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Android 14 to be Called Upside Down Cake According to our friends over at XDA-Developers, the dessert name of Android 14 has been discovered in the Android Gerrit and the new version is code-named Upside Down Cake, and while it might not sound as good as some other names Google has used in the past, we doubt there were a lot of names to choose from, in the first place. This should not really come as a surprise as there have been several leaks in the past that revealed the Android version and the dessert codename associated with it....

Intel is under fire once again as a Japanese professor sues the company for products involving FPGAs and SoCs that the defendant created In 2001, Iida was a doctoral student and had found a way to manipulate significant LUTs, or look up tables, so that individual M-input and N-output LUTs work together to create a single LUT or a group of “fractured” LUTs. With the concept that Iida created, the design has impacted the reduction of power consumption for chips and diminished the implementation area, making it a crucial part of today’s designs by Intel....

Thankfully, Respawn/Respawn Vancouver have pushed out a new patch that tweaks Catalyst’s abilities and makes some fairly significant changes to Broken Mood, removing unintended hiding spots, improving collision, and more. You can get the full notes for the hotfix, below. Resolved lifetime K/DR stat appearing incorrectly for some players. Catalyst’s KO shield will now work when downed while casting her Ultimate. While in Phase, Wraith will now see doors sealed by Catalyst’s passive....

Apple Has Finished Development of iOS 16 Ahead of September Release, iPadOS 16 and macOS 13 Ventura to Launch Later in October As mentioned earlier, Apple is done with the initial version of iOS 16 development. This means that no new features will be added in the upcoming beta builds. In addition, the company will work on under-the-hood improvements like bug fixes and performance enhancements in the coming days. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman shares the news in his latest Power On newsletter that the company will see fit to release iOS 16 in September, but iPadOS 16 might be delayed....

AirTag Owners Will Still Be Notified When the Battery Runs Low, but That Might Put Those Users in Panic Mode The removal of the battery indicator was noticed by Dutch blog iCulture.nl and later reported by MacRumors. In previous versions of iOS, a small battery icon would be present below the AirTag’s name and location when you opened up the Find My app. The icon was similar to the iPhone battery status and made it simple for owners to know when to pop up the back side of the AirTag and place in a new battery when the existing one’s charge level ran low....

iOS 16.0.3 is No Longer Being Signed by Apple, Downgrade From iOS 16.1 Not Possible - Here’s What it Means With Respect to Fugu15 Jailbreak If you are running the latest iOS 16.1 version on your iPhone, you can no longer downgrade to the previous version since Apple has stopped signing iOS 16.0.3. As mentioned earlier, Henze has released the Fugu15 jailbreak for iOS 15 which is available to developers on GitHub....

Apple to Launch a New Green Color Option for iPhone 13 and Purple Color for iPad Air Tomorrow The news was shared by the YouTube Luke Miani, claiming that Apple will offer a purple color for the iPad Air and a new green color option for the iPhone 13. Apple is already expected to launch the new iPad Air 5 with upgraded internals and an improved camera. Moreover, 5G connectivity with Quad-LED flash will also be part of the mix....

Apple Watch Series 8’s Body Temperature Sensor May Not Accurately Display Info but Could Prompt a Wearer to Seek Medical Attention On his Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman talks about past information related to the Apple Watch Series 8, including one where he painfully reminds readers that the smartwatch will arrive with the same SoC present on the Apple Watch Series 7 and Apple Watch Series 6. Fortunately, one change, according to him, is the addition of a body temperature sensor, but if you were hoping for accurate readings, you will be disappointed....

What we weren’t expecting is to find out that Arma Reforger is available today in early access via PC (Steam) and Xbox Series S|X (Game Preview), priced at $29.99. Additionally, the game also includes mod support for both platforms. Here’s an overview of the game provided by Bohemia Interactive. Bohemia Interactive is expecting the game to stay in early access for a year at a maximum. Game Modes Take to the battlefield in one of Arma Reforger’s two multiplayer game modes....

It was not too long ago that the chairman of GameStop, Ryan Cohen, made waves by taking an outlandish bet on the bullish prospects of Bed Bath & Beyond (NASDAQ: BBBY). Now, as the spectacular short squeeze in BBBY shares appears all set to continue with no end in sight, Cohen’s bullish bet on the meme stock does not sound so unfathomable in hindsight. Bed Bath & Beyond shares are now up an astonishing 181 percent relative to the stock’s year-to-date low (closing price) of $4....

ASRock DeskMeet & DeskMini PCs With B760 & X600 Motherboards To Support Intel Raptor Lake & AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs The ASRock DeskMeet and DeskMini PCs are designed as small form factor and barebone PCs that come in both AMD and Intel flavors. ASRock gives you the option to get them in both barebone and pre-built configurations through their partners. Currently, these PCs are available with AMD X300 & Intel B660 chipset-powered motherboards that support the latest Ryzen 5000 & Intel 12th Gen CPU families....

— ACG (@JeremyPenter) July 13, 2022 Ah, but before you get too worked up about an Aztec AC, gaming’s preeminent insider Jason Schreier popped up on Reddit to refute the rumor. According to Schreier, the next Assassin’s Creed will take place in Baghdad, and after that, the live-service Assassin’s Creed Infinity will touch on multiple time periods and cultures, with the Aztecs not being among them. “The next [Assassin’s Creed] game is Rift, which is set in Baghdad....

According to the anonymous sources cited in the article, Assassin’s Creed Mirage was originally set to be released much earlier in 2023 before being internally delayed twice. The report also mentions development problems for Assassin’s Creed Red (the RPG set in Feudal Japan) that could set back the game’s target launch from 2024 to 2025, while pre-production for Hexe is apparently going very well, although the installment set during the witch hunts is slated for 2026....

ASUS Details Its Entire X670E Motherboard Lineup & Features: First mITX & mATX AM5 Designs Revealed, New OC Features Highlighted We have already talked about the ASUS X670E & X670 motherboards previously since we covered most of them in our detailed roundup over here. Now, ASUS has shared some more information for the lineup by revealing unique OC features that will be specific only to their motherboards. The company invited renowned overclocked, Der8auer, to their ROG Gamescom 2022 presentation & we got the first taste of two OC-specific features headed to the motherboards that are designed with AMD Ryzen 7000 CPUs in mind....

The Only Difference Between the ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro Is the Maximum Amount of RAM Both Handsets Can Support The specification differences between the ROG Phone 6 and ROG Phone 6 Pro are negligible, with the ‘Pro’ version being the only one out of the two to support up to 18GB LPDDR5 RAM. The remaining internals remains consistent between the two flagships, so whatever hardware information you are about to read, it will be found in both devices....

Zenfone 9 Can Also Be Topped With as Much RAM as a High-End Laptop, Along With a Somewhat Competitive Price The 5.9-inch display is AMOLED that Samsung makes, resonates a 2400 x 1800 resolution, and supports a 120Hz refresh rate. The backside is polycarbonate, with Gorilla Glass Victus on the front. Given that the Zenfone 9 features top-notch specifications, ASUS went ahead and added IP68 dust and water resistance too. Delivering the much-needed performance is the Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, along with 8GB LPDDR5 RAM and 128GB of UFS 3....

Although we associate smart plugs as being indoor devices, but you’ll be surprised how useful they can be outdoor as well. Luckily, companies like Kasa have been making outdoor smart plugs for a long while now, allowing you to automate things that reside outside your front door. This means that those lights which you have to manually turn on in the evening can be powered up right from the comfort of your home all without having to step outside....

AYANEO 2 revolutionizes handheld gaming consoles with a strong presentation for this holiday season The AYANEO 2 presentation confirmed much of what was reported earlier this year and many of the promises made on the company’s IndieGoGo campaign. The AMD Ryzen 7 6800U is inside the system and backed by AMD Radeon 680M embedded graphics. The chip is built on a 6nm process technology with eight cores across 16 threads and a boost clock frequency of 4....

The games will be distributed across the next three months. Azure Striker Gunvolt will be available today on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S. Meanwhile, the sequel will hit both platforms come July 14. Finally, the third game in the series will be available on August 2. Each game will also see a 10% discount to celebrate the new game launches. Azure Striker Gunvolt’s pricing will be distributed as such....

Announced during yesterday’s The Game Awards 2022 event, Banishers Ghosts of New Eden is a new collaboration between french publisher Focus Entertainment and DON’T NOD. According to the official press release, the action RPG will feature a striking art direction, strong characters and plot, and a unique fantasy world. We’ve included the game’s announcement trailer alongside a set of screenshots down below. “We’re so excited to finally lift the veil on Banishers, a project born from our long-standing partnership with DON’T NOD” said John Bert, Managing Director at Focus Entertainment, “The studio has an unmatched talent for creating worlds that are as unique as they are immersive....