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Name of the game: Insurgency: Sandstorm Price:8.30 Link Store:https://store.steampowered.com/app/581320/Insurgency_Sandstorm/ Offer ends up after X hours: 1 august Requirements: MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-4440 (3.10GHz)/AMD FX-6300 (3.50GHz) Memory: 8 GB of RAM Video card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760/AMD Radeon HD 7970 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 40 GB available space RECOMMENDED: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 7/8/10 (64 bit) Processor: Intel Core i7-8700 (3.20GHz) / AMD Ryzen 7 2700 (3.20GHz) Memory: 16 GB of RAM Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980/AMD Radeon R9 390X DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 40 GB available space Additional notes: SSD is recommended.
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iPhone SE 4 has been the subject of leaks and speculation for quite some time now. Apple was earlier expected to unveil its low-cost handset next year with an iPhone 14-like design. Now, analysts from Barclays claim that the launch of the fourth-generation iPhone SE has been delayed until 2025. The iPhone SE 4 is expected to come with an all-screen design similar to the iPhone XR. Apple launched the third iteration of its iPhone SE last year in March. As per research notes by Barclays analysts Blayne Curtis and Tom O'Malley, accessed by Macrumors, Apple will not launch its iPhone SE 4 next year. The budget handset could go official in 2025 at the earliest. The delay could be due to issues with the 5G modem. The iPhone SE 4 was expected to come with a proprietary Apple 5G modem for the first time, but the analysts contradict the rumour, saying Qualcomm would remain as Apple's modem supplier for both iPhone SE and the iPhone 16 lineup through next year. These are in line with claims made by well-known Apple analysts Ming-Chi Kuo and Jeff Pu. The iPhone SE 4 is expected to take design cues from the iPhone 14 and iPhone XR. It might get a 6.1-inch OLED panel with flat edges and Face ID support. iPhone SE models don't follow the annual release schedule as the standard iPhone series. Apple has a history of releasing a new generation of SE devices every two years. It has so far released three generations of iPhone SE models. The first iPhone SE was introduced back in 2016. The latest iPhone SE (2022) was launched in March last year with a starting price tag of Rs. 43,900 for the base 64GB storage model. The outgoing iPhone SE (2022) runs on Apple's A15 Bionic SoC. It flaunts a 4.7-inch Retina HD display and has a single 12-megapixel camera sensor at the back. For selfies and video chats, it has a 7-megapixel camera sensor at the front. It packs up to 256GB of storage. IP67 build, and a fingerprint sensor-equipped Touch ID home button for biometric authentication are the other key specifications of the iPhone SE (2022).
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Microsoft’s Copilot is exclusive to Windows 11 – we know Windows 10 is feature-locked at this point, with nothing new coming to the OS going forward – but Windows 10 users will get a taste of the AI assistant, it seems. Not integrated with the operating system, of course, but those who use Edge on Windows 10 will get Copilot in Microsoft’s browser. Windows Latest has got to play with ‘Copilot for Edge’ (apparently also informally known as ‘actions’) and it’s basically the same as Copilot in Windows 11, facilitating the changing of various settings, but in the browser environment rather than OS. As the tech site points out, at this early stage, functionality is limited as you might expect, but you can, for example, turn virtual tabs on by asking Copilot in Edge. Or you can switch dark mode on with the browser. Copilot will be bolted onto the existing Bing AI sidebar in Edge, so this basically represents additional functionality for this part of the interface. Right now, Copilot for Edge is rolling out to select users testing the browser. This is a phased rollout, we’re told, as is usually the case with big new features, where Microsoft wants to try them out with a small audience at first while the company works out all the inevitable kinks. Well-known Edge tester and leaker Leopeva64 (on Twitter) has also been following developments on this functionality, and observes that it works with voice input, so those with a mic can speak to Copilot for Edge and give it direct instructions. Analysis: Edge of tomorrow How many folks use Edge? Not that many, of course, but this is part of the reason Microsoft will more than likely follow through with this effort. It’s very keen to push its Edge browser to as many folks as possible to move the dial in the battle against Google’s dominant Chrome browser. While only Windows 11 users get the real Copilot actually in the desktop OS, Microsoft doubtless figures that those remaining on Windows 10 might just be a bit more tempted to try out Edge if getting Copilot features – even in a relatively small way – is on the menu That said, Copilot will likely be more than a flimsy carrot dangled in front of browser users. It should be an impressive step forward for Edge if it’s anything like the expected implementation of Copilot in Windows 11, which will be able to pull off all sorts of tricks – or at least that’s Microsoft's plan. In Windows 11, you’ll be able to make broad requests like ‘adjust settings to help me be more productive’ and we can’t see why Edge’s Copilot won’t work the same way eventually, instigating a potentially sweeping range of settings changes based on a simple request. We’re guessing that Edge for Copilot should arrive in a similar timeframe to the AI in Windows 11, which in theory is later this year (with the 23H2 update), at least if the rumor mill is right. (We’re skeptical though, frankly).
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Asus is prepping its second ROG´Evangelion collection of hardware, which is focused on EVA-02 and Asuka Langley Soryu characters. As with the original collection (focused on EVA-01), the new assortment includes EVA-02 and Asuka-themed computer parts for an eye-catching machine. The second ROG´Evangelion collection includes everything that one needs to build a complete PC, including a ROG Maximus Z790 Hero Eva-02 Edition motherboard, ROG Strix GeForce RTX 4090 24GB GDDR6X OC EVA-02 Edition graphics card, ROG Ryujoin III 360 ARGB EVA-02 Edition all-in-one CPU liquid cooling system, ROG Strix Scope RX EVA-02 Edition keyboard, ROG Gladius III Wireless AimPoint EVA-02 Edition mouse, ROG Thor 1000W Platinum II EVA Edition power supply, and ROG Hyperion EVA-02 Edition chassis. In addition, the collection includes a graphics card, mouse grip, and keycaps. The only difference between Eva-02 Edition and regular ROG parts is the visual look — there is no difference from a performance point of view. Asustek's ROG´Evangelion Eva-02 collection looks pretty spectacular, regardless of whether you are an anime fan. Notably, Asus no longer offers an anime-themed display, as it did with the Eva-01-themed collection. Asuka Langley Soryu is a Neon Genesis Evangelion character known for piloting the Eva Unit-02, a giant bio-mechanical robot. Asuka is presented as a confident and outgoing young lady with a troubled past and fiery personality, and ROG´Evangelion's red and orange color theme should emphasize the character's personality. "The Second Impact is coming," a statement by Asus reads. "ROG continues the Evangelion project for gamers with a brand-new machine design centered around Eva-02 and Asuka. The second collection debuted with motherboards, graphics cards, cardholder gaming cases, all-in-one coolers, peripherals, and gear. Build the full machine and achieve high levels of synchronization with Asuka."
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Musician Name: Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo Birthday / Location: 25 July 1987 (age 35) London, England Main instrument: House Deep house tropical house Musician Picture: Musician Awards & Nominations:- Best Performance: - Other Information: Timucin Lam(born Timucin Fabian Kwong Wah Aluo; 25 July 1987), known professionally as Jax Jones, is an English DJ, songwriter, record producer and remixer. He rose to fame in 2014 by featuring on Duke Dumont's number-one single "I Got U". He followed this up with his own singles "You Don't Know Me" featuring Raye and "Instruction" featuring Demi Lovato and Stefflon Don in 2016 and 2017, respectively. Jax's debut studio album, Snacks (Supersize), was released on 6 September 2019. It was preceded by the single "One Touch" featuring Jess Glynne. Jax grew up in a multi-ethnic household and was exposed to a wealth of influences. His father is Turkish and gave him the name Timucin. His mother is Chinese-Malaysian. After his Nigerian stepfather introduced him to afrobeat via Fela Kuti and rap with a tape of a Notorious B.I.G. album, Jax listened to hip hop, R&B, gospel and traditional African music. His Malaysian mother was into music ranging from Kylie Minogue to Luther Vandross and also influenced him. Producers like The Neptunes, Timbaland and Rodney Jerkins shaped his musical horizons and his fascination with the anatomy of a rhythm section. Having initially studied classical guitar from a young age, Jax took up beat-making at 15 after discovering Cubase on his friend's Atari. On 18 September 2020, Jax announced on his Instagram that his wife had given birth to their daughter, Lawana, and on 19 March 2023, Jax revealed that he had become a father for the second time with the birth of his second daughter Ariyah. Performing at open mic clubs around London, Jax eventually came together with Ripperman, a grime producer from Mitcham, at Brixton's Raw Materials Studio, and worked on releases for Big Narstie and Roadside Gs, among others in the scene. His parents encouraged him to go to university at 18. Opting to stay closer to Raw Materials, he declined an interview at the University of Oxford to attend Brunel University in Uxbridge. Despite a two-hour trip, Jax went from lectures to the studio daily to work on his craft, posting beats regularly on Myspace. After graduation, Jax rented a studio in Sydenham after not being allowed back in the family home, bought a Mac tower from Gumtree and worked daily to hone his craft.
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Name of the game: A Plague Tale: Requiem Price:24.99 Link Store:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1182900/A_Plague_Tale_Requiem/ Offer ends up after X hours: 1 august Requirements: MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (20H1 64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i5-4690K (3.5GHz)/AMD FX-8300 (3.3GHz) Memory: 16 GB of RAM Video Card: 4 GB, GeForce GTX 970/Radeon RX 590 DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 55 GB available space Other notes: 30 FPS, 1920x1080 in low. DirectX 12 Feature Level 12 and Shader Model 6.0 are needed. RECOMMENDED: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 (20H1 64-bit) Processor: Intel Core i7-8700K (3.7 GHz) / AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (3.6 GHz) Memory: 16 GB of RAM Video Card: 8 GB, GeForce RTX 3070/Radeon RX 6800 XT DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 55 GB available space Other notes: 60 FPS, 1920x1080 in ultra. SSD storage is recommended.
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OnePlus is reportedly planning to launch OnePlus Ace 2 Pro in China next month. The phone is said to be recently spotted on the Geekbench website, with the listing revealing some of its key specifications. As per a recent report, the OnePlus Ace 2 Pro is listed on the Geekbench with model number PJA110. The phone's processor has also been leaked. Earlier this year, the Chinese smartphone company launched the OnePlus Ace 2 in China. It was later launched in India and rebadged as OnePlus 11R 5G. The OnePlus Ace 2 comes with a 6.74-inch FHD+ curved AMOLED display. According to a report by TechGoing, the purported OnePlus Ace 2 Pro has recently visited Geekbench 6 with the model number PJA110, with the listing revealing processor details of the smartphone. The next Ace-branded OnePlus smartphone is tipped to be powered by an octa-core Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC paired with up to 16GB of RAM. The smartphone is said to have three cores clocked at 2.02GHz, four cores at 2.80GHz, and one core at 3.19GHz. The listing also suggests that the handset will run Android 13 out-of-the-box. Additionally, the OnePlus Ace 2 Pro has reportedly scored 1,574 in the single-core test and 5,071 in the multi-core test. Other than these, the Geekbench listing doesn't reveal any additional details about the phone. Previously, OnePlus Ace 2 Pro specifications were also leaked on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo, suggesting an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 2 SoC. However, the latest leaked details contradict the previous reports. The handset was also said to pack a 64-megapixel OmniVision OV64M primary sensor with an f/1.79 aperture, an 8-megapixel Sony IMX355 sensor with an ultra-wide camera lens, and a 2-megapixel GalaxyCore GC02M sensor with a macro lens. Powering the OnePlus Ace 2 Pro could be a 5,000mAh battery with support for 100W fast charging. Earlier, this year, OnePlus Ace 2 smartphone was launched in China. It sports a 6.74-inch FHD+ curved AMOLED display. The phone is powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 5G SoC, paired with up to 16GB of RAM and a 5,000mAh battery.
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Bing AI is getting a couple of the most-wanted features folks have been badgering Microsoft for, with image search rolling out to everyone imminently, and dark mode shouldn’t be too far behind that. These nuggets of info come from Mikhail Parakhin, Microsoft’s head of Advertising and Web Services, who shared the details in a couple of tweets. We’re told that multimodal/image understanding is rolling out to everyone, meaning the ability to drop an image into the chatbot and have it identify the photo (whatever it may be – a famous building, for example). Also known as Visual Search (or Bing Vision), Microsoft just penned a blog post on this noting that it’s “rolling out now for consumers on Bing desktop and the mobile app”. As you can see from Parakhin’s tweet, Visual Search should be fully rolled out as of today, so you should see the feature later on at some point, if you don’t already. In the replies to the above highlighted Twitter conversation, Parakhin further tweeted about a second piece of functionality for Bing AI that folks have been clamoring for with even greater eagerness than image searching, in some cases. That would be dark mode, and we’re told that this capability should arrive for Bing AI in a “couple of weeks”, so hopefully pretty soon indeed. Analysis: Dark times are coming – or maybe already here? There has been a lot of prodding and poking of Microsoft about providing a dark mode for Bing AI, so it’s great to see this arrive. Interestingly, some users are already reporting that they have dark mode – so perhaps we can expect this very soon for the chatbot, hot on the heels of the full rollout of Visual Search. Microsoft is making fast progress with its Bing AI, with various nifty bits of functionality coming in at a good pace. Another much-requested feature that’s due to arrive in the near future is a ‘no search’ option that’ll come in handy in certain situations. (This forces an answer direct from the AI, without it scraping data from the web as part of its reply to a query). Bing AI needs Microsoft to continue driving forward, mind you, as Bard, the rival AI from Google, might have got off to a poor start, but it’s rapidly making up ground with new features now. With Bard set to get extensions brought into the mix soon, there may be some defectors to Google’s AI – something Microsoft will clearly be desperate to avoid. However, what Microsoft needs to be careful about, of course, is annoying folks by doing its usual badgering tricks in Windows 11 to try and get people to use the AI (and other services for that matter).
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TSMC on Thursday stated that it would have to delay the start of large-scale production at its Fab 21 in Arizona to 2025. The setback comes as a result of an inability to set up all the necessary cleanroom tools in a timely manner, largely due to a shortage of qualified staff. To rectify this, TSMC is deploying approximately 500 of its Taiwanese personnel with hands-on experience in fab tools installation. "While we are working on to improve the situation, including sending experienced technicians from Taiwan to train local skill workers for a short period of time, we expect the production schedule of N4 process technology to be pushed out to 2025," said Mark Liu, chairman of TSMC, during the company's earnings call with financial analysts and investors. "We are encountering certain challenges, as there is an insufficient amount of skilled workers with the specialized expertise required for equipment installation in a semiconductor-grade facility." The hurdles that TSMC encountered are serious enough for the foundry to push back the start of mass production at Fab 21 phase 1 from early 2024 to sometimes in 2025, representing a delay of approximately a year. The company has not yet specified an exact timeline for when in 2025 it plans to begin mass producing chips in Arizona. It remains to be seen how the delay of TSMC's Fab 21 launch will affect its customers in the U.S. On the one hand, the company can just 're-route' orders from clients like Apple, AMD, and Nvidia to its Taiwan fabs. But on the other hand, its fabs in Taiwan may be running at full capacity in 2024. Furthermore, clients like AMD and Nvidia may want to produce certain items for the U.S. government in the USA and delaying them by a year could be a breach of contract. Construction of TSMC's Fab 21 phase 1 commenced in April 2021 and concluded around mid-2022, slightly later than originally planned. In December, 2022, TSMC started to install its equipment. Based on standard procedure, a cleanroom setup within a fab typically takes about a year, which is why TSMC originally forecasted that the fab would go online in early 2024. However, the local workforce's unfamiliarity with TSMC's specific needs has led to various delays in setting up production tools at Fab 21. Just last month, TSMC confirmed ongoing negotiations with the U.S. government aiming to secure non-immigrant visas for its Taiwanese specialists to work in the U.S. Based on a Nikkei report, TSMC was going to dispatch some 500 technicians who can set up fab tools as well as mechanical and electrical systems for fabs.
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Nick movie:Gray Matter | Official Trailer | Max Time:2023 Netflix / Amazon / HBO: HBO Duration of the movie:1:57 Trailer:
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Musician Name: Rachel Agatha Keen Birthday / Location: October 24, 1997 (age 22) Born Tooting, London, UK Main instrument: Singer, songwriter Musician Picture: Musician Awards & Nominations:- Best Performance: - Other Information: RAYE rose to fame after the release, in 2016, of "By Your Side«", a song by producer Jonas Blue in which he participated as vocalist and which was very po[CENSORED]r on the UK charts. Their next collaboration, "You Don't Know" featuring Jax Jones, achieved even greater notoriety and peaked at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart. In 2023, her single "Escapism" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart. Rachel Keen was born in the London Borough of Tooting, United Kingdom, to a mother of Swiss and Ghanaian descent and an English father. She was raised in Pollards Hill and Croydon, south London, in a musical family. His paternal grandfather was an original composer and instrumentalist from Yorkshire, region from which his father moved to London to launch a musical career along with a band, which did not reach success. Her mother is a singer who often performed in the choir of a local church, where she met Raye's father, who occasionally led worship and played the piano. Raye became interested in music at an early age, when she started attending church where she developed her vocal skills. She then fell in love with the gospel music of artists such as Stevie Wonder, Wet Wet Wet, Donnie McClurkin and Kirk Franklin, while also paying close attention to her Fitzgerald, Nina Simone, Lauryn Hill and Billie Holliday records that she listened to at home. At the age of ten, she performed her first composition that she wrote for a talent contest in primary school in which she participated in several editions. Later, she auditioned for Britain's Got Talent, but without success. At the age of thirteen, she made her first recordings on a portable computer that her maternal uncle Jose gave her, a musician residing in the United States who made her interested in the singer Jill Scott, who cites as one of his main influences. Although, in his second year, with a secondary education certificate (GCSE), he left school to dedicate himself to his musical career, which at that time had begun to take off, after he met a guitar teacher, who was also experienced in composition. . She wrote several songs together with her father and teacher, and over time he introduced her to a friend who was a producer for the Sony / ATV company and also performed several musical works with him. Soon the producer introduced her boss to him, Will Harper, who years later became his manager after jumping to fame. Around this time, she also had several songwriting sessions with Eg White, while also alternating her classes at the Brit School with vocal training on the weekends. At the age of fifteen, she composed «Hotbox» in collaboration with Harper, inspired by the use of marijuana that she experimented with in her school years. The song was published on a website and became po[CENSORED]r, and was especially liked by the lead singer of the band Years & Years, Olly Alexander, who did a lot to support the artist's career, to the point that he aroused the interest of his Polydor record label. and a recording contract was signed with Raye at the beginning of 2015. During 2015 she performed multiple musical shows and in the middle of that year she performed as the lead singer for Years & Years in a series of concerts across the United Kingdom. The EP disc also featured contributions from producer Fred Gibson and songwriters Noonie Bao and Charli XCX. The latter co-wrote and directed the video for «I, Ou, Us», which had a positive response from critics, such as Cliff Aimee from The Fader magazine, who praised the sound and lyrics of the song that talks about a love failure, and found similarities with "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift. The journalist also opined that the video captures the “brightness of the song”. That same month, Raye performed at the British festival Bestival and in September, Nas premiered “War”, a song performed by the rapper and Raye from the current soundtrack of the film The Birth of a Nation.
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Music title: アネモネ /the peggies 北澤ゆうほ(Vo.&Gt.) 弾き語り Signer: Sony Music (Japan) Release date:07/20 Official YouTube link: Informations about the signer:- Your opinion about the track (music video):-
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Name of the game: ONE PIECE World Seeker Price:5.99 Link Store:https://store.steampowered.com/app/755500/ONE_PIECE_World_Seeker/ Offer ends up after X hours: 25 July Requirements: MINIMUM: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 7 64-bit SP1 Processor: Intel Core i5-2300 or AMD A10-7850K Memory: 4 GB of RAM Video Card: GeForce GTX 660 or Radeon HD 7950 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space RECOMMENDED: Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 Processor: Intel Core i7-3770 or AMD FX-8350 Memory: 8 GB of RAM Video card: GeForce GTX 1060 or Radeon RX 580 DirectX: Version 11 Storage: 25 GB available space
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iPhone 15 series is expected to go official in September with upgrades in design as well as specifications. Apple hasn't announced any details regarding the iPhone 15 series, but we're already hearing a lot about its successors — iPhone 16 lineup. Most recently, a tipster claimed that Apple will use new battery technology for the iPhone 16 models. This technology is expected to improve battery life and offer greater longevity compared to standard batteries. This transition may also bring faster charging capabilities to the iPhone 16 lineup. Tipster RGcloudS (@RGcloudS) on Twitter stated that Apple will use stacked battery technology from electric vehicles for the entire iPhone 16 lineup. He also claimed that Samsung is working on stacked battery technology for its forthcoming Galaxy S24+ and Galaxy S24 Ultra. Previously, the tipster had claimed that Apple would launch the iPhone 15 series this year with the stacked battery technology, but that may no longer be the case. He also said that Apple might introduce 40W wired and 20W MagSafe wireless charging. Based on the previous launch timelines of Galaxy S series devices, Samsung is expected to unveil the Galaxy S24 lineup early next year, while the iPhone 16 lineup might go official later in September. It appears that Samsung might implement the technology ahead of Apple. Stacked batteries would offer a set of benefits over the conventional Li-ion battery including improved efficiency, cooler temperatures, and longevity. Besides EVs, they are used extensively in aerospace and aviation. A recent leak suggested bigger batteries for the iPhone 15 lineup. The vanilla iPhone 15 is said to pack a 3,877mAh battery, an upgrade from the 3,279mAh on the iPhone 14. The larger iPhone 15 Plus could come equipped with a 4,912mAh battery. Last year's iPhone 14 Plus has a 4,323mAh battery. The iPhone 15 Pro is tipped to house a 3,650mAh battery, up from the 3,200mAh cell on the outgoing iPhone 14 Pro. The top-of-the-line iPhone 15 Pro Max could be equipped with a 4,852mAh battery, which is larger than the 4,323mAh unit on the iPhone 14 Pro Max.
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Windows 10’s most recent update has been giving some PC gamers a headache, brining lag to their gaming sessions – and causing other performance issues besides. Windows Latest picked up on feedback posted on the official Reddit thread introducing the July cumulative update for Windows 10 (patch KB5028166). One Redditor said: “Did somebody experience after updating, game and apps became laggy?” A bunch of replies in the affirmative then ensued, along the lines of: “Yes! I can’t do anything, it takes forever. Everything is slow.” Another user notes: “I’ve had a few games becoming laggy and freezing at points since updating.” A further user on Reddit observes: “The last update has given my W10 PC a bad case of constipation; Chrome and other apps take a minute or two to open, webpages often delay opening or display a ‘page is not responding’ message. I’ve not uninstalled the last update in the hope MS releases a new update soon that sorts all this out, as it doesn’t seem to be an uncommon problem.” It doesn’t seem to be uncommon indeed, with another Redditor posting to confirm: “Had to uninstall this update, caused an ungodly amount of stuttering afterwards. Reformatted the PC, tested before and after this update after so I know this is definitely the cause of the stutter. Clearly I am not the only one and would highly recommend avoiding/uninstalling this update.” As well as these issues for gamers and general performance slowdown, there are complaints on the same Reddit thread about KB5028166 taking ages to install. One tech support person (presumably) notes: “On all my clients’ computers, this update takes forever after restart and there’s nothing you can do. Everyone has been calling since morning because they can’t work on their computers.” A reply to that says the update went on for ‘many hours’ and the user ended up restarting their PC to get out of it (not advisable, really, though sometimes you may feel left with little choice after waiting for ages for an update to finish) – only to encounter the same problem again. Nasty. Analysis: Not the first time, and likely not the last Unfortunately, we’ve not heard anything official from Microsoft about how KB5028166 might be causing issues for gamers (indeed, we haven’t seen any official confirmation that there’s a problem at all). Clearly, though, there are a bunch of unhappy folks out there, so hopefully the software giant is investigating. Even the best PC games aren’t so great when frame rates are stuttering like crazy. This wouldn’t be the first time a cumulative update for Windows 10 (or Windows 11) has seemingly thrown a spanner in the works for games, or has slowed down apps in general. This kind of apparently random lag attack has happened over and over throughout the years, so it’s not exactly a surprise to see this as a (potential) side-effect of KB5028166. The sad truth is that vague problems like this can be difficult to pin down, and sometimes remain ongoing issues for a while. All we can do is keep our fingers crossed that Microsoft looks into this, and how to cure the affected PCs, and does so quickly. Or at least gives us some indication of what’s going on here. Meanwhile, you can’t really avoid the update on Windows 10 Home – only for a limited time – so you’re going to have to install it soon (besides, there are important security fixes in the patch).
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In a quite unexpected twist, Samsung late on Thursday said that it had completed the development of the industry's first GDDR7 memory chip. The new device will feature a data transfer rate of 32 GT/s, use pulse-amplitude modulation (PAM3) signaling, and promise a 20% power efficiency improvement over GDDR6. To achieve this, Samsung had to implement several new technologies. Samsung's first 16Gb GDDR7 device features a data transfer rate of 32 GT/s and therefore boasts a bandwidth of 128 GB/s, up significantly from 89.6 GB/s per chip provided by GDDR6X at 22.4 GT/s. To put it into perspective, a 384-bit memory subsystem featuring 32 GT/s GDDR7 chips would provide a whopping 1.536 TB/s of bandwidth, which by far exceeds GeForce RTX 4090's 1.008 TB/s. To hit unprecedentedly high data transfer rates, GDDR7 uses PAM3 signaling, a kind of pulse amplitude modulation featuring three distinct signaling levels (-1, 0, and +1). This mechanism enables the transfer of three bits of data within two cycles, which is more efficient than the two-level NRZ, which is the method used by GDDR6. However, it is important to note that PAM3 signals are more complex to generate and decode than NRZ signals (which means additional power consumption), and they can be more susceptible to noise and interference. Meanwhile, it looks like the benefits of PAM3 outweigh its challenges, so it is set to be adopted by both GDDR7 and USB4 v2. In addition to higher performance, Samsung's 32 GT/s GDDR7 chip is also said to feature a 20% improvement in power efficiency compared to 24 GT/s GDDR6, though Samsung does not specify how it measures power efficiency. Typically, memory makers tend to measure power per transferred bit, which is a fair thing to do, and from this point of view, GDDR7 promises to be more efficient than GDDR6. Meanwhile, this does not mean that GDDR7 memory chips and GDDR7 memory controllers will consume less than today's GDDR6 ICs and controllers. PAM3 encoding/decoding is more complex and will require more power. In fact, Samsung even goes on to say that it used an epoxy molding compound (EMC) with high thermal conductivity and a 70% lower thermal resistance for GDDR7 packaging to ensure that the active components (the IC itself) do not overheat, which is an indicator that GDDR7 memory devices are hotter than GDDR6 memory devices, especially when working at high clocks. It is also noteworthy that Samsung's GDDR7 components will offer a low operating voltage option for applications like laptops, but the company does not disclose what kind of performance we should expect from such devices. Truth be told, Samsung's announcement is a little bit shy of details. The company does not say when it plans to start mass production of its GDDR7 components and which process technology it is set to use. Given the cadence of new GPU architecture announcements by AMD and Nvidia — every two years — it is logical to expect next-generation graphics processors to hit the market in 2024, and they are more than likely to adopt GDDR7. Meanwhile, Samsung expects artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, and automotive applications to take advantage of GDDR7 as well, so perhaps some sort of AI or HPC ASICs may adopt GDDR7 ahead of GPUs. "Our GDDR7 DRAM will help elevate user experiences in areas that require outstanding graphic performance, such as workstations, PCs and game consoles, and is expected to expand into future applications such as AI, high-performance computing (HPC) and automotive vehicles," said Yongcheol Bae, Executive Vice President of Memory Product Planning Team at Samsung Electronics. "The next-generation graphics DRAM will be brought to market in line with industry demand and we plan on continuing our leadership in the space."
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Musician Name: Amelia Anne Webb Birthday / Location: 23 July 2000 (age 22)Canterbury, England Main instrument: Pop Dance Musician Picture: Musician Awards & Nominations:- Best Performance: - Other Information: Amelia Anne Webb (born 23 July 2000), known professionally as Mimi Webb, is a British singer-songwriter. She is known for her singles "Before I Go" and "Good Without", the latter of which peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. In October 2021, she released her debut EP, Seven Shades of Heartbreak, which peaked at number nine in the UK. Her debut studio album, Amelia, was released in March 2023, and respectively produced the successful singles "Red Flags" and "House on Fire". Webb was born and raised in Canterbury with her parents and brother. She attended the independent school Kent College in Canterbury. She learned guitar and piano, and began to write her own songs at age 13. She credits her piano teacher with encouraging a musical career when she was 15. She cites Adele, Amy Winehouse, Emeli Sandé, and Sam Smith among her influences, along with jazz/pop singers Louis Armstrong, Etta James, Ella Fitzgerald and Nat King Cole. At 16, she moved to Brighton to attend Brighton Music College (part of the British and Irish Modern Music Institute). She participated with fellow students in musical performances and competitions. She visited Los Angeles in December 2018 with her artist manager to meet with record labels. In February 2019 at the age of 18, she signed with Epic Records. At the age of 17, Webb was featured in a song by Young L3X titled "Karma", which also featured Amaan Bradshaw. Webb released her debut single "Before I Go" in April 2020. The song was featured by Charli D'Amelio on TikTok, gathering over 85 million views on the platform and over 25 million streams on Spotify. Her single "Reasons" was featured on BBC Radio 1, and in June 2021, her single "Good Without" peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart. Webb released her debut EP, Seven Shades of Heartbreak, on 22 October 2021. In November 2021, Webb performed at Hits Live in Liverpool, alongside other artists such as The Script, Mabel, Becky Hill, Joel Corry, Tom Grennan, Ella Henderson and Ed Sheeran During March to April 2022, Webb embarked on her first North American tour, opening for Canadian singer Tate McRae. In June 2022, Webb performed at the Platinum Party at the Palace to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. In September 2022, Webb toured Australia and New Zealand for the first time, performing in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Auckland before embarking on a second North America tour for the year which spanned fourteen dates across three weeks, beginning in Vancouver, Canada on 23 September and concluding in Washington DC on 13 October. While on tour, she intended to release the single "Ghost of You" on 16 September, but delayed it by three weeks due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II. On 12 October, Webb announced that her debut album is titled Amelia and would be released on 3 March 2023. In November 2022, she opened the BBC Children in Need show. In January 2023, Webb received a nomination for "Best New Talent" ahead of the 2023 Brit Awards. The following day, she released the single "Red Flags". Webb embarked on the Amelia Tour from March to June 2023, beginning in Madrid, Spain and concluding in Cork, Ireland.