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A Guide for Safely Gaming Online

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Online gaming is an absolute joy. It can be thrilling, engaging, social and utterly enjoyable. However, it also has the potential to find some less favourable ends—from bullying and data-loss to online predation.

That is why it’s incredibly important to keep in mind a number of things when gaming online, as to secure yourself while having the most enjoyable time possible.

We’ll split the overall safety concerns into two major categories: social and informational.

Information

VPNs

Virtual Private Networks provide you with total privacy and anonymity by creating private networks within public internet connections. This masks your IP address, while also allowing you to access location-specific internet content depending on the location of your VPN.

For gaming VPNs have multiple benefits. First they ensure all your information is not traceable to your IP address. Second, they help to avoid internet service providers from throttling or slowing down bandwidth by encrypting your data. And thirdly they can hep you to reduce lag or ping by connecting to a long-distance server.

That said, to reap the benefits of a gaming VPN you must ensure that the VPN has sufficient speed.

Securing Your Account

Keeping long passwords is a no-brainer, as it reduces the risk of cyber-attack—but that said many of us still use flimsy passwords.

Thus, take the time to make a secure password so that your account, and whatever it contains, is less likely to be broken into.

Never Share Your Information

Giving out personal information online or in real life is a huge red flag, so simply don’t do it. Simply refer to yourself as your character name or account name, and if asked don’t disclose any information about your personal whereabouts, email address, bank details or any of the like.

Information means power, so make sure you keep it all in your court and don’t give it up.

Social

Social Problems when Gaming Online

We’ve all experienced people rage online. Whether it be frustrated comments, name calling or derogatory slurs. But as players often invest themselves in games, these can often get ugly—fast.

If you, or whoever is playing, are averse to such inflammatory comments, most games provide you with numerous options to avoid such encounters. These range from muting microphones to disabling typed chat.

And, if after a while you find yourself being the one hurling insults ensure you are taking frequent breaks to cool off. This can not only help improve your mood but can help improve your experience of the game as a whole.

Protecting Young Gamers

Young gamers shouldn’t be exposed to certain types of content. The simplest way to judge this is by looking at the age classification for any particular game, and ensuring to abide by them.

However certain online games run the risk of surpassing their age rating due to player-driven elements like typed of voice chats.

For such titles, it can be wise to ensure profanity filters are enabled and young players are not connected to voice-chat features.

Furthermore, if a young person has had a negative or aggressive experience in a given title, make sure to treat the situation seriously, with attentive care to provide a good point of reflection on the experience as a whole.

But, when it is possible, it is always worth trying to mitigate all the risks—so if in doubt, check the settings and landscape of an online game before providing it to underaged players.

Keeping Social Relationships Safe

While social relationships made in games can be fun, it is important that they remain safe. This is primarily done by ensuring your personal information remains safe.

However, as cyber bullies and online predators can exist within online games, it is especially important to ensure any social interactions remain primarily focused on the game at hand. Thus, if there is ever any talk of real names, addresses, face-to-face meetings or even webcam chats, treat these will all seriousness.

Furthermore, if you are a young gamer it is incredibly important to turn down all types of further interaction with online-only friends.

Enjoying Online Games, Safely

While this information all comes with a serious edge, once taken to heart these simple tips can ensure that your gaming experience can be both safe and enjoyable.

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Samsung officially introduces One UI 3.0

Samsung officially introduces the next version of its own custom skin One UI 3.0 based on Android 11. Yes, it’s the next major update for the Samsung smartphone holders. Earlier, the company opened a beta program for this version that was closed in December last year. The outcome is now public.

Like its track record, Samsung again brings some impressive features that surely melt the user’s heart. The entire design is now more refined and is empowered by enhanced customization. Just go through the content.

Design :-

The new extended version of One UI is coming with lots of customization options. The first to discuss is text colours. Users can now pic the favourite colour from a large catalogue applied to the button’s texts and icons of the UI. You can see the green places in the image given below.

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Most of the visual effects you are familiar with are replaced with better and optimized ones, including the slider bars. The dark mode is more friendly to human eyes in this version. The developers added more new widgets to add on the lock screen, so, read more without opening your Samsung phone’s screen lock. Coming to the widgets for the home screen, there are more customization options you can play with, from reshaping to adjust the transparency, all are possible. The dynamic wallpapers are the bonus in beauty.

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Notification :-

The Android 11 has the feature to pin music players above the notification list. On top of that, the One UI 3.0 pushes the chat notifications over the other so that you can easily reach out to your lovable.

If you are a mobile gamer, you probably know how feels when calls and other notifications appear while gaming. Well, now, Samsung also comes up with a solution. The One UI 3.0 blocks the calls and notifications during game time, partially handles the other background processes and memory.

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Applications :-

In this section, a lot to say. Starting with the new Gallery App. It stacks all the images that could be your favourite. Most interestingly, the App can repair low-resolution images too, which is stunning. You will get the freedom to access your images anywhere, thanks to the sync feature via Microsoft OneDrive.

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The messaging app allows you to send live stickers and embeds Google Duo, just one tap to see your friend. The calling screens are also editable, provide options to add images or videos there.

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These are not all. There are more to say –

  • The One UI 3.0 can now analyze your usage patterns more efficiently
  • Scrolling is smoother and faster
  • Can share files with other Samsung handsets having older software version maintaining the transfer speed
  • It syncs with PCs and other devices faster through the Microsoft services

The new One UI 3.0 could contain more as it’s not landed in the market yet. If you are a Samsung user, I’m sure you are excited to experience the One UI 3.0. Don’t forget to let us know how much you are excited. Visit here to do so.

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Lionel Messi generates more than he earns as he generated €619m revenue for Barcelona since 2017

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El Mundo published the complete details of Lionel Messi’s contract with Barcelona yesterday. He earned a whopping €555m for 4 years after signing the contract in 2017. The astounding numbers have come under heavy criticism as Barcelona are on the verge of going bankrupt.

Lionel Messi is angry with the situation and wants to sue the one who leaked the contract details. The contract is a piece of private information between a player and a club and Messi is frustrated at the way he has been portrayed.

Now, a recent report by Sport has come up, which states that Lionel Messi generates more than he earns at Barcelona.

Marc Ciria, the founder and CEO of the company Diagonal Inversiones and a Barça partner, together with Josep Fabra, financier, and Ivan Cabeza, economist, has calculated exactly what Lionel Messi has generated economically for Barcelona since 2017.

According to the report, the conclusion is conclusive and has not considered the current season, vitiated by the pandemic: Messi has cost the club €383,655,000 but has generated €619,265,000 in the same period of time. A simple subtraction yields a positive balance for the entity of €235,610,000. So it’s pretty much clear that Messi generates much more than he earns.

Ciria acknowledges that “there are different methodologies and we lack information about the club, but it is clear that the competitive level has to do with its franchise man. Leo is the epicentre of the club’s business. How do you create that business? Scoring goals ”.

He further adds that, in addition, “the sponsorship contracts have a price with him and another without him. It is the ‘Messi clause’ and it can reach 50% of the total ”. Add to this the quantifiable income from “ticketing, boxes or t-shirts (eight out of ten sold bear his name).”

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Ciria concludes by saying: “Messi is more important today than in 2008-2009 because then we had a competitive team. It sure had less economic impact then than now. It is not only that it provides more value, but it is essential for the club’s economic recovery ”.

“It has cost more money to PSG than Leo to Barça. In addition to the 222 million of his clause, plus 90 million of salary, his effectiveness with the goal is worse. Neymar is cost and Messi is investment ”

Lionel Messi is arguably the best player, so it’s absolutely normal that he earns around €138m per season. More importantly, he generated a surplus of €235m since 2017. It clearly states the importance of Lionel Messi to Barcelona, both on and off the field.

vivo Smartphone Launches Y20s, Leveraging on Global Success to Take on the Kenyan Market

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Nairobi, Kenya, 2nd February 2021 –The ever-evolving global smartphone brand vivo, has announced the launch of the newest entrant in the Y-Series, the vivo Y20s in Kenya.

This move comes after the brand was ranked fifth in the global smartphone market in 2020 by the International Data Corporation (IDC) with a market share of 8.6 percent and shipments exceeding 110 million devices.  Within the year, vivo was one of the three smartphone brands to maintain an increase in shipments despite the overall downturn experienced.

vivo seeks to leverage on this global success to take on the Kenyan market by unveiling sophisticated yet affordable devices for consumers.

‘’vivo’s success in the global market can be attributed to its persistent efforts to understand and tap into specific consumer behaviors. In line with its ambitions to continue its growth trajectory, vivo works relentlessly to develop stylish and dynamic products that cater to diverse consumer segments around the world. This is a reason we have the Y20s in Kenya,’’ said Mr. James Irungu, vivo Smartphone Kenya Brand and Communications Manager.

The new Y20s that retails for 20,999Ksh countrywide, comes with a long-lasting 5000mAh battery, with 18W FlashCharge Technology, high-end specs and a Side Mounted Fingerprint Scanner for instant unlocking.

The device also features a capable Qualcomm Snapdragon Processor and 4GB+128GB of memory for a power-packed performance. For high-quality photography, Y20s has an AI Triple Macro Camera 13 MP (wide) + 2 MP (macro) + 2 MP (depth) supported by a wide range of features including Face Beauty, Portrait Light Effects and Filters to capture sharper images. The selfie camera comes with an 8MP. 

The vivo Y20s sports a 6.51-inch Halo FullView Display that gives an elongated aspect ratio of 20:9 and HD+ (1600 x 720) resolution. 

The device will be available from today in two variant colors, Obsidian Black and Purist Blue.

[i]Data source: IDC, January 2021 

[ii]Data source: IDC, November 2020 

[iii]Data source: Canalys, October 2020 

[iv]Data source: Counterpoint, August 2020

Top 10 Horror Movies to watch on Netflix

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In the entertainment industry, the OTT platforms have set a benchmark to maintain consistency to give all kinds of movies to the audiences. In this situation, the OTT platforms have really left no crisis in the supply of such amazing movies to the cinephiles.

When there is a topic of OTT platforms, you don’t ignore the name of one of the most popular videos streaming platforms, Netflix. This platform is filled with many and a lot of stuff with a huge quantity. In this, you will find every film genre that you also will get confused to choose the best one.

Here is a list of the top 10 horror movies on Netflix:

10. Under the Shadow

This horror movie belongs to Tehran. It is a story of a politically tantalizing and angry repressed spirit that unleashed upon the world. If you love horror movies then this movie is the boldest emblem of the repressed rage felt by a woman in Iran that has to be released since A Separation.

9.Hush

This horror movie is an incredible benefit in the current vogue of home invasion thrillers. This film is focused on the deranged murderer(Gallagher Jr.) and also the object of his murderous obsession, Maddie (Siegel).

8.Gerald’s Game

It is an interesting horror thriller film. In this show Flanagan a man has proved himself with his string of horror hits, and his Gerald Game work as the most impressive feat yet. It is a brilliant psychological horror thriller that finds the hard topics without any explosion. This series is included toxic masculinity, oppressive silence, and cycles of abuse.

7.1922

This film is about a king’s subtle nightmares with a punch by inspecting the familiar terrors of masculine pride that has gone incorrect and given a spiritual punishment of a man who selects his destruction.

6.The Invitation

It is an awesome masterpiece in the horror thriller section. The plot of this film is about a dinner party of reuniting old friends, ex-lovers that utilize the slight runtime to unlock the long-trauma decades along with the human center of evil.

5.The Ritual

There is no doubt that this is the creepiest film monster creations in this current year. The story of Barton/Nevill that have a familiar outset setup and also included plenty of twists and turns. The tale of a group of college friends who have planned for a getaway that has turned into a horrific one.

4.Cargo

It is also an interesting horror thriller. This film is based on some creepy zombies and also with incredible storytelling that really enough to dare you.

3.In the Tall Grass

It is also an incredible adaptation of Netflix in the horror genre. This show is about some passerby who invokes into a vast field of tall grass by people urging for help, but after entering into it they are unable to find the way back out again.

2.Blackcoat’s Daughter

This movie is also set a special place in the list of horror films. With a creepy slow burn and punctuating violent moments, it is also included with a tale of loneliness and dare that pays off an outstanding final moment.

1.The Evil Dead

This film is one of the most horrifying ones, a true classic horror. It is a low-budget presentation of the director Sam Raimi. The film story revolves around a group of college students who have visited a remote cabin in the forest and uncertainly fall prey to demonic possession.

LG Gram 16 (2021) is coming soon in China

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At CES this year, LG Electronics launched the much-awaited 2021 models of the LG Gram lineup and diversified its lineup with different sizes of laptops for different needs. All of these new laptops come with new designs and productivity-boosting 16:10 aspect ratio screens.

At first, rumours said that these laptops would only be available in South Korea but now it seems the LG Gram makes its way first to China. ITHome has reported that the LG Gram 16 has been teased on Weibo with a large 80Wh battery.

LG Gram 16 (2021) is coming soon in China

The entire LG Gram 2021 models come with latest 11th Gen Intel Tiger Lake processors, verified to be Intel EVO platform complaint and featuring Intel Xe graphics for productivity. There are a total of five new models: LG gram 17 (model 17Z90P), LG gram 16 (model 16Z90P), LG gram 14 (model 14Z90P), LG gram 2-in-1 16 (model 16T90P) and LG gram 2-in-1 14 (model 14T90P). 

All of these laptops come with 99% DCI-P3 colour accurate displays with various resolutions along with 80Wh high-density batteries for up to 19.5 hours of use between charges. As of now, the LG Gram 16 will be the first one to be launched commercially in China.

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Intel® UHD
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Wakanda Show has set to release on Disney Plus from the director of Black Panther

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A new Marvel TV show has coming to launch on the Disney Plus platform. Anew Marvel TV show is making by the writer-director Ryan Coogler based on the kingdom of Wakanda with a five year deal of TV exclusivity with Coogler’s banner.

The proximity media has included principles Zinzi Coogler, Sev Ohanian, Ludwig Goransson, Archie Davis, and Peter Nicks with Coogler himself.

The writer and also the director of this amazing Black Panther has set to write and direct a sequel on the 8th of July 2022 that will develop the new Wakanda Disney Plus series as the first project with a new deal.

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The proximity media deal is included the option to create the shows I the other parts with Disney banner, not only Marvel Studios. Recently Coogler said that they were already in the mix of some projects they also can’t wait for.

A little information has gotten from the new Wakanda show, but the show’s main target is to build on the foundation that Coogler has set with the Black Panther and the coming sequel.

It doesn’t matter when the new show will arrive, but Coogler’s Wakanda series will always be remarkable the latest in an almost dizzying number of TV shows has planned for Disney Plus.

The streaming services already have launched its run of Marvel Studios show with WandaVision that is still in the air. It will shortly come after The Falcon and The Winter Soldier in March and Loki in May, also with Hawkeye, Ms. Marvel, and also the coming shows.

Other shows also have been announced include Moon Knight, She-Hulk, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, Secret Invasion, Ironheart, I Am Groot, and also Armor Wars that are set to arrive on Disney Plus in the next years.

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Zidane could be sacked if he doesn’t win this season’s Champions League

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A club of the stature of Real Madrid are expected to conquer every competition that they compete in. However, despite winning their 34th La Liga title last season, recent performances have put Head Coach Zinedine Zidane’s future into serious doubt. 

According to Spanish publication AS, Zidane has been given the target he needs to hit to secure a future at Real Madrid past this season, and that is to win the 20/21 Champions League. 

Los Blancos currently find themselves in third place in La Liga, behind arch-rivals Barcelona in second, and city rivals Atletico Madrid in first, ten points clear of both clubs with a game in hand that could see their lead stretch to 13 points. 

Moreover, they have been knocked out of the Copa del Rey by Alcoyano, who won 2-1 after extra time and were also defeated in the Supercopa de Espana by eventual winners Athletic Bilbao. 

The report by AS indicates that Zidane is losing his grip on the squad at the Spanish capital, and the recent results have not done the manager’s credibility any favours. They were recently defeated by Levante at home in La Liga, which only creates an even more pressurising situation for the team. 

The absence of Fede Valverde from the starting lineup, the lacklustre offensive displays from the forwards, the increase in the frequency of defensive errors and the fact that Karim Benzema seems to be the only forward capable of producing goals has left the matters in serious doubt every time they go onto the field. 

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Madrid face Atalanta in the Round of 16 of the Champions League at the end of this month. Past glories count for nothing, and Zidane must find a way to play to his strengths, stay calm and lead the team to a 14th Champions League trophy to save his job. 

Southampton sign Takumi Minamino on loan from Liverpool till the end of the season

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Liverpool’s Takumi Minamino has joined fellow Premier League club Southampton on a loan deal till the end of the season, as confirmed by both clubs on their official social media handles. 

Minamino joined the Reds from RB Salzburg last January, for a fee worth €8.5 million and has since made 31 appearances for Liverpool, scoring 4 goals and assisting 2 in all competitions during his time under Jürgen Klopp. However, he has not managed to establish himself as a clear cut starter ahead of Salah, Mane and Firmino. 

The loan to Southampton does not contain an option to buy the player, and the 26-year-old will return to Anfield at the end of the season. His arrival at St Mary’s will increase Southampton’s chances of securing a finish in the top half of the table and potentially challenge for a place in the Europa League as well. 

Southampton have been very impressive under Ralph Hasenhuettl so far this season and could be looking at a strong finish to the season with the addition of Minamino to their attacking lineup. 

Harry Redknapp has talked about the fact that Jürgen Klopp’s stance on the winger has changed. Here is what he had to say: 

“Well, he’s not done it at Liverpool, has he?” the former Saints manager told Sky Sports. “If Liverpool fancied him they wouldn’t have let him go.

“They wouldn’t be letting players go out on loan if they weren’t any use to the squad.

“If he [Klopp] felt that he was of any use then he would have kept him there. But his form hasn’t been good and he hasn’t looked good enough, to be fair, at the moment.”

The Saints travel to Manchester United tomorrow, and fans can expect to see their new acquisition on the pitch in their showdown against the Red Devils.

Odisha FC fire manager Stuart Baxter after making rape analogy

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On Monday, Odisha FC fired manager Stuart Baxter for using an offensive analogy about rape while talking about a refereeing decision. He claimed his players must ‘rape or get raped to win a penalty’. 

Baxter’s bizarre outburst came when he conducted a post-match interview having seen his team lose 1-0 to Jamshedpur FC in Babolim, Goa.

The 67-year-old went on a rant and said: ‘You need decisions to go your way, and they didn’t. I don’t know when we are going to get a penalty. I think one of my players will have to rape someone or get raped himself if he was going to get a penalty.’

The former manager of South Africa and Finland, Baxter, was initially condemned by Odisha stressing that his views do not reflect the club’s values, and subsequently removed from his position.

The club also issued a public apology. “The Club is appalled at the comments made by Head Coach, Stuart Baxter during the post-match interview today. It is completely unacceptable whatever the context and does not reflect the values of the club,” the club had tweeted on Monday. “We, at Odisha FC, unreservedly apologize and the club management will handle this matter internally,” it added.

On Tuesday, Odisha FC announced that an interim coach will be named shortly, for the remainder of the season. They are currently at the bottom of the 11-team table in the league after managing only one win from 14 matches and enduring eight losses.