Chinese Troops Fired Warning Shots In Air Near Pangong Lake In Ladakh: Sources
A file photo of an Indian Army truck crossing Chang la pass near Pangong Lake in Ladakh. (Photo: AP/PTI)

Chinese Troops Fired Warning Shots In Air Near Pangong Lake In Ladakh: Sources

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The Chinese army fired a barrage of "warning shots" in the air at the North Bank of Pangong lake in eastern Ladakh last week to "intimidate" the Indian troops ahead of the talks between foreign ministers of the two countries in Moscow, official sources said on Wednesday.

The incident took place on the ridgeline of Finger 4 where the Indian Army has been significantly increasing its deployment after occupying several strategic peaks on the southern bank of the lake, they said.

The sources said a sizeable number of troops from the Chinese People's Liberation Army aggressively approached towards an Indian position but they returned sometime later as alert Indian Army personnel held on to their ground with firmness.

While going back, the Chinese troops fired 100-200 rounds of warning shots primarily to intimidate the Indian Army personnel, they added.

The incident took place ahead of a meeting between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi last Thursday on the sidelines of a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation conclave in Moscow.

The first incident of firing of shots was reported on the evening of Sept. 7 near an Indian position in Mukhpari area of Rezang-La ridgeline on the southern bank of Pangong lake. Both sides accused each other of firing in the air.

The Chinese troops unsuccessfully attempted to close in on the Indian position and it was the first instance of shots being fired at the Line of Actual Control in 45 years.

At the Jaishankar-Wang talks, both sides reached a five-point consensus to resolve the over four-month-long border standoff.

The agreement included measures like quick disengagement of troops, avoiding action that could escalate tensions, adherence to all agreements and protocols on border management and steps to restore peace along the LAC.

In the Lok Sabha, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said the Chinese side has mobilised a large number of troops and armaments along the LAC as well as in the depth areas.

He said there are several friction areas in eastern Ladakh including Gogra, Kongka La and North and South Banks of the Pangong Lake.

"In response to China's actions, our armed forces have also made appropriate counter deployments in these areas to ensure that India's security interests are fully protected," he added.

Meanwhile, both sides are yet to firm up a date for the sixth round of Corps commander-level talks.

Tension in eastern Ladakh increased manifold following the Galwan Valley clashes on June 15 in which 20 Indian Army soldiers were killed. The Chinese side too suffered casualties, but it is yet to give out the details.

The situation deteriorated again after China unsuccessfully attempted to occupy Indian territory in the southern bank of Pangong lake on the intervening night of Aug. 29 and 30.

India occupied a number of strategic heights on the southern bank of Pangong lake and strengthened its presence in Finger 2 and Finger 3 areas in the region to thwart any Chinese actions.

China has been occupying the areas between Finger 4 and Finger 8. The mountain spurs in the area is called Fingers. China has strongly objected to India's move. However, India has maintained that the heights are on its side of the LAC.

India has also rushed in additional troops and weapons to the sensitive region following China's transgression attempts. Following China's fresh attempts to change the status quo in the southern bank of Pangong lake, India has further bolstered its military presence in the region.

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Sixty-six per cent of Indian Americans currently favour Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden.

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Sixty-six per cent of Indian Americans currently favour Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden for the 2020 presidential election as compared to only 28 per cent who prefer President Donald Trump, according to a survey released Tuesday.

Indiaspora, a nonprofit member organisation of global Indian diaspora leaders, and Asian American Pacific Islanders (AAPI) Data on Tuesday released their joint report on Indian American voters' attitudes in the upcoming 2020 US presidential election.

"66 percent of Indian Americans currently favour Vice President Biden, 28 percent favour President Donald Trump, and 6 percent were undecided. In the 2016 presidential election, 77percent voted for Secretary Hillary Clinton, and 16 percent voted for President Trump. If the remaining undecided voters broke in the same pattern as those who have madeup their mind, Joe Biden would secure 70 percent of the vote, when compared to 30 percent for Trump," the report read.

Election experts project that Democrats should be worried about Indian American voters attrition considering the overall percentage number may have dropped down for the Democrats from the 84 percent that supported Obama in 2012 and the 77 percent who supported Hillary Clinton 2016 as compared to the 66 percent supporting former Vice President Joe Biden. Meanwhile, President Trump's vote share has gone up from 16 percent in 2016 to 28 percent.

"I think Democrats absolutely should be concerned about making sure that they conduct sufficient outreach to Indian Americans that they conduct sufficient outreach to the different groups that comprise bases and Indian Americans because every vote is going to count especially in those battleground states," said Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat congressman.

An Indian American himself and a representative from the state of Illinois, Raja Krishnamoorthi further said that the states of Pennsylvania, Michigan, Florida and North Carolina could be a part of the tipping factor this election. "And because of that I think the Joe Biden campaign has to be especially attentive," Raja Krishnamoorthi further asserted.

The survey report also documents the strengthening political power of the Indian American electorate in the U.S. due to factors such as their rapidly growing population and increased political participation.

"With increased attention being paid to the Indian American vote given our growing numbers, increasing political contributions and overall political engagement, we wanted to shine a spotlight on the issues that really matter to Indian American voters," said MR Rangaswami, founder of Indiaspora.

The report, which has survey results of 260 Asian Indian registered voters, regardless of party affiliation, found that some of the issues at the top of the list for Indian Americans in this election included education, jobs and economy, health care, and the environment.

The report also chronicles the rise of the Indian American electorate as one of the fastest-growing minority groups in the U.S., with significant numbers in "battleground" states.

"Indian Americans are positioned to make a difference in several swing states that may be close in this election, such as Florida (87,000), Pennsylvania (61,000), Georgia (57,000), Michigan (45,000), and North Carolina (36,000), and perhaps even Texas, which has 160,000 Indian-American voters," said Dr. Karthick Ramakrishnan, professor of public policy and political science at UC Riverside, and founder of AAPI Data. "Given Senator Kamala Harris's historic vice presidential nomination, as well as highly publicized rallies that President Trump and Prime Minister Modi held together, high turnout could make a huge difference in this election."

Currently, there are 1.8 million Indian Americans in the U.S. who are eligible voters. About 310,000 Indian green cardholders remain in a backlog for citizenship as of 2019, and another 310,000 Indian residents in the U.S. are in a backlog to obtain their green cards.

In addition, Indian American political engagement extended to several areas, with a fifth of Indian American registered voters saying they contacted their representative or government official in the U.S. this year, 74 per cent had discussed politics with family and friends, and a quarter of those surveyed had donated to a candidate, political party or campaign this year. By the end of June 2020, Indian Americans had donated at least USD3 million to 2020 presidential campaigns.

Both Democratic and Republican parties have conducted outreach to Indian Americans in this election, with 56 percent of Indian American registered voters surveyed saying they had been contacted by the Democratic party in the past year, and 48 percent saying they had been contacted by the Republican party. This is a marked increase from 2016, when only 31 percent of Indian Americans said they had been contacted by a political party, compared to 44 percent of White voters and 42 percent of Black voters.

In addition, several hundred Indian American candidates also are running for office in record numbers at federal, state and local levels.

"Given the Indian diaspora's increasing political importance in the US, it's no surprise they are being courted by both sides of the aisle," said MR Rangaswami, Founder of Indiaspora. "It's great that both major political parties have begun to realize just how critical it is to reach out to Indian Americans - our impact is only going to increase over time."

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Amazon Echo Dot with Clock Review

Vignesh Giridharan   |  23 Dec 2019
DIGIT RATING
75 /100
  • design

    55
  • performance

    70
  • value for money

    75
  • features

    72
  • PROS
  • Bright, auto-dimming easy-to-read clock
  • Inbuilt 3.5mm jack for easy audio output
  • CONS
  • No wall mount available (variant without clock)
  • Priced a bit too steeply (variant with clock)

Verdict

The Amazon Echo Dot with Clock is an ideal bedroom companion for music playback, nearby device control, and everyday tasks (such as taxi booking, etc.) even if it is priced a bit steep.

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Amazon Echo Dot with Clock detailed review

In a manner of speaking, the Echo Dot is to the Echo what the iPod nano was to the original hard drive-driven iPod. But this likeness wasn’t always so apparent when the Echo Dot was first released in March 2016. Also, it didn’t help that we only started seeing the Echo Dot in India from the second-generation model on. With the new third-generation model though, it’s amply clear that the Echo Dot is a shorter, more affordable version of the outgoing Echo. Sure, it may feature fewer microphones and speakers but it’s a proper Echo device nonetheless, in the same way an iPod nano was considered a proper iPod. And that’s exactly what Amazon wanted to create.

Rs 5,499 is rather steep for the added time display functionality

Amazon is currently selling the third-generation Echo Dot with an optional digital clock on its website. So, the clock-less Echo Dot sells for Rs 3,499 as of writing this review. If you wait for a grand sale (the way I did), you can get it for as low as Rs 1,999 along with a free smart bulb. It comes in grey, black, purple, and white colour options. The variant with a clock, however, sells for Rs 5,499. It’s available only in white and, as of writing this review, in stock again only in late February 2020. Still, let’s find out how it did during its stay at the Digit Test Centre.

Design and Build

The third-generation Echo Dot shares its design language with the current Echo and that’s no coincidence. It’s lost that original hockey puck design but has acquired a larger, softer, more curvy figure that looks friendly and approachable in any part of the house. Like the larger models, the Echo Dot is wrapped in fabric tightly around the sides. Like the second-generation model, there are four buttons on top: Volume up, Volume down, Microphone on/off, and Action. The signs on these buttons are embossed, so identifying them in the dark shouldn’t be a challenge. While the Echo has seven microphones around its four buttons, the Echo Dot makes do with four. The Echo Dot with Clock, however, comes with the addition of a four-character eight-segment LED display.

Four mics on top

On the back, the Echo Dot features a round-pin power port and a 3.5mm jack for audio output. The latter gives the Echo Dot a serious edge over the recently launched Google Nest Mini, its most direct competitor. You can read our review of it here. This should let you hook the device up to a larger, more powerful set of external speakers, thus letting you enjoy better sound while retaining the device’s smartness. The Echo Dot’s base has a large circular rubber foot, which should keep the speaker in place on most indoor surfaces. Like the more expensive models, the Echo Dot sports a proper multi-colour light ring to tell you what the device is up to. All things considered, the Echo Dot is built and designed quite well. If anything, the non-clock variant could have come with a wall mount on the back for added flexibility.

The 3.5mm audio output jack is a boon

Setup

Setting up the Amazon Echo Dot is as easy as setting up the Google Nest Mini, if not easier. The setup process, which typically takes up to twenty minutes to complete, requires you to install the Amazon Alexa app on your iOS/Android smartphone first. The display greets you with a quick ‘Hello’ when the device is powered on but doesn’t help with the setup process or display any other messages, which means you have to hook the Echo Dot up to your local Wi-Fi network using the app. That’s understandable because very little textual information can be communicated on the speaker’s four-character eight-segment LED units. If anything, the Amazon Alexa app could be more responsive. Whether it's on iOS or Android, the app is tiring to use.

Four-character eight-segment display is only to show the time

Amazon Alexa app is not always responsive

Once you’ve set the Echo Dot up, you can start using the speaker for simple questions such as, “How far is the moon?” and “Who is the President of India?” To book a taxi, you’ll have to go to the Skills & Games section of the Amazon Alexa app to enable the Ola and Uber skills. The same goes for other requests that need an Alexa Skill to be enabled beforehand. You can, in addition, hook up smart appliances to the speaker in the Settings section. You can even connect to a smartphone over Bluetooth, which will then allow you to use the Echo Dot like any other Bluetooth speaker. If you connect the Echo Dot to a pair of external speakers, then it will work as a Bluetooth receiver for your phone, in addition to following voice commands.

No wall mount on the clockless variant of the Echo Dot

Voice Response

Like all the other Echo products in Amazon’s stable, the Echo Dot is powered by the company’s proprietary digital assistant Amazon Alexa. On our review unit, the device responded to lusty ‘Alexa’ calls from as far as eight feet away but only in a quiet environment. It worked when the call was made from other rooms as well but only one out of two times. With music playing in the background, it was a little hard to get Alexa’s attention but not to the point where I had to yell when I was in the same room as the device. In other words, you’ll have very few problems reaching out to Alexa if you’re in the same room as the device. I’m happy to report that the whisper mode on the unit worked well for quiet responses. When I whispered, “Cancel all my alarms,” Alexa responded in an equally quiet tone, “Cancelling all your alarms.”

That's a nice and bright clock on the new Echo Dot

User Interface

Apart from showing the time, the display on the front side of the Echo Dot tells you how much time is left on an active timer, when the next alarm will ring right after you’ve set it, and the current volume level when the volume buttons are pressed. The brightness of the display changes automatically based on ambient light, making it ideal for bedside use. In my experience, the Echo Dot is an ideal bedroom companion for help with everyday tasks such as ordering food, controlling nearby smart devices, and music playback. In my opinion, its physical buttons are nicer to operate than the haptic ones on the Google Nest Mini.

The etched physical buttons on the Echo Dot are easier to press than the haptic ones on the Google Nest Mini

Audio Quality

The Echo Dot features a single 1.6-inch speaker driver, which works fine for Alexa’s responses and casual music playback. Compared to the louder and crisper-sounding unit on the Google Nest Mini, the speaker on the Echo Dot sounds muffled for most genres of music, especially pop. Lows are generally heard when the volume is maintained below 70 per cent but mids and highs don’t always make it. Luckily, the Echo Dot can be hooked up to a pair of external speakers using the 3.5mm jack on the back. This ability to connect to another audio source while retaining the smartness of Alexa is easily one of the Echo Dot’s best features.

The little Echo Dot is no match for the Echo but does the job for casual music listening and voice commands

Bottom Line

I got a chance to use Google’s recently launched Nest Mini around the same time I set the Amazon Echo Dot up for review, so I had enough room for comparison. I personally like the Echo Dot over the Nest Mini because Amazon’s Alexa is friendlier to talk to and can do more than Google Assistant can at the moment, such as connect to my Apple Music account for music playback. The Echo Dot, in my opinion, is also better aesthetically in that it has a handy display, a 3.5mm audio jack for audio output, and easy-to-press physical buttons. All things considered, the Amazon Echo Dot is a fine bedroom companion for music playback, nearby device control, and common tasks (such as taxi booking, etc). If anything, the variant with the clock is priced a bit too steeply.

Reviewer’s Notes

  • When the feature is enabled, you can tap any of the four buttons on the Echo Dot to dismiss ringing alarms
  • Two small dots on the display glow to indicate that there are active alarms and timers
  • The third-generation Echo Dot is significantly heavier than its predecessors; it also moves away from microUSB charging

Amazon Echo Dot with Clock Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:
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Release Date: 16 Dec 2019
Variant: None
Market Status: Launched

Key Specs

  • Playback Time Playback Time
    NA
  • Frequency Range Frequency Range
    NA
  • Channels Channels
    NA
  • Dimensions Dimensions
    99 X 99 X 43 mm

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Vignesh Giridharan   |  01 Nov 2019
DIGIT RATING
57 /100
  • design

    46
  • performance

    78
  • value for money

    55
  • features

    43
  • PROS
  • Responsive for light web tasks
  • Neat matte-finish design
  • Sufficient number of USB ports
  • CONS
  • Can't handle multitasking
  • Flat, uninspiring audio
  • Colourless low-res display

Verdict

The HP Chromebook 14 can confidently handle light browsing, online document edits, and short video playbacks but not all at the same time. It delivers excellent battery life but is shy to multitask and offer higher speeds.

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HP CHROMEBOOK 14 detailed review

HP launched the Chromebook x360 in India a couple of months ago at a starting price of Rs 44,990. You can read our review of it here. While I was quite pleased to see HP launch a Chromebook in the country after a long gap, I was admittedly more kicked about the product it launched next. Just a few days after launching the Chromebook x360, HP launched the Chromebook 14 in India at a much more accessible price of Rs 23,990 (updated price: Rs 22,990). And that’s exactly the laptop on which I’m writing this review.

I was thrilled about the Chromebook 14 because I felt it had a significant role to play in the Indian entry-level laptop market. You see, unlike typical Windows 10 laptops in the same price range, the Chromebook 14 is not bogged down by heavy software or slow hard drives. It may come with a piddly 4GB of RAM, but it’s not burdened by a weighty operating system. It also sports a slightly faster storage unit in the form of a 64GB eMMC drive. This, I thought, should at least result in faster web-only computing than running Chrome on a typical Windows 10 laptop. Was I right? Let’s find out.

Performance

Our review unit came in the only configuration the Chromebook 14 is available in right now: Intel Celeron N3350 Dual-core CPU, 4GB RAM, and 64GB eMMC flash storage. After a week or two with the review unit, I was mostly pleased with the performance of the Chromebook 14 even though I was left wanting more speed from time to time. With the tab count not exceeding a dozen in total across all virtual desktops, the review unit loaded each page in less than five seconds. Some heavier pages (including Gmail) took a few seconds longer to load completely, but that delay can be chalked up to the low-cost Celeron chip inside. Playing videos on YouTube one at a time was no problem but multitasking with a video playing in the background often resulted in audio stutters.

Intel Celeron inside

Accessing common websites such as Google Docs, Sheets, Keep, Gmail, Netflix, YouTube, and OneNote Online was no major problem unless multiple sites were being loaded simultaneously. The review unit was best suited to static work on a single window, such as composing a long document on Google Docs. Moving quickly from one tab/window to another or clicking on multiple links at once often resulted in a brief freeze or a series of stutter. A cold boot to the lock screen took approximately 11.46 seconds, and getting to the first Chrome tab from there took another 12.46 seconds, so that's 23.93 seconds in total.

This grade of response, in my experience, is still better than that observed on other Windows 10-powered budget laptops out there in the market, including the new Lenovo IdeaPad S145 (read our review of it here). I’m willing to bet the Chromebook 14 will outpace every average budget Windows 10 laptop out there with the following (or similar) specs: Intel Core i3 CPU, 4GB RAM, 1TB hard drive spinning at 5,400 rpm. In other words, if all you want to do is browse on Chrome lightly and maybe watch a few videos without spending more than Rs 23,000, the HP Chromebook 14 is your best bet. It’s a device on which you can occasionally check your email, watch a few videos one at a time, and video-call your loved ones but that’s about it.

Battery

This is one distinct department in which the Chromebook 14 excels without a shadow of a doubt. During our everyday tests, where the screen is set to 70 percent brightness, Wi-Fi + Bluetooth are enabled, and a USB mouse is connected, the review unit consistently lost about 7–10 percent every passing hour. During one such test, there were over twenty tabs open, one of which played internet radio in the background through USB headphones. After about three hours, the charge fell from 100 to 74 percent. A full charge happened in about one and a half hours. To sum it up, the Chromebook 14 is great for anyone wanting to work away from the wall socket for about 8 or 9 hours continuously.

Expect 8 to 10 hours on battery power

Display, Audio, and IO

The display on the Chromebook 14 is, as you can imagine, a 14-inch WLED-backlit LCD touchscreen unit with a depressingly low resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels. Colours on the display appear washed out and the viewing angles are severely limited. On the whole, text appears grainy on the panel no matter which font size you go with. The capacitive touch works well but there’s no palm rejection on offer in case you decide to annotate. Fortunately, the panel doesn’t suffer from too much glare as it does not use a glass surface. If anything, I wish the Chromebook 14 came with the option of a Full HD display.

The Chromebook 14, like its more expensive Pavilion and Spectre cousins, confidently sports a Bang & Olufsen logo next to the single top-firing speaker strip on its keyboard island. But the sound that emanates from the drivers inside simply doesn't do justice to that long-standing Danish name. Popular titles, like The Weeknd's Starboy, sound absolutely flat across all frequencies. Lows in particular end up sounding muffled at max volume. There's a fair amount of distortion heard even in videos with only vocals in them, leaving the speaker strip best used for message alerts.

B&O badging is lost on this device with flat audio

The Chromebook 14 doesn't come with a very wide variety of ports but has the right stuff for USB mice and headphones. On the left side of its body, we see a USB-A 3.1 port and a USB-C 3.1 port along with a Kensington lock slot. On the right side, we see another USB-A 3.1 port, a second USB-C 3.1 port, a microSD card slot, and a 3.5mm audio jack for headsets. Because it's equipped with HP's Sleep and Charge technology, you can use the USB-A ports to charge a smaller device, like a smartphone, even when the laptop is turned off. Needless to say, the laptop skips the fingerprint scanner.

Two USBs on the left...

...and two more on the right

Keyboard and Touchpad

The keys on the Chromebook 14 are flat and totally unlit but offer sufficient comfort and feedback while composing long emails and documents. They have decent travel but could have done with a bit more distance. What's most annoying are the empty clicks you hear from the hollow surface below while typing hard on the keys. Yes, the entire keyboard island suffers from quite a bit of panel flex even under normal typing pressure. Unlike the more expensive Chromebook x360, the Chromebook 14 does not get a dedicated lock key on the top row of its keyboard. Instead, it gets a power button, which you have to press and hold to get the Chromebook running. Summing things up, the keyboard on the Chromebook 14 is good for everyday typing on a laptop of its price.

Decent keyboard + touchpad setup

The touchpad on the Chromebook 14 is as good as the laptop's keyboard. It's functional and sufficiently comfortable but nothing to write home about. The accuracy of pointer movements is somewhere between that of a Windows 10-recognised precision unit (seen on the likes of the Asus VivoBook X403) and a non-precision unit (seen on the likes of the Lenovo IdeaPad S145). What doesn't help improve the feedback is the coarse plasticky surface of the touchpad. Having said that, it's still a decent touchpad for everyday use. What's more, the two click keys beneath the touchpad surface are fairly easy to press.

Build and Design

The outer cover of the Chromebook 14 is made of hard plastic, which lends the device a sturdy and hardwearing look but also a perceptibly hollow feeling. This feeling of hollowness becomes apparent when you press down hard on the panels. The top cover sports a rough matte finish, which aids greatly in the user's grip over it. Opening the lid from one side reveals a good amount of panel flex, which is common in laptops of this price range. The Chromebook 14 sure looks like it can take the occasional drop but we recommend you treat it with ample care nonetheless.

Hard-wearing matte look on the grey top cover

Opening the rather tight lid reveals a 14-inch touchscreen panel with a semi-glossy finish. The bezels around the display are fairly thick on all four sides, which gives the device is a slightly dated look. The display hinge folds all the way back to 180 degrees, a convenience found rarely in laptops of this price range. At 1.54 kilogrammes, the device is quite easy to carry around and doesn't eat up too much space in a typical laptop backpack. All things considered, the Chromebook 14 is built and designed quite well for its price.

Bottom Line

The HP Chromebook 14 truly is a game-changer in the entry-level laptop market in that it gives the average user the freedom to browse and perform web-only tasks with a fair amount of responsiveness when compared to other Windows 10-powered models in its price range. What's more, it offers close to ten hours of battery life on Wi-Fi. But there are some apparent drawbacks: it's not very fast and it's shy to multitask, something that becomes evident the minute the tab count crosses eight or ten.

Who should buy the new HP Chromebook 14 then? Well, its ideal buyer is someone who needs a responsive budget laptop only for web-based activities, such as checking email, composing documents online, watching an occasional YouTube video, etc. They have a stable broadband connection at home and don't care if they miss out on access to Microsoft Word, Visual Studio, Edge, Paint, and a whole lot more. They're satisfied that their budget laptop doesn't take an entire decade to open up just one new browser tab.

HP CHROMEBOOK 14 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:
Rs. 22990
Release Date: 29 Aug 2019
Variant: None
Market Status: Launched

Key Specs

  • OS OS
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  • Display Display
    14" (1366 X 768)
  • Processor Processor
    Intel Celeron N3350 | 1.4GHz
  • Memory Memory
    64 GB NA/4GBGB DDR4

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With 23 days to the governorship election, tension is currently brewing in Ondo State following the attack on the convoy of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu by political thugs suspected to be loyalists of the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Eyitayo Jegede.

According to sources, the campaign train of Governor Akeredolu who is the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC was on transit through Oba-Akoko to Ikare-Akoko in Akoko North-East Local Government of the state when the incident happened.

Meanwhile, the PDP has said it was APC supporters who were in the convoy of Akeredolu that attacked the campaign train of Jegede when both convoys met at Oba-Akoko in Akoko South West.

Speaking on the development, the Spokesperson of Akeredolu/Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organization, Olabode Richard Olatunde said that the attack led to the burning of one of the campaign vehicles in the convoy of the governor adding that the driver of the vehicle sustained serious bodily injury.

“While we are shocked and saddened by this attack, we are not too surprised, because the PDP has shown that it is not focusing on issues in its campaign for the election. They will rather deploy violence and falsehood to score cheap political points.”

Meanwhile, 10 campaign vehicles in the convoy of Jegede were said to have been vandalised in the attack.

It was gathered that Jegede was at the palace of Oloba of Oba, Oba Nathaniel Adegoroye, the traditional ruler of the town, where he had gone to pay homage as part of his campaign visits to the town when the attackers allegedly struck.

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According to the Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kennedy Peretei, the attackers who were hooded stormed the location after alighting from the convoy of the governor.

Peretei alleged that neither Akeredolu nor the police operatives in the governor’s convoy did anything to stop the attackers.

“Everybody was taken by surprise. Aketi people were passing before they stopped abruptly, and before you could say Jack, these masked men rushed down and started breaking Jegede’s vehicles.

When contacted, the Police Spokesperson in the state, Tee-Leo Ikoro who confirmed the attack stated that mobile policemen have been deployed to the area on the order of the Commissioner of Police, Bolaji Salami.

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Uptick Noticed In June, July Has Levelled Off: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

His remarks come days after official data showed retail inflation remains above the RBI's target range of 4-6 per cent for a fifth straight month.

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RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said economic recovery is likely to be gradual

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Wednesday that the uptick noticed in the economy in the June-July period seems to have levelled off. The country's economy is likely to recover gradually, he said in a virtual address to members of industry body FICCI. His remarks come days after official data showed the country's GDP or gross domestic product crashed a record 23.9 per cent in the April-June period, as restrictions to curb the spread of the coronavirus pandemic hurt an economy already struggling against low demand and weakness in key sectors. Separate data this week showed retail inflation in the country eased marginally in August, but remained above the central bank's target range of 4-6 per cent for the fifth month in a row, supporting views that the RBI will avoid easing monetary policy further in its scheduled, bi-monthly review, due in October. 

Here are highlights of what RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said:

  • COVID-19 tests resilience and capacity to save lives, households, businesses and economy on a daily basis
  •   High frequency indicators of agri activity, purchasing managers' index (PMI) for manufacturing and private estimates point to some stabilisation of economic activity in Q2 
  • Uptick which was noticed in June and July appears to have levelled off in few sectors
  • Recovery likely to be gradual
  • Liquidity lines opened to financial institutions such as NABARD have flown to small non-banking financial companies, cooperative banks, other institutions
  • RBI closely monitoring economic situation, will act accordingly

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IIHMR University partnered with UNICEF Madhya Pradesh to host a webinar on water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) protocols and bio-medical waste. Around 500 professionals from eight districts of Madhya Pradesh attended the webinar, including more than 200 doctors, 150 nurses, and 65 allied healthcare professionals. Universal, affordable, and sustainable access to WASH is a key public health issue and focuses on Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6).

Madhya Pradesh has designated 25 Dedicated COVID-19 Hospitals (DCH), 75 Dedicated COVID Health Centres (DCHC), and 428 COVID Care Centre (CHC) to ensure screening and treatment of the COVID-19 patients. Each service provider of these health facilities needs to be oriented on WASH and COVID-19 compliances.

Trainers from the School of Development Studies, IIHMR University, Jaipur, supported by UNICEF, oriented doctors, medical officers in-charge and health service providers in eight districts of Madhya Pradesh, focusing on the relation between WASH and COVID-19, how to conduct an assessment, and planning at the institutional level.

Dr Goutam Sadhu, Hemant Kumar Mishra, Veena Nair Sarkar, Faculty members from IIHMR University and Rakesh Kumar, Parvinder Sharma acted as resource persons in these training programmes.

Expert sessions were conducted by Pankaj Mathur, and his team from UNICEF Madhya Pradesh and Dr Pankaj Shukla, Joint Director, State Quality Assurance Cell (SQAC) and Bhagwan Singh Rathore, National Health Mission, Madhya Pradesh.

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Dallas Stars goalie Anton Khudobin (35), Mattias Janmark (13), Alexander Radulov (47) and Jason Dickinson (18) celebrate their win over the Vegas Golden Knights during overtime NHL Western Conference final playoff game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Dallas Stars goalie Anton Khudobin (35), Mattias Janmark (13), Alexander Radulov (47) and Jason Dickinson (18) celebrate their win over the Vegas Golden Knights during overtime NHL Western Conference final playoff game action in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP)

Inside a lounge at the JW Marriott usually reserved for their meals and meetings, the Dallas Stars enjoyed a moment.

  • Last Updated: September 16, 2020, 3:33 AM IST

EDMONTON, Alberta: Inside a lounge at the JW Marriott usually reserved for their meals and meetings, the Dallas Stars enjoyed a moment.

It wasn’t an all-out party because they are still four wins away from winning the Stanley Cup. It was a low-key celebration of reaching the final, a significant accomplishment for a team that has been through some real challenges in recent years.

“To watch the staff, the players some guys that have never lived this before it was very exciting,” general manager Jim Nill said. Theres guys that have been on this team for a long time and never been this far. Its an exciting time for them. But we do know that there is one more step here yet.

The steps to this point included plenty of stumbles. Remember when CEO Jim Lites ripped captain Jamie Benn and top center Tyler Seguin for being terrible? That was December 2018. Or how about this past December, when the Stars abruptly fired coach Jim Montgomery for unprofessional conduct?

Add in being eliminated in a heartbreaking double-overtime Game 7 loss in the second round last season to eventual champion St. Louis, and things haven’t been easy for Dallas on or off the ice. That adversity is one major reason the franchise is in its first final since 2000.

Seguin said the Stars believe they are are never out of a game.

Theres just been so much stuff thats happened to us that we always seem to rise to the occasion, he said. Because of those experiences as a group, we have that confidence, that composure and that ability to get the job done when we need it most.

Not terrible for a team that made the playoffs just three times in the past 11 seasons. Since Nill took the reins in 2013, the Stars have four playoff appearances and are now in the final on their fourth coach in as many seasons after Rick Bowness took over for Montgomery.

Perhaps they wouldn’t have gotten this far if Montgomery were the coach, or if Nill picked one of his other two assistants with previous experience to take over. He chose the 65-year-old hockey lifer as the interim replacement because Bowness had been around an extra year. It has worked out.

Its been a crazy year for all of us and Im sure especially him, Benn said. To come in halfway through the year and jump right back into a head coaching role, it cant be that easy, but hes done a great job with us.

It wasn’t easy for Benn or Seguin to take criticism from Lites and others about their play and their big-ticket contracts. When they helped Dallas make the 2019 playoffs, that run ended with Patrick Maroon ‘s goal for the Blues in the second overtime one victory shy of the Western Conference final.

You learn from that, you get in those situations and that makes you stronger, makes you hungrier and thats where were at, Nill said. Youve got to learn to lose before you win.

Barry Trotz knows that well. The New York Islanders coach stepped into his previous job with Washington after the Capitals had absorbed six early playoff exits, and Trotz had three of his own before winning the Stanley Cup in 2018.

Theres very few teams in any sport (that) have sort of put a group together and theyve won a championship right away without maybe a little bit of failure on the way, Trotz said. “How you focus with defeat, how you pick yourself up after a tough loss or a game that doesnt go your way individually or collectively thats what builds winners or champions.”

To become champions, the Stars still need to win one more series. Barclay Goodrow and the Tampa Bay Lightning could next be up next.

Theyre in the Stanley Cup Final for a reason, said Goodrow, who played against Dallas the past several seasons while with San Jose. They defend hard. They just find ways to win. Its not a fluke why they made it to the finals.

After being outshot 166-118 by Vegas in the second round and leaning on goaltender Anton Khudobin to make some timely saves, the Stars aren’t apologizing for moving on to the final. Nill agreed with Goodrow that it’s not a fluke, and now his team gets to keep proving that.

“I definitely believe we deserve to be here,” he said. Our guys have stuck with it. They believe in themselves, theyre hardened and theyre resilient and thats what you have to be in the playoffs. Youre not going to make it very far in the playoffs if youre not resilient, and we have a resilient group of guys.

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United were given an extra week to prepare for the 2020/2021 season, after their Europa League campaign run into August.

The Manchester Evening News reports that Paul Pogba, Juan Mata, Fred, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Eric Bailly only returned to full training on Monday, while Bruno Fernandes started only days before.

Phil Jones is fit, but is unlikely to be selected, as he could leave Old Trafford in the coming days. Sergio Romero is in the same situation, but is yet to return to training as he seeks a move away.

Mason Greenwood is still training in isolation after returning to Carrington last week. The young striker was sent home from England camp after breaching COVID-19 guidelines in Iceland last week.

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Axel Tuanzebe is definitely out for the visit of Palace, as he continues his recovery from a long-term injury.

Victor Lindelof and Anthony Martial are set to be assessed by United medical staff, after they went on international duty for Sweden and France respectively.

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Home Ministry Seeks Legislative, Judiciary's Inputs On Criminal Law Changes

The Union home ministry has sought suggestions from governors, chief ministers, the Chief Justice of India, among other stakeholders, on comprehensive amendments in criminal laws.

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The Union home ministry has sought suggestions from governors, chief ministers, lieutenant governors, the Chief Justice of India and chief justices of various high courts on comprehensive amendments in criminal laws.

Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy told the Rajya Sabha today that a committee has been made under the chairpersonship of Delhi National Law University Vice-Chancellor to suggest reforms in the criminal laws.

"The Ministry of Home Affairs has also sought suggestions governors, chief ministers of states, lieutenant governors and administrators of union territories, the Chief Justice of India, chief justices of various high courts, the Bar Council of India, bar councils of various states and various universities and law institutes on comprehensive amendments in criminal laws," he said in a written reply to a question.

Reddy said the suggestions received and the report of the committee is subject to examination by the ministry in consultation with all stakeholders.

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The ultimate breakfast hack: 'Air fryer guy' wows thousands with his morning bacon and egg meal that is ready in just seven minutes

  • An Australian man who calls himself 'Air Fryer Guy' has gone viral on TikTok
  • He shares videos putting different types of food or objects in the Kmart air fryer 
  • In one of his latest uploads the mysterious man made a full breakfast in minutes
  • He places a slice of bread with a cracked egg on top and bacon as well 
  • The popular $89 device 'fries' meals without the need for extra oil to be added

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An Australian man who goes by the name 'Air Fryer Guy' has taken the internet by storm with his inventive seven-minute breakfast using Kmart's popular $89 air fryer.  

The bearded man, who rarely shows his face online, started sharing videos on TikTok in January, but has only recently gained traction for his niche cooking methods. 

In one of his latest uploads the Air Fryer Guy placed a slice of bread into his air fryer, cracked a single egg on top and placed a slice of bacon to the side.

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In one of his latest uploads the Air Fryer Guy placed a slice of bread into his air fryer, cracked a single egg on top and placed a slice of bacon to the side
He closed the fryer lid and set it to 180 degrees for seven minutes

In one of his latest uploads the Air Fryer Guy placed a slice of bread into his air fryer, cracked a single egg on top and placed a slice of bacon to the side

When the time was up the ultimate breakfast meal was ready to be eaten (pictured)

When the time was up the ultimate breakfast meal was ready to be eaten (pictured)

He closed the fryer lid and set it to 180 degrees for seven minutes. When the time was up the ultimate breakfast meal was ready to be eaten.  

'I'm going to have to do this in a few minutes. It looks delicious,' one person wrote underneath his video.

'I tried this this morning! It saved me so much time and I had a nice meal before work! Thank you,' said another. 

Air fryers rose to prominence as a way to 'fry' food without submerging it in oil. 

Pink and white marshmallows were placed into the fryer
They fused together and became a wobbly cloud

A mystery Australian man who goes by 'Air Fryer Guy' has taken the internet by storm with his inventive food experiments using Kmart's popular $89 air fryer (marshmallows pictured)

In some cases the food will become a crispier version of itself, which is what happened to the Subway sandwich, a cob loaf he filled with leftover pasta and mozzarella he put on baking paper.

While other instances saw pink and white marshmallows become a wobbly 'cloud' fused together, Hubba Bubba gum, Starburst and sour worm lollies melt or cookie dough mixture form a cake.

Air Fryer Guy made Ferrero Rocher chocolates wrapped in dough turned out to be bite-sized biscuits, Arnott's Tic Tocs melted to a caramel consistency and corn on the cob became popcorn.

He started by unwrapping the Starburst
Then he placed them in a bowl to be melted

Starburst lollies melted into a syrupy mess when he removed them from the air fryer 

Not all of his videos are believable, with many saying his pancake batter attempt - which saw him pour five lots of batter onto baking paper and put it into the fryer - doesn't work
Did he make these fluffy pancakes in the air fryer or not?

Not all of his videos are believable, with many saying his pancake batter attempt - which saw him pour five lots of batter onto baking paper and put it into the fryer - doesn't work

Not all of his videos are believable, with many saying his pancake batter attempt - which saw him pour five lots of batter onto baking paper and put it into the fryer - doesn't work.

The same was said about his Apple TV remote control being put into the device, only to come out as an Apple Mac. Or his grandfather's watch coming out as his family member's ghost. 

Alongside the videos the man creates a 'jingle' to frame what is happening on the screen, singing as he cooks.

Cookie dough in the air fryer became a flat cake
While a delicious snack of Ferrero Rocher and dough could be conjured up in the device

Cookie dough turned into a cake (left) and Ferrero Rocher chocolate wrapped in dough formed a chocolate ball (right)

Corn on the cob turned into delicious popcorn when it was put into the air fryer (pictured)

Corn on the cob turned into delicious popcorn when it was put into the air fryer (pictured)

Crispy noodles (pictured) made by pouring two-minute noodles into the cooking device was also a popular watch online

Crispy noodles (pictured) made by pouring two-minute noodles into the cooking device was also a popular watch online

Some of his most popular ones are 'The Bacon Song' and 'Where the Smiles are Free'. 

'When I first got the air fryer I was kind of scared of it,' he told Fox News. 

'The settings and timing were very different to an oven or a microwave. It was almost like a "magical" machine that could do anything. 

'I figured that most people would feel the same way, so I started putting random things into it like money, potted plants and an Apple Watch. Just for a laugh.' 

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan Slams BJP State Chief: Lost His Mental Stability

"Lost His Mental Stability": Kerala Chief Minister Slams BJP State Chief

Pinarayi Vijayan, when asked about the BJP chief's allegations, said K Surendran has "lost his mental stability" and, without any sense of decency, has been raising allegations without any basis.

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Pinarayi Vijayan said K Surendran has "lost his mental stability" (File)

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Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Tuesday lashed out at BJP state chief K Surendran, for raising "baseless allegations" against the former's family in the LIFE Mission (Livelihood Inclusion and Financial Empowerment) project "kickbacks" matter.

Mr Vijayan, when asked about the BJP chief's allegations, said K Surendran has "lost his mental stability" and, without any sense of decency, has been raising allegations without any basis.

"The party (BJP) should ponder as to why it has kept a mentally flawed person as its president. Surendran has lost his mental stability. It's as if he can say anything. Shouldn't there be a sense of basic decency? Shouldn't he say what his statements are based on? Should one just issue statements on a whim?," Mr Vijayan asked.

At a press meet on Monday, Mr Surendran alleged that the investigation agencies should probe and interrogate Mr Vijayan's daughter and said his family members were allegedly involved in securing kickbacks in the Life Mission project.

"Pinarayi Vijayan is not like Mr Surendran. I'm used to opposing corruption.That habit has helped me keep my head high whenever there are allegations against me.

When someone sees that I rule without corruption, such allegations will arise. Can my daughter or son or family be labelled corrupt because of pure allegations?" Mr Vijayan asked.

Life Mission project was envisaged by the state government for construction of free houses for homeless poor in the state and at least 2.26 lakh houses had been built and handed over to homeless people in the state under the project so far.

Mr Surendran has alleged that the fire incident at the state secretariat was intended to remove the evidence against the chief minister's office in the gold smuggling case.

However, the state government had rebutted this allegation and said none of the files were destroyed as the filing was under the e-filing system since long back.

The Opposition parties have been alleging that the prime accused in the gold smuggling case was involved in securing commissions with relation to the Life Mission project.

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Queues formed outside the Deeside Industrial Estate coronavirus testing centre on Tuesday September 15 2020
Queues formed outside the Deeside Industrial Estate coronavirus testing centre on Tuesday September 15 2020

More coronavirus testing centre chaos has been reported at a North Wales facility.

Last night people expressed anger and frustration, after queuing for hours at the UK Government run testing centre, on Deeside Industrial Estate.

Then some said they still couldn't get a test because time had run out or a code wasn't sent to complete it and they were turned away.

On Twitter one person said: "My daughter was sent to Deeside,booked in, had the test done, but they didn't send her the pr code so the test was ruined and she has to go again tomorrow to Deeside."

Another said: "Just spent 3 hours in a 2 mile queue at Deeside drive in only to be told no test. Thousands sent message in error telling them they had 7pm appointment. Total shambles."

And another Twitter user added: "Absolute chaos trying to get a covid test (not me, I was driving) 2 days online before offered a test 20 miles away at Deeside. Then a two hour queue backing up the whole road for miles. No tests when you got to the front, apparently. We came home."

Deeside Industrial Estate Covid-19 drive-thru testing facility. Photo by Ian Cooper
Deeside Industrial Estate Covid-19 drive-thru testing facility. Photo by Ian Cooper

It comes after other North Wales problems booking tests and a school staff member being offered a test in Inverness, Scotland.

The Department of Health and Care (DHSC) have repeated problems are down to a huge demand for tests, including from people who do not need one.

A DHSC spokesman said: "NHS Test and Trace is working and our capacity is the highest it has ever been but we are seeing a significant demand for tests including from people who do not have symptoms and are not otherwise eligible.

“New booking slots and home testing kits are made available daily for those who need them and we are targeting testing capacity at the areas that need it most, including those where there is an outbreak, and prioritising at-risk groups.

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“Our laboratories are processing more than a million tests a week and we recently announced new facilities and technology to process results even faster. If you do not have symptoms and are not eligible to get a test you can continue to protect yourself if you wash your hands, wear a face covering and follow social distancing rules.”

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The number of test centres are also set to increase to 500 by the end of October.

 

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The diplomat said that it was not surprising that other relevant multilateral institutions have been raising serious concerns on Pakistan's failure to stop terror financing.

India Slams Pakistan For Persecuting Hindus, Sikhs And Other Minorities

India also slammed Pakistan for abusing various HRC mechanisms (Representational)

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India on Tuesday described Pakistan as an "epicenter of terrorism" and said no one deserves unsolicited lecture on human rights from Islamabad that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities including Hindus, Sikhs and Christians.

Exercising the Right of Reply to the statements made by Pakistan at the 45th session of Human Rights Council (HRC), the Indian representative said that it has become habitual for Pakistan to malign India with false and fabricated narratives for its self-serving malicious purposes.

"Neither India nor others deserve this unsolicited lecture on human rights from a country that has consistently persecuted its ethnic and religious minorities, is an epicenter of terrorism, has the distinction of providing pensions to individuals on UN Sanctions list and has a Prime Minister who proudly admits training tens of thousands of terrorists to fight in Jammu and Kashmir," the Indian diplomat said.

The diplomat said that it was not surprising that other relevant multilateral institutions have been raising serious concerns on Pakistan's failure to stop terror financing and lack of effective actions against all terror entities in Pakistan.

Highlighting the nefarious designs of Pakistan in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, the diplomat said, "the mass influx of outsiders has whittled down the number of Kashmiris to an insignificant number in Pakistan occupied parts of Indian Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Laddakh."

"In its zeal to reassert its theocratic ideology, it has ensured that ethnic and religious minorities have no future through systematic persecution, blasphemy laws, forced conversions, targeted killings, sectarian violence and faith-based discrimination," the diplomat said.

"Thousands of Sikh, Hindus and Christian minority women and girls have been subjected to abductions, forced marriages and conversions in Pakistan."

On the plight of people in Balochistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Sindh, the Indian diplomat said, "Not a single day has gone by when a family in Balochistan doesn't find its members picked up or kidnapped by the security forces of Pakistan."

"Pakistan does well when it comes to intimidation and attacks against journalists, human rights defenders and political dissidents in particular by its state machinery. It is not without a reason that Pakistan has been highlighted by international organizations as a country where journalists are slain and their killers go scot free," the diplomat said.

India also slammed Pakistan for "abusing various HRC mechanisms and platforms for raising issues, which are extraneous to the mandate of the HRC and which relate to internal affairs of India, with a view to distract the attention of the international community from serious human rights violations committed by it against its own people, including in Indian territories occupied by it."

India also rejected the reference made by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to Jammu and Kashmir, which is an integral part of India.

"The OIC has no locus standi to comment on internal affairs of India. The OIC has allowed itself to be misused by Pakistan to subverse its own Agenda. It's for the members of the OIC to decide if it is in their interests to allow Pakistan to do so," the Indian representative said.

India also advised Turkey to refrain from commenting on its internal affairs and develop a better understanding of the democratic practices.

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Canon PowerShot G7X Mark II Review

By Souvik Das | Updated Nov 04 2019
Canon PowerShot G7X Mark II Review
DIGIT RATING
78 /100
  • design

    80
  • performance

    75
  • value for money

    80
  • features

    76
  • PROS
  • Good colours and sharpness
  • Low light photography exceeds expectations
  • Easier to use than predecessor
  • Good battery life
  • CONS
  • Autofocus performance has a few weak areas
  • Fine details lack definition

Verdict

The Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II is a great compact shooter. It delivers good colours, details and overall imaging performance, along with a few nifty features, upgraded dials and toggles and decent battery life, all at a compelling price point. While the Sony RX100 V does have a few more features up its sleeve, it retails at nearly double the price, which lends superior value for money to the G7 X II, which is priced at an MRP of Rs. 40,995.

For those who do not want the bulk and interchangeable lens factor of a DSLR and need a camera that delivers competent imaging quality in a small, pocketable frame, the Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II is highly recommendable.

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Compact cameras with 1-inch sensors have their own place in the imaging market. They are targeted at being fast, sharp shooters, without the hassle of changing lenses, and being small enough to fit in pockets quite easily. While Sony has held fort in this category with its iconic RX100 lineup, Canon has been thereabouts, too. While the first generation G7 X or even the G9 X were reasonably decent attempts, they had troubles in core performance, lens optics and a few other areas.


The PowerShot G7 X Mark II here, Canon’s second-round attempt at Sony’s behemoth RX100 lineup, is a pretty solid camera on paper. There are a number of notable upgrades, and Canon wants the G7X Mark II to be a camera that everyone would consider to be an essential in their travel kits. Does it hit the right chords?

Specifications
The two present generation compact cameras right now are the Sony CyberShot RX100 V, and the Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II. Before we begin talking about the performance on offer, we look at what each of these have on offer.

While the RX100 V does provide more in terms of continuous shooting, highest video resolution and even an electronic viewfinder within the compact, pocketable frame, the Canon G7 X II provides an equal bang for the buck on face of competition. As against older compatriots like the Sony RX100 IV, Canon’s inclusion of the latest generation DIGIC 7 image processor is a benefit, as it gives a good edge in terms of processing, autofocus and more.

Performance
Colour, saturation, white balance
The colour production of the PowerShot G7X Mark II is largely typical of Canon’s warmer tone. Colours look sharp, although reds seem to get an unnatural amount of favour. Yellows, blues and particularly greens look slightly undersaturated, particularly in rich, vibrant compositions. However, they do not look bleak, and you can opt to shoot RAW for post-shooting rectification. The new DIGIC 7 processor allows better, faster shooting of RAWs, and the G7 X II also produces lesser noise and better dynamic range, all of which lead to making this camera one of the most useful compacts out there today.

To clarify, the colours are fairly accurate and good to look at, losing out on a certain richness of tone in its JPEGs. Saturation levels are biased towards high colour temperatures, and the white balance algorithms work fairly well. Here too, the camera tends to adjust to warmer temperatures, which can be rectified by using the custom manual presets. Despite the better dynamic range, the Canon G7 X II produces a slightly limited range of colours, but you only realise this when you shoot in an extensively vibrant atmosphere, and compare results parallely.

For reference, seeing that the average Indian user is more inclined towards a basic DSLR than a premium compact, our comparison between the Nikon D3400 and the Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II revealed the differences that show slightly limited dynamic range.

Details, sharpness, noise and ISO
Canon has significantly improved the level of details, sharpness, noise reduction and ISO performance over its previous generation compacts. There is decent levels of coarse details that work in wider frames, although macro shots do reveal the lack of fine details. The improved sharpening here works for most objects, although it does appear rather coarse upon finer inspection.

This also lends edgy outlines in certain cases, particularly in falling light. Despite that, the G7 X II is actually a fairly remarkable performer in terms of detailing and object sharpness in most scenes. You also get a dedicated Picture Styles mode to adjust sharpening strength, feathering and threshold, allowing control over sharpening radius.

Yet another impressive element is noise reduction, and the Canon G7 X II does fairly well in low ISO shots. Lowering noise reduction levels do not ruin photos with grains, and even in low light, although soft edges are recurrent, the G7 X II manages to retain colour accuracy, not rendering unusable noise levels beyond ISO 3200.

ISO performance is also decent, and you can shoot comfortably at up to ISO 1600 without much difficulty. Low ISO performance does not generate banding in uniform colours on low light, and flash range also extends up to 7.0m at ISO 100, which is fairly decent. You can also adjust the angle of the pop-up flash module to bounce flash against walls, which is a neat addition.

Autofocus
As before, the autofocus performance still has a couple of weak areas. For one, letting go of the half-shutter-press while tracking a subject leads to the camera failing to recognise subject movement, and takes significantly long to attempt refocus. The phase detection pixels also struggle with macro focusing consistency, and gets particularly confused if there are distinct shapes or sharper colours in the background.

Full continuous autofocus on the Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II can be obtained with the 1-shot Servo AF, and this works fairly well. Constant subject tracking works well with swift moving objects. However, this can significantly reduce battery life if you use it extensively. The autofocus performance is fairly decent, and just in case the autofocus fails to work for you, the inclusion of a smoother rear ring facilitates easier manual focusing.

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Build, Design and Ergonomics
The Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II is marginally more compact than its predecessor. In what is an important little addition, it adds a small grip to the right of the camera body. This makes it easier to hold. The power button, zoom toggle, mode and EV compensation dials are on the top, and are fairly easy to operate.

You also get a small thumb grip on the rear that makes shooting much easier. There is also a shortcut to assign a specific function to the front ring, and the video recording button is placed here as well. Talking about the ring, it now gets a lock that allows it to be switched between smooth or stuttered operation. This makes manual focusing on the G7 X II significantly easier, and you can use the stuttered mode when sifting through settings.

Another neat decision by Canon is shifting the display hinge to the bottom, and it can now be tilted downward by 45 degrees, instead of just being tilted upward. All of these make the camera more ergonomic and easier to use, and its 319g weight is not too much on pockets. The design also gets more defined edges thanks to the added grip and slightly reduced bearings, all of which make it look, feel and operate quite well.

Connectivity and Battery life
The Canon G7 X II gets Wi-Fi and NFC connectivity. You will need the Canon CameraConnect app on your phone, and use it to transfer files on the go, or use your phone as a remote for the camera. For NFC-enabled Android users, choosing the NFC mode and tapping the phone on the bottom of the camera body transfers the photo being displayed on the camera LCD at that moment.

The battery cycle for the Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II lasts for nearly 300 shots, which is somehow more than what the company advertises. This translates to about three full days of shooting with it for most casual/tourist photographers. This is fairly average, and is actually more than its prime market rival, the Sony RX100 lineup.

Bottomline
The Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II is a great compact shooter. It delivers good colours, details and overall imaging performance, along with a few nifty features, upgraded dials and toggles and decent battery life, all at a compelling price point. While the Sony RX100 V does have a few more features up its sleeve, it retails at nearly double the price, which lends superior value for money to the G7 X II, which is priced at an MRP of Rs. 40,995.

For those who do not want the bulk and interchangeable lens factor of a DSLR and need a camera that delivers competent imaging quality in a small, pocketable frame, the Canon PowerShot G7 X Mark II is highly recommendable.

Canon PowerShot G7X Mark II Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:
Rs. 35999
Release Date: 28 Feb 2017
Market Status: Launched

Key Specs

  • Resolution Resolution
    20.1
  • Shutter Speed Shutter Speed
    1 sec
  • ISO ISO
    AUTO, ISO 125 – ISO 12800
  • Optical Zoom Optical Zoom
    NA
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Second ODI Report: Australia collapsed from a position of victory in a moderate chase as England leveled the series with a 24-run victory in Manchester in the second One-Day International.

Australia were chasing 232 and were cruising at 144 for 2 before Jofra Archer and Chris Woakes, and then Sam Curran, created mayhem in the middle overs. From there, Australia slipped to 147 for 6 and eventually 207 all out. Archer, Woakes and Sam Curran got three wickets each.

Australia's chase started on the wrong note courtesy a terrific spell by Archer. The pacer got David Warner yet again, the opener nicking to the keeper for just 6 in the fourth over.

Soon, Marcus Stoinis was undone by a snorter of a short ball from Archer in the eighth over, the well directed bouncer lobbing straight off the bat to the keeper. Australia were 37 for 2 and England were right in the game.

However, Aaron Finch and Marnus Labuschagne steadied the ship with a sturdy partnership. Finch got past his fifty, and the partnership reached 107 but the game change rapidly in a space of four overs.

Labuschagne fell to Chris Woakes, lbw two runs short of his half-century with Australia 144 for 3. In the very next over, Archer bowled Mitchell Marsh, after which Woakes got the big wicket of Finch, bowled for 73, to leave Australia 145 for 5. That became 147 for 6 when Glenn Maxwell missed a straight one from Woakes.

Pat Cummins attacked with a six off Adil Rashid but Sam Curran struck twice in two balls to dent Australia further, dismissing Cummins and Starc to leave Australia 166 for 8.

Australia need 60 off 48, and then 37 from 18, with Alex Carey fighting at one end, but the task was too stiff without support from the other end.

Earlier, Adam Zampa proved a thorn in England's side again as Australia restricted the world champions to 231-9.

The leg-spinner took 3-36 from a maximum 10 overs to follow his 4-55 during Australia's 19-run win in Friday's first of a three-match series.

England captain Eoin Morgan top-scored with 42 but could not prevent his side slumping to 149-8 in the 41st over.

But a ninth-wicket partnership of 76 between the recalled Tom Curran (37) and Adil Rashid (35 not out) kept England in the game.

Rashid pulled fast bowler Pat Cummins for six before last man Jofra Archer ended the innings with a four off Mitchell Marsh.

Left-arm fast bowler Mitchell Starc enjoyed an early strike when he had Jonny Bairstow caught behind for a duck.

Jason Roy hit three fours in an over off fast bowler Josh Hazlewood -- an off-drive, a whip shot through square leg and a square-cut.

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A change of bat saw Root hit two fours off Cummins and his pulled six off Stoinis brought up a fifty partnership with Morgan.

Zampa, however, struck third ball when Root edged a well-flighted delivery to Australia captain Aaron Finch at slip to end an innings of 39 off 73 balls.

Left-hander Morgan hit fours off successive Zampa deliveries and Finch, with Jos Buttler in, recalled Cummins.

His move was vindicated when Cummins had Buttler lbw for just three.

Zampa had Morgan lbw on review to end a relatively fluent 52-ball innings and then had Sam Billings, fresh from his maiden ODI hundred on Friday, chopping on for just eight.

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"Yesterday, I was feeling weak and consulted my doctor. During the course of my check-up, I have been tested COVID-19 positive. I am at present doing well with the blessings and good wishes of all. I have isolated myself," said the Union Minister of of Road Transport and Highways in a tweet, urging those who have come in contact with him to undergo tests.

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indian army says if china: ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ: ਭਾਰਤ ਅਤੇ ਚੀਨ ਵਿਚਾਲੇ ਤਣਾਅ ਜਾਰੀ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਭਾਰਤੀ ਫੌਜ ਨੇ ਚੀਨ ਨਾਲ ਆਪਣਾ ਪੱਖ ਸਪੱਸ਼ਟ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ। ਸੈਨਾ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਜੇ ਚੀਨ ਜੰਗ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਪੈਦਾ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਉਸ ਨੂੰ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਸਿਖਿਅਤ, ਤਿਆਰ ਅਤੇ ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਤੌਰ ‘ਤੇ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ​​ਭਾਰਤੀ ਸੈਨਿਕਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਪਏਗਾ। ਸੈਨਾ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਬਿਆਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਅਤੇ ਮਨੋਵਿਗਿਆਨਕ ਤੌਰ ਤੇ ਮਜ਼ਬੂਤ ​​ਭਾਰਤੀ ਸੈਨਿਕਾਂ ਨਾਲੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਚੀਨੀ ਸੈਨਿਕ ਸ਼ਹਿਰੀ ਖੇਤਰਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਆਉਂਦੇ ਹਨ। ਉਹ ਜ਼ਮੀਨੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਦੀਆਂ ਸਮੱਸਿਆਵਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਜਾਣੂ ਨਹੀਂ ਹਨ ਅਤੇ ਲੰਬੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਤੱਕ ਤੈਨਾਤ ਰਹਿਣ ਦੀ ਆਦਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਰੱਖਦੇ। ਆਰਮੀ ਨਾਰਦਰਨ ਕਮਾਂਡ ਦੇ ਹੈੱਡਕੁਆਰਟਰ ਨੇ ਇਹ ਗੱਲਾਂ ਚੀਨ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਤ ਮੀਡੀਆ ਪਲੇਟਫਾਰਮ ‘ਗਲੋਬਲ ਟਾਈਮਜ਼’ ਦੀ ਖਬਰ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਕਰਮ ਦਿੰਦਿਆਂ ਕਹੀਆਂ, ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹਾ ਗਿਆ ਸੀ ਕਿ ਭਾਰਤ ਸਰਦੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਵਸ਼ਾਲੀ ਢੰਗ ਨਾਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੜ ਸਕੇਗਾ।

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OnePlus 8 Review

Siddharth Chauhan   |  30 Jun 2020
DIGIT RATING
76 /100
  • design

    73
  • performance

    77
  • value for money

    75
  • features

    74
  • PROS
  • Supremly powerful
  • Smoothest Android experience
  • Efficient Battery performance
  • CONS
  • Not affordable anymore
  • Underwhelming macro camera
  • No optical zoom

Verdict

OnePlus 8 nails the essentials which makes it a pretty well-balanced offering from the company. Notwithstanding the unsettled camera performance, it remains a powerful performer with the smoothest Android experience currently available in the market.

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OnePlus 8 is a flagship smartphone with the right amount of brains and brawn, part of the OnePlus 8 series and the younger sibling of the OnePlus 8 Pro. OnePlus’ flagship smartphones have really come of age with these two new products that aim to give you the slickest Android experience while building upon fundamentals established by the previous “flagship killers”. Words like speed, fluidity and robust performance have become synonymous with OnePlus smartphones from a while now, but with the OnePlus 8, we get to see a smartphone that stands tall when it comes to the essentials and redefines what it means to be a flagship phone in this day and age.

OnePlus 8 Performance

OnePlus 8 is a powerful performer as you’d come to expect with any OnePlus phone. At the heart, lies the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 chipset with inbuilt 5G modem powered by OxygenOS 10 that provides arguably the slickest Android experience on a phone yet. It has an octa-core CPU that is clocked at upto 2.84 GHz and Adreno 650 graphics processor, paired with upto 12GB RAM and 256GB storage.

It’s fast and responsive and the 90Hz refresh rate ensures that every element in the UI, be it animations or transitions, plays out smoothly. 

When it comes to benchmarks, the OnePlus 8 scored 576820 points on AnTuTu 8.0 tests which is higher than OnePlus 8 Pro, Mi 10 and Realme X50 Pro and is only bested by the iQOO 3 5G.

In GeekBench 5 CPU tests, the OnePlus 8 got a single-core score of 914 points and 3358 points in multi-core tests. Here again, the phone leads the scoreboard along with iQOO 3.

We found similar results when we ran the 3D Mark Slingshot Extreme test on the phone which awarded it 7243 points in OpenGL tests and 6704 points in Vulkan tests.

As it stands, the OnePlus 8 is a supremely powerful phone when it comes to sheer raw power as it is around 22-24 per cent more powerful than the OnePlus 7T. This also means that you can expect a steadfast performance from OnePlus 8 in the long run and it wouldn’t disappoint.

Gaming Performance

With the OnePlus 8 running on the latest Snapdragon chip under the hood, there’s no question of the chip to falter when running existing gaming titles. It does it all without breaking a sweat and it is a delight to play games on the OnePlus 8.

For our brief test, we played a couple of rounds of PUBG Mobile, Call of Duty: Mobile, Forza Street and LifeAfter to get a sense of how the OnePlus 8, with all its might, performs when running some graphic-intensive titles. We recorded the performance metrics using GameBench and all the games ran without any apparent hiccups. 

The phone was able to run COD Mobile and PUBG Mobile at 60FPS with 95% stability with the prime core rarely being used during the gaming session. It’s just how OnePlus has optimized its software with the hardware as the CPU never reaches its full potential because there’s just no use for it to power through apps and games because the other seven cores are able to deliver a sustained performance which goes a long way in ensuring the longevity of the phone.

You can read more about our comprehensive gaming test of the OnePlus 8 Pro where we also compare it against the iQOO 3 and Realme X50 Pro.

Software Performance

OnePlus 8 runs on OxygenOS 10 which is arguably the cleanest Android UI out there in the market. There are no pre-loaded bloatware apps, other than a generous set of Google apps and the whole user interface looks a lot refined right out-of-the-box. The smooth experience that you get is also a result of system-level optimisations and the 90Hz refresh rate that irons out every animation, transition, scrolling and makes it a fluid phone to use. 

The gesture navigation offered by Android 10 ties-in well with OxygenOS letting you interact with the screen with ease. The UI also offers tons of customisations options along with a dedicated work mode profile, dark mode, zen mode and more. It’s also efficient in the way it allows users to multitask easily and features like RAM Boost keeps apps in the background ready for you to resume using it. With the OnePlus 8, the OxygenOS feels like a very refined, no-frills version of Android that every user can naturally be familiar with it. This is something that most Android smartphone UI’s lack and don’t focus on, which results in poor user experience, especially when you have random advertisements thrown in between.

OnePlus 8 Camera Performance

OnePlus 8 remains an underachiever primarily in the camera department, but that’s not to say it comes with bad cameras. It’s just not as versatile as the OnePlus 8 Pro and even the OnePlus 7T which came before it. 

It features a 48MP camera that uses the ½-inch Sony IMX586 sensor with an f/1.8 aperture and support for OIS and EIS. This is followed by a 16MP ultra-wide-angle camera with a 116-degree field of view. It trades the telephoto lens from 7T for a 2MP macro camera instead and this is where things get a little confusing. Being a sub-Rs 50,000 smartphone, one would automatically expect flagship-level camera setup but that just isn’t the case here as two of the three cameras are similar to the ones found on older generation OnePlus phones. 

The primary camera on the OnePlus 8 is still very good at creating pictures with vivid colours, balanced exposure, excellent details and good dynamic range.

The camera is quick to autofocus and snap a picture in daylight but takes some time processing the shot at night or in low-light environments. While the camera setup is devoid of a telephoto lens, the camera app allows you to digitally zoom into the frame upto 2X by default and it’s pretty decent as well.

There’s a dedicated 48MP mode that lets you create pictures in an 8000 x 6000-pixel resolution but the images often look dull with low saturation across the board. Additionally, it does capture more details than what you’d get with a 12MP-binned picture but the pictures aren’t as sharp as you’d expect. 

The 16MP ultra-wide-angle camera is capable of filling more elements into the frame and the pictures from this camera came out to be well-detailed and with similar characteristics as the primary sensor. Though we noticed that the pictures often had a higher saturation level than normal with less sharpness around the corners. We’d have liked to see a high-res ultra-wide-angle sensor on the OnePlus 8 as well, but it seems the company saved all the upgrades for the Pro model.

Nevertheless, the ultra-wide-angle camera isn’t half as bad as the macro sensor on the phone. While a macro camera requires you to go up close to the subject to capture intricate details, the 2MP sensor on the OnePlus 8 isn’t capable of producing a well-detailed macro picture. This camera has a narrow plane of focus in the macro mode which makes focusing a bit of a task. The pictures from the macro camera often looked dull without any details and is the most disappointing feature of this phone. 

Using the Nightscape mode we were able to get pictures with greater details, though autofocusing behaved erratically at times. Even though the sharpness goes for a toss near the corners as more noise creeps in, the centre area remains in focus and brightens up the scene by a decent margin. The same goes for the ultra-wide-angle camera in Nightscape mode which is better at producing colours and details in low-lit environments.

The OnePlus 8 is capable of recording videos in 4K UHD at up to 60FPS and Full HD at up to 240FPS with support for EIS and OIS. The videos from the primary camera are pretty good and stable for the most part. While recording, the camera is able to maintain the focus instantly which is something that the Pro model lacked as it takes too much time to attain focus on a subject of your choosing. One thing we noticed was that there was no option of switching to ultra-wide-angle camera when shooting videos which is a bummer.

As for the 16MP selfie camera, it creates good-looking pictures in daylight while in low-lit environments the pictures look increasingly processed.

There’s a portrait mode that creates a depth-of-field effect around your face while taking a selfie and it is able to separate the foreground from the background pretty easily.

(Note: The camera samples here are resized for web. You can view the high-res pictures here.)

OnePlus 8 Battery Life

OnePlus 8 has a 4,300mAh battery that supports 30W fast charging and comes with the Warp Charge 30 adapter in-the-box. The battery performance depends on different use cases and based on my use, the phone is able to last for a full day and sometimes even more than 24 hours on normal use consisting of a lot of social media use, web browsing, listening to music and watching videos in between. 

If you’re someone who plays games like Call of Duty Mobile and PUBG Mobile extensively, the phone should still give you a day’s worth of use on a single charge and it’s definitely on the higher side considering the competition. 

Surprisingly, in our video loop test, the OnePlus 8 lasted for a full 15 hours on 100 per cent brightness with a three-hour movie running on a loop for the entire time and constant internet connectivity. This is a pretty good result in our books when it comes to battery efficiency especially with the 90Hz refresh rate. The battery took a 7 per cent hit on a 15 minutes session of CoD Mobile, which again is pretty decent. 

The phone took 30 minutes to go from 0-50 per cent and 72 minutes to charge fully from 0 to 100 per cent. While it isn’t the fastest fast-charging solution available in the market, you’d just be fine with what the OnePlus 8 offers.

OnePlus 8 Display

OnePlus 8 features a 6.55-inch display that has a Full HD+ (2400 x 1080 pixels) resolution and uses an AMOLED panel. The screen is HDR10+ certified and has a 90Hz high-refresh-rate which makes everything look buttery-smooth. The display has a peak brightness of 908 nits as measured by our light meter and minimum luminance of 7 nits. This means that the screen can achieve an excellent level of brightness which comes in handy when watching a video or a movie on the phone. 

OnePlus has gone with a punch-hole cutout for the front-facing camera this time which gives the screen a 20:9 aspect ratio. It can feel a bit odd when looking at the display for the first time, not so much as the small cutout but rather a black dot in the top corner, but give it some time and your eyes will likely be comfortable with it at the end. 

The display is also curved on the sides offering an immersive viewing experience, something that's common with premium flagship phones these days. It has the perfect amount of bend, lesser than the 8 Pro, which makes it comfortable to use with one hand and with gestures enabled. In my use, I did not notice any accidental touch inputs something that's known to be irksome with a curved screen.

The screen on the OnePlus 8 is fairly good at reproducing colours accurately with excellent clarity and has great viewing angles. The sunlight legibility is good too and on par with the competition.

But say for instance you prefer screens with more saturation, OnePlus offers an advanced screen calibration option that lets you tweak the colours between preset options Adobe sRGB and DCI-P3 range. Another thing we noticed was that the curvature of the screen isn't too prominent so you won't be able to notice it when looking directly at it. This adds to the overall experience of interacting with the display.

Another notable thing about OnePlus phones in recent years has to be the biometric security it offers with the in-display fingerprint reader which is able to identify your prints and unlocks your phone in a jiffy.

OnePlus 8 Design

The OnePlus 8 seems to be a very refined smartphone in terms of the design language and is lightweight as well. The phone measures 8 millimetres at its thickest point and weighs in at 180 grams, making it one of the thinnest and lightweight flagship phones to exist right now.

OnePlus 8 comes in three colours-- Onyx Black with a glossy finish, Interstellar Glow with a reflective finish and Glacial Green with a matte finish. Naturally, the black and Glow colour variants are prone to smudges a lot more than the matte version. 

It is quite handy to use for day-to-day activities and at no point did the size or weight come across as a hurdle in the overall experience. The OnePlus 8 is built using aluminium chassis slapped with Gorilla Glass 5 on both sides making it durable and comfortable when in the hand. 

The conventional candy-bar design just seems refreshing and comfortable to hold with its rounded corners along with a display that just perfectly tapers a bit on the edges. OnePlus offers a transparent case in-the-box which fits just perfectly on the phone with big and bold "Never Settle" written across. It doesn't look odd as it's only visible from certain angles and the best part is that it doesn't add to the weight of the phone. In my use with the case put on, the phone came unscathed after a couple of drops to the marble floor.

You'll find the alert slider and power button on the right edge and the volume buttons on the left. These buttons are fairly tactile and can be easily reached with one hand. There's a USB Type-C port at the bottom along with the SIM card slot and a speaker unit. 

OnePlus 8 doesn't come with an official IP certification in India, however, the same phone has received an IP68 rating when bought in-contract from the US. The missing certification is likely a cost-cutting decision and the phone you get in India offers the same ingress protection, even though it's not officially certified.

OnePlus 8 Verdict

OnePlus 8 nails the essentials which makes it a pretty well-balanced offering from the company. Notwithstanding the unsettled camera performance, it remains a powerful performer with the smoothest Android experience currently available in the market. The display on the OnePlus 8 is great for watching videos and binge-watching Netflix. The battery life of OnePlus 8 is great too and if not better, it’s at least on par with the competition. 

So, if you’re not that critical about getting a versatile pair of cameras on your smartphone, the OnePlus 8 can be considered as a viable option as it offers you a no-frills Android experience and is a phone you can depend upon starting at Rs 41,999.

Sure there are alternatives like the Realme X50 Pro and the iQOO 3 that offer a versatile set of rear cameras but the overall experience of the OnePlus 8 remains unmatched.

 

OnePlus 8 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:
Rs. 41999
Release Date: 14 Apr 2020
Variant: 128GB8GBRAM , 256GB12GBRAM
Market Status: Launched

Key Specs

  • Screen Size Screen Size
    6.55" (1080 x 2400)
  • Camera Camera
    48 + 16 + 2 | 16 MP
  • Memory Memory
    128 GB/8 GB
  • Battery Battery
    4300 mAh

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By Hardik Singh | Updated May 22 2019
Intex Cloud Q11 4G Review
DIGIT RATING
59 /100
  • design

    55
  • performance

    59
  • value for money

    55
  • features

    65
  • PROS
  • VR works
  • CONS
  • Sub-par performance
  • Irritating UI
  • Battery takes too much time to charge
  • Poor camera

Verdict

The Intex Q11 is a sub-par smartphone in all respects. It fails in terms of performance, camera and almost everything else. We would recommend spending a little more, to buy the Xiaomi Redmi 3s.

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Smartphone makers have been relentlessly innovating in the budget segments. Unfortunately, the innovations we’ve seen in the sub-20K or sub-15k segments haven’t yet trickled down to phones that cost even lesser. To be precise, most sub 7K smartphones still feature 2-year-old hardware and negligible performance boosts compared to last generations. So, when the Intex Q11 4G was dropped off at my desk, I was a tad unsure about how it would fare. Frankly speaking, the phone doesn’t seem very competent on paper.


Interestingly, its main feature is the VR capabilities built into it. But, we’ll get to that later. For now, let’s begin with the look and feel.

Build and Design
The design and build quality of the Intex Q11 4G is pedestrian. The glossy back on the phone feels odd and somewhat cheap. It also looks low-end, but seems sturdy enough, considering the price. There’s a certain heft to it and even though the surface looks fragile, it’s not easily scratched, and can withstand an occasional knock or two. Intex does provide an additional clear-case and screen protector in the box, but I believe there’s definitely room for improvement. 

Beside the two physical power and volume rocker keys, there is a silent toggle on the left side of the phone. All three physical keys work as intended, but they don’t respond at times. Also, the buttons feel shallow, as they would if the phone was inside a case.

Also, the phone looks like a carbon copy of the Intex 5.5VR smartphone, which was launched a few months back. The two devices share features as well.

Display and UI
Even the displays on the two devices are the same. The 5.5-inch screen on the phone seems quite good, considering the price. Touch response is wonky, though, it’s more like a hit and miss at times. It works sometimes and at others, takes more than a single tap. 

Slow performance makes the sub-par touch performance feel worse, which I shall explain in the performance section. The colour reproduction is quite good, but again, viewing angles are just about average. Sunlight visibility isn't great either and there is a visible colour shift from not so wide angles.

The UI remains the same as well. It bears a stock like facade, which is then integrated into an advert-ridden ecosystem. There are almost a dozen pre-loaded apps, most of which can't be uninstalled. The camera app has shortcuts to a shopping app and editing app. Intex’s own app aggregator will also keep popping up on the device’s notification panel and can be dismissed only after you open it and install a few apps. If you don’t want to, you just have to live with it.

The leftmost homescreen include some weather and current news info from partner apps. While some may like this, and it works as intended, all this together makes it seem like the phone is made primarily to sell apps, rather than providing a good experience.

Performance
The performance of the phone was quite disappointing too. Firstly, there isn’t enough space on, with only 8GB of internal storage. With less than 4GB available to the user, the phone refused to install my regular set of test applications. Further, thanks to Intex’s app aggregator, I ended up installing more unwanted apps, which I then uninstalled. 

Interestingly, the phone does not handle apps well either. It lags in simple navigation tasks, like opening recent tabs. This is partly due to the fact that it has only 1GB of RAM and partly because the UI lacks optimisation. It became quite apparent, as simpler games, such as 32 Secs hung a couple of times, when it was the only active task. While the phone does manage to run apps such Facebook, Gmail and Chrome, the experience here is sluggish. 

VR is supposed to be a redeeming feature here, and while it does run, it’s not flawless. You can play 360 degree videos via YouTube or watch a pre-loaded videos, but that’s pretty much it. The gyroscope often loses alignment and there isn't much space to install VR games either. Here are some synthetic benchmarks, which do not truly justify the phone’s performance in day-to-day performance.

 

Given its performance otherwise, it’s confounding why Intex wants to sell it on VR capabilities. While lower tier markets may not be privy to things like the Samsung Gear VR (which are not perfect either), this is not the first taste of VR that you should get.

Battery
The PC Mark battery test returns 7 hours and 23 minutes of battery life, which is the industry average today. Using the phone as a daily driver with a Jio SIM, it made it through a normal work-day with over half a dozen calls, about an hour of video streaming, and heavy Facebook and browser usage. 

I didn't game much on the device, though, due to unplayable frame rates. Looking past that, there was a drop of 18% in an hour of gaming, with Breakneck. 

At one time, while testing the device, it was showing wrong info about the remaining battery percentage. The battery percentage dropped from 30% to 14% suddenly, and then went back up to 35% in the span of less than a minute. This could be an UI issue, or may even be a sign of larger problems. Regardless, it’s not something you want on a phone you just bought.

Once discharged, the 2800mAh removable battery takes about 4-5 hours to charge back, which is inconvenient.

Camera
The 8MP rear shooter is again sub-par. Images taken during daytime are dull, lack details and have softer focus, which ruins image all together. Colour reproduction is way off the mark and dynamic range is poor. This also means the camera is unable to process different shades of the same colour properly. As a result, objects lose appeal and pictures lose composure. Image quality further deteriorates as you move indoors and under low light. Under fluorescent light, images appear hazy, with softer focus. Photos are underscored by low details and visible noise. Low light images are almost unusable.

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Bottomline 
The Intex Q11 4G is a sub-par phone, despite its low price. Its performance is inadequate, the UI is irritating, the camera is unsatisfactory and build quality and design are pedestrian. It’s VR elements aren’t flawless either. I would suggest you raise your budget to about 7K and get the Xiaomi Redmi 3S, which is a much better phone than this.

Intex Cloud Q11 4G Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:
Rs. 7800
Release Date: 25 Jan 2017
Variant: 8GB
Market Status: Launched

Key Specs

  • Screen Size Screen Size
    5.5" (720 x 1280)
  • Camera Camera
    8 | 5 MP
  • Memory Memory
    8 GB/1 GB
  • Battery Battery
    2800 mAh

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NVIDIA RTX 3080 Graphics Card Review

Mithun Mohandas   |  16 Sep 2020
  • PROS
  • Massive performance improvement over the RTX 2080
  • Great graphics card for 4K gaming
  • Launch price is the same as RTX 2080
  • CONS
  • Power consumption is off the charts

Verdict

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 easily beats the RTX 2080 across all games and synthetic benchmarks by about 30-70 per cent. In some titles, it events goes ham and achieves 2x the performance. So there's little need to worry over there. It's even cooler than previous gen reference cards. So there's little reason to skip this generation. If you're looking for a flagship GPU to own, this is it. We're still going to wait for the AMD RDNA GPUS in the form of the RX 6000 series but by the looks of it, AMD has a tough job if it wants the performance crown.

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After two whole years, we're looking at the next major GPU launch cycle with NVIDIA Ampere RTX 30 series and AMD's RDNA2 RX 6000 cards right around the corner. During launch, NVIDIA CEO showcased the new Ampere cards while claiming 2x performance and 1.9x greater performance-per-watt over the older Turing RTX 20-series cards. We're going to be looking at the RTX 3080 today since that's the first Ampere card to be launched with the RTX 3090 coming within two weeks from now and the RTX 3070 coming later in October. At Rs 71,000 it has the same launch price as the RTX 2080, the RTX 3080 doesn't have to convince gamers. It supposedly even beats the RTX 2080 Ti which costs a lot more but by what margin? Let's figure that out.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Specifications

The specifications for the three RTX 30 cards when compared to their RTX 20 counterparts let you know exactly how they are positioned. With 24 GB of memory, the RTX 3090 is akin to the RTX TITAN and would be targeted at workstations and multitasking machines which require a lot of CUDA cores. Whereas, the RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 are very much similar to the RTX 2080 and RTX 2070 in terms of positioning. Which bears the question, what's the equivalent for the RTX 2080 Ti? It would appear that NVIDIA is holding back till AMD's RDNA2 "Big Navi" cards are released in November 2020. We should hopefully see RTX 3080 Ti or Super cards that equal or beat the RDNA cards as a reaction to AMD's cards.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 3080 3070 Graphics cards Specifications Ampere

The RTX 3080 in particular has 8704 CUDA cores if you look at how the SMs have been completely revamped compared to Turing. We have six GPCs within the GA102 GPU for the RTX 3080 but there's asymmetry with the GPC configuration. There are 4 GPCs which have 12 SMs each and there are two GPUs with 10 SMs in them. Overall, we're looking at 68 SMs with a total with 8704 CUDA cores in all.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Performance

We have featured some of the GTX 10 series cards along with most of the RTX 20 series cards including the Super cards. A few AMD RX 5000 series cards were also thrown into the mix to see how good the cards perform against the competition. With AMD’s Big Navi around the corner, it’ll be great to see how these RTX 30 cards and RDNA2 cards go up against each other. Like always, we have a section for synthetic benchmarks as well as gaming benchmarks with plenty of charts to showcase differences. Coming to the rig, this is what we’re running our benchmarks on.

Processor - Intel Core i9-10900K
CPU-Cooler - Noctua NH-D15
Motherboard - ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XII EXTREME
RAM - 2x 16 GB Corsair Dominator Platinum @ 3200 MHz
SSD - Kingston KC2500 1TB + WD Blue 1 TB
PSU - Cooler Master V1200

Graphics cards:
RTX 3080
RTX 2080 Ti
RTX 2080 Super
RTX 2080
RTX 2070 Super
RTX 2070
RTX 2060 Super
RTX 2060
GTX 1080 Ti
GTX 1080
AMD RX 5700 XT
AMD RX 5700
AMD RX 5600 XT
Some of these cards were sourced from friends owing to the fact that the current lockdown situation has made it extremely difficult to get graphics cards in time for the benchmarks. Let's start with the synthetic benchmarks.

3DMark
In 3DMark, we prefer the Fire Strike Ultra benchmark since the Extreme and normal runs have started producing ridiculous scores with newer GPUs. The other benchmark within 3DMark which we use is Time Spy and we run both, the normal run and the extreme run. Here, we’re showcasing Fire Strike Ultra and Time Spy scores. The RTX 3080 scores 10959 in 3DMark Fire Strike Ultra which puts it 68.4 per cent ahead of the RTX 2080 and 35 per cent ahead of the RTX 2080 Ti

Time spy shows a slightly conservative figure with a 54.5 per cent lead over the RTX 2080 and a 30 per cent lead over the RTX 2080 Ti. Did we say conservative? We should have said “relatively conservative”.

Basemark GPU
Basemark GPU is a nice benchmark to compare the performance of different graphics APIs between cards. We can use the same textures with OpenGL, Vulkan and DirectX 12 to see if the graphics card excels at any particular API more than the rest or if the performance is consistent across the board. The RTX 3080 achieves scores that are between 66-81 per cent greater than the RTX 2080 and about 26-31 per cent greater than the RTX 2080 Ti. Surprisingly, Ampere’s OpenGL performance has improved the most with DX12 coming in at second and Vulkan bringing in the rear.

Blender
Blender is a great 3D modeling and animation software that’s open-source and it is the preferred tool for folks wanting to get their hands dirty with 3D modeling. We use version 2.8 to keep up with legacy scores that we have for older cards. The latest stable version would be 2.9 and it’s an incremental upgrade. We use the classroom scene since that’s capable of utilising the GPU for rendering the scene aside from the CPU. The RTX 3080 finished the scene in 1m 18s which is a decent 4 seconds lesser than the RTX 2080 Ti. As for the RTX 2080, it renders the scene in about 94 seconds so that’s a 16 second lead for the RTX 3080.

IndigoBench
This is the latest synthetic to be added to our test suite. IndigoBench is based on the Indigo 4 rendering engine that’s available for popular software such as SketchUp, Blender, 3ds Max, Cinema 4D, Revit and Maya. It uses OpenCL and can benchmark both, the CPU and GPU together or individually. We prefer to test just the GPU with the software and the score provided is in terms of .M samples/s’. The RTX 3080 clocked in at 35.751 M Samples/sec which is about 18.9 per cent more than the RTX 2080 Ti and 56.4 per cent more than the RTX 2080.

Unigine SuperPosition
Unigine SuperPosition is the other popular DX11 benchmark which we prefer to use alongside 3DMark. We run it on the Extreme Quality preset and use the score metric for delineating the performance between graphics cards. The RTX 3080 performs 17.5 per cent better than the RTX 2080 Ti and 49 per cent better than the RTX 2080.

Borderlands 3
Gearbox’s latest game in the Borderlands franchise which uses Unreal Engine 4 and allows you to switch between DirectX 11 and 12. The game has an inbuilt benchmark which takes you through an array of stressful scenarios. The DirectX 12 version is quite flaky and we prefer to use the DirectX 11 API while benchmarking the game and all our existing data is based off the DX11 version so there’s no point switching now. In Borderlands 3, the RTX 3080 performs about 25-28 per cent better than the RTX 2080 Ti and about 56-58 per cent better than the RTX 2080. This is a pretty sizable jump in performance.

Death Stranding
Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding has been a recent addition to the PC scene and had been a PlayStation exclusive until July 2020. Being a console game, the game engine is quite optimised to make use of the scarce resources one gets with consoles. However, when 505 Games ported the game to PC, you wouldn’t end up calling the game a console port. The Decima game engine is capable of rendering up to 4K and can use high dynamic-range imaging and is also geared for the upcoming next-gen PlayStation console. It’s also the same engine used by Horizon Zero Dawn. We saw the RTX 3080 perform about 23 per cent better than the RTX 2080 at 1080p and 1440p and about 11-15 per cent better than the RTX 2080 Ti.

Doom Eternal
Doom Eternal takes the story forward from the 2016 DOOM and it does it in spectacular fashion. It’s also one of the new games to incorporate ray-tracing as an update. The game is based on the latest Id Tech 7 game engine from Bethesda and is tremendously optimised for current gen hardware. Unlike the previous DOOM which allowed you to choose between DirectX and Vulkan, Doom Eternal is locked to Vulkan and makes use of RTX to level-up the ingame visuals. We keep the FOV at default with all the other graphics settings cranked up to Ultra Nightmare. Motion Blur is switched off across all runs because it takes away from the visual fidelity and makes running a benchmark kinda pointless. Performance metrics for Doom Eternal put the RTX 3080 a good 2x over the RTX 2080 and 1x over the RTX 2080 Ti. And we’re talking 4K here. With 1080p resolution, the FPS values are so high that the difference isn’t clear. We averaged a 57 per cent improvement over the RTX 2080 at 1080p. And compared to the RTX 2080 Ti, it was 30 per cent better at 1080p.

Shadow of the Tomb Raider
We run Shadow of the Tomb Raider in DirectX12 mode. It ends up consuming a little more memory as most games that support both DirectX 11 and DirectX 12. The preset is set to the highest quality and HBAO+ enabled. The ingame benchmark tool takes us through several scenes which feature open spaces as well as closed spaces with lots of world detail aside from the central character. The RTX 3080 performs about 61-67 per cent better than the RTX 2080 at 1440p and 2160p resolutions, whereas on 1080p, it ends up performing about 49 per cent better than the RTX 2080. When compared against the RTX 2080 Ti, we see the performance difference drop to about 30 per cent.

The Witcher 3
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is yet another game wherein we can see the generational improvements quite clearly as the game is still capable of stressing the top-end graphics cards. This seems to be changing of late as the RTX 3080 ended up getting 107 FPS at 4K with the ultra preset. We do switch off NVIDIA Hairworks in our bench runs since it’s a proprietary NVIDIA feature and that messes up the performance measurements between AMD and NVIDIA cards. When compared with the RTX 2080, we see that the RTX 3080 is approximately 74 per cent better in 1080p, 1440p and 2160p benchmarks. And when compared to the RTX 2080 Ti, which is the more appropriate comparison till it gets trumped later on, the RTX 3080 performs about 37-44 per cent better.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Power consumption and thermals

During most of our gaming benchmarks we didn't see the RTX 3080 go over 65 degrees celsius. The entire card is a massive heatsink so it has that in its favour. While cooling has been achieved, one needs to examine why such a beefy cooler was needed in the first place. In some benchmarks, we saw the RTX 3080 consume 320 watts consistently. Peak power consumption would hit 335 watts quite frequently which is a ridiculous amount for the graphics card. We're looking at the bygone era's of dual-GPU graphics cards with values such as this one. We can only imagine what the RTX 3090 would. Also, our 1200W PSU seems to have conked off in the midst of benchmarking the RTX 3080 and we had to slip in a newer 750W PSU for the rest of the benchmarks. Power consumption values remained the same with both PSUs.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Pricing

The Founders Edition NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 will be priced at Rs 71,000 in India. The RTX 3080 and RTX 3070 pricing seem to be similar to the launch prices for their RTX 20 counterparts. Launch price for the RTX 2080 Ti Founder’s Edition was Rs 1,02,500 and the RTX 2080 started off for Rs 68,500 and lastly, the RTX 2070 was priced at Rs 51,200.

Bottomline

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 easily beats the RTX 2080 across all games and synthetic benchmarks by about 30-70 per cent. In some titles, it events goes ham and achieves 2x the performance. So there's little need to worry over there. It's even cooler than previous gen reference cards. So there's little reason to skip this generation. If you're looking for a flagship GPU to own, this is it. We're still going to wait for the AMD RDNA GPUS in the form of the RX 6000 series but by the looks of it, AMD has a tough job if it wants the performance crown.

NVIDIA RTX 3080 Graphics Card Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price: ₹71000
Release Date: 01 Sep 2020
Variant: None
Market Status: Upcoming

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Koeman released a list of 23 players to tackle the Segunda División side in a post via the club’s official website on Wednesday.

Barcelona head to the game after defeating Gimnastic 3-1 in their last fixture last Saturday.

Barcelona squad against Girona: Neto, Iñaki Peña, Arnau Tenas, N. Semedo, Piqué, Sergio, Griezmann, Messi, O. Dembélé, Coutinho, Lenglet, Jordi Alba, Braithwaite, S. Roberto, F. De Jong, Junior, Aleñá, Trincao, Pedri, Riqui Puig, R. Araujo, J. Cuenca and Konrad.

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By Subhrojit Mallick | Updated May 22 2019
RealMe 1 128GB Review
DIGIT RATING
71 /100
  • design

    67
  • performance

    71
  • value for money

    71
  • features

    73
User Rating : 5/5 Out of 1 Reviews
  • PROS
  • Bold, unique design
  • Good battery life
  • CONS
  • Frequent frame drops while gaming
  • Camera AI makes photos look quite artificial

Verdict

The good looks of the Realme 1 hides the inconsistencies of the phone. It tries to get ahead of the game by gaming the synthetic benchmarks but falls flat in real world performance. It positions itself as a selfie-centric phone but the selfies from the phone comes off as artificial and puffed up.

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RealMe 1 128GB detailed review

Oppo has been a player in the Indian smartphone market for quite some time now. The China-based company, owned by BBK Electronics has positioned itself more as a premium brand in the country. Most of Oppo’s offerings have been more or less expensive with a strong emphasis on selfies. One could say Oppo’s offerings are more of a lifestyle device than just a piece of technology. However, the highest demand in the smartphone market in India is for mid-range phones that are low on price and high on features. Oppo wanted a piece of the mid-range cake, but being a premium brand, it can’t just come out with a cheap phone. Hence the brand, Realme. Just like what Xiaomi did with the Redmi brand, Realme wants to do the same for Oppo.


But whether the bet of introducing a new brand will pay off for Oppo or not is fodder for another discussion. The focus right now is whether Realme 1, the first phone under the new sub-brand is an attractive proposition. The phone certainly look different and the diamond black flair adds to the premium charm of it.

The Realme 1 launched in India exclusively to take on the Redmi Note 5 Pro, but how far does it go to settle the argument? We find out.

Design

The Realme 1 looks distinctly different from all other phones at its price, thanks to the diamond-like reflective body. The phone is housed inside a fibre-glass casing that has been cut at different angles such that each section of the glass back turns to a different shade of black when light is reflecting off it. It does look a lot like a diamond. If you like your gadgets shiny and glossy, this phone will catch your eye. The same glossy finish runs along the edges as well.

The front is all screen. There are no capacitive navigation button on the front. Even the fingerprint sensor is missing. The Realme 1 relies only on facial recognition for authentication.  It’s a brave move by a brand that’s taking its first plunge in a highly competitive market, and other than just being perceived as future forward, it’s actually detrimental to the experience. The user loses out on the reliability of the fingerprint when authenticating purchases. The face unlock is quick, but isn’t reliable enough to keep user’s data secure. You can use facial authentication to access the private space (where you can store apps and data securely), and private apps (that are password-locked). In a practical scenario, the phone was unlocked by a colleague by simply pointing it at my face from a distance.

Apart from the diamond-black finish, it’s a pretty straightforward phone. It rocks the in-vogue univisium form factor and is just 7.8mm thick. There’s an ugly bulge along the edge of the phone that messes with the grip. The screen takes up most of the real-estate up front. The screen-to-body ratio is around 84 percent, which Realme managed to do by fitting the usual 6-inch display in a smaller 6.14-inch frame. The phone is offered in two more colours — Red and silver, but that will be available later in June.

Display

The Realme 1 sports a standard-issue 6-inch Full HD+ display of 18:9 aspect ratio. The panel is just about average with decent colour reproduction. The colour tones are slightly on the cooler side and brightness isn’t high enough to be visible properly when outdoors. In fact, there’s some colour loss at peak brightness and texts appear faded under direct sunlight. The panel quiet reflective too. You get the usual blue-light filters and options to tweak the colour temperature.

The good part about the panel is that it takes up most of the real estate up front with minimal bezels on the top and the bottom. The sides are also quite thin, which gives off an immersive feel to the content.

Performance and UI

The Realme 1 wants to be the phone of choice for mid-range buyers. The undercutting price point is one instance where it shows. But more than that, it’s the brand’s attempt to beat the best in its maiden attempt that brings out the competitive attitude of the company.

The Realme 1 is powered by the MediaTek Helio P60 SoC which is MediaTek’s most advanced chipset. It comes with an AI chip inside that can compute machine learning tasks on the device itself. It is what powers the facial recognition and the battery efficiency, apart from other things. It’s an octa-core chipset built on a 12nm FinFET process with four Cortex A53 and four Cortex A73 cores, all clocked at 2GHz frequency. On paper it’s faster than its Qualcomm counterpart, as the benchmark results from AnTuTu 7.0 and Geekbench will state. However, when I monitored how the chipset was being used, I observed some anomaly. It seemed for both the benchmark tests, which is comprised of multiple small tasks that stress the CPU to measure performance, the chipset was running at a constant 2.0GHz, irrespective whether the load on the CPU was minimal or at its peak. It could either be an anomaly with the unit I received or Realme is gaming a popular benchmark tests. In a more real world scenario, when the performance was measured while playing the new PubG Mobile game, the CPU speed matched the load put on it. The AnTuTu score for the Realme 1 was 138260 against the Redmi Note 5 Pro’s 112652. The Geekbench Single Core and Multi Core scores are also higher at 1490 and 5682 respectively. But in both cases, the CPU was artificially plonked up to eke out a better score.

We performed a similar analysis on the Redmi Note 5 Pro which proved to be more consistent in responding to CPU load both during synthetic benchmark tests and real world scenarios. The Realme 1’s anomaly seems a little too deliberative. Nevertheless, there’s 6GB RAM and 128GB storage on the unit we re. It leaves enough resources free despite a heavy user interface. It also support dual VoLTE which is useful in the Indian context.

The Realme 1 relies on Oppo’s Colour OS. It’s definitely functional like all Android-layered user interfaces these days, but I wouldn’t call it particularly appealing. It lacks the attention to detail that MIUI is known or the simplicity of stock Android. Instead, the UI seems cluttered with disproportional icons and overall looks quite cartoonish. It does come with a game mode, a private space and the usual bells and whistles of Android Oreo, but that doesn’t take away the fact how uninviting the UI looks for a nitpicking user.

Camera

The fate of smartphones these days is decided by how good the camera is. The Realme 1, in that section, is quite underwhelming in comparison to the competition. It has a single 13-megapixel sensor at the back while on the front is an 8-megapixel shooter. The focus, unsurprisingly, is on selfies and portrait shots. The phone relies on Oppo’s AI algorithms to fine-tune the photos which the company claims works by analysing 296 recognition points to understand the skin tone, age, gender, etc. Based on that analysis, the phone applies one of 8 million ‘beauty solutions’ to the image.

The end result is simply a photo with extreme layers of softening, so much so, that all spots and blemishes are hidden. It was a tad difficult for me to accept the effects, but I suppose there’s a demand for them in a country where fairness creams are one of the highest selling products. If beautification is what you’re seeking from a smartphone camera, the Realme 1 will be a pure delight. But if you’re a little more serious about taking good photos, the phone might leave you hanging.

In daylight, the photos have ample highlight clipping. There’s practically no detail in the bright sky in the photo below. Furthermore, the camera tends to saturate the colours more than they are in reality. It also lacks the desired dynamic range.

Indoor shots are a little more polished. The controlled light brings out the good side of the camera. There’s more controlled AI enhancement and the little that it does, it makes objects look much better than they are in real. You get good sharp images with a slightly warmer white balance. There’s some glare off the source of light though, which might be a lens issue.

Under low light, the camera fails to show much promise. Grains show up if you try to dial the exposure higher to take an image under poor lighting, with little to no detail. The shutter speed is actually dialled up when there’s less light which demands a steady hand and if the object is moving, you get a blurred photo.

The portrait mode is present both on the front and the back camera. The Realme 1 relies on software to simulate the depth-of-field effect. It’s nowhere as consistent as the Redmi Note 5 Pro, but it does the job as far as blurring the background is concerned.

Battery

The Realme 1 is powered by a 3410mAh battery. For those comparing, that’s a hairline more than what Xiaomi’s best mid-range phone offers, and the battery life of the phone is more or less at par. The phone managed to run for 6 hours on the PCMark Battery 2.0 Test which should easily convert to over a day’s usage for an average user. For the review, I used the phone to browse the internet, play games, take photos and use social media. It did last me for a typical work day and then some more. The Helio P60 chipset seems to be quite energy-efficient and based on the battery life, Realme seems to be delivering on its promise of using machine learning to manage resources. The battery section in the Settings app gives some insight in how much juice each app takes and apart from the resource-intensive game I was playing, the UI sucked up most of the battery. When you are running out of power on this phone, you know what to blame.

Bottomline

The debutante Realme 1’s ambition to compete with the likes of Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro is quite apparent. It looks boldly different from the rest, but a good design will only take it so far. The performance is nowhere near the best in the market, despite the benchmark results telling you so. The camera which is propped up by on-device machine learning ends up delivering unnaturally softened photos while the UI comes off quite amateurish.  The battery life is the only saving grace, but overall this phone isn’t what it advertises to be. Oppo’s decision to come out with a new sub-brand to cater to the highly competitive mid-range market may be driven by consumer demand, but there’s little in the phone to entice buyers, apart from a good looking device.

RealMe 1 128GB Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

Price:
Rs. 10999
Release Date: 25 May 2018
Variant: 32GB , 64GB , 128GB
Market Status: Launched

Key Specs

  • Screen Size Screen Size
    6" (1080 x 2160)
  • Camera Camera
    13 | 8 MP
  • Memory Memory
    128GB/6 GB
  • Battery Battery
    3410 mAh

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BMW announces iX3 pricing and specification for the UK

Pricing from £61,900 OTR for the BMW iX3 Premier Edition

   September 16, 2020

Following the announcement of the first fully electric-powered BMW X model earlier this summer, BMW is today revealing the launch specifications for the BMW iX3 in the UK market.

Launching in summer 2021, UK customers will be able to choose between the iX3 Premier Edition and BMW iX3 Premier Edition Pro, both offering a significant level of standard equipment over and above the current X3. The BMW X3 will be the brand’s first model offered with a pure-electric drive system, a plug-in hybrid system or highly efficient petrol and diesel engines.

A curated selection of colours and trims

BMW iX3 Premier Edition or BMW iX3 Premier Edition Pro customers will have the choice of four exterior metallic body paint colours including Carbon Black, Mineral White, Phytonic Blue and Sophisto Grey. Two exterior trim colours will be offered too, with Brushed Aluminium or Black High Gloss exterior trim. 20” Black aerodynamic wheels, automatic tailgate, adaptive suspension and panoramic sunroof complete the exterior look of the BMW iX3 Premier Edition.

Vernasca leather in a choice of four colours, Sensatec dashboard, sun protect glazing, ambient lighting and electric seats are offered as standard within the vehicle interior, enhancing comfort and style.

Additional standard features include wireless phone charging, heated front seats and the brand’s very latest driver assistance technology, including Driving Assistant Professional, Parking Assistant and BMW Live Cockpit Professional.

For customers choosing the BMW iX3 Premier Edition Pro, additional standard features will include BMW Head-up Display, Harman Kardon surround sound, Gesture Control,  Parking Assistant Plus, Automatic high beam assistant, Comfort access and Lumbar support. BMW IconicSounds Electric, developed in collaboration with Hans Zimmer, completes the extensive offering.

Pricing for the BMW iX3 Premier Edition and Premier Edition Pro in the UK as follows:

BMW iX3 Premier Edition £61,900 OTR
BMW iX3 Premier Edition Pro £64,900 OTR

 

Customers can pre-order their BMW iX3 Premier Edition or iX3 Premier Edition Pro from today at bmw.co.uk/ix3, with deliveries starting in summer 2021.

BMW iX3 in detail

Highly integrated drive system technology.

The highly integrated drive system technology at the heart of the new BMW iX3 plays a particularly important role in optimising efficiency and power development. The electric motor, transmission and power electronics are now arranged together in a single housing. The electric motor in the new BMW iX3 works according to the principle of a current-excited synchronous motor, without the use of magnets. This design eliminates the use of rare earth materials of the motor.

The power density of the electric motor in the iX3 is 30 per cent greater than that of existing fully-electric vehicles within the BMW Group portfolio. The motor is up to 93 per cent efficient, compared with under 40 per cent for combustion engines.

The new drive system unit generates maximum output of 286 hp and peak torque of 295 lb-ft which, unlike many other electric motors, is sustained at high revs.

The new BMW iX3 sprints from 0 to 62 mph in 6.8 seconds, putting it in the same territory as the conventionally powered BMW X3 xDrive30i.

Top speed is electronically limited to 112 mph. Sending power to the rear wheels creates a characteristic BMW driving experience with outstanding traction ensured thanks to the standard-fit ARB technology (actuator contiguous wheel slip limitation).

Cutting-edge battery-cell technology plays a headline role in the latest development stage of high-voltage batteries. The storage capacity of the battery has been substantially increased, relative to the installation space required and its weight.

The gravimetric energy density of the 188 prismatic cells in the new BMW iX3 is around    20 per cent higher than that of the battery cells used by the BMW Group in its fully-electric vehicles up to now. A gross energy content of 80 kWh – of which 74 kWh is utilised – and the high efficiency of the drive systems allow the new BMW iX3 to offer a range of up to 279 miles (WLTP test cycle).

Another technical highlight making its debut in iX3 thanks to BMW Group’s fifth-generation eDrive technology is the innovative new charging unit, which sends power to both the 400V battery and the 12V on-board power supply. When charging using alternating current, it enables both single-phase and three-phase charging at up to 11 kW. Plugging the vehicle into a direct current rapid-charging station opens the door to charging outputs of up to 150 kW, meaning the high-voltage battery can be charged from 0 to 80 per cent of its full capacity in 34 minutes. Drivers can inject the power required to add 62 miles to the car’s driving range (in the WLTP cycle) in just 10 minutes.

Optimised efficiency enhances capability over long distances.

The outstanding efficiency of its electric motor and its high charging capacity give the new BMW iX3 exceptional long-distance capability.

On a trip, a BMW iX3 would need to make fewer charging stops than a comparable electric vehicle whose efficiency is compromised by the presence of larger and heavier high-voltage batteries. And the iX3 stops would be shorter.

Adaptive recuperation enhances efficiency and driving comfort during a journey. The intensity of the Brake Energy Regeneration is adapted to the road situation using data from the navigation system and the driver assistance system sensors.

For example, when approaching a junction or a vehicle on the road ahead, recuperation is fully utilised. On the open road, the coasting function is activated whenever the driver takes their foot off the accelerator. As an alternative to adaptive recuperation, in driving position D the driver can choose a high, medium or low Brake Energy Regeneration setting.

Engaging driving position B provides the signature one-pedal feeling of BMW Group’s electric vehicles thanks to particularly strong recuperation. An enhanced heat pump included as standard on the BMW iX3 underscores the efficiency-oriented approach taken to the vehicle’s development.

Trailblazing: Digital services and outstanding environmental credentials.

BMW assumed a leading role in driving forward electric mobility when it unveiled innovative solutions for charging at home or on the move alongside the introduction of BMW i3 in 2013. This trend continues with the BMW iX3, which includes a newly developed Flexible Fast Charger cable which can be hooked up to both standard domestic and industrial sockets using optional adapters.

Recharging at home is further enhanced with a personal Wallbox. Available through our partner, Smart solutions are also available to monitor energy usage and cost, as well as keeping a historic record of home-charging energy expenditure, making it very convenient for company car users.

The new cloud-based BMW Maps navigation system enables route and arrival times to be calculated with even greater speed and precision. Services already familiar from the BMW i3, such as navigation with range display on the map and detailed information on public charging stations – covering everything from address, availability and connector type through to charging rate and Chargepoint Operator – are now joined by additional functionality that can be accessed from the car. This capability includes navigation planning with recommendations for charging stops, information on points of interest near public charging stations and the ability to filter search results by fast-charging points.

The exceptionally efficient drive system, extensive use of secondary raw materials in the manufacture of aluminium castings and thermoplastics, absence of rare earths and across-the-board use of green electricity in production, including the cells for the high-voltage battery, are all contributory factors in the impressive CO2 assessment for the new BMW iX3.

During the customer-use phase, the iX3 outperforms the diesel-powered BMW X3 xDrive 20d by more than 30 per cent when drawing on average European electricity sources or roughly 60 per cent when powered by green electricity.

Proportions and versatility of an SAV, innovative aerodynamic wheels.

The exterior design of the new BMW iX3 displays the typical proportions of a Sports Activity Vehicle, which means it provides a visual showcase for the robust premium character and all-round talents espoused by BMW X models. Model-specific design features optimise the car’s aerodynamic properties as well as lending visual expression to its sustainability-focused drive concept. The front apron and BMW kidney grille have a largely enclosed design, while the rear end has also been sculpted with a view to reducing air resistance.

Innovative, aerodynamically designed light-alloy wheels help to control the flow of air around the vehicle. The aerodynamic wheels making their debut on the new BMW iX3 reduce its drag coefficient by around 5 per cent over an equivalent vehicle with conventional light-alloy wheels. This is achieved with the help of sophisticated inserts in the V-spoke base wheel whose surfaces keep the air flowing smoothly.

The resulting improvement in efficiency adds around 6 miles to the range of the new BMW iX3 (WLTP test cycle). This combines with aerodynamic enhancements to the underbody’s rear diffuser and chassis strut area, as well as the air flap control system, to give the all-electric SAV a drag coefficient (Cd) of 0.29.

Premium ambience and BMW IconicSounds Electric in the interior.

Understated blue accents for both the exterior and interior of the new BMW iX3 allude to the presence of its electric drive system. The clearly structured controls, high-quality materials and stylish surfaces combine to create the premium interior ambience associated with BMW SAV models. The versatility of the iX3 is confirmed by spaciousness on a par with that of conventionally powered BMW X3 variants. Thanks to the 40:20:40 split/folding rear seat backrest, boot capacity can be increased from 510 to a maximum of 1,560 litres.

The debut of BMW IconicSounds Electric in the BMW iX3 provides acoustic feedback to enrich the electric driving experience by lending it added emotional depth. Load changes are signalled by a smoothly modulated sound, and recuperation during overrun and braking is accompanied by a gently filtered acoustic response, meaning that every driving state is accompanied by a matching sound pattern. A newly introduced short sound composition, which is the result of a collaboration between Hans Zimmer and BMW sound designer Renzo Vitale, can be heard when the Start/Stop button is pressed. The drive sound is an original work by BMW’s sound designers and acoustic engineers. Drive soundtracks from the collaboration with Hans Zimmer will be available in electrified BMW models at a later date.

BMW Operating System 7 and BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant.

The BMW iX3 is equipped with the latest generation BMW Operating System 7, which allows for every line of software code in the car to be updated over the air in the future. The standard-fit BMW Live Cockpit Professional offers a fully-digital screen grouping comprising a high-resolution 12.3 inch instrument cluster behind the steering wheel and a 10.25-inch Central Control Display.

The enhanced intuitive multimodal interaction allows the driver to take their pick of control interface for the situation at hand: Control Display touchscreen, iDrive Controller, multifunction buttons on the steering wheel, voice control or BMW gesture control.

The latest version of the BMW Intelligent Personal Assistant takes the connection between driver and car to a new level in the new BMW iX3.

Activated by a spoken prompt (for example “Hey BMW”) or at the touch of a button, this digital companion acquires new capabilities all the time. The system helps the driver, learns their preferences and is familiar with their favoured settings – e.g. for the seat heating or the places they drive to frequently using the navigation system (“Take me home”).

Smartphone integration with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

BMW Live Cockpit Professional comes with optimised smartphone integration; in addition to Apple CarPlay, the new iX3 is also compatible with Android Auto.

The latter enables customers to access digital services such as Google Assistant, Google Maps, music streaming services like Spotify and Amazon Music, and the WhatsApp messaging service.

The BMW iX3 Premier Edition is available to order now from retailers nationwide, with pricing from £61,900 OTR. The BMW iX3 Premier Edition Pro is offered from £64,900 OTR. Customers wishing to pre-order should visit www.bmw.co.uk/ix3.

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| Sep 16, 2020, 17:08 IST
Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami Tamil Nadu CM Edappadi K Palaniswami
CHENNAI: A new university will be set at Villupuram by bifurcating the state-run Vellore based Thiruvalluvar varsity, Chief Minister K Palaniswami announced in the Assembly on Wednesday. The new university would start functioning from the current academic year, he said, adding the move follows Villupuram people's long time request in addition to the plea of Law Minister C Ve Shanmugam who hails from the region.

Late Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa gave importance to higher education and established a slew of colleges including arts, polytechnic and engineering, he recalled.
Continuing in her footsteps, the government carried on with the initiative to set up new institutions besidesupgrading the infrastructure of existing facilities.

In view of such initiatives, the Gross Enrolment Ratio in Tamil Nadu stood at 49 per cent, while the national average was 26.3 per cent, he noted.

Replying to DMK deputy leader Duraimurugan on splitting the Thiruvallur varsity, Palaniswami said Villupuram was backward and the move wasaimed at facilitating higher education of students from that region.

Administration would be more efficient only if universities were restructured in keeping with the establishment of more and more affiliating colleges, he said.

In Tamil Nadu, there are at least 20 state run universities including separate ones for medicine, law, sports, fisheries and music.
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      September 16, 2020, 1:59 pm IST in Newshound Tales | Economy, India | TOI

      For quite some time, a piece of news showing India has 21 million jobless has triggered fear in the minds of those who still retain their purse. Those who lost their salaries have blamed it on the prevailing pandemic. But when the virus was absent, a strange activism had prevailed across India, ensuring some of the largest businesses remained shut across the country, and some of the Indian companies working abroad drew flak.

      Jobless workers protest in Goa to reopen iron ore mines

      So let’s take a quick look.

      Work has stopped in the iron ore mines in Goa, one of Asia’s largest copper plants has shut down in Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, troubles are brewing in iron ore mines in Chhattisgarh and Odisha and at the Adani group’s coal mines in the Down Under. Strangely, these have become disturbing symbols of the Indian industry.

      All has come at a cost to the economy, imports have increased and exports taken a tumble.

      At the heart of this are protests by a handful who have hopped, skipped and jumped from one protest to another, ensuring they generate the much needed steam to their movement. One movement has died, another risen like the proverbial Phoenix from the ashes. These activists have routinely raised India’s big issue of land versus machines and cried wolf, smoking out everything else from the horizon. They are not worried about a lakh of miners going jobless and hungry for over two years in Goa. They do not care about 35,000 struggling without salaries in Thoothukudi, or, for that matter, Indian companies piling up huge non performing assets in the mines of Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand. Like Bengal’s ubiqutious Cholbey Na slogan in the 70s that killed industry in that eastern Indian state, these activists have continued their activism for a very long period.

      What is surprising is their claim to fight for people’s rights when these rights are actually nowhere in sight. There is a common thread of people who are omnipresent in all these protests, their frustration seems both natural and common. They want the world to believe that India is burning, Indian companies are dubious, the world’s second most populous nation is in a revolutionary mood.

      Last week, a Dubai-based activist campaigning against Adani’s coal mines in Australia, mistakenly revealed how he planned to scuttle Adani’s operations through an email that got leaked. In the email, the activist had apprised his friends in Australia about his plans to set up a website and create trouble for the Ahmedabad-based Indian conglomerate which runs business ranging from infrastructure to airports to ports to edible oil.

      The activist’s Dubai to Australia connection to discredit an Indian company is interesting, especially at a time when jobs are at a premium and a closure would mean further catastrophe. The activist was seeking help from an anti-Adani group in Australia. Helping him were activists in India who have been in the forefront of the anti-Sterlite movement in Tamil Nadu, and against mining companies in Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

      Iron ore, coal and copper do not jell together but the broad idea was to add an Indian twist to build up a narrative of alleged wrongdoings in India and get it amplified in Australia. Or, for that matter, across the world. Recently, these activists raised another hue and cry over India’s coal mining and argued why it could not be substituted by solar or wind energy. Little did they realise that coal – under any circumstances – could not be replaced overnight, it still remains the best possible resource for energy in a billion plus nation. Conspiring activists are challenging the energy security of the country where per capita electricity consumption is just about 1200 units a year compared to China with four to five times higher numbers.

      Those criticising India and its energy policies forget the developed nations have per capita electricity consumption is as high as 10000 to 20000 units. Little did they care that their misplaced activism could affect the Indian economy, disrupt growth opportunities & reduce scope of employment badly. They did not care that projecting one conglomerate with negativity would diminish another Indian conglomerate’s chance for inter-continental projects Indian companies are eyeing in a post-Covid situation. They seem to be keen on building an overall negative perception globally that Indian corporates care little for environment and human rights and also the rights of tribals and indigenous peoples. They do it knowing very well that their actions would help create an anti-Modi sentiment across the Indian borders.

      What is interesting is that the majority of these protests are against large private firms and happening in a selective manner. For instance, Adani Group does not own any mine in India and it is a contractor for state owned mines. However, all energy and attention of so called activists is targeted to a contractor producing 15 million tonne a year for a state utility instead of the world’s largest coal mining firm, the Kolkata-based Coal India Limited (CIL)  just because it is a public sector undertaking. The big race for breaking headlines in India often misses the real picture.

      Surprisingly, none of these environmental activists ever hit the print industry that also claim millions of trees to produce newspapers. Worse, industries in India have often expressed their concerns over blackmailing by activists by misusing or manipulating media.

      So let’s take a look at the protests against Adani. There is a peculiar pattern spotted in protests against the likes of Adani where Indian activist lobby is supporting protests in Australia, which is the world’s largest coal exporter with well over 25 percent market share. Indian activists have never expressed concerns against CIL or other Australian mining entities. Singling out one from a cluttered market creates suspicion. It would not be wrong to say interests of Australian activists started in Carmichael mine generated only after it was acquired by Adani from an Australian mining entity.

      So why is this happening?

      There is some deep-rooted economics of this activism. If there are Cola giants, they need to be linked to water crisis (never mind if the demand to ban the soft drink majors comes from faraway Norway), if there is iron ore or coal, the mining companies need to be blamed and if there are airports and ports, infrastructure giants need to be hauled over the coals. On paper, these activists lace their work with a tinge of environmental activism. It is all about some interesting twists and turns, it is about deferring current consumption for a better and secure tomorrow. They tell the world that if companies pollute rivers and cut forests for mining, the coming generations will get nothing on plate.

      That is a great argument, a great platform for breaking news that is considered both dangerous and madness by many in South Asia. The world loves visuals of an impoverished tribal standing tall with his father’s machet against miners seeking to break the earth for iron ore, or coal. It is a great photograph of protest, students love to flaunt it to their parents, and friends. It is the best form of defence, there is no economics of scale involved.

      But these self-styled mass movements for environmental causes actually come packaged without a reason. It is like asking the poor – who is at the rock bottom of the economic ladder – to kill industry and defer consumption. In most cases the poor back out, and these movements die a silent death.

      A serious look at activism in India will show an interesting trend. Ever since the Supreme Court gave approval in October 2020 to the Sardar Sarovar Dam project in Gujarat, activists shifted their gears in favour of rights, ranging from land, homes, food, information and health. They did not care, did not realise that a nation’s resources are best saved when the government blends a lot of economics in its decisions and achieves a balance. They should have taken a lesson or two in economics from India’s lost decade (2004-14) before hyperventilating on corporate greed.

      The need of the hour is to generate jobs, not protests. Activism must be laced with realism. Else, the jobless will spill out on the streets. And that would be dangerous for the nation, and its economy.

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      Having reviewed three out of four Samsung flagships this years, there’s not much left to say about the Galaxy Note 5 that we haven’t said in those other reviews already. What differs though is that The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 has much more to live up to than the other devices. This is a segment that Samsung pioneered, which means that the responsibility of innovating falls on its shoulders. Evidently though, the company’s focus this year is on design, because that’s precisely where the Note 5 is different from other Note devices till now.


      Build and Design

      The glass and metal design philosophy that Samsung adopted for its flagships, continues with the Note 5. The phone has curved glass on the back and a sheet of Gorilla Glass 4 on the front. But you already know about that.

      What you need to know is that while the Note 5, like the Note 4 before it, is more compact than other phones in this series, it remains unwieldy. Many seem to like this large size though, so the decision falls on the buyer. The heavy usage of glass though makes the phone really slippery and prone to falling out of your hand. 

      None of that changes the fact that the phone looks premium though. The curved glass on the back has but one job, and that is to make this phone look good and different. From the front though, it’s a quintessential Samsung design, and whether you like it is completely your own opinion. For us, we would give Note 5 a lot of marks on the looks front.

      Display
      If you’ve read out Galaxy S6 Edge Plus review, you already know how good the Note 5’s display is. The 5.7 inch QHD SAMOLED display is one of the best out there. What’s interesting is that Samsung has toned down the yellowish-ness of the display. The Galaxy S6 Edge has a pretty warm display, to the point that it looks like the odd one out when placed next to an LG G4 and Sony Xperia Z3+, but the Note 5’s display is not as warm as we’ve come to expect from Samsung.

      Colours are really vivid on the display, and if you’ve liked Samsung displays till now, this one’s to die for, just like the S6 Edge Plus.

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      S-Pen

      The S-Pen on the Galaxy Note 5 is as good as it ever was, and a tad better. That said, even with a 5.7 inch display, there's only that much that you can do. If you've been a big proponent of Samsung's S-Pen though, then the one on the Note 5 is easily the best till now. It writes almost like a real pen and Samsung has added the option to add apps to the Air Command menu. So, you can now add apps like Evernote, OneNote and others to the Air Command menu and write on them using the S-Pen. What's more useful though is the Screen Off Memo option, which allows you to write with the S-Pen even with the display turned off. Whenever you pull the S-Pen out of the Note 5, the screen will remain black, but you can write on it and jot down a few notes. It's limited in the sense that there's only that much you can write on a 5.7 inch display, but its pretty useful nevertheless.

      Lastly, and perhaps most importantly, the Galaxy Note 5 can alert you if you've left the S-Pen behind somewhere. This perhaps is something that every Note user would appreciate, considering how many have lost their styluses. The S-Pen Alerts option is turned on by default and you can turn it off from the Settings menu.

      Performance
      Benchmarks don’t ever suffice for performance testing, but Samsung’s got both the aspects covered with its Exynos 7 Octa processor. This is the same processor that runs on the Galaxy S6, S6 Edge and the S6 Edge Plus.

      Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Performance | Create your own infographics

      In regular usage, the Galaxy Note 5 can take anything you throw at it, and the bigger size of the phone, allows for better heat circulation, allowing the average clock speed to remain higher than in the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. The performance of the phone can’t be credited to the SoC alone though. While Exynos 7 is a good processor, the Note 5’s performance owes a lot to the fact that Samsung has made no compromise. The sequential read speeds for the storage on the phone come to around 440 MB per second which for the general public, translates to really good. In addition, DDR4 RAM allows the performance to be even smoother, and 4 GB of it, allows for a lot of multitasking.

      The overall performance of the Note 5 is a combination of processor, NAND and RAM, and they all do well working in unison. It’s the best performing Android phone in the market right now, speaking in terms of pure performance. Even the call and network performance on the Note 5 is better than others. In a room with 5 people on the same Vodafone network, the Note 5 can get a 3G signal even when others are stuck on Edge. This is something that many iPhone users report about their devices. 

      It would be worth mentioning that the Galaxy Note 5 sends diagnostic reports to Samsung servers whenever it's connected to a WiFi. You can turn this off from the Settings Menu, by going into Lock Screen and Security. I have contacted Samsung to clarify that the Reports are indeed only diagnostic reports, and am yet to hear back from it.

      Battery
      All the performance though, usually take a toll on the battery life, so when Samsung allowed a 3,000 mAh battery, I was somewhat disappointed. You’re talking about a 5.7 inch QHD display here, along with a powerful octa-core processor.

      Here again though, the Note 5 exceeded expectations. On a regular work day, with exactly 26 phone calls, lots of IMs, social networking and about 20 minutes of gaming, at midnight, the phone had 15% of battery left. This is without using the battery saver mode at all, and that’s about as good as any phone in the market can give you today.

      Camera
      We’ve discussed Samsung’s prowess with cameras in the Galaxy S6 Edge and S6 Edge Plus review, so we’ll simply direct you to those for this one.

      Bottomline
      With the Galaxy Note 5, Samsung has completed the transformation it started with the Galaxy S6 this year. The phone is a combination of power and design, and not many would deny that the phone looks good and performs well. It’s pure style, combined with good performance. The only real hitch is that a phone this expensive shouldn’t be prone to falling out of your hand. If you’re looking for a flagship phablet, then this is still the one to buy though.

       

      Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Key Specs, Price and Launch Date

      Price:
      Rs. 29999
      Release Date: 15 May 2017
      Variant: 32GB
      Market Status: Launched

      Key Specs

      • Screen Size Screen Size
        5.7" (1440 x 2560)
      • Camera Camera
        16 | 5 MP
      • Memory Memory
        32 GB/4 GB
      • Battery Battery
        3000 mAh

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      india takes pakistan oic turkey tlif : ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਮੁੱਦੇ ‘ਤੇ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ, ਟਰਕੀ ਅਤੇ ਇਸਲਾਮਿਕ ਸਹਿਯੋਗ ਸੰਗਠਨ ਨੇ ਇੱਕ ਵਾਰ ਫਿਰ ਭਾਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਘੇਰਨ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ।ਜੇਨੇਵਾ ‘ਚ ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ ਦੇ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਪਰਿਸ਼ਦ ਦੇ 45ਵੇਂ ਸ਼ੈਸ਼ਨ ‘ਚ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ, ਤੁਰਕੀ ਅਤੇ ਓਆਈਸੀ ਨੇ ਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਅੰਦਰੂਨੀ ਮੁੱਦੇ ‘ਤੇ ਟਿੱਪਣੀ ਅਤੇ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਉਲੰਘਣ ਦਾ ਦੋਸ਼ ਲਗਾਇਆ।ਇਸਦੇ ਬਾਅਦ ਉਤਰ ਦੇਣ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਦੇ ਤਹਿਤ ਜੇਨੇਵਾ ਦੇ ਸਥਾਈ ਮਿਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਸਕੱਤਰ ਪਵਨ ਪਾਂਡੇ ਨੇ ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਤਿੰਨਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਰਾਰਾ ਜਵਾਬ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ।ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ ਦੀ ਬੈਠਕ ‘ਚ ਜੰਮੂ-ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਦੇ ਹਾਲਾਤ ਨੂੰ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਹੋਈ ਆਲੋਚਨਾ ਨੂੰ ਭਾਰਤ ਨੇ ਖਾਰਿਜ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ। ਭਾਰਤ ਨੇ ਮੰਗਲਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਜੰਮੂ ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਵਿੱਚ ਲੋਕਤੰਤਰ ਅਤੇ ਆਰਥਿਕ ਵਿਕਾਸ ਦੀ ਬਹਾਲੀ ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਕਿਰਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਆਈ ਹੈ, ਜਦੋਂਕਿ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਨੇ ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰੀਕ੍ਰਿਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਈ ਰੁਕਾਵਟਾਂ ਲਿਆਉਣ ਦੀ ਕੋਸ਼ਿਸ਼ ਕੀਤੀ ਹੈ।ਭਾਰਤ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਝੂਠੇ ਅਤੇ ਝੂਠੇ ਦੋਸ਼ ਲਗਾ ਕੇ ਭਾਰਤ ਨੂੰ ਬਦਨਾਮ ਕਰਨਾ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਦੀ ਆਦਤ ਬਣ ਗਈ ਹੈ। ਭਾਰਤ ਅਤੇ ਹੋਰ ਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਸੇ ਅਜਿਹੇ ਦੇਸ਼ ਦੇ ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਾਂ ਬਾਰੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਣ ਦੀ ਲੋੜ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਅਤੇ ਨਸਲੀ ਘੱਟਗਿਣਤੀ ਸਮੂਹਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਪ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਅੱਤਵਾਦ ਦਾ ਕੇਂਦਰ ਹੈ।

      india takes pakistan oic turkey tlif

      ਭਾਰਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਦੇ ਬਲੋਚਿਸਤਾਨ, ਖੈਬਰ ਪਖਤੂਨਖਵਾ ਅਤੇ ਸਿੰਧ ਵਿਚ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਮਾੜੀ ਹਾਲਤ ਇਸ ਦੀ ਪੋਲ ਖੋਲ੍ਹਦੀ ਹੈ। ਇਕ ਵੀ ਦਿਨ ਨਹੀਂ ਲੰਘਦਾ ਜਦੋਂ ਇਕ ਪਰਿਵਾਰ ਦਾ ਕੋਈ ਮੈਂਬਰ ਬਲੋਚਿਸਤਾਨ ਵਿਚ ਲਾਪਤਾ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੁੰਦਾ. ਭਾਰਤ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ, ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਸੰਯੁਕਤ ਰਾਸ਼ਟਰ ਤੋਂ ਪਾਬੰਦੀਸ਼ੁਦਾ ਲੋਕਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਪੈਨਸ਼ਨ ਦਿੰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਮਾਣ ਨਾਲ ਮੰਨਦੇ ਹਨ ਕਿ ਹਜ਼ਾਰਾਂ ਅੱਤਵਾਦੀ ਜੰਮੂ ਕਸ਼ਮੀਰ ਵਿਚ ਲੜਨ ਲਈ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੇ ਦੇਸ਼ ਵਿਚ ਸਿਖਲਾਈ ਲੈਂਦੇ ਹਨ।ਭਾਰਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧੀ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੇ ਜਵਾਬ ਵਿੱਚ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਕੋਈ ਹੈਰਾਨੀ ਵਾਲੀ ਗੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ ਕਿ ਬਹੁਤ ਸਾਰੇ ਆਲਮੀ ਅਦਾਰੇ ਅੱਤਵਾਦ ਨੂੰ ਵਿੱਤ ਦੇਣ ਤੋਂ ਰੋਕਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਦੀ ਅਸਫਲਤਾ ਤੋਂ ਚਿੰਤਤ ਹਨ। ਭਾਰਤੀ ਪ੍ਰਤੀਨਿਧੀ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਵਿਚ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਅਤੇ ਨਸਲੀ ਘੱਟਗਿਣਤੀ ਸਮੂਹਾਂ ਲਈ ਕੋਈ ਭਵਿੱਖ ਬਾਕੀ ਨਹੀਂ ਹੈ।

      india takes pakistan oic turkey tlif

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      Sushant Rajput's Ex-Manager Sent Back As Probe Team Member Tests Positive

      So far, the Narcotics Control Bureau has arrested 18 people, including Sushant Rajput's friend and actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty.

      Sushant Rajput's Ex-Manager Sent Back As Probe Team Member Tests Positive

      Shruti Modi reached Narcotics Control Bureau's office in south Mumbai today for questioning

      Mumbai:

      A member of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) team probing drugs angle in actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death case has tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday following which questioning of the actor's former manager Shruti Modi has been postponed, an official said.

      Shruti Modi reached the NCB office in south Mumbai around 10 am for questioning by the Special Investigation Team (SIT).

      But, before the probe team could start recording her statement, the NCB received report of one of its SIT members testing positive for coronavirus, the official said.

      The SIT member's antigen test came out positive, he said, adding that other members of the probe team will also be tested and all protocols will be followed.

      "Accordingly, we sent back Shruti Modi who had joined the investigation in the morning," he said.

      The NCB on Tuesday asked Shruti Modi and Sushant Singh Rajput's talent manager Jaya Saha to join its investigation to get a better picture on some aspects of the case. Jaya Saha will now be called later, the official said.

      So far, the top drug law enforcement agency has arrested 18 people, including Sushant Rajput's friend and actress Rhea Chakraborty and her brother Showik Chakraborty.

      Earlier, statements of Shruti Modi and Jaya Saha were recorded by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is separately probing the Sushant death case.

      They were also questioned by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Mumbai Police in connection with cases linked to the actor's death probe.

      Chats of Jaya Saha with Rhea Chakraborty had come to light during the ED's questioning, the official added.

      Sushant Singh Rajput (34) was found hanging in his flat in Mumbai's suburban Bandra on June 14.

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      image captionHealthcare officials have been carrying out oxygen level testing across India
      The number of confirmed coronavirus infections in India has surpassed five million, officials say, the second-highest in the world after the US.
      The virus is spreading much faster in India than any other country, with daily cases crossing 90,000 for the five days up until Tuesday.
      More than 80,000 people have died, amid reports of shortages of intensive care beds and oxygen supplies.
      But the death rate is lower than in many countries with a high caseload.
      The rise in infections comes as the government continues to lift restrictions throughout the country to try to boost an economy that lost millions of jobs when the virus hit in March.
      In the initial stages of Covid-19, India appeared to be doing fairly well, imposing a strict lockdown, but the virus then hit megacities like Mumbai and the capital Delhi, before surging in smaller cities and rural areas.
      Despite the increase, the government has eased restrictions.
      As India opens up its economy and people return to work, Covid-19 cases have been surging. Some 600,000 cases were added just last week.
      India's caseload now stands at 5,020,359 after it added 90,123 cases in the last 24 hours.

      What about reported oxygen shortages?

      Demand for oxygen has risen exponentially recently.
      Hospitals and care centres are consuming up to about 2,700 tonnes of oxygen every day this month, compared with 750 tonnes in April, according to data obtained from All India Industrial Gases Manufacturers Association.
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      image captionLarge hospitals depend on liquid oxygen with backup cylinders
      Oxygen manufacturers say the demand for industrial oxygen has also shot up because more factories are now reopening.
      The states seeing a worrying uptick in infections - Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh - are suffering the most. It is a lives-versus-livelihoods question that India is grappling with now, BBC India correspondent Soutik Biswas reports.
      India will now need to increase capacity to make sure that both industries and patients do not suffer, our correspondent adds.
      Most oxygen plants are built near cities and big towns. So supplies to far flung districts where Covid-19 patients are filling hospitals have to be sent by special lorries carrying cryogenic tanks - India has some 1,500 such vehicles.
      Many states - the capital, Delhi, for example - do not have a single oxygen manufacturer, and all supplies have to come from neighbouring regions.

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