Bayern Munich have officially confirmed the signing of Alexander Nubel from Schalke.
Bayern Munich’s goal is being guarded by the able hands of Manuel Neuer, one of the best goalkeepers in history. But sadly, age is not on his side. So Bayern have started planning how to cope with the post Neuer era.
Bayern Munich have now signed Alexander Nubel from Schalke on a five-year deal. The 23-year-old had just six months left on his current Schalke deal and was unable to agree to fresh terms. So now, he will see out his remaining contract at Schalke and will then officially join the Bundesliga champions on 1st July on a free transfer.
Nubel joined Schalke from Paderborn in 2015 and has been regarded as the new Manuel Neuer by many.
But, he made the wrong headlines in December for an ugly challenge on Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder Mijat Gacinovic. He faced a four-match ban for that challenge.
Nubel will join Bayern as back-up for Manuel Neuer before eventually replacing him later on. Neuer is contracted to the German champions until 2021, but Bayern hope he will sign a deal until 2023 in the near future.
Alexander Nubel has been stripped of his captaincy at Schalke following the announcement that he will join Bayern Munich on a five-year contract in the summer.
Schalke head coach David Wagner said: “We looked at all the pros and cons and decided that it’s better for the team if he gives up the armband. This way we avoid constant unrest. Alex remains an important member of the group. We need to continue to completely support every player.”
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The South Korean electronics giant is expanding its Galaxy Book Flex portfolio ahead of this CES 2020 in the form of the new portable ultra-portable 2-in-1 laptop i.e. the Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Alpha. Apart from offering a QLED display along with Active Pen support, the laptop’s main USP is the whopping 17.5-hour battery life.
This is an ultra-portable 2-in-1 that weighs just 1.19 kg and is just 13.9mm thick, and the laptop is powered by the latest 10th gen Intel Core processors.
“We all have different routines, and we need technology that works the way we work, and with our new Galaxy Computing line, we’re giving consumers the ability to choose a PC that meets their unique needs, Galaxy Book Flex α is a stellar new variant of the Galaxy Computing line, offering many of the best design, hardware, and display features at an accessible price-point.”
Alanna Cotton, Senior Vice President and General Manager at Samsung Electronics America
The new Samsung Galaxy Book Flex Alpa 2-in-1 laptop features a 13.3-inch full-HD (1920×1080 pixels) QLED display with 600 nits of peak brightness and 100% colour volume. Even though Samsung says the laptop is powered by the latest 10th generation Intel Core processors but has not exactly revealed the processor model.
It comes with the integrated Intel UHD graphics, with both 8GB and 12GB RAM options, and 256GB and 512GB SSD storage options, you can even configure it up to 1TB of SSD (NVMe). To make things better, you also have a fingerprint sensor and a backlit keyboard.
The 2-in-1 features two 1.5W stereo speakers, a 720p HD camera, and a dual array digital mic. On the ports and connectivity front, we have the latest Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), a USB Type-C port, an HDMI port, a microSD slot, and two USB 3.0 ports.
Even though the laptop is thin and light, it looks and feels premium and the frame of the 2-in-1 is made out of aluminium. The battery capacity is at 54Wh and Samsung says that it will provide up to 17.5 hours of massive battery life and it also comes with a Fast Charge feature.
Churchill Brothers’ Willis Plaza headed home a 90th-minute winner against East Bengal to be top of the table.
Churchill Brothers now have three wins from four games and are on top of the table with 9 points, while the Kolkata-based side East Bengal dropped to third with eight points from five games.
East Bengal were playing after a long three-week break but Churchill’s previous outing was a heartbreaking last-minute loss to the Indian Arrows.
Plaza tried to break the deadlock in the 62nd minute but missed from close, two minutes later, he hit the cross-bar.
It was Bengal’s turn to hit back with Crespi’s crisp right-footer thudding the Churchill bar in the 85th minute and Espada, a minute later, missed the target from a lay-off from Colado.
East Bengal earned five corners but Churchill could manage only one in the first half-hour. The referee also had a busy half having to flash his card as many as three times. It ended with a Plaza flash strike but the scoreline remained goalless at the end of first half.
The game looked like meandering towards a draw but Plaza struck his fourth of the season after coming close on at least three occasions earlier in the game.
Finally, a measured cross from sub Israil Gurung, who came in late in the second half. Plaza managed to get it and banged it home past a diving Lalthuammawia Ralte in the 90th minute.
Churchill broked the unbeaten record of the red and golden brigade in this I-League.
Churchill’s Portuguese coach Fernando Tavares rang in wholesale changes as did his Spanish counterpart Alejandro Menendez Garcia.
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The year’s most popular show is here in 2020 and Dell is ready to kick-off by upgrading its premium laptop offering. The XPS series has been one of the best laptops Dell has ever made and Dell is always making it better each year.
The new redesigned Dell XPS 13 is just amazing, Dell is now offering a slightly larger 16:10 display with thinner bezels on all sides, it is hard to notice any bezel at one glance. The new XPS 13 9300 is powered by the latest 10th Gen Intel Ice Lake CPUs with powerful Intel Iris graphics.
When compared to its predecessor, the new XPS 13 provides you with a larger display with more brightness and contrast ratio and the size is also smaller than its predecessor. Alongside the standard XPS 13, Dell has also announced a special Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop that runs on the latest build of Ubuntu.
Key Specs:
13.4-inch display with resolution up to UHD+ (3,840 x 2,400 pixels)
Powered by the 10th gen Intel Core processors starting from Intel Core i3 (1005G1) quad-core Intel Core i7 (1065G7) processor
Up to 32GB of LPDDR4X RAM and Intel Iris Plus graphics,
Up to 2TB PCIe (3×4) SSD
Windows 10
52WHr battery that can be charged by a 45W AC adapter via a Type-C port
via arstechnica
The laptop features a 13.4-inch display with resolution up to UHD+(3,840 x 2,400 pixels) with peak 500 nits of brightness. The display has 1500:1 contrast ratio, 178-degree viewing angle, and an insane 91.5% screen-to-body ratio!
Being powered by the latest 10th gen Intel Core processors, you can configure your laptop with Intel Core i3 (1005G1) to all the way up to quad-core Intel Core i7 (1065G7) processor. It is coupled with up to 32GB of LPDDR4X RAM and Intel Iris Plus graphics.
For storage, you get options up to 2TB PCIe (3×4) SSD and this slim laptop is equipped with a huge 52WHr battery that can be juiced up using a 45W AC adapter via a Type-C port. The standard Dell XPS 13 runs on Windows 10 and the Developer Edition runs on Ubuntu 18.04 as Linux is still the most preferred OS for devs.
Also, the Dell XPS 13 features a dual 2.5W stereo speakers with Waves MaxxAudio Pro tuning, along with latest Killer Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5 wireless connectivity. The Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition has similar specifications to the normal one but lacks a fingerprint sensor that is embedded into the power button on the standard XPS 13.
The keyboard is a lot smaller and there remains lesser space between the keys but last gen’s maglev keyboard has been removed to offer tactile feedback. Also, there’s much more room for the trackpad making the scrolling experience even better.
The Dell XPS 13 can be customized completely by you according to your needs through Dell’s website and the pricing starts from $999.99 (around Rs.72,000) and will be available from January 7 onwards in Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, UK, and the US. It will be available globally from February 2020.
Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition laptop
On the other hand, the Dell XPS 13 Developer Edition has a starting price tag of $1,199 (around Rs.86,000) and will be available in Canada, US, and select European countries from February 2020. Overall, the new Dell XPS 13 is a stylish, slim & powerful laptop that is both portable and ideal for working on it all day.
It’s 2020, the start of a new decade. So let’s have a look at the records which Ronaldo and Messi can break this year!
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are phenomenons in the world of football. They have rewritten the history of football in the last decade. No one has even come close to dethrone them from the top of football.
In this decade, both the players are entering the dawn of their careers. But their aura is still intact. Never make the mistake of thinking that they are done. They will prove you wrong in the very next moment, such is their ability, talent, hard work and determination.
Ronaldo and Messi hold numerous records. Some of them are unlikely to be broken soon.
Messi’s Barcelona are on top of LaLiga while Ronaldo’s Juventus has caught up with the Serie A leaders Inter, behind only on the goal difference. Messi has scored 11 goals in his last 10 games and Ronaldo has scored 5 goals in his last 4 games after returning from injury.
Both the players are in fine form. So let’s take a look at the records which Ronaldo and Messi can break in 2020:
CRISTIANO RONALDO
Most Champions League trophy
Ronaldo won his 5th Champions League when he was a Real Madrid player. They beat Liverpool in the 2018 final. He has won 1 Champions League with Manchester United and the other 4 has come as a Real Madrid player. If he can now inspire Juventus to Champions League glory in 2020, he will then win Europe’s top competition as many times as current record holder Francisco Gento, who won 6 trophies between 1956 and 1966 for Real Madrid.
All-time highest European Championship goal-scorer
Ronaldo has scored 9 goals for Portugal at the four European Championships where he has represented his country. He is now level with Michel Platini as the competition’s leading scorer. If he can find the net in the EURO 2020 tournament, he will become the leading European Championship goal-scorer of all-time.
First player to be the top scorer in Premier League, LaLiga and Serie A
Ronaldo is currently the joint 4th highest goal scorer in Serie A this season. He has scored 10 goals. He is behind Joao Pedro (11), Romelu Lukaku (12) and Ciro Immobile (17). But if he can storm his way up to the top in 2020 he will become the first player in history to have been the top goal-scorer in the Premier League, LaLiga and Serie A.
All-time international top goalscorer
Ronaldo has now 99 international goals for Portugal. He needs 10 more goals to add to his 99 international goals to equal Ali Daei, who scored 109 international goals for Iran. If he scores more than 10 goals, he will surpass Daei and become the top international goalscorer of all time.
Lionel Messi
Top goal-scorer for a single team
Messi is 26 goals away from surpassing Pele’s record of 643 goals for a single club. The Brazilian legend has scored these goals for Santos. With the form Messi is in, it’s certain he will definitely score more than 26 goals for Barcelona in this calendar year and set a new high that will take some beating.
Most Ballon d’Or wins
Messi has 6 Ballon d’Or, one more than his rival Ronaldo. Messi claimed the record sixth gong at the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony in 2019. If the Barca star wins again in 2020 it is hard to see Ronaldo ever catching up him. And for other players, it is still a dream to win the Ballon d’Or for a single time.
Most consecutive Golden Shoe awards
Messi has been the top goal-scorer in Europe for the last three consecutive seasons and he currently leads the LaLiga scoring charts with 13 goals. The Golden Shoe is awarded to Europe’s leading goal-scorer in league matches. He is the first player to win the Golden Shoe three times in a row. If he can win it again in 2020 he could set another new record by winning it four times on the bounce.
Messi and Ronaldo: Most Champions League hat-tricks
Messi and Ronaldo have scored eight hat-tricks each in the Champions League. It is more than any other player who has ever played in the competition. If either one of them can score another hattrick in 2020, they could claim the bragging rights of this record for some time to come.
*Some information and data are taken from Onefootball
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The Chinese giant Xiaomi has launched a new smartwatch under its own brand after launching its Apple watch replica the Mi Watch a few months ago. It seems in 2020 Xiaomi, which also is known for its smart wearable brand Huami, is set to expand its smartwatch portfolio.
Obviously, the new Xiaomi Watch Color features a 1.39-inch AMOLED display with 454×454 pixels resolution, 1,540 colour combinations, and 14-day battery life, thanks to its massive 420mAh battery. The watch case itself will be available in three colours including Black, Gold, and Silver.
The new smartwatch looks lot more like Huami’s smartwatches with circular dial and colourful watch straps. The company also claims that users will get to choose from between 1540 combinations to customize the look of their Xiaomi Watch Color.
The Xiaomi Watch Color also has NFC support and in-built XiaoAI voice assistant, but both of these are likely to remain specific to the Chinese market only. It also has Bluetooth 5.0 LE, and GPS with GLONASS support. Its dimensions are 46.2 x 53.3 x 11.4mm.
Xiaomi has priced the smartwatch at ￥799 in China, which sums at around ₹8,000 but there are no words regarding its availability besides its home country. The Xiaomi Watch Color is already available to purchase in China, overall, the Xiaomi’s new device seems more
The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) is well known these days for its high quality wafers and it has progressed massively in recent years, supplying to the major companies like AMD, Qualcomm, Huawei and to the likes of Apple since 2016.
Apple’s high performing Bionic chips are made by TSMC and the company is all set to begin the mass production of the upcoming A14 Bionic chips. These new chipsets will be based on a refined 5nm process that is supposed to give huge performance improvements over last gen.
The Cupertino giant is expected to launch 4 iPhone 12 models this year, all of them powered by the A14 Bionic chipset. Even though the A13 Bionic, which was made using the 7nm FinFET fabrication, was a powerful SoC, but Apple isn’t stopping here carrying its high performing legacy by implementing 5nm process.
TSMC has been working hard to minimize the fabrication process, and its main aim was to supply Apple and they have for the last four years. It will be the sole supplier of the chip as because no one except TSMC is ready with 5nm fabrication process, and up to two-thirds of its 5nm production will be dedicated to Apple’s A14 Bionic’s production.
The improved 5nm EUV process will result in improved logic density and speed. When the distance between the different components is reduced, less heat gets wasted. According to layman’s term, we can expect the upcoming Apple A14 Bionic chip to not only be faster but also more power-efficient.
Apple’s iPhone 12 series will provide 5G connectivity as all its competitors these days are providing and in 2020 we will see flagship devices using Snapdragon 865 chipset and enabling 5G connectivity options as well. So, for those who need a 5G enabled iPhone, the year 2020 will be crucial.
On the other hand, HiSilicon, Huawei’s chipset division, is in fact reported to be the other client of TSMC’s initial 5nm production. Huawei is preparing its Mate 40 series which will be powered by the Kirin 1020 that is expected to be fabbed using a 5nm process.
AMD is another major customer for TSMC who requires TSMC’s 7nm production for its Ryzen processors and Navi GPUs. The Ryzen 5000 series is supposed to be based out of 5nm process and TSMC will again play a key role here.
So, all in all, the Taiwanese manufacturer is in huge demand and by 2022, TSMC is expected to move to the 3nm process which is a great sign in terms of computational progress.
To seal a berth for the Tokyo Games, former world champion Mirabai Chanu maintained her eighth spot in the Olympic qualifiers ranking list released by the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) on Thursday.
After recovering from a back injury, which hampered her progress in 2018, Chanu has constantly improved her performance in 2019.The 25-year-old Chanu competes in the 49kg category, has gathered 2966.6406 ranking points till now.
To qualify for Tokyo, a weightlifter must compete in at least one event in each of the three periods of six months (spread over November 2018 to April 2020), at least six events overall and in at least one gold and silver level event.
“The ranking points are based on the number of events a lifter participates in and Mirabai has missed a few competitions, including the World Championship in 2018, due to her back injury,” National coach Vijay Sharma told on thursday.
After recovering from a back injury, she lifted 86kg in snatch and a personal best of 113kg in clean and jerk for a total of 199kg at the Asian Championships in April last year to miss the bronze medal by a whisker.
Her best performance came at the World Championship in September, when the Manipuri breached the much anticipated 200kg mark by lifting her personal best in all three sections. In the snatch, she lifted 87kg, followed by 114kg in clean and jerk for a total of 201kg.
However, Chanu ended the year on a high, as she won gold at the Qatar International Cup – an Olympic qualifying silver level event — but her effort of 194kg was way below her personal best.
The latest qualifying rankings feature three Chinese weightlifters in the top five. World Champion and world record holder Hou Zhihui with 4703.1982 points heads the list while Jiang Huihua with 4667.8878 points is just behind her and Zhang Rong with 3837.8294 points is on the fourth spot. Ri Song Gum of North Korea is placed third with 4209.4909 points.
The fifth, sixth and seventh spots are occupied by USA’s Delacruz Jourdan Elizabeth (184kg), Indonesia’s Aisah Windy Cantika (190kg) and Segura Ana Iris (188kg) of Colombia. All three of them alongside Rong (199kg) have personal bests lower than that of Chanu’s (201kg).
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has returned to Milan for his second stint with the club.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic became a free agent after deciding to leave LA Galaxy at the end of their MLS campaign in October.
He played for Milan from 2010 to 2012. He won the Scudetto and Supercoppa Italiana during his time at San Siro.
The 38-year-old striker has now agreed to a six-month deal with the Rossoneri last Friday. The deal also has an option to extend it for another year.
Upon completing his medical today, Ibrahimovic is expected to sign his contract and head to Milanello to meet coach Stefano Pioli and his new team-mates.
Ibrahimovic told Milan TV: “I remember arriving in this same spot many years ago. What matters now is that I’m back and I’m happy. I’ve always said this is my home and I’m finally back. I’ve played for other teams in my years, but finally, I’m back and that’s all that matters.
Hundreds of fans gathered at the airport to catch a glimpse of the star striker. Ibrahimovic gave them a message: “I’m back, finally. I’m eager to see the fans at San Siro, to make the stadium jump with joy again.”
Stefano Pioli’s Milan went into the mid-season break languishing at 11th position in the league table. They suffered a humiliating 5-0 defeat against Atalanta which equalled the club’s worst league defeat in 21 years.
Fabio Capello led Milan to four Scudetti and Champions League success during a defining five-year spell at San Siro in the 1990s. He has no doubt that the Ibrahimovic move is a positive one.
Capello told La Gazzetta dello Sport: “Zlatan’s return to Milan is positive in two respects: for what he can still offer as a player and for the contribution of personality.”
“The stories of the poor US championship are bleak. It is not at the level of the best European leagues. Ibrahimovic will need a few games to settle, but then he will become decisive. Milan have little personality. Zlatan will shake the team. However, the transfer window cannot end here. We need a reinforcement in defence. “
“I don’t know him [Barcelona defender Jean-Clair Todibo] very well, but he’s 20 years old, he’s from the French school and has already made his debut in the Champions League with Barcelona. It’s a good CV, even if the last word is always what is shown on the pitch. It is not always easy to adapt to our league; I expected something more from [Aaron] Ramsey and [Adrien] Rabiot, for example.”
If everything goes according to the plan, Ibrahimovic will be available from the match against Sampdoria on Monday.
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We already knew something is coming from AMD to bridge the huge gap between its new Radeon RX 5500 XT GPUs and RX 5700. AMD never did really compete against the likes of the powerful GTX 1660 series GPUs and with Navi, we knew AMD would bring something for gamers as well.
ASRock is a long-term vendor of AMD GPUs and they briefly posted details for the 6GB AIB Challenger D version of the card which does prove it exists. Famous tipster @TUM_APISAK shared a screenshot prior to the listing being taken down.
This AMD RX 5600 XT GPU is based 7nm Navi RDNA graphics architecture and features the same number of 2304 Stream Processors as the RX 5700. The GPU has been listed with 6GB GDDR6 memory and has a 192-bit bus architecture and the memory speed remains to be 12.0 Gbps.
We see the AMD RX 5600 XT Challenger has been factory-overclocked to 1235MHz base, 1460MHz game and 1620MHz boost clock frequency. The 1460 MHz game clock frequency is amongst the lowest we’ve seen in Navi GPUs.
The RX 5600 XT may feature Navi 2x processor, based on refined RDNA architecture and ASRock lists the GPU as ‘2nd Gen 7nm GPU’ suggesting the 1st Gen 7nm being Vega 20 – Radeon VII. The GPU is scheduled to be launch this month at the CES 2020.
