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Michael Larabel of the open-source tech outlet, Phoronix conducted further testing on AMD’s Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs, including the Ryzen 9 7950X and the Ryzen 5 7600X. The results from data revealed last week that the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X was faster when it was left untouched in its “out-of-the-box” state for Linux than to boot the kernel and deactivate the mitigations that were put in place. This time, utilizing an AMD Ryzen 5 7600X CPU with additional but minor software & hardware tweaks revealed that the same is true in the current Linux 6....

Intel & AMD Gear Up For A Brutal Fight This Fall, Raptor Lake-S’s DDR5-5200 Native Specs Listed, May Give Ryzen 7000 The Edge MiTAC, an industrial motherboard manufacturer, listed within the specifications of its PH12ADI motherboard, the native memory speeds supported by the upcoming 13th Gen Intel Alder Lake Desktop CPUs. According to the manufacturer, the Raptor Lake-S Desktop CPUs will be getting a boost of DDR5-5200 versus Alder Lake’s DDR5-4800 native speeds....

AMD Hints at Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” CPU & AM5 Platform Announcement at Gamescom 2022 We previously revealed the dates for when AMD will be announcing its Ryzen 7000 “Zen 4” Desktop CPU lineup and the respective AM5 motherboard platform. According to the official NDA, AMD has plans to announce the full details on the 29th of August at 8:00 PM ET which matches closely with the event itself that is to be held between the 23rd and 28th of August....

Galaxy S22 Users Could Soon Enjoy Android 13-Based One UI 5.0 as Samsung Opens Official Forums However, it is important to know that we are not sure about when Samsung is going to actually start the Android 13-based One UI 5.0 beta program but as a Samsung user, I definitely am looking forward to the beta program. As expected, the Galaxy S22 series will be the first one to get the Android 13 beta, followed by the rest of the devices, so it would not be a surprise that Samsung is launching the beta program in the coming days....

Samsung Beats Its Own Commitment by Delivering Android 13 to Galaxy A52 Before the Suggested Timeline, Galaxy Z Fold 4 and Galaxy Z Flip 4 Also Receive the Update The phones that are getting the Android 13 update are the Galaxy Z Fold 4, Galaxy Z Flip 4, and the mid-range Galaxy A52. For the A53 owners, the update started rolling out yesterday, so don’t worry, the update is always rolling out to you....

The Pause in Hiring Took Place Outside of Research and Development Roles at Apple A report published by Bloomberg earlier talked about how Apple would reduce the pace at which it recruits potential employees as it views somewhat of a bleak 2023 from an economic standpoint. Now, as a move to reduce its budget, the company is said to pause hiring, though this decision does not apply to teams working on future devices, which was necessary....

Apple to Announce iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8 on September 7, Could Minimize Recession Impact on Demand Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman shared that Apple will host its fall event on September 7 to announce the new iPhone 14 models, Apple Watch Series 8, and much more. With the report in sight, Kuo shared on Twitter that the “iPhone 14 announcement/shipping date may be earlier than iPhone 13/12, which could be one of the reasons why Apple offered a positive outlook for 3Q22 from the last earnings call....

Early Prototype of Apple’s AR Headset Was so Heavy, It Required a Crane to Hold It in Place to Prevent Neck Strain The paywalled report published by The Information and spotted by 9to5Mac notes that 10 people close to the AR headset project were spoken to and talked about early prototypes. These units either ran Windows or were altered versions of the HTC Vive and other headsets. According to one individual, one unit was so bulky that a small crane was needed to prevent unnecessary neck strain on the wearer....

Apple to Also Create More Differences Between the Two ‘Pro’ Models, as It Aims to Improve Its Average Selling Price (ASP) In two tweets, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo summarizes Apple’s plan for 2023. By bringing in more exclusive features to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, the technology giant could force consumers to spend more, effectively increasing the company’s profit margins and average selling price (ASP). Additionally, Kuo mentioned that Apple intends to bring differentiation to the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, though the analyst did not care to mention what we should expect....

We’ve repeatedly hammered home the point that the growing financialization of the Bitcoin ecosystem is having an unintended impact in the form of elevated correlation with the rest of the risky asset universe. While such synergies do not matter in an overall bullish market, they do take away from Bitcoin’s “digital gold” credentials in times of turmoil. — Santiment (@santimentfeed) August 9, 2022 Now, however, it appears that Bitcoin’s elevated correlation with the benchmark S&P 500 index is finally receding....

ASRock’s B760 Sonic Motherboard Pictured, Making Intel 12th & 13th Gen CPUs Go Fast! Currently, there’s just one Sonic The Hedgehog-themed motherboard out for retail and that’s the ASRock Z790 PG Sonic. But soon, ASRock will be introducing the second Sonic motherboard in the form of the ASRock B760 PG Sonic. In pictures published by Videocardz, we can see that the ASRock B760 PG Sonic is an mATX form factor design and features the B760 chipset, which should cater to the mainstream user....

ASUS’s B650E & B650 Motherboard Lineup Leaks Out & ASRock’s B650 LiveMixer PCB Pictured The AMD B650E & B650 motherboards are going to be a mainstream and more affordable option compared to the higher-end X670E & X670 offerings. The B650E motherboards will offer PCIe Gen 5.0 slot and PCIe Gen 5.0 M.2 support while the B650 motherboards will have either Gen 5.0 slots or Gen 5.0 M.2 ports. The motherboards are expected to hit the retail shelves at prices starting at $125 US as confirmed by AMD and go up from there....

Dang! I already know this game is probably going to be too intense for me, but good luck for everybody brave enough to jump in! Haven’t been keeping up with Atomic Heart? Do check out Wccftech’s latest Q&A with Mundfish and the following key features… The Future USSR - A global system failure happens at the Soviet Facility №3826 that leads machinery to rebel against the people. You are Major P-3 and your task is to eliminate the consequences of a large-scale accident and prevent the leakage of classified information threatening to destroy the whole world....

Obsidian Entertainment was indeed featured by Epic among the studios that are working on Unreal Engine 5 projects, but that wasn’t necessarily a confirmation that Avowed would be made with the newest engine. After all, Obsidian also announced The Outer Worlds 2 last year, which is further away from release and therefore was a more likely candidate as many studios aren’t that keen on switching engines mid-development. Avowed, on the other hand, was announced in July 2020 as the studio’s next epic first-person RPG set in the fantasy world of Eora, the same featured in the Pillars of Eternity games....

AYANEO’s Air Pro is the newest lightweight gaming console that utilizes AMD’s Ryzen 7 5825U ‘Barcelo’ APU Readers should remember that the AMD Barcelo APU is a recycled version of the Cezanne processor utilizing the Zen 3 architecture released earlier this year in January. AYANEO’s CEO, Song Zeng, known to his employees as “Uncle A,” demonstrated the newest handheld by the company during a reasonably lengthy showcase, lasting for a few hours....

PC users won’t have to wait for much longer, though. Next week, on October 13th, 2022, Azure Striker Gunvolt 3 will release on PC via Steam. This was confirmed by an announcement from Inti Creates. The PC version of the game will release with the same amount of content that players on Xbox and Nintendo Switch have, so they aren’t behind. This content includes the first two updates in Azure Striker Gunvolt 3’s update campaign, which brought features like Trial Mode, D-Nizer Mode, and a brand new boss fight to the game....

There will be spoilers past this point, so avoid reading if you do not want any surprises ruined. According to the summary provided by the Australian Classification Board, players will not only have to face the Homunculi monsters but also an evil being called Singularity. To prevent this being from having it his way and destroying the known worlds, players will travel to Thule island. Bayonetta 3 is an action adventure game in which human characters travel through a series of fantasy environments, battling monsters called Homunculi and an evil being known as Singularity....

Bluetooth LE Audio is an Excellent Mix of Features Made for an Enhanced Listening Experience Firstly, it is important to know that Bluetooth LE Audio is not just a single feature but a mix of a number of enhancements. These enhancements include certain adjustments like better power efficiency, better audio quality, as well as the ability to connect multiple devices to a single audio source. These new features could have made their way to us all the way back in 2022, but due to some reasons, things changed....

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) first crewed flight on the Starliner spacecraft has been delayed yet again revealed the agency in a press release earlier today. The Starliner is part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program (CCP) that has seen the company make successively successful flights to the International Space Station (ISS) with SpaceX’s Crew Dragon capsule. NASA’s statement, released earlier today, outlined that the reason behind the delay is to make room for upcoming missions to the ISS....

Well, Microsoft vice chairman and president Bradford Lee Smith has sent down the final word on the subject in a blog post headlined Adapting Ahead of Regulation. As the title implies, it seems Microsoft anticipates there may be regulatory concerns from the US Federal Trade Commission (and similar authorities in other countries) regarding their purchase of Activision Blizzard, and app stores in general. As such, Microsoft promises it will continue to publish Call of Duty and “other popular Activision Blizzard titles” on PlayStation platforms beyond existing agreements....