While this technology is indeed game changing, developers have not been the fastest to adopt it. Initially, Microsoft only introduced a few changes that offloaded excess work from the CPU. DirectStorage 1.1 aims to introduce GPU Decompression which is the next major milestone in this technology. What is GPU Decompression? Games span across the size of tens if not hundreds of Gigabytes nowadays. For this reason, most of the data files are compressed in order to save storage space....

Microsoft is also making sure that others don’t feel left out and has just launched one of its most popular apps on the Microsoft Store. Hence, making it available for everyone including Insiders and the general public. We’ve already covered both of these apps in-depth so I won’t go into detail here and bore you. Instead, we’re just going to glance over them and cover the basics. Windows 11 Photos app If you weren’t already aware, Photosis getting a design overhaul in Windows 11....

Microsoft has since maintained the application on both Android and iOS, until very recently, when the company announced the delisting of SwiftKey from the Apple App Store. Apart from a short statement confirming the change, no specific reasons were given for the sudden delisting. Now it seems, Microsoft has a change of heart, and the SwiftKey app has again been listed on the Apple App Store. Microsoft’s Caitlin Roulston confirmed this in a statement to The Verge, – “Based on customer feedback, SwiftKey iOS has been relisted on the Apple App Store....

In an earlier Windows 11 Insider Preview Build, Microsoft made it easier for users to track their 365 subscription. The subscription information was placed in “Your Microsoft account” under Settings > Account. With the new update, users can also see their supported Office perpetual products associated with their accounts. Users can also use the “View Details” tab to see subscription details and directly install the associated software. Fixes Some Windows Insiders weren’t able to install the latest builds due to a DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL error....

Initially, the RTX 4070 (old spec-based) was on par with NVIDIA’s RTX 3080 in leaked TSE benchmarks. Some hints pointed towards this SKU beating out the 3080 Ti, but they were just rumours. A while back, The 4070 was revised again and such specifications led to a boost in performance, making it comparable to the RTX 3090 Ti. For reference purposes: The new RTX 4070 was quite similar to the RTX 4070 Ti, now it has been rumoured that the 4070 Ti refresh may launch next year with GDDR7 memory....

Both the RTX 2050 and MX570 have gotten a major benchmark leak before in which they performed surprisingly similar to each other. This was to be expected however as they are based on the same Ampere GA-107 GPU with the only minute differences. Moreover, despite being from two different series of GPUs, both of these options were aimed to entry-level laptops in hopes of providing a replacement for integrated graphics....

— kopite7kimi (@kopite7kimi) July 18, 2022 The benchmark supposedly indicates that the RTX 4090 scores more than 19000 points in Time Spy whereas last generation’s flagship GPU, the RTX 3090 FE scores just 9955 points in the same test. These results show that the RTX 4090 has a ~90% performance lead over its Ampere counterpart. RTX 3090’s Score For Reference | Sebastian Castellanos These benchmarks should be taken with a grain of salt as one result never tells us the full story and the RTX 4090 may lag behind in various other benchmarks....

The Galaxy S22 devices on the One UI 5.0 beta have received several updates over the last few weeks, and it seems Samsung is finally ready to release it officially. The Samsung Galaxy S22 devices have received four beta releases so far, and it’s still unclear whether there are a few more to go before One UI 5.0 gets a public release. Samsung didn’t provide an exact release timeline, and only mentioned that the official One UI 5....

What Prevents OneDrive from Connecting to Windows How to fix the OneDrive cannot connect to Windows Error? 1. Update Windows to latest version As it turns out, in most cases, this issue will occur due to a bug that was fixed in Windows 10 versions newer than build 17046. In most cases, this problem is facilitated by the interaction between a 3rd party antivirus and the syncing feature of OneDrive. If this scenario is applicable, the easiest way to fix it is to update your Windows 10 build to the latest build available....

OnePlus calls the new design language “Aquamorphic”, and its meant to represent fluidity, inspired by nature. OxygenOS 13 is based on Android 13, which means it will be getting most of the new features from the new Android version, like Fast Pair, audio switching, themed app icons and more. On top of that OnePlus has added its very own set of features like AI System Booster, Spatial audio support, Private Safe 2....

We know that the first generation of Pokemon features only 151 Pokemon for trainers to track down and catch. With the most recent entry into the franchise, Pokemon: Legends of Arceus, that number drastically went up to 905. But that might number just cross 1000 with the upcoming Pokemon: Scarlet and Violet. Even though more and more creatures have been added into the mix with every passing generation, many of the original Pokemon are still quite popular even to this day, despite them coming out back in 1993....

This was a bittersweet shuffle as now the original creators of the Sands of Time trilogy was working on the remake, but a switch this late in the development cycle meant that a delay was imminent. At the time of coverage, I said that no word on a potential delay had been conveyed and that Ubisoft would provide an update on the game’s progress in the future. Well, that day is here and it’s not looking good....

What’s causing the ‘Hyper Transport sync flood error’? Method 1: Clearing / Replacing the CMOS battery If you notice that the date & time is reset after each computer startup, the first suspect that you should have in mind is the CMOS battery. This small but important component is located on the motherboard and is typically a CR2032 button cell. The CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) battery (also known as RTC or NVRAM) is responsible for storing information ranging from time and date to system hardware settings....

Riot announced its partnership with Xbox at this year’s Xbox & Bethesda Showcase, and it looks like these games, along with League of Legends: Wild Rift for mobile, will soon be available on PC Game Pass. We say that today when a Twitter user by the handle of IdleSloth84_ noticed that these games were added to the Microsoft Store on Windows. Unfortunately, you can’t buy or download them just yet....

The company has changed its direction ever since the success of GTA V. So far, the game has received no single-player updates but has given us a sneak peek into the current life of Franklin with The Contract Update and little Trevor cameos here and there. GTA Online, however, is filled with microtransactions and in-game items for exorbitant rates for which players have to either grind or succumb to using Shark Cards....

Director Elisabeth Pelleth clarified that Skull and Bones is not intended to be a spin-off of Assassin’s creed Black Flag. From the get-go, the mandate received by the studio requested them to formulate their very own IP and game. Keeping the guidelines in mind, the studio decided to integrate a game centered around ships and naval combat as they honed expertise in this matter due to their work on Assassin’s creed Black Flag....

The SteelSeries Rival 310 aims to fix those issues. While it has the name of the Rival 300 series, it is actually much closer to the Rival 700. We think that the Rival 310 is the perfect sweet spot for most gamers. It sits right beside its brother, the Sensei 310 in the SteelSeries gaming mice lineup. We doubt that SteelSeries needs any introduction at this point. They were one of the first companies to capitalize on the rise of gaming mice, Through the years, they have earned a lot of respect from Esports players and enthusiast gamers....

As it turns out, Super People is still in its beta and testing phase which helps the dev team to work through issues like Super People crashing. While the game has not been launched officially yet, there are still a limited amount of users who are able to play the game. The Windows Defender Firewall is important to the Windows operating system as it controls and manages the incoming and outgoing network requests....

The i9-13900K The Raptor Laking kingpin is powered by 24 (8+16) cores / 32 threads. The performance cores are based on the new Raptor Cove microarchitecture whereas the efficient cores utilize the old Gracemont architecture. The performance and efficient cores are rated at 3.0GHz and 2.2GHz which can go as high as 5.4GHz and 4.3GHz respectively. This CPU is packed with 68MB (36MB L3 + 32MB L2) of cache and consumes up to 253W of power (125W TDP)....

Unboxing – 30th of September 9:00 EDTReviews – 5th of October 9:00 EDT Arc Inbound We expect atleast Intel’s Arc A7 to hit the shelves by early October. In addition, the XPG-Hunt winners have started to receive confirmation emails for a once-indefinitely delayed GPU. Since Intel themselves already have done may showcases, it does not make any sense to push more reviews for a GPU that isn’t even here yet. That combined with the fact that the Innovation Event is just 2 days away, makes it clear that Intel’s Arc A series is coming soon....