Mi India is ready to launch another smart home gadget in this month. The twitter handle of Mi India has shared a teaser video where it has given a glimpse of the new gadget. From the whole video, we have seen all the parts of the new gadget and at the end of the video, the digital display which turned on indicates psi levels.
Judging by the video, we can conclude that Xiaomi is bringing the Mi Portable Electric Air Compressor to India. The company is going to launch this smart home gadget on July 14. The Mi Portable Electric Air Compressor is essentially a tire inflator air pump from Xiaomi that is already available in markets like UK. It is listed on the Mi.com UK site for GBP 39.99 (roughly Rs.3,700).
A compact and portable piece of #SmartTech is coming your way.
All sporting activities came to a standstill since March due to the Coronavirus pandemic. But the domestic leagues have resumed. Bundesliga has finished with Bayern Munich lifting the trophy. LaLiga, Serie A and Premier League are still in play. Ligue 1 is the only exception among top-five European leagues who didn’t resume their league and declared PSG as the winner by a points-per-game method.
And now, it’s finally time for the UEFA Champions League. UEFA had officially declared that the Champions League last 16 second-leg will resume on 7th August with the final being held on 23rd August. They will host a ‘Final Eight’ tournament in Lisbon, Portugal.
Paris Saint-Germain, Atalanta, Atletico Madrid and RB Leipzig have already qualified for the Champions League quarter-finals. The remaining four quarter-finalists will be decided after Manchester City’s home leg against Real Madrid, Chelsea’s trip to Bayern Munich, Juventus’s home game against Olympique Lyonnais and Napoli’s visit to Barcelona.
UEFA confirmed that the remaining last-16 second legs will be hosted by the home teams in their own stadiums. The matches will be played on 7th and 8th August.
UEFA has also made the quarter-finals draw today at 12 CET.
Quarter-Finals
Manchester City / Real Madrid vs Juventus / Olympique Lyonnais (12th August)
RB Leipzig vs Atletico Madrid (13th August)
Barcelona / Napoli vs Bayern Munich / Chelsea (14th August)
Atalanta vs Paris Saint-Germain (15th August)
Semi-Finals
Winner QF 1 vs Winner QF 3 (18th August)
Winner QF 2 vs Winner QF 4 (19th August)
Final
Winner of SF 1 vs Winner of SF 2 (23rd August)
All the matches will be played in Lisbon’s two major stadiums – Benfica’s Estadio da Luz and Sporting Lisbon’s Jose Alvalade stadium. The final will be held at Estadio da Luz.
Unfortunately, all the matches will be played behind closed doors due to the restrictions put in place for COVID-19.
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The second leg of the Champions League Round of 16, FC Barcelona vs Napoli match will be played at Barca’s home i.e. Camp Nou and its been confirmed by UEFA. Although the exact date and time of the match is not yet known but the venue has been decided.
“In accordance with the principle of sporting equity, and taking into account the current conditions (all clubs that have to play the return match of the round of 16 at home are currently playing the remaining matches of their national leagues in their own stadiums and it is possible to travel without restrictions for visiting teams), the UEFA Executive Committee has decided that the remaining return matches of the round of 16 of the Champions League and UEFA Europa League will be played in the stadiums of the designated home teams.”
UEFA also confirmed that “all UEFA matches will be played behind closed doors until further notice.”
Previously, the second leg match of Barça v Napoli was scheduled for March 18 but, after a first announcement that it would be played behind closed doors, it finally had to be suspended due to the coronavirus. The result of the first leg, on February 25 in San Paolo, was 1-1.
If Barcelona qualifies, they will be one of the final eight teams left in the competition, playing single matches based in Lisbon to determine the champions of this year’s edition. The quarterfinals of the competition will be played on August 12, 13, 14 and 15, while the semifinals will be played on August 18 and 19 while final is scheduled for Sunday, August 23.
Five-times I League champions Mohun Bagan merged with three-times ISL champions ATK. The new entity was registered in the name of ATK Mohun Bagan FC and they will play in Indian Super League (ISL) from the next season.
The club has released an official statement today at around 2 pm. They have confirmed that they have decided to retain the iconic green and maroon jersey of Mohun Bagan. The logo will also be the same which has a sailing boat. The only change in the logo will be the inclusion of ‘ATK’ as a prefix to the club’s old name ‘Mohun Bagan FC’.
Mohun Bagan carries the legacy of 131 years of football. So the board of directors decided to retain the culture and tradition associated with one of India’s most iconic clubs.
Dr Sanjiv Goenka, Principal owner of ATK Mohun Bagan, who has an 80% stake in the entity said “My pronams to the many legends who have over decades contributed to the great legacy that Mohun Bagan is. I seek their blessings on this new journey. Mohun Bagan has been close to my heart since childhood. I have had the honour to watch the Green and Maroon play some of their best football. We respect the legacy and have retained the same jersey which generations down the line have embraced, adored and loved. My dream is to establish ATK Mohun Bagan as a world-class team which earns its place in the international circuit.”
— Indian Super League (@IndSuperLeague) July 10, 2020
BCCI President Sourav Ganguly, co-owner and one of the directors of ATK Mohun Bagan said “I salute the coming together of ATK and Mohun Bagan. Together the brand name ATK Mohun Bagan will create history.”
The club will invest in building a world-class football academy in West Bengal which will help the local players upskill their talent. They want to ensure that West Bengal becomes the Powerhouse of Indian football. ATK Mohun Bagan soccer schools will also be launched across the country which will impart high-quality football education.
ATK Mohun Bagan FC will also make investments to refurbish the existing Mohun Bagan facility in order to host ISL and AFC home games there.
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The new Cupra Formentor is the first standalone Cupra model to be launched by the Spanish car manufacturer SEAT. The Formentor SUV has been declared as the official car of FC Barcelona as CUPRA became the official Automotive and Mobility Partner of the club.
Cupra is the Seat’s sports car brand and its new model CUPRA Formentor features a 2.0 l TSI Turbocharged petrol engine with a total output of 310PS (228kW) and 400Nm of torque.
“Naming the CUPRA Formentor as FC Barcelona’s official car is a natural move. This model has been designed, developed and will be produced in Barcelona, the city where these two brands were born and from where we want to inspire the world. This assignation will boost the car’s global visibility and places us one step further in making CUPRA a desirable brand for car lovers.”
Wayne Griffiths, CUPRA CEO
The CUPRA Formentor’s sporty exterior design, in an exclusive Petrol Blue Matt exterior color, is matched by its modern interior, which includes Petrol Blue leather bucket seats as well as crafted copper details and highlights painted in dark aluminium.
The launch edition of the CUPRA Formentor will hit the streets next autumn. From 2021, a PHEV plug-in hybrid version will also be launched onto the market, with a combined total power output of 245HP and a range in electric-only mode of approximately 50 km.
Marc-André ter Stegen, who became a CUPRA global ambassador last February, will be the first player to get his hands on the brand’s flagship model.
OnePlus Buds were at the center of discussion as we were suspecting that the upcoming TWS from the company will be launching soon. Many rumors and renders have surfaced for the past few weeks which refers that the OnePlus Buds will launch soon. Today @stufflistings has shared an image where he has shown that an OnePlus TWS has been listed in the Amazon India subscription portal.
In the image, we can see there are many OnePlus devices and among which we can see OnePlus TWS and OnePlus Nord has also been subscribed. So the most reasonable thing is that the smartphone as well as the TWS will launch on July 21 in the same launch event. The company has not officially declared about the official launch of the device yet.
Max J is one of the most renowned tipsters who gave us an idea about a truly wireless earphone from OnePlus that is in development. He had shared this news a few weeks ago, and recently he has shared another interesting news related to this TWS earphone. he had shared an image in his official twitter account that shows the schematic diagram of the OnePlus TWS earphone along with its name. The upcoming rumored TWS from OnePlus will be named “OnePlus Buds”.
Here OnePlus has also started hinting the launch of its next lineup of TWS earbuds. This tweet by OnePlus hints that some wearable is on the way and we know that it will be the OnePlus Buds TWS.
The competition in the Smart TV section has geared up from the past few months. Especially after the arrival of the smartphone manufacturers into this field. Samsung remains a leader always here and to strengthen the position, it comes up with its new Crystal 4K UHD TV lineups. Along with that, there is also Unbox Magic 3.0 lineup.
The Crystal 4K UHD TV line up is formed with five different screen size models that start from ₹44,400 and goes up to ₹2.37 lakh. The screen sizes available are 43-inch, 50-inch, 55-inch, 65-inch, and 75-inch. On the other hand, the Unbox Magic 3.0 series is for the mid-range budget holders. This series has two models with 32-inch and 43-inch screen sizes that cost ₹20,900 and ₹41,900 respectively.
Now, have a look at the specs of the Crystal 4K UHD TV lineup –
Display:
The first preference should be display quality. As the name suggests, all the models in this series have 4K UHD resolution, four-times of regular FHD, backing up with Dual LED backlighting technology, and crystal display. Combining all these three, you will get a sharp, crisp image quality with an accurate color tone. There is also the HDR support on the top.
Design:
Next comes the design. The screen is surrounded by very thin bezels. The company even claims you can project your favorite photos onto the screen and the TV will screen will blend into your decor elegantly.
Performance:
To maintain quality performance, a heavy-weight processor is required. For that, Samsung equipped its new lineup TVs with Crystal Processor 4K. It is a master in optimization, HDR, and more. There is also a game enhancer for your smoother screen experience while gaming.
Other:
Apart from all these, you can use various Office 365 tools on your TV, split the screen for multi-view, and can mirror your smartphone screen to it. For your extended entertainment, the TV supports various online streaming platforms and for quick reach, the remote hold dedicated keys. You can also play with your voice assistant, no matter which one you prefer – Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, or Bixby.
The entire lineup is available on the official website of Samsung. To reach the site, click here.
BCCI CEO Rahul Johri had submitted his resignation a long time ago around 27th December last year. It has been finally accepted on Thursday.
A BCCI official told PTI on the condition of anonymity: “Rahul Johri’s resignation has been accepted. He was earlier given an extension till 30th April but this time it has been accepted.”
The Supreme Court appointed Committee of Administrators (CoA) gave BCCI President Sourav Ganguly the permission to run the board with his members. Rahul Johri was asked to continue as CEO until his term expires in 2021.
The strange thing is that Johri wanted to resign for many months but it was not accepted. Now, suddenly he has been asked to leave via email.
It seems the final nail in the coffin was hammered by the leak of the confidential tender information of Indian cricket team’s kit partner to the media. The tender was supposed to come out this week but the tender’s base price along with other details was leaked to the media.
According to a report by IANS, a BCCI official said: “He has been informed of the decision by email. He had resigned earlier and was asked to continue in the interim. However, the leak of confidential financial information of a bid that was being prepared accelerated the decision. Highest levels of confidentiality are expected when any bid takes place in an organisation.”
“This was considered to be scandalous and had the potential to compromise the bid. Financial matters if you cannot keep confidential, then it is a serious lapse that cannot be excused, especially with the new BCCI.”
Rahul Johri Chief Executive Officer of BCCI during the the 1st T20I match between India and New Zealand held at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in New Delhi. 1st November 2017
Photo by Deepak Malik / BCCI / SPORTZPICS
Another official told IANS: “Maybe he was a little overconfident. He was able to survive despite his earlier conduct and there was an enquiry into allegations of sexual harassment against him. The reports of which were not even made available to the complainants which was found to be very surprising. Yet, he was asked to undergo gender sensitisation.”
“We felt that to have a CEO who has undergone this punishment was not appropriate for a role which requires you to give a fillip to women”s cricket. And as CEO he had to meet market leaders. He is certainly not the man who is capable of leading India towards the resumption of cricket. The female cricketers and women working in BCCI must be feeling relieved.”
Former CoA member Diana Edulji said that justice has finally prevailed. She told IANS. “Women cricketers and staff will heave a sigh of relief and after all this indiscipline during the nomination of coaches and all, he was rewarded with an increment which I was against. Better later than never. Justice has been done.”
It looks like Johri had fallen out of favour as the BCCI CEO and it was good for everyone to have him leave his post.
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Since the inception of Android, Google has always supported app development with its open-source Android Studio and also developed Flutter, more recently. Flutter is an application framework for the development of cross-platform applications that are compatible with Android, iOS, and macOS too.
Flutter is being used by many developers these days because of its simplicity and the ease of coding only once to support on all platforms. There are so many applications developed using this framework but now, Google is now partnering with Ubuntu Linux aiming to bring Flutter apps to Linux OS. As we know Linux is not an application rich platform but if Flutter apps come to Linux then we may have a richer Linux experience.
Google in a blog post said, “Today we are happy to jointly announce the availability of the Linux alpha for Flutter alongside Canonical, the publisher of Ubuntu, the world’s most popular desktop Linux distribution,”. It also described, “Canonical is making a significant investment in Flutter, by dedicating a team of developers to work alongside Google’s developers to bring the best Flutter experience to the majority of Linux distributions.”
Canonical also takes care of the Snap Store which is a store that contains many Linux based applications that are using Snap package format. Snap packages are containerized and generally easier to distribute than traditional Linux-based software, and Snap support will be a priority for Flutter on Linux, however, the Snap format won’t be a requirement for Flutter apps.
Obviously, this will be a revolutionary step, to bring cross-platform support to Linux, as we know Linux architecture is different from iOS and Android but with Flutter anything is possible. So, Google and Canonical are working together on this so that Flutter applications won’t look like somehow managed smartphone apps built into desktop.
Currently, these Flutter applications for Linux is in alpha state and these applications can use menu bars, mouse and keyboard input, standard system dialogs, and resizable top-level windows.
Flutter applications for both Linux and macOS support are in an alpha stage, but this seems promising, because if they are successful in those two desktop platforms, it won’t be long when devs can use Flutter to develop apps for Windows as well, bringing support for the total ecosystem for both smartphone and desktops be it any OS concerned.
After some teasers and posters in China, Xiaomi has launched their new RedmiBooks with the latest 10nm based Intel Ice Lake CPUs. This is actually after the launch of RedmiBook laptops with Ryzen 4000 APUs in May. So, these new laptoops with latest Intel CPUs also feature Nvidia GeForce MX350 GPUs.
RedmiBook 16
The new Redmibook 16 features a 16.1-inch FHD display with narrow bezels of just 3.26 mm, giving it around 90% of screen to body ratio. The screen seems very colour accurate as it covers 100% sRGB, supports DC dimming and has 300 nits of peak brightness. Obviously, the laptop comes pre-installed with Windows 10 Home.
You can choose between Intel Core i5-1035G1 and Core i7-1065G7 CPUs, both having 15 W TDP and comes with 4 cores and 8 threads. But the Core i5-1035G1 has 1.0 GHz base and 3.6 GHz boost clock speeds while the Core i7-1065G7 has 1.3 GHz base and 3.9 GHz boost clock speeds. For GPU, you get the latest NVIDIA GeForce MX350 GPU with 2 GB of GDDR5 VRAM.
It comes paired with up to 16GB of DDR4 RAM clocked at a higher 3,200MHz along with up to 512GB of NVMe SSD storage. For connectivity, you get dual-band Wi-Fi 6 support, 2×2 MIMO WLAN and Bluetooth v5.1 support. Coming to the ports, there are two USB Type-C ports, two USB Type-A ports, an HDMI port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
The laptop features a full-sized keyboard with 1.5 mm keystroke and also there’s a fingerprint reader integrated into the Power button for safe switching on the device. For the audio, there are two 2W speakers with DTS audio processing. The laptop weighs just 1.8 kg and is equipped with 46 WHr battery, which according to Xiaomi, shall last up to 12 hours along with 65W USB Type-C fast charge support, 50% of charge in just 30 minutes.
The new RedmiBook 16 with Intel Ice Lake CPUs with Core i5-1035G1/ 16GB RAM/ 512GB SSD storage will cost CNY 4,999 (about $710 or Rs. 53,400), and the Core i7-1065G7/ 16GB RAM/ 512GB SSD storage will cost CNY 5,699 (about $810 or Rs. 60,900).
RedmiBook 14 II
Coming to the new RedmiBook 14 II laptop, it features a 14-inch FHD display that also offers 100% sRGB coverage along with 300 nits of peak brightness. The laptop is considerably smaller and that’s why its lighter, so weighs only 1.3 Kg.
Much like the RedmiBook 16, with this one also you get both Intel Core i5-1035G1 and Core i7-1065G7 CPU options. For GPU, again you have the NVIDIA GeForce MX350 GPU with 2 GB of GDDR5 VRAM. It comes paired with 8 GB of DDR4-3200 RAM with 16 GB RAM option as well and for storage, there’s the same 512 GB NVMe SSD.
The keyboard, connectivity, speakers and ports remain the same as of the RedmiBook 16 but the RedmiBook 14 II comes with a smaller 40 WHr battery that promises up to 10 hours of battery life along with 65W USB Type-C fast charge support, 50% of charge in just 28 minutes.
The new RedmiBook 14 II laptop with Core i5-1035G1/ 8GB RAM/ 512GB SSD storage will cost CNY 4,699 (about $670 or Rs. 50,200) while the Core i5-1035G1/ 16GB RAM/512GB SSD storage variant that covers 100% sRGB color gamut will cost CNY 4,999 (about $710 or Rs. 53,400).
The Core i7-1065G7/ 8GB RAM/ 512GB SSD storage variant will cost you CNY 5,399 (about Rs. 57,700) while the Core i7-1065G7/ 16GB RAM/ 512GB SSD storage variant, on the other hand, shall cost you CNY 5,699 (about $810 or Rs. 60,900). Both the laptops will go on sale in China starting from July 15 with no information on international availability as for now.
