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Arcane Season 2 Gets an Impressive and Visually Appealing Official Trailer
Aparna Ukil
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The Emmy-Award winning animated series Arcane is making a comeback with Season 2 this November and finally it has received a bombastic official trailer. In this post, we discuss the same.
Honkai Star Rail Leak Hints at Release of Another 5-Star Emanator Very Soon
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Leaks via Sakura Haven revealed that a new 5-star Ice Erudition character is confirmed for HSR 3.x version. Another leak previously reveled that Herta's original form is expected to feature in 3.x versions as well. Herta is an Emanator of Erudition, so she might become the next playable Emanator in the game.
The First Minecraft Movie Trailer Is Here with Jack Black as Steve
Anmol Sachdeva
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The first teaser for the Minecraft movie has been released, giving fans a close look at the Overworld, Jack Black as Steve, Momoa, and others. The Minecraft movie will release in theaters on April 4, 2025.
Qualcomm Makes Windows ARM Laptops Affordable with New Snapdragon X Plus Chips
Arjun Sha
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Qualcomm has launched three new Snapdragon X Plus chipsets to bring down the price of Windows ARM laptops. One SKU has 10 Oryon cores and the other two SKUs have 8 CPU cores. While the CPU performance is expected to be good, the GPU performance on the bottom two SKUs has taken a significant hit.
Nothing started recruiting Beta testers to test the upcoming update, and it looks like the update's changelog has leaked, revealing all the new features like the new Quick Settings panel, Lock Screen clock design and customizations, and much more.
Intel Announces Core Ultra 200V aka Lunar Lake Processors; Promises 20 Hours Battery Life
Arjun Sha
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Intel has finally unveiled its Lunar Lake mobile processors for thin and light laptops. The Core Ultra 200V processors consume 50% less power than Meteor Lake processors and offer up to 20 hours of battery life. It even beats Snapdragon X Elite in certain battery life tests. The Xe2 GPU and NPU have also been overhauled. The NPU can also perform up to 48 TOPS.
Steam's latest survey sheds light on the best platform for PC gaming, and for the first time, Windows 11 has surpassed Windows 10. According to Steam usage, Windows 11 accounts for 49.17% of usage, and Windows 10 has dipped to 47.09%. However, in overall OS adoption, Windows 11 is still much behind Windows 10.
New dialogue leaks from version 5.1 reveals the name of a city in Snezhnaya — Nordekalle. Nordekalle is said to be located at the southern tip of Snezhnaya and is a place where people from all over Teyvat gather. The dialogues also make it seem as if the situation in Snezhnaya is quite tense.
Android Auto is all set to get a taste of Gemini Live which is a part of the Gemini Advanced subscription tier. Gemini could soon replace Google Assistant on Android Auto, and the strings found in the latest Android Auto Beta, "gearhead_assistant_action_Kitt_live_query" with the value "Start Conversation confirm the same.
Honkai Star Rail: New Leak Hints at the Return of a Fan- Favorite Deceased Foxian
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Recent leaks have revealed that a new form of Tingyun will become playable in Honkai Star Rail 2.7. Tingyun was previously expected to be deceased with the entire Ambrosial Arbor incident, but the leak mentions her return so she the recent Trailblaze Continuance mission may be tied to it. Tingyun's new form will be a Nine Tailed fox and she is going to be a 5-star rarity character. The leak also mentions that Sunday will become playable in the first phase of version 2.7 in Honkai Star Rail.
iPhone Volume Buttons No Longer Work with Spotify Connect, and Apple Is to Blame
Kanika Gogia
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Apple has changed the way third-party companies can access the iPhone hardware, specifically the volume buttons. As a result, the iPhone’s physical volume button has “become unstable” for connected devices, and it even causes issues like volume spikes during playback and other bugs. The iPhone users can no longer control the volume on the connected devices using the physical buttons. Instead, they have to use the in-app slider to turn the volume up/down.
Honkai Star Rail 2.5 Is Giving Away Free 1,000 Stellar Jades, More Rewards
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Honkai Star Rail has announced a special reward for all players for the Wardance Ceremony in version 2.5. The version 2.5 will reward players with 1000 Stellar Jades, 10 Trailblaze Fuel and 150 Tears of Dreams. The Gift of Odyssey also makes a return, giving 10 Star Rail Premium Passes, equivalent to 1600 Stellar Jades. The event is named as Gift of Comet, and the description says that the reward is behalf of the Xianzhou Alliance as a small gift on the occasion of Wardance Ceremony.
Remedy and Annapurna Partner up for Control 2 and Other Franchises
Ishan Adhikary
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Remedy Entertainment enters a new partnership with Annapurna to bring Alan Wake and Control to TV and Film. Annapurna will also co-fund making of Control 2 while Remedy self-publish the game. Sam Lake mentions this partnership to be a great deal as Remedy will have their creative freedom while working with a publisher who supports great storytelling.
Anshuman Jain
JioTV OS and Jio TV+ have just been announced and they are bringing some big improvements. JioTV OS, a homegrown operating system, offers Ultra HD 4K video playback, personalized experiences, and AI-powered voice assistant. Jio TV+ integrates Live TV and OTT apps, introducing a recommendation engine, catch-up feature, and play-pause for Live TV.
According to reports from billbil-kun, the next PS5 model will be the PS5 Pro. It will have a similar design to the PS5 Slim, featuring three black strips in the middle section. The reports also claim that Sony will announce the PS5 Pro in early September 2024.
The upcoming Black Ops 6 offers 12 mastery camos, divided into three categories: Multiplayer, Zombies, and Warzone. Each category has four camos. For Multiplayer, players can unlock Gold, Diamond, Dark Spine, and Dark Matter. Zombies mode offers Mystic Gold, Opal, Afterlife, and Nebula. Warzone includes Gold Tiger, King's Ransom, Catalyst, and Abyss.
The new developer beta for iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, and macOS 15.1 Sequoia brings the AI-powered Clean Up tool to the Photos app. The feature uses advanced detection and multiple machine learning models to identify distractions, locate the edges of unwanted objects, and seamlessly replace them. The Clean Up tool works on all images in the Photos app, including the older images and pictures captured by another phone or a DSLR camera.
The Witcher 4 to Enter Full Production Soon, Says CD Projekt Red
Upanishad Sharma
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The Witcher 4 is about to enter full production very soon! This has been confirmed by CD Projekt Red itself in its newest financial earnings report. Read more about it here.
The Play Store Now Lets You Update Multiple Apps in One Go, Finally!
Sagnik Das Gupta
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Google Play Store has finally rolled out the ability to update multiple apps simultaneously! However, the limit is currently set to three, from the looks of it. In addition, we also found out that the Play Store now allows downloading four new apps at once instead of the previous limit of two.
Google is adding WhatsApp, Messages, and Android notifications extensions to Gemini, as discovered in the latest APK teardown. These features allow sending/reading messages, placing calls, and probably let you summarize notifications. However, they are not currently active. These new additions can make Gemini functionally more useful than it is in its current state.
Cerebras has finally launched its Wafer-Scale Engine that delivers unparalleled AI inference speed. On the 8B model, it reaches a massive 1,800 tokens per second, and 450 tokens per second on the 70B model.
OpenAI Close to Releasing Strawberry AI on ChatGPT; ‘Orion’ Could Be GPT-5
Arjun Sha
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A new report confirms that OpenAI is close to releasing the Strawberry engine to ChatGPT. Strawberry is an AI engine that can significantly improve reasoning capability and improve performance in math and programming areas. It could launch as early as this fall. Besides that, OpenAI is also training its next-gen 'Orion' AI model, said to be the successor of GPT-4/4o.
The official trailer for Sonic 3 is out now and it brings us the much awaited appearance of Shadow voiced by none other than Keanu Reeves. The trailer also shows us that Sonic and his team are unable to defeat Shadow so they seek a team-up with Doctor Eggman. By the end of the trailer, Eggman's father also shows up.
13 years after its launch for iOS, Snapchat is finally adding native support for iPad. The latest version of the iOS Snapchat app brings iPadOS support, making it suitable for bigger iPad screens. However, there's a catch. At the moment, you can only use the app in the Portrait mode on your iPad, and there's no way to run it in landscape mode. Also, the iPad interface seems to have some glitches in the first version.
France has arrested Telegram CEO Pavel Durov over charges of insufficient moderation on the Telegram platform. Amid this development, India's IT Ministry has asked the Ministry of Home Affairs to check on pending complaints against Telegram. It's not clear whether it will lead to Telegram's suspension in India.
WhatsApp has introduced AR video effects and custom backgrounds for video calls on its latest Beta version 24.17.10.74 for iOS. These features, previously available only on Android, include filters, background blurring or replacement, low light improvement, and a Touch Up mode for enhancing skin tones. As of now, they are available to limited Beta testers and are expected to roll out to all users later.
YouTube Premium Gets a Price Hike in India; Check out the New Prices
Abubakar Mohammed
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YouTube Premium prices have been hiked in India. According to the new plan, the monthly Individual, Family, and Student plans will cost Rs 149, Rs 299, and Rs 89. The prices of prepaid individual plans have been hiked with the annual Premium individual plan costing Rs 1,490 from Rs 1,290.
Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Multiplayer Trailer Shows All New Things Coming
Ishan Adhikary
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In a latest multiplayer reveal trailer, Activison has revealed all the new features coming in Call of Duty Black Ops 6 multiplayer mode. The trailer showcase high quality action while revealing the Omnimovement in multiplayer situation. We also see 16 completely fresh multiplayer maps along with Classic Prestige, Tomahawks, and RC-XD cars. Call of Duty Black Ops 6 multiplayer beta starts August 30.
Anmol Sachdeva
Today Apple has announced that it will hold an event on September 9, 2024. The annual iPhone-centric event will showcase the iPhone 16 series
Pixel 9a leaks have just surfaced online. and in this story, we discuss what Google's next budget smartphone will look like. It omits the camera island for a more simpler design and is expected to launch at the end of the year in four color variants.
SuperMan: The Christopher Reeve Story Trailer Brought Tears to My Eyes
Shashank Shakya
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The trailer for Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story is out bringing us the life story of Christopher Reeve, the most beloved Superman. The Documentary will bring us how he became Superman and the aftermath of his unfortunate horse riding accident in 1996.
According to the latest reports, Apple is working on a human-like interface based on Generative AI that could run the tabletop device and future Apple robotic devices. These robotic devices are in the early stages of development and they might arrive with a price tag of approximately $1,000, if they ever see the light.
The official Arc Internet account just shared a teaser of an Android version of the infamous Arc browser which was exclusively available for iOS and on Windows till now. There is no confirmed time frame as to when the browser will come out but given that it looks pretty much complete, it is likely that it will come out anytime soon.
Valorant’s Nocturnum Weapon Bundle Brings Terror and Beauty Together
Ishan Adhikary
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With Episode 9 Act 2, we will get a new Valorant Nocturnum skin bundle along with the new agent Vyse. The skinline contains Classic, Marshal, Bulldog, Phantom, and a Melee (Scythe/ Dagger). Valorant Nocturnum bundle is inspired by ancient ritual and lets your summon Noctis once you kill all enemies. Valorant Nocturnum bundle is priced at 8700 VP and arrives on August 29, 2024.
Netflix Reveals Miss Wednesday Actor for One Piece Live-Action Season 2
Ajith Kumar
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As we head to the Arabasta saga in season of OP LA, we can't forget to count on our favorite Princess Vivi who also played undercover agent Miss Wednesday in One Piece. The actress who will be playing Vivi's role was officially announced today by Netflix. Thus, discover who it is here.
Genshin Impact introduces a new Pokemon Go style web-event to draw more attention to the upcoming Natlan release. Players can visit the web-event using their phones, select a location to summon one of the three Saurians and capture their pictures. The captured picture of the Saurian is transformed into a Natlan style poster that the players can download and share to win prizes.
According to new iPhone 16 leaks, the ultra-wide camera on iPhone 16 and 16 Plus will get a faster f/2.2 aperture than the f/2.4 seen on the current iPhone 15. The vanilla models are also expected to support macro photography forever the first time. The iPhone 16 Pro & 16 Pro Max may get an upgraded 48MP ultra-wide camera. All the iPhone 16 models will arrive with a new, much-rumoured Capture button.
Riot Games agent reveals are always exciting to witness. Ahead of VCT finals, Riot Games finally revealed the new Valorant agent Vyse in the latest agent trailer. Agent 26 will be a sentinel as per the abilities we witness. She strangles the enemy weapons in the trailer alongside some other trap abilities as well.
RIP Control Panel! Microsoft Set to Kill This Iconic Windows Feature
Abubakar Mohammed
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With Settings app in Windows 10 and 11, there's hardly any reason to justify the existence of the OG Control Panel. Microsoft knows this and has decided to kill Control Panel on Windows. The giant has confirmed that it will be deprecating the Control Panel app in favor of the Settings app.
We have been patiently waiting to learn more about the diverse cast of the second season of Netflix's One Piece live-action, and the day is finally here as one more Alabasta character's actor has been revealed. The live-action actor of King Nefertari Cobra was revealed to the world today, and you can find out who he is here
WhatsApp is testing a new chat themes feature for the latest beta for WhatsApp available via test flight. As the name suggest, it will let you pick and choose different colored themes for every chat in the app. This adds a unique look to your chats and any theme you apply won't alert the other user. It is still a beta feature and will take a while to come out.
A newly discovered character bug can cause your iPhones and iPads to briefly crash. Typing "":: characters in the App Library or Settings app can cause the iPhone's home screen interface, Springboard to crash.