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First Two Xbox-Exclusives for Switch Revealed in Nintendo Direct 2024
Ishan Adhikary
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The Nintendo Direct 2024 showcase did not reveal anything huge. However, one key revelation the company made was announcing two major Xbox exclusives for their platform. Grounded is coming to Nintendo Switch on April 16, 2024. Pentiment however, is launching on February 22, 2024, right after the showcase day.
Anshuman Jain
Nothing sub-brand CMF is set to release its two new products, the Neckband Pro and CMF Buds. These audio devices will launch at an affordable price alongside the Nothing Phone 2a on March 5, 2024. The Neckband Pro comes with 50db hybrid ANC and the Buds will come with 12.4mm drivers. Both can be controlled using the Nothing X companion app.
OnePlus Watch 2 Confirmed with 100-Hour Battery Life & New Design
Abubakar Mohammed
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OnePlus will launch the OnePlus Watch 2 on February 26 at 8:30 PM IST at Mobile World Congress in Spain. The watch is expected to boast a stainless steel body, Snapdragon W5 Gen 1, and WearOS 4.0 operating system.
Lady Gaga joins the elite pop icons collab list of Fortnite. She will debut in Fortnite on the February 22nd update. Gaga announced her debut through a funny quote retweet to her old tweet "What's fortnight". This collaboration will see two new 'Chromatica' theme skins and a music list of Lady Gaga in the game.
Apple Says iPhone 15 Batteries Have a Longer Lifespan Than It Initially Thought
Kanika Gogia
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Apple advertised that the batteries in all the iPhones would retain up to 80% of their original capacity at 500 complete charge cycles. Now, Apple has doubled this claim for the iPhone 15 series. Apple retested the iPhone 15 batteries and concluded that they retain 80% of their capacity at 1,000 complete charge cycles under ideal conditions. This only applies to the iPhone 15, 15 Plus, 15 Pro, and 15 Pro Max, and not the older iPhone models.
This Ingenious and Affordable ‘Mod’ Solves Apple Vision Pro’s Biggest Gripe
Anmol Sachdeva
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Apple Vision Pro users have complained that it is quite heavy and uncomfortable to wear even with the Dual Loop band. Well, some users have come up with an Ingenious mod where they are using CPAP machine straps that are quite affordable.
Upanishad Sharma
Ubisoft has partnered up with Netflix to bring Rainbow Six SMOL, a top down roguelike adventure to mobile devices. SMOL is based inside the same universe of the bigger Rainbow Six Siege but with a twist. The game features a colorful makeover along with cute sound effects and a small storyline. The game is available via Netflix Games for Android and iOS devices right now.
Google is consistently adding new features to Gemini Advanced and now it has brought the ability to edit and run Python code inside the chatbot itself. For students and developers, it's a helpful addition as it allows you to run code directly without moving to Google Colab or other services. Unlike ChatGPT's versatile Code Interpreter, the Python interpreter in Gemini is only limited to coding tasks. To access the feature, you need to subscribe to Gemini Advanced which costs $20 per month, but Google is offering two months of free trial along with Google One benefits.
With numerous patents under its belt, Apple smart ring has been a concept for more than a decade now. A new report from Korea now claims that Apple is speeding up the development of its smart ring that can be worn on the finger to track health biometrics. Apple Ring is expected to be a direct rival to the upcoming Galaxy Ring from Samsung, which will debut later in 2024.
First OnePlus 12 Green Line Issue Pops Up: Should You Be Worried?
Abubakar Mohammed
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A OnePlus 12 user posted in the OnePlus Community that they see a green line on their 15-day-old OnePlus 12. The user also said the phone has never been dropped or used harshly. OnePlus is yet to respond to the incident.
WhatsApp's latest beta update for Android (version #2.24.4.25) now prevents users from taking screenshots of profile pictures. This feature aims to enhance user privacy and prevent unauthorized sharing of profile photos. The update is currently available for WhatsApp beta users on Android and will roll out to more users in the coming weeks.
According to a new leak on X (aka Twitter), Apple is planning an all-new "Titanium Grey" and "Dessert Titanium" color options for the iPhone 16 Pro models. The Dessert Titanium option will be a shade of gold and the Titanium Gray will look similar to the space gray colorway. As of now, it isn't clear which iPhone 15 Pro colors these teased options would replace.
Sampad Banerjee
Nintendo has officially announced a Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase for February 21, 2024 at 6:00 am PT. During the showcase, several partner studios and publishers of Nintendo will showcase the games that are planned to launch for the first half of 2024 on Nintendo Switch. The showcase will stream live on the official Nintendo of America and Japan channels on YouTube.
AMD Ryzen 7 8840U Beats Steam Deck’s CPU Efficiency; 7% Better FPS at 10W!
Satyam Kumar
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AMD Ryzen 7 8840U is a new processor and it has been found in gaming benchmarks that a particular handheld from GPD utilizing this chip is beating the Steam Deck's efficiency. Finally, at 10W, the Ryzen 8000 APU gets 7% more FPS as compared to Steam Deck. We don't think it is impressive enough to meet Valve's demands, but at least we are one step closer to a processor architecture that may be good enough for Steam Deck 2.
Xiaomi 14 Ultra launches on February 22 in China and Globally on the 25th. The company's founder and CEO, Lei Jun, posted official renders of the back of the device giving us our first look at the camera sensors and their specifications. The primary sensor on the Xiaomi 14 Ultra will be a 1-inch Sony LYT-900 sensor.
One Piece Chapter 1107: Blackbeard Pirates Are on Egghead Island and Have Hit the Jackpot Already!
Ajith Kumar
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The Blackbeard Pirates have arrived on Egghead Island amidst an ongoing war between the Straw Hats and the Marines. What seemed so secret for the last few chapters was unfolded in chapter 1107 as Catarina Devon and Van Augur were shown alongside St. Saturn. What was their mission? What did they talk about with Saturn? Find out in this recap of One Piece Chapter 1107.
Honkai Star Rail 2.1 Leak Hints At Another Free 4-Star Character Reward
Sanmay Chakrabarti
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Leaks via Dim Leaks reveal that Honkai Star Rail 2.1 will again feature a free 4-star character selector, like version 2.0 does. According to the leak, players will be able to choose between Gallagher, Misha, Xueyi, Hanya, Guinaifen, Luka, Lynx, and Yukong. Gallagher and Xueyi both can be solid picks among the free characters in HSR 2.1.
According to Mark Gurman, Apple is probably at least 18 months away from launching a second-generation Vision Pro. Recently, several users have started returning their Vision Pro headsets. Some users find the headset heavy and difficult to manage, while others feel that it doesn't justify the huge $3500 price tag. The second generation of Vision Pro is expected to fix the common issues that users are having with the first one.
Two new Planar Ornament Sets have been leaked for the Honkai Star Rail 2.1 version, via Dim Leaks. The new Planar Ornament Sets are Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation and Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm. Both the sets are geared towards DPS and Sub-DPS characters. The Sigonia, the Unclaimed Desolation set will be especially useful in Pure Fiction, and the Izumo Gensei and Takama Divine Realm Ornament set is perfect for Acheron.
Intel Core i9-14900KS Spotted Online; Fastest New Processor Coming Soon?
Satyam Kumar
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Intel Core i9-14900KS is an upcoming processor which is expected to release next month, but could come later as well. It is supposed to pack a turbo clock speed upgrade to 6.2GHz, with the non-KS i9 featuring 6.0GHz boost clock speed. The same core configuration of 24 cores & 32 threads is expected. The new leak shows that the CPU has been spotted online on PC21, a French PC hardware retailer.
New Star Wars Mandalorian Game Reportedly in Development; Check Details!
Satyam Kumar
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According to sources of Insider Gaming, a new Star Wars game is in development. It could be themed similarly to the Mandalorian show, but the rumored story seems to be set a few years before the events of the show. Many gameplay features such as a jetpack, highly mobile movement, and weapons of the Mandalore planet have been mentioned in the rumor. So far, there is no official release date for this new Star Wars Mandalorian game yet.
Future Xiaomi Smartphones Could Get Custom Chips; ARM Partnership Revealed
Satyam Kumar
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Xiaomi is reportedly working with ARM to make its own processors. These are expected to be used in their smartphones. With this, Xiaomi could tailor the experience of their gadgets better. It has been stated in the Counterpoint Research report that Oppo was previously working on processors too. We don't know when Xiaomi will unveil its own processors, because this development could take a lot of time.
Multiple sources are stating that the Nintendo Switch 2 will release in Q1 2025. First, the Brazil-based journalist @xdocontrole released the latest episode of his podcast which revealed that five of his sources claim that the new Nintendo console will launch later in 2025. Eurogamer and VGC also supported this claim having heard the same from their own sources.
An X (aka Twitter) user shared an image that reveals the vertical camera layout of the iPhone 16 model. This post corroborates with multiple sources that suggest Apple's plans to switch to a new camera layout for the iPhone 16 models. If Apple switched to the vertical camera layout, we might see the Spatial Video recording on the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus.
New Forest Dweller Minecraft Mod May Be Scarier Than the Cave Dweller
Radojka Travar
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Forest Dweller Minecraft mod is fairly similar to the Cave Dweller mod, but apart from the dweller, it introduces a scary biome, unsettling dimension, powerful tools, and more. The Biome of Death contains a portal frame made out of glowing obsidian blocks that you can light if you have the eye of the Forest Dweller. This is an item you'll get by killing the Forest Dweller. It's a mob with slender black body and red glowing eyes. It spawns during the night in the Biome of Death. This mob moves quickly and unpredictably, so keep your eyes peeled.
Android 15 DP1 has landed and while the update doesn't bring significant changes, it should pave the way for future Developer Preview releases and Betas. Most of the changes in the build are related to privacy and security, and quality of life feature improvements.
Honkai Star Rail 2.1 Banners will feature three new characters: Acheron, Aventurine, and Gallagher. Recent leaks reveal that FuXuan and Topaz will rerun in HSR 2.1 Banners. The leak also reveals that Acheron and FuXuan will in phase 1, and Aventurine and Topaz will feature in phase 2.
Xbox has just teased that its next-gen console will feature the largest technical leap that we have ever witnessed. Plus, the Xbox President Sarah Bond has confirmed that during the holidays this year, we will see updates from the company regarding new Xbox hardware. This is speculated to be the Xbox Series X/S refresh consoles - both or either one of them could come.
Recent leaks in Genshin Impact revealed the chibi sticker of Murata, the Pyro Archon. The sticker shows the Pyro Archon with fiery orange hair with a pinned purple feather, red eyes, and glasses. Previous leaks also revealed that the Pyro Archon Murata will be a Polearm user with a unique way of traversing the Natlan terrain.
The annual DICE Awards finally announces the winners from the 2024 show, with games across twenty-three categories taking home the prestigious awards. Some of the prominent win includes Baldur's Gate 3 winning the game of the year, alongside four other categories. Spider-Man 2 bags wins across six different categories.
OpenAI has unveiled its remarkable text-to-video model, Sora, that can generate AI videos for up to 1 minute. The generated videos are highly detailed and have a resolution of up to 1080p. Unlike existing solutions, Sora-generated videos don't have distortions in the scene, which makes everyone believe that it's trained on gaming engine simulations like Unreal Engine 5. OpenAI says it's a diffusion model built on the transformer architecture. The Sora model is going through safety checks now and currently, it's not available to regular users.
According to a latest report by Bloomberg, Apple is considering to power Spotlight Search using Large Language Model (LLM). This will allow users to access features of third-party apps directly from Spotlight Search. Additionally, Xcode will also get Copilot-like features to help coders.
Microsoft Is Bringing Four Xbox-Exclusive Games to PS5 and Nintendo Switch
Ishan Adhikary
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Microsoft is looking to expand its player base through non-exclusivity. In the recent business podcast, Phil Spencer officially declares four Xbox-exclusive games coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch. While the games are not confirmed by Microsoft there are speculations of these games to be Hi-Fi Rush, Pentiment, Sea of Thieves, and Grounded.
Diablo 4 Is the First Activision Blizzard Game Coming to Game Pass
Ishan Adhikary
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Diablo 4 is coming to Game Pass March 28, 2024. This will be first Activision Blizzard game available on Xbox and PC Game Pass. As mentioned in the Xbox business podcast, there will be more Activision Blizzard games followed by this.
Google Introduces Gemini 1.5 Pro with a Massive 1 Million Context Window
Arjun Sha
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After releasing Gemini Advanced with the Ultra 1.0 model last week, Google has announced its next-generation model called Gemini 1.5 Pro. The new model is built on the Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture and supports a massive context window of up to 1 million tokens. It performs nearly the same as the much larger Gemini 1.0 Ultra model. The AI model is currently in limited preview and developers can test it on AI Studio after joining the waiting list.
Indian Govt. Looks to Block Proton Mail in the Country; Find out Why!
Sagnik Das Gupta
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According to a report, 13 private schools in Chennai received hoax bomb threats on February 8, 2024 via email. Moreover, these threats were sent using the end-to-end encrypted email platform called Proton Mail. Due to this situation, Tamil Nadu police appealed to the IT Ministry to file a ban order against the platform. Fast forward to February 14, the 69A blocking committee called a meeting and decided to block the platform. Proton Mail also confirmed having received a "possible block" notice from MeitY. However, the final block order has not yet been sent over to the Department of Telecommunications. A Proton spokesperson also stated that the company is working with the Indian Government on the incident and looking for ways to come to an agreement.
Shashank Shakya
In another suprise from Marvel Studios, a trailer for their upcoming animated show, X-Men' 97 has been released. This trailer brings back an array of fan favourite characters like Cyclops, Wolverine, Beast, Gambit etc. According to the trailer, the animated series is going to pick up exactly where the X-Men: Animated Series left and will continue to show us the aftermath of Professor X's death. X-Men' 97 is set to release on Disney+ on March 20, 2024.
With less than a month left for the Nothing Phone (2a) launch, we have a shot at the potential Europe pricing. Dealabs, a France-based deals website, suggests the base variant of Phone (2a) could retail for €349 or $375.
Marvel Studios has announced thee official casting for Fantastic Four along with the new release date for the franchise. There have been rumors around Pedro Pascal being cast as Reed Richards but now that has been confirmed along with a pretty solid star cast along with this, earlier Fantastic Four was supposed to release early 2025 but now the release date for the movie has been swapped with that of Thunderbolts.
AMD Anti-Lag+ is a feature to reduce input lag in games and increase the responsiveness. The horror began shortly after the feature was released back in September 2023. Players started getting banned in Counter-Strike 2 and other anti-cheat systems of games like Call Of Duty and Apex Legends also flagged users who were using Anti-Lag+. With this, AMD had to remove the feature completely from its GPU drivers. Now, AMD's Frank Azor has confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) that AMD Anti-Lag+ is coming back soon!
New 2024 Lineup of Asus ROG Laptops & Desktops Launched in India; Details Here
Satyam Kumar
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The new ASUS ROG 2024 lineup of desktops and laptops have been released. Asus has updated its products with latest Intel processors, including Core Ultra series and Intel 14th Generation. The all-new Zephyrus G16 has a refreshed design, and sports an OLED display. The ROG 2024 lineup has launched and is available to buy via popular retailers and the Asus E-store as well.