As we have seen in the previous reports, the Indian government is compiling a list of potential vendors for the Indian telecom giants. The list being prepared will make the vendors eligible for selling 5G spectrum in the Indian market. Now, the Modi led government is trying to increase the public Wi-Fi access points to 2 million by the end of 2021.
The recently launched Prime Minister Wi-Fi Access Network Interface (PM Wani) initiative will open by the first week of January, kick-starting the government’s drive to make Wi-Fi ubiquitous across public spaces.
“C-DoT, the technology development centre of the DoT, is working to make ‘Wi-Fi access boxes’ widely available at around half the market price and we should open the registration process by the first week of next year.”
Using the service anyone can register as a public data operator aggregator (PDOA) by filling in a one-page form on the central registry portal. If there is no response within seven days of filling the form, the registration is deemed approved.
The PDOA ties-up with small businesses to install Wi-Fi access points and provides hotspots in public spaces and these entrepreneurs become public data operators (PDOs). A PDO could be the owner of a grocery store or Kirana shop and even a pan vendor and doesn’t need a license or registration. However, PDOs will have to buy bandwidth from telcos and internet service providers and resell them to consumers.
“We are facilitating meetings between PM Wani stakeholders and various telcos and ISPs to start this process.
“Any PDOA can take services from the government’s technology development centre. We have done this to reduce the CAPEX for PDOAs. These will also be rated through user experience and you could choose whom to buy bandwidth from and also the amount of time you wish to access, buy a voucher online and start using the service. “All our efforts are centred on making the PM Wani project live and vibrant very swiftly. All our units including C-DoT and ITI have been roped in for their expertise. The idea is to interact with them and to iron out any issues.”
Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho is interested to sign RB Leipzig midfielder Marcel Sabitzer in the January transfer window. The Spurs manager was impressed by the midfielder last season when RB Leipzig knocked out Tottenham Hotspur in last season’s UEFA Champions League.
As per some recent reports Tanguy Ndombele is under FC Barcelona’s radar. Spurs is already in search of a replacement for him. Sabitzer can be a suitable option.
Marcel Sabitzer is a very talented player. He possesses a real goal-scoring ability. He was excellent in his last season with RB Leipzig where the German club had a dream run towards the semi-final of UEFA Champions League.
The Austrian international has played 194 games for the Bundesliga side and scored 43 goals for them in his career.
However, the Austrian told, “If I’ve read my contract correctly, it will run until 2022 – another 18 months. Everything else will be seen.”
“[We have a] job, we have a game every three days and that’s exhausting enough.”
“The club once said that there would not be contract negotiations during the season.”
“So, I am fully focused on a successful season and I have zero ideas of what is going to happen at some point.”
Sabitzer’s contract will end in 2022. Tottenham is considering to offer £45m for Saibtzer to RB Leipzig.
Tottenham Hotspurs recently struggled against Liverpool and Leicester City in the Premier League. Sabitzer will surely be a good addition to the squad.
After a long wait, SC East Bengal has finally started their ISL journey from this season. But the Kolkata giant has experienced a tough situation in the league till now.
After first 6 games in the league, SC East Bengal is yet to win a game in ISL. They are now bottom of the table with 2 points in the first 6 games.
In the meantime, SC East Bengal is set to release 7 Indian players. They are Balwant Singh, Gurtez Singh, Rafique Ali Sardar, Y. Lyngdoh, C. K. Vineeth, Samad Ali Mallik, Abhishek Ambedker, Md. Irshad and Anil Chauhan. These players are free to join any other ISL club or I-League club on loan.
Seven SC East Bengal players are on their way out. One is joining another ISL team, two have found favour with I-League clubs. Not sure about the rest. No decision yet on foreign replacement.#Indianfootball#ISL#SCEB
SC East Bengal head coach Robbie Fowler earlier revealed that he wants to see all the Indian players closely and best among them will be in the squad. SC East Bengal was a 35 men squad in the start of the season. But Fowler wants to work with just 27-28 players in the rest of the season.
Yesterday SC East Bengal’s reserve team played against Bengaluru FC’s reserve team in a friendly match. This was a final test for all the Indian players to prove their worth. After the match, the SC East Bengal revealed the names of players who will be out on loan.
According to reporter Marcus Mergulhao, “Seven SC East Bengal players are on their way out. One is joining another ISL team, two have found favour with I-League clubs. Not sure about the rest. No decision yet on foreign replacement.”
It will be interesting to see how this decision has an effect on the performance of SC East Bengal.
Are you looking for a premium audio device? Then what could be better than a Sony audio device this holiday season? If you are planning to get one for yourself or gift it to someone close then this is the perfect time as Sony is hosting Sony Season Fest on Amazon India.
So, here are the top 5 deals of this fest:
5. Sony WI-C200 Wireless In-Ear Headphones
Deal Price: ₹ 1,699
Usage : Wireless Headphones for casual and daily usage
Battery Life : Up to 15 Hours of battery life
Quick Charge : Quick charge in 10mins for 60mins playback
Headphones with Mic : In-Built Mic for Hands free calling with HD voice
Driver Unit : 9mm driver unit offers clear sound quality
Tangle Free Design : Magnetic housing and Tangle free cable for easy listening
Light Weight : Portable headphones with ultra lightweight at 15g design
Voice assistant : Google Assistant for voice access to music, information and more. Activate with a simple touch
Colour Options : 2 classic colours to blend into your outfit
4. Sony WF-XB700 Truly Wireless Extra Bass Bluetooth Earbuds
Deal Price: ₹ 7,990
Extra Bass: WF-XB700 features EXTRA BASS for mighty, punchy low-end sound. Your favorite basslines never sounded so good with a 12mm driver unit.
Water Resistant: With an IPX4 water resistance rating, splashes and sweat won’t stop these headphones, so you can keep on moving to the music
Battery Life: Enjoy up to 18 hours of listening (9hrs Earbuds + 9hrs Carrying Case); if you’re in a hurry, 10 minutes’ quick charging gives you up to 60 minutes of music playback
Easy Operations: The buttons on the headphones lets you play, stop, skip through tracks and adjust the volume
Ergonomic Tri-hold structure: The WF-XB700 earbuds are ergonomically designed to contact three different points on your ear for a secure, comfortable fit
Magnetic Charging Case: The compact charging case protects your WF-XB700 earbuds and lets you power up on the go
Stable Connection/Low Latency: A BT chip transmits sound to the left and right ears simultaneously, coupled with an optimized antenna design. Low audio latency makes for enjoyable video viewing too.
Built-In Mic: Conversation flows freely with easy hands-free calling, thanks to the built-in microphone. No need to even take your phone from your pocket
Google Assistant/Siri: A simple button press connects you to your smartphone’s Voice Assistant to get directions, play music, and communicate with contacts
3. Sony WF-1000XM3 Truly Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds
Deal Price: ₹ 14,990
DIGITAL NOISE CANCELLING: Industry-leading Noise Cancellation lends a personalized, virtually soundproof experience
SMART LISTENING: Adjusts the ambient sound to your activity to give you the best noise cancellation
QUICK ATTENTION MODE: Place your finger over the left earbud to turn the volume down for an instant conversation.
WEARING DETECTION: Take your earbuds from the case and wear it; it’s ready; intelligent auto-power off through an IR sensor that detects the earbuds’ status.
LOCATION RECOGNIZE: Artificial intelligence learns and suggests places where the user often goes to, such as home, work, station, and gym.
TOUCH CONTROLS: Control music tracks and volume, activate your voice assistant, and take phone calls
VOICE ASSISTANT: Alexa enabled for voice access to music, information, and more. Activate with a simple touch
BATTERY LIFE: Battery Life up-to 24 hrs with NC ( 6 hrs Earbuds & 18 hrs Carrying Case ) & 32 hours without NC ( 8 hrs Earbuds & 24 hrs Carrying Case )
QUICK CHARGE: 10-minute quick charge in the charging case gives you up to 90 minutes of play time.
2. Sony WH-XB900N Wireless Bluetooth Noise Cancelling Extra Bass Headphones
Deal Price: ₹ 16,990
Noise Cancelling: Wireless Noise Cancellation Headphones with Noise Cancellation Optimizer
Extra Bass: Wireless Extra Bass Headphones for Bass Music
Quick attention mode: Cover the right ear cup with your palm to turn down your music for instant, easy conversation
Touch controls: Change the track, turn the volume up or down and take or make calls by tapping or swiping the panel with your fingertip
Smart listening: WH-XB900N adjusts the ambient sound to your activity to give you the best noise cancellation
Long battery life: A single charge provides up to 30 hrs of playtime for reliable all-day listening
Quick charging: Quick charge for 10min charge for 60 min playback
Voice assistant: Alexa enabled and Google Assistant (In-built) for voice access to music, information, and more. Activate with a simple touch
Sony headphones connect app: Compatible with Android phone and iPhone. Sony Headphones Connect APP for Android /iOS to use Smart Listening technology to control your ambient sound settings
1. Sony WH-1000XM4 Industry Leading Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones
Deal Price: ₹ 24,990
Digital noise cancelling: Industry leading Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) lends a personalized, virtually soundproof experience at any situation
Voice assistant: Alexa, Google Assistant & Siri enabled (In-built) for voice access to music, information and more. Activate with a simple touch
Speak-to-chat: Headphones use an array of smart technologies to create a seamless, hands-free listening experience. For eg, simply start speaking to automatically pause your music in Speak-to-Chat
Wearing Detection: Proximity sensor and two acceleration sensors in your headphones can detect whether you’re wearing them or not, then adapt playback accordingly to help save battery power
Quick attention mode: Cover the right ear cup with your palm to turn down music for instant, easy conversation
Smart listening: WH-1000XM4 adjusts the ambient sound to your activity to give you the best noise cancellation
Long battery life: A single charge provides up to 30 hrs of playtime for reliable all day listening
Quick charging: Quick charge for 10min charge for 5 hours play back
Touch controls: Change the track, turn the volume up or down and take or make calls by tapping or swiping the panel with your fingertip
Mumbai Indians have again shown their dominance not only as of the strongest cricket club in India and an emerging Indian sports brand globally but also emerged as the most engaged in their total engagement across Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, IPL franchise for the third consecutive season.
Mumbai Indians, across all digital platforms, got fans’ emotion, attention, and imagination through its total interactions of over 317 Million across all its three social media platforms ( i.e. Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram) and has earned the cap of the ‘most engaged’ amongst all the competing clubs.
According to the records released by CrowdTangle and Unmetric, RCB has been recorded as the second-best at 277.65 Million and CSK with 189.67 Million which is almost 60 % higher as compared to MI’s last season’s digital fan engagement performance which clearly indicates that MI Paltan’s connect with the club through these innovations more and has improved this year with better ideas and innovations.
MI launched various digital programs to interact with fans like they launched a new interactive prediction game ‘Paltan Play’ on MI’s digital platforms which allowed participants to predict the game on a real-time basis through the MI website and App, the ‘MI Live’ show in its very first year also proved to be a superhit as they featured the pre, mid and post-match shows which were being hosted and participated by MI fans, which gained almost 8 Million video views and over 750K in engagement.
Though IPL 2020 was challenging as the circumstances were worse, faced by sports globally due to the pandemic and the forced restrictions in fan engagement opportunities live in the stadium, due to which the tournament also had to shift to UAE with restrictions with the IPL teams and athletes with a daunting task of connecting with their fans through digital innovations.
The Mumbai Indians spokesperson in an official release stated that: “We are grateful and humbled to have an enviable force of our Paltan behind our boys. Our Paltan is the real source of our motivation in our endeavor to step up our efforts in every aspect both on and off the field. The Paltan are our real heroes. Mumbai Indians’ success on the digital front during this unique IPL season is testament to pioneering stature and following of our club across the globe.”
Interestingly a further study by Spanish firm Deportes & Finanzas (@DeporFinanzas) revealed Mumbai Indians has emerged as the most popular sports team in the world on Facebook for the months of October and November 2020, ahead of teams like Manchester United FC, FC Barcelona, Liverpool FC and Arsenal FC. Deportes’ study on sports teams’ Instagram interactions, puts Mumbai Indians in the third position in the world behind FC Barcelona and Manchester United, for the month of November 2020.
Realme has launched two of its wearable devices in India recently, Realme Watch S and S Pro. The Realme Watch S had earlier got launched in Pakistan, and this time, it has been relaunched in India. In contrast, the Watch S Pro was newly launched in India with some extra-ordinary features, and a premium feels as well, such as its features built-in GPS and offers up to 14 days of battery life.
However, both devices come with a circular dial design and heart rate monitoring and sleep monitoring features. Let’s check out the specs and pricing of those two devices, one by one.
Realme Watch S specifications:
The Realme Watch S does not feature an AMOLED display; in place, it has a 1.3-inch (360×360 pixels) circular display, protected by a 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The display comes with an auto-brightness feature with a peak brightness of 600 nits. Coming to the battery, the 390mAH battery fuels this device up, and Realme claims that it can serve 15 days of working on a single charge. You can charge it from 0 to 100 percent in just two hours.
A lot of different kinds of modes are there for the user’s wellbeing, such as in the section of sports mode this Realme Watch S includes Stationary Bike, Cricket, Indoor Run, Outdoor Cycle, Strength Training, Football, Yoga, and Elliptical, and many more. The strap of this watch is made of liquid silicone and by using the Realme’s app, you can choose more than 100 watch faces as per your interests.
Another highlight of this device is that it features real-time heart-rate monitoring and can check your body’s oxygen level. This device has a PPG sensor to check your heart-rate in real-time, and a SpO2 sensor is there for monitoring your oxygen level. This device has another interesting feature, a sleep tracker. These features basically track patterns while you sleep as well as provides notifications directly from a connected smartphone.
Regarding the durability, earlier we mentioned that it is protected by a 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and also it has an IP68 rating that makes it water-resistant only up to 1.5 meters. You can not swim wearing this. The Realme Watch S will be available in four different colors of vegan leather straps as well as silicone straps: brown, black, blue, and green.
Coming to the pricing and availability, this device carries a price tag of Rs. 4,999 and will be available for sale via Realme.com, Flipkart, and offline stores. However, the first sale will start on December 28 at 12 PM (noon). You can buy additional silicone straps at a price tag of Rs. 499 as well as vegan leather straps at a price tag of Rs. 999. Additionally, Graffles has designed a Realme Watch S Master Edition at a price tag of Rs. 5,999. It will also be available soon via Realme.com, Flipkart, and offline stores.
This is the big brother of Realme Watch S that comes with some extra outstanding features. Regarding the display, the Watch S Pro shows a great improvement as it offers a 1.39-inch (454×454 pixels) circular AMOLED display, protected by a 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass with 326ppi pixel density and 450 nits brightness. The display has an ambient light sensor by which it can sense the brightness of the ambiance and adjust the brightness of the dial according to it. An advanced Always-On display update is coming soon via an OTA update that will come with a smart AOD plan saving the battery life to an extent. Next, our very own Realme Link app is there by which we can choose over 100 watch faces for the device.
The chassis of the Realme Watch S Pro is made of highly durable stainless steel and the strap is made of high-end liquid silicone. The great thing about this device is that it is powered by dual-processor, firstly, an ARM Cortex M4 processor on board, and secondly, another separate low power processor to enable optimum performance.
For this, there will be almost no lag regarding the touch response of this device. Similar to its brother Realme Watch S, the Watch S Pro also features 15 kinds of sports modes, such as outdoor run, indoor run, outdoor walk, indoor walk, outdoor cycling, spinning, hiking, swimming, basketball, yoga, rowing, elliptical, cricket, strength training, free workout. You can swim wearing this watch, credit goes to its 5ATM water resistance.
There are many features regarding the health monitoring, such as a 24×7 heart-rate monitor, blood oxygen level monitor, and apart from them, there are other interesting features like step monitoring, sedentary reminder, sleep monitoring, hydration reminder, and meditation relaxing. The Realme Watch S Pro also features a built-in dual satellite GPS. In terms of the battery, the Realme Watch S Pro is fueled up by a slightly bigger 420mAh battery on which, Realme claims that it can last up to two weeks with the heart rate monitoring on. You can charge it with a magnetic charging case (comes with the device) from 0 to 100 percent in just 2 hours.
Coming to the price and specifications, the Realme Watch S Pro carries a price tag of Rs, 9,999 and will be available via Realme.com, Flipkart, and offline stores. However, the first sale will start on December 29 at 12 PM (noon). The Realme Watch S Pro will be available in four different colors of vegan leather straps: brown, black, blue, and green as well as silicone leather straps options: black, blue, orange, and green.
The Japanese based tech giant Sony is known for the quality of hardware which the company sources in its gadgets. It’s latest PlayStation 5 is a clear indication of the company’s dominance in the hardware market. Speaking of dominance, its TV segment, which the tech giant is so proud of, is one of the company’s most profiteering sectors.
But recently, it seems the image quality of the companies TVs has been deteriorating. Sony promised that it would address image blur that set in after enabling 120 Hz at 4K, although it was unclear how the company planned to do this. Though it likes to boast the display resolution and refresh rates of its TVs, it still has not delivered a satisfactory performance.
But the new firmware update from the manufacturer promises to address the issue. Sony claims that v6.0414 adds support for 4K/120 Hz output and the Apple TV app. The firmware update has fixed 4K and 120 Hz issues with XH90. However, the company states that 4K and 120 Hz is only possible when using HDMI 3 and HDMI 4.
According to sources, v6.0414 sharpens images at 4K and 120 Hz, mitigating the existing blurriness. reports indicate the company’s TVs are still struggling to reproduce single-pixel vertical lines accurately at 120 Hz and 4K.
Ultimately, it seems that Sony is unable to fix the blur that affects the likes of the XH90 above 60 Hz at 4K. as to when the company will address the issue with its full might is yet to be seen. but for PS5 owners who play their games using Sony’s TVs might have to endure the disappointment of 4K for quite a while.
South Korea, one of the most technologically advanced countries in the world, is reported to have the fastest 5G download speed in the world, reaching over 350 megabits per second (Mbps). The latest wireless technology has the world wrapped around its fingers, with the countries and tech giants worldwide busy setting up their infrastructure to utilize the technology better.
However, it was reported that South Korea’s 5G download speed stood at an average of 351.2 Mbps, followed by Saudi Arabia at 272.8 Mbps and Taiwan at 247.7 Mbps. As the country is home to BTS and tech giants like Samsung, it is only natural that it strives to improve its infrastructure.
As we know, South Korea’s country was the first to commercialize, the latest 5G in April last year, and has racked up just under 10 million 5G users as of end-October. A country report indicates that the country’s 5G users spent connected to the network at 24.6 percent. However, the country is yet to commercialize the standalone version of 5G, requiring support from past generation networks, such as 4G LTE.
The country’s three major mobile carriers promised earlier this year to spend up to 25.7 trillion won ($23.3 billion) until 2022 to update network infrastructure and establish nationwide 5G coverage.
The development of the latest wireless technology and the successful implementation require the wide implementation of technology’s quantum spectrum. As to which country will first become the top to commercialize the technology is yet to be seen.
After fixing a lot of stuff with both Hotfix 1.04 and Hotfix 1.05 updates, CD Projekt Red has recently announced the Hotfix 1.06 update. It doesn’t bring a lot of improvement but helps to improve performance on consoles.
Hotfix 1.06 is available on PC and consoles! Here is the full list of changes:
Quests
Dum Dum will no longer go missing from Totentanz entrance during Second Conflict.
Console-specific
Improved memory management and stability, resulting in fewer crashes.
PC-specific
Removed the 8 MB save file size limit. Note: this won’t fix save files corrupted before the update.
Though these updates are good but more in-game bugs are there that should be attended in later updates.
Intel’s Core i9-11900 benchmark results have been leaked online, and it is found by @OneRaichu, which shows a higher score for the Intel Core i9-11900. The new benchmark results are even higher than the previous benchmark scores.
The chip scores 597.3 points in single & 5686.2 points in the multi-threaded tests. The score puts the Core i9-11900 at a 7% lead over the 10700K and a 2% lead over the 10900K in single-core tests.
The Core i9-10900K scores 7386 points in multi-threaded benchmarks, while the Core i7-10700K scores 5661 points. The Intel Core i7-10700K ends up 9% faster than the i9 Rocket Lake Desktop CPU, while the Core i9-10900K leads much ahead owing to its 10 cores & 20 threads. The i7-10700K once again has a much greater boost clock stability of 4.7 GHz. The Core i9-11900 scored the 3.8 GHz in all-core boost.
Intel 11th Gen Rocket Lake Desktop CPU Lineup Specs:
