FAU-G, an Indian Alternative to PUBG, to Launch by October-End, Will Include a Level on Galwan Valley

An Indian firm is set to launch a battle royale mobile video game in partnership with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, capitalising on the void left by a ban on Chinese tech firm Tencent's popular PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG).

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PUBG Mobile Ban: Gamers Left Reeling as India Pulls Plug on PUBG

For tens of millions of gamers in India, Tencent's PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) video game was a welcome distraction from the coronavirus pandemic. Then the government said it was pulling the plug.

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Realme Narzo 20 series, Realme Watch S Pro, Realme Smart TV 55, Realme Buds Air Pro and more teased during IFA 2020

Realme just made its debut at the IFA 2020 that’s currently being held in Berlin. As it was the company’s very first appearance on the IFA grounds, it talked about Realme’s history, the markets it currently serves in and its future plans including some teases of upcoming products.

Notably, Madhav Sheth who was previously leading the Indian operations of Realme has now also been tasked with leading the company’s entire European operation. Some pre-recorded video clips of Sheth were played during the conference where the CEO spoke at length about what lies ahead for Realme in 2020 and beyond.

A Realme spokesperson also revealed details about some upcoming products by the company including smartphones, wearables and IoT products. The company has confirmed that it is working on the Narzo 20 series of phones and has hinted that the phones will launch soon. Earlier, the Narzo 20 series has been rumoured to consist of the Narzo 20 and Narzo 20 Pro. However, no specific launch date has been revealed yet.

Moreover, the company also revealed the Realme Watch S Pro that features a round-dial with an AMOLED touchscreen. The company says that the Watch S Pro will launch sometime in the last quarter of 2020. 

During the event, we also got a glimpse of the Realme Smart TV 55 inch which likely features a 4K panel. The company says that this 55-inch TV comes with a “cinematic display with wide colour gamut” and 108% NTSC range.

Realme will also offer premium audio products in the coming months starting with the Realme Buds Air Pro and Buds Wireless P noise-cancelling earphones. The company claims that these two audio products will be it's most advanced and premium offering till date.

The company also showcased the Realme Smart Cam 360 and Realme smart bulb as part of its IoT offerings. The smart camera comes with 1080p video recording, 360-degree movement, IR view, motion detection and more. The smart bulb supports upto 16 million colours and comes with a 13-year lifespan.

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Vivos upcoming phone has a rear panel that changes colours like a chameleon

Vivo is developing a smartphone with a rear panel that changes colours at the press of a button. A video was first posted online without naming any company and showcases a phone that seems to change colours at the press of a button. Later, Vivo officially confirmed and released a longer video depicting the use of electrochromic glass on the phone’s back panel. 

We first saw the use of electrochromic glass on the OnePlus Concept One prototype earlier this year where the same material was used to make camera sensors seemingly disappear so long as the camera app remains disengaged. As soon as the camera app is opened, the camera modules come out of hiding and can be seen in their entirety.

I accidentally saw this engineering machine from Dachang before. It uses electrochromic glass backplane technology and has very low power consumption. The highlight is that it can customize the color of the fuselage and even become a transparent exploration version. Qui.. (1/2)

— Digital Chat Station (@StationChat) September 3, 2020

In the video shared by Vivo on Weibo, we can see a phone with a rear panel that changes colour between shades of White and Blue as the person in the video seems to press a side-button in order for the change to take place. The phone displayed in the video has its camera module covered while the original video gave us a glimpse at triple camera setup on the back along with dual-LED flash.

A mobile phone brand is developing a mobile phone with a discoloration rear case, which can adjust the speed of discoloration. Maybe the smart phone will only have one color in the future: discoloration pic.twitter.com/kSg5NSD0tL

— Ice universe (@UniverseIce) September 3, 2020

In another video leaked previously, the phone can be seen changing the colour from blue to white as the person removes their thumb from the button. It remains unclear whether Vivo is developing this use case of electrochromic glass for mass production or is just currently testing it out to see how it stands the test of time.

Nevertheless, this does look like an exciting area of development as we saw earlier this year during the CES 2020 where OnePlus revealed its Concept One smartphone. The phone was a concept smartphone made especially for the company to demonstrate its use of this special electrochromic glass that hides the cameras when not in use. The same glass is used in luxury sports cars and OnePlus at the time was in partnership with McLaren. 

However, Vivo seems to have taken a cue from its distant cousin OnePlus and maybe sometime in the future we will have just a discoloured phone that changes hues according to user’s preferences.

 

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IFA 2020: Honor announces Watch GS Pro, Watch ES, MagicBook Pro and more

The IFA Berlin 2020 tech conference has kicked off with brands like Realme, Qualcomm and Honor hosting events to announce new products and talk about their roadmap. Honor’s event did see a host of new products that includes two wearables and two Ryzen-powered laptops.

Honor Watch GS Pro

The Honor GS Pro is a rugged smartwatch that rocksa a 1.39-inch OLED display in a stainless steel bezel around it. The watch is reportedly built to withstand external forces and accidental drops. The body itself is made of polycarbonate and is offered in Charcoal black, Marl White and Camo Blue colour variants.

The Honor Watch GS Pro’s watch faces information like the sunset/sunrise times, weather alerts, and more. The watch is capable of tracking multiple activities and comes with features like SpO2 monitoring, altitude levels and more. It’s also water resistant and can be used for underwater sports. There’s a GPS chip inside as well.

Honor claims a 25-day battery life on the Honor GS Pro and offers more than a 100 workout modes. The watch is priced at EUR 250 in Europe and will go on sale from September 7. Honor said that the watch will launch in India in October.

Honor Watch ES

The Honor Watch ES is more of a smartwatch than a fitness wearable. There’s a 1.64-inch OLED display and allows users to accept calls, texts, and notifications. There are over 200 watch faces to choose from, according to Honor, including six different always-on watch faces. The watch is water resistant up to 50m, so you can wear this while swimming. There’s also a virtual personal coach that guides you through exercises. There are 12 exercise courses pre-fitted in the watch and 95 workout modes.

There’s automatic workout detection and there’s a period tracker for women, stress monitor and sleep tracker. Honor claims a 10-day battery life on this and will be available at a price of EUR 100 in Europe from September 21. The watch’s India availability has not been announced.

Honor MagicBook Pro

Coming to the laptops, the Honor MagicBook Pro rocks a 16.1-inch sRGB display with a 90-percent screen-to-body ratio. The laptop has a webcam embedded in the keyboard like the MagicBook 15, and therefore manages bezels as thin as 4.9mm. The laptop also weighs 1.7Kgs and is offered in a single space gray colour.

The MagicBook Pro runs on the AMD Ryzen 5 4600H CPU and features a dual fan and a heat pipe. There’s 16GB of RAM and 512GB storage.

The MagicBook Pro is priced at EUR 900 and will be available in select European countries from September 7. Honor also announced more markets will get the laptop in October.

Honor MagicBook 14 and MagicBook 15

Honor also announced refreshed versions of the MagicBook 14 and MagicBook 15 notebook lineup. They now come powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 4500U CPU. The MagicBook 14 is priced at EUR 750, available from September 21 while the MagicBook 15 is priced at EUR 700, and available starting October.

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nCore Games and Akshay Kumar partner to launch a PUBG Mobile alternative called Fau-G

The recent banning of PUBG Mobile seems to have given impetus to homegrown game developers to try and crack the battle royale code. nCore Games is one such developer who has partnered with Bollywood actor Akshak Kumar to announce a new game called Fau-G, presumably pronounced ‘Fauji’ and not ‘Fog’. Like PUBG, Fau-G is also an acronym and stands for Fearless And United-Guards. 

Details of the game are still not yet known but as per the actor’s tweet, it will be an action game. Which could mean anything as everything from PUBG to Mario can be technically classified ‘action games’. However, the actor did let it know via the tweet that “Besides entertainment, players will also learn about the sacrifices of our soldiers.” Kumar also noted that 20% of the net revenue generated by Fau-G will be donated to @BharatKeVeer.

 

Supporting PM @narendramodi’s AtmaNirbhar movement, proud to present an action game,Fearless And United-Guards FAU-G. Besides entertainment, players will also learn about the sacrifices of our soldiers. 20% of the net revenue generated will be donated to @BharatKeVeer Trust #FAUG pic.twitter.com/Q1HLFB5hPt

— Akshay Kumar (@akshaykumar) September 4, 2020

 

As mentioned earlier, details of the game are not yet clear. However, one could assume that nCore Games plans on releasing a battle royale game considering the fact that the announcement comes just a few days after PUBG Mobile was banned alongside 117 other Chinese apps. The mode garnered strong reactions from players, some of whom turned to memes to express their feelings. 

nCore Games notes on Twitter that the game is “coming soon”, which makes sense as other games namely Call of Duty: Mobile and Garena Free Fire may already be capitalizing on the PUBG ban and the developer doesn’t want to be left picking up scraps. However, releasing a game that quickly might result in poor user experience due to bugs, glitches and other issues due to unfinished assets, unless the game (or atleast a version of it) has already been in development for a while. Of course, we’ll still have to wait and see what Fau-G has in store for us.

 

Fearless And United : Guards FAU:G coming soon! @vishalgondal @akshaykumar @dayanidhimg https://t.co/mWISR2WbVP

— nCORE Games (@nCore_games) September 4, 2020

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PUBG Mobile Removed From App Store, Google Play in India

PUBG is no longer available on Google Play and App Store, days after it was banned alongside 117 Chinese-origin apps.

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