NVIDIA’s GeForce RTX 3090 Graphics Card Annihilates Apple M1 Ultra’s ‘Revolutionary’ 64-Core GPU According to Apple, the Apple M1 Ultra GPU comes with a 64-core unit that offers 8192 execution units for up to 21 TFLOPs of single-precision horsepower, 660 GTexels/s, and 330 GPixels/s. The media engine on the Apple M1 Ultra is composed of the latest Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes & ProRes with 2 video decode engines, 4 videos encode engines and 4 ProRes encode and decode engines....

Before Apple Silicon, the Majority of the Mac Range Comprised of Intel’s Integrated GPUs, Which Was Not Sufficient to Game The introduction of Apple Silicon materialized with the M1, and though the SoC’s 8-core GPU was not on par with dedicated solutions from NVIDIA and AMD, the increase in performance when compared to integrated GPUs was massive. An argument can be made that the Apple Silicon is capable of gaming at increased graphics settings, but according to several benchmarks, it is less than a stellar experience....

Apple May Use More a Powerful, Power-Efficient Version of TSMC’s 3nm Process for the Expensive iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max For 2022, Apple is reported to introduce the A16 Bionic, which is said to be mass produced on TSMC’s 4nm architecture, but this chip will be reserved for the premium iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. The less expensive iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Max are set to be treated to last year’s A15 Bionic....

Apple Has Not Disclosed the Amount of Carbon-Free Aluminum or the Cost Incurred to Mass Produce the 2022 iPhone SE Apple has started purchasing carbon-free aluminum to reduce emissions. Thanks to advancement in smelting technology, this aluminum is the first to be manufactured at an industrial scale outside of a laboratory, with the intent to manufacture the chassis of the 2022 iPhone SE. Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives had this to say about the company’s efforts towards environment conservation....

According to CNET’s Lexy Savvides, the Apple Watch Ultra is a better choice for the following reasons. TechRadar has a different take on the matter, claiming that the Apple Watch Ultra has short battery life, but praises the larger display, GPS functionality and the new physical action button. Victoria Song’s review published on The Verge states that the Apple Watch Ultra will not sate the requirements of athletes as they will want something extra, but it will be handy for many customers....

The game, developed by OSome Studio (the same that made the remasters), is set to add co-op for up to four players on the same screen. It is unclear whether online co-op is also supported. The year is 50 BC. Gaul is entirely occupied by the Romans. Well, not entirely! One small village of indomitable Gauls still holds out against the invaders… Meanwhile, in Hibernia (today known as Ireland) Keratine, chief Whiskitonix’s daughter, is calling Asterix and Obelix to the rescue as they need help to overcome the Roman invasion and bring back her father’s beloved golden ram....

AYANEO reveals GEEK & AYANEO 2 handheld gaming consoles offering the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U APU at a premium pricing tier With the AMD Ryzen 7 6800U mobile processor seeing more use in handheld PC gaming systems, it makes sense to see AYANEO utilize the next-gen processor in its designs. However, the utilization of the AMD mobile processor comes with a hefty price for the newer systems. The Chinese manufacturer has revealed the release date and pricing for their AMD Ryzen 7 6800U handheld variants for the GEEK and AYANEO 2 lines, with the first system selling for $949 and the latter for $1,099....

AYANEO Confirms Its Air Plus Handheld Console Will Feature Brand New AMD Mendocino APUs With A Zen 2 CPU & RDNA 2 GPU Touch, Affordable Than Steam Deck During this week, AYANEO made several announcements such as their Air NEO and Loki handheld gaming consoles. The former will come equipped with the Barcelo APUs while the latter will come in both Intel Alder Lake and AMD Rembrandt configurations. Now the company is planning to also launch a brand new Air Plus handheld console for $289 US which will feature the brand new AMD Mendocino APUs....

Manifest “Our main focus with the rework of Manifest is to ensure it becomes more streamlined and offers up a tighter game space, this has also given us an opportunity to do a complete pass throughout the location and provide stronger themes to previously underutilized spaces. Across the main gamemodes we have adjusted and added flag spaces to reduce travel times and create stronger paths and frontlines as you make your way towards those capture points....

Well-known insider Tom Henderson recently shared in a new report posted on Xfire that one inside source said that the latest entry in the series taught the developer some valuable lessons and that many of the changes introduced in the game will be reverted for the next entry in the series, which is in active development but obviously still in the pre-production stage. As Battlefield 2042 was meant to become the foundation for all future entries in the series, this is definitely interesting information, but not particularly surprising, considering how the new features have been received by the community....

You Can Get the Beats Fit Pro in Three Exciting Neutral Colors Thanks to Beats’ Collaboration with Kim Kardashian Images of the new Beats Fit Pro leaked in the past as well, but this time around, they are being released under different names. You are getting Moon, Dune, and Earth. Beats Fit Pro have been received warmly by critics since its original launch last year with users talking about how comfortable they are all thanks to flexible wingtips and multiple sizes of silicone ear tips....

Bitcoin (BTC) is now officially in its second-longest bear market, having just exceeded the duration of the downturn back in 2018. Even as bulls pin their hopes on the 2024 halving event and the tailwind effects that precede it, the world’s premier cryptocurrency is likely in for a lot more pain. Let’s delve deeper. Bitcoin Bulls Are Likely to Experience Further Losses Ahead A growing body of evidence suggests that the cyclical lows for Bitcoin lie firmly below the prevailing price....

Grab Yourself an M1 iPad Air for Just $559 and Save $40 Instantly - Get Ready to Experience Stage Manager When it Comes Out Are you eager to use Stage Manager on your iPad when iPadOS 16 comes out later this year? Then you need something with an M1 chip inside and iPad Air is one of those tablets. And it happens to be discounted today as well, selling for just $559, saving you $40 instantly on an extremely powerful tablet....

Today, BOE Innovation Exchange announces the company’s tremendous breakthrough in oxide semiconductor display technology. The world’s first 27-inch FHD display with an extensive 500 Hz+ display refresh rate launches from BOE Innovation Exchange BOE is currently the leader in display technology breakthroughs, including the oxide semiconductor display market. The company has also overcome hurdles that have plagued the industry, such as copper (Cu) easy to oxidize, diffuse, and drill and engrave, allowing them to lead the industry of high-scale production of copper interconnect stack structures....

As part of a media teleconference for its second operational flight test (OFT-2) for the Orion spacecraft, representatives of The Boeing Company assured members of the press that the rapid success of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation’s (SpaceX) Dragon spacecraft is not affecting them in any way. Boeing and SpaceX are both a part of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) commercial crew program which aims to develop a sustained American capability of conducting crewed flights to the International Space Station (ISS)....

The $19 Million Were Termed as Social Damages, According to the Brazilian Court A report published by Reuters states that a ruling has been made that will force Apple to pay a $19 million fine in ‘social damages.’ The decision was apparently made by the Brazilian association of borrowers, consumers, and taxpayers (AMBCC). Apple stopped bundling chargers with iPhones ever since the iPhone 12’s inception to cut down on carbon emissions and reduce electronic waste accumulation....

That might change in the future, though. A new Bloomberg report cites discussions at Activision Blizzard’s high levels regarding the possibility to ditch the yearly schedule at last. This is seemingly unrelated to Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of the company, by the way. Apparently, Call of Duty developers had already expressed their conviction that slowing the release schedule would be appealing to players while giving game designers the chance to take bolder risks during development....

You can watch the official launch trailer for Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 below: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 drops players into an unprecedented global conflict that features the return of the iconic Operators of Task Force 141. Modern Warfare 2 will launch with a globe-trotting single-player campaign, immersive Multiplayer combat, and a narrative-driven, co-op Spec Ops experience. Not too long ago, we saw the structure of the campaign be revealed by dataminers....

Cyan Announces New IP After almost a decade – Kickstarter Campaign For Obduction Started Rand Miller, co-creator of Myst had previously confirmed that his development studio Cyan wanted to launch a Kickstarter for a considerably larger project. Cyan’s last game development project was Myst V: End Of Ages, fifth and final game of Myst series which was released in 2005, it was a massive hit and was largely sold on Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows....

Download REDmod — the official Cyberpunk 2077 Modding Tools — to modify and create your own experiences in Cyberpunk 2077. From custom sounds, animations, scripts, and much more, these tools will help you leave your own mark in the dark future world of Night City. How REDmod worksREDmod allows users to create mods for Cyberpunk 2077. It can be used separately in the command line or integrated through into the WolvenKit mod editor....