The Chinese Tech giant Huawei had a very interesting turn of events this year. With facing ban from using American technology to boost its 5G tech, to losing its Semiconductor suppliers and not to mention losing the support from Play Store on its android devices.
Huawei surely didn’t have it easy. But the company is resilient and is finally showing signs of a comeback. Its HiSilicon Kirin 990 ranks 5th in the world in performance among Mobile SoCs, it is only behind the likes of Apple and Snapdragon.
With HarmonyOS 2.0 on the verge of being released publicly, the tech giant is showing the world that it is not ready to lose any face.
Another major scoop that we brought today has been provided by the leaker _rogame_. In his tweet, he reveals a new device spotted on UserBenchmark. The device is speculated to be a successor of Huawei’s MateBook X 2020. But it’s hard to believe since the MateBook X 2020 was revealed just months ago.
What’s more in the leak?
The new Notebook will reportedly come with a pressure-sensitive touchpad, a first of its kind among windows laptops.
The benchmark site reveals that the laptop is powered by Intel’s 11th-gen Core i7-1160G7 processor with 16GB of SK Hynix LPDDR4x RAM and 512GB of Toshiba SSD storage. While the motherboard is revealed to be XXXX EULD-WXX9-PCB.
The graphics options revealed in the leak is only Gen 11 Intel Xe graphics, which might disappoint those looking for discrete graphics. In UserBenchmark, the device scores at 83% in desktop-related performance and 21% in gaming.
The news of Huawei officially announcing the new device has not been made clear. However, this device won’t be certainly a successor of the MateBook X Pro 2020, as it would simply be too early to provide a successor to the device revealed just months ago.
An extensive, multifaced cyber-attack infected so many agencies of Washington for over a week, said two persons, familiar with this matter, to Bloomberg. As per them, the hackers are using malware including Trickbot and has yet to affect the state operations, though the state election system is safe for now.
Security of State tweeted on this Thursday that they are “aware of an active cyber threat facing government entities…though we have no reason at this time to believe this is targeted at elections.” Two spokespersons of Governor Jay Inslee, Tara Lee, and Mike Faulk ignored the request to comment on it.
In a press conference on Thursday, Inslee said a ‘phishing campaign’ is targeting the state. But hitting the state computer networks is more serious than the phishing campaign. The hackers already got access to multiple state agencies and preparing to deepen their attack.
Washington is currently under the assistance of the US Department of Homeland Security, the FBI, and Microsoft.
The exact motive of the attackers and whether they already stole any sensitive data or not, are still unknown, but considering the timing, the political aspect can’t be ignored as the presidential election is coming.
A state employee said, on 18th September, all of them received instruction to avoid accessing emails and on 21st not to click on new attachments.
Apart from the Trickbot, there is another type of malware called Emotet which is used in this attack, and a minimum of 13 departments and commissions are impacted including corrections, parks and recreation, and fish and wildlife.
Ultimate Team is the most heavily promoted mode of FIFA, in each and every season. With FIFA 21 set to be released in just a little over 10 days, EA have confirmed the Ones To Watch players this season.
“Ones To Watch players are Live Player Items that upgrade based on real-world performances”, read EA’s official website.
As of the time of writing, six different players have been confirmed as part of the OTW pack.
1. Timo Werner
The former Leipzig talisman secured a high-profile move to Chelsea this summer. Following his outstanding goalscoring performance last season in the Bundesliga, it will be very interesting to see the German apply his trade to the best league in the world.
2. Hakim Ziyech
Hakim Ziyech was the first player to join Chelsea following the end of their transfer ban. The Wizard of Amsterdam is one of the most creative players in Europe and will certainly make Chelsea genuine contenders for the top three this season.
3. Gareth Bale
A rather surprising inclusion since the players on the list are mostly youngsters. Gareth Bale has won it all when it comes to club football. With the Welshman securing a loan move back to Tottenham, his career is bound to be revived should he manage to stay fit.
4. Martin Odegaard
The Norwegian born youngster is finally a part of the Real Madrid squad. Following his impressive loan spell at Real Sociedad last season, Zinedine Zidane has decided to include the starlet into his plans for the 20/21 season. Over 3 years in the making, the time has come for Odegaard to shine.
5. Thiago
Fans were quite taken aback with EA giving Thiago a rating of just 85. Though it isn’t a bad rating by any means, Thiago is much better than what EA rates him as. With the Spaniard’s recent move to Liverpool, expect nothing but brilliance from the playmaker.
6. Achraf Hakimi
While fans were quite surprised that Hakimi joined Inter following a successful spell at Dortmund, the move makes perfect sense when you look at it objectively. Conte uses wing-backs by default, and one of the most promising wing-backs under one of the best coaches who specialise in the formation will certainly make the Moroccan one to watch this season.
These are only the six players from the OTW pack that are confirmed by EA. OTW will be released in the form of two teams, Team 1 being released on launch day.
Team 2 will be revealed on October 14 and released on October 16.
FIFA 21 will be released globally on 9th October but you can access it on 6th October if you pre-order. For all the EA Play Pro subscribers, FIFA 21 will be available from 1st October itself.
OnePlus is going to launch its flagship model- OnePlus 8T on 14th October. The CEO of OnePlus Pete Lau has taken to Weibo to give some hints of the features of this upcoming flagship handset.
According to Weibo, CEO Pete Lau claimed that the OnePlus 8T will run smoothly for at least 3 years and adds that this is a problem with many so-called flagship phones. So, he states that this flagship 8T will provide a smooth user experience for at least 3 years.
Regarding the display features, this upcoming flagship handset from OnePlus will have 120Hz of refresh rate whereas the predecessor model has 90Hz of refresh rate. Pete confirmed, “the OnePlus 8T comes with a 6.55-inch, 120Hz fluid display, which is the same size as [the] OnePlus 8” and this is added to provide users “a buttery smooth display experience”.
The OnePlus 8T will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865SoC and will run on Android 11 out-of-the-box with OxygenOS 11. The phone comes with a decent battery backup of 4,500mAh, which will be supported by 65W of super-fast charging technology.
Let’s enlighten to the camera setup of this phone. The phone packs with a quad rear camera setup, which includes- 48MP main sensor alongside a 16MP Ultra-wide lens, 5MP Macro sensor, and a 2MP depth sensor. On the front, the phone features a hole-punch cutout at the upper left corner on the screen to hole a 32MP front camera for selfie and video call purpose.
OnePlus will offer two types of RAM configurations- 8GB RAM with 128GB of internal storage and 12GB RAM and 256GB of inbuilt storage. The basis on the storage configuration the company sets two different prices- the basic variant will set to be priced at 799 Euros and another variant will cost 899 Euros.
Velocity Gaming continues its dream run in Valorant. They are still unbeatable in Valorant in all the tournaments in India. Yesterday they beat Villainous in India Today League Valorant Cup by 3-0 in a Best of 5 ties. It was a comfortable victory for them.
Velocity Gaming introduced their Valorant line up in July. The team was formed by SENTINEL. The team was founded with 5 ex-CS professionals of India; EXCALI, RITE2ACE, VIBHOR, ANTIDOTE & AMATERASU. AMATERASU becomes the IGL of the team.
From then they have won all the tournaments they have participated in. Recently they Sky Esports IPL showdown tournament as well.
After the win of the India Today League Valorant Cup yesterday against Villainous they have got the opportunity to become the first team in India to represent the country to PVP tournament in Singapore. Velocity Gaming will play against the top teams of South-East Asia and will fight for the glory.
It is a very exciting opportunity for the team. All these players shifted to Valorant and got success for their hard work. EXCALI in his Youtube stream said, “I am very excited to play against the South-East Asian teams. There is a lot of things to learn as well from those teams.”
Velocity Gaming gets so much love from their fans and other professionals for this success. Indian e-sports lovers will surely be going to cheer for their favourite team in the PVP Tournament.
Xiaomi is going to launch its Mi 10T Pro smartphone on September 30, 2020. The main thing about this extended series is, the specifications of these phones have already been leaked ahead of its launch. Let’s get into the expected specifications of the Mi 10T Pro.
A renowned tipster Sudhansu has uploaded the complete specification sheet of this upcoming phone on his twitter handle. According to him, the MI 10T Pro will run on the latest MIUI 11 which is based on Android 10 OS and will be powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. Regarding the display, this phone will feature a 6.67-inch IPS LCD display with a Full-HD+ resolution with a refresh rate of 144Hz and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The display is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. This phone will come in two different color variants: Black, Blue, and Silver.
The SD 865 SoC of this phone is paired with 8GB RAM/128GB storage and 8GB RAM/256GB storage, where the RAM is LPDDR5 and the storage is UFS 3.1. Coming to the camera section, the Mi 10T Pro is expected to feature a quad rear camera setup, which includes a fantastic 108-megapixel primary sensor, a 13-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 5-megapixel macro shooter. For the selfies, this phone will offer a 20MP selfie snapper at the front.
In terms of battery, the Mi 10T Pro is expected to be fueled by a decent 5,000mAH battery with the support of 33W fast charging. This phone is also expected to have a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and dual stereo speakers.
Regarding the connectivity, the Mi 10T Pro is expected to feature every connectivity facilities, like 5G connectivity, Wi-Fi, dual-SIM support, NFC, Bluetooth 5.1, dual-frequency GPS, IR Blaster, and a USB Type-C port for charging. But unfortunately, there may not be a support of a 3.5mm headphone jack. In terms of size, this phone is expected to have a dimension of 165.1mm x 76.4mm x 9.33mm, and weight maybe around 218 grams.
Coming to the pricing, the Mi 10T Pro is rumored to be priced in between EUR 640 (roughly Rs. 55,500) and EUR 680 (roughly Rs. 59,000). As of now, the tipster hasn’t shared anything regarding this phone’s pricing.
Xiaomi is going to launch its Mi 10T smartphone on September 30, 2020. The main thing is, the specifications of this phone has already been leaked ahead of its launch. Let’s get into the expected specifications of the Mi 10T.
A renowned tipster Sudhansu has uploaded the complete specification sheet of this upcoming phone on his twitter handle. According to him, the MI 10T will run on the latest MIUI 11 which is based on Android 10 OS and will be powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. Regarding the display, this phone will feature a 6.67-inch IPS LCD display with a Full-HD+ resolution with a refresh rate of 144Hz and a 20:9 aspect ratio. The display is protected by a Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection. This phone will come in two different color variants: Black and Silver.
The SD 865 SoC of this phone is paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage where the RAM is LPDDR5 and the storage is UFS 3.1. Coming to the camera section, the Mi 10T is expected to feature a quad rear camera setup, which includes a 64-megapixel primary sensor, a 13-megapixel sensor with an ultra-wide-angle lens, and a 5-megapixel macro shooter. For the selfies, this phone will offer a 20MP selfie snapper at the front.
In terms of battery, the Mi 10T is expected to be fueled by a decent 5,000mAH battery with the support of 33W fast charging. This phone is also expected to have a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and dual stereo speakers.
Regarding the connectivity, the Mi 10T is expected to feature every connectivity facilities, like Wi-Fi, dual-SIM support, NFC, Bluetooth 5.1, dual-frequency GPS, IR Blaster, and a USB Type-C port for charging. But unfortunately, there may not be a support of a 3.5mm headphone jack. In terms of size, this phone is expected to have a dimension of 165.1mm x 76.4mm x 9.33mm, and weight maybe around 218 grams.
Coming to the pricing, the Mi 10T is rumored to be priced at EUR 550 (roughly Rs. 47,700). As of now, the tipster hasn’t shared anything regarding this phone’s pricing.
Only days after the official announcement of the signing of Luis Suarez by Atletico Madrid, the Uruguayan made his debut from the bench against a 6-1 storming win against Granada.
Diego Simeone was all praises for his newest acquisition, saying, “His two goals didn’t stand out for me, but his assists, his runs, and his movement did,” Simeone said after the match.
“The changes gave us a bit extra with the strength of Marcos, the quality of Vitolo, the clarity of Thomas [Partey] and Suarez knows what he has to do: play for the team.”
The former Barcelona frontman came on as a substitute for Diego Costa in the 71st minute. In his first minute as a Rojiblanco, Suarez assisted Marcos Llorente as Atletico Made it 4-0.
About 13 minutes later, the tables were turned and it was Llorente who assisted Suarez to his first goal as an Atletico player.
However, things did not end there as Suarez racked up his second goal for Atletico in injury time as the striker finished off a rebound from a post to end the match 6-1.
📡🔴 Listen to @Simeone's post-match reaction after our big win 💪
“It will depend on our work, our squad depth and the players’ security. The team was liberated,” Simeone said, talking about how competing for starting positions could help the team improve.
“The arrival of an important player improves the team, but the team was already working very well. Now we’ll continue taking it game by game, like always.
“From my perspective, when it comes to building a squad, I look for guys who know how to perform and who accept when they play and when they don’t.
“That’s how great teams are formed. It is what gives you the possibility of having more options. That’s what we’re looking for season by season.”
What lies ahead for Suarez?
Suarez, although well into his 30s, is one of the best strikers in the world. However, the Uruguyan is the ideal striker for Simeone from a tactical perspective .
Being one of the most experienced players on the pitch, Suarez knows what it takes to win the big matches and can offer the clinical finishing and the maturity that it takes to take on the big leagues.
Can Suarez guide Atletico to Silverware?
Though the last title that Simeone won was the 18/19 UEFA Super Cup, there has been an absence of silverware from the domestic side of things since their Spanish Cup victory in 14/15.
📡🔴 Here you go! The thoughts from the man himself 👀@LuisSuarez9: ❝I'm very happy about the debut and the win.❞
With the advent of a world-class striker like Suarez who fits into the system, the Rojiblancos could end their drought of Spanish silverware this very season.
Once a number 9 remains a number 9
His six years at Barca saw him become one of their best strikers in their history. However, Griezmann is Barca’s new centre forward now. Suarez will be missed at Barca, as he could offer some quality from the bench.
His best years are behind him, and there is a very good chance that the player retires at the Wanda Metropolitano stadium in Madrid, following the expiry of his current deal.
Should he choose to spend his last years at the club, there is a great chance he will lead them to silverware before he calls it a day.
The Cupertino giant has acquired a startup that creates radio-like stations for podcasts
Apple, with its massive range of products, looks to expand its ecosystem with its software by introducing various subscription-based products like Fitness+, Apple One program comprising of services like Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and others. So, the point is Apple wants to get into everything to make its services richer and leave no competitors.
Epic Games have sued the trillion-dollar company, got into an argument with major devs like Spotify, and the things will eventually get even worse with Spotify. Apple wants to leave no competition and make its Music app better than its competitor, so they have acquired Scout FM.
Podcasts have become a refreshing move towards entertainment, and Spotify has been revolutionizing with its massive content; Apple has understood this. So, acquiring a startup that makes listening to podcasts more like tuning into radio stations will ultimately make its services even better and drive people to subscribe to Apple’s bunch of premium services.
This year, Apple bought Scout FM, which seemed to be a popular podcast app on iPhones, Android devices, and even on Amazon smart speakers. The best part is, Scout FM created podcast stations on various topics as per user interests using AI.
Based on your listening history, input preferences, and suggestions, Scout FM automatically created podcast stations, helping people to listen to what they want. It was even popular among Apple devices as it could be integrated with CarPlay, supported both Apple’s Siri and Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa voice assistants.
As Bloomberg says, Apple is planning to create original podcasts that tie into Apple TV+, and with the deal for Scout FM, the company wants to bring a breath of fresh air to all the podcasts lovers out there.
Day 10 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) will feature an interesting match to get rid of your Monday blues.
The second week of the tournament will feature a clash of two unpredictable sides as Mumbai Indians take on Royal Challengers Bangalore.
MI is coming off a perfect and clinical performance in their last match against the mighty KKR. RCB, on the other hand, had a polar opposite understanding as the KXIP decimated them in their previous game.
Mumbai Indians
The defending champions registered their first win to start the campaign. The best thing being they rectified all the silly mistakes they made in their first match against CSK. Skipper Rohit Sharma scored a brilliant 80 runs off just 54 balls and took on bowlers like Pat Cummins. Other batsmen like Suryakumar Yadav, Saurabh Tiwari, and Hardik Pandya made contributions as well.
The pace bowling department was phenomenal as well. The best thing for MI was probably the fact that Jasprit Bumrah found rhythm and form. He took 2 important wickets of Andre Russell and Eoin Morgan. Trent Boult, James Pattinson, and Rahul Chahar took 2 wickets each as well.
However, it has been observed that MI’s spin bowling seems to be struggling a bit with higher economy rates.
(PC- Kyro Sports)
Royal Challengers Bangalore
RCB is coming off an embarrassing 97 run loss against KXIP. They were outclassed in all three departments.
Bowling first, it was a similar story with other bowlers leaking runs and Navdeep Saini trying his best to restrict the flow. Yuzvendra Chahal was, as usual phenomenal. Depth bowling again was a failure as KL Rahul smashed an impressive 132 runs off just 69 balls.
The batting as well was no different. AB de Villiers played a decent cameo; however, no batsmen tried to establish a partnership. They were restricted to only 109 runs.
RCB may consider making some changes. They can have their expensive buy Chris Morris in place of Steyn. They can also try Mohammed Siraj in place of Umesh Yadav.
(PC- SportzWiki)
Fantasy XI Team
ROHIT SHARMA (10.5) (C) – Hitman looked in great form in his last match. He has also taken the initiative by attacking bowlers and not just playing the anchor role. He’ll, therefore, be my captain.
AB DE VILLIERS (10) (VC) – Despite being relatively inactive, de Villiers has looked good in his two matches. He has also been playing brisk innings. He’ll be our vice-captain.
VIRAT KOHLI (10.5) – Kohli has been rusty due to the current pandemic situation. However, he has the ability to change the course of the game at any time.
QUINTON DE KOCK (9.5) – De Kock showed some real good stroke play in their first match against CSK. He’s an impactful player as well.
SAURABH TIWARY (8) – Tiwary has justified his selection over young and talented Ishan Kishan. He has been gritty in his approach and understands his role according to the situation.
JASPRIT BUMRAH (9) – Bumrah has been slowly finding form. He’s probably one of the most valuable bowlers in the world.
RAHUL CHAHAR (8) – Chahar bowled good in the last match. He’ll be more important as the tournament progresses.
HARDIK PANDYA (9.5) – Pandya is hitting big shots right from the get-go. He has attacked bowlers like Jadeja and Pat Cummins, thus relieving pressure on the MI side.
JAMES PATTINSON (8) – Pattinson has been surprisingly good for MI. He has been economical and picked up wickets as well. He can also bowl in the powerplay and death overs.
JOSH PHILLIPE (8) – Phillipe is entering the IPL with a lot of hype. It will be interesting to him in the RCB middle-order.
YUZVENDRA CHAHAL (9) – Chahal has developed into a phenomenal and intelligent limited over spinner. He picked up three valuable wickets in their first match.
Prediction
MI is looking more balanced at the moment. RCB batsmen have always delivered against MI; however, that was in Chinnaswamy stadium under shorter boundaries. That might not be the case here in UAE.
Mumbai Indians will, therefore, defeat Royal Challengers Bangalore.
