The graphics giant NVIDIA is planning to brings next big GPU to market in the form of GA106 GPU and much like the G104 GPU, which we see on the new RTX 30-series GPUs, the image of it is leaked by none other than Videocardz.
NVIDIA already announced its upcoming budget GeForce RTX 3060 graphics card at CES and it is all set to arrive by the end of February. So, the new RTX 3060 will use GA106-300 GPU with 3584 CUDA cores which is why in the picture we see the GPU labelled as 400.
The GPU looks identical to the GA106-300, in this case, surrounded by 6 modules of K4ZAF3258M-HC16 memory clocked at 16 Gbps, each having 2GB of memory. The board is flexible enough to be used by OEMs, and NVIDIA could also make RTX 3060 Ti or RTX 3050 Ti GPUs as well.
via Videocardz
Videocardz even went on to compare the sizes, and the GPU appears to have a die size of 276 mm2 which is a lot smaller than Turing GPU like the TU106 (445 mm2), as well as the TU116 (284 mm2). It would be interesting to see how the new RTX 3060 performs with 12GB VRAM and delivers up to what NVIDIA promised.
However, the main problem with the RTX 30-series GPUs is about the availability, getting one now is a very tough job, and if you do end up getting one for yourself, the problem lies with the inflated prices. So, before launching newer GPUs, NVIDIA should work on the availability of these graphics cards.
Samsung had launched its Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition back in October 2019 with a model number SM-G780. That model launched by Samsung was a 4G variant for India, powered by the Exynos 990 chipset. Recently, a new Samsung phone with model number SM-G781B/DS got approved by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) certification website, and the same device has appeared on Samsung India’s website. The reports are telling that this could be the 5G version of the Samsung Galaxy S20Fan Edition.
We can see the difference in terms of chipsets as well, like in India this phone has a very lower chance to be powered by the Snapdragon 865 chipset (expected to be Exynos 990) whereas, in some other markets like the U.S, there will be the support of SD 865 processor (5G ready). If we consider Samsung’s history, the South Korean giant often skips Snapdragon chipset versions of its high-end phones in India. So, the possibility becomes even lower. But in terms of other specs, there will be no difference at all. Only the chipset section will differ.
This smartphone features a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED FHD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate to provide a smooth scrolling experience. Considering the screen size, the FE edition lies between the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20 Plus. Other than that, the screen is flat compared to the other models. Samsung is offering six color options – Red, Navy, Lavender, Mint, White, and Orange.
Besides all these, the Galaxy S20 FE is powered by the flagship Snapdragon 865 processor, same as other S20 devices, coupled with up to 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 265GB of internal storage. Coming to the camera, on the rear side, users will get a triple camera setup having a 12MP Ultra Wide lens with f/2.2 aperture, a 12MP Wide camera of f/1.8 aperture, and an 8MP Telephoto sensor with f/2.4 aperture. In the front, there is a 32MP camera for selfies.
Along with all of these specs, the Galaxy S20 FE is packed with a 4,500mAh battery, wireless charging and reverse charging facility, 25W fast charging support, IP68 rating, memory expandability of up to 1TB, and so on.
The concept of 5G is still a distant and imaginary dream in India. India has waiting for 5G with the availability of networks in most. With this reference, the increasing number of smartphones has launched, focusing on 5G and tries to introduce newer brands.
For the accommodation of Sub-6GHz and mmWave based 5G that can make the absence of 5G in all of the country that seems even very extending than the actual. Bharti Airtel confirmed that it had started the testing of 5G networks on a commercial basis in the city of Hyderabad.
There they can combine both the 4G and 5G networks in a single tower. The results may be anything; the features will be accessed to most of the place.
Reliance Jio
In India, the revolution of the 5G network is only possible for the Reliance Jio. The chairman of the company Mukesh Ambani has declared that Jio will rule on the 5G revolution by launching the same in the second half of 2021. It is confirmed that the telco might be bought large bulk of 700MHz spectrum in the coming auction to fulfil its ambitions of 5G till the government announces the auction of about 3300-3600MHz which is globally become popular for 5G
Bharti Airtel
This telecom company is also going to announce their plans for any kind of 5G. The company’s belief is the next generation of mobile will need more time to roll out over the country. It is also said that the Airtel is ready for 5G and also to roll out and also started a commercial test in the Hyderabad city.
Vodafone Idea(Vi)
Vodafone Idea is popularly known as Vi, is also set to roll out of 5G in India. After starting the auction option, this company has also developed its infrastructure for a 5G based architecture. They also have approached many vendors for the trials that have included Huawei and Ericsson.
BSNL Plans
From this telecom company, no information has been passed about the 5G plans, and they are also silent about their plans. But in 2019 the company has also declared it would come up with a 5G corridor in Delhi. It explores the possible use of the maximum data speed at 5G level. At some point, BSNL also said to directly move to 5G by skipping the 4G network.
Keeping the security aspect in mind, India’s Central government is planning to introduce fresh legislation to prohibit the transactions of private cryptocurrencies in the country during the budget session of parliament that began Friday. As per updates, the proposed law would also provide a framework to create a new official digital currency, issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).
According to a legislative agenda listed by the Centre, the ‘Cryptocurrency and Regulation of Official Digital Currency Bill, 2021’ will soon be introduced in the Lok Sabha. The agenda stated that the legislation would facilitate a structure for creating the official digital currency to be issued by the RBI.
The agenda also stated that the bill listed for debate in the current parliamentary session pursues to ban all private cryptocurrencies in the country. However, it will allow certain exceptions to promote blockchain, cryptocurrency’s underlying technology, and its uses.
The Central panel has last year made the recommendation of banning all private cryptocurrencies, with a penalty for anyone dealing in crypto being a jail term of up to 10 years and heavy fines.
The panel has, however, asked the Centre to consider the launch of an official government-backed digital currency in India, to function like banknotes, through the Reserve Bank of India.
On the other hand, in 2018, India’s monetary policy regulator had banned crypto transactions such as Bitcoin after a string of frauds were committed in the months following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s sudden decision to ban 80% of the nation’s currency.
Cryptocurrency exchanges responded with a lawsuit in the Supreme Court and in March 2020 the Apex court allowed banks to handle cryptocurrency transactions from exchanges and traders, overturning the ban brought upon by the central bank ban that had dealt the thriving industry a major blow.
The development comes at a time when international governments are looking into ways to regulate cryptocurrencies but none of the major economies have yet taken the drastic step of placing a blanket ban on owning them.
KUALA LUMPUR, 29 January to 31 January 2021 – The Malaysia Esports Championship (MEC 2020/2021) which launched on 21st December 2020 concluded last weekend, where local talents battled it out after several exciting rounds during the Qualifiers, PlayOffs and Grand Finals in the past weeks for a chance to win from a prize pool of RM100,000.
With registrations of 11,370 participants across the different categories and total 1.6 million viewers, MEC 2020/2021 is a testament to ESI’s ongoing efforts to drive growth and diversity in the local esports community and as platform to drive the local esports market industry.
MEC 2020/2021 is the first milestone in ESI’s developmental roadmap and it was aimed to promote and cultivate a sustainable esports community in Malaysia while creating ample opportunities for the youths to explore esports as a viable career.
The final rounds of the MEC 2020/2021 were held from 29th – 31st January 2021 and were available on livestream on ESI – Esports Integrated’sFacebook Page and Twitch Channel. During an exciting battle for the win on 31st January 2021, THEFARANG LEJUND and EZZY ESPORTS emerged victorious in PlayerUnknown’s Battleground (PUBG) and Mobile Legends: Bang Bang respectively. Through a collaboration with Tencent and Moonton, along with EZZY ESPORTS, finalists ACADEMY earned a seat slot into MPL Qualifiers for Mobile Legends: Bang Bang.
As for FIFA 21, XFLASHZZ-10 clinched the win, whereas ICECREAM 2022 took home the win after defeating DH-FANTASZE in a face-off in Dota 2 during the finals on 29th January 2021.
The success of MEC 2020/2021 was made possible together with Esports Integrated’s partners that include the Ministry of Youth and Sports (KBS), Alhamra Games and Geek Fam.
While it is no secret that Lionel Messi is one of the highest-paid players in the world, the details of his contract were relatively, and, rather respectfully, undisclosed.
Spanish publication El Mundo leaked the details of Messi’s contract on their front page, claiming that Messi is being paid an eye-watering €555,237,619 for his current contract, set to expire in the summer. This is the sum he received over four years. €138 million per season was paid as a fixed amount to the player, with variables further pushing up the payout. €115,225,000 was paid merely as an acceptance bonus, for Messi to put pen to paper, whereas the final €77,929,955 was paid as a loyalty bonus to the player.
El Mundo today, what a bomb. Leo Messi’s contract with Barcelona revealed on front page 🔴👇🏻 @elmundoes
– €555,237,619 contract [4 years].
– €138m per season fixed + variables.
– €115,225,000 as ‘renewal fee’ just for accepting the contract.
Messi is set to take legal action against El Mundo and Barcelona are set to follow suit, with any person who leaked the information out of the club being on borrowed time. Former President Josep Maria Bartomeu has denied any claims of ratting out the information, according to reports in Spain.
Here is what Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman had to say after Barcelona’s victory against Athletic Bilbao: “I don’t understand how anyone could link Messi to Barca’s ruin.”He has spent years proving his quality and doing great things for this club, helping it win many important trophies.
Barcelona say they're ready to take legal action after the details of Lionel Messi's €555 million contract were leaked. pic.twitter.com/2vrJggxol0
“Whoever published this had bad intentions and wanted to cause Barca damage. But we have to be united and focused, we have to forget about whatever has been published.
“Without Leo we couldn’t aspire to win very much. We have known for a very long time that he is the best player in the world, he has done so much for this club and is decisive. We have to respect everything Messi has done.
“If this was someone from the club they cannot have a future here.”
Realme X7 and X7 Pro launch date have been scheduled for 4th February and we know pretty much everything about the design and specifications of these smartphones. In the past few days, leakers have shared any information about these smartphones, and again just a few days ahead of the launch some more information has surfaced. Well, we are talking about the different types of 5G bands supported by the Realme X7 Pro in India.
Tipster Abhishek Yadav has shared the colour variants and the different types of 5G supported by the Realme X7 5G in India. According to him, the Realme X7 Pro 5G will come in three colour variants named – Iridescent, Aerolite Black & Skyline White. This is said to be accidentally leaked by the Indian official webpage of Realme X7 Pro because it is mismatched with Malaysia’s webpage of the smartphone. So right now we are pretty much unsure about the names of the colour variants but it is confirmed that the phone will be launched in these three colours.
Now coming to the other part which is the number of 5G bands support of the smartphone in India. According to the tipster the Realme X7 5G will support nine different types of 5G bands in India. The Realme X7 Pro supports 5G Dual Mode SA/NSA. Frequency Bands 5G SA NR: N1/N3/N41/N78/N79 NSA NR: N41/N77/N78/N79
Other than this the Indian support page of Realme has revealed that the first sale of Realme X7 Pro 5G will start on 4th February just after the launch event.
As per ITHome, Nintendo has recently released its latest financial report for the quarter. So according to the data, it shows that the total sales of Nintendo Switch since its release are close to a whopping 80 million units.
The total number of Switch sales reached up to 79.87 million units, surpassing the record of 3DS, that had a total sales of 75.94 million units. Thanks to the pandemic, gaming has become a major form of entertainment, and people have embraced it well.
Nintendo Switch is very popular among children and fans worldwide, helping to make the console one of the best-selling ones for Nintendo ever. Not only consoles but also in terms of game sales, this quarter was a huge one Nintendo, selling nearly 76 million games.
“Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Edition” and “Assemble!” “Friends of the Animal Crossing” both surpass a whopping 30 million mark for the first time, while the sales of “The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild” and “Pokémon: Sword/Shield” both now exceeds 20 million.
As ITHome reports, Nintendo had raised the Switch sales forecast for this fiscal year to 24 million units from 19 million units three months ago. They also revealed that due to the pandemic, the demand has been very high and challenging to meet.
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. Barcelona presidential candidate Joan Laporta has also voiced his support for Lionel Messi. He condemned the leak of the contract.
El Mundo today, what a bomb. Leo Messi’s contract with Barcelona revealed on front page 🔴👇🏻 @elmundoes
– €555,237,619 contract [4 years].
– €138m per season fixed + variables.
– €115,225,000 as ‘renewal fee’ just for accepting the contract.
Joan Laporta gave an interview to RAC1. Here’s what he had to say about Messi’s situation at Barcelona:
Keeping Messi at Barcelona
“I will do my best to keep Messi at Barça. I have indications that he is fine in Barcelona, that he wants to stay. You need to rely on a sports project to continue winning Champions.”
“The next Barça president must make every effort to keep Messi at Barça.”
“If we know the reality of Barça we must be clear that Messi should stay and we must do everything possible for him to stay. You can be redoing the sports part with more guarantees.”
Messi’s contract with Barcelona leaked
“I sent him a message encouraging him, telling him not to pay attention. He did not answer me.”
“I was saddened by the news because Barça lacked respect. Because there is misgovernment it is easier for these things to happen.”
“Violating the confidentiality of a professional contract is a crime.”
“Do you suspect? I have a feeling it has been a leak. What I suspect is irrelevant. I hope he doesn’t leave the club, but I’m afraid he’s going that way.”
“If I win I will try to find out who has leaked the document if he has left the club. You have to know. I will also ask the president of the League.”
The contribution of Messi at Barcelona
“Leo generates much more income than the money it costs. We have carried out a study and it generates a third of Barça’s total income.”
“In no case has Messi caused the club’s financial situation. Conversely, it generates much more than it charges.”
“The moments that Leo has made us live are priceless. It’s a huge emotional and sporting return.”
“Without Leo it would not have earned so much.”
Ensuring Messi doesn’t leave Barcelona
“Some demonstrations do not help Messi stay at the club, nor the situation of misgovernment. We wanted to talk to Leo and make him a proposal that fits Barça’s financial possibilities.”
“He needs a very competitive sporting proposition, which is what he wants. And I’m convinced he wants to stay.”
“Messi is not guided by money. This contract ends in June. You have to look for an imaginative formula. He will not prioritize money. I am convinced that with the economic issue it will help. But he must also have a contract as the best athlete in the world.”
“If he tells me he wants to leave I will tell him to rethink it, to look at the positives of staying. That money is not synonymous with securities.”
Barcelona’s financial problems
“The situation in which we find ourselves is given by the negligence of the financial discipline of the previous board.”
“The loss range is between 150 and 250 million euros.”
Joan Laporta’s promise as Barcelona’s presidential candidate
“The atmosphere and philosophy that reigns in the club must be changed. You need to cite sponsors, give them confidence. We need to talk to the bodies that regulate football. I will call the presidents of the RFEF, the LFP, FIFA, UEFA.”
“I present myself to prevent Barça from being an SAE. I want to give a message of reassurance. We already did it in 2003 in a similar situation and turned it upside down.”
Last year OnePlus started exploring the mid-range segment by launching the budget-friendly OnePlus Nord 5G in the global market. The smartphone was a great hit in major markets and thus the company planned to launch two more budget range smartphones named Nord N10 5G and Nord N100. These two are also similarly popular like the Nord 5G. OnePlus has now a concrete base over both the premium and budget segment smartphones with their extremely popular OnePlus 8 series being a huge hit last year and this year everyone is eagerly waiting for the upcoming flagship OnePlus 9 series that will reportedly feature the Snapdragon 888 SoC.
The hype of the OnePlus 9 series featuring the flagship Snapdragon chipset is real and everyone is eagerly waiting for its arrival. In this hype, something just came across and it is worth the time to have a look. famous tipster Max J. has shared the news of the existence and arrival of another budget range smartphone from OnePlus dubbed OnePlus Nord N1 5G.
As per the tipster it is the strategy of the smartphone brand to launch of the flagship OnePlus 9 series to hold the flagship segment, on the other hand the OnePlus Nord N1 5G will maintain the budget segment. The OnePlus Nord N1 5G will be the direct successor of the OnePlus Nord N10 5G and is expected to gain popularity just like its predecessor.
Max J. has clearly mentioned that the OnePlus Nord N1 5G will be launched for sure but the exact time of launch can’t be determined yet because the Nord N10 5G and N100 was launched last year around October. So the company might take a considerable amount of time to launch the budget segment smartphone this year. The tipster has not shared any additional details about the smartphone neither hinted at any specifications. We are hopeful that more leaks will surface with the time about the Nord N1 5G.
