The PUBG mobile app is no longer available on Google Play and App Store, following India's ban on 118 Chinese-origin apps. The game continued to work for those who had it downloaded earlier and this number is close to 145 million. Also, the app can be accessed and the game played in case you do so via computers.
The mobile game, like in the case of short-video sharing platform TikTok, is set to lose big time because of the Chinese connection. Unlike the apps that were banned in the initial phase and mostly involved those of Chinese origin such as TikTok, AliExpress, UCWeb etc, PUBG is not entirely Chinese – a fact that many people not are aware of.
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Is PUBG a Chinese app?
The answer is no. PUBG is not a Chinese application, in fact, it was conceptualized by a Canadian, Brendan Greene. The game was developed and published by a South Korean company PUBG corporation which is a subsidiary of Bluehole, a South Korean game development studio.
When the game was first launched in December 2017, it was made for PCs only. It was only at a later date that the company got associated with the Chinese giant Tencent Holdings which published the mobile-only version PUBG Mobile in March 2018. Since the game was graphics-heavy and required powerful hardware to run it smoothly, Tencent published another version of the game along with PUBG corporation - PUBG Mobile Lite in August 2019.
Both the mobile versions were very well received by the users across the globe and has been the primary reason behind its stellar growth. However, the game itself isn’t Chinese by any stretch of the imagination and only the mobile apps that were published by a Chinese company - Tencent Holdings, have been banned.
Is it legal to play PUBG’s PC version in India?
Yes, it is perfectly legal to play PUBG on PCs in India as government's list only talks about the mobile versions of the game. PUBG can be played on any regular PC or a console without the need of a VPN or any tinkering with the settings of the game or the PC. There are some reports, Tencent holds a 10% stake in Bluehole, so we could yet have a scenario where the PC version also joins the banned list.
Since both PC and Mobile games are different, you may find it tough to acclimatise with some of its features. In fact, the PC version is supposed to be more advanced and has better graphics. It is available to play on Xbox, PC, PS4, and Google’s Stadia cloud gaming service.
As per the specifications mentioned on Steam, you need a PC or a gaming laptop with 64-bit Windows operating system not older than Windows 7 with minimum Intel Core i5-4430 or an AMD FX-6300 processor and a 2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 or a 2G AMD Radeon R7 370 graphics card. The system should have at least 8 GB RAM and 30GB of storage space available to play the game smoothly.
In case you still want to play a similar game on Mobile, then you can have a look at PUBG Mobile alternatives.
Bleu Jour KUBB mini PC -€679 direct
(roughly $800/£600/AU$1,100) This stunning mini PC will draw anyone's eye with its range of bold color options. One model is even powered by an AMD Ryzen CPU, so check it out! View Deal
Meet the KUBB, an outlandishly beautiful PC from a small French company called Bleu Jour (Blue day).
Announced at this year’s IFA 2020 in Berlin, the KUBB seems to have emanated from the brain of celebrated French designer, Philippe Stark. It is a perfect cube with sides of 12cm, complete with sharp edges and corners.
Two versions of this tiny PC are available, one running an embedded Ryzen R1606G and the other a V1605B. Both share the same specification: 8GB LPDDR4 (upgradable to 32GB), Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1 and GbE courtesy of Realtek.
Despite its size, it also features five USB ports and two HDMI 2.0a connectors. However, the base unit doesn’t include any storage, so you'll need to plug in a 2.5-inch SATA drive or an M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD.
The company offers a three-year warranty, as well as a surprising choice of operating system (Windows 10 Pro or Linux Mint).
The 4-core V1605B retails for €679 (about $800/£600/AU$1,100) with Linux Mint and without any interchangeable handmade shells. A wooden model sells for an extra €131, while Windows 10 Pro adds another €170 on top.
Bleu Jour chose aluminum and inox as the foundational materials for the KUBB. It is its shells - available in graphite, mirror, quartz, passion red, fuschia, chocolate, champagne - that makes it stand out from the sea of sameness that afflicts the PC market. Encore! Encore!
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On the hunt for the best laser printers 2020 has to offer? Then you've come to the right place. In this guide you'll find some brilliant laser printers that can handle color and mono printing, while keeping running costs down and print speeds (and quality) high.
In the battle between laser printers and inkjet printers, while inkjets are better at printing photos, laser printers are much better for printing large volumes of documents quickly and quietly - making the best laser printers ideal for office use.
Laser printers also won’t demand a new ink cartridge every hundred or so pages. In fact they don’t use ink at all. They rely on toner cartridges which are capable of printing thousands of pages before they need replacing. In other words, laser printers are considerably cheaper to run.
And where inkjet nozzles can become blocked or dry up when you leave them for long periods, laser printers don’t care how often you use them. They need less attention in general and they’re always ready to leap into action, which brings us to the other key advantage, speed. We’ve tested a Xerox machine that prints at a rate of 55ppm (pages per minute), which is more than double the speed of the fastest inkjet. And if you’re comparing pages of black and white text, the best laser printers will almost always produce prints that look more crisp and consistent.
Perhaps best of all, the best laser printers are more affordable and flexible than ever before. This means they make great home printers as well as being used in offices. The best laser printers come in every shape and size, and we've listed our top recommendations so that you can find the right laser printer for your home or office.
Category: mono laser printer | Print speed: 55ppm | Paper sizes: up to A4 | Paper capacity: 550 | Weight: 22.3kg
Record breaking speed
High paper capacity
Expensive
Wi-Fi is extra
With a print speed of 55 pages per minute and room for a whole ream of paper on board, this compact device can keep a large work group printing continuously - more than justifying its place among the best laser printers around. The initial cost for a monochrome print-only device might seem high, but this premium machine is actually very economical to run and its consistent print quality justifies the price tag. The intuitive five-inch touchscreen interface will further cut down your operating time.
Category: mono laser printer | Print speed: 40ppm | Paper sizes: up to A4 | Paper capacity: 300 | Weight: 10.7kg
High print speed
Compact unit
No inbuilt Wi-Fi
Tiny display
This little grey box can really churn out the pages and despite the size, it will hold a lot of paper too. This makes it ideal for the small office with a high demand for black and white documents. The quality is consistent and the per page print cost is attractive. It’s light on features with no Wi-Fi or a front USB port, but what it does, it does very well.
Category: colour laser printer | Print speed: 30ppm | Paper sizes: up to A4 | Paper capacity: 500 | Weight: 28.3kg
Paper capacity
Rapid print speed
Tiny display panel
No inbuilt wi-fi
Kyocera’s hefty print-only device feels well built and it has enough capacity for 500 sheets of paper and large toner cartridges, which makes it suitable for a big workgroup or a busy home office. It prints quickly in duplex mode and runs very quietly too. The display and buttons are rather small, but it is well armed with security features to prevent private documents going astray.
Category: Mono laser printer | Print speed: 30ppm | Paper sizes: A4 | Paper capacity: 250 | Weight: 11.5kg
30ppm print speed
Useful touchscreen
Limited print resolution
Slow to wake up
By Xerox’s standards, this compact four-in-one laser printer is a modest affair, offering print, scan, copy and fax functions in a small and relatively affordable package. Despite the low price, however, you still get a large tilting touchscreen for easy operation and a none-too-shabby print speed of 30ppm. You can fit 250 sheets of paper in the main paper tray and it comes with enough toner for 1,500 monochrome pages and has a fairly low per page print cost of around 2.2 pence per page
Category: Colour laser multifunction printer | Print speed: 27ppm | Paper sizes: A4 | Paper capacity: 300 | Weight: 26.7kg
Duplex scan and print
Five-inch touchscreen
Premium price tag
Not the fastest print speed
Canon’s latest iSensys laser printers includes this flagship four-in-one device, featuring a five-inch colour touchscreen control panel and impressive specifications. It can print, scan, copy and fax, while including key features like an auto-duplex mode and Wi-Fi Direct connectivity. More unusual is its ability to scan both sides of the page on a single pass and hold up to 300 sheets of A4 paper with scope to upgrade. It’s fast too, with a matching print and scan speeds of 27ppm.
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6. Lexmark B2236dw laser printer
Compact and cost-effective laser printing
Category: mono laser printer | Print speed: 36ppm | Paper sizes: up to A4 | Paper capacity: 250 | Weight: 6/8kg
Compact unit
Fast print speed
Tiny display panel
Small starter cartridge
This unassuming square box provides an affordable means of churning out monochrome pages in a busy small office atmosphere. It can hold 250 sheets of paper and a toner cartridge capable of delivering up to 6,000 printed pages. The included starter cartridge can manage only 700 pages, but by including all of the key features, such a Wi-Fi, duplex printing and robust security at a competitive price, we can strongly recommend it.
Category: Colour laser multifunction printer | Print speed: 42ppm | Paper sizes: A4 | Paper capacity: 350 | Weight: 13kg
Rapid printing
Duplex scan and print
Clunky design style
It might look a little top-heavy, but this all-in-one laser printer gets the balance between price and specifications just right. It can print, copy scan and fax with the ability to both duplex scan and print. There’s plenty of room for paper inside and high-capacity toner cartridges available to keep you printing at volume. With a print speed of 42ppm, it’s one of the fastest available at this competitive price point.
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8. Kyocera TASKalfa 4052ci
Serious printer with a professional finish
Category: Colour laser multifunction printer | Print speed: 40ppm | Paper sizes: A3 | Paper capacity: 7,150 | Weight: 95kg
High capacity
High print quality
Bulky and heavy
Expensive
For very heavy workloads and a professional finish, this uncompromising laser printer will not let you down. The latest TASKalfa device has a huge capacity for any size paper from A6 to SRA3 and beyond. It prints and scans quickly and at very high quality with 1200dpi resolution and advanced colour technology. It can even staple your perfect printed pages together for you.
HP has scored another ‘world’s smallest’ with a multifunction device that misses nothing out. It will print, scan, copy and fax and has a 40-sheet automatic document feeder for scheduled jobs. It also has Wi-Fi built in, but we should warn you that there is no auto-duplex mode. If that’s not an issue this strikes us a very low price for such a conveniently compact laser printer.
Category: colour laser printer | Print speed: 20ppm | Paper sizes: up to A4 | Paper capacity: 250 | Weight: 23.8kg
Vivid colour pages
Duplex and Wi-Fi
Noisy and slow
Not user-friendly
Ricoh’s colour printer comes with the essential features, such as Wi-Fi connectivity, duplex mode and secure printing built in. It looks a little dated with those wobbly plastic panels and its print speed is somewhat slow compared to other laser printers, but the print quality is particularly pleasing with both mono and colour pages and the price is competitive.
At this point, we’ve heard a lot of specs leaks about the OnePlus 8T, so we’ve got a pretty good idea what it’s packing – but there's a new one that suggests that it will get a 120Hz display and a quad rear camera.
According to Android Central, the OnePlus 8T will be getting a Snapdragon 865 Plus chipset, 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. We’ve heard some of these specs in rumors before, but it looks like a similar baseline to what the OnePlus 8 came with.
The OnePlus 8 came with three rear cameras – a 48MP main, a 16MP ultrawide, and a 2MP macro lens – and the leak asserts that the fourth coming to the OnePlus 8T is a 'portrait' camera, which could be some sort of depth sensor. It will keep the same megapixel amount on its main camera but come with a newer imaging sensor, while the macro camera will be 5MP.
The 120Hz display, on the other hand, is in line with what the OnePlus 8 Pro came with. The standard OnePlus 8 had a screen that maxed out at 90Hz, so we’re curious if any other features in the pricier version are trickling down to the regular model.
And while this might be expected, the Android Central leak claims the OnePlus 8T will pack OxygenOS 11 based on Android 11 out of the box – which makes sense given the OnePlus 7T came with Android 10, which had just been released at the time.
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When will we see the OnePlus 8T?
The leak states OnePlus will reveal its new flagship (and presumably, the OnePlus 8T Pro) at the end of September or first week of October, which fits the OnePlus 7T’s launch nearly a year ago on September 29, 2019.
That still leaves the OnePlus 8T release date in question – again, if we go by the OnePlus 7T’s release date of October 18 (in the US), we could expect the next OnePlus phone to launch in mid-October.
But that also leaves us wondering which regions will get the OnePlus 8T – for instance, the OnePlus 8 still isn’t available in Australia.
