The much-anticipated reunion between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, finally happened yesterday. Ronaldo as always made his mark on the big stage with two calmly taken penalties.
It was unfortunate for Lionel Messi as they lost 3-0 at home, though they already qualified to the next round in the Champions League.
Sadly, it was maybe the last time we saw two of the football greats on the football pitch together as they are heading towards the twilight of their career.
Cristiano Ronaldo joked when talking to Movistar in comments carried by Football Italia: “It was Mission Almost Impossible,”
“The key was to start strong, as within 20 minutes we were already 2-0 up, so from that point on we really believed that we could do it.”
“This victory is going to be such a confidence-booster, we needed a win like this against a big team.”
Ronaldo further added about the first penalty which Barcelona claimed to be unfair, though there was clear contact. He said: “I couldn’t say, as I didn’t see it on television. Sometimes soft penalties are called, but I don’t want to get into that, because the referee’s job is always tough.”
“When you score three goals at Camp Nou, there can be no doubt you deserve to go through as the group winners.”
Ronaldo concluded by commenting on his relationship with Lionel Messi. He said: “We’ve been in the awards ceremonies for 12-13 years now and I never saw him as a rival, that’s all stirred up in the media. We always got along perfectly well and if you ask Leo, he’ll tell you the same thing.”
Golden State Warriors big man Stephen Curry said the possibility of signing an extension with the franchise is “on the table” and reiterated that he is hopeful he will eventually retire from the only professional team he has ever known.
32-year-old Curry acknowledged that the discussions are ongoing, when asked if he plans to sign a contract extension.
“We have conversations,” said Curry on Monday during a video conference with reporters. “Everything’s on the table right now. Everything I’ve talked about being a Warrior and what the future holds. Obviously (I’m) fully committed on what that is. And understanding I’ve got to do what’s right for me and the team and having those conversations. I feel blessed to be in that position where I can say that and truly believe that, so it’s a matter of just letting things play out the way they should and that’s kind of where we’re at right now,” he added.
Curry was originally selected by the Golden State Warriors with the seventh pick in the 2009 NBA draft. The guard is currently in the middle of a five-year, $201 million supermax extension signed in 2017 as reported by ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the max extension that Curry is eligible for would be for three years and $156 million. It would begin in 2022-23.
Stephen Curry is a six-time NBA All-Star, representing the Golden State Warriors since 2009. Image Credits: USA Today
The two parties have until December 21 to finalize an extension this season.
Curry reiterated what he has said publicly multiple times over the years, which is that he is hopeful that he can end his career as a Warrior.
“That’s a huge goal for sure,” said Curry. “It’s an elite club of guys that you look at that have played with the same organization and been successful and achieved greatness in that respect. So that would be an awesome accomplishment. Something that I’ve obviously spoken publicly about and am very committed to. But that also goes with there’s a lot more to be accomplished on the court, and again I can’t fast forward to what the end is going to be and not enjoy the moment, enjoy the challenges we have in front of us and what I have left to accomplish as a player so we’ll see what happens,” he remarked.
Curry, a two-time NBA MVP and three-time NBA champion, noted that he is in no rush to lock in the security that would come with such a huge extension – he is simply focused on trying to get the Warriors to be the best team they can be in the present scenario.
Stephen Curry has won two MVPs while playing for the Golden State Warriors. Image Credits: NBA.com India
He also said that while the number of years could always fluctuate depending on how he is feeling, he is hopeful that he will be able to play at least as much as his father, Dell, did.
Despite the fact that his friend and teammate Klay Thompson is out for the year after tearing his Achilles, Curry remains optimistic about the Warriors’ odds in the short term.
“I know you guys can analyze the salary-cap sheet and look at what decisions might be in the future, but for what we have right now, I love where we’re at,” he said. “I love the fact that we have enough experience to surprise a lot of people this year and try to compete at the top of the West, see what happens.”
In July, Asus launched its Rog Phone 3, which has a model number AUSU_I003D. Now it is expected that Asus is preparing to launch the successor of Rog Phone 3, as a new Asus phone has spotted on the GeekBench database, which carries a similar model number with Rog Phone 3: ASUS_I005DA.
Also, ASUS_I005DA and ASUS_I005DB model numbers have spotted on the HTML5 test datasheet. This gives us a clue that the company is expected to launch new devices which may be the successor of previously launched Rog Phone 3.
The previously launched Rog Phone 3 has a model number ASUS_I003D, so it is expected that the successor of the Rog Phone 3 would have a model number of ASUS_I004D, but instead of number ‘4’, the model numbers have ‘5’ in it, which gives a clue that the company may unveil the Asus Rog Phone 5 as the successor of Rog Phone 3.
This upcoming Asus phone has appeared on the GeekBench database, which reveals some specifications of the phone. Let’s check out these specifications.
The GeekBench datasheet reveals only one model number: ASUS_I005DA. This upcoming phone will be powered by Qualcomm’s flagship chipset Snapdragon 888 SoC. The phone will run on Android 11 OS. The motherboard of this phone carries a codename of ‘Lahaina’ and it will be paired with 8GB RAM. The Octa-Core processor will have a clock speed of 1.80GHz.
According to the GeekBench datasheet, this upcoming phone has scored 1080 on the Single-Core test and 3584 in the Multiple-core test.
The HTML5 test datasheet shows two model numbers, which indicates that this phone may come with two variants. According to the HTML5 datasheet, both model numbers have scored 469 out of 555 points.
Apart from this information, the rest remains a mystery. If you look at the previous launch history of Asus, the Rog Phone 2v was announced in July 2019, the Rog Phone 3 was launched in July 2020, so it is too early to say anything about this upcoming device.
After the launch of the Mi 10 series, Xiaomi is looking forward to launching the Xiaomi Mi 11 in the upcoming days. Recently we have got many rumors related to this topic, that reveals that the Chinese Tech Giant Xiaomi is expected to launch Xiaomi Mi 11 series, which includes Xiaomi Mi 11 and Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro.
Now a mysterious Xiaomi phone with the model number M2011K2C appeared on the datasheet of China’s MIIT authority in October. Recently a phone with this same model number has received 3C certification. This device could be the upcoming Mi 11 or Mi 11 Pro smartphone.
According to the 3C certification, the phone carries a model number M2011K2C, and the device will be supported by 5G network connectivity. The datasheet also reveals, this upcoming device could ship with a new charger which has a model number MDY-12-EQ. Unsurprisingly, this charger has got 3C approval last month, which reveals that this new charger supports up to 55W fast charging technology.
The 3C datasheet also reveals that the M2011K2C could be an upcoming flagship model from Xiaomi, which will get the support of a 55W fast charging technology. There is a possibility that this phone may belong to Xiaomi MI 11 or Mi 11 Pro. It is also expected that we can see this model number on the Chinese TENAA website soon.
According to the rumors, the Xiaomi Mi 11 and Mi 11 Pro, both phones will sport a 6-inches QHD+AMOLED display. The display also features a 120Hz of refresh rate. The Xiaomi Mi 11 is also expected to have a curved display on all four sides. Both phones will be powered by the newly launched Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 888 SoC. It is predicted that both the edition of Mi 11 will have 8GB LPDDR5 and 128GB of inbuilt UFS 3.1 storage configuration. According to the source, the Mi 11 will have 4,780 mAh of battery life, Whereas the Pro version could offer 4,500mAh battery life. Both the phones are expected to have Android 11 OS.
Yesterday, AMD launched or said made their flagship Radeon RX 6900 XT available in the market at a hefty $999 in the US or ₹79,900 in India exclusive of GST but is way cheaper than the NVIDIA flagship RTX 3090. Getting hands-on with these new GPUs is pretty tough, but if you get one, you should keep a check on the thermals as well.
As per the latest testings done by Igor’s lab, it seems the flagship RX 6900 XT draws somewhat similar power to that of the RX 6800 XT. This is mostly because there’s no huge difference between the GPUs as the AMD flagship somewhere around 10-15% performance improvement for $350 extra, kept to fill in the gap between RTX 3090 and RTX 3080.
It draws 303 Watts of power while 4K gaming and is just shy of RX 6800 XT’s 298 Watts power draw, although the high-end GPU has been rated to be used with 850W+ PSU whereas the RX 6800 XT rated to be used with 750W+ PSU.
Courtesy: Linus Tech Tips
As we see in the power draw graph of Linus Tech Tip’s video, we see the RX 6900 XT drawing sudden power spikes over 400W in benchmarks and this can actually damage a 750W power supply. So, if you do want an RX 6900 XT, first get a minimum 850W+ PSU, or to be safe get a 1000W gold rated PSU.
However, in games, the Radeon RX 6900 XT seems a good boy and a brother of the RX 6800 XT but a costlier one too as well.
PlayStation 5, the next-gen console by Sony, has already been released worldwide last month but the availability has been scarce which has seen an abrupt rise in prices.
A recent research has been made to analyze the retail prices of the digital version of PS5 in 100 countries across the world. The findings are as below.
A low retail price for the PS5 combined with a relatively high average monthly income of $2691.26 makes the United States one of the most affordable countries to purchase a PS5 in.
Retailing at $399.99, the average American would only have to set aside 11.3% of their monthly salary in order to afford one (based on the average monthly income of $3554.93).
Other high-income countries in Europe and Asia also feature heavily.
Rank
Country
Percentage of salary
1
Switzerland
7.20%
2
United States
11.30%
3
Australia
12.60%
4
Hong Kong
14.00%
5
Japan
14.00%
6
Denmark
14.90%
7
Canada
15.40%
8
Norway
16.00%
9
Netherlands
16.20%
10
Iceland
16.30%
Paxful gathered and analyzed the retail prices of the digital version of PS5 from various sources including official brand websites and regional online stores. Prices may reflect the retail price for a console that is shipped from an international retailer.
Average monthly salary data was sourced from Numbeo.
Local currencies were converted into USD using the Google Finance tool and are correct as of 6th November 2020.
If you’re from India, you can also take a look at the PlayStation 4 available on Amazon at such a low price, link: https://amzn.to/3mXQay0
Razer has launched a new model for its already excellent Blade 15 gaming laptop. Said to be the most affordable and best-performing gaming model, the new Blade 15 Base is a piece of art. Powered by Core i7-10750H, the 15.6-inch model is available for pre-order at just $1,499. The display has a mind-blowing 120Hz of refresh rate and comes with full-HD resolution.
The devices come with NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti and 16GB of RAM on the performance side. It has a 256GB of SSD storage along with an open M.2 slot. The manufacturer is offering two USB 3.2 Gen 2, two USB-C 3.2 Gen 1, and one HDMI 2.0 port.
The new Base model specs are the same as the previous one, but with the display difference. The $1,599 cost model comes with a 144Hz display. But for those who feel that the 256 GB of SSD isn’t sufficient, the Blade 15 Base model of 512 GB SSD comes with just $100 more costly than the 256 GB variant.
Processor
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 Core (2.6GHz/5.0GHz)
OS
Windows 10 Home
Display
15.6″ Full HD 120Hz, 100% sRGB, 4.9 mm bezel, factory calibrated
Graphics
NVIDIA® GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6 VRAM)
Storage
256GB SSD (M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4) + Open M.2 Slot (Supports PCIe 3.0 x4 or SATA)
After having a great start in UEFA Champions League beating Paris Saint Germain and RB Leipzig in the first two games of the group, Manchester United failed to maintain its momentum and failed to qualify for the knock-out stage and headed to the UEFA Europa League.
Manchester United travelled to Germany to face RB Leipzig keeping in mind that they just need one point to qualify. But they were shocked by how the German team started the game. RB Leipzig took the lead in the 2nd minute by Angelino and doubled the lead at the 13th minute by Amadou Haidara. Justin Kluivert scored the goal in the 69th minute. In the second half, Manchester United tried to get back into the game. They scored back to back two goals in the 80th minute and 82nd minute. But that was not enough.
After the game, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said to BT Sport, “You can’t give a team a 3-0 lead and expect to get through.”
“Unlucky towards the end, you almost thought it was in at the last minute.”
“The turning point was the big defeat to Istanbul. That is when we lost the points we should have had.”
Manchester United captain Harry Maguire said, “There are 11 bodies out there who have got to go out there and be aggressive. It is the basics of football, if you don’t block crosses you won’t win matches.”
“We started the game too slow,” he told BT Sport.
“The second-half we gave everything. We have to look at ourselves. The amount of chances we had. Ultimately we started too slow.”
After leading the group in the first four games United failed to collect just one point from the last two games. It will surely put more pressure on the team and on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as well.
Nokia is set to make its debut in the notebook market with its recently teased Purebook laptop. The teaser shows that the laptop is built to empower. The teaser image also shows the front part of the laptop.
It looks as if it has a white finish on the top while having a black finish on the bottom along with has a curved finish. Another teaser says that the laptop will be ultralight, powerful, and will offer an immersive experience.
The only thing revealed as for now is that the laptop will be revealed soon without any exact date mentioned neither any specifications of the laptop. However, as per the BIS certifications, Nokia will launch as many as 9 laptops.
Model numbers such as NKi510UL85S and NKi310UL82S have been leaked and suggests we might get Intel Core i3 and Core i5 variants of the laptop. It will be interesting if Nokia uses Ice Lake, Comet Lake or the latest Tiger Lake CPUs.
It seems that Nokia will be selling the laptops online exclusively via Flipkart: http://fkrt.it/qfDnYeNNNN; in the coming days, we should get more insights into the laptop the launch date of it as well.
Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the most anticipated games of this year. The game developed by CD PROJECT RED, the same studio that gave us The Witcher 3, is a multi-platform game. The game has faced many issues with the development and several more problems with the game’s release. Many testers have already gotten to try the game, and we have much information about the game floating around.
As one might expect, the game is still riddled with bugs, and according to reports, the developers will be releasing the 50 GB+ Day 0 patch for the game on its launch date. But today, we will be talking about the performance of the game and how CD PROJECT RED will be dealing with its game’s underlying issues.
NVIDIA and Team CD have been collaborating for a long time now. And as expected, Cyberpunk 2077 will come with the green team’s raytracing and support for its DLSS technology. The features will be directly launched with the game on its launch date of December 10th.
In terms of AMD, the team is expected to have it’s game ready driver during the game’s launch. Consider how Cyberpunk 2077 is one of the most exciting topics ever; AMD doesn’t want its users to miss the action using its news launched Radeon RX cards.
Tomshardware had the game tested at both the Medium and Ultra preset running at 1080p, 1440p, and 2160p resolutions. Here are the game performance results on both NVIDIA and AMD without any Raytracing and DLSS modes enabled.
60 FPS at 1080p (Medium) – GTX 1070 or RX 5600 XT at Minimum
60 FPS at 1440p (Medium) – RTX 2060S or RX 5700 XT at Minimum
60 FPS at 2160p (Medium) – RTX 3080 or RX 6800 XT at Minimum
Moving to the Ultra preset, even at 1080p, gamers would require an RTX 2060 SUPER and an RX 5700 XT or above to reach 60 FPS.
60 FPS+ at 1080p (Ultra) – RTX 2060S or RX 5700 XT at Minimum
60 FPS+ at 1440p (Ultra) – RTX 3070 or RX 6800 at Minimum
30 FPS+ at 2160p (Ultra) – RTX 3070 or RX 6800 at Minimum
Now finally, the results with raytracing with the DLSS. And as one might expect, the game gives good performance even at 1080p with anything below RTX 2080 or 2080 SUPER. 60 FPS+ at 1080p (Ultra / RT Ultra / DLSS Q/B) – RTX 3070 and above
60 FPS+ at 1080p (Ultra / RT Ultra / Native Res) – RTX 3090 and above
30 FPS+ at 1440p (Ultra / RT Ultra / DLSS Q/B) – RTX 3080 and above
30 FPS+ at 1440p (Ultra / RT Ultra / Native Res) – RTX 3080 and above
30 FPS+ at 2160p (Ultra / RT Ultra / DLSS Q/B) – RTX 3090 and above
Finally, all we can say is that the game is pretty demanding, and the developers need to address this issue. But one good thing is that the game’s performance is tested on cards with non-optimized drivers and without its Day 0 patch. After the game’s release in two days and its Day 0 patch release, the game’s performance will be seemingly boosted, and we will see the performance is optimized.
