We already know that PUBG Mobile has partnered with Capcom’s upcoming popular survival-horror game Resident Evil 2, also known as Biohazard RE: 2 in Japan. The collaboration between the two games was announced by the developers of the viral mobile game towards the end of the PUBG Mobile Star Challenge in Dubai and now, another teaser from Capcom Japan further cements rumours that Zombies are coming to PUBG Mobile. A Tweet made by the official Japanese account of Biohazard RE: 2 (Resident Evil 2) confirms that there will be some sort of new Zombie gameplay introduced in PUBG Mobile, inspired by the horror game. The tweet was also retweeted by PUBG Mobile’s official handle saying, “Ok, so we are going to drop this hint of what's to come right here. Get ready.” When translated in English, the original Tweet made in Japanese by the Biohazard RE: 2 account reads - “collaboration decided! The world's most popular mobile game and survival horror Monument, what kind of novel play can the combination of two super-IPs produce?” Ok, so we are going to drop this hint of what's to come right here. Get ready. https://t.co/Ha9ZoXgsz4 https://t.co/AqqesdBPCo — PUBG MOBILE (@PUBGMOBILE) December 3, 2018 It is also suggested that PUBG Mobile could get new skins and costumes based on Resident Evil 2. There is no set date for the final announcement and one is advised to keep a keen eye out on PUBG Mobile’s Twitter handle for the details of the announcement. PUBG Mobile has become the most popular mobile game of 2018 with more than 20 million daily active users. It recently won three Google Play awards for the Most Competitive app, Best Game and Best Fan Favourite game of 2018. You can check out our beginners guide to PUBG Mobile here. You can also read more about the Best of Google Play 2018 here.
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Airtel has introduced a new ‘Smart Recharge’ of Rs 23 to give its prepaid customers an option to extend the validity of their recharge by 28 days. First spotted by TelecomTalk, the recharge bring along a few benefits but misses out on providing any data benefits to customers. Previously, Airtel was offering smart recharges starting with Rs 25, the news platform stated. The latest plan does not offer talk time or data, but will provide all local and STD calls at 2.5p/sec. Further, local SMS will be charged at Re 1 and Rs 1.5 will be charged for national SMS. The prepaid recharge is available in the telco’s Delhi circle, however, one is advised to check if it’s available in their area/circle before recharging. Prepaid customers can purchase the Rs 23 Airtel recharge directly from the Airtel.in or through the MyAirtel app. Recently, it was reported that telcos like Vodafone Idea and Airtel were imposing a minimum recharge restriction of Rs 35 on their prepaid customers. According to Airtel, their users will need to recharge with a minimum of Rs 35 to keep their connection active. If a user fails to do so, their connection will be barred from making calls and if a minimum recharge is not made in 15 days, incoming calls will also be barred on their connection. When Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) found Airtel and Vodafone Idea sending SMS alerts about the minimum recharge requirements to their consumers, it reportedly wrote to the companies asking them to clearly inform subscribers of the change within three days. Citing TRAI, Mint reported that “Trai has asked operators to duly inform subscribers within three days in a clear and transparent manner the date on which the current validity of an existing plan would expire and the manner in which the subscriber can opt for available plans including minimum recharge plan using subscriber’s available prepaid account balance.”
Another year will soon come to a close and same as last year, Google Play has announced its yearly list of top apps, games, movies, books and more. Generally, winners across various categories like apps, games, movies, TV, books, audiobooks, and songs are listed on the Google Play Store. However, a new “Fan Favorite” category has also been added this time where Google is crowning the fan favourite game and app of 2018. This time, PUBG MOBILE and Google Pay have been selected as the first-ever Fan Favorite game and app in India respectively. Best App of 2018: Drops: Learn 31 new languages Google has selected ‘Drops: Learn 31 new languages’ as the best app of 2018. One can learn “the essential words” from many languages like Korean, Japanese, Chinese, French, German, Arabic, Hindi and many more using the app. The app uses illustrations and fast-paced micro-games to help users quickly learn new languages, and one is said to devote only 5 minutes a day on the app to pick up the essential words used in a language. Best Game of 2018: PUBG MOBILE It is no surprise that PUBG Mobile has taken the top position on Play Store’s best game of 2018. The mobile version of the Battle Royale title has more than 20 million daily active users and is now a major contributor to the growing popularity of smartphone gaming. 100 players are dropped on a remote island, where only one survives to be the winner and claim the chicken dinner. Players dropped in the battlefield locate and scavenge their own weapons, vehicles and supplies while eliminating every other player they come across. You can check our beginners guide to the game here. Top five movies, songs and audiobooks of 2018 Alongside the best app and best game, Play Store has also revealed the top five movies of 2018. The list includes Black Panther, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Justice League, Deadpool 2, and Hichki. Top five books of 2018 include: How to make money in intraday trading, by Ashwani Gujral, Hands on computer science & IT, by Prof. Neelima, Calling Sehmat, by Harinder Sikka, Will you still love me?, by Ravinder Singh, and Factfulness: Ten reasons we're wrong about the world--and why things are better than you think, by Hans Rosling. Taki Taki has taken the number one position in Play Store’s listing of top five songs this year in India. Mere Naam Tu (From "Zero"), It’s definitely you, Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse), and Dilbar (From "Satyameva Jayate") are also in the list. Top 5 audiobooks of 2018 include Sherlock Holmes: The Collection, by Arthur Conan Doyle, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, Jordan B. Peterson, The Science of Getting Rich - Original Edition, Wallace D. Wattles, The Art Of War, Sun Tzu, and Real Estate Investing: 7 Ways ANYONE Can Use To Make Money In Real Estate, Mark Atwood.
Oppo has announced that it has successfully made the world’s first multiparty video call on WeChat using a 5G network. The company says that engineers from six Oppo R&D centres situated in different parts of the world participated in the video call using popular Chinese aoo WeChat at 12:57 am local time. Oppo has release a footage of the video call which was made through an Oppo R15 Pro smartphone with 5G capabilities. With the inaugural message “Hello OPPO, Hello 5G”, the call lasted for more than 17 minutes on the network having a bandwidth of 100 MHz. The news comes over a month after, Brian Shen, Oppo Global Vice President and President of China Business Department, claimed that an Oppo mobile phone successfully completed 5G Internet access for the first time. Brian posted the details of how OPPO made the connection successfully between an R15 smartphone terminal and the 5G network, in their 5G communication protocol laboratory environment. The R15 phone used in the test was customised with fully integrated 5G components including Systemboard, RF, RFFE and antenna. The “5G” logo also appeared in the top right corner of the screen, the company said. Brian also stated that the company would strive to become the first brand to release real commercial 5G smartphones as well. Recently at the Beijing 2018 Qualcomm China Technology and Cooperation Summit, OPPO announced the partnership with the Qualcomm Technologies for a “5G Pilot” programme to explore innovations in the 5G network. Oppo had also unveiled Oppo Research Institute to facilitate the pre-research of core technology as well as to create technical qualification for the company's future product competitiveness. In May 2018, Oppo had announced a successful implementation of the world's first 5G video call demonstration using 3D structured light technology. Conducted at the Oppo Research Institute, a 3D image camera was integrated with an Oppo mobile phone to capture 3D portrait information. The Qualcomm 5G new air interface terminal prototype was used to finally restore the 3D portrait image at the remote receiving display, the Chinese company said. You can read more about upcoming 5G smartphones here.
Google has announced eSIM support for the Google Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL smartphones in India. Both flagship smartphones from Google will be getting eSIM support from carriers Reliance Jio and Airtel in India, in the coming months, Google’s Director of Partnerships, Kerrie Lenhart Hogan announced in a blogpost. Previously, Reliance Jio and Airtel had lent eSIM support to Apple’s 2018 flagship smartphones - iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max in India. In case of the iPhones, Reliance Jio offers eSIM services for both prepaid and postpaid customers, however, Airtel is only offers the service to its postpaid users. We expect the two telcos to follow a similar strategy when extending eSIM services to the Pixel 3 phones in India. What is eSIM? An eSIM or electronic SIM card removes the need to place a physical SIM card in the phone’s SIM slot. Google’s Pixel 2 also offered eSIM support, but the same was only extended in the US for Google’s Project Fi, now called Google Fi. an eSIM is essentially a rewritable chip embedded within your smartphone. It can be activated with the network of your choice, one that supports eSIM services. So for instance if you have an eSIM connection from Airtel and are unhappy with the same, you could switch to eSIM services from Reliance Jio without having to physically obtain a SIM card or change one in your phone. eSIM carriers and devices in India Currently, only Airtel and Reliance Jio support eSIM services in India. Vodafone Idea still does not support eSIM services. The devices that support eSIMs in India include - iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, Google Pixel 3, Google Pixel 3 XL, Apple Watch Series 4 and Apple Watch series 3. If you own any one of these devices, you could check with Airtel or Reliance Jio for eSIM support on the devices. Alongside the announcement of eSIM services on Pixel 3 smartphones, Google also stated that it is working with other Android smartphone OEMs to build eSIM-capable smartphones. So, one can expect more Android devices to support eSIM services going forward. “We look forward to continuing our work with our partners on the potential benefits of eSIM—whether that’s getting you connected to a phone, watch, tablet, or laptop—in the future,” Google noted in its blogpost.
IndiaJoy, a 5-day media and digital entertainment expo kicked off at the HICC and HITEX grounds on this Sunday. Supported by the Telangana government and facilitated by the Telangana VFX, Animation and Gaming Association (TVAGA), the event focuses on the B2B and B2C aspects of the industry. The event brings together VFX studios, game studios, content developers, consumers, investors and software vendors. The organisers of IndiaJoy call it an aggregator platform and are expecting more than 1000 International visitors and 25,000 delegates from over 30 countries. More than 15 events will be held under the banner of IndiaJoy with the prominent ones being India Game Developers Conference, Unite India 2018, Indywood and Indian Games Expo (IGX). Google Developers, Spark Katalyst, Asifa India, Playmax Interactive, etc., are some of the other key event partners. Every day will also see a music fest taking centre stage in the evening with notable artists such as Lost at Zaedan, Progressive Brothers, Shorthand, Candice Redding, Nalaayak, The Local Trani, Threeory and others performing. Speaking at the inauguration of the event, Jayesh Ranjan, principal secretary, Information Technology department, Telangana said, “Hyderabad has witnessed tremendous growth and dynamism in the media and digital industry sector in the last few years, and has far outperformed all other sectors. At this juncture giving a bigger push to the sector by organising a mega event like IndiaJoy makes lot of strategic sense for the government. The government continues to extend crucial support to the sector keeping in view the huge growth potential. We expect more inward investments, more interest among the people to take up a career in the sector, and the emergence of a comprehensive and integrated eco system.” TVAGA, president, Rajeev Chilaka said, “The media and digital entertainment segment are growing rapidly, and there is strong interest among entrepreneurs, academia and professionals about its promise and potential in the global market. With an event of “IndiaJoy” scale, this is bound to accelerate even further and position India as a favourable trade destination for media and digital entertainment.”
Most of the top SKUs in NVIDIA’s RTX 2000 series of cards are out with their announcement at GAMESCOM 2018. What remained was the flagship TITAN card and the mid-range 2060 and 2050 graphics cards. Most of us expected the TITAN RTX to be unveiled at CES but NVIDIA decided to make good of the hype-vacuum and unveil the TITAN RTX today. Like previous TITAN cards, the TITAN RTX is aimed at workstation loads but it’s very likely that we will see it on gaming rigs in the coming months. The only thing holding people back is the $2,500 price tag which is, surprisingly, lower than the previous TITAN V’s price tag of $2,999. Let’s take a look at the specifications. NVIDIA RTX TITAN Specifications Titan RTX Titan V RTX 2080 Ti Tesla V100 CUDA Cores 4608 5120 4352 5120 Tensor Cores 576 640 544 640 Core Clock 1350MHz 1200MHz 1350MHz ? Boost Clock 1770MHz 1455MHz 1635MHz 1370MHz Memory Clock 14Gbps GDDR6 1.7Gbps HBM2 14Gbps GDDR6 1.75Gbps HBM2 Memory Bus Width 384-bit 3072-bit 352-bit 4096-bit Memory Bandwidth 672GB/sec 653GB/sec 616GB/sec 900GB/sec VRAM 24GB 12GB 11GB 16GB L2 Cache 6MB 4.5MB 5.5MB 6MB Single Precision 16.3 TFLOPS 13.8 TFLOPS 14.2 TFLOPS 14 TFLOPS Double Precision 0.51 TFLOPS 6.9 TFLOPS 0.44 TFLOPS 7 TFLOPS Tensor Performance (FP16 w/FP32 Acc) 130 TFLOPS 110 TFLOPS 57 TFLOPS 112 TFLOPS GPU TU102 GV100 TU102 GV100 Die Size 754mm2 815mm2 754mm2 815mm2 Transistor Count 18.6B 21.1B 18.6B 21.1B TDP 280W 250W 260W 250W Form Factor PCIe PCIe PCIe PCIe Manufacturing Process 12nm 12nm 12nm 12nm Architecture Turing Volta Turing Volta Launch Date 12/2018 12/07/2017 09/20/2018 Q3'17 Price $2499 $2999 $1199 ~$10000 The TITAN RTX uses the same TU102 as the RTX 2080 Ti which means they’re both the same chip but given how the RTX 2080 Ti seems to have fewer active CUDA cores, we can surmise that it uses a slightly cut down version of the TU102 while the TITAN RTX uses all of it. The TITAN RTX even has a slightly better boost clock than the 2080 Ti and more thermal headroom as well. From a design perspective, the TITAN RTX follows the new twin-blower cooler that the RTX series introduced. There are no openings on the rear side of the card so it’ll be interesting to see how this design fares in a NVLink configuration. Since TITAN cards are often used in multi-GPU configurations, the cooling on the cards makes a huge difference. The only thing different here seems to be the golden tinge that the TITAN RTX has. NVIDIA is calling it, T-Rex.
