PlayStation Plus Free January Games’ Lineup Includes Persona 5 Strikers, Dirt 5, Deep Rock Galactic

PlayStation Plus games for January 2021 include Persona 5 Strikers, Dirt 5, Deep Rock Galactic. These games will be available starting January 4. Users can also add three bonus PS VR games: The Persistence, The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Standard Edition, and Until You Fall until January 3.

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Battlegrounds Mobile India ‘Login Failed’ Error: Krafton Investigating Issue Affecting Some Gamers

Battlegrounds Mobile India users have been experiencing a “login failed” error, developer Krafton announced on Wednesday. The publisher is currently investigating issues faced by some users, who are unable to login to the game. However, the issues only appear to be affecting a subset of users, and Gadgets360 was able to login to the game and initiate a match with ...

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Best Games of 2021: Gadgets 360’s Favourite PC, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Games

Gadgets 360’s favourite video games of 2021 include the likes of Deathloop, Forza Horizon 5, Fortnite, Ghost of Tsushima: Director's Cut, Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, It Takes Two, and Halo Infinite. These are the games that we couldn't stop playing in 2021.

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Samsung Galaxy S21 FE detailed in a hands-on video prior to official launch

Prior to the official unveiling, a complete Samsung Galaxy F21 FE unboxing and hands-on review have surfaced online. The review showcases the design of the upcoming fan edition phone and reveals several key specifications. 

Samsung’s Fan Editions aren’t necessarily the best-specced phones but aim to offer premium Samsung experience at a value price. This is achieved by making a few compromises that Samsung believes that consumers can look past and live with (polycarbonate back instead of glass, slow charging adapter in the box, etc.). 

Samsung Galaxy F21 FE specifications

The video was posted by a Reddit user u/UnknownWon who confirms that the phone will be powered by Snapdragon 888 chipset, have a 4500mAh battery, and have support for fast charging and fast wireless charging. 

Out of the box, the software is Android 11-based OneUI 11 which was to be expected as the OneUI 12 is still in the early rollout phase. 

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The phone appears to be using the same rear camera sensors as on the Galaxy S20 FE and you can check the camera samples shared by the user here. Previous reports claim that the phone will upgrade the selfie camera to a 32MP sensor. 

The display will allegedly be a 6.41-inch (1080p) AMOLED panel with a centrally aligned punch-hole cutout. The single tone design on the back panel is more similar to what Samsung offers for its Galaxy A series phones unlike the S21 flagships, and that’s completely fine by us. 

Samsung Galaxy F21 FE price and availability

The unit in the hands-on video has an Olive colour, and the Samsung Galaxy F21 FE will allegedly also retail in Black, White, and Purple colour options for a starting price of $699. India pricing and availability will hopefully be revealed close to the official launch that is pegged for January 11. 

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Xiaomi 12 series with Snapdragon 8 Gen1 and MIUI 13 launched in China

Xiaomi 12 series has officially launched in China as the latest flagship phones powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 chipset. The Xiaomi 12, Xiaomi 12X and Xiaomi 12 Pro have made their debut in China, bringing a slew of new features and upgrades over the previous generation. The Xiaomi 12 series supports upto 120Hz refresh rate display along with fast charging support of upto 120W. Here’s everything you need to know about the latest Xiaomi 12 series phones.

Xiaomi 12 specifications and price

The Xiaomi 12 features a 6.28-inch Full HD+ OLED display that supports upto a 120Hz refresh rate with Dolby Vision and HDR10+ certification. The screen is also protected by Gorilla Glass Victus and has a punch-hole notch cutout in the centre for the 32MP selfie camera. The Xiaomi 12 measures 8.2mm in thickness and weighs around 180 grams.

Xiaomi 12 is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen1 SoC with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 730 GPU. This is paired with upto 12GB RAM and upto 256GB storage options to choose from. It runs on the latest MIUI 13 which is based on Android 12 out-of-the-box.

There is a 50MP primary camera with an f/1.9 aperture, a 13MP ultra-wide camera with 123-degree FOV and a 5MP macro camera. The rear cameras can record in 4K UHD at upto 30FPS with HDR10+ and are backed by OIS and EIS stabilization systems.

The Xiaomi 12 has stereo speakers tuned by Harman Kardon with support for Hi-Fi audio playback. There’s an in-screen fingerprint reader and the phone comes equipped with a 4,500mAh battery that supports 67W fast wired charging and 50W fast wireless charging.

The Xiaomi 12 is priced starting at RMB 3699 (~Rs 43,000) for the base variant with 8GB+128GB, RMB 3999 (~Rs 46,900) for 256GB version and RMB 4399 (~Rs 51,600) for the 12GB+256GB variant.

Xiaomi 12 Pro specifications and price

The Xiaomi 12 Pro features a 10-bit 6.73-inch QHD+ (3200x1080 pixels) resolution AMOLED display that supports a 120Hz refresh rate with Dolby Vision and HDR10+. The screen is topped with a layer of Gorilla Glass Victus and has a centre punch-hole notch cutout. The Xiaomi 12 Pro measures 8.2mm in thickness and weighs around 205 grams.

Like the Xiaomi 12, the Xiaomi 12 Pro is also powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen1 chip and is paired with upto 12GB RAM and 256GB storage, running on MIUI 13.

There is a triple camera array on the back headlined by a 50MP camera with an f/1.9 aperture and OIS, a 50MP ultra-wide camera and a 50MP telephoto camera with 2x optical zoom. On the front, there is a 32MP selfie camera.

The Xiaomi 12 Pro also has stereo speakers and comes equipped with a 4,600mAh battery that supports 120W fast wired charging and 50W fast wireless charging.

The Xiaomi 12 Pro is being offered in three variants- 8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB and 12GB+256GB priced starting at RMB 4699 (~Rs 55,000), RMB 4999 (~Rs 58,600) and RMB 5399 (~Rs 63,000) respectively.

Xiaomi 12X specifications and price

The Xiaomi 12X shares some of its features with the Xiaomi 12. It measures 8.2mm in thickness and weighs 176 grams. The Xiaomi 12X features a 6.28-inch Full HD+ display that supports upto 120Hz refresh rate with Dolby Vision and HDR10+. The screen is topped with Gorilla Glass Victus.

Xiaomi 12X is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 chipset with an octa-core CPU and Adreno 650 GPU which is paired with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage. It runs on MIUI 13 which is based on Android 12.

There is a 50MP primary camera with an f/1.9 aperture and OIS, a 13MP ultra-wide camera with 123-degree FOV and a 5MP macro camera. The rear camera is capable of recording in 8K at 24FPS and 4K UHD at upto 60FPS. On the front, there is a 32MP selfie camera.

The phone has stereo speakers tuned by Harman Kardon and has an in-screen fingerprint reader. The Xiaomi 12X is equipped with a 4,500mAh battery that supports 67W fast charging.

The Xiaomi 12X is priced starting at RMB 3199 (~Rs 37,500).

Also Read: Xiaomi 11i Hypercharge will bring 120W fast-charging to India on January 6

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Heres how NASA will let you know if aliens exist

Humanity, as we know it, has always existed in a cosmic vacuum. The cold darkness of space has always been a mystery. We’ve had our hypotheses and conspiracies but for the most part, we’re still wondering, is anyone out there? The existential threat of universal loneliness looms large over the collective psyche of mankind. We’ve even managed to set foot on the Moon but as far as space travel is concerned, that is as far as we’ve gotten. This is why the launch of the James Webb telescope could be a boon for astrophysics and humanity, in general. Scientists hope that the telescope will give them a bit more insight into the mysteries of the known universe. Another side-effect of these deep space studies is that we could potentially discover actual alien life!

NASA has outlined a plan to reveal information of alien life

That is a very real possibility. If you do believe that extraterrestrial life exists, the James Webb telescope could be our best bet of finding it. To this end, NASA has outlined a plan on how it plans to break the news to the public regarding the discovery of alien life. In the document, NASA states, “Our generation could realistically be the one to discover evidence of life beyond Earth. With this privileged potential comes responsibility. The magnitude of the question of whether we are alone in the Universe, and the public interest therein, opens the possibility that results may be taken to imply more than the observations support, or than the observers intend.

The researchers propose a progressive system where evidence would be presented on a scale of one through seven, starting with the detection of a biological signal and ending with definitive confirmation of the presence of alien biology.”

You can check out the image below of how NASA plans to go about it.

NASA is right, our generation could be the first to find life outside our planet and what we do with that information is critical. Going even further, what would we do if we came in contact with a sentient, intelligent alien lifeform? Does NASA also have protocols for a situation that could potentially change the world? These are fascinating questions that do not have any answers, as of now. But as FBI agent Fox Mulder’s poster states “I Want to Believe”.

Also Read: A huge asteroid is moving toward Earth's orbital path

 

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Alexa challenges 10-year-old to touch a live plug with a coin

The act of touching a coin to half-exposed live plugs has been making rounds on the internet for about a year. It is called “the penny challenge”. A 10-year old was unfortunately issued the challenge recently by Alexa. 

The girl's mother, Kristin Livdahl shared a screenshot of the challenge on Twitter. Kristin Livdahl says that when her 10-year old asked Alexa for a challenge, the speaker responded with “Plug in a phone charger about halfway into a wall outlet, then touch a penny to the exposed prongs”

According to the BBC report the mother said, “We were doing some physical challenges, like laying down and rolling over holding a shoe on your foot, from a [physical education] teacher on YouTube earlier. Bad weather outside. She just wanted another one.” This is when the Alexa-enabled speaker suggested the challenge that it found on the web.

As we’ve said above, the penny challenge isn’t new and has been making the rounds on the internet for the past year. 

In a separate Tweet, Kristin Livdahl shared a response from Amazon which reads, “We are currently working with our developers regarding your Alexa concern. As soon as we receive further information, we’ll contact you with an update. In the meantime, please feel free to reply to this email with any questions or concerns you may have”.

Amazon told the BBC in a statement that “it had updated Alexa to prevent the assistant recommending such activity in the future”. The statement reads, “Customer trust is at the center of everything we do and Alexa is designed to provide accurate, relevant, and helpful information to customers. As soon as we became aware of this error, we took swift action to fix it.”

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