Most of the console lovers are currently is confused regarding where to move – either towards Sony or Microsoft. If you are one of them, this news may help you to come to a decision.
Microsoft recently acquires ZeniMax Media, an America based video game holding company. It is the parent of so many renowned publishers like Bethesda, id Software, and so on. As per the sources, this media company costs $7.5 billion to Microsoft.
Practically, Microsoft is the owner of popular games like Doom, Quake, Fallout, and The Elder Scrolls. It’s obvious Microsoft will use this new unit to develop exclusive offerings on Xbox. But, this deal will not affect the availability of the existing and upcoming titles on other platforms in the present and future.
For the Xbox fans, Microsoft can also add Bethesda titles to its Xbox Game Pass, expecting before the launch of Xbox Series X and Series S. This is the reason why I said, this deal will help you to choose between Xbox and Play Station.
Microsoft is expecting to close the deal in the second quarter of the next year, it will help the company to balance its economical stuff for the current and next financial year.
Amazon has never been one to shy away from bringing in new innovative ideas in the market. Recently the company announced the launch of its yet another ambitious project.
Amazon will launch its new Amazon Sidewalk. It’s a networking and location system. The system aim’s at linking smart home devices and other Amazon home products using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), which can connect beyond the range of standard wi-fi networks.
The Sidewalk will turn devices like smart floodlights and home assistants into network bridges, passing along security updates and commands form a central Wi-Fi hub.
Sidewalk will be built into Amazons Echo. The company has been planning on adding Ring cameras to this network. This will notify the device owners if the sidewalk is available to use.
Tile has become the first third party to join the project and support the new system
Adding more devices to its Sidewalk will extend its range and functionality. Amazon cites, “When more neighbors participate, the network becomes even stronger”. The network is similar to a Mesh Network will recover the addition of more devices to function at its top capacity.
Amazon claims that “to simplify new device setup, extend the low-bandwidth working range of devices and help devices stay online and up-to-date even if they are outside the range of home wi-fi”.
The major difference that the Sidewalk network will have over conventional Wi-Fi mesh systems, will be its dependency over location tracking. Amazon had previously demonstrated that Sidewalk which uses Ring Fetch Devices, when clipped to a pet’s collar was successfully able to alert when a pet strays outside of the designated area.
While having such a widespread network using Geo-fencing also leads to various privacy concerns. Amazon has actively laid out a number of privacy features in order to prevent unauthorized users from collecting data. This is done by encrypting the signals that are used to
Amazon has been actively trying to recruit third-party companies to join in on its Sidewalk project. While creating a global network amazon aims in extending the functionality of its Sidewalk in various fields where sharing of data between devices could lead to enhanced performance.
We live in a world that is data-dependent. Having more data naturally means having better performance. However, in this data-oriented world, online privacy and security will always take top priority. The success of Sidewalk largely depends on Amazon’s capacity of handling such a wide Geo-fencing network with security and privacy as its main fore-toe.
Football stadiums have been empty ever since play resumed in July. While fans in Germany have been allowed to attend games in cities where the number of coronavirus cases are less, some cities are still on the list of places where fans are not allowed to attend any games.
Unfortunately, that seems to be the case for all of England across the Premier League, as well as the lower leagues of English football.
"We're looking at how we can pause that programme" Michael Gove MP reveals on #BBCBreakfast the government are planning to postpone the return of fans to sporting events, which was due to start on 1st October.https://t.co/DffEzO8ap4pic.twitter.com/1AKI74yMfv
This is because of the rising number of cases in the United Kingdom which requires the prevention of large gatherings to stop the infection from spreading.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson earlier confirmed plans for allowing spectators back into stadiums starting from October 1. However, MP Michael Gove revealed that those plans would have to be reviewed.
England was slowly welcoming back fans into the stadium, with 1000 fans attending 10 games in the Football League, the third tier of English football.
The absence of fans in the stadium has resulted in clubs all across the world taking a massive financial hit. Mainly because ticket sales are the most regular and reliable source of income for the sporting clubs across all divisions.
Wigan Athletic went into administration last season, and many other clubs could meet the same fate should fans not be allowed to attend games for the rest of the year.
Premier League chief Richard Masters came out saying that it was of immense importance that fans were allowed back into stadiums.
Masters projected that the financial losses could be as large as £700 million for the 20/21 season if no money is raised via ticket sales.
Additionally, since all Premier League games are not televised, the teams with a lower number of games shown on TV will be at a disadvantage compared to the bigger clubs and could be forced into dire financial situations should the status quo persist.
Dean Henderson is set to make his Manchester United debut today in their Carabao Cup tie against Luton Town.
Manchester United has lost their first premier league match of this season against Crystal Palace at home by a 3-1 margin. Donny Van de Beek made his debut with a goal in that match. Today it will probably be a turn for Dean Henderson to make a memorable debut.
Dean Henderson has completed a loan spell at Sheffield United last season and made his mark in the big stage. As a reward, he got the chance to stay at Old Trafford to become their back-up goalkeeper this season.
Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has already confirmed that there will be some changes in the team sheet from the last match against Crystal Palace. In the pre-match press conference, he said, “We’ll make some changes. Of course, we will. For some, it’s the pre-season and, for some, they’ve only been here for a week now, for different reasons.”
“Some of them need game-time, they do and we can see we’re lacking in sharpness. We just need to make the most of the training sessions and games we have.”
“No injuries, no fresh injuries after that game [on Saturday] but, as I said, we’ll rotate and give some minutes.”
“Some, after the game, will do some harder training this week to get ready for Brighton. Some will join the squad and go down there.”
Manchester United is facing problems with its depth in the squad. They also faced many problems to sign their targeted players in the transfer market. United board are facing some dissatisfaction from the fans as well. It increases after the defeat in the first game of United against Crystal Palace.
It will be a challenge for the Red Devils to fight back again and give their fans some good moments and challenge for all the titles available.
Reliance Jio, earlier, tried to enter into the Indian smartphone market. But later it’s focus moved to other parts of the business. In the last AGM Reliance got Google as a partner and declared to bring high-quality affordable smartphones for the needy Indians. Now, it looks like the mission is on the track.
As per a report of Bloomberg, Reliance Industries Ltd. has asked the local suppliers to increase their production capacity so that they can produce around 200 million smartphones in the next two years. People familiar with this matter told this to Bloomberg. With this road map, Reliance Industries Ltd. surely can challenge companies like Xiaomi.
Sources are saying, the Ambani team is in talks with the domestic assemblers to manufacture a new version of the Jio Phone that will run on Android and costs around Rs.4,000 ($54) only. Along with the inexpensive phones, Reliance will also bundle low-cost wireless plans too.
No doubt, with this aggressive pricing there is a high chance to establish its dominance in the Indian smartphone market very quickly, as it did earlier with the low-cost Jio plans. The company also availing government plans to build more domestic manufacturing. There is a chance that assemblers like Dixon Technologies India, Lava International, and Karbonn Mobile will face the boost.
Pankaj Mohindroo, the Chairman of the Indian Cellular & Electronics Association said to Bloomberg in an interview, “We are of course trying to build our domestic companies. We have a sweet spot in entry-level phones,”“The world has realized that India is a great place to do business and a great place to do manufacturing also.” he added further.
All of these are now listed on Amazon and their starting prices have been revealed on Apple’s site as well. You should definitely check them out as they can easily integrate into your ecosystem:
New Apple Watches:
Apple has introduced two new smartwatches – one targeted towards budget seeking people and the other for ones who want no compromise when it comes to fitness. Both of them come with a great display and processor to power it, for basic fitness enthusiasts, the Apple Watch SE is a great option, while if one has a budget and wants the new blood oxygen sensor, the new Apple Watch Series 6 is a great option undoubtedly.
Apple Watch SE (GPS)
Price: starts at ₹29,900
GPS model lets you take calls and reply to texts from your wrist
Large Retina OLED display
Up to 2x faster processor than Series 3
Track your daily activity on Apple Watch and see your trends in the Fitness app on iPhone
Measure workouts like running, walking, cycling, yoga, swimming, and dance
Swimproof design
High and low heart rate notifications and irregular heart rhythm notification
Sync your favorite music, podcasts, and audiobooks
Pay instantly and securely from your wrist with Apple Pay
The new Apple iPads are indeed very exciting because the new iPad 8th Gen is a revolution in the budget range with a powerful A12 Bionic chip. On the other hand, the new and elegant iPad Air 4th Gen is powered by the latest A14 Bionic chip and should be a great option for those who need a powerful tablet for professional work.
Apple iPad 8th Gen
Price: starts at ₹29,900
Gorgeous 10.2-inch Retina display
A12 Bionic chip with Neural Engine
Support for Apple Pencil (1st generation) and Smart Keyboard
8MP back camera, 1.2MP FaceTime HD front camera
Stereo speakers
802.11ac Wi-Fi
Up to 10 hours of battery life
Lightning connector for charging and accessories
Touch ID for secure authentication and Apple Pay
iPadOS brings new capabilities designed specifically for iPad
Not only Apple has slashed the prices, but also this is beginning of their new journey to conquer the second biggest smartphone market in the world. Making Apple Watches and iPads value for money, it will surely compete with other brands which doesn’t even come into play with Apple’s lucrative ecosystem.
Personally, I feel the Apple iPad 8th Gen will be a huge hit in the country because of its price, the new iPadOS, and its amazing features. Also, Apple’s no-ads OS along with privacy features make them much more useful and worth it, soon, if Apple contractors start manufacturing these two products in India, the price will decrease drastically in the coming days.
So which new Apple device are you planning to go for? Tell us in the comments down below…😉
The Luis Suarez transfer saga has taken yet another twist. A latest news report has suggested that after the option of terminating his contract was agreed, the Barcelona president Bartomeu has blocked the transfer.
Suarez already had a clause in his contract which restricted him from moving to top clubs around the world, but it is believed that Atletico Madrid was not on that list. But now that the board has seen that there is a way to recover some funds from Suarez’s 1-year duration remaining on his contract, they plan to use that to full effect.
This development comes after the very reliable Fabrizio Romano had reported that Suarez was keen on a move to Atletico Madrid and had even agreed on a two-year contract with them.
The blocking of the transfer changes things for both Suarez and Atletico. For the former, options are now drying out and he may have to contemplate staying at Barcelona without much game time.
For Atletico, they may switch their focus to signing veteran striker Edinson Cavani on a free transfer, given the striker profiles more or less match the same. They are forced to sign a new striker because Juventus have convinced Alvaro Morata to join them on an initial loan with an obligation to buy.
More from wiretaps about the Luis Suarez/exam story. “He does not speak a word of Italian. He does not conjugate verbs, he only speaks using the infinitive. If journalists would ask him some questions, he’d be lost. He earns €10m/year, he needs to pass this exam” 🚨 [Repubblica]
Even the earlier touted move of Suarez to Juventus now seems like a dead-end, considering the latest update is that he has failed his Italian language required for his passport acquirement.
Another rumour early in the market was to make a return to his old club Ajax for a minimal fee, but even that seems to have reached a dead end. A slight chance of a return to Liverpool is also out of the question, now that Diego Jota has signed for the Reds.
So as it stands, the Uruguayan striker’s future remains bleak and is still unclear on where he will be plying his trade this season.
The 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) finally kicked off on 19th September. The match paid equal justice to the much-awaited day as arch-rivals Chennai Super Kings took on defending champions, Mumbai Indians.
CSK seemed the relatively weaker side on paper, however, captain cool MSD had many tricks up his sleeve as per managing his resources. Chennai Super Kings defeated the mighty Mumbai Indians by 5 wickets to begin their campaign.
The first match of IPL 2020 has created a record. The MI vs CSK match has notched up 200 million viewership. It is the highest ever TV and Digital viewership in IPL history.
Thank you, India 🇮🇳 and 🌏🌎🌏. It's been a dream start to #Dream11IPL. We've recorded highest ever TV & DIGITAL viewership in IPL history
20 crore cricket fans tuned in to watch the opening match of IPL 2020. It is also the highest ever opening day viewership for any sporting league in any country.
Despite the Coronavirus pandemic, BCCI has managed to successfully host this T20 tournament in UAE and there has been no shortage of sponsors either. This clearly states the popularity of IPL worldwide.
Thanks to the TENAA website, it has now confirmed that Realme is willing to add a new smartphone into its X series. Two model name had surfaced on the Chinese TENAA database – RMX2173 and RMX2117. According to rumours, RMX2117 will be a member of the Q-series smartphone from Realme. But RMX2173 will come with a trading name of Realme X7 Lite or Realm X7 Youth. The TENAA database also reveals some key specifications of this upcoming phone.
There are some leaks in the media about the new outline design and quite a few specs of this new smartphone from Realme. Let’s check out these specifications.
Realme X7 Lite Specifications(Expected)
Regarding the display, the phone sports a 6.43″ S-AMOLED punch-hole display with Full HD+ resolution of (1080×2700) pixels and an aspect ratio of 20:9. The phone features an under-screen fingerprint scanner. The dimension of this upcoming phone is (160.9×74.4×8.1) mm and it weighs 175 grams.
According to the TENAA datasheet, this upcoming phone has a 2.4GHz octa-core processor and the phone may arrive in China in two types of variants-6GB and 8GB and storage options like 128GB and 256GB. The storage capacity may be expanded through a Micro SD card. This upcoming phone will be run on Android 10 OS.
Regarding the camera part, the phone will feature 48 megapixels as the main shooter alongside and an 8MP+2MP+2MP quad rear camera setup whereas the predecessor, Realme X7 flaunts 64MP (main)+8MP (ultrawide)+2MP (macro)+2MP (depth). The Realme X7 Lite has 16 megapixels front camera.
The phone will be backed by a dual-cell battery, but the TENAA listing mentions the rated size of one of its cells as 2,100 mAh. But the charging speed is not known to yet.
We haven’t got any further information about this upcoming phone. We are expecting that we will inform all the updates related to this topic soon.
Rajasthan Royals management has made some radical changes in the team management that have made it more T20 specific. The team has let off with long-time opener Ajinkya Rahane. Even though Rahane played extremely well over the years, the overall strike rate has always been an issue for him. They will have the services of an experienced Robin Uthappa and IPL tested Manan Vohra to fill that spot.
Royals have also opted for many T20 specific seam bowling options like Tom Curran, Jaydev Unadkat, and Andrew Tye. The attack will be led by Jofra Archer. The spin department comprises of leg-spinners Shreyas Gopal and Rahul Tewatia.
The Rajasthan based team is now ready to start their IPL 2020 campaign today against Chennai Super Kings, who won their first match against Mumbai Indians.
As the Royals are about to start their journey today, they have now released their new anthem.
Rajasthan Royals’ principal sponsor, TV9 Bharatvarsh has come up with the new anthem with the tagline “IPL ki umang, TV9 ke sang.”
TV9 Bharatvarsh, one of India’s leading Hindi news networks, has signed up as the principal sponsor of Rajasthan Royals for IPL 2020 after Dubai Expo pulled out from the deal with Rajasthan Royals.
The Royals are ready to take the battle to the opponents’ camp.
