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YouTube confirms that a dedicated Apple Vision Pro app is on the roadmap. Right now, you can only use YouTube on Safari or the Juno app to watch YouTube videos on Apple's Spatial Computer. However, they do not support the huge library of 360 and 3D YouTube videos. Apple spokesperson said that they are working on supporting WebXR content to allow Vision Pro users to watch YouTube VR videos on Safari. The exact launch of the YouTube app for Vision Pro isn't clear at the moment.
Sampad Banerjee
As per a report by Reuters, Tencent has been trying to adapt the open-world action RPG Elden Ring for mobile phones. It has been in prototyping stage since 2022, and Tencent aims to make it a free-to-play title for the mobile phones. While the company hasn't confirmed the reports, Tencent has previously cancelled a mobile game based on the Nier franchise.
Anshuman Jain
Cache data can help improve the loading times of an app as it saves elements that an app might need frequently. However, this data can also cause issues as it increases over time, which is why it is important to clear the cache time to time. To clear cache for Instagram on Android, you have to visit the App Info page for the app and clear cache. Whereas on iPhone and iPad, you need to offload the app to do the same.
Try Not to Forget Your Vision Pro Passcode Because Recovery Ain’t Easy
Anmol Sachdeva
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Apple has been caught off-guard by frustrated customers as there is no way to manually reset the device after forgetting the passcode. As revealed in a post on Apple Forum, the only way to reset the device after forgetting the passcode is to take it to Apple Store and get it reset from there.
This Guy Made a Literal CPU in Microsoft Excel with 16-Bit, 3Hz Speed, and 128KB RAM
Satyam Kumar
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One incredibly skilled YouTuber called Inkbox embarked upon the journey to create the concept of a CPU inside of Microsoft Excel, a spreadsheet program. The result is super impressive, and the creator even made EXCEL-ASM 16 which is a custom assembly language to write programs for this Excel-based CPU. The specs are 16-bit, 2-3Hz speed, and 128KB RAM. He also made a 128x128 16-color display on the Excel program to show output.
Anmol Sachdeva
In Apex Legends Season 20, which celebrates the game's fifth anniversary, you will be unlock some cool and free rewards. Of course, you can get the Heat Sink Flatline recolor for no cost. However, you also get a legendary Wraith skin, banner, trackers, and a legendary sticker as part of this reward tracker.
Apex Legends Season 20 is completely overhauling how armors and EVO works in the game. Since EVO is now linked with Legend Upgrades, a lot of things are changing along with how you gain EVO. Apart from damage, you can use EVO Harvesters, EVO Cache, and more. Body Shields have been replaced by Shield Cores, which work quite differently and have a new Overcharge feature.
Apex Legends Season 20 is bringing a massive overhaul to how you might approach your favorite legends. Thanks to the brand-new Legends Upgrade system, you will be able to augment your character with new abilities. These perks are unlocked in-game, and you get two decision-making points in every match. The perks reset after each match.
Apex Legends has officially completed five years, and it is greatly overhauling how the game works. The core gameplay is being augmented with a new 'Legends Upgrade' perk system, EVO Shield changes that are Core to the game, much-awaited ranked upgrades, and a ton of legend and weapon balance changes. We will also see a new a new Straight Shot LTM and collection event with 150 Heirloom Shards as a reward at the start of the season.
ASUS Zenfone 11 Ultra Leak Gives Us a First Look at the Upcoming Flagship
Abubakar Mohammed
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The Zenfone 11 Ultra will be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3, will boast up to 512GB UFS 4.0 storage with up to 16GB of LPDDR5x RAM. The flagship will come with a 5,500 mAh battery capable of charging at 65W wired and 15W wirelessly. Besides, it will be offered in five colors.
Demon Slayer: To The Hashira Training Movie Release Date in India Revealed
Ajith Kumar
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Crunchyroll and Aniplex have finally revealed when the latest Kimetsu No Yaiba movie, Demon Slayer: To The Hashira Training, will be released in India. This movie will include the captivating finale of the Swordsmith Village arc and the first episode of the upcoming Hashira Training arc anime adaptation. The movie will be released in both IMAX and premium large formats (PLFs).
Instagram has introduced a new Edit feature for its direct messages that allows users to make change to their messages after they have been sent. These messages will show an "Edited" tag on top of them to let the recipient know you made changes to it. You can edit a message up to five times and the option to edit will be available up to 15 minutes of sending the message.
Radojka Travar
The new Hermitcraft season 10 has started and the two new members have been revealed - SmallishBeans and Skizzleman. SmallishBeans has created many unbelievable builds across various worlds and has also participated in various SMPs and series. Skizzleman has also been part of many series, including the Life series together with SmallishBeans. Skizz is good friends with impulseSV, and they have a podcast where they interview Minecraft content creators. The twist this season is that people who die have to kill others who haven't died. The last person alive will get a big reward.
Nvidia has launched the new RTX 3050 6GB budget graphics card. It features a lower 6GB GDDR6 VRAM capacity, lower CUDA core count of 2304, and lower boost clo ck of 1.47 GHz. The total graphics power requirement is also lesser at 70W. The GPU does not have pricing and availability details yet but it has already been listed for sale. Nvidia's website has been updated with this GPU's existence.
WhatsApp is working on a feature to choose and set favorite contacts on the app which should appear at the top of the calls tab on the app. This report comes from WABetaInfo which showed a preview of this feature in the latest beta update for the iOS version of the app. It's addition will let users call with just one tap to the people that they frequently reach out.
Apple confirmed that "Vision Pro isn't compatible with Bluetooth mice". The mixed-reality headset is compatible with most Bluetooth keyboards made by Apple and third-party manufacturers, and also the Apple Magic Trackpad. Besides, Vision Pro is compatible with all the current models of AirPods and Beat headphones, all MFi controllers, and all MFi hearing devices.
Sanmay Chakrabarti
Honkai Star Rail recently tweeted that the game's iOS app is coming to Apple Vision Pro on February 6,2024. This is also the release date of Honkai Star Rail version 2.0. HSR Version 2.0 appears to be one of the biggest updates since the release of the game, and having the game released on Apple Vision Pro on the same date will help both of them.
Arjun Sha
The e-commerce giant, Amazon, has added an AI shopping assistant called Rufus to its shopping app. It's an AI chatbot trained on Amazon's vast product catalogs, customer reviews, community Q&A, and information sourced from the web. It can answer all your questions based on your shopping needs, find personalized products, offer recommendations for various occasions, and much more. The Rufus AI assistant is currently being rolled out to a small subset of users in the US only.
Intel Arrow Lake has been spotted by X user @InstLatX64 on the Intel-gfx-ci.01.org website. Here, 24 threads and 3GHz (assumably the base clock) has been mentioned. The roadmap by the company suggests a 2024 release date for Intel Arrow Lake. Moreover, AVX512 instructions are disabled on this processor but that could be because of this Arrow Lake processor being an early engineering sample.
YouTuber Moore's Law is Dead has published a new video outlining details of a reported PlayStation Handheld gaming console. It is expected to be powered by an AMD APU, and according to sources the chipmaker has already scored contracts from Sony for the next-gen PS consoles. The new PlayStation handheld is in very early development according to the rumor.
Tim Cook Confirms Apple’s Generative AI Features Coming ‘Later This Year’
Kanika Gogia
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Apple CEO Tim Cook confirms that Apple generative AI features are coming later this year at the quarterly earnings call. This backs the rumors that iOS 18 could be the biggest iPhone software update in Apple's history. The giant has plans to integrate AI across all its software platforms- iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. We might see Apple Generative AI features with major software updates to be announced at WWDC in June 2024.
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D AM4 CPU out for Sale; Faster than Core i5-13600KF for Gaming?
Satyam Kumar
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AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D and Ryzen 7 5700 was unveiled back at CES 2024. Now these new AMD processors have been released for sale and you can buy them for $249 (Ryzen 7 5700X3D) and $175 (Ryzen 7 5700). A tech reviewer from China has also shown how these processors are faster in many gaming benchmarks when compared to Intel Core i5-13600KF.
Seasonic Vertex Sakura Is the Most Beautiful 1000W Power Supply You Can Buy!
Satyam Kumar
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Seasonic has released a new power supply under the Vertex lineup. This is the special edition Sakura-themed GX-1000 power supply with 1000 watts capacity, 80 Plus Gold certification, PCIe Gen 5 16-pin GPU power connector, and 12-year warranty. It will be released in mid-February for around $200, but availability could be limited to Japan only. The PSU is fully modular and has cables which also resemble the Sakura aesthetics.
In Nothing's latest community update, the company has finally confirmed they're bringing a new phone dubbed Phone (2a), codenamed Aerodactyl. Phone (2a)'s existence was first confirmed months ago by leakers on X (formerly Twitter). Additionally, Nothing's sub-brand CMF has also teased new Neckband Pro and Buds.
Cyberpunk 2077's 2.11 patch has added a new Prioritize P-Core setting. It benefits Intel CPUs greatly. The option can be turned on by going to the in-game settings, Gameplay, and toggling on Prioritize P-Core under Hybrid CPU Utilization. The in-game benchmark results do show a small improvement in FPS with the setting enabled, tested on an i7-14700HX.
Apple’s In-House Modem Plans Fall Further; Qualcomm Deal Extended Until 2027
Kanika Gogia
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Apple extends its deal with Qualcomm to continue using the company's 5G modem chips until March 2027. This news was confirmed by Qulacomm's CEO during the company's first earning call of 2024. Apple has been working hard to develop its in-house modem chip but it has seen several delays. The upcoming iPhone 16 Pro models will pack a brand-new Qualcomm X75 modem for 5G improvements.
If you're a fan of Hermitcraft, then you know that it's one of the biggest Minecraft servers of all time. It lasted for over 10 years at this point and the new season, season 10 is just about to begin. In only couple days, on February 3, 2024 you can expect to see the first episodes come out on YouTube. Moreover, two new people will be joining this season, indicated by the official logo change and some X posts. However, it's still unknown who those people are.
Nvidia has released the RTX 4080 Super and now it is on sale. Various brands like MSI, Gigabyte, ASUS, PNY, and more have launched their lineup of new RTX 4080 Super graphics cards. The GPU costs $999 and is 2 to 5 percent more performant as compared to the non-Super RTX 4080.
Ishan Adhikary
In PlayStation State of Play, couple of remastered games are normal. However, the Until Dawn remastered/ enhanced version is far from just a graphics enhancement. As the game is rebuilt on Unreal Engine 5, we will get better VFS, a third-person mode, and new soundtracks to enhance the horror experience. The Until Dawn remastered/ enhanced version will be coming within 2024 on PS5 and PC.
Death Stranding 2 is officially called Death Stranding 2 On The Beach, continuing a few years after Sam and Louise's journey in Death Stranding. This time around, it seems players will journey through Mexico to connect it to the UCA network, rebuilding the region. The game is planned to launch in 2025.
A community favorite casual adventure RPG Dave the Diver finally makes its way to the PlayStation library. The game will be releasing on April 2024 on PS4 and PS5. Along the adventures of Dave, you will be able to enjoy a free Godzilla DLC coming in May 2024.
Stellar Blade, the post-apocalyptic action-adventure title launches for PS5 on April 26, 2024. The game will start its pre-orders from February 7, 2024, with two different editions available.
Upanishad Sharma
Silent Hill, The Short Message is an upcoming episodic first person horror game announced at the PlayStation State of Play 2024. The story of the game seemingly revolves around a depressed student who finds herself in another world. As she tries to escape this horrified reality, she is haunted through the maze of levels by an unknown entity. While there has been no release date shared, the game will be free-to-play for everyone. Furthermore, Silent Hill 2 is in development for PS5.
WhatsApp Web is set to add a Chat Lock feature in as reported by WABetaInfo from the latest update. This feature allows users to hide and lock individual chats on the platform, which will be accessible through a separate tab and protected by a passcode. This feature is already available in the mobile version of the app and will provide a uniform and secure experience no matter which device you use.
The Finance Ministry of India has issued a notification saying that the import duty on some smartphone components has been reduced to 10% from 15%. Some of the key components include Battery cover, Front cover, Middle cover, Main lens, Back cover, GSM Antenna/Antenna of any technology, PU case/Sealing Gasket. etc. This decision may bring down smartphone prices by 3% to 5% in the budget and entry-level segments.
Quad-Slot Noctua Cooled RTX 4080 Super Released by ASUS; Check It Out!
Satyam Kumar
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Asus and Noctua have made a graphics card in partnership titled the Asus GeForce RTX 4080 Super Noctua OC edition. It features two Noctua fans and an optimized heatsink. Nvidia's RTX 4080 Super has 16GB GDDR6X memory. The card is quite big and requires 4 PCIe slots worth of space in your PC case.
MSI Claw A1M Handheld Starts at $699; Variable Refresh Rate (VRR) Support Confirmed
Satyam Kumar
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MSI Claw A1M gaming handheld has been confirmed to feature variable refresh rate (VRR) on the display, which is important for smooth motion. Also, MSI has finally released prices of the upcoming Claw A1M gaming handheld. It starts at $699 for Core Ultra 5 & 512GB SSD, going up to $799 with Core Ultra 7 & 1TB SSD.
Microsoft Calls Apple’s New App Store Policies ‘a Step in the Wrong Direction’
Kanika Gogia
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After Epic Games and Spotify, Microsoft now calls Apple's revised App Store guidelines in the EU "a step in the wrong direction." First spotted in December 2023, Microsoft is quietly developing an alternative Xbox app store for iPhones. It seems Microsoft isn't happy with Apple's fees and commissions on app installs and third-party payment mechanisms. At the moment, Microsoft, Nvidia, and other big cloud gaming providers haven't reacted to Apple's plans to open up the App Store to game streaming apps.
The first developer beta of tvOS 17.4 has code references to homeOS, which indicates that Apple is developing a new operating system to increase its smart home presence. The company is also rumored to be working on a smart home display and a new HomePod with a 7-inch display. The public release of tvOS 17.4 is expected to be in March alongside iOS 17.4.
Next-Gen GDDR7 Memory for GPUs to Be Showcased at ISSCC 2024 Conference
Satyam Kumar
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Samsung and SK Hynix will showcase GDDR7 memory at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) 2024 conference to be held in February, at San Francisco. The next-gen DRAM will be used at some point in new GPUs from chipmakers such as AMD and Nvidia. While this may not happen immediately in the upcoming generation, the one after that should feature it. Samsung has previously said GDDR7 is 20% more efficient. It is also expected to evolve over time and faster implementations could be seen in 2026.
Intel’s Lunar Lake Processors to Use Samsung LPDDR5X On-Die Memory; 8533MHz Speeds?
Satyam Kumar
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A new report coming from DigiTimes has revealed exciting details on Intel's future Lunar Lake processors. Reportedly, Samsung will supply LPDDR5X RAM modules to be used in Intel's Lunar Lake processors. These new processors will not feature upgradeable RAM. Instead, the RAM will be positioned right next to the package, hence the 'on-die' memory. Also, Lunar Lake is expected to support up to 8533MHz LPDDR5X RAM.
Realme 12 Pro and 12 Pro+ Launched in India Starting at Rs 25,999
Abubakar Mohammed
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Realme 12 Pro and 12 Pro+ are direct competitors to the recently launched Redmi Note 13 Pro and 13 Pro+. The Realme 12 Pro comes with a Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, whereas the 12 Pro+ comes with a Snapdragon 7s Gen 2. The former features a Sony IMX882 primary sensor whereas the latter features the IMX890 sensor. Also, the 12 Pro includes a 2x periscope lens, while the 12 Pro+ comes with a 3x periscope lens. The Realme 12 Pro series is priced starting at Rs 25,999 in India.