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The Monochromatic Reality of Colorful’s Laptop: Our Painful Experience With It
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On the outside, the Colorful Evol P15 series laptops looked incredibly promising. So and so that we even decided to purchase it. However, ever since the laptop has arrived, a plethora of problems have plagued us. From receiving a faulty unit that won't even turn on to even the replacement unit coming with its own set of issues, nothing has been looking good so far. It was about time that we talked about this.
While the Apple Vision Pro brings stellar passthrough technology, display and computing power, it misses the mark with its scarce app selection, terrible discomfort and a kidney-selling price tag. Over a period of time, I found myself getting bored with it and with each passing day, my usage has only been decreasing. If you ask me, save those precious $3,500 bucks and go vacationing instead.
Android's recent feature additions make it hard especially for scammers to get away with their business. Some of them include OTP Autohide and Login protection, record a single app, and scanning for deceptive links.
Some movie franchises are running longer than they should. Franchises like Fast and Furious, Men in Black, Terminator should have ended long ago. Check out other franchises in this list that should just wrap up.
X-Men'97 has finally concluded its first season with the final and 10th episode streaming now. This series haas earned itself a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating by Top Critics and has become the first show in the history of Marvel to achieve that. Now, the big question is, what factors or elements about this show made this possible? I have the answer to that in this article, so go through it and find out everything that got X-Men'97 this massive success.
Xbox Hikes Game Prices by up to 300%, and I’ve Never Felt More Excluded
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In another shocking move for selected countries, Xbox decided to covertly raise prices for a select few of its games. This includes the likes of Sea of Thieves, Gears 5, Halo Wars and many more. Gamers naturally are angry at the company and calling it out for being greedy. This is especially worse considering Xbox' shutdown of multiple Bethesda studios just a few days earlier.
HMD Arrow Is Launching in India Soon, and It’s Poised to Miss the Mark
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HMD Global is set to soon launch its first smartphone in India after deciding to launch mobile devices under its own brand name. The smartphone in question is going to arrive with the moniker of HMD Arrow. Leaks suggest that it will be a rebrand of HMD Pulse, which launched in Europe last month. The device comes with entry-level specs like a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD display, a 13 MP-led dual rear camera setup, and the Unisoc T606 SoC. From the looks of it, the brand is repeating its mistakes and launching a 4G underpowered phone in a market of commendable 5G options.
Honkai Star Rail 2.2 Surprised Players with a Fake Ending and It’s a Class of Touch
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Honkai Star Rail 2.2 trailblazing mission shook the community by fooling everyone with a fake ending. The mission is among the best in the game's history, featuring heavy lore drops, philosophical questions, massive reveals, and a very strong end fight. The Penacony story arc will go down as one of the best story arcs done by HoYoverse.
No More Hi-Fi Rush: Microsoft Axing Tango Has Ruined My Xbox Wishlist
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Tango Gameworks has been one of the most creative game developers team with four great games on their portfolio in 14 years. The Evil Within series, Ghostwire: Tokyo, and Hi-Fi Rush are some of the studio's masterpieces. Xbox Studios vision to make sustainable Game Pass worthy titles could be one of the reason why Tango Gameworks was let go among the three other studios. Nonetheless, it is a sad sad news and one I didn't want to hear.
Fortnite Has Too Many Battle Passes: The Never-Ending Grind for Skins
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Battle Pass is a common concept in live-service games but Fortnite might be taking it too far. With the new Star Wars LEGO Pass, Fortnite now has four Battle Pass in the game at the same time. Not only that, you have to grind all the passes separately to get the maximum premium rewards from them. This makes me wonder if its worth grinding all the Battle Passes at all. And if not, why is this a thing to begin with? Let's talk about that.
In this feature, we explore whether we can mimic and get the same features as these new AI gadgets offer on our smartphones using the help of generative AI apps. We discuss all the things you can do, with which app and also how you can do it.
Pixel 8a: Why is Google So Tone-Deaf on Pixel Pricing in India?
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Google has announced the Pixel 8a in India at Rs 52,000, and it proves that with each passing year, Google distances itself from understanding the Indian smartphone scene. The steep price increase makes us believe that Google still doesn't understand the Indian market.
M4 iPad Pro Outperforms the $2000 M2 Max Mac Studio (but iPadOS holds it back)
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Apple has released the new iPad Pro with a mighty powerful M4 chipset. As per benchmarks, the M4 chip smokes even the $2,000 Mac Studio with the M2 Max chip. While this makes iPad Pro really powerful but will be able to harness that power with the incapable and half-baked iPadOS?
According to Google, the Wallet and Google Pay app will co-exist, and while the former will be for storing things like transit, gift, and loyalty cards, and no tap to pay, the latter will be for making payments. We believe this makes Google Wallet quite useless.
In this article, we have explored and created aa wish list of features and improvements that we would like to see in the the coming One UI 7 that will come out this year. We have included features like App Sandbox for privacy, customizable icons and multiple lock and home screen set ups, and improvements towards quick settings panel and camera Pro Mode.
While interoperability has been implemented across email services, messaging apps remain isolated. So in this piece, we go through all the developments around interoperability in the context of messaging apps and what the EU is doing with its regulation. We also take a look at the cons of interoperability in messaging apps.
Minecraft’s Enchanting Table Deserves Some Love, Mojang! (Here are Some Ideas)
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The Enchanting table is very important in Minecraft, but currently it has lots of flaws. Primarily, it's too random and enchanting could take a lot of time, levels, lapis and sanity. Furthermore, rerolling isn't quite obvious and there is no clear link between the table and bookshelves. Therefore, the enchanting table is not as good as enchanted books. The improvements I think enchanting table needs in Minecraft are a reroll button, display of all enchantments in a slot and a better approach for new players. Also, brand new feature like removing one enchantment would make the enchanting table truly valuable.
This Spatial Puzzle Game on Vision Pro Is My Go-to Stress Buster
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The Apple Vision Pro's visionOS App Store allows you to play a spatial puzzle game called Puzzling Places. As you would with a normal assembly jigsaw, you put together puzzle pieces to solve it. However, the spatial spin to it makes it an incredible experience, allowing you to see intricate details of the puzzle and relax to the ambient sounds each of these puzzles come with. An easy 9/10 recommendation!
As game studios are slowly getting comfortable in remaking older titles for modern audiences, I believe it's the perfect time to bring some other stories in a fresh light. With that, I decided to sit down and select some games I eagerly want remakes of. This includes legacy titles like Resident Evil, and some cult-classics like The Suffering.
Helldivers 2 players around the globe are angry at Arrowhead Studios for imposing a mandatory change for Steam gamers to link their accounts to a PSN one. With PSN only supported in odd 69 countries, the situation currently is murky for everyone. Nonetheless, gamers have flooded Arrowhead with negative reviews, Reddit rants and general ire. While the studio's CEO has publicly apologized, not everyone feels the same way. Keep reading to find out the entire story here.
Even after 47 years, the saga of Star Wars has withstood the tide of time. For the fans of sci-fi genre, Star Wars has become the ultimate benchmark of storytelling and overall approach to the genre. But, what makes Star Wars relevant even today?
Apex Legends has featured a ranked mode since its inception, but the lack of a leaderboard to highlight Apex Predators in-game has been a constant complaint from the community. We asked an Apex Legends dev if a ranked leaderboard is in the works, and well, looks like it's not an ongoing discussion internally.
Manor Lords is the one strategy game I had been dreaming about for ages, with RTS combat combined with free-flowing city building. The game returns some of my favorite features from old strategy games, controlling armies in real time and engaging in battle, being able to build anything anywhere, and the ability to scout enemies. Add the hyper-realistic graphics and it ticks every box I have been looking for in a new age strategy game.
The Real Villain of Honkai Star Rail Is Not Who You Think It Is
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Honkai Star Rail has a massive cosmos with multiple factions and god-like beings called Aeons, all driven by their Path and belief. One thing that has been missing, or hard to understand, in the game is a main villain. So far, we have seen Nanook and other followers of Destruction, Stellarons, and the Swarm as the main villains of the cosmos.
Waiting on That Job Update? LinkedIn Games Will Help You Pass the Time
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After hearing the bizarre news of the New York Times becoming a gaming company, it seems Microsoft couldn't stop itself. To boost engagement and foster relationships, LinkedIn has debuted three new games onto its mobile and desktop platforms. The games are called Pinpoint, Crossclimb and Queens. The first two have been developed with the help of Paolo Pasco, LinkedIn's Game Editor. All the games are poised to sharpen your mind and progressively get more difficult. So while Pinpoint is a word association game akin to NYT Connections, Queens has you placing crowns throughout a grid but without any of them being on the same row, column or even color. The new games are out now and free for everyone to play.
As we are moving towards the AI era, things are developing at a breakneck pace. In all of this, we have to be mindful of our privacy and how to protect it. In this article, we look at the privacy policies of popular AI chatbots and how companies handle private conversations. We have also discussed how you can minimize your data footprint and opt out of model training.
I Tried Arc on Windows: Likeable but Can It Replace My Current Browser?
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Arc browser is a new browser with unique UI and features like Spaces, vertical tab navigation, colorful themes, split view, and more. It's still under beta on Windows and some features are missing, but it has the potential to be a good Chrome alternative. Read my piece to understand why.
5 Android Features That Make Switching to iOS Impossible (For Me)
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There are some features on Android that make so much more sense, and they've been missing on iPhones for now. While naming them all could be challenging, here are my five favorite features on Android that stop me from making the switch over to iOS.
The Pixel tablet released last year was supposed to be Google's redemption in the tablet market but it did not work out for them. So for their next tablet, they should go back to the drawing board and put efforts in improving the hardware and software features while also ditching any gimmicks.
Backrooms Break is the newest kid on the block and that combines the concept of backrooms with a swing your hammer at entities fantasy. Put in charge of escaping the infamous backrooms, I had my fair share of fun running around endless hallways and defeating creatures corrupted with Black Mass. Besides the destructible environments, the game packs a dedicated weapon and tactical system along with a whole lot more. Check it out here!
Valorant has made its mark as a top-tier tactical FPS game. The game's competitive and casual sides are constantly updated with new content. Despite that, the game should add things that can make it even better on quality and experience. That is why I compiled a list of things that I think Valorant should add in the game.
As someone who is overly excited about Riot's fighting game 2XKO, I am eagerly awaiting EVO Japan in hopes of more news about the game. With the event underway, I decided to sit down and list the League of Legends characters I hope to join the upcoming fighting game's roster. These include some popular choices along with ones I feel can make a difference.
Anti-Social Social Media App ‘Palmsy’ Is a Big High-Five to Self-Validation
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Palmsy is a new app in the block that aims to be a social media detox app by 'forging' the experience. It does so by faking the likes you get on your posts on the platform. Super strange and unique, right? That's what got me too, and I just had to give it a try. I will say this, the app certainly has its own weird way to getting you to validate yourself.
Honkai Star Rail First Anniversary: A Lookback on the Game’s Player-Driven Approach
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Honkai Star Rail is celebrating its one year anniversary on April 26, 2024. The game has improved a lot in multiple aspects over the years, from story telling to QoL features. Honkai Star Rail has taken a player-first approach in their first year and it has lead to a solid player base.
The Ultra XDR feature in Nothing OS 2.5.5 is a format that allows for more detail in bright and dark areas of images. It's a rebrand of the Ultra HDR feature found in Android 14 and above. The feature can be enabled in the camera settings and results in brighter images with more detail, but at the cost of larger file sizes. It's not exclusive to Nothing devices, with Samsung and OnePlus using similar features.
Stellar Blade focuses on EVE and her companions as they arrive on the ruins of a devastated Earth. Not long after, EVE finds herself alone and trapped by all sides by Naytiba, the game's main villains. The game features an action packed story combined with beautiful characters and amazing voice acting. The blazing fast combat system kept me on my toes while the dynamic soundtrack calmed me down at once. Keep reading to find out about all the other elements that make this game great along with our Verdict in this Stellar Blade review.
With Solo Leveling’s Success, the Breaker Manhwa Deserves an Anime Next
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As we see more Korean Manhwas and Webtoons get adapted into anime, I think we should also hope for an adaptation of the Breaker Manhwa and Webtoon. The premise of the story and its pacing benefits it getting adapted into an anime, fitting perfectly into arcs. Furthermore, as more martial art anime get popular, an adaptation of the Breaker will heavily benefit it to find its fan-base.
Open-world games have been in the industry for over three decades now with the concept evolving ever since. From the modern open-world of GTA 3 to the current waves of Cyberpunk 2077, or The Witcher 3, it has been going through huge upgrades ever since beginning. Let us dive deep into the evolution of open-world games from the last 20 years and talk about what can come in future.
Meta released its Llama 3 models recently so we have taken the liberty to compare the 70B model with the flagship GPT-4 model. Surprisingly, Llama 3 performs as good as the GPT-4 model despite being a smaller model. In advanced reasoning tests, it demonstrates intelligence and does better than GPT-4 in following user instructions.
What Does Google’s AI-Hardware Merger Mean for Your Next Android Phone?
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Google has decided to merge AI and Hardware teams, and for those wondering, here's what this decision could mean for Android. This could mean users will get faster updates, better ecosystem features on Pixel, better AI features, and improvements to existing AI features.
After Years of Ban, Retro Games Are Now Playable on iPhones; Here’s How
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After receiving flak from EU, Apple has finally allowed game emulators on iPhones and it means you can now play retro games like Super Mario Bros. and Castlevania on your iPhone without jailbreaking it. Riley Testut's Delta Emulator is now available on the App Store and it supports all the popular game systems along with save state functionality.
In the build-up to the launch of Snapdragon X Elite, we take a look at the x86 architecture, and how different is the ARM architecture. Can the Snapdragon X Elite fix poor battery life and thermal performance, mostly seen on Windows laptops? We tackle all these questions and try to understand the future of ARM-based PCs.