New POCO smartphone has been spotted in the FCC with a model number M2007J20CG. It has arrived in FCC for testing and is assumed to be the next POCO X series smartphone – POCO X3. This smartphone has been spotted in a recently released render where it shows the back side of the smartphone and the camera layout.
On the back side schematic of the phone the massive “POCO” branding can be seen. The label says “64MP AI super camera” which means it has a 64MP primary rear camera. To remind or viewers the POCO X2 also has a 64MP primary camera at the back.
Another source claims that the phone will come with 5,160mAh battery and will support 33W (11V – 3A) fast wired charging. The previous model supported 4,500mAh battery and supported 27W fast charging. It has been spotted from the SAR test report and TÜV Rheinland listing.
The FCC certification reveals 4G connectivity, Bluetooth 5.1 and Wi-Fi 5 (ac). The J20CT version of this device will support LTE Band 41.
As claimed by one of the POCO officials that this time the new POCO smartphone will have noticeable display refresh rate, and so we are expecting that the POCO phone might come with a 120Hz display refresh rate.
The Dutch coach has only arrived at Barcelona for almost a week now and he his already making some significant moves at the club and his first big move is in form of asking Luis Saurez to leave the club. Obviously, this hurts for most Barca fans out there but Saurez also consumes a huge wage bill including other like Pique, Alba, Umtiti, Busquets, Vidal and Rakitic, so Koeman plans to get rid of all these players but the case is different for Busquets.
However, the baseline is that Barca plans to make significant changes to actually make a dynamic team back again or according to Messi, “a winning project” and for that bidding farewell to some aged players is important. This year was one of the darkest seasons for the Blaugranas as they won no trophy and who can forget that humiliating 8-2 defeat against Bayern?
According to Mundo Deportivo, Koeman has met with Ramón Planes, the new technical secretary, and Oscar Grau, the CEO of the club. As MD says, after a few hours of meeting, the technical director did make give some names of the casualties they plan to make like Luis Suarez, Rakitic, Vidal, and Umtiti too will be asked to leave. However, Coutinho will be making his way back at the club and maybe Alba can be allowed this season.
Having strike out some big names you have to think about some players to replace them as well and the club will look forward to bring new players as well. As MD points out that their sources of the club have unveiled the dutch coach’s early directions:
DEFENSE
Barcelona plans to bring a central defender and two side ‘low cost’ full-backs but the club will not be looking for any goalkeepers.
Koeman knows he has two high-rated goalkeepers in the form of Ter Stegen and Neto. However, due to the German goalkeeper’s operation, the Brazilian will take up the responsibility for the first leg of next season and there’s the young and talented Iñaki Peña as well.
Now, things get a bit critical talking about a central defender, Barcelona will be looking for a good center-back who can do the job of Umtiti because the Frenchman can be sold this transfer window itself. However, as MD points out the central defender has to be an experienced central, who is looking to finish his contract and has a comparatively low salary. The most likely candidate for this role is now Eric Garcia.
Koeman has also asked for a substitute right-back for Nelson Semedo and another left-back if Junior Firpo ends up being traded, as they want to raise as many funds as possible. Jordi Alba will be playing on the left-hand side for another year but two of the left-backs should be bought at a cut-price. MD has even named both Estupiñán and Nouri the two potential candidates. Jose Gaya and Angelino rumors have also been floating for the past few days as well.
MIDFIELD
Koeman has informed the club that he wants to get rid of Vidal and Rakitic and he is good to have Riqui Puig to bring the dynamism to the midfield. The Dutch coach would not mind if both Busquets and Sergi Roberto, especially Roberto continues, however, in that position now the club has got Pjanic.
Koeman could actually implement a dual pivot system that will require a lot of physique and dynamism. Even though Roberto may get into the starting XI, Busquets may have to come off the bench if chooses to stay at the club. Then comes the role of creative midfielders and Koeman who is a fan of Coutinho, wants the Brazilian to make the key passes for the attacks.
MD also points out that getting hold of either Van de Beek and Fabian Ruiz will be difficult in this economical crisis. However, if some arrangements can be done Koeman will obviously try to bring the talented Dutch midfielder to the club.
FORWARD
Luis Suárez’s contract will be terminated and so the club needs their next number 9 which indeed will be a hard avenue to go through in this kind of economic crisis, however, if club wages reduce, then still there are possibilities.
Lautaro Martinez is the most likely candidate to be the next no 9 of the club and the club really wants the Argentine striker and Messi also likes him as well. Koeman has his other attacking options covered with the likes of Pedri, Trincao, and the other non-transferable including Dembélé, Griezmann, and Ansu Fati.
Former PSG captain Thiago Silva is now a free agent after finishing this season as Champions League runners-up. He had already informed the French side that he will leave this summer.
Thiago Silva joined PSG from Milan in 2012 and has helped the club to gain glory in France. Everyone at PSG wanted to give him a fitting farewell by winning the Champions League but they lost 1-0 to Bayern Munich in the finals on Sunday.
After the defeat, Silva has now decided about his next destination. He is going to sign a €6m per season deal with Premier League side Chelsea until June 2022.
Thiago Silva to Chelsea, here we go! The Brazilian CB today has accepted Chelsea bid until June 2022. He’s gonna leave PSG and sign for next two years. No chances for Fiorentina. Deal to be completed on next days. 🔵🇧🇷 #CFC#Chelsea#Thiago
Although Chelsea finished fourth last season, they conceded 54 goals in the Premier League. Lampard has been on the lookout to sign a new defender. Frank Lampard’s side has a shacky defence so the addition of a vastly experienced defender would definitely improve the backline.
Now the question arises, Thiago Silva will be 36 years next month so can he handle the pace and intensity of the Premier League at this age? Premier League has always been a physical league so can Silva live up to the standards of the English top-flight?
Silva is a free agent now, so even if he turns 36-year-old, signing such a coveted player on a free transfer is always going to be a successful deal. So Lampard’s Chelsea has decided to sign him and he will pen down the contract immediately.
After Thiago signing, Chelsea will consider to loan Tomori (Ligue1 chances – many clubs interested) and Bakayoko to AC Milan (advanced talks) then Emerson Palmieri, so they’ll complete Ben Chilwell deal with Leicester.
Havertz agreed and in paperworks time 🤝🔵 #CFC#Chelsea
Coronavirus pandemic has already affected every part of the world. The normal life of everyone has changed. The sporting activities have also been affected.
IPL is going to start on the 19th of September in UAE. Royal Challengers Bangalore has already arrived at Waldorf Astoria in UAE. After landing in UAE, RCB captain Virat Kohli, director of the cricket operation Mike Hesson and head coach Simon Katich joined in a virtual meeting to discuss the rules and regulation of the team and welcome everyone on board.
Virat Kohli said: “It (violation) will be dealt with very seriously. For accidental breach, players will be removed and sent into isolation for seven days and then come back only after he tests negative.”
Hesson said: “There will be strong consequences if players chose to do that (violate protocols). Players will sign a document which explains the consequences.”
Kohli added: “We have to understand that we need to protect the bubble.”
Kohli also said that these rules will be strictly followed by all the members of the team and he wants a good culture to follow this rule from the first day.
He said: “I can’t wait to get to our first practice session, something that we all are going to cherish. An opportunity to create a good team culture from Day 1.”
“For me, it’s all about what can I do to create an environment where everyone feels a part of the team equally and everyone feels responsible for where we want to go equally. And I think all of us have to contribute towards that. Firstly the seniors in the team. So let’s start things on the right note.”
He also warned everyone that: “I think one mistake by any one of us could literally spoil the whole tournament. And none of us want to do that.”
RCB has never won the IPL trophy. This time Kohli wants to end their bad run in this competition and wants the unity of the team in every aspect.
The smartwatch market around the globe is swelling, in the case of both value and volume of the shipment. Keeping it in mind, the mobile accessories maker, Ambrane, on this Monday launches its new smartwatch named Ambrane Plus and this product is dropped in worlds one of the biggest markets India. Before going to the pricing and availability details, have a look at its features.
The Ambrane Plus smartwatch is coming with a 1.3 inch LCD touch display having a resolution of 240×240 pixels. You can personalize the watch face too as per your style, the company is providing you four options for that.
As it is a smartwatch, various sensors and trackers are added to it. To utilize those, you need to connect it with your smartphone first through Bluetooth 5.0. After that, you can measure your heart rate, the oxygen level in your blood, monitor your blood pressure, and more. Apart from that, there are eight separate sports modes too. The list includes walking, running, hiking, riding, treadmill, mountain climbing, spinning bike, and yoga.
Besides all these, you can manage tracks, calls, WhatsApp notifications, and text notifications. Sedentary and hydration reminders are also available in this smartwatch. The waterproofing up to 5 ATM gives you additional safety.
You can expect up to 10 days of service from this product as it carries a 210mAh battery inside. With the magnetic charging facility, you can recharge it in less than 2.5 hours.
Ambrane is selling its new Ambrane Plus smartwatch in black color at Rs.3,499. It is a Flipkart exclusive product.
Square Enix’s upcoming game- Marvel Avengers is set to release on the 4th of September 2020 on PC, Xbox One, PS4, and Stadia. Previously few lucky players got the chance to play the beta version of the game and the gameplay showcased the main characters of the Avengers series like Ironman, Captain America, Hulk, Thor, and Black Widow.
Data miners, who got access to the beta version of the game reportedly found that are 15 characters that haven’t been announced yet. The list of characters who will be added in as playable characters in the near future are as follows-
Winter Soldier
Captain Marvel
Scarlet Witch
Kate Bishop
Vision
She-Hulk
War Machine
Falcon
Mar-Vell
Mockingbird
Black Panther
Dr. Strange
The Wasp
Ant-Man
Quake
When data mining was performed on the game for the second time some more characters are seen on it. An entry for AntMan 2 was found which seems to mean that there are both Hank Pym and Scott Lang as different versions of Antman. Other characters that were found int entry lists are- Frenzy, Ultron, Red Hulk, Deathlok, Vindicator, and Monica. These characters are not for sure whether they are the game or not.
If the reports of the data miners are true then you’ll have an arsenal of choices to make i.e. which characters you’ll like to play with and many different abilities to play with.
Baichung Bhutia is considered as one of the greatest ever footballers of India. He was born in Tinkitam, Sikkim in 1976. He is now going to be the first-ever footballer in the country to have a stadium named after him.
A floodlit, 15,000-capacity stadium has been built in Namchi, which is 25 kilometres away from Bhutia’s birthplace in Tinkitam. It will be inaugurated once the Coronavis pandemic gets over.
Menla Ethenpa, President of Sikkim Football Association told All India Football Federation’s official website: “It’s our tribute to one of the best Indian footballers. Even after hanging his boots, Bhaichung Bhutia has been a role model to many and he will continue to inspire young footballers of India, let alone Sikkim. We can’t repay for what he has done for Indian Football. But a stadium named after him might be a small homage towards the great footballer”.
The football stadium named after former Indian legendary striker Bhaichung Bhutia was started building in the 2010s before it faced many obstructions due to financial issues. After current Chief Minister of Sikkim, Prem Singh Tamang assumed his office, the construction work of the stadium has resumed once again.
The artificial turf has already been laid besides setting up the 15,000-capacity stands. The plan of installing floodlights is already in the pipeline and it’ll be covered in the second phase of work.
Baichung Bhutia feels honoured by this gesture of naming the stadium after him. He said: “I’m very much honoured and excited. If you look at the larger picture I’m happier because the budding footballers will get another top-class facility and infrastructure to play football. This stadium has produced many footballers including me. I have so many memories of playing there.”
He further added: “We have already spoken with the State Government about setting up a Football Academy. It will be a joint venture between the government and United Sikkim – the biggest semi-professional football club in this region. It’ll provide a platform for the youths to play football. We look forward to hosting Golden Baby Leagues too.”
Baichung Bhutia is the only Indian footballer to be inducted into the Asian Football Hall of Fame which has been created by AFC. He has also received the Arjuna award and Padma Shri. After retiring from football, Bhutia has now turned into politics.
The Taiwanese OEM has launched a wide range of laptops in India recently and among them the ASUS VivoBook S14 series is the one to look out for. People these days require a reliable, agile and decent performing laptop for their daily work as now, thanks to the pandemic, the work culture has changed totally.
There a lot of enthusiasts who look for a proper work laptop with a good display and long battery life, but the budget obviously becomes a headache. If you even manage one, you end up sacrificing the performance, so it gets harder for us to recommend something but Asus’s new budget VivoBook S14 series manages to balance all of the key things for those of you who need a good laptop in the Rs.60k – Rs.70k price bracket.
The VivoBook S14 comes both with the latest Ryzen 4000 APUs and 10th gen Intel Ice Lake CPUs, so performance-wise you have no compromise at all, however, the Intel variant is much better as overall. Why? There are many key factors that support this question which we will discuss soon after learning the specs of this laptop:
Processor: 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G1 Processor, 1.0 GHz (6MB Cache, up to 3.6 GHz, 4 Cores, 8 Threads)
Display: 14.0-inch (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920×1080) 60Hz, 300nits Brightness, Anti-Glare, IPS-level Panel, with 100% sRGB Color gamut, 87% Screen-to-body ratio and 178° viewing angles
Software Included: Pre-installed MS Office Home and Student 2019 | Operating System: Pre-loaded Windows 10 Home with lifetime validity
Design & battery: Metallic body | Thin and Light Laptop | Laptop weight: 1.35 kg | 72WHrs, 4-cell lithium-polymer battery | Up to 24 hours battery life
I/O Ports: 1x HDMI 1.4, 1x 3.5mm Combo Audio Jack, 1x USB 2.0 Type-A, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, 1x Thunderbolt 3 USB C (with supports for display/power delivery), 1x 2 in 1 card reader SD/MMC
Other: FingerPrint Reader with Windows Hello support | 720p HD web camera | Wi-Fi 6 (Gig+) (802.11ax) 2*2 | Bluetooth 5.0 | Built-in 2 W Stereo Speakers with Microphone | US MIL-STD 810G military-grade standard
On paper, the laptop looks promising and it is priced at ₹ 66,555, however with discounts and offers, if you can get it around Rs. 60k then this is a steal deal. Here are the five reasons to buy the new ASUS VivoBook S14 with Intel Ice Lake CPUs:
1. Design & Build quality
The ASUS VivoBook S14 is MIL-STD-810G military certified for durability and reliability as it features metal-unibody design, making the laptop look premium and worth spending the money upon. On top of that, the laptop weighs just 1.35 kg, so you can carry it easily anywhere you want.
2. Display
Generally, in budget laptops, you get a decent FHD display but dull when it comes to color accuracy, but here, Asus has equipped the laptop with a 14-inch LED-backlit FHD anti-Glare display with 300nits of peak brightness and covers 100% sRGB Color gamut. Also, the bezels are very sleek on this laptop as the display features a 87% screen-to-body ratio.
3. Intel goodness
The Asus Vivobook S14 features the 10th Gen Intel Core i5-1035G1 processor that comes with 4 cores and 8 threads along with 6MB cache and up to 3.6 GHz clock speeds. Not the most convincing specs as compared to AMD’s Ryzen 4000, but it is good for day-to-day tasks, office work, and even a nice option for students, provided you do not try to game on it.
Another important thing to note is that the laptop features a fast 8GB LPDDR4X 3733MHz RAM and on top of that you have 32GB Intel Optane Memory (Intel H10 SSD). This optane memory can make a huge difference in performance over time as if you cannot upgrade the RAM, this ultra-fast memory will back you up, which is missing on AMD models. So, for coders and app developers, this is a great laptop who can actually make use of this fast memory for compiling and developing stuff.
4. Battery Life
This is the most important thing to note before buying a laptop, however, budget laptops make a huge sacrifice in this area. But, the Vivobook S14 comes with a huge 72WHrs 4-cell lithium-polymer battery, which they market as to endure up to 24 hours battery life, which is a bit cheesy. So, even if it gives at least 10-12 work hours, its more than enough for a budget laptop.
5. Thunderbolt 3 & few good add-ons
Being an Intel laptop, you get the Thunderbolt 3 USB Type-C port that gives you the freedom to charge the laptop and delivers transfer speeds of up to 40 Gbps. Also, if you are a gamer, you can easily use an external GPU to fire up the laptop anytime you want to, having this port at this budget makes it very useful. As we talked about the Intel goodness, it even comes with Intel Wi-Fi 6 support, making the laptop future-proof as well.
Coming to add-ons, the laptop features a full-size backlit chiclet keyboard that has 1.4mm key travel distance, so this is a great keyboard for daily usage, undoubtedly. Asus has given another modern feature to this laptop: FingerPrint Reader with Windows Hello support, so you can easily log in to Windows seamlessly. The Vivobook S14 has a 720p HD web camera and comes with Windows 10 Home with lifetime validity along with Pre-installed MS Office Home and Student 2019.
Overall, this laptop from Asus is a total package and very much recommendable for daily usage and for serious coders or app developers as well. With the VivoBook S14 Intel variant, Asus has brought all of the key benefits of an Intel laptop at a good price of ₹ 66k, however, if you get a discount of some sort then, this is a steal deal for you.
Apple iPhone 12 series is expected to have four different models – iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Max and iPhone 12 Pro Max. According to some previous reports Apple might launch the iPhone 12 series on late September or October. Moreover, different types of leaks are surfacing regarding the launch and other specs of this upcoming series. It is also anticipated that the phone will come with A14 Bionic chip and might support 5G this time.
Different types of design renders have surfaced claiming maximum of three rear cameras and a minimum of two cameras in the base models. The renders indicates that the notch sizes will remain the sme, but at first we got some reports claiming that the notch size may decrease but from recent reports the claim has been revoked.
A recent report from @komiya_kj revealed the price of the iPhone 12 series. Before jumping into the price segment there is another report claiming that iPhone 12 series smartphones will discontinue the 64GB storage version and the pricing will be done accordingly. Now let’s see the prices of the iPhone 12 series smartphones.
iPhone 12 (128GB) – $699
iPhone 12 (256GB) – $799
iPhone 12 Max (128GB) – $799
iPhone 12 Max (256GB) – $899
iPhone 12 Pro (128GB) – $999
iPhone 12 Pro (256GB) – $1099
iPhone 12 Pro (512GB) – $1299
iPhone 12 Pro Max (128GB) – $1099
iPhone 12 Pro Max (256GB) – $1199
iPhone 12 Pro Max (512GB) – $1399
The above list starts with $699 for the base iPhone 12 (128GB) version and it is the pricing of the 4G versions. The 5G versions might not be available this time or may be revealed later on.
Another report claim that iPhone might not come come with 120Hz display refresh rate due to the scarce in supply.
The gaming market has seen a steep rise in graph. During this pandemic, more people had taken into gaming for recreation. This has seen a huge hype in the gaming industry.
The Marvel’s Avengers is one of the most awaited games which will be launching next month. There are many more games which have created hypes among gamers.
Let’s have a look at the top 5 games releasing in September 2020:
Marvel’s Avengers
Platform – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, Google Stadia Release date – 4th September
Marvel’s Avengers is an action-adventure video game developed by Crystal Dynamics and published by Square Enix. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers, the game is inspired by the long-running comic book mythology and adaptations in other media.
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2
Platform – PS4, Xbox One, PC Release date – 4th September
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 is a skateboarding video game developed by Vicarious Visions and published by Activision. The franchise is making a comeback with the remaster of its first two games.
NBA 2K21
Platform – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, PC, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia Release date – 4th September
NBA 2K21 is a basketball simulation video game that is developed by Visual Concepts and published by 2K Sports, based on the National Basketball Association. It will be the 22nd installment in the NBA 2K franchise and the successor to NBA 2K20.
WWE 2K Battlegrounds
Platform – PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch, Google Stadia Release date – 18th September
WWE 2K Battlegrounds is a professional wrestling video game developed by Saber Interactive and published by 2K Sports. It is a spin-off of WWE 2K20. It is the eighth game under the WWE 2K banner.
Mafia: Definitive Edition
Platform – PS4, Xbox One, PC Release date – 25th September
Mafia: Definitive Edition is an action-adventure video game developed by Hangar 13 and published by 2K Games. It is a remake of the 2002 video game Mafia.
