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Three members of Raptors test positive for COVID-19; practice facility to remain open

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Three members of Raptors test positive for COVID-19; practice facility to remain open

On Monday morning, the Toronto Raptors announced that three members within the organization have tested positive for COVID-19. The Raptors relocated to Tampa Bay, Florida for the upcoming season after the Canadian government decided that the organization could not play in the country because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. They determined that there was no further spread of the disease within the franchise after contact tracing.

The Raptors’ statement read:

“During the league-mandated testing period prior to training camp, three members of the Toronto Raptors organization tested positive for COVID-19. All three are, and will continue to, self-isolate away from the rest of the organization. Adherence to protocols, follow-up testing and contact tracing has so far revealed no spread to other members of the Raptors organization. We continue to follow safety protocols, and will update the situation as appropriate.”

In their statement, the Raptors did not mention the need to close their practice facility as these tests occurred before training camp begun on December 1. Toronto is the third team in the NBA so far to report positive coronavirus results, with the Portland Trail Blazers most recently closing training camp to undergo deep cleaning post three franchise members testing positive.

The Golden State Warriors also had two players test positive for the virus prior to the initiation of training camp, forcing them to delay the start of their practices. As the NBA continues to gear up for the start of the 2020-21 season, the possibility of other teams testing positive for the virus is something that the NBA will have to be prepared for.

The league sent out health and safety protocols last week, that has to be followed by all players, coaches and staff personnel during the season. If these regulations are not followed, serious punishment could be handed down to players and teams that include a decrease in player salary and loss of draft selections.

Two NBA Academy Women’s Program Participants receive Scholarships to attend SEED Academy

Rahul Roy
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Two NBA Academy Women’s Program Participants receive Scholarships to attend SEED Academy

Aminata Tal (Senegal) and Sira Thienou (Mali) – who joined SEED Academy last month – were among top prospects from across the continent

DAKAR, Senegal, December 10, 2020/ — The National Basketball Association (NBA) and SEED Project (Sports for Education and Economic Development), a non-profit organization in Thiès, Senegal that uses basketball as a platform to engage youth in academic, athletic and leadership programs, announced today that two elite female athletes from the NBA Academy Women’s Program have received scholarships to attend SEED Academy in Thiès.

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Aminata Tal

Aminata Tal (Senegal) and Sira Thienou (Mali) – who joined SEED Academy last month – were among top prospects from across the continent to participate in the 2019 NBA Academy Women’s Program camp at NBA Academy Africa in Saly and were awarded scholarships in recognition of their leadership on-and-off the court.  At SEED Academy, Tal and Thienou will receive high-level basketball training, tutoring, ESL training, life-skills development and academic and career guidance to help them prepare for the next step in their basketball and educational journeys. 

“We are proud to partner with SEED Academy on this initiative, which continues the great momentum we are seeing for young women across the continent who are using the game of basketball to maximize their potential as players and leaders,” said 2003 WNBA Champion and NBA Academy Africa Women’s Program Lead, Astou Ndiaye.  “Aminata and Sira are promising young women who excel on-and-off the court, and we hope this opportunity will help serve as a pathway to their future success.”   

“The NBA Academy Women’s Program aims to provide basketball and leadership development opportunities for high-performing young women from across the continent,” said NBA Africa CEO Victor Williams.  “We are excited to see Aminata and Sira take the next step in their basketball journey, and we look forward to continuing our collaboration with SEED Project to expand and enhance our youth basketball development efforts in Africa.”

“We are thrilled to have Aminata and Sira join our group of female student-athletes at SEED Academy in Thiès,” said SEED Project President Joe Lopez.  “Both prospects showcased their tremendous talent, passion for the game of basketball and leadership during the last NBA Academy Africa Women’s camp, and coupled with their drive to perform in school, I have no doubt that they will both add great value to the SEED Academy girls program.”

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Sira Thienou

This marks the first time the NBA Academy Women’s Program has provided scholarships to African female athletes.  The initiative is part of NBA Academy Africa and SEED Project’s commitment to support elite African female athletes and use the transformative power of basketball to provide them with high-level basketball training and education. 

NBA Academy Africa is an elite basketball training centre in Saly, Senegal for the top male prospects from throughout Africa and the first of its kind on the continent.  Since the academy opened in 2018, NBA Academy Africa has hosted three NBA Academy Women’s Program camps.  Nine NBA Academy Africa and NBA Academy Africa Women’s program participants have committed to NCAA Division-1 schools in the U.S.

[Exclusive] Samsung store confirms Galaxy S21 5G series launch date and more

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[Exclusive] Samsung store confirms Galaxy S21 5G series launch date and more

Exclusive: Samsung’s largest mobile experience store in India spilled the beans and gave some launch and availability details of the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G series. store executives at Samsung’s Opera House outlet in Bengaluru told Android Authority that the Galaxy S21 5G series will launch on January 14 globally and the flagship series will come in India just after a week on January 29.

Another interesting report surfaced that the Galaxy S21 5G series is already up for pre-order at the Samsung Opera House. It is Samsung’s flagship retail store in India located in Bengaluru. If you are interested to buy any smartphone of this series, you need to only pay ₹2,000 to pre-book. As of now, we’ve got several leaks and renders regarding the members of the upcoming Galaxy S21 5G series. So, let’s check out what are those.

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As per the intel of Android Authority, the Samsung Galaxy S21 will be available in gray, pink, purple, and white colors. A new set of the leaked teaser shows the camera design as well as the colour options of the upcoming Galaxy S21 series that will include Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, and S21 Ultra.

Both the Samsung Galaxy S21 and S21+ seems to have a triple rear camera setup at the back, while the S21 Ultra gets a curved display and four snappers, including a periscope. The camera module has a new design that is aligned with the body of the phone. This new design seems to be an experiment to change the monotonous design convention and let’s see how the public reacts to this when it goes official.

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Italy’s 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi died aged 64

Rishab Chakladar
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Italy’s 1982 World Cup hero Paolo Rossi died aged 64

Former Italian striker Paolo Rossi passed away last night at the age of 64. The Italian striker will always be remembered for his performance at the 1982 finishing as top scorer and being named best player.

Paolo Rossi has played for some renowned clubs in Italy. He had played for Juventus and AC Milan in his career. In his 338 matches for multiple clubs, he has scored 134 goals.

He had been handed a three-year ban in the fallout from the “Totonero” scandal in 1980. The suspension reduced to two years and he re-established his reputation. In the 1982 World Cup, he became a key factor in Italy’s champion title. Italy beat ‘Tournament favourite’ Brazil by 3-2. Rossi also scored in the semi-final and final.

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“That goal, more than any other goal I’ve ever scored, completely defined my characteristics,” Rossi told a FIFA documentary in 2018 about the goal of the final.

“It was mine because I stole that precious tenth of a second from the defender and I knew, he would never reach me.”

After his death yesterday, his wife Federica Cappelletti posted a picture of them together on social media with the caption “Per sempre” (“forever”).

The Italian football federation (FIGC) president Gabriele Gravina said, “Pablito’s passing away is another moment of deep pain, a wound to the heart of all fans that is difficult to heal.”

“We’ve lost a friend and an icon of Italian football.”

“In spurring the national team on to success in 1982, he had Italians celebrating in squares across the country, both for him and with him.”

“He indelibly tied his name to the Azzurri and, through his style of play, inspired numerous strikers of future generations.”- he added.

Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G will arrive on 24th December, colour and more specification details

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Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G will arrive on 24th December, colour and more specification details

Today Oppo has launched its flagship series, the Oppo Reno 5 series. The Reno5 series includes three smartphones- Oppo Reno5, Reno5 Pro, and Reno5 Pro+. But the company has launched only the vanilla and Pro version devices of this series. Now, the company is going to launch the top model of the Reno5 series: Oppo Reno5 Pro+ smartphone on the 24th of December.

We also have got some specifications and the first image of this upcoming Reno5 Pro+. Let’s check out the expected features of this upcoming 5G device.

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Specifications of Oppo Reno5 Pro+ (Expected)

The Oppo Reno5 Pro+ will sport a 6.55-inches Full HD+ Super AMOLED punch-hole display. The display of this phone will also feature (1080×2400) pixel of screen resolution with a 90Hz of refresh rate. The phone will have curved edges. In terms of dimensions, the phone measures (159.9×72.5×7.99)mm and the weight should come out to 184 grams. This upcoming phone could be the first Oppo phone to come with colour shifting electrochromic back. The upcoming phone comes with a model number of PDRM00/PDRT00.

According to the source, the top model of the Reno5 series will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 865SoC. The phone will have a decent battery backup of 4,500 mAh which will be supported by 65W VOOC fast charging technology. But, there is no information regarding the storage configuration of this upcoming phone.

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Come to the camera section. The upcoming Oppo Reno5 Pro+ will have a quad rear camera module, which includes- a 50MP primary sensor with a Sony IMX766 lens, along with a 16 MP ultra-wide lens, a 13 MP telephoto sensor, and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front side, there will be a punch-hole cutout at the left corner of the screen to hold a 32 MP selfie shooter.

Apart from this information, we haven’t got any other information about this upcoming device. It is expected that the Oppo Reno5 Pro+ 5G will launch in January 2021.

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Oppo Reno5 5G and Reno5 Pro 5G launched in China: All you need to know

Anurag Dutta
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Oppo Reno5 5G and Reno5 Pro 5G launched in China: All you need to know

Oppo has recently launched its Reno 5 series. This lineup holds two smartphones: Oppo Reno5 5G and Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G. So, without wasting any time, let’s get into the specifications one by one.

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Oppo Reno5 5G:

The Oppo Reno5 5G runs the ColorOS 11 based on the Android 11 OS and is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G chipset. Regarding the display, this phone features a 6.43-inch hole-punch OLED panel (1080p+ resolution) with a refresh rate of 90Hz and a touch sampling rate of 180Hz. This phone features an in-display fingerprint scanner.

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The SoC of this phone is paired with 8GB/12GB LPDDR4x RAM and 128GB/256GB of UFS 2.1 internal storage (no expansion). Coming to the camera section, the Oppo Reno5 5G offers a quad rear camera setup that includes a 64MP primary sensor (with an f/1.7 aperture electronic image stabilization (EIS)) along with an 8MP ultra-wide sensor, two 2MP modules. You can record 4K videos in 30fps by the rear camera module. For selfies, this phone has a 32MP selfie snapper at the front.

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Regarding the battery, this phone is fueled up by a 4,300mAH battery with the support of a monstrous 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 charging (reverse charging is supported as well). You can use USB Power Delivery and 18W QuickCharge chargers as well.

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For charging, there is a USB-C port and for an audio experience, a 3.5mm headphone jack is there as well. As per the connectivity, it supports 5G and Wi-Fi 5. But no NFC is there. Regarding the rear panel, Oppo has worked well on its Reno Glow finish, and most importantly, a fluorescent coating has been applied to the camera bump and other elements that they can glow in the dark.

Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G:

The Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G runs the ColorOS 11 based on the Android 11 OS and is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ chipset. Regarding the display, this phone features a 6.55-inch hole-punch OLED panel (1080p+ resolution, 500 nits brightness) with a refresh rate of 90Hz and a touch sampling rate of 180Hz. This phone features an in-display fingerprint scanner.

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The SoC of this phone is paired with 8GB/12GB LPDDR4x RAM and 128GB/256GB of UFS 2.1 internal storage (no expansion). Coming to the camera section, the Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G offers a quad rear camera setup that includes a 64MP primary sensor (with an f/1.7 aperture electronic image stabilization (EIS)) along with an 8MP ultra-wide sensor, two 2MP modules. You can record 4K videos in 30fps by the rear camera module. For selfies, this phone has a 32MP selfie snapper at the front.

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Regarding the battery, this phone is fueled up by a 4,300mAH battery with the support of a monstrous 65W SuperVOOC 2.0 charging (reverse charging is supported as well). You can use USB Power Delivery and 18W QuickCharge chargers as well.

For charging, there is a USB-C port and you can convert it to a headphone jack (No 3.5mm headphone jack). As per the connectivity, it supports 5G, Wi-Fi 6, and NFC as well. Regarding the rear panel, Oppo has worked well on its Reno Glow finish, and most importantly, a fluorescent coating has been applied to the camera bump and other elements that they can glow in the dark.

Price and Availability:

Regarding the price and availability, the Oppo Reno5 5G carries a price tag of CNY 2,700 ($410/€340) for the 8GB/128GB variant and CNY 3,000 for the 12GB/256GB variant. This smartphone is currently available for pre-order in China from JD.com.

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Regarding the price and availability, the Oppo Reno5 Pro 5G carries a price tag of at CNY3,400 ($520/€430) for the 8GB/128GB variant and CNY 3,800 for the 12GB/256GB variant. This smartphone is currently available for pre-order in China from JD.com.

Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Black Ops Cold War are currently the most famous games in the world

Nivedita Bangari
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Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Black Ops Cold War are currently the most famous games in the world

The launch of PlayStation 5 has been a dream come true for the gaming community. The high performing specs brought forth by the device has made it the fan-favorite among gamers. Without a doubt, the most attractive feature of the console is the availability of some of the top-rated and exclusive games of the next-gen console platform.

Recently, Sony announced that Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War are the most-downloaded PS5 games at the PlayStation Store for November. We already know that both the games are top-rated in the community, and how much they are famous, we are getting a glimpse of it.

According to sources, Miles Morales was the number one downloaded title for the US/Canada region. Whereas Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was the most popular download in the EU. Coincidently, each game was also a runner-up to the other in the respective region charts.

The sales and popularity of Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales on the PS5 will rocket even further due to the launch of the game’s new update. The updated version 1.007.001 (261.9 MB) brings a new option in the settings under “graphics mode”: “performance RT.” The description of the feature reads, “This is an alternate version of the 60 frames per second ‘Performance’ mode, adding ray-tracing by adjusting the scene resolution, reflection quality, and pedestrian density.”

The developers give the PS5 users a smooth and memorable experience by sacrificing the number of onlookers and a little bit of their screen resolution. While some might complain about this, but it is still a pretty good update that the game’s developers have come up with.

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Razer launches Tomahawk gaming desktop with optional Nvidia GPU support

Nivedita Bangari
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Razer launches Tomahawk gaming desktop with optional Nvidia GPU support

The COVID pandemic has caused us to undergo strict lockdowns and get adjusted to the life of work from home. But apart from that, we have seen many changes around us, especially in the tech industry. In recent times we have grown more dependent on technology, and high-performing PCs have only grown ever since.

We have seen many devices like ChromeBook’s, Tablets, and Mini-PCs becoming extremely popular among the masses. But recently, even the portable SFF gaming PCs have seen a surge in their demand. The performance of the SFF gaming PCs is similar to full-size gaming PCs. But the advantage of these devices is that they are incredibly portable. Recently, Razer has launched its new Razer Tomahawk Gaming Desktop, which the company claims are its ultimate SFF gaming rig.

The new SFF gaming rig’s design is similar to Razer’s popular eGPU enclosures, and size is also feasible. According to sources, the machine is designed around Intel’s modular Next Unit of Computing (NUC) architecture. It allows the buyers to upgrade their CPU in the future along with their GPU.

The NUC contains a 45 W Intel Core i9-9980HK Coffee Lake CPU 8-core CPU and Hyperthreading support. The machine comes with 16 GB of DDR 4 RAM and 512 GB NVMe SSD, and Razer has provided a separate 2 TB SSD for the device. The Tomahawk comes with dimensions up to 320 x 140 mm. The device also ships with an Nvidia Founder’s Edition RTX 3080.

The Razer Tomahawk Gaming Desktop has a 750 W PSU with the connectivity options of 4 USB-A 3.2 ports, 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports and comes along with Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0 support. The aluminium chassis has a dimension of 10 L 210 mm x 365 mm x 150 and also includes dual top-mounted fans. The device is shipping with the GPU at the price of US$3,200. But without the GPU, you can get the Razer Tomahawk Gaming PC at US$2,400.

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AMD has increased its fan-base during the pandemic

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AMD has increased its fan-base during the pandemic

When the world started facing the threat of the Coronavirus pandemic, many organizations worldwide realized just how ill-prepared they were in technology. With many solution experts thinking of finding an optimal solution to meet their PC demand, it introduced the world to the new possibilities brought forth by AMD.

According to sources, ImageNet Consulting was facing unprecedented demand for laptops from its health-care, financial, and manufacturing customers. But the Intel-based systems that ImageNet commonly would have recommended were in short supply. Thus, it made the company then endorse AMD-based techniques developed by HP Inc. As everyone might have guessed, ImageNet ended up becoming a fan of AMD’s performance. Sources claim that AMD now accounts for roughly 65 percent of ImageNet’s 2020 system sales than 35 percent of Intel-based systems.

“We were dealing with probably some of the most stressful times regarding product delivery that I’ve been in for years. I’ve never experienced that before. They gave us the ability to increase profitability; they gave us the ability to increase market share. They gave us the ability to increase our reputation with our customers, which is invaluable. And it gave us the ability to continue doing business in a very tumultuous time. And I couldn’t be happier about that.”

ImageNet is only but one of the many companies introduced to a wide range of possibilities by AMD. And AMD didn’t act in favour of these companies. Instead, these firms themselves ended up becoming fans of the manufacturer of CPU and GPUs. We have already seen the performance of AMD’s components against the likes of Intel and Nvidia. The company doesn’t compromise.

“I think we’re growing by leaps and bounds in the channel. Now, if you look historically, our larger relationships have been in the consumer channel, so sort of in the DIY space, across the world in the desktop and graphics cards. And that’s now expanding to the commercial channel, both commercial PCs as well as more commercial server-type opportunities,” says AMD’s CEO Lisa Su.

The company has managed to secure a large market share during the needs of high-performing PCs. But the company has a long road ahead of it. With its acquisition of Xilinx, AMD’s board is gearing up to expand its possibilities in more products and technologies to help its growth.

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Noise ColorFit Pro 3 with TruView Display spotted on Amazon

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Noise ColorFit Pro 3 with TruView Display spotted on Amazon

In the Indian market, Noise is one of the toughest rivals of the smartwatch makers, alongside audio devices. Recently, the company adds six new audio products to its portfolio including its first-ever Bluetooth speaker and noise cancellation headphone. Now, most probably this December, the company will introduce the successor of ColorFit Pro 2 i.e. Noise ColorFit Pro 3.

The new ColorFit Pro 3 is spotted on the Amazon India page and as it’s not yet listed on its official website, we can assume, the upcoming smartwatch will be exclusive on Amazon.

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Though in the listing most of the features are not mentioned, the company mentioned about the display multiple times. Among the quotes, one mentioned that the third-gen ColorFit Pro is coming with a TurView Display. On the other hand, the line “Let’s change the way you look at smartwatches” indicates the display will be the key attraction of this wearable.

There are two images visible on the page, one is with a blue strap and the second one is with black. That means, there will be atleast two strap-color options. Besides, a knob is there on the right of the display.

Still, there is no information about other specifications, launch date, and pricing. But I believe, the company will reveal those very soon. For now, you can set a reminder for the launch, the link is added below.

Link: https://amzn.to/340fiws

Update: 18th December

The specs of the Noise ColorFit Pro 3 is announced now, click here to know.

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