Giant container cranes arrive in San Francisco Bay - CNET

Secured to the deck of a ship that carried them from China, the three cranes will be the tallest ever used at the Port of Oakland.

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GM will talk electric cars, trucks at CES 2021 keynote - Roadshow

The keynote will shed light on some of the 30 upcoming electric cars, SUVs and trucks from GM's brands, possibly including an electric Chevy pickup.

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COVID-19 vaccine will 'very likely' work on new strain of coronavirus, Fauci says - CNET

The first case of the new strain from the UK has been detected in California.

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Which dependents get a second stimulus check and for how much? What you should know - CNET

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Samsung Galaxy A31 which launched in India earlier this year just got a price cut. The new price brings the smartphone down under the 20,000 mark. Samsung has now dropped the price of the Galaxy A31 to Rs 17,999 for the 6GB/128GB variant across retail stores, Samsung Opera House, Samsung.com and leading online portals.

The Samsung Galaxy A31 is the successor to the Galaxy A30s which was launched back in September 2019. The device was globally announced a early this year. 

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Samsung Galaxy A31: Specs and features

The Galaxy A31 features a dew-drop notch at the top centre. It sports a 6.4-inch Full HD+ Super AMOLED panel with Infinity-U style notch. You get a resolution of 2,400 x 1,080 pixels. Under the hood, instead of in-house Exynos or the Snapdragon SoC, the device opts for a MediaTek Helio P65 chipset. It is also paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB onboard storage with micro SD card support up to 512GB.

The major upgrade from the predecessor comes in terms of the camera — the Galaxy A31 features a quad camera setup with a 48MP f/2.0 primary lens, an 8MP f/2.2 ultra-wide lens, a 5MP depth(f/2.4) followed by a 5MP macro(f/2.4) shooter. There is a 20MP front-facing camera with f/2.2 aperture. The rear camera supports features like live focus, 123-degree wide shots, AI doodle and up to 8x digital zoom. 

Powering the phone is a be a 5,000mAh battery with 15W fast charging via Type-C interface. It runs on OneUI 2.0 based on Android 10. For security, there is an on-screen fingerprint scanner. 

Other features include a 3.5mm headphone jack, 4G, Wi-Fi(2.4GHz, 5GHz), Bluetooth 5.0, NFC, Samsung Knox security, and Dolby Atmos surround sound. The NFC here can be used for Samsung Pay. It comes in four colour options: Prism Crush Black, Prism Crush White and Prism Crush Blue.

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Jio and chipset designer MediaTek are coming together to launch ‘Gaming Masters’,  an esports event aimed at luring new gaming enthusiasts in India. Of course, existing gamers can also participate in it. 

This 70-day esports tournament comes just days after the successful completion of JioGames’ first  online gaming event - ‘India ka Gaming Champion’.  

The tournament will be held between January 13 and March 7 and will be broadcast live on JioTV HD Esports channel and YouTube, Jio said in a press release. 

The total prize money of the tournament is Rs 12,50,000. 

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 What is Gaming Masters?

The press release added that the Gaming Masters is a grassroot undertaking by MediaTek and Jio, that is meant to revolutionize online gaming.

The tournament will test gamers’ skill, teamwork and endurance in a virtual gaming arena.

Gaming Masters will feature Garena’s self-developed hit battle royale title, Free Fire, which is being made available to both Jio and non-Jio users through the JioGames platform.

Esports, also known as electronic sports, is a form of sport competition using video games which often takes the form of organized, multiplayer video game competitions.

Registration is open to Jio and non-Jio users and there is  no registration or participation fee. 

The registration of the tournament is currently on and will end on January 9, 2021.

Those interested can register at: JioGames.   

More information can be had at: MediaTek.

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Vivo X60 and Vivo X60 Pro have been launched in China. Both new Vivo phones come with Samsung’s Exynos 1080 SoC and feature a 120Hz AMOLED display. Vivo X60 and Vivo X60 Pro will be available in the Chinese market starting January 8, though the details about their global debut are yet to be announced.

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A Realme phone with model number RMX3092 has been spotted on Geekbench. The phone is listed to be powered by the Dimensity 720 SoC and tipster Mukul Sharma suggests that this may be the Realme 8. The handset is listed to run on Android 10 and is expected to pack 8GB RAM.

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Google is celebrating New Year’s Eve with a virtual party on YouTube. Users in India can join ‘Hello 2021 India,’ which will premiere at 11pm IST on December 31 on YouTube and feature performances from celebrities such as actor Tiger Shroff, rapper Badshah, singer Jonita Gandhi, and comedian Zakir Khan.

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The best 65-inch TV for 2021: LG, TCL, Sony, Vizio and more - CNET

65 is the new 50, and large TVs are cheaper than ever. Here are our favorites.

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Samsung Galaxy M12 support page has gone live in India. This could mean that the phone could launch in the country soon. The page shows a smartphone with model number SM-F127G/DS, which has been associated with the Galaxy M12 on various certification websites.

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Vivo Y20 (2021) has been launched in Malaysia as a refreshed version of the Vivo Y20 that was launched back in August this year. Vivo Y20 (2021) comes in a single RAM and storage configuration and two colour options.

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The latest OnePlus 8T update brings a new OnePlus Store app that offers users easy-to-access support, exciting member benefits, and allows users to shop for OnePlus products. This app has been introduced only for Indian users and can be uninstalled at any time.

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Apple shares briefly rallied to an intraday record on Tuesday, continuing a year-end surge that’s cementing its lead over Amazon as 2020’s best performer among the largest technology stocks.

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Intel said it was prepared to work with Third Point hedge fund on changes to its business to boost shareholder value.

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