Ul Benchmark To Release New Port Royal Test For 3Dmark Next Month Comes With Directx Ray Tracing Support

As per UL Benchmarks’s official statement Port Royal was developing through input primarily provided by AMD, Intel, and NVIDIA. Along with other leading technology companies. Additionally, the benchmark software maker had also worked with Microsoft in order create a “first-class implementation” of the DXR API. To date, the only graphics cards that are capable of performing real-time ray-tracing in games are NVIDIA’s own GeForce RTX series graphics cards. This includes the GeForce RTX 2070, RTX 2080, and RTX 2080 Ti....

January 17, 2023 · 1 min · 122 words · Ryan Shipp

Unlimited Internet Plan This Is What You Need To Know

In other words, they don’t have to keep on replenishing their Internet pass. However, this does not mean customers can leave the data flowing like a leaky pipe because unlimited plans are still bound to something called Fair Usage Policy (FUP). WHAT IS THE FAIR USAGE POLICY? In its essence, FUP is a very simple concept: a common FUP usually states that a telco reserves the right to step in if it deemed that a customer is using its service in an abusive or unusual manner and beyond the behaviours of a typical consumer....

January 17, 2023 · 5 min · 986 words · Timothy Duke

Upcoming Logitech Cloud Gaming Handheld Leaks Online

Serial leakster Evan Blass has shared on Twitter what looks like a set of three promotional images of the product. He refers to them as the Logitech G Gaming Handheld, which may very well be the actual name of the thing. As Engadget points out, there’s even a landing page that the company has set up with the same name, further cementing the name in place. Logitech has already filed a DMCA takedown, confirming the authenticity of the images, but not before The Verge saved a copy of all three....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 309 words · Jeffrey Jacques

Us Backs Off Banning Investments In Alibaba Tencent And Baidu

Some US officials pushed for Alibaba, Tencent, and Baidu to be added to an investment blacklist on the account of (allegedly) aiding China’s military, intelligence, and security apparatuses. But sources told Reuters that Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin opposed the idea and eventually prevailed over his administration colleagues. According to the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Mnuchin and his team feared widespread selloffs and economic fallout had the plan gone through. The firms in question are dauntingly enormous, having tremendous pull across markets....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 217 words · Richard Dominguez

Valve Announces The International 10 Battle Pass

This year’s battle pass comes with a few new features. The first is the introduction of a Guild system, not something you’d expect from a MOBA. While anyone can join, only owners of the battle pass may create one. When you’re in one, every match grants you Guild Points. Collect enough of these and you’ll unlock emoticons, bonus challenges, battle pass bonuses, and more for yourself and your guildmates....

January 17, 2023 · 1 min · 168 words · Paula Banks

Vivo To Launch Zeiss Equipped X60 Smartphone Series In Malaysia Soon Updated

ORIGINAL STORY (8 March/ 2:12 PM): Vivo Malaysia, through its social media channels, has confirmed that it will launch the new X60 smartphone series locally soon. The series, which were launched in China back in late December last year, consists of a standard and a Pro model – with a high-specked Pro Plus variant introduced later in January 2021. The mutual selling point for all three models are Zeiss-enhanced optics for their respective camera setups....

January 17, 2023 · 3 min · 446 words · Odessa Nall

Vivo V20 Se Has Made Its Way To Malaysia To Launch By End Of September

For what it’s worth, the company has shown what the device looks like, so we’ll have to go from there. A quick look tells us that the device will have three rear cameras, and a single front-facing shooter in a water drop notch. The earpiece is rather massive, but it does not necessarily mean the Vivo V20 SE will come with stereo speakers. At the bottom, we see the USB-C charging port, a speaker grille and a very much missed 3....

January 17, 2023 · 1 min · 168 words · Frank Temblador

Walk In Vaccinations For Klang Valley Residents Now Available At Select Ppvs

Pay attention, however, as the walk-in dates are staggered, presumably to avoid overcrowding at the PPVs. Individuals who have had their first-dose appointment cancelled may opt to walk-in but those waiting for their second dose will have to stick to their appointment. The programme is split into four different groups: Malaysian citizens Those over 40 or with comorbidities get the first pick between 2 to 4 AugustHealthy citizens over 18 will can get their shots between 5 to 22 August...

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 285 words · Awilda Brown

Walmart Lists Unannounced Sub Us 300 Dji Drone Appears To Be A Repackaged Mavic Mini

The leaks featured in-store photos from Walmart featuring the pre-order card of the new drone, which is known as the “Mini SE”. But even more interestingly, the unannounced DJI product itself is already listed on the US-based hypermarket’s website – with some customers also claiming to have received their units in the product page’s comment section. It is now apparently listed as “sold out”. Back to the DJI Mini SE....

January 17, 2023 · 3 min · 465 words · Edna Husband

Waze Now Provides More Useful Information To Help Users Plan Their Trip In Advance

Further expanding on this, the platform has introduced a significant upgrade to its Trip Preview feature which would deliver more important information to users in order to help them plan for a trip – even before they step into their car. After deciding on a destination, Waze will now supply you with details such as the different alternate routes available for the journey, the potential obstructions that you may encounter on each provided route, the total cost you need to prepare when using tolled roads, and more....

January 17, 2023 · 1 min · 188 words · Linda Reid

Whatsapp Chats Backed Up To Google Drive Are Not End To End Encrypted

According to ZDNet, this is not the first time that WhatsApp has warned that backups are not encrypted. But it is a warning worth repeating considering the useful nature of being able to back up your chat history. This is especially important now that WhatsApp and Google have announced that backups won’t count to your Google Drive storage quota starting 12 November 2018. WhatsApp will also permanently delete of any backup that hasn’t been updated for a year or more....

January 17, 2023 · 1 min · 154 words · Connie Dennis

Windows 10 Search Bar Bugs Out Can Be Fixed By Restarting Your Pc

Naturally, being one of the most used features, having the search bar not working can be really frustrating. Some users suspect that the bug was caused by Bing integration. In fact, a Reddit user managed to solve the problem by disabling Bing in the Windows 10 Start Menu. Someone else on Twitter managed to get it fixed by restarting Windows Explorer via the Task Manager. — Sunil (@su2nil) February 5, 2020 While there are workarounds for this issue, you may not actually have to do anything yourself....

January 17, 2023 · 1 min · 185 words · Jacinto Coolidge

Windows 10 Will Need Reserved Storage Space For Future Updates

With reserved storage, Microsoft explains that the update files will have pre-allocated space where they are stored. Windows will remove unneeded files from there when the update process takes off. This hopefully prevents Windows from deleting the wrong files. Also, by having a certain amount of space reserved, you won’t be bugged by requests to make free space for the update. In the same way, your system won’t suddenly slow down due to the sudden lack of space then an update download kicks in....

January 17, 2023 · 1 min · 205 words · Seth Guthrie

Witcher 3 Gets Free Next Gen Console Upgrades If You Own A Current Gen Copy

The current gen console versions of The Witcher 3, as well as the PC version of the game, will also be getting a graphical upgrade. This will come in the form of a free update, though no mention on when exactly the update will be live. — Radek (@gamebowski) September 4, 2020 Of course, there’s also the option of buying the game on the next gen consoles straight up. No exact date for this either, but the PR lead at CDPR, Radek Grabowski, mentions 2021 on Twitter....

January 17, 2023 · 1 min · 162 words · Beverly Owen

Xiaomi 12S Exclusive Leica Camera App Leaks Usable On Other Xiaomi Phones

The good news — sort of — for those who are eager to try out the Xiaomi-Leica camera, the APK file for the phone’s exclusive camera app has been leaked online shortly after the series’ launch. This means that enthusiasts outside of China can get a taste of Leica’s co-engineered mobile photography aesthetics, though it does come with a caveat. — Max Weinbach (@MaxWinebach) July 6, 2022 In our testing, the leaked app would only seemingly work on other Xiaomi smartphones such as the Redmi Note 11S....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 304 words · Jewel Mcgowan

Xiaomi Ceo Mi 11 Will Not Have Charging Adapter Will Have New Packaging

On his official Weibo account, Jun said that his decision to do away with a charger for the Mi 11 is because he believes that consumers already have their own variation of a charging adapter, or are simply recycling the accessory that came packaged with the last generation of Mi devices. Jun also said that his decision was also an act for Xiaomi to become more environmentally-friendly. Needless to say, he’s also aware of the potential backlash his company could receive for his decision but seems to be well-prepared for it....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 220 words · Joel Hershberger

Xiaomi Launches Redmi K40 Flagship Series In China

All three variants share the same display across the board, which is a Gorilla Glass 5-protected Samsung E4 6.67-inch AMOLED flat panel with 1080 x 2400 px resolution, 120Hz refresh rate and 360Hz touch sampling rate. The Redmi K40 trio features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor on the power button, Dolby Atmos tuned stereo speakers, sub-6 GHz 5G and Wi-Fi 6 connectivity, Bluetooth 5, NFC, an IR blaster, and a 4,520mAh battery with 33W fast charging via USB-C....

January 17, 2023 · 3 min · 478 words · Louis Bostic

Xiaomi Mi 11 Series To Launch On 28 December 2020 In China

The company made the announced via its official Weibo page earlier today with a promotional image along with the launch date of 28 December 2020. However, in a typical teaser fashion, not much else regarding the phone’s specifications or design is revealed. That being said, the Xiaomi Mi 11 was allegedly spotted in the wild last week, where several photos have depicted its rear camera array. A triple camera setup housed in a square island was observed on what is believed to be the standard variant of the phone....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 218 words · John Blair

Xiaomi Now Has Its Own Robotic Dog Powered By Nvidia And Intel

Revealed alongside the new Mix 4 phone, it is hard not to be reminded of the Boston Dynamics’ Spot when we saw Xiaomi CyberDog for the first time. Powered by NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX, the CyberDog also comes with servo motors developed by Xiaomi itself that are said to have a maximum torque of 32N⋅m and 220rpm maximum rotation speed. Xiaomi also claimed that the CyberDog has a maximum walking speed of 3....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 258 words · Charles Camp

Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 12 4 Now Official Stretched Out With A Bigger Battery

Despite the 27% increased screen real estate, the resolution of the display on the Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro 12.4″ remains the same, which is 2560 x 1600. It even keeps the same 120Hz refresh rate, HDR10 support and 500 nits brightness. That being said, there are some surprising downgrades. Specifically, the previous 240Hz sampling rate has been pushed down to 120Hz, and the formerly 10-bit panel is now an 8-bit panel....

January 17, 2023 · 2 min · 288 words · Michelle Amundson