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Lexar launches high-performance Professional NM800PRO Gen4 SSD in India

Priced at Rs 12,999, the Lexar Professional NM800PRO Gen4 SSD comes with a heatsink option for better performance and improved power efficiency

E-Gaming Federation to challenge Tamil Nadu ordinance banning online gaming

Regarding rummy and poker as games of chance violates Supreme Court and Madras High Court judgments which overturned the law banning online games

AIGF urges TN to reconsider online gaming ban, says move 'unconstitutional'

The Federation also believes that the ban can have an adverse effect on the state and will push more and more people towards illegal offshore websites

Western Digital launches new SSD for hardcore Indian gamers on Oct 7

Powered by an internal PCIe Gen4 SSD, the new drive delivers speeds of up to 7,300 MB per second for better gaming experience

Industry considers options as Tamil Nadu ordinance bans online gaming

Sector takes hope from High Courts previously overturning such prohibitions by state governments

Top headlines: AI puts in place transformation plan;BPCL divestment stalled

The carrier, which plans to induct 30 new wide-body and narrow-body aircraft, on Thursday announced 'Vihaan.AI', a comprehensive transformation plan with a detailed road map for next five years

AMD unveils new Ryzen 7000 desktop chips for gamers, content creators

AMD's most expansive desktop platform to date, the new Socket AM5 platform is designed for longevity with support through 2025

Online gamers body seeks safe harbour for professionals from Tamil Nadu ban

India esports athletes body EPWA has urged the Tamil Nadu government to recognise skill games as a distinct sport and not club it along with gambling and provide safe harbour for professional players, a senior official of the entity said on Friday. "We have sent representation to the state government on August 13. We have requested the Tamil Nadu government to recognise skill games as a distinct sport and not club it along with gambling and provide safe harbour for professional players," Esports Players Welfare Association (EPWA) Director Shivani Jha told PTI. The Madras High Court had in August last year struck down a recent amendment made to the Tamil Nadu Gaming Act, passed in 1930, which imposed a ban on online gaming of rummy and poker with stakes. The bench declared, Part II of the TN Gaming & Police Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021, as unconstitutional which banned betting or wagering in cyberspace and also games of skill if played for a wager, bet, money or other stakes. The ...

'Online gaming platforms treated illegal when game of chance is involved'

Betting, gambling are unlawful in most parts of the country and online gaming platforms are treated as illegal when game of chance is involved in those platforms, Parliament was informed on Wednesday.

Intel unveils 7 new 12th Generation chips for mobile creators, gamers

Intel has unveiled seven new mobile processors to the 12th Gen Intel Core family for the growing community of content creators and gamers on smartphones, as the world grapples with chip shortage

IRFC garners $500 mn through green offshore bonds; lists bonds at GIFT City

The bonds issuance is part of the USD 7 billion Global Medium Term Note (GMTN) Programme, IRFC said

Take-Two buys FarmVille maker Zynga for $11 bn in mobile gaming push

The deal follows Electronic Arts' $2.4 billion acquisition of Glu Mobile last year as game studios look to build their mobile portfolios

Tier-3 cities in India see massive boom in mobile gaming in 2021: Study

The top 30 of them reported up to 170% more gamers than in 2020. Some of the small towns have more than 100% to up to 200% growth in online gamers

New limits give Chinese e-gamers whiplash. Again

Complex relationship: A major source of entertainment in the country, games offer a social outlet and an easily accessible hobby. Yet, state media has called games "poison" and "spiritual pollution"

Swedish gaming giant MTG buys Indian games developer PlaySimple for $360 mn

Acquires 100% in cash-and-equity deal that will significantly strengthen the company's position in casual games' genre and enable access to fast-growing word games genre

Indian gamers spend more than eight hours a week playing: Report

Indian gamers spend more than eight hours and 36 minutes each week playing, according to a report by Limelight Networks Inc

How to ensure quick Covid vaccination of billions? Online gamers may help

Problem of building an mRNA which can stay effective for a long time in a regular refrigerator is currently being worked on by thousands of people around the world - by playing a game called Eterna

Personal information of over 100,000 gamers accidentally leaked by Razer

Gaming hardware vendor Razer has accidentally exposed personal information of over 100,000 gamers that was available for nearly a month for hackers to exploit

Professional gamers, e-sports organisers in a tough zone after PUBG ban

The country accounts for around 25 per cent of the gaming app's global user base

India to have 310 million online gamers by 2021: Google-KPMG report

The online gaming industry will grow at 20% to $1 bn by 2021, from the current $360 mn