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Apple’s Brand Is Worth a Mammoth $355.1 Billion, up 35 Percent From 2021’s Valuation As for how Brand Finance reached this figure, the company states that it does not publish details on how it calculates the brand value of a company, but it follows international standards closely, even though it possesses a proprietary system to assess that valuation. With Apple commanding the highest brand value, we have TikTok which saw its value witness the biggest growth....

macOS 12.2 Brought Bluetooth Bugs Which is Causing MacBook Battery Drain Issue While Apple Watch and iPhones Are Seeing Wallet App Syncing Issues An increasing number of users are reporting on Reddit and Apple Support Communities forum that their Wallet app has stopped syncing between their iPhone and Apple Watch after updating to the latest iOS 15.3 and watchOS 8.4 version. Users report that they are not seeing coupons or membership cards on their Apple Watch which should be synced from their iPhone....

M2 Tipped to Be Direct Successor to M1, With Earlier Reports Claiming an 8-Core CPU Expected to Be Part of the Internal Specifications The Apple Silicon lineup was earlier reported to see an update every 18 months, so according to that timeline, the M2 would see a launch later this year. Before the ‘Peek Performance’ event kicked off, there were talks about a potential announcement of the SoC, but instead of that, the M1 Ultra materialized, indicating that portable Macs with the new custom silicon were still months away....

Apple Could Sign a Chinese Supplier For the iPhone’s Flash Storage Chips The two Japanese companies are in a partnership and were hit with contamination last month which lead the production to decrease significantly. However, Apple was able to compensate for the supply with increased orders to Samsung and SK Hynix. The incident potentially prompted Apple to sign up new suppliers. According to a report from Bloomberg, Apple is considering adding a new Chinese supplier for the first time for the iPhone’s flash storage....

The radical shift in question comes from the fact that the game will purely focus on working with what made Armored Core work in the first place rather than adding Soulsborne elements to it. If you remember an earlier story, a FromSoftware insider stated that Armored Core VI would have some Soulsborne elements. However, FromSoftware President Hidetaka Miyazaki stated the opposite, talking about what FromSoftware is aiming to do with this entry: The essential direction of [Armored Core VI] was to go back and take a good look at the core concept of Armored Core and what made that series special....

Intel 13th Gen Raptor Lake Desktop CPUs Get First BIOS Support By ASRock, Enabled Across Z690, H670, B660 & H610 Motherboards Press Release: The leading global motherboard, graphics card, and small form factor PC manufacturer, ASRock has announced BIOS updates for its Intel 600 series motherboards to support the soon-released Intel desktop processors. ASRock has been completely dedicated to EZ update/setting. As the first generation of LGA1700 socket motherboards, most ASRock Intel 600 series motherboards are equipped with a BIOS flashback button that allows users to update BIOS with USB Flash Drive easily....

ASRock Rack AMD WRX80 workstation ATX motherboard begins selling on Japanese computer seller site, unknown if it will there be a global release The AMD WRX80 chipset motherboard by ASRock Rack is equipped with two ten gigabit LANs and support for video output through the onboard ASPEED AST2500 BMC. It also offers a simplistic cooling solution and a six-pin fan connector with seven units and an IPMI function. Another feature of the motherboard includes compatibility with DDR4-3200 memory....

Intel’s Non-Overclockable Core i5-12400 CPU Overclocked To A Record 5.5 GHz on ASRock’s B660M PG Riptide A few months ago, motherboard manufacturers such as MSI & ASRock launched their new B660M motherboards featuring a BCLK overclocking design. We reported that while these motherboards are great for users running the budget Intel Alder Lake CPUs, Intel itself wasn’t particularly happy about it since they don’t officially want overclocking support on these products citing CPU harm and warranty issue....

Looking pretty meaty! Need to know more about what Ubisoft Montreal is cooking up for Dawn of Ragnarok? Here are the expansion’s key features: Assassin’s Creed Valhalla is available now on PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, PS4, PS5, Stadia, and Luna. The Dawn of Ragnarok expansion launches on March 10 and will set you back $40.

Complete the main storyline by pledging to all territories of England Complete the mythical story arcs of Asgard and Jotunheim Upgrade your settlement to level 5 and construct the Jomsviking barracks Kill all targets of the Order of the Ancients and unveil its leader Unfortunately, it’s not all good news. Ubisoft has revealed seasonal events will not be returning following The Last Chapter update. “As Valhalla’s post-launch is coming to an end, we have some updates to share on production....

ASUS drops information on the newest Expert Series portfolio of products, introducing the new ExpertBook B9 laptop and ExpertBook B7 Flip 5G flip laptop The new next-gen, premium ExpertBook laptops, ExpertCenter customizable desktops, mini PCs, workstations, and all-in-one computers deliver productivity in an elegant and adaptable package, supplying the heightened-performance experience and stability required in the current workplace. ASUS ExpertBook laptops, ExpertCenter desktops, mini PCs, workstations, and ExpertCenter AiO PCs help the workplace of tomorrow with dependable, long-lasting designs....

AUO showcases new next-gen laptop & desktop displays with exceptional 480Hz refresh rates The video below showcases the new display line, offering a 24-inch 480Hz desktop monitor and the same refresh rate as a 16-display panel created for laptops. The two new displays produce a 1920 x 1080 FHD pixel display ratio and an average 1ms response time. What is unique with the displays from AUO is that they use Twisted Nematic, or TN, technology....

AC300&B300: Starts at C$4199 (was C$4599), Save C$400 The modular AC300 features a 3000W inverter with 16 outlets. Connect it with four 3072Wh B300 expansion batteries, you will get a whopping capacity of 12288Wh. Whether it’s building a home backup power system or providing sufficient power for glampings, the AC300 & B300 combo always has a way out. Outages always drive people crazy with fears of spoiled food in the fridge and piles of smelly clothes....

BOE’s 600Hz Refresh Rate Display Panel Will Power Next-Gen Gaming Laptops BOE (Beijing Oriental Electronics Group) displayed its next-generation display panel at the World Display Industry Conference 2022. The panel was featured on a working laptop which housed an undisclosed set of hardware but was definitely running on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX GPU and was seen running DOTA 2. As for the details, the BOE 600Hz refresh rate display panel is simply mind-blowing and big news for laptop gamers, especially eSports players, who can take advantage of these high-refresh-rate panels....

Back in March, you may remember that Season 2 was announced. Along with it, crossplay would eventually come to Strive, unifying the PlayStation and PC player base under one server infrastructure. In contrast to previous announcements, Guilty Gear Strive’s Top 8 at EVO 2022 Day Three kicked off with a character reveal, which you can view below. The game’s 6th DLC character is none other than Bridget, a character that was absent from Guilty Gear Xrd’s roster....

COLORFUL releases new iGame GeForce RTX 4080 16 GB graphics cards with overclocking capabilities The iGame GeForce RTX 4080 Advanced OC does offer a slight change to its core. The graphics card will receive the new Gravity Rim central fan design, which is an alteration to the original iGame Energy Core used in previous GPUs from the series and comes in at 96mm in size. The other two fans will utilize the newest Hurrican Scythe Blade design, measuring 100mm....

Intel 13th Gen Mobile CPU Lineup Now Supported Within The CPU-Z 2.03.1 Update The new update will cover the three 13th Gen mobile CPU variants, H, HK, and HX. Following is the full changelog for the new version of CPU-z: The list of included Intel 13th Gen Mobile CPUs for the CPU-Z 2.03.1 update is listed below. Processor name and number, codename, process, package, cache levels. Mainboard and chipset. Memory type, size, timings, and module specifications (SPD)....

[Original Story] A new Cyberpunk 2077 update is now live on PC, introducing official Steam Deck support and more Update 1.52, which is around 6.9 GB big on Steam, introduces, as already mentioned, official Steam Deck support. The update also introduces some other small tweaks, as reported on the Steam Community forums, but without official update notes, we do not yet know precisely what these small changes mean. Cyberpunk 2077 is now available on PC, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, and Google Stadia worldwide....

Meanwhile, there are at least six different versions of Dead Island 2 available, ranging from the standard $70 base edition, to the $100 Hell-A Edition and $120 Gold Edition, which both include an Expansion Pass (which we don’t know the contents of yet). Pulp Edition – GameStop Exclusive ($70) Base Game Pre-Order Bonus: Memories of Banoi Pack Bonus Content: Pulp Weapons Pack Hell-A Edition – Physical ($100) Base Game Pre-Order Bonus: Memories of Banoi Pack Bonus Content: Pulp Weapons Pack Bonus Content: Golden Weapons Pack Bonus Content: Character Pack 1 & 2 Expansion Pass Steelbook plus physical items...

Destiny 2: Lightfall will release in February 2023 and, like The Witch Queen, is a massive Story expansion. That said, the team at Bungie released a brand-new trailer for Lightfall, focusing on showcasing some of Neptune, and has new gameplay focused on Strand, the game’s fifth subclass available to Guardians. You can watch the brand-new Lightfall expansion trailer below. Strand offers players various methods of trapping enemies in place, performing wide-sweeping melee attacks, and you can attach to other moving players (evidenced by the demo user attaching to a Titan using their Thundercrash super)....