God of War: Ragnarök Gameplay Reveals Dwarven Realm Svartalfheim, Environmental Puzzles

God of War: Ragnarök revealed some new gameplay footage, courtesy of GameInformer. The snippet video offers a first look at the Dwarven realm of Svartalfheim, as Kratos and son Atreus solve puzzles in the technologically advanced burrow. Traversal will mainly be based on foot or canoe, though other modes of transportation are also teased in the gameplay footage. God ...

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 announced with mmWave 5G: What else do they being

Chip-maker Qualcomm has announced Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 and Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 mobile platforms to address the mid-tier and mass-volume smartphone segment.

The Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 extends users' reach with expansive connectivity and sustained, efficient power and performance for high-intensity gaming.

Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 offers impressive performance and AI to make interactions seamless and intuitive. This chip also provides advanced photography features as well as improved connectivity, the company said in a statement.

Commercial devices powered by Snapdragon 6 are expected to be available in Q1 2023, while devices based on Snapdragon 4 are likely to be available in the ongoing third quarter.

"Both Snapdragon 6 and Snapdragon 4 provide upgrades in their respective series to enable advancements in capture, connectivity, entertainment, and AI. These new mobile platforms help our customers to deliver advanced solutions for consumers," said Deepu John, senior director, product management, Qualcomm Technologies.

The Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 allows users to capture 108 MP photos and video with computational HDR via support for staggered HDR image sensors — a first in the Snapdragon 6-series. 

Snapdragon 6 features the 7th Gen Qualcomm AI Engine enabling up to three times improved AI performance compared to its predecessor for intelligent assistance across the board, including AI-based activity tracking. 

"With hard-hitting gaming features that deliver up to 35 percent quicker graphics rendering and up to 40 percent faster processing, Snapdragon 6 powers HDR gaming at an ultra-smooth 60+fps while delivering real-time responses and high-quality visuals for winning entertainment," said the company.

Snapdragon 4 Gen 1 boasts impressive performance and multi-day battery life. 

The platform features up to 15 percent improved CPU and up to 10 percent enhanced GPU compared to the previous generation, allowing users to multitask smoothly and enjoy immersive entertainment. 

"Based on our long-lasting collaboration with Qualcomm, we can't wait to introduce our upcoming new iQOO smartphone adopting the new Snapdragon mobile platform," said Nipun Marya, chief executive officer, iQOO India.

"As a company, we will continue to find the perfect balance between performance and affordability by utilising the Snapdragon 6 Gen 1 Mobile platform in the future," said Francois La Flamme, head of strategy and chief of marketing office, Motorola.

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Lava Blaze Pro with 50MP triple cameras to launch in September in India

Lava Blaze Pro is an upcoming budget smartphone by the popular Indian smartphone brand Lava Mobiles. The Blaze Pro seems to be a slightly upgraded version of the Lava Blaze which launched in India in July as an entry-level Android phone. Lava has also started teasing the Blaze Pro across its social media handles.

Are you ready for the Pro? #Coming Soon pic.twitter.com/MF1nRXFnwK

— Lava Mobiles (@LavaMobile) September 7, 2022

As per industry sources, Lava Blaze Pro will launch in September but there’s no official launch date for it right now. That said, we do have some specifications and features of the Lava Blaze Pro to share with you, courtesy of our sources who are familiar with the matter.

The Lava Blaze Pro is expected to feature a 6.5-inch HD+ resolution display with a waterdrop notch cutout for the selfie camera. Interestingly, the Lava Blaze also features a 6.5-inch HD+ LCD screen which has likely been carried onto the Blaze Pro. 

The Lava Blaze Pro is also expected to have a 5,000mAh battery to boot which again is the same as on the Lava Blaze, however, it remains to be seen whether the Pro supports fast charging or just the same 10W charger in the box.

Lava Blaze Pro has 50MP triple cameras offering upto 6x digital zoom which is a massive upgrade over the 13MP main camera on the Lava Blaze. Though information about the rest of the two sensors remains under wraps in the heads-up to the launch.

The Lava Blaze is powered by the MediaTek Helio A22 processor which is an entry-level chipset but the Lava Blaze Pro could be powered by a different processor since it’s being pegged as an upgrade to the standard Lava Blaze. As far as pricing is concerned, the Lava Blaze Pro is expected to be priced at around ₹10,000 in India but we will know for sure when it's officially announced later this month.

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Twitter should put more efforts in tackling bots, not serving subpoenas: Musk

San Francisco, Sep 7 (IANS) Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk on Wednesday said that Twitter should put more effort into tackling bots and spams on its platform and not in serving subpoenas to his friends.

Musk's friend David Sacks has already lost a bid to quash a Twitter subpoena because of his controversial tweets aimed at the micro-blogging platform that included an image of a middle finger, as well as a video of a man urinating on a subpoena.

Sacks, CEO of Craft Ventures and member of the "PayPal mafia", lost his appeal after being subpoenaed by Twitter for his correspondence with Musk, according to court documents.

Gary Black, Managing Partner, The Future Fund LLC, posted on Twitter that Musk needs to be very careful not to disrespect Twitter counsel or the court as "Judge McCormick is a no-nonsense judge with a gift for wicked prose. She will tear Elon apart if he shows disrespect for the court. See Friday's ruling on David Sacks subpoenas".

Musk replied: "Read the actual ruling. We had zero to do with David Sack's response. Zero."

The Tesla CEO further said: "If Twitter put as much effort into bot/spam removal as they do into subpoenas, we wouldn't have this problem in the first place!"

Sacks had taken out a non-disclosure agreement to evaluate a potential investment in connection with Musk's acquisition of Twitter, according to Insider, citing the court filing.

Sacks responded to Twitter subpoena by tweeting a picture of a middle finger from a Mad magazine cover, and posting a follow-up video from "The Wolf of Wall Street" of a character urinating on a subpoena.

This "obscene" behaviour prompted Twitter to file a complaint with the court, and was cited by the judge as the reason the subpoena could not be quashed.

Musk has terminated the $44 billion Twitter takeover deal, and the matter is now in a US court, over the presence of bots on the platform, and seeks answers from Agrawal via an open debate.

The Musk-Twitter trial is slated to begin from October 17.

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PS5 Grey Camouflage Collection Announced, Launching October 14, India Pre-Orders Start September 15

PS5 is getting a Grey Camouflage Collection of accessories. Adding to the previously released galaxy-inspired colourways, Sony has now introduced camo-inspired PS5 faceplates, a DualSense controller, and the first custom-coloured Pulse 3D wireless headset. Pre-orders go live on September 15 in India and around the world, with the launch date set for October 14. The PS...

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Apple breaks Meta-Google ad monopoly with iOS privacy changes

New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Apple's privacy changes in the App Store called App Tracking Transparency (ATT) has given a boost to its ad business, and the iPhone maker has managed to break the Facebook-Google advertising monopoly in the online search market.

According to a report by performance insights platform InMobi's Appsumer, Apple Search Ads (ASA) joined the duopoly of Meta and Google at the top table of advertiser adoption as it grew adoption nearly four percentage points (year-on-year) to 94.8 per cent

In the same period, Meta's ad adoption declined three percentage points to 82.8 per cent.

This trend also played out with share-of-wallet as Apple's search ad business gained five percentage points to reach a 15 per cent share, whilst Meta declined four percentage points, still finishing significantly ahead with a 28 per cent share.

"Meta also recovered share-of-wallet when comparing Q4 21 to Q2 22, suggesting that they're starting to recover from initial ATT headwinds. Google remained fairly steady on both metrics as most of their inventory sits on the Android platform," the report noted.

The question now is how much can Apple increase its search ad business share-of-wallet, given that inventory is constrained by the volume of searches on the App Store.

Meta Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg has admitted that Apple iOS privacy changes will cost the company a whopping $10 billion in 2022.

Meta has also accused Apple of favouring Google over app-based platforms like Facebook with its privacy policies.

Apple's iOS 14.5 update, released in April 2021, came with an ATT feature that has affected digital advertising for tech giants.

"We believe those restrictions from Apple are designed in a way to carve out browsers from the tracking Apple requires for app. So what that means is that search ads could have access to far more third party data, for measurement and optimisation purposes, than app-based ad platforms like ours," according to Meta.

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Multiple Assassin’s Creed Game Announcements to Be Made at Ubisoft Forward: Report

Ubisoft will reportedly showcase multiple Assassin’s Creed games this week, at the Ubisoft Forward event. As per Bloomberg, the publisher will reveal three titles in addition to Assassin’s Creed Mirage, which includes a mobile entry, a title set during the 16th-century European witch trials, and the previously leaked Project Red, set in feudal Japan. Ubisoft Forwa...

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