We have seen several leaks of the Intel Core i7-11800H and its retailer listings, but all those were only the initial appearances of the Tiger Lake-H45 processor.
However, APISAK has shared some interesting details about the upcoming 8-core, 16-thread chip, which was put to the test on Geekbench. The i7-11800H was tested in a system with motherboard information reading “SAMSUNG_NP_760XDA”, which indicates that this is a new entry for the Samsung Notebook Series 7 range.
The Tiger Lake-H45 chip is paired with 32 GB RAM and is at a stepping level of 1 in this test run. The results produced by the chip at single-core were at 1,537 points, while the multi-core score was 8,393 points. These scores place the Intel Core i7-11800H at +18.00% (single) and +7.64% (multi) ahead of the previous-generation Intel Core i7-10875H.
But when the results were compared to the highest scores of the Comet Lake predecessor, the differences then is at +12.11% for single but -2.63% for the multi-core mark for the 11th generation.
But when the results were compared to the highest scores of the Comet Lake predecessor, the differences then is at +12.11% for single but -2.63% for the multi-core mark for the 11th generation.
Comparing it to its rival, the i7-11800H’s results are +4.70% (single) and +5.44% (multi) against the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H. When compared with the Zen 3 processor’s maximum scores, we find that the +3.85% (single) and +4.46% (multi) for the Tiger Lake-H45 CPU.
According to sources, the Intel UHD Graphics GPU in the Core i7-11800H was also tested. The integrated-GPU from Intel scored 8,339 points in OpenCL. It has 32 compute units and a 1.45 GHz maximum frequency.
Since the i7 processor produced satisfying results, to say the least, and it will be interesting to find out what the top-end Intel Core i9-11980HK can offer.
Chinese multinational electronics company, Xiaomi, is reportedly planning on switching its source of mobile processors for its smartphones from Qualcomm to Meditek. Amid a global shortage of semiconductors, Qualcomm suffers from constraints over 5G chip supply which has led to the switch by Xiaomi.
Based on a report by UDN, Qualcomm is facing issues as its foundry capacity is tightly packed at the moment. Similarly, even AMD, Nvidia, Samsung are facing shortages. Samsung faces another issue in production as its Austin plant has yet to resume production due to the cold wave in America. In other words, the supply chain for 5G mobile processors is facing huge disruptions, with delivery times stretching to as long as 30 weeks for Xiaomi, Oppo, and other companies as well.
Thus, the Chinese tech giant aims at reducing the proportion of Qualcomm chips from 80 percent to 55 percent and is turning towards MediaTek for help. The lowering of Qualcomm chips order will be transferred over to MediaTek. Due to the influx of new orders, the Taiwanese fabless semiconductor company’s revenue is expected to rise to a new high of 100 billion Yuan (roughly 15.3 billion US Dollars), which would, in turn, lead to its share price also rising.
Image: Gizmo China
As for the chip shortage, Cristiano Amon, Qualcomm CEO, has previously mentioned to the media that the current high demand for chips for technology products has put tremendous pressure on the global semiconductor industry.
The shortage is one of the reasons why MediaTek is launching new flagship chips one after another and trying to capture the market. According to Giz China, “the Dimensity 1000 series SoCs successfully replace the Qualcomm chips. And it is worth noting that the MediaTek Dimensity 2000 processor may be shipped early in the Q2 quarter.”
For those unaware, the global semiconductor industry is suffering from a major shortage with various industries including markets like automobiles, and smartphones, among others, being affected by the supply issue.
70-DAY TOURNAMENT REGISTERED 43,000+ TEAMS & GARNERED OVER 10 MN VIEWS
PRIZE POOL OF ₹12.5 LAKHS AWARDED
Mumbai, 17th March 2021: Jio and MediaTek concluded ‘Gaming Masters’, a 70-day Esports tournament. The tournament received overwhelming response from gaming enthusiast all over the country.
The tournament that started on January 13th 2021 featured Garena’s Free Fire game; with solo and duo categories, running in parallel for 7 weeks with over 43,000 teams.
TOURNAMENT HIGHLIGHTS:
Over 43,000 teams were created during the launch of the tournament
The tournament witnessed high engagement with over 10 million views from Jio and non Jio subscribers on the streaming platforms
The entire tournament was broadcast LIVE in Hindi and English on JioTV HD Esports Channel, Booyah and YouTube
Team Head Hunters won the Gaming Masters & were awarded Gaming Masters title, with winning amount of INR 3 Lakhs
Proud Partnership with MediaTek:
“MediaTek is proud to have partnered with Jio in successfully organizing the revolutionary Esports tournament ‘Free Fire Gaming Masters’ powered by JioGames. With over 43000+ registered teams, the Esports tournament garnered tremendous response from the masses and has emerged as one of the largest online-gaming events on the JioGames Platform in 2021. The success of the Free Fire Gaming Masters powered by JioGames Esports tournament reiterates the popularity of the growing e-sports industry in India, which has been witnessing a significant surge in user base and is estimated to continue to grow significantly in a post-pandemic world. According to estimations by a CMR report, the number of mobile gaming users will cross 748 million by 2021.
Furthermore, Esports tournaments such as the Free Fire Gaming Masters powered by JioGames help us provide a platform for budding gamers across the country to showcase their talent and fulfill their dreams” – As quoted by MediaTek’s spokesperson
Masters: Team HEAD HUNTERS – Satyam and Nilesh
“It was a great experience for us, thanks to JioGames and MediaTek for providing us the platform to showcase our talent. The Tournament spanned for more than 2 months, huge shout-out to the management for handling the stuff.
We didn’t have that much of a great start, but the third map turned out great for us, after which we had a quite consistent performance. The other Kalahari map in which we had a booyah also helped us a lot to boost our points and become the table toppers.
As you know consistency is the key to success in eSports, we were just aiming to be consistent, we could have lost our top post if we faced early-elimination in any game and you can’t afford to make mistakes if you’re playing on such a big stage.
The competition was very intense as the top 24 teams of the server were competing for the grand prize. Players are always waiting for a platform to showcase their skills and talent and JioGames provided them a huge platform, looking forward to more such Tournaments in the future from JioGames.”
This amazing opportunity qualifies two women from Africa to join the remaining ten women from around the world, who will each receive a £10,000 scholarship for leadership development support
CAPE TOWN, South Africa, March 17, 2021/ — As more and more leading women spearhead through the sports industry, Rugby Africa has positioned itself to continue boosting women’s involvement in the game, including leadership, by announcing on International Women’s Day, Africa’s first two recipients of the 2021 Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarships.
This amazing opportunity qualifies two women from Africa to join the remaining ten women from around the world, who will each receive a £10,000 scholarship for leadership development support for formal or informal education, conferences, forums, mentoring and best practice study tours. Each scholarship will be tailored to meet the professional development needs of the successful applicants.
The scholarships are open to women who:
Are currently involved in Rugby at a governance level (Union/Region Board Member) or,
Are currently involved in Rugby at a senior leadership level (reporting to CEO at third tier and above)
or
Have the potential to be involved
PASSIONATE ABOUT WOMEN IN RUGBY
With their eyes on the prize and having carved a reputation within local rugby in their respective countries, recipients Peris Mukoko of Kenya and Abigail Mnikwa of Zimbabwe are proudly flying their flags high when it comes to leading women in sports.
Passionate about promoting young women in rugby, Mukoko comes with all the trimmings of leading this initiative. Currently a board member of the Kenya Rugby Union, a certified World Rugby licensed Educator (First Female in Kenya and Third in Africa), a Rugby Africa Unstoppable Campaign Ambassador (2020), an active Level 2 Rugby Referee (since 2008), and recently co-opted into Rugby Africa’s Referee Committee as Interim Referee Association representative, Mukoko is ready to take her knowledge and leadership skills to the next level.
‘I am thrilled to be accepted on this prestigious scholarship. This scholarship will certainly aid me in building my skills as a mentor, as well as my project management skills. Running the proposed programme, for young girls, will be challenging for me but it will enable me to grow as an administrator in the game of rugby and as a person. I hope to gain a greater understanding of grassroots rugby in Kenya while traveling as the proposed program is targeted to run outside of Nairobi,’ said Mukoko.
Just as talented and experienced, Mnikwa has worked within the Zimbabwe Rugby Union (ZRU) for the past 14 years as both a physiotherapist and sports administrator. Serving on the Zimbabwe Rugby Union board, Mnikwa is also Zimbabwe women’s rugby chairperson, chairs the ZRU Covid-19 relief committee and is a World Rugby medical trainer.
As of recent, Mnikwa was appointed to the Rugby Africa women rugby advisory sub- committee for leadership, training, and conferences.
‘It is an honour to be accepted and recognised by Rugby Africa. I am truly humbled by this acknowledgment. With my key focus on continuing to raise the bar for women in rugby and amplifying the rugby medical fraternity, I am determined to use this scholarship to sharpen my skills and understanding so I can move the dial within my goal areas,’ said Mnikwa.
RUGBY AFRICA 2021 WOMEN’S EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIPS TAILORED TO MAKE WOMEN IN RUGBY SUCCEED
Wishing both the women well, Women’s Rugby Advisory Committee Chairwoman Paula Lanco said she was pleased that African women were taking on the challenge to become leaders, both on and off the field.
‘Rugby is a Sport, Not a Gender’. As such my vision is to see the Africa women in rugby compete on the world stage. The Rugby Africa 2021 Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarships is one sterling tool for our women to step forward and surge forward in rugby. Peris and Abigail have started on a journey that will only catapult them into the fraternity.’
Congratulating the women on their acceptance, Rugby Africa 2019 Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship recipient and Women’s Rugby Advisory Committee Leadership and Training Sub-Committee Chairwoman, Regina Lunyolo said the benefits of the scholarship would surpass the two women’s expectations.
‘The scholarship programme is a fantastic way of empowering the current and next generation of global female leaders in rugby. Women sharing the space with male counterparts will not be a differentiator, but rather as an excelling professional who shares the same passions for the game.’
Women’s Rugby Afrique Manager, Maha Zaoui shared similar sentiments, noting that the scholarships were indeed a booster.
‘A former recipient myself of the Rugby Africa 2018 Women’s Executive Leadership Scholarship, I have grown in areas that I would never have imagined. It set the course for my success to date and ability to alter women’s rugby. Thanks to this scholarship, I got into the MEMOS programme, which is an Executive Masters of Sport Organisations (Management), run by the International Olympic Committee. Peris and Abigail are on a good trajectory.’
The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 stage is almost over with only two matches left which will be played tonight. Many big names like Barcelona and Juventus have been eliminated in these rounds. So as we progress further, there will be many more surprises to come.
The Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw will be made after the Round of 16 stage are over. The teams which will progress to the quarter-finals are:
Liverpool
Paris Saint-Germain
Porto
Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City
Real Madrid
Chelsea or Atletico Madrid (1-0 aggregate)
Bayern Munich or Lazio (4-1 aggregate)
So here’s the details of the quarter final and semi final draw:
When are the UEFA Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw?
The draw for the Champions League quarter-final will start at 11 am on Friday, 19th March, followed by the draw for the semi-final.
How to watch the UEFA Champions League quarter-final and semi-final draw?
UEFA will be live streaming the event, so you can watch it on any one of their social media handles.
When are the UEFA Champions League quarter-final and semi-final?
The first legs of the quarter-finals will take place over the 6th and 7th April, and the second legs will be played just a week later on 13th and 14th April.
There will then be a two-week gap before the Champions League returns for the semi-final stage. The semi-final first legs will be played on either 27th or 28th April. The second legs will then be completed on either 4th or 5th May.
When is the UEFA Champions League final?
The UEFA Champions League final will be played in Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul. The match will be played on Saturday, 29th May.
Nvidia and AMD have been at the throats of each other for a long time, and both released their next-gen GPUs this year. but one thing which both these rivals have in common is that they both are struggling with the supply constraint issue. The demand for their cards is higher than what they can supply at the moment, hence, both companies are struggling to meet the demand for the desktop GPU market given the ongoing chip shortages.
But Nvidia seems to have received the short-end of the stick as it has to deal with the crypto miners that are snatching up whatever little card stock becomes available. And owing to all these DigiTimes sources expect Nvidia’s gaming GPU supply problem to last at least through Q3 2021.
Nvidia depends highly on Samsung’s 8nm process nodes, but it seems that the South Korean giant is yet to produce some satisfactory results with its chips. Back in Q4 2020, we were hearing rumors regarding Nvidia’s plans to tap the 7 nm nodes at TSMC for some RTX 3000 Super variants. But since TSMC is barely meeting production allocations for the 7 nm nodes, the Nvidia Super cards might get delayed to late 2020 or even 2021.
To add to troubles, the green team has to deal with the crypto miners that are focusing on buying out the already restricted RTX 3060 and RTX 3070 stocks (even the mobile versions). Since Nvidia announced its upcoming CMP HX GPU specifically designed for miners, this announcement contradicts the mining limitations imposed on the RTX 3060 cards, as it turns out that the mining throttling is only software-based and can be bypassed via custom drivers.
It simply means that Nvidia is wasting its resources on the CMP HX GPU and it makes you think that Nvidia is transforming into a crypto mining GPU maker.
According to sources, the prices for all Nvidia RTX 3000 cards will remain well above MSRP for some time and this will help Team Green to maintain a high gross margin for the next quarters. But at the same time, higher prices make it hard for buyers to purchase the GPU.
Coming to the miner, the most profitable crypto coin to mine right now via GPUs is Ethereum, but this crypto coin will soon convert its infrastructure to Proof of Stake, making GPUs useless. This could mean that prices might revert close to MSRP by Q3 2021.
From January 2021, the iQOO Z3 has been in the news and earlier this month, the phone has got the certification as well from the 3C certification website. Many leaksters have tipped several specifications of the upcoming iQOO Z3. Now, finally, the company officially teased the launch of iQOO Z3 and some of its key specifications have also got appeared on Google Play Console.
iQOO has officially shared a teaser poster of the upcoming iQOO Z3 with a tag line ‘little prince of speed’. From the teaser, we can clearly get a hint that the upcoming phone is the iQOO Z3 as the ‘Z’ in poster made of three stripes, resembles iQOO Z3.
On the other hand, the upcoming iQOO Z3 has also been spotted on Google Play Console with model number Vivo V2073A. From the listing, we’ve come to know that this phone will run on Android 11 OS and will be powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset. However, earlier a leaker had tipped that it will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1200 chipset.
Regarding the display, this phone will have an FHD+ (1080 x 2408 pixels) display with a DPI of 480. The SoC of this phone will be paired with 6GB of RAM. That’s all about the listing.
Some previous reports regarding this phone have revealed that it will have a centered punch-hole display supported by a refresh rate of 144Hz. The SoC will be paired with LPDDR4x RAM and UFS 2.2 storage. This phone will be fueled up by a decent 4,500mAH battery supported by 55W of fast charging and regarding the camera section, this phone will have a 48MP Sony IMX589 primary camera.
Noise is yet again going to launch another earbud in India. The landing page of the product has already been set up in Amazon’s audio section. The launch date has not been mentioned yet but it will be revealed soon. On the other hand, this earbud is a special one because of its unique design. This one has a similar design to the Noise Buds Solo that is priced at ₹ 5,999.
The landing page has not revealed all the detailed specifications of the earbuds but on the other side, the company has specified 8 Reasons o choose Noise Buds Play. The reasons include
These are the mentioned features that the company will provide along with the earbuds. The most important thing is the Environmental Noise Cancellation that will provide noise cancellation up to -25dB and the quad mics will allow you to hear the outside noise and your voice can also be heard on the other side during a call.
In-ear detection is a very helpful feature in recent days earbuds complemented with the fast Pair technology the connection of your earbuds with your smartphone is more seamless than ever. Noise Buds Play will be available on Amazon in three different colours- Onyx Black, Celeste Blue and Pearl White.
Xiaomi has launched it’s first smart TV under its sub-brand Redmi. The Redmi Smart TV has been launched in India on 17th March. Redmi is known for its low-cost but feature-rich things.
The Redmi Note Series of phones became an instant hit due to their low price and great features. Xiaomi aims to target the same things with the Redmi Smart TV series.
Xiaomi has been selling smart TVs under Mi for a long time but has now targeted more affordability with the Redmi Smart TVs.
So we’ll be checking out the 65″ variant of this series, the Redmi Smart TV X65, in full.
Redmi claims the best things about this Redmi Smart TV X65 is the XL Experience. It has 4K HDR, Dolby Vision and HDR 10+ along with a vivid picture engine and wide colour gamut. It also features HLG- Hybrid-Log Gamma, which makes broadcast viewing a treat!
What's life if not full of colour? The #WideColourGamut on the #RedmiSmartTVX65 covers 85% of the NTSC colour space, giving you visuals that are rich and stunning.
— Redmi India – #RedmiNote10 Series (@RedmiIndia) March 17, 2021
The audio experience of the Redmi Smart TV X65 also promises to be exciting owing to the 30W Dolby Audio and DTS Virtual: X. The Redmi Smart TV X65 has the latest patch wall and runs on Android TV 10. It also has Mi Home App, which enables it to control all the other IoT devices with ease.
With Patchwall, you get over 40 features like: – Universal Search – Kid's Mode – Smart Recommendations – User Centre – Live channels So let's just say all your weekend plans are sorted for a loooong time!
— Redmi India – #RedmiNote10 Series (@RedmiIndia) March 17, 2021
The Redmi Smart TV X65 has BT 5.0 with BLE, Dual-band Wi-fi, Quick Wake, Quick Mute and Quick Settings. It also has a lot of ports to easily connect with other devices. It has 3x 2.1 HDMI ports, 2x USB, 1x Optical and1x 3.5mm port.
#RedmiSmartTV comes equipped with a flagship processor the Quad-core A55 CPU, and a high-powered Mali G52 MP2 GPU to give you the speed you desire!
— Redmi India – #RedmiNote10 Series (@RedmiIndia) March 17, 2021
The Smart TV is powered by a Quad-core A55 CPU and a high-powered Mali G52 MP2 GPU to give you the speed you desire. It also has 2 GB RAM and 16 GB ROM to give you a seamless viewing experience.
Not just our TV, even our packaging is smart….
Our eco-friendly packaging ensures you can turn your TV box into a cool and usable Mi Bunny storage unit.
— Redmi India – #RedmiNote10 Series (@RedmiIndia) March 17, 2021
Apart from the Redmi Smart TV X65, a lot of thought has also gone into the TV packaging. The eco-friendly packaging ensures that you can turn your TV box into a cool and usable Mi Bunny storage unit.
So, from top to bottom the Redmi Smart TV X65 is loaded with features and at such competitive pricing, this is bound to attract everyone who wants to have a wonderful viewing experience.
Xiaomi has launched it’s first smart TV under its sub-brand Redmi. The Redmi Smart TV has been launched in India on 17th March. Redmi is known for its low-cost but feature-rich things.
The Redmi Note Series of phones became an instant hit owing to their low price and great features. Xiaomi is aiming to target the same things with the Redmi Smart TV series.
Xiaomi has been selling smart TVs under Mi for a long time but has now targeted more affordability with the Redmi Smart TVs.
— Redmi India – #RedmiNote10 Series (@RedmiIndia) March 17, 2021
Redmi claims the best things about this Redmi Smart TV is the XL Experience. So what is this XL Experience? They state that this is made up of the various features of the TV. The Redmi Smart TV has the latest patch wall and runs on Android TV 10. It has 4K HDR, Dolby Vision and HDR 10+ along with a vivid picture engine and wide colour gamut.
The audio experience of the Redmi Smart TV also promises to be exciting owing to the 30W Dolby Audio and DTS Virtual: X. The Smart TV also has Mi Home App, which enables it to control all the other IoT devices with ease. So, overall the Redmi Smart TV is packed with a lot of features.
— Redmi India – #RedmiNote10 Series (@RedmiIndia) March 17, 2021
The mid variant of the Redmi Smart TVs is the Redmi Smart TV X55 which is a 55″ TV but the most astonishing part is its price. It is priced at just Rs 38,999 which makes it a steal deal.
We get it! We know what you’re waiting for!
So, here goes the price of our #RedmiSmartTVX65. It’s just Rs.57,999.
— Redmi India – #RedmiNote10 Series (@RedmiIndia) March 17, 2021
The highest variant of the newly launched Redmi Smart TVs is the Redmi Smart TV X65. The 65″ inch TV is priced at Rs 57,999, which is very much affordable compared to other 65″ Smart TVs.
So, Redmi has done an excellent job with their pricing and with the XL Experience in all the 3 variants, these Redmi Smart TVs will definitely attract a lot of attention.
