OnePlus Nord 5G has been one of the best 5G smartphones launched last year. It has been a hit among the upper mid-tier smartphones. The new mid-range smartphone from OnePlus is one of the best selling smartphones in its category.
The smartphone manufacturer has now pushed a new update to the OnePlus Nord Oxygen OS. The new updated OS version is Oxygen OS 11.1.1.2.AC01DA. The update is 344 MB in size.
In this update the following things have been improved or changed:
System
Improved power consumption performance of the system
Fixed the issue that the Privacy Policy page is displayed abnormally if the device is in Dark Mode
Fixed the issue of delayed display of incoming calls when charging
Fixed known issues and improved system stability
Updated Android Security Patch to 2021.03
Calculator
Fixed the issue with the Calculator that the UI where results are showed is displayed abnormally
Fixed the issue with the abnormal display of Calculator button size
According to Spanish media outlet Cuatro, Erling Haaland has informed the authorities at Dortmund that he wishes to leave this summer. The report published by them is further backed by the rumour that Haaland has purchased a house in Marbella, Spain. Hence, a move to La Liga seems much more likely for the Norwegian wonderkid than to the Premier League.
Barcelona are also interested in trying their luck to sign the player and considering the relationship between Mino Raiola and President Joan Laporta, there could be something on the cards in the months to come. However, Real Madrid are understood to be leading the race for the striker at this point.
Josep Pedrerol further mentioned Madrid’s advancement on the player’s signature on his ‘El Chiringuito’ programme:
“In Dortmund, they know that Haaland wants to play at Real Madrid,” Pedrerol said.
“If Real Madrid want to sign him this year then they have to pay whatever Dortmund ask for.
“Real Madrid have an advantage compared to the others and that’s the good relationship Florentino Perez has with the Dortmund hierarchy.
“So, if Dortmund decide to sell Haaland then Florentino Perez will be the first to know.
“If there is a big offer from Manchester City or Barcelona then Perez will be the first to know.
“So Real Madrid are better-placed than Barcelona or Manchester City.
“Now, it depends on if Dortmund have problems in terms of being able to sell him now.
“If Dortmund don’t make it into the Champions League then they can’t justify the sale of their star.
“They wouldn’t be able to justify to their fans the idea of being out of Europe and losing Haaland.”
Manchester City are also reportedly looking to sign the player this summer, getting ahead of the release clause that is supposed to kick in next year. And their efforts to sign the player will be boosted even more so now that Sergio Aguero is set to leave the Etihad at the end of the season, marking the end of a decade long association.
Gigio Donnarumma’s contract with AC Milan is set to expire in two months when the season ends, and the club has still not reached an agreement with the player regarding an extension. The player is reportedly still in talks with the club officials and wants to stay at the club beyond this season. However, an agreement between the two parties regarding the contract is needed for that to happen.
The 22-year-old has been very influential in Milan’s success over the season and is heralded as the best goalkeeper in Serie A by many. He features as the vice-captain for the Rossoneri and has also taken up the armband on a few occasions.
There’s still no agreement signed between Donnarumma and AC Milan, his contract is gonna expire in two months… but the board is still “confident” and in talks to find a solution. Raiola has not received any bid from Chelsea for Donnarumma, as of today 🔴 @SkySport#ACMilan#CFC
Chelsea have been linked with the player’s services for a long time, now. The Blues are keen to add options for reliable goalkeepers, despite the addition of Kepa Arrizabalaga and Édouard Mendy in recent years. However, the player’s agent, Mino Raiola has not yet received any bid from the Stamford Bridge outfit.
Donnarumma made his debut for the Italian national team aged 17, in 2016 and has now taken over the position of the number 1 for the Azzurri, as the rightful heir to Gigi Buffon. He has made 24 appearances for Italy since then.
Milan’s downfall in recent years has prevented the young goalkeeper from having regular experience of Champions League football, and anybody who has seen the player in action will agree that he fully deserves to compete at the highest level, and that could finally happen with the Red and Black Milan club next season, due to their good performances this season.
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema will appear in court later this year, facing a trial for his role in the blackmailing of Mathieu Valbuena regarding a sex tape as per the prosecutor’s office in Versailles. The offence dates back 6 years, and the player is expected to stand trial on 20-22 October due to his complicity in blackmailing Valbuena in 2015.
Benzema was approached by a childhood friend of his, who asked him to talk and pressurise Valbuena into paying the blackmailers and dealing with them directly, who otherwise threatened to reveal an intimate video of his. Valbuena, instead of giving in to the pressure, informed the police instead.
MADRID, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 06: Karim Benzema of Real Madrid celebrates after scoring his team’s fourth goal during the UEFA Champions League group A match between Real Madrid and Galatasaray at Bernabeu on November 06, 2019 in Madrid, Spain. (Photo by Angel Martinez/Getty Images)
The criticism that emerged following this was of a severe magnitude, which resulted in Benzema losing his place in the France national team. Then president of France, Manuel Valls also condemned the actions of the Real Madrid forward and reiterated that he did not deserve a place in the French national team, owing to his actions off the pitch.
While Benzema has enjoyed all the success in the world, playing for Real Madrid and going down as one of the best number 9s in the club’s history, his international career was cut short in 2015. He made 81 appearances for France and scored 27 goals for them, and it is unlikely that he will return to the national team.
The 33-year-old denies any wrongdoing and has denied all charges pressed against him. The final verdict is expected to be delivered in October, and we will have to wait to see how that affects the player’s career in the future.
It has now been officially declared that the second El Clasico of the 2020-21 season will be played on 10th April. Real Madrid will be the host for the game on Matchday 30.
The match will kickoff at 12:30 am IST (Sunday, 11th April). It will be a late-night kickoff to allow all the fans around the globe to get a taste of the biggest game in club football.
Barcelona has now unveiled a new special jersey for the El Clasico.
The shirt is being launched under the motto ‘Una samarreta ens agermana’, which means- ‘One shirt unites us’. The colour scheme of the jersey, say the club, aims to unite the Barça fans’ pride in the club and its identity, with its roots in Catalonia. The kit is also made entirely out of 100% recycled polyester, which aims to honour the club’s commitment to sustainability.
Former Barcelona captain Carles Puyol first unveiled it in an exclusive advert back in January. In the kit’s presentation video, Carles Puyol also shared a message, that said: “If you need reasons to give it your all in times as hard as this, don’t look outside of yourself. Those reasons are within each of us.”
There has been many rumours that Lionel Messi will be leaving Barcelona in the summer so this can be his last El Clasico, which adds an extra importance to this fixture.
The world’s most leading chipset manufacturer, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) was currently said to increase its price by 15 percent due to the shortage of the ongoing chipset. As it becomes the end of the first quarter and still the company has not increased its pricing.
A new report from United News has unveiled that TSMC could increase the price of its 12-inch wafers by $400. If it is done by the company then it will be a 25 percent price hike which will beat all the previous records and will be an all-time high record. It is notable that the company has switched to 5nm process nodes for the chipsets, and also tries to make them more effective, powerful, and energy-efficient.
In the second half of the next year, it is expected that a Taiwan-based company is started shipping 3nm chips. It is informed that the next-generation processed node is buffering to deliver 25% to 30% more power and 10% to 15% more performance at that same power level.
The chips which are manufactured by this company have a high demand on the market, but the supply of the chips is very low, so TSMC has step backward from the discounts that are offered to the customers. Recently, the company is stuck in other situations which are out of their control and also adding the company’s expenses.
There are some other issues like a lack of rain that has created a serious shortage of water and the city where TSMC is situated only received half amount of rain in 2020 with the comparison to the previous year. Due to this condition the company is forced to arrange the tankers to store water at its facilities.
If this company is deciding to hike the prices of the wafer by 25 percent and cancel all the previous deals with the other companies, then it is expected that the makers of the smartphone could end up shelling more amount of money than they had budgeted for and also that price will be passed to the consumers.
Netflix has decided to take you for a trip to the land of Ravka. The OTT platform just has released a full trailer of the upcoming Netflix adaptation, Shadow and Bone. The story of this film is an adaptation of the Grishaverse fantasy novel of Leigh Bardugo.
This movie’s plot is a set of the war-torn world where, according to Netflix, the lowly soldier and orphan Alina Starkov just has acquired an extraordinary and extreme power that could become the main weapon to setting her country free. Shadow Fold looming has given some monstrous threat to Alina that she becomes torn from everything she knows for the training as part of an elite army of the magical soldiers known as Grisha.
In this film, we will also see the love, respect, and sacrifice of Alina to her motherland. She is facing many struggles to hone her power, she understands that the allies and enemies can be united and the same and that seems nothing in this lavish world like this. There are some terrible forces of play that are included with a group of charismatic criminals, and the only magic is not enough to survive in this situation, it will need more than that.
This latest Netflix film belongs to a very different kind of fantasy world that Bardugo has explained in January. He also was exposed that the think imperial Russia, not Medieval England who was repeating rifles instead of broadswords.
It is basically a tale of some overconfidence of people who had been told before that how much they did not matter in proving how much they do. It is very incredible that how perfectly the story of the film would take shape on such a broad scale, the battles, the magic, also with the relationships among the characters.
It is confirmed that this upcoming Netflix movie has eight-episode which is a combined adaptation of Bardugo’s Shadow and Bone trilogy, with this the two Six of Crows novels that are incorporating characters from the two of the famous franchises.
It has been informed that this new film is going to premiere on 23rd April, Friday.
At the Mi MIX Fold launch event yesterday, Xiaomi continued to launch a number of new products. The MIJIA Fresh Air Air Conditioner Premium Edition, the MIJIA Robot Vacuum cleaner, and the MIJIA Pure Smart Humidifier Pro were introduced by the Chinese tech company.
1. The MIJIA Fresh Air Air Conditioner Premium Edition
Image: GizmoCHina
Firstly, we dive into the details of the MIJIA Fresh Air Air Conditioner Premium Edition that is a three-effect AC incorporating the functions of air conditioning, fresh air fan, and air purification. On the right side of the device is a miniature health screen, which among other things displays the concentration of carbon dioxide in the room in real-time and also shows the working temperature.
As an air conditioner, it can reduce electricity consumption as it has 1.5-hp first-class energy efficiency. The MIJIA Air Conditioner Premium Edition, when used as a fresh air fan, uses a dual-hybrid turbine system with an air volume of up to 60m3/h. Finally, as an air purifier, using UV-C deep ultraviolet sterilization, the device is capable of achieving 99.9% sterilization of the air in the entire house.
In terms of the pricing, the exclusive version of the MIJIA Fresh Air Conditioner is priced at 3599 yuan ($547). It will go on sale for the first time on April 2.
2. MIJIA Robot Vacuum cleaner
MIJIA Robot Vacuum cleaner is one of Xiaomi‘s top-selling smart home products both within China and globally. The MIJIA Robot Vacuum Cleaner Pro is the brand’s strongest robot vacuum cleaner yet with several top-of-the-line hardware and software and carries a price tag of 2,999 yuan (~$456).
The vacuum cleaner is equipped with multi-dimensional binocular recognition and obstacle avoidance, automatically avoids cables, slippers, table legs, and carpets, and also comes with an LDS laser navigation system. It consists of a 2-in-1 dust box that handles the sweeping and mopping functions.
With its capability of AI autonomous learning, it becomes smarter as it is used more frequently. The vacuum cleaner, based on the different floor types, will also formulate different water output and sweeping schemes in order to ensure it is cleaned efficiently.
The industry’s first AIoT flagship dual-processor is being used by MIJIA Robot Vacuum Cleaner Pro uses, making it faster to build a whole house map and intelligently plan routes.
In terms of performance, according to Gizmo China, “the Pro model is equipped with a motor capable of 4000Pa output which can pick up both large and small particles. It also crams a mammoth 5200mAh battery under the hood which can adequately clean up a large apartment of up to 250 square meters.”
3. MIJIA Pure Smart Humidifier Pro
Lastly, Xiaomi unveiled a new humidifier dubbed MIJIA Pure Smart Humidifier Pro at an affordable price tag of 799 yuan (~$121).
The MIJIA Pure Smart Humidifier Pro is capable of humidification at the rate of 600mL/h and packs a built-in 5L water tank. Thus, the cone-shaped humidifier with an OLED display can increase the humidity of a bedroom in just 10 minutes. The OLED display at the top allows the user to check the room temperature and the water volume inside the tank.
At present, the cheaper humidifiers on the market can use only pure water as they use ultrasonic humidification. According to Gizmo China, “If tap water is added, the calcium and magnesium elements in the water will be sprayed into the air, causing the PM2.5 level in the air to increase.” However, the MIJIA Pure Smart Humidifier Pro simulates natural water evaporation.
In addition, it comes with three advanced antibacterial technology which includes;
It uses Ultraviolet light to sterilizes bacteria in the water and humidifies healthier.
The suspended silver ion antibacterial filter element can efficiently filter dust and adsorb impurities.
The air-drying technology of the filter element reduces the problem of mold and bacteria breeding on the filter element.
India, March 31, 2021: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Mobile Premier League (MPL), India’s largest esports and skill gaming platform, announced today that MPL has come on board as the principal sponsor for KKR on a three-year sponsorship deal.
MPL and KKR have forged a strong partnership that brings together the proficiencies the two brands have in the field of sports, e-sports, and entertainment.
The association with MPL commenced last year in 2020 as they bagged the principal sponsorships for both the franchises of the Knight Riders brand, which included KKR and Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR)in the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Caribbean Premier League (CPL) respectively.
Taking the relationship forward, the three-year sponsorship deal begins this year with the 14th edition of IPL 2021 and will go on till the year 2023. KKR and MPL will look to create greater fan engagement opportunities and unique experiences that bring the game closer to the audiences.
Venky Mysore, CEO and MD, of KKR said, “We started our partnership with MPL as principal sponsors for both KKR and TKR in 2020 and are delighted that they will continue as long term principal sponsors for KKR. MPL is a vibrant e-sports company that has grown rapidly through some amazing energy and innovation. It’s been a great journey for KKR with MPL and we look forward to deepening and broadening our relationship.”
Sai Srinivas, Co-founder and CEO, MPL, said, “We are proud to extend our partnership with the Knight Riders. Last year’s beginning was very fruitful for the brands and we organised some great fan engagement activities together, which we will take forward this year and in the subsequent editions of the IPL. KKR is one of the most-watched teams in the IPL and being on the front of their jersey adds a lot of salience and visibility to our brand.”
The 14th edition of the Indian Premier League will begin on April 9, 2021. The two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will play against the other 8 teams in 14 matches. KKR will play their first match for IPL 2021 on April 11 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai.
The well-known developer of Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3, CD Projekt Red has been associated very strongly with Poland, but now it is expanding its operations also into Canada. CDPR is, to begin with buying Digital Scapes, a support studio that helped in the development of Cyberpunk 20177, which gonna act as the foundation for CDPR Vancouver. CD Projekt Red CTO Pawel Zawodny said this about the acquisition…
“The well-known Digital Scapes team is our trusted partner. For three years we have been closely working together, and we trust them completely. Digital Scapes have put in a great deal of work during the making of Cyberpunk 2077, assisting with development of the game and optimizing its various features. In addition to contributing to our projects the new team will help us perfect our technologies and will broaden our competences in this respect. We believe that the hugely talented Digital Scapes crew is the perfect foundation upon which to build a wider CD Projekt Red Vancouver team.”
Marcin Chady, the head of the Digital Scapes/CDPR Vancouver said…
“We believe our contribution in the area of gameplay and technology can make them even more captivating. Being a Polish Canadian, I personally take great satisfaction in building bridges between Canadian and Polish game development industries. This is a great opportunity for Canadian developers to get involved with CD Projekt Red incredible IP and for CDPR to tap into Canada’s deep talent pool and game-making craft.”
The company needs CD Projekt Red Vancouver as a support studio. The press release of CDPR also highlights the Digital Scapes’ multiplayer expertise, so let’s see if they are going to take the lead on Cyberpunk’s promised online modes.
