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Mesa 22.1-rc1 Adds Enhancements For Radeon Vulkan ‘RADV’ & Even Older NVIDIA Graphics on Open-Source Users will now see candidates released every week, leading to Mesa 22.1 full release. Below is a list of Mesa 22.1-rc1 changes provided by Michael Larabel of Phoronix. Ray primitive culling for assisting to improve the RADV ray-tracing support. RADV RT support is also further along for Doom Eternal and KHR_ray_query support. AMD GFX1036 / GFX1037 support....

At least, that’s what Bloomberg now reports to have heard from sources familiar with the matter. Last week, we reported that Microsoft is willing to offer Sony a 10-year Call of Duty licensing deal in order to shorten the regulatory process, but Bloomberg’s source now claims that conversations with the FTC about offering remedies or concessions haven’t taken place at all. “The Xbox maker hasn’t had conversations with the FTC about remedies or concessions aimed at getting the deal approved, said the person, who asked not to be identified discussing a confidential matter”, the Bloomberg article reads....

Preview updates are also available for the supported versions of Windows 10, including KB5011831 which is out for versions 20H2, 21H1, and 21H2 (Builds 19042.1682, 19043.1682, and 19044.1682, respectively). Some of the highlights of today’s release include: Release notes for Windows 11 KB5012643 (Build 22000.652) Preview Windows 11 KB5012643 (Build 22000.652) is available via Windows Update (or Microsoft Update) and Microsoft Update Catalog. Microsoft has also released Windows 11 servicing stack update 22000....

On the heels of this news, Ralph Valve shared a rumor that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 will feature an exclusive (and free) PlayStation VR2 experience. This would be a standalone mode where players get on the ground as a Tier-1 operator. The report also says this is supposed to launch alongside PS VR2, which begs the question: is the new VR headset from Sony coming in late 2022?...

The demo uses the Nintendo Switch version of the game to be played. As such, the gameplay is locked at 30FPS. However, you can still expect the game’s PC version to deliver cool things such as high framerates and higher resolutions. Of course, the neat thing is that both versions will be playable at the same time. We noticed immediately that the demo showcases a fourth and fifth Switch Skill slot, adding to the current maximum of three....

MSI Shows Off Powerful X670 Class Motherboards For AMD Ryzen 7000 Desktop CPUs, Launching This Fall Press Release: MSI announced today that the new MEG X670E GODLIKE, MEG X670E ACE, MPG X670E CARBON WIFI, and PRO X670-P WIFI to the brand-new AMD X670 Motherboard product lineup. These new X670 motherboards come with support for the upcoming AMD Ryzen™ 7000 Series processors. We always make sure our goal is to bring every new product as exciting as possible, especially with the new AMD processors and platform....

For a limited time, NVIDIA will partner up with Firaxis Games to give players who purchase RTX 30 Series GPUs and desktops. That way, players will be able to experience this game with enhanced graphics and use technology like DLSS 2 to significantly accelerate performance and give themselves the headroom to enable realistic, immersive, ray-traced ambient occlusion effects and ray-traced reflections. We reviewed Marvel’s Midnight Suns previously. Here’s what our writer Chris Wray has to say on this new tactical game: Marvel’s Midnight Suns is a strong tactical RPG that feels like something that wouldn’t be amiss in the MCU....

The work for running natively on ARM64 has been wrapped up and a build is released. Power Rename now is running on WinUI 3. Keyboard Manager now allows up to 4 modifier keys for shortcuts and has received some quality fixes. Upgraded the Windows App SDK runtimes to 1.1.0, fixing an issue where Settings wouldn’t start with UAC off and improving performance. The Windows App SDK runtime binaries are being shipped with PowerToys which should resolve the installation issues reported with WinAppSDK....

To celebrate the partnership, Intel has created the Ultimate Realmwalker Survival Giveaway, giving away prizes like Arc desktop graphics cards and Intel Core 13th-gen desktop processors, leading up to the grand prize that will be unveiled on December 8th. The date is no coincidence, as Inflexion Games plans to reveal a new trailer and gameplay features for Nightingale at The Game Awards show. The game recently had its early access debut delayed to the first half of 2023 as Inflexion upgrades Nightingale to Unreal Engine 5....

Being a minor update, update 14.1.1 doesn’t add much, with the update notes only mentioning general system stability improvements. The new Nintendo Switch System Update, however, does bring some more undocumented changes, as detailed by well-known dataminer OatmealDome. According to the dataminer, the internal web browser has been updated and the bad word list has been updated The previous Nintendo Switch System Software Update, update 14.1.0, was definitely more substantial than today’s, introducing a Platinum Points Notification setting and more....

According to Japanese financial publication Nikkei, Nintendo only expects to be able to produce 20 million Switches this fiscal year (which runs from the beginning of April, to the end of March 2023). That may sound like a lot, but it is down 30 percent from the high point in fiscal year 2020, when they produced nearly 29 million Switches. Nintendo hoped to produce 30 million Switches again in FY 2021, but that had to be adjusted down to 23 million....

PLAYSTATION NINTENDO SWITCH Nobody Saves the World is a twist on Action RPGs. In it, you play many different character Forms, each with its own unique gameplay mechanics. In Wccftech’s review of the game, the game received an 8.5 out of 10 score, with writer Nathan Birch describing it as follows: The game has received tons of critical and user praise. So it isn’t strange to see an expansion into other consoles such as the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation....

Nothing Announces Phone (1) With Glyph Interface, Translucent Design, Snapdragon 778G Plus, and a Starting Price of £399/$475 The Nothing Phone (1) is a unique device and outshines most smartphones when it comes to looks. It is available in two color options and the highlight of the device is the translucent back with hundreds of LEDs. Nothing calls it the “Glyph Interface” and it can be customized to your preferences. The aim of the LEDs on the back of the device is to “make tech fun again”....

Nothing decided to hold a surprise event for Nothing Phone 1 in Switzerland and gave a sneak peek to a few journalists so they can look at the phone. The Nothing Phone 1 Glows From the Back and it is Actually Cool A video that has been shared by German tech journalist and YouTuber Rafael Zeier shows the Nothing Phone 1 sitting inside an enclosure. Sadly, we still do not see the actual front of the device but we now know that certain areas of the device actually glow and light up....

Could NVIDIA Hopper be the company’s first MCM GPU? Find out at GTC 2022 Keep in mind that this is Jensen we are talking about and it would not be the first time the affable CEO has played around with the press (and their feelings) and waves of speculation. So just the tiniest drop of skepticism wouldn’t be amiss here. NVIDIA’s Hopper GPU was supposed to be the first MCM-based approach from the company and could have featured as many as 2 GPUs on one package....

Nick Ottinger, William Byron Racing esports driver and 2020 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series Champion, said in a statement: Chris Gilligan, Chief Information Officer, Competition & Engineering for Joe Gibbs Racing, added: NVIDIA Reflex and NVIDIA DLSS are also available in the SUPER People beta (ray tracing support will be added with the full release of the Battle Royale game). According to NVIDIA’s testing, the system latency can go down by up to 50% in this game....

NVIDIA RTX A5500 for workstations, using NVIDIA GeForce 3080 Ti technology to guide its ray tracing and more along with added support The graphics cards of the RTX-A series, previously called Quadro, are utilized for 3D graphics rendering (with ray tracing), video altering, AI computations, and other workflows. They utilize extraordinary drivers and offer additional aid to users. The NVIDIA RTX A5500 for workstations with a dual-slot cooling architecture involves a similar GA102 setup as the GeForce RTX 3080 Ti engineering samples and hence offers five percent fewer execution units than the past top model RTX A6000 with a full GA102 configuration....

The company in question? Dish Network. Dish Network and NVIDIA are in a legal battle over the name ‘Hopper’ for both companies’ unreleased devices About three years ago, NVIDIA attempted to file a trademark for the name of their future line of data center graphics processors called the NVIDIA Hopper GPU. However, Dish Network has DVR and satellite receiving devices branded under the name ‘Hopper.’ Both companies have entered into court last April 2021 to fight over the use of the ‘Hopper’ name, with Dish Network citing infringement of the company’s brand....

Galaxy Note 20 and S21 FE Now Receiving One UI 4.1 Update The One UI 4.1 rollout is currently happening for the Exynos 990 touting global variants of the Galaxy Note 20 4G, Note 20 5G, and Note 20 Ultra 5G. The update comes with the build number N98xxXXU3FVC5 and has the Android security patches for March 2022. So far, the update is only live in Europe but it is only a matter of time before we are going to see the latest software update going live in other regions, too....

New Periscope Lens Will be Limited to Apple’s iPhone 15 Pro Max Only, But Both ‘Pro’ Models Will Get it in 2024 According to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the periscope lens will be exclusive to the high-end 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Pro Max. Take note that this is not the first time that we are hearing details on the periscope lens being exclusive to the iPhone 15 Pro Max. The rumor initially originated back in 2020 suggesting that the periscope lens will be available on the iPhone 14 Pro Max....