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Dell launched a wide range of artificial intelligence (AI) PCs in India across multiple series on Wednesday. The company’s newly added portfolio in the country includes notebooks, desktops, monitors, and more. These devices are being released under the Dell Pro, Dell Pro Plus, Dell Pro Premium, Dell Pro Max, and Dell Ultrasharp series. The new AI PCs are powered by Intel and AMD’s processors. Dell said that its broad portfolio launch with a multi-silicon strategy will let users find the device best suited for them.

Dell Launches New AI PCs: Price and Details

In a press release, Dell announced the new range of devices launching in India. The company said the latest portfolio adds on top of the Snapdragon-powered Copilot+ PCs launched last year to meet “a wide range of organisational demand.”

Coming to the launched lineup, the Dell Pro 14 can be configured with Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) and AMD Ryzen 300 Series processors, along with an AMD RDNA 3.5 GPU. The professional-focused laptop comes in Textured Magnetite and Sleek Platinum Silver colour options and starts at Rs. 74,849 for the AMD variant.

The Dell Pro Plus series is available in 13-inch, 14-inch, and 16-inch display variants. All three variants are available with either Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) or AMD Ryzen 300 Series processors. These business-focused laptop series also feature 2-in-1 models with both chipsets. The Dell Pro 14 Plus wil Intel chipset is priced at Rs. 1,73,441.

On the other hand, the AMD-powered Dell Pro 13 Plus will cost 84,608, whereas the Dell Pro 14 Plus and the Dell Pro 16 Plus are priced at Rs. 88,104 and Rs. 96,562, respectively.

The Dell Pro Premium series features Tandem OLED screens and are available in 13-inch and 14-inch variants. The laptops are only available with the Intel Core Ultra 200V series processors. It comes with a mini-LED backlit keyboard, optional collaboration touchpad (CTP), an 8-megapixel camera with HDR and IR support, and a 60Whr battery. The Dell Pro 13 Premium is priced at Rs. 1,92,777, and the Dell Pro 14 Premium will cost Rs. 1,96,307.

Additionally, Dell also launched its Dell Pro and Dell Pro Max series desktops aimed at businesses. Calling them “secure commercial PCs” for business productivity, the company highlighted that these devices arrive with both Intel Core Ultra 7 and AMD Ryzen 8000 Series CPU, paired with DDR5 RAM.

While the prices of the Dell Pro Max series were not revealed, the Pro series is available in Micro, Slim, and Tower models. The Dell Pro Micro desktop is priced at Rs. 53,914, whereas the Slim and Tower variants are set at Rs. 55,802 and Rs. 56,628, respectively.

Finally, coming to the monitors, the company introduced two series — Dell Pro Plus (P Series) and UltraSharp (U Series). The Dell UltraSharp series displays are available in 27-inch and 32-inch variants. These offer 4K IPS panels with a 3000:1 contrast ratio. The 27-inch monitor is priced at Rs. 65,179, while the 32-inch model’s price is set at Rs. 82,899.

The Dell Pro Plus (P Series) monitors are available in a 14-inch and a 75-inch variant, with the latter being touch-enabled. The Dell Pro 14 Plus model comes at the price of Rs. 28,199, and the 75-inch touch-enabled monitor is priced at Rs. 4,98,499.

Apart from hardware, Dell also introduced its AI toolkit. Dubbed Dell Pro AI Studio, the toolkit is aimed at businesses that wish to train and deploy AI models locally on AI PCs. Dell says the process is traditionally tricky due to varying hardware requirements across CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs. The Pro AI Studio is said to help developers build and manage AI software faster while reducing deployment times significantly.

Apple supplier Luxshare is in talks with customers on ways to respond to US tariffs by shifting more production outside China, including the United States, its chairwoman told analysts in a telephone call on Wednesday.

The remarks by the Chinese company, which assembles iPhones and makes AirPods, provide a glimpse into deliberations by companies around the world scrambling to tackle President Donald Trump’s tariffs that took effect on Wednesday.

In a transcript of the call seen by Reuters, Wang Laichun said the tariffs would have little impact on profits and revenue, as Luxshare exported only a small amount of finished products to the United States.

But it needed to consider more investment abroad and idling some investment plans in China, she said during the call that stretched more than an hour.

“If there is a commercial guarantee and we are able to conduct a good evaluation, we do not rule out having some products being localised to meet the needs of the US market,” Wang added.

Luxshare had told some customers it would need such guarantees in response to their queries about the possibility of providing some services in North America for products made with a significant degree of automation, she said.

“But for this step, we will also weigh some long-term development and safety considerations.”

Suppliers to Apple, which is seen as having huge exposure to Trump’s tariffs, do not tend to comment publicly on the US firm and Wang did not identify Apple or any customers during the call.

Luxshare did not immediately respond to a request for further comment. Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

In addition to factories in China, Luxshare has production bases and research centers in Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, the United States and Mexico.

Apart from supplying Apple, it designs and makes electronic devices such as routers, wireless charging modules and video conferencing equipment.

Wang said Luxshare was considering greater investment in Southeast Asia, but did not say where.

Production of consumer electronics is unlikely to move away from Vietnam unless the tariffs it faced were 10 percent greater than those on products from other countries, since its industrial infrastructure and talent pool were relatively mature.

A large exporter to the United States and one to which several Chinese manufacturers, including Luxshare, have expanded in recent years, Vietnam was hit with a hefty 46 percent tariff, versus 36 percent for Thailand and 24 percent for Malaysia.

The Vietnamese government is negotiating with Washington over the tariffs.

Luxshare was not considering expanding into India but would consider doing so if customers made special requests, Wang said.

The company needed 1 to 1-1/2 years to build and start up a new production line in places where it already had a factory, she said.

Asked if tariffs would be borne jointly by businesses in the supply chain and end consumers, Wang said, “to date, all hardware manufacturers do not foot the bill for tariffs or logistics warehousing … Nothing like this has ever happened and I think it will be the same in future.”

But she acknowledged concerns that customers would seek lower prices because of the tariffs, adding, “Customers have always collaborated with suppliers on how to enhance competitiveness.”

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has addressed the risks linked to crypto assets at a time when the sector is seeing growth in the European Union (EU). An ESMA official has highlighted that crypto assets still pose a significant threat to financial stability, despite the introduction of the MiCA regulation in the region. The agency also cautioned individuals against falling for the hype around crypto — without understanding the associated risks properly.

ESMA Executive Director Natasha Cazenave, voiced her crypto-related concerns before the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on April 8.

In her opening statement, Cazenave said, “despite MiCA, there will be no such thing as a safe crypto-asset.” Owing to the highly speculative and volatile nature of cryptocurrencies, the market still remains largely unstable and unpredictable. Despite the fluctuations, however, the exposure of investors to digital assets is increasing, Cazenave said.

“Following the 2024 boom, crypto-assets lost more than 20 percent in value during the first quarter of 2025 amid deteriorating macroeconomic conditions, shifting investors’ sentiment and the largest-ever crypto hack at Bybit,” the official stated.

Her statement holds true for Bitcoin — which rose to over $108,000 (roughly Rs. 94 lakh) in December 2024 and has since declined to its present price of $76,538 (roughly Rs. 66.2 lakh). Ether, Ripple, Dogecoin, and Cardano are also among popular cryptocurrencies that have drastically slipped in their prices owing to President Trump’s new tariff levied on many nations including China and India.

” Crypto-assets markets are still comparatively small. However, in the current market environment, turmoil even in small markets can originate or catalyse broader stability issues in our financial system,” Cazenave added.

Convergence of Crypto Assets Taking Place at a Rapid Pace

ESMA, the financial watchdog of the EU, has observed that the convergence of crypto assets and traditional markets is taking place at a rapid pace.

As per estimates cited by the official, crypto adoption by retail investors could range between 10 percent and 20 percent across the 27 EU nations.

The ESMA official further noted that crypto ETFs and stablecoins have also gained popularity among investors in recent times. Data she shared claimed that Spot Bitcoin ETPs, launched in January 2024, have clocked inflows touching EUR 34 billion (roughly Rs. 3,24,513 crore) — making for a one-third portion of gold ETFs.

Stablecoins, she said, have grown to represent eight percent of the crypto market holding EUR 210 billion (roughly Rs. 20,04,135 crore) in collective market cap.

Crypto Regulation in the EU

The EU had finalised its MiCA (Markets in Crypto-Assets) regulations in 2022 to protect investors against crypto-related risks like scams and financial losses. The law went into effect on December 30, 2024, and it comprehensively outlines licensing requirements and clean business practices for crypto firms.

In recent months, multiple crypto firms like Kraken, BitPanda, OKX, Crypto.com, and Standard Chartered, obtained official MiCA approvals to set up shops in the EU nations.

As per Cazenave, the MiCA regulation is an important milestone in addressing crypto-related risks in the EU market.

Apple exported more than 1.5 trillion rupees ($17.4 billion) in iPhones from India in the last fiscal year, the nation’s technology minister said Tuesday, underscoring the company’s efforts to diversify away from China.

As iPhone exports shot up, India has shipped out smartphones worth more than 2 trillion rupees in the fiscal year through March 2025, a jump of 54 percent from the previous year, tech minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said at a briefing in New Delhi. 

Apple has rapidly expanded in India after strict Covid shutdowns paralyzed manufacturing at its largest iPhone plant in China. The diversification drive has coincided with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ambition to turn the country into a manufacturing hub. India’s subsidies have helped Foxconn Technology Group and the electronics manufacturing unit of Tata Group, which bought Wistron Corp. and Pegatron Corp.’s India factories, scale up local iPhone assembly. 

Apple didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment. 

US President Donald Trump’s levies on China — and his threat to impose a further 50 percent tariff — could push Apple to move more manufacturing toward India and countries in Southeast Asia. Still, a complete shift away from the company’s longtime manufacturing hub is unlikely in the short term.

Separately, Apple has been stocking up on inventory in anticipation of the tariffs. And it’s steering more devices made in India to the US market, Bloomberg News has reported. The Trump administration announced plans to impose a “reciprocal” tariff of about 27 percent on India, a lower level than China.

Apple still ships roughly four-fifths of its iPhones from China, despite efforts to shift production to countries like India and Vietnam. Rebuilding its complex industrial ecosystem elsewhere has been costly and will likely take years.

China’s robust supply chain is seen as one of the factors giving President Xi Jinping confidence as he negotiates with Trump and projects a defiant image to a domestic audience.

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Hades 2 will be a timed console exclusive on the Nintendo Switch 2 and the original Switch, developer Supergiant Games has confirmed. The roguelike action title was seen at the Nintendo Direct livestream on April 2, confirming Switch 2 launch. Supergiant has now announced Hades 2 would arrive first on Nintendo platforms at the same time when it launches on PC, before likely making its way to PlayStation and Xbox.

Hades 2 on Nintendo Switch 1 and 2

In Nintendo’s latest Creator’s Voice video, Supergiant Games confirmed that Hades 2 would launch first for consoles on Nintendo Switch 2. The studio later clarified on X that the game would also arrive on the original Switch alongside its successor and PC.

“Hades II v1.0 will launch simultaneously on our Early Access platforms (Steam and Epic Games Store), Nintendo Switch 2, and the original Nintendo Switch,” the developer confirmed Wednesday.

Supergiant, however, has not announced the launch date for Hades 2 version 1.0. In the Creator’s Voice video, the studio said it would share more information later this year.

Early Access Launch

Hades 2 launched in early access on PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store) on May 6. 2024. On Steam, the early access version of the game is sitting at a “Very Positive” rating after over 55,000 user reviews.

Supergiant has not confirmed PlayStation and Xbox launch for the Hades 2 yet, but the game is likely to follow the footsteps of its predecessor. Hades launched on PC and Nintendo Switch in 2020, before releasing on PlayStation and Xbox consoles a year later.

Hades 2 was shown at the Switch 2 focussed Nintendo Direct livestream on April 2, joining a long list of third-party games confirmed to launch on Nintendo’s new console. The game follows Princess of the Underworld Melinoe, sister to Zagreus, the protagonist of the first game, as she takes on Chronos, the Titan of Time. Nintendo Switch 2, which was finally fully unveiled at the Direct presentation, is set to be released on June 5.

Spotify Premium does not include advertisements, and the company isn’t working on introducing ads for paying subscribers. The confirmation comes directly from the music streaming platform, weeks after it fixed a bug that caused ads to be played for some Spotify Premium subscribers. Later this year, Spotify is expected to launch a ‘Music Pro’ Hi-Fi subscription tier that would offer access to higher quality audio streams and other features. The service currently offers an ad-supported free plan, as well as a paid Spotify Premium tier.

Spotify Premium to Remain Ad-Free for Paying Subscribers

After claims that Spotify Premium would include advertisements began to spread on X (formerly Twitter), the service responded to one such post (now deleted), stating that the rumour was false and that “Spotify Premium music streaming is ad-free”. It also responded to other users on the microblogging platform with similar concerns.

“There is a rumor circulating that Spotify is putting ads into premium music listening. This rumor is false. Premium music listening is and will remain ad-free,” the platform announced in another post.

While the origins of the rumour related to ads on Spotify Premium are unknown, the music streaming service resolved a bug affecting some Spotify Premium subscribers in February. At the time, customers who were subscribed to a Spotify Premium plan complained that ads were playing while streaming music on the service.

Spotify Premium subscribers do not hear ads while listening to music on the platform, but ads inside podcasts (as part of the show’s regular programming) are not removed, even if a subscriber has paid for a Premium subscription.

The service’s Hi-Fi or ‘Music Pro’ tier, which is expected to launch later this year, is expected to offer support for high quality music streaming. This tier is said to be an add-on to the default subscription plan, and could cost an additional $6 (roughly Rs. 500) per month, over the $11.99 (roughly Rs. 1,000) monthly fee.

In India, Spotify Premium is priced at Rs. 119 for an automatically renewing monthly subscription. Users can also opt for a duo (two accounts) and family (six accounts) plans that cost Rs. 149 and Rs. 179 per month, respectively. There’s no word on how much the purported ‘Music Pro’ subscription tier would cost in India, but we can expect to hear more details in the coming months.

Google is said to have rolled out a health-tracking feature for the Pixel Watch 3 in the US which was previously limited to the European markets. According to a report, users can now take advantage of the Loss of Pulse Detection feature which keeps a check on the wearer’s heart rate and allows the smartwatch to contact emergency services if it detects any abnormalities or doesn’t detect a heartbeat at all.

Loss of Pulse Detection Comes to Pixel Watch 3

9to5Google reports that Loss of Pulse Detection is now arriving on the Pixel Watch 3 following the April 2025 update which Google rolled out on Monday. The Android 15-based Wear OS 5.1 update brings the software version to BP1A.250305.019.W7. While it mostly contains bug fixes, the report states that users in the US can now access the health tracking feature.

As per the company, the feature can call emergency services on the user’s behalf if a pulse isn’t detected, even if they are unconscious. It can monitor the lack of a pulse due to various factors such as pulmonary cardiac arrest, respiratory or circulatory failure, overdose or poisoning.

If a pulse isn’t detected, the Google Pixel Watch 3 will vibrate and check in with the wearer to see if they need help. It is automatically dismissed if the smartwatch detects movement or a pulse. If not, it will place a call to emergency services with an automated message that shares the wearer’s location and informs them of the loss of pulse.

The feature was first introduced for the Pixel Watch 3 last year but was limited to the European markets. Last month, it was said to have received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), enabling Google to introduce it to the smartwatch in the US. However, it requires the Pixel Watch 3 Wi-Fi model to be connected and in range of a smartphone. Meanwhile, the LTE models require an active LTE carrier to place emergency calls.

However, the company emphasises that the Loss of Pulse Detection feature may not always be able to detect a loss of pulse. Further, it cannot predict or determine the cause of a loss of pulse.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge was first previewed in January during the Galaxy Unpacked, and ever since the event, we’ve been hearing a lot about the phone. Most recently, a new leak has surfaced on the Web suggesting its launch timeline and availability. The Galaxy S25 Edge is said to be limited to select regions at launch. The phone is expected to join the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and Galaxy S25 Ultra. The slim flagship is said to run on the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset.

Prominent tipster Ice Universe has claimed that the Galaxy S25 Edge will be launched at the end of May. Samsung is said to launch the handset in China and South Korea at first. 

The post doesn’t include details about its arrival in India and other global markets, but a broader launch may happen later. A recent leak indicated a May 13 launch date for the Galaxy S25 Edge. Early leaks claimed that it would go official on April 15, but Samsung reportedly delayed the launch. The company is expected to host an online-only launch for the handset.

The Galaxy S25 Edge was first teased at the launch of the Galaxy S25 series in January and has since been showcased at MWC 2025. It is likely to arrive as a more expensive and slimmer sibling of Galaxy S25+.

Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge Specifications, Price (Expected)

Samsung is tipped to pack a Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy SoC on the phone. It could feature 12GB RAM and a 6.6-inch display. The slim phone is said to measure 5.84mm in thickness. Its dual rear camera unit is expected to include a 200-megapixel primary sensor and a 12-megapixel secondary shooter. It will reportedly have a 3,900mAh battery with 25W charging support.

The Galaxy S25 Edge is said to cost EUR 1,361 (roughly Rs. 1,27,900) for the 256GB storage variant. The 512GB storage model could be sold for EUR 1,487 (roughly Rs. 1,39,800). It could come in Titanium IcyBlue, Titanium Jetblack, and Titanium Silver colourways, like Galaxy S25 Ultra. 

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