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NVIDIA Reportedly Preps GeForce RTX 4080 Price Cuts For Mid-December, AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX Threat Reconsidered? The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 graphics card has been a miss so far when it comes to performance per dollar value. The graphics card has been the largest price bump for an 80 series card that we’ve ever seen at $1199 US and despite shipping lower quantities than the higher-end RTX 4090 cards, the new graphics card doesn’t seem to be selling well and is still available in abundance at retailers....

NVIDIA GPUs Goes Open-Source Starting With Its R515 Linux Graphics Drivers Press Release: NVIDIA is now publishing Linux GPU kernel modules as open-source with a dual GPL/MIT license, starting with the R515 driver release. You can find the source code for these kernel modules in the NVIDIA Open GPU Kernel Modules repo on GitHub. This release is a significant step toward improving the experience of using NVIDIA GPUs in Linux, for tighter integration with the OS, and for developers to debug, integrate, and contribute back....

OneXPlayer 2 just announced, set for sale on Black Friday with AMD Ryzen 7 6800U and Intel Raptor Lake Core i7 CPUs OneXPlayer has previously designed handhelds, utilizing the AMD Ryzen 5800U and Intel Core processors in a few different flavors and two different aesthetic designs. Today, the company launched the below video, signaling the newest handheld design next year. — OneXPlayer_Official (@OnexPlayer_) November 21, 2022 The newest series will begin launch on November 25, 2022, to coincide with the holidays, and will ship in the first quarter of 2023....

All the fixes and improvements that are released through these preview releases are packaged with next month’s mandatory Patch Tuesday updates for Windows. Today’s optional updates are available for Windows 10 21H2, 21H2, and 20H2. KB5011543 (Builds 19042.1620 for v20H2, Build 19043.1620 for v21H1, and Build 19044.1620 for v21H2) introduces Search highlights (something from Windows 11. released earlier for Insiders), along with several other improvements. Release notes for Windows 10 KB5011543 Preview Today’s Windows 10 update is available via Windows Update or Microsoft Update and Microsoft Update Catalog....

The developer known for great action titles like the Bayonetta series, NieR: Automata, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, and many others confirmed today it has hired well-known industry veteran Takao Yamane as new vice president. Takao Yamane has worked with Nintendo for 27 years, having served, over the years, as Nintendo France vice president and Nintendo of Europe Managing Director of Sales. In a new video shared on Twitter, Takao Yamane joining PlatinumGames marks a significant change for the studio....

As reported on Twitter by Lance McDonald, a well-known hacker who developed the Bloodborne unofficial 60 FPS patch, the console has been jailbroken. The exploit uses Webkit vulnerability and can only be used on consoles running firmware 4.03, as the vulnerability has been patched in higher versions of the system software. The current PlayStation 5 exploit, however, is quite limited, as it basically only grants access to the console’s debug settings, other than granting root privileges....

Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 Also Fails to Beat the M1, Showing How Far Behind the Competition Is Compared to Apple’s ARM-Based Silicon The Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 currently only powers the Lenovo ThinkPad X13s, a $1,200 ARM notebook that runs Windows. Likely due to the lack of availability of the chipset, Lenovo could not bring the ThinkPad X13s faster to the market, but now that it is here, one Twitter user with the handle SkyJuice shared how fast the Snapdragon 8cx Gen 3 actually is....

Set in a medieval fantasy open world where magic and firearms coexist, Quantum Knights offers stylish action based on shooter game’s dynamic combat and movement mechanisms. Each firearm featured in Quantum Knights has its own unique design and can be enhanced by carving in magic circles, which allows for the player to tailor the character’s specialty and combat style accordingly. LINE Games is planning to launch the game globally in 2023....

Your Recently Deleted and Hidden Album is No Longer Accessible to Everyone - in iOS 16, it is Locked by Default Using Face ID or Touch ID The albums are locked, but you can access them once you provide the necessary Face ID, Touch ID, or passcode authentication. Previously, anyone could jump into your deleted or hidden albums in the Photos app, which can prove to be a nightmare if there’s something in there that you don’t want anyone else to see....

Apple’s Upcoming 10th-Gen Entry-Level iPad to Feature a Design With Flat Edges, Camera Bump, and Quad-Speakers Apple’s 10th-gen iPad with a 10.2-inch display could feature a design that resembles the latest iPad mini 6. It is expected to feature flat edges with a quad-speaker setup and a rear camera bump. The renders of the 10th-gen entry-level iPad were obtained by MySmartPrice from a case maker. The report corroborates previous rumors, suggesting that the 10th-gen iPad will include a larger display, support for USB-C, and A14 Bionic chip....

You can watch the trailer below: ROUTINE certainly had some time to mature over the years. Over 10 years, in fact. The game was first teased back in 2012 and then… The development became dormant. The developer of the game, Lunar Software, constantly talked about how the game was still being worked on but nothing was ever revealed. The last information we ever got for it was that the game would come in 2017....

Intel Battlemage GPU targeting RTX 4070 performance levels and 2023 release Back when I wrote my exclusive, my source told me that the Battlemage GPU would either be coming in late 2023 or early 2024 barring any black swan event. If RGT’s info proves to be reliable, it looks like Intel is making good progress on the development of the GPU and is actually targetting a 2023 launch - which would also give them ample time to iron out a good chunk of the bugs in their driver stack....

Samsung Brings AI-Driven Photo Editing Techniques with Galaxy Enhance-X The company has gone ahead and quietly launched a new photography/photo editing app called the Galaxy Enhance-X. According to the Galaxy Store listing, the app uses “AI-based techniques” to offer a number of editing features with just a single touch. You can check out the screenshot below to see what it is capable of. For those wondering, the Galaxy Enhance-X allows you to remove blur as well as reflections....

Pianoforall: The Incredible New Way To Learn Piano and Keyboard: This course is specially designed for beginners who want to learn popular rhythm-style piano and get the sound of a pro at an early stage further players can create their own melodies as learning to read music. Guitar Lessons for the Curious Guitarist: A complete comprehensive guitar course for all levels from beginner to advanced Level Beginner Guitar Lessons Crash Course: In this course, you can learn the fundamentals, techniques, and patterns and master the basics of guitar playing Easy Blues Guitar Crash Course: Learn here about the structure of a blues chord progression, strumming patterns, beats, and major blues chords Jazz for the Curious Guitarist: In this course, you can learn the essentials of guitar playing and master the advanced chords for Jazz improvisation Blues for the Curious Guitarist: Get a complete understanding of how blues progressions work — theory, techniques, and pattern Music Composition with the Piano: Ultimate Keyboard Theory: You will get here practical, hands-on experience in learning how to play the piano and master the basic theory Practicing and Arranging Music with the Piano: Learn the fundamentals, music theory, and composition of playing the piano...

Haven’t had a chance to play Spider-Man: Miles Morales? Here’s the game’s official description… “In the latest adventure in the Marvel’s Spider-Man universe, teenager Miles Morales is adjusting to his new home while following in the footsteps of his mentor, Peter Parker, as a new Spider-Man. But when a fierce power struggle threatens to destroy his new home, the aspiring hero realizes that with great power, there must also come great responsibility....

As reported on Twitter by modder DniweTamp, the code of the recently released PC version of the game contains multiple references to a co-op multiplayer mode. While this has been obviously scrapped for the first entry in the series, it may be eventually implemented in the sequel, which is currently in development. — DniweTamp (@dniwetamp) August 13, 2022 — DniweTamp (@dniwetamp) August 13, 2022 Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is the latest former PlayStation exclusive to release on PC....

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service scored another major win today after a Canadian subsidiary of a British aircraft manufacturer announced that it will integrate Starlink terminals in its aircraft as part of an upgrade. The announcement was made by De Havilland Aircraft of Canada Limited as part of the company’s design and operational upgrades to the Dash 8-400 aircraft. In the release, De Havilland Canada praised Starlink’s internet connectivity performance and terminal design, both of which it believes offer significant improvements over other satellite internet services....

SpaceX’s Starlink satellite internet service has confirmed that it is using laser satellites to provide Internet connectivity to several regions and updated its global coverage map. Since opening up its beta service in 2020, Starlink has grown to become one of the fastest internet service providers globally, with consistent speed tests showing that it leads wired broadband internet coverage in download and upload speeds. A key point of interest for Starlink is the laser satellites, which remove some of the dependency that it has on ground stations to complete the connection with internet servers....

Haven’t been keeping up with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League? Here’s the game’s official description: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is still officially slated to hit PC, Xbox One X/S, and PS5 in 2022. We’ll update you if/when the delay to 2023 is announced. Featuring an original narrative set in the DC universe, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League takes place in a richly detailed open-world Metropolis. The story follows Suicide Squad members Harley Quinn, Deadshot, Captain Boomerang and King Shark who must take on an impossible mission to save Earth and kill the world’s greatest DC Super Heroes, The Justice League....

— Sefton Hill (@Seftonhill) March 23, 2022 A disappointing announcement, to be sure, but considering how little we’ve seen of Suicide Squad, a 2022 release was already feeling pretty unlikely. Haven’t been keeping up with Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League? Here’s the game’s official description: Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is still officially slated to hit PC, Xbox One X/S, and PS5 in Spring of 2023. What do you think?...