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AMD updates firmware for Linux to coincide with new Zen 3 hardware and software changes AMD did not issue a changelog for the newest firmware upgrade, which seems to be pretty standard practice on these types of advancements in Linux. The last update to the Family, 19h CPU microcode, was last November. Still, it is unsure if AMD completed bug patches or security fixes without clarification as to what changes were made to the firmware....

AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Leaked CPU Benchmarks Show Not A Big Improvement Across Synthetic Workloads The AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D is going to be the first and only chip with 3D V-Cache based on the 7nm Zen 3 core architecture. The CPU is going to offer 8 cores, 16 threads, and 100 MB of combined cache thanks to its additional 64 MB 3D Stacked SRAM design. Clock speeds will be maintained at 3....

AMD Ryzen 7000 ‘Phoenix’ APU To Feature The Fastest Integrated Graphics Based on RDNA 3 Cores, Up To NVIDIA RTX 3060M Performance Based on the latest tweet from Greymon55, it looks like the integrated GPU featured on the Ryzen 7000 ‘Phoenix’ will be a game-changer for laptops and mobility platforms. Recently, we have talked about how RDNA 3 on next-gen APUs can challenge the entry-level discrete graphics segment & it’s looking to be the case with each passing day....

AMD Ryzen 7000X3D 3D V-Cache CPUs Rumored To Launch In Three Flavors, 16 Core, 12 Core & 8 Core The rumor comes from QuasarZone (@Harukaze5719) which states that the AMD Ryzen 7000X3D 3D V-Cache lineup will feature at least three SKUs. Previous rumors have pointed to an 8-core and 6-core variant but the latest rumor suggests that there isn’t any 6-core variant in the lineup and the family will consist of three SKUs, featuring 16 Core, 12 Core, and 8 Core flavors....

AMD Preps Three Zen 4 V-Cache CPUs, The Ryzen 9 7950X3D, Ryzen 9 7900X3D & Ryzen 7 7800X3D, For CES 2023, Alleges Rumor The latest rumor regarding the Zen 4 V-Cache parts comes from Greymon55 who has put forward a cryptic tweet referring to the Ryzen 7000 3D V-Cache CPUs. According to the tweet, three Ryzen 3D V-Cache CPUs have been rumored, the Ryzen 9 7950X3D, Ryzen 9 7900X3D & the Ryzen 7 7800X3D....

As usual, the Hunted Battle Pass comes in two variants, including a free one, that will net you a variety of older skins, Apex Packs and more. If you want to the new Hunted goodies, you’ll need to spend 950 Apex Coins for the Premium Pass. You can also spend 2800 Apex Coins to get the Premium Battle Pass Bundle, which allows you to skip ahead 25 levels. Haven’t been keeping up with Apex Legends’ Hunted season?...

While Respawn is playing it mysterious with Apex Legends Mobile’s new character, prolific leaker Tom Henderson claims to have the details. Per Henderson, the new Legend is named Fade and brings various phasing powers to the fight. Here are his various abilities… Take the information about Fade with a grain of salt for now, but Henderson usually has the goods. Need to know more about Apex Legends Mobile? Here’s are the game’s key features: Apex Legends Mobile launches on iOS and Android devices on May 17....

Apple to Launch Its AR Headset in Early 2023, Second-Gen Model to Feature Call Capabilities in 2024 According to a new report from ETNews, Apple is rumored to launch its mixed-reality headset in early 2023. However, it was reported by Ming-Chi Kuo recently that Apple will launch the second-gen model in 2025 instead of 2024. Nonetheless, both sources share the same 2023 launch schedule for the first-gen model. Other than this, it is also being reported that suppliers are preparing to kick off mass production for Apple’s AR headset in the fourth quarter of this year....

Hankey Is Expected to Remain at Apple for the Next Six Months, Before Leaving, After Which the Company Will Likely Name a Suitable Replacement Before Jony Ive left Apple after two decades, Hankey was reporting to him. After succeeding Ive as the chief design officer, the executive has since reported to Chief Operating Officer, Jeff Williams. According to Bloomberg, Apple has yet to announce a suitable replacement but reports that Hankey will remain at the company for another six months before leaving....

Apple Was Reportedly Going to Purchase Memory From YMTC That Would Make up 40 Percent of All NAND Flash Needed by iPhones China’s YMTC was supposed to supply Apple with its 128-layer 3D NAND flash memory for use in iPhones before the U.S. government stepped in. According to a report published by Nikkei Asia, YMTC was backed by the Chinese government and would provide memory chips at a 20 percent reduced price compared to its competitors, which would have been music to Apple’s ears....

Titanium Alloy Has Several Advantages Over Aluminum and Glass, Hence Apple’s Desire to Shift to This Material in the Future The patent was issued on October 4, 2022, and provides the following description. Apple has been reported on multiple occasions to bring titanium alloy to a multitude of products. For one thing, it brings several benefits over the aluminum and glass sandwich that the company has been using for years. First and foremost, titanium alloy will allow future products like iPhones, iPads, and Macs to become more scratch-resistant....

Unnamed Chip Manufacturing Plant Expected to Be Located in Arizona, Apple Could Extend Sourcing to Europe in the Future if Necessary The update comes from Bloomberg, with Apple CEO Tim Cook having confirmed his plans to start sourcing chips for various products from the U.S. as soon as 2024. The plant is expected to be located in the state of Arizona, but it is not confirmed if it will belong to TSMC or any other firm....

LG Innotek Will Also Be Responsible for Supplying Apple With iPhone 14’s Primary Camera Parts The Korean manufacturer was originally given orders to provide Apple parts for the iPhone 15’s camera, but according to ETNews, Apple has moved up with its schedule quite aggressively. Apparently, the reason behind this decision had to do with problems arising from using camera parts manufactured by Chinese suppliers during the quality testing phase. In addition to providing parts for the iPhone 14’s selfie camera, LG Innotek will also mass produce the main camera....

As you might recall, ARC Raiders was unveiled at last year’s The Game Awards as a free-to-play cooperative shooter set in a sci-fi/post-apocalyptic version of Earth. The game will be released on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store), GeForce NOW, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X. Enlist. ARC Raiders is a cooperative third-person shooter where you and your squad of Raiders unite to resist the onslaught of ARC – a ruthless, mechanized threat descending from space....

ASRock’s Latest iBOX Mini PC’s Pack Intel’s Alder Lake CPUs With Fanless Design The rugged iBOX line of Mini PCs from ASRock Industrial comes in three flavors, all featuring the Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs. These replace the older Tiger Lake-powered designs from 2020. Looking at the design, ASRock is using an all-aluminum chassis and the whole system acts as one complete heatsink since it is passively cooled and features a fanless design....

The game will be released on October 11th for PC via Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation consoles. Pre-orders are also now open, with the game priced at $34.99 on PC for the Standard Edition. The Deluxe Edition priced at $44.99 also includes the Call of the Paragons DLC, coming in 2023 to deliver new story and content, while the Ultimate Edition priced at $54.99 adds the complete soundtrack and a digital art book....

For starters, you get an Intel Core i7-12700F, which features 12 cores, out of which eight are performance cores, while the remaining four are focused on power efficiency. Since this CPU features the ‘F’ letter at the end, it means that the chip needs to be paired with a dedicated GPU since this one does not feature integrated graphics. Luckily for you, the pre-built provides a 12GB GDDR6 RTX 3060, along with 16GB of DDR4 RAM and 1TB of expandable PCIe 4....

Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke separately spoke with Eurogamer, stating that the studio estimates an extra year of development left on Baldur’s Gate 3. Our internal goal post for release is a quality bar rather than a date. A ton of progress has been made towards that quality bar over the past year in Early Access, but we know many players are waiting for an actual date. That date will come when we’re even closer to meeting our goal, but right now our expectation is that Baldur’s Gate 3 will release out of Early Access in 2023....

Intel creates additional oneAPI GPU acceleration support for components utilizing Blender AMD and NVIDIA are already utilizing Blender for their HIP and CUDA GPU acceleration, respectively, so Intel now including support places the company into a similar category as its rivals. The release notes for Blender 3.3 note that: Besides Intel, AMD also sees some updates in Blender 3.3, including: Cycles: enable Vega GPU/APU support Enables Vega and Vega II GPUs as well as Vega APU, using changes in HIP code to support 64-bit waves and a new HIP SDK version....

— Okage Tadaka BlackLivesMatter StopAsianHate (@OTadaka) April 16, 2022 The survey apparently even ended with a link that redirected users to the Blizzard shop, further angering some folks. — Oaks | Stuart J. (@Oakshadric) April 16, 2022 As if the NFTs mention alone wasn’t enough. We’ve covered the highly negative feedback received by Ubisoft and GSC Game World on their NFTs projects, with the latter forced to scrap its so-called STALKER Metaverse in a matter of days....