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 […]
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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, […]
The famous open-source platform MESA on Linux has pushed out CPU-based ray tracing for its Vulkan driver, opening new performance possibilities on the OS. MESA's Latest Attempt To Improve Performance at Linux Now Features CPU-Based Ray Tracing Support Well, CPU-based ray tracing isn't a term we hear every day, mainly because it is generally limited compared to those we see with GPUs. However, some CPUs, mostly the higher-end ones, work out perfectly fine for low-intensive RT tasks. Phoronix reports that the MESA Lavapipe driver has received support for CPU-based ray tracing, which means that Linux users will now have another […]
The open-source MESA platform has received its new quarterly update, bringing in significant performance improvements to the RADV & Intel ANV Vulkan drivers. MESA Finally Brings In Initial Support For Imagination's PowerVR Rogue Architecture, Prompting Open-Source Development While Also Boosting RADV RT Performance For AMD Radeon GPUs Developers maintaining MESA have done a fabulous job in making the platform competitive with mainstream offerings through continuous optimizations and updates. Just recently, we saw the RADV Vulkan driver scoring huge ray-tracing gains, showing the dedication of MESA developers. However, this time, the new version 24.0 is an all-rounded update, providing both Intel […]
MESA's RADV Vulkan driver on Linux will be receiving new round of performance updates centered around VKD3D-Proton & AMD's FSR 3. Open-Source Developers at MESA Implement Widespread Optimizations On The RADV Driver, Targeting AMD FSR 3 & VKD3D-Proton Developers of the open-source MESA driver have ramped up developments on the RADV driver for AMD's Radeon "RDNA 3" GPUs, reports Phoronix. The platform will witness optimizations targeting the VKD3D-Proton by improving the MSAD instruction use, and it could see a significant boost in overall performance. For those who are unaware of VKD3D-Proton, it is an open-source project that aims to provide […]
AMD's Radeon GPUs are witnessing some huge ray tracing performance gains with the latest MESA RADV Vulkan drivers. Steady Optimizations & Development Have Put The RADV Vulkan Way Ahead of AMD's "AMDVLK" Drivers, Up To 200% Ray-Tracing Gain With Radeon GPUs The RADV Vulkan driver designed for AMD's graphics cards has started to see big improvements in recent times, especially when it comes to hardware support, constant optimization, and bug fixes. Ray-tracing in Linux is something that has always been held back due to a lack of "mature" driver and software resources, but it looks like MESA has your back, […]
MESA, the open-source OpenGL & Vulkan API library, has received the NVIDIA NVK Vulkan driver along with AMD RDNA 3.5 GPU support in the latest 23.3 release. MESA 23.3 Brings in NVIDIA Vulkan & RDNA 3.5 Enablement, Shaping Up To Be a Viable Alternative to Mainstream Drivers The new MESA 23.3 update has come with exciting bits, starting with the introduction of NVIDIA's Vulkan "NVK" driver, which is supported by utilizing the Nouveau DRM kernel driver. For Linux users who are intrigued by the "open-source" developments on the platform, this is indeed a huge piece of news, since it would […]
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The famous open-source platform MESA on Linux has pushed out CPU-based ray tracing for its Vulkan driver, opening new performance possibilities on the OS. MESA's Latest Attempt To Improve Performance at Linux Now Features CPU-Based Ray Tracing Support Well, CPU-based ray tracing isn't a term we hear every day, mainly because it is generally limited compared to those we see with GPUs. However, some CPUs, mostly the higher-end ones, work out perfectly fine for low-intensive RT tasks. Phoronix reports that the MESA Lavapipe driver has received support for CPU-based ray tracing, which means that Linux users will now have another […]
The open-source MESA platform has received its new quarterly update, bringing in significant performance improvements to the RADV & Intel ANV Vulkan drivers. MESA Finally Brings In Initial Support For Imagination's PowerVR Rogue Architecture, Prompting Open-Source Development While Also Boosting RADV RT Performance For AMD Radeon GPUs Developers maintaining MESA have done a fabulous job in making the platform competitive with mainstream offerings through continuous optimizations and updates. Just recently, we saw the RADV Vulkan driver scoring huge ray-tracing gains, showing the dedication of MESA developers. However, this time, the new version 24.0 is an all-rounded update, providing both Intel […]
MESA's RADV Vulkan driver on Linux will be receiving new round of performance updates centered around VKD3D-Proton & AMD's FSR 3. Open-Source Developers at MESA Implement Widespread Optimizations On The RADV Driver, Targeting AMD FSR 3 & VKD3D-Proton Developers of the open-source MESA driver have ramped up developments on the RADV driver for AMD's Radeon "RDNA 3" GPUs, reports Phoronix. The platform will witness optimizations targeting the VKD3D-Proton by improving the MSAD instruction use, and it could see a significant boost in overall performance. For those who are unaware of VKD3D-Proton, it is an open-source project that aims to provide […]
AMD's Radeon GPUs are witnessing some huge ray tracing performance gains with the latest MESA RADV Vulkan drivers. Steady Optimizations & Development Have Put The RADV Vulkan Way Ahead of AMD's "AMDVLK" Drivers, Up To 200% Ray-Tracing Gain With Radeon GPUs The RADV Vulkan driver designed for AMD's graphics cards has started to see big improvements in recent times, especially when it comes to hardware support, constant optimization, and bug fixes. Ray-tracing in Linux is something that has always been held back due to a lack of "mature" driver and software resources, but it looks like MESA has your back, […]
MESA, the open-source OpenGL & Vulkan API library, has received the NVIDIA NVK Vulkan driver along with AMD RDNA 3.5 GPU support in the latest 23.3 release. MESA 23.3 Brings in NVIDIA Vulkan & RDNA 3.5 Enablement, Shaping Up To Be a Viable Alternative to Mainstream Drivers The new MESA 23.3 update has come with exciting bits, starting with the introduction of NVIDIA's Vulkan "NVK" driver, which is supported by utilizing the Nouveau DRM kernel driver. For Linux users who are intrigued by the "open-source" developments on the platform, this is indeed a huge piece of news, since it would […]