Vivo iQOO Z1x will be a toned down version of the previously launched iQOO Z1. There were a lot of rumors about this device and its upcoming launch. The Z1 was launched with MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ and the Z1x is rumored to launch with Snapdragon 765G and with 5G connectivity option. The exact date of launch has not been mentioned officially.
The Vivo iQOO Z1x is supposed to come with SNapdragon 765G and 5000mAh battery. recently some reports claim that a few tipsters have shared some information about the specifications of the smartphone. It is said that it will feature a 6.57-inches FHD+ display along with a 120Hz refresh rate. One of the leakers has revealed that it will feature a 48MP main camera sensor. Whereas, there are no more details about other cameras of the smartphone.
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According to the leaks, this smartphone will support UFS 2.1 storage and will be available in up to 8GB DDR5 RAM variants. The phone will be powered with a 5000mAh battery along with a toned-down 33W fast charging tech. There is no such confirmed news about all these specs but in order to make it cheaper than the original Z1, this smartphone has to be toned down in terms of specifications.
The pricing will be a bit different in this case because the previous iQOO Z1 is priced at CNY2,198 while the 8GB + 128GB version is CNY2,498 ($350/€320). In this case the Z1x will start even at a lower price maybe less than CNY2,000 in order to make it cheaper than this.
Originally announced back in CES 2020, the Samsung G9 1000R Odyssey Curved Gaming Monitor is now available for purchase globally at $1,699. Obviously, with such prices, you’ll get a premium gaming that is one of its kind.
This is the best monitor in its Curved Odyssey gaming monitor lineup which Samsung says has been completely reimagined with gamers in mind. The 1000R curve design is made to fit within the full span of human vision. In spite of featuring an extremely deep curvature, the G9 1000R is equipped with the stunning QLED panels.
With a 49-inch display, this is the world’s first gaming monitor that offers Dual Quad High-Definition DQHD i.e. 5120×1440 resolution. It also features a 32:9 aspect ratio, a deep and immersive 1000R curvature, and a peak brightness of 1000 cd/m2. It also delivers great colour-space accuracy of 92% of AdobeRGB and 125% sRGB.
So, naturally, the Odyssey G9 monitor will have more colour accuracy and being TÜV Rheinland certified, it protects your eyes as well. It features 1ms response time and 240Hz Rapid refresh rate. The gaming monitor even supports the NVIDIA G-SYNC as well as the Adaptive-Sync on DP1.4.
The monitor features Quantum dot technology combined with an HDR1000 VA panel to produce lifelike colours in vivid detail. The G9 has a unique design with a glossy white exterior and an Iron Man-like infinity core lighting glowing rear core, which includes 52 colours and five lighting effect options.
This Odyssey G9 curved gaming monitor is a flagship in the monitor segment and a stunner honestly, if you have money to spend for a professional or a high-end gaming monitor then this can be your next choice. Buy from Samsung’s online store.
Realme made its way just two years back and it has grown at a speed which hardly anyone could ever think of, from launching a huge number of smartphones in the entry-level and budget end, Realme entered mid-range and finally in 2019 started making flagships or flagship-killer smartphones as well.
It also has expanded its footprint into IoT products, much like other Chinese smartphone brands, making audio products, wearables, Smart TVs and much more. It plans to expand more in the coming years and made a 1+4+N product strategy to support it which is truly a copy of Huawei’s original 1+8+N strategy presented in 2019.
The Chinese company recently announced its 1+4+N product plan, where 1 describes to mobile phones, 4 describes various IoT products and forthcoming IoT and lifestyle products with the N standing for brand new. While, in the original Huawei’s 2019 1+8+N plan, the 1 also stood for mobile phones, although the 8 and the N corresponded to the IoT apparatus and smart homes and much more.
It's called as "originality". Dear #CopyCat brand, you should try it sometime. Now even copying slides.
BTW I am surprised – why did you leave the laptop category? We just launched it. Please add that too your slide too. 🙏
Put simply, the new Realme product strategy seems strongly inspired if not a direct ripoff. A company could easily have chosen another brand or another name, but the movement was pretty obvious. Interestingly, a Xiaomi representative took to Twitter to call Realme’s actions, calling them a copy cat and also sharing the item plan wheel that both firms shared, although with a 1-year-old gap.
The pace at which Realme is progressing, it’s obvious for them to make a product strategy for the coming years but they could have gone for an original one, instead of copying. This is a matter of ethics which is missing these days as Realme has become blind to defeat its sole competitor Xiaomi in every possible way.
This type of incident is uncommon in the business and direct inspirations have been seen in the past as well. However, will this make an impact among its fans? Well, time will surely tell that.
Bundesliga giant Borussia Dortmund was set to have a tour of Asia. The squad would have gone to China and Southeast Asia at the end of the European season but the trip has been cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Now, Dortmund has found an alternative for the cancelled Asia tour. They have planned a unique virtual tour of Asia in August. They have announced their plans on Tuesday. They will organise events in Asia if the COVID-19 situation permits and will meet the fans virtually.
Borussia Dortmund has club offices in Shanghai and Singapore. They plan to offer their fans the opportunity to meet the players online and watch live streaming of the training sessions held in Germany. They will do so in the 30 fan clubs across south-east Asia.
The 2020/21 Bundesliga is will begin from mid-September and Dortmund have been already knocked out of the Champions League this season. So there’s enough time for them to link with their fans in Asia in August.
In a statement, Dortmund‘s managing director Carsten Cramer said that after the original tour was cancelled, “many fans and partners” in Asia had approached them about an alternative. He further said: “This gave rise to the idea of Dortmund, in close cooperation with our offices in Singapore and Shanghai, being sent digitally to Asia.”
The virtual tour will include live streaming of the training session and an on-site reporter who will interact with the players in an online meet-and-greet. This is a great initiative from Dortmund. The first-of-its-kind virtual tour would influence the other teams to do this type of tour in the future for interacting with their fans across the globe.
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The coronavirus spreading is boosted up in India for the past few days as the lockdown rules and regulations are relaxed. The COVID-19 hospitals are getting busier and the tests are also increased. Taking advantage of this situation, a massive phishing attack may happen and it already started from 21st June as per the expectation.
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) already warned about this threat. As per them, the attacker may contact both individuals and business organizations of every level using the name of any government organization for serving COVID-19 related services.
CERT-In stated, “The phishingcampaign is expected to use malicious emails under the pretext of local authorities in charge of dispensing government-funded Covid-19 support initiatives. Such emails are designed to drive recipients towards fake websites where they are deceived into downloading malicious files or entering personal and financial information,”
CERT-In issued advisory on COVID 19-related Phishing Attack Campaign by Malicious Actors. pic.twitter.com/x8WO3TseCM
The attackers may offer free COVID-19 testing with the exchange of your personal data including baking information that can be used for theft later. The expected targeted areas are Delhi, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Ahmedabad. The email ids they used supposed to be like the official government domains [ for example: ncov2019@gov.in ]. Besides, it is estimated that the criminals already have mail ids of around 20 lack common peoples.
Guidelines:
The government listed some guidelines to stay safe from the attackers.
Be aware of the spelling mistakes or irregularities in the mails you received
Avoid providing personal details, especially banking details
Don’t click to the links or attachments inside unknown mails
For getting access of any kind of offers or details, browse the official website manually or use the app if any
Stay away from some kind of reward or prize offerings
Making its way in 2019, Respawn & EA’s battle royale game Apex Legends made huge popularity in its short span of time. But these days every major battle royale games are available on smartphones as well including PUBG, Call of Duty and Fortnite, so why should EA fall out?
Apex Legends had a surprise announcement and release on PS4, Xbox One, and PC and the mobile version of it is something which EA was contemplating to bring back in February last year. Andrew Wilson, CEO of EA, had a Fireside Chat and verified that Apex Legends for mobile will be launching this year as a soft launch.
From EA's Investor Fireside Chat today:
"Apex Legends in soft launch by the end of this year (on mobile)".
Throughout the chat, Andrew Wilson commented that EA has Plants Vs. Zombie 3 in soft launch already. It will be intriguing to see what EA brings to mobile barring that and Apex Legends with many of its games going to Nintendo Switch. Making a game free to play has worked for almost all gaming companies provided you get a large number of gamers, so naturally, for smartphones, EA will surely get more users than expected if they properly optimize it for smartphones.
Apex Legends is still very popular on console and PC platforms with both Steam and Nintendo Switch versions planned for this Fall. It will be intriguing to see if finally, we will be able to play Apex Legends on mobile that too without any hiccups.
It’s possible that Apex Legends on iOS and Android will possess its own player pool such as PUBG Mobile instead of the way Fortnite is cross-platform on all systems. How excited are you to see Apex Legends running on your smartphone? Tell us in the comments below… 😉
When we try to make a gaming PC we have several budgets and according to it, we have an infinite number of builds in our mind but most of the times we get confused. In India, the ₹ 50,000 is the sweet spot for gamers and we have a lot of options available as well, but for processors these days, most people go for AMD.
Not only people love AMD’s cost-performance ratio but also love their compatibility to upgrade each year and obviously love the Zen architecture as a whole. There’s no denial the Zen 2 architecture is a revolutionary one totally, not only can you game with it but also it’s amazing for productivity works also.
With more cores and threads at cheaper prices, AMD just nails the competition, so obviously we have gone for a Ryzen CPU which is available in huge quantity in India i.e. the Ryzen 5 3500. For graphics, we have used the recent GTX 1650 Super and other components that perfectly blend to the build.
So, here’s the complete Gaming PC build guide under ₹ 50,000:
AMD Ryzen 5 3500 Desktop Processor
Price: ₹ 11,580
6 Cores & 6 Threads
Base Clock: 3.6GHz, Max Boost Clock: up to 4.1GHz, 19MB Cache, TDP: 65W
System Memory Specification: 3200MHz, System Memory Type: DDR4, Memory Channels: 2
Graphics: Separate Graphics Card is required, Heatsink Fan: Wraith Stealth, Warranty: 3 Years
A great CPU for those who need the powerful and efficient “Zen 2” cores at lower price points. The CPU is able to handle games and other low-medium end tasks, can handle tasks like video editing and Photoshop, etc, as well.
Supports AMD 3rd Gen Ryzen/ 2nd Gen Ryzen/ 1st Gen Ryzen/ 2nd Gen Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics/ 1st Gen Ryzen with Radeon Vega Graphics/ Athlon with Radeon Vega Graphics Processors
Dual Channel Non-ECC Unbuffered DDR4, 4 DIMMs
HDMI, DVI-D Ports for Multiple Display
Ultra-Fast PCIe Gen3 x4 M.2 with PCIe NVMe & SATA mode support
High Quality Audio Capacitors and Audio Noise Guard with LED Trace Path Lighting
RGB Fusion supports RGB LED Strips in 7-Colors
Realtek Gigabit LAN with cFosSpeed Internet Accelerator Software
Smart Fan 5 Features 5 Temperature Sensors and 2 Hybrid Fan Headers with FAN STOP
APP Center Including EasyTune and Cloud Station Utilities
CEC 2019 Ready, Save Power with a Simple Click
Undoubtedly the cheapest and the best B450 motherboard available with loads of options that you can ask for at this budget. Comes with Ryzen 3000 CPU support out-of-the-box, so no worries at all and has enough slots for future upgradability.
This was a tough choice to make but for playing games at 1080p this card gives a clear edge over others. Uses lower TDP and delivers higher frame rates in eSports titles, great budget GPU honestly.
Supports Intel X299 platform and implements 2666MHz
Intel XMP 2.0 more accessible overclocking
RoHS compliant
A no compromise on RAM because these days at least 16GB of RAM is required for smooth gaming as well as all day productivity tasks. Higher the frequency of the RAM, faster will be your Ryzen PC.
LED Control Button – Just a single press to change the front panel’s ARGB lighting effect at will
Supports up to 8 fans – Front 120mm x 3 / 140mm x 2 | Top 120mm x 2 | Rear 120mm x 1 | PSU Shroud 120mm x 2 | Pre-Installed 120mm x 1 in Rear
Top and Bottom Dust filters
Motherboard Support: Up to ATX | Graphics Card Support: Up to 300 mm
CPU Cooler Support: Up to 160 mm | PSU Support: Up to 160 mm
A budget gaming CPU cabinet with side glass and a heck lot of fan support and has an RGB lighting effect at the front as well. So, at its price it obviously gives you a gaming feel along with no compromise on upgradeability as well.
450W continuous power guaranteed 450W of continuous power from Antec
120 mm silence – a whisper-quiet quality fan with long lifetime
Thermal manager – an advanced low voltage fan control for optimal heat and nose management
Circuit shield full suite of industrial-grade protections
Heavy-duty caps high-performance capacitors ensure tightest DC stability and regulation
MTBF 80,000 hours
ATX12V version 2.31
A 450W PSU is enough to handle the efficient Ryzen CPU and the GTX 1650 Super, if you want a 500W or 550W PSU to stay future-proof, you can also go for them.
With sequential read speeds up to 545 MB/s quickly boot your system, launch apps and open files.
Available in 2.5”/7mm cased and M.2 2280 form factors to accommodate most PCs.
Ultra-low power-draw so you can use your laptop PC for longer periods of time. Shock-resistant and WD F.I.T. LabTM certified for compatibility and reliability.
Includes a Brand Warranty: 3-year limited warranty
In 2020, SSD is a must choice and at least 240GB is obvious for any gaming PC build to thrive.
As our budget was limited to ₹ 50,000, we made no compromise on the main components and at a total of ₹ 51,075, this gaming PC can get to your house without troubling you a lot. Do buy a hard disk with the PC build and go for the Western Digital WD10EZEX 1TB HDD available for ₹ 3,870 from here: https://amzn.to/2VcqS3p
How did you like the gaming PC guide tell us in the comments below… Have any doubts? Do not forget to ask in the comments as well.
The Netherlands international who joined Barcelona from Ajax this season is reportedly angry with the club’s medical department for the way his injury has been diagnosed.
Frenkie De Jong started for Barcelona as the season resumed and they were back to LaLiga action on 13th June. Barcelona won 4-0 against Mallorca. After that match, De jong has been sidelined with injury.
According to a report by Cat Radio, the midfielder is now aware that his calf problem has probably ruled him out for the rest of the LaLiga campaign. He is unhappy with the diagnosis of his injury and is threatening to return to the Netherlands to recover from the injury.
The medical team could not diagnosis the depth of the injury and cleared him to play the first match which has further worsen the injury and now De Jong will miss out on the rest of the season unexpectedly.
This is not the first time, a Barcelona player is angry on the medical team. Ousmane Dembele and Samuel Umtiti are also on that list. Both of them are in Qatar for treatment on respective injuries rather than to go with the club’s own physio team.
Several other Barcelona players are also unhappy with the way injuries are being handled and ‘there is a growing unease’ in the dressing room among the squad.
Barcelona manager Setien is still insisting that the injury is not that bad and De Jong will return soon. But De Jong himself disagrees and thinks that this season is over for him.
Setien told: “He has a small injury in the area of his calf and we’ll see how he progresses. But I’m sure he’ll be able to play a few games. He’s a complete player because he gives us a lot of things when we have the ball, but he’s also physical and covers a lot of space.”
“He’s young, he has dynamism, enthusiasm and quality. He’s learning many things we’ve been trying to improve. It’s true that he’s an important loss and he could help us a lot. We’re a little upset that he’s not there, but these are things you have to adapt to.”
Meanwhile, Setien said Dembele is progressing well in his recovery from a thigh injury but his return to group training ‘will have to wait’.
De Jong had been an almost ever-present in the team this season before that injury. He made 38 appearances in all competitions and missing just three games. He has also scored two goals and provided two assists this season.
Is something really wrong behind the scenes in Barcelona? Dembele’s Barcelona career has been marred by injuries. Who’s fault is that?
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EA Sports and FIFA have organized a FIFA 20 eChallenger Series for Asia. Thay said on Monday that real-life professional football players will team up with eSports gamers and social networking influencers to compete at a four-nation eChallenger series for Asia.
Simon Thomas, FIFA Chief Commercial Officer said: “For the first time, EA Sports FIFA Online 4 fans across Asia will have the chance to watch and engage directly with their favourite football stars, influencers and esports professionals.”
The four Asian nations which will participate in this eChallenger series are:
China
Vietnam
Thailand
South Korea
The ‘EA Sports FIFA Online 4’ series will be held from 25th-30th June and the matches will be streamed live on FIFA’s gaming platform fifa.gg
There will be 4 teams comprising of 3 players from each of the 4 countries. They will compete in EA Sports’ famed game ‘FIFA 20‘. The teams will play to be crowned as the national champions.
The matches will include both single and multiplayer modes – 1v1, 2v2, and 3v3 matches. This initiative replaces previous competition the Fifa eChampions Cup Spring 2020.
Apple’s latest MacBook Air laptops got an upgrade on March this year, featuring the latest 10th Gen Ice Lake CPUs and few key upgrades. Finally, these laptops carry a cheaper price tag and they are now available in India via Amazon, starts at ₹ 92,990.
The Cupertino giant has implemented some key features like the new Magic Keyboard from the MacBook Pro 16, quad-core 10th generation Intel Core processors now starts with 256GB SSD storage.
In terms of design and display, there’s almost no change since last-gen, featuring the same 13-inch True Tone Retina display. It also has the Touch ID, a Force Touch trackpad, two Thunderbolt 3 ports and promises an all-day battery life.
MacBook Air (2020) Specs:
Display: 13.3-inch (2560 x 1600 pixels) 227 PPI Retina display with True Tone
Processor: 1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i3 (Turbo Boost up to 3.2GHz, with 4MB L3 cache) / 1.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 (Turbo Boost up to 3.5GHz, with 6MB L3 cache) 10th generation processor with Intel Iris Plus Graphics
8GB 3733MHz RAM
256GB /512GB SSD storage, configurable up to 2TB
macOS Catalina
Magic Keyboard, Touch ID, Force Touch trackpad
Stereo speakers, Wide stereo sound, Support for Dolby Atmos playback, Three-mic array with directional beamforming, 3.5 mm headphone jack
Ports: 2 x Thunderbolt 3 ports for charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s), USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s))
Security: Apple T2 Security Chip Gen 2
Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11ac dual-band, Bluetooth 5.0
Battery: 49.9 watt-hours lithium‑polymer battery with up to 11 hours wireless web, up to 12 hours Apple TV app movie playback and up to 30 days of standby time, 30W USB-C Power Adapter
Apple has skipped its outdated Amber Lake-Y processors that it included in last year’s MacBook Air to the newer Ice Lake-Y architecture which is based on the latest 10 nm process, the Ice Lake-Y series CPUs can run at up to 9W TDP on up to four cores.
The new MacBook Air delivers promises up to two times faster CPU performance, as Apple is using custom Intel silicon without stating the actual name of the lineup says to be offering Core i3, Core i5, and Core i7 SKUs only.
So, as this is an Ice Lake CPU, it features Intel Iris Plus Graphics which Intel does not offer currently on its Core i3 Ice Lake-Y processors. This helps the new MacBook Air to deliver up to 80% faster graphics performance than last-gen.
This is accompanied with LPDDR4X 3733 MHz RAM and Apple offering 8GB RAM as a standard option along with 16GB RAM option as well. Likewise, the MacBook Air now starts with 256GB of SSD storage and can be configured with up to a 2 TB SSD.
Talking about the new Magic Keyboard which Apple has borrowed from the MacBook Pro 16, it features a redesigned scissor mechanism that delivers 1mm of key travel for a comfortable and stable key feel. On the other hand, the new inverted-“T” arrangement for the arrow keys makes it easier to find without looking down.
The new MacBook Air also features a unibody wedge design made from 100% recycled aluminium and comes in three finishes including gold, silver and space grey. Also, it has the same all-day battery life which MacBook Air is known for.
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