Monday, 25 March 2019

The laptops ship with IPS-level FHD NanoEdge display, AMD Ryzen 5 3550H processor and Radeon RX 560X graphics card.

Asus has announced two TUF Gaming laptops, FX505DY and FX705DY, which are powered by the AMD Ryzen 5 3550H processor, Radeon RX 560X graphics card and with up to 32GB of RAM in India. First launched at CES 2019 in January, both the laptops sport slim bezels around NanoEdge displays. Both of them feature Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) as well as onboard Ethernet, three USB ports, DTS Headphone:X technology for 7.1-channel virtual surround sound.

"The latest TUF Gaming Laptops set standards in durability and performance. Determined to provide the most immersive and powerful experience to our tribe of passionate gamers, the latest TUF range packs in the features like AMD Ryzen processor, Radeon RX graphics and a lot more. We are affirmative that India's passionate gamers would appreciate our latest offering and look forward to a positive response," Arnold Su, ROG & PC Head of ASUS India, said in a statement.

Asus FX705DY

Build

Both FX505DY and FX705DY are claimed to meet military-grade MIL-STD-810G standards for toughness. Asus says that the laptops have undergone strenuous testing ensuring that they can withstand extreme environments, ambient vibration as well as accidental knocks. "Both models shrug off short drops to a desk, and FX505DY is certified to survive higher falls. The hexagonal design on the bottom of the laptops adds structural rigidity and deserves some of the credit for their toughness," Asus said.

TUF gaming laptops keyboards have 'HyperStrike' keyboard deck, which is basically a desktop-inspired layout with separated blocks of function keys and a full numeric keypad. In addition, there's a wider space bar, offset arrow keys, curved key caps, and highlighted WASD keys. The keyboard is backlit as well; while the with Red Matter versions of the laptops have red lights, the Gold Steel models feature customisable RGB lighting. The RGB colors and effects can be tweaked with the Armoury Crate utility, which unifies functions like lighting control, system monitoring, and configurable game profiles.

Hardware

Both the laptops have Ryzen 5 3550H processor. The chip has four cores and eight threads which are claimed to deliver "capable performance" for popular games and everyday work. To conserve power and give an extend battery life, the laptops utilise Vega-based integrated graphics that are said to provide seven hours of Full HD video playback on FX705DY and nearly six hours on FX505DY.

The TUF Gaming laptops are fitted with specially-designed thermal solution, the HyperCool technology, which keeps the CPU and GPU cool with independent fans and keep internal temperatures in check. Asus says that the fans help special anti-dust tunnels on the edges of the housing to catch and direct particles out of the laptop to prevent them from clogging up the cooling.


Wednesday, 13 March 2019

PUBG Mobile has become the most popular online multiplayer games in the world

PUBG Mobile has become the most popular online multiplayer games in the world and while there are millions and millions of PUBG players globally, there have been debates over whether the online battle royale is causing mental health issues among kids. and teenagers. It should be noted that PUBG Mobile is essentially free on both Android and iOS smartphones and this coupled with the fact that smartphones are easily accessible for kids these days, means that almost every teen can play PUBG Mobile on his or her handset. Moreover, there have been reports https://www.plurk.com/p/n89gws of the Maharashtra Government and Gujarat Government having imposed their respective bans on kids playing PUBG Mobile. Now, it seems that the problem is not limited to India as the Chinese government has reportedly initiated a crackdown on online gaming addiction among the youth and have asked game developers to impose age restrictions on their games. According to a report by Gamesindustrybiz.com, Tencent is continuously working on how it can restrict younger pl

Wednesday, 6 March 2019

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro vs Oppo F11 Pro: Price in India, specifications, and features compared

Xiaomi Redmi Note 7 Pro vs Oppo F11 Pro: Price in India, specifications, and features compared

Oppo has finally launched the F11 Pro and the F11 smartphone in the Indian market. The Oppo F11 Pro is the first smartphone from the Chinese smartphone maker to be powered by a 48-megapixel camera in a triple rear camera module which is mounted on the back panel. The Oppo F11 Pro also gets a pop-up selfie camera, feature VOOC Super Fast Charging and more. The Oppo F11 Pro has been priced starting from Rs. 24,999 for the 6GB RAM and 128GB internal storage variant. Oppo has only launched a single variant of the F11 Pro in the Indian market. The sale of the Oppo F11 Pro starts from March 15, 2019.

The main contender for the Oppo F11 Pro is the Redmi Note 7 Pro which sports a 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor, fingerprint scanner, and is available in two variants - 4GB of RAM and 6GB of RAM. The Redmi Note 7 is priced starting at Rs. 13,999 and is an affordable range smartphone while the Oppo F11 Pro is a mid-range smartphone but will similar specifications and a pop-up selfie camera.

Tuesday, 5 March 2019

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PUBG Mobile has become the most popular online multiplayer games in the world and while there are millions and millions of PUBG players globally, there have been debates over whether the online battle royale is causing mental health issues among kids and teenagers. It should be noted that PUBG Mobile is essentially free on both Android and iOS smartphones and this coupled with the fact that smartphones are easily accessible for kids these days, means that almost every teen can play PUBG Mobile on his or her handset.

Moreover, there have been reports of the Maharashtra Government and Gujarat Government having imposed their respective bans on kids playing PUBG Mobile. Now, it seems that the problem is not limited to India as the Chinese government has reportedly initiated a crackdown on online gaming addiction among the youth and have asked game developers to impose age restrictions on their games.

According to a report by Gamesindustrybiz.com, Tencent is continuously working on how it can restrict younger players or teenagers from accessing some of its games in China and have come up with a digital lock system which will ban all the players under the age of 13 years. This digital lock system will need the guardian of the youth to unlock the game for him or her.

Also read: Are you cheating on PUBG? Tencent Games using machine learning to identify cheaters on PUBG Mobile game

Moreover, Tencent Games, in order to support the Chinese government, has also started using technologies such as facial recognition and player ID checks in order to identify the age of players for Honour of Kings and others games in China. In the last couple of years, the gaming giant, which also developed PUBG Mobile, has introduced a number of restrictions for minors such as limiting access to its games for minors to just one hour per day in 2017.