Keeping the prime minister’s call for Atma Nirbhar Bharat at the helm, homegrown company Moxpert has started its operations and has launched 5 feature phones under their flagship brand “Trusme” as the first stage of its beginning. All the phones are made in India and are targeted at tier-2, 3, and rural segments where it is a significant demand for feature phones.
Initially, the brand is entering the states of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana. Delhi, UP, MP, Jammu, Gujarat and Maharashtra with the strong after-sales service support of more than 700 service centres across. Soon the company is going to expand in other parts of the country too.
The company has launched 5 feature phones namely T1, T57, T75, R300, and R75 which are dual sim handsets and loaded with advanced features like durable battery, Music and video player, Wireless FM, Bluetooth, torch, and Auto call recording, etc. These phones have beautiful designs and are available in vibrant colours. These offerings should give new heft to the features phone market in the country.
Trusme is the brainchild of Pankaj Anand, an industry veteran who holds more than two and a half decades of experience in the mobile, telecom, and retail industry. He has been instrumental in managing and turning around the operations of many organisations.
Talking about the launch of operations, Mr. Pankaj Anand, MD, Moxpert (Parent organization of Trusme) said “We have realised the need of Indian companies to take the lead after the sentiments which have evolved over the last one year. Trusme is a technology & consumer product brand focussed on Semi-urban, Tier-2, and onwards markets. Apart from Mobile phones, we are also planning to foray into the electronic and consumer durable segment. Our mission is to bring high technology, superior and Trustworthy products at an affordable price for people. We are determined to change the perception of product quality that is made in India.
Mr. Rakesh Bhatia, Head Sales, Trusme said “The initial response by the dealers and distributors has been encouraging and we have already started our operations in 10 states and are also going to enter other markets soon. Our distribution and service network are already operational and we will be adding more categories into our portfolio in the coming year”.
The company is also looking to enter the audio accessories space and is planning to launch audio and mobile accessories brand targeted for youth and urban audience very soon.
There have been many great defenders over the years who have graced the football field. The names of Paolo Maldini, Franz Beckenbauer and Sergio Ramos comes to our mind whenever we think of the greatest defenders of all time. But the debate of who is the greatest can never be settled down.
As we step into 2021, fans have voted the greatest defenders of all time. According to the results, via Ranker, here are the top 10 greatest defenders of all time according to fans in 2021:
Milan, ITALY: AC Milan’s captain defender Alessandro Costacurta (C) salutes his supporters as he leaves the field at the and of his last match against Udinese, during an Italian serie A football match at milan’s San Siro stadium, 19 May 2007. AFP PHOTO/ANDREAS SOLARO (Photo credit should read ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP/Getty Images)
10. Alessandro Costacurta
Nationality: Italy
Alessandro “Billy” Costacurta (Italian pronunciation: [alesˈsandro ˈbilli ˌkɔstaˈkurta]; born 24 April 1966) is an Italian football pundit, manager and a former professional defender, who usually played as a centre back.
Throughout his club career, Costacurta spent over twenty years with Milan between 1986 and 2007, as well as a brief season-long spell on loan at Monza. He is best known for his role alongside Franco Baresi, Paolo Maldini and Mauro Tassotti, forming one of the greatest defences in Serie A and European football during the late 1980s and 1990s, under the success of managers Arrigo Sacchi and Fabio Capello. He mainly operated as a central defender, and was a leading exponent of the position, receiving International acclaim, winning 7 Serie A titles and 5 Champions League/European Cup trophies throughout his career, along with many other trophies Costacurta retired from professional football at the age of 41, on 19 May 2007. In his final match for Milan, he scored a goal from a penalty in a 3–2 defeat against Udinese, becoming the oldest goalscorer in Serie A.
Along with his Milan teammates, Costacurta was also an important member of the Italian national side during the 1990s. He made 59 appearances for Italy, scoring 2 goals, and he participated in two World Cups (in 1994 and 1998), as well as a European Championship in 1996. With Italy, he managed to reach the 1994 World Cup Final, which was lost against Brazil on penalties.
9. Giacinto Facchetti
Nationality: Italy
Giacinto Facchetti (Italian pronunciation: [dʒaˈtʃinto fakˈketti]; 18 July 1942 – 4 September 2006) was an Italian footballer who played as a defender for Inter Milan from 1960 to 1978. He later served as Inter chairman from January 2004 until his death in 2006. He played 634 official games for the club, scoring 75 goals, and was a member of “Grande Inter” team under manager Helenio Herrera which won four Serie A titles, a Coppa Italia, two European Cups, and two Intercontinental Cups. He placed second for the Ballon d’Or in 1965.
Facchetti represented Italy internationally on 94 occasions, including three FIFA World Cups. He was also elected to the 1970 World Cup All-Star Team, in which Italy were runners-up. He was also captain of the national side that won Italy’s first-ever UEFA European Championship on home soil in 1968, where he was also elected to the team of the tournament.
Facchetti is remembered as one of the first truly great attacking full-backs. He is regarded as one of the best ever at his position, due to his pace, technique, intelligence, physique, and stamina. He formed a formidable defensive partnership with fellow full-back Tarcisio Burgnich in Inter’s defensive catenaccio system and with the Italian national side. In addition to his ability on the pitch, Facchetti was lauded for his discipline and leadership and captained both Inter Milan and Italy for several years.
In March 2004, Pelé named him one of the Top 125 greatest living footballers as part of FIFA’s 100th anniversary celebrations. In 2015, he was posthumously inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame.
8. Daniel Passarella
Nationality: Argentina
Daniel Alberto Passarella (born 25 May 1953) is an Argentine former professional footballer who played as a centre back, and former manager of the Argentina and Uruguay national football teams. He was captain of the Argentina team that won the 1978 World Cup. He was president of the River Plate sports club for four years after winning the elections by a very close margin in December 2009.
Considered one of the greatest defenders of all time, Passarella was also a proficient goalscorer; at one point he was football’s top-scoring defender, with 134 goals in 451 matches, a record subsequently broken by Dutch defender Ronald Koeman. In 2004, Passarella was named one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at a FIFA Awards Ceremony. In 2007, The Times placed him at number 36 in their list of the 50 hardest footballers in history. In 2017 he has been included in the FourFourTwo list of the 100 all-time greatest players, at the 56th position.
7. Frank Rijkaard
Nationality: Netherlands
Franklin “Frank” Edmundo Rijkaard (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɑŋk ˈɛdmuːn.doː ˈrɛi̯kaːrt]; born 30 September 1962) is a Dutch former footballer and former manager who played as a midfielder or defender. Rijkaard played for Ajax, Real Zaragoza and Milan and represented the Netherlands national team side 73 times, scoring 10 goals. In his managerial career, he was at the helm of the Netherlands national team, Sparta Rotterdam, Barcelona, Galatasaray and the Saudi Arabia national team.
Regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders in footballing history and as one of the best players of his generation, in 2010 Rijkaard was described by British broadsheet The Daily Telegraph as having been “a stylish player of faultless pedigree”.
6. Bobby Moore
Nationality: England
Robert Frederick Chelsea Moore OBE (12 April 1941 – 24 February 1993) was an English professional footballer. He most notably played for West Ham United, captaining the club for more than ten years, and was the captain of the England national team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest defenders in the history of football and was cited by Pelé as the greatest defender that he had ever played against.
Widely regarded as West Ham’s greatest ever player, Moore played over 600 games for the club during a 16-year tenure, winning the FA Cup in 1963–64 and the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1964–65. During his time at the club, he won the FWA Footballer of the Year in 1964 and the West Ham Player of the Year in 1961, 1963, 1968 and 1970. In August 2008, West Ham United officially retired his number 6 shirt, 15 years after his death.
Moore was made captain of England in 1964, at age 23, going on to lift the World Cup trophy in 1966. He won a total of 108 caps for his country, which at the time of his international retirement in 1973 was a national record. This record was later broken by Peter Shilton. Moore’s total of 108 caps continued as a record for an outfield player until 28 March 2009, when David Beckham gained his 109th cap. Moore is a member of the World Team of the 20th Century. A national team icon, a bronze statue of Moore is positioned at the entrance to Wembley Stadium.
A composed central defender, Moore was best known for his reading of the game and ability to anticipate opposition movements, thereby distancing himself from the image of the hard-tackling, high-jumping defender. Receiving the BBC Sports Personality of the Year in 1966, he was the first footballer to win the award and he remained the only one for a further 24 years. Moore was given an OBE in the New Year Honours List. He was made an inaugural inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a player and in the same year he was named in the BBC’s list of the 100 Greatest Britons.
5. Cesare Maldini
Nationality: Italy
Cesare Maldini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈtʃeːzare malˈdiːni, ˈtʃɛː-]; 5 February 1932 – 3 April 2016) was an Italian professional football manager and player, who played as a defender.
Father to Paolo Maldini, Cesare began his career with Italian side Triestina, before transferring to Milan in 1954, whom he captained to win four Serie A league titles and one European Cup during his twelve seasons with the club. He retired in 1967, after a season with Torino. Internationally, he played for Italy, earning 14 caps and participating in the 1962 World Cup. He served as team captain for both Milan and Italy.
As a manager, he also coached his former club Milan on two occasions, as well as Italian sides Foggia, Ternana and Parma. He had a successful career in charge of the Italy under-21 side, winning the European Under-21 Championship a record three consecutive times; he later also coached the Italy senior team at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the Paraguay national football team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
4. Cafu
Nationality: Brazil
Marcos Evangelista de Morais (born 7 June 1970), known as Cafu [kaˈfu], is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender. With 142 appearances for the Brazil national team, he is the most internationally capped Brazilian player of all time. He represented his nation in four FIFA World Cups between 1994 and 2006 and is the only player to have appeared in three World Cup finals, winning the 1994 and 2002 editions of the tournament, the latter as his team’s captain where he lifted the World Cup trophy. With Brazil, he also took part in four editions of the Copa América, winning the title twice, in 1997 and 1999; he was also a member of the national side that won the 1997 FIFA Confederations Cup.
At club level, Marcos de Morais won several domestic and international titles while playing in Brazil, Spain and Italy; he is best known for his spells at São Paulo, Roma and Milan, teams with which he made history, although he also played for Real Zaragoza, Juventude and Palmeiras throughout his career. Known for his pace and energetic attacking runs along the right flank, he is regarded as one of the greatest full-backs of all time, one of the best defenders ever to play in the Italian Serie A, and as one of the greatest Brazilian and South American players of his generation. In 1994, he was named South American Footballer of the Year, and in 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world’s greatest living players. In 2005 he was named in the FIFA World XI.
3. Franz Beckenbauer
Nationality: Germany
Franz Anton Beckenbauer (pronounced [ˈfʁants ˈbɛkn̩ˌbaʊɐ]; born 11 September 1945) is a German former professional footballer and manager. In his playing career, he was nicknamed Der Kaiser (“The Emperor”) because of his elegant style, dominance and leadership on the field, and also as his first name “Franz” is reminiscent of the Austrian emperors. He is widely regarded to be one of the greatest players in the history of the sport. A versatile player who started out as a midfielder, Beckenbauer made his name as a central defender. He is often credited as having invented the role of the modern sweeper (libero).
Twice named European Footballer of the Year, Beckenbauer appeared 103 times for West Germany and played in three FIFA World Cups and two European Championships. He is one of three men, along with Brazil’s Mário Zagallo and France’s Didier Deschamps to have won the World Cup as a player and as a manager; he lifted the World Cup trophy as captain in 1974 and repeated the feat as a manager in 1990. He was the first captain to lift the World Cup and European Championship at international level and the European Cup at club level. He was named in the World Team of the 20th Century in 1998, the FIFA World Cup Dream Team in 2002, and in 2004 was listed in the FIFA 100 of the world’s greatest living players.
At club level with Bayern Munich, Beckenbauer won the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1967 and three consecutive European Cups from 1974 to 1976. The latter feat made him the first player to win three European Cups as captain of his club. He became team manager and later president of Bayern Munich. After two spells with the New York Cosmos he was inducted into the U.S. National Soccer Hall of Fame.
Beckenbauer led Germany’s successful bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup and chaired the organizing committee. He worked as a pundit for Sky Germany, and for 34 years as a columnist for the tabloid Bild, both until 2016.
2. Franco Baresi
Nationality: Italy
Franchino Baresi (Italian pronunciation: [ˈfraŋko baˈreːzi; -eːsi]; born 8 May 1960) is an Italian football youth team coach and a former player and manager. He mainly played as a sweeper or as a central defender, and spent his entire 20-year career with Serie A club Milan, captaining the club for 15 seasons. He is considered one of the greatest defenders of all-time and was ranked 19th in World Soccer magazine’s list of the 100 greatest players of the 20th century. With Milan, he won three UEFA Champions League titles, six Serie A titles, four Supercoppa Italiana titles, three European Super Cups and two Intercontinental Cups.
With the Italy national team, he was a member of the Italian squad that won the 1982 FIFA World Cup. He also played in the 1990 World Cup, where he was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Star Team, finishing third in the competition. At the 1994 World Cup, he was named Italy’s captain and was an integral part of the squad that reached the final, although he would miss a penalty in the resulting shoot-out as Brazil lifted the trophy. Baresi also represented Italy at two UEFA European Championships, in 1980 and 1988, and at the 1984 Olympics, reaching the semi-finals on each occasion.
The younger brother of former footballer Giuseppe Baresi, after joining the Milan senior team as a youngster, Franco Baresi was initially nicknamed “Piscinin”, Milanese for “little one”. Due to his skill and success, he was later known as “Kaiser Franz”, a reference to fellow sweeper Franz Beckenbauer. In 1999, he was voted Milan’s Player of the Century. After his final season at Milan in 1997, the club retired Baresi’s shirt number 6. He was named by Pelé one of the 125 Greatest Living Footballers at the FIFA centenary awards ceremony in 2004. Baresi was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame in 2013.
1. Paolo Maldini
Nationality: Italy
Paolo Cesare Maldini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈpaːolo malˈdiːni]; born 26 June 1968) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left-back and central defender for A.C. Milan and the Italy national team. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest ever defenders, and as one of the greatest players of all time. As the Milan and Italy captain for many years, he was nicknamed “Il Capitano” (“The Captain”). Maldini held the record for most appearances in Serie A, with 647, until 2020, when he was overtaken by Gianluigi Buffon. He is currently serving as technical director for Milan, as well as being co-owner of USL Championship club Miami FC.
Maldini spent all 25 seasons of his playing career in the Serie A with Milan, before retiring at the age of 41 in 2009. He won 25 trophies with Milan: the European Cup/UEFA Champions League five times, seven Serie A titles, one Coppa Italia, five Supercoppa Italiana titles, five European/UEFA Super Cups, two Intercontinental Cups and one FIFA Club World Cup. Maldini won the Best Defender trophy at the UEFA Club Football Awards at the age of 39, as well as the Serie A Defender of the Year Award in 2004. Following his retirement after the 2008–09 season, Milan retired his number 3 shirt.
Maldini made his debut for Italy in 1988, playing for 14 years before retiring in 2002 with 7 goals and 126 caps, an appearance record at the time, which has since been surpassed by Fabio Cannavaro and Gianluigi Buffon. Maldini captained Italy for eight years and held the record for appearances as Italy’s captain (74) until he was again overtaken by Cannavaro and Buffon. With Italy, Maldini took part in four FIFA World Cups and three UEFA European Championships. Although he did not win a tournament with Italy, he reached the final of the 1994 World Cup and Euro 2000, and the semi-final of the 1990 World Cup and Euro 1988. He was elected into the all-star teams for each of these tournaments, in addition to Euro 1996.
Maldini came second to George Weah for FIFA World Player of the Year in 1995. He also placed third in the Ballon d’Or in 1994 and 2003. In 2002, he was chosen as a defender on the FIFA World Cup Dream Team, and in 2004 Pelé named him in the FIFA 100 list of the world’s greatest living players. Maldini held the record for most appearances in UEFA Club competitions, with 174, until he was overtaken by Iker Casillas in 2017. He is also the record appearance holder for Milan with 902 appearances in all competitions. He is one of only 18 players to have made over 1,000 career appearances. In December 2012, he was inducted into the Italian Football Hall of Fame. Maldini’s father Cesare also played for and captained Milan, and was a successful national under-21 manager, who also coached Milan and the senior national side during the 1998 World Cup.
So here we complete the top 10 greatest defenders of all time. There are a total of 5 defenders of Italy, which goes on to show Italy has always produced some great defenders with the likes of Chiellini and Bonucci still playing.
As a bonus, here are the defenders who are ranked between 11-50:
50. Diego Godin 49. Ciro Ferrara 48. Javier Zanetti 47. Hans-Peter Briegel 46. Jamie Carragher 45. Jaap Stam 44. Morten Olsen 43. Manfred Kaltz 42. Emlyn Hughes 41. Andreas Brehme 40. Gerard Pique 39. Maicon 38. Aldair 37. Dani Alves 36. Philipp Lahm 35. Antonio Cabrini 34. Paul Breitner 33. Nilton Santos 32. Carles Puyol 31. Gary Neville 30. Marcelo 29. Fabio Cannavaro 28. Virgil van Dijk 27. Roberto Carlos 26. Jurgen Kohler 25. Sol Campbell 24. Phil Neal 23. Ruud Krol 22. Wim Suurbier 21. Claudio Gentile 20. Thiago Silva 19. Lucio 18. Giuseppe Bergomi 17. Alan Hansen 16. Sergio Ramos 15. Luis Pereira 14. Lilian Thuram 13. Fulvio Collovati 12. Mauro Tassotti 11. Alessandro Nesta
Lets us know how you liked the raking of the defenders and tell us who are the greatest defenders according to you.
California-based Nuro, a robotaxi startup that is working to transform local commerce through self-driving delivery, has won the state’s first-ever approval to make deliveries in an autonomous vehicle.
This will enable Nuro to become the first commercial autonomous vehicle service (AV) in the state. The robotics company is delighted with the regulatory approval and believes it is a significant achievement for the AV industry.
According to AutoCarPro, Dave Ferguson, co-founder, and president of Nuro said: “The California DMV is a leader in safety standards, and we appreciate their collaboration and safety-first approach to AV regulation. Since founding Nuro over four years ago, we’ve been working towards the day we could launch a delivery service in our home state. Now that we have the permit, we are thrilled to be able to do so, providing our fellow Californians with a convenient and affordable way to access the food, beverages, prescription medicines, and other products they need.”
Nuro has been testing its vehicles in California since 2017; the company can now start routine deliveries of products such as food, beverages, and medicine.
“Issuing the first deployment permit is a significant milestone in the evolution of autonomous vehicles in California,” said Steve Gordon, director of the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles, according to Bloomberg. “We will continue to keep the safety of the motoring public in mind as this technology develops.”
Nuro, which works with a Toyota Prius and its own small vehicle known as the R2, after gaining approval, has taken the lead in the race to begin routine commercial operations using driverless vehicles. GM’s Cruise unit, Waymo LLC, and Amazon backed Zoox, who recently unveiled a new AV, have also gotten approval for tests in California and are all seeking to cash in on the new technology.
Considering the safety hazards caused by even a minor malfunction in a driverless car, Nuro had to meet several safety standards. Some of the tests included showing its vehicles capable of avoiding hazards and creating a plan for interacting with police and other emergency responders, the DMV informed.
However, the deliveries have been limited to a few conditions. They can only occur during good weather conditions. The vehicles are limited to a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour, and can only operate in Santa Clara and San Mateo counties the an Francisco Bay area.
Apple now needs the user permission on iOS 14.4 to introduce privacy labels in January or February. But it seems things are shifting ahead of the schedule. Those iPhones which are running on iOS 14.3 now started showing privacy prompt for few apps. It has been found that when the Ajio online shopping app was being tried to open on iOS 14.3, it shows an out-of-the-blue privacy prompt. This issue is faced by several iPhone users worldwide including the NBA app.
This privacy prompt is now seen on many iPhones that ask the user if the user gives permission to start tracking all activities across “other companies’ apps and websites” or if you don’t want to disallow the tracking. Apple also explained that the mentioned app is here to use your data “to provide you a better and personalized ad experience.”
The company stated that this privacy prompt is going to be a part of iOS 14.4 in the coming year. This is a big question now, how this app is going to protect the users against online trackers. Facebook stands against the new privacy changes of Apple and also they are saying that Apple’s privacy change will be a big reason for hampering small businesses.
Facebook said in a blog post “They’re hurting small businesses and publishers who are already struggling in a pandemic. These changes will directly affect their ability to use their advertising budgets efficiently and effectively.” Adam Mosseri, the Instagram head said that privacy is always important but not as much as the business his company is doing.
According to EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation), Facebook is not disclosing all the stories about why they are going against the iOS changes. EFF wrote in a blog post, “Facebook has recently launched a campaign touting itself as the protector of small businesses. This is a laughable attempt from Facebook to distract you from its poor track record of anticompetitive behaviour and privacy issues as it tries to derail pro-privacy changes from Apple that are bad for Facebook’s business.”
Earlier this year, Apple did slam Facebook by stating that Facebook does not care much about user privacy. Apple said that “We believe that this is a simple matter of standing up for our users. Users should know when their data is being collected and shared across other apps and websites — and they should have the choice to allow that or not.” It suggested that users have the right to control over their privacy.
FIFA has announced its slot allocation for the teams in Women’s World Cup 2023, which will be held in New Zealand and Australia collectively.
The Bureau of the FIFA Council on Monday announced several important decisions has been taken regarding the concerns upon the upcoming FIFA competitions and some major decisions have been taken regarding the Women’s World Cup 2023 along with the cancellations of the upcoming U17 and U20 World Cup.
Both the host countries, Australia and New Zealand, will automatically qualify for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 as their slots have been taken directly from the places allocated to their confederations, the AFC and the OFC respectively.
After the huge success of 2019 edition of the Women’s World Cup, FIFA last year decided to expand the tournament from 29 teams to 32 teams and thus helps in growing the Women’s Football.
Source – Oceania Football Confederations
In major decisions taken by the football governing body FIFA, UEFA has been allotted the highest with 11 direct slots, 6 direct slots for the AFC, 4 direct slots for Concacaf, 3 direct slots for CONMEBOL, 4 direct slots for CAF, and 1 direct slot for the OFC.
The three remaining slots will be decided through a ten-team playoff tournament as 2 play-off slots for the AFC, 2 play-off slots for CAF, 2 play-off slots for Concacaf, 2 play-off slots for CONMEBOL, 1 play-off slot for the OFC, and, 1 play-off slot for UEFA.
The format for playing the tournament playoffs also has been announced, as Four teams will be qualifying in the tournament based on the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking before the play-off draw, with a maximum of one qualifying team per confederation.
In the first group, comprising three teams, 2nd qualifying team will play for a place in the FIFA Women’s World Cup against the winners of the knockout game involving the two unseeded teams in the group.
In the second group which comprises three teams, 2nd qualifying team will play for a place in the FIFA Women’s World Cup against the winners of the knockout game involving the two unseeded teams in the group.
In the third group which comprises four teams, 3rd qualifying team and 4 qualifying teams will play against the two unseeded teams in the group, with the two winners then playing for a place in the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
Intel is now desperate to launch its upcoming 11th Gen CPUs to counter AMD’s never-seen-before Ryzen 5000 series processors as they have completely outthrown Intel in gaming this time. Although Intel is said to have doubled its chip production in the last three years its prolonged struggle with 14nm process is frustrating.
11th Gen Rocket Lake will again be a refreshed Sky Lake with the same “tick-tock” increments down the years. Although you cannot expect any major benefits with this generation but still the paper launch to counter AMD is still not known certainly.
😅 But I think the person can buy it in Feb…. Because of the real prod time in Jan.. pic.twitter.com/8UPDrr3EWM
One thing Intel needs to learn from AMD will surely be the commitment and simplicity of its products, Intel has been confusing people with names of its CPUs, doing no actual improvements with its desktop CPUs, which need motherboard upgrade every year.
As per @OneRaichu, it seems Intel wants to start off with the mass production of these Rocket Lake CPUs as early as next month. Also the leaked roadmap does really show that although the RTS (Ready To Ship) date is around 12th to 21st week of 2021, Intel wants to bring its processors sooner.
This shouldn’t be a problem if the mass production gets started as it has already gone through the production of engineering samples back in June and a refined version came in August.
Whereas in November, Intel has started manufacturing qualification samples whose leaks have been spotted multiple times. Also these samples went for qualification hardware evaluation in the same month and its just a matter of time when we will see these processors in action, the main question being can they overtake AMD Ryzen 5000?
Scott McTominay has become the most trusted midfielder in the team for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Norweigan youngster has shown his impact against Leeds United last weekend. McTominay scored a brace within the first 3 minutes of the game and provided an assist to Daniel James. He was the ‘Man of the Match in that game.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has kept his faith in the midfield duo of Scott McTominay and Fred in some important matches. McTominay is one of the fan’s favorites for his dedication towards the club.
McTominay made his debut for Manchester United in 2017 under Jose Mourinho. He is now just 24-years old. He has already played 101 games for the club and scored 10 goals.
Earlier in an interview with The Times Scott McTominay thanked Mourinho to give him the breakthrough. He said, “Jose was amazing for me. You’re liked by what you do on the pitch and how you are off the pitch and I feel Mourinho saw something in me at a time some people did and some people didn’t, and I’m grateful.”
After the match against Leeds last weekend, he said to Skysports, “You just go on the pitch and do your job, you don’t want to get too carried away.”
“Last season we weren’t approaching games in the right frame of mind, but this time we are. We’re getting used to scoring goals at home, it’s so important.”
“The confidence grows and everyone gets that boost of energy. The athleticism we showed today was second to none.”
“We don’t look at the table, there’s no time for looking. We have to take every game one by one.”
As Paul Pogba is uncertain at Manchester United from next season, McTominay can take his place in the squad.
The FIFA council on Thursday announced that they have decided to cancel the 2021 edition of Men’s U17 and U20 World Cup.
The Council of FIFA also announced that the hosting rights for the U17 World Cup and U20 World Cup 2023 edition are given to Peru and Indonesia respectively.
“The COVID-19 pandemic continues to present challenges for the hosting of international sporting events and to have a restrictive effect on international travel. FIFA has therefore regularly consulted the relevant stakeholders, including the host member associations as well as the confederations involved in both tournaments originally scheduled to take place in 2021,” said the governing body of football in a statement.
“In doing so, it became clear that the global situation has failed to normalise to a sufficient level to address the challenges associated with hosting both tournaments, including the feasibility of the relevant qualification pathways,” it further added.
FIFA also has shown its gratitude to the host nations as well as the authorities in Indonesia and Peru for their commitment and the preparations for the tournaments.
FIFA after the success of previous World Cup editions FIFA has started more than before as India has created momentum after hosting the U-17 successfully with great facilities to the teams and also great support from the audience too. Not only this but also FIFA chief Gianni Infantino announced India as a football continent.
The victory in last year’s U17 World Cup, added to Brazil’s success of 1997, 1999 and 2003 as they moved with that of Nigeria’s record of five championships.
The United States U-20s is one of the most successful teams in U17 and U20 levels as they have reached the quarterfinals in each of the last three U-20 World Cups and even the U-17s made the quarterfinals in 2017.
The Taiwan OEM giant ASUS has recently confirmed that NVIDIA’s two upcoming GPUs are not very far away from launch, scheduled coming in early 2021. This is because the brand has listed both of the cards in their supports and services page.
Now, recently spotted by HXL (@9550pro), in the GeForce RTX 30 series ROG STRIX variants, you have both GeForce RTX 3080 Ti and GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards. It is not unusual as NVIDIA is rumored to launch the RTX 3060 next month followed by RTX 3080 Ti soon.
Asus does make a lot of wild variants of these GPUs including overclocked and non-overclocked variants. However, with these listings, they have seemingly confirmed the fact that the RTX 3080 Ti will feature 20 GB of GDDR6X memory whereas the GeForce RTX 3060 will feature 12 GB of GDDR6 memory.
Apart from the VRAM, as per the leaked specs, the RTX 3080 Ti will have memory speeds of 19 Gbps, and it will be using a 320-bit bus interface equaling to a bandwidth of 760 GB/s. On the other hand, the total power consumed by the GPU will be 320 Watts and its also rumoured that the pricing of this GPU could match the pricing of the new RX 6900 XT at $999.
Coming to the mid-range RTX 3060, it is said to feature 3840 FP32 cores in a total of 30 SM units. The total VRAM is still in doubt as leaks of both 6 GB (14 Gbps), and 12 GB (16 Gbps) have come out, but most likely NVIDIA could end up using the former memory.
The GeForce RTX 3060 should come with 192-bit bus interface and if it has 16 Gbps memory speed, the total memory bandwidth sums up to 384 GB/s. The GPU could end up being priced at $299 and it will not be long enough to know what actually the pricing or specs will be as NVIDIA will be hosting an event on January 12th.
The sale of the miniature version of the recently launched Amazfit GTS 2 is live now. Needless to say, in comparison to the higher models, the GTS 2 Mini costs 50%. So, you can easily pick it up to gift someone in this new year season. There are three colours available – Sage Green, Pink, and Black. Each one costs Rs.6,999 only and available to buy via the Amazon India page.
The Amazfit GTS 2 Mini is coming with a 1.55-inch AMOLED display having 100% NTSC high color saturation and 450 nits of brightness. In the case of looks, Amazfit will provide more than 50 watch face themes and 30+ always on display patterns, alongside the customization facility. According to the company, this smartwatch weighs just 19.5g and designed 8.95mm.
Coming to the trackers and sensors part, the GTS 2 Mini is capable of measuring your Blood Oxygen saturation level, monitor heart rate all day long, monitor sleep quality, stress level, keep track of the female cycle, and more. There are above 70 sports modes for sports enthusiasts.
According to the listing, the GTS 2 Mini is carrying a 220mAh battery inside and it can power the smartwatch for up to 14 days. Apart from all these, there are some more to note.
