USB-C accepted as the uniform charging port in India by all stakeholders: What this means for consumers

In a central inter-ministerial task force meeting held yesterday, all the stakeholders including smartphone manufacturers have agreed to adopt USB-C as the uniform charging port. However, there’s a catch. It will be done in a phased manner. In any case, eventually, the market will have a standard charging port and it will be beneficial to the consumers. Let’s see how.

USB-C as the uniform charging port in India: What the stakeholders have to say?

USB-C will be used as the charging port for electronic devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops, etc. The list of devices excludes wearables. A dedicated sub-group will be created to see if a uniform charging port makes sense for devices like smartwatches, fitness bands, etc. 

Even within the phones category, feature or basic phones may be assigned a different charging port. 

So, the new decision doesn’t cover all electronic devices. But, for what it’s worth, this is a move in the right direction. 

"Stakeholders agreed that a phased roll-out of the common charging port may be conducted so that the same can be applied by the industry and adopted by consumers harmoniously," remarks an official statement.

"Industry should overcome inertia in adopting a uniform charging port in the interest of consumer welfare and prevention of avoidable e-waste," Consumer Affairs secretary Rohit Kumar Singh.

Now it’s about a time when we get to see USB-C on new smartphones, laptops, and tablets. We won’t have to bother with buying or carrying around different charger types. From an ecological standpoint, this could reduce e-waste and result in 'mindful and wasteful consumption instead. 

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 And Warzone 20 Season 1 Battle Pass to come with free weapons and more

With the launch of Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0, Activision has announced the Season 1 Battle Pass for Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0. Players will have access to new weapons, skins and map sectors that can be unlocked through various challenges. These multi-sector maps will feature different zonesaz with High-Value targets that need to be unlocked after four standard items have been found. There’s also a new operator by the name of Zeus Kalu. He comes with his own set of items as well. The map will also facilitate player choice and emphasize tactics and strategy. Players will also have 20 tiers to unlock, for free. 

Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 and Modern Warfare Season 1 Battle Pass Skins, Weapons and more

Operator Roze will receive a new skin called Blackout while new operator skins like the Unseen are also going to make an appearance in the Season 1 Battle Pass. Once players complete everything on the map, they will get access to the Victory Sector. Here, players will find more operator skins, blueprints and more. Additionally, there are going to be new unlockable weapons available in the Battle Pass as well. These include the Victus XMR sniper rifle as well as the BAS-P submachine gun. Blueprints for the Prbiter assault rife will also be available. 

Activision is also launching DLC that revolves around the theme of the seven deadly sins with the Sloth bundle being the first to hit Warzone 2.0 and Modern Warfare 2. Remember that you will not be able to transfer any cosmetic items from Warzone to Warzone 2.0. The only map that will be available to players that are carried over will be Caldera. Modern Warfare 2 will also see the addition of new maps and a Spec Op mission in its Season 1 Battle Pass. 

You can also check out the trailer of the Season 1 Battle Pass below for more info. 

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Xbox Game Pass November 2022 Second-Half: Warhammer 40,000: Darktide, Dune: Spice Wars, and More

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide is coming to Xbox Game Pass in the second half of November, alongside Gungrave G.O.R.E — both of which are day one releases. Norco is finally headed to cloud and consoles, while rabbit platformer Lapin drops on PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S/X.

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Top Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones that are expected or announced so far

Qualcomm has announced the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC and the names of its commercial partners, i.e., smartphone manufacturers that will be bringing Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones in the coming months. Let’s see what we know about some of these forthcoming phones.

List of Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones that are expected or teased so far

These phones are listed in no particular order:

1. OnePlus 11 Pro

OnePlus 11 is confirmed to come with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. Even the Pro model could feature this. OnePlus 11 Pro is expected to also feature upto 16GB RAM, 256GB storage, a 6.67” QHD+ 120Hz AMOLED screen, and a 50MP+48MP (ultrawide)+32MP (2x telephoto) camera setup.

2. Xiaomi 13 Pro

Xiaomi 13 series is set to launch with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. The other expected highlights of the device are up to 12GB RAM, 512GB storage, a 4800mAh battery (with 120W fast charging support), a 6.7” 2K 120Hz LTPO display, MIUI 14 based on Android 13, and a 50MP+50MP (ultrawide)+50MP (telephoto) triplet on the back.

3. Vivo X90 Pro+

Vivo X90 Pro+ is going to come out in China on November 22. So, it will be one of the early adopters of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Other features we expect from the handset are a 5000mAh battery with 100W charging support, a 6.78” QHD+ 120Hz AMOLED panel, and a 50MP+48MP (ultrawide)+50MP (telephoto)+64MP (periscope telephoto) quartet on the back.

4. iQOO 11 Pro

iQOO 11 Pro is expected to sport a 6.78-inch FHD+ AMOLED panel with up to 1440Hz PWM dimming, Android 13, and a 4,700mAh battery with 200W charging support.

5. Motorola Moto X40

Motorola has also announced the Moto X40 with Snapdragon 8 Gen2. The phone could also bring up to a whopping 18GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB UFS3.1 storage, a more close-to-stock Android 13 software, a 5000mAh battery with 68W fast charging support, a 6.67” FHD+ 144Hz OLED screen, a 50MP+50MP (ultrawide)+12MP portrait camera arrangement.

Official list of smartphones launching with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 1. Xiaomi 13 series 2. Oppo Find X6 series 3. Motorola X40 4. OnePlus 11 5. Vivo X90 Pro+ 6. iQOO 11 series #SnapdragonSummit #Snapdragon pic.twitter.com/8KLq0JmfZQ

— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) November 16, 2022

Some other phones we expect to come with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC are: 

- Realme GT 3 

- OPPO Find X6

- Asus ROG Phone 7

- Samsung Galaxy S23

We should be getting more details about these as well as more Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 smartphones going forward. So stay tuned for updates on the same.

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Horizon Call of the Mountain Confirmed as PlayStation VR2 Launch Title; Drops February 22, 2023

Horizon Call of the Mountain will launch alongside the PlayStation VR2 on February 22, 2023. Guerilla Games dropped an announcement trailer for the same, focused on Ryas, a former Shadow Carja warrior, who embarks on an investigative quest to the Sundom. Pre-orders for the game are now live on the PlayStation Store, costing $59.99/ Rs. 4,999. It is also available in a...

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Top 8 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 features that you should know about

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 has debuted for flagship smartphones coming in the months to follow. It is based on a 4nm process and improves the CPU, GPU, AI processing, and other areas. We will go through all those upgrades and features here and also give you a list of smartphone manufacturers that have teased their Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones so far.

Best Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC features

1. There’s of course the improvement in the core design of the chipset. Although it is still based on a 4nm manufacturing like the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1, it now involves 1x prime core (Cortex X3) @3.2GHz, 4x performance cores @2.8GHz, and 3x efficiency cores @2.0GHz. This is said to offer 35% improved CPU performance while ensuring 40% efficiency. 

2. The accompanying Adreno GPU now claims up to a 25% gain in performance whilst giving up to 45% improved power efficiency.

3. A significant performance driver would be AI as the Hexagon DSP boasts up to 4.35x faster speeds. Some of the use cases highlighted include multi-language translation and real-time semantic segmentation. The latter means the camera can identify different things in an image and do prompt tuning. So, the viewfinder is likely to reflect what the processed end result would look like.

4. The memory has been upgraded to LPDDR5x RAM and UFS 4.0 storage. 

5. Connectivity-wise, there is now support for WiFi 7 Multi Link, Bluetooth 5.3, and dual active 5G SIMs (thanks to the Snapdragon X70 modem).  

6. The sound department finally gets support for native “dynamic spatial audio” which will use head tracking to give the user the sensation of sound coming from different directions. You will be able to stream losslessly at 48kHz too.

7. Moving from sound to visuals, you can shoot up to QHD+ resolution and 144Hz refresh rate. Qualcomm has also enabled AV1 decoding natively. 

8. As for shooting videos, you are getting support for 8K. But be it on-device or external display playback, the resolution is capped at 4K. Qualcomm also mentions the chip will support new image sensors from Samsung (including 200MP ISOCELL HP3) and Sony. 

Official list of smartphones launching with Snapdragon 8 Gen 2  1. Xiaomi 13 series 2. Oppo Find X6 series 3. Motorola X40 4. OnePlus 11 5. Vivo X90 Pro+ 6. iQOO 11 series #SnapdragonSummit #Snapdragon pic.twitter.com/8KLq0JmfZQ

— Abhishek Yadav (@yabhishekhd) November 16, 2022

Qualcomm did also share a slide showing the names of its smartphone manufacturing partners. The list includes Xiaomi, OnePlus, Motorola, Asus ROG, iQOO, vivo, etc.

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Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty Will Be a Paid Expansion, CD Projekt Red Confirms

Cyberpunk 2077’s first major add-on content Phantom Liberty, will be a paid expansion. Speaking to GamesRadar+, CD Projekt Red’s global PR director Radek Grabowski explicitly confirmed that it will be cheaper than their full-price games. Some confusion is warranted since CD Projekt Red typically releases loads of free content, but the difference is in the way it d...

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