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Jason Momoa reveals the new Aquaman 2 costume

Jason Momoa, the star of DC’s Aquaman film, has posted image of the new costume of Aquaman. The Aquaman star also added the caption “Second round. New suit. More action. #aquaman Aloha j”

In an article by CBR, the new black Aquaman suit was inspired by a Classic ’80s comic.

Aquaman 2 or offically called “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” is directed by James Wan and returning from the first film are Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Amber Heard as Mera, Patrick Wilson as Orm Marius/Ocean Master and Temuera Morrison as Thomas Curry.

Then there’s Dolph Lundgren will portray King Nereus as Mera and the king of Xebel, and portraying the villain of the film will be Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as David Kane/Black Manta.

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is scheduled to be in cinemas on Dec. 16th, 2022.

COVID-19 Update – Philippines recorded 22,415 new cases, a new daily high for confirmed COVID-19 cases

Department of Health (DOH) just log 22,415 new cases for covid-19 cases, a new daily high for the country; then added the 103 news deaths and there are 20,109 to recovered from the virus.

The report added that since the start of the pandemic, the Philippines have recorded a total of 2,103,331, with 159,633 active cases, a total 34,337 deaths and 1,909,361 recoveries.

The new daily high comes after IATF approves the new quarantine classifications and the lifting of travel ban for 10 countries, which will take effect on Sept. 8th and on Sept. 6th, respectively.

IATF approves new quarantine classifications on Sept 8th to 30th

Announced during the Palace briefing with Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque, IATF approves new quarantine classifications on Sept 8th to 30th, which includes National Capital Region (NCR) to switch to a pilot area for implementing localized lock-downs.

The new quarantine classifications was approved by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases (IATF).

These are new quarantine classifications;

MECQ

  • Apayao
  • Bataan
  • Bulacan
  • Cavite
  • Lucena City
  • Rizal
  • Laguna
  • Iloilo Province
  • Iloilo City
  • Cagayan De Oro City

GCQ

* with heighten restrictions

  • Ilocos Sur
  • Ilocos Norte
  • Cagayan
  • Pangasinan
  • Quezon
  • Batangas
  • Naga City
  • Antique
  • Bacolod City
  • Capiz
  • Cebu Province
  • Lapu-Lapu City
  • Negros Oriental
  • Zamboanga Del Sur
  • Misamis Oriental
  • Davao City
  • Davao Del Norte
  • Davao De Oro
  • Davao Occidental
  • Butuan City

GCQ

  • National Capital Region*
  • Baguio City
  • Kalinga
  • Abra
  • Benguet
  • Dagupan City
  • City of Santiago
  • Quirino
  • Isabela
  • Nueva Vizcaya
  • Tarlac
  • Occidental Mindoro
  • Puerto Princesa
  • Aklan
  • Guimaras
  • Negros Occidental
  • Cebu City
  • Mandaue City
  • Zamboanga
  • Sibugay
  • Zamboanga City
  • Zamboanga Del Norte
  • Misamis Occidental
  • Iligan City
  • Davao Oriental
  • Davao Del Sur
  • Gen. Santos City
  • Sultan Kudarat
  • Sarangani
  • North Cotobato
  • Agusan Del Norte
  • Agusan Del Sur
  • Dinagat Islands
  • Surigao Del Norte
  • Surigao Del Sur
  • Cotobato City
  • Lano Del Sur

MECQ

Rest of the Philippines

Lifting of travel restrictions take effect today, Sept. 6th, 2021

The lifting of travel restrictions for 10 countries, which President Rodrigo Duterte approves last Sept. 4, 2021.

The 10 countries are;

  1. India
  2. Pakistan
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Sri Lanka
  5. Nepal
  6. United Arab Emirates
  7. Oman
  8. Thailand
  9. Malaysia
  10. Indonesia

The removal of the travel restrictions is approved even though the number of confirmed covid-19 cases have surge passed 20,000 per day.

You can read the official statement released by Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) here.

DICT to launch the sixth Philippine Startup Challenge 2021 this September

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) is set to launch the sixth (6th) Philippine Startup Challenge 2021 (PSC 2021) this September.

The event is an annual startup competition started in 2016 which aims to encourage and support Filipinos to create innovative and relevant ICT products and services that may develop into viable business ventures and potentially solve social problems.

“Through this initiative, we hope to promote the entrepreneurial spirit among Filipinos that will surely help our country advance in the global digital economy,” DICT Secretary Gregorio “Gringo” B. Honasan II said.
As part of the Republic Act No. 11337 or the “Innovative Startup Act” which was enacted last 26 April 2019, the Philippine Startup Challenge seeks to aid in strengthening, promoting, and developing the Philippine Startup Ecosystem.

The event also aims to bring together experts in Information and Communications Technology (ICT) from across the country to help establish a network of innovators, foster a culture of entrepreneurship in ICT, and discover the endless opportunities catering to vigorously advance science, technology, and innovation.

This year, the competition will be open for submission of entries that cover software and internet-based innovations and will cater to all startups in the ideation to minimum viable product stage.

Ms. Emmy Lou V. Delfin, Director IV of the ICT Industry Development Bureau (IIDB), encourages Filipino professionals and students to participate in the startup competition.

“We are taking the Philippine Startup Challenge 2021 to the next level as we include another category for Filipino professionals in the competition. Hopefully, with our Bureau’s initiatives, we can support Filipino professionals and students further so they can continue to improve their startup ideas,” Director Delfin said.

The Philippine Startup Challenge will be divided into two (2) categories for professionals and students, with a maximum of four (4) members per team. For the entire duration of the competition, the DICT together with its partner organizations and ICT councils, will be guiding and mentoring the winners in preparation for the next rounds.

This nationwide competition will start from regional pitching competitions where three (3) regional winners will be assessed and chosen by the Regional Selection Committee. Regional winners will then advance to the Semifinal Round, where the top ten (10) teams shall move on to the national competition. The Finals for the professional category is set on the third week of November, with the five (5) winners to receive funding proposals.
The PSC 2021 is to be held in partnership with Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA), Ignite, QBO, StartUp Village, Spring Valley, Huawei, and Microsoft, among others.

For more information on the sixth (6th) Philippine Startup Challenge 2021, please visit https://dict.gov.ph/philippine-startup-challenge-2021.

Source: @DICTgovph

Here’s how to listen to The Leni Robredo Show without a Spotify account

VP Leni Robredo recently launched her podcast show, which is aptly called The Leni Robredo Show, the program was initially available only on Spotify podcast which is only available to premium subscribers. If you do not have a Spotify premium account, there are ways to listen to the show.

On the web

As long as you are connected to the internet, you can always listen to the show by accessing the URL – https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/the-leni-robredo-podcast/id1582753222 or just click on this link. You should be directed to the Apple Podcasts Preview webpage where you can listen to the show.

Podcast Apps

If you are using a smartphone, either iPhone or Android, you can download any podcast app and add the show to the app either by searching for the show or by manually adding the URL.

You can refer to the videos below on how to add the URL using Google Podcast, Apple Podcast or your favorite podcast app.

Stitcher
1. Open the STITCHER podcast app on your phone.
2. In the search bar at the top of the screen, type in THE LENI ROBREDO SHOW.
3. Once located, tap the plus icon in the top right corner to subscribe to the podcast.

Apple Podcast
1. Access this link – https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/the-leni-robredo-podcast/id1582753222 or just click on this link, on your iPhone or any iOS device.
2. When you receive the message “OPEN THIS PAGE IN “PODCAST”?, then just selection OPEN.
3. The Apple Podcast app will then open and on the upper right corner of the show page, click on the + sign to follow subscribe to the show.

Google Podcast
Since Google Podcast supports RSS feed, you can then follow the steps in the video below;

iTunes

If you are still using iTunes and prefer to use iTunes, then you can listen and subscribe to THE LENI ROBREDO SHOW by accessing the show page https://podcasts.apple.com/ph/podcast/the-leni-robredo-podcast/id1582753222 or just click on this link on your laptop or mac, then when you receive the message “OPEN ITUNES?” then click on OPEN ITUNES. Once iTunes is open, click on the SUBSCRIBE button.

1Sambayan’s response to Duterte’s VP bid for 2022 election

1Sambayan, the opposition coalition that’s compose of former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales, SC Justice Antonio Carpio and former Secretary of Foreign Affairs Albert Del Rosario, to name a few, just release their statement regarding the acceptance of Pres. Duterte for his Vice President nomination by PDP-Laban party.

Here the gist of their statement;

It shows a clear mockery of our Constitution and democratic process. Obviously, this is driven by fear of accountability both from ICC and from our own justice system. The candidacy is both legally and morally wrong, and we trust that the Filipino people will realize his brazen, selfish and self-serving motives.

Sadly, today’s declaration comes at the heels of numerous allegations of corruption and continuing EJK, even as we mourn the death of 30,000 Filipinos due to the a failed COVID-19 response.

The coalition’s statement in both Filipino and in English, to make sure that everyone will be able to read it. I embedded their original post below.

Source: @1SAMBAYAN

President Rodrigo Duterte to run for vice president in the 2022 elections

In his weekly recorded public address, President Rodrigo Duterte has confirmed that he will run for the second highest office in the country after serving as the top official in the country this coming 2022 election.

It was previously reported that Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is only running for the position to gain immunity for the law suit that he will face once he step down from the office.

It’s unclear who will be Duterte’s running-mate but PDP-Laban ‘endorses’ Bong Go-Rodrigo Duterte tandem for 2022, or a potential Father-daughter tandem for the two highest position in the country this election.

Here’ the official teaser trailer of Spider-Man: No Way Home

After numerous fake trailer, Sony and Marvel finally release the official teaser trailer of “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”

The trailer revealed that Peter Parker will be working with Doctor Strange and will be battling Doctor Octopus played by Alfred Molina, we can also hear Willem Dafoe, who played Green Goblin in the 2002 Spider-Man film, both character were from Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man.

Still missing but was hinted in the trailer is Jamie Foxx’s Electro and the rumored cameo of Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire’s version of Spider-man. Since this is the first teaser trailer, we can expect Marvel/Sony to release more marketing material for the film.

Spider-Man: No Way Home is directed by Jon Watts and schedule for an exclusive theatrical release on December 17th.

First look at Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, will be out on 19th November

Netflix just release the first photos of the upcoming live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebo, based on 1998 anime by Hajime Yatate (Shinichirō Watanabe and Keiko Nobumoto).

Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop will run for 10 episodes and director Shinichiro Watanbe serving as a consultant. Christopher Yost (Thor: Ragnarok) will be the executive producer and serve as the writer for the first episode. The series is a co-production between Tomorrow Studios and Netflix.

Live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop features John Cho (Harold & Kumar) will play as Spike Spiegel, Mustafa Shakir as Jet Black, Daniella Pineda as Faye Valentine, and Alex Hassell as the main villain Vicious. The series will be available for streaming on November 19th.

Vice President Leni Robredo launches her own Podcast show

Philippines’ Vice President Leni Robredo just launched her own podcast show called The Leni Robredo Podcast.

In a FB post, she describes the show as; “Sa space na ito, relax lang. Kaya halika, makisama sa kuwentuhan with #VPLeni and her special guests.”

The first episode is now available on Spotify with her guest Bianca Gonzalez.

The timing of “The Leni Robredo Podcast” comes at a critical time as VP Leni Robredo decides on her 2022 electoral bid and be the successor to current Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte.

Jackie Chan is Shopee’s newest endorser

Last week, Shopee announced that their newest endorser will be none other than martial arts and Hollywood superstar, Jackie Chan. The company even release a 30-sec video showing Jackie Chan dancing the Shopee shake.

In a statement, Chan said he “had a lot of fun” doing his latest commercial, which promotes Shopee’s 9.9 sale event. Shopee’s Jackie Chan video was released online for markets in the Philippines, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Brazil.

https://youtu.be/1TOyqCrT6b0

In an article by ABS-CBN, Shopee Philippines Director Martin Yu gave members of the media a first look at the local version of Chan’s ad, where the action star can be heard speaking in Filipino.

“He has lit up movie screens for over seven decades with his action-comedy movies that are certified Hollywood blockbusters,” he said. “Our new Shopee superstar is none other than Jackie Chan.”

Yu added that Chan will also be featured in upcoming in-app content, including entertainment and games.

Philippines COVID-19 Updates August 23, 2021, we now have a new record-high for a single day tally

It’s been ages, since I last posted a covid-19 update but since I assume that the cases would go down because of the continuous vaccine drive by the government.

Anyway, as of today, August 23, 2021, Department of Health (DoH) recorded 18,332 of new cases of covid-19, which is a record-high for a single day tally, making the total number of cases to 1,857,646, there were 13,794 recoveries, 151 deaths and the total number of active cases are now at 130,350.

DoH added that this data was contibuted by 3 labs for the past 14 days.

Stars and celebrities reacts to Manny Pacquiao’s fight against Yordenis Ugas

Manny Pacquiao, boxing’s only 8th Division champ, lost to Yordenis Ugas in yesterday’s WBA super welterweight match in Las Vegas and just like in his previous fights, stars and celebrities have a message or two regarding the match.



















Even Skip Bayless, a known basketball journalist and commentator, gave his two-cents and a controversial topic.





NBA Superstar Damiam Lillard, would also chime in his reaction about the fight.

Even Errol Spencs Jr., who is suppose to be with Manny in the ring gave a very short and cryptic reaction.

Another tweet from Terence Crawford, who is at onetime, a potential Manny Pacquiao opponent, which we can all agree will no longer happen.



It still unclear what will be Manny’s plan for his boxing career but it’s safe to say that if he this is indeed his last fight, then we made all Filipino proud and Filipinos boxsers will always be in the boxing landscape forever.

Tesla announces Tesla bot, a humanoid robot right out of science fiction

Tesla just concluded their AI Day and one of the highlights of the event is when Tesla CEO Elon Musk announced that the company is building a Tesla bot, humanoid robot that the company named “Optimus.”

According to their website, Tesla bot is a bi-pedal, humanoid robot capable of performing tasks that are unsafe, repetitive or boring. Tesla bot will be five feet, eight inches tall and will weigh 125 pounds, and have a screen for a face.

Elon Musk added that a prototype will be available “sometime next year” and will take advantage of Tesla’s experience with AI that powers the company’s Autopilot driver assistance software in their products.

You can watch the full video of Tesla’s AI day on the company’s Youtube Channel. You can watch the Tesla bot part of the event in the ebedded video below;

Yordenis Ugas defeats Manny Pacquiao in a unanimous decision to retain WBA title

In a stunning upset, Philippine Senator and the 8th time world champion Manny Pacquiao lost to Yordenis Ugas, in a unanimous decision, where all three judges scored: 116-112, 115-113 and 116-112.

Manny Pacquiao was schedule to face Errol Spence but needed to be replaced by Yordenis Ugas, when Spence suffered a detached retina in his left eye just 12 days before the fight.

It was a close fight where both fighters continuously exchange blows but by the end of the fight that Manny’s age was showing as Ugas just absorbs each of his jabs and hooks.

It’s unclear what will be Manny’s next move in the ring even though we all know what his political ambitions are. This may every well be Manny’s fight and its been one hell of a boxing career.

NBA releases full schedule for it 75th NBA 2021-2022 Regular Season

After releasing the games for the first 4 days of the season and the Christmas day matchup, the NBA has release the full schedule of its 75th NBA 2021-2022 Season.

The NBA 2021-2022 Season will be a 82-game schedule, since the 2018-19 season that was cut short due to the coronavirus pandemic, it also filled with star-studded matchups and notable reunions that the NBA have highlighted in a new article.

via nba.com;

• NBA TV will present a matchup between the New York Knicks and Toronto Raptors on Monday, Nov. 1 (7:30 p.m. ET), marking the 75th anniversary of the league’s first regular-season game, which was played between the Knicks and Toronto Huskies on Nov. 1, 1946.

• The three franchises that have played in every NBA season – the Knicks, Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors (who began as the Philadelphia Warriors) – will face each other across three nationally televised games during a five-day stretch in December: Warriors at Knicks on Tuesday, Dec. 14 (7:30 p.m. ET, TNT); Warriors at Celtics on Friday, Dec. 17 (7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN); and Knicks at Celtics on Saturday, Dec. 18 (8:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV).

• On Friday, Jan. 7, the Los Angeles Lakers will host the Atlanta Hawks on ESPN (10 p.m. ET). The matchup will take place 50 years to the day (Jan. 7, 1972) that the Lakers defeated Atlanta for their 33rd straight victory, which remains the longest winning streak in NBA history.

• TNT will air 18 Tuesday doubleheaders and 12 Thursday doubleheaders in the 2021-22 season, while ESPN will televise 21 Wednesday doubleheaders and 13 Friday doubleheaders. Every doubleheader across both networks on those four nights will begin at 7:30 p.m. ET/10 p.m. ET.

• NBA TV will tip off its live game coverage for the 2021-22 season on Saturday, Oct. 23 with a doubleheader as the Indiana Pacers host the Miami Heat (7 p.m. ET) and the Suns visit the Portland Trail Blazers (10 p.m. ET).

• NBA TV’s Center Court franchise will make its season debut on Monday, Oct. 25 with the Washington Wizards visiting the Nets (7:30 p.m. ET) and continue the following week with the NBA 75 Classic Matchup between the Knicks and Raptors. Center Court, which includes 20 games throughout the season, incorporates enhanced viewing options such as unique camera angles, next-gen analytics and social media integrations into the originally produced telecast.

• The top two overall picks in the NBA Draft 2021 presented by State Farm, the Detroit Pistons’ Cade Cunningham (No. 1) and the Houston Rockets’ Jalen Green (No. 2), are scheduled to meet in the regular season for the first time when Detroit visits Houston on Wednesday, Nov. 10 on ESPN (7:30 p.m. ET).

• A TNT doubleheader will highlight the Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule on Monday, Jan. 17. First, the Memphis Grizzlies will host the Chicago Bulls (3:30 p.m. ET) in Memphis’ 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Game. In the second game, the Bucks will face the Hawks in Atlanta (6 p.m. ET) in a rematch of the 2021 Eastern Conference Finals. The national television schedule for Martin Luther King Jr. Day will also include a matchup between the Jazz and Lakers in Los Angeles on NBA TV (10:30 p.m. ET).

• The seventh season of NBA Saturday Primetime on ABC will premiere on Saturday, Dec. 11 when the Warriors visit the 76ers (8:30 p.m. ET). The Primetime series will have a game each Saturday from Jan. 29 – March 12 except Feb. 19 during the All-Star break.

• Six-time NBA All-Star Kyle Lowry of Miami, who played the previous nine seasons with the Raptors and helped the franchise win the NBA championship in the 2018-19 season, leads the Heat in a road game against Toronto on Thursday, Feb. 3 on TNT (7:30 p.m. ET). The matchup is the first of the Heat’s two road games against the Raptors this season.

• The ABC Sunday Showcase series will return on Sunday, Feb. 13 when the Hawks visit the Celtics (2 p.m. ET). ABC will air Sunday Showcase doubleheaders at 1 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. ET on Feb. 27, March 6, March 13 and April 3.

• TNT will broadcast the first matchup between the Bucks and Suns since the NBA Finals 2021 presented by YouTube TV when the teams meet on Thursday, Feb. 10 in Phoenix (10 p.m. ET). In the second meeting, Milwaukee will host Phoenix on Sunday, March 6 on ABC (3:30 p.m. ET).

• ESPN and TNT will both televise doubleheaders on the final day of the regular season, Sunday, April 10. The matchups for ESPN (1 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. ET) and TNT (7:30 p.m. ET/10 p.m. ET) will be determined at a later date.

• The NBA on TNT, ESPN, ABC and NBA TV will present flexible scheduling throughout the regular season to provide the most compelling matchups to a national audience.

• ESPN Radio will broadcast 24 games in the regular season, including Nets-Bucks on opening night and Warriors-Suns and Nets-Lakers on Christmas Day. It will also provide coverage from NBA All-Star 2022 in Cleveland and air the NBA Finals 2022 presented by YouTube TV.

The released schedule still does not include the 8 teams that will be in the 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament which take place April 12-15 (Tuesday – Friday). We won’t know those 8 teams until the later part of the regular season.

To checkout the full schedule of the 75th NBA 2021-2022 Regular Season, you can go here.

Marvel drops movie poster and the final trailer for Eternals

Marvel Studios a.k.a. Disney, just dropped a big one for the MCU fans, the studio just release the movie poster and the final trailer of the Eternals film.

The trailer (above) basically showed us the plot of the movie without revealing too much of the film. We see who their up against and glimpse of their powers.

In the trailer, the wise and spiritual Ajak (played by Salma Hayek) explains the situation at hand to Ikaris (played by Richard Madden), “Five years ago, Thanos erased half of the population of the universe. But the people of this planet brought everyone back with a snap of a finger.”

However, the events has caused an unexpected conflict for them, “The sudden return of the population provided the necessary energy for the emergence to begin.” Unfortunately, they only have seven days.

In addition to the final trailer, Marvel release the movie posters, which gives us a good look on how our heroes looks in their respective “Eternals” costume.

Eternals is the third film in the MCU Phase Four arrives and introduces a number of new heroes. The film features Gemma Chan as Sersi, Richard Madden as Ikaris, Kumail Nanjiani as Kingo, Lauren Ridloff as Makkari, Brian Tyree Henry as Phastos, Salma Hayek as Ajak, Lia McHugh as Sprite, Don Lee as Gilgamesh, Angelina Jolie as Thena, Barry Keoghan as Druig and Kit Harington as Dane Whitman/Black Knight.

Chloé Zhao directs the film, and Kevin Feige and Nate Moore are the producers, with Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso and Kevin de la Noy serving as executive producers. The story is by Ryan Firpo & Matthew K. Firpo, and the screenplay is by Chloé Zhao & Patrick Burleigh.

The film will in theaters on November 5, 2021.

Overseas Voting Registration is still ongoing in the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and VFS Riyadh and Al Khobar branches

The Facebook page of Philippine Embassy in Saudi Arabia just posted that Overseas Voting Registration is still ongoing in The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and VFS Riyadh and Al Khobar branches. The Overseas Voting Registration started last May 29th, 2021 and expect to continue until further notice.

The Overseas Voting Registration is still ongoing in The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and VFS Riyadh and Al Khobar branches.

For more information on the Overseas Voting Registration in The Philippine Embassy in Riyadh: https://rb.gy/pjqgr6

For more information on the Overseas Voting Registration in VFS Global Al Khobar Branch: https://rb.gy/vywy8q

To know more about the documentary requirements: https://rb.gy/b3jqma

Samsung now accepting pre-orders for Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G

Samsung has announced that consumer can now pre-order the latest folding smartphones, the Galaxy Z Fold3 and Galaxy Z Flip3. In a Facebook page post, the S. Korean company said that those who pre-order can receive discounts and freebies worth up to ₱27,400.

There are four ways or options to pre-order;

  1. Galaxy Z Fold3 5G from Samsung Experience Stores and Authorized Stores. Get discounts and freebies worth up to ₱27,400.
  2. Galaxy Z Flip3 5G via Samsung Experience Stores and Authorized Stores. Get discounts and freebies worth up to ₱24,900.
  3. Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G from Samsung Authorized Online Partners like Lazada, Shopee, Abenson and MemoXpress. Receive discounts and freebies worth up to ₱27,400.
  4. Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G thru official Samsung Online Store, the discounts and freebies will be worth up to ₱20,400.

The pre-order period will be from Aug 19. 2021 to Sep 21. 2021.

Both the Galaxy Z Fold3 5G and Galaxy Z Flip3 5G were announced last week at the Samsung Galaxy UNPACKED 2021 event, you can checkout the highlights of the event below;

NBA announces key matchup and dates for it’s 75th Anniversary (2021-22) Season

NBA just release the games for the first 4 days of the season and the Christmas day match-up, which will surely hyped-up even the most casual fan.

The nationally televised games will be on TNT, ESPN and ABC for opening week and Christmas Day for its landmark 75th Anniversary Season. It’s also worth noting that the there will be a Play-In Tournament that will be held on April 12-15.

In the announcement, NBA said;

The first four days of the league’s 75th Anniversary Season (Oct. 19-22) will feature eight national television games as part of Kia NBA Tip-Off 2021, with TNT and ESPN airing two doubleheaders each. Those games will showcase 12 different teams, the last eight players to win the Kia NBA Most Valuable Player Award and three rematches from last season’s playoffs.

October 19, 2021

  • Brooklyn Nets @Milwaukee Bucks – 7:30 p.m.,,, on TNT
  • Golden State Warriors @Los Angeles Lakers – 10:00 p.m.,,, on TNT

October 20, 2021

  • Boston Celtics @New York Knicks – 7:30 p.m., on ESPN
  • Denver Nuggets @Phoenix Suns – 10:00 p.m., on ESPN

October 21, 2021

  • Dallas Mavericks @Atlanta Hawks – 7:30 p.m., on TNT
  • LA Clippers @Golden State Warriors – 10:00 p.m., on TNT

October 22, 2021

  • Brooklyn Nets @Philadelphia 76ers – 7:30 p.m., on ESPN
  • Phoenix Suns @Los Angeles Lakers – 10:00 p.m., on ESPN

As for the Christmas day games, NBA will feature arguably the top teams in both conference but the key matchup for the Christmas day games is the Brooklyn Nets visiting Los Angeles Lakers, Kevin Durant versus Lebron James. Stephen A.’s reaction probably summed up all our excitement for the upcoming NBA season.

Christmas Day (Dec. 25, 2021)

  • Atlanta Hawks @New York Knicks – 12:00 p.m., on ESPN
  • Boston Celtics @Milwaukee Bucks – 2:30 p.m., on ABC
  • Golden State Warriors @Phoenix Suns – 5:00 p.m., on ABC
  • Brooklyn Nets @Los Angeles Lakers – 8:00 p.m., on ABC/ESPN
  • Dallas Mavericks @Utah Jazz – 10:30 p.m., on ESPN

Kevin Durant leads Team USA to take home the Gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics over France (87-82)

Kevin Durant and the rest of the US Basketball team secured the gold medal for men’s basketball at the 2022 Tokyo Olympics. The Team USA defeated France 87-82, in a hard fought game, which the United States team are a favorite to win but an upset by the French team was also expected, since they are the only team that gave the US basketball team their only loss in the tournament.

This is KD’s third Olympic gold medal, scoring 29 point to cap off this year’s tournament. His previous record for the past 2 gold-medal was 30-points a piece.

Team USA needed all 40 minutes to secure the win, since France’s basketball team still saw a chance steal the gold, when the U.S. team missed 3 of their last 4 free throw before KD sink both of his free-throw to put the game away.

Image: @Tokyo2020

Official Trailer for Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Watch until the end.

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings be in theaters arrives in theaters September 3, 2021, and directed by Destin Daniel Cretton and written by Daniel Callaham, the film stars Simu Liu (Shang-Chi), Tony Leung (Wenwu/The Mandarin), Awkwafina (Katy), Michelle Yeoh (Jiang Nan), Meng’er Zhang (Xialing), Ronny Chieng (Jon Jon), Fala Chen (Jiang Li) and Florian Munteanu (Razor Fist).

Watch until the end, to see a returning villain from the 2008’s The Incredible Hulk.

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts

via Cnet;

Rise of the Beasts marks a big-screen debut for the Maximals, Predacons and Terrorcons. They featured in the Beast Wars cartoon and toy line in the late 1990s and were a future evolution of the Autobots and Decepticons. Led by Optimus Primal — see what they did there? — these robots could turn into animals, if you hadn’t figured that out from the name.

Microsoft officially announce Windows 11

Microsoft has officially the next version of Windows, the Windows 11. Even though the company previously said that Windows 10 will be the last version of Windows, if unclear why the company branded the next version of their operating system to “Windows 11”.

Windows 11 will feature a new UI, updated window management system, and support for Android applications, which is a similar move that Apple made with the “Project Catalyst“.

Here’s a 2-min introduction video that Microsoft release for Windows 11.

Just like with Windows 10, Windows 11 will be a free update to all users running Windows 10 but there’s a caveat, you need to meet the system requirements of Windows 11.

Windows 11 minimum system requirements;

  • Processor: 1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster with 2 or more cores on a compatible 64-bit processor or System on a Chip (SoC)
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Storage: 64 GB or larger storage device
  • System firmware: UEFI, Secure Boot capable
  • TPM: Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version 2.0
  • Graphics: DirectX 12 compatible graphics / WDDM 2.x
  • Display: at least 9” with HD Resolution (720p)
  • Microsoft account and internet connection is also needed to upgrade.

If you are unsure if your PC meets these requirements, you can use the PC Health Check app, which you can download here.

Former President Benigno Aquino III passed away at 61

Former President Benigno Aquino III has died at the age of 61, according to a family member who wants to remain anonymous.

Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III is the 15th president of the Philippines, succeeding Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. After his Presidency ended, Noynoy, a known smoker, have been private and out of the public-eye. According to a reports by Rappler, “Aquino had been suffering from various illnesses since 2019. He had been undergoing dialysis for at least five months and had recently undergone a heart operation.”

ABS-CBN reported that He was “hospitalized at the Capitol Medical Center in Quezon City on Thursday. His sister, actress Kris Aquino, was seen entering the medical facility but did not give a statement.”

The Aquino family have been silent about the passing of Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, but according to his former spokesperson Abigail Valte, the family will release a statement later Thursday.

2021 NBA Lottery Results – Detriot Pistons gets the number 1 pick

If you missed the NBA Lottery Results 2021, here the full list below or you can watch the video above;

First Round

1. Detroit Pistons
2. Houston Rockets
3. Cleveland Cavaliers
4. Toronto Raptors
5. Orlando Magic
6. Oklahoma City Thunder
7. Golden State Warriors (from Minnesota)
8. Orlando Magic (from Chicago)
9. Sacramento Kings
10. New Orleans Pelicans
11. Charlotte Hornets
12. San Antonio Spurs
13. Indiana Pacers
14. Golden State Warriors
15. Washington Wizards
16. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Boston)
17. Memphis Grizzlies
18. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Miami)
19. New York Knicks
20. Atlanta Hawks
21. New York Knicks (from Dallas)
22. Los Angeles Lakers
23. Houston Rockets (from Portland)
24. Houston Rockets (from Milwaukee)
25. Los Angeles Clippers
26. Denver Nuggets
27. Brooklyn Nets
28. Philadelphia 76ers
29. Phoenix Suns
30. Utah Jazz

Second Round

31. Milwaukee Bucks (from Houston Rockets)
32. New York Knicks (from Detroit Pistons)
33. Orlando Magic
34. New Orleans Pelicans (from Cleveland)
35. Oklahoma City Thunder
36. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Minnesota)
37. Detroit Pistons (from Toronto)
38. Chicago Bulls (from New Orleans)
39. Sacramento Kings
40. New Orleans Pelicans (from Chicago)
41. San Antonio Spurs
42. Detroit Pistons (from Charlotte)
43. New Orleans Pelicans (from Washington)
44. Brooklyn Nets (from Indiana)
45. Boston Celtics
46. Toronto Raptors (from Memphis)
47. Toronto Raptors (from Golden State)
48. Atlanta Hawks (from Miami)
49. Brooklyn Nets (from Atlanta)
50. Philadelphia 76ers (from New York)
51. Memphis (from Portland)
52. Detroit Pistons (from Lakers).
53. New Orleans Pelicans (from Dallas)
54. Indiana Pacers (from Milwaukee)
55. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Denver)
56. Charlotte Hornets (from Clippers)
57. Charlotte Hornets (from Brooklyn)
58. New York Knicks (from Philadelphia)
59. Brooklyn Nets (from Phoenix)
60. Indiana Pacers (from Utah)

Its been reported that this years draft class is considered by many as the deepest class with the top 5 players can be a “franchise-changing” player.

Source: nba.com

Phoenix Suns takes Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals via D. Ayton lob

Phoenix Suns defended their home-court by winning game two of the Western Conference Finals with the help of Deandre Ayton’s lob dunk with 0.9 secs left on the game clock. Prior to Ayton’s game winning dunk, Paul George missed two crucial free throws that could have given the Clippers a 3-point lead.

Here’s a clip of Ayton’s winning dunk in every angle via @NBA;

The series will now moves to Staple Center where the LA Clippers in a must win game 3.

Both the Phoenix Suns are the LA Clippers are without their superstars; Chris Paul is currently in NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocol, while Kawhi Leonard is out with right knee sprain.

RuneScape releases mobile version of the game

RuneScape, a fantasy massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) developed and published by Jagex Games Studio, just release the mobile version of their iconic PC game, which was first released in January 2001.

In their official announcement, the company said;

Today is a significant moment in RuneScape’s history, ushering in the next chapter of our cross-play vision and our quest to bring RuneScape to everywhere we can. We have finally arrived on Mobile!

Moments ago, we finished our final pre-launch checks and they are all green. Deployment of RuneScape around the world has begun, marking June 17th as our official launch day for iOS and Android.

Before the release, Jagex launched a pre-registration campaign which has reached more than 1.8 MILLION registrations in all 5 tiers.

RuneScape can be downloaded on the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store.

This article was first posted on Extradot.Net.

Vivo Y12A now Official

Vivo Thailand has officially announce the Vivo Y12A, which is the latest addition to the Vivo Y-series of smartphones in Thailand.

The Y12A is an entry-level smartphone that features a 6.51-inch HD+ display, a Qualcomm Snapdragon 439 processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB for storage and dual-rear camera system paired with a 8-MP front camera. The smartphone will be powered by a 5,000mAh battery with 10W fast charging. Vivo Y12A is be available in Mint Green and Phantom Black colors.

The Y12A will initially be available in Thailand and retail for TH฿ 4,499 or around Php 6,900. Availability in other markets will be announced.

Source: Yugatech
This article was first posted on extradot.net.