Yesterday at Boca Chica, Texas, Space Exploration Technologies Corp. tested a 4th prototype for the Starship interplanetary transport system. This has been recorded as the first Starship prototype, which has failed to execute its landing sequence successfully.
The vehicle then attempted to reignite its Raptor engine, which results in the prototype’s disintegration in mid-air. This incident was so significant that the U.S. National Weather Service for Brownsville and the Rio Grande detected a signature of the prototype’s smoke through its weather monitor’s radar.
After seeing the radar footage, it is clear that the explosion was not caught by it. The final fate of the Starship prototype as it reignited its Raptor engines is not clear for the time being, as it could have happened that SpaceX itself detonated the vehicle after it did stop feeding video feed.
Mr Musk shared several important details for SpaceX’s near-term Starship plans. He also has confirmed that the next prototype is SN15, which gonna be tested by SpaceX, as the company wants to skip ahead from the current generation of its test articles.
After the SN15, the next target of design changes will start from the SN20, the third generation of the Starship prototypes. Musk highlighted about SN20, that SpaceX will equip its test vehicles with a heatshield that one day it might withstand Martian entry and descent. The new vehicles are said to be capable of reaching orbit and will be tested to resist re-entry speeds of up to March 25.
Elon Musk believes that, at this company, the rate of innovation grows exponentially, it is unlikely that during his lifetime SpaceX will reach Mars – having the Hawthorne, California-based launch service provider for its Starlink internet constellation also very much depends on a successful Starship launch cadence.
The Taiwanese OEM has launched several new AMD Ryzen 5000U series powered laptops in India, and among them, you have the new VivoBook 15 and 17 laptops. These are budget laptops, providing great value for the price being offered.
Both of these laptops come with similar specs, the major difference being in their size of displays and storage options. However, both of these VivoBooks sport the 6 cores, 12 threaded AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, it is is still pretty good with a 2.1GHz base and up to 4.0GHz boost clock speeds, also there’s the integrated Radeon graphics as well.
Here are the complete features of the VivoBook 15 and 17:
Category
ASUS VivoBook 15 (M515)
ASUS VivoBook 17 (M712)
OS
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Home
Processor
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
RAM
Up to 8GB DDR4-3200MHz
Up to 16GB DDR4-3200MHz
Graphics
AMD Radeon Integrated
AMD Radeon Integrated
Storage
Up to 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD
Up to 512GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD & 1TB SATA HDD
Display
15.6 inches 1920×1080 (FHD) IPS, 6.8mm bezel
17.3-inch 1920×1080 (FHD) IPS
Ports
Two USB-C 3.2 USB-A 3.2 Two USB-A 2.0 HDMI microSD reader 3.5mm audio
Two USB-C 3.2 USB-A 3.2 Two USB-A 2.0 HDMI microSD card reader 3.5mm audio
Audio
SonicMaster technology
SonicMaster technology
Connectivity
Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5
Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5
Camera
Front-facing 720p
Front-facing 720p
Battery
37Wh
47Wh
Weight
1.8kg
2.3kg
Color
Silver
Transparent Silver
The ASUS VivoBook 15 starts at an affordable pricing of Rs. 54,990 and is offered in Silver colour variant only while the VivoBook 17 will start at Rs. 62,990 and also come in a single Transparent Silver colour variant.
The recently launched game Outriders is a cooperative role-playing third-person video game developed by People Can Fly and published by Square Enix. It was released today and supported NVIDIA DLSS at launch.
Outriders is another AAA title that uses DLSS technology to add performance headroom to really kick up the visuals. So, GeForce gamers can enjoy extra frame rates with the game at no extra cost, along with other NVIDIA advantages.
Thanks to NVIDIA DLSS 2.0, every GeForce RTX GPU can hit 60 frames per second at 1440p with NVIDIA DLSS enabled, even the last-gen RTX 2060 also. The scaling at 4K is up to 73%, turning every GPU from GeForce RTX 3060 Ti and up into a 4K GPU.
Test DLSS ON!
GeForce gamers will be playing Outriders with DLSS enabled, so we hope that you choose to test performance that way, too.
GeForce NOW members are able to stream Outriders from our cloud gaming. Founders and Priority members can take advantage of priority access to gaming servers, extended session lengths, and can even play with DLSS support.
Indian Valorant Teams Stand an Opportunity to Win INR1,75,000/Prize Pool
Registrations Started and Will Be Continue till 2nd April’2021
New Delhi, 1st April 2021: ASUS Republic of Gamers (ROG) today announced The Ultimate Boss Fight– an online gaming tournament for the eSports community of the country. After the successful launch of the latest ASUS ROG Strix Scar series, ASUS ROG is coming up with the “The Ultimate Boss-Fight” – an online tournament to help gaming enthusiast, professional gamers and eSports gamers to start their winning streak.
ASUS ROG in order to encourage healthy gaming competition will be hosting an online gaming tournament for 5Vs5 game play in VALORANT, where gaming enthusiasts will be getting an opportunity to fight it off and then face a challenge with The Ultimate Boss – HYDRAFLICK.
Commenting on the campaign, Arnold Su, Business Head, Consumer and Gaming PC, System Business Group, ASUS India said “We recently introduced the ROG Strix series in India and have received an overwhelming response. We have always aimed to empower gaming enthusiasts and creators with the best personal experience when it comes to gaming. The Ultimate Boss Fight – an online tournament further adds to the thrill and provides another opportunity like ROG Showdown and ROG Master for the gaming community to collaborate and engage in meaningful experiences that will help them refine their skill further.”
ASUS encourages enthusiasts and gamers to come forward and register themselves for a healthy competition. HYDRAFLICK will be playing on recently launched ASUS ROG Strix Scar, which will boost his gameplay with its exceptional speed, power, and performance.
HYDRAFLICK will be the last stage fight with the team who will clear all levels till the Playoff. The twist in the tournament is such that the team that loses the Ultimate Match/final will have to give up their gaming alias for a week. For egs – If HYDRAFLICK loses, he will give up his alias HYDRAFLICK for a week from social media except his YouTube Channel, And, similarly If the opponent team loses, they will have to give up their gaming name for a week, if any. The winning team will also stand a chance to win cash prize of INR 100,000/.
The online tournament will kick – starts on 3rd April to until 8th April 2021.
The registrations to participate in the online tournament is already started and will be continue till 2nd April, 08:00 PM.
ROG Strix SCAR 15/17 features state-of-the-art technology and are designed to give the best gaming experience to consumers. These machines are engineered to provide eSports players and enthusiasts an uncompromising and ultimate gaming experience in competitive tournaments. It integrates the latest innovations to keep the most demanding gamers at the top of their game. It also introduces the fast laptop display with a 300Hz refresh rate and 3ms response time. They come further equipped with powerful new GeForce RTX™ 30 Series GPUs and Ryzen™ 5000 H-Series Mobile Processors that helps the hardware to reach its full potential with radically redesigned fans and other cooling upgrades. Which also helps to deliver the ultimate performance for the gamers as well as the creators. With these new device ASUS ROG continues its journey to alleviate the gaming experience of consumers in India.
Winning streak is not a milestone, it’s a journey. Experience this journey with ASUS ROG’s Ultimate Boss Fight!
AC Milan goalkeeper Gigio Donnarumma’s contract is set to expire at the end of the season, and the talks to renew his current deal are slow because of the situation surrounding Champions League football for the club.
As per Fabrizio Romano on the Here We Go podcast, Milan offered the Italy international a deal worth €7 million per season along with €1 million for bonuses. However, the player has decided to take his time to review the situation thoroughly before committing to a future at the San Siro.
There have long been rumours that Chelsea are trying to sign the goalkeeper. However, there is nothing with them right now and it is an open situation. He will extend his contract in all likelihood, and has reportedly told the club that it is only a matter of time before he puts pen to paper.
Recalling the past surrounding his contract situation, Fabrizio Romano mentioned that he had the same problem three years ago with Raiola. PSG were offering a crazy bid for him but he chose to stay. Moreover z right now the length of the contract is also an issue. He is proposing for one or two year extension and Milan want a long term extension since they are aware of the player’s potential to be the best goalkeepers in the world.
The current market situation also comes into play in this scenario since all the big clubs in the continent seem to have reliable shotstoppers at their disposal, and Donnarumma could lead Milan back into the top tier of European football next season.
Erling Haaland is currently one of the best youngsters right now in world football, along with Mbappe. The Borussia Dortmund striker is the next big thing.
All the top European clubs are interested in signing the Norweigian. Barcelona are one of those clubs. Joan Laporta has been elected as the new Barcelona president recently. He has a new project for the club in hand. He wishes to make Barcelona one of the best European teams once again.
Mino Raiola is the agent of Erling Haaland. He has arrived in Barcelona today along with Haaland’s father.
Mino Raiola is in Barcelona right now, true and 100% confirmed as Sport reported. He’s landed today after meeting with BVB in Dortmund in the last days to talk about Erling Haaland’s future. The race is open with many clubs involved, Barça too. Work in progress. 🔴🇳🇴 #FCB#Barça
According to the Instagram post by transfer guru Fabrizio Romano, Raiola was in Dortmund in the last few days to meet with Borussia and talk about the potential price to sell Haaland this summer. The release clause [around €75m] will be valid only in July 2022 and not this summer. That’s why Raiola is now planning with Borussia Dortmund to understand the final price and the next steps for Haaland.
Today there’s a meeting with Barcelona to look at the new project of Joan Laporta and his team. There’s nothing done or signed, it’s only “talks time” to consider the best solution. Barcelona are interested in Erling as many other clubs like Manchester City, Real Madrid, Chelsea, Manchester United and not Bayern Münich, they’re happy with Lewandowski.
Mino Raiola will meet/talk also with other top clubs in the next weeks… and Bayern Münich are *not* in the race for this summer. Raiola also met with BVB this week to discuss about the price as Haaland’s clause will be NOT valid in 2021, only in July 2022. 🇳🇴🟡 #Haaland
It’s almost certain that Haaland will leave Dortmund this summer, so Raiola is talking with all the possible suitors to find the best sporting project for Haaland.
According to various other sources, Haaland has also brought a house in Spain so, he may well be heading up to Barcelona or Real Madrid in the summer.
Despite Paul Pogba being a true professional and performing well on the pitch, his agent Mino Raiola and himself have no agreement with Manchester United and are looking for something new at the end of the season.
There have been various rumours saying that the Frenchman has changed his mind about the club and is willing to listen to offers from them regarding a contract extension. However, as confirmed by Fabrizio Romano on the Here We Go podcast, those rumours are not true.
PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 20: Paul Pogba of Manchester United competes with Abdou Diallo of Paris Saint-Germain during the UEFA Champions League Group H stage match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester United at Parc des Princes on October 20, 2020 in Paris, France. Sporting stadiums around Europe remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty Images)
As it stands, the situation is very open and there are no talks to extend the contract of the player. With that said, anything could happen, as has been the case not only in football in general but also in Pogba’s career.
The Italian journalist further mentioned that Pogba’s salary demands are in the region of €18-19 million per season, which, given the current financial climate is a very difficult figure to match for any club in Europe. A swap deal to another big club could be in the works, since teams across the continent are more comfortable trading players than paying up at the moment.
Potentially along with Pogba, longtime number 2, Sergio Romero is also set to leave the club at the end of the season when his contract with the club expires. Alongside Marcos Rojo, the Manchester United goalkeeper is rumoured to be on the radar of Boca Juniors who hope to bring him home to Argentina as a free agent.
Sunrisers Hyderabad announces the addition of Jason Roy into the squad yesterday.
SRH got the shock after Mitchell Marsh announced his unavailability in the upcoming Indian Premier League. Under the recent COVID-19 protocols, the Australian would have to undergo seven-day quarantine plus a 50-day bio-bubble which seems impossible to him.
Due to personal reasons, Mitchell Marsh will be opting out of #IPL2021.
Marsh has played 21 games in the IPL in the last 10 years. He has previously played for Decan Chargers and Rising Pune Supergiants. SRH bought Marsh for a base price of Rs 2 crore at the 2020 auction. But he was not able to play for most of the season last year due to injury. He took an injury in his ankle during SRH’s opener against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and was unfit to continue. SRH was forced to replace him with West Indian Jason Holder last season.
However, SRH quickly replaced him with the English opener Jason Roy. The English opener was disappointed after being unsold in the auction this season. He was excellent in the last T20 series against India which was ended a few days ago.
Meanwhile, SRH has already started their training camp in Chennai. They will face Kolkata Knight Riders in their first match on April 11 at MA Chidambaram Stadium.
In the latest announcement about its upcoming Huami Amazfit GTR 2 eSIM edition smartwatch, the manufacturer has recently teased its device on its official Weibo account. According to the post by Huami, the company will expectedly to make the official announcement of its device in three days. The caption on its official Weibo handle read, “see you in 3 days!”.
Last year, the manufacturer launched its Amazfit GTR 2 in September, which featured the blood oxygen and heart rate monitoring feature. However, this time the company is bringing in an eSIM edition, which would enable it to make calls as well.
The unique thing about the device is that to make calls, one doesn’t need the use of their smartphones. Instead, to make or receive calls on their smartwatch, the eSIM will be used.
For now, we don’t have any particular information as to exactly will be the complete features of this device or as to how exactly the eSIM will work. However, the device will most likely feature specifications similar, if not identical to the base GTR 2. This includes a 1.39 inch AMOLED display that is surrounded by a stainless steel body and a leather strap.
It will feature heart rate monitoring along with the blood oxygen sensor, BioTracker 2. Furthermore, features such as sleep monitoring function as well and its blood oxygen test that has an accuracy level of 96 percent, will also be carried forward to the eSIM variant. It also supports various sports-related activity modes and features GPS+GLONASS with up to 50 meters of water resistance as well.
Let’s look forwards to what exactly the new concept brings to the table of smart-wearables.
Yesterday we had discussed the launch of three new smartphones for the C-series. Today the company has finally made it clear that they are launching the Realme C20, C21, and C25 smartphones in India on April 8 at 12:30 PM. Prior to his, we had a hint that the Realme C25 will be one of the smartphones within the three models.
These three smartphones will be available via Flipkart and let’s see what does the official landing page of all the devices says.
Realme C20 and C21
Realme C20 and C21 are almost two similar smartphones with a very minute difference in their design and specifications. The phones will have a 5,000mAh battery coupled with Super Power Saving Modes. They will have a 13MP triple rear-camera setup producing high-resolution photos of 4160*3120 pixels and has f/2.2 large aperture. Here you can also get portrait modes and other camera functions including 1080p video recording.
Along with all these specs we get a huge HD+ bright display with 400 nits and an 89.5% screen-to-body ratio. We are also getting a 12nm 2.3GHz MediaTek Helio G35 processor. The Realme C21 is TUV Rheinland certified.
Realme C25
Realme C25 will have a mega 6,000mAh battery coupled with Super Power Saving Modes and 18W Type-C Quick Charge. It will have a 13MP triple rear-camera setup producing high-resolution photos has f/2.2 large aperture. Here you can also get portrait modes and other camera functions including 1080p video recording.
Along with all these specs, we get a huge 6.5-inches large bright display with 480 nits and an 88.7% screen-to-body ratio. We are also getting a 12nm 2.0GHz MediaTek Helio G70 processor. The Realme C25 is TUV Rheinland certified.
