HP Adds Premium Touch to Budget Envy Portfolio of Notebooks, and AiO Desktops HP hasunveilednew notebooks and desktops in its Envy portfolio, which feature the company’s all new Command Center, designed specifically for users who want complete control over their system’s performance, fan noise and temperature. The devices support Gigabit WiFi speeds, offering fast connectivity to stream movies, music and gaming. The new systems also include audio powered by Bang & Olufsen, along with fingerprint readers or IR cameras to ensure security....

HP Unveils New Elite 1000 Series of Notebooks, Including EliteOne All-In-One Adding onto its portfolio of notebooks, PCs and tablets, US-based electronics manufacturer and information technology company Hewlett-Packard (HP) has unveiled its new Elite 1000 series for professionals. According to anofficial release, the HP Elite 1000 devices“are part of the world’s most secure and manageable PCs”which include a suite of solutions for professionals, includingHPEndpoint Security Controller, HP Sure Start Gen4, and HP Sure Run....

Paytm Launches ‘My Payments’ to Help You Transfer Money to Bank Accounts Paytm is planning to unify bank transfers on the platform with the launch of a new ‘My payments’ feature. The feature, which will focus on recurring, high-value payments, and other monthly expenses, is expected to result in a six-fold growth in monthly bank transfers made on the platform. With the new feature, users can make bank transfers from any bank account to another at zero percent charge, using their Paytm wallets, UPI, or other payment options available on the platform....

Russia’s Telegram Ban Once Again Protested in Moscow Earlier last month, Moscow’s Tagansky Courtissued an ‘immediate ban’on popular messaging service Telegram. The ban was implemented because Telegram repeatedly refused to provide encryption keys to Russia’s telecommunications watchdog Roskomnadzor. Following the court ruling, the Russian government alsoasked Google and Apple to remove the Telegram appfrom their respective stores, and even contacted APK Mirror to stop serving Telegram’s APK on the platform....

Trump Working to Get ZTE Back into Business The Trump administrationbanned Chinese electronics manufacturer ZTEfrom selling its products in the US last month over security concerns and alleged violation of a trade agreement. The company faced a seven-year ban, during which it could neither sell its products in the US nor procure parts/software from US-based companies. Days after the ban was imposed by the US Department of Commerce, ZTE released a statement, saying that itwon’t accept the ‘unfair’ penaltiesand would seek legal action....

Xiaomi Registers Upcoming Smartphones With Eurasian Commission Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is known for its wide variety of smartphone offerings, right from the entry-level budget segment to the high-end flagship segment. The company has been releasing one remarkable smartphone after another since the beginning of the year and according to a recentreportfromKiller Features,Xiaomi already has a number of devices in the works. The report cites a certificate issued by the Eurasian Economic Commission, which lists all the upcoming Xiaomi devices which are currently in the pipeline....

You Can Play Drums On Sony’s New All-in-One Speaker Systems In order to fulfill the growing demand of ‘one box style audio systems’, Sony has launched three new all-in-one audio systems in India – the MHC-V41D, the MHC-V71D, and the MHC-V81D. The new all-in-one audio systems featureSony’snew TAIKO mode which allows users to use the audio systems like a drum and add a variety of sound samples to their favorite songs using the touch panel....