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Qualcomm unveiled the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC on Thursday. The new mobile platform succeeds the Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 and offers select Snapdragon Elite Gaming features. It is built on TSMC’s 4nm process technology and ships with several AI capabilities. It supports Gen AI assistants and popular large language models(LLMs) running directly on device. The Snapdragon 7 Gen 4 SoC has a prime core with a 2.8GHz clock speed. It offers connectivity options like Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6.0. Honor and Vivo will launch new handsets with the chipset this month.Qualcomm Launches the Snapdragon 7 Gen 4The Snapdragon 7 Gen…
A few weeks ago, Remedy flew me out to its headquarters in Helsinki, Finland, to play its newest game, FBC: Firebreak. In addition to my hands-on time, which you can read about here and watch here, I had the opportunity to speak with some of the lead developers working on the project about the game’s biggest inspirations.”The dev team calls [Helldivers 2] the best game in the world,” lead designer Anssi Hyytiäinen says when asked about Firebreak’s inspirations. Director Mike Kayatta includes the Warhammer games as well, saying, “Darktide, and to a lesser degree, Space Marine,” had “quite a big…
Netflix is introducing a new advertising system which employs generative AI, and they could get invasive. The plan is to improve ad relevance by using AI to offer experiences that are more useful to the viewer. The reality, it sounds like, could be interactive midroll and pause overlays interrupting your viewing experience. This isn’t coming to those who can afford to pay for the ad-free version, but it sounds like will be automatically introduced for those that have ad-supported Netflix. How do the Netflix AI ads work? After Netflix launched its own in-house advertising platform last month, it has been…
Oppo Reno 14 Pro 5G, with a MediaTek Dimensity 8450 chipset and a 6,200mAh battery, was launched in China on Thursday alongside the Oppo Reno 14 5G. The base model carries a MediaTek Dimensity 8350 SoC and a 6,000mAh cell. Both handsets support 80W wired fast charging and are equipped with 50-megapixel main cameras as well as 50-megapixel selfie shooters. They run on Android 15-based ColorOS 15 out-of-the-box. The Oppo Reno 14 series is claimed to meet IP66+IP68+IP69 ratings for dust and water resistance.Oppo Reno 14 5G, Reno 14 Pro 5G Price, Availability Oppo Reno 14 5G price in China starts at CNY…
Obsidian Entertainment’s first-person RPG, Avowed, launched on February 18 on Xbox Series X/S and PC. Today, Obsidian pulls back the curtains on its plans for Avowed for the rest of 2025. The team has released an update today that adds an Arachnophobia Safe Mode, Fog of War improvements, unique gear improvements, and more. This Summer, Obsidian will release an update that features cooking and crafting improvements, new NPC abilities and behaviors, additional active and passive abilities, more unique weapons and armor, and custom map markers. Then, this Fall, an update will bring to Avowed a highly requested New Game Plus mode,…
There are few fantasy worlds as fleshed out and deep as the Elder Scrolls’ Tamriel. We were first introduced to the series in the early ’90s, and now eagerly await Elder Scrolls 6 to show us a new chapter of this tale. Until that upcoming video game makes its way to our PCs and consoles, we love to revisit these games to see how they have evolved and reimmerse ourselves in the lore. Similar to the GTA games, you’d be missing out on over half the games if you think there are only 5 Elder Scrolls games out right now.…
President Donald Trump said he’s asked Apple’s Tim Cook to stop building plants in India to make devices for the US, pushing the iPhone maker to add domestic production as it pivots away from China.“I had a little problem with Tim Cook yesterday,” Trump said of his conversation with Apple’s chief executive officer in Qatar, where he’s on a state visit. “He is building all over India. I don’t want you building in India.” As a result of their discussion, Trump said Apple will be “upping their production in the United States.”Apple representatives in India did not respond to a…
The Six One Indie Showcase is set to return next week on May 22, and this year, it promises a lineup of 48 indie games, including world premieres, exclusive announcements, and updates to existing indies. Notable games include Mouse: P.I. For Hire, Suda51 and Swery65 team-up Hotel Barcelona, and the first look at Truth Scrapper, the next game from the developer behind In Stars and Time.The event begins with Petey’s Play Now Pre-Show at 8:50 a.m. PT/11:50 a.m. ET, which will highlight 7 “overlooked indie games released earlier in the year,” and the main showcase begins at 9 a.m. PT/12…
Huawei has just unveiled the new Huawei Watch 5 at an event in Berlin alongside a plethora of smartwatches and other audio products designed to bring access to a wide variety of health features to a range of users. The new Huawei Watch 5 has several impressive features, including the next generation of Health Glance, which checks nine health metrics in just one minute. The Huawei Watch 5 isn’t the first Huawei watch to have this feature, but an upgraded X-Tap sensor and a few additional metrics make it the most comprehensive implementation of this feature yet. After testing the…
Alcatel will soon unveil its Alcatel V3 Ultra smartphone in India. As we wait for the formal launch date announcement, a new leak has suggested its possible price range in the country. While the brand, which is operated independently by TCL Communication, has only confirmed the existence of Alcatel V3 Ultra, the latest leak indicates that it will be launched alongside two other models. The Alcatel V3 Ultra is teased to feature dedicated display modes for different activities. The Alcatel smartphones will be sold on Flipkart.Alcatel May Launch Three Smartphones in IndiaAs per a report by GizmoChina, Alcatel will launch three…