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Fortnite Maker Epic Games Allegedly Hacked; Developer Denies Claims
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After Rockstar and Insomniac Games, Epic Games might be suffering an internal data breach. Mogilevich, a new ransomware gang, claims to have hacked Epic Games' internal data worth 189 GB. According to the spokesperson, the hacked data contains email, passwords, full name, payment information, source code, and other data. The data is available for sale with a deadline of March 4.
Genshin Impact 4.5 Will Introduce a Training Guide Feature to Help Players Build Characters
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Genshin Impact 4.5 will introduce a new character building helper named Training Guide. The Training Guide will feature four tabs — Character Level, Weapons, Artifacts, and Character Talents. Each of the tabs will suggest the players on the best option based on the active choice of the player base for each character.
First Galaxy Z Fold 6 Renders Reveal a Boxy, Uninspiring Design
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Steve H.McFly, one of the most popular leakers has shared the first Z Fold 6 renders and the images point toward a bolder and sharper design language. We expected the Z Fold 6 to feature many changes but that doesn't seem to be the case as this leak suggests that Samsung has run out of design ideas or wants to use the old formula as much as it can.
Netflix Subscription Prices Expected to Rise Again This Year: Report
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According to a latest report, after increasing the prices of their subscription in October 2023, Netflix can once a again bump up the cost of their subscription in 2024. Based on a research note made by an industry analyst, Netflix saw a growth of 7% in 2023 and would like to make these number grow upto 15% in 2024. To make that happen, they might increase the prices of their subscription once again.
Apple Cancels Its Decade-Long Electric Car Project
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Apple has reportedly cancelled its electric car project after a decade-long, multi-billion-dollar effort to rival Tesla. According to Bloomberg, Apple's senior executives decided to wind down the electric car project in recent weeks. Nearly 2000 employees were working on the project, some employees will be moved to Apple’s Generative AI team led by John Giannandrea. Others might be asked to switch to other Apple teams and there will be layoffs as well.
Nintendo Sues Creators of Switch Emulator Yuzu
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Nintendo has sued the creators of the popular Switch emulator Yuzu, claiming that the software increases the piracy of Nintendo software, and also circumvents the console security. The company is looking for compensation for damages incurred, and immediate shutdown of the emulator, citing the Legend of Zelda leaks as an example.
Parasyte Gets a Korean Live-Action Adaptation; Check out the Release Date
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It's time to get ready for a new survival sci-fi thriller based on the popular manga Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki as Netflix has come forth with yet another live-action adaptation. The project is helmed by Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho and his co-worker Ryu Yong-jae. It is scheduled to premiere on April 5, 2024.
New ‘Paranormal Activity’ Video Game Revealed by the Mortuary Assistant Team
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A new Paranormal Activity game is in-development and has been revealed by DreadXP. The game is being made by DarkStone Digital, who also created The Mortuary Assistant. The Paranormal Activity game will follow a found-footage-style gameplay and feature a new "Haunt System". The game is set for a 2026 release date across the platforms.
Sony Lays off 900 PlayStation Employees; Shuts down London Division
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Sony has decided to lay off over 900 employees or over 8% of the company's employees at PlayStation Studios. Furthermore, London Studios will shut down completely amidst the layoffs. The decision was announced by Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Jim Ryan who took sole responsibility for it.
Fortnite Expands Further with Two New LEGO Game Modes
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LEGO has expanded its wings after a successful game mode in Fortnite with two new islands. Both islands are made in UEFN and are free to play. LEGO Raft Survival gives you the fun of surviving through dangerous pirate raids while working with your crew mates to build a better raft. In LEGO Obby Fun, you get to experience the rush of parkour platformers in up to 300 unique levels.
Genshin Impact 4.5 Livestream Date and Time Revealed
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The Genshin Impact 4.5 Livestream is scheduled for March 1, 2024, at 07:00 AM (UTC-5) on Genshin Impact's official Twitch and YouTube channel. This time the Livestream will premiere on Twitch and YouTube at the same time. The Livestream will reveal information about the upcoming 4.5 version while also providing redeem codes for Primogems, as is the norm. Genshin Impact 4.5 version will feature many new exciting things including one new characters, one new banner, and new events.
Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket Coming to Mobile in 2024
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The Pokemon Company showcased its digital TCG in the Pokemon Presents event and it promises so much. With immersive style illustrations, the game will also have unpacking and trading features. Launching in 2024 on iOS and Android, Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket will be free-to-play.
You Can Now Set Copilot As the Default Assistant on Android; Here’s How
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Microsoft's Co-Pilot AI can now be set as the default assistant on Android devices. The latest beta version allows users to replace Google Assistant with Co-Pilot, which can be triggered from any screen. However, it currently lacks voice activation and screenshot capabilities.
This Redditor Made the Solar System in Minecraft; Take a Look
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Have you ever wondered how big Minecraft builds can really get? Well, Reddit user bubbaflubba2 wanted to answer that question with a recreation of the solar system in Minecraft. They created the Sun and several other planets. They are all built in trustworthy scale and proportions and blocks used perfectly represent the object's texture and feel. Have you ever seen anything like this done in Minecraft before?
Apple is expected to bring ProMotion Always-on Display technology across its entire iPhone lineup with the iPhone 17 series. Next year, the iPhone 17 and iPhone 17 Plus will feature OLED displays with the LTPO technology, which makes them the first-ever standard iPhone models to get ProMotion displays. The iPhone 17 and 17 Plus might also feature a taller aspect ratio of 19.6:9, which is currently teased for the iPhone 16 Pro models.
ONLYOFFICE DocSpace Brings Seamless Collaboration Within Zoom, and It’s All We Need
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ONLYOFFICE has made available a new extension of its popular DocSpace tool on the Zoom App Marketplace, which allows teams to collaborate during meetings in real-time. Users can add the extension in the Zoom app and use it during meetings for live collaboration.
MWC 2024: Moto’s Wearable Wrist Phone Is Cool & All, But It’s Not Practical
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Lenovo-owned Motorola has made a concept phone that can also act like a wearable device, serving two functions in one device. The phone requires you to wear a strap with magnets, and the phone's body has magnets to latch on to the strap. Motorola says it's still a concept and might not be coming anytime soon to the market. Regardless, we think it should remain a concept.
On Sunday, Elon musk ran into an issue where while setting up his new Windows 11 laptop. He couldn't figure out how to skip the Microsoft account sign up screen. Despite help from Community Notes and a number of other users online, he was having hard time figuring out a solution. So, he went to the source of his troubles, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, asking for tech support.
Nvidia Unveils New RTX 500 & RTX 1000 Laptop GPUs for AI Workstations
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Nvidia's new RTX 1000 and RTX 500 laptop GPUs are meant for the AI era of computing. They bring the Ada Lovelace architecture with 3rd Gen RT cores and 4th Gen Tensor Cores. Suited for professionals such as 3D artists, engineers, scientists, and more these new GPUs will be used in upcoming RTX professional laptops released by various manufacturers such as HP, Dell, Lenovo, and MSI. The RTX 1000 has 6GB GDDR6 VRAM and an AI performance measurement of 154 TOPS, with the RTX 500 having 4GB GDDR6 VRAM with 193 TOPS.
The Sims 5 Pre-Release Version Leaks Online
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In-development PC and mobile builds of the upcoming Sims 5 Project Rene game have leaked online. As per the leaks available, we now have confirmation of the game using Unreal Engine. Furthermore, Sims 5 will come with Denuvo DRM protection which many gamers found weird.
Truecaller Adds Call Recording Feature in India; Here’s How It Works
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Truecaller has introduced a call recording and AI-powered transcription feature in India. This new feature allows users to record and transcribe incoming and outgoing calls in English and Hindi. The recordings and transcripts are accessible within the app once the call ends. The feature is available for both Android and iOS devices, but the process differs for each platform. The call recording feature is part of the Truecaller Premium plan.
After T-Pain, ScHoolboy Q Teases Involvement in GTA 6
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After T-Pain confirming to work with GTA 6, another artist has now teased his involvement. Through a quote tweet, ScHoolboy Q says he might be in GTA radio for GTA 6. This happened when a fan asked him about his involvement in GTA 6 radio as the artist previously worked with Rockstar for GTA 5 and GTA Online.
Stardew Valley 1.6 Update Now Has a Release Date; Check It Out
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Eric Barone, aka ConcernedApe, Stardew Valley creator has recently announced the release date for the 1.6 update. Mark your calendars everyone, as you can expect to play with the new features in a couple of weeks! It will first arrive for PC users. Console and mobile release will follow as soon as possible. The 1.6 update was thought to be a smaller update in the beginning, but started expanding to include new items, festivals, villager winter outfits, dialogue, late-game content, improvements, and so much more.
Microsoft Eclipses OpenAI; Signs Multi-Year Deal with Mistral AI
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Microsoft is looking to expand its AI investment beyond OpenAI. The software giant has partnered with a French AI startup called Mistral AI and invested close to $2 billion to accelerate their new LLMs on Azure's infrastructure. Mistral AI's new model, Mistral Large, is already available on Azure AI Studio for customers and developers. The Mistral Large model supports advanced reasoning, understands several international languages, and comes with native function calling support.
Developers Think Apple Arcade is Dying Because Apple Doesn’t Respect Gaming
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Several developers have voiced their concerns about the state of Apple Arcade and they think the gaming subscription service is on the verge of death because of declining payments to developers, Apple's reluctance to greenlit a project and shrinking bonus pool. It is possible that (another) Arcade reboot is on the cards.
AMD RX 7900 GRE Released for $549; Perfect RTX 4070 Super Alternative?
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AMD's new Radeon RX 7900 GRE graphics card is based on the RDNA 3 architecture. It demands 260W of power with 2x 8-pin PCIe power connectors. The VRAM here is 16GB GDDR6, with an effective 18Gbps memory bandwidth. The performance is quite impressive with impressive FPS numbers at 1440p maxed out settings as tested by AMD. According to the company, the new RX 7900 GRE offers more value for your money compared to the competition.
Lenovo has unveiled its 2024 AI PC lineup at MWC. Five new laptops have launched, with a new ThinkBook and several ThinkPad laptops. These new laptops come with AI features, thanks to Intel Core Ultra and AMD Ryzen 8040 series processors that include a NPU (Neural Processing Unit) chip. Some new ThinkPad laptops also support the latest Wi-Fi 7 connectivity standard. Many neat features are offered on Lenovo's new laptops, such as the new Communications bar, which makes them perfect for professional environments.
OnePlus Watch 2 Launched with Wear OS 4.0 and Big Battery
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The OnePlus Watch 2 comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon W5 Gen 1, 32GB storage, 2GB RAM, 500 mAh battery that can last up to 100 hours in smart mode, and two color options. It's priced at $299 or Rs 24,999 in India and rivals the Galaxy Watch 6 and 6 Classic.
Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date Tipped to Be March 2025
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Nintendo Switch 2 release date has been tipped to be March 2025 in a new report. This latest report comes from Japan-based media outlet Nikkei who has shared more info regarding the handheld. Reportedly, Nintendo could delay the Switch 2 further if enough new games aren't ready to launch alongside the console. The handheld has also been touted with a larger 6.2-inch screen according to the source.
MWC 2024: Gemini in Google Messages, New Wear OS Features, and More
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Although the new features are not groundbreaking, Google has announced some key AI features for all of its platforms including Android, Android Auto, Wear OS, Google Docs, etc. You can chat with Gemini in the Google Messages app, have all your notifications summarized in Android Auto, view your boarding pass and other cards on your Wear OS smartwatch, and more.
Genshin Impact 4.6 Leaks Suggest New Map, Two New Artifacts and Weekly Boss
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Genshin Impact 4.6 is expected to be released around April 24, 2024. Recent leaks on Reddit via Uncle K suggest that an entirely new map is coming in the 4.6 version named Kapim, partly filling the blank area between Sumeru, Fontaine, and Liyue. Other than that, the leak also talks about a new weekly boss in the new area and two new artifacts. One of the artifacts is going to be perfect for Arlecchino, and the other artifact will be viable for Dendro characters.
Fresh listings of Snapdragon X Elite have appeared on Geekbench, and the scores suggest that it's quite close to the Apple M2 Pro chipset having 12 CPU cores. The results indicate that OEMs are testing the 23W version of Snapdragon X Elite on a preview build of Windows 11 with 32GB of RAM. While the results are promising, we will have to wait and see whether commercial laptops launched with the upcoming Snapdragon X Elite SoC deliver similar performance.
MWC 2024: Samsung Teases Galaxy Ring Launch for ‘Later this Year’
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In an official blog post, Samsung has yet again teased the launch date for Galaxy Ring. Furthermore, it mentioned a few upcoming features, including My Vitality Score, Booster Card, and Sleep Apnea, that could enable more insights in health tracking using its wearables.
Instagram is trying out a new Game feature that can be brought up during a live session. This will let hosts and influencers play simple games like "This or that" and "Trivia" where your viewers can also take part by answering questions. It is available as a limited release to a few users and will roll out to more over the coming time.
Qualcomm Snapdragon X80 5G Modem Launched at MWC 2024
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At the MWC Barcelona 2024, Qualcomm announced its most capable 5G modem yet, the Snapdragon X80 5G modem. It's laced with AI features to improve the overall user experience and reduce power consumption while being on mmWave bands. The new modem also has satellite connectivity baked in. The chipmaker has also announced the FastConnect 7900 system for improved Wi-Fi 7 performance using AI.
Honkai Star Rail Leaks Reveal Boothill’s Kit and Model
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Recent leaks on Reddit via HXG finally gave us a close-up cinematic look at Boothill, which means he will be playable in either the 2.2 or 2.3 versions. He is rumored to be a playable character and leaks suggest that he will be a 5-star Physical Hunt character. Boothill will feature Taunt abilities, with high single-target damage Basic Attack and Ultimate.
Qualcomm AI Hub Released at MWC 2024; Run AI Models on Your Device
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Qualcomm has finally released its AI Hub and AI Stack to run AI models locally on Snapdragon platforms, be it your smartphone or PC. The chipmaker has optimized over 75 AI models to run locally on your device. You can generate texts and images, enhance low-light images, perform image segmentation, and do much more locally. Qualcomm's AI Engine delivers 3x-4x better performance than Intel's latest Core Ultra processors.
All Motorola Phones Launching This Year Will Feature Corning Gorilla Glass
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Motorola has struck a deal with Corning to use Gorilla Glass in all Motorola devices launching in the second half of this year. While most Motorola flagships already come with Gorilla Glass, this deal is probably to bring Gorilla Glass to Motorola's mid-range devices.
Lenovo Shows off World’s First Transparent Laptop at MWC 2024
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Lenovo has just unveiled its transparent laptop concept at MWC 2024. It features a Micro-LED display, and a see-through screen that looks quite wild. While it is just a concept, it showcases the peak of laptop design innovation. A Wacom-based stylus can be used too on the secondary display, where the keyboard & touchpad lie. This "Project Crystal" concept gives us an exciting peek into the potential future of laptops!
With Samsung entering the Smart Ring product category, Apple is also exploring ideas to better and super-charge its wearable category. As per Mark Gurman, some of the ideas that Apple has discussed internally include a smart ring, smart glasses and AirPods with cameras. These products can help Apple target audience that want smart, health features.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra Launched Globally with Mighty Powerful Cameras
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Xiaomi has finally launched its flagship of the year, the Xiaomi 14 Ultra globally at MWC 2024. The smartphone comes with quad-camera setup with the primary being a Sony LYT-900 1-inch sensor, Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, a large 5,300mAh battery with 90W wired and 50W wireless charging.
Is Gmail Shutting Down? Google Speaks Out
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Panic ensued on the internet when a rumor suggested that Google is sunsetting Gmail. A purported email was uploaded to X (formerly Twitter) that Gmail is shutting down by August 2024. However, Google took to X and said that Gmail is here to stay and there are no plans to discontinue the popular service. Unrelated to this development, Google indeed disabled the basic HTML view of Gmail starting January 2024.