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Three chip plants, including two from Tata group, approved by the Union Cabinet recently are set to hold groundbreaking ceremonies next week. This and more in today’s ETtech Morning Dispatch.Also in the letter:■ Temporary relief for Indian apps■ NPCI meeting on UPI market share■ Nasscom calls for dynamic cab fares Groundbreaking for three chip plants likely next week Less than two weeks after the Union Cabinet greenlit the proposals, groundbreaking ceremonies for three semiconductor projects entailing investments of…

Groundbreaking ceremonies for three semiconductor projects, including two from the Tata Group, are likely to be held next week, less than two weeks after the Union Cabinet cleared the proposals entailing investments of $15.14 billion, officials told ET.The projects include an $11 billion semiconductor fab facility, the country's first, to be built by the Tata Group in at Dholera in Gujarat. The other unit proposed by the conglomerate involves a Rs 27,000 crore chip assembly, testing, marking and packaging facility at…

Apple unveiled the M3 series of chips in October at its “Scary Fast” event. We’ve seen them in various form factors like the MacBook Pro and iMac, but yesterday Apple launched M3-powered MacBook Airs in both 13” and 15” sizes. The unique thing here is that the chip runs only on passive cooling, which leads to a different performance profile. So, how fast is it? The first results have already surfaced in Geekbench’s database and show a boost of around 20% in both single and multi-core CPU performance over the M2-powered…

OnePlus Ace 2V was launched in March last year with MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC onboard. Now, OnePlus Ace 3V is said to be in the works as a possible successor. Ahead of any official announcement, a Chinese tipster claimed that the OnePlus Ace 3V will be powered by Qualcomm's latest generation of Snapdragon 7 series chipset. The tipster also stated that the OnePlus 13, expected to come as a follow-up to OnePlus 12, would run on a Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 SoC.Tipster Smart Pikachu (translated from Chinese) said in a post on…

Image Source : APPLE INC MacBook Air with M3 chip Apple has unveiled a new MacBook Air which is powered by a new M3 chip. The laptop will be available in two size variants- 13-inch and 15-inch, further featuring a thin and light design, backed by up to 18 hours of battery life, and Liquid Retina display. With M3 chip, MacBook Air is claimed to be around 60 per cent…

The 13-inch MacBook Air with M3 starts at Rs 114,900 and Rs 104,900 for education, and the 15‑inch MacBook Air with M3 starts at Rs 134,900 and Rs 124,900 for education.Apple has launched a new MacBook Air with the powerful M3 chip in India. Available in two sizes, 13-inch and 15-inch, the devices feature a thin and light design, up to 18 hours of battery life, Liquid Retina display and new capabilities. With M3, MacBook Air is up to 60 percent faster than the model with the M1 chip and up to 13 times faster than the…

A few hours ago we told you about a rumor doing the rounds, saying Apple would announce some new hardware this week via press release only, without an event. And today that's happened. There are still no new iPads in sight, but the company has taken the wraps off its newest MacBook Air laptops - a 13-incher and a 15" one. These are very important products for Apple, as the 13" MacBook Air is the world's best selling laptop, and the 15" model is the world's best selling 15-inch laptop. They both use Apple's M3 chip,…

Apple has announced the release of two new MacBook Air models featuring its latest M3 chip. These variants promise improved performance and come in two screen sizes – 13-inch and 15-inch. Priced at a starting point of ₹114,900, Apple is also offering exclusive sale offers for teachers and students, with discounted rates of…

with M3 processors. Both laptops look about the same as their predecessors, with notched displays encased in aluminum unibody enclosures, the same quartet of colors (Midnight, Starlight, Space Gray, and Silver), and the latest M3 chipsets for improved performance and efficiency.Both models will cost the same as their previous versions, too, with the 13-inch MacBook Air starting at $1,099 and the 15-inch MacBook Air starting at $1,299. They'll be available for preorder starting today and officially arrive in stores on…

Samsung's Galaxy S24 series broke cover in January during its Galaxy Unpacked event. While the in-house Exynos 2400 SoC powers the regular Galaxy S24 and Galaxy S24+ in markets outside the US including India, the Galaxy S24 Ultra runs on the Snapdragon 8 Gen 3 SoC across all countries. A tipster now suggests that Samsung will use only Exynos SoCs in the entire Galaxy S25 series next year. However, the Galaxy Z Fold phones coming in 2025 are said to use Qualcomm Snapdragon chipsets.Tipster Connor (@OreXda) on X claimed…