Acer’s gaming accessories are the best in class equipment any gamer can buy. The company delivers top-notch gaming accessories and rugged Notebooks and workstations to make the gaming rig bleed steel.
Earlier, Acer announced its new entry of gaming monitors for its Predator and Nitro line-up. The predator line-up offers high-end specs with rich features, whereas the Nitro series provides features that are not expensive to afford while delivering high-end performance. The monitors have minimal bezels and thus will work well with a multi-monitor setup.
Acer Predator X34 GS
It is a 34-inch ultrawide curved QHD IPS panel with a 3440 x 1440 resolution. The monitor will reportedly cost $1,100 on its launch. The monitor is also G-Sync compatible is overclocked at 180Hz refresh rate and a half-millisecond of response time. The device also supports VESA DisplayHDR 400 and covers 98 percent of the DCI-P3 color spectrum along with two integrated 7W speakers.
Acer Predator XB323U GX
The 32-inch QHD monitor is overclocked at 270Hz refresh rate and has a 0.5ms of response time. The XB323U GX covers 99 percent of the AdobeRGB gamut and has support for the VESA DisplayHDR 600. The device also supports 8-bit image processing and local dimming. The XB323U GX is also compatible with Nvidia G-Sync technology. The monitor will be launched in the US in January 2021 and will cost $900.
Acer Predator XB273U NV
This monitor comes with Acers’ very own VisionCare 4.0, which adjusts the monitor’s brightness and color temperature automatically. The new 27-inch QHD IPS display has a 170Hz of refresh rate along with 1ms of response time. The display is color-accurate with 95 percent coverage of the DCI-P3 gamut and has DisplayHDR 400 certification. The machine will cost $550 on its launch in January 2021.
The Acer Nitro XV272U VK
It is a 27-inch QHD IPS panel that sports a 170Hz refresh rate and 1ms of response time. The XV272U VK also has VisionCare 4.0 feature along with the ability to adjust the brightness and color temperature automatically. The machine will start at $400 upon its launch.
The Acer Nitro XV272 LV
The monitor is a 1080p IPS panel sporting a 165Hz of refresh rate. It supports 90 percent of the DCI-P3 color spectrum. Other details are not available now, but the device will cost $280 when it launches in December.
The beautiful sport of football is a medium for people to connect with and has sometimes furthered the cause of humanity which gives rise to passion and emotions in a positive manner. But what is not welcome in football, is racism and lack of education leading to unacceptable statements.
Many footballing entities have undertaken their stand of “No Racism” and have staunchly promoted this strong message so that more and more people can become aware of the issue. But regardless, incidents keep coming up time and again. The latest footballer to be subjected to racism is young Ansu Fati of FC Barcelona. And teammate Antoine Griezmann is winning respect and hearts on the internet today, with his stance on the situation and reaction on Twitter.
Ansu es un chico excepcional que merece respeto como cualquier ser humano. No al racismo y no a la mala educación. pic.twitter.com/LZuJOzoTMG
Griezmann secured a screenshot of one of Salvador Sostres’ article which contained the offensive and racist words directed towards Fati, and his post’s translated caption read “Ansu is an exceptional boy who deserves respect like any human being. No to racism and no to bad education.” This development came after the author had covered the review of the UCL group stage match between Barcelona and Ferencvaros, which ended 5-1 in the former’s favor.
Ansu Fati scored 1 goal and 2 assists in the game but was still subjected to such treatment by the writer. Barcelona’s legal services department is expected to take up this matter very seriously, and might even sue the agency and writer on relevant grounds.
Ansu Fati has certainly emerged as Barcelona’s golden boy in the last season, who is an established member of the first team now with his latest contract extension. With the likes of fellow forwards Lionel Messi and Antoine Griezmann guiding him at the starting of his top-flight career, Fati has fitted in seamlessly at the club with no incessant pressure particularly placed on his young shoulders. Fati has so far this season a tally of 4 goals in 5 games across all competitions for FC Barcelona.
New Delhi, October 2020: European electronics brand Thomson Audio recently launched its all-new BBX03 truly wireless speakers in the Indian market. The new speakers are a strong mix of all the qualities that audiophiles have been hoping for.
Sure to satisfy customers with a limited budget looking for a superior sound experience. This boombox speaker is in a league of its own and would greatly transform the experience of home entertainment. Thomson has priced the speakers at INR 4,999/- despite being well ahead of everything else in this intensely competitive industry.
The BBX03 gives you all the volume and thump you like when it comes to technology. For connectivity, let’s begin. Music and content from a multitude of devices are being sourced by today’s generation. Both of these are welcome and communicate very quickly with these speakers. In addition to the standard Bluetooth, USB, AUX, Micro SD, and Mic port list, you’ll also find FM Radio that lets you dance to your favorite songs.
Good foundation, impeccable sound quality, sturdy design with LCD display and karaoke mode enabled via a wired mic are the key features that set this audio powerhouse apart. All looks fantastic and exudes an exquisite sense of complexity. It also has a potential for a playtime of up to 5 hours.
A complete remote feature with an equalizer that helps you to fine-tune the pitch. The electricity is ideally matched with 35 watts, providing a theatre-like experience in the living room itself, without the need for extra speakers and amplifiers. The high and mid-levels are both crystal clear throughout.
Product Specifications:
Attribute
Specification- BoomBox BBX03
RMS
35W
Build Material
ABS
Driver Size
4” x 2
Frequency Response
70Hz ~ 20KHz
Audio Input
BT/USB/microSD/Aux/FM
PlayTime
Up to 4.5 Hours
Control Buttons
Play/Pause/Track change/Volume +/-
Special Features
· 2 Speakers can be connected in TWS Mode, EQ Mode: Bass/ treble adjustment· RGB Lights· Digital LCD Display· Karaoke Enabled· Removable & Adjustable Carrying Strap
Battery Capacity
7.4V 2000mAh
Selling Price
INR. 4,999/-
Talking about the launch in India, Ms Rohini Walia Chief Revenue Officer, Thomson Audio India said, “We are thrilled to introduce Boombox BBX03 Speakers in the Indian Market. The new launch of the party speakers are in sync with the expansion of the product portfolio and targets the millennial, music enthusiasts and their requirements. There is a stiff competition in the Audio segment for wireless bluetooth speakers thus, high quality products with best technology, look and style are also of high significance.
She further added- Thomson has always lived up to the standards of the Indian market and expectations of the consumers. We believe that our product will emerge as one of the preferred product for GenXwith its performance-tuned sound will surely become the first choice of Indian users in the home audio market”.
Features:
Feel the power of 35watts: 35watts is big boy territory. Not only it gets you incredible volume but also get a clean sound.
Blue tooth connect: It has fast connectivity with your iPhone, iPad, or any other android phone. It pairs up fast and the connecting has range and clarity.
Karaoke enabled: With Karaoke you have the opportunity to sing along and share your talent with the world. This feature will get you grabbing the mike and singing your favourite tunes.
True wireless connectivity (TWS): Connect two boomboxes together and double your fun. 10watts becomes 20watts. The music fills every space. And the bass gets twice the punch.
Options and more options: FM Radio, USB, tf and AUX modes mean you have all the ways to make music pour out of this speaker.
Deep rich bass: Dual 3 inch woofers and two passive radiators make the bass thick and solid. Pump up the volume and you will feel each beat thump you in the stomach
Thomson is a European brand with over 120 years of heritage. It came into India with a range of audio and video products. Known globally for its R&D efforts and innovation, Thomson has been growing in India and across the world at a steady pace. It is known for its outstanding designs as much as its tech and performance. The brand’s history is dotted with constant innovation since inceptions. While in the 1920’s they did the first life transmitted a Radio program, in the 2000’s they launched the 1st Internet-based TVs and introduced Flat screen technologies. The brand is known for Quality, Trust & Value for money offering across the world.
Recently Amazfit launched its budget-centric Bip U smartwatch, which is the first in its confirmed series of budget smartwatches. Instantly the smartwatch becomes hot, and in the Amazon Great Indian Festival, it was the best-seller in the smartwatches.
There’s a reason why it became so, as, in that sale, it was offered at an attractive introductory price of just ₹ 3,499 instead of its original pricing of ₹ 5,999. So, I too ordered one for myself, and I have spent almost 2 days now with it, so here’s my quick review of this new & amazing Amazfit Bip U smartwatch:
Specifications
1.43″ Large Color Touch Screen, Corning Gorilla 3 Reinforced Glass
(SpO2) Blood-oxygen Level Measurement
Heart Rate Monitoring and PAI Health Assessment System
60+ Sports Modes and 5 ATM Water Resistance
Stress Monitoring with Breathing Training
Four Built-in Watch Faces and 50+ Downloadable from the Zepp App
Alarm Clock, Weather Forecast, and Smartphone Music and Camera Control
Smart Notifications for Incoming Calls, Text Messages, Apps, and Calendars
Lightweight 31g Design with 6-axis Accelerometer
In the Box
Paperworks, the Amazfit Bip U smartwatch and the charger
Display
This is the most interesting part which attracted me while I was writing about the product – it comes with a 1.43-inch 302×302 high pixel resolution TFT touch screen display. Yes, it’s a TFT, but surprisingly this is better than any low-resolution OLEDs as well.
The display goes very bright, and I had no issues while taking into the outdoors in direct sunlight. I am totally pleased with the touch response of the screen as well, at the price which it’s thrown at you cannot expect much.
Design & Strap
The Amazfit Bip U’s overall design is ok-ish, not very unique, however, good for normal usage. However, it is inspired by Apple Watch design, made out of plastic, which is an advantage because it’s incredibly light, weighing just 31 grams.
This helps to wear it at a longer stretch and even sleep without experience any pain at all. The smartwatch’s strap is also very comfortable; however, the quality of it is not that great and feels a bit cheap, which is the only downside of the total design of the new smartwatch.
Fitness features
Ok, this is for fitness enthusiasts, it packs in 60+ sports mode to track your activities and it covers almost all the basic & unique workouts you plan to do. I tried walking and it was almost accurate to what measurement you expect to get in a 30 min walk.
The detailing of your activity on your watch along with the app is amazing and it is indeed very useful for workouts and casual exercises undoubtedly.
UI & Zepp app
The Amazfit Bip U’s UI has indeed surprised me the most; it is very fluid and smooth, the overall color scheme and the experience are amazing. You will never even believe this to be a budget smartwatch, a status bar, detailed fitness charts, and heart rate monitoring in the home screen drawer.
Then you have detailed settings and tabs pane where you have a lot of options and even though it’s not an OLED screen still the high resolution did the job. The whole UI pretty well builds and when paired with the Zepp app you can do a lot of things.
Even though I used it for two days, I have received two system updates already, and the customization options are way better than any budget smartwatch. You get over 50 downloadable watch faces along with an option to make one while you can store 4 watch faces on the Amazfit Bip U itself to switch between any time.
PAI & SpO2 sensor
The PAI Health Assessment System is a great feature for fitness freaks who want to keep up with their fitness and can compare their scores with others in the globe. The PAI score you get is done for a better understanding of your physical well-being by turning your heart rate data into a personal score. The PAI score worked well and is great for fitness enthusiasts.
The spO2 sensor obviously helps you track your blood-oxygen levels and your health metric when you are under stress or engaged in workouts. However, the spO2 sensor is a bit weird as it takes quite a lot of tries to actually use the feature, so that’s a bit of a downside, I suppose.
Notifications & other apps
There are many notification options that you can receive and check out, including incoming calls, text messages, apps, and calendars. You can even set which app’s notifications you want to receive specific, comes in very handy rather than receiving all of them blindly. Also, the vibration motor is quite well considering the budget.
However, checking out notifications on this larger and high-resolution screen is amazing and you’ll never feel the smartwatch is a cheap one or so. You can do a lot of things aside from this like find your phone, check weather forecasts, control your phone’s camera, music control, and much more. All of these add-on features work perfectly without any hiccups whatsoever.
Heart Rate, Stress & Sleep Monitoring with Breathing Training
The heart rate monitoring on the Amazfit Bip U is surprisingly great as it comes with BioTracker PPG3 sensor to monitor your heart rate for 24×7 and I did use the feature. Quite frankly this feature drains out battery rapidly, however, is very useful to check your heart rate all-day so that you can keep yourself medically fit as well.
I also liked the smartwatch because the total heart-rate report can be seen directly on the Amazfit Bip U home screen and the app. The same goes for sleep monitoring, which I feel is the most accurate to date; it exactly recognizes your sleep time and how much & the quality of your sleep.
Breathing training is an optional feature quite useful for you to relax; all of this data and even your workout data can be accessed directly via the watch. You also get data from the last few days as well; the overall UI and the functionalities on this are amazing, still coming in at a low price.
Battery Life & Charging
The battery of the Amazfit Bip U has been rated up to last up to 9 days ideally. However, I received the watch at 64% and using it with a 24×7 heart monitor, and all kinds of notifications drained the battery in just two days.
The magnetic charger provided with the watch is very handy as it grips into the back of the Amazfit Bip U and charges it. However, the charging at first was quite fast as it can give you a day’s battery life in almost 15-20 minutes, taking almost 2 hours to fully charge.
Overall, using this smartwatch will full features can drain a lot of battery, but for basic stuff, it can give almost a week’s battery life while heavy users can expect only max 3-4 days of battery.
Acer is having a blast in the fourth quarter of 2020. The company is already planning to release plenty of devices, and we have already seen the details about its upcoming Chrome OS device that will be powered by Snapdragon 7c. Anticipation is high as to what the company will reveal in its next announcement. Well, we have the scoop.
Acer unveiled it’s upcoming Acer swift 3x, the Acer Spin 3, and the Acer Spin 5, notebook. The spin series will be featuring a touch screen display.
The Acer Spin 3 and the Spin 5 similarities
Both the spin variants differ with the processor installed and other technical specifications. The Swift 3X will feature the latest 11th Gen Intel Core processors and the new Intel Iris Xe MAX discrete graphics card to offer professionals powerful performance.
Both the Spin models will feature Active Stylus support. It will provide style-conscious professionals with a flexible experience.
Acer Spin 3 Series Laptops
The Acer Spin 3 will feature a 13.3-inch screen display along with a 2,560 x 1,600 resolution. The machine also sports a 360-degree hinge that allows users to create a tented orientation that is perfect for graphic design and drawing on the screen. The laptop also features two USB Type-C ports that have Thunderbolt 4 support and two USB Type-A ports.
The Spin 3 will be available in March 2021 with a price tag of $849.99.
Acer Spin 5 Series Laptops
The Acer Spin 5 will come with an NVIDIA GeForce MX450 GPU instead of the Intel Iris X graphics. The machine will feature an 80% screen-to-body ratio and Ram support of up to 24 GB DDR4 memory.
The notebook features up to 1 TB of M.2 PCIe SSD and 2 TB HDD storage, which is more than what other business-level laptops offer. The Spin 5 will be available in North America in February 2021 and has a price tag of $999.99.
Acer Swift 3x Series Laptops
The Acer Swift 3x features an Intel 11th generation processor and the Intel Iris Xe MAX discrete GPU.
Acer claims that the Swift 3x will have a battery life of up to 17.5 hours and even boasts a fast-charging ability that provides four hours of battery life with just 30 minutes of charging. The Swift 3x will be available in December 2020 with a price tag of $899.99.
LG is going to hold a launch event on October 28 from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm. The event is predicted for the launch of a new smartphone. Rumors were spreading about the launch of the LG Wing that will launch soon in India. This launch event is most likely to unveil the LG Wing. If you are recalling which phone it is, LG Wing is the latest innovative smartphone from the brand. It is a T shaped slider phone where you can use two screens simultaneously in a T-shaped design.
LG India took Instagram to hint at the launch of the upcoming device. From the short promo video, it is clearly visible that the company will launch the LG Wing on October 28.
The interesting thing is that anyone can use the Wing as a regular phone, but once the user pops the main screen horizontally one will get a whole new form factor with its own unique use-cases. LG is betting big on content consumption and attracting the user who loves watching videos on the go.
Due to the secondary display users will not face any interference for the notifications and they are left with a more immersive experience. The phone has GPS navigation so that the users can edit the videos directly after they shot them straight on the secondary screen while managing incoming notifications on the smaller screen.
LG Wing comes with a 6.8″ P-OLED main display which provides Full HD+ screen resolution and 20.5:9 aspect ratio. The secondary screen features a 3.9″ G-OLED display with Full HD + resolutions and a 1.15:1 aspect ratio. Both the screens have a water repellent coating.
The LG Wing is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G Soc and is equipped with 8GB RAM. LG offers two types of internal storage capacity for this handset – 128GB and 256GB. The phone is backed by a decent battery of 4,000mAh and it is supported by wireless charging technology.
The phone comes with a dual-lock mechanism and hydraulic damper which absorbs shock. According to LG, the Wing should last 200,000 swivels. The phone has a dimension of (169.5×74.5×10.9)mm and the weight of the phone is 260 grams.
The wait is finally over for the Indian Football fans. Indian Super League is going to kick-off from 20th November.
FSDL has already announced the dates in their social media handles. All the teams have already reached Goa and started their training on allotted training grounds.
All the matches will be played in Goa behind closed doors because of the Covid-19 pandemic. All the precaution measures will be taken. Social Distancing norms and all the rules will also be maintained.
This year ISL will be of 11 teams. The addition of East Bengal will surely increase the beauty of this league. Moreover, the other Kolkata giant, Mohun Bagan, has merged with defending champion ATK and will be playing in ISL as ATK Mohun Bagan FC from this season.
Both the teams have made their team better and are ready to maintain their legacy and give the taste of the famous ‘Kolkata Derby’ to the new league again.
SC East Bengal wants to mark their debut season under their Head coach, Liverpool legend Robbie Fowler. They have signed some exciting foreigners for the upcoming season.
All the other nine teams are not staying behind. Some European clubs and football organizations also tied up with these clubs. Mumbai City tied up with ‘City Football Group’, Hyderabad FC tied up with Borussia Dortmund.
Teams like Bengaluru FC, Chennaiyin FC, FC Goa will try to claim their title again. Whereas Jamshedpur FC, North-East United FC, Hyderabad FC, Odisha FC will try to claim their first title this season.
As per some reports, Redmi has teased about its upcoming smartphone in China, didn’t reveal the retailer name of that phone. So, it is expected that the teased phone might be the Redmi K30S. Another news came from Twitter according to some of the tipsters, Redmi K30S will cost cheaper than the Redmi K30 Ultra. Let’s check out some leaked and expected specifications of the Redmi K30S.
The Redmi K30S is expected to run the MIUI 12 and powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset. On the other hand, the Redmi K30 Ultra is powered by the Dimensity 1000+ SoC chipset. Coming to display, the K30S may feature a display supported by a 120Hz of refresh rate. Regarding the front and rear camera, we do not have any confirmed or tipped information yet from the company or the tipsters respectively.
Looking at the price you guessed before, the price of K30S is much lower than you think. Those who can't buy the K30U and like to play large-scale mobile games can squat a bit, and the sustained performance of the Snapdragon 865 is still better than Tianji.
In terms of connectivity, there will be a support of 5G and in the case of charging, you will get the support of some sort of fast charging. Regarding the specifications, that’s all we have got yet from the media. No information has passed other than those by the company.
Now coming to the pricing and the availability, Xiaomi has not revealed if or when it will unveil the Redmi K30S for its buyers. But it is quite sure that this phone will make its debut in China first. For obvious reasons, pricing has also not been confirmed yet. But as we know that it will be cheaper than the Redmi K30 Ultra, then we’ll just recall the price segment of the K30 Ultra for a bit. The Redmi K30 Ultra carries a price tag for four different RAM/storage variants: CNY 1,999 (roughly Rs. 22,000) for the 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant, CNY 2,199 (roughly Rs. 24,300) for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage variant, CNY 2,499 (roughly Rs. 27,600) for the 8GB RAM + 256GB storage variant, and CNY 2,699 (roughly Rs. 30,000) for the 8GB RAM + 512GB storage variant.
After the launch of the iPhone 12 series, one after another thing gets clarification about the series. Now we have come to know a piece of news regarding the iPhone 12 series, that the series comes with Qualcomm’s superseded Snapdragon X55 5G modems. It is true that Apple has purchased Intel’s modem business, but the company is currently relying on Qualcomm. That’s why a new teardown has been revealed and we came to know that Apple has fitted a Qualcomm-sourced second-gen Snapdragon X55 5G-capable modem to its iPhone 12 series.
The thing is that the third generation Snapdragon X60 modem has already been launched earlier this year. But still, it is not clear that why Apple has not used a more advanced X60 modem in the iPhone 12 lineup. For comparison, the X55 is fabricated on a 7 nm node whereas the X60 is fabricated on a 5 nm node. So, in the case of smaller battery backup, the Snapdragon X60 would have been the ideal choice.
Apart from it, some other things were also revealed regarding the iPhone 12 series. For example, its battery backup. As of now, we all know that in terms of battery backup, Apple was never up to the mark. This time it has no difference at all. Like if we use an iPhone with 5G connectivity, it is obvious that it will drain more power. For comparison, the new iPhone 12 range has shown in a reduction in the battery life of two hours to a 4G connection. Moreover, it’s even lower than the battery of the Samsung Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20 Plus. the most shocking thing is, those models also use the very same Snapdragon X55 modem. So, it is definitely a huge drawback from Apple in terms of the battery life of its newest iPhone 12 series. It is true that Apple provides some extraordinary features and security in its iPhones, but battery life is also important if we consider the gigantic price of each iPhone.
Web Series, OTTs, and kinds of stuff have become a very important part of our daily lives, especially in the pandemic situation. But in most cases, there are a number of people in our country who can not afford a subscription or somehow they are in hesitation whether to subscribe or not. So, to get rid of this hesitation, the renowned OTT platform Netflix is planning to offer a free trial of its service to everyone in India for a weekend. At first, they will make this plan started in India and if it clicks, they will move it further to the global market.
Actually, that is not the first time Netflix is offering this trial stuffs. A long time ago, when OTT platforms were not that popular in the market, Netflix used to offer a 30-day free trial to let new users test its service and watch a few Web series before going for its subscription. But unfortunately, this trial subscription offer has been removed by the company.
Netflix Chief Product Officer Greg Peters has revealed this during Netflix’s third-quarter earnings interview. According to him, this new trail promotion is just “an example of the kind of innovation”. As per the company, this new weekend trail policy will attract more and more viewers in the future who will get introduced to the Web streaming service and subscribe to it one day.
“We think that giving everyone in-country access to Netflix for free for a weekend could be a great way to expose a bunch of new people to the amazing stories that we have, the service, how the service works, really create an event, and hopefully get a bunch of those folks to sign up,” Peter said in the interview.
Apart from it, Netflix will also offer some new and exciting features & offers. There will be a wide range of choices in front of the users, by which every kind of user can get the best of it. Again it will be available in India currently. But soon, the whole world will get the benefit from it. Right now, we have a number of OTT platforms in the market. If we talk about India, the number is quite big, like Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ Hotstar, Voot, Sony LIV, and so on. That’s why to compete against them in a tough market, Netflix needs such kind of promotions.
