KOLKATA: The Shahani household in Bengaluru starts every day with a fight for two available computers since the lockdown started. IT professionals Kabir and Anushka work from home and their two children attend online classes. “We never felt the need for a separate laptop for them (children)… Covid-19 has made us realise we can’t do without it,” said Anushka, adding that they would order another as soon as delivery starts in red zones. The story is the same in several middle-class households across Indian cities, thanks to work from home and online classes for students in schools, colleges and higher educational institutes amid the lockdown to contain the Covid-19 pandemic, leading to a spike in demand for laptops, tech accessories, WiFi routers, printers, etc. Computer manufacturers say since many shops in non-hotspot areas started functioning earlier this month, sales have surged compared with January-February. Asus India has garnered almost 50% of average … [Read more...] about Laptop sales surge as WFH and online classes become the new norm
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The Google Pixel 4a 5G and Pixel 5 will only be available in 9 countries later this year
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