The Google Pixel 9a India launch date has been tipped. The upcoming A-series Pixel device from Google has been leaked multiple times before and renders for the device have left little to imagine as to what it is set to offer. Here’s everything you’d want to know about the upcoming launch from Google in India.
As per tipster Yogesh Brar, the Google Pixel 9a India launch date has been set for March 20, which is a day after the device would be revealed by Google globally. The March 19 date for the Pixel 9a global launch has also been tipped once before. The new leak essentially confirms that the device is merely two weeks away from launch. Brar also mentions, “Another year of exorbitant pricing…,” which suggests that Pixel 9a could be overpriced in India compared to the specs it will offer.
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The Pixel 8a was launched in India for Rs 52,999 and that was our major complaint with the device when we reviewed it. While the device itself performed well, it was the pricing that put us off and made the Pixel 8a look weaker in front of the competition. We hope Google fixes this with the Pixel 9a but as of now, it seems Google may adopt the same poor pricing strategy as last year.
Pixel 9a renders have already been shared by multiple sources in the past, and as per those, the 9a will come in Peony, Iris, Obsidian and Porcelain colours. According to the leaked renders, the front bezel looks as thick as last year’s model, even though it is uniform on all sides. The camera bar is kind of gone and has been replaced with a smaller pill that’s embedded into the back panel of the device.
According to rumours, the Pixel 9a sports a 6.2-inch full-HD+ OLED display with a Resolution of 1080 x 2424 pixels, and a 120Hz Refresh Rate. Further, the display gets a 20:9 aspect ratio, up to 2700 nits peak brightness, Gorilla Glass 3 protection, and 430 ppi of pixel density.
The phone is powered by Google’s Tensor G4 SoC, along with 8GB of LPDDR5x RAM. You will get up to 128GB or 256GB of UFS 3.1 storage. It runs on Android 15 and will get 7 years of Android OS upgrades, security updates, and regular Feature Drops.
Pixel 9a comes with a dual rear camera setup, consisting of a 48MP f/1.7 Samsung GN8 sensor paired with a 13MP f/2.2 IMX712 ultra-wide angle sensor. On the front, there is a 13MP f/2.2 Sony IMX712 sensor as well. It should pack a 5100mAh battery with 23W fast wired charging and Qi-certified fast wireless charging at up to 7.5W speeds.
Truke Buds Aura and Buds Elite earbuds have been announced in India as the latest budget TWS earbuds from the brand. The two come backed by a 12-month warranty and sport low Latency for an immersive experience for gamers. Here’s everything to know about the two new audio products from Truke.
Truke Buds Aura: Price, Features
The Truke Buds Aura carry a launch price tag of Rs 899 and are available in black and blue.
The Buds Aura features 13mm titanium drivers for high-quality sound. With a total playtime of up to 70 hours, it’s ideal for extended listening sessions. Fast charging provides 10 hours of playback with just a 10-minute charge.
Gamers will appreciate the Ultra-Low 40ms Latency, ensuring seamless audio synchronization for an immersive, lag-free experience. The case of the buds pack a 400mAh battery and they support Bluetooth v5.4 and one-step pairing.
The Truke Buds Elite have a launch price tag of Rs 899 and are available in black and white.
The Buds Elite is equipped with 10mm drivers and a dedicated Gaming Mode, delivering Ultra-Low 40ms Latency for smooth, lag-free gameplay. It features a Dual Mic with PureVoice ENC technology, ensuring crystal-clear calls even in noisy environments.
With IPX5 water resistance, it withstands sweat and splashes, making it ideal for workouts and outdoor activities. It gets a 300mAh battery in the case, supports Bluetooth v5.4, as well as one-step pairing.
Same as the Buds Aura, the Buds Elite can offer up to 70 hours of playtime when paired with the charging case.
Acer smartphones India launch has been set for later this month on the 25th. While Acer hasn’t detailed the devices’ specifications or design, the devices are expected to be budget offerings. It was announced last year that Indkal Technologies, in a partnership with Acer Incorporated, will launch Acer-branded smartphones in India that will be locally designed, manufactured, and distributed.
The teaser for launch of Acer smartphones in India went live on Amazon, confirming that the devices will be sold through the e-commerce platform. The promotional image showcases an astronaut drifting in space against a dark backdrop, encircled by a glowing ring. “The Next Horizon” is boldly displayed alongside the Acer logo. The teaser also confirms the launch date, which is March 25.
At last year’s announcement, the company stated that Acer smartphones would be priced between Rs 15,000 and Rs 50,000, with the goal of launching premium-quality products for Indian consumers. These smartphones would feature strong specifications, advanced hardware, and the latest software technologies. While the details of the devices haven’t been disclosed through any teasers, Asus India listed two devices on its website earlier in January.
The Acerone Liquid S162E4 and Acerone Liquid S272E4 smartphones were listed on the official Acer India website under the Acerpure branding. These budget-friendly 4G phones were speculated to feature a MediaTek Helio P35 SoC, an HD+ display, and a 5000mAh battery. However, it remains unclear whether the company will launch these specific models.
Acer smartphones will have to face tough competition from established players in the market, such as the likes of iQOO, Nothing, Vivo, Samsung, and more. These brands have already captured a significant share in the market and it would be interesting to witness how Acer plans to make a place for itself in the crowded smartphone market in India.
YouTube Premium Lite plan has been announced in the US with more countries to follow soon. The Lite version of the YouTube Premium plan brings a downgraded experience over the regular plan but also comes with a cheaper price tag. Here are all the details of the newly announced YouTube Premium plan.
YouTube Premium Lite gives viewers a new, more affordable way to enjoy most videos on YouTube ad-free for $7.99 (approx Rs 695) per month. “In the coming weeks, we’ll also make Premium Lite available to all users in our current pilot countries – Thailand, Germany, and Australia,” said YouTube in a blog post. This expansion comes as YouTube Music and Premium reaches over 125 million subscribers, including trials globally, the streaming platform noted.
YouTube highlights it has been testing Premium Lite to make sure it offers the right balance of features and benefits for those viewers who want to watch most videos ad-free – whether it’s gaming, comedy, cooking or learning. For users who want ad-free music on YouTube and YouTube Music, plus offline and background play, YouTube recommends the Premium plan, as the Lite version doesn’t offer these features.
Google will continue to expand its Premium Lite pilots to additional countries this year and introduce more ways for our users to get the most from their subscriptions. There’s no word on whether the plan will launch in India.
Back in August, YouTube increased the Premium plan prices in India by up to 58%. The individual Prepaid plan went up from Rs 139/month to Rs 159/month. The Quarterly prepaid plan for an individual, which cost Rs 399, increased to Rs 459. The price of the family plan increased to Rs 299 from Rs 189. Finally, the annual plan that cost Rs 1,290 earlier now costed Rs 1,490.
Google is debuting new AI features to make the search experience on its platform better than ever, including a new AI Mode in Search as well as upgaded AI Overviews with Gemini 2.0. Moreover, Google has expanded access of AI Overviews to teens and is allowing users to experience AI Overviews without signing in.
AI Mode in Search
Google has debuted AI Mode in Search as a part of an early experiment in Labs. This new Search mode expands what AI Overviews can do with more advanced reasoning, thinking and multimodal capabilities so you can get help with even your toughest questions. “You can ask anything on your mind and get a helpful AI-powered response with the ability to go further with follow-up questions and helpful web links,” said Google.
Using a custom version of Gemini 2.0, AI Mode is particularly helpful for questions that need further exploration, comparisons and reasoning. You can ask nuanced questions that might have previously taken multiple searches — like exploring a new concept or comparing detailed options — and get a helpful AI-powered response with links to learn more.
It brings together advanced model capabilities with “Google’s best-in-class information systems, and it’s built right into Search.” With the feature, you can not only access high-quality web content, but also tap into fresh, real-time sources like the Knowledge Graph, info about the real world, and shopping data for billions of products. It uses a “query fan-out” technique, issuing multiple related searches concurrently across subtopics and multiple data sources and then brings those results together to provide an easy-to-understand response. This approach helps you access more breadth and depth of information than a traditional search on Google.
“As with any early-stage AI product, we won’t always get it right.”
– Google
For instance, if you ask, “what’s the difference in sleep tracking features between a smart ring, smartwatch and tracking mat,” the custom version of Gemini 2.0 uses a multistep approach to make a plan, conduct searches to find information and adjust the plan based on what it finds.
If you want to know more, you can ask a follow up question, like “what happens to your heart rate during deep sleep” to quickly get an easy-to-digest response with links to relevant content.
After getting feedback from trusted testers, Google is expanding access to AI Mode in Search with a limited, opt-in experience in Labs. Google will begin inviting Google One AI Premium subscribers to be the first to try out this experience in Labs.
Further, Google notes, “We aim to show an AI-powered response as much as possible, but in cases where we don’t have high confidence in helpfulness and quality, the response will be a set of web search results. As with any early-stage AI product, we won’t always get it right.”
“We’re already working on new capabilities and updates, like adding more visual responses with images and video, richer formatting, new ways to get to helpful web content and much more,” it added.
AI Overviews Expansion
Google has also launched Gemini 2.0 for AI Overviews in the U.S. to help with harder questions, starting with coding, advanced math and multimodal queries, with more on the way. With Gemini 2.0’s advanced capabilities, it is able to provide faster and higher quality responses and show AI Overviews more often for these types of queries.
Plus, it is also rolling out to more people, where teens can now use AI Overviews, and users will no longer need to sign in to get access.
The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 7 renders were leaked a couple of weeks back and least to say, they weren’t as impressive as one would expect because Samsung was once again opting for a safe route by not refreshing the design. However, a new leak has surfaced online that suggests Samsung is making this one big design change in Galaxy Z Flip 7 which should appeal to everyone.
Android Headlines, the publication that earlier leaked the Flip 7 renders, has published the corrected renders for the device based on new information from its source, OnLeaks. As per the new images, Samsung is making a big design change in Galaxy Z Flip 7 with an enitrely new cover display that goes around the two camera sensors, similar to Motorola’s Razr Ultra series flip foldable phones.
Samsung seems to be finally ditching the folder-shaped cover display for a bigger panel and this seems to be the most perfect way to implement a cover screen. Not only does it makes the panel bigger, but also makes it more aesthetically pleasing to the eye. The cover screen now goes EDGE to edge instead of just dodging the two lenses. This adds more screen estate which may result in Samsung developing new features built specifically for the new design. Instead of the originally reported 3.6 inches, the display size will be around 4 inches.
The Galaxy Z Flip 7 will continue to be offered with 12GB of RAM, and either 256GB or 512GB of storage. The report adds that Samsung still doesn’t have a Processor of choice for the Flip 7, which means it could either end up using its own rumoured Exynos 2500 or could opt for the safer bet – the Snapdragon 8 Elite.
Samsung may have also upgraded the hinge on the Flip 7 which could result in a lesser visible crease compared to the Flip 6, according to some reports online.
Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Vivo V50 5G are two smartphones battling for the crown of the best mid-ranger in India and while the two phones have drastically different specifications, the only similarity between the two is their pricing. Here’s a comparison between the two devices to help you pick one.
Display
The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro sports a 6.77-inch AMOLED FHD+ screen with a resolution of 1080 x 2392 pixels, HDR10+, 2160Hz PWM dimming, up to 3000 nits peak brightness, 240Hz touch sampling rate, and a 120Hz refresh rate.
Vivo V50 5G features a 6.78-inch quad-curved AMOLED Display with a full-HD+ 2392 x 1080 Pixels resolution, 120Hz refresh rate, punch-hole cutout, 20:9 aspect ratio, HDR 10+, 4500 nits local peak brightness and 1300 nits max global brightness, 387 ppi, along with 100% DCI-P3 colour gamut.
Both the devices have similarly sized displays but the V50 5G does a better job than Nothing’s Phone (3a) Pro in terms of brightness so we’ll give it the win in this department. Further, you’ll have to make a decision between a flat display on the Phone (3a) Pro and a quad-curved one on the Vivo V50 5G.
Software & Performance
Under the hood, the Nothing device is powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 3 mobile platform, paired with 12 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. It runs on Nothing OS 3.1 based on Android 15 and will get OS updates till Android 18 along with 6 years of security patches.
The V50 5G is powered by the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 chip, and gets up to 12GB LPDDR4x RAM and up to 512GB of UFS 2.2 storage. The device runs on Android 15-based FunTouch OS 15. Vivo promises to offer 3 major Android upgrades to the device and up to 4 years of security updates.
Between the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro and Vivo V50 5G, the latter has a slightly better chip in terms of numbers, even if real world usage may not be drastically different. Nothing’s devices takes the win when we talk of software, not only because it’ll offer updates for longer, but also because Nothing OS offers a far superior experience than Vivo’s FunTouch OS on the basis of our experience with previous devices from the two brands. The V50 5G does offer a variant with 512GB storage if you are into that but that model is far more expensive than Nothing Phone (3a) Pro’s top-end 12GB + 256GB version.
On the front, the Nothing device gets a 50-megapixel f/2.2 Samsung selfie camera. The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro has packs a triple rear camera setup, consisting of a 50-megapixel f/1.88 OIS-assisted Samsung primary camera, a 50-megapixel f/2.5 Sony periscope telephoto sensor with 3x Optical Zoom and OIS, and an 8-megapixel f/2.2 Sony ultra-wide angle camera. The device packs a 5000mAh battery with 50W Fast charging support.
The Vivo smartphone has a 50-megapixel f/2.0 selfie camera with autofocus. The rear camera setup consists of an OIS-assisted 50-megapixel f/1.88 primary camera and a 50-megapixel f/2.0 ultra-wide angle lens, both of which are backed by Zeiss optics. It packs a 6000mAh battery with 90W fast charging.
In terms of optics, the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro is clearly the winner due to the extra periscope lens but if you want better ultra-wide angle shots, Vivo’s V50 5G does it better. For battery, Vivo’s device is the obvious choice due to the larger battery and faster charging speed.
Verdict
The Phone (3a) Pro costs Rs 29,999 for the 8GB + 128GB model, Rs 31,999 for the 8GB + 256GB trim, and Rs 33,999 for the 12GB + 256GB version. The Vivo V50 5G is available in an 8GB + 128GB trim that costs Rs 34,999, an 8GB + 256GB model priced at Rs 36,999, and the top-end 12GB + 512GB version that costs Rs 40,999.
The Vivo V50 5G, quite evidently, wins the on-paper specs battle with the superior display, a better chip, a larger battery with faster charging speeds, along with higher storage capacity as well. However, it’s the software experience, the price advantage, and some extra key features it has which the V50 5G lacks, such as NFC, that keeps the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro still in the competition.
It offers a smoother and slightly more stable software interface along with a better rear camera setup and also Nothing-exclusive glyh lights (if you are into that). Further, the Rs 5,000 price gap is a notable one for offering nearly the same value as the Vivo V50 5G which could further make it a better choice for a lot of users.
Nothing has announced the release of the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro globally, including in India, and the device is priced starting at Rs 29,999. The Phone (3a) Pro is the first Pro phone in the brand’s A-series devices and aims to live up to its name with best-in-class cameras, software, and more. However, its pricing lies in quite a competitive segment in the Indian smartphone market and more so, its own sibling, the Phone (3a), costs Rs 5,000 cheaper. Here we are to help you decide whether you should buy the Phone (3a) Pro over the Phone (3a) or opt for the cheaper option.
Nothing Phone (3a) and the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro are quite similar smartphones but they differ in two main areas, and those are design and cameras. While we’ll come to the differences, let’s first discuss the similarities. The two devices get the same display, and that’s a 6.77-inch AMOLED FHD+ screen with a resolution of 1080 x 2392 pixels, support for HDR10+, 2160Hz PWM dimming, up to 3000 nits peak brightness, 240Hz touch sampling rate, and a 120Hz refresh rate.
They are powered by the same chip — Snapdragon 7s Gen 3. They also get the same amount of storage, up to 256GB, but the Pro gets a 12GB RAM model while the standard one has 8GB only. That might not make for a huge difference for an average consumer but for those who do a lot of multitasking, it’d be noticeable.
They have the same battery, a 5000mAh cell with identical 50W fast wired charging. Connectivity options on the smartphones include 5G SA/NSA, Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 6 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.4, GPS (L1 + L5), USB Type-C, and NFC. There’s an in-display optical fingerprint sensor for security. The devices run on Nothing OS 3.1 based on Android 15 and will get OS updates till Android 18 along with 4 years of security patches.
The devices also sport the same amount of glyph lights and related features with the same Essential Space button on the right spine.
Coming back to the design, the two devices have their own identities. While the (3a) has a more symmetrical design that carries forward the Phone (2a) design and looks like a true successor, the (3a) Pro tries to break that design similarly and have a distinct look you may not have seen in any other smartphone. The asymmetrical design choice is debatable and may not be everyone’s cup of tea. While it sure will turn heads, it may not be due to the rigt reasons. In total, we feel, the Phone (3a) sports a better look that stands true to its original style.
Speaking of the cameras, on the front, the Nothing Phone (3a) Pro gets a 50-megapixel f/2.2 Samsung selfie camera. The Nothing Phone (3a) Pro has launched with a triple rear camera setup, consisting of a 50-megapixel f/1.88 OIS-assisted Samsung primary camera, a 50-megapixel f/2.5 Sony periscope telephoto sensor with 3x Optical Zoom and OIS, and an 8-megapixel f/2.2 Sony ultra-wide angle camera.
On the front, the Phone (3a) gets a 32-megapixel f/2.2 selfie camera. The Nothing Phone (3a) has launched with a triple rear camera setup, consisting of a 50-megapixel f/1.88 OIS-assisted primary camera, a 50-megapixel telephoto sensor with 2x optical zoom, and an 8-megapixel f/2.2 ultra-wide angle camera.
While the Phone (3a) is definitive upgrade over the (2a) in the camera department, Nothing gave the Pro a better telephoto lens to give it extra leverage and appeal over the vanilla version. The periscope lens on the Pro also looks better on paper with the 3x optical zoom (versus 2x on (3a)) along with higher in-sensor 60x Digital Zoom (30x on (3a)). For those without specific camera expectations, the Phone (3a)’s camera system should be sufficient for the average consumer.
Yes, there will be differences due to the better hardware and different sensor on the Pro but in our experience with smartphones, the difference shouldn’t be as huge and definitely not a deal-breaker.
The Phone (3a) starts at Rs 24,999 and the Pro starts at Rs 29,999. For most users, we feel the Nothing Phone (3a) will do justice while the Pro can only be considered if you don’t have budget constraints, have an eye for the unique design, and looking for specific results with the periscope lens.
Apple has announced the launch of M4 MacBook Air as well as the Mac Studio with M3 Ultra and M4 Max chips, claiming the latter to be the “most powerful Mac ever.” The new Mac Studio comes with Thunderbolt 5, up to 512GB of unified memory, and an up to 16TB SSD, all in a compact design. The M4 MacBook Air now comes in a new Sky Blue colour.
M4 MacBook Air: Price, Availability, Features
Customers can pre-order the new MacBook Air with M4 on apple.com/in/store and in the Apple Store app in 28 countries and regions, including India. It will begin arriving to customers, and will be in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, starting Wednesday, March 12.
The 13-inch MacBook Air with M4 starts at Rs 99,900 and the 15‑inch MacBook Air with M4 starts at Rs 1,24,900. Both are available in sky blue, midnight, starlight, and silver shades.
The most evident new change in the MacBook Air with M4 is the sky blue colour that distinguishes itself from the previous generation. It is metallic light blue that creates a dynamic gradient when light reflects off of its surface. All colour options, including sky blue, come with a colour-matched MagSafe charge cable. Then, the base model now comes with 16GB of RAM compared to 8GB in the previous generation. The storage options start from 256GB.
With M4 in MacBook Air, everything from daily activities like multitasking between apps to more demanding tasks like photo and video editing is faster and more fluid, according to Apple. The M4 chip features a 10-core CPU, an up to 10-core GPU, and support for up to 32GB of unified memory, making the new MacBook Air up to 2x faster than the M1 model. When compared to the fastest Intel-based MacBook Air, the M4 model delivers up to 23x faster performance.
With battery life on the new MacBook Air up to 18 hours, Intel-based upgraders will get up to six additional hours, so they can get more done on a single charge. The powerful Neural Engine in the M4 chip, which accelerates AI-based tasks, is also up to 3x faster than on MacBook Air with M1, significantly increasing speed in tasks like automatically enhancing photos and removing background noise from a video.
The new MacBook Air also comes packed with Apple Intelligence. There’s also a new 12MP Center Stage camera with improved video quality. It also supports Desk View, which simultaneously displays the user and a top-down view of their desk. For users who like to spread their work out, MacBook Air now supports up to two 6K external displays, in addition to its built-in Liquid Retina display.
The 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air feature a durable aluminium unibody enclosure. With the advanced security of Touch ID, users can easily and securely unlock their MacBook Air, make online purchases with Apple Pay, and download apps. The comfortable and quiet Magic Keyboard is backlit and comes with a full-height function row.
MacBook Air features a 13.6- or 15.3-inch Liquid Retina Display with up to 500 nits of brightness, support for 1 billion colours, and up to 2x the Resolution of comparable PC laptops. MacBook Air with M4 features fast Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3. It also includes MagSafe charging and two Thunderbolt ports for connecting accessories like external storage and security keys, along with a 3.5mm Headphone jack.
There’s also a 3-mic array along with an immersive sound system that has support for Spatial Audio along with Dolby Atmos. The M4 MacBook Air runs on macOS Sequoia out of the box. Next month, macOS Sequoia 15.4 will make it easier than ever to set up the new MacBook Air with iPhone. By simply bringing iPhone close to Mac, users can quickly and conveniently sign in to their Apple Account to get their files, photos, messages, passwords, and more on their new MacBook Air.
Mac Studio with M3 Ultra, M4 Max: Price, Availability, Features
The Mac Studio with M4 Max starts at Rs 2,14,900 while the one with M3 Ultra begins at Rs 4,29,900. Customers can pre-order the new Mac Studio starting today on apple.com/in/store and in the Apple Store app in 28 countries and regions, including India. It will begin arriving to customers, and will be in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, starting Wednesday, March 12.
The new Mac Studio with M4 Max is the perfect choice for video editors, colourists, developers, engineers, photographers, creative pros, and other users who need to blaze through intensive workflows. It delivers phenomenal single-threaded CPU performance with the world’s fastest CPU core, along with outstanding multithreaded CPU performance for complex workloads. Featuring an up to 16-core CPU, an up to 40-core GPU, over half a terabyte per second of unified memory bandwidth, and a Neural Engine that is over 3x faster than M1 Max, Mac Studio with M4 Max can run on-device AI models incredibly fast. Mac Studio with M4 Max is up to 3.5x faster than Mac Studio with M1 Max, and is up to 6.1x faster than the most powerful Intel-based 27-inch iMac.
The GPU in M4 Max also brings Apple’s graphics architecture to Mac Studio for the first time, including dynamic caching, hardware-accelerated mesh shading, and a second-generation ray-tracing engine for more seamless content creation and gaming.
Mac Studio with M4 Max starts at 36GB of unified memory, with support for up to 128GB, so users can do everything from sorting through thousands of images with speed and precision, to producing complex compositions with hundreds of tracks, plug-ins, and virtual instruments, all played in real time. And with the enhanced Media Engine in M4 Max, which features two ProRes accelerators, Mac Studio performance is apt for videographers who can work with multiple streams of 4K ProRes.
As for the Mac Studio with M3 Ultra, it is claimed to deliver nearly 2x faster performance than M4 Max in workloads that take advantage of high CPU and GPU core counts, and massive amounts of unified memory. Mac Studio with M3 Ultra is up to 2.6x faster than Mac Studio with M1 Ultra, and up to 6.4x faster than the 16-core Intel Xeon W-based Mac Pro.
With the new M3 Ultra, Mac Studio features an up to 32-core CPU with 24 performance cores, 50 percent more than any previous Ultra chip and the most CPU cores ever in a Mac. It also offers an up to 80-core GPU, more than any Apple silicon chip; a powerful 32-core Neural Engine for on-device AI and machine learning (ML); and a high-bandwidth memory architecture that delivers over 800GB/s of unified memory bandwidth.
Mac Studio with M3 Ultra starts with 96GB of unified memory, which can be configured up to 512GB — the most unified memory ever in a personal computer — and up to 16TB of ultrafast SSD storage, so content and data can be kept locally. That’s enough storage for over 12 hours of 8K ProRes video. The advanced graphics architecture brings Dynamic Caching, along with hardware-accelerated mesh shading and ray tracing, so graphics workflows like GPU-based renderers are up to 2.6x faster than Mac Studio with M1 Ultra.
The new Mac Studio features Thunderbolt 5 ports that deliver transfer speeds up to 120 Gb/s, up to 3x faster than the prior generation, enabling faster external storage, expansion chassis, and powerful hub solutions. For those who rely on PCIe expansion cards for their workflows, Thunderbolt 5 allows users to connect an external expansion chassis with higher Bandwidth and lower latency.
And with M3 Ultra, Mac Studio now drives up to eight Pro Display XDRs at the full 6K resolution. Mac Studio also offers a wide array of connectivity within easy reach for pros, including a 10Gb Ethernet port, an HDMI port, an SDXC card slot on the front to conveniently import photos and video, along with built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. The Mac Studio also supports Apple Intelligence and runs on macOS Sequoia.
Ultraviolette has announced two new two-wheeler EVs in India, as announced late last month. The Ultraviolette Tesseract is an electric scooter which is touted to be the world’s most advanced scooter to ever launch. The Shockwave on the other hand is the brand’s first dual-purpose electric motorcycle.
Ultraviolette Tesseract: Pricing, Availability, Features
The Tesseract will be available in three colours – Stealth Black, Sonic Pink and Desert Sand. Pricing starts from Rs 1.2 lakh (Ex-showroom) for the first 10,000 buyers and Rs 1.45 lakh (Ex-showroom) once the offer ends. Bookings for the scooter will open later today, March 5, at 3 PM IST, while deliveries will begin from first quarter of 2026. Buyers get a 3-year or 75,000 kms warranty which can be extended up to 8 years or 2,00,000 kms by paying an extra amount.
The design of the Ultraviolette Tesseract is inspired by combat helicopters, giving it a massive and dominating presence. It features a spacious 34L under-seat storage compartment, large enough to house a full-face helmet.
A world-first for scooters, it comes equipped with front and rear radar for enhanced spatial awareness, offering Blindspot Detection, Overtake Alert, and Collision Alert. Premium ORVMs with Blindspot Assistance further enhance safety. It also features an integrated dashcam powered by Violette AI, a handlebar with haptic feedback, and a 7-inch fully connected TFT touchscreen with onboard navigation. Traction Control and Dynamic Stability Control ensure a secure and confident ride.
Other notable features include floating DRLs, dual LED projector headlights, a wireless smartphone charger, and 14-inch aero disc alloy wheels fitted with 110-section front and 140-section rear tires. The scooter’s motor delivers a peak power of 20.1 bhp, a top speed of 125 km/h, and accelerates from 0 to 60 km/h in just 2.9 seconds. With an IDC-claimed range of 261 km on a single charge, the Tesseract sets a new benchmark in performance and efficiency.
Ultraviolette Shockwave: Pricing, Availability, Features
The new Ultraviolette Shockwave is priced at an introductory Rs 1.50 lakh (Ex-showroom) for the first 1,000 customers, and the price will increase to Rs 1.75 lakh (Ex-showroom) post the offer. Pre-bookings for the Shockwave begin today, and deliveries will commence from the first quarter of 2026.
The Ultraviolette Shockwave’s dual-purpose nature is evident in its slim and agile design. It features a sleek profile with a high beak, a vertically stacked headlamp housing dual-projector LED lights, and a high-set handlebar for better control.
The seat, inspired by rally bikes, seamlessly integrates with the slim tail section, enhancing both aesthetics and functionality. Designed for improved off-road handling, the bike’s ergonomics make it well-suited for varied terrains. It is available in two paint schemes: Electric Yellow with Black and White with Red.
Weighing just 120 kg, the Shockwave delivers an IDC-claimed range of 165 km on a single charge. Its electric motor produces 14 hp, allowing it to accelerate from 0 to 60 km/h in just 2.9 seconds, with a top speed limited to 120 km/h.
The bike is equipped with advanced features such as ABS, traction control, and six levels of regenerative braking, ensuring a balanced mix of performance, safety, and efficiency.
