Posts

Those looking to see yet another unique take on the Old West setting but with a different gameplay experience should keep an eye on Hard West 2, a turn-based tactical role-playing game in development by Ice Code Game that aims to take everything that makes the original a solid title and improves on it to deliver a better experience. If the developer will manage to do so successfully remains to be seen, but the first two hours of the game made me think they will succeed indeed, as Hard West 2 manages to be incredibly compelling right from the start, despite the tactical combat system feeling a little uninspired....

Steam users, in response, had decided to go and review bomb the game. Noting that the gameplay was very good, but the pricing was absolutely dismal. This review bombing made the game drop to a shockingly low 54%, in comparison to 2018’s 84% approval and Hitman 2’s 92% approval Well, IO Interactive seems to have noticed that things were clearly not received how they were expecting them to be. Thus, they went and released a developer update on their website regarding HITMAN 3’s launch, and plan to offer a fair bit of compensation to those planning to purchase Agent 47’s third game in the World of Assassination trilogy....

This post discusses the actual storage space occupied by the different Windows 11 editions, and how you can reduce it if required. Windows 11 Storage Requirement Versus Actual Consumed Space Microsoft has announced minimum hardware requirements for installing Windows 11 on a physical PC or a Virtual Machine (VM). This requires users to have at least 64 GB of storage space. This means their boot drive (usually C drive) needs to be at least 64 GB....

If you are running out of storage space in C drive, this is the article for you. You can move that huge .ost files from your c drive to any other location of your choosing that has sufficient space to hold them. All while not having to re-sync each email over the internet, which can be a pain in the neck. What is an OST file An Offline Storage File (OST file), as the name implies, is a locally-stored file that contains the data which has been synchronized from the Exchange server....

This is because Chrome is perhaps a stable and secure web browser out of the many options, and it receives security and feature updates much quicker than the others. That said, some users have reported receiving an error stating the following when trying to access specific websites using Chrome: According to the users who encountered this issue, they claim that only they are experiencing the problem while others around them can access the same website/webpage....

In this article, we will go through the solution to completely remove pendrive shortcut virus from our USB drive and our Windows computer. Symptoms and behavior of Pendrive shortcut virus Lately I have been asked about the pen drive shortcut virus by quite a few people including users of iTechtics through the comments on other articles. The symptom of this virus is that all the folders you copy to your USB drive will be converted to shortcuts....

Intel Raptor Lake Desktop CPU Platform Details Leak Out: DDR5-5600 Support Confirmed But No Word on PCIe Gen 5 M.2 Support 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 Arc A750 Graphics Card Beats RTX 3060 & RX 6600 XT In Control 1440p Demo We have seen an Arc feature demo being run on the Intel Arc A750 graphics card just a few days back and now the company is giving us a more detailed performance look within a new title. The last demo we saw was the same card offering over 100 FPS in Death Stranding at 1440P settings but the new demo is in Control at 1440P High Settings with raytracing disabled....

Intel Core i9-12900KS 5.5 GHz CPU Lands In The Hand of First Customer Before Its Official Release It is to be believed that this is the shipment sent of the first initial batch of Intel’s flagship Core i9-12900KS processors before the official release. The seller has since taken down the sales page for the chips, but Digital Creator, DAGINATSUKO, managed to purchase the chip. The pictures reveal that this is the initial batch of Intel Core i9-12900KS CPUs with an OPN code SRLDD, showing that the CPU still supports AVX-512 instructions....

This new implementation for Intel and TensorFlow will allow Intel Data Center GPU Flex Series hardware and the company’s Intel Arc graphics. It is compatible with Linux and the Windows Subsystem for Linux by connecting to oneAPI. OneAPI is the open-source programming model standard that allows developers to utilize various accelerated architectures. The plug-in, albeit simple to initiate, will allow developers to use various C API models that combine C++ with the SYCL programming models....

Continual additions added to Coreboot in preparation for Intel’s 14th Gen Meteor Lake CPUs Website Phoronix notes that while adding more commits to Coreboot in the Linux kernel to prepare for Meteor Lake from Intel, a few motherboards support the firmware. The website further mentions that Google Chromebooks will be a prominent supporter of Coreboot, allowing the line to be more accessible to more users. Readers will remember that Coreboot is an application project focused on substituting proprietary firmware (UEFI or BIOS) in most computer systems with light firmware....

Apple to Sync Its Music Recognition System With the Shazam App in iOS 16 With the launch of iOS 14.2 in 2020, the iPhone was bestowed with a built-in music recognition feature in the Control Center. The feature was powered by Shazam and it will be deeply integrated into the app with the launch of iOS 16. Discovered by the Twitter user @someone_andrew, all the songs recognized with Apple’s built-in recognition system will sync with the Shazam app....

KB4524244 is a security update that fixes a single vulnerability in third-party UEFI boot managers which could make the system insecure. But unfortunately, this update caused a lot of chaos and some serious issues for users. In this article, we will discuss the issues with this update, list of affected Windows versions and how to remove this update from your system. Issues with KB4524244 update I installed this update on my test as well as production systems but didn’t face any problem....

64GB iPad mini 6 with Wi-Fi Sees $40 Discount Once Again, Order Now and Get it this Weekend Just like any other fantastic deal, you do not have to enter any discount code or coupon. Just add it to your cart and you can get this at your doorstep by this weekend. Buy 2021 Apple iPad Mini (Wi-Fi, 64GB - Was $499, now just $459.98 If you’re a fan of the iPad mini then you probably don’t need any introduction to it....

Pixelmator Pro Update Brings Major Features - Support For Video Editing and Much More on The Mac As mentioned earlier, the popular Mac app Pixelmator Pro has been updated to version 3.2, which brings video editing to the table. Some of the video editing features include trimming, cropping, color adjustments, adding images, shapes, masks, and much more. For easier controls, the platform now includes new on-canvas video controls which allow users to play, mute, scrub, and more....

Service Packs or SP? But before downloading, lets clear out some concepts. Microsoft service packs are updates to their current products which include all the fixes and updates from the last year. In addition to the fixes, the service packs also include certain new features to enhance the functionality of the product. Service Pack is usually abbreviated as SP. Which Service Pack is installed currently? You can see the service pack installed with Office by going to Programs and Features and View Windows Updates....

The new trailer also confirms that Spider-Man will be playable, while other popular characters like Venom, Hulk, Scarlet Witch, and Sabertooth have been corrupted by the main antagonist, Lilith. Marvel’s Midnight Suns will be released first on PC (via Steam and Epic Games Store), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series S|X. The Nintendo Switch version will be available at a later date. Bill Rosemann, Vice President and Creative Director at Marvel Games, said: Jake Solomon, Creative Director at Firaxis Games, added:

Earlier today, the game’s PlayStation Store page has gone live in Europe. The page sadly doesn’t reveal anything new about the game, but it is clear that it has not gone live by mistake, as Insomniac Games’ Community Director told fans on Twitter to add the game to their wishlist. [Update - The page has now been taken down.] — James Stevenson (@JamesStevenson) December 12, 2022 The Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 PlayStation Store going live isn’t the only recent happening that suggests some new announcement or reveal may be coming soon, as late last month, Venom’s actor Tony Todd suggested that something would be coming soon....

A particular driver for GPU disaggregation technology, intended for AMD graphics cards, receives assistance from engineers at Microsoft Microsoft has created a unique driver to enable “hot-plugging” for the AMD GPUs on their Linux servers to initiate these replacements. Hot-plugging is when a graphics card can be removed from the PCIe connector and substituted with another while the system is active. Shuotao Xu, an engineer from the Microsoft Research group, posted the below request for a code review for AMDGPU Hotplug Support....

An out-of-band update is a regular Windows update that is published apart from the usual release schedule. This means that the two updates named above were not anticipated. That said, both of these updates are only applicable to ARM devices. other platforms with different processors will not receive these updates. If you are using an ARM processor and on either Windows 11 or 10 operating system, you should definitely install this update using the Windows Update, or through the direct download links given below....