The 2020 Huawei Developer Conference was held today in Songshan Lake, Dongguan. In this event, Huawei officially revealed the HarmonyOS 2.0. Along with the Huawei Smart Screens which already use the HarmonyOS, devices like tabs and watches will also get this.
As per Huawei’s word the new HarmonyOS 2.0 is the first distributed OS that is specially built for the full-scenario era. This will enable voice interaction through cross-device collaboration, both the large and small screen interaction, fast network distribution, adaptive UI, and visual/utterable AI.
As per the Huawei consumer business CEO, Yu Chengdong they will release the beta version for the large screens as well as for watches and cars, the mobile version will come in December. The Huawei smartphones will get its support in 2021.
In addition, the HarmonyOS 2.0 will be open source. All the developers will get emulators, SDK packages, and IDE tools. Lastly, the beta version of the OS for smartphones will be available to the Chinese developers in the beginning.
In this event, Yu Chengdong said that they donated the source code to China’s Open Source Foundation and also announced the roadmap: “From September 10, HarmonyOS will be open source for 128KB-128MB terminal devices such as large screens, watches, and automobiles, and in April 2021, it will be open source for 128MB-4GB of memory. The end devices are open source and will be open source for all devices over 4GB after October 2021”.
It’s very much clear that Huawei is trying its best to survive after the US ban. It cans make any deal with any US-based company, can’t use any US-own technology, and more. In addition, probably Samsung and LG are also coming backward to supply displays to Huawei.
Going into the new season, defending champions Liverpool still have the strong sense of airy dominance and are capable of invoking fear in their opponents come match-day. But with the coronavirus pandemic impacting them and so many football clubs, transfers have been hard to come by for the club from Merseyside.
Having lost out on Werner to Chelsea and haggling on the fee for Thiago Alcantara from Bayern Munich, it is proving to be a tough time for Jurgen Klopp who feels that strength is still needed in some key departments. So then naturally, the only question that remains is – can Liverpool successfully defend their Premier League crown?
Liverpool’s only transfer so far has come in the form of Kostas Tsimikas from Olympiacos for a deal worth 13 million pounds. The Greek left-back is expected to be a cover for first choice Andy Robertson and will look to give him a run for his money. The news suggests that they are also looking to sell Wijnaldum to Barcelona, which would then unlock their transfer for Thiago from Bayern. Apart from that Kristoff Ajer of Celtic has also been looked at for the centre back position. But all of these are currently only targets and no developments have been made so far.
Strength
Once again, the biggest threat comes from THAT formidable trio of Mane, Salah and Firmino – who will be hell-bent on outscoring oppositions and keeping the fluid pressing philosophy intact. They also have the likes of Origi and Oxlade-Chamberlain alongside relatively new recruit Minamino which completes a set of good squad options from the bench. Liverpool managed to score 85 goals in 38 games while losing only 3 games last season. But as they often say, “attack wins you games, defence wins you titles”. With the best defence in the league last season, the overall potency of the side lie in star players occupying key positions and once again, lead the charge to command the first position.
Weakness
While it is hard to look at flaws of a champion side, the only deficits this team has is a slight lack of quality depth in some areas of midfield and defence. In defensive midfield and right-back, Fabinho and Alexander-Arnold would look to start most games. But were injuries to happen to them then the likes of young Curtis Jones and Neco Williams will be looked upon to play at the top level. Another weakness comes in the form of predictability and complacency, where previously Liverpool have lacked ideas and desire to finish games and instead ended up conceding goals first.
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Key players
As unique as it may sound, none more than Virgil Van Dijk has had a phenomenal impact at Liverpool. The commanding Dutch centre-back has led from the back and scored from the front, making him the defensive leader that the Reds so long craved for. In the attack, Mohamed Salah will look to be the pace-filled dynamo weaving with great footwork and long-range goals to provide the impetus in Klopp’s 4-3-3.
Predicted table finish
2nd Place: Although they will be leading contenders for many experts, Liverpool might have a title race fight on their hands. With the transfer market so important and rivals strengthening, it is difficult to see them win the title with ease again like last season.
~ Equipped with an astounding surround sound and heavy bass, new wireless neckband offers 100 hours of Backup ~
New Delhi, September 10, 2020: U&i, the leading Mobile Accessories and Consumer Electronics brand has tied up with Bollywood Actress Bhumi Pednekar for the launch of its latest wireless neckband series“Bigger” in Indian market. Equipped with an astounding surround sound and heavy bass U&i Bigger allows you to enjoy music while jogging, cooking, or even while working. It is packed with 100 hours of Backup Time. Owing to its shape and unique design, these are extremely Light-weight and sleek in design while comfortably fitting in your ears.
With its advanced Bluetooth Version 5.0, it gets easily connected to any Smartphone and other devices; an uninterrupted Bluetooth connectivity with a working distance of 32 feet(10 meters) ensures smooth music experience without any hindrance. U&i Bigger comes with 1000 mAh battery that provides playtime of 100 hours and has a charging time of 7.5 hours.
Equipped with Multi-Functional and Volume/Track Control Buttons, Bigger neckband offers rich bass HD stereo sound with passive noise cancellation for uninterrupted music experience. With its in-built microphone and Google and Siri Assistant features, users can enjoy two-way interaction clearly.
The new wireless neckband was unveiled and unboxed by Bollywood Siren Bhumi Pednekar on its official Instagram Account.
Speaking at the launch, Paresh Vij, Founder and Director, U&i quoted, “We at U&i believe in bringing in lifestyle products that are appealing to our fast-moving generation. With the launch of Bigger, the first-of-its-kind neckband, we are introducing a device that no other brand has offered so far and we are looking forward to expand into the Indian audio market”.
As we are a youth-oriented and driven company that focuses on delivering style products at a reasonable price, we wanted a stylish and well-known face for the launching of our new product. That’s why Bhumi Pednekar was on-boarded for unveiling the new product to our audience.” added Paresh.
Bhumi Pednekar, Bollywood Actress commented, “I am super excited to be associated with U&i and glad to unbox and unveil the UiNB-4500 Bigger Series Neckband—The First Neckband in India which comes with 100 hours of Battery Backup. With massive battery backup, you can enjoy uninterrupted music up to 100 hours & talk almost for a month with a single-time charge.”
Features of U&i Bigger:
Bluetooth Version: 5.0
Talking Time: 100 hours
Music Time: 100 hours
Standby Time: 365 Days
Battery Capacity: 1000mAh
Charging Time: 7.5 Hours
Charging Type: Micro USB
Frequency Range: 20HZ-20KHz
Transmission distance: 32 feet (10m)
Pricing and Availability:
U&i Bigger Wireless Neckband (Black colour) is available at an introductory price of INR 3,499/– and can be bought from all the leading retail stores & e-commerce platforms. It also comes with 180 days warranty.
Poco M2 is the latest offering from the Xiaomi spinoff brand Poco in India and for its features and price it fights head to head to Xiaomi’s own Redmi 9 or Redmi 9 Prime and many people out there are having doubts on whether Poco M2 is Redmi 9 Prime is it any different.
So it turned out Poco’s M2 is a huge bummer to company’s fans in India who were expecting an original smartphone from Poco but Poco turned their back on us by launching another rebranded Redmi smartphone in the country. So from every evident perspective, Poco M2 is Redmi 9 Prime but with few different changes which we’ll be discussing below to clear our views on this.
POCO M2
So the one prominent difference between the Redmi 9 Prime and Poco M2 which can be seen physically is different back. Everything is the same from the quad-camera setup which consists a 13MP primary, 8MP ultrawide, 5MP macro, and a 2MP depth sensor to the 6.53″ FullHD+ display with a waterdrop notch that houses the front-facing 8MP sensor and has Gorilla Glass 3 protection just like the Redmi 9 Prime and even the same 5000mAH battery is being used here which can be charged over the 18W but Poco is shipping the standard 18W charger in the box same as Redmi but Poco has given M2 the M2 Pro treatment as it has the same dual-tone plastic back and also it’s available in three different colors Brick Red, Slate Blue, and Pitch Black.
Redmi 9 Prime
Well speaking of internals Poco has changed a little bit but not completely so technically at the end of the day its the only Redmi 9 Prime just with a Poco branding on it. The only bump which Poco M2 got is the terms of RAM which got increased to 6GB from Redmi 9 Prime’s 4GB while keeping the same SoC at its heart, the Mediatek Helio G80 along with 64/128GB of internal storage.
Apart from the few minor changes in hardware, the Poco M2 comes with a cleaner MIUI which doesn’t offer up advertisements which Poco likes to call PocoUI so if you want an ad-free experience then you can go with the Poco M2 because there might not be many differences between the Redmi 9 Prime and Poco M2.
The decision is totally up to you whether you would like to shell out an extra INR 1000 for the base variant or you can get the more Ram and ad-free experience for just INR 500 if you go for the 6GB/128GB variant.
These days launching of camera primarily made for the great outdoors sounds crazy owing to the recent decrease in outdoor activities. But people have become more expressive these days in capturing themselves on video and sharing it online.
Remote teaching and work from home have given a boost to video conferencing. GoPro recently allowing its action cams to be used as webcams. It shows the companies dedication to being in the race of innovation and development.
The many previous leaks suggested that the previous generation of GoPro had a 1220 mAh battery. However, GoPro HERO 9 Black is said to boast around 1720 mAh of battery power.
It’s also said to feature a new dual charging mode that can juice it up two packs at once. GoPro has also decided to throw in a free water-resistance bag for the device. Something which the users had to buy separately. GoPro HERO 9 Black, might actually have a color front display, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
The latest leak
GoPro Hero9 Black: 23.6MP sensor, 5K Video (5120x2880px, 20MP photos, 1.4in front screen for preview/status, 2.27in main screen, 479 Euro.
The tweet reports that the GoPro HERO 9 Black will feature a 23.6 MP sensor, that will enable 5K video recording in the future. There are also software features to keep an eye on such as HyperSmooth 3.0, for “gimbal-like” stability, and also TimeWarp 3.0. it is even said to have a voice control module as well as it would support Full HD live streaming.
There’s also a new dual charging that can juice up two packs at once to minimize your downtime. GoPro will also be offering a water-resistant bag for free, something that users had to buy separately in the past.
While the release date of Go Pro Hero 9 Black, still remains a mystery. The cost of the camera is leaked to be at €479 which is a little heavy on the wallet. However, claims have been made that the original price will be less than the leaked price, it still remains to be seen whether the price will go down or will the company justify its price tag by revealing new features.
After a long wait, Microsoft has finally launched the Surface Duo – the folding phone that will go on sale from tomorrow, we got a new video advertisement from the company’s official Twitter account. The phone features a 360-degree hinge that offers all kinds of versatile setups.
According to the advertisement video, the phone has sleek hardware and fluidity with which the hinge can operate. Users can fold all the way back or stop at any angle that the user feels comfortable for the task at hand. There are a lot of specifications of this phone that has now been confirmed. Let’s check out what are those.
The Microsoft Surface Duo features an 8.1″ AMOLED folding display with (1800×2700) pixels of screen resolution for 401 PPI density. Both sides of the phone are protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5. The folded position display features a 5.6″ AMOLED display with (1350×1800) pixels of screen resolution and a 4:3 screen ratio.
The phone is powered by Octa-Core Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 855 Chipset with Adreno 640 GPU. The phone runs on Android 10. This foldable device has two types of storage configurations – 128GB and 256GB, and both have the same RAM support of 6GB. The device houses a 3577mAh non-removable Li-Po battery with 18W of fast charging support.
Microsoft Surface Duo
Now enlighten to the camera of the device, the phone features 11MP single sensor with an f/2.0 lens. The device supports 4K video recording and the phone also has a side-mounted fingerprint sensor.
The Microsoft Surface Duo has a single Nano-SIM slot and also supports eSIM functionality. The other connectivity options include dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v5.0, GPS/A-GPS, 3.5mm earphone jack, and a USB Type-C port for charging & data transfer. The onboard sensors of the phone include an accelerometer and proximity sensor.
The starting price of Microsoft Surface Duo is $1,399 (roughly about Rs. 1.27 Lakh) in the US, with white back color. In the US it will be offered unlocked at Verizon as well as Microsoft e-store while T-Mobile and AT&T will sell the device as well.
The number of days remaining for IPL 2020 is in single digits. Today we take a closer look at the team which needs no introduction, the Mumbai Indians.
The Mumbai Indians hold the record for winning the IPL for a whopping four times. They also hold the record for the most number of IPL wins (107). Needless to say, the team has provided team India with world-class cricketers like Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal, Dhawal Kulkarni, Ambati Rayadu, etc.
We will closely examine each and every aspect of one of the most important teams of the IPL.
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History
The Indians started showing their calibre in the first season as well. After losing the first four matches, the team went to win six consecutively to finish fifth. MI hasn’t looked back ever since. The franchise went on to qualify for playoffs for the next six years from 2010 to 2016. The team made into playoffs under the leadership of Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar and veteran Harbhajan Singh.
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However, it was until 2013 when a young Rohit Sharma took the captaincy mid-season from Ricky Ponting. Sharma led MI to their first IPL trophy in that season itself. He has led MI to four IPL trophies in seven years becoming the most successful IPL captain.
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They have also featured legendary cricketers like Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Pointing, Sanath Jayasuriya, Shaun Pollock, Herschelle Gibbs and Yuvraj Singh.
2008: 5th place
2009: 7th place
2010: 2nd place
2011: 4th place
2012: 4th place
2013: Champions
2014: 4th place
2015: Champions
2016: 5th place
2017: Champions
2018: 5th place
2019: Champions
Squad for IPL 2020
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Suryakumar Yadav, Anmolpreet Singh, Sherfane Rutherford, Chris Lynn, Saurabh Tiwary, Kieron Pollard, Hardik Pandya, Krunal Pandya, Digvijay Deshmukh, Prince Balwant Rai Singh, Ishan Kishan, Aditya Tare, Quinton de Kock, Rahul Chahar, Anukul Roy, Jayant Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mitchell McClenaghan, Trent Boult, Dhawal Kulkarni, Nathan colter-Nile, Mohsin Khan and James Pattinson.
How will they perform in IPL 2020?
BATTING – The Mumbai Indians’ batting lineup is pretty much the same as it was last year. The franchise likes to establish consistency. This time, however, they have made it even more equipped. Rohit Sharma will open the batting alongside dynamic keeper-batsman, Quinton de Kock. They will be followed by the young yet IPL tested duo of Suryakumar Yadav and Ishan Kishan.
Their strength and in a way weakness is their lower middle-order. They will have the brutally attacking trio of Keiron Pollard, Hardik and Krunal Pandya. There has been a consistency issue for them, however, even if one of them performs, it will be dangerous for the opposing team.
Another X-factor the MI have is the signing of Chris Lynn. Getting Lynn for a relatively low fee was a steal. Though he may be used sparingly, he can be a dangerous option at opening and number 3 spot as well.
BOWLING – The bowling has been a sort of relative weakness for the Indians. The attack will be efficiently led by one of the best, Jasprit Bumrah. Due to Lasith Malinga’s withdrawal, he may be replaced probably by Mitchell McClenaghan. McClenaghan has been a man with a golden arm, however, can be expensive at times. McClenaghan’s economy and Malinga’s withdrawal should not be an issue for MI as they have many options like Trent Boult, Nathan Coulter-Nile, and James Pattinson. They also have an experienced Dhawal Kulkarni who can chip in if they want to make the batting stronger by adding Lynn.
The spin bowling has been looking really formidable as well. Rahul Chahar became a prime bowler during the last season especially. He will be assisted by allrounder Krunal Pandya. Pandya can be extremely handy but a bit expensive at times. He will be useful in UAE pitches due to his pace variation. They also have veteran Jayant Yadav as an off-spinning option who can bat as well.
It’s safe to say that Mumbai Indians are the strongest side going into IPL 2020. If their middle-order and economy of bowlers hold up, they will once again be the favorites to lift the Trophy.
Motorola has officially launched its foldable smartphone – Moto Razr 5G, in Europe. Previously, we have claimed about the expectation of Motorola Razr 5G, the foldable handset, and now Motorola has taken the wraps off its new device and a bunch of specifications is also confirmed by the company. Moto Razr 5G is a successor of the last year’s Razr while improving a lot of things. There are a lot of specifications of this phone that has now been confirmed. Let’s check out what are those.
Moto Razr 5G
The Motorola Razr 5G will be priced at EUR 1,500 ( Roughly Rs. 1.29 Lakh ). The phone has been launched in Europe first, but the phone is also expected to launch in China on 10th September.
Coming to the display, the outer screen of Moto Razr 5G is a 2.7″ gOLED display with (800×600) pixels of screen resolution for 370 PPI pixel density, on the inside, the phone has a 6.2″ pOLED display with (876×2124) pixels of screen resolution and 373 PPI of pixel density long with 21:9 aspect ratio. The display also has support for gesture navigation as well, while there’s a fingerprint sensor on the backside of the phone with the Moto batwing logo.
The Moto Razr 5G is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 765G SoC, paired with 8GB RAM and 256GB of onboard storage, and runs on Android 10. The phone has a single Nano-SIM slot and also supports eSIM functionality. It houses only a 2,800 mAh battery with 18W of first charging support.
Moto Razr 5G
Now to enlighten the camera, the Moto Razr 5G packs a 48MP main rear camera with an f/1.7 lens, OIS, and laser autofocus, as well as a side-mounted, LED flash. For the selfie, you have a 20-megapixel sensor with an f/2.2 lens, in the notch at the top of the display. The speaker grill is beside the front camera.
The Moto Razr 5G has been launched in Europe in three color variants- Polished Graphite (aka Black or Black gray), Liquid Mercury( aka silver), but according to the report, it will make its way to the US in an exclusive Blush Gold color variant. In the US it will be offered unlocked at Best Buy, B&H, Amazon, and Motorola’s e-store, also T-Mobile and AT&T will sell it as well.
The transfer window is the most exciting time for football fans all over the world. This is the time of the year where clubs reinvest in their players and attempt to add quality to their squads.
With millions splashed around already in this transfer window, we look at the top ten new boys that you must keep an eye on in the upcoming season.
10. Rodrigo Moreno
The record signing for Leeds United this season, Rodrigo made the switch to Yorkshire from Valencia. The Spanish forward is sure to add great quality and is one to watch this season. Add to that the fact that he is under Marcelo Bielsa, and you have exciting times ahead.
9. Sandro Tonali
Dubbed “the new Pirlo” by the Italian press, Tonali will don red and black as he plays for Milan this season. Milan are one of the biggest rivals of Juventus and it will be interesting to see how the former Brescia man performs at the San Siro.
8. Jude Bellingham
Jude Bellingham is the most expensive 17-year-old in the world right now. The youngest player to feature and score for Birmingham City made the move to Germany for €26.50 million. It will be exciting to see how the young English midfielder fares at Dortmund, one of the best clubs for the development of young footballers in all of Europe.
7. Gabriel Magalhaes
Arsenal signed Lille defender Gabriel for €26.00 million in the current transfer window. One of the best young centre backs in all of Europe, Gabriel will provide some well-needed reinforcement to Arsenal’s backline. In addition, he can also link up well with native Brazilian David Luiz and can learn a lot from his experience.
6. Ferran Torres
Valencia must be under tremendous financial pressure at the moment. They’ve sold Rodrigo, Danny Parejo, Francis Coquelin and one of their brightest young stars in Ferran Torres and have no new arrivals.
Nevertheless, Ferran Torres only recently made his debut for Spain and under fellow Spaniard Pep Guardiola, he has the chance to make a name for himself playing for Manchester City, one of the biggest clubs in Europe right now.
5. James Rodriguez
Recent reports from Spain have brought to light that Everton has signed the former Real Madrid star for less than a bag of chips. The only catch being that his former club get a portion of the sum from any future sales. Linking up with Carlo Ancelotti for the third time in his career, James Rodriguez will be one to watch as he attempts to revive his career after being starved for minutes at the Bernabeu.
4. Achraf Hakimi
Another former Real Madrid man, Achraf Hakimi signed for Inter after completing a two-year loan spell at Dortmund. The young wing-back under Antonio Conte is a match made in heaven, and we can only wait and see how the Italian tactician manages to get the best out of the young Moroccan starlet.
3. Donny van de Beek
Manchester United‘s only summer signing till now, Donny van de Beek will add some much-needed depth to the Man United squad. After impressing at Ajax, the move to a big club was beckoning the Dutch international now we know that Old Trafford is where it’s at. Van de Beek will provide an extremely tough competition to Bruno Fernandes and Pogba for the playmaker role in midfield.
2. Leroy Sane
After missing out on the 19/20 campaign completely, Leroy Sane has a point to prove. Fans can only dream of the blistering pace on Bayern‘s left-wing, with Alphonso Davies and Leroy Sane in the same squad. For all we know, Sane is set to win a treble in his first season in Bavaria given the squad he’s a part of.
1. The Chelsea Boys
It would be unfair to include five Chelsea signings in the list, so we decided to compress all of them into one.
Chelsea have done some fantastic business in the transfer market this season with the deals of Timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech, Ben Chilwell, Malang Sarr, Thiago Silva and Kai Havertz already over the line. If that wasn’t enough, they’re also targeting Declan Rice and Eduoard Mendy of Rennes after over 200 million pounds already spent.
These are exciting times to be a Chelsea fan, and we can only wait and see how well the new boys fare at Stamford Bridge.
A couple of days ago, there was a video leaked in Weibo, featuring some of the leaked information about the newcomer from OPPO, the OPPO Reno4 SE. Today the variants of this phone have been listed on China Telecom. By those images, we can get a clearer idea about the specifications of this phone. Though most of the specifications are already leaked. Let’s check out what are those.
According to the leaks, the OPPO Reno4 SE is expected to run on Android 10 OS and will be powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 800 5G SoC. Regarding the display, this phone may feature a 6.43-inch E3 Super AMOLED panel (2400 x 1080) featuring a single hole punch display with a refresh rate of 90Hz.
Coming to the camera specifications, this phone may feature a triple rear camera module on its back. The rear camera is expected to have a primary sensor of 48-megapixel of Sony IMX586 + 8-megapixel super-wide-angle integrated super macro + 2-megapixel black and white portrait mono sensor. Coming to the selfie section, this phone may feature a 32-megapixel Samsung GD1 selfie camera in a single punch-hole design.
Now coming to the most interesting part, which is the battery backup of this model. This phone may feature a 4,300mAH dual-battery cell, which will be powered by a 65W super flash charger. It is not the first time we are hearing about the 65W massive chargers. The Realme 7 Pro is the first phone featuring the 65-watt fast super dart charger.
Other than that, this phone may feature a 3D composite panel body + injection aluminum alloy middle frame and the weight will be 169 grams. The pricing of the phone has been confirmed by the company itself. This phone will come in two variants of 8GB/128GB and 8GB/256GB. The price of the 8GB/128GB version will be Yuan 2699 and the 8GB/256GB will have the pricing of Yuan 2999. There is no information available about the launch date of this phone.
