of specifications and features, mobile phone makers now are also making efforts on their products' design language — that might have been one of the key differentiators for smartphones launched in 2019. From a reflective gradient design to 3D curved body and obstruction-free profile, the smartphones launched in 2019 experimented with different designs while also enhancing the overall product build. Oppo Reno 2 The Reno 2 (review) perfected the smartphone design to become one of the best of the year 2019 in terms of looks. The phone has a dual-colour-tone design that looks absolutely gorgeous, especially in the luminous black colour. Moreover, its design is accentuated by better ergonomics and a light-weight build. The phone’s premium glass-metal sandwich construction complements its design, and the use of Corning Gorilla Glass on t...

ASUS has laucnhed three new VivoBook laptops -- X403, X409, and X509 -- with long battery life, fingerprint sensor, and other features. VivoBook X403 is a 14-inch ultraportable laptop that offers 24-hours battery life, and has passed military-grade level durability test. VivoBook X509 packs 8th Generation Intel Core U-series processors and the latest NVIDIA MX230 discrete graphics. On the other hand, VivoBook X409 is a sleek laptop with offering Intel Core i5-8265U Processor 1.6 GHz (6M Cache, up to 3.9 GHz). . ASUS VivoBook X403 The 14-inch VivoBook X403 features Full HD (1920 x 1080) four-sided NanoEdge display, offering 87% screen-to-body ratio with 4.1 mm slim-bezel design and aluminium chassis.Asus VivoBook X403, X409, and X509 Priced at Rs. 54,990, the portable laptop is powered by 72Wh 4-cell lithium-polymer battery that lasts for 24-hours, and weighs 1.3kg, owing to its 16.5mm-thin profile. Vivobook X403 also features the fingerprint sensor. VivoBook X403 is ...

Home-grown e-commerce platform Flipkart is currently hosting a five-day sale on mobile phones and is offering discounts, cashback offers and no-cost equated monthly instalment options. Called the Flipkart mobile bonanza , the sale is currently live and would continue until February 23. Here are some of the deals currently available on the e-commerce platform: Samsung Galaxy S8 Samsung’s flagship smartphone from 2017 is currently available at Rs 30,990, or 38 per cent cheaper than its list price of Rs 49,990. The phone is eligible for a no-cost EMI that starts at Rs 3,444 per month for nine months. No-cost EMI is an offer by which you pay your EMI provider only the product price, equally divided over your repayment timeline. The phone is also eligible for an exchange discount, which is capped at Rs 13,750. Apple iPhone XR The most affordable iPhone from the 2019 series is currently available at Rs 64,999, down 11 per cent from its list price of Rs 76,900. The phone is el...

Asus , the Taiwanese manufacturer of computer peripherals, recently launched Asus F570ZD, a laptop for entry- level gamers and for those on the lookout for a dedicated performance laptop to enhance their daily workflow. While the innards present in the laptop make it an exciting purchace, I took a deeper look to find out that is it still a valuable product when it comes to casual gaming and everyday computing. Asus F570ZD is compact with the typical ASUS built. The sea green accent on the Asus logo and the sea green borders give a quirky finish to the laptop. The back has a shiny-metal black finish that gives a premium feel to the device. Apart from that, there is little else that stands out in this laptop's design. The bezels are thick but not huge and we wonder why thin bezels are not yet brought to mid-level laptops. As far as performance is concerned, the F570ZD is a great performer but with minor flaws. The AMD Ryzen 5 processor works great, but somehow the absence ...

Taiwanese electronics maker Asus is hosting a three-day sale for its smartphones in partnership with home-grown e-commerce platform Flipkart . Named Asus days on Flipkart, the sale starts today, January 9, and will go on until January 11. During the sale, Asus will be offering discounts, cashbacks and no-cost equated monthly instalments (EMIs) on smartphones. Flipkart, on the other hand, is offering its complete mobile protection plan on Asus smartphones at a subsidised price of Rs 99. Take a look at the offers available during Flipkart Asus days: These recently launched budget smartphones are currently available with no-cost EMI payment plan through credit and debit card for periods of 3 and 6 months. During the sale, Flipkart is offering its complete mobile protection plan on ZenFone Max Pro M2 and ZenFone Max M2, worth Rs 1299 and Rs 799, respectively, at a subsidised price of Rs 99. In the sale, all variants of the Zenfone Max Pro M1 get a flat discount of Rs 1,000. The com...