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TechnikNews has shared some high-quality press renders of the Sony WH-1000XM5, the renders showcase the new design of the headphone in their glory. While the WH-1000XM4 looked the same as its predecessor, with the new one, we are looking at some notable changes; the design this time around is a lot cleaner and minimalist, as well. Renders and Specs Confirm that Sony WH-1000XM5 Will be My Next Headset You can look at the renders below....

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) has indirectly responded to the comments passed by the head of the Russian space agency (Roscosmos) Mr. Dimitry Rogozin. Mr. Rogozin had criticized the American space program last month after the United States Department of Commerce levied sanctions against his country after it invaded the Eastern European nation of Ukraine. Russia’s space program was explicitly mentioned by President Joe Biden as part of his remarks given at the time of announcement of the first phase of the sanctions, with the President stating that they will “degrade” the sector....

SpaceX is planning to significantly scale up its launch cadence from the U.S. West Coast even as it has launched the highest number of Falcon 9 missions in its history this year. This bit of information comes courtesy of SpaceX’s manager for Falcon 9 operations soliciting new employees for the company’s launch facilities on the West Coast. SpaceX launches its missions from three sites, with two of these in Florida and one in California....

However, we finally have details as to how the feature is going to work along with supported apps, and honestly, you would be disappointed to see the list. Spatial Audio Is Dropping to Pixel Phones but Won’t Be Widely Supported Let’s get the obvious out of the way. At launch, Spatial Audio will only be available on the Pixel 6 and Pixel 7 series of phones. Google claims that it will let users enjoy content with an “immersive effect,” sadly, we are not sure when the update will be rolling out in January, but Google has been kind enough to share how you can enable it....

As spotted on Reddit by an eagle-eyed user, the actor sent out a tweet today stating that “big creative news” will be dropping tomorrow. — Tony Todd (@TonyTodd54) November 28, 2022 While this doesn’t necessarily mean that Spider-Man 2 news is inbound (heck, this could refer to anything), Todd later retweeted a clip from the upcoming sequel. Afterward, the actor liked several tweets from fans about whether this “creative news” is indeed related to Spider-Man 2....

Customers who have made 20 or fewer purchases in the store will receive one email for each transaction made as the refunds are processed. Meanwhile, users who have made 21 or more purchases on the Stadia store will receive one email summarizing all refund attempts. If necessary, this email will provide instructions on additional steps needed to help in the refund process. This process will take a while; Google expects that most refunds will be processed by January 18, 2023....

In the past, Cloud Imperium offered a full year of tentative release dates for features, which players understandably saw as promises of a sort, leading a “very loud contingent” to get angry when said features were pushed back. Cloud Imperium’s solution to this? Simply provide less information for players to get upset about. While the “Progress Tracker” portion of the Star Citizen roadmap will still be fully updated, the Release View section will soon only provide information about the next quarter, not the next full year....

Developed by Dramatic Labs (founded by ex Telltale developers), Star Trek: Resurgence is a Telltale-style take on the Sci-Fi IP owned by ViacomCBS. The game is expected to launch later this year on PC (Epic Games Store), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X. Unlike usual Telltale-style games, this one will be available entirely upon release. Stay tuned to get the latest launch date info.

Speaking with IGN, studio founder David Cage commented on the upcoming game, saying that it will be very different from Detroit: Become Human, primarily due to the different setting. As such, Star Wars Eclipse will not be a skin of the studio’s previous game, although what the developer learned with Detroit: Become Human will obviously influence the game. “We spent a lot of time trying to imagine our world 10, 15, 20 years from now – what would the technology be like?...

The Fun-Looking Samsung Galaxy S22 Cases from Starbucks are Hard to Miss The Samsung X Starbucks case collection brings two cases for the Galaxy S22 Ultra, one each for Galaxy S22 and Galaxy S22+ and two for the wireless earbuds. The Galaxy S22 Ultra cases are based on Samsung’s official silicone case with strap and come in two color options. A light green case with a Starbucks badge on a striped strap and a dark green case with a Starbucks receipt printed on a white strap....

Space exploration Technologies Corporation’s (SpaceX) Starlink satellite internet service is continuing to outpace broadband internet when it comes to delivering download speeds globally. This revelation comes courtesy of the internet speed testing firm Ookla, which just released its latest report earlier today. This report lists down Ookla’s Speedtest results for the fourth quarter of last year, and it shows that for the majority of countries surveyed globally, Starlink was the top performer in internet speeds....

The new update improves Offline Mode so that entering and exiting this mode no longer requires restarting Steam. Additionally, the update introduces support for showing the Xbox, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch controller equivalent of the Steam button in the footer, a new section for app properties, and more. The new Steam Deck client update also introduces a variety of dual trackpad improvements, which you can find detailed in full below....

The answer is, yes, the SSD change will indeed come at a cost, but according to comments Valve provided to PC Gamer, it won’t be a big one. Basically, file transfer speeds will be slower in rare cases, but due to various hardware bottlenecks, the Deck wasn’t really using the full bandwidth of the 4x SSD most of the time and thus gameplay should be largely unaffected. As for why the change was quietly made, Valve chalks it up to a supplier issue....

The Saudi sovereign wealth fund, formally known as the Saudi PIF, remains sanguine on Lucid Group’s (NASDAQ: LCID) prospects, as illustrated by the fund’s most recent Form 13-F filed with the SEC. As per the latest filing, the Saudi PIF has maintained its gigantic 62.7 percent stake in Lucid Group, consisting of 1,015,252,523 shares. As of the end of June, the sovereign wealth fund’s stake in Lucid Group was valued at $17....

Here’s an overview of some changes planned by developers for this new edition. Q-Games Founder and Game Director Dylan Cuthbert said in a statement: Players are invited to explore over 40 enigmatic islands to mine resources, unearth treasure and begin rebuilding what was lost, all while collaborating with other Projection Clones online. The upcoming release of The Tomorrow Children: Phoenix Edition also brings with it a series of new features that include multiple new islands to discover, an in-depth tutorial, never before seen items and new ways to play....

This comes after the game went through two closed beta tests and has been popular with players over in China. That said, the game has seen over three million pre-downloads, as well as the official Twitter page becoming a place for vague updates on the things going on in the game world. One of these includes yesterday’s update, which you can see below. Click on the image below to find out some important clues about #TowerofFantasy?...

While the Forge mode isn’t officially available within Infinite just yet, some players have managed to access the creation mode. Back in July of this year, a crafty user already recreated the iconic intro hallway from the legendary Silent Hills P.T. teaser, and we now have an amazing Toy Story recreation within Halo Infinite. Created by ‘Red Nomster’, this recreation features various elements from the original Toy Story, including the Pizza Planet Aliens, mister Potato Head, Slinky the dog, Red base, the doll house, wagon toybox, and whatnot....

Twitter Blue Rollout to Delay to Prevent Misinformation Spreading During the Midterm Elections The New York Times got its hands on an internal memo and the publication has said that the decision to delay its service was taken just a day after the update to the app. The decision was made because there were some internal and external concerns pertaining to the fact that the app might be misused by people with verified blue ticks, especially during the mid-term election....

A loophole enabled bac actors to find out if a phone number or email address was linked to an existing account by just entering the information into a log-in flow. A Massive Twitter Flaw Left 5.4 Million Accounts Vulnerable with the Data Sold for $30,000 “As a result of the vulnerability, if someone submitted an email address or phone number to Twitter’s systems, Twitter’s systems would tell the person what Twitter account the submitted email addresses or phone number was associated with, if any,” Twitter said in a blog post....

To begin with, the engineers are attempting to fix those dreadful stuttering hitches that often plague Unreal Engine 4+ games. Unreal Engine 5.1 is getting an Automated PSO Gathering feature to help with this long-standing issue. With the increasing emphasis in UE5 on DX12 and Vulkan, we’re focusing attention on solving the problem of runtime hitches caused by Pipeline State Object creation, which is inherent to those RHIs. The previous solution required a PSO pre-caching process, which could be burdensome for large projects and still leave gaps in the cache leading to hitches....