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Nokia G50 is speculated to be the cheapest 5G offering from the company. Nokia G50 could be gearing up for a launch soon as some of the smartphone's key specifications appears to have surfaced online via a listing on China's TENAA certification site. The upcoming smartphone is speculated to be the cheapest 5G offering from the company. It may launch in certain markets in September. It is speculated to reach the Indian market as well. Last week, Nokia accidentally revealed the upcoming Nokia G50 through a post on Instagram and earlier this week, some official-looking renders, price, and specifications of the smartphone surfaced online. The TENAA listing for Nokia G50 was first spotted by MySmartPrice. The listed phone is seen with model number TA-1361, believed to belong to Nokia G50. The upcoming Nokia smartphone is shown with a 6.82-inch HD+ (720x1,640 pixel) IPS LCD display. As per the listing, the smartphone could measure 173.83x77.68x8.85mm and weigh 220 grams. The listing also mentions that the smartphone could get 2GB, 4GB, 6GB, and 8GB RAM options and may come in 64GB, 128GB, 256GB, and 512GB storage variants. Onboard storage could also be expanded via a microSD up to 1TB. Nokia G50 is also listed to come with Android 11 out-of-the-box. It is expected to feature a 2GHz octa-core processor — likely to be the Snapdragon 480 5G SoC. The smartphone may come with a triple rear camera setup, headlined by a 48-megapixel primary sensor, as seen on the accidental Instagram post. TENAA lists the smartphone to have 720p video recording capability and it may get an 8-megapixel selfie camera as well. Nokia G50 is also listed with a 4,850mAh battery. It may sport gravity sensors, distance sensors, and light sensors. Connectivity options could include dual-SIM support, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth, GPS, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a USB Type-C port. The upcoming Nokia smartphone may come in Blue and Midnight Sun colour options and support 5G connectivity. The design appears to be similar to the one found on Nokia G10 and Nokia G20. The rear panel has a gradient finish while the front gets a waterdrop-style notch for the selfie camera. As far as pricing is concerned, Nokia G50 is expected to be available in the UK for GBP 207 (roughly Rs. 20,800) for the 4GB + 64GB storage variant. The 4GB + 128GB storage variant could be priced at AUD 477 (roughly Rs. 25,700) in Australia.

Blocking could soon be automated Twitter has been looking into how it can stifle trolls and abusive accounts more effectively, which is where a new Safety Mode comes in, rolling out to a small group of testers on iOS, Android and its website. Having an account on any social media site has its risks of abuse from accounts that have the sole objective of trolling. As Twitter finds ways into how it can sustain itself through Super Follows and Ticked Spaces, it also needs to make sure that users feel safe on the platform. While it’s taken longer than some users have hoped, auto-blocking troll accounts could be a good first step. How does Safety mode benefit you? You can go to Settings > Privacy and Safety, where a new Safety Mode option will be available if you’ve been selected to test the feature out. Switching this on will enable an algorithm to spot any accounts that are sending abuse to genuine users. If it does spot anything, it will automatically block these users on your account, as long as you don’t follow them and haven’t interacted with them. “Throughout the product development process, we conducted several listening and feedback sessions for trusted partners with expertise in online safety, mental health, and human rights, including members of our Trust and Safety Council.” Jarrod Doherty, Senior Product Designer at Twitter explained in a blogpost. “Their feedback influenced adjustments to make Safety Mode easier to use and helped us think through ways to address the potential mani[CENSORED]tion of our technology. These trusted partners also played an important role in nominating Twitter account owners to join the feedback group, prioritizing people from marginalized communities and female journalists.” While it’s available for a small group of testers for now, the company expects to roll this feature out soon to all users across its apps and website.

The tale of the dead GeForce RTX 3090s Nvidia's GeForce RTX 3090 is one of the best graphics cards that money can buy. However, multiple GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards bit the dust while playing Amazon's New World game. EVGA has launched an investigation into the dead graphics cards and has shared the results with PCWorld. GeForce RTX 3090 owners went into panic mode when a plethora of user reports claimed that New World was killing graphics cards left and right. Apparently, Amazon Games didn't implement a frame rate limiter in the main menu, which caused graphics cards to malfunction or die prematurely due to the high frame rates. There were alleged reports of Radeon and other Ampere-based SKUs suffering from the same problem, which isn't exclusive to the GeForce RTX 3090. Amazon Games has since added a frame rate limiter to New World, and there hasn't been any new reports of precipitated deaths. EVGA shipped out replacements to the affected users and collected the bricked graphics cards for X-ray analysis. Initially, many speculated that the graphics card's fan controller was the culprit for the premature failures. However, an EVGA spokesman has dispelled that theory. According to EVGA, the micro-controller may appear to be not working correctly due to the related noise on the i2c bus. This can cause third-party software, including HWiNFO or GPU-Z erroneously report that the fan controller wasn't working properly. EVGA's in-house Precision X1 software didn't have this problem. Nevertheless, EVGA has released a micro-controller update that will show the fan controller's correct operation on updated versions of the aforementioned third-party tools. After analyzing the 24 deceased GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards, the company discovered that real issue was due to "poor workmanship." Apparently, the soldering around the graphics card's MOSFET circuits leaves much to desire. EVGA claimed that the soldering problem only affects a handful of GeForce RTX 3090 graphics cards that were part of the early production run in 2020. Although EVGA didn't reveal concrete numbers, the company affirmed that the affected batch is less than 1% of all the graphics cards that it has sold.

Expect it in early 2022. Lost Ark, a free-to-play Korean MMO being localized by Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG, was previously scheduled for a western release in Fall. Following a closed technical alpha in June, its release has now been pushed back to early next year. According to the official announcement, it'll take more time than expected to incorporate changes based both on feedback from the alpha and recent updates made to Lost Ark's Korean version, and "to take the time to do it right while also ensuring we look after the wellness of our hardworking Amazon Games and Smilegate RPG teams." Lost Ark is a gorgeous-looking Diablo clone that throws heaps of enemies onto the screen and then lets you take them out with over-the-top spells and attacks, all while dressed in outfits Liberace would have called "a bit much". Check out some of the nonsense characters in this trailer get up to, from summoning dragons out of the ground to slow-motion gun fu to stomping around in a clockwork mech. It also has romances, sailing, and of course there's fishing too. A closed beta will run from November 4 to November 9 for anyone who buys a Founder's Pack, or you can sign up for a chance to be a tester. Smilegate says it'll provide monthly updates on progress, with official forums and a Discord channel opening in October.