World Cricket Championship 2 Wins AatmaNirbhar Bharat App Innovation Challenge, Gets 74 Percent of Total Votes in Gaming Category

WCC 2 has been developed by NextWave Multimedia and has managed to attract 15 crores installs so far. While it was clearly the favourite in the gaming category with 6,607 votes out of the total 8,908 votes received in the section, the mobile game also earned the third position in the jury verdict round. In the polls section, the other two games, Hi...

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Xiaomi Redmi 9 officially launched in India: Price, specifications and availability

Xiaomi Redmi 9 has launched in India as the successor to the Redmi 8 that was launched in October 2019. The Redmi 9 that was announced in India is actually a rebranded version of the Redmi 9C that got launched globally last month in July. The company also launched the Redmi 9 Prime earlier this month which was also a rebadged version of the global Redmi 9.

Nevertheless, the Redmi 8 series has been a popular range of budget smartphones with Xiaomi shipping over 8.5 million units of the Redmi 8 globally by Q2 2020. Let’s take a brief look at the pricing, specifications and availability of the Redmi 9.

Did you know? #Redmi8 remains the best-selling phone under ₹10,000 in India since Q4 2019! Redmi 8 did 8.5 million units globally till Q2 2020!#Redmi9 is here to beat that record! #MoreRAMMoreFun pic.twitter.com/Bzcnq8WUWE

— Redmi India - #Redmi9 is here! (@RedmiIndia) August 27, 2020 Xiaomi Redmi 9 pricing and availability

Xiaomi Redmi 9 starts at Rs 8,999 in India for the base variant with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage and Rs 9,999 for the 128GB storage variant.

The Redmi 9 comes in three colours-- carbon black, sky blue and sporty orange to choose from. The first sale of the Redmi 9 is scheduled for August 31 from 12 PM across Amazon India, Mi Home stores, Mi India website and soon in offline retail stores.

Xiaomi Redmi 9 specifications

Xiaomi Redmi 9 comes with a 6.53-inch screen with HD+ (1600 x 720 pixels) resolution and a waterdrop notch cutout on the front which gives it a 20:9 aspect ratio.

The phone is powered by MediaTek Helio G35 chipset with an octa-core CPU and PowerVR GE8320 graphics. This is paired with 4GB RAM and 64GB/128GB storage with an option to increase the storage by upto 512GB with a microSD card. It runs on the latest MIUI 12 which is based on Android 10 and is the first phone by Redmi to come with the latest version of MIUI out-of-the-box in India.

Redmi 9 comes with a dual camera array that consists of a primary 13MP camera with f/1.8 aperture and a 2MP depth sensor. There’s a 5MP selfie camera on the front housed within the waterdrop notch cutout.

The Redmi 9 comes with a rear fingerprint sensor and is fitted with a 5,000mAh battery but doesn’t support fast charging.

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Realme 7, 7 Pro to launch in India on September 3: 65W charging, Punch-hole display and more confirmed

The Realme 7 and 7 Pro smartphones are going to launch in India on September 3 at an online event scheduled at 12:30 PM. The smartphones are already listed on Flipkart, indicating that these will be sold exclusively on the e-commerce platform. The listing also reveals the launch date and some key features of the upcoming mid-rangers.

I enjoyed #BuildingTheFaster7 for you guys. It's time to unveil #realme7 & #realme7Pro and let you guys #CaptureSharperChargeFaster! The good news is that India’s Fastest Charging Smartphone now comes to the best mid-range Flagship. Watch the launch live at 12:30PM, 3rd Sep. pic.twitter.com/eptFpEHYCZ

— Madhav Faster7 (@MadhavSheth1) August 27, 2020

The biggest attraction about the upcoming Realme 7 series is perhaps the support for 65W charging for the first time in this segment. The technology actually debuted on the flagship Realme X50 Pro 5G, and will now be introduced in the under-20k segment. In all likeliness, the Realme 7 Pro will be one supporting the fast charging speeds and if this convinces you enough, you can also place a blind order of the smartphones from today, i.e August 27 to September 2 on the Realme website. Users will have to pay Rs 1,000 to book a unit, and once the remaining balance is paid between September 3 to 15, the smartphone will be shipped to the buyer. Doing so, Realme 7 buyers will get an additional Rs 100 off as coupon to use while purchasing IoT products on the Realme website, while Realme 7 and 7 Pro buyers will get anywhere between Rs 500 to Rs 1,000 off on other products.

You can take a look at this video to know how fast 65W of power charges a 4200mAh battery -

The Flipkart listing of the smartphone shows a punch-hole display on the front that debuted in the Realme 6 series. More details about the smartphones will be shared on Flipkart on August 28th, which is tomorrow. But in case you can’t wait to know more, there are leaks and rumours to fill the gap.

Realme 7 Pro Rumoured Specifications

Based on previous reports, the Realme 7 Pro will come with a 4450mAh battery, which shouldn’t take more than an hour to top up using the 65W charger. Furthermore, Realme is also all set to shed the vertical camera module at the back, and opt for a rectangular camera module, much like the Galaxy S20 series. The 64MP quad camera stack is expected to make a comeback, and while there’s no confirmation or a leak, it’s unlikely that Realme will dial down the refresh rate after hitting the 90Hz mark with both the Realme 6 and 6 Pro before this.

The chipsets powering the upcoming Realme 7 series is still a mystery. Ideally, the Realme 7 Pro should upgrade to the Snapdragon 730G, while the Realme 7 should choose the next best MediaTek chipset, going by previous trends.

Meanwhile, do revisit our coverage of the Realme 6 Pro to know what to expect from its successor.

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Dota 2 The International Prize Pool Breaks Last Year's Record With $34.4 Million and Counting

Dota 2’s The International esports tournament has reached a prize pool of $34.4 million and is still growing. This prize pool is funded by Battle Pass purchases made by players.

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iPhone Users Won't Get Fortnite Updates as Epic Games Takes Stand on Direct Payment Feature

Fortnite will not get updates on iPhones after Epic Games decried Apple’s App Store "monopoly" and said it will not remove a direct payment feature it recently enabled.

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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War to launch on November 13

Activision has finally revealed Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War after teasing us with a trailer last week. This year’s Call of Duty is being co-developed by Treyarch and Raven. This is Treyarch’s 6th Call of Duty game and 5th in the Black Ops mini-franchise, which has been very successful. 

The game is set to hit the markets on November 13 across PC, Xbox One and PS4. Activision has also confirmed that the game will be released on the next-generation consoles during ‘Holiday 2020.’ They are also offering a cross-gen bundle which includes a copy of the game for both generations of consoles for an extra $10 at $69.99, meaning players who purchase this can play the game on both PS4 and PS5 or Xbox One and Xbox Series X.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Single Player Campaign 

After not developing a single-player campaign mode for Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Raven has confirmed this game will feature a traditional campaign set during the 1980s in the middle of the Cold War between the US and the Soviet Union. 

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has been confirmed to be a direct sequel to Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and we will see iconic characters like Alex Woods, Frank Mason and Jason Hudson play a major role in the story. We will also see real historical figures like the then US President, Ronald Reagan, making an appearance in the narrative. The teaser trailer we saw last week and the campaign mode trailer we saw last night, both point to the story revolving around ‘Perseus’, a soviet spy who infiltrated the US government. 

This will be the first Call of Duty in which players will get to create their own characters from scratch. Interestingly, players can choose to take a ‘psyche profile’, which determines how your characters would react in certain situations and give you attributes and perks which will directly affect gameplay. 

The campaign would also be interactive meaning players will decide which missions they want to take and how to complete them. These decisions will have direct implications on the story and lead to one of the multiple campaign endings. Players can also choose to do side missions which will be tied in with the main storyline.

Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War Multiplayer 

Just like every CoD, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War will have a 6v6 multiplayer game mode. Activision has confirmed that this game will not just feature cross-play like Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, but cross-gen too. This means that if you own a PS4, you can play with your friends who own the PS5. 

Activision has also announced plans for an open beta for those who pre-order the game soon. Like CoD Modern Warfare, the beta will likely be available to PS4 players first, as part of their deal with PlayStation. Leaks suggest that the beta period will start on September 12, right after the Multiplayer reveal on September 9.

Call of Duty: Warzone

Activision has promised that Call of Duty: Warzone will live on with future games in the franchise. This comes after the game was heavily teased on the Verdansk map for weeks. For the reveal of Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, a treasure hunt event was also organized in the Battle Royale game mode.

Because of this close link with Warzone, Activision has decided that it will incorporate shared progression across CoD Black Ops Cold War and CoD Modern Warfare, which means that players will be able to transition their account from one game to the other and carry-over their operator skins and gun blueprints to the next game. In fact, those who pre-order the game will receive digital rewards, including Black Ops operator Frank Woods for both Warzone and CoD: Modern Warfare.

It will be fascinating to know how Warzone handles aspects of the game that were a part of Modern Warfare which will not be present in this year’s game. Activision and Treyarch have confirmed we will get to know more about Warzone at a later date.

Zombies

Zombies mode has been a mainstay in the Black Ops series and is confirmed to continue in this year’s game too. We don’t much about this mode yet, but Treyarch and Raven plan to reveal more, closer to the release date.

In other news, Infinity Ward recently pushed a massive update to Call of Duty: Warzone which features new guns, game modes and more. Click here to check it out. To know more about Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War, click here.

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Poco X3 A new smartphone rivalling the OnePlus Nord leaks online

A new smartphone, which might just be the Poco X3 is incoming. It’s not confirmed yet, but the smartphone has showed up on various certification portals, and there is evidence that unlike the Poco F2 Pro, this one might come to India. In that case, this would be the follow-up to the Poco X2 launched earlier this year with a 120Hz refresh rate display and a Snapdragon 730G SoC along with a 64MP quad camera stack.

Per a report by GSMArena, the smartphone showed up on the US FCC Website with the Modem number Poco M2007J20CG. The publication quotes a tweet by Abhishek Yadav showing what seems to be the rear panel schematics of the Poco X3. How do we know it’s the Poco X3?

Poco New Device.#pocof2 #PocoF2 #POCOF2Pro #pocox3 #PocoX3 pic.twitter.com/ixokTcJZRq

— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) August 24, 2020

The schematic clearly states “POCO” in as many letters, and has a familiar circular cutout in the middle for the camera module with the label “64MP AI Super Camera, Designed by Poco” etched on it. FYI, the Poco X2 comes with a Sony IMX 686 64MP camera (hint, hint!).

Then there’s a TUV Rheinland certification that has popped up, spotted by the_tech_guy  which lists out most of the specifications of the upcoming smartphones, sealing the belief that this is indeed a follow-up to the Poco X2.

Upcoming POCO smartphone comes with 5160mAh battery and 33W Fast charging. pic.twitter.com/8SnEL4RbvJ

— the_tech_guy (@_the_tech_guy) August 24, 2020

The certification reports two models: M2007J20CG and M2007J20CT, matching the ones spotted on the FCC website. The smartphone will sport a 5,160mAh battery and support 33W fast charging. Comparably, the Poco X2 features a 4500mAh battery with 27W fast charging. And quite expectedly, the smartphone will run on MIUI 12 out of the box. The same report also states that the smartphone supports the LTE Band 41 for 4G connectivity, which is reportedly what most Indian network operators use.

Other rumours about the alleged Poco X3 include that it will upgrade to 120Hz AMOLED display, and the Snapdragon 765 SoC. If true, the Poco X3 will tread on OnePlus Nord territory. Can it be called a successor in that case?

Ever since its comeback with the Poco X2, the now independent brand has announced a bunch of smartphones cutting across segments globally. In India, it has kept its focus on the highly competitive mid-range segment. Somewhat disrupting it, even with a 120Hz refresh rate display and a Snapdragon 730G SoC on the Poco X2. The follow-up was even more affordable, but interestingly both of these smartphones were a direct rebranding of their Redmi counterparts in China.

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