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Ethereum (ETH), an open-source blockchain that supports an entire ecosystem of smart contracts and dApps, is progressing fairly smoothly toward its overall goal of transitioning away from an energy-intensive mining process to one based on staking. Before delving deeper, let’s first discuss the basics of the Ethereum 2.0 overhaul, which involves three critical changes: Beacon Chain, Merge, and Sharding. The Beacon Chain shipped on the 1st of December 2021. This chain introduced a proof-of-stake mechanism to Ethereum....

This announcement came with a gameplay trailer which you can watch below: As you can see above, the trailer features the iconic Slaughter Family and their Victims, the trailer showcases the familiar frights and sights of the original film along with a host of grisly surprises, while also sharing details on expanded platform availability and the upcoming release window which, as we stated before, is slated to be in 2023....

Tesla shares are up nearly 50 percent relative to the stock’s year-to-date low (closing price) of $628.16, with the stock now down just around 22 percent so far this year. This dramatic turnaround in Tesla’s fortunes has stabilized Elon Musk’s financial wherewithal, thereby allowing the ultra-billionaire to take a more conciliatory attitude toward Twitter in the ongoing saga. As most of our readers would know by now, Tesla shares were hammered between April and May this year as the specter of Musk’s escalating liquidation of his gigantic Tesla stake loomed large over the collective psyche of investors....

RockItCool’s New Copper IHS Kit Claims To Offer 15C Lower Temperatures On Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake Desktop CPUs RockItCool’s Copper IHS Kit for Intel’s 12th Gen Alder Lake Desktop CPUs features a CNC machined design and increases the surface area by 9.5% over the standard IHS. That along with the smoother flat surface allows for maximum contact with the CPU die and the cooler. The highlighted features include: CNC machined to tight tolerances Uses the same relid guide as the stock IHS Surface area increased by 9....

After the Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) reported its earnings for the third fiscal quarter, the South Korean media is claiming that TSMC’s crucial 3-nanometer manufacturing process is delayed. This, according to a report from Business Korea, has provided Samsung Foundry with an edge since the company kicked off 3-nanometer production earlier this year - an announcement that came with skepticism about the potential orders that Samsung might have received for the new technology....

The reduction was discovered after a thorough review using VKOverhead, a micro-benchmarking tool designed by Mike Blumenkrantz when he was working on his other project at the time; the Zink and Vulkan optimizations. Additionally, Lionel Landwerlin, an Intel engineer, was coding the ANV drivers to assist with the Vulkan driver CPU overhead issue. Using the VKOverhead tool, he found an increase of thirty percent compared to the primary performance initially discovered but has yet to repeat the same results in further testing....

An environment variable is a dynamic value which points to different environments (folders) of the system. For example, if you install Java, you will need to manually set Java environment variable to make sure you can run Java commands without entering path of each command again and again. There are two types of environment variables: Some examples of environment variable that are used most often are: “%windir%”WINDIR takes you to the directory where Windows is installed....

We already covered the upcoming release of this new patch last month, but at the time of writing, no ETA was shared, and we estimated that it would take at least a couple of weeks before the update would be released to all players. Well, fast forward two weeks, and this new patch has now been made available. The update offers full support for Valve’s new Steam Deck in addition to full controller support, as well as a new single-player pause function and an FPS-limiter....

From December 7th, all those who support the developers by purchasing the Developer’s Digital Pack or the Collector’s Edition will get access to the alpha and get a first taste of the upcoming role-playing game. — Owlcat Games (@OwlcatGames) December 2, 2022 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader launches on PC on a yet-to-be-confirmed release date. You can learn more about Owlcat Games’ next big cRPG with the overview below. Explore the Koronus Expanse....

WhatsApp Brings More Customization Options as it Now Lets Users Create Avatars and Use Them as Profile Pictures and Stickers The feature was first introduced on Instagram earlier this year and is now making its way to WhatsApp’s stable channel after being tested on the beta channel. The company has finally announced the rollout in the blog post and has talked about how users will now be able to create their personalized avatars....

This update brings some features and updates to the touch keyboard amongst other minor fixes. Let us discuss in detail what it has to offer. What’s new in Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 21301 It seems that the main focus of this release was the users of Windows 10 on the tablet mode. All of the new features in build 21301 have been introduced to the touch keyboard. Let us dig into what has been introduced....

A simple file transfer uses the Server Message Block (SMB) which is a file transfer protocol. However, the conventional method to transfer large files experiences 40% less throughput for the users on Windows 11 22H2. If you are experiencing a similar problem, then we have a workaround for you. You can revert your file transfer speeds to the older Windows 11 21H2 speeds using the given method below. Cause of Slower File Transfers in Windows 11 22H2 Since the file transfer uses the SMB protocol, there ought to be an issue with the protocol itself resulting in slower file transfer speeds for larger files....

Other than that, it also offers a plethora of other fixes and features to the Windows 11 operating system. However, there seems to be some carry-forward as well as new “known issues” with this release. We suggest you read through them briefly before upgrading to or performing a clean install of this build. Note: An ISO image for this flight has not yet been released by Microsoft. However, since a new feature introduced in this flight can only be experienced when setting up the OS for the first time, Microsoft plans to release the ISO image, so users can use it to perform a fresh installation....

WiredVibe Personalized Music for Focus Lifetime Subscription Features This application will be your best friend, whether you are a student or a professional. The music is designed to help you function better in everyday tasks and even sleep better. If you suffer from procrastination or have trouble falling asleep, you should give this a try. Here are highlights of what the WiredVibe Personalized Music for Focus Lifetime Subscription has in store for you: AI-Powered...

The feature is now 95% implemented. It makes the game better. It is kind of hard for me to imagine the player did not have that freedom before. Sure, you can still be trapped by the witch in this or that spot, and some doors will be closed until you find a key, and it might be too dangerous to enter areas closer to the boss before you are ready – but the world is wide open for you to explore in almost any order, and you can both push forward and retreat as you please....

Shiba Inu (SHIB), a meme coin that ended up as one of the best-performing assets in 2021, is looking beyond the ongoing carnage in the entire crypto sphere by launching a major new community-driven initiative. Shiba Inu is often dubbed a “shitcoin” for its lack of utility and gargantuan circulating supply. Nonetheless, ever since Ethereum’s CEO Vitalik Buterin burnt nearly 500 trillion SHIB coins, the nascent crypto project has been exploring new use cases, branching into gaming and now the metaverse....

XMG STUDIO PC For Creators Launched: Up To Intel Core i9-12900K CPU, RTX 3090 GPU, Fractal Design Torrent Enclosure & Starting at €1169 Press Release: With the XMG STUDIO, XMG presents a desktop PC specially tailored to the needs of creative professionals working with audio and video - designed and thoroughly tested for flawless performance with common software and hardware peripherals. At Prolight + Sound 2022 in Frankfurt, where Berlin’s Sample Music Festival will be hosting the Production + Performance Hub, XMG will exhibit the highly specialized desktop PC between April 26-29th....

[Original Story] Sonic Origins, the collection of classic Sonic the Hedgehog games announced last year, has been rated in South Korea, suggesting that more news on the game will be coming soon. The new rating, which can be checked out here, doesn’t reveal anything new about the game, but the fact that it has been rated, as mentioned above, does suggest that more news on the collection, possibly even a release date, may be coming soon....

The different power modes in Windows simply control how your hardware will behave, making a tradeoff between the amount of power the different components consume against the performance they provide. It involves settings like screen brightness, display off and sleep timers, and anything that can consume power. For Windows 11, you can choose from the following 3 pre-defined power modes: Balanced: This mode automatically adjusts power consumption against the efficiency of the hardware....

Patrick Holland from CNET reports that the low-cost model is the cheapest gateway to get into Apple’s ecosystem, but also feels that the second-generation iPhone SE should not have been discontinued. The Verge’s Allison Johnson reports that she was taken aback by the design, and the screen but states that the hardware upgrades are welcomed. I wish that Apple had kept the 2020 iPhone SE in its roster as an even cheaper way to get an iPhone, but this new iPhone SE still packs lots of modern features and will likely get more from iOS updates in years to come....