Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
Intel's Open Image Denoise software now supports the Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake iGPUs, along with the Battlemage "Xe2" GPU architecture. Intel's Open Image Denoise "ODIN" Now Sees Up To 2x Faster "Denoising" Performance With Added "Fast Quality" Mode, Supports Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake iGPUs & Battlemage Discrete GPUs Intel's Open Image Denoise (OIDN) is an open-source library that utilizes the power of a GPU for the "denoising process." This involves eradicating grain or artifacts in a ray-tracing rendered image through different algorithms; it preserves the image's original quality and fidelity. The benefits of Intel's OIDN include faster rendering times […]
The Finals has seen immense popularity amongst gamers across every platform, however, an interesting bug has surfaced on Linux which won't let users play the game on an Intel Arc GPU unless the vendor is hidden. Intel-Based Linux Gamers Would Now Have To Hide Their GPU Vendor To Play The Finals & Other Titles Which Leverage XeSS By Default Based on a report by Phoronix, The Finals runs on Linux through Steam Play, and continuous updates within the open-source MESA drivers have made playing the title on Intel Arc GPUs a possibility. Although the portion of gamers playing The Finals […]
Intel's latest Media Driver on Linux has brought in improvements in the Video Acceleration API as well as multiple changes for next-gen Arrow Lake CPUs. Intel Meteor Lake & Arrow Lake CPUs See A Boost In Media Performance, Credits To Improved Drivers Intel's Media Driver Q4 2023 update is targeted at improving existing resources since Team Blue has already brought in next-gen architecture support for it in previous updates. The driver is ready to support Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs along with the Alchemist+ GPU architecture as well. However, this update brings enhanced support for VA-API, along with several other changes […]
Phoronix has published their review of the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H "Meteor Lake" CPU against the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U in Linux which gets utterly demolished across 370 tests in both performance and efficiency. Intel Core Ultra 7 155H "Meteor Lake" CPU Gets Destroyed In Linux Performance & Efficiency Tests By AMD's Ryzen 7 7840U At Same Or Lower Power Known for its in-depth look at the Linux ecosystem, Phoronix took it upon itself to measure the performance of the Intel Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" CPUs in Linux since neither Intel nor any 3rd party vendor shared those results. […]
Intel has accelerated software developments in Linux, offering an improved Xe Kernel GPU driver & adding Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake support. Intel Has Ramped Up Development At Linux, Targeted at Improving Xe Graphics Drivers & Offering Support For Next-Gen Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake CPUs Intel's debut of Arc drivers in Linux was a fairly slow start compared to other platforms, mainly since Team Blue was a bit late in providing enhanced driver capabilities. However, after two years of development, Intel has finally submitted its "revamped" Xe kernel graphics driver for submission in the mainline kernel. According to Phoronix […]
Intel Lunar Lake CPUs with Battlemage iGPUs have received support for a new feature known as CMRR (Content Match Refresh Rate) in Linux. Intel's New CMRR Feature For Next-Gen Lunar Lake CPUs Expected to Enhance The Gaming Experience Expanding on what CMRR actually is, it has an application similar to what other technologies such as VRR offer, but Intel says that the way CMRR works is different from the others. The latest Linux patches by Team Blue reveal that CMRR is expected to be integrated into Lunar Lake's graphics driver, which will be leveraged by the Xe2 architecture. Here is […]
Vampire Survivors draws tons of inspiration from Castlevania, so it is no surprise that the new Ode To Castlevania DLC is fantastic. I’m here to guide you through unlocking each Hero and evolving each weapon, because that’s how you’ll end up accessing ...
I started playing Overwatch in 2019. By the time I was pushing payloads and getting Play of the Game with a well-placed Tactical Visor, a lot of the old hero kits and team compositions that were infamous when the hero shooter launched in 2016 were more...
Intel's Open Image Denoise software now supports the Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake iGPUs, along with the Battlemage "Xe2" GPU architecture. Intel's Open Image Denoise "ODIN" Now Sees Up To 2x Faster "Denoising" Performance With Added "Fast Quality" Mode, Supports Arrow Lake, Lunar Lake iGPUs & Battlemage Discrete GPUs Intel's Open Image Denoise (OIDN) is an open-source library that utilizes the power of a GPU for the "denoising process." This involves eradicating grain or artifacts in a ray-tracing rendered image through different algorithms; it preserves the image's original quality and fidelity. The benefits of Intel's OIDN include faster rendering times […]
The Finals has seen immense popularity amongst gamers across every platform, however, an interesting bug has surfaced on Linux which won't let users play the game on an Intel Arc GPU unless the vendor is hidden. Intel-Based Linux Gamers Would Now Have To Hide Their GPU Vendor To Play The Finals & Other Titles Which Leverage XeSS By Default Based on a report by Phoronix, The Finals runs on Linux through Steam Play, and continuous updates within the open-source MESA drivers have made playing the title on Intel Arc GPUs a possibility. Although the portion of gamers playing The Finals […]
Intel's latest Media Driver on Linux has brought in improvements in the Video Acceleration API as well as multiple changes for next-gen Arrow Lake CPUs. Intel Meteor Lake & Arrow Lake CPUs See A Boost In Media Performance, Credits To Improved Drivers Intel's Media Driver Q4 2023 update is targeted at improving existing resources since Team Blue has already brought in next-gen architecture support for it in previous updates. The driver is ready to support Intel's Arrow Lake CPUs along with the Alchemist+ GPU architecture as well. However, this update brings enhanced support for VA-API, along with several other changes […]
Phoronix has published their review of the Intel Core Ultra 7 155H "Meteor Lake" CPU against the AMD Ryzen 7 7840U in Linux which gets utterly demolished across 370 tests in both performance and efficiency. Intel Core Ultra 7 155H "Meteor Lake" CPU Gets Destroyed In Linux Performance & Efficiency Tests By AMD's Ryzen 7 7840U At Same Or Lower Power Known for its in-depth look at the Linux ecosystem, Phoronix took it upon itself to measure the performance of the Intel Core Ultra "Meteor Lake" CPUs in Linux since neither Intel nor any 3rd party vendor shared those results. […]
Intel has accelerated software developments in Linux, offering an improved Xe Kernel GPU driver & adding Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake support. Intel Has Ramped Up Development At Linux, Targeted at Improving Xe Graphics Drivers & Offering Support For Next-Gen Arrow Lake & Lunar Lake CPUs Intel's debut of Arc drivers in Linux was a fairly slow start compared to other platforms, mainly since Team Blue was a bit late in providing enhanced driver capabilities. However, after two years of development, Intel has finally submitted its "revamped" Xe kernel graphics driver for submission in the mainline kernel. According to Phoronix […]
Intel Lunar Lake CPUs with Battlemage iGPUs have received support for a new feature known as CMRR (Content Match Refresh Rate) in Linux. Intel's New CMRR Feature For Next-Gen Lunar Lake CPUs Expected to Enhance The Gaming Experience Expanding on what CMRR actually is, it has an application similar to what other technologies such as VRR offer, but Intel says that the way CMRR works is different from the others. The latest Linux patches by Team Blue reveal that CMRR is expected to be integrated into Lunar Lake's graphics driver, which will be leveraged by the Xe2 architecture. Here is […]