We already know that Nvidia will acquire SoftBank-owned chipmaker Arm, but the deal is still to make a final takeoff. It is no surprise that authorities and tech giants around the world have criticized the deal, citing the unfair advantage which Nvidia will receive over its competitors.
And now, in the long list of opposers, Qualcomm has joined the party. According to sources, Qualcomm has voiced its stance to US Govt’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the European Commission, the UK Competition and Markets Authority, and China’s State Administration for Market Regulation.
Sources also suggest that Qualcomm strongly believes that NVIDIA might prevent other companies from using Arm’s Intellectual Properties(IP) in the future. Arms designs and also currently licenses its ARM architecture(via IP) to various chipmakers. Its chip architecture is currently used across the world in Consumer Electronics like Smartphones, Automation, Networking, etc.
If Nvidia acquires Arm, it will get exclusive rights over its architecture, and that is something no company which uses Arm Architecture wants to see happen.
Companies like Huawei and other Chinese tech firms had expressed their concerns. Among this, Lenovo’s Former Chief Engineer had said that China’s Anti-trust regulator would turn down the deal citing monopoly as the reason.
NVIDIA said that it will acquire Arm for $40 billion, but the deal is yet to be completed as it is under scrutiny. The investigation is still underway and the FTC has asked NVIDIA and Arm to produce more documents regarding the deal and the process is expected to continue for several months down the line.
The deal which is being criticized by many of the tech giants has a high chance of being blocked by any one of the regulators. No company wants to see any other get a monopoly over Arm architecture. We think it’s too much of a power to give into the hands of Nvidia.
What’s your opinion? Let us know in the comment section.
Co-founded by Mr Yogesh Doiphode and Mr Mitesh Gangar in 2015, PlayerzPot is a reliable, secure and fast-growing fantasy sports arena which blends the excitement and thrill of real-world sports with fantasy gaming. Whether it is cricket, football, kabaddi, basketball or baseball, it allows players to experience their favourite games on multiple levels, along with earning real money. PlayerzPot offers users the liberty of choosing their own league, players, and lucky pot. With a customer-centric approach, hassle-free payment options, best-in-town referral programs and an unflagging spirit, PlayerzPot is on its path to becoming India’s best fantasy sports league gaming platform.
PlayerzPot was started in 2015 from a small garage in Airoli, Mumbai, by the co-founders who shared the same passion for fantasy sports and a vision to build India’s best fantasy sports platform. Being first-time entrepreneurs, the initial days trying to grow the company were accompanied by hard lessons and experiences. But taking these as learning opportunities and course-correcting their strategies to innovate and adapt, PlayerzPot was revamped in 2017 and was the first to come up with concepts like ‘Refer & Earn for Lifetime’ along with the option of instant withdrawals, in India. Since then, the platform has continued to add more unique feature and build credibility and today enjoys a strong foothold in the market. PlayerzPot has recently roped in cricketers, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Smriti Mandhana as its brand ambassadors.
In an exclusive interview with TechnoSports, Mr Mitesh Gangar from PlayerzPot tells us about the idea behind this project and future plans
We asked a few questions to which Mitesh Gangar has answered. Here’s what he told us:
1. How did PlayerzPot come into existence?
In 2015, we observed that there was a gap between the real world and how sports fantasy is perceived or played in India. Citing this gap, PlayerzPot was born. For a cricket friendly nation like India, sports content was consumed daily. We felt daily fantasy sports as the best fit. We maneuvered the initial obstacles of starting on from a garage setup by giving IT services and utilising the fund for building our Fantasy Website. In 2017 we launched our Website and the same year we rolled out our Android Application. In 3 years we have surpassed 3 million user base and are gaining good traction.
2. What was the idea behind building PlayerzPot?
PlayerzPot was started with a goal to combine understanding & knowledge of sports with online gaming. It was started with the thought of converting the majority of online sports watching population across India to an active user on the app.
3. What is the current usage statistics of PlayerzPot?
The platform is currently male dominant accounting to around 90%.We are seeing an increasing trend in the female user base since the adoption of casual games. Playerzpot has the highest retention rate amongst the peers. We could see 10% retention at 6th month.On average we see a user spending around 15-20 minutes on the platform. The usage is at its peak in prime matches.
4. How do you plan to take PlayerzPot forward?
We want to be one point gaming destination in the Real Money Gaming Segment.We are entering in the Casual Games as there are days when there are no live matches happening so we focus on the casual games like Quiz, Housie etc and keep our user base engaged. We are planning to add many games in the upcoming month to keep users engaged.This year we are anticipating a growth of 3X in user base and 5X in Revenue. With new games and diversification of our Real Money Gaming portfolio we want to meet the Gen Z target audience.
About Mitesh Gangar (Co-founder & Director)
Mitesh Gangar co-founded PlayerzPot Media Pvt Ltd., in 2015 and has been serving as the Director since then and was responsible for creating the technological setup for the company. He is now extensively working on raising the brand profile of PlayerzPot. Prior to embarking on his journey of entrepreneurship, Mitesh started his career at Techathalon Software Services Pvt Ltd as a Php developer where he learned to build and manage projects right from scratch and create user centric platforms. It was during this stint, where he developed and learnt other necessary skills like resource management, client relationship management among others. By the time he left to begin PlayerzPot with Mr. Yogesh Doiphode, he had bagged the Best Software Developer award at the company in the year 2015. The above-mentioned skills and technical know-how helped him immensely during the early days of PlayerzPot, as he built and developed the team from a small garage-like setup to where it is today.
Mitesh completed his Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Science from Shah and Anchor Kuttchi Engineering College (Mumbai University) in 2012. He has also secured Grade A, after the successful completion of Online Certificate Course (OCC) on The RTI Act, 2005, by CGG in collaboration with DoPT, Government of India. Mitesh is extremely interested in giving back to the community and get involved in many social and community benefit programmes.
Samsung has finally launched its so-called “speedy” mid-range smartphone in India, named the Samsung Galaxy F62. It is the second smartphone from Samsung of its F-series, the first one was the Galaxy F41. So, without any wastage of time, let’s checkout its specifications and pricing.
Samsung Galaxy F62 runs OneUI 3.0 based on the Android 11 OS and is powered by the former flagship processor of Samsung, the Exynos 9825 SoC chipset. Regarding the display, this phone offers a bigger 6.7-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel with a centered punch-hole for the selfie camera. This phone has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
The Exynos 9825 SoC of this phone is paired with 6GB/8GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage (Hybrid-SIM slot). Coming to the camera section, this phone offers a square-shaped quad rear camera setup (supported by an LED flash) that includes a 64MP primary sensor, a 12MP ultra-wide sensor, a 5MP macro, and a 5MP depth sensor. For selfies, this phone offers a 32MP selfie snapper at the front.
The Samsung Galaxy F62 is fueled up by a massive 7,000mAh battery supported by 25 W of fast charging. In terms of connectivity, this phone has almost everything, such as WiFi, Bluetooth, USB-C port for charging, and so on. This phone is available in three different color variants: Laser Blue, Laser Green, and Laser Grey.
Coming to the pricing and availability, the Samsung Galaxy F62 will be available on Flipkart at a price tag of ₹23,999 for its 6GB/128GB option and ₹25,999 for its 8GB/128GB option.
Barca and Argentina superstar Lionel Messi in the match on Saturday levelled Xavi’s record of 505 La Liga appearances for Barcelona. The six-time Ballon d’Or winner was in Koeman’s starting XI for the against Alaves on Saturday, where he scored twice, with a final score of 5-1 win.
This match took him to level with the most appearances for the red and blues with his former team-mate Xavi, as Messi played 759 games for the Catalonian giants across all competitions and has 651 goals to his name for the club so far.
Regarding the league appearances of the Catalonian giant, Barca’s Andres Iniesta is third on the all-time list with 442, Sergio Busquets on fourth and now up on 399, and former captain Carles Puyol finishes on the top five with 392.
Francisco Trincao scored the first for the team after half an hour. Also, Messi added another to Barca’s score second at Camp Nou in first-half stoppage time from 30 yards minutes after scoring a goal, which unfortunately ruled out for offside. In the 75th minute, Trincao added the third goal to Barca’s name. Messi in the 75th minute fired in another sensational long-range goal and added to Barca’s fourth.
Luis Rioja took advantage of a defensive mistake in the 57th minute of the play to briefly return Alaves’s hope of a comeback before Messi led Barca pulled away from the match in the final moments of the game. Both Araujo and Pique both injured Frenkie De Jong handled the central defense.
The Barca B product, the 18-year-old Kourouma started in the playing XI and assisted Trincao’s first goal. Messi proved lethal yesternight, with two goals and assists, including a pass to Griezmann, but he couldn’t make it.
Finally, defender Junior Firpo concluded the match with another goal in the 80th minute.
Manchester United is often criticized for their excessive dependency on Bruno Fernandes. Some critics call the Red Devils as Bruno Fernandes FC
Since his joining, Bruno Fernandes is making the headlines for every good reason with Manchester United. His performance is becoming better and better every day.
Bruno Fernandes recently completed one year as a Manchester United player. The Portuguese have made an excellent impact in this one year. He has made the Red Devils the title contender again.
38 – Since his Premier League debut for Manchester United in February 2020, only Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski (both 44) have been directly involved in more goals in Europe's big-five leagues than Bruno Fernandes (38 – 22 goals, 16 assists). Special. pic.twitter.com/wHvp0FhUUH
He has won 4 ‘Premier League Player of the Month’ award in this one year. In his 38 appearances for Manchester United in Premier in this one year, he has been involved in a remarkable 38 goals for the club. He has scored 22 goals and provided 16 assists.
No Manchester United player has been directly involved in more Premier League goals since the start of 19/20 than him. Only Lionel Messi and Robert Lewandowski (both 44) have been directly involved in more goals in Europe’s big-five leagues than the Portuguese.
Today Manchester United drew again in the Premier League against West Bromwich Albion. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s man found them behind within the 81 seconds of the game as Mbaye Diagne gave West Brom an early lead. But Bruno Fernandes came to the rescue again for the Manchester United. The Portuguese midfielder scored a volley to equalise.
The stats prove how instrumental Bruno Fernandes is for Manchester United. The Red Devils certainly know Bruno’s quality very well as he has been an influential figure at Old Trafford. He is surely one of the best midfielders in the league.
Amazon is celebrating Powerbank Days starting this Monday and will go till 17th Feb Wednesday. In this timespan, you can get up to 70% off on powerbanks from top brands. Here are the selected powerbanks coming under the offer.
Ambrane 20000mAh Li-Polymer Powerbank
Price – Rs.1,199
High Performance- With 20000 mAh battery capacity and dual ports for input and output, it’s a powerbank with no hassle and only great performance and experience.
Dual Outputs – The power bank has dual output available to charge your devices. Any device that supports USB output is rechargeable from the powerbank. When two devices are being charged simultaneously, it intelligently adjusts power output to match the device’s requirement and gives efficient charging speed.
Inputs ports – The dual input ports allow you to recharge the power bank with either micro USB or Type-C cable, hence you don’t have to carry extra cables
The power bank has a 10000 | 20000 mAh Li-Po battery can charge a 3000 mAh battery up to 2.4 | 4.7 times and a 4000 mAh battery up to 1.8 | 3.5 times in one go.
It’s rugged ergonomics and stylish finish makes a statement wherever you carry it.
There are dual input ports (micro USB and Type C) so that you can charge the power bank conveniently with any cable. The device takes 5-6 hours to charge completely.
The dual USB output ports push out 2.4 Amp at 5V for an output of 12W providing extremely fast charging.
The power bank has a 20000 mAh Li-Po battery can charge a 3000 mAh battery up to 4.7 times and a 4000 mAh battery up to 3.5 times in one go.
It’s rugged ergonomics and stylish finish makes a statement wherever you carry it.
There are dual input ports (micro USB and Type C) so that you can charge the power bank conveniently with any cable. The device takes 5-6 hours to charge completely.
The dual USB output ports push out 2.4 Amp at 5V for an output of 12W providing extremely fast charging.
18W Fast Charging: The new Redmi Power Bank comes with 18W Fast Charging. It supports 5.1V/2.4A, 9V/ 2A MAX and 12V/1.5A MAX charging outputs that ensures efficient and quick charging for your devices
Classic Dual Port: Dual input ports (Micro-USB/USB-C) and Dual USB Output with smart charging – Redmi Power Bank intelligently adjusts power output up to 18W to deliver fast and efficient charging for each connected device
Ergonomics at its Best: This power bank is crafted using high quality material and comes in classic black and white color. The anti-slip edge texture offers a great hand feel and prevents pesky falls and drops
12 Layers Circuit Protection: Mi Power Bank comes with advanced level of chipset protection that ensures protection against short-circuit, over-current, over-voltage, over-charge & discharge, etc
Two-way Quick Charge: The feature ensures faster charging for Power Bank and connected devices; Charging time: Approx 6.7 hours (18W charger, standard USB cable), Approx 10 hours ( 10W charger, standard USB cable)
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Ultra-high capacity The massive 20 000mAh capacity provides more than 5 charges for iPhone x almost 5 full charges for Samsung Galaxy S10 and over 2 and a half charges for iPad Mini 5
High-Speed Charging: PowerIQ and VoltageBoost combine to deliver the fastest possible charge(does not support Qualcomm Quick Charge)
Certified Safe: Anker’s MultiProtect safety system ensures complete protection for you and your devices.
18 month warranty is supported by Flash Distribution.
Stuffcool Type C 18W Power delivery 10000 mAh Li Polymer Power Bank
Price – Rs.1,399
10000 mAh capacity : Enough to charge your iPhone Xs 2.6 times or your Google Pixel 3 more than twice.
USB C 18W PD input/output: For charging your devices and power bank rapidly. ‘ll charge your Google Pixel 3 using a USB C-C cable in 1 hour 40 minutes from 0-100%. Can fully charge your iPhone Xs using a USB C – lightning cable in 1 hour 45 minutes and the power bank can be fully charged in less than 4 hours using a USB C PD charger.
2 Quick charge 3.0 (QC 3.0) USB output : For charging all your Quick charge 3.0 compatible devices quickly. Xiaomi redmi note 6 pro can be charged in 1 hour 45 minutes from the QC3.0 port, Quick charge 3.0 micro USB input: To completely charge the power bank in less than 4 hours. Light weight and slim design: Textured plastic housing has made the powerbank light weight and gives good grip to carry along with ease
More than 500 times charge/discharge life cycle: Don’t need to worry about the power bank’s battery for 500 days even if you recharge your power bank’s drained out battery daily after using the power bank to charge your smartphone more than twice a day.
Certified Safe: Anker’s Multi Protect safety system provides superior protection for you and your devices
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Small Size, Big Power: An astonishingly compact portable charger that provides 2.5 charges for Galaxy S10, or 2.4 for iPhone XS, Recharges in 5.5 hours with a 5V/2A charger
Jamie Vardy’s story is one of the most eventful in football history, earning a move to a Championship club from non-league football and going on to win the Premier League and win two Golden Boot awards for Leicester City.
Jamie Carragher has gone as far as to call his £1 million signing from Fleetwood Town the best signing in history, with the player now having made over 300 appearances for Leicester City and scoring 144 goals in the process.
Legendary Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has revealed that he wanted to bring Vardy to the Emirates in 2016, when he starred in Leicester’s title winning campaign, finishing the season as the top scorer in the Premier League.
Wenger offered the Leicester striker ‘a lot of money’ to make the move to London, but as history would have it, the player ended up staying at the King Power Stadium.
‘I offered him a lot of money at the time,’ Wenger told beIN Sports.
‘Leicester had just won the championship in 2016, and [Vichai] Srivaddhanaprabha at the time, who unfortunately after had the helicopter accident, did absolutely not want to lose him and they offered him a longer contract and approximately the same money, if not more.’
He added: ‘We had more of the ball, yes, but still around the box, the timings of his runs, he finds the space.
‘When you see the big strikers, they’re on the move when others stand still in the box, and he has that.
‘You see they read (the game) earlier than others, they anticipate better, they understand quicker than other people what’s going on, and (he has) that quality of anticipation, that speed of understanding.’
Nvidia unveiled its RTX 30 series graphics cards at the CES 2021 event and the specs are mouth-watering. Even so now and then we are hearing about the new and upcoming additions to the RTX 30 family.
We already know that one of the upcoming RTX 30 addition is the RTX 3060 graphics card. The card comes with 3584 CUDA cores, and the price of $329 MSRP is a bang for the buck.
But we have sad news today, even though the MSRP mentioned by the manufacturer is all good and acceptable, unfortunately for the gamers in Europe, the price of the GPUs have escalated even more.
According to sources, some European retailers have marked the card upwards of USD 600 (EUR 499) which is almost two times the premium over NVIDIA’s MSRP and 50% over official European MSRP. The price hike was first reported by a user called The Determinator at Videocardz.
But the green team is still trying its best to make its vendors stick to the original MSRP. But to its dismay, it has been reported that several retailers are cancelling the already made pre-orders and are now forcing customers to purchase the cards at the new and inflated prices. they are playing dirty now.
Some might suggest that Nvidia is letting them play dirty, but in reality, it cannot force the retailers to sell their products at a specific rate. It would be illegal. The company can, however, cut the supply to the said vendors. But then, it would lose its market. so Nvidia has its hands tied for now.
For now, the only way for gamers to get their hands on the gaming cards at a reasonable price seems to be by purchasing a prebuilt machine. OEMs like Dell, HP, and others have enough power to force the cards at MSRP, but until then, we gamers have to suffer under the rule of supply and demand.
Manchester United starlet Amad Diallo has been fined £42,000 by the Italian FA after an investigation revealed the details behind the teenager’s journey to the Old Trafford.
According to the Daily Mail:
“Five adults have been accused of smuggling Diallo, his brother Hamed and three other young African footballers into Italy on a family visa six years ago. They face accusations of crimes of forgery and aiding and abetting illegal immigration. Two of them claimed to be the brothers’ parents, allowing the boys to enter through that country’s ‘family reunification’ system.”
during the Primavera TIM Supercup match between Atalanta BC U19 and ACF Fiorentina U19 at Gewiss Stadium on October 28, 2019 in Bergamo, Italy.
Amad Diallo was born in Abidjan in the Ivory Coast and was smuggled into Italy through the breach of Article 19 of FIFA’s rules regarding underage transfers. He originally joined a small club named Boca Barco. He since joined Atalanta and has already made his move to England.
Talent scout Giovanni Damiano Drago gave police information following arrest, according to the Daily Mail and the player’s situation reveals a disturbing and dark side of the beautiful game that is washed over by the flash and the polished nature of the product that we see.
The false documents that Diallo produced to gain entry into Italy claimed Mamadou Hamed Traore and Marina Edwige Carine Teher as the youngster’s father, and mother respectively. However, the investigation that started in the public prosecutor’s realm and was overtaken by the Italian football board uncovered that the information provided was false.
Sassuolo midfielder Hamed Traore’s relation with Amad has also been brought under scrutiny, with officials sceptical of whether the two are actually brothers or not. Hamed has also been fined the same amount by the Italian FA.
It is common practice for all the clubs in European football to spend the money on the desired players. But Indian clubs were not interested in this earlier.
However, ISL 7 has seen a massive chance of thought in this regard. Indian clubs seem to be interested in the transfer business.
It was a common practice among the Indian clubs to sign players who are the free agent. But this season clubs have gone for transfer business among them. Manveer Singh joined ATK Mohun Bagan FC from FC Goa for 80 lakhs where Dheeraj Singh went the opposite way for 70 lakhs in the January transfer window.
Indian clubs also paid the release clause to seal their deals. Mumbai City FC, backed by City Football Group, paid Rs 1.6 crore for the release clause of ISL 2019-20 Golden Ball winner Hugo Boumous to secure his services from FC Goa. The clubs also spent money to seal the signings of young talented players of the I-League.
Surprisingly, clubs have also gone for the foreigners of other leagues and clubs. ATK Mohun Bagan FC signed A-League’s Brisbane Roar’s Brad Inman for a transfer fee. Mumbai City FC signed Adam Le Fondre, Cy Goddard on loan.
The ISL clubs spent more than 6 times on incoming players than the last season. The clubs have spent 9.5 crores compared to last year’s Rs 1.4 crore.
Anuj Kichlu of Best Of You Sports said, “ISL has expanded and clubs are moving from 1-2 year contracts to long-term contracts with younger players. The buying and selling of players never happened in the first 4-5 years.”
