OnePlus started exploring the budget segment the last year by launching the Nord 5G at a market-disrupting price segment. After this, you can say OnePlus gained some power in the budget segment and thus within few months launched two more budget-friendly smartphones than the OnePlus Nord 5G. Yes, we are talking about the Nord 10 5G and the Nord N100. Both these smartphones were launched globally and are available in select markets but not in India. Despite this, all the Nord series smartphones have gained quite a popularity.
According to Max Jambor, OnePlus will be dropping the prices of the Nord N10 5G and N100 on 8th February and he has also mentioned that the Nord N10 5G will be 299€ while the latter will be priced at 149€. Originally the starting prices of Nord N10 5G and Nord N100 were €349 and €199, respectively. The company will drop the prices by €50 on each of the two models.
OnePlus is dropping the price of the N10 5G and N100 on February 8th👀
The tipster shares this news and expecting if it any sign. Well if you are thinking about what sign it could be, then you can simply think that the company is willing to introduce another Nord device soon or another budget segment smartphone within this price segment. Usually, companies drop the prices of the predecessors to launch a new successor in the near future so that the prices o not clash and to keep the customers from confusing price ranges and tough decisions.
A few days ago, this tipster had shared that OnePlus will launch the successor of the OnePlus Nord N10 5G with the name OnePlus Nord N1 5G. So in order to fit the successor within the budget segment, the predecessor’s prices are usually dropped by the company to justify the pricing of the new device.
MediaTek has launched its first-ever 5G modem today. The company has named it as Helio M80. This 5G modem works with mmWave 5G networks. It is much faster than the previously offered Dimensity-branded mobile processors. This new modem includes Dynamic Spectrum Sharing (DSS), eight component carriers (8CC), Sub-6 GHz, and mmWave dual connectivity and carrier aggregation.
With this, MediaTek has joined the elite list of Samsung and Qualcomm who have the capabilities to offer ultrafast 5G connectivity. The Taiwanese chipmaker says that this new chipset, Helio M80, won’t be available this year. But it might be launched with the new smartphones next year, that is, by 2022.
The 5G modem can achieve a download speed and upload speed up to 7.67 Gbps and 3.76 Gbps. The company plans to expand its 5G-enabled portfolio to smartphones, PCs, Mi-Fi hotspots, broadband customer premise equipment (CPE), industrial IoT applications, and more. It is highly suggested that MediaTek might venture into the always-connected PC domain as well with its MediaTek T700 modem. To save battery consumption, MediaTek has introduced two technologies: UltraSave Network Environment Detection and UltraSave OTA Content Awareness.
Based on the kind of network you are in, it helps in adjusting power configuration and operating frequency. mmWave 5G Networks are accessed by only a small set of smartphones. Almost all of these devices are powered by various Samsung and Qualcomm mobile processors.
The new modem, Helio M80, will be different from both of them. Rather than just top-of-the-line smartphones, it will cater to relatively affordable smartphones with this technology. Thus, expanding the reach of 5G, one of the driving forces of the future.
The 2021 WNBA free agency has started off with a bang. According to Ramona Shelburne of ESPN, Candace Parker will be leaving the Los Angeles Sparks after 13 seasons to play for the Chicago Sky.
On Monday, the Sky officially announced that Parker will play in Chicago next season in a news release calling the deal “one of the biggest free-agent moves in the history of the WNBA.”
The Sky have been moving in the right direction the last few seasons under new coach James Wade, but they were eliminated in heartbreaking fashion in the 2019 playoffs.
“We have great players, we have great young players, we have great veterans. But Candace Parker is a once-in-a-generation-type player,” said Wade. “The fact that she’s a leader, Finals MVP, (league) MVP, all these things, the fact that she’s won on every level consistently. Every team doesn’t have that. Really nobody has ever signed a free agent like this. For us to be the team that has the biggest free-agency signing in league history is special. It means that our players are doing something right, our organization is doing something right,” he added.
The reigning Defensive Player of the Year became the No. 1 pick in the 2008 WNBA draft. She played her first 13 seasons with the Los Angeles Sparks, winning the MVP award twice and Finals MVP in 2016.
“Chicago is where my family raised me; where I first learned the game of basketball; and where I first fell in love with this orange ball,” said Parker in a statement. “I am excited to continue the next chapter of my career where it all began. To my new teammates, my new organization, and my new fans: I’m home.”
In her 13th season, Parker averaged 14.7 points, 9.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists while shooting 51% from the field to finish third in MVP voting.
Manchester United outcast Marcos Rojo sealed a move back to Argentina through a free transfer recording to Fabrizio Romano on his Twitter account.
The Argentinian has barely featured in the last few years for Manchester United and was entering the last six months of his contract at Old Trafford. United had the option to either terminate his contract immediately or could have him on their books for another six months and then still lose for free to Boca juniors.
Marcos Rojo is leaving Manchester United for free – there’s no fee but salary saved. He’s joined Boca Juniors on a permanent deal, official and confirmed. 🇦🇷🔴 #mufc#boca
“Marcos Rojo has completed his transfer to Boca Juniors,” United said in a statement.
“The 30-year-old will return to his homeland on a permanent basis, after agreeing terms with the reigning Argentinian champions.”
Rojo spent the latter half of the 19/20 season with Estudiantes and is now back in Argentina with a legendary club, with tons of history behind them. Boca Juniors were the only club in the race for the player, and have now got their man.
At 30, Rojo brings a decent amount of experience at the top level of the sport, having competed in Europe’s top leagues with the best clubs. The defender has been contracted to the English club since 2014, having joined from Sporting Lisbon and has made 122 appearances for United.
It will be a while before Rojo can get back to action, though, since he is currently out with a calf injury.
JioPages 2.0.3 version is now released via Google Play Store. As usual, this update brings some notable changes. Here are all the additions and improvements you can notice.
Browse & read news in 3 more languages: Assamese, Odia & Punjabi
With this new addition, JioPages users can choose to browse & read the news in 12 languages (11 regional languages + English).
To change the language, you need to follow the mentioned path – Bottom Menu> Settings> Preference> Select App Language.
Play engaging quizzes
Play quizzes from 16+ categories like History, Politics, GK, Math, IPL & more.
To get access, there are two ways – JioPages Home screen> Quiz Shortcut> Play Quiz or JioPages Bottom menu> Quiz Shortcut> Play Quiz.
Reader Mode
It will make the view simplified, fonts will be bigger, distractions would be removed from the web page, the user will get settings options to change the color of the text, the font size for comfortable reading.
To enable it, follow Bottom Menu> Settings>Appearance>Switch on Reader Mode.
Save webpages as PDF or print
Save the webpage of your choice as a PDF. Users can also print any webpage from JioPages by connecting their printer.
Steps to follow – Got to webpage of your choice> Bottom Menu> Click on ‘PDF/Print’ option.
As per reports, Samsung is going to launch its two A-series smartphones in February 2021: Samsung Galaxy A52 5G (4G option will be also available) and Samsung Galaxy A32 4G. Samsung has already unveiled the Galaxy A32 5G a few days ago, the most affordable 5G handset to date. Now, some tipsters have revealed the color variants of both the upcoming phones of Samsung. Let’s quickly check them out.
As per reports, the Samsung Galaxy A52 5G will be available in four different color variants: Awesome Black, Awesome White, Awesome Violet, and Awesome Blue (source).
On the other hand, as per the tipsters, the Samsung Galaxy A32 4G will be available in four different color options: Black, Blue, White, and Lavender (source).
Now, let’s quickly check out the expected specifications of both the devices:
Samsung Galaxy A52 5G:
As of now, we don’t have any confirmed specifications of the Galaxy A52 5G. However, some leaks are suggesting that this phone will feature a 6.5-inch Infinity-O display and a thickness of 8.4mm. The 5G variant of this phone is expected to be powered by the Snapdragon 750G chipset whereas the 4G variant could be powered by the Snapdragon 720G chipset. The Galaxy A52 is expected to run on Android 11 OS and probably feature a quad rear camera setup having a 64MP primary sensor. In terms of availability, the Galaxy A52 is expected to arrive in the market before H1 2021 ends at a price tag of under $500.
This device has recently appeared on the TENAA certification website with model number SM-A5260, showing that it will run on Android 11 OS, powered by a 4,500mAH battery, and will flaunt a 6.46-inch FHD+ AMOLED display (source).
As per reports, the Galaxy A32 4G will be powered by the MediaTek Helio G85 SoC paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage (expected). Regarding the display, this phone will have a 6.5-inch HD+ (720 x 1600 pixels) IPS LCD dewdrop panel.
Coming to its camera section, this phone will offer a quad rear camera setup that includes a 48MP f/1.8 primary sensor along with an 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide sensor, a 5MP f/2.4 macro, and a 2MP f/2.4 depth sensor. For selfies, this phone will have a 13MP selfie snapper at the front. The Galaxy A32 4G will be fueled up by a big 5,000mAH battery with 15W of fast charging. In terms of connectivity, there will be everything except 5G.
In 2020, both AMD and NVIDIA introduced their flagship GPUs that were absolutely game-changing because of the insane performance bump compared to last-gen. It is the first time AMD has rightfully challenged NVIDIA with its GPUs and both their flagship Radeon RX 6800XT and GeForce RTX 3080 are insanely powerful.
We have tested both of these GPUs in various games and productivity tasks and honestly, the competition is so fierce the ultimate choice can be a real tough choice for you as well. AMD has delivered significant performance against its sole rival, which has its own advantage of DLSS and a matured ray tracing performance.
In terms of raw horsepower, AMD and NVIDIA are toe-to-toe with each other and you cannot deny that each has its lead in optimized gaming titles. However, NVIDIA enjoys some exclusive features like DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex, NVIDIA Broadcast, while AMD has features like Rage Mode, Smart Access Memory, Radeon Anti-lag.
NVIDIA has a bit mature gaming software while AMD has sweet for a creator with its extra VRAM. So, here’s a quick look at the benchmarks and comparisons of both the GPUs:
AMD has always been the number one choice for creators and professionals; that’s why Apple still prefers it. So, with 16GB VRAM across all the new GPUs, we knew AMD would have a slight advantage over NVIDIA, and that’s the case in all of the productivity benchmarks:
You can clearly see in almost all the productivity benchmarks AMD has a lead over NVIDIA’s flagship RTX 3080, showing how these new RX 6000 series GPUs are good for content creation. However, in one area AMD still lacks by some margin is in ray tracing, as you see in the Port Royal test, which is a ray tracing test, NVIDIA is ahead of AMD.
Overall, if you are a creator and gamer, buying a Radeon RX 6800XT would definitely make sense as an extra amount of VRAM can be used by a lot of productivity applications.
Gaming
In gaming, this is the first AMD has almost matched as well as beaten NVIDIA when it comes to raw gaming performance. However, NVIDIA enjoys its own creation i.e. DLSS, that gives them a slight advantage as well as a wide number of games with NVIDIA RTX support.
But considering AMD’s first huge effort to challenge NVIDIA, I am surprised how the Red team’s GPUs have performed toe-to-toe against team Green.
Now here’s testing the RX 6800XT with the Ryzen 7 5800X and putting it against the RTX 3080:
FIFA 21
NFS Heat
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
Control
Minecraft Dungeons
Valorant
Cyberpunk 2077
As you see in the benchmarks, the Radeon RX 6800XT gives the RTX 3080 in many games, especially in 1440p, the performance of the AMD GPU is similar or even better in most titles. In titles like Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, Cyberpunk 2077 and NFS Heat, while you see in 1440p AMD gives better performance than NVIDIA.
A few years ago, this kind of performance from AMD was unimaginable, but this time AMD has nailed it with a flagship RX 6800XT and crushes or touch the RTX 3080 level performance coming in at lower price points. But, NVIDIA with its years of experience in the gaming area has its own advantage and still, ray tracing performance is better on NVIDIA GPUs.
Here are some more benchmarks comparing the RX 6800 GPU series GPUs with RTX 3080 paired with aRyzen 7 5800X:
Watch Dogs Legion
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
Borderlands 3
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Far Cry New Dawn
CS:GO
In these last few games, you will see AMD is leading ahead of NVIDIA, and this is surprising that even the RX 6800 is challenging the RTX 3080. If it’s an AMD optimized title, AMD enjoys a huge lead over NVIDIA but strangely even though the 4K performance is quite similar to both of RTX 3080 and RX 6800XT, but in 1440p, AMD leads in almost all games.
If you cast aside NVIDIA’s DLSS advantage, both GPUs are very similar to each other, and most of the times the Radeon RX 6800XT is more powerful in terms of raw performance. However, AMD’s Radeon software is not up to the mark in front of NVIDIA’s mature GeForce Experience, and you cannot forget DLSS 2.0 is magical in a lot of titles which support it.
Note: This performance of the AMD GPUs are on the reference models, not even the better performing OEM customized GPUs. However, the RTX 3080 is a custom ZOTAC GAMING GeForce RTX 3080 AMP Holo, so the reference NVIDIA GPU will have somewhat lower performance than this.
Verdict
If you want a gaming GPU, you cannot be fooled as both GPU are very powerful and very competitive with each other but if you end up deciding which GPU to go for then it will be a close call. In 1440p, the performance is kind of inclined to AMD if DLSS is turned off for NVIDIA but if it’s on then you the almost same performance.
In 4K, the performance is similar to when DLSS is off, but the games which support it has a prior advantage as with RTX and DLSS ON you get almost to a little performance dip, further enhancing the gaming experience. So, if you are a gamer and want those NVIDIA advantages, then RTX 3080 would still make sense.
Whereas AMD needs to bring a DLSS alternative to cut NVIDIA’s advantages, but this doesn’t mean the Radeon RX 6800XT is bad, because its raw performance is giving NVIDIA shivers. If you are a creator or professional who needs those extra 16GB VRAM, then AMD is your rightful choice productivity and gaming.
Now, talking about availability, it is sad to say both AMD and NVIDIA face huge availability issues while AMD is on the worse side as you cannot get a single RX 6000 series GPUs right now. NVIDIA’s situation is still better but overpriced, and RTX 3080 is to be found nowhere, putting both of these GPUs on the same page.
If you do end up getting both at right prices, then it depends on you to choose whether you want a matured ray tracing performance with DLSS and some more NVIDIA advantages or enjoy AMD’s raw graphics horsepower while even utilizing it for productivity.
Samsung is back with the extension of its custom skin UI, One UI 3.0. This Thursday, the company officially introduces it and preserves its commitment towards its huge fan base. Here are all the features and improvement details of the new One UI 3.0.
Here is the list of the Samsung Smartphones that will receive the update, in the beginning, starting today. (Across Korea, the US, and most markets in Europe)
Samsung Galaxy S20
Samsung Galaxy S20+
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra
In the queue, there is more smartphone which will receive the same update in the coming weeks.
Online gaming is an absolute joy. It can be thrilling, engaging, social and utterly enjoyable. However, it also has the potential to find some less favourable ends—from bullying and data-loss to online predation.
That is why it’s incredibly important to keep in mind a number of things when gaming online, as to secure yourself while having the most enjoyable time possible.
We’ll split the overall safety concerns into two major categories: social and informational.
Information
VPNs
Virtual Private Networks provide you with total privacy and anonymity by creating private networks within public internet connections. This masks your IP address, while also allowing you to access location-specific internet content depending on the location of your VPN.
For gaming VPNs have multiple benefits. First they ensure all your information is not traceable to your IP address. Second, they help to avoid internet service providers from throttling or slowing down bandwidth by encrypting your data. And thirdly they can hep you to reduce lag or ping by connecting to a long-distance server.
That said, to reap the benefits of a gaming VPN you must ensure that the VPN has sufficient speed.
Securing Your Account
Keeping long passwords is a no-brainer, as it reduces the risk of cyber-attack—but that said many of us still use flimsy passwords.
Thus, take the time to make a secure password so that your account, and whatever it contains, is less likely to be broken into.
Never Share Your Information
Giving out personal information online or in real life is a huge red flag, so simply don’t do it. Simply refer to yourself as your character name or account name, and if asked don’t disclose any information about your personal whereabouts, email address, bank details or any of the like.
Information means power, so make sure you keep it all in your court and don’t give it up.
Social
Social Problems when Gaming Online
We’ve all experienced people rage online. Whether it be frustrated comments, name calling or derogatory slurs. But as players often invest themselves in games, these can often get ugly—fast.
If you, or whoever is playing, are averse to such inflammatory comments, most games provide you with numerous options to avoid such encounters. These range from muting microphones to disabling typed chat.
And, if after a while you find yourself being the one hurling insults ensure you are taking frequent breaks to cool off. This can not only help improve your mood but can help improve your experience of the game as a whole.
Protecting Young Gamers
Young gamers shouldn’t be exposed to certain types of content. The simplest way to judge this is by looking at the age classification for any particular game, and ensuring to abide by them.
However certain online games run the risk of surpassing their age rating due to player-driven elements like typed of voice chats.
For such titles, it can be wise to ensure profanity filters are enabled and young players are not connected to voice-chat features.
Furthermore, if a young person has had a negative or aggressive experience in a given title, make sure to treat the situation seriously, with attentive care to provide a good point of reflection on the experience as a whole.
But, when it is possible, it is always worth trying to mitigate all the risks—so if in doubt, check the settings and landscape of an online game before providing it to underaged players.
Keeping Social Relationships Safe
While social relationships made in games can be fun, it is important that they remain safe. This is primarily done by ensuring your personal information remains safe.
However, as cyber bullies and online predators can exist within online games, it is especially important to ensure any social interactions remain primarily focused on the game at hand. Thus, if there is ever any talk of real names, addresses, face-to-face meetings or even webcam chats, treat these will all seriousness.
Furthermore, if you are a young gamer it is incredibly important to turn down all types of further interaction with online-only friends.
Enjoying Online Games, Safely
While this information all comes with a serious edge, once taken to heart these simple tips can ensure that your gaming experience can be both safe and enjoyable.
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Samsung officially introduces the next version of its own custom skin One UI 3.0 based on Android 11. Yes, it’s the next major update for the Samsung smartphone holders. Earlier, the company opened a beta program for this version that was closed in December last year. The outcome is now public.
Like its track record, Samsung again brings some impressive features that surely melt the user’s heart. The entire design is now more refined and is empowered by enhanced customization. Just go through the content.
Design:-
The new extended version of One UI is coming with lots of customization options. The first to discuss is text colours. Users can now pic the favourite colour from a large catalogue applied to the button’s texts and icons of the UI. You can see the green places in the image given below.
Most of the visual effects you are familiar with are replaced with better and optimized ones, including the slider bars. The dark mode is more friendly to human eyes in this version. The developers added more new widgets to add on the lock screen, so, read more without opening your Samsung phone’s screen lock. Coming to the widgets for the home screen, there are more customization options you can play with, from reshaping to adjust the transparency, all are possible. The dynamic wallpapers are the bonus in beauty.
Notification :-
The Android 11 has the feature to pin music players above the notification list. On top of that, the One UI 3.0 pushes the chat notifications over the other so that you can easily reach out to your lovable.
If you are a mobile gamer, you probably know how feels when calls and other notifications appear while gaming. Well, now, Samsung also comes up with a solution. The One UI 3.0 blocks the calls and notifications during game time, partially handles the other background processes and memory.
Applications :-
In this section, a lot to say. Starting with the new Gallery App. It stacks all the images that could be your favourite. Most interestingly, the App can repair low-resolution images too, which is stunning. You will get the freedom to access your images anywhere, thanks to the sync feature via Microsoft OneDrive.
The messaging app allows you to send live stickers and embeds Google Duo, just one tap to see your friend. The calling screens are also editable, provide options to add images or videos there.
These are not all. There are more to say –
The One UI 3.0 can now analyze your usage patterns more efficiently
Scrolling is smoother and faster
Can share files with other Samsung handsets having older software version maintaining the transfer speed
It syncs with PCs and other devices faster through the Microsoft services
The new One UI 3.0 could contain more as it’s not landed in the market yet. If you are a Samsung user, I’m sure you are excited to experience the One UI 3.0. Don’t forget to let us know how much you are excited. Visit here to do so.
