After Realme and Vivo have postponed their launch events, yesterday Xiaomi has also declared via an official letter that they are going to postpone the launch of Mi 10 series which was scheduled on 31st March 2020. This decision has been taken by the officials keeping in mind the safety of everyone and honoring the nationwide lockdown till April 14.
Hey Mi fans,
We are focusing our energy to support the nation in its fight against the #COVID19.
After careful deliberation, we've decided to postpone the launch of #Mi10 in India, which was scheduled for 31st March 2020.
In addition to suspending the Mi 10 launch in India, Xiaomi has shut its Mi Home stores across the country and won’t be offering home delivery temporarily. Previously, the company also postponed the first sale of the Redmi Note 9 Pro Max in India, which was supposed to go live yesterday.
In light of the current situation, we are taking all the necessary steps to support to government in stopping the spread of #COVID19
Abiding by the lockdown rules, all our Mi Homes will be shut & we won't be offering home delivery temporarily.
NVIDIA’s Ampere GPUs were supposed to be launch by now but the Coronavirus pandemic has delayed everything so we have some leaks of it from a reliable leaker @kopite7kimi about the upcoming NVIDIA hardware.
Previously, the leaker also told about the Ampere architecture and he claims that NVIDIA is developing a GPU codenamed the GA102 which will find its way into multiple GPUs. The leaker claims that the new Ampere based RTX 3090 would be the “full-fat” GA102 GPU.
That being said, the card is likely to feature 4,992 CUDA cores and 39 Texture Processing Clusters (TPCs) too, which would be three more clusters than the full TU102 configuration. The GA102 is also said to include 12 GB of GDDR6 VRAM running at 18 Gbps.
Now in this current scenario, the availability and release of these Ampere GPUs might be very difficult and the availability might slip to Q3 or Q4 of 2020.
The Ampere GPUs will be based on the 10nm process rather 7nm which we speculated last year but it still remains unclear how much performance improvements we expect from the upcoming architecture. If all goes as per leaks than the upcoming NVIDIA Ampere CPUs could provide hugely gains in graphical workload from the last generation.
The Red team’s new mobile APUs will be very powerful and we all have seen the demos but how exactly they will perform against the desktop CPUs? The benchmarks of the custom AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS APU made for Asus has popped up on UserBenchmark.
The Ryzen 9 4900HS is an absolute monster with a bit lower TDP (35W) and features the same 8-core and 16-threaded configuration like the Ryzen 7 APUs but with higher clock speeds. We’ve already seen the AMD Ryzen 7 4800HS in Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 edge past the Intel Core i9-9880H so the 4900HS will have even better performance.
Thanks to @TUM_APISAK who has discovered the 35W Ryzen 9 4900HS and has compared it with a Matisse processor named Ryzen 7 3700X with 65W TDP. The Ryzen 4000 chip featuring in an Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 achieved an average bench of 96.7% and surprisingly offered very high single-core and multi-core results.
On the other hand, the Ryzen 7 3700X achieved an average bench of 91.7%, while its single-core score was 134 points, 2-core was 266, 4-core was 513, and 8-core was 929 points. The Ryzen 9 4900HS scored 140 points in single-core, 276 points in 2-core, 546 points in 4-core, and 1081 points in 8-core.
You’ll be surprised to see the Ryzen 9 4900HS UserBenchmark scores beat the mighty 16-core Ryzen 9 3950X that has a whopping TDP of 105W. The 3950X managed to gather 137 points in single-core, 272 points in 2-core, 528 points in 4-core, and 1053 points in 8-core which is lesser than the alleged Ryzen 9 4900HS.
UserBenchmark
Ryzen 9 4900HS
Ryzen 7 37000X
Ryzen 9 3950X
Cores/threads/TDP
8/16/35 W
8/16/65 W
16/32/105 W
Average bench
96.7%
91.7%
94.1%
1-core score
140 points
134 points
137 points
2-core score
276 points
266 points
272 points
4-core score
546 points
513 points
528 points
8-core score
1,081 points
929 points
1,053 points
It’s interesting to see a mobile processor defeating a desktop CPU with such less TDP and this is really great news for all performance seekers who can now enjoy a desktop-level performance on laptops with Ryzen 4000 chips.
AMD has outdone its own desktops CPUs and if leaks go well then Intel should now really be wary of the Red team in the laptop processor segment as well. Its the first time that the new Ryzen 9 mobile APUs seems promising, and if AMD makes it cheaper than Intel ones then the Blue team will have a hard time with its messy CPU lineup.
Since some smartphone brands removed 3.5mm audio jack from some of their handsets, the market of Bluetooth earphones is growing rapidly. All the manufacturers of Bluetooth earphones become more active to upgrade their products.
They need to lead in the market, after all, so the product designers are trying to design more stylish, attractive, optimized and easy to wear earphones. This designing part somewhat is dependent on the hardware parts too. Especially for small is size gadgets like TWS earphones.
TWS earbuds present elevated listening experiences for more users and the trend is rapidly expanding the mobile accessory market, creating new opportunities for device manufacturers. Samsung’s industry-first, all-in-one power management solutions optimized for TWS devices will allow manufacturers to craft new applications with greater flexibility.
Dong-ho Shin, senior vice president of System LSI marketing at Samsung Electronics
Samsung recently introduced two PMICs (Power Management Integrated Circuits) MUA01 and MUB01. The first one is designed for the charging cases and MUB01, the second one is designed for the earbuds. As per the company, these two ICs are the replacement of up to ten individual hardware components. This optimization can be responsible for longer battery life, as well as bigger battery usability.
The company is manufacturing these two ICs, MUA01, and MUB01, in mass amounts and using in recently announced Galaxy Buds+ TWS earbuds.
Facebook is in talks with Indian telecom operator Reliance Jio to buy their 10% stake according to a report in the Financial Times citing sources. The exact dealing amount is not outlined but it is said to be a multi-billion dollar deal. The report also added that aside from the social media giant Facebook, Reliance Jio was also in separate talks with Google.
Facebook and Reliance Jio had been in talks which only halted recently owing to global travel bans because of the coronavirus outbreak, according to two people familiar with the matter. According to a report published in November, Jio’s valuation is somewhere between $65-70 billion (or approximately between Rs.49,43,41.25 crore and Rs 5,32367.50 crore), so a 10% stake would be somewhere between $6.5 — 7 billion (or approximately between Rs 49,434 crore and Rs 53,236 crore).
Mukesh Ambani owned Reliance Jio has been in operation for only about four years but has overtaken other telecom operators such as Airtel and Vodafone-Idea in the number of subscribers it has. It was launched in 2015 but was available to the consumers from 2016 and it has become the largest telecom operator in India with over 370 million subscribers, and created a huge disruption in the market, offering free calls and extremely cheap data, which has continued to have lasting effects in the telecom business to this date.
More news is on the way regarding this 10% stake deal between reliance and Jio.
In today’s world, the amount of money football players get is quite a large amount. The clubs have very wealthy owners who invest a large sum of money to see their club get all the success.
In order to make their club successful, they bring in all the top players of the game. The top players come with a hefty price tag and along with that a large salary.
The players not only earn from the salaries given by their clubs but also command a very large sum of money from the advertisements and bonuses.
France Football has released the top 10 football players who earn the highest amount of money. Let’s have a look:
10. Kylian Mbappe – €27m
The 2018 World Cup winner is the youngest player to be on this list. He is just 21-years-old but has won everything in France’s domestic football and most importantly the World Cup. There’s a long way to go for this young French international and probably he will rule the football world after Ronaldo and Messi.
9. Robert Lewandowski – €29m
The Bayern Munich stalwart is one of the best No. 9 of the game. He is deadly in the opponent’s penalty box. He is the only player from the Bundesliga on this list.
8. Raheem Sterling – €33m
Sterling is one of the main attacking players for Manchester City. City had great success in the last couple of seasons and Sterling is one of the reasons for their success. The Englishman is the only player from the Premier League on this list.
7. Andres Iniesta – €34m
The 2010 World Cup winner, who scored the solitary goal in the final is still the seventh highest-paid player in the world. The 35-year-old former Barcelona man currently plays in Japan for Vissel Kobe.
6. Eden Hazard – €38m
Hazard moved to Real Madrid this season to bring the old Galactico status back in Madrid. Following the departure of Ronaldo, he is expected to lead the Real Madrid attack but his injuries haven’t allowed him to do so till now.
5. Antoine Griezmann – €38m
Barcelona bought Griezmann to partner Messi and Suarez in the attack. He had a huge pay-rise following the move. But he hasn’t quite found his feet in the Camp Nou yet.
4. Gareth Bale – €38m
Bale has gone way below Zidane’s pecking order in Real Madrid but still, he is the highest earner in Real Madrid. The fourth highest-paid player in the world has scored only 3 goals in 18 matches for Real Madrid this season.
3. Neymar – €95m
The PSG superstar hasn’t yet delivered them the Champions League but he commands a massive salary. There’s a massive €57m gap from Bale in 4th position to Neymar in 3rd.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo – €118m
One of the best players of this generation definitely deserves a top 3 place on this list. The 5 time Ballon d’Or winner has moved to Juventus in 2018 after 9 very successful seasons in Real Madrid. Even at the age of 35 Ronaldo earns over €100m per-year. So, you can guess what an invaluable talent he is!
1. Lionel Messi – €131m
Everyone could have guessed who’s the No. 1 on this list. The little magician has won everything for Barcelona. The 6 time Ballon d’Or winner is regarded as the best by many. So, the best player also deserves the highest salary.
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Yesterday Vivo declared that they have suspended the launch of V19 indefinitely. Now Realme India has also declared that they are going to hold the launch of the new Narzo 10 series as well as other products due to the nationwide lockdown declared by our honorable PM yesterday.
Realme India CEO Madhav Seth has tweeted talking about the suspension of their upcoming launch events respecting the decision of nationwide lockdown made by our honorable Prime Minister. He also added that everyone’s health should be their first priority and everyone should stay at home being safe.
With respect to the announcement made by our Honourable Prime Minister yesterday, we have decided to suspend all upcoming launches including #realmeNarzo series.
Time for us to focus on our family & ourselves. Stay at home, stay safe & cooperate with local authorities. pic.twitter.com/4FmdanvgHL
Before the lockdown was announced, Realme said that it will delay the sales of the Narzo 10 and Narzo 10A in India until further notice, and will proceed to launch the Narzo 10 duo on March 26 through a pre-recorded video.
With Vivo and Realme postponing their individual launches there remains only one launch left in this month which is from Xiaomi India for the Mi 10 series. It is most likely to be postponed as well due to the nationwide lockdown and honouring the decision taken by our PM to break the chain of COVID-19 spreading.
Samsung is known to be the world’s best selling smartphone brand and it also develops its own chips but until now it was behind Apple but thanks to the sales in India and the US, Samsung has finally managed to beat Apple and become the world’s third-largest mobile chipmaker.
The South Korean giant not only makes smartphones but also it sells TVs, home appliances, smart devices, computer peripherals and much more. So, naturally, it makes a lot of money but has been subdued by Apple in the mobile chip department.
Until a few years ago, the company totally relied on other chip manufacturers like Qualcomm and MediaTek but the new Exynos chips totally changed the game for the company. It then made better Exynos chips with fast CPU and GPU that is comparable to Qualcomm and Apple chips.
It already started growing when the majority of its smartphones started using its own chips and in 2019 they even made the 7nm SoCs as well and started shipping its SoCs to companies like Motorola as well.
The latest smartphone SoC report by Counterpoint Research says that Samsung captured the third position from Apple by a minor margin. The Cupertino giant got a market share of 13.1% while Samsung managed to get 14.1% which is a narrow margin but can be expected to increase with months as Samsung ships more smartphones than Apple.
But both of them are way behind the market leader Qualcomm (33.4%) and MediaTek (24.6%). Samsung’s growth is all due to its increasing sales in both India and the US but due to the Coronavirus pandemic, there’s no doubt that everyone’s sales will get affected this year.
Xiaomi has launched quite a few products yesterday and among them, Redmi Smart Display is a new device in their IoT device lineup. It is quite familiar to Lenovo Smart Display or the Amazon Echo Show with its motto to enhance the productivity of a smart speaker with a display.
So the Redmi Smart Display comes with 8-inch HD display with 178° ultra-wide viewing angle along with a built-in camera for video calls. It also features third-generation Xiao AI assistant that helps you command your assistant and does all your smart jobs like any other smart assistant.
This smart diaply as a hub to IoT products to control smart home devices such as security camera with touch screen, voice command, or even hand gestures. It also comes with built-in Bluetooth Mesh gateway to connect Bluetooth-equipped devices with just a simple click.
1.75 inch 5W full-range speaker with U-shaped bass duct
Control 2000+ smart devices with voice and touch screen
Third generation Xiao AI assistant
HD front camera
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n 2.4GHz, Bluetooth 5.0 with support for A2DP music playback
The Redmi Smart Display 8-inch has been priced at 349 yuan (around US$ 49 / Rs.3,754) and which is quite cheap and will be available for crowdfunding on Xiaomi official channels in China from March 27th onwards.
Amazon India and Flipkart have made most of their online e-commerce product listings out of stock due to the total lockdown situation in India till 14th April.
The online e-commerce giants are closing all their less important listings from their website as the Indian Government has requested all the citizens to follow the lockdown strictly in order to break the chain of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Amazon India and Flipkart’s official landing page
Amazon India is reaching out to all their customers who have their order pending and asking then to cancel their orders and a refund is also generated if prepaid. Only a few essential commodities are available on the e-commerce site. No other unimportant commodities at this site are available right now, because Amazon is stopping most of this delivery chains all over India due to lockdown and keeping in mind the safety of all those delivery executives.
Amazon is also caring about their sellers and is helping them in every way. Amazon is also guiding its sellers all over India how to channel their business at this time of pandemic and total lockdown.
Flipkart, on the other hand, is for the first time ever in 13 years has suspended all its services in India. Needless to say here everyone in this country and as well as all over the world is fighting against a pandemic so in order to keep everyone’s’ safety at this time the total service is being suspended until further notice over the lockdown.
