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Reuters and Dow Jones on Monday brought a motion to unseal records in the US case against China's ZTE, arguing there is a right to access and that secrecy does not serve the public interest.ZTE, one of the world's top telecommunications equipment makers, pleaded guilty in 2017 to conspiring to violate the US export laws by illegally shipping the US goods to Iran.As part of a deal with prosecutors, the company paid a historic $892 million (nearly Rs. 7,000 crore) in penalties and agreed to probation and monitoring for three years, a term extended another two years before ending in March.Over the probationary period, almost all hearings and most filings in the case were kept from the public. "For approximately five years, the business of this case has been conducted in near-total secrecy," the news organizations wrote in their motion to intervene and unseal the records. "This broad exclusion of the press and public stands in stark contrast to the public's weighty interest in access."A right to access exists under both common law and the First Amendment of the US Constitution, according to the news outlets, who are represented by the Washington-based Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. Both ZTE and the US prosecutors have indicated they oppose the motion to unseal, the filing says. A spokesman for the US Department of Justice declined comment, and the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment.The sealed records include reports by a monitor tasked with evaluating the company's compliance with the US export control laws. Under a 2017 agreement on the monitor attached to the plea deal, “All reports, submissions, or other materials encompassed by this agreement will be filed under seal and all court proceedings will be conducted in camera." Also sealed are the monitor's bills which, sources said, sometimes ran to millions of dollars a month. In 2017, Reuters reported that the monitor, Dallas lawyer James Stanton, lacked experience in the US export controls when he was appointed by his self-described mentor, the US District Court Judge Ed Kinkeade, the Texas judge who presided over the case.A filing related to Stanton's appointment is among those under seal.Stanton did not reply to a request for comment on Monday and the judge's chambers said he was not expected back until next week. In 2017, Stanton and Kinkeade did not respond to requests from Reuters for comment.
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AMD seems to have confirmed that its next-gen RDNA 3 GPUs for Radeon RX 7000 graphics cards will deliver enhanced raytracing capabilities and even higher clock speeds than RDNA 2. AMD Radeon RX 7000 Graphics Cards With RDNA 3 GPU Delivers Enhanced Raytracing Capabilities Thanks To Rearchitected Compute Units There are a lot of things that were overlooked during AMD Financial Analyst Day 2022. Things like the fact that AMD confirmed its Zen 4 3D V-Cache Ryzen CPUs coming later this year. Another key comment that was missed out came from AMD's Senior Vice President of Engineering at Radeon Technologies Group, David Wang, who confirmed that AMD will be delivering enhanced raytracing capabilities with their next-gen RDNA 3 GPUs.It (RDNA 3) is also our first gaming GPU architecture that will leverage the enhanced 5nm process and an advanced chip packaging technology. And another innovation includes a architected compute units with enhanced ray-tracing capabilities and an optimized graphics pipeline with even faster clock speeds and improved power efficiencyAnd to bring more photorealistic effects into the domain of realtime gaming, we are developing hybrid approaches that takes the performance of the rasterization combined with the visual fidelity of raytracing, to deliver the best realtime imerssive experiences without comprising performance. Lastly, our next-generation multimedia, we will support advanced video codecs such as AV1 to deliver high-quality video streaming and reduce latencies and bitrates. We will also improve our display capbilities with the new DisplayPort 2.0 standard to support upcoming HDR displays with high resolutions and refresh rates.David Wang, AMD's SVP of Engineering at Radeon Technologies Group Some of the key features of the RDNA 3 GPUs highlighted by AMD will include: 5nm Process Node Advanced Chiplet Packaging Rearchitected Compute Unit Optimized Graphics Pipeline Next-Gen AMD Infinity Cache >50% Perf/Watt vs RDNA 2 According to David, AMD has rearchitected the compute units within RDNA 3 that deliver enhanced raytracing capabilities. Although there's no mention of what these capabilities are but if we were to guess, we would say it's definitely talking about performance and a set of advanced features on the RDNA 3 GPU core for Radeon RX 7000 graphics cards. AMD's RDNA 2 GPU-powered Radeon RX 6000 series were the first to feature raytracing capabilities on the red camp. They were a generation behind NVIDIA who introduced them first two years prior on their Turing graphics architecture and fine-tuned it further to deliver better performance in the second generation on Ampere. With RDNA 3 GPU-powered Radeon RX 7000 pitted for launch later this year, we can expect AMD to offer a similar jump in performance or even exceed Ampere's ray-tracing capabilities. But the real challenge ahead would be to rival NVIDIA's 3rd Gen RT (Raytracing) cores which are expected to debut on the Ada Lovelace-powered GeForce RTX 40 series. Besides raytracing, David also mentioned that the Optimized Graphics Pipeline for RDNA 3 GPUs will allow for even higher clock speeds than RDNA 2 GPUs. The AMD Radeon RX 6000 cards already run close to 3 GHz so, with an improved 5nm process node, we can expect AMD to breach past the 3 GHz clock limit. This is essential for AMD as their competitor isn't holding back either with RTX 40 series rumors also hinting at up to 3 GHz clock speeds utilizing the more efficient 4N (optimized 5nm process node). All of these features combined with the next-gen infinity cache solution, advanced packaging tech, and a 50% perf/watt improvement will result in a highly competitive graphics solution in the form of Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards. Plus, the rumor mill is also reporting a more powerful RDNA 3 Navi 3X GPU in the works for 2023 which is expected to be a monster of a chip but whether that comes to the Gaming segment or remains a Pro-only offering remains to be seen. AMD RDNA 3 Navi 3X GPU Configurations (Preliminary) GPU Name Navi 21 Navi 33 Navi 32 Navi 31 Navi 3X GPU Process 7nm 6nm 5nm/6nm 5nm/6nm 5nm/6nm GPU Package Monolithic Monolithic MCM MCM MCM Shader Engines 4 2 4 6 8 GPU WGPs 40 20-16 40-32 60-48 64 SPs Per WGP 128 256 256 256 256 Compute Units (Per Die) 80 40-32 160 -128 (Total) 240-192 (Total) 128 (per GPU) 256 (Total) Cores (Per Die) 5120 5120-4096 10240-8192 15360-12288 8192 Cores (Total) 5120 5120-4096 10240-8192 15360-12288 16,384 Memory Bus 256-bit 128-bit 256-bit 384-bit 384-bit x2? Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR6 GDDR6 GDDR6 GDDR6 Memory Capacity Up To 16 GB Up To 8 GB Up To 16 GB Up To 24 GB Up To 32 GB Infinity Cache 128 MB 128-256 MB 384 MB 512 MB TBD Flagship SKU Radeon RX 6900 XTX Radeon RX 7700 XT? Radeon RX 7800 XT? Radeon RX 7900 XT? Radeon Pro TBP 330W ~200W ~300W ~400W TBD Launch Q4 2020 Q4 2022? Q4 2022? Q4 2022? 2023?
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According to top-tier leaker Tom Henderson, the new Need for Speed game in development at Criterion will be revealed next month, when Electronic Arts also plans to unveil Skate 4 and FIFA 23. It's been three years since Need for Speed: Heat, the last installment in the racing franchise. However, that game was mainly developed by Ghost Games, while the new entry is the first one to be developed by Criterion since 2012's Most Wanted. As you may recall, the British studio was forced to suspend work on the game last year as it had to help DICE ship Battlefield 2042. According to the report, the new game could be titled Need for Speed: Unbound, even though it could be just the codename. Interestingly, Henderson confirmed some earlier comments from fellow journalist Jeff Grubb, who said in April that the game would feature a stylized graphics style that combines photorealism with cartoon or anime-like elements.Character designs were likened to The Boondocks animated TV series, while cars will have exaggerated effects like flames, wind, and smoke coming out of them when doing feats like drifting, reaching certain speeds, et cetera.Henderson also confirmed a feature called Meetups, where online players will supposedly be able to meet up somewhere on the map and start racing right away. Lastly, the anonymous sources said the tracks in the new Need for Speed will somehow be unique. Stay tuned for all the latest rumors ahead of the official reveal for the 2022 Need for Speed game, believed to be targeting a November release window. https://wccftech.com/need-for-speed-to-be-revealed-in-july-will-have-stylized-graphics/
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Apple will not challenge the results of a vote by workers at its Towson, Maryland, store to unionise and intends to participate in the bargaining process in good faith, a person familiar with the company's plans told Reuters on Friday.Nearly two-thirds of the employees at the store voted to join a union last week, making it the first Apple store in the United States to vote to organise.The employees voted to join the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM). The IAM did not immediately respond to a request for comment.Apple is one of several major American companies whose workforces have moved to unionise, with workers at some Starbucks and Amazon locations also voting to unionise in recent months.Apple employees at a store in Georgia earlier this year had plans to vote on unionization but canceled the vote, with union officers later filing a complaint alleging that Apple intimidated its employees. Employees at two other Apple stores in New York are also considering unionisation. Apple has also made efforts like making work schedules for retail staff flexible amid a push towards unionisation, Bloomberg News reported earlier this month, citing sources.The company told staff at some stores that scheduling changes will take effect in coming months, the report said, quoting workers. The changes will include extending the minimum time period between shifts to 12 hours from 10 hours.Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment. A week earlier than that, the iPhone maker told Reuters it will raise pay for its US employees to $22 (roughly Rs. 1,700) per hour or more.The Cupertino, California-based company, known for its reticent culture, was last year criticised online for its working conditions by some current and former workers.In April, workers at Apple's Atlanta store filed a petition to hold a union election, seeking to become the company's first US store to unionise amid a wave of labor activity at other major firms.
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In an interview with Tomshardware, AMD's Senior Vice President, Sam Naffziger, has hinted that the next-gen RDNA 3 GPUs powering the Radeon RX 7000 series graphics cards will feature higher power consumption than existing solutions while still delivering 50% perf/watt gains. AMD Radeon RX 7000 Graphics Cards With RDNA 3 GPUs To Be More Power Hungry Than RDNA 2-Powered Radeon RX 6000 Series Both AMD and NVIDIA are expected to heavily focus on efficiency and GPU power design of their next-gen GPUs to deliver higher performance. We have seen various leaks for NVIDIA's GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards which are expected to rock up to 600W designs. Meanwhile, AMD is saying that while they announced a more than 50% performance per watt uplift over the previous generation, that doesn't mean that power levels aren't going to go up for RDNA 3 'Radeon RX 7000' series graphics cards. “It's really the fundamentals of physics that are driving this,” Naffziger explained. "The demand for gaming and compute performance is, if anything, just accelerating, and at the same time, the underlying process technology is slowing down pretty dramatically — and the improvement rate. So the power levels are just going to keep going up. Now, we've got a multi-year roadmap of very significant efficiency improvements to offset that curve, but the trend is there.” "Performance is king," stated Naffziger, "but even if our designs are more power-efficient, that doesn't mean you don't push power levels up if the competition is doing the same thing. It's just that they'll have to push them a lot higher than we will." If you remember, a few months back, we had seen rumors of the AMD RDNA 3-powered Radeon RX 7000 series offering TDPs of up to 400W. That's a 100W increase over the existing Navi 21 GPU that goes up to 335W (Navi 21 KXTX). So if AMD is to achieve a 2x performance gain over its existing chip lineup, the TDP should end up close to 450W which is the same as the one rumored for the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 BFGPU. At the same time, the peak power and operational power may vary a lot and Sam is pretty confident when he says that the competition will have to push the power higher (a lot higher) than they will. Furthermore, next-gen graphics cards with over 400-450W TBP will have to utilize the brand new PCIe Gen 5 connectors considering triple 8-pin connectors can only go as far as up to 450W & no company has made that design choice for their reference cards at least (yet). So whether AMD is looking to go the triple 8-pin route or gonna end up with the new PCIe Gen 5 connector that will conform to the ATX 3.0 standard and deliver stable performance, remains to be seen from the AMD camp. Some of the key features of the RDNA 3 GPUs highlighted by AMD will include: 5nm Process Node Advanced Chiplet Packaging Rearchitected Compute Unit Optimized Graphics Pipeline Next-Gen AMD Infinity Cache >50% Perf/Watt vs RDNA 2 AMD RDNA 3 Navi 3X GPU Configurations (Preliminary) GPU Name Navi 21 Navi 33 Navi 32 Navi 31 Navi 3X GPU Process 7nm 6nm 5nm/6nm 5nm/6nm 5nm/6nm GPU Package Monolithic Monolithic MCM MCM MCM Shader Engines 4 2 4 6 8 GPU WGPs 40 20-16 40-32 60-48 64 SPs Per WGP 128 256 256 256 256 Compute Units (Per Die) 80 40-32 160 -128 (Total) 240-192 (Total) 128 (per GPU) 256 (Total) Cores (Per Die) 5120 5120-4096 10240-8192 15360-12288 8192 Cores (Total) 5120 5120-4096 10240-8192 15360-12288 16,384 Memory Bus 256-bit 128-bit 256-bit 384-bit 384-bit x2? Memory Type GDDR6 GDDR6 GDDR6 GDDR6 GDDR6 Memory Capacity Up To 16 GB Up To 8 GB Up To 16 GB Up To 24 GB Up To 32 GB Infinity Cache 128 MB 128-256 MB 384 MB 512 MB TBD Flagship SKU Radeon RX 6900 XTX Radeon RX 7700 XT? Radeon RX 7800 XT? Radeon RX 7900 XT? Radeon Pro TBP 330W ~200W ~300W ~400W TBD Launch Q4 2020 Q4 2022? Q4 2022? Q4 2022? 2023?
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Halo: The Master Chief Collection is an excellent value, in the sense that it offers a ton of content without much in the way of additional monetization, but it seems 343 Industries can't just leave well-enough alone. In their most recent Halo Waypoint update, 343 mentions that they’re considering rolling out a “new feature” that would allow players to purchase Spartan Points with real money in order to unlock cosmetics and other items faster. As we’ve shifted away from Seasons, what has previously been named “Season Points”—points earned by completing challenges and levelling up to unlock items—will eventually be renamed “Spartan Points” in a future update. Over the years that the MCC has been continually supported with new content, the game now features well over 1000+ individual customization items spanning armor, attachments, nameplates, weapon and vehicle skins, armor effects, Firefight voices, and more. That’s quite a lot For players who are new to the MCC, or who may not have dedicated much time specifically to unlocking items during the seasonal updates, or are simply completionists looking to catch the last outstanding items they need, we are internally exploring a potential new feature for the future in the form of purchasable Spartan Points. It is prudent to note here that we are happy with the current system of how players earn Spartan Points, by completing challenges and levelling up through play. This would be an optional, additive alternative for players who might find the vast scope of content to be an intimidating amount of playtime and want to get ahead on (or skip) the grind, or maybe want to grab specific items they want (we all have our favorites!) In the interest of transparency with our dedicated and passionate community, we wanted to inform you of this exploration in advance and provide assurance that purchasable Spartan Points would be an additive feature. We will have more information to share about this in the future. 343 is certainly trying to make adding microtransactions sound like a benign, even helpful, feature, but let’s be real about what this is. After years of updates 343 finally got Halo MCC into a place where people are happy with it and are moving onto new things, so they’re quietly installing a new way to keep the cash flowing on the way out the door. Kudos to them for at least announcing it beforehand I suppose, but it is what it is. https://wccftech.com/halo-the-master-chief-collection-microtransactions/
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Samsung Galaxy M13 and Galaxy M13 5G will reportedly soon launch in India. The Galaxy M13 5G is expected to be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity SoC and is said to be launched in the country in three colour options and two storage variants. According to the report, it can feature a 6.5-inch LCD display with HD+ resolution and 269ppi pixel density. The smartphone has also been tipped to come with Samsung's virtual RAM feature. It has previously been spotted on the US Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) certification database, as per a report.According to a report from MySmartPrice, published in collaboration with tipster Ishan Agarwal, the 5G variant of the previously launched Galaxy M13 smartphone will feature a 6.5-inch LCD touchscreen with HD+ resolution and 269ppi pixel density. The smartphone is said to be powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 700 with up to 2.2Gz clock speed and a 5,000mAh battery with 15W charging support. The base variant of the Galaxy M13 5G is said to come with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of inbuilt storage, whereas the second variant can get 6GB of RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage. The smartphone is also said to support Virtual RAM. It is tipped to support storage expansion of up to 1TB through a microSD card. The rumoured handdset is said to get 11 5G bands support. It is said to feature a 50-megapixel primary camera with f/1.8 aperture and a 2-megapixel secondary camera with f/2.4 aperture at the back. At the front, it is said to get a 5-megapixel selfie camera.The report added that the handset is expected to come to India in Blue, Brown, and Green colour options. Both Galaxy M13 5G and Galaxy M13 are expected to debut in India soon. According to an earlier report, Galaxy M13 5G was spotted on the US FCC certification database. The smartphone was listed on the certification database with the model number SM-M135M. Apart from the model number, the listing also revealed that the smartphone will come with 15W charging support.
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Intel is getting ready to launch its most powerful NUC system to date, the NUC 12 'Serpent Canyon' featuring an all-Intel CPU and discrete GPU combo with Arc graphics. Intel's Arc GPU Powered, NUC 12 'Serpent Canyon' Revealed: Rocks 12th Gen Core i7-12700H CPU, Flagship A770M Discrete GPU Technically, there have been more powerful NUCs in the market such as the NUC 12 Extreme which rocks desktop-grade Alder Lake CPUs and full-length discrete graphics cards but that unit comes in a larger chassis. The NUC 12 'Serpent Canyon' is a much smaller design that accommodates a 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake CPU and the latest Arc A7 Series GPUs. The details of this new NUC have been shared over at Baidu Forums as discovered by Videocardz. So coming to the specifications, the NUC 12 'Serpent Canyon' Mini PC will rock up to an Intel Core i7-12700H CPU which features 6 P-Cores and 8 E-Cores. The chip has a total of 14 cores, 20 threads, and 24 MB of cache which can clock up to 4.70 GHz and has a TDP of 45W (MTP rated at 115W). The CPU is designed for laptops and makes a decent choice for smaller-sized NUC PCs. On the GPU side, we are getting the Intel Arc A770M GPU. The Intel Arc 7 lineup is going to utilize the flagship ACM-G10 GPU and we already know about the mobility variants which include the Arc A770M and the Arc A730M. Similarly, the Arc A770M 16 GB is one of the top-end variants for mobile PCs that are equipped with the full ACM-G10 configuration, utilizing 32 Xe-Cores for 4096 ALUs, and 32 ray tracing units. This GPU has a graphics clock of 1650 MHz and a TDP between 120 to 150W. It's going to replace the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 that was featured in previous SFF NUC designs so the performance is going to be somewhere in the mainstream segment when compared with the standard desktop lineup In addition to the CPU and GPU, the Intel NUC 12 'Serpent Canyon' Mini PC will house various I/O ports such as SDXC card slot (UHS-II), Dual Thunderbolt 4, 3.5mm Audio Jack, HDMI 2.1, Dual DP 2.0 outputs, a 2.5GbE LAN port, six USB 3.2 Gen 2 (two on front, four on back) and a DC Power-In port. The Intel NUC 12 'Serpent Canyon' is going to be one toasty system so it comes with several vents on the sides and an exhaust vent on the back of the chassis. The top cover of the system can be removed making it easy for DIY users to mod the chassis to their preferences. There's no release date or pricing mentioned but it should be available in the coming months along with the Arc GPU lineup. Considering that the predecessor, the NUC 11 'Phantom Canyon' with Tiger Lake and RTX 2060 GPU was sold for around $1200 US, we can expect a similar price point for the new NUC 12. Intel Arc A-Series Mobility GPU Lineup: Graphics Card Variant GPU Variant GPU Die Execution Units Shading Units (Cores) Memory Capacity Memory Speed Memory Bus TGP Arc A770M Xe-HPG 512EU Arc ACM-G10 512 EUs 4096 16 GB GDDR6 16 Gbps 256-bit 120-150W Arc A730M Xe-HPG 384EU Arc ACM-G10 384 EUs 3072 12 GB GDDR6 14 Gbps 192-bit 80-120W Arc A550M Xe-HPG 256EU Arc ACM-G10 256 EUs 2048 8 GB GDDR6 14 Gbps 128-bit 60-80W Arc A370M Xe-HPG 128EU Arc ACM-G11 128 EUs 1024 4 GB GDDR6 14 Gbps 64-bit 35-50W Arc A350M Xe-HPG 96EU Arc ACM-G11 96 EUs 768 4 GB GDDR6 14 Gbps 64-bit 25-35W
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Earlier this year, Blizzard unveiled World of Warcraft: Dragonflight, the venerable MMORPG’s latest update that adds a new race, class, rideable dragons, and more. What they didn’t announce was a release date, with many speculating we wouldn’t see the expansion until early 2023. Well, surprise, pre-orders for Dragonflight are already available, and it seems the expansion will be arriving before the end of this year. Of course, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight will offer a variety of purchase options, including the $50 base expansion, $70 Heroic Edition, and $90 Epic Edition. Here’s what’s included in each package… Base Edition World of Warcraft: Dragonflight expansion Drakks Pet as Dragonflight Pre-purchase bonus item Heroic Edition Everything included in the Base Edition, plus… Dragonflight-Level Character Boost (Level 60) Tangled Dreamweaver Flying Mount Murkastrasza Pet Epic Edition Everything included in the Heroic Edition, plus… Timewalker's Hearthstone Effect Diadem of the Spell-Keeper Head-slot Transmog Wings of Awakening Back-slot Transmog in 5 Color Variants 30 Days of Game Time Take Wing to a New Beginning Join forces with the dragonflights of Azeroth as they return to the Dragon Isles, a lost realm of magic and wonder. There await the dracthyr evokers, an all-new playable race and class of humanoid dragonkin who stand ready to join the ranks of the Horde and Alliance. New Playable Race and Class - Dracthyr Evoker Become a Dracthyr Evoker, an ancient race of winged humanoid dragonkin recently awoken on the Dragon Isles. Dracthyr Evokers are BOTH a new playable race AND a new playable class, which can specialize into Preservation (healer) or Devastation (ranged magic damage). Become a Dragonrider Master the art of Dragonriding, a new form of aerial movement. Explore the land and obtain four new Dragon Isles Drakes—unique, customizable mounts that can be truly made your own. With millions of possible combinations to choose from, no two Drakes are the same. The Dragon Isles The Dragon Isles are the ancestral home of the dragonflights of Azeroth. When the world was broke apart in the Great Sundering, magic drained away and the land went dormant. As the Dragon Isles awaken, so too do old feuds and long-dormant threats. Activision Blizzard has faced a series of lawsuits and other legal action on the heels of a suit filed by California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) alleging widespread gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment at the Call of Duty publisher. You can get more details on that unfolding story here. As mentioned, World of Warcraft: Dragonflight hits PC sometime before the end of this year. https://wccftech.com/world-of-warcraft-dragonflight-pre-orders-release-date-2022/
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iQoo 9 series debuted in India earlier this year in March which included the vanilla iQoo 9 and the iQoo 9 Pro. It is now being reported that the Vivo-owned brand is planning to bring the iQoo 9T to the country as well. There is little known about this handset so far. However, it is expected to be among the first smartphones in India to feature Qualcomm's newly introduced Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, which is believed to offer up to 10 percent faster performance than its predecessor. As per the report by 91Mobiles, the iQoo 9T may hit the Indian market in July. It will be the fourth entry in the iQoo 9 series that already features the regular iQoo 9, iQoo 9 Pro, and iQoo 9 SE. It is said to feature an AMOLED display with a refresh rate of 120Hz. The iQoo 9T could be powered by a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, which would place it above the iQoo 9 Pro in performance. The handset may also support 120W fast charging. iQoo has kept its full specifications, pricing, and exact launch date under wraps. To recall, the iQoo 9 Pro is powered by a Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC paired with up to 12GB of RAM and 256GB of onboard storage. It sports a 6.78-inch AMOLED display with a 120Hz refresh rate and a 300Hz touch sampling rate. For optics, it features a triple rear camera setup headlined by a 50-megapixel ISOCELL GN5 primary sensor. There is also a 16-megapixel selfie camera on the front. The smartphone is equipped with a 4,700mAh battery with support for 120W FlashCharge and 50W Wireless FlashCharge. It runs on Android 12 with the Funtouch OS 12 skin on top. It supports dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth v5.2 wireless connectivity.
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Well, it has finally happened, AMD's Radeon & NVIDIA GeForce graphics card prices are back to normal and are even selling below MSRP in some regions thanks to improved availability and continued decrease in GPU demand from the crypto mining segment. It's Not Happening, It Has Happened! AMD Radeon & NVIDIA GeForce Graphics Card Prices Are Back To Normal & Even Available Below MSRP At Various Outlets In the latest report by 3DCenter, we can see that the GPU prices for both NVIDIA GeForce and AMD Radeon graphics cards continue to fall which shouldn't be a surprise as that's the trend we have witnessed since the end of 2021. The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 30 series prices now average at around 2% over MSRP while AMD's Radeon RX 6000 series averages with a selling price of 6% below MSRP. In addition to that, GPU supply is abundant and currently, there's no retail outlet in the world that doesn't have graphics cards on their store shelves (which wasn't the case a few quarters back). The red and green teams have also announced various promos such as the 'Restocked and Reloaded' by NVIDIA and AMD also announcing how its Radeon RX 6000 series cards are available at MSRP-level prices.Talking about AMD prices first, once again, almost all graphics cards within the Radeon RX 6000 series are now available below MSRP Even the newest flagship, the 6950 XT is about 4% below MSRP which is great.It is only the Radeon RX 6800 series cards that are still selling for an average of 3-6% over MSRP. This has been the case with these cards since their launch and one reason is that the RX 6800 Non-XT has been discontinued silently while the 6800 XT is still short in supply with AMD focusing on the higher-end RX 6950 XT & 6900 graphics cards. At the same time, the RX 6500 XT is available at a price that's 23% below the MSRP which means trouble for Intel's upcoming Arc A380 graphics card. This along with prices now coming back at or below the MSRP means that the GPU market is out of the worse and prices/availability can now go back to normal. However, at the same time, I am not as happy with the price update as I should be simply because we are entering a new generation of graphics cards later this year and by this time, most of the existing graphics cards would have received discounts and price cuts but that has not been the case this generation due to inflation in the GPU market. Furthermore, both GPU vendors (mostly NVIDIA) are now sitting on a surplus of existing inventory of GPUs which needs to be cleared before the launch of the next-gen lineup. The crypto dump will further make things worse for the GPU vendors as consumers will be getting cards that had been used in mining systems at really low rates in the reseller marketplace such as eBay. We are already seeing various GPUs such as the RTX 3090 and 3080 graphics card being sold way below the MSRP in the used marketplace. We can only hope that we never see such a scenario in the market ever again since it's the best for consumers around the globe. With that said, a major GPU price crash might be looming around the corner, more on that here. https://wccftech.com/amd-radeon-nvidia-geforce-graphics-card-prices-are-back-to-normal-below-msrp-in-some-regions-as-gpu-mining-days-end/
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Remember last month’s Ocarina of Time showcase in Epic’s new game engine? Well, a new video has surfaced, showing The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Unreal Engine 5 Remake in 8K resolution complete with water physics.As covered last month, developer ‘CryZENx’ is currently focusing on N64-inspired fan recreations in Unreal Engine. His latest work is the Ocarina of Time remake in Unreal Engine 5, and from what we witnessed last month, the results are quite staggering. Courtesy of YouTube channel ‘Digital Dreams’, a new graphical showcase has now been released, showing off this impressive fan recreation in Epic’s new game engine in 8K resolution and with some mesmerizing water effects, and some footage from the Temple of Time (as also featured in last month’s demo). Check out this new showcase down below: “Finally ported to UE5 and I don’t regret one bit”, ‘CryZENx’ wrote last month. “There [are] so many new features that can boost up the development. Can’t wait to take advantage of it. Also, I present the new feature from UE5 called Lumen. That stands for Global illumination ( dynamic lighting ) without baking any light.”He added, “also the project support DLSS from NVIDIA. To the people that have [an] RTX [graphics card] you can take advantage of it and get a 20% performance boost using it from Quality to Ultra Performance without any Loss of quality.” Those interested can download The Legend Of Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Unreal Engine 5 demo featuring water physics via Patreon. Unfortunately, this demo is only available for Patreons The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was originally released back in 1998 for the Nintendo 64. A remastered 3D version was released back in 2011 for the Nintendo 3DS. As part of the Switch Online Expansion Pack, Nintendo Switch owners can now also play the game via the Nintendo 64 library of games. https://wccftech.com/zelda-ocarina-of-time-unreal-engine-5-remake-water-physics/
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Nokia G11 Plus has been spotted on Geekbench benchmarking website revealing details regarding the specifications of the smartphone. The listing has pointed out that the Plus version of the Nokia G11 is expected to be powered by an octa-core Unisoc processor and boot Android 12. The listing has also mentioned that the smartphone will come with 4GB RAM. The Nokia G11 was launched earlier this year. The G11 sported triple rear cameras, a 90Hz display, and supported 18W fast charging support. The Geekbench listing, first spotted by MySmartPrice, does not reveal the model number of the smartphone, but has mentioned the moniker of the handset to be Nokia G11 Plus. As said earlier, the Geekbench listing has pointed out that the Nokia G11 Plus will come with an octo-core Unisoc processor. It also mentioned that the octo-core processor is clocked at 1.61GHz and that the smartphone comes with Mali G57 GPU. Based on these details, the Nokia G11 Plus is expected to be powered by a Unisoc T606 chipset.The Nokia G11 Plus was spotted on Geekbench website with 309 points in single-core testing and a multi-core score of 1,302.The listing has also suggested that the G11 Plus from Nokia will run on Android 12 and will feature a storage capacity of 4GB RAM. Further details regarding the handset are yet to be revealed by the company. The G11 was launched by Nokia in February as its latest budget smartphone. To recall, the Nokia G11 featured triple rear cameras, an 8-megapixel selfie camera, and came with a 90Hz display. The handset is powered by the Unisoc T606 SoC. The phone also featured a waterdrop-style display notch and came with two distinct colour options. Nokia G11 packed a 5,050mAh battery that supported 18W fast charging.
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