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Kotaku reports that the launcher is, as of now, quite bare-bones in terms of features. It does add any Rockstar games you already own into its library. It also supports cloud saves and automatic updates. But if you have those games on Steam, you’ll still have to run them through Steam. Getting it now also nets you a free game, in the form of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. That said, dataminers have found out that it’s the same version as the one on Steam....

But there are also times where films survive production hell and come out bonafide classics. Jaws and Back to the Future come to mind. The first of the Star Wars anthology films, Rogue One, is one such example. Rogue One is a work of art (it is probably my second favourite Star Wars picture of all time). But upon revisiting its trailer, you’ll notice a bunch of scenes missing from the version of the movie that actually hit theatres....

What this mode does is it keeps your personal data secure while it’s being fixed. Users get control to some extent in regards to what they want locked down and what they don’t mind leaving exposed. Which sounds like the much easier alternative than formatting your device and then restoring from a backup once the repairs are done. Repair mode is activated from the Battery and Device Care menu from the phone’s settings....

Equipped with a 6.7-inch FHD+ Super AMOLED display and on-screen fingerprint scanner, the Galaxy A70 is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 675 processor. It also comes standard with 8GB of RAM and 128GB internal storage alongside the support for up to 512GB MicroSD card. Galaxy A70 also comes with a tri-camera setup on its back that features a 32MP f/1.7 camera alongside an 8MP ultra wide camera and 5MP f/2....

More recently, ETnews reports that the Samsung Galaxy Note line will get one last outing next year. Sources to the Korean news outlet also claim that the company will be going back to releasing only one model. For the past two years, the Note devices have come in two configurations. The report also confirms by extension that the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra will indeed come with S Pen support. This is due to the digitisers for it having been placed well in advance....

Nevertheless, the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra which is the company’s top flagship model at the moment holds its ground very well. From the first conference call of the day to the last gaming session of the night, the all-rounder powerhouse remained a loyal and capable companion as you can see from the video above. Priced at RM 5199, the Samsung Galaxy Note20 Ultra is currently available through Samsung Experience Store and authorised dealers throughout Malaysia as well as from all leading local telcos....

And now, it looks like there’s some new evidence to back up those claims. Brazilian tech site Tecnoblog reports that the Samsung Galaxy S21, S21 Plus and S21 Ultra have appeared in the country’s National Telecommunications Agency ANATEL. And while their filing doesn’t reveal much about the phones, they do indicate that they will not come with a charger. Ditto the headphones for a double whammy. Predictably, the aforementioned Facebook post by Samsung Caribbean has since been removed....

This is because the original Z Flip and Z Flip 5G were essentially the same devices. What separated them apart are mainly the beefier processor and 5G capability of the latter device. Most of the major changes that Samsung has implemented on the Z Flip3 revolved around design. For example, the area surrounding the phone rear dual camera and Cover Screen is draped in a glossy black finish while the rest of the phone is matte....

Despite being all shiny and new, I wouldn’t fault you if you experienced déjà vu upon your first glance at both of Samsung’s latest foldable devices. But rest assured, disguised under the familiar designs of the Galaxy Z Fold4 and Galaxy Z Flip4 are several improvements over their predecessors, though mostly in terms of features and performance. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold4 Let’s start with the Galaxy Z Fold4’s design. One particular upgrade that can easily be missed is the foldable’s external display, which has been enlarged to feature a bigger screen-to-body ratio....

The phone’s arrival in our market was received with quite a fanfare as it was the only Qualcomm Snapdragon-based Galaxy S20 model that was released in Malaysia while the rest of its siblings were equipped with the Exynos processor. Powered by Snapdragon 865, the Galaxy S20 FE 5G also features a 6.5-inch Super AMOLED Full HD display with 120Hz refresh rate. Samsung has also equipped the phone with a 12MP main camera alongside another 12MP ultra-wide camera as well as an 8MP telephoto camera with 3x optical zoom and 30x digital zoom capabilities....

News of this was first shared by leakster Yogesh on Twitter, who also suggested that both Samsung and Olympus could be working together to develop the Galaxy S22 Ultra, or a special edition Galaxy Fold smartphone. A separate report from Ice Universe on Weibo corroborated this, saying that his sources had also informed him of this alleged partnership. Smartphone companies partnering up with camera brands to elevate their smartphone’s imaging system isn’t anything new....

The company states that production of “some premium smartphones” are assigned to its Vietnam factories in order to meet consumer demands timely and efficiently. Additionally, the Korean tech giant had recently globally launched three new Galaxy S20 models and the Galaxy Z Flip foldable phone. “Once the COVID-19 situation stabilises, we plan to move back the output to Gumi,” the company said. Prior to this, Samsung had already shifted a majority of its smartphone production to Vietnam over the past decade, where it makes over 50% of its phones....

The new AIO cooler series is part of Sapphire’s Nitro+ series and comprises of two models, the S360-A and S240-A. As their names suggest, the AIO coolers come in radiator sizes of 360mm and 240mm, while cooling is conducted via the included Nitro+ Hybrid Fan Blade that Sapphire says have improved downward air pressure. While also keeping the decibels generated by the fans low. In keeping with the times, both the S360-A and S240-A have ARGB that is controllable and customisable via Sapphire’s own software....

“It seems to me we would be better off if they were multiple platforms,” said California Democrat and Silicon Valley representative Ro Khanna in an interview with Bloomberg TV. “I don’t think that merger [with Instagram] should have been approved in the first place.” He explained that having Instagram and WhatsApp as separate entities would build up more competition, and expressed that there aren’t many robust social media platforms currently available....

In terms of performance, SK Hynix’s new memory module has an average read and write speed of 6400Mbps, which the company says is approximately 20% faster than the currently existing LPDDR5 RAM on market, which is around 5500Mbps. To put it in another way, users would be able to transfer 10 Full HD movies 5GB in size, in a single second. SK Hynix is expecting the new 18GB LPDDR5 RAM to be used in other applications like ultra-high-performance camera apps and artificial intelligence (AI) apps....

The Android update will change the build number for both devices from version 51.1.A.11.51 to version 52.0.A.3.27. The update also includes the latest Android security patches. The update will also bring the new Sony camera app with it, although it should be noted that it doesn’t seem to have a portrait selfie mode. Android 9.0 Pie was first announced back in March 2018, but only officially adopted the official “Pie” moniker back at the beginning of August this year....

PlayStation Japan put up a tweet which says it is ending after-sales service for the CECH-4300 model PS3, or the super slim model, on 30 April 2022. This will also apply to all of the peripherals for the console generation in general. Those who are in Japan can still send their consoles for repair until the cutoff date. — Ask PlayStation JP (@AskPS_JP) February 28, 2022 According to Siliconera, the two older PS3 models were already ineligible for repair prior to this announcement....

The similarities include support for Dolby Atmos, DTS:X, Vertrical Surround Engine and S-Force PRO Front Surround audio techs for a virtual surround sound experience. Also present is the DSEE Extreme tech to restore sounds lost to digital compression. Continuing on the list of similarities between the Sony HT-A3000 and the HT-A5000, there’s the Sound Field Optimisation. Like before, this makes use of built-in microphones, as well as the sounds it produces itself, to measure the height and width of a room and calibrating its sound to fit the room....

The Mega Pack bundles the PS4 with three of the best games on the platform. They are Grand Theft Auto V Premium Edition, God of War, and Horizon Zero Dawn Complete Edition. All three games come in their physical disks. It also comes a PS4 Fortnite Neo Versa Bundle voucher, as well as a PS Plus 3-month membership subscription. As for the Party Bundle, the two titles that come with it this year are Fifa 20 and Crash team Racing Nitro-Fueled....

Axios reports that a former PlayStation IT security analyst of about six years, Emma Majo, was fired after speaking out against the discrimination she faced. This then leads to the suit she filed. She is also requesting to expand the case into a class action for any other women under the company with a similar experience. The lawsuit details that she was never promoted for the years she has been with the company and had been sort of demoted once....