As per Jon, the AirPods Studio will be made with metal covered with high-quality leather. Both the ear cups will be magnetic and will have the ability to detect the right or left ear. That means users can wear it in any direction. There will be no headphone jack. Apple will provide a Type-C port for charging.
The IPL 2020 is just a few nights of sleep away. IPL is undoubtedly the most iconic league in the country and one of the biggest leagues in the world.
That being said, in order to produce such a profitable revenue, a lot of investment has to be made as well. Also, amidst the pandemic, getting that amount of investment seemed difficult at first. However, the fact that the IPL is set to begin next week goes to show it’s grip on the market.
Today we list the five biggest brands investing in the IPL. They have together invested a massive sum of more than 1100 crore rupees to make the tournament happen.
1. Dream11
Dream11 is making big strides in the market this year. The fantasy sports platform first made a huge breakthrough by becoming the title sponsors of the IPL 2020. They then became co-presenting partners of on-air broadcast and took many team sponsorships. It has also been reported now that Dream11 will also be the co-presenting partner of Disney+ Hotstar for the LIVE streaming of IPL 2020.
They first bought title sponsorship of the league for 222 crores. Their commitment as a co-presenting partner with IPL live broadcast will be another 120-130 crores. They have also confirmed sponsorship deals with six franchises of IPL 2020. All put together, the figure is expected to touch 500 crores.
2. Byju’s
Byju’s the biggest spender this year on the on-air advertising. They are also the lead sponsor of Pre-Post and Mid-Innings shows. Their total on-air spending will be in the range of 150-160 crores for the season.
3. Amazon
Amazon is the biggest online shopping platform in the country. They have bought a co-presenting partnership with Star Sports. They will spend a sum of 120 crore rupees this year.
Amazon is a massive organization throughout the world, therefore, having them contribute to IPL is good for the sport as well.
4. PhonePe
Like Amazon, PhonePe is also the co-presenting partner with Star Sports. The online money platforms are going big day by day in India. They will also be spending around 120 crores.
5. Vi
Telecom operator Vodafone Idea, rebranded as Vi, has also become the co-presenting sponsor for IPL as well. Their contribution would be around 120 crores as well.
Interestingly, four of the five highest sponsors are online platforms.
Electronic Arts (EA) has already revealed the launch date of the next series of FIFA franchise. FIFA 21 would release globally on 9th October.
The new FIFA edition has already created a hype among the FIFA fans. It seems EA has finally listened to the fans and have brought in the requested changes to FIFA 21.
EA Sports has now revealed the FIFA 21 player’s rating. Here’s a list of the top 10 fastest football players in FIFA 21:
If you ever thought to own a house having smart appliances or want to make the electronic items, currently you have, smarter, Amazon brings a solution just for you. Well, you can say it will give you the taste of having smart electronic gadgets or appliances. All you need to do is buy an Amazon Smart Plug, that’s it.
This Amazon Smart Plug acts as a buffer between the power socket and your appliance. Connect your device through it and you can turn the power supply on or off through your voice command. Actually, there will be Amazon’s Alexa to react to your command.
Coming to the Smart Plug details, it is rated for 220V to 240V, 50/60Hz, at maximum 6A input or output. It supports only a single band i.e. 2.4GHz band Wi-Fi. The 3-pin design socket is very much compatible with all the Fire OS, Android, and iOS obviously through Alexa. You can use it to turn on or off the power of chargers, lamps, or other electric home appliances rather the heavy ones like AC, geyser, etc.
To play with the Amazon Smart Plug, you need to follow some simple steps mentioned below.
Plug the device in the power socket and turn on the switch
Switch on the Amazon Smart Plug through the button given on the left side. You will see a LED indicator at the front then.
Open the Alexa app and complete the setup process with ‘New plug found’.
Connect your appliance with the Smart Plug and enjoy its service.
The new Amazon Smart Plug is live for sale on the Amazon India platform and costs Rs.1,999. There is only a White color variant available. The buy link is given below.
When everyone talks about the great clubs in the world, AC Milan is right up there on the list. But they have of late become something akin to a sleeping giant. Ownership fiascos and UEFA’s FFP settlement did not help their cause.
But slowly yet steadily, they are building their way up to achieving European football consistently. Under Stefan Pioli, they are cautiously optimistic that the glory days will return. So do they have what it takes to make the San Siro, a fortress of fear once again?
Milan have so far managed to sign a host of players, mostly converting loans into permanent deals as well as loans with an obligation to buy next season like Sandro Tonali, Brahim Diaz, Simon Kjaer, Alexis Saelemaekers and Tatarasanu. There are also links where there are looking to sign Ante Rebic from Frankfurt on a permanent basis. All in all, Milan have spent wisely and made some really good signings.
Strength
Like most Italian clubs, Pioli and Milan are centred around strengthening the defensive axis whether it is the backline or deep midfield. The physicality they possess from back to front makes them a huge threat from set-pieces as well as floated crosses. Scoring 68 goals and conceding 46 goals, they are a balanced side that will not score a lot – but when they do, they make it count.
Weakness
A big negative in this Milan side is failing to keep their concentration at both boxes. They have tended to miss big chances in the game and are punished later on by late counters and silly mistakes. Another negative is the fact that bar Ibrahimovic and Rebic, no one crossed the 10+ goals mark last season. They need a different option up front and although they have Rafael Leao, more creativity is needed.
Key Player
Showcasing his class and ability at a variety of clubs, there is no doubt that ‘lion’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic cannot be compared with other human footballers! At 38 years of age, he was impressive with 10 goals and 5 assists last season. What makes Zlatan so effective, is his nous to get into the right areas and pull the trigger. He has built a solid partnership with Hakan Calhanoglu, and that only serves Milan well.
Predicted Table Finish
4th Place: The Rossoneri are a side in the making, and can show progress this season. There is a sense of stability in the club now, with their quest being to qualify for the Champions League. And they definitely have the tools to go about it.
IPL 2020 is just 3 days away and all the fans are quite excited to witness the biggest T20 franchise tournament in the world.
In the last days of the tournament, the teams are hurrying up to fill their partners’ slot.
Now, boAt has become the ‘Official Audio Partner’ for 6 Indian Premier League teams – Chennai Super Kings, Delhi Capitals, Kings XI Punjab, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore.
boAt has been partnering with IPL teams since 2018. It has witnessed a 20% surge in demand for its products in COVID-19 times. The brand has also crossed INR 500 crore (FY 2019-20) in gross revenues in just over 4 years. The ‘Made for India’ brand has grown quickly and is now ranked as the No.1 brand in the earwear (headphones & earphones) segment, with around 20% market share as per the data released by leading IT market research and advisory firm International Data Corporation (IDC).
The brand’s very own boAtheads (brand ambassadors) Hardik Pandya, Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, and KL Rahul will also be playing with the respective teams. With the brand motto of bringing stadium experience to the home, the association this time is bigger than ever
Commenting on the partnerships, Aman Gupta, Co-founder, boAt Lifestyle said, “The announcement of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has brought back the excitement amongst viewers and advertisers who were starved of original sports content. Due to the pandemic, work from home (WFH), workout from home, learning from home, cinema at home has become the new normal and with IPL the consumers will also witness another first – Stadium at home. Cricket is no less than a religion in India, will be viewed with no less than a stadium like an ambience. IPL season will give the right push to not only speakers, sound-bars, and earphones but the overall audio industry. We are optimistic with our limited edition of headphones and speakers, the experience for our consumers will be bass-heavy.”
IMG Reliance has been working closely with boAt on all their sports partnerships. On boAt and associations, Nikhil Bardia, Head of Sales at IMG Reliance said, “Excited to have boAt as our official audio partners, they truly know how to increase the decibel of excitement for the millennial of the country.”.
boAT has also announced the launch of limited-edition earphones, headphones, and speakers inspired by the insignia and colours of the teams, to cater to the fans of the respective teams.
A few days back, AMD announced that they will be launching their next-gen RDNA2 based GPUs on October 28th. Previously AMD revamped the Radeon logo to show it is ready to hit NVIDIA with its price-to-performance ratio and bring its much-anticipated RDNA 2 architecture.
AMD is also enjoying to power the next-gen gaming consoles that will bring hardware-based Ray Tracing, so naturally, its upcoming GPUs will also support the feature as well. While NVIDIA is in hurry to sell its GPUs before the consoles arrive, AMD is taking its time to announce its GPUs on October 28th, prior to the availability of these consoles (scheduled for November).
So here are all the points that we know about the new AMD Radeon RX 6000 GPUs:
Marketing with Fornite
AMD started this all when they planted Radeon 6000 Easter Egg in Fortnite when game streamer GinaDarling found a teasing text that stated “Something big is coming to the AMD battle arena,” after having entered a passcode “6000” into a terminal to proceed. This confirmed the fact that these cards would be called Radeon RX 6000 GPUs.
AMD RX Radeon officially reveals their cooler design
Then AMD took this even further by officially revealing their triple-fan cooler via an official post wherein the pic reveals a lot more about the design of its flagship new GPU. At one glance you’ll remember the Radeon VII GPU seeing this, and clearly see the evolution of it.
Take a first look at the design of the new Radeon RX 6000 series. Our upcoming @AMD#RDNA2 graphics cards will feature a brand new cooler design, and you can study every angle yourself on our Fortnite Creative Island. 8651-9841-1639. pic.twitter.com/KGQAOXDivZ
There are three big fans, much like any other triple-fan GPU design along with a bold R on each one, and there’s the revamped RADEON logo down the side and should glow in its signature red color.
Again a full reveal on Fortnite
Yes, again Fortnite, AMD is loving to market its new GPU on the game’s Fortnite Creative Island – 8651-9841-1639. Now, a lot of people did head over to the game’s place as told and found a 3D render of the GPU, showing the new flagship GPU in detail.
So, here we see the same GPU that AMD demoed us with the 3D renders featuring R logos along with the revamped RADEON logo on the sides. Then we see the red stripes all over the GPU that should glow and metal shroud along with dual 8-pin PCIe power cables. The total design is reminiscent of the NVIDIA RTX 20 Series Founders Edition GPUs, however with a different touch to it.
Also, there are four display outputs including 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, and a single Virtual Link port (Type-C) connector.
AMD Radeon RX 6000 Series GPUs pictured
Finally, the new Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs have been pictured in real life and it looks quite cool. AMD has opted both for a triple-fan and a dual-fan cooling solution for its entire next-generation Navi 2X lineup of GPUs. These pictures were revealed by JayzTwoCents and have got them through his sources and discussed them in is the latest YouTube video:
The triple-fan GPU setup has been totally shown to us and its the Radeon RX 6900 series dubbed as the “Big Navi” GPU. While the dual-fan cooling solution will be reserved for the Radeon RX 6800 or the Radeon RX 6700 series of GPUs.
While the RX 6900 series will be the next premium flagship GPUs from AMD to go head-to-head with NVIDIA RTX-30 series GPUs, the Radeon RX 6800 or RX 6700 GPUs will be for those who seek great mid-range and budget GPUs under $500, also could be based out of Navi 22 architecture.
Both the Radeon RX 6800 & Radeon RX 6700 series of GPUs look similar to the Radeon RX 6900 series with the same revamped RADEON logo that will glow in red. Also, there’s a large cut out on the sides of the GPU for the fans to ventilate the hot air.
The dual-fan design has the same design but slightly different cooling solutions and a slightly compact form factor. The dual axial-tech fan design features a large “R” logo in the middle as well as on the fans too that symbolizes the Radeon branding. Like the RX 6900, both of these GPUs too shall have two 8-pin power connectors meaning a lot of power will be needed to power these GPUs.
Although you cannot rule out the fact that the budget ones could actually use an 8+6 pin power connectors or other power-optimized variants as well. Having the same design and length of the shroud means the I/O could be similar to that of the Big Navi graphics card. Most probably these are Navi 22 GPUs because the PCB designs leaked out recently.
The AMD RDNA 2 architecture
Previously AMD did confirm about Ray Tracing on the RDNA 2 architecture and via its slides, it’s confirmed that the next-gen AMD GPUs will have this feature out-of-the-box. AMD has even announced previously that it is targeting a 50% improvement in efficiency over the first generation RDNA architecture.
AMD is also aiming for the performance necessary to deliver “uncompromising” 4K gaming and RDNA 2 will also support variable-rate shading. This will help AMD GPUs to compete with NVIDIA’s RTX 30 series lineup.
The 50% increase in perf-per-watt over RDNA (1) will come due to various reason including microarchitectural enhancements as well as optimizations to physical routing and unspecified logic enhancements to “reduce complexity and switching power.”
Although the Red team is said to be using the 7nm process, there might be a possibility of AMD using the advanced 7nm process i.e. TSMC’s EUV-based “N7+” node. Already the graphical performance seen on the Xbox and PS5 is amazing enough, so the RDNA2 can really be game-changing for the company if they deliver great GPUs at affordable price points.
The coronavirus pandemic has changed a lot this year now we work from home and face masks are the new black and how can be Apple behind in making a one when they have such an amazing design team. The same design staff who works on the fan-favorite iPhones and iPads made an in house new mask but that’s exclusive to Apple employees so if you want a one you better join Apple.
The mask is simply called the Apple Face Mask and it was being developed by the design team based in Cupertino and it features a three-layer design that filters incoming and outgoing particles like other cloth masks and its reusable which means you can wash it for up to 5 times.
The face mask has a unique design with a triangle shape to fit the nose without fogging glasses, a rounded section for the chin, and strings for the ears that can be adjusted according to your head so that it fits perfectly.
According to Bloomberg, Apple has done through research before choosing material for its face masks so that it doesn’t interfere with the current medical needs.
The face mask has simple and shower packaging that’s just a sleek white package with graphics that show how to use the mask.
Apple is also distributing a transparent face mask for its retail employees which is called ClearMask which shows the full face of the wearer so that they can interact in a better way with the customer and it also enables FaceID to work conveniently. The ClearMask is FDA approved and is being designed with the aid from Gallaudet University.
Well I won’t mind spending few $100 if Apple just puts the half ate Apple on the mask so that I can show it off to my buddies on the Zoom call or even go out and show it off to the Coronavirus.
In an incredibly short space of time, competitive gaming has gone from being somewhat of a novelty to a global money-making machine. The eSports industry was established yet lacking in appeal to many in 2010, but in 2020, it generates a revenue of $1.1 billion.
It is getting harder and harder for non-believers to ignore eSports now, and the industry is having an effect on other sectors around it. Evidence of this is being seen particularly in the other offshoots of gaming. Developers are now scrambling to think up ways to attract this massive eSports audience.
Developers Will Have a Competitive Element in Mind
Online play was more easily available on the third generation of Sony and Microsoft consoles, bringing (relatively) painless online gaming experiences to the masses; however, the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One were the first units to truly take it to another level. Indeed, it now seems almost essential for games that were once solely meant for one player to have an online mode that encourages cooperative and competitive play.
Grand Theft Auto V is a prime example of this, with the 2013 title from Rockstar Games expanding on its predecessor’s multiplayer element to bring it to a whole new level. This was hugely successful and it led the developer to do the same thing with its most recent title, Red Dead Redemption 2.
These detailed online modes highlight how major developers are considering how to cash in on the eSports and Twitch-obsessed gaming crowd of the modern age. Gaming is becoming more of a collaborative experience, with streamers on Twitch often allowing their followers to comment and contribute towards the playing of the game. Some players just want to have the opportunity to watch others in action, so having the option to connect a game up to the internet is now becoming ubiquitous.
Games of Chance Could See Skill Based Upgrades
The growing eSports scene has led developers to consider the instances of chance involved within their games with a view to making them available to play on a competitive level. A good example of this is Gwent from CD Projekt Red, a card game which was initially seen as a side feature in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Fans of the open-world epic loved the game so much that they begged the Polish developer to create a standalone game.
When Gwent came about as its own title, CD Projekt Red clearly saw that it had the potential to break into the eSports market alongside similar games like Hearthstone. For this to happen, it attempted to limit the instances of random number generation (RNG) and focus on skill-based gameplay.
There is some speculation that online slots could go down the same route and piggyback on the success of eSports. The popular genre of casino games has constantly evolved over the years to keep up with current trends, and this suggests that it would be open to more changes in the future. For example, developers created real money slot games like Thunderstruck to appeal to Avengers fans and Bridesmaids to bring in players who enjoyed that film. Surely they will try to do the same to attract eSports lovers.
Slots could evolve for the eSports crowd by using IPs from popular video games to expand such worlds into the iGaming sphere and build on the existing lore. Skill-based mini-games could also be introduced as side features to keep the gameplay fresh for experienced fans of both genres.
The influence of eSports is only just beginning, and after its meteoric rise so far it is hard to imagine where the industry will be in another ten years.
The wait is finally over for the East Bengal FC fans. East Bengal has finally submitted the bid papers to play in ISL this year. The club has officially confirmed the submission of the bid papers by their social handles.
East Bengal tied up with ‘Shree Cement’ as their sponsor. Last week they registered the name of ‘Shree Cement’ as the franchise name to pick up the bid papers.
Earlier this month, FSDL had invited clubs to submit bid papers from Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Delhi, Ludhiana, Siliguri, and Bhopal to participate in the league for the last one spot this season.
According to reports, this was just the official process to include the Kolkata giant to the league and it was pretty evident that East Bengal FC will be that 11th team of ISL.
This will be the 7th edition of ISL this season. In these 7 seasons, this is the first time there will be two teams from a single city if East Bengal finally joins the league (which is almost sure).
Other Kolkata giant Mohun Bagan FC has already merged with defending champion ATK and will play in ISL this season as ATK Mohun Bagan FC. The addition of both the rival teams will surely increase the excitement level of the league. Now ISL can also witness the legendary rivalry of Mohun Bagan and East Bengal.
