AS Roma have agreed on personal terms with Chris Smalling according to multiple reports in Italy. English defender Chris Smalling has spent a year in loan at AS Roma last season. His performance in Serie-A was excellent last year so, AS Roma is very much interested to retain him completely.
Chris Smalling joined Manchester United in 2010. He has won 2 Premier Leagues. 1 FA Cup and 1 Europa League with Manchester United. The defender has scored 18 goals in his 323 Man United appearances and has also represented his country 31 times in his career.
The 30 years old lost his form in his last few seasons with Manchester United and was extremely criticized by the fans and the pundits. He also lost the faith of his manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and this is why United signed Harry Maguire from Leicester City last season and sent Smalling to AS Roma in a loan spell.
After an excellent season, it was expected that Manchester United will retain him again. But Manchester United has some other plans. They are looking for Dayot Upamecano of RB Leipzig. The 23-years old can be an asset for the future and will surely give a long-term service to the club.
Smalling’s contract with Manchester United is going to end in 2022 which is why Man United is interested to sell him to AS Roma for a 12 million euro fee, well the final decision will be taken very soon.
A Bluetooth speaker can set the party mood anywhere you want. It is portable, easy to set up, no cable mess, and comparatively cheaper than the full-fledged music systems options. It also doesn’t end up taking a lot of space in your home; you can tuck it in a corner and you are ready to groove.
VingaJoy has launched a new Pocket Mein Rocket (SP – 6560) 5W Metal Wireless Speaker in India, which is priced at Rs 1,599. The company says this speaker is small in Size and Superior in Bass. It is a perfectly compact and lightweight Bluetooth speaker that can be carried anywhere. Designed for music lovers, VingaJoy SP – 6560 is a real treat with a powerful combination of great sound quality and long-lasting battery life. The speaker is available in 4 different colors so you can pick the one that suits your taste.
The device can be connected to Bluetooth devices within 11 meters of range. It is backed by a 400 mAh battery which is rechargeable and delivers up to 8 hours of music playing. It is compatible and can easily be paired with iPhone, Android devices, and laptops as well.
The Pocket main Rocket VingaJoy Bluetooth speaker is a hassle-free companion for your parties or self-time. It is easy to carry and ideal for both indoor and outdoor use. The speaker comes with an inbuilt rechargeable battery that guarantees up to 8 hours of playtime at mid-level volume.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Lalit Arora, Co-Founder, VingaJoy said, “We are extremely happy to expand our Bluetooth Speaker portfolio with the launch of our Pocket mein Rocket Metal Wireless Speaker. It is specially designed keeping in mind the music requirements of the millennial. The Bluetooth Speaker, looks good, feels good, sounds great and is enriched with features that suit the expectations of our customers.”
VingaJoy Pocket Mein Rocket (SP – 6560) 5W Metal Wireless Speaker will be available at nearest Retail Stores.
About VingaJoy: Started in the year 2018, VingaJoy headquartered in Delhi is India’s one of the leading Gadget Accessory & Consumer Electronics brands that address the need for ‘Connected Consumers’ and ‘People on the go’. With proper R&D and the right use of technology, the brand offers products such as Bluetooth Speakers & Headphones, Chargers, Cables, Protectors & more than 125 accessories.
Android is the Operating System that powers 2.5 billion devices ranging from 5G phones to stunning tablets. Google has always been providing innovative features in its OS to change the way how modern devices work.
Now, Google has finally released the latest and greatest version of its OS. Android 11 is finally here and is available as a stable release!!!
Hello, Android 11! 🎉 Learn all about the new features that make staying in touch easier, controlling your connected devices simpler, plus new privacy improvements: https://t.co/qUCmyz37WZpic.twitter.com/ExkZIXafau
Pixel users are not the only who is getting Android 11 update. A range of OEMs has announced that they plan to roll it out to their users.
Since android is open-source software, we will see OEM’s release their own custom build OS integrated with android 11.
Devices Receiving android 11 update
Google
Sr. No.
Phone (Codename)
Android 11 Update Status
Added On/Status Last Updated
1.
Google Pixel 2 (walleye)
Stable Rollout
September 8, 2020
2.
Google Pixel 2 XL (taimen)
Stable Rollout
September 8, 2020
3.
Google Pixel 3 (blueline)
Stable Rollout
September 8, 2020
4.
Google Pixel 3 XL (crosshatch)
Stable Rollout
September 8, 2020
5.
Google Pixel 3a (sargo)
Stable Rollout
September 8, 2020
6.
Google Pixel 3a XL (bonito)
Stable Rollout
September 8, 2020
7.
Google Pixel 4 (flame)
Stable Rollout
September 8, 2020
8.
Google Pixel 4 XL (coral)
Stable Rollout
September 8, 2020
9.
Google Pixel 4a (sunfish)
Stable Rollout
September 8, 2020
ASUS
Sr. No.
Phone (Codename)
Android 11 Update Status
Added On/Status Last Updated
1.
ASUS ZenFone 6 (I01WD)
Expected Beta
August 21, 2020
OnePlus
Sr. No.
Phone (Codename)
Android 11 Update Status
Added On/Status Last Updated
1.
OnePlus 8 (instantnoodle)
OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 1
September 8, 2020
2.
OnePlus 8 Pro (instantnoodlep)
OxygenOS 11 Open Beta 1
September 8, 2020
OPPO
Sr. No.
Phone (Codename)
Android 11 Update Status
Added On/Status Last Updated
1.
OPPO Find X2
Color OS 7.2 Beta 2
September 8, 2020
2.
OPPO Find X2 Pro
Color OS 7.2 Beta 2
September 8, 2020
3.
OPPO Reno 3 4G
Color OS 7.2 Beta 2
September 8, 2020
4.
OPPO Reno 3 Pro 4G
Color OS 7.2 Beta 2
September 8, 2020
5.
OPPO Ace 2
Color OS 7.2 Beta 2
September 8, 2020
Realme
Sr. No.
Phone (Codename)
Android 11 Update Status
Added On/Status Last Updated
1.
Realme X50 Pro (RMX2071/RMX2076)
Realme UI Android 11 Preview Release
September 8, 2020
Samsung
Sr. No.
Phone (Codename)
Android 11 Update Status
Added On/Status Last Updated
1.
Samsung Galaxy S20 (x1s/x1q)
One UI 3.0 Developer Beta
August 5, 2020
1.
Samsung Galaxy S20+ (y2s/y2q)
One UI 3.0 Developer Beta
August 5, 2020
1.
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra (z3s/z3q)
One UI 3.0 Developer Beta
August 5, 2020
Xiaomi
Sr. No.
Phone (Codename)
Android 11 Update Status
Added On/Status Last Updated
1.
Xiaomi Mi 10 (umi)
MIUI 12 Stable Beta
September 8, 2020
2.
Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro (cmi)
MIUI 12 Stable Beta
September 8, 2020
2.
Redmi K30 Pro/POCO F2 Pro (lmi)
MIUI 12 Stable Beta
September 8, 2020
It will be interesting to see what new features and how well the OEM’s will be able to incorporate android 11 in their custom OS.
With the release of Android 11 google has taken yet another step in mobile OS and has secured its position as the most prominent mobile OS in the market.
Julen Lopetegui has done well to make fans forget about his disappointing stint at Real Madrid. As a result of the 19/20 Europa League success, the Spanish tactician has proven that he can deliver in the big competitions.
Along with the success in Europe, he also managed to deliver a top four finish to the club sealing their place in this season’s Champions League. Let’s take a look at how they will fare this season.
Key Players
Lucas Ocampos
Jesus Navas
Ivan Rakitic
Diego Carlos
Jules Kounde
Although he is well into his thirties, captain Jesus Navas is showing no signs of slowing down. Lucas Ocampos is a great young attacker who can provide the offensive output needed for winning matches from the right.
With the incoming signing of Ivan Rakitic, the midfield looks very promising for the six time Europa League winners. The defense is well taken care of by Diego Carlos and Jules Kounde, both of whom were pivotal in the side’s European success.
Winning Points
You can always identify a good side by their defensive record. In the same vein, Sevilla are one of the best teams in La Liga right now as proven by their defensive record last season. They only conceded 34 goals in their 38 league matches, the third lowest behind champions Real Madrid and their local rivals, Atletico Madrid.
Sevilla is a very balanced side that is also a threat going forward. Their performances in the late stages of the Europa League were enough to prove that they can deliver in the big matches.
Challenges
Arguably the biggest challenge this season comes from replacing outgoing transfers. Real Madrid loanee Sergio Reguilon and veteran midfielder Ever Banega will be extremely hard to replace.
Although they were a very defensively solid side last season, their true challenge is replicating the previous season’s record. In addition, they do need the creative spark in midfield to make up for the departing Ever Banega. That is where Oscar Rodriguez, another Real loanee, becomes important.
Transfer Activity
Sevilla has done business in the market already. Ever Banega and Sergio Reguilon have departed the club. It seems like the responsibility of making the plays will fall on the shoulders of incoming loanee Oscar Rodriguez. They have also managed to sign Suso from AC Milan and Ivan Rakitic from Barcelona.
A very vital piece of business in the transfer market that Sevilla must carry out is the signing of a left back. Sergio Reguilon is one of the most promising young left backs in the world right now.
His absence is most certainly to be felt in the defensive part of the club’s game. Sevilla would be wise to add some quality in that position as they only have one left-back in their squad right now, Sergio Escudero.
Predicted Finish: 4th
Riding on their sixth Europa League title victory, Lopetgui’s side looks strong contenders to finish in the top four once again. While they don’t really possess the quality to challenge for the title just yet, another top-four finish would go a long way in providing them with the financial backing and the opportunity to lure much bigger names to the club.
Last week Realme announced a bunch of hardware mainly wearables such as the Realme Buds Air Pro, Realme Buds Wireless Pro, and its first smartwatch the Realme Watch S Pro but it didn’t reveal much about these smart wearable products apart from their images. Realme also shared that the Watch S Pro is in the final stage of development since it just appeared on the FCCs website which reveals a lot about the upcoming Realme watch and also hits at the imminent launch.
The FCC listing shows that the Realme Watch S Pro bears the model number RMA186 and is having a display panel manufactured by two different manufacturers and they are Truly Opto-Electronics Limited and EverDisplay Optronics Limited from Shanghai.
Apart from the FCC listing we also get to look at the first live images of the alleged Watch S Pro which gives us a clear look at the interiors of the watch.
Along with the FCC listing and the live images, the user manual of the watch has been leaked online which spills most of the technical specifications of the watch. The manual claims that the Realme Watch S Pro will be sporting a 1.39-inches AMOLED panel with a resolution of 454 x 454 pixels and will be powered up by a 420mAH battery and it will weigh 63.5g with the strap. There will be the usual connectivity options also such as Bluetooth Low Energy, GPS, and GLONASS, and will be having a bunch of other sensors including an accelerometer, gyroscope, optical heart rate, ambient light sensor, and a capacitive touch sensor.
As far as functionalities are concerned the watch will be able to keep track of steps, distance, calories, and heart rate including the dynamic heart rate monitoring and it can identify the activity you’re doing automatically such as whether you’re walking or running. Other than that there will be other basic features that can be found on most of the smartwatches such as music control, camera shutter, call notification and find your phone feature is also expected to arrive with the Watch S Pro.
According to recent reports, Redmi is going to launch its new Redmi 9i smartphone on 15 September 2020. There are some specifications which are already leaked about this phone and some are confirmed too. Now let’s get into this.
Redmi 9i smartphone is expected to run on the Android v10 (Q) operating system (support of MIUI) and will be powered by an Octa-core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53 processor, that runs on the MediaTek Helio G25 Chipset. This phone will come in a 2GB RAM variant and 32GB of internal storage. The storage is expandable up to 512GB by an external microSD card.
Regarding the display, this phone will have a 6.53″ (720 x 1600 Pixels) IPS LCD display with an aspect ratio of 20:9. It will be a waterdrop notch display. Now coming to the camera section, this phone may feature a single rear camera of 13-megapixel (f/2.2). This primary sensor will have facilities like Digital Zoom, Auto Flash, Face detection, Touch to focus. This phone will also have a selfie camera of 5 MP f/2.2.
Regarding the battery, this phone is backed up by a 5,000mAH battery. It will also have several connectivity features like WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, Volte, and more. Most importantly this phone will support a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Looking at the specifications, it is pretty sure that the Redmi 9i will be a lower budget smartphone. There is no official information regarding the price of it. But the price is likely to be Rs. 7,999. The rest of the things will be cleared on September 15 at 12 noon.
Remember the first match ever in IPL, KKR v/s RCB. The legendary kiwi hard-hitter Brendon McCullum smashed 158 runs from just 73 deliveries against Royal Challengers Bangalore. After that match captain, Sourav Ganguly told McCullum, “Your life is changed forever”. After 12 years of that event, Kolkata Knight Riders head coach Brendon McCullum has recalled the statement of Dada.
Speaking on KKR’s website, Brendon McCullum revealed that it took him years to understand the gravity and importance of Sourav Ganguly’s words. He said: “DADA SAID, ‘YOUR LIFE IS CHANGED FOREVER’, AND I DIDN’T QUITE KNOW WHAT HE MEANT AT THE TIME, BUT (IN HINDSIGHT), I 100% AGREE WITH HIM.”
Remembering that match, McCullum shared some of his beautiful memories. He said that nothing was preplanned. the management was just looking for a blistering start of the tournament and Brendon gave them just that.
Brendon McCullum also added that KKR is all about representing the spirit and the passion of Bengal towards this game. This year the team will miss the crowd of the Eden, but surely KKR will try to play a brand of cricket which will be representative of the people of Bengal this IPL season. He said: “WE’RE TRYING TO PLAY A STYLE OF CRICKET WHICH IS A GREAT REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE OF BENGAL AND ALSO SHAH RUKH, JAY (MEHTA) AND ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN THE FRANCHISE. HOPEFULLY, WE WILL BE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL, BECAUSE I THINK WE’VE GOT THE RIGHT TEAM FOR IT AS WELL.”
KKR won the title two times 2012 and 2014. This time, McCullum is very much confident that the team will lift the trophy once again. He is currently the head coach of the Trinbago Knight Riders in the ongoing CPL, so when the tournament will be over, he will join his team in UAE.
Having revived its Jio Platforms, Reliance is planning to revive its retail chain and be one of the best retail chain ever. Already they had the likes of Reliance Fresh, Reliance Fashion, Reliance Footprints and a lot more, this year things have changed a lot and the scenario is totally different so, they announced JioMart.
JioMart is the next-gen grocery and retail platform which Jio is focussing on to change the way people thought of retail shopping. It is trying to improve its platform, revoked the minimum order fee, integrating WhatsApp to JiMart, and a lot more. Recently, they have acquired Future Group for a massive amount of fee and so naturally Big Bazar and all the fashion products and outlets of them will be now Jio’s.
To transform the retail market Reliance needs funding and thanks to its partner Silver Lake, who previously invested in Jio Platforms a hefty $1.35 billion (over Rs. 10,200 crores), has now become the world’s largest tech investor SLP is investing in Reliance Retail. Silver Lake’s investment of Rs. 7500 crore will translate into a 1.75% equity stake in Reliance Retail on a fully diluted basis. This investment values Reliance Retail at a pre-money equity value of ₹ 4.21 lakh crore.
So with this, Jio Platforms and Reliance Retail account for over Rs. 9 Lakh crore of RIL valuation. SLP has a terrific track record of investing in some of the largest and successful tech companies globally such as Twitter, Airbnb, Alibaba, Dell Technologies, ANT Financials, Twitter, Alphabet’s Waymo, and Verily amongst others.
This investment marks the potential of RIL’s tech and consumer business capabilities, however, it will be interesting to see how Reliance Retail shapes up with the acquisition of Future Group and now use this investment from Silver Lake to revolutionize the retail market of India.
Besides the boAt Rockerz 335, on the Amazon India platform, another electronic gadget made its debut today (9th Sep). That’s Redmi Smart Band, the re-branded version of Redmi Band. It actually launched in India yesterday, but come for sale today. If you are looking for a smart band to buy, have a look at its specs first.
The Redmi Smart Band features a 1.08-inch color AMOLED touchscreen and promises up to 14 days of battery life like the Mi Band 4. Like the Realme Band, it also comes with a built-in charging port that plugs into a USB-A port on the charger, laptop, or PC, which is quite convenient than their traditional capsule-style band.
The band features 24/7 heart rate and sleep monitoring sensors and also comes with an activity tracker that can track a lot of sport modes such as outdoor running, treadmills, walking, cycling, and others. You can also get notification alerts in real-time.
It has a 5ATM (50 meters) water resistance, similar to the Mi Band 4. You will find 50+ watch faces, which is great in fact, along with four colors (black, blue, orange, and green) for the strap. Though, currently, only the black variant is available on the e-commerce platform.
The Redmi Smart Band costs Rs.1,599 on the Amazon India platform along with others. As I discussed in my earlier posts, this price tag is Rs.500 more than the Chinese version. Now, it’s totally up to you whether you need to buy this or look for other options. The Buy link of this product is given below.
The India Audio product giant boAt just dropped its new Greatest Of All Time product named Rockerz 335. The company was teasing this for over the past few days. If you don’t know the specs yet, here are those for you.
Specs
10nm Audio Driver
Qualcomm APTX Classic and APTX HD decoder technology
Qualcomm cVc 8.0 noise cancellation
IPX5 waterproofing
Bluetooth 5.0
Dual pairing support
Up to 30 hours of long battery life
10 hours of backup for 10 minutes of charge
Type-C charging port
The featured-packed neckband is dropped with a price tag of only Rs.1,999. The company is giving three color options – Raging Red, Ocean Blue, and Blazing Yellow. Though there should be another option named Navy Blue, it’s not listed. The sale is live currently. Go & grab your favorite one, links are given below.
