PUBG Mobile v0150 update adds new vehicles, guns and more

The version 0.15.0 update for PUBG Mobile is now rolling out to all users. This includes new firearms, vehicles, and more. With Halloween just around the corner, the makers of PUBG Mobile seem to be getting into the groove of things by also halloween themed content along with the rest of the v0.15.0 update in the form of a new Halloween Mode in Survive Till Dawn game mode.

New features added to all of the PUBG Mobile Maps include the new BRDM-2 Amphibious Armoured Vehicle. As the name would suggest, this vehicle is capable of travel on land and water and is armoured. So it can withstand a lot of bullets. The vehicle does not spawn naturally on the map. Rather, players have to call it down by using a flare gun. The update also brings a new weapon in the form of the Desert Eagle. This weapon does the most amount of damage and has the highest muzzle velocity of all pistols with 63 damage per bullet. It can also be equipped with Red Dot, Holo, and laser sights. It can also be improved with magazine attachments. 

Gameplay changes include the ability to grab ledges and pull themselves up. Further, fuel drums can now be exploded by shooting at them. There have also been improvements and balances made to the M16A4, Vector, UMP45 and MK47 Mutant. These include the ability to add new attachments, ammo types, carrying capacities as well as performance and graphics fixes.

As far as the Halloween themed update goes, Survive Till Dawn mode will now feature modified background objects and ‘Halloweenized’ monsters. There is also a hostile human faction in abandoned factories and strongholds. Players have the option of defeating these factions in order to get better rewards, while killing zombies grands bio-warfare equipment that is effective against zombies and other players. This is a part of the game’s ‘Halloweeks’ theme.

The new Payload Mode with the update will be rolled out sometime later this month. This new mode aims to introduce new gameplay elements such as helicopters, teammate recall, Air Strike beacons and more. 

The PUBG Mobile v0.15.0 update is being rolled out and should be available to all users soon. You can check out more about the update here.

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Reliance Jio and Samsung show off Virtual Classroom, massive Full HD streaming and more 5G use cases at IMC 2019

Indian Mobile Congress 2019 will soon conclude but some notable demonstrations and announcements happened at the event. Reliance Jio and Samsung also teamed up to showcase use cases for 5G and LTE, using 5G NSA mode, with advanced 4G LTE and 5G technology. Some 5G based use cases showed off by the companies include virtual classroom and large scale Full HD content streaming on multiple devices. In addition to 5G use case, the companies also demonstrated some 4G use cases for public safety communications featuring Mission Critical-Push-To-X (MCPTX) communication and Public Safety LTE (PS-LTE) using MCPTX.

Diving a bit deeper into the 5G use cases that were shown off by Samsung and Jio, the Virtual Classroom enables users to watch 360-degree lectures. These lectures were taken from a classroom in Jio’s Reliance Corporate Park (RCP) in Mumbai. In addition Full High-Definition (HD) Content Streaming was also shown off at the event, which enabled Full HD video streaming on multiple smartphones simultaneously and 4K video streaming using multiple 5G tablets. 

While Samsung and Jio demoed their use cases for 5G, Honor was also present at IMC 2019. The company unveiled its Honor Vision and Vision Pro TVs at the event, which will be launched in India in Q1 2020.  The Honor Vision is equipped with a 55-inch 4K display with 60Hz refresh rate, 400 nits peak brightness, and a 178-degree viewing angle. It runs on the Honghu 818 quad-core SoC, coupled with a Mali-G51 GPU and 2GB RAM. There is 16GB of onboard storage. The Pro features all the same specifications, along with a pop-up camera. 

As for connectivity, the TV comes with three HDMI ports, one USB 3.0 port, one Ethernet port, Bluetooth 5.0, and Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. Equipped with four 10W speakers the TV picks up features from both Magic UI 3.0 and EMUI 10 operating systems used by the Honor and Huawei brands respectively. 

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Everything that was announced at Riot Games 10th Anniversary Riot Pls

It's been 10 years since League of Legends first officially released. In addition to giving players gifts and goodies in-game, Riot pulled out all the stops this time around.

Riot Games finally has more than one game, and the Game(s) in Riot Games is finally justified. In addition to revealing at least three new games, Riot also went ahead and announced two mobile games and even an animated series. Let's look into everything that was announced at Riot's 10th Anniversary Riot Pls.

Starting things off with Riot's FPS game.

Project A

Dubbed Poject A, this is the shooter that Riot Games is working on, which will be in a similar vein to games like Overwatch and TF2, with playable characters that have abilities. Not much can be derived from what was revealed during the event, we only got to see a few of the abilities and a little bit of the maps, which most likely aren't final. There's no fixed release date as of yet. Riot have also said that they're working on anti-cheat methods from the get go to ensure a cheater free experience.

Project L

This is something we already knew was in the works, dubbed Project L for now, this is Riot's upcoming 2D Arcade Fighter game, and from the looks of it, it's coming out nicely. The reveal featured only three champions, Katarina, Ahri and Darius, but whatever we saw looked pretty good and polished.

Runeterra Legends

Runeterra Legends is Riot's card game, because we definitely didn't have enough of those around. Just kidding. The upcoming Runeterra Legends featuring mechanics those who've played card games should be familiar with. However, there are a few changes here and there. Additionally, Riot went out of their way to mention here that you won't need to buy RNG card packs to build the deck you want to. The game will feature a loot like system where players will be able to choose the deck that they want cards from.

Wild Rift and Teamfight Tactics

League's super popular Auto Chess game mode Teamfight Tactics is finally making its way to mobile on both Android and iOS, additionally, League of Legends itself is also making its way on to mobile, going by Wild Rift. Wild Rift has apparently been worked on from the ground up, and there are visible changes (and even improvements apparently) to certain champion models. The game is rolling out to some regions by the end of this year, and will be out officially sometime around the end of 2020.

Arcane

Riot Games also announced an animated series based in the League of Legends Universe. From the looks of it, it features a younger Vi and Jinx, who are both currently playable champions in the game. The quality looks great, as is expected of Riot's animation. We've been asking companies like Blizzard and Riot to make an animated series or movies for ages, now it's actually happening.

Changes to League of Legends

There was also the announcement of a new champ coming to League of Legends, Senna, and the new pre-season changes coming to the game, which includes changes to the map structure, environmental changes and more.

Overall, Riot Pls was a huge announcement, with Riot Games going from having just one game under their belt to over five, included a few unnamed titles, and even an animated series. 2020 is looking like a big year for Riot.

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Redmi Note 8, Note 8 Pro launched in India: Specs, price and more

Redmi Note 8, Note 8 Pro have been launched in India today. The company had already launched the devices in China in August. Nevertheless, the phones have finally made their way to India. Xiaomi has also announced MIUI 11 and Mi Air Purifier 2C with the Redmi Note 8 Pro today.

Redmi Note 8 specifications and price in India

The Redmi Note 8 comes equipped with a  6.3-inch FHD+ screen that has a dot drop notch. It is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor. The phone has up to 6GB RAM and up to 128GB of internal storage. The smartphone packs a 4,000mAh battery with 18W fast charging support. It runs MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie. 

In the camera department, the Redmi Note 8 sports a quad rear camera setup: a primary 48MP Samsung GM1 sensor with f/1.79 lens + an 8MP Ultra-Wide lens that covers120-degree + a 2MP depth sensor + a 2MP Macro lens. The 13MP front shooter is housed in the notch. 

Redmi Note 8 has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. It also comes with USB Type-C and a headphone jack.

Redmi Note 8 is priced at Rs 9,999 for the base 4GB RAM + 64GB model and Rs 12,999 for the 6GB + 128GB variant. 

Redmi Note 8 Pro specifications and price in India

Redmi Note 8 Pro features a 6.53-inch FHD+ LCD display and comes with a waterdrop notch. It boasts a 91.94 percent screen to body ratio. The device also sports a curved Gorilla Glass 5 panel on the back. It comes with dual SIM card slots as well as a dedicated microSD card slot. Further, the phone comes with built-in support for Amazon Alexa.

Redmi Note 8 Pro is powered by the MediaTek Helio G90T chipset. It has been launched in three variants: 6GB RAM + 64GB, 6GB RAM + 128GB storage and storage 8GB RAM + 128GB storage. Further, it has liquid cooling support for improving the gaming experience. 

On the optics front, Redmi Note 8 Pro sports a quad rear camera setup: a Samsung-developed 64MP sensor + an 8MP ultra-wide lens + a 2MP depth sensor + a 2MP macro lens. On the front lies a 20MP camera. The company says Redmi Note 8 Pro is capable of recording videos at 960 frames per second.

The smartphone packs a 4500mAh battery with support for 18W fast charging. Redmi Note 8 Pro runs MIUI 10 based on Android 9 Pie. 

Redmi Note 8 Pro also features NFC, splash-proof coating, and a 3.5mm audio jack.

Redmi Note 8 Pro is priced at Rs 14,999 for the 6GB RAM + 64GB storage variant. It costs Rs 15,999 for the higher, 6GB RAM + 128GB storage model and Rs 17,999 for the 8GB RAM + 128GB storage model. It will be made available in three colour options, namely, Gamma Green, Halo White and Shadow Black.

MIUI 11 announced

Xiaomi has also announced MIUI 11. It will be rolled out to seven devices including the Poco F1, Redmi K20 and Redmi Note 7 series by the end of October. On the other hand, Redmi K20 Pro, Redmi Note 6 Pro, Redmi Note 5 series and more devices will get it in the first two weeks of November. Interestingly, Redmi Note 8 Pro will get MIUI 11 in the third week of December.

In addition to the smartphones, Xiaomi also announced Mi Air Purifier 2C, which will cost buyers Rs 6,499.

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Google officially confirms the end of its VR platform, Daydream

Google’s hardware October 15 event was not one that left a lot of people happy. After the revelation that the Pixel 4 will not be launched in India, we’re now getting confirmation that Google is officially killing its VR platform, Daydream. Additionally, the company will cease the sales of Daydream VR headsets as well.

In an official statement, a Google Spokesperson said, “Over time we noticed some clear limitations constraining smartphone VR from being a viable long-term solution,” a Google spokesperson said in a statement. “We noticed some clear limitations constraining smartphone VR from being a viable long-term solution. Most notably, asking people to put their phone in a headset and lose access to the apps they use throughout the day causes immense friction.”

Over the last few years, adoption of Daydream into OEM handsets had been fairly slow, with nobody adding support for the VR platform this year into their smartphones. In fact, the Pixel 3a did not support Daydream VR either, but at the time, it appeared that the budget nature of the device could be the reason behind it. Now with the omission of Daydream from the Pixel 4’s list, it is clear that Google is killing the service.

This, however, does not mean that VR as a technology is dead. Companies continue to heavily invest in AR/VR technologies and solutions, so with Google killing off Daydream, it is entirely possible that the company may have an alternative solution available at some point in the future.

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Google Stadia Launch Date Set for November 19, Company Reveals at Made by Google Event

Google on Tuesday said it will launch its Stadia game streaming service on November 19, hoping to launch console-quality play into the cloud.

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Google Stadia Launch Date Set for November 19, Company Reveals at Made by Google Event

Google on Tuesday said it will launch its Stadia game streaming service on November 19, hoping to launch console-quality play into the cloud.

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