21 Tech Trends i6s69 Tips, and Things to Look Out For in 2021

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By Jamshed Avari | Updated: 30 December 2020 14:06 IST

21 Tech Trends, Tips, and Things to Look Out For in 2021

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Highlights

After the setbacks of 2020, we can expect plenty of excitement in 2021
It should be a great year for enthusiasts and gamers if prices are stable
Businesses will continue to leverage tech to adapt to a changed world

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What can we expect from gadgets and tech in general in 2021? The business of making predictions can be tricky, because as 2020 has proven, anything can happen. At this time a year ago, no one could have imagined the way things would turn out. It has been a time of immense disruption, but for every setback we've seen a new opportunity in the world of tech. With people confined to their homes, video conferencing has taken off like never before. Economic constraints have thrown many peoples' plans into disarray, but PC sales have boomed due to necessity. Lockdowns in all parts of the world derailed everyone's plans, but lots of work has continued to happen. The world has largely shifted to a new normal.

Against permanent alterations. Here are our predictions for tech trends in 2021, particularly in India.

1. We'll continue to work at home for a while 6ez6k

Things are slowly getting back to normal and while we'd all like a bit of socialisation, offices and workers in many industries have clearly realised that there's split weeks.

What that means is that collaboration, video conferencing, and scheduling services become manage a new work-life balance.

2. Tech trade shows aren't going to be the same 65x1v

IFA 2020 proved, it should be possible to hold some sort of gathering with proper precautions in place. On the other hand, going online proved to be hugely beneficial in other ways. Apple's virtual WWDC managed to reach more people across the world than ever before, and future shows will be influenced by this experience.

Crowds will be much reduced and even those who are able to travel might choose not to. We'll have to see how things play out – if new travel restrictions become necessary, exhibitors could pull out and plans could change even at the last minute.

We won't see crowded events like CES 2020 for a long time

3. Gadgets and PCs are likely to remain expensive 3y166j

Prices in India are significantly higher than in many other countries thanks to taxes, and recent currency fluctuations have driven costs up. We aren't likely to see any huge breaks, though better specifications and capabilities will continue to trickle down to lower price tiers.

Disruptions in the supply chain and increased demand has led to a severe shortage of several major PC components, driving prices up and causing disappointment. Us and GPUs are the hardest hit, particularly Nvidia's GeForce RTX 30 series.

4. Gaming will continue to grow 4wj6n

India is an Indian game developers rise to prominence thanks to their work on mobile platforms

5. Chargers are going away, at least at the high end 6x551y

After Much like the headphone jack, it's likely that the low end will remain unaffected. This will probably be a less controversial transition since lots of people do actually have several spare bricks lying around from products that aren't in use anymore.

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6. Phone cameras will continue to drive innovation 5793k

Smartphones are fairly commoditised now in of design, software, and features. The main point of differentiation, especially at the high end, is camera quality and features. We're likely to see a lot more emphasis on low-light performance. Companies have to continue to experiment with different types of sensors and lenses, software effects, AI improvements, and of course marketing, if they want to tempt people to switch from any other brand.

7. We'll learn the fate of the Samsung Galaxy Note series 1t5b

The original oversized phone, the Samsung Galaxy Note, seems to have new Galaxy Z Fold and Flip models.

8. Bending, folding phones and laptops might become more practical 6g4v44

That brings us to the biggest trend that's been promising to cross over from the experimental to the mainstream – folding phones. The working on its own foldable iPhone.

Laptops with huge, getting rid of a physical keyboard and trackpad, or whether we need to come up with new ideas to get the best of both worlds.

The Intel 'Horseshoe Bend' concept folding laptop, displayed at CES 2020

9. Misinformation and deepfakes will proliferate 525q71

We've seen start doubting legitimate sources of news. As always, it will be up to each of us to think critically about what we encounter online.

10. 5G and satellite Internet access could arrive in India 4n5q16

Many parts of the world already have functioning 5G networks, but there's regulatory hurdles can be surmounted.

11. Smart home products will become more popular 586b3e

smart plugs to become much more popular in India in 2021.

There's no shortage of affordable true wireless options in India now

12. True wireless earphones will become the default 5y4s17

With decent, good-sounding well below Rs. 5,000, pretty much anyone can grab a pair and free themselves of wires. The convenience generally outweighs the hassles of having multiple things to charge and potentially losing the small earpieces, and they're undeniably cool. There are already loads of options in India from audio as well as smartphone and general accessory brands, both established and new. There's little reason to choose bulkier wireless headphones anymore.

13. Mini-LED s will show up everywhere 4o6g5

We saw a promising demo of an next-gen iPad Pros and MacBook Pros with this technology. You can expect richer colours and deeper blacks on mini-LED screens with way more, smaller, targeted local dimming zones. OLED TVs could face a fight, and consumers stand to gain from having more options.

14. 5nm chips make devices even more portable and powerful 5s1y3d

The semiconductor manufacturing chain is well on its way to transitioning to 5nm production with Samsung and TSMC leading the charge. Apple is already shipping its 7nm transition also now delayed.

15. Us get diverse and creative, allowing for new form factors h4e4j

Speaking of hybrid U design for laptops with folding screens.

The iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini use Apple's new 5nm A14 Bionic SoC

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16. Apple likely has much more powerful silicon on the way 5c6b6r

We've been impressed with what we've seen from the latest MacBook Air and Mac mini, which debuted with Apple's in-house ARM-based M1 SoC, ditching Intel PC processors. Now we have to ask how the company will all-new designs? How much more powerful will the next Apple Silicon chip be? Who will Apple target, and will power s be satisfied? Hopefully, we'll get all the answers for you soon.

17. Fresh competition in the GPU space after ages 352r40

Both Intel's first-ever discrete enthusiast-grade gaming GPU, based on the Xe-HP chip design. This should offer competitive performance, and hopefully pricing will be good.

18. DDR5 RAM, PCIe 5.0, USB4 and Thunderbolt 4 52123l

It's about time for desktop PC platforms to adopt for Thunderbolt 4 are now effectively overlapping standards with the same connector – the primary difference will be looser compatibility of standards with USB and strict requirements for interoperability with Thunderbolt. Both are going to be widespread in 2021 across platforms. We'll know more as AMD and Intel reveal more about their roaps, and PC brands announce new products.

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19. Apple's other secrets might come to light 574b5i

Is apple secretly working on Apple Glasses? What else is cooking deep within the secret labs at Apple Park? While all signs point to work going on, it could still be early days and these projects might be scrapped or repurposed. 2021 might be the year that Apple discloses its work, even if products aren't ready to ship.

20. Machine learning and AI should get more useful 2i5754

We've been hearing about AI, machine learning, neural networks, and inference for a while now, and so far they've been just nebulous concepts used as marketing lines. Now, we're starting to see practical applications – photo upscaling, Common apps and tools will gain more and more AI-infused features, and we'll soon focus more on these than the vague background ideas that make them happen.

21. Privacy and data security will matter more than ever 2a646w

People are increasingly aware of how they portray themselves on social media and how to limit who can see private information. In 2021, the ways that rs and large corporations collect and use our data will matter more than ever. Already, iOS's data tracking prompts, and other tech companies are finding ways to isolate and protect sensitive information. There are sure to be large-scale leaks and high-profile incidents of identity theft, but as we all use cloud services and work remotely

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