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AMD Ryzen 9 6900HX APU Is An Awesome Improvement Over Ryzen 9 5900HX But Alder Lake Ends Up As The King of The Hill on Laptops The AMD Ryzen 9 6980HX and Ryzen 9 6900HX APUs are going to be the flagship offering within AMD’s Rembrandt-H line of notebook chips. The processors will be featuring brand new Zen 3+ cores which are upgraded versions of the ones featured on the Zen 3 Cezanne lineup and utilize the brand new 6nm architecture to deliver higher clocks for faster performance....

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X Achieves Quad Benchmark World Records With Up To 5.5 GHz Overclocks On Standard Cooling The AMD Ryzen 9 7950X CPU is definitely been a star today, first getting a perfect 10/10 rating in its first pre-release review by SiSoftware and now breaking four world records. HotHardware was able to get some juicy data from AMD’s very own XOC team who used the flagship and tested it under a standard liquid cooler (280mm Corsair AIO) to push it up to 5....

Chip designer Advanced Micro Devices, Inc (AMD) continued its strong trend of growing revenues annually as its released its latest earnings results earlier today. AMD’s earnings report for the second quarter of 2022 saw the company bring in $6.6 billion in revenue during this year’s June quarter, to mark for a strong 70% annual growth at a time when its peers are struggling with a weak economy and record inflation....

Among Us VR was announced in late 2021, but today during the Meta Quest Gaming Showcase, we got a better look at how it will actually play. It looks like developers InnerSloth and Schell Games have put a fair amount of effort into this new version of the game, transforming the simple 2D original into a fully 3D first-person experience. Yes, it will even have manual finger-pointing. You can check out the latest trailer for the game, below....

Over the past couple of months, we have heard a lot about Android 13 and what it brings, and today, we are going to look at everything that is new in the update. After all, those who are looking forward to updating should know what they are getting with the new update. Android 13 Brings Auto-Theming Icons, Material You Theming, Alternative Lock Screen Setup, Now Playing Widget, and a Lot More The first feature that we are getting our hands on is the option that allows the icons to have automatic theming....

ApeCoin (APE), an Ethereum-based utility and governance token that is intended to power the Bored Ape Yacht Club community, plunged around 80 percent yesterday, only to recoup a large proportion of those losses today as volatility-induced price swings continue. Where were the signs? pic.twitter.com/hw675VR9UH — Breakout Point (@BreakoutPoint) March 18, 2022 In fact, ApeCoin is currently up over 50 percent relative to yesterday’s closing price but is still down over 36 percent relative to its debut price of $20....

First AR Headset Model Reportedly Features the Codename N301, Second Iteration May Have Two Variants for Consumers Apple’s jump towards augmented and mixed reality will start with its first AR headset, which features the codename N301, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman in the latest Power On newsletter. This particular version is the one that has been talked about the most when it comes to hardware and other specifications. This first model could launch sometime in 2023, where it will take on the Meta Quest Pro, and according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, it could be the most revolutionary consumer product after the iPhone....

Apple Has Filed a New Patent That Describes a Keyboard With a Functional Mac Inside Apple’s patent application filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office is titled “Computer in an input device.” It describes a thicker Magic Keyboard housing all the components of a computer (via PatentlyApple). The patent also mentions that the Mac-within-a-board will connect to an external display through a single port. The port will perform both functions, power delivery as well as data transfer....

Customers Can Get a $120 Discount on the Base M2 MacBook Air, Which Is Now Available for $1,079 When we visited Apple’s online store to check out which M2 MacBook Air was available in the Certified Refurbished category, we spotted five models in varying colors and pricing. The base version offers a $120 discount, bringing the price down to $1,079 while offering customers a 13-inch display, an 8-core CPU, and an 8-core GPU, plus 8GB of unified RAM coupled with 256GB of PCIe NVMe storage....

Apple is working on new external displays with custom silicon, similar to the Studio Display with an A13 Bionic chip Mark Gurman shared in his latest Power On newsletter that Apple is working on new external displays with Apple Silicon. The external displays will be pretty similar to the Studio Display. He also speculates that the company is working on an upgraded Pro Display XDR. Take note that the analyst did not share details on the launch of the machines....

Apple Sees Fit To Release watchOS 9.0.2 With Major Bug Fixes and Performance Enhancements The latest watchOS 9.0.2 update focuses on major bugs associated with Spotify streaming, microphone interruptions, as well as the latest Apple Watch Series 8. If you have a compatible Apple Watch model, you can download the latest build for free right now. Simply head over to the dedicated Apple Watch app on your iPhone and navigate to General > Software Update....

Apple’s in-House 5G Modem Will Not Be Ready Until 2025, According to Analyst, iPhone 16 to Use Unannounced Qualcomm Chips in 2024 Qualcomm’s latest and greatest 5G modem to date is the Snapdragon X70, and it will likely be found in upcoming flagships. The company will reportedly be preparing its successor, the Snapdragon X75, in the near future, for a list of clients, including Apple, according to Haitong International Securities analyst Jeff Pu....

Apple’s M2 Pro and M2 Chips Will be Based on TSMC’s 3nm Process For Enhanced Performance on High-End MacBook Pro and Mac mini Models According to a Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes, Apple’s M2 Pro and M3 chips will be based on a 3nm process. The company has chosen TSMC to manufacture the chips and it will reportedly begin mass production in the second half of 2022. We have recently heard that Apple is working on at least four new Macs with upgraded M2 variants....

Apple Watch Series 8’s SoC Will Be Given a New Name, but Will Be the Same Silicon, Expect New Hardware From the Apple Watch Series 9 Irrespective of the countless reports that have come through, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman mentions in his Power On newsletter that the Apple Watch Series 8 will not see a chip upgrade. The new SoC will be called the S8, but apart from a different name, it will maintain the properties of the old one found in the Series 7 and Series 6....

However, starting today, that cap has been lifted as Apple has decided that you are getting unlimited repairs for accidental damage protection as long as you keep paying. Have Butter Fingers? Don’t Worry, AppleCare+ Now Offers ‘Unlimited’ Repairs for Accidental Damage However, as a long-term smartphone user, it is safe to say that unless you actually are really clumsy, the chances are that you will not be exceeding two repairs per year anyway....

Ubisoft has officially announced Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is coming to Steam in early December. According to a report from Eurogamer, Anno 1800 and Roller Champions are also on the way, but they don’t have Steam pages or release dates just yet. A Ubisoft representative had the following to say about the publisher’s return to Steam. “We’re constantly evaluating how to bring our games to different audiences wherever they are, while providing a consistent player ecosystem through Ubisoft Connect....

So, what’s the FIA Motorsport Games competition? Well, this is a challenge for top eSports players where competitors race against one another. Each competitor has to master Assetto Corsa Competizione’s roster of GT 3 vehicles across 17 disciplines, including GT, GT Sprint, and Endurance to reign victorious. This announcement also marks the first time Assetto Corsa will be in the competition whatsoever. So, players can look forward to playing another level of cutting-edge eSports racing come October 26, 2022....

A new series of handheld gaming consoles with Windows 11 is coming in 2022 from the company AyaNeo Arthur Zhange, CEO of AyaNeo, recently announced on the social media platform Weibo that the company plans to launch a new handheld gaming console fashioned with an OLED screen in May 2022. The new product line is expected to be the lightest handheld, and the thinnest portable gaming console with Windows 11 installed....

Wilson pointed out that the whole development process is being rethought by Vince Zampella, who was appointed head of the Battlefield franchise (while still retaining his position at Respawn Entertainment) this December. The EA CEO also committed to fixing Battlefield 2042 with the help of the community. Battlefield 2042 recently got update 4.0, which added voice chat (for parties and squads), the scoreboard’s UI refresh, and overhauled the behavior of several weapon attachments....

However, let us be clear, the joy of watching excellent video content is incomplete without a reliable video player. For the most part, Windows’ default video player does not meet our expectations, which leads us to seek alternatives. Alternatives to Windows Media Player are available and almost all of them provide features that Media Player does not. Aside from that, the number of codecs and formats are virtually unlimited, so your video player should be able to play your desired video....