Microsoft Store is the big winner of the Build 2022 developer conference

Microsoft Build 2022 is underway. It started off on May 24 and goes on till May 26, 2022. For the third consecutive year, the developer event is free and online. Here we will go through the key announcements made by the Redmond-based company and guess what, the Windows store is the big winner. It is being made more useful by opening it up to Win32 apps sans a waitlist. So that means more options for the end-user and making things easier for the user is the new app restoration facility. 

Microsoft Build 2022 Announcements

Microsoft is working on an automatic app restoration option in the Windows store. This could be similar to app stores on other platforms. Now, the only catch could be that this will work with apps that are present in the store. It shouldn’t be a problem with apps like Canva, Epic Games, Firefox, Zoom, Audacity, and OpenOffice. So, if you use apps downloaded from external sources, don’t expect this to work. 

This means the Microsoft store needs to have more apps. Even many of the popular apps aren’t available on it. Probably to fix this, the company is getting rid of the waitlist for submitting Win32 as well as PWA apps to the store. 

Besides these two additions, Microsoft has also revealed that it will be showing ads in the Microsoft Store and app listings on Windows Search.

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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II Release Date Set for October 28

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II's release date has been set for October 28. It will be a sequel to 2019’s Modern Warfare reboot.

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Call of Duty Mobile Season 5: Tropical Vision begins on June 2 in India: Know whats new

Activision has announced season 5 of Call of Duty Mobile. It will be released on June 2, 2022, at 5.30 am IST (June 1 at 5 pm PT). This will mark the first time you get to experience a female-led battle pass. The new season also brings a lot of free and premium goodies. The major features comprise 50 new battle pass reward points, new operators like Rampage and Park, and new weapons like Oden and Grenade, among other things. Let’s have a deeper look at everything you could expect from this CoD Mobile update.

Call of Duty Mobile Season 5: Here’s everything that’s new

There is a new small-to-medium-sized map called Apocalypse which had first appeared in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War. It has got lawless jungles of Laos as well as temples and buildings, wherein you get to engage in exhilarating brawls. 

Season 5 also consists of a themed event titled Flood Team Bravo. Here’s the premise —  In the aftermath of a biological attack, a human-created tropical storm, there is massive flooding, that has uprooted lives, and even endangered some. So, you play as part of Soap’s BRAVO team in “a mission to extract water by strengthening the water pumps throughout the area”. You can play in Battle Royale and Multiplayer matches.

Speaking of which, the newest multiplayer mode is Guns Blazing Encore with 8-player free-for-all gameplay. As you eliminate other players, you gain Fury, and once you have full Fury, you can transform into a super-soldier who can shoot multiple rounds at the enemies. This Guns Blazing Encore mode will be out on CoDM starting June 3 to June 9 UTC.

Last, but not least, Tournament Mode is available in Season 5 too.

So get ready to play and win as many as 50 new battle pass reward points and other treats sprinkled throughout the S05.

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Xiaomi launches the Redmi Note 11T Pro series along with the Mi Band 7 in China

Xiaomi has just launched the Redmi Note 11Pro series in China. Both the Redmi Note 11T pro and the Redmi Note 11T Pro Plus were revealed. The company also revealed an Astro Boy special edition of the Note 11T Pro. Although the company did reveal the specs of the device yesterday, it has now confirmed that the phones in the series will all come with 5G compatibility. The Redmi Note 11T Pro Plus will also come with a 64MP camera as well as a new design. It also comes with an IPS LCD panel with a 144Hz refresh rate. It also comes with 512Gb of storage. 

Xiaomi Redmi Note 11T Pro Plus specifications and features

From what we can see, the Redmi Note 11T Pro series starts at CNY 1799 (Approx ₹21,000) for the 6GB+128GB variant. The Redmi Note 11T Pro+ is priced at CNY 2099 (approx ₹24,400) for the 8GB+128GB model. The Note 11T Pro Plus also comes with a 6.67-inch Full HD+LCD screen with a 144Hz refresh rate. It also supports Dolby Vision content. It is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 8100 SoC.  The Redmi Note 11T Pro+ comes in two variants which are the 8GB+128GB variant and the 8GB+512GB model. It runs on MIUI 13. The Pro Plus variant will also come with a 4,400mAh battery and 120W fast charging support. 

In terms of cameras, the Redmi Note 11T Pro Plus comes with a 64MP main camera, and 8MP wide-angle lens and it also comes with a 16MP selfie camera as well. 

Xiaomi Mi Band 7 specifications and features 

The company also announced the Mi Band 7 as well. From what we can see, the Band 7 looks to come with a bigger display along with additional features. It features a 1.62-inch AMOLED screen and a bunch of sports modes as well. The Band 7 does not come with a built-in GPS though. It is priced at around CNY 279 (approx ₹2,800) and will go on sale soon in China. 

There is no word on Indian launches for either of the devices as yet. 

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Call of Duty: Mobile Season 5: Tropical Vision Adds First-Ever Female-led Cast to Battle Pass, Apocalypse Map

Call of Duty: Mobile Season 5: Tropical Vision has been announced with the first-ever female-led cast for Battle Pass and the new theme of “Lawless Jungles”. The new season brings a new map, new themed event, and a new multiplayer mode. The new season of Call of Duty: Mobile will go live in the first week of June in India.

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Motorola Razr 3 with new Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 officially confirmed

The Motorola Razr 3 foldable smartphone has reportedly been in the works for a while now, and recently, leaked images of the device also popped up revealing details about the possible design. Now, Motorola has officially confirmed the existence of an upcoming foldable phone, most likely the Motorola Razr 3, which will be powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset.

The chipset is built on TSMC's 4nm process and is claimed to offer 10 per cent better CPU performance, 10 per cent faster graphics, and up to 30 per cent better power efficiency compared to the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1.

Motorola Razr 3 teased

First spotted by Notebookcheck, Motorola's General Manager Shen Jin took to Weibo to post a poster of the Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC with a caption saying, "We have hidden an easter egg, can you see it?". At the bottom of the photo, you can see a V-shaped silhouette that represents a clamshell-style foldable phone.

Source: Shen Jin, GM Motorola – Weibo

The phone is most likely the new Motorola Razr 3 and the photo confirms the launch of the next-gen Motorola foldable phone with the flagship Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC. This is a huge upgrade over the original Razr and Razr 5G that came with mid-tier SoCs despite their exorbitant prices. 

Source: Shen Jin, GM Motorola – Weibo

We can expect Motorola to reveal more details about the upcoming device relatively soon including the launch date of the phone. Aside from the SoC, everything else is pretty much under wraps for now.

Motorola Razr 3: Expected specifications

The Motorola Razr 3 will feature the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 chipset, as confirmed above. This could be paired with up to 12 GB RAM and up to 512 GB internal storage. 

The phone is touted to feature dual rear cameras including a 50 MP primary lens and a 13 MP ultra-wide shooter. The selfie camera is likely to be a 32 MP lens. 

The phone is expected to launch in China in July or August and then roll out globally. The phone will be available in two colour variants as per reports – Quartz Black and Tranquil Blue.

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NVIDIA at Computex 2022: HITMAN 3, F1 2022, Deep Rock Galactic and more will soon receive RTX Support

Nvidia has announced a list of games that will soon receive RTX support, i.e., become RTX On.

Nvidia's Computex presentation this year was mostly around AI and Cloud solutions, but fret not, there was a little something for gamers as well. A list of games that will soon go RTX On.

The first to join the club will be Hitman 3. Support for RTX has already been out for Hitman 3 for a few weeks, but we now know that it's officially supported for both RTX and DLSS. This means that while high-end rigs can enjoy the wonders of ray-tracing, thanks to DLSS, rigs that were struggling to run the game before might have a better time now.

We thought Hitman 3 was a fantastic stealth game with a high replayability factor, add to that a planned roguelike mode and we can't wait to jump back in, this time with glorious ray tracing. Check out our review for the game here.

The second title to go RTX On will be F1 2022, support for which won't release till sometime next month. F1 2021 (which we thought was a solid entry point into the series, read the review here) already supports both DLSS and RTX, so F1 2022 getting the same treatment doesn't really come as a surprise. DLSS support for the new F1 game is appreciated considering how beefy the requirements for the game are.

There were a few other notable mentions in the list, with no specific dates mentioned, however. This includes Deep Rock Galactic, a fantastic co-op game which already has an experimental RTX mode, but it's pretty wonky. Check out our review for the game here. Official RTX support should hopefully take care of all the jank.

Other titles mentioned in the list include LEAP, Ghost, Loopmancer, Hydroneer, Propnight, Raji: An Ancient Epic, Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong, Turbo Sloths, and Warstride Challenges.

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