Xbox Series X launching in November 2020, Halo Infinite delayed to 2021

Xbox fans, there is some good news and some bad news for you guys. The good news is that Microsoft has confirmed that their upcoming console, the Xbox Series X will launch in November 2020. There is no exact launch date for the console. We also don't know the price of the Series X, and we think that Microsoft will announce the launch date and price of the console together. 

Microsoft has also confirmed that Halo Infinite, which was launching alongside the console, has been delayed to 2021. On its official blog, Microsoft says, “Our vision at Xbox and 343 Industries has always been to deliver the most ambitious Halo game ever for our fans, while also balancing the team’s well-being.  To do that, we will need some more time to finish the critical work necessary to launch Halo Infinite, which will come in 2021”. So it looks like the ongoing pandemic has affected the timeline of the launch of the game. It does, however, look like the hardware will release as scheduled. 

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— Halo (@Halo) August 11, 2020

On its blog, Microsoft goes on to say, “We have plenty to keep you busy until Chief arrives: There will be thousands of games to play, spanning four generations, when Xbox Series X launches globally this November and over 100 optimized for Xbox Series X titles, built to take full advantage of our most powerful console, are planned for this year”.

Xbox Series X Launches this November with Thousands of Games Spanning Four Generations https://t.co/mVkdz7HaQV

— Aaron Greenberg (@aarongreenberg) August 11, 2020

With the “launch globally” from the above statement, one wonders whether Microsoft will launch the Series X in India in tandem with its global launch. There is no word on an India launch or tentative pricing for the console. Sony, on the other hand, has a PS5 page live on e-retail websites and you can read more about it here. 

If you are wondering what you will play on your new shiny Xbox Series X then know that there are a bunch of games in development for the console including exclusives like The Medium, Scorn, Tetris Effect: Connected, and more. If you have a Game Pass subscription, then these games will be available on launch day as a part of your subscription. 

In other Microsoft news, a white next-gen Xbox controller has appeared online confirming the existence of the lower-powered Xbox Series S. Microsoft is yet to unveil the Series S console. You can read more about Series S here.

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Xiaomi announces 55-inch Mi TV Lux OLED transparent TV: Specifications and pricing

Xiaomi has launched the world’s first mass-produced transparent TV, the 55-inch Mi TV Lux OLED Transparent TV. It was launched during Xiaomi’s 10th-anniversary celebrations alongside the Mi 10 Ultra and Redmi K30 Ultra. With this TV, Xiaomi is the first company to mass-manufacture transparent televisions that looks like a thin sheet of glass when turned off allowing viewers to see through the screen.

Xiaomi’s transparent 55-inch TV is likely based on LG’s Transparent OLED Digital Signage which the company sells for its business client. Notably, LG’s signage also supports touch input for upto 10 points. The Mi TV Lux OLED transparent TV is priced at RMB 49,999 which roughly translates to Rs 5,40,000 by direct conversion. Let’s take a look at the specifications of the 55-inch Mi TV Lux OLED transparent TV.

Xiaomi 55-inch Mi TV Lux OLED transparent TV specifications

The Xiaomi transparent TV is 5.7 millimetres in thickness and features a 55-inch HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) transparent OLED screen with 120Hz refresh rate and 120Hz MEMC chip that ensures a smooth and lag-free experience. The 10-bit panel on the Mi TV Lux is capable of reproducing over 1.07 billion colours and supports 93% of DCI-P3 colour gamut. 

The transparent TV is powered by a custom MediaTek 9650 chipset with a quad-core A73 CPU which is paired with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage. It also comes with an AI Master Engine that fine-tunes the visuals automatically regardless of the scenario with over 20 preset optimisations to deliver vibrant pictures and videos. The TV also supports 1ms fast response rate that allows you to play games on the TV effortlessly with low latency.

The Mi TV Lux comes with two 8W speaker units housed in the round base with support for Dolby Atmos. The base of the TV is also home to three HDMI ports, an AV-in port, two USB 2.0 ports, an optical input, an ethernet port and an antenna port. 

Xiaomi’s transparent TV runs on MIUI for TV and comes preloaded with streaming apps and other utilities. It also supports Always-On display with lots of different customizable designs.

 

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Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra with 120Hz display, MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ processor launched: Specifications and pricing

Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra has launched alongside the Mi 10 Ultra as part of the company’s 10th anniversary. The Redmi K30 Ultra uses a MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ chipset instead of the Snapdragon 865 as the Redmi K30 Pro. The display on the Ultra has also been upgraded to support 120Hz refresh rate and it also supports a slightly faster-charging standard.

Otherwise, the Redmi K30 Ultra is mostly similar to the K30 Pro as far as on-paper specifications are concerned. Let’s take a brief look at the specifications and pricing of the Redmi K30 Ultra.

Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra pricing

Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra starts at CNY 1,999 () for the base variant with 6GB RAM and 128GB storage, CNY 2,199 for the 8GB/128GB variant, CNY 2,499 for the 256GB storage option and CNY 2,699 for the maxed-out 256GB storage version.

Xiaomi Redmi K30 Ultra specifications

The Redmi K30 Ultra has a metal-glass construction measuring 9.1mm in thickness and weighing in at 213 grams. It features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution AMOLED screen with a 120Hz refresh rate support and HDR10+ certification. 

The K30 Ultra is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ 5G chipset with an octa-core CPU running at 2.6GHz and Mali-G77 GPU. This is paired with upto 8GB RAM and 512GB storage options to choose from. It runs on MIUI 12 which is based on Android 10.

The phone comes with the same set of sensors as the K30 Pro and that includes a 64MP primary camera with an f/1.9 aperture, a 13MP ultra-wide-angle camera with 119-degree field-of-view, a 5MP telephoto camera and a 2MP depth sensor. The rear cameras can do 4K at 30FPS and on the front, there’s a 20MP selfie camera housed within a pop-up mechanism.

The K30 Ultra is fitted with a 4,500mAh battery and supports 33W fast charging out-of-the-box.

 

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Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra with 120W fast charging and 120x zoom camera launched: Specifications and pricing

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra has launched with 120W fast charging support, 120Hz refresh rate display, and 120x ultra-zoom camera making it a flagship smartphone to come out of Xiaomi’s stable. The Mi 10 Ultra follows the Mi 10 lineup and debuts on the 10th anniversary of Xiaomi alongside Redmi K30 Ultra. 

The Mi 10 Ultra features several upgrades over the Mi 10 Pro which was announced back in March but carries over the essentials such as display size, processor, and more. Notable upgrades include support for 120W fast charging, 120x hybrid zoom, and 120Hz refresh rate display. Let’s take a look at the specifications and pricing of the Mi 10 Ultra.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra pricing

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra is priced starting at CNY 5,299 (~Rs 57,000) for the base variant with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, CNY 5,599 (~Rs 60,000) for the 256GB storage variant, CNY 5,999 (~Rs 64,000) for the 12GB/256GB option and CNY 6,999 (~Rs 75,000) for the maxed-out variant with 16GB RAM and 512GB storage.

Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra specifications

The Mi 10 Ultra has an aluminum chassis that’s topped with a layer of Gorilla Glass 6 on the back, measuring 9.5mm in thickness and weighing in at 221 grams. It comes in three colour options, Obsidian Black, Mercury Silver, and Transparent Edition to choose from.

It features a 6.67-inch Full HD+ (2340 x 1080 pixels) resolution display and uses an AMOLED panel with a 120Hz high refresh rate. The screen has a punch-hole cutout on the top-left corner which gives it a 19.5:9 aspect ratio and is also HDR10+ certified. 

The Mi 10 Ultra is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset with an octa-core CPU running at 2.84GHz and Adreno 650 GPU. This is paired with upto 16GB LPDDR5 RAM and upto 512GB UFS 3.1 storage options to choose from. The phone runs on MIUI 12 which is based on Android 10.

It features a quad-camera setup on the back consisting of a custom made primary 48MP camera with an f/1.85 aperture and 1/1.32” sensor. There is another 48MP periscope camera that uses Sony IMX586 sensor offering 5MP optical zoom and 120x hybrid zoom. Both these cameras support OIS and EIS which reduces blurring and jerks in photos and videos. They also support 8K UHD video recording at 24FPS, 4K UHD at upto 60FPS and slow-motion videos at upto 960FPS. Then, there’s a 20MP ultra-wide-angle camera with a 128-degree field-of-view and a 12MP portrait camera with 2x optical zoom. On the front, there’s a 20MP selfie camera. 

The Mi 10 Ultra comes with support for 120W fast charging, 50W fast wireless charging and 10W reverse wireless charging. Xiaomi claims that the 4,500mAh battery of the Mi 10 Ultra can be fully charged to 41% in 5 minutes and fully charged in 23 minutes tops. Xiaomi has used a dual-cell design for the graphene-based Li-ion battery inside which increases charging speeds along with three modes of charging-- double-pump, direct and normal charging.

There’s currently no word on whether Xiaomi is planning to bring the Mi 10 Ultra to India anytime soon, however, there are rumours that the company could be looking to launch the Mi Note 10 Lite in India under the Mi 10 series as the Mi 10i.

 

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PUBG Mobile roadmap for August: Incredible India event, free rewards and more

The month of August is already here and now it looks like the guys over at PUBG Mobile have a lot in store for us. This includes new events, contests, outfits and even a small celebration of India’s 74th Independence Day. Here’s a look at what players can expect this month.

Incredible India: August 10 to August 24

This event celebrates India’s Independence Day by asking players to answer trivia questions about the country. During the event, players can complete three daily missions as well as three daily quiz questions. This will win them PUBG Mobile Flips. These Flips can be used to play the Flip, Match and Win ‘memory game’.  When two consecutive cards match, players will get the corresponding reward. 

Additionally, PUBG Mobile has also unveiled new wallpapers of India’s iconic monuments in honor of India’s 74th Independence Day. These include Dal Lake, Red Fort, Taj Mahal, Victoria Memorial, Charminar, Chennai Central, Mysore Palace, Gateway of India and Hawa Mahal. 

Fabulous Journey Classic Mode: August 20 to September 2

This particular event is pretty straightforward. All players have been tasked to do is play the PUBG Mobile's Classic Mode and complete missions to win rewards.

Fabulous Journey TDM Mode: August 25 to September 3

Those who prefer PUBG Mobile’s TDM Mode might like this one. Players will have to play TDM matches and complete daily missions to earn rewards. However,it is noted that players will be rewarded based on the matches they play. Rewards include the Hand of Duat set and headgear as well as coupon crates. 

Fabulous Journey Exciting Giveaways: August 27 to September 2

This event offers players free rewards for spending UC in game. The rewards include the Anarkali Set, AG, Classic Coupon crates and more.

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NVIDIA to unveil Ampere Graphic cards during GeForce Special Event on Sept 1, 2020 9:30PM IST

NVIDIA will be holding a GeForce Special Event on Sept 1, 2020 at 9:30PM IST to highlight the company’s latest innovations in gaming and graphics and will be hosted by CEO, Jensen Huang. The event is rumoured to host the unveiling of NVIDIA’s next-gen GeForce graphics cards based on the Ampere microarchitecture. Ampere graphics cards are successors to the current gen Turing RTX 2000 series of graphics cards. The first NVIDIA Ampere graphics card, the A100 was announced during the GTX 2020 keynote. So far we’ve seen several leaks pertaining to the upcoming Ampere desktop gaming graphics cards with some indicating ridiculous performance gains for the RTX 3000 cards over the older RTX 2000 cards. NVIDIA has not confirmed if the new Ampere cards will follow the RTX 3000 naming scheme but certain leaks of the Founders Edition cards have indicated that they will.

The event will be boardcast on NVIDIA's website (Event Page Link) and possibly on Youtube as well.

NVIDIA RTX 3080 Ti, 3080, 3070 and 3060

The launch schedule for the NVIDIA RTX 30 or 3000 series cards are expected to follow the same staggered manner that they had with the RTX 2000 series launch in 2018. The announcement of the card happened at Gamescom 2018 and the actual launch for the RTX 2080 Ti and RTX 2080 happened approximately one month after the announcement. This was followed by the RTX 2070 launch after another month and the RTX 2060 launch happened in January of 2019. The RTX 3000 launch is expected to begin mid-September and go on though into November or early next year. We might see the flagship RTX 3080 Ti and RTX 3080 launch in September, followed by the RTX 3070 a month later and hopefully, the RTX 3060 should come out before Christmas or early next year. We’ve also come across multiple rumours pegging the launch of a certain set of cards on September 9th and some more on September 14th.

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There are also rumours indicating that the flagship RTX 3080 Ti could ship with 24 GB of VRAM and also leaked includes a photo of what appears to be a concept for the ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 3080 Ti.

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Google Pixel 5 could come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor: Report

The Google Pixel 5 may not be powered by a flagship-grade Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset as per a listing that hints that the Pixel 5 wouldn’t exactly be a flagship 5G phone as we have come to see with the Pixel lineup. The company recently announced the mid-range Pixel 4a which is a successor to the Pixel 3a series. The 4a is expected to be available in India sometime in October but the Pixel 5 is already a no-show as the same has been confirmed by Google previously.

As per a listing on AI Benchmark, the Pixel 5 could be powered by the mid-range Snapdragon 765G chipset, most recently seen on the OnePlus Nord. This falls in line with earlier speculations about the phone not running on a flagship chipset and instead, settling for a mid-range SoC. The Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a (5G) have been confirmed as Google’s first 5G-enabled smartphones that will be making it to the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Japan, Taiwan and Australia.

Google Pixel 5 could come with Qualcomm Snapdragon 765G processor

The listing of Pixel 5 reveals the phone to be running on 8GB RAM and Android 11 to boot. The Snapdragon 765G chip has an octa-core CPU running at upto 2.4GHz with Adreno 620 GPU and is made on a 7nm fabrication process which improves efficiency along with some of the Elite Gaming features onboard. 

Earlier, a leaked Google Camera app was torn-down by an XDA developer who discovered codenames indicating that the Pixel 5 could come with a Snapdragon 700-series processor. Google could be aiming for an affordable Pixel 5 with 5G support, rumoured wireless charging, punch-hole cutout and dual rear cameras and as such a mid-range chip would help in keeping costs down.

Perhaps there is a Pixel 5 XL in works that could be powered by the top-end Snapdragon 865 chip but there’s no official word yet. For 2020, Pixel 4a is the only phone from Google that will be available in India and while the price isn’t out yet, it is expected to retail under Rs 30,000 when it arrives in the country. In comparison, the OnePlus Nord with Snapdragon 765G, quad cameras, a fast-charging battery and OxygenOS starts at Rs 24,999 in India so it will be interesting to see how Google makes it a stand out in the market.

 

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