Here’s why IPL 2020 opening ceremony has been cancelled

Amey Patil

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September 18, 2020

Here’s why IPL 2020 opening ceremony has been cancelled

IPL 2020 is just two days away. After the tournament was postponed, after many hindrances and altercations, the IPL will begin on September 19 in UAE.

The fact that IPL is even taking place under the situation is astounding. The sponsors made a lot of investments to make the tournament possible in such a short span. Even though the investments are healthy, the board has decided to make certain alterations to the IPL.

Therefore, IPL 2020 will not have an opening ceremony this year. There is obviously unnecessary funding required for the ceremony. Also, under such conditions having a ceremony will be a violation of stringent social distancing protocols.

The opening ceremony was cancelled last time as well by the Committee of Administrators (CoA). The allocated fund was donated to the families of CRPF personnel, who lost their lives in the Pulwama terror attack.

Also, for the first time ever, there won’t be any cheerleaders!

Ganguly expects the highest viewership and even crowds returning to watch the IPL!

The president of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Sourav Ganguly, however, expects a rise in viewership as the traditional evening slots of IPL are not hampered.

“They (broadcasters) are actually expecting the highest rating of IPL this season because they believe if (people) don’t turn up in the ground, they will be actually watching on their television sets,” said Ganguly.

“There is a positive in everything.”

Ganguly also made a bold statement claiming the audience may also be allowed to return to the stadium in the later part of the IPL. Obviously, proper safety measures will be followed by them.

“Because of the COVID and infection, you don’t want people to be too close to each other, but very soon you will see there will be 30 percent people in the ground with social distancing,” the former captain said.

“They are properly tested and allowed to enter the ground. But I think that is going to happen over a period of time.”

The opening match will be played between Chennai Super Kings and Mumbai Indians at Shaikh Zayed Stadium at 7:30 PM.

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Microsoft will launch Surface Pro X 2020 with a custom SQ2 processor in October

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Raunak Saha

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September 17, 2020

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Microsoft will launch Surface Pro X 2020 with a custom SQ2 processor in October

When the Surface Pro X was originally introduced back in 2019, we had a lot of promise from this device, however, it did not live up to the expectation. Although it looked great and had something unique to it but the price hikes and app compatibility issues made the Surface Pro X a flop in its Surface Pro lineup.

Now, according to Windows Central, Microsoft will unveil the 2nd generation of the new Surface Pro X alongside a new Surface Laptop possibly with AMD APU in October.

So, the new Surface Pro X will feature the custom Microsoft SQ2 processor which should inherit a lot of similarities seen on the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx Gen2 SoC. The new chipset should offer improved performance over last year’s “not-so-convincing” Microsoft SQ1 chip.

Microsoft launches new Surface Pro X with 7W Surface SQ1 chipset at $999

In terms of design, there shouldn’t be any major overhaul, however, there will be a new “platinum” color option along with new Type Cover colors. So, Microsoft will bring the same color options that it offers with its other Surface Pro devices for both the device itself and Type Covers.

Maybe this could be an indication of the fact that their “prototype device” from last year will finally go mainstream with key improvements in terms of performance & usability. One of the biggest issues most users faced with the Surface Pro X definitely was the fact that these ARM-based processors could emulate only 32-bit apps on Windows 10.

Now, this obviously raised a lot of concern and “app problems” for most enthusiastic users who tried this unique device. But this time, Microsoft will fix this with the new SQ2 chip that will be based on 64-bit and if Microsoft uses the 64-bit app-emulation, this new Surface Pro X 2020 could be a choice for many. Also as this a hybrid device, you can actually expect 5G as well, but as for now, it’s not sure.

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ISL 2020: Top 5 transfers of ISL till now

Rishab Chakladar

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September 17, 2020

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ISL 2020: Top 5 transfers of ISL till now

The transfer market is getting interesting every day in the football world. ISL transfers are also becoming quite interesting day by day.

This year ISL is going to kick start around 20th November in Goa. Before that, all the team is making their team better utilizing the transfer window.

Let’s watch the top 5 transfers of ISL till now:

(1) Manvir Singh:

New Club: ATK Mohun Bagan FC

Old Club: FC Goa

Performance: In 47 ISL matches for FC Goa in the last 3 seasons the Indian Striker has scored 3 goals including 1 assist.

(2) Tiri:

New Club: ATK Mohun Bagan FC

Old Club: Jamshedpur FC

Performance: The Spanish defender returns to his old club after spending 3 seasons with Jamshedpur FC. He has won this tournament with ATK in 2016.

(3) Marcelinho:

New Club: Odisha FC

Old Club: Hyderabad FC

Performance: In 63 ISL matches he has scored 31 goals with 17 assists which makes him the third-highest goalscorer of ISL.

(4) João Victor:

New Club: Hyderabad FC

Old Club: OFI Crete

Performance: The experienced Brazilian defensive midfielder has played in some top league all over the world including La Liga. He has played for RCD Mallorca for 4 seasons in La Liga.

(5) Alex:

New Club: Jamshedpur FC

Old Club: HCM City

Performance: The 31 year old Brazilian midfielder joins Jamshedpur FC after playing in some top division league in different countries including MLS. In his 153 MLS matches, he has registered 12 goals and 12 assists for him as well.

Many other Indian and Foreign players are also linked with various clubs of ISL including Sandesh Jhingan [linked with ATK Mohun Bagan FC], Jeje Lalpekhlua [linked with East Bengal FC and Kerala Blasters FC]. It will surely be another exciting season of ISL as well.

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How to get the Jio Saavn UPI Pro Flash Offer tomorrow

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Raunak Saha

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September 17, 2020

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How to get the Jio Saavn UPI Pro Flash Offer tomorrow

There are few good music listening apps in India and undoubtedly, Jio Saavn is the one used by most Reliance Jio customers. However, for downloading songs and accessing other exclusive features you require the Jio Saavn Pro subscription.

In this COVID-19 pandemic, getting access to the subscription might be difficult for some users, and for this Jio has brought you the Jio Saavn UPI Pro Flash Offer.

As per this offer, the first 5,000 customers will get a Jio Saavn Pro subscription (3 Months) worth Rs. 199 absolutely FREE on your first successful Bill Payment of Rs. 200 or more via Jio UPI in the all-new MyJio App.

However, this offer will be valid for prepaid mobile recharge-(other than Jio) & Postpaid mobile-(other than Jio) & DTH & Landline & Broadband & Electricity & Water & Gas. The flash offer will be available for tomorrow 18th September 2020 from 10 am to 2 pm.

Note:
• Offer is valid for one purchase per account during the offer
• Coupon issued under this offer is valid till 31st October, 2020. Existing JioSaavn pro user (other than auto renewal) can also redeem the coupon and additional 3 months will get added to the account

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max with A14 Bionic & 6GB RAM spotted on AnTuTu

Piyali Ghosh

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September 17, 2020

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Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max with A14 Bionic & 6GB RAM spotted on AnTuTu

We all know that Apple is going to be introducing its new flagship series smartphone- iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. Now the iPhone 12 Pro Max has been spotted on the AnTuTu Benchmark platform revealing some important features of this upcoming flagship model. So let’s check out the expecting features of this smartphone.

According to the AnTuTu Benchmark datasheet, the new iPhone 12 Pro Max will be powered by the latest A14 Bionic Chipset based on a 5nm process. The SoC of the phone will be equipped with 6GB RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage capacity, and the phone runs on iOS 14.1.

The AnTuTu benchmark datasheet also reveals that the iPhone 12 Pro Max scored 57233 points in the test, it is possibly the highest ever score from any iPhone to date. Also, the iPhone 12 Pro Max scores 167527 points in CPU, 222071 points in GPU, 100808 points in MEM, and 81927 points in the UX test.

The benchmark also reveals a chart where the upcoming flagship model iPhone 12 Pro Max pit against the last year’s flagship model iPhone 11 Max Pro. According to the result, the iPhone 12 Pro Max outperforms the predecessor with 47,897 points.

The iPhone 12 Pro Max will be supported by a 5G network, for this reason, in iPhone 12 series, only the iPhone 12 Pro Max has enough place for extra antennas that will handle 26-28GHz high-frequency signals. As we all know that mmWave 5G has a high power draw, so the smaller battery will not be enough this time.

Apple needs a high-speed connection to resolve these problems – Gigabytes speed or higher, at least hundred of megabytes in practice. All handsets of the iPhone 12 series will be supported by the 5G network.

5G mmWave is a difficult and new technology that most importantly many countries do not have the operational network yet, that’s why only the US, South Korea, and Japan will be getting the mmWave model. Other regions will receive a sub 6 GHz version of the phone instead.

The phone may have the longest battery life in an iPhone that could last up to two hours longer than the iPhone 11 Pro Max. The tipster also revealed that the iPhone 12 Pro Max may be launched with Face ID to recognize the facial feature of the users and even the handset is lying flat on a table. Apple is expected to introduce its new smartphone in October.

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Realme C17 confirmed with 90Hz display

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Piyali Ghosh

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September 17, 2020

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As we reported in a previous article that Realme is going to launch its C17 model in Bangladesh. Now the tipster Mukul Sharma has tweeted the company’s officially promo poster where it is clearly seen that the display of the phone features a 90Hz of refresh rate.

The Realme C17 model is expected to be a lower budget phone from Realme. Let’s check what are the specifications we can expect from it.

This phone features a 6.5 inches (16.51 cm) IPS LCD display (720 x 1600 pixels) with a pixel density of 270 PPI in a hole-punch design and a confirmed refresh rate of 90Hz. This phone will come in two different color variants: Navy Blue and Lake Green.

This dual SIM phone runs on the Android v10 (Q) OS (supported by Realme UI) and is powered by an octa-core (1.8 GHz, quad-core, Kryo 240 + 1.8 GHz, quad-core, Kryo 240) processor that has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 chipset.

The Realme C17 will come with the variant of 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage. The storage can be expanded via an external microSD card up to 256GB. It has a decent battery backup of 5,000mAH, which supports fast charging (USB Type-C).

The Realme C17 has a rear quad camera setup on its back featuring a 13 MP primary sensor, 8 MP ultra-wide-angle sensor (119 degrees), 2 MP macro sensor, and a 2 MP depth sensor (supported by an LED flash). The rear module has facilities like Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus, and so on.

Coming to the selfie section, this phone features a single 8MP selfie shooter in that water-drop notch. This phone supports a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.

The good thing is that this phone has the support of a 3.5mm headphone jack. Apart from it, the Realme C17 has other connectivity features like 4G (supports Indian bands), 3G, 2G, Bluetooth v5.0, Wi-Fi 802.11, b/g/n, and so on.

The price range of this phone might be around Rs. 13,000 and it will get launched in Bangladesh on September 21, 2020.

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Top 10 best passers in FIFA 21

Arsh Das

Club: Manchester City

Country: Belgium

Position: CAM

Overall: 91

The best midfielder in the world right now, the Belgian has been rewarded well with the highest passing stat in the game and the PFA Player of the Year award.

Few can argue with the names on this list. While the stats are subject to debate, EA has done a decent job with the passing stats.

FIFA 21 releases on October 9th for PS4, Xbox One and PC.

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Xbox Series X vs PlayStation 5: What to prefer?

Saahil Shaw

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September 17, 2020

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Xbox Series X vs PlayStation 5: What to prefer?

This week, Sony and Microsoft both announced the price of their next-generation consoles. Both companies have released all the specs information and the final look of the product. Now, it’s time to decide which console you’ll prefer to buy on its release. But first, check out how the next-gen consoles differ from each other.

	PlayStation 5	PlayStation 5 Digital Edition	Xbox Series X	Xbox Series S
Price	$500	$400	$499	$299
Dimensions	390 mm x 104 mm x 260 mm (15.35 x 4.09 x 10.24 inches)	390 mm x 92 mm x 260 mm (15.35 x 3.62 x 10.24 inches)	151 x 151 x 301 mm (5.94 x 5.94 x 11.85 inches)	Not available, but 60 percent smaller than the Series X
Weight	4.5 kg (9.92 pounds)	3.9 kg (8.6 pounds)	4.45 kg (9.8 pounds)	Not available
CPU	Custom AMD Zen 2, 8-core 3.5 GHz	Custom AMD Zen 2, 8-core 3.5 GHz	Custom AMD Zen 2, 8-core 3.8 GHz (3.6 GHz with SMT)	Custom AMD Zen 2, 8-core 3.6 GHz (3.4 GHz with SMT)
GPU	Custom RDNA 2, 10.28 TFLOP, 36 CU at 2.23 GHz	Custom RDNA 2, 10.28 TFLOP, 36 CU at 2.23 GHz	Custom RDNA 2, 12.15 TFLOP, 52 CU at 1.825 GHz	Custom RDNA 2, 4 TFLOP, 20 CU at 1.565 GHz
RAM	16 GB GDDR6 256-bit	16 GB GDDR6 256-bit	16 GB GDDR6 320-bit	10 GB GDDR6
Memory bandwidth	448 GB/s	448 GB/s	10 GB at 560 GB/s, 6 GB at 336 GB/s	8 GB at 224GB/s, 2 GB at 56GB/s
Internal storage	825 GB SSD	825 GB SSD	1 TB PCie Gen 4 NVME SSD	512 GB PCie Gen 4 NVME SSD
I/O throughput	5.5 GB/s (raw), 8-9 GB/s (compressed)	5.5 GB/s (raw), 8-9 GB/s (compressed)	2.4 GB/s (raw), 4.8 GB/s (compressed)	2.4 GB/s (raw), 4.8 GB/s (compressed)
External storage	USB HDD support	USB HDD support	1 TB expansion card, USB HDD support	1 TB expansion card, USB HDD support
Physical media	4K UHD Blu-ray	None	4K UHD Blu-ray	None
Output resolution	4K	4K	4K at 60 fps (target 120 fps)	1440p at 60 fps (target 120 fps)
Connectivity	Ethernet 10/100/1000WiFi 802.11ax	Ethernet 10/100/1000WiFi 802.11ax	Ethernet 10/100/1000WiFi 802.11ac dual band	Ethernet 10/100/1000WiFi 802.11ac dual band

via Engadget

What more they Feature?

Both Xbox Series X and Play Station 5 supports Backward Compatibility. It means that Xbox Series X will support all the games previously released on Xbox One, Xbox, and Xbox 360. The same goes for Play Station 5, it will support all PS4 games but not PS3, PS2, and PS1 games as they have different architecture.

Xbox Series X Gamepad

The controller design of the Xbox Series X is similar to Xbox One. It is a wireless controller with most of the layouts and features the same as previous controllers. Microsoft has redesigned the direction pad by blending a conventional plus shape with the octagonal plate design of the Xbox Elite Wireless Controller Series 2’s alternate pad. A new capture button is incorporated on the controller which will let users capture screenshots or record videos with one button press instead of exploring a menu.

PlayStation 5 Gamepad

The PS5 controller will get DualSense that gives haptic feedback in the triggers. The controller is redesigned with the same layout but the overall look is plumper than the DualShock 4 with a rounded design.

The controller is incorporated with a microphone and a speaker to enable voice chat and (presumably) commands. The touchpad is the same as the DualShock 4, but still, it looks quite different.

Hope this guide will let you decide which of the next-gen consoles to buy. The Xbox Series X|S will release on November 10 and the PS5 consoles will release on November 12.

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The flagship Huawei Mate 40 series will arrive soon with a 5nm chipset

Piyali Ghosh

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September 17, 2020

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The flagship Huawei Mate 40 series will arrive soon with a 5nm chipset

There is good news coming out from the Huawei, as the head of the Consumer Business Group of Huawei, Richard Yu, recently announced at Huawei Developer Conference in China, that they want to introduce its new flagship series of smartphones – Huawei Mate 40 and Mate 40 Pro soon. The UK branch of Huawei tweeted that the next generation Huawei Mate series would disclose soon.

According to the source, Huawei may be introduced its new flagship series with the World’s first and only 5G capable SoC on 5 nanometer Scale – it indicates a new Kirin Chip, which Huawei was capable to produce at TSMC as the last line-up before yesterday’s cut-off as part of the US section.

The expected look of Mate 40 series handsets

It is expected that ‘Kirin 9000’ may be traded off the SoC of the upcoming Mate series. This Kirin chipset may also have an onboard 5G modem. But there is no official confirmation about this topic. But it is predicted that Huawei will disclose this series officially in mid-October 2020.

Roland Quandt has posted a picture pointing at the Mate series’s signature circular rear camera bezel evolving into a kind of virtual click wheel that can able to adjust settings such as audio volume. According to the image (posted by Roland), the new flagship series may come with a similar design as its predecessor Mate 30 series smartphones. The Mate 40 series smartphones will feature a dual selfie camera.

According to the rumors, the Mate 40 Pro will be launched with a powerful rear camera, a batter battery life with a high charging speed than the previous series handsets. Also most importantly, the phone will be supported by a 5G network and powered by a 5nm flagship chipset.

We are devoid of any other info about this upcoming Mate 40 series smartphones. Huawei is expected to introduce its new flagship Mate 40 series smartphones in mid-October, but it can clearly be assumed that the smartphones of this series will be there until 2021.

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Top 10 best freekick takers in FIFA 21

Rahul Roy

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September 17, 2020

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Electronic Arts (EA) has already revealed the launch date of the next series of FIFA franchise. FIFA 21 would release globally on 9th October.

The new FIFA edition has already created a hype among the FIFA fans. It seems EA has finally listened to the fans and have brought in the requested changes to FIFA 21.

EA Sports has now revealed the FIFA 21 player’s rating. Here’s a list of the top 10 best free-kick takers in FIFA 21:

10. Ruslan Malinovskyi

Club: Atalanta (Serie A)
Nationality: Ukraine
Overall: 79
Position: CM
Freekick accuracy: 88

9. Robert Skov

Club: TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (Bundesliga)
Nationality: Denmark
Overall: 75
Position: LWB
Freekick accuracy: 89

8. James Ward-Prowse

Club: Southampton (Premier League)
Nationality: England
Overall: 79
Position: CM
Freekick accuracy: 89

7. Neymar Jr.

Club: Paris Saint-Germain (Ligue 1)
Nationality: Brazil
Overall: 91
Position: LW
Freekick accuracy: 89

6. Shunsuke Nakamura

Club: Yokohama FC (J1 League)
Nationality: Japan
Overall: 65
Position: CAM
Freekick accuracy: 90

5. Sebastian Giovinco

Club: Al Hilal (Saudi Pro League)
Nationality: Italy
Overall: 80
Position: CAM
Freekick accuracy: 91

4. Enis Bardhi

Club: Levante (LaLiga)
Nationality: Macedonia
Overall: 79
Position: LM
Freekick accuracy: 91

3. Miralem Pjanic

Club: Barcelona (LaLiga)
Nationality: Bosnia
Overall: 85
Position: CM
Freekick accuracy: 92

2. Daniel Parejo

Club: Villarreal (LaLiga)
Nationality: Spain
Overall: 85
Position: CM
Freekick accuracy: 93

1. Lionel Messi

Club: Barcelona (LaLiga)
Nationality: Argentina
Overall: 93
Position: RW
Freekick accuracy: 94

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Ganguly expects the highest viewership and even crowds returning to watch the IPL!

(1) Manvir Singh:

(2) Tiri:

(3) Marcelinho:

(4) João Victor:

(5) Alex:

10. Miralem Pjanic: 87 PAS

9. Hakim Ziyech: 87 PAS

8. Bruno Fernandes: 88 PAS

7. David Silva: 88 PAS

6. Christian Eriksen: 88 PAS

5. Luka Modric: 89 PAS

4. Danny Parejo: 90 PAS

3. Toni Kroos: 91 PAS

2. Lionel Messi: 91 PAS

1. Kevin de Bruyne: 93 PAS

What more they Feature?

Xbox Series X Gamepad

PlayStation 5 Gamepad

10. Ruslan Malinovskyi

9. Robert Skov

8. James Ward-Prowse

7. Neymar Jr.

6. Shunsuke Nakamura

5. Sebastian Giovinco

4. Enis Bardhi

3. Miralem Pjanic

2. Daniel Parejo

1. Lionel Messi

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