PUBG Mobile India Tour registrations open, offers total cash pool of Rs 15 Crore

There’s yet another PUBG Mobile tournament being hosted in India. This time around, Oppo and Tencent have partnered to host it. Called the PUBG Mobile India Tour (PMIT), registrations for the event start today (July 1). It offers a total cash pool of Rs 1.5 Crore. The winning team stands to win Rs 50 lakh, while second and third placed teams stand to win Rs 20 lakh and Rs 10 lakh respectively. In fact, it is noted that all teams who make it to the Grand Final will be awarded cash prizes.

The PUBG Mobile India Tour is a four-month long event that features a combination of online events with regional finals held in four cities in india. These four cities are Jaipur, Guwahati, Pune and Vizag. The Grand Final will be held in Kolkata on October 2019. 

The tournament is open to all Indian residents who have a PUBG Mobile account that is above Tier Platinum 5, or level 20. Users from all over the country can choose one of the aforementioned four cities when registering. Players who meet these criteria can register here.

It is noted that while there is no restriction on the number of players registering in a group, the number of registrations by a participant is limited to one. Finally, the squad members in a team can be from any city and are not restricted to any geographical region. Further, the matches will be exclusive to the squad-only format and played across all four maps. Further, the rounds will be a mix of First-Person and Third-person perspectives.

Based on the points secured by the registered squads during the ‘In-game' qualifier phase, the top 500 teams from each group will be selected for the ‘Online Playoffs’. The squads will then be further filtered to 20 of the best teams across the groups, which will then compete for a chance to make it to the group finals. Then, the top four teams from each group will get a direct promotion to the Grand Final. Meanwhile, the top 16 teams from each group final (64 teams in total) that were eliminated during the online playoffs will get a chance to enter the Grand Finale via the ‘Wild Card’ rounds. There will be a total of four teams that will be entered into the Grand Final via the wild card route. 

Besides the prize money mentioned above, players who qualify for the Group and Grand Finale will receive a total of Rs 25 lakh in logistical support. Group Finalists will also receive PUBG Goodies worth Rs 10 lakh. Further, there will be a vote by the public on the most popular teams, the winner of which will receive Rs 10 lakh. On top of this, there will also be awards for individual and squad achievements. These include Rs 50,000 for individual achievements, and Rs 1 lakh for squad-based achievements. 

You can check out the complete list of rules here.

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Google Fast Share is Android Beams replacement and AirDrops competitor: Report

Google has already confirmed that the Android Q will not have Android Beam, the NFC-based file sharing method that was introduced in Android 4 Ice Cream Sandwich. The company now appears to be working on a new way to share files between Android devices and Chromebooks. Reportedly called “FastShare,” the feature is likely to be introduced in Android Q instead of Android Beam, and is said to work like Apple’s AirDrop feature on iOS and Mac.

Tech news publication 9to5google first spotted the feature and said that Fast Share on Android could be used to share images and other files on an Android phone “to nearby devices without internet.” It says that the feature is available from the system share sheet and is currently using a blue diamond-shaped Nearby icon. To set up the process, users will be required to enter a “Device name” and tap “Turn on.” After selecting the recipient from the list of “nearby devices,” you will be notified about the files being shared and shown a progress indicator.

If you are a receiver, you will get a notification to “Accept” or “Decline” after the sender starts to share files with you. You will also be able to see details like “Device name” and “connection ID” of the sender. You can open the file once the transfer is complete. The phone will reportedly use Bluetooth for the initial handshake and then transfer files over a direct Wi-Fi connection. FastShare will also let users give “Preferred Visibility” to people who are frequent senders.

Google currently has the Google Files app that people can use to clean loads of junk from their phones as well as share files when there is no internet connection. Last year, the company introduced the “share” option and improved the connection protocol, claiming that it would take an average of five seconds for connecting two devices. Google also added some security measures for a secure connection establishment and encrypted transfers. The offline file sharing speed can use 5GHz Wi-Fi Direct for sharing files at speeds of up to 490Mbps, the company claimed.

The Files app was meant for low-end phones as a means to share files offline in areas with patchy internet connectivity, like in countries such as India. Recently, Google tried to encourage people to use its file manager, and offered people a chance to earn up to Rs 1000 by using the app.

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PUBG Lite Beta Servers Set to Go Online in India on July 4

PUBG Lite beta servers will go live in India on July 4, once the pre-registration process for the beta testing closes in India.

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PUBG Lite beta for PC to go live in India on July 4

PUBG recently confirmed that it is bringing its PUBG Lite game to India and now, the game developers have revealed the exact date of when it will be available. As per an official post by the company on Facebook, the PUBG Lite game for PC will be made available on July 4. One can currently download the game and install it but won’t get to play it as the servers are not yet live here. This won’t happen from July 4 as the servers will be made live for Indian players. As the name suggests, PUBG Lite is a light-weight version of the full-fledged PUBG game that’s available for PC.

Alongside the announcement, the game developers also answered a couple of questions on their Facebook post. Those who are interested in playing the game will get to use their previously used accounts, if they have one. Players can avail in-game rewards like skins, trousers, scarfs, glasses, among other things by pre-registering for the title here. Simply tap on the “Participate Event” button and enter your credentials to log into your PUBG account in a pop-up window. One will get a code via email on July 11 when they pre-register for the game, which can be used to redeem items in-game.

As mentioned earlier, PUBG Lite is a lighter version of the original PC game. It can run on less powerful systems and/or in areas that have patchy internet connectivity. The title’s minimum requirements are 4GB RAM, 4GB storage, a Core i3 processor with a clock speed of 2.4GHz, and Intel HD Graphics 4000 GPU. This means that the game can run on most laptops and budget computers. 

In other PUBG news, PUBG Update 8 for PS4 and Xbox was recently rolled out. It adds a new Weapon Mastery feature, Controller Preset C, loot balancing, and more to the title. The Weapon Mastery system adds a new progression system, which enables players to upgrade weapon levels by playing and gaining experience with a particular weapon. The new progression system and its rewards, called charms and medals, won’t reset with a new season and 100 levels can be achieved per weapon. You can read more about it here. 

 

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Tetris Royale to Bring 100-Player Online Battles to Android, iOS

Tetris Royale, a 100-player battle royale game, is making its way to both Android and iOS mobile devices in a partnership between The Tetris Company and N3TWORK.

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Redmi 7A confirmed to be launched on July 4 in India, retail on Flipkart

Two days after teasing the Redmi 7A launch in India, Manu Kumar Jain, Global Vice President and India Director of Xiaomi, has confirmed that the company will unveil the phone on July 4 in the country. A dedicated microsite for Redmi 7A is live on Flipkart. Those who wish to get regular notifications about the development of the launch can click the “Notify Me” button on the microsite. The company is promoting the handset as “India ka smartphone”. It will join the company's Redmi 7 Series of phones.

Citing IDC India Monthly National Smartphone Tracker in his previous tweet, Jain noted that Xiaomi had sold a total of 23.6 million units of the Redmi 4A, 5A and 6A (combined) in India as of April, 2019. The Redmi smartphone features a 5.45-inch HD display with an 18:9 aspect ratio and a 1440x720 pixel resolution. The handset runs on Android 9 Pie with MIUI 10 on top and is backed by a 4000mAh battery that comes with 10W charging support. The handset features a P2i splash-resistant coating and comes equipped with a 3.5mm audio jack. It is powered by a Snapdragon 439 SoC and is available in 2GB/16GB and 3GB/32GB variants. The phone features a single 13MP rear camera, and a 5MP front camera.

It was previously thought that the phone would launch alongside the Redmi K20 series of devices in July. The K20 Pro is the company’s flagship phon, which was launched in Chinese and European markets. It has already been confirmed that the phone will launch in India. However, there is no official announcement about the launch date. The Redmi K20 Pro sports a Snapdragon 855, and is available in China with up to 8GB RAM and 256GB storage. It packs a 6.39-inch HDR AMOLED display and a 48MP dual camera stack. The Redmi K20 is a watered-down version of the flagship, and it has the Qualcomm Snapdragon 730 at the heart instead of the Snapdragon 855.

Mi fans, here’s something exciting . We are set to launch the #Redmi7A on 4th July.   Let’s welcome #SmartDeshKaSmartphone and get ready to see it conquer the world. Can’t wait! How long will it take for 7A to become #1? Any guesses? #Xiaomi #Redmi pic.twitter.com/NNg9lfppmS

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Samsung confirms Galaxy Fold wont be manufactured in India

Samsung has denied a media report that claimed that the company had begun manufacturing its first foldable device, the Galaxy Fold, in India. Citing tipster Ishan Agarwal, mysmartprice claimed that “Samsung has started manufacturing the phone in India and is likely to formally launch it in the country very soon.” However, when Digit reached out to the South Korean tech giant for clarification, it outright rejected the development, calling it a hoax. This certainly means that the ill-fated phone will not be manufactured in the country.

Amid much fan-fare, Samsung introduced the Galaxy Fold last year, and officially ‘unfolded’ it in February 2019. The Galaxy Fold was initially scheduled to hit the shelves in April in the US and in May in Korea. However, it didn't happen. The company had sent the devices to top reviewers in the US, but some of them reported that their unit had malfunctioned. At that time, Samsung issued a statement noting the possible causes of malfunctioning and retrieved the phones for further development.

Samsung claimed that this had happened because the reviewers removed the protective film from the screen. It was later revealed in an iFixit teardown that the phone also had small openings that let tiny particles enter the internals of the phone causing damage to the screen. In the meantime, the company indefinitely postponed the launch of the phone. It was rumored that the Galaxy Fold launch would take place in July. However, Samsung denied the rumours, saying, “If we are running such a media event this month, we should be doing something by now. Nothing has progressed since the April delay.”

In the latest development, the Galaxy smartphone series-maker confirmed that it had resolved all the display-related issues and that the phone was ready to hit the market. The Samsung Galaxy Fold was launched earlier this year at a price of $1,980 (approx Rs 1.37 lakh). It sports an HD+ Super AMOLED panel. The display on the outside is 4.6 inches in size, and when unfolded, turns into a 7.3-inch tablet screen with a ‘Dynamic AMOLED display’. The handset runs on a “7nm processor,” which is most likely the Samsung Exynos 9820, and comes with 12GB of RAM and 512GB of UFS 3.0 storage. The handset houses a 4380mAh battery.

As far as manufacturing in India in concerned, last year Samsung invested Rs 4,915 crore in its mobile phone manufacturing facility, which is in Noida, Uttar Pradesh. The new plant is said to double the company’s phone manufacturing to 120 million units a year, up from 68 million, in a phase-wise expansion that will be completed by 2020. In January, a report claimed that the company would reduce manufacturing smartphones in the country.

This is not the first time that a news has come out as a hoax. Tipsters usually get information from their industry sources and then release it in the public domain. While this is one of the primary sources of news for the media industry, some of the tipsters have started to ‘leak’ random information to gain traction. Digit advises its readers to be aware of fake news, and confirm the development before believing in them.

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