A piece of good news is coming out from Oppo, as Oppo is going to launch Oppo Find X3 in 2021. This news is confirmed by the company at its Inno days 2020 conference. According to the company official, Oppo is going to launch a new technology- Full Path Colour Management System, which will make its debut with the Oppo Find X3 series.
The Oppo X3 series will be debuted with Oppo’s new technology, Full Path Colour Management System- ‘Full Path’ means that the system covers everything from capturing pictures. It will deliver ‘an outstanding viewing experience’ and also bring ‘authentic and accurate colour reproduction’. The system will also support High-Efficiency Image Format(HEIF) which will optimize the storage capacity. The HEIF will also support- 10-bit colour depth, and DCI P3 wide colour gamut with D65 white point.
The company revealed that its R&D team worked colour by improving the underlying system and hardware. The company also reveals the steps of its new system, which includes- image acquisition to computation, encoding, storage, and decoding.
The R&D team also promoted algorithms in areas such as distortion correction, multi-frame noise reduction, perceptual extreme super-resolution. According to the company official, the new system will also support Digital Overlap(DOL) HDR mode for image sensors featuring and it will also synthesize different exposure conditions into the image- which should improve image result even when the image is captured in bright light.
Oppo has also revealed a new colour correction solution-Colour Correction Solution 2.0, this solution will help those who suffer from colour version deficiency and there will be a wide range of options to suit their visual needs. By using this Solution, users can create their own display.
This system will be featured in Oppo’s upcoming flagship series- Oppo Find X3, which will be introduced next year.
Brazilian superstar Neymar left FC Barcelona in 2017 and joined Paris Saint Germain in a world-record transfer fee. But FC Barcelona was set to re-sign the Brazilian starlet in 2019. But they are just €20m away.
Neymar joined FC Barcelona in 2013. In his 186 appearances for the club, he has scored 105 goals. He has won 2 La Liga, 3 Copa Del Rey titles, and 1 UEFA Champions League title in his time in Spain. He also won the treble for the Catalan club in the 2014-15 season.
The trio of Messi, Neymar, and Suarez [known as ‘MSN’] was one of the most exciting trios in world football.
Former vice-president of FC Barcelona, Javier Bordas said to El Partidazo de la Cadena Cope, “PSG wanted €130m plus Todibo, Rakitic and Dembele, so Neymar was €20m away from coming back. In the end, it couldn’t be done.”
He also said that FC Barcelona wanted Mbappe in 2017 as the replacement of Neymar when he left the club to join Paris Saint Germain in that same season.
Bordas said, “We tried to bring Mbappe and Dembele together. Mbappe was excited to come to Barca when Neymar left.”
Finally, Mbappe joined Paris Saint Germain in that same season and joined Neymar.
FC Barcelona recently faced multiple problems with their transfer policy. The Catalan Club was also criticized by Lionel Messi even. Messi wanted to leave the club last summer but finally, he agreed to stay after some long discussion. Bordas commented, “His continuity depends on how he sees the team. If he sees it as capable of winning, he’ll stay.”
Recently the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 and AMD’s upcoming Radeon RX 6800 XT were paired together with the same type of CPU to run for various simulations of Vulkan Geekbench tests. The CPU that was used for testing was the beast that comes with 16 cores and 32 threads. That’s right; we are talking about the processor none other than the AMD’s Ryzen 9 5950X.
We already know that Vulkan testing is designed mainly for the developers to take full advantage of their CPU’s multithreading capacity. Hence the more threads a processor has, the better it is. It is a platform designed for beasts like Ruzen 9 5950X to shine.
The Radeon RX 6800 XT GPU, when paired with the Ryzen 9 5950X, resulted in a score of 167,622 points. The benchmark is the highest score currently available on Vulkan’s benchmark charts. Before this, the TITAN V from Nvidia was at the highest rank in Vulkan with 153,210 points. Now when GeForce RTX 3090 was paired with the Ryzen 9 5950X, it only managed to get a score of 136,182 points. It only proves that the upcoming Navi 21 graphics card is superior in all sense.
However, the Vulkan benchmark posted another exciting result that shook AMD’s AMD on the last note. The 32 threaded Ryzen 9 5950X was once again paired with the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3090 graphics card, and this time it generated a score of 188,198 points. Now this result by Nvidia has become the top-ranked on Vulkan’s benchmark website.
Coming to specifications, the RX 6800 XT comes with 4,608 stream processors and 20.74 TFLOPs. It has 16 GB of VRAM along with 512 GB/s bandwidth. It is a high performing GPU. Now speaking of its rival, the green teams RTX 3090, on the other hand, has 10,496 CUDA cores and 35.58 TFLOPs. It comes with 24 GB of VRAM and 936.2 GB/s bandwidth. No matter how you slice it, Nvidia’s card has superiority over AMD’s specs and better performance. But in the end, it matters who can make more profits with their sales.
You probably know about the 30% commission Apple charges to all the applications listed in the Apple App Store for any purchase. Apple Inc. was charging the same amount from the very beginning of its services in 2008.
Now, after 12 years, the company is going to reduce the percentage by 50%. That means the developers have to pay 15%, instead of 30%, of their revenue coming through in-app purchases or app purchases. But there is a condition.
The developers who generate max to max $1 million in revenue annually or new to the Apple App Store are eligible for this benefit only. Apple introduces this change as a part of an App Store Small Business and will be live from the first day of 2021.
Obviously, this change will not affect the big players in the market, such as Netflix and others. Apple said its new step would financially support all the small developers during this economic crisis caused by the global pandemic.
As per the Cupertino giant, there are 1.8 million applications on its App Store owned by various kinds of companies and over 28 million registered developers. From the beginning, the application platform generates around $155 billion for the developers.
We know that AMD is working on its own ray-tracing technology, and if rumors are true, then its performance is already catching up with Nvidia. The only winning factor for Nvidia is that its DLSS technology supports its ray-tracing. The green team has recently released updates stating that its DLSS is now available in four games. And those are not just any games. One of them is the most popular Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
According to sources, Nvidia’s DLSS technology can accelerate frame rates by 85% and 4K resolution. While running in ‘Performance Mode,’ GeForce RTX 3090 reaches up to 124.8 frames per second. This, when tested without DLSS, the card stuck at 68.3 FPS.
War Thunder, made by Gaijin Entertainment, is the second game to get the support for DLSS technology. With DLSS War Thunder will get a performance boost but it is said to be on the lower end of the spectrum.
Another game by the same development teams is also getting support from Nvidia’s technology. The Enlisted gets performance boosts, which have improved its average frames per second by 55% while running at 4K resolution.
Lastly, Ready or Not has received Nvidia’s DLSS 2.0 support. The game Closed Alpha build comes added with ray-traced reflections, ray-traced shadows, and ray-traced ambient occlusion shading feature. With the support of NVIDIA’s DLSS, the game gets 120% higher frame rates running at 4K resolution while using the Performance Mode.
Of course, the most anticipated title of 2020 is still to come out. We’re referring to Cyberpunk 2077, which will land December 10th with built-in RTX and DLSS support, available with GeForce RTX graphics cards as well as through GeForce NOW (if you’re a founder).
As per reports, Sony is going to bring its first-ever mid-range 5G smartphone, named Sony Xperia 10 III. This phone will get powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 chipset. Earlier, Sony has canceled the launch of the Xperia 10 II Plus. This phone could be powered by a Snapdragon 720 chipset. So, there will be no plus model from Xperia this year. As of now, Sony has not confirmed anything regarding the launch date of the Xperia 10 III. But it is expected to be launched in the next year (2021).
As per another report, Sony is set to launch two new smartphones. One of them will get powered by an SD 690 chipset while the other one will be powered by SD 875 chipset. The upcoming Xperia 5 is assumed to be launched in the second half of 2021 (similar to the Xperia 5 II).
We’ve got some slight idea regarding the camera setup of the upcoming Sony Xperia 10 III. It is expected that this phone will have a rear camera setup of more than 4 cameras. If it will happen, then it will definitely be a great improvement in terms of the regular triple camera setup of the Sony Xperia series. The SD690 chipset of the Xperia 10 III is fabricated on an 8nm process. In terms of the cores, it has two Cortex-A77 derived big cores and six A55-based little cores. The full HD+ display of this phone might get supported by a refresh rate of 120Hz. So, at the end of the conversation, we can expect that Sony will launch its Xperia 1 III, 10 III, and L5 in late February of 2021.
These days due to the pandemic we are living the work-from-home era with the help of modern computing. We have done a quick transition to this process and like everything has its own upside and downside, so does this work-from-home era.
Microsoft Windows is the most used OS undoubtedly and with enough security features already, hackers easily find a way out and we are seeing increased number security attacks in the past couple months. To deal with this, Microsoft has recently announced its a new security chip for Windows PCs.
The chip dubbed as Microsoft Pluton is a security processor. It will be built directly into future CPUs of Windows PC’s. The Pluton will replace the current existing Trusted Platform Module (TPM). The TPM’s were currently being used to secure hardware as well as cryptographic keys.
Microsoft will eventually be working with the likes of major chipmakers such as Intel, AMD, and Qualcomm to combine them into future CPUs. So, AMD has confirmed the fact they have already started to integrate Microsoft Pluton Security Processor to their upcoming Ryzen products.
It’s not that AMD does not provide any security with its chips, like AMD security technologies and AMD based Secured-Core PCs provide security solutions for today’s attacks. However, the increase type of cyberattacks there is a need for an innovative security solution spanning across hardware and software.
Previously also we have seen AMD and Microsoft partnership on hardware security started with the introduction of Pluton as integrated hardware and OS capabilities in the Xbox One console. Now, this same partnership has been extended to Windows PCs by integrating Microsoft Pluton IP into AMD client silicon.
Both the AMD Security Processor (ASP) and the Microsoft Pluton security processor will co-exist on AMD client silicon and are in communication with each other to help protect the integrity of the device. While Pluton helps to provide security to Windows PC systems by acting as an integrated hardware root of trust for the Windows ecosystem, ASP acts as the silicon hardware root of trust which helps provide integrity by authenticating initial firmware loaded on the platforms.
ASP and Microsoft Pluton help protect users’ confidential and personal data, whether they are on the move or connected to a business network, even if their laptop has been lost or stolen. The integrated design provides improved protection against attackers attempting to hide malicious code in the system or trying to steal credentials or encryption keys using sophisticated physical attacks.
“At AMD, we’re constantly improving our security features with innovative solutions that put our customers at the core of every decision,” said Jason Thomas, head of product security, AMD. “Working with partners like Microsoft allows us to make an even bigger impact and we’re proud to be an integral part of the Microsoft Pluton security processor, an innovative security solution that we plan to incorporate into future AMD CPUs specifically designed to cover both hardware and software, helping keep sensitive information safe from potential cyberattacks.”
“Microsoft is proud to have worked across the ecosystem to re-envision security at the deepest layers of computing. The Microsoft Pluton design will create a much tighter integration between the hardware and the Windows operating system at the CPU that will reduce the available attack surface. This is a significant step forward to deliver the best possible security for Windows customers. Our history with AMD in Xbox has laid a strong security foundation to build on our chip-to-cloud security approach and we are looking forward to bringing this security innovation to the PC ecosystem.” – David Weston, director of Enterprise and OS Security, Microsoft.
EA Sports has now officially revealed the Team of the Week 8 for the FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. It is headed by one of the current best Premier League players, Sadio Mane. He has a 91 rated LW card.
Starting XI
GK: Yann Sommer -87
RB: Dumfries – 82
CB: Denayer -82
LB: Mario Rui – 82
RM: Archaf Hakimi – 85
CDM: Kante – 89
CM: Arturo Vidal – 85
CM: Leon Goretzka – 86
RW: Riyad Mahrez – 86
LW: Sadio Mane – 91
LW: Insigne – 86
Substitutes and reserves
The starting XI player and some substitutes would be a great addition to your new FUT 21 squad. And, if you somehow end up getting a low-rated player, don’t worry as you can get a handsome amount of coins by selling them quickly.
The TOTW 8 players are in the squad from 18th November and will be removed from packs at 5.59 pm GMT on 25th November, when TOTW 9 will come out.
Sir Alex Ferguson is still held as the best manager in Premier League history. The reason being his incredible managerial record and his talents at the helm to make the Red Devils one of the best clubs in the world during his time in charge.
The legendary manager stepped down from his position in 2013, after years and years of managing the club and giving it everything that he had to give.
However, the post-Fergie era has seen a sharp decline in United’s reputation across the world. With over £1 billion spent in transfers, here are the most successful managers after Sir Alex left.
4. David Moyes: £69 million
Fellaini and Juan Mata were the only two players signed during David Moyes’ brief spell in charge of Manchester United. Filling in the shoes of the greatest manager in the history of the league was never going to be easy for Moyes, and the pressure seems to have shut the Scottish manager down during his stint at United.
3. Louis Van Gaal: £300 million
MANCHESTER, ENGLAND – DECEMBER 14: Manager Louis van Gaal of Manchester United walks off after during the Barclays Premier League match between Manchester United and Liverpool at Old Trafford on December 14, 2014 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Matthew Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images)
Arguably the most prominent failure of the Van Gaal version of United was the signing of Angel Di Maria from Real Madrid. However, the heir to David Moyes’s berth as the man in charge did deliver Luke Shaw and Anthony Martial, who are the only two players still at the club. He was sacked despite delivering the FA Cup, in a rather hurtful fashion.
2. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer: £290 million
The former United super-sub first took over as caretaker manager and has since been at the job permanently. Although he has not managed to deliver silverware in his two seasons in charge yet, Ole has managed to sign quality players in the form of Bruno Fernandes, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Donny Van de Beek, who seems set to be a big part of the manager’s plan in the season to come.
1. Jose Mourinho: £360 million
The Special One’s tenure at the Theatre of Dreams is often looked down upon, despite the Portuguese manager delivering the League Cup, as well as the Europa League whilst managing to secure Champions League football as well. The downfall of Mourinho’s stint at United was his failure to get the best out of big-money signings Lukaku, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and most notably, Alexis Sanchez.
Olivier Giroud proved why Didier Deschamps has faith in the Chelsea striker despite him not being a starter at his club side. The 34-year-old proved to be vital for Les Blues as they came back from 1-0 down to beat Sweden 4-2 on the night.
Giroud bagged two goals to give the reigning World Cup Winners the edge over a motivated Sweden team that really took the game to the hosts over the course of the 90. His brace places him only 7 goals short of Thierry Henry, France’s all-time top scorer.
If the striker can keep up his form, then there is no reason as to why he cannot break the record for the most goals scored for France.
However, Didier Deschamps insists that the Chelsea striker will have to play more often to solidify a place in France starting XI. He has only played three games for Chelsea so far.
The France coach added that Giroud needs to maintain a rhythm to be at his best, which is something that France really need. Here is all that the 52-year-old had to say about Giroud:
“With Anthony (Martial), who is a good player, it allows us to have a little more depth. Compared to Olivier, he has to be impacted, first of all with the situation he has at his club, knowing that he has a large frame and that he needs rhythm, it’s hard.
“That’s not why I want to lose him, it’s complicated, we’ll talk, but obviously he has every interest in it not lasting, for him, to remain competitive, but we must not forget what he did with us and what he is still able to do.
“Anthony has a different profile but one that gives options. Anthony, today, is more fulfilled and in better physical and psychological conditions, obviously.”
Deschamps went one step further and said that Giroud needs to push for a move away from Stamford Bridge to play more minutes. That in turn, will increase the Chelsea striker’s chances of making it to Euro 2021 with France.
