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A16 Bionic Chip in iPhone 14 Pro Models Cost Apple More Than Twice as Much as Last Year’s A15 Chip in iPhone 13 Pro According to a report shared by Nikkei Asia, the A16 Bionic chip in the iPhone 14 Pro models costs Apple $110 to make. The number is 2.4 times more than what Apple paid for the A15 chip in last year’s iPhone 13 Pro. Since the chip is manufactured using TSMC’s 4nm process, it is potentially one of the reasons for the increase in cost....

In his Power On newsletter, Gurman does not specify the reasons for delaying the Apple Pay Later feature, nor does he state if there will be changes to it when it officially arrives with iOS 16.4. Though Apple Pay Later provides a flexible payment structure for people to split a purchase into four equal payments over six weeks, it is not without its flaws. For instance, the maximum limit is $1,000, which at this stage, will only get you an unlocked iPhone 14 Pro with 128GB of internal storage....

Apple’s First OLED iPad to Use a Hybrid Screen To Cater Visible Warping, Launch Will be “A few Years From Now” In contrast to initial OLED screens with a glass substrate, the latest advancements use polyimide films. The latter holds various advantages like easier production, lower costs, flexibility, and much more. However, flexible OLED screens do not play well with larger displays as it creates visible warping. To tackle the issue, The Elec reports that Apple will use a hybrid screen with OLED iPads....

Allowing Sideloading of Apps Will Compromise User Privacy and Security and It Will Be “Nearly Impossible” to Protect Them In the letter, obtained by MacRumors, Powderly stated that the bill would allow bad actors in the industry to take advantage of users through ransomware and malware. This is due to the fact that these actors could gain more user information compared to the boundaries that Apple has in place. In addition, he also stated that it would become “nearly impossible” for the company to protect the privacy of users from scammers....

Volume Production For TSMC’s 3nm Chips to Kick Off in the Second Half of This Year DigiTimes report that TSMC is on track to begin volume production of its 3nm chips in the second half of this year. The supplier is expected to process 30,000 to 35,000 wafers manufactured through the 3nm process technology. The publication cites that Apple will use the 3nm chip initially on its iPad but no models have been mentioned so far....

ASUS launches Zenbook 14X OLED and Zenbook 14 Flip OLED, a premium 14-inch convertible laptop with a 16:10 aspect-ratio design Zenbook 14X OLED is furnished with an 11th generation Intel Core i7 processor, while the Zenbook 14 Flip OLED has AMD Ryzen 5000 Series Mobile Processor that provides excellent multitasking and the most satisfactory productivity. A high-capacity 63W battery delivers extended battery life and supports USB-C Easy Charge for convenient and fast charging....

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I’ve had the opportunity to go one-on-one with Bayonetta 3, and while I can’t talk about everything I’ve experienced just yet, I can give you the lowdown on the game’s combat (the core of any Bayonetta game). So, let your hair down and scroll on for the details… Bayonetta’s latest isn’t that fundamentally different from her past adventures. Bayonetta 3 is a stylish action game that carries forward most of the core mechanics fans know and love....

Nintendo definitely didn’t hold back on that one! Need to know more about Bayonetta 3? Here are all the key points you need to know, and my hands-on preview of the game’s updated kaiju-infused combat system. If you’ve only got a minute to spare, here’s a quick official description… “Bayonetta struts through multiple locations in an all-new, over-the-top climax action game. Sporting a wicked new ensemble and somehow familiar pigtails, the titular Umbra Witch must face a mysterious evil using her signature guns and time-slowing Witch Time ability....

Some say it is a well-deserved recompense for triggering the downfall of FTX. Others contend that this is simply a manifestation of the contagion that has been slowly but irrevocably spreading through every possible crevice in the crypto sphere. Regardless of the raison d’être behind the latest bout of upheaval, it is an undeniable fact that Binance appears to be in a maelstrom. -39,637 BTC pic.twitter.com/nraXyco6Ai — Dylan LeClair 🟠 (@DylanLeClair_) December 13, 2022 Over the past 24 hours, nearly 40,000 Bitcoins have been removed from Binance....

Much of the post also details the ways Blizzard is seeking to improve its work culture following a series of lawsuits and other legal action alleging widespread gender-based discrimination and sexual harassment at Activision Blizzard (with Blizzard being particularly implicated). Ybarra points to the hiring of full-time positions devoted to improving culture and a commitment to taking a “deep look at the mission, vision, and values upon which Blizzard was built....

As reported by Insider Gaming, the game’s files revealed that football players such as Lionel Messi, Neymar, and Paul Pogba will be among the operators. While it is not yet clear how these unique operators will be introduced in the new entry in the Call of Duty series, they will likely be part of some special football-themed event. You can find the full list of leaked Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II footballers operators below:...

The teaser website, which can be reached here, features a countdown that will end in 6 days and 19 hours at the time of writing. Interestingly enough, the countdown seems to coincide with this year’s Capcom Pro Tour Season Final event, so there’s a very good chance that this new reveal will be related to the Street Fighter series. A new Street Fighter reveal may not be the only thing Capcom has in store for this week....

The new PCIe Gen 5 NVMe SSDs from CFD Gaming change their overall design. First, the company designed a 20mm heatsink larger than previous models. The company’s website describes that they have chosen to use thermal paste, which references “thermally conductive silicone,” in place of the last standard of thermal pads. This change is slated to offer better performance in conducting heat from both the heatsink and the SSD. A small fan is located on the top to allow for adequate cooling, but the website does not mention the size....

First Batch of NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 40 Series Graphics Cards To Be Dispatched To Chinese Suppliers In Less Than A Month, Alleges Rumor The rumor comes from Ilya Korneychuk of PRO-Hi-Tech who recently stated in his YouTube video that the first batch of NVIDIA’s upcoming GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards is expected to be dispatched in less than a month. The YouTuber alleges that the information comes from his own Chinese Supplier but this shouldn’t mean that the cards are expected to hit retail shelves the same day as the embargo on that may be very different....

As reported by GamesIndustry, this year’s Call of Duty entry was the best-selling game in November and has almost surpassed the lifetime sales of Vanguard – a game that has been on sale for one year. The second-best-selling game in the UK for last month was God of War Ragnarok for both PS5 and PS4. As reported by GamesIndustry’s Christopher Dring, sales for sales were up 44% compared to 2018’s God of War....

Truth. Transparency. Fiduciary duty. These words do not appear to exist for key intermediaries in the crypto sphere, setting the stage for the mother of all contagions as the blowback from the FTX saga shows no sign of halting. Today, the venture capital company, Digital Currency Group (DCG), was forced to pen a letter to its shareholders to soothe the fraying nerves. Will this suffice? Let’s find out. Digital Currency Group owns five major companies: CoinDesk, the crypto mining equipment retailer Foundry, the crypto brokerage firm Genesis, the digital assets exchange Luno, and Grayscale Investments, the company behind the Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC)....

A lot is being said and written about the Barlog’s upcoming sequel to 2018’s God of War, God of War Ragnarok, and on Twitter, the designer replied to a tweet about internet user interest between “God of War” and “Starfield”. The presented graph appears to show global interest in both search terms over the past 12 months. Barlog didn’t respond to the comparison but merely said that he’s extremely excited for the upcoming sci-fi RPG and that he will actually take off time from work upon the game’s release in order to play it....

Here are your Minimum and Recommended specs for Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII – Reunion: Minimum Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system OS: Windows 10 / Windows 11 64-bit Processor: AMD A8-7600 / Intel Core i3-3210 Memory: 8 GB RAM Graphics: AMD Radeon RX 460 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti DirectX: Version 12 Storage: 30 GB available space Sound Card: DirectX Compatible Sound Card Additional Notes: 30 FPS @ 1280×720...

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion centers alongside a lifelong friend of Cloud Strife and an ancillary friend to several key players across all of Final Fantasy VII, Zack Fair. While already an action RPG spinoff that played quite differently from its namesake, Crisis Core’s upcoming Reunion remake enhances that action combat to be more in line with Final Fantasy VII Remake’s newer designs while retaining some of what made the original Crisis Core so unique: the DMW slot system....