The upcoming Radeon RX 6900 XT is supposed to be the fastest card among the Radeon RX 6000 line-up. The menu will feature the Big Navi GPU. A Russian outlet called Overclockers is recently claiming that AMD has given greenlit to its board partners to manufacture custom Radeon RX 6900 XT graphics cards.
We already know that AMD was in talks with its AIB partners to develop custom RX 6900 XT models. And the news comes just a month after the initial discussion. The Radeon RX 6900 XT launch is close by, and according to sources, the card’s custom models will not be available at the launch. It is being reported that the custom variants will most likely appear in Q1 of 2021.
According to sources, Radeon RX 6900 XT’s custom variants will have the same TDP but will come with a higher max clock limit of 3.0 GHz. However, the news isn’t confirmed as to whether the AIB’s will allow for a higher clock speed as it will most certainly breach the clock barrier of the flagship card.
The Radeon RX 6900 XT will come with Navi 21 XTX GPU, which features 80 Compute Units or 5120 SPs. It also features 16 GB of GDDR6 memory across a 256-bit bus interface and a 512 GB/s total bandwidth and the card is clocked at speeds of 2015 MHz of base and 2250 MHz of boost clocks. The manufacturer also provides 80 Ray accelerators for ray-tracing enablement on the graphics cards; finally, the menu will feature a TBP of 300W.
AMD’s Radeon RX 6900 XT will be available from December 8th and carry a price tag of $999. The card is said to go against Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3090.
First roll-out agreement with Orange group will see the exclusive LaLiga Xtra subscription-based platform introduced across the region in the coming months
MADRID, Spain, December 2, 2020/ — LaLiga has signed mobile technology company Mondia group as its technology and commercial partner for the creation of LaLiga Xtra, its first-ever subscription-based mobile platform, to offer exclusive content and experiences to sports fans.
Through an agreement with Orange group, the platform will be made available in the coming months to the operator’s millions of customers in its Middle East and Africa regions. This is the initial roll-out of the platform and Mondia will continue to distribute the offering through other partnerships across the globe.
Users of LaLiga Xtra will be able to choose daily, weekly or monthly subscription packages and will find a multi-language platform rich in exclusive content and experiences for football fans. It includes video, images, articles, and infographics as well as upcoming fixtures and in-depth player and club info.
In addition, users can play games such as quizzes, a prediction challenge and LaLiga’s fantasy football game, with the option to compete against other users. Exclusive interactive experiences will also be on offer to LaLiga Xtra subscribers, including the chance to take part in a live chat with a LaLiga Ambassador.
There are 70 countries lined up to host this platform with availability for each country to be announced over the coming weeks and months. The platform will be available on desktop, mobile and tablet devices and will be hosted within the Orange ecosystem.
Speaking about this launch, Óscar Mayo, LaLiga’s Head of Business, Marketing and International Development, said: “This is an exciting venture between two organisations with an extensive global reach and the desire to build communities of football fans through engaging content and new experiences. We want to entertain fans all week long, not only during the 90 minutes of a match, and we are convinced that LaLiga Xtra will achieve this. Our goal has always been to get closer to fans across the Middle East and Africa to show everything that Spanish football has to offer. We’re excited to continue building these connections by working with Mondia and Orange group.”
Mondia has reached 1.4 billion global users and counting, having worked with brands such as Disney, Nintendo, Sony, Universal and various telecommunications companies. In this case, Mondia will organise integrations between LaLiga and Orange and will develop, manage and maintain the platform. Mondia’s digital payment entity, Mondia Pay, as the official digital payment partner, will direct payments through direct carrier billing and other cashless payment options.
“Our partnership with LaLiga is an endorsement of our expertise in creating digital experiences for all. Our ability to create an end-to-end solution including digital payments, is the real value Mondia brings together with our experience in operating in many markets across the globe”, said Paolo Rizzardini, Chief Commercial Officer at the Mondia group. “LaLiga is a premium content partner with a commitment to delivering exceptional experiences to their audiences, and we are thrilled to help make the initiative a reality”, he added.
Leaning on its two decades of experience, Mondia is adapting marketing strategies and promotions based on each market to tap into local nuances and cultures. The Orange group will also assist in this sense by contributing to campaigns, both online and offline.
While this new platform will initially be enjoyed by Orange group customers, there are plans to expand to more telecommunications companies around the world in the future. In addition, LaLiga and Mondia will study the data to refine the platform and to provide a continually improving user experience over time.
Huami, the world’s leading smart wearable brand, has recently unveiled the Amazfit GTS 2 mini on December 1. The company has shared a teaser post on its official Weibo handle which released new information about the smartwatch along with its release date.
The name already suggests that the smartwatch will offer a mini version of the Amazfit GTS 2 with regard to a few of the specifications. The Amazfit GTS 2 mini will be smaller in size and also lighter in weight compared to the regular Amazfit GTS 2. The mini version will offer a 1.55-inch display and measures 40.5 x 35.8 x 8.95 mm with a weight of 19.5 g.
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The Amazfit GTS 2 mini has an AMOLED screen at a resolution of 354×306 pixels, with 301ppi pixel density. The wearable comes with an aluminium body with a Bluetooth v5.0 for connectivity, it is also water-resistant up to 50m as it is rated 5ATM. With a battery capacity of 220 mAh, the smartwatch is expected to still reputedly last up to seven days of active use between charges. It is said to be compatible with both Android and iOS while other features include a BioTracker and 2 PPG for 24-hour heart rate and SpO2 monitoring. Sleep tracking and over 70 sports modes will also be available.
The teaser video released of the Amazfit GTS 2 mini by Huami on Weibo shows a curved screen and a single button on the right side. The wearable will be launched in Obsidian Black, Deep Pine Green, and Rose Powder colours with matching straps for CNY 699 (~US$106). Huami has not yet disclosed any plans of releasing the Amazfit GTS 2 mini outside of China. Huami’s CEO Huang Wang has also shared the video and a top executive of the company has said that the new wearable is targeted at the youth.
Manchester United will take on Paris Saint Germain today at Old Trafford. After an excellent start in UEFA Champions League Manchester United are now just 1 point away from securing their place into the ‘Round of 16’ of the UCL this season.
Manchester United are now leading the group with 9 points from the first 4 games. They have beaten Paris Saint Germain by 2-1 at Parc De France in the opening weekend of the UCL. There is a chance for Manchester United to secure a double against Paris Saint Germain.
In the pre-match press conference, Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said, “The quicker you can qualify, the better of course. With a win, we’ll win the group so, of course, that’s our intent. We want to go out there in our style with attacking intent, defending well against a top team with some top individual players, of course, but our mindset is win this game and we’ve won the group.”
There are some injury issues in the Manchester United side ahead of the PSG clash tonight. Ole said, “David trained well today so he’s available for selection.”
“You can give players the belief. I believe in these players, it’s the players’ belief in themselves, in their own performances, what we do day in, day out, like Donny sitting next to me, with the attitude and mindset of every day is important. Of course, I feel my squad is ready to do better than last season, and last season we were the best of the rest. So, let’s hope we can move up the table.”- Ole said about Manchester United’s chance of winning titles this season.
Barcelona’s current managing commission met in an ordinary session today and finalized the details regarding the upcoming Presidential elections, the club posted on their official website.
After weeks on negotiations, the club have managed to agree on the date of the 24th of January to decide the next President of the Catalonian club.
Quoting the official website in context of the election schedule, here is what the club decided on:
The week of 14 December is marked as the beginning of the election calendar, of which more details will be released when necessary. In advance news, on Monday 14 December a meeting of the Managing Commission is planned to approve the calling of elections; Wednesday 16, the official publication of the calling of elections. As such, between 23 December and 11 January, there would be a period for the collection of supporting signatures; between 15 and 22 January, the election campaign.
The votes will be polled outside Camp Nou in Barcelona, alongside Tarragona, Tortosa, Lleida, Girona and Andorra. For the people who are eligible to vote but live in other parts of Spain, Madrid, Sevilla, Valencia and Palma de Mallorca are the locations where polling will be conducted.
Barcelona confirmed, in the statement, that the health and safety protocols owing to the current pandemic situation will be followed in case of the polling outside of the province of Catalonia.
Former President Josep Maria Bartomeu resigned at the end of October after widespread protests calling for the former President to vacate his post on the back of the 8-2 humiliation to Bayern Munich in the Champions League, who eventually went on to win the tournament.
Financial mismanagement and corruption were the other charges that the Barcelona fans weighed in on the former President to challenge his place in power.
Barcelona ratify first team salary cuts and set a date for presidential elections.
Joan Laporta, former President of Barcelona during the first decade of the 21st century, has recently declared his candidature in the upcoming elections and will be one of the favourites to win the vote of the masses considering his brilliant track record in his first term.
The UEFA Team of the Year nominations were revealed yesterday, and the list includes the best players in the world in their positions. With the complete list out in the open, we decided to have a crack at the final XI, with seven players making the bench.
The formation we have selected would ideally be an attack-minded 4-3-3. Here are the entries in our predicted XI:
Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer
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The Germany number 1 had a brilliant 2020, which saw him start the remainder of the 19/20 season and end it with no losses in any competition. Captaining the team to a treble, Neuer takes his rightful place between the sticks for this year’s XI.
Right-Back: Trent Alexander-Arnold
The young English right-back is the best in the world in his position right now, and a title-winning campaign with Liverpool, bolstered with the highest number of assists for a defender makes Trent an undisputed entry.
Centre-Back: Virgil Van Dijk
The Dutch defender was vital in Jurgen Klopp’s title-winning 19/20 season and is still heralded as the best centre-back in the world. It is only fitting that the Liverpool talisman takes a spot in the starting lineup for the Team of the Year.
Centre-Back: Sergio Ramos
The fact that even at 34, Sergio Ramos is the most indispensable player in Real Madrid’s squad says a lot about his calibre not only as a defender but also a leader. Ramos’ Madrid conceded the least number of goals in La Liga last season, and the fact that he has 100 goals for Madrid seals the Spain captain’s position in another TOTY.
Left-Back: Andrew Robertson
The Scotland Captain had an incredible season on the left flank of the defense as he managed to provide 12 assists in the Premier League last season as Liverpool won the title. He also led Scotland to the EUROs for the first time ever and fully deserves his spot in left-back ahead of all the competitors.
Central Midfield: Kevin de Bruyne
The Belgian was the PFA Player of the Year for the 19/20 season following an incredible performance throughout the campaign gone by. The numbers speak for themselves for De Bruyne as the Belgian dominated things from the heart of midfield.
Central Midfield: Jordan Henderson
The Liverpool captain was indispensable and was voted the Player of the Year by the Football Writer’s Association. His importance in holding midfield was vital for Liverpool, ironically, most felt his absence during the Champions League exit against Atletico.
Attacking Midfield: Thomas Muller
The German enjoyed a reviving spell under Hansi Flick in his treble-winning debut campaign, managing Bayern Munich. Muller managed to score 14 goals and assist 26 from 50 matches across all competitions, making him the ideal choice for the attacking midfielder role in the XI.
Forward: Lionel Messi
31 goals and 22 assists from 44 games across all competitions, La Pulga had another marvellous season in the 19/20 campaign but has since struggled to follow it up this season. However, it is worth noting that his role has changed under Koeman, but he is still one of the best.
Forward: Ciro Immobile
The Italian managed to score his way to the European Golden Boot in the 19/20 campaign, whilst also leading Lazio to a return to the Champions League for the first time in a decade. Immobile also spearheaded a charge for the Scudetto for the Biancocelesti, but ultimately fell short.
Forward: Robert Lewandowski
The top scorer in every competition that he has played, LewanGOALski had a surefire Ballon d’Or calibre season, but the award was cancelled to rob the goal machine of the award. With 55 goals and 10 assists from 47 games, Lewandowski caps off our XI players of the Team of the Year.
Former Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole has insisted that former teammate Frank Lampard can guide the West Londoners to the Premier League title, as well as the Champions League title this season.
‘I think they [Chelsea] are genuine contenders,’ Cole said.
‘I think all the English sides, you can’t discount any of them from going all the way in the Champions League because of the quality and the strength of our league.’
‘I don’t feel there is any weaknesses in the Chelsea side at the moment. I feel there aren’t any glaring weaknesses, there are areas to improve on. But if you look at the last two months, certainly since Chilwell, Mendy, and Silva have got into the back four, the clean sheets have started to happen.’
‘We look safe and secure from set pieces. So those things have improved dramatically from last season. I think there’s still areas where Chelsea can improve and they will improve.’
‘But certainly, I put them down as contenders to win the Champions League and the [Premier] League this year. But as well the other teams, your Man City’s, Liverpool, even United have a rich tradition in is competition. I think English clubs will fare well this year.’
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‘Bayern Munich I think are rightly so the favourites being the champions, but I would put the money on English sides going deep into the competition and at least one of them getting to the final. I think it’s a good year for us.’
Cole also mentioned that the spending of over 200 million pounds in the summer has tightened up all the aspects of Chelsea’s game that were previously lacking. The addition of the defensive player’s, as the Englishman mentioned, has made Chelsea’s defense look like a team reborn.
The attacking side of things looks very promising as well, with the likes of Havertz, Pulisic, Werner, Abraham, and Ziyech right there in the limelight to dominate games once they find their footing for good in England.
Chelsea sit at the top of their Champions League table, and face Sevilla away from home tonight. They are currently third in the Premier League, after their goalless draw against London rivals Spurs, and have made a very positive turnaround since the arrival of Edouard Mendy.
~ The wireless speaker comes with True Wireless Connectivity and rich HD stereo sound with 4-hour backup ~
New Delhi, December 2, 2020: U&i, India’s leading Gadget Accessory and Consumer Electronics brand that specializes in Bluetooth Speakers and Headphones, Chargers, Cables, and many other nifty gadgetshave launched its new wireless speaker “Safari” in India. The wireless speaker is versatile and easy to carry for your outdoor parties and special occasions.
The newly launched Safari boasts of better sound and promises a better battery life. The latest Bluetooth 5.0 ensures uninterrupted connectivity with any phone.
With a battery capacity of 1500 mAh (in-built capacity), one can enjoy 4 hours of playtime and backup. Available in Black, Blue and Red colour, Safari certainly promises to jazz up the style quotient with its stylish finishing. The speaker has an in-built microphone that comes handy for calling and also houses a TF Card Slot and USB Charging port.
Speaking on the launch, Paresh Vij, Founder and Director, U&i commented “With the launch of Safari Wireless speaker, we are expanding our products range and wants to offer many versatile and stylish products from the stable of U&i that will not only up the style quotient but will also promise an unmatched quality for our young users”.
U&i Safari Wireless Speaker (UiBS-2052) Features
Smart pairing:
Safari comes with True Wireless Connection (TWS) that allows the connection of 2 speakers so that you enjoy music from 2 speakers wirelessly through Bluetooth 5.0 up to an operational distance of 10 meters.
Rich and Distortion-Free Music:
The wireless speaker produces an amazing stereo sound, thanks to its high sensitivity drivers. One can listen to their favourite music with exceptional clarity and can enjoy distortion-free music.
Multiple Buttons:
The wireless speaker has various buttons such as power off/on, Modes, volume buttons, stop & play.
Powerful Bass and Long Battery:
Safari is a 10 Watt stereo speaker with a 1500 mAh battery capacity that provides you rock and roll bass for 4 hours straight.
Pricing and Availability:
U&i Safari Wireless Speaker (black, blue and red colour) is available at an introductory price of INR 1,699/- and can be bought from all the leading retail stores & e-commerce platforms.
Smart object trackers are the new technology which is luring a lot of people. According to some reports, Samsung, one of the world’s largest producers of electronic devices, has filed for a trademark with the EUIPO (European Union Intellectual Property Office). Reports stated that the trademark was filed on 30th November 2020. This has come just after the certification of a Galaxy Smart Tag device (model number EI-T5300) from Indonesian Telecom. The Samsung Smart Tag trademark filing includes computer hardware for providing NFC tag identification data; electronic security tags; a wireless tracking device and more. This would not be Samsung’s first object tracker. Their first one was SmartThings LTE-enabled tracker which was launched two years before.
According to rumors, early this year, Apple was in line to launch its ‘AirTags’. Now it looks like Samsung wants to directly compete with the US giant and launch a similar gadget first. This is surely going to put some pressure on Apple to speed up their process. The Smart Tag device we are talking about here will be used to track other objects. This will be done with the aid of NFC (Near-Field-Communication) and RFID (radio-frequency identification). Another feature of this Smart Tag is that it will allow people to log in to various Samsung services. Also, they will be able to unlock their Samsung devices without any issue.
One point to put special focus on is that filing for a trademark does not necessarily mean that the final product will be very close to a launch. A company can file for a trademark even if that product is a part of the company’s long-term plan. Yet, the market believes that Samsung will unveil the SmartTag gadget at the upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event. This event is planned to take place within the starting two months of next year.
