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[Exclusive] ASUS TUF Gaming A15 laptop spotted with AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor

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Another ASUS gaming laptop has been spotted on Geekbench recently and being the first to spot it, we have seen a multiple of them and shown the best result. So, this confirms that the Taiwanese OEM is testing the upcoming gaming laptop with benchmarks ahead of CES 2021 launch.

We have spotted the AMD Ryzen 7 5800H quite a few times on different gaming laptops and it seems Asus will be using the Zen 3 based APU on its upcoming budget gaming laptops as well. The latest Geekbench score of this Asus TUF Gaming A15 is almost identical to what we got a month ago.

[Exclusive] ASUS TUF Gaming A15 laptop spotted with AMD Ryzen 7 5800H processor

The specs of the Ryzen 7 5800H seems to be confirmed as it will be based out of Zen 3 architecture, feature 8 cores and 16 threads, come with 3.2 GHz base clock speed and boost clocks of 4.44 GHz along with 16.0 MB L3 cache.

The ASUS TUF Gaming A15 laptop with Ryzen 7 5800H and 16 GB DRR4 RAM posts a single-core score of 1469 points and 7627 points in multi-core benchmarks. Compared to the Zen2-based Ryzen 7 4800H, the new APU is almost 35% faster in single-core tests and 15% faster in multi-core tests.

The performance of the Ryzen 7 5800H is no joke and is a clear indication for Intel as it will go head-to-head with Intel’s Rocket Lake notebook processors. In a few days, AMD will be launching this new Ryzen 5000H processors and ASUS will also announce these new gaming laptops as well.

LG redefines display experience for CES 2021

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The biggest virtual IT event of the year is just a few days ahead and we are receiving information about many outstanding hardware components being launched by the OEMs. LG, who is the worlds leading innovator of display technologies, will unveil its latest display products and technologies under the theme of ‘Display, now the real world comes to you’ at CES 2021. 

The manufacturer also emphasized the redefined role of displays in the contactless era as well as presenting various display solutions optimized for the lifestyle of customers during CES. According to official sources, LG will showcase its latest displays, the company will highlight three values of displays, which are ‘Natural Reality’, ‘Lifestyle in Harmony’, and ‘Better for People’. The manufacturer will stress the role of a ‘display that cares about people’ by showing functions that are safer and designed to protect users’ health.

LG redefines display experience for CES 2021
(CES 2021) LG Display Virtual Exhibition Invitation

Official sources indicate that the LG Display will showcase an 88-inch 8K Cinematic Sound OLED (CSO) and a 77-inch Wallpaper OLED. Even professional display products for monitors and laptops, ranging from 15.6-inch to 27-inch to 31.5-inch displays will also be showcased by the manufacturer.

The soon to be introduced ‘Smart Home Zone’ will feature a bed with a 55-inch Transparent OLED named ‘Smart Bed’. The Smart Bed’s 55-inch Transparent OLED display rises from its frame to show information or TV contents in various screen ratios without compromising its clear image quality. It is a great innovation from LG and one that deserves the title of being truly next-gen.

The manufacturer is also proposing a new display for consumers in the contactless era caused by COVID-19. The ‘Restaurant Zone’ will recreate a sushi bar environment, in which a 55-inch Transparent OLED and a 23.1-inch in-TOUCH display are installed in the space between customers and chefs. The food ordering process can be done using these displays.

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Bose Sport Open Earbuds with an innovative design launched at $199

Bose has unveiled a new set of earbuds that are very comfortable for the users. During workouts or other activities, earbuds cause a huge distraction. Bose’s new product is made by keeping that in mind. This Sport Open earbud is completely different when compared to the conventional earbuds. It is designed with a contoured ear hook which is attached to an enclosure atop it. This new and innovative design helps you to be conscious of the sounds around you and not just only with the sounds playing inside your earbuds.

Also read: Apple AirPods Max vs Sony WH-1000XM4 vs Bose Noise Cancelling Headphones 700: Comparisons of the best headphones in the market

These earbuds neither go into your ear nor they cover your ears. Thus, allowing you to be aware of other sounds as well. People, who go to gyms or are involved in other activities like cycling, regularly complain about the irritation and distractions caused by wires and neckbands. These Bose Sport Open earbuds will eliminate that and will offer you comfort so that you can focus on your activities.

Bose Sport Open Earbuds

Whether you are cycling, jogging, or at the gym, you could hear the sounds around you. For example, it won’t be necessary for you anymore to remove your headphones and focus on the sounds of traffic. These earbuds will definitely aid in reducing the number of accidents that occur due to the issues of headphones or earbuds.

It is not for the first time that the companies are trying to build such an earbud that can allow the user to listen to the sounds of the environment. The US tech giant, Apple, came up with AirPods Pro which has a transparency mode. This mode allows you to hear the noises near you even when your earbud is on.

Also read: Apple reportedly planning to build cheaper AirPods Max with a plastic design

But unlike Bose Sport Open earbuds, AirPods Pro goes inside the ear canal. Thus, we believe that Bose’s innovative solution to this major issue is remarkable. This unique feature might attract a lot of customers for the company in the future. Also, the Spot Open earbud comes with Bluetooth v5.1 and an IPX4 rating. It has a modest battery backup of 8 hours. It is priced at $199. If you are interested, you can buy the earbud from Bose.com and Best Buy.

Coming next: Noise Shots Neo 2 is up for sale at Rs.1,999

FIFA 21: Team Of The Year voting has begun, chose your dream TOTY XI now!

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Team Of The Year (TOTY) is a yearly event on each FIFA versions. The TOTY event is targeted on the best players in the 12 months of a calendar year. So this year as well, EA Sports is coming up with the TOTY event on FIFA 21.

EA Sports has now officially announced that the voting for the TOTY XI has finally begun. You can cast your vote now to chose the final TOTY XI.

How to vote for the TOTY XI?

First, you need to visit EA Sports’ official website for FIFA 21. Then you’ll find the area for building your TOTY XI. If you’re a FIFA player, you’ll probably feel this like an SBC. You need to place the player cards in the TOTY XI to make your dream team.

You will need to choose 1 goalkeeper, 4 defenders, 3 midfielders and 3 attackers among all the nominees. And then you’ll need to tick the box for ‘I agree to the EA terms and conditions’ and click on submit to vote for your favourite stars over the last 12 months.

My voted FIFA 21 TOTY XI

I have voted for the following players, as I think they have been the best in their positions in the last 12 month.

GK: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich)
RB: Trent Alexander-Arnold (Liverpool)
CB: Virgil Van Dijk (Liverpool)
CB: Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid)
LB: Alphonso Davies (Bayern Munich)
CDM: Joshua Kimmich (Bayern Munich)
CM: Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
CM: Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United)
RW: Lionel Messi (Barcelona)
ST: Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
LW: Cristiano Ronaldo (Juventus)

So hurry up and vote right now! Do let us know in the comments down below about the TOTY XI you voted for.

Barcelona extend Riqui Puig’s contract till 2023; no loan deal for La Masia graduate

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At the start of the season, Barcelona manager Ronald Koeman asked Riqui Puig to go out on loan to get minutes under his belt. However, the youngster decided to stay at the club and fight for his place in the starting lineup. 

Two and a half months removed from the summer transfer window, things have not exactly gone according to plan for Puig. He has only managed to be on the pitch for 78 minutes across all competitions and has spent most of his time on the bench. 

The youngster’s contract was set to expire in the summer, and Barcelona have now confirmed that they have extended Riqui Puig’s contract with the Catalonian club till 2023. The news was confirmed by Fabrizio Romano and Francesco Porzio on the Here We Go podcast on Patreon. 

While his teammate and fellow La Masia graduate Carles Alena left the club to join Getafe on loan for the rest of the 20/21 season, Puig will not be going out on loan in January.

The 21-year-old is Barcelona through and through, coming through the ranks at Barcelona’s famous La Masia academy, that has been responsible for producing some of the best talent the world has ever seen including the likes of Leo Messi, Xavi, Iniesta and Carles Puyol. 

Puig is undoubtedly very talented, and surely has the calibre to make it into the first team, but right now is not his time. 

Apple reportedly planning to build cheaper AirPods Max with a plastic design

Yesterday, we reported how Apple might launch a number of products this year including AirTags and Augmented Reality. You can read about that here. Apple is trying to return back strongly as the world is still trying to fight against the pandemic. Last month, Apple launched its first over-the-ear wireless headphones named AirPods Max. Currently, this AirPods Max is priced at $549. Now, a new report is suggesting that Apple may expand its portfolio of AirPods. You can refer to the tweet below.

This new variant might be much cheaper than the previously launched headphone. It will be a ‘Sport’ edition of the AirPods Max. Reports suggest that the price of this variant can be around $350 which is considerably lower than $549. To add a view, AirPods Max was priced at Rs 59,900 in India.

This might be because of the few changes which will be made in the new headphones as compared to the previous one launched in December 2020. We might not see machine-textured anodized aluminum ear cups and stainless steel headband. Rather than that, headphones might come in a plastic build. Due to the plastic design, the piece might weigh a bit lighter than the previous model. This can add a huge value to the customers. Even though there is no confirmation, but we can expect the new model to come with an Active Noise Cancellation feature, spatial audio, and Transparency Mode. It might also come with 20-hour battery life. 

At a price of around $350, it will provide direct competition to other headphones like Sony WH-1000XM4 and the Bose QuietComfort 35 II. There’s no definite time frame in which we can see this headphone hit the market but the main question is can this new headphone help Apple to get more market share and thrive in the headphone segment?

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Reliance Jio brings new Xiaomi Mi 10i Cashback Offer

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Xiaomi has recently launched its most affordable smartphone in the form of the new Mi 10i at just Rs. 20,999, and that has made headlines in the tech world. Getting a 5G ready mid-range smartphone at that price range will attract many users, now to sweeten this deal Reliance Jio has brought the new Jio Xiaomi Mi 10i Cashback Offer.

Also read: Xiaomi Mi 10i launched in India: Everything you need to know about the cheapest 5G phone of India

So, as per this offer, users can now get Xiaomi Mi 10i smartphone with a cashback of Rs.3000/- & additional benefits up to Rs.10,000/-, by simply performing a first Jio recharge of Rs.349/-

Here are the terms and conditions of the offer:

  • Cashback of Rs.3000/- will be in the form of 40 discount coupons of worth Rs.75/- each (credited in the MyJio app)
  • Other benefits contain discount coupons from partner brands: Myntra, Medlife, Lenskart & more
  • Users are eligible for the offer, after the first recharge on or after 6th January 2021

For more details, visit https://www.jio.com/en-in/jio-mi-10i-offer

MS Dhoni all set to become the first player to earn Rs 150 crores from the IPL

MS Dhoni is all set to become the first player in the Indian Premier League to rake in more than Rs 150 crore as salary as it is confirmed that Dhoni is going to play for, and also lead the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL 2021 season.

Dhoni himself announced this decision of continuing to play in the IPL after he took retirement from the blue jersey in August during the toss prior to CSK’s final league game against Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2020 by quoting ‘Definitely Not’ when the TV representative asked him if he is going to retire from IPL after this game.

Moreover, CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan earlier confirmed that Dhoni will lead the team in IPL 2021 by quoting in an interview with the TOI, “Yes, definitely. I am very confident that Dhoni will lead CSK in 2021. He has won three titles for us in the IPL. This is the first year we have not qualified for the playoffs. No other team has done that. One bad year does not mean we will have to change everything.”

I thought my days are over forever: Mike Hussey after Rashid Khan cleaned  up MS Dhoni- The New Indian Express
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At present Dhoni’s contract with Chennai Super Kings is worth a huge amount Rs 15 crores and, till date, his earnings are Rs 137.8 crores. CSK is all set to retain him in the IPL 2021 for Rs 15 crores. So Dhoni will cross the Rs 150-crore salary milestone in IPL to become the first player with the highest earnings.

MS Dhoni’s IPL Salary From year 2008 to 2020

YearTeamSalary
2008CSK₹ 60,000,000
2009CSK₹ 60,000,000
2010CSK₹ 60,000,000
2011CSK₹ 82,800,000
2012CSK₹ 82,800,000
2013CSK₹ 82,800,000
2014CSK₹ 125,000,000
2015CSK₹ 125,000,000
2016RPSG₹ 125,000,000
2017RPSG₹ 125,000,000
2018CSK₹ 150,000,000
2019CSK₹ 150,000,000
2020CSK₹ 150,000,000

Not only his earnings but his achievements are also worth remembering, as he is referred to as ‘THALA’, meaning the boss, this name completely justifies why he is called so.

Dhoni has played 9 out of the 13 IPL finals till now and has also bagged the IPL title thrice as the captain of CSK. He has played 8 finals for CSK and has played one final with the Rising Pune Supergiants. Also, he is the only captain to win the IPL trophy at their home ground. As a captain for CSK, Dhoni has won most of the matches in the IPL history as he has clinched a total of 104 matches in the IPL.

Adding to his huge lists of records, Dhoni is the only wicketkeeper with the most dismissals in IPL history with a total of 132 dismissals. Also, he has reached the milestone of being the only captain to win 100 IPL games. Dhoni has the highest average among Indian batsmen with 42.20 in the IPL.

Not only this but also he is considered as one of the greatest finishers ever as he is the only player to have scored 564+ runs in the 20th over. Moreover, Dhoni as a Captain has the astounding power of scouting the perfect youngsters and even youngsters, whenever get a chance to share the dressing room with Dhoni, they see him as a bonanza and never miss a chance to learn from him.

CES 2021: Sequans Calliope 2 to be unveiled during the IT event

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Sequans Communications S.A. announced that its second-generation LTE Cat 1 chip platform, Calliope 2, will be unveiled at CES 2021.  Designed to be cost-effective support of IoT applications, it enables VoLTE and a data rate transfer higher than 100 kilobits per second that cannot be supported by LTE-M or NB-IoT technologies.

Sequans Calliope 2 technology has enabled the widespread deployment of Cat 1 for IoT. These include:

  1. higher integration that has lowered the Cat 1 module cost closer to the level of LTE-M module cost.
  2. significantly improved power consumption, in both active and low power modes, lowering the power profile close to the LTE-M power profile, and thereby extending the battery life of Cat 1 IoT devices.

“Calliope 2 is a truly universal and highly effective IoT solution, and we are excited about the many new IoT applications that are being built because of it,” said Georges Karam, Sequans CEO. “Calliope 2 complements our Monarch 2 LTE-M/NB-IoT product family and makes Sequans a one-stop-shop for virtually all IoT applications—ranging from simple low-speed sensor devices to higher speed security cameras, and from low-power, battery-operated consumer devices to sophisticated, higher speed industrial devices.”

The soon launched technology is 5G-ready, and its user application software and interfaces are compatible with Sequans’ Monarch 2 LTE-M/NB-IoT platform.

Calliope 2 Feature Highlights

  • 3GPP Release 15
  • Up to 10 Mbps DL, and 5 Mbps UL
  • Interfaces include USB 2.0, 4xHS-UART, SPI, PCM/I2S
  • Advanced low power features eDRX and PSM with rock bottom at 1µA
  • Comprehensive VoLTE voice engine including HD-quality Voice (EVS)
  • Baseband, RF, power management, and memory integrated into one chip platform
  • Compatible with Sequans Monarch 2 LTE-M/NB-IoT platform for easy migration among Cat 1, Cat M, Cat NB1/NB2
  • EAL5+ security for iSIM
  • Streaming audio

“Sequans pioneered Cat 1 technology for IoT and has always recognized its value. We are the only cellular IoT chipmaker with a strategic product roadmap for Cat 1, and we have designed our Calliope 2 platform to be scalable and in sync with the sunsetting of 2G and 3G networks, thereby answering a key industry demand at just the right time. There are real and valuable opportunities in Cat 1 for IoT, complementing LTE-M/NB-IoT, and Calliope 2 is the ideal starting point.”

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Top 10 most valuable player in the world in 2021

Transfer window has reopened for the month of January already. CIES Football Observatory has released the list of most expensive players of the world.

Here is the list of top 10 most valuable player in the world:

1. Marcus Rashford

Club: Manchester United [Premier League]

Country: England

Value: €166m

Marcus Rashford was excellent last season with both clubs and country. He is the most valuable player in the world right now.

2. Erling Haaland

Club: Borussia Dortmund [Bundesliga]

Country: Norway

Value: €152m

The Borussia Dortmund striker is second in the list. The young striker is highly promising for upcoming years.

3. Trent Alexander Arnold

Club: Liverpool FC [Premier League]

Country: England

Value: €151.6m

The English right back is one of the best right backs in the world right now.

4. Bruno Fernandes

Club: Manchester United [Premier League]

Country: Portugal

Value: €151.1m

The Portuguese midfielder has made Manchester United a title contender again. He is in the 4th position on the list.

5. Kylian Mbappe

Club: Paris Saint-Germain [Ligue 1]

Country: France

Value: €149.4m

One of the most promising youngsters. He has already proved himself in the top flight. According to some, the French international is a potential Ballon D’or winner in future

6. Jadon Sancho

Club: Borussia Dortmund [Bundesliga]

Country: England

Value: €148.3m

The English winger is also in the list. He is in the wishlist of many top clubs of Europe.

7. Joao Felix

Club: Atletico Madrid [La Laiga]

Country: Portugal

Value: €141.5m

Another Portuguese in the list. Atletico Madrid’s young man is another emerging talent.

8. Alphonso Davies

Club: Bayern Munich [Bundesliga]

Country: Canada

Value: €139.2m

The 20-year-old left-back won the continental treble last season and has made an impact on the squad.

9. Raheem Sterling

Club: Manchester City [Premier League]

Country: England

Value: €136.9m

The Manchester City winger is also in the list. He is very consistent for Pep Guardiola’s side.

10. Kai Havertz

Club: Chelsea [Premier League]

Country: Germany

Value: €136m

The German midfielder moved to Premier League last summer. Though he had a tough start in England he is 10th most expensive player in the world.