Finally, we got a release date and the price for Play Station 5. As Sony has announced the PS5 Digital Edition will cost $499 and PS5 will cost $399. The next-gen console is set to release on November 12 for the US, Japan, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, and South Korea, while in other regions(except China) the console will release on November 19th.
Sony has confirmed only a handful of exclusive games for PS5 till now. Most of the announced games coming to PS5 will also be releasing on PC and Xbox except exclusives. Recently a post was made on the PlayStation Blog, which states that games from “our own Worldwide Studios titles will be priced from US$49.99 to US$69.99.”
It was expected that the price of the PS5 games will be slightly higher than PS4 games. Normally the price of the games in the current generation consoles typically runs about $60 for a new game but in PS5 the new games will cost an extra $10.
Sony confirmed on Wednesday that the two launch titles Demon’s Souls remake and Destruction AllStars will have a $69.99 price tag on PlayStation 5. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales from Insomniac will cost $49.99 and the Ultimate Edition (remastered version of PS4) will bear the price tag of $69.99 on PS5.
Sumo Digital’s, Sackboy A Big Adventure will also be available at launch and will cost $59.99. By Sony’s courtesy, you will get a free preinstalled game whose name is Astro’s Playroom.
The game pricings are a bit high for PS5 but a small price to pay for experiencing 4K at 120FPS. Three new titles have been announced for PS5 they are Final Fantasy XVI, Hogwarts Legacy, and a new God of War game.
On this Wednesday, Xiaomi announced its upcoming ‘Smarter Living 2021‘ event for 29th September. As I mentioned in that post, the event banner hides lots of products among which a round-faced watch is one. It was hidden in the letter V. Now, the company started teasing it.
Xiaomi India gives us the hint by posting an image on its official twitter page. A round watch face is clearly visible where ‘watch out’ is written along with #SmarterLiving and the launch date. No information is shared still now regarding it. But we can guess the name of the watch from the wring ‘Wait till you SEe Mi’. Hope you too, get the name, if not, it’s Xiaomi Watch SE. Our assumption couldn’t be the exactly same, but the ‘SE’ will be there in the name for sure.
Analyzing the track record of Xiaomi, there is a high chance this watch could be a rebranded version of a device available in China, most probably the recently launched Mi Watch Color. This Mi Watch Color holds a 1.39-inch AMOLED display, constant heart monitoring feature, multiple workout modes, and more.
If our expectation hits the right point, the watch may come with at around Rs.6,600 or below Rs.7,000 as in China the Mi Watch Color costs 599 Yuan. Let’s wait for the launch event.
For the past few days, we have reported about the arrival of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition. Surprisingly, we have got some live hand images of this upcoming phone by a tipster @jimmyispromo. The tipster has also revealed the specifications of the Galaxy S20 FE, so let’s check out those specifications.
#GalaxyS20FE She's Flat 6.5" FHD+ 120hz Nice price IP68 3x optical + 10x digital = 30x rear 32mp Selfie Shooter One UI 2.5 * Right between that S20 & S20+ * pic.twitter.com/DF3ABnmjUi
Regarding the display, this phone will have a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED panel (2400 x 1080 pixels) with a refresh rate of 120Hz protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The phone comes with dimensions of (159.8×74.5×8.4)mm, which indicates that the phone falls right between the Galaxy S20 and Galaxy S20+. The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition also features an in-display fingerprint sensor.
The Galaxy S20 Fan Edition (SM-G7810) will be available in two variants of processor configurations. One of them will be a 4G supported Exynos 990, while the other one will be 5G capable Snapdragon 865 powerful processor. The European market is expected to get both versions of this phone. Apart from this, every other specification will be the same in the two versions. The SoC of this phone will be equipped with a 6GB RAM variant and 128GB UFS 3.1 storage.
The phone houses a decent battery of 4,500mAH with the support for 15W fast charging. As always, there’s the IP68 protection and also Wireless Powershare facility available in this phone.
Live-hands images of Samsung Galaxy S20FE
Regarding the camera specifications, it features a triple rear camera module on its back. The rear camera will have a 12MP wide lens with OIS, paired with a 12MP ultrawide sensor and an 8MP telephoto module with 3X Optical Zoom which also boasts OIS. This phone is capable to record video at up to 4K resolution. In terms of the front camera, this phone has a 32MP selfie shooter in a hole-punch design.
Regarding the other specifications, the power button and the volume rocker will be on the right side of the body and the USB Type-C port is placed at the bottom. The Samsung Galaxy S20 will come in six different color variants in the market including lavender, navy, orange, red, sky green, and white. In the live hands-on photo, we can see the phone with the ‘Navy’ color.
The Samsung Galaxy S20 Fan Edition will be launched on 23rd September and is rumored to have a price range of around €700 (Roughly Rs. 61,106) in Europe.
Facebook-owned WhatsApp joins hand with Common Services Centers (CSE) to launch a chatbot that will help to provide digital literacy services as well as resources in the rural parts of our country. Along with that, they are also aiming to encourage rural entrepreneurship. The programs like Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan (PMGDISHA) and the Digital Beti initiative will be available in nine languages including Hindi and English.
Both the digital skill training and encouraging rural entrepreneurship are being done in this global pandemic condition where the entire education system and skill development are badly hampered.
To get the details and modules of the programs such as PMGDISHA and Digital Beti people need to send ‘Namaste’ to the CSC Academy’s official WhatsApp number i.e. 9999189321.
Shivanth Thakrai, the head of public policy in WhatsApp informed that WhatsApp will invest in more partnerships, like this, to support the entrepreneurs learn new digital skills that will directly reflect in India’s growth.
“We’re delighted to partner with CSC to support rural women entrepreneurs and help deliver on CSC’s goal of digital literacy,” – Thakrai. He further said, “As more of our conversations move online during this period of physical distancing, WhatsApp is becoming a preferred platform for conversations between businesses and customers, governments and citizens, and so on.”
According to a press release, over 500 unique users already accessed the WhatsApp chatbot and expected to hit the count 10 million by August 2021. The Digital Beti program targets to train 5,000 rural entrepreneurs on digital literacy in over 3,000 villages across 10 Indian states, whereas the PMGDISHA aims to boost the rural households’ digital literacy by 40%.
The CTA did announce that CES 2021 will be going virtual but will be held like every other year from January 6-9 and now it has been confirmed that AMD’s CEO Dr. Lisa Su will be taking part in this event as well.
Who can forget her keynote where she introduced the revolutionary Ryzen 4000 APUs for the first time ever? So, naturally, we have a lot of expectations from team Red at every CES that is one of the best tech events globally.
AMD is proud to announce President and CEO @LisaSu will present AMD’s vision for transformative high-performance technologies at CES 2021.
AMD did confirm the fact that they will be participating in the event and their CEO Dr. Lisa Su will be giving the keynote that should reveal some important launches of their wide portfolio of products. Even though it might be an all-digital event, but also we can get insights into the upcoming Zen 3 based mobile APUs and even ThreadRipper CPUs.
Excited to be back at CES in the first ever virtual CES. So much to talk about out 😀. Thank you for the invitation! https://t.co/bVxbfdEJIX
Not to forget AMD’s leaked Cezanne APUs and the complete 2021-2022 Ryzen roadmap that even says AMD can bring RDNA 2 to mobile in both discrete and integrated format. Both Van Gogh & Cezanne processors are being rumored to change the next generation of mobile computing and an answer to Intel’s Tiger Lake CPUs with new Xe graphics.
Before that, all eyes are on AMD’s upcoming launches scheduled on October 8th for upcoming Zen 3 based Ryzen CPUs and on October 28th for the next-gen RDNA 2 based Radeon RX 6000 series GPUs.
It’s almost five months ago OnePlus had announced the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. Now the company is all set to bring the successor of it, which will be called the ‘T’ series flagship from OnePlus. There are a number of specifications and renders are already leaked about the upcoming OnePlus 8T. Recently, the renowned tipster Ishan Agarwal has also tipped that the launch of the OnePlus 8T is being planned for October 14. Let’s check out what are the specs this phone will offer.
As per the leaked specifications, the OnePlus 8T will run OxygenOS 11 out of the box, presumably based on Android 11, and will be powered by a Snapdragon 865 processor. Usually, OnePlus uses the ‘Plus’ versions of Snapdragon’s flagship chipsets for its T-series devices. But this time no ‘Plus’ version will be offered. Regarding the display, this phone will feature a 6.55-inch super AMOLED display with Full HD+ resolution with a refresh rate of 120Hz. It’s predecessor the OnePlus 8 features a 90Hz display. So, this is definitely an improvement. Lastly, the display will feature a hole-punch type design and we can see the punch-hole cutout in the top-left corner of the phone.
The OnePlus 8T will come into the market with two different RAM/storage variants. One of them will be 8GB + 128GB where the other one will be 12GB + 256GB. Now coming to the module, this phone will feature a quad rear camera module in an L-shaped layout (rectangular camera module in the top left corner). The rear camera module will feature a 48MP primary shooter, 16MP ultra-wide lens, 5MP macro, and 2MP portrait sensor. An LED flash is also there within the rectangular module. Regarding the selfie section, this phone will offer a 32MP selfie shooter in the front. We’ve got 16MP selfie cameras on both the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro. So, this is also an improvement in the new model.
Regarding the battery, this phone will offer a decent 4,500mAH battery. but, the twist is in the charging as the battery will be charged by a 65W warp charger. from the last few years, we’ve only witnessed up to 30W fast charging in the OnePlus models. Now this will be a huge improvement for the OnePlus. Coming to the buttons and connectivity part. The OnePlus 8T will have its power button and alert slider on the left spine and the volume rocker on the right side. This phone supports a USB Type-C port and loudspeaker grill, while a noise-canceling mic is seen at the top.
We don’t have any specific information about the pricing of the phone. But it is expected that the pricing will be higher than the OnePlus 8, which currently starts at Rs 44,999 in India.
RWC 2021 Coaching Internship Programme is fully funded by World Rugby, as part of IOC international development grant
All nine Rugby World Cup 2021 qualified teams to avail of Coaching Internship Programme opportunity; Six RWC 2021 participating unions confirm coaching interns; Announcement marks one year to go until RWC 2021 with the tournament to be hosted for the first time in the southern hemisphere; Selected participants to be fully embedded in RWC 2021 national squad management teams for 12 months; RWC 2021 Coaching Internship Programme is fully funded by World Rugby, as part of IOC international development grant.
World Rugby today announced that all nine qualified teams have confirmed they will avail of the unique Rugby World Cup 2021 Coaching Internship Programme with six coaches already identified to participate.
The transformational programme will create quality deployment opportunities for aspiring elite female coaches in high-performance environments, with selected participants to be fully embedded for 12 months in RWC 2021 national squad management teams.
The announcement comes as Rugby World Cup 2021 reaches one year to go with the flagship women’s tournament set to kick off on 18 September 2021. It is the first time the tournament will be played in the southern hemisphere with defending champions New Zealand set to host the ninth edition in Auckland and Whangarei.
Confirmed Rugby World Cup 2021 coach interns:
Canada – Maria Gallo: Former Canadian 15s and sevens international, Rugby Canada Hall of Fame inductee, current head coach of UBC (University of British Columbia) Thunderbirds women’s rugby programme and Canada Women’s 15s assistant coach
France – Céline Allainmat: Former France 15s and sevens international, current coach at Stade Rennais Rugby
USA – Kate Daley: Former USA 15s international, head coach of Penn State Women’s Rugby and assistant coach of USA Women’s 15s team
England – Amy Turner: Former England 15s and sevens international and current RFU Professional Pathway Officer and Women’s Performance Pathway coach
South Africa – Laurian Johannes: Former South Africa 15s international and current South Africa Women’s U20 head coach
Australia – Inge Visser: Former Netherlands 15s and sevens international, head coach University of New England
Fiji, New Zealand and Wales will confirm participating female coaches at a later stage this year and the remaining three teams to qualify for Rugby World Cup 2021 will also be afforded the opportunity to identify female coaches to participate in the innovative programme.
In line with the ‘developing inspirational leadership’ strand of the 2017-25 Women in Rugby strategic plan World Rugby is committed to supporting the development of female coaches in the sport and has set an ambitious target of a minimum of 40 per cent of all coaches at Rugby World Cup 2025 to be women.
World Rugby General Manager for Women’s Rugby Katie Sadleir said: “We are delighted to see all qualified participating unions take the opportunity to expand and diversify their coaching teams for Rugby World Cup 2021 and continue to support the development of female coaches through the Coaching Internship Programme.
“Creating quality deployment opportunities for female coaches is a crucial and necessary step to ensuring they have a relevant, meaningful experience, which we know is a barrier for female coaches when applying for high-performance coaching positions across both the men’s and women’s game.”
World Rugby Women’s Advisory Committee Chair Serge Simon added: “The Coaching Internship Programme is a simple but effective way to accelerate the professional development of high-performance female coaches. Congratulations to all who have been identified by their respective unions to participate and we look forward to following their journey as they are embedded into Rugby World Cup 2021 senior coaching management teams.”
The Rugby World Cup 2021 Coaching Internship Programme is funded as part of the International Olympic Committee’s international development grant awarded to World Rugby.
The programme is an outcome from the comprehensive Women’s High-Performance Coaching review, with the report’s findings highlighting a significant lack of female representation at the high-performance coaching level. The ground-breaking Coaching Internship Programme aims to address the lack of female coaches at the high-performance level across men’s and women’s rugby.
Two days back, Xiaomi India announced its ‘Smarter Living 2021’ that is scheduled for 29th September. But before the main course, it seems Xiaomi is arranging starters too as it listed a new event named ‘The Next Level of Power’ on its official website as well as on Amazon India. This event is going to held on 22nd September.
The company didn’t say anything about the product(s) but the banner clearly points towards the launch of a power bank. According to the listing, the power bank is coming with ‘the next level protection’ along with the support of fast charging. Besides, Xiaomi also indicates it will not compromise in the case of design. No information regarding the capacity, variants, and pricing.
For now, you can set a reminder for the launch, here is the link.
WhatsApp is expected to introduce some updates on the wallpaper section in its chat section. According to the source, they will also include many customization options like- users can set chat wallpaper for the specific chat or for all chats. This option will be the new wallpaper section that should be surfaced on the beta version of the app.
The new version of WhatsApp 2.20.200.11 beta update is available for Android users through the Google Play Beta version.
The WhatsApp features tracker WABetaInfo revealed about the new features of the WhatsApp Beta updates. According to WABetaInfo, when the WhatsApp Beta users go into to wallpaper setting to set a new wallpaper in a chat, then WhatsApp will ask if they want to set this particular wallpaper for the current chat or across all the chats.
via WABetaInfo
If users will choose the first option then that particular wallpaper will be set off that specific chat window, but if they will choose the second option then the selected wallpaper will be set for all chat windows.
Previously, the beta updates of WhatsApp gave some hints that it is working on the chat wallpaper section, the latest beta offers a preview of how that will look like when it launches.
Recently, in the default sticker list, WhatsApp has also included a new Animated Sticker pack called Usagyuuun. The sticker pack has white cartoon characters. This animated sticker pack has been created by Quan and is available for all the beta users.
The WABetaInfo tracker also reveals that this new wallpaper update is under development and it will be available in the future. According to the other features, WhatsApp is also including the ability to change the opacity of the wallpaper and the functionality to add WhatsApp Doodles to standard plain wallpaper.
With the reset of the previous season, Serie A begins tomorrow with a new set of promoted teams and renewed expectations. But while the concept of a team cannot be understated in football, there are some players who stand out for their clubs and sometimes, single-handedly drive their team’s results.
So let us look at Serie A’s Most Valuable Players (MVPs) from each of the 20 clubs this season:
Marco Sau – Benevento
The newly entered team will vest its hopes on the striking abilities of Marco Sau, who transferred from Sampdoria. With a traditional tactical style deployed at Benevento, they will look to Sau to lead the line. And considering he got 13 goals in the Serie B last season, he will want to see the team upwards of the relegation zone.
Simy Nwankwo – Crotone
A quintessential target man standing tall at 1.98m, Simy will be the attacking force for Crotone this season. He scored 13 goals in the Serie B last season and has often shouldered the responsibility to win the games.
Emmanuel Gyasi – Spezia
A winger of Ghanian origin, Gyasi scored 9 goals in 37 games last season in Serie B. Incredibly quick who can play on both flanks, he will be crucial to Spezia’a hopes of survival and the team will need his creativity and goals.
Andreas Cornelius – Parma
On loan from Atalanta with a good physical figure and height, Danish striker Cornelius scored 13 goals in the Italian top-flight last season. Although linked with many clubs, Parma will hope his stay at the club will see them achieve mid-table safety.
Goran Pandev – Genoa
Veteran striker at the age of 37 and still going strong captaining the Macedonia national side, Pandev has been one of the long-timers in Serie A. His tally last season was 9 goals but will look to improve slightly more to take Genoa to a more respectable position.
Andrea Belotti – Torino
If there is one person that Torino have to thank for staying in the top flight in the last few seasons, the one man is Andrea Belotti. Scoring 16 goals to a side that nearly got relegated is testament to his abilities. His powerful shooting and heading ability make him a vital asset to Torino’s hopes of staying in the Serie A.
Fabio Quagliarella – Sampdoria
Popularly known as the man who ‘beat Cristiano Ronaldo’ to the top scorer award in 18/19, Quagliarella has been a constant in Italian football for quite some time now. He has been scoring 10+ goals for the last four seasons now, and if he replicates the same form yet again, then rest assured that Sampdoria are in great hands.
Joao Pedro – Cagliari
Unless you are a great midfielder, there is a small chance you are scoring 15+ goals in any top-flight season. But interestingly, attacking midfielder Joao Pedro shattered the myth and was a driving force for Cagliari last season with his 18 goals last season.
Kevin Lasagna – Udinese
Recently earning a call-up to the Italian national team, it was a good last outing for Kevin Lasagna. Although he scored only 10 goals last season, he is the player Udinese look up to with Rodrigo De Paul creating the chances for the team.
Ricardo Orsolini – Bologna
The ex-Juventus man has been solid since joining Bologna, and even last season scored 8 goals for the club. Possessing a variety of skills and tricks, Orsolini will be looking forward to taking Bologna to the top half of the table.
Federico Chiesa – Fiorentina
Dubbed the next big thing in Italy, there has been no shortage of suitors for Chiesa. However, pledging his loyalty for the La Viola so far, the winger scored 10 goals in the previous campaign. Known for cutting onto his left foot and finding angles to shoot in tight spaces, Chiesa will be an important attacking figure for the club.
Samuel Di Carmine – Verona
With quite an influence at Hellas Verona, Di Carmine has been a consistent figure at the club. Scoring 9 goals last term, he has experience helping teams with promotion challenges. Verona will once again want to finish in the top half, and Carmine will be that player to help them.
Francesco Caputo – Sassuolo
Age is just a number for the 33-year-old centre forward Francesco Caputo. Considered a particularly good player to have for a fast counter-attacking team, Caputo formed quite the partnership with Jeremie Boga last season. His work rate, movement and pace to make darting runs into the box and finish chances is what led to his first 21 goals tally and almost led Sassuolo to Europa League football.
Lorenzo Pellegrini – Roma
The dynamic Italian midfielder has a lot left to prove in his career, but he is already leading Roma to some great results. With an ability to switch modes based on opposition, his work rate and pressing determination alongside his vision make him a complete player. He will be looking to better his 1 goal and 9 assists tally from last season and improve further.
Ciro Immobile – Lazio
It is hard to see beyond talismanic striker Ciro Immobile. The enigmatic forward scored 30 goals in 38 league games last season. Alert and sharp with his decision-making, Immobile has performed consistently for Lazio over the last few seasons. Expect him to be up there leading the charge for the Serie A Golden Boot as well.
Papu Gomez – Atalanta
Ageing like fine wine, captain Papu Gomez is the one to watch out for. A model citizen who leads by example, Papu Gomez scored 7 goals and 16 assists in 38 games last season. With the knowledge and ability to play anywhere across the frontline, he will look to get into the tight spaces and unlock defence with his quick movement and one-touch passing.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic – Milan
Showcasing his class and ability at a variety of clubs, there is no doubt that ‘lion’ Zlatan Ibrahimovic cannot be compared with other human footballers! At 38 years of age, he was impressive with 10 goals and 5 assists last season. What makes Zlatan so effective, is his nous to get into the right areas and pull the trigger. He has built a solid partnership with Hakan Calhanoglu, and that only serves Milan well.
Lorenzo Insigne – Napoli
A long-standing member of the squad and captain, Lorenzo Insigne. The 5’3″ winger might be diminutive in nature but has the knack of zipping past defenders and curling the ball into the top corners with fierce shots. With a return of 8 goals and 6 assists last season, the Italian international will want to improve on this tally and perform even better.
Romelu Lukaku – Inter Milan
What a rise from the ashes it has been for Belgian forward Romelu Lukaku. Often criticized during his time at Manchester United, the striker really found a rhythm under Conte – who has long adored him. With a tally of 23 goals last season, Lukaku can play according to the situation. With a mighty presence, he has produced some powerful and unstoppable shots at times. The aim for him will be to improve that goal tally this season.
Cristiano Ronaldo – Juventus
Who else, but Cristiano Ronaldo? It only seems like yesterday that Ronaldo embraced the football world and put his skills on show. At 35, where most players suffer a sharp decline, he is fitter and hungrier than ever. The fact that his numbers read 31 goals and 5 assists in 38 games last season, shows how high his standards have continued to be over the years. In this new-gen team, he will look to be the focal point, and under Pirlo can finally start playing the centre forward role – which he does to such a devastating effect.
