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Dell Launches Precision Laptops, Alienware m15 R6 With New Intel CPUs
Dell Precision 3561, Precision 5560, Precision 5760, Precision 7560, Precision 7760, and Alienware m15 R6: Price, availability
The price and availability of the refreshed Dell Precision lineup has not been shared by the company yet. The Alienware m15 R6 is priced at $1,299.99 (roughly Rs. 95,500) and will be available this summer.
Dell Precision 3561 specifications, features
The Precision 3561 from Dell comes with up to a 15.6-inch UHD (3,840×2,160 pixels) display that has a 16:9 aspect ratio, 400 nits of peak brightness, 100 percent sRGB coverage, and a 60Hz refresh rate. Under the hood, it can be equipped with up to an Intel 11th Gen Core i9-11950H CPU or an Intel Xeon W-11855M CPU, along with up to an Nvidia T600 GPU with 4GB of GDDR6 VRAM. It can pack up to 64GB of DDR4 RAM clocked at 3,200MHz and up to a 2TB of M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe Gen4x4 Class 40 SSD storage. For connectivity, the Dell Precision 3561 comes with up to Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX210 2×2.11ax, Bluetooth v5.1, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, HDMI 2.0, RJ-45, uSD card reader, and optional Smart Card and fingerprint reader. Audio is handled by dual speakers tuned by Waves MaxxAudio Pro. It is backed by up to a 96Whr battery and weighs 1.79kg.
Dell Precision 5560 specifications, features
Dell Precision 5560 features up to a 15.6-inch UHD+ (3,840×2,400 pixels) InfinityEdge display with a 60Hz refresh rate, 500 nits of peak brightness, 100 percent AdobeRGB, 99 percent DCI-P3, and Gorilla Glass protection. It can be powered by up to an Intel 11th Gen Core i9-11950H CPU or an Intel Xeon W-11955M CPU, and paired with up to an Nvidia RTX A2000 GPU with 4GB of GDDR6 VRAM. The Dell Precision 5560 has the same RAM and storage capacity as the Dell Precision 3561. Connectivity options include two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port, a 3.5mm audio jack, and an SD card reader. There is also a fingerprint reader embedded in the power button. The laptop can be equipped with up to an 86Whr battery and it weighs 1.84kg.
Dell Precision 5760 specifications, features
Dell Precision 5760 comes with a 17-inch display that can have up to WLED UHD+ (3,840×2,400 pixels) resolution with a 60Hz touch display, 100 percent AdobeRGB, 99 percent DCI-P3, 500 nits of peak brightness, DisplayHDR 400 certification, and Gorilla Glass protection. Under the hood, the Dell Precision 5760 can be fitted with the same CPU options as the Dell Precision 5560. On the GPU front, it comes with up to an Nvidia RTX A3000 GPU with 6GB of GDDR6 VRAM. RAM capacity is the same as the Dell Precision 5560, but the Precision 5760 can be packed with up to 4TB of Gen 4 PCIe x4 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD storage. Connectivity options include Intel® Wi-Fi 6E AX210, Bluetooth v5.2, four Thunderbolt 4 ports, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a full-sized SD card reader. Dell Precision 5760 has the same audio options as the previous two laptop models, but it can be fitted with up to a bigger 97Whr battery.
Dell Precision 7560 specifications, features
Dell Precision 7560 features a 15.6-inch display that have a configuration of up to UHD (3,840×2,160 pixels) resolution with DisplayHDR 600 certification, 100 percent Adobe RGB, and 800 nits of peak brightness. It has the same GPU options as the Dell Precision 5560, but the GPU options include up to an Nvidia RTX A5000 with 16GB of GDDR6 VRAM. It comes with up to 128GB of DDR4 RAM clocked at 3,200MHz and up to 4TB of Gen 4 PCIe x4 NVMe M.2 2280 SSD storage. Connectivity options include Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 Global 5G Modem, Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 (6GHz), Bluetooth v5.2, two Thunderbolt 4 ports, two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, an HDMI 2.1 port, a Mini DisplayPort 1.4, a universal audio jack, an SD card slot, a smart card reader, and a SIM (Micro) slot. Dell Precision 7560 comes with up to a 95Whr battery and weighs 2.45kg.
Dell Precision 7760 specifications, features
Dell Precision 7760 features a 17.3-inch display with up to UHD (3,840×2,160 pixels) resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, 100 percent Adobe RGB coverage, 500 nits of peak brightness, and DisplayHDR 400 certification. CPU and GPU options are the same as the Dell Precision 7560 and so are the RAM and storage options. It also has the same connectivity and battery options as the Dell Precision 7560. The Dell Precision 7760 weighs 3.01kg.
Alienware m15 R6 specifications, features
Alienware m15 R6 features a 15.6-inch display that can be equipped with a full-HD (1,920×1,080 pixels) panel with up to 360Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, 300 nits of peak brightness, 100 percent sRGB color gamut, and Nvidia G-Sync support. It can also come with a QHD (2,560×1,440 pixels) panel that has a 240Hz refresh rate, 2ms response time, 400 nits of peak brightness, 100 percent DCI-P3 color gamut, and Nvidia G-Sync and Advanced Optimus support. Under the hood, it comes with up to an Intel 11th Gen Core i9-11900H CPU, paired with up to an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 GPU with 8GB of GDDR6 RAM and 115W Total Graphics Power (TGP).
It comes with up to 32GB of DDR4 RAM clocked at 3,200MHz and up to 4TB (2x 2TB) PCIe M.2 SSD for storage. Connectivity options include three USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A ports, a Thunderbolt 4 port, an HDMI 2.1 port, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and an RJ-45 Ethernet port. You also get up to Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650 and Bluetooth v5.2. Alienware m15 R6 is backed by an 86Whr battery and weighs 2.69kg.
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Microsoft Partners With Inworld to Bring AI Game Development Tools to Xbox
“At Xbox, we believe that with better tools, creators can make even more extraordinary games,” Haiyan Zhang, GM, Xbox Gaming AI, said in a blog post. “This partnership will bring together: Inworld’s expertise in working with generative AI models for character development, Microsoft’s cutting-edge cloud-based AI solutions including Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft Research’s technical insights into the future of play, and Team Xbox’s strengths in revolutionizing accessible and responsible creator tools for all developers.”
The aforementioned AI design copilot is a toolset that will help game designers turn prompts into scripts and dialogue trees. In contrast, the character runtime will enable dynamically generated plot beats and quests. We’ve already seen heavy AI integration in games by way of procedural generation — a more recent example being the 1000+ planets in Starfield. Not to mention, enemy AI has been around for way longer.
Inworld made headlines in August when it launched a modded story mode for Grand Theft Auto V, Sentient Streets, in which players had to investigate the rise of a bizarre AI-worshipping cult — a segment loaded with characters that spoke in AI-generated dialogue, on the fly. The mod was later taken down by publisher Take-Two, leaving a permanent strike on the creator Bloc’s YouTube channel. As per The Verge, Inworld’s AI technology can also be used for narration in top-down RPGs to warn players about any events awaiting off-screen and respond to questions like we’ve seen in the past year with AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Bing Chat. Microsoft has also been heavily banking on artificial intelligence, having made a $10 billion (about Rs. 83,254 crore) investment in OpenAI. The company has also integrated AI tools into its popular suite of services and also added an AI copilot to Windows.
Despite being a Microsoft-affiliated AI toolset, it would be interesting to see whether titles using them will be allowed to thrive on other platforms. In July, Valve claimed that it would be cracking down on games that included AI-generated assets if the developer didn’t own the copyright to the piece of art. For the uninitiated, when you insert a prompt to create something in AI, the software simply repurposes existing assets found online and mushes them together — basically stealing from other artists and writers without appropriate commercial licenses. Infringing them would lead to the game not being distributed on Steam, forcing the developers to seek proper licenses for the asset by reaching out to the AI companies involved. It’s unclear how Microsoft’s partnership will play out — as long as AI content is being used as a catalyst to innovate and create something new, it should be fine.
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BSNL Offers Free 4G SIM Upgrade: Here’s How to Get It
In a post on X shared by BSNL’s Andhra Pradesh (@bsnl_ap_circle) unit, the company confirmed that BSNL users can upgrade their older 2G or 3G SIMs to a 4G SIM for free. Not only will the upgrade be free, but a promotional image shared with the post suggests that users who opt for the upgrade will also receive 4GB of free data that will be valid for three months. It is speculated that BSNL is aiming to boost its upcoming 4G services with this offer. The announcement was first spotted by Telecom Talk.
To access the free data offer and the free upgrade, BSNL users are requested to get in touch with executives at BSNL’s Customer Service Centre, franchisee or retailer stores, or contact one of their Direct Selling Agents (DSA). The promo image also adds in a finer print that the offer is available with certain terms and conditions, but hasn’t detailed any, so far.
Reliance’s Jio recently launched the 4G-supported Bharat B1 feature phone in India. The handset is priced at Rs. 1,299 in India. Alongside 4G connectivity, the phone comes with JioCinema and JioSaavn applications pre-installed.
The Jio Bharat B1 is equipped with the JioPay application, which is said to allow users to make UPI payments. Aiming to increase accessibility, the phone supports 23 languages overall, including multiple regional languages.
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Realme GT 5 Pro Teased to Feature 3,000 Nits Display; More Details Revealed
Realme, via Weibo, announced the arrival of the Realme GT 5 Pro in China. The display of the handset is confirmed to offer 3000 nits peak brightness. It has also been teased to offer heat dissipation with a surface area of around 10,000mm2. It is confirmed to ship with Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC. The post doesn’t specify the exact launch date of the smartphone, however, given the release of the teasers, the launch could be just around the corner.
The Realme GT 5 Pro has been in the news a lot lately. It is expected to feature a 6.78-inch (1,264×2,780 pixels) AMOLED display and is tipped to come in 8GB, 12GB, and 16GB RAM options along with 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB inbuilt storage options.
For optics, the Realme GT 5 Pro is said to have a triple rear camera unit comprising two 50-megapixel sensors and an 8-megapixel shooter at the rear. The camera setup might include a Sony LYTIA LYT808 sensor, an OmniVision OV08D10 secondary sensor, and a Sony IMX890 telephoto sensor. For selfies, there could be a 32-megapixel sensor at the front. It is said to carry a 5,400mAh battery with support for 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging.
The Realme GT 5 Pro is expected to come with upgrades over Realme GT 5. The latter was launched in China in August with a price tag of CNY 2,999 for the base model with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage.
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