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CapFrameX recently tested the AV1 performance of Intel’s Arc A770 graphics card against NVIDIA & AMD GPUs at 4K & 8K resolutions. Three other cards, including NVIDIA’s RTX 4090, RTX 3080 & AMD RX 6800 XT, were also tested, & I tried my system to see how the performance compares between all five graphics cards. CapFrameX used the 8K video on YouTube, “Japan in 8K 60fps.” For this test, CapFrameX has to be set appropriately so that it can receive the information from Google Chrome’s web browser....

Intel Rumored To Use TSMC 3nm For Arrow Lake-S “Desktop” & 20A Process Node For Arrow Lake P “Mobile” CPUs As per official details, Intel has so far confirmed that their 15th Gen Arrow Lake CPUs will target the desktop and mobile platforms. At HotChips, Intel revealed that their Arrow Lake-P SKUs will utilize a 20A process node for the Compute and an external 3nm process node from TSMC for the tGPU (tile GPU)....

Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake Debuts: Core i9-13900K, Core i7-13700K, Core i5-13600K & Z790 Motherboards Now Available On paper, Intel’s 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs look to be an optimized version of the 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs. They will be based on the same 10nm ESF ‘Intel 7’ process node, utilize the same P-Core & E-Core design, & will be supported on existing motherboards. But there’s a lot that’s changing with Raptor Lake and we are going to detail everything, from official details to rumored information that we know about Alder Lake so far and what you could expect from Intel’s next desktop lineup which will be pitted right against AMD’s next Ryzen CPU lineup for desktops too....

Intel moves 6th to 10th Gen Core CPU iGPU support to the legacy software branch to segment the company’s graphics drivers The recent Windows 31.0.101.2111 driver, located on Intel’s support website, announces that the company has chosen to move Atom, Pentium, Celeron, and any graphics processors between the 6th and 10 Gen Cores to the company’s legacy support. When the 31.0.101.3222 drivers were published, the company felt it appropriate to transfer Comet Lake, Kaby Lake, and Skylake processor support to the legacy branch....

Intel Arc Isn’t Going Anywhere, First Discrete GPUs Ready To Launch Soon! Last week, rumors claiming that Intel had canceled its Arc Discrete GPU business came out and this is the second instance of such baseless claims to show up during the current quarter. Intel’s Raja Koduri, the head of AXG and EVP, already denied such rumors and it looks like he has to do it again considering the amount of false information that is out there surrounding Arc GPUs right now....

Intel’s VPU For AI Processing To Debut In 13th Gen Raptor Lake Mobile & Fully Integrated Within 14th Gen Meteor Lake CPUs So far, we have only known that the VPU or Versatile Processing Unit that will be handling various AI tasks for the CPUs, will be featured on 14th Gen Meteor Lake CPUs. However, that doesn’t seem to be the case as Intel has confirmed during the TechTour 2022 that the tech will make its initial debut on the upcoming 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs....

Intel’s Arc A770 Limited Edition & Flagship Alchemist Graphics Cards Showcased During The WAN Show Intel seems to be using popular Tech Tubers to market and talk about its Alchemist graphics cards. While the first and only Alchemist graphics card, the Arc A380, is only available in China, the high-end lineup is being focused on the US market as made evident in the showcased during the WAN Show and an interview with GamersNexus earlier this week....

Users Can Now Use Their Nintendo Joy-Cons, Pro Controller, and More Controllers with iOS 16 This was discovered by Riley Testut, the developer behind Delta and AltStore, it is finally possible to pair Nintendo Switch joysticks with iPhone and iPad and possible Mac and Apple TV, as well. All you need to do is make sure that your devices are running the latest beta software. Can confirm they work perfectly with Delta 😍 pic....

iPhone 14 Pro Max Remains The Most Popular iPhone This Year, iPhone 14 Panel Orders Dropped by 38 Percent The latest data is provided by display analyst Ross Young, suggesting that iPhone 14 panel orders have declined by 38 percent in comparison to the iPhone 13 during the same time period (via 9to5mac). The company is adjusting its production orders for the iPhone 14 according to the demand from its suppliers....

Latest iPhone 14 Pro Models Feature a Higher Resolution 48MP Camera But Stuck With USB 2.0 Speeds According to Apple, the 48MP ProRAW photos can take as much as 75MP of space each or even larger. The ProRAW photos provide editors with more options in terms of maneuverable data compared to the standard formats. Despite the large image size, it has now been confirmed that the Lightning connector on the iPhone 14 Pro models is limited to USB 2....

iPhone 14 Will Not Feature In-Display Touch ID, 120Hz ProMotion Will be Exclusive to ‘Pro’ Models The latest information on the subject is shared by a credible leaker DylanDKT on Twitter, who coins that Apple will not include in-display Touch on iPhone 14 and only the ‘Pro’ models will feature a 120Hz ProMotion display. Apple is rumored to have a very busy year when it comes to introducing upgraded products. Mark Gurman stated in his Power On newsletter that Apple will release the “widest array of new hardware products in history....

Judge Rules That There Was Insufficient Evidence That Apple Relied on False Marketing Claims on the iPhone’s Water-Resistance A report from Reuters mentions two plaintiffs, one from New York and the other from South Carolina who brought a lawsuit against Apple for ‘false and misleading’ misrepresentations of the iPhone’s water resistance. According to them, this allowed the company to charge twice as much for its handsets compared to the average price of smartphones....

New Law Wants to Reduce Environmental Footprint of Devices, Allowing Apple to Stop Providing Wired EarPods With Every iPhone Sold Whether or not Apple stopped bundling a power brick and wired earphones with its iPhones to conserve for the environment, a change in French law wants to reduce environmental waste. The company has also stopped providing the same accessory for older iPhones. The reason behind this law was to reduce the risks of exposing developing brains to electromagnetic waves emitted through mobile phones....

Now, Microsoft has re-released the same update (KB5014023) with a minor difference, but this time it upgrades the operating system’s build to 19044.1741. Except for one minor improvement, all the fixes in last week’s update are included in this update. This means that if you installed KB5014023 the last time, only one minor fix will now be implemented on your PC. New Improvements The last KB5014023 release included 27 fixes and improvements for the Windows 10 operating system....

AMD Ryzen PRO 7 6860Z APU Has Been Made Exclusively For Lenovo’s ThinkPad Z13 Laptop With Faster Clock Speeds & That’s About It During the CES show, AMD and Lenovo revealed that the Ryzen 7 PRO 6860Z has been designed exclusively for the ThinkPad Z13 series laptops. The chip itself is said to be a ‘Power-Optimized’ variant which is a part of an industry-leading collaboration. AMD didn’t disclose any specifications back then but the company’s product page has now listed the final specs....

The call for evidence has shown that the purchase of loot boxes may be linked to a variety of harms. In particular, there is robust evidence of an association with problem gambling. However, research has not established whether a causal relationship exists between the purchase of loot boxes and problem gambling and there are a range of plausible explanations that could underpin this association. […] The government is calling on games companies and platforms to improve protections for children, young people and adults and for all players....

The ban hammer dropped shortly afterward. SteamDB shows Lost Ark concurrent player figures decreasing to around 250K this weekend, whereas just a week ago the game reached 834K concurrent players. It may be too early to celebrate as some of those bans are undoubtedly temporary rather than permanent. Still, right now the vibe appears to have changed while the game remains among the top played titles on Steam even without all the bots....

On the iPad Pro’s landing page, Apple provides the following description of the latest Wi-Fi adapter, claiming it to be twice as fast, likely comparing it to the older M1 models, which were limited to Wi-Fi 6. This upgrade for the M2 iPad Pro models means that both the 11-inch and 12.9-inch versions will get faster download speeds, along with lower latency. Since Wi-Fi 6E operates on a different channel, there will be less interference when connected to networks that also support the Wi-Fi 6E standard, improving the reliability of the connection....

Apple CFO Provides Guidance on December Quarter, Saying That Company’s Strong 2021 Mac Lineup Will Be Responsible for the Decrease in Revenue Luca Maestri, Apple’s Chief Financial Officer, gave some bad news that would manifest itself in the future, and it also provided investors with added information that caused the stock to dip momentarily during the company’s earnings call. According to CNBC, the executive said that total year-over-year revenue would grow less in December than the 8....

The information was provided to MacRumors, with a retail source apparently confirming the launch date. Retail chains and outlets stocking physical hardware are aware of product launch dates well in advance, so it is no surprise that this unnamed source found out when the M2 MacBook Air would be officially released. However, there are still some unanswered questions. While July 15 is when the M2 MacBook Air is said to launch, is Apple expected to open up pre-orders for the machine, or will the pre-orders happen a week before, which is July 8?...