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iPhone Models Running iOS 10 and iOS 11 Will No Longer Support WhatsApp Later This Fall As mentioned earlier, WhatsApp is planning to drop support for iPhone models running iOS 10 and iOS 11 (via WABetaInfo). The internet messaging platform will no longer work on these firmware builds and the company urges users to download the latest build available. If you are not familiar with which devices are running on Apple’s iOS 10 and iOS 11 platforms at this point, these iPhone models will not support WhatsApp after the due date....

What can Sony do to Compete with Microsoft? [Episode 66] Microsoft Buys the Games Industry [Episode 65] Microsoft Talks Lionhead, Splinter Cell Returning, Tencent Buys More [Episode 64] The Game Awards, Activision Abuse and Ubisoft NFT’s [Episode 63] Will Kotick Quit? Marvel going Massive-Multiplayer Online [Episode 62] Bobby Kotick Under Threat and Halo Infinite (part) Delays [Episode 61] Is Star Citizen a Scam? - Also further Delays [Episode 60]

WhatsApp Getting 2GB File Sharing Limit is a Step in the Right Direction According to our friends over at WABetaInfo, WhatsApp is currently testing the option to share files up to 2GB in size. The feature actually has rolled out to some users in Argentina as a part of the latest beta test on both Android and iOS and could start rolling out to other users as well. As a frequent WhatsApp user, the 100MB limit was something that annoyed me and a lot of others, too....

If you are using Windows 10, you can use the PC Health Check app to determine if your device is eligible for the upgrade. Check the complete list of requirements to determine eligibility. If your device is eligible, open Windows Update and select Check for updates. Once the upgrade is ready for your device, you will see the option to download and install. Your Windows 10 device should be running version 2004 or later, and have installed the September 14, 2021 security update or later, to upgrade directly to Windows 11....

That game is Wolfenstein: The New Order. The first of the three recent Wolfenstein games, originally released back in 2014, the game has players travel across Europe to dismantle the Nazi war machine. Players have the assistance of a group of resistance fighters as they break into heavily guarded facilities, which make up a significant chunk of the gameplay. Meanwhile, Epic Games has the game available until 11:00 AM EST tomorrow....

Blizzard will today reveal more about the future of World of Warcraft, but information about the game’s next expansion might have already surfaced, including its logo, races, talents, and release date. In addition, the leaker also claims to have more information about Wrath of the Lich King Classic – the classic server option for the second World of Warcraft expansion from 2008. The details were leaked over the span of a few days by MMO-Champion user “Scaleface”, who has accurately leaked details about 2016’s Legion expansion back in 2015....

Over the years, Blizzard has already implemented various graphical changes alongside support for DX12. In addition, several ray tracing options were added to the game’s game settings. As now spotted by Overlock3D, however, the PC requirements will be raised considerably for the upcoming Dragonflight expansion. Whereas previous expansions, and most recently the Shadowlands expansion, allowed players to use a regular HDD, this isn’t the case with Dragonflight as Blizzard has seemingly made an SSD mandatory....

Well, Xbox boss Phil Spencer provided some more food for thought in a recent interview, which Axios’ Stephen Totilo recounted on Twitter. It seems Spencer is very much focused on player count these days, and hopes to not only maintain, but build the audience for franchises like Call of Duty and World of Warcraft. Ambitious goals to be sure, but can Spencer make Starfield the most successful Bethesda RPG to date or build the audience for Call of Duty while keeping exclusivity on the table?...

“This is something to consider after you have played this game, but we are offering an additional Expansion Pass. We will be adding a new story at the end of the Expansion Pass, and we are thinking of making its volume of content as large as Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna – The Golden Country. We hope that those who enjoyed that content, as well as newcomers, will pick it up....

“The super high output quality is ensured as all the original layouts, images, texts, hyperlinks, etc. will be preserved without any quality loss,” the makers write. “With the lasted technology, the software can convert PDF at ultra-fast speed while the quality won’t be compromised.” Some of the highlights include: Your device should run Windows 8/10 or higher, macOS X 10.8 or later. You are also suggested to have 1GHz Intel processor or higher, 1GB RAM for smooth running, and 150 MB or more hard drive space....

Only my first experience with A Plague Tale: Requiem had no rats, no misery, and a beautiful bit of scenery. Chapters six and seven are what I was able to experience in my hands-on with the game, and the descent into the Plague Tale horror and misery we all know and love was rapid. Chapter Six began with me walking through a bright forest with a river running through it, beautifully lit, with Amicia and Hugo on their travels to the coast....

You can check out the full A Plague Tale: Requiem achievement list below (thanks to PowerPyx for organizing them). Warning: There are minor story SPOILERS ahead! Turn back now if you want to go in 100 percent fresh! Forest Complete chapter 1 Arena Complete chapter 2 Prison Complete chapter 3 Docks Complete chapter 4 Boat Complete chapter 5 Quarry Complete chapter 6 Shore Complete chapter 7 Port Complete chapter 8...

iMessage Interoperability Was Also Said to Be a Part of the Rules That the EU Intends to Enforce Gerard de Graaf, an EU official who helped pass the DMA early this year, became the director of a new EU office in San Francisco last month, which was made specifically to explain what this new law means for behemoths like Apple. According to WIRED, de Graaf strongly believes the iPhone should support sideloading....

One Apple Supplier Has Reportedly Stopped Production of AirPods Pro 2, but Despite This Setback, the Wireless Earbuds Appear to Be Selling Well Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo provided estimated shipment stats of the AirPods Pro 2, believing Apple’s top-tier audio product to generate significant traction in the market, but it appears that production has been hampered somewhat. Back in 2019, Goertek and Luxshare would enter into a supply chain deal with the technology giant, but for an unknown reason, Goertek has halted production....

Shares of biotechnology firm Alaunos Therapeutics are by more than 30% in premarket trading as the company heads to give a presentation at an event later today. Alaunos is scheduled to speak at the Jefferies Healthcare Conference a couple of hours from now, and the company focuses its efforts on developing cancer treatments. The company came into the public eye earlier this month when a treatment similar to its technologies was featured in The New England Journal of Medicine after being able to effectively combat a highly advanced form of pancreatic cancer in a test subject....

A Home-Developed 5G Modem Is Not Expected Until 2025, iPhone 15 and iPhone 16 Will Likely Feature Qualcomm Chips Qualcomm’s exclusive status was reported earlier as Apple struck a development roadblock with its own 5G modem. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman decided to further strengthen the San Diego company’s claim by stating that it will provide a large supply next year. However, there was a time when the chipset manufacturer would have lost millions in revenue as it was reported to only deliver 20 percent of the total order to Apple in 2023....

NVIDIA TITAN ‘Ada’ Graphics Card Pictured: Allegedly A Quad-Slot Monster With Dual 16-Pin Connectors Earlier this year, there were reports that NVIDIA was working on a TITAN-class graphics card that was going to feature the AD102-450 GPU. Rumors and speculation pointed out the card to be just insane when it comes to its core configuration and design. Now, MLID has posted what he states is the ‘first real picture’ of the now canned ‘TITAN Ada’ graphics card....

To take advantage of these pre-order price cuts, customers need to secure the 256GB versions of the Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus, or the Galaxy S22 Ultra. The 256GB versions of the Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22 Plus get a $50 discount, bringing that price down to $799.99 and $999.99, respectively. These are the same prices for the 128GB variants, so you are essentially getting twice the storage. Considering that none of these models have a microSD card for storage expansion, the internal memory upgrade and $50 price cut will appear attractive to many....

AMD B650E Chipset Motherboards: Bringing PCIe Gen 5.0 Slot & Gen 5.0 M.2 Support At Mainstream Prices We reported back at Computex 2022 that the B650E series motherboards offer more PCB layers to efficiently offer better signaling due to PCIE’s rigid Gen5 protocol specifications. Right now, there is the Extreme X670 chipset has been announced officially, adding to the capability of PCIe Gen 5 slot for graphics support and PCIe Gen 5 M....

Chip designer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) has received its first Buy rating from research firm Bernstein in ten years. AMD has gained market share consistently over the past couple of years over its larger rival Intel Corporation due to strong product designs and advanced manufacturing process courtesy of its primary manufacturing partner the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC). Bernstein’s price target upgrade for AMD has halted the share price drop that took place earlier today in the wake of a global political crisis....