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Nvidia is expected to release a cut-down version of the previously launched RTX 3050 graphics card. This new entry-level card will feature 6GB VRAM capacity instead of 8GB, as revealed in a new leak. Moreover, a lower TDP and clock speed for the RTX 3050 6GB has also been spotted in this leak.
The promotional banner for the upcoming POCO X6 series accidentally appeared on Flipkart ahead of time and revealed the official launch date to be January 11. The POCO X6 will be powered by the Snapdragon 7s Gen 2 while the X6 Pro will be powered by the Dimensity 8300 Ultra. The former is said to be a rebranded Redmi Note 13 Pro while the latter is a rebranded Redmi K70E, which launched in China recently.
3 Animated Game of Thrones Spinoffs In the Works at HBO: George R.R. Martin
Shashank Shakya
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In a recent blog post, George R.R. Martin, the writer on whose works Game of Thrones was based, has confirmed that three new animated series set in the world of Game of Thrones are in works at HBO studios. As of now the only detail that we have is that two of them are currently pending while one of them is being worked on.
Steam no longer is supported on Windows 7/8/8.1 as of January 1, 2024. This decision comes after Microsoft discontinued security updates for pre Windows 10 builds. Lack of security updates are prone to malware and cyberattacks which can cause severe problems for Steam users. Players can still play games owned in their old Windows systems but are recommended to upgrade their operating system soon.
As a New Year's surprise, Xiaomi tweeted out today that HyperOS will start rolling out in India in January 2024. The company did not confirm the rollout date but revealed that Xiaomi 13 Pro and Xiaomi Pad 6 will be the first ones to receive the update. HyperOS replaces the long-running MIUI experience on Xiaomi, Redmi, and Poco phones.
Radojka Travar
YouTuber Celyn Haf has discovered an amazing art form that involves Minecraft mobs and items. She creates them in real life using wooden cubes. First, she collects the cubes and starts gluing them together until the shape matches the one of the item in-game. Then, this YouTuber makes her cute Minecraft creations come to life by carefully painting the cubes in adequate colors. And when that's done, she sticks the object to the wall, so it's nicely displayed.
This Smartwatch Is Also a Wrist Console with Retro Games, And I Want It Now!
Satyam Kumar
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Retro Gaming Watch is a new smartwatch project on Kickstarter. This smartwatch is basically a console that you can wear on your wrist. By employing a mechanical hinge, the display flips up and becomes a small, yet fully fledged consoles, capable of playing DOS era games. The idea was inspired and brought to life when David Rogers spoke to the founder of Pebble smartwatches. His prototypes are showing promising chances of the product being quite feasible. First backers will receive their watch by November 2024.
Latest Galaxy S24 series leak gives us a sneek peak of what Samsung's cooking for their upcoming flagship in terms of new AI features and other things. Live Translate and Generative Editing are a few of the upcoming features.
OnePlus Nord, which was originally launched starting at Rs 33,999 in India, has now discounted down to Rs 27,999 with bank offers on both its official store and Amazon. This is a massive Rs 6,000 discount on the original retail price, and it's a deal you shouldn't miss if you want a well-rounded phone under Rs 30,000. OnePlus Nord 3 includes a 120Hz AMOLED panel, Dimensity 9000 chipset, 80W fast-charging, and a 50MP main camera, among other things.
GitHub has made Copilot Chat generally available to all users. The company has even made it free for students, verified teachers, and maintainers of popular open-source projects. You can start using it on Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code. You get features such as code completion, contextual chat, in-line code generation, unit test generation, security vulnerability detection, and more.
China Gets an Exclusive Nvidia RTX 4090 D; Here’s How It’s Different
Satyam Kumar
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RTX 4090 D has been launched in China. The GPU costs the same, but has lower amount of CUDA Cores. It also has slightly lower power at 425W, instead of 450W on the normal RTX 4090 which is now banned in the country. Nvidia has stated that RTX 4090 D is 5% less performant than the previous GPU in gaming and content creation. Also, the RTX 4090 D is not overclockable.
New Intel 14th Gen processors have come out. But, Intel is yet to release its non-K (locked) variants of Intel 14th Gen desktop processors. Now, various Intel 14th Gen processors have surfaced online. The new leak shows specs and preliminary pricing of i9-14900, i7-14700, i5-14500, i5-14400, and i3-14100 processors. The F variants of these CPUs have also been spotted here. The leaked specs show slightly lower clock speeds than K variants and an included stock cooler.
Microsoft is reportedly working AI-centric laptops and we may seem them in action with Surface Pro 10 and Surface Laptop 6 next year. They will be powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chipset and Intel's 14th-gen processor. With the dedicated NPU, Microsoft would be able to bring new AI features and experiences, hopefully with Windows 12's release. It's also being reported that Surface laptops will sport a Copilot button on the keyboard.
Tesla’s First India Factory Likely to Be Set up in Gujarat; Details Here
Sagnik Das Gupta
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New reports suggest that Elon Musk's Tesla India roll out may actually be sooner than expected as it has been reported that the EV maker will most probably set up its first factory in Gujarat. Reports also suggest that this will be officially announced during the Vibrant Gujarat 2024 Summit that has been scheduled for January 10, 2024.
Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 ‘Culling Game Arc’ Announced; Check out the Trailer
Anmol Sachdeva
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Jujutsu Kaisen Season 2 finale ended with a surprise announcement for anime fans. The production team officially announced Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3 with the release of a 21-second teaser trailer. It confirms that the next season will adapt the Culling Game arc, and it shows Yuji-Yuta going against each other, along with the killing game Kenjaku has planned for our beloved sorcerers.
Xiaomi has developed its full-stack technology and HyperOS to power the SU7 EV sedans for a smarter and intelligent driving experience. It uses AI models for precise environment modeling and to predict driving behavior. Besides that, HyperOS is designed for seamless integration between your phone, home devices, and your car. You can use your smartphone apps on the big screen like a native app, and multi-task with ease.
Xiaomi SU7 EV Series Announced with HyperOS and up to 800Km Range
Abubakar Mohammed
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Xiaomi's entry to the electric cars market was finally established today as the company launched its first Electric Vehicle, the Xiaomi SU7. The car comes with an 800km range a 101 kWh battery, and HyperOS will all the connected tech inside.
Radeon RX 7600 XT will launch in 'first half of 2024' as per the new leak. The source also claims no other AMD GPU is planned. EEC filings mentioning this GPU and several others have been spotted, but Benchlife's latest report states only the RX 7600 XT is coming and it will complete AMD's Radeon RX 7000 Series RDNA 3 lineup.
Sampad Banerjee
Steam has finally published its annual best of Steam list for the year 2023. In it, the platform lists the top fifty games divided into four different sections across seven different categories. Under top-sellers, Baldur's Gate 3, Hogwarts Legacy, and Starfield share the space with free-to-play hits Apex Legends, DOTA 2, Counter-Strike 2, and PUBG.
The New York Times Sues OpenAI and Microsoft Over Copyright Infringement
Arjun Sha
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The New York Times has sued OpenAI and Microsoft for using millions of Times' articles to train its AI models without paying any licensing fee. In the lawsuit, the NYT has alleged that GPT-4 produces verbatim output from the NYT articles with minor or no changes at all without any attribution. The NYT is seeking "billions" in damages from both OpenAI and Microsoft over the unlawful use of its journalistic work. The major American newspaper had tried to negotiate a deal back in April, but it didn't go anywhere.
On Wednesday, the US appeals court passed the order to halt the Apple Watch Series 9 and Ultra 2 sales ban. The ban was enacted after the US ITC ruled that the blood oxygen measuring feature on Apple Watches infringed on two of Masimo's patents, and the Biden administration did not veto the ruling. The sales will resume on the Apple online store by 12 noon PT today.
12 different RTX 40 Super GPUs have leaked by Videocardz. The new leak shows upcoming MSI GPU models including Suprim X, VENTUS 2X/3X, and Gaming X variants. The VRAM specification of RTX 4070 Ti, RTX 4070, and RTX 4080 Super has also been shown here. The RTX 4070 Ti Super will enjoy 16GB VRAM, while others remain at the same VRAM capacity as their 'non-Super' variants.
Genshin Impact 4.4 Will Bring Custom Artifact Loadouts, As Per Leak
Abubakar Mohammed
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As per a recent leak, Genshin Impact 4.4 is expected to bring one of the most awaited features in the game, which is Artifact loadouts. The feature will allow players to swiftly change artifacts sets for a character by creating and saving the loadouts beforehand.
The newest AMD PMC Driver brings support for AMD Zen 5 Processors. It seems that AMD engineers have been pushing many updates, and the latest PMC driver includes notes on 'Family 26 (1Ah) processors'. Reportedly, this a code-name for Zen 5 CPUs! These new processors will launch in 2024.
A new bug has been found in Counter-Strike 2 that lets players with Nvidia GPUs abuse the game. After enabling Nvidia game filters, players can literally see through smoke grenades. The effect can let any CS2 player easily score frags if they choose to abuse the new bug. It should be fixed soon as it was in the case of Valorant which faced the same issue.
Although Microsoft Copilot exists within Windows 11, Bing, and Edge alongside having a standalone website of its own, it did not have a dedicated app like ChatGPT. Well, that changes now as Android users can now download the standalone Microsoft Copilot app from the Google Play Store for free.
After EU, Japan Now Wants to Enforce Sideloading Regulations on Apple
Vikhyat Rishi
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After the EU, Japan is also said to be planning to enforce regulations requiring Apple to allow sideloading on iOS devices, enabling users to download apps from sources outside the App Store. This move challenges Apple's closed ecosystem, emphasizing user choice. The regulations are expected to arrive sometime next year and will allow the Japanese government to levy fines for violations.
Apple Watch Sales Ban Now Official; US Govt. Refuses to Overturn ITC Ruling
Anmol Sachdeva
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Apple is now officially not allowed to sell Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 in the U.S. as Biden government has decided to not veto the ban. This makes the ban official. The ongoing patent dispute between Apple and Masimo is pertaining to patents on blood oxygen monitoring tech.
The complete source code for GTA 5 has surfaced online, and it includes the early game map initially planned for release by Rockstar Games. Furthermore, a code snippet for GTA 6, its in-development project name, the mention of eight scrapped GTA 5 DLCs, and mentions of Bully 2 have also been spotted in the source code leak.
Xiaomi has officially announced that it's going to join the EV space on December 28 in China. It will not launch any products but will showcase the company's EV technology stack. However, the launch seems imminent as several leaks have appeared which point to almost near-final product. It seems Xiaomi will be launching three EV sedans, which are named SU7 EV, SU7 Pro EV, and SU7 Max EV.
New Leaks Reveal Samsung Galaxy S24 Series Launch Date and Renders
Abubakar Mohammed
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The Samsung Galaxy S24 release is due next year and some of the latest leaks suggests the phone may launch in the Galaxy Unpacked event named "Galaxy AI" on January 18, 2024. The color variants of the entire S24 series have also been leaked.
PlayStation Blog publishes its game of the year list for 2023. The fan-voted awards event felicitates Spider-Man 2 with most of the categories, along with The Game of the Year. Furthermore, Hogwarts Legacy takes back home the PS4 Game of the Year. Baldur's Gate and Alan Wake 2 receives few awards across the categories.
GTA 6 official poster is filled with hidden easter eggs. According to some fans, there is a map leak in it. One of the storefront glasses might have a potential view of the new Vice City map reported by some fans. The leak comes after the fans zoomed into the location and upscaled the image. It seems like an under-development version of the GTA 6 map. However, Rockstar Games have not officially confirmed or commented on it.
Activision CEO Bobby Kotick steps down from his role and will leave the company on December 29, 2023, according to a memo released by the Activision Newsroom. Bobby was with Activision as a leader for 32 years and delivered some popular game like Call of Duty, Diablo, and World of Warcraft to the fans. Activision was criticized for toxic work culture under his leadership. Microsoft acquired Activision Blizzard earlier this year for $68.7 million. Xbox head Phil Spencer sends a heartwarming farewell to Kotick but claims the daily work will be as usual.
WhatsApp Tests Audio Sharing over Video Calls: Here’s How It Will Work
Anshuman Jain
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Latest WhatsApp beta for Android hints at the upcoming addition of a music/ audio sharing feature. The feature will come into play while you are sharing your screen on a video call. It will allow other participants to listen to the audio coming from your device. It won't work on regular video or voice calls. The feature will be available soon on WhatsApp for Android and iOS.
ASRock has just launched its new Mini PC lineup. The highlight feature is the addition of Intel Core Ultra processors, with Core Ultra 5 125H and Core Ultra 7 155H being available as the CPU options. The new Meteor Lake Arc graphics make these new Mini PCs quite good in the graphics department as compared to last generation. These Mini PCs support up to quad 4K displays, and have latest features like Wi-Fi 6E and Thunderbolt 4.
Call of Duty 2025 to Be a Futuristic Black Ops 2 Sequel; Insider Gaming Reports
Ishan Adhikary
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Call of Duty is set to launch in a futuristic setting according to the Insider Gaming reports in 2025. The game will continue the story of Black Ops 2 and will be based around the Gulf War as per the report. Along with some old black ops protagonists coming back, there will be a classic ‘pick 10’ create-a-class, the gunfight game mode, and round-based zombies.
The Beeper developer team is not giving up its mission to keep iMessage working on Android. It has a new solution that will roll out to Beeper Mini and Cloud users on December 20. This solution is more so a workaround that requires users to own a Mac or have a friend with a Mac who can lend them registration data. The team believes this is a reliable solution, but we will know for sure in the coming days.
A substantial portion of details regarding the Wolverine game has leaked online, after hackers publicly leaked data from Insomniac Games. The wolverine leak consists of character details, such as Jean Grey and Logan teaming up, the villains, and the mutant star casts. Furthermore, the studio's eyeing a 2026 launch.
A ransomware group leaks 1.6TB worth of data from Insomniac Games online. This leak contain details about Marvel's Wolverine, including cast, internal demos, and more. Furthermore, the leak also contains every detail on titles planned by Insomniac Games and their slated launch windows.
The latest WhatsApp beta update on Android lets you share your WhatsApp status directly to Instagram! This feature allows you to share your status as an Instagram Story without leaving the app, giving you more control over your cross-posting on social media. You can choose which status updates you want to share and can even upload them simultaneously on both Facebook and Instagram. This new feature is expected to roll out soon as it is already available in the beta version.
Max Payne famed actor James McCaffrey passed away due to multiple myeloma cancer at the age of 65 on December 17, 2023. The actor was famous for his work in games like Max Payne, Alan Wake 2, and Control. He also worked in a lot of famous movies and tv series such as 2004 classic Rescue Me.