Its been a frenzy of updates coming out of the manufacturing department of Lenovo, which boasts of being the world’s largest PC manufacturer. This time it’s the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga which is getting a powerful upgrade.
Last year the company released the X13 Yoga, which was powered by the Intel Comet Lake-U Core i7-10510U. but the new Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 2 will come with a Tiger Lake upgrade and all its goodies.
The ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 2i, as mentioned above, is powered by Intel 11th gen Tiger Lake vPro processor and integrated Iris Xe graphics with up to 32 GB of LPDDR4x RAM and up to 2 TB NVMe storage.
According to sources, the machine is just 100 g lighter compared to the previous generation. It offers a 16:10 13.3-inch display in WUXGA (1,920 x 1,200) and WQXGA (2,560 x 1,600) resolutions. The brightness options range from 300 nits to 500 nits with the 500 nits panel being PrivacyGuard-enabled.
The ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 2 also offers several other privacy-focused ThinkShield features including a Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader, which doubles as the power button, hybrid IR camera, and Human Presence Detection that work in conjunction with the vPro features in the new Tiger Lake processors.
Connectivity options include:
2x Thunderbolt 4 ports
1x USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A
1x HDMI 2.0-out
a combo audio jack
Networking features include Wi-Fi 6 and LTE connectivity. The machine comes with a 52.8 Whr battery that keeps the device running for up to 12.3 hours. The battery can be charged via USB Type-C 65 W rapid charging.
The Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga Gen 2 will be available from April 2021 at prices starting from US$1,379.
The Catalonian giants, FC Barcelona’s presidential candidate Joan Laporta, have finally announced the list of names that will join him in his sporting project if he wins the elections. Rafael Yuste, who would take over as vice-president and Laporta as President, has revealed that two important additions will be made to their project in a press conference.
The duo also announced that former Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes would join his list of staff along with Mateu Alemany. Valdes, who has spent a scintillating career at FC Barcelona and was also briefly involved with the U19 team as a youth coach, will now make a return to the club if Laporta wins the election.
Yuste also mentioned that Alemany would be a significant addition to the club due to his wide knowledge of football: “Alemany has an enormous knowledge of football at all levels. We will be happy to have him if Laporta wins the elections.”
Ahead of this, Mateu Alemany’s previous position was that of general manager at Valencia. He soon, in 2017, took charge of the club’s reconstruction and helped them qualify for the UEFA Champions League back to back two years in a row.
Yuste also zealously recalled the club’s success under Laporta’s erstwhile tenure at the club and expressed their wish to bring back the club’s legend Carles Puyol as well: “Barcelona succeeded greatly during Laporta’s era. To do that again. we need to recover the values, those represented by Carles Puyol, whom we also want back at the club.”
“When Laporta says that he believes Messi will continue, it’s because he knows it,” Yuste further added, commenting upon Lionel Messi’s continuation with the club.
Laporta is the most favourite candidate to win the elections, which are set up for the 7th of March. Under Laporta, the fond memories come back for Blaugrana fans. If he again wins the election, the optimism would touch the sky.
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB graphics cards provide incredible performance for compact builds.
Mumbai, India, February 25, 2021 — ASUS today announced new ROG Strix, TUF Gaming, and ASUS Dual graphics cards that feature the latest NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GPU. The lineup marks an expanded offering of the NVIDIA Ampere architecture, formerly featured in upmarket GPUs. Each graphics card brings out the best of the latest NVIDIA chipset with next-level thermal solutions, enhanced PCBs, and robust power designs.
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB GPU
With its efficient, high-performance architecture and the second generation of NVIDIA RTX™ platform, the GeForce® RTX 3060 brings amazing hardware ray-tracing capabilities and support for NVIDIA DLSS and other technologies and is priced starting at $329.
Like all RTX 30 series GPUs, the RTX 3060 supports the trifecta of GeForce gaming innovations ― NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex and NVIDIA Broadcast ― which accelerate performance and enhance image quality. Together with real-time ray tracing, these technologies are the foundation of the GeForce gaming platform, which brings unparalleled performance and features to games and gamers everywhere.
ROG Strix: Take flight
From top to bottom, ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB graphics cards deliver powerful thermal designs and are optimized for the dynamic NVIDIA Ampere architecture.
A shroud with metal accents encompasses a trio of fans featuring the cutting-edge ASUS Axial-tech fan design: a more compact fan hub allows for longer fan blades, and full-height barrier rings provide boosted static pressure to pump air through the heatsink fins and onto the GPU heat spreader. A reversal of the center fan’s rotational direction lessens turbulence to enhance airflow efficiency. The fans and top of the graphics card are also illuminated by an addressable RGB element that can be customized with Armoury Crate software.
A large heatsink that fills most of the card’s 2.7-slot footprint was designed to leverage the increased airflow. To get heat up off the die and into the heatsink array, MaxContact technology has been utilized to polish the surface of the heat spreader and improve smoothness at the microscopic level. The extra flatness allows for better contact with the die for enhanced thermal transfer.
In addition to an enhanced cooling array, Super Alloy Power II components, including top-shelf capacitors, chokes and power stages, effortlessly deliver hundreds of watts at a millisecond’s notice. The card’s components are soldered to the PCB using ASUS-exclusive Auto-Extreme Technology to ensure precise joints and that each card meets rigorous ROG specifications for reliability.
Also included are FanConnect II headers that allow PWM fans to be tuned based on CPU and GPU temperatures, providing extra intake or exhaust for demanding 3D tasks and compute workloads. Builders looking for a quick and simple way to adjust their card’s default fan speeds can flick an onboard Dual BIOS switch to choose between “performance” and “quiet” profiles, without additional software.
Another ease-of-use feature is an onboard voltage-sensing circuit that monitors PSU rail voltage. The circuit is fast enough to catch any transients that result in the rail voltage dropping too low. If that happens, a red LED will light up to indicate a power supply issue, making it easier to debug the source of crashes during gameplay.
Flipping the card around reveals more design improvements. For enhanced heat dissipation, a wide backplate vent and shortened PCB allow hot air to escape towards chassis exhaust fans instead of being recycled back into the cooler. Stainless steel is used for the I/O bracket to protect ports and provide a more secure mount. To top it off, an ROG logo with addressable RGB backlighting adds flair.
The ROG Strix GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB graphics card provides a dynamic thermal design. Paired with the outstanding performance of the NVIDIA Ampere architecture, ROG Strix provides gamers with access to fresh experiences, from incredible frame rates in competitive titles, to smooth high-resolution gameplay in immersive AAA games.
TUF Gaming: Built TUF
TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB graphics cards provide exceptionally robust power and cooling. An all-metal shroud houses three powerful Axial-tech fans that utilize durable dual ball fan bearings. Fan rotation has been optimized for reduced turbulence, and a stop mode brings all three fans to a halt at low temperatures.
In line with the TUF Gaming legacy, components are selected based on their durability and performance. In addition to top-shelf chokes and MOSFETs, capacitors with military-grade certification make TUF Gaming stand tall amongst the competition. A manufacturing process employing Auto-Extreme Technology ensures components are placed and attached with high precision, and each card is subjected to a grueling 144-hour validation trial to ensure flawless performance when it counts.
Most of the rear is swathed in a protective metal backplate that prominently features a wide vent to prevent heat buildup. Beneath the GPU, a bracket provides consistent mounting pressure between the die and heat spreader, and the card’s I/O bracket is forged from stainless steel to protect ports and provide a more secure mount. A conveniently placed Dual BIOS switch allows customization of the card’s default performance profile without software.
ASUS Dual: 2X Fans, 2X Fun
ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB delivers the ultimate combination of dynamic thermal performance and broad compatibility, making it the perfect choice for small-form-factor builds.
A sleek shroud surrounds two Axial-tech fans that are designed to maximize airflow through the large heatsink, and 0 dB technology automatically brings the fans to a halt at lower temperatures. The ASUS Dual graphics card is 20 cm long and fits into a 2-slot design, allowing its excellent thermal performance to be leveraged for more compact builds.
Auto-Extreme Technology enables components to be mounted and soldered to the PCB with greater precision and reliability, and these are protected by the structural rigidity and durability of an aluminum backplate and stainless steel I/O bracket. The ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB graphics card gives gamers with small-form-factor builds the exceptional thermal performance they need for extended AAA gaming sessions.
AVAILABILITY & PRICING
ROG Strix and TUF Gaming GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB graphics cards will be available worldwide starting from late February 2021. ASUS Dual GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB will be available in early March 2021. Please contact your local ASUS representative for more information.
SPECIFICATIONS
ROG Strix GeForce RTX3060 OC edition
ROG Strix GeForce RTX3060
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 12 GB GDDR6 PCIe® Interface 4.0 2 x Native HDMI 2.1 3 x Native DisplayPort 1.4a
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 12 GB GDDR6 PCIe® Interface 4.0 2 x Native HDMI 2.1 3 x Native DisplayPort 1.4a
TUF Gaming GeForce RTX3060 OC edition
TUF Gaming GeForce RTX3060
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 12 GB GDDR6 PCIe® Interface 4.0 2 x Native HDMI 2.1 3 x Native DisplayPort 1.4a
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 12 GB GDDR6 PCIe® Interface 4.0 2 x Native HDMI 2.1 3 x Native DisplayPort 1.4a
Dual GeForce RTX3060 OC edition
Dual GeForce RTX3060
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 12 GB GDDR6 PCIe® Interface 4.0 1 x Native HDMI 2.1 3 x Native DisplayPort 1.4a
NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 12 GB GDDR6 PCIe® Interface 4.0 1 x Native HDMI 2.1 3 x Native DisplayPort 1.4a
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, February 25, 2021/ — WITH the number of Africa’s participants to increase in the upcoming Federation of International Football Association (FIFA), the period between now and 2025 will be a pivotal one for football in the continent.
This adds to the significance of what is set to be the most fiercely contested elections for the presidency of the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
The watershed elections are set for Rabat, Morocco on March 12.
In a podcast at the Council of Southern African Football Associations (COSAFA), visiting FIFA President, Gianni Infantino underlined the magnitude of the upcoming elections.
“It is clear that elections are always an important milestone for an organisation like CAF,” Infantino said.
“Let us not forget that in 2026, Africa will have nine or ten (dependent on play-off winners) participants at the World Cup. And in 2023, Africa will have four instead of three participants at the Women’s World Cup.”
He said this highlighted why the upcoming years would be essential for the ‘Beautiful Game’ in the continent.
“Before this (increase in participants), a lot of organisation needs to take place,” Infantino said.
“This means that the period from 2021 to 2025 will be a crucial one for African football, because you want to go to these events and play a protagonist’s role, not just go, play and come back after two or three games.”
Infantino, who has embarked on a tour of the continent, said to compete at the highest level, the organisation must be done in a certain way.
He appealed for unity.
“Reforms need to be implemented, everyone is aware of that, and the unity in the continent needs to be found, backing these projects that go from good governance to infrastructure development, to new competitions, and academy development for young players,” the FIFA president said.
CAF, with 54 member associations, is FIFA’s biggest confederation in terms of country members.
Presidential elections will be held to choose the successor to Madagascan, Ahmad Ahmad.
The candidates are Jacques Bernard Daniel Anouma (Ivory Coast), Patrice Motsepe (South Africa), Augustine Emmanuel Augustine Senghor (Senegal) and Ahmed Yahya of Mauritania.
The winning candidate will automatically become a FIFA Vice President.
Infantino attended the recent COSAFA AGM held in Johannesburg.
COSAFA Chairman, Philip Chiyangwa agreed with Infantino that African football was at a crucial stage.
“What is required is strong and decisive leadership. That is how we will grow the game and provide the future we all want to see for African football,” Chiyangwa said.
The FIFA President also highlighted both the country and the FMRF’s initiatives to get more girls and women involved in football
RABAT, Morocco, February 25, 2021/ — FIFA President Gianni Infantino has spoken of the need for football to strengthen its cooperation across the African continent and has shown his support for the promotion of women’s football locally, following discussions with the Moroccan Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Nasser Bourita, and the President of the Moroccan Football Association (FMRF), Fouzi Lekjaa.
The FIFA President was speaking in the Moroccan capital, Rabat, following discussions that also looked at the country’s role in continental African football and the victory of the Atlas Lions, as winners of the CAF African Nations Championship (CHAN), earlier this month.
“It’s a pleasure to be here in this magnificent country where football is so strong,” the FIFA President said after the first series of meetings with FMRF officials. “I have already visited Morocco several times in the past and I noticed not only the passion for football but also the serious work of the federation, we are here to try find out how we can benefit even more from this work. The MoulayAbdellah Sports Complex in Rabat and the infrastructure in the whole country, this can benefit the country, the whole of Africa and beyond. This is why we are here, to see what else we can do through football infrastructures in Morocco to benefit men’s and women’s football, as well as youth football, and we will leave here with lots of ideas for programmes about the future.”
Subsequent discussions followed with members of the Moroccan government, where the FIFA President congratulated Minister Bourita on the success of the men’s national football team in their success in the CHAN tournament in Cameroon. The FIFA President also highlighted both the country and the FMRF’s initiatives to get more girls and women involved in football, and commended the recent launch of a four-year women’s football development plan, as a significant initiative to raise the value of women’s football by actively engaging girls at the grassroots level in football.
“My talks with Minister Bourita were both interesting and productive, and I mentioned that Morocco is recognised as a leader in integrating more girls and women in football,” the FIFA President said. “There are many positive moves, from appointment of female referee Bouchra Karboubi in the domestic league last October, to the introduction of the new women’s football development strategy by the FMRF last summer.
“There are great opportunities here, and I look forward to seeing Morocco stake their claim for a place at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. I informed the Minister that FIFA will help the federation in further developing and nurturing the women’s game throughout Morocco, so even more girls and women can become involved in football.”
StarTimes will distribute MUTV to subscribers in over 30 countries across sub-Saharan African, representing the biggest agreement of its kind by Manchester United in the region
Millions of Manchester United fans in Africa will gain access to MUTV under an agreement with StarTimes, the continent’s leading digital TV operator.
StarTimes will distribute MUTV to subscribers in over 30 countries across sub-Saharan African, representing the biggest agreement of its kind by Manchester United in the region.
Viewers in countries including Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya and Ghana will receive exclusive Manchester United content 24 hours-a-day via StarTimes platforms.
MUTV is the world’s leading football club TV channel, featuring first team and Academy games, live manager’s press conferences, player interviews, award-winning documentaries and news.
StarTimes has 13 million subscribers through its DVB digital TV service and 20 million users of its OTT streaming service, widening access to top-quality digital entertainment throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
Phil Lynch, Chief Executive of Media, Manchester United, said: “We are proud to have hundreds of millions of passionate fans in Africa and this long-term agreement will allow them to get closer to the club through MUTV’s exclusive, round-the-clock content from Old Trafford and the AON Training Complex.
“MUTV is one of our most important channels for engaging with fans around the world, whether through linear or direct-to-consumer streaming platforms, and we are excited to be significantly increasing its reach through our new partner, StarTimes, in Africa.”
Kristen Miao, Sports Deputy Director, StarTimes, said: “Manchester United is one of the most iconic football clubs in the world. We are delighted to share MUTV with football fans across Africa as part as our commitment to enhancing our subscribers’ experience.”
Xiaomi has scheduled the launch of the Redmi Note 10 series in India on 4th March and we all know what is going on with the Redmi Note 10 smartphones in the Indian market. Well if you don’t, then it is safe to know that the Redmi Note 10 is being sold in some markets of India ahead of the official launch.
The phone has been handled in a video that has already made rounds on the internet is already popular. That also revealed the design and most of the specifications of the phone. Let’s have a look at the leaked video that is making rounds and is quite popular. At the end of this article, we will also discuss the price of this smartphone.
This video had been shared by Anis Mobile in their Instagram account later the has been taken down by them. Not only this few other stores in India have also shared some exclusive look at the pre-launched smartphone and from these images and video we can list out some of the glittering key specs of the Redmi Note 10 device.
The Redmi Note 10 will run on Android 11 based on MIUI 12.01 and will have a 6GB RAM + 128GB ROM model. The phone will have a 48MP primary rear sensor among the quad rear camera setup. Now focusing on some hardware specs the phone has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner along with volume rockers. It will have stereo speakers, a SIM tray on left, IR Blaster, and a 3.5mm audio jack.
According to some sources the phone was sold in the retail stores across India for Rs.17,000. This is being sold in a retail store of Tamil Nadu.
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin took a 4-wicket haul in the second innings of the third Day/Night Test against England. This took his tally to 400 wickets in Test cricket.
Ashwin needed just 76 innings to take 400 wickets in Test cricket, which made him the second-quickest bowler to reach the milestone just behind Sri Lankan great Muttiah Muralitharan, who took just 72 innings.
So here we take a look at the quickest bowlers to take 400 wickets in Test cricket:
6. Anil Kumble
Country: India Innings: 85 Year: 2004
5. Rangana Herath
Country: Sri Lanka Innings: 84 Year: 2017
4. Dale Steyn
Country: South Africa Innings: 80 Year: 2015
1986: Richard Hadlee in action during the 1st Test between England and New Zealand at Lords. Mandatory Credit:Adrian Murrell/Allsport UK
3. Richard Hadlee
Country: New Zealand Innings: 80 Year: 1990
Ranchi: India’s Ravichandran Ashwin on Day 3 of the 3rd Test match between India and South Africa at JSCA International Stadium Complex in Ranchi on Oct 21, 2019. (Photo: Surjeet Yadav/IANS)
Finally, today is the day when NVIDIA has officially announced the launch date of the new GeForce RTX 3060, as you can get one for yourself from today. Also, today NVIDIA released the newest GeForce Game Ready driver for the GeForce RTX 3060 GPU.
This driver also includes support for the Outriders demo, as well as support for NVIDIA DLSS in Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, NVIDIA Reflex on the Rainbow Six Siege Test Server, and introduces 25 new GeForce Experience one-click Optimal Game Settings profiles for the latest games.
The New GeForce RTX 3060 – The Ultimate Play
Gamers that grab GeForce RTX 3060, the newest member of the GeForce RTX 30 Series family that is out today, will want this driver, too. The GeForce 3060 GPU features 10x the ray tracing performance of the GeForce GTX 1060, and double the rasterized performance.
The new GeForce RTX 3060 is a massive upgrade for previous-gen gamers that delivers fast frame rates, high fidelity graphics, and game-changing features like ray tracing, NVIDIA DLSS, and NVIDIA Reflex for the latest and greatest games.
The Best Experience in Outriders,Nioh 2, and more
This driver also enables the best experience in the new Outriders demo, the highly anticipated single-player and co-op sci-fi RPG shooter from Square Enix and People Can Fly that is set to launch on April 1st.
This driver should also be used to enable NVIDIA DLSS support in Nioh 2- The Complete Edition and Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord, as well as to experience NVIDIA Reflex on the Rainbow Six Siege public test server.
As per NVIDIA’s image shared, the GPU giant promises 60+ FPS across all modern titles at 1080p with Ray Tracing and DLSS.
‘One-Click’ Optimal Settings for Games
GeForce Experience’s one-click optimal settings (OPS) enable you to instantly configure game options for your system’s hardware, giving you smooth, optimized gameplay. Over 1000 titles are supported, and since the release of our previous driver, we’ve added support for 25 more:
9 Monkeys of Shaolin
Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
CRSED F.O.A.D.
DRAGON QUEST XI S Echoes of an Elusive Age – Definitive Edition
Dyson Sphere Program
Enlisted
Firefighting Simulator – The Squad
Firework
Heroes of the Three Kingdoms 8
Hitman III
Home Behind 2
Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition
Leaf Blower Revolution
Lineage Remastered
Little Nightmares II
Nioh 2 – The Complete Edition
Port Royale 4
Scavengers
Skul: The Hero Slayer
Spelunky 2
Tale of Immortal
The Medium
The Riftbreaker
Yakuza 3 Remastered
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
In India, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 has a starting price of Rs.29,500 and mostly you will get the AIB cards across various retailers in India.
EA Sports’ football-based game, FIFA 21, is the most popular game of football. They revealed David Beckham as the cover star of FIFA 21 next-gen edition.
David Beckham was also introduced as a icon inside the game. His base icon is 87 rated, while the mid icon is rated at 89. The prime Beckham icon has a rating of 92.
Beckham said: “I’m so proud to be returning to EA SPORTS™ with my FIFA 21 Beckham Edition cover…Excited to be back on the pitch as an icon with some of my old teammates!”
The global esports business co-owned by David Beckham, Guild Esports has created a great piece of video content that showcases Beckham himself reviewing some of the organisation’s players recreating goals in FIFA 21 they think he could have scored.
Including plays from FIFA pro NRaseck and Guild content creator TN25, you can see the team’s efforts to recreate Beckham’s renowned skills in the game.
Bend it like Beckham? ✅
Our FIFA lads got the chance to show David Beckham some of their favourite goals scored with his new #FUT21 card. That free-kick by @TN25_ is a peach! 🎯
David Beckham is one of the most popular and famous football players. His trademark freekicks are still fresh in the memory of all the football lovers. You can now score freekicks or show some skills and launch the ball into the net with David Beckham in FIFA 21. He is available in both FIFA Ultimate Team and Volta.
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