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Apple WWDC 2023: Here's What We Are Excited About

From brand-new hardware to interesting software updates, Apple will surely have plenty of surprises in store at its upcoming WWDC 2023  developer event. While the event has traditionally been about software (hence developers), Apple has surprised us in the past with hardware announcements like the new MacBook Air and Macbook Pro models that were  announced last year. There's plenty to discuss and even ponder over Apple's decisions to launch the most unique product category the tech brand has ever gotten into – virtual reality (VR). On this week's episode of the Gadgets 360 podcast Orbital, guest host and Reviews Editor Roydon Cerejo talks to Senior Reviewer, Sheldon Pinto (that's me) about what we expect to see and hear about at the Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), which kicks off on June 5 and ends on June 9, 2023. Indeed, the software announcements will be overshadowed by the announcement of a much anticipated and exciting product, a mixed reality he

Infinix InBook X2 Slim With 11th Gen Intel Processors Launched in India: Price, Specifications

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Infinix InBook X2 Slim  was launched in India on Friday. The company announced that the laptop weighs 1.24 kilograms thanks to the lightweight aluminium alloy-based metal body. It is 14.8mm thick and features 4.7mm thin bezels. The 11th Gen Intel chips powering the laptop are offered in three processor variants - Intel Core i3, Intel Core i5, and Intel Core i7. The laptop comes with a 14-inch full-HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) display and is backed by a 50Wh lithium polymer battery. It is pre-installed with Windows 11 OS. Infinix InBook X2 Slim price in India, availability Offered in Blue, Green, Grey, and Red colour variants, the 8GB RAM and 256GB storage variant of the Infinix InBook X2 Slim with the Intel Core i3 chipset is priced at Rs. 29,990, while the model with 512GB storage is marked at Rs. 31,990. With discounts of Rs. 2,000, the laptops are available for sale at Rs. 27,990 and Rs. 30,990, respectively. The Infinix InBook X2 Slim seen in a Blue colour variant The 16GB + 512GB

Artificial Intelligence Worries Hollywood Actors Ahead of Union Labour Talks

A search for Wes Anderson on YouTube turns up trailers that the famed director with a distinctive style appears to have made for adaptations of ' Star Wars ', ' Harry Potter' and ' The Lord of the Rings ' featuring Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, and other stars. Artificial intelligence allowed people with no real actors and far smaller resources than major Hollywood studios to generate the fake movie trailers, feeding debate on the issue that will be on the bargaining table when the SAG-AFTRA actors union begins labor talks with studios on June 7. AI already has divided studios and striking film and television writers, who want assurances that the emerging technology will not be used to generate scripts. SAG-AFTRA wants to ensure its members can control use of their 'digital doubles' and ensure studios pay the actual actors appropriately, said Duncan Crabtree-Ireland, the union's chief negotiator. "The performer's name, likeness, voice