NVIDIA System Latency Challenge is here with more than $20,000 worth of prizes!

How good is your aim? Well, NVIDIA wants to put that to the test while also illustrating on how system latency affects your aim with the NVIDIA System Latency Challenge, with over $20 000 worth of prizes for GeForce gamers!
NVIDIA System Latency Challenge: experience low latency gaming!

Latency plays a very big role in games, especially fast-paced shooter titles where latency can determine the difference between a hit or a miss. According to NVIDIA’s internal data, the difference in responsiveness when going from 85ms to 25ms can give up to 58% improvement in flicking accuracy in KovaaK’s. In the Latency Frenzy test, a more modest 14% improvement is observed.

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To give you a feel of how much improvement you will enjoy at lower latencies, NVIDIA will be simulating system latencies of 25ms, 55ms and 85ms by adding a delay into the latency pipeline. This pipeline includes the mouse latency, PC latency and display latency, which makes up the system latency. The end result is you get to experience what it feels like to game at the aforementioned latencies.
So where do you get to test this out for yourself? For the whole week starting today, NVIDIA System Latency Challenge is free in KovaaK’s. As long as you have a NVIDIA GeForce 900 series graphics or newer, you can participate in the NVIDIA System Latency Challenge. Your scores will be recorded in a leaderboard to let you compete against creators, influencers as well as your friends. Only scores achieved on NVIDIA Reflex-capable systems will be recorded in the leaderboard, thus the requirement for GeForce 900 graphics or newer.

And of course, to add some spice to it, there’s a chance to win the following:

9 x NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti Founders Edition
9 x Oculux NXG253R 360Hz NVIDIA G-SYNC Display
9 x Logitech Pro X Superlight mice

There will a total of 27 winners, and the best thing is that you stand a chance to win as long as you completed the Latency Frenzy or Latency Flick Shot challenge. Regardless of where you place on the leaderboard, you stand the same chance as everyone else! Winners will be selected in January, with prizes shipped out in February! Don’t miss out!
[UPDATE 15/12/21]: Malaysians can participate but will not be eligible for the prizes. Sorry guys.
Pokdepinion: A chance to win something while having some fun. I don’t see why not!
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Cooler Master releases their first Gateron keyboard — the Cooler Master CK550 is their most affordable RGB mechanical keyboard yet!

Cooler Master has just announced their latest mechanical gaming keyboard, the Cooler Master CK550. But unlike their previous keyboards, it’s not a part of the MasterKeys family, and it’s not based on Cherry MX mechanical switches. This time around, Cooler Master used Gateron switches.

Now Gateron switches aren’t new, and Cooler Master obviously has faith in these newer switches to integrate them into their latest keyboard. The Cooler Master CK550 is offered in Blue, Brown and Red switch types. The switches are built into a tough, one-piece curved aluminium top plate that’s finished in gunmetal grey.

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Of course, there is RGB illumination, customizable with multiple hues and lighting modes. On-the-fly controls allow real-time customization while the easy-to-use software allows users to do it in a more intuitive way.
Priced from RM249, the Cooler Master CK550 is ideal for gamers and enthusiasts with next-level keyboarding performance.
Pokdepinion: Here’s our full in-depth review of the Cooler Master CK550.
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This is Why Kingdom Hearts 3 Got Delayed – It’s Not What You Think It Is

Many people were upset that Kingdom Hearts 3 got delayed a bit and many speculations were being thrown around. Here is exactly why the game was delayed.
This is Why Kingdom Hearts 3 Got Delayed

When we first got any indication of when Kingdom Hearts 3 would be coming, it had a release window of 2018. Then close to E3 2018, we were finally given a proper release date. However, it will be coming out a little later than expected on 29th January 2019. This isn’t really surprising given how quiet the team was on the game but there were many disappointed people on the internet.
With so many speculations being thrown around, one might wonder why Kingdom Hearts 3 had to be delayed. While many gamers might think this had to with development-related issues, that is actually not the case.

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According to an interview with Tetsuya Nomura by IGN, Nomura-san mentioned that this happened because of the different ways regions handled holiday sales. Moreover, the new (and hopefully finalized) release date was chosen to better match with the game’s Japanese release.
In an interview with IGN, Tetsuya Nomura said:
For Kingdom Hearts 3, the [Square Enix] western offices had requested to release the game as simultaneously as much as possible between Japan and America, so we were no longer able to just think about Japanese issues and retail situations.
The timing of release that we were actually looking at, we were told by many people, including hardware manufacturers, marketing teams, sales teams that it just wasn’t a good timing in the year.
Of course, it is expected that more development work will be put into Kingdom Hearts 3 with the release date being pushed back slightly but more so for fixing any bugs, glitches, or stability issues. At the moment, the team has said that they have “finished creating all the gameplay” and are now in the midst of completing work on the cutscenes.
Kingdom Hearts 3 will be coming to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One on 29th January 2019…assuming there aren’t anymore delays.
Source: IGN
Pokdepinion: Well, we’ve waited so long for the game, just a little longer would do no harm. Heck, we have plenty of other games to enjoy in the meantime.
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Let’s Talk: Is Twitter API Getting Paywalled A Good Idea?

If you’ve recently been on Twitter or have been paying attention to what’s happening on the platform since Elon Musk (CEO of Tesla and SpaceX) took over, you probably have a rough idea on what’s been happening in the last week. Twitter dropped a huge bombshell last week announcing its API will no longer be available for free – likely a business tactic that is seen by many as risky at best and destructing at worst. (You can read on the news here.)
Twitter headquarters. Image: Wikipedia
The Rundown: Since Elon Bought Twitter
Ever since the takeover by Elon Musk in October last year, the social media company sees a huge change in its stance towards developers and the direction this company is navigating in general. First comes immediate sacking of its management personnel, including then-CEO Parag Agrawal; and the workforce has seen more than 2/3 of its personnel lost in a short two months – from 8,000+ down to 2,300 in January 2023. Among the lost manpower includes some of its content safety teams, responsible for monitoring illegal content; as well as PR team who answers questions from the media has since been vacant.
All of these drastic measures are the ways that the new CEO, Elon, is doing in hopes of covering the massive debts that he once claimed “will not survive the upcoming economic downturn”. The next step comes Twitter Blue – a VIP-like subscription service that allows its users to write more characters per tweet (4,000 vs 285), have a blue badge (which is a whole mess in itself when first introduced), prioritized tweets, less ads, among other things.

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As It Stands: The Back-And-Forth
So now we come back to present day. Twitter announcing its API to be completely paid has, at the very least, riled up the sizeable community that is the developers who made bots that people use on the platform on the daily basis. What kind of bots, you may ask? Video downloader, weather reporting, reminder, even interactive bots, to name a few. By the time you read this post, it’s possible that many of the bot you once knew has already gone the way of dodo, unless they pay the $100/month cost of having basic API access, as Elon claimed.

Yeah, free API is being abused badly right now by bot scammers & opinion manipulators. There’s no verification process or cost, so easy to spin up 100k bots to do bad things.
Just ~$100/month for API access with ID verification will clean things up greatly.
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 2, 2023

Of course, this rather unpopular decision has got many bot developers and users rather miffed, and that eventually made Elon backtracked on the decision somewhat. On his tweets:

Responding to feedback, Twitter will enable a light, write-only API for bots providing good content that is free
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 5, 2023

Of course, I’m no lawyer, but what exactly defines ‘good content’? With Twitter as understaffed as it is right now it’s unlikely to be handpicked, and even if that’s the case, that’d bring questions as to whether bias may come into play in the process of selecting the so-called ‘good bots’. (Twitter further backtracks this decision yesterday by ‘re-enabling’ a new free tier with limited tweet quotas.)
So let’s get back to the title: is paid Twitter API a bad idea? In my opinion, yes. And given the recent development on the news, I think even Elon Musk himself knows this (or at least I hope he does). To validate my point, I’ll need to talk about the history of Windows Phone and its demise – something that many people probably have forgot even existed in this day and age.
The Fall Of Windows Phone: A Lesson In Developer Retention
Back in the late 2000s when smartphones were experience a huge boom in its presence against PCs, first it was Apple and its iOS that took a chunk of the market against the phones that now we call “dumb phones” – think the ones that comes with T9 keypad, or rather, Nokia phones for the most part. Then Google’s answer, Android, came in around 2008, and started gaining sizeable traction in around 2010 (and thus began the empire that is Samsung Galaxy) due to its open-source nature.
Microsoft at this point clearly knows they’re late to the game, despite Windows Phone already existed way back in the PDA days. In response, they bought Nokia and thus Lumia was born, and with it comes Windows Phone 7. The OS in itself was widely considered innovative and ahead of its time, even in retrospect today; but Microsoft’s €5.4 billion deal went bust and they eventually sold the mobile division to HMD Global – the company that makes modern-day Android Nokia smartphones.
Among the reasons why Windows Phone eventually failed, is software support. Operating systems and social medias functions similarly in some ways, they require users using them in order to be relevant. To do that, you first need to get outside developers onboard to build their stuff on top of your platform. Think of programs, bots, apps, what-have-you. A video from TechQuickie explains it:

The short answer is, many app developers at the time simply don’t bother developing their apps for Windows Phone as that takes time and sometimes, money, given the OS’s limited userbase. The modern principle in any kind of platform building is more or less the same: make it easy for developers to enhance your product. One such example, is Google Chrome and its extensions – part of the reason why Chrome enjoys such a dominant position in the web browsers market at the expense of Internet Explorer, and even Mozilla Firefox.
So now you get the idea: a move like this from Twitter will carry significant risks as it may cause mass developer exodus and thus make Twitter as a platform less enjoyable, if not downright harder to use. That can have implications such as user retention, and in turn, advertisement exposure (Twitter already lost 40% of the ad revenue since Elon’s takeover at this writing). This huge domino-plus-positive-feedback-loop effect might not be immediately visible, but by the time it does, it could be too late for the platform to save.
One thing’s for sure – Elon’s “move fast and break things” principle (term first coined by now-Meta CEO, Mark Zuckerberg) will continue to keep Twitter in the news loops.
Info source: The Verge | Engadget (1, 2) | Forbes
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Origin is down right now

Yes, if you were playing Apex Legends a few minutes ago, you would have been kicked out. And that’s probably why you landed on this article. Origin is currently down, and they are currently working to fix it.

We’re investigating the outages being experienced across our services. Thank you for your reports! We’re working to get things back online.
— Origin (@OriginInsider) February 29, 2020

I noticed the issue about 5 minutes ago when the Origin launcher told me I was offline, despite the fact that I was still customizing my car in NFS: Heat. Luckily NFS: Heat is no longer an always-online title, so I still managed to save the car and get out.

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Our games, sites, and services are back in action. Thanks for your reports while we investigated!
— EA Help (@EAHelp) February 27, 2020

A few hours earlier I was getting disconnected randomly from online multiplayer though, so I am not sure if this is related too. Yesterday EA reported their servers to be down, so hopefully EA and Origin are looking into this matter seriously. What an unfortunate period for gamers to be suffering from server outages too. Wouldn’t it be nice if we could go back to the times where games were playable offline, and were equally fun, if not more? Well, the days are long gone…
Pokdepinion: Good thing SuperDaddy wrapped up his night in NFS: Heat earlier before Origin went down…

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Maxis Comes Up With Mobile App Specially Made For The Hearing-impaired This Raya

Probably the first thing that you can think of Hari Raya is the Takbir, which is an important part of Raya celebrations for Muslims around the world. Unfortunately, some may feel left out due to impaired hearing. To cope with that, Maxis is launching a brand new app that helps them experience the Takbir.
The app, which is called Deria Takbir, was a joint effort between Maxis as well as the Malaysian Federation of the Deaf (MFD) to better understand the challenges that the deaf community experienced.
With the app, it will allow for the community to experience the Takbir through visuals and vibrations for the first time.

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Deria Takbir is now available to download. It’s worth noting that the app is currently only available at the App Store for iOS devices.
To use the app, just follow the following steps:

Download the Deria Takbir app from Apple App Store
Grant the app permission for microphone access to detect the surrounding Takbir Raya sound
The Deria Takbir app will convert real-time sound waves into cymatic visual patterns and haptic vibrations which follows the Takbir’s rhythm and melody

In addition to the app’s launch, Maxis has also produced a short film that’s called ‘Deria Takbir Raya’, which follows Faiz, a little boy who is deaf in real life. You can check the video below.

Pokdepinion: I’m sure the community will be appreciate the app. Kudos to Maxis. Hopefully it will come to Android devices as well though.
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OPPO Enco M31 supports LDAC at RM199 — available for just RM159 on 27th March!

OPPO has just launched the OPPO Enco M31, their latest neckband-style wireless earphones, here in Malaysia. The new earphones come in three trendy colors: black, green and pink. While it looks relatively outdated as compared to more recent true wireless stereo (TWS) designs, it offers support for Sony’s LDAC Bluetooth codec.
LDAC enables you to enjoy much better audio quality over Bluetooth thanks to the optimized codec. The OPPO Enco M31 also supports Bluetooth 5.0, enabling higher bandwidth and lower latency. It is the only wireless neckband earphones to sport the Hi-Res Wireless Certification in its price range.
You get 9.2mm dynamic drivers with titanium composite diaphragms with a response range of up to 40 kHz. There are also two audio modes, with the normal mode delivering a high fidelity sound while the Bass mode is going to do what you would expect it to do: give you extra-powerful bass. OPPO promises up to 12 hours of battery life with the OPPO Enco M31’s 88 mAh battery, which also supports fast charging with 10 minutes of charging giving you 2.5 hours of playback.

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For such features, the OPPO Enco M31 is extremely affordable at just RM199. You can also get it on 27th March which is Lazada’s Birthday for just RM159 between 12am to 2pm. Do note that there are only 1000 units of the OPPO Enco M31 offered at the discounted price, so don’t be late!
Pokdepinion: LDAC for just RM199… That does seem pretty enticing indeed!
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MSI Sky Unlimited Launch event

Last Thursday, we attended the MSI Sky Unlimited Launch. MSI launched their latest gaming notebooks with Skylake inside as well as shared with members of the media the latest cutting edge technologies which they have incorporated into their top-of-the-line laptops. In the words of the MSI representative who explained to the members of the media every feature that MSI crammed into their high performance gaming notebooks,
“MSI may not be the cheapest out there, but we aim to bring quality to gamers, and not cut corners to keep costs low”
I really agree with them, as true gamers know what they are paying for, and MSI does pack a lot of MSI exclusive features into their gaming notebooks which improves the experience as a gamer not found in notebooks from any other manufacturer.

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MSI revealed to us in a rather lengthy presentation on what the latest generation of MSI gaming notebooks bring to the table.

First and foremost is of course the introduction on the Skylake CPUs which is claimed to bring a 20% improvement over Haswell parts. Skylake CPUs are also more efficient than the previous architectures, and will offer improved battery life.

MSI laptops also support DDR4 RAM. DDR4 RAM modules offers faster performance and consumes around the same or even less power than DDR3 modules, which is important for real mobile computing.
Killer innovationKiller ShieldAdvanced Stream DetectKiller Concept
MSI previously just merely implemented Killer Networking technologies, but now they are technology partners with Killer Networking and are working together to bring gamers even better networking performance with Killer LAN E2400 and Killer Shield. Killer Shield is actual hardware digital LAN transformer that aims to reduce network latency and jitter during gaming. Advanced Stream Detect 2.0 in Killer LAN E2400 offer an additional 2 priority levels over the 4 available with Killer E2200, for a total of 6 so you can do more and not worry about load balancing as Killer will manage it all intelligently for you. All you need to do is focus and pwn.
ESS Sabre HiFi Audio DACHigh Sampling Rate
MSI has always had excellent displays to provide the best visuals on their gaming range, and now they improve the audio output of their notebooks with ESS SABRE HiFi Audio DAC which will support sampling rates up to 384 KHz / 32 bit, which is actually even higher than the HiRes recording sampling rates of 192 KHz / 24 bit. The DAC is the exact same one found in the Sony PHA-3 headphone amp which costs $999.99, which is also highly regarded in audiophile circles.

SuperPort is yet another innovation by MSI. It is essentially a USB 3.1 port which offers up to double the speed of USB 3.0 and has enough bandwidth to power two 4K displays with just one SuperPort. If none of that interests you, then maybe you might be pleased to know you can charge your mobile devices faster with the SuperPort as it supports up to 5V @ 3A output current.
The devices packing all those features and technologies were on display too for medias to try after the presentation was done.

While MSI refreshed their entire line-up with Skylake processors, ranging from the entry-level all the way up to the GT series, the highlight of the day was the much anticipated MSI GS40, a sexy slim goddess of gaming laptop.

GS40 Intel InsideGS40 DynaudioGS40 Matrix Display
We thank MSI for inviting us to such an interesting event and allowing us to experience the latest and greatest in mobile gaming notebooks. Here are some cakes to soothe you after going through such a long post.

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Edifier TWS6 Review — Great Sound With Great Features

We’ve had a hand on a host of Edifier’s TWS offerings and this time around, we’re checking their top-of-the-line offering in this Edifier TWS6 review. What exactly does it bring to the table? Let’s find out.
Edifier TWS6 Unboxing
Edifier TWS6 review – Packaging
I’ve gotta say that I’m digging the packaging for the Edifier TWS6, where it rather looks premium compared to the ones that I’ve reviewed previously. Really looks they want people to know they’re putting in extra effort for this one.
Edifier TWS6 review – Unboxing
Pull out everything from the box and you can expect to find the following items:

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Charging case (earbuds inside)Extra eartips and earwingsDocumentationType-C charging cable
Appearance
Edifier TWS6 review – Charging case
The charging case for the Edifier TWS6 in general comes in a glossy finish that looks rather sleek. It certainly looks like it has a touch of class added to the overall look.
Edifier TWS6 review – USB-C port
Over on the opposite side, you’ll find the charging case’s USB Type-C port for you to charge it. Nice to see that this one finally uses USB-C compared to the microUSB ports on their previous TWS5.
Edifier TWS6 review – Wireless charging side
At the back of the charging case, you can find the pairing button. This side is where you’ll put the case to charge wirelessly, if you wish to do so for convenience.
Edifier TWS6 review – Earbuds
The earbuds themselves come in a more considerate form factor than the TWS5 and I pretty much like it as it is. The touch area sports a glossy finish, just like the case, but thankfully that’s the only area that is like that.
Overall, we can that the Edifier TWS6 has some notable upgrades as far as looks are concerned. Whether we can see the same being translated for the performance, you will find out in a later section.
Edifier TWS6 Specifications
DriversKnowles balanced armature driversFrequency Response20Hz-20,000HzSensitivity98dBImpedance24ΩHeadphone TypeTrue wireless, in-earConnectionBluetooth 5.0 with aptXWireless Range10mNoise-cancellingN/A for playbackcVc noise reduction for callsBatteryEarphonesUp to 8 hours playbackCharging Case3x Full Charge (total 32 hours)WeightEarphones5g x 2Charging Case48g (without earpieces)ColourBlack
User Experience
Pairing
Edifier TWS6 review – Open case
When you first get your hands on the Edifier TWS6, you might need to charge the device first as we found ours to have no battery out of the box. Once you’ve got some juice in them, you can hold the pairing button on the case and pair them to your smartphone via Bluetooth. The next time you take the buds out, they will automatically pair with your device for as long as Bluetooth is enabled.
Sound
Edifier TWS6 review
I was quite intrigued with the Edifier TWS6 even before I even received it as it uses Knowles balanced armature drivers and truth be told, it’s probably the best sounding earbuds from Edifier that I’ve ever tested.
The clarity is to be admired. I wouldn’t say the bass isn’t there but it’s not overpowering, just the right amount of it. Overall, I feel that the audio can be enjoyed by anyone, regardless of what their favorite music genre is given the more balanced sound it produces.
Instruments however sound like they sink vocals a little bit in some of the songs that I’ve listened to, ranging from Bring Me The Horizon to classics such as The Beatles.
Comfort
Edifier TWS6 review
Do excuse the messy hair by the way. In terms of comfort, the Edifier TWS6 fits really well for me. That being said, it depends on the shape of your ear lobes. You should be fine however with Edifier giving several sizes of ear tips.
If you’ve read any of my previous reviews on earbuds, then you’ll know that I can’t stand those with glossy finishes. They attract fingerprints and are slippery, especially if you have sweaty hands like me. In this case (pun intended), the charging case is designed with that finish. Thankfully on the earbuds, only the touch pad is glossy, so it didn’t bother me as much.
As for the controls, here’s what the Edifier TWS6 offers:
Play / Pause: 2x tap (right side)Voice Assistant: 2x tap (left side)Answer / End Calls: 1x tap
Sadly, that is as much as it gets for the touch controls on the Edifier TWS6. Not to forget, it doesn’t come with wear detection should you be looking for the feature. I still think that their Edifier X3 is the best when it comes to these controls.
The Edifier TWS6 has an IPX5 rating, meaning that it’d withstand splash and sweat, making it suitable for your workouts too. However, I wouldn’t dare to go for deep water activities like swimming or the likes while wearing this.
Battery Life
When it comes to battery life, Edifier has been on the spot with their product’s efficiency. They claim that the TWS6 can last up to 8 hours on a single charge and from my experience it nearly reached that. I got roughly 7 hours and 54 minutes out of it with volume set to 50%.
I’m glad that they’ve decided to use a USB-C port for the Edifier TWS6 as it makes my life much easier with my phone having the same type of port. Not to forget, they’ve also provided wireless charging, offering extra flexibility and convenience.
Edifier TWS6 Verdict
Edifier TWS6 review – Verdict
At the price of RM449, you might be wondering on whether the Edifier TWS6 is worth your money or not. From what I’ve experienced here, it really is. Sure, I didn’t liked the glossy finish and the basic touch controls but instead, it offers USB-C plus wireless charging which is very welcome addition.
At the end of the day, the most important thing is the sound and I was really impressed by it. For that, I give the Edifier TWS6 our Silver Pokdeward.

We would like to say thanks to Edifier Malaysia for proving us the Edifier TWS6 that used in this review!
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Marvel’s Midnight Suns Gameplay Trailer Revealed

If you’ve been waiting for news for the upcoming Marvel’s Midnight Suns, they’ve recently released the gameplay reveal on their official YouTube channel, which you can watch below.
Marvel’s Midnight Suns gameplay trailer

A huge number of XCOM fans were excited for the game because it is developed by the same people from the franchise.
As you can see from the trailer, the game features a card-based combat system, showcasing a hand of cards at the bottom of the UI.

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In the game, you play as The Hunter, where it is your objective to hunt down Lilith, the queen of demons before she awakes a dark lord. It seems that Lilith was awakened by Hydra thanks to dark magic and science.
The title will feature cosmetic costume upgrades which you can purchase once it comes out. The game will be heading to PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X, and Nintendo Switch in March 2022.
For more on the latest tech and gaming news plus reviews, stay tuned to Pokde.net.
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Pokdepinion: Though it looks cool, I don’t think that it’s really my cup of tea.. Don’t get me wrong, I just don’t fancy turn-based games + card systems. That’s just me.
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Godfall System Requirements for PC Revealed And It’s Kinda Heavy

One of the hottest next gen games coming soon is Gearbox Software and Counterplay Games’ Godfall. If you’re wondering about the Godfall system requirements for PC and whether your gaming machine can handle it, we have it right here.
Godfall System Requirements for PC Revealed

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As we know by now, Godfall is coming to both the PlayStation 5 and PC. If you’re getting the PS5 version, there’s nothing to worry about but if you want to play it on PC, then it’s important to learn of the Godfall system requirements in case you need some upgrades.
Even when looking at the minimum requirements, it does appear to be rather heavy as it needs at least 12GB RAM, AMD Ryzen 5 1600 / Intel Core i5-6600 CPU, and AMD Radeon RX 580 / NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 GPU.
Without further ado, check out the Godfall system requirements right below here:
Minimum System Requirements

OS
Windows 10 x64

DirectX Version
DirectX 12

CPU
Intel Core i5-6600 or AMD Ryzen 5 1600 or equivalent

Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB or AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB or equivalent

RAM
12GB

Storage
Estimated 50GB (SSD recommended)

Recommended System Requirements

OS
Windows 10 x64

DirectX Version
DirectX 12

CPU
Intel Core i7-8700 or AMD Ryzen 5 3600 or higher

Graphics
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 Ti 11GB or AMD Radeon RX 5700 8GB or higher

RAM
16GB

Storage
Estimated 50GB (SSD recommended)

Godfall will be coming to the PlayStation 5 and PC on 12th November 2020. For certain regions with the PS5, you will need to wait until 19th November 2020 when the next gen console is finally launched.
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Pokdepinion: It’s not super heavy, but it’s definitely tough for budget PC gaming builds. I’m sure there’s a number of you out there who will need to upgrade to be able to play the game on PC.
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Samsung Galaxy A6 And A6+ Coming Soon – Super AMOLED Display With Dual Cameras

It’s been put on Samsung’s Indonesian website that they will be launching the new Samsung Galaxy A6 and Galaxy A6+, with the details of the device fully established.
Samsung Galaxy A6 & A6+
Both of the new devices will be featuring Super AMOLED Infinity Displays, but size wise, the normal A6 is 5.6-inch long with HD+ while the A6+ is 6-inch and comes with FHD+. Staying on the front, for your selfies, the A6 sports a 16MP shooter while the A6+ comes with a bigger 24MP. Both variants will come with an LED flash. Their main camera is also different where the A6+ features dual camera with 16MP + 5MP, a whole lot better than the A6’s single 16MP shooter. That in mind, the A6+ will be the only of the two to feature Samsung’s standard Live Focus feature, where it lets you control the bokeh effect of your photos, even after shots are taken already.

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In terms of memory, the A6+ will be packing 4GB, which is bigger compared to the standard’s 3GB. Both of them will have 32GB worth of internal storage though (with the A6+ getting the option to expand up to 400GB via microSD). Another difference is the battery size of both of them. The A6 packs a smaller 3000mAh compared to the A6+’s 3500mAh capacity.
Prices of both devices are not confirmed as of just yet but at Samsung’s Indonesian website has listed the phone as “coming soon“. Hence, we probably would have to wait more to get the price tag of these devices. Until then, stay tuned!
Pokdepinion: Although the chipset hasn’t been listed on the website to what they are using for the devices, it is reported that the standard A6 will be using an Exynos 7870 while the A6+ will be using a Snapdragon 450. To me, it isn’t much to get excited about. What do you think? Let us know in the comment section!

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realme Ditches ColorOS With The realme X50 5G

Some of you might recall the time where we’ve reported on the realme X50 5G smartphone, where it was scheduled to release on the 7th of January this year. Now with it being launched in China already, we got a look of what exactly the new device offers.

As you can tell by its name, the realme X50 5G has 5G support, where it features a Snapdragon 765G SoC under the hood. If you are a fan of your displays, well you will be liking the fact that they’ve added one with a 120Hz refresh rate on the phone itself.
Coming with a 6.57″ screen, it offers a 90.4% screen-to-body ratio, which also boasts FHD+ resolution.

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For the cameras, it sports a quad camera configuration, offering a 64MP main camera, a 8MP ultra-wide lens, 12MP telephoto shooter, and a 2MP macro lens. As for selfies, it comes with a dual selfie setup, offering a 16MP main camera and a 8MP 105-degree ultra-wide angle lens.
Battery wise, there’s a big 4200mAh battery powering it up, which you can charge with its 30W VOOC Flash 4.0 fast charge.
realme has finally decided to venture away from OPPO’s ColorOS where the realme X50 5G will be running on realme UI. It is said that the realme UI can perform 14% faster on app startup time, 20% lower memory footprint, as well as 40% improvement on battery life, which is rather impressive.
The realme X50 5G goes on sale in China on the 14th of January 2020 where there will be two variants, three RAM variants at 6GB, 8GB, and 12GB. As for the storage, it comes with up to 258GB of UFS 2.1 storage. The price? Well you can refer to the details below:
8GB/128GB – CNY 2,499 (~RM1,480)6GB/256GB – CNY 2,699 (~RM1,598)12GB/256GB – CNY 2,999 (~RM1,776)
Pokdepinion: Wow, seems like an attractive offering if that’s the price for Malaysia, assuming that it will reach here..
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PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 10 Is Coming To Malaysia – Costs more than the iPhone X!

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HUAWEI has just announced that the special edition PORSCHE DESIGN Mate 10 will be coming to our shores pretty soon, next week to be exact! This is sure to be a must have phone for any Porsche fan or HUAWEI fan willing to pay the extra digits for HUAWEI’s new luxury device.
Similar to the PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 9 that HUAWEI released way back in 2016, the Chinese smartphone maker has again partnered with PORSCHE DESIGN to deliver a smartphone that combines both HUAWEI’s distinct mobile engineering together with PORSCHE DESIGN’s sleek aesthetics. Truly the epitome of a luxury smartphone.

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The PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 10 features a polished, ceramic-texture design. A glass uni body as well as a stylish and handcrafted exterior gives the device a more premium and luxurious look and feel compared to the regular HUAWEI Mate 10. They even have their signature tagline ‘PORSCHE DESIGN’ engraved on the bottom front of the device’s screen.
It’s not just the exteriors that has been given the PORSCHE flavour however, as PORSCHE DESIGN has also incorporated a custom PORSCHE-themed UI (as if they didn’t need any more reason to hammer home the fact that this HUAWEI Mate 10 has indeed been designed by them) that includes PORSCHE DESIGN mobile icons and wallpapers.
Spec-wise the PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 10 is more akin to the HUAWEI Mate 10 Pro rather than the regular Mate 10 and features a 6 inch 18:9 OLED FullView Display that is nearly bezel-less. Powering the PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 10 is their own in-house Kirin 970 processor, 6GB of RAM as well as 256GB internal storage. The PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 10 also sports a New Leica Dual Camera with SUMMILUX-H lenses which combines 12MP RGB and 20MP monochrome sensors, OIS, dual lenses with a large f/1.6 aperture and AI-powered Bokeh Effect.
Under the hood, the device houses a 4,000 mAh battery with TÜV Safety Certified HUAWEI SuperCharge for fast and worry-free charging. In terms of software, the PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 10 runs EMUI 8.0 powered by Android 8.0 underneath all the PORSCHE customisations. It is also IP67 Water and Dust Resistant.

The PORSCHE DESIGN HUAWEI Mate 10 will retail at a whopping price of RM6,999 and will be available December 8 onwards at all HUAWEI Experience Stores and Display Zones. It only comes with the exclusive Diamond Black colour and in limited quantities.
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Samsung could use BOE’s OLED displays in Galaxy S21 and Galaxy A91

Samsung’s OLED panels have previously been considered to be the gold standard, so much so that brands like Xiaomi actually mentions Samsung by name when discussing their smartphones’ display. However Samsung is reportedly acknowledging the capabilities of its main Chinese competitor, BOE, and are considering to use the latter’s displays in their upcoming devices, including the flagship Samsung Galaxy S21 (Galaxy S30?).

This bit of news comes from market research firm Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC), which revealed that Samsung is currently in talks with BOE to adopt BOE’s OLED’s panels for the upcoming Galaxy A91 as well as the next Galaxy S flagship. BOE is currently the world’s third largest OLED panel supplier in the world, although it is still a far cry from Samsung’s current 80% market share.

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That might change though as BOE is reportedly going to supply OLED panels for certain models of the iPhone 12 series as well, besides already enjoying its status as a supplier in HUAWEI’s supply chain. Samsung’s market share is expected to suffer slightly due to BOE stepping in to Apple’s supply chain, with a reduction to 69% slated to happen in Q4 2020.

Samsung may be shifting its focus from making common, flat OLED panels which probably aren’t as profitable as its cutting edge ultra-thin glass (UTG) display panels used in the Galaxy Flip. We expect more OEMs to want to offer competitive foldable smartphones, and that’s where Samsung will be able to score greater profit margins.
Of course, Samsung isn’t the only company making foldable OLED panels, but they are currently ahead of the curve with the “ultra-thin glass”. BOE and Visionox have flexible OLED panels too, with the latter’s featured in the Mi MIX Alpha, curving all the way around the device to envelope the front and back of the next-gen flagship.

Part of the reason why Samsung chose BOE might be that BOE has proven itself by making the non-green OLED panels in the HUAWEI Mate 20 Pro, as well as various other breakthroughs in the industry. Also as BOE is a Chinese company, we can expect them to be able to offer rather competitive prices for Samsung’s consideration, allowing Samsung to enjoy better profitability on their already pricey smartphones.
Pokdepinion: Given that I have had no complaints for the OLED panels in HUAWEI’s flagships, I would say, why not? Also it’s always good to have competition.
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New WhatsApp Bug Crashes App and Permanently Removes Chat History

A new bug on popular messaging platform WhatsApp has been discovered by cybersecurity researchers from Check Point. This bug can completely crash the app on your smartphone, which will ultimately lead you to reinstalling the app.
However, your chat history will be lost forever in the process. Users are able to add up to 256 members in a group chat. By using the WhatsApp Web app and Chrome’s DevTools, hackers can access a particular message parameter that will cause the app to endlessly loop.
The bug has since been fixed but those who have yet to update the app may still face the issue. According to the cybersecurity researchers:

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In WhatsApp, there are several significant groups with important content. If a hacker utilized this way and smashes one of these groups, all chat history will be deleted and disabled further communication also. The effect of this vulnerability is potentially immense, since WhatsApp is the key communication service for many users. Thus, the bug compromises the availability of the app which is vital for our daily activities. In order to recover from the problem, the users need to uninstall WhatsApp, reinstall it, and delete the group which has the malicious payload.Check Point cybersecurity researchers
WhatsApp software engineer, Ehren Kret, has also chimed in on the matter:
Thanks to the responsible report from Check Point to our bug bounty programme, we rapidly fixed this problem for all WhatsApp apps in the middle of September. We have also currently added new controls to protect users from being added to undesirable groups to avert communication with untrusted parties all togetherEhren Kret
For those of you who have yet to update the WhatsApp app since September 2019, you are advised to do so immediately. That way, you will be safe from this, and a host of other potential complications.
Source: TechAcrobat
Pokdepinion: Well, didn’t think it would be this bad. Although I do feel like the app needs a lot more fixes as it seems to crash more often nowadays.
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Opera ‘Lucid Mode’ Remasters Videos On The Web, On The Fly

Watching some retro 80s footage? Opera browser will soon let you have the magic to make it look like it’s new again.

The browser application has added a new featured named Lucid Mode: which automatically sharpens and clarify old clips on various websites. When users open a video on websites such as YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook or Twitter – a button on top will appear which says “Lucid Mode”.

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Opera says in a statement, “Once turned on, Lucid Mode will add sharpness and clarity so that content can be enjoyed as it was meant to be – in comfort and relaxation, without the hassle or stress of poor quality impeding the experience.”
They didn’t delve on the details of how this feature works, so that’s so far anyone’s guesses. You can watch how it works with the very 80s-themed ad below:

Source: PCWorld
Pokdepinion: I’m actually surprised both AMD and NVIDIA didn’t add their respective tech (similar to RSR or NIS) to videos played in the PC. If they can upscale games in real-time, why not videos too?
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Win A Trip To London As HONOR’s Chief Fashion Officer

Previously HONOR has revealed that they will be launching the new HONOR 20 series in London, teasing a math equation that reveals the official launch date. Now, it seems that they are looking for two HONOR Chief Fashion Officers to join them on an all-expenses paid trip to London for the launch.
So if you think you’ve got what it takes to be one of the HONOR Chief Fashion Officers, all you need to do is follow the two simple steps below:

Share a photo or video taken by you that depicts fashion in your eyes, together with the hashtags #HONORCFO and #CaptureWonder in the comment section here
In the same comment, give 3 reasons why HONOR should pick you.

The competition is up and running and you have until the 5th of May to submit your entries, so you might want to start snapping your pictures (or videos).

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Pokdepinion: Who doesn’t like the idea of an all-expenses paid trip to London? So if you are interested in joining the contest, snap away!
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PS Plus August 2017 Free Games Lineup; Feeling Kinda “Mehh”

The official free games lineup for PS Plus August 2017 is out! What games are coming to us this time around and is it worth the subscription?
First of, Sony Interactive Entertainment is bringing our attention to “That’s You!”. All PS Plus members can get this game as part of their membership. Set off on a journey of discovery with up to five of your friends and family, and find out what you really think about each other.
Joining the fun is easy: just have your TV, PlayStation 4 and Android/iOS phone or tablet ready. That’s You! is the perfect summertime party game, so download it for free today before the offer ends.

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Now, we can move forward to the actual lineup for PS Plus August 2017 for the US and EU region.

PS Plus August 2017 Free Games Lineup
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First up, we have the excellent and chaotic Just Cause 3. Take Rico Rodriguez on a truly wild ride to liberate Medici from military dictatorship. Your greatest weapon is your ingenuity. And explosions.
Next we have Assassin’s Creed Freedom Cry, a standalone adventure set after the events of Black Flag. Guide Adewale on an emotional story, using his skills as an assassin and his deep convictions to free oppressed people.
Full lineup:

Just Cause 3, PS4
Assassin’s Creed: Freedom Cry, PS4
Super Motherload, PS3
Snakeball, PS3
Downwell, PS Vita (crossbuy with PS4)
Level 22, PS Vita

And those are your free games for PS Plus August 2017. But wait, there’s more for PS Plus members. Sony Interactive Entertainment has something extra for us PS Plus members:
PS Plus Summer Movies are here! Enjoy 6 weeks of 99¢ rentals – selected for you from this summer’s hottest blockbusters. Starting us off with a bang, The Lego Batman Movie – handpicked for the whole family to enjoy. Check out the full schedule of movies below, then head over to PS Store each week to enjoy 99¢ rentals.
You can download the PlayStation Video app on Android or iOS devices and watch your movies on the go. Once rented, your unwatched movies stay in My Videos for up to 30 days. Hot right?

For Free-to-Play, Dreadnaught, launching in open beta on August 1st, will be offering a $20 PS Plus pack starting August 15th. All PS Plus members will also get the Ravenswood Plus Pack free.
There’s lot of great stuff to look forward to, but if you want something immediate, this weekend only, PlayStation Plus members can play Doom for free starting 27th August until the 30th August. Play all weekend long, then save 50% on the full game purchase in the PlayStation Store with a PS Plus exclusive discount, which is available through August 3rd.

Pokdepinion: Do keep in mind that this is the PS Plus August 2017 lineup for the US and EU region. I’m not gonna lie, I’m feeling kinda “mehh” about PS Plus August 2017. There’s nothing much for me to be excited about but maybe it’s a different case for you guys. What do you think?
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These Google Play Store Apps Have Ads With Massive Battery Drain

There are a ton of apps available for download on the Google Play Store. There are paid ones and there are even more free ones around. Given the sheer amount, it can be hard to tell the dangerous ones apart from the safe ones. Today, we’re going through some apps that you should avoid.
Bitdefender has discovered over 17 apps on Google Play Store that contain ads which result in a massive battery drain for your smartphone / tablet. The scariest thing about this is that the apps don’t have to be used in order to affect your device.
It is said the apps are able to avoid detection by Google and users by hiding their presence on devices for about 48 hours, and prevent the ads from running for four hours. Furthermore, the ads run at random intervals and have their codes split into multiple files make it even harder to detect. The apps also work as described on Google Play Store, making it seem legit.

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Users see multiple ads either in-game when pressing different buttons or even if not in the app. The frequency at which ads appear while in the game depends on a random value. In half the cases, there is a probability that when using some game functionalities, an ad pop[s] up.Bitdefender
As for how the codes are split, it is said that the ad-serving code is found in one file, while the working game code is found in the second. Bitdefender researchers wrote:
In terms of registered receivers, the first one is for android.intent.action.BOOT_COMPLETED. When the broadcast is received, the app will begin an activity, which starts a job scheduler for showing ads. The scheduled service starts after 10 minutes and shows an ad only once. The scheduler recreates itself by calling the method from the activity that created it initially, then starts again after 10 minutes.Another receiver the app registers is for android.intent.action.USER_PRESENT. Whenever the user unlocks the device, if at least 4 hours have passed since the app installed it, there is a chance an ad will show. That’s because the ad displays are programmed by generating a random number of less than 3 that is checked against a value. If the number generated is equal to the check number, an ad appears. Therefore, the probability of displaying ads is once every three times the user unlocks the phone.
Overall, there are over 17 malicious apps with these effects on Google Play Store now. All of the apps make up about 550,000 downloads, so there is a chance you might be affected as well. As for the full list of apps, we have listed them right below here:
Car Racing 20194K Wallpaper (Background 4K Full HD)Backgrounds 4K HDQR Code Reader & Barcode Scanner ProFile Manager Pro – Manager SD Card/ExplorerVMOWO City: Speed Racing 3DBarcode ScannerScreen Stream MirroringQR Code – Scan & Read a BarcodePeriod Tracker – Cycle Ovulation Women’sQR & Barcode Scan ReaderWallpapers 4K, Backgrounds HDTransfer Data SmartExplorer File ManagerToday Weather RadarMobnet.io: Big Fish FrenzyClock LED
Interestingly, these apps aren’t classified as malware. This is because they limit their hidden functions to displaying ads. It’s best to uninstall them as soon as possible as you never know if the developers may add more harmful features to them.
Source: Arstechnica
Pokdepinion: Didn’t expect ads to result in a noticeable battery drain even. Best to remove the apps as soon as you can if you have them on your smartphone / tablet.
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Vainglory Creator Raises $19 Million; Funds to Supercharge the Game and Team

Vainglory creators, Super Evil Megacorp, has raised USD $19 million from their investors. What improvements await the game and the developers now?

Vainglory Creator Raises $19 Million

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Super Evil Megacorp (SEMC), the creators of Vainglory,  has raised USD $19 million in funding from their existing investors. Super Evil Megacorp will utilize the financing round to expand its team and deliver on its mission to build the best core game experiences for the touchscreen generation.
Super Evil Megacorp CEO, Kristian Segerstrale, said:
Already the most competitive mobile MOBA on the market, with an active global esports scene and growing community, Vainglory is off to a great start. Together with our investors we’re doubling down on our missions to build the best core gaming experiences for the touchscreen generation, and to create a home for talented game developers who are passionate about pushing the boundaries of the industry.
SEMC will utilize the additional funding to continue to grow its team of game designers, engineers, and artists. Having recently doubled its San Mateo office space, the company has grown from 50 to 80 in the last 6 months and is looking to expand further.

SEMC will also use the the investment to continue developing its proprietary, console-grade, multi-platform E.V.I.L. engine that has made Vainglory’s stunning graphics, beautiful visual effects and realistic animations possible. Currently, the studio is heavily focused on developing Vainglory’s upcoming 5v5 game mode, which will add to the strategic depth of the game and offer more to the Vainglory competitive community.
In just 2 years since its launch, Vainglory has made a mark. Vainglory is already the world’s biggest mobile eSport, with more than 3,000 teams across North America and Europe alone, 1,500 in Asia Pacific, over 1 billion matches played, 12 million registered accounts, and 10x year-over-year viewership growth.
The company has partnered with the likes of Apple, Samsung, Google, Amazon, ESL and others to deliver the best possible gameplay, competition and eSports events for fans across the world.
For those of you who haven’t given the game a try, Vainglory can be downloaded for free from the App Store, Google Play and the Amazon Appstore.

Pokdepinion: Personally, I’m a bigger fan of this than Mobile Legends. I don’t hate that game but I feel like Vainglory has given me more consistent gameplay experiences. Hope to see even more improvements in the game soon.
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Innistrad: Midnight Hunt Is A New Halloween-themed Set In Magic: The Gathering

Innistrad: Midnight Hunt, the newest set for the world’s oldest and best trading card game, Magic: The Gathering, will be released by Wizards of the Coast (MTG). Midnight Hunt, a tabletop game based on Gothic horror and the emergence of powerful new Werewolves, will be released on September 24, 2021.
Get scared with Magic: The Gathering’s new Innistrad: Midnight Hunt

The card theme returns to the world of Innistrad, MTG’s fan-favourite Gothic horror setting that debuted in 2011. The cards’ evocative artwork depicts the fight between humanity and supernatural enemies in a world where werewolves, vampires, ghosts, and zombies rule the night while humans try to survive.

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Midnight Hunt reintroduces gamers to a tale that is both familiar and burdened with a new sense of dread. On the eve of the Harvesttide Festival, the evenings are growing longer, and a dreadful menace lurks in the shadows. Arlinn Kord, a werewolf Planeswalker, seeks the elusive Moonsilver Key in order to restore balance to the plane and safeguard the human inhabitants of Innistrad.

Midnight Hunt adds new card mechanics to confront the evil that lurks beyond the village gates. Creatures will respond to the call of the full moon by transforming into their alternate monstrous forms, thanks to 19 new werewolf double-faced cards (DFC). Nightbound and Daybound cards provide players access to two sets of abilities on each DFC, allowing them to capitalise on the strengths of their creatures and Planeswalkers that are brought out by day and night.
With the reappearance of Flashback, players can also summon the power of the dead. The popular cemetery concept from MTG’s original Innistrad set makes a return, allowing players to cast spells directly from their graveyard.
Midnight Hunt offers fresh new card variants inspired by the beauty of ornate horror, including classically terrifying black and white Eternal Night Legends and Land cards, as well as Halloween, folk horror-themed Equinox cards. The eerie card designs will be adored by any horror enthusiast, with dramatic contrasts evocative of traditional gothic aesthetics. The Midnight Hunt set will be available in Draft, Set, and Collector Boosters, as well as the Midnight Hunt Bundle and two Commander decks.
For more information on the new Magic: The Gathering set, head over here. You can also check out Wizards of the Coast’s YouTube channel for more information on new Innistrad sets.
Pokdepinion: Wow Magic: The Gathering. I haven’t played the game since Wizards released the Ravnica Allegiance set which was what, in 2019? I feel like I want to get back into the series but I’m just worried I don’t have the time to delve back fully into the world.
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NVIDIA new mining GPUs are based on old Turing GPUs

NVIDIA has previously revealed that the new NVIDIA CMP lineup are based on GPUs that do not meet the standards required for them to be sold as GeForce GPUs. However upon further probing, they were reluctant to share more about the GPUs that they were based on. The latest drivers allegedly reveal that the NVIDIA CMP 30HX and 40HX are based on old Turing parts.
The NVIDIA CMP 30HX is reportedly based on a variant of the TU116 GPU that powers the GTX 1650 SUPER, GTX 1660, GTX 1660 SUPER and GTX 1660 Ti. Meanwhile the NVIDIA CMP 40HX is based on the TU106, which is featured in the GeForce RTX 2070 and GeForce RTX 2060 cards.
NVIDIA CMP HX Series Specs

30HX
40HX
50HX
90HX

ETH hash rate
26MH/s
36MH/s
45MH/s
86MH/s

Rated Power
125W
185W
250W
320W

Power Connectors
1 x 8-pin
1 x 8-pin
2 x 8-pin
2 x 8-pin

Memory Size
6GB
8GB
10GB
10GB

Availability
Q1
Q1
Q2
Q2

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Obviously as they didn’t meet the requirements to pass as GeForce GPUs, the NVIDIA CMP 30HX and CMP 40HX are probably running less efficiently and at lower clocks than their gaming counterparts. There are still no details about the NVIDIA CMP 50HX and CMP 90HX, but the higher-end mining GPUs are probably based on Ampere GPUs that didn’t make the cut to be sold as gaming cards.
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Pokdepinion: I am interested to see if anyone will try to make the NVIDIA CMP cards run games.
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NVIDIA Unveils 65-inch 4K 120Hz HDR Monitor – In Collaboration With ASUS, Acer, And HP!

NVIDIA has announce of a high end 65-inch, 4K 120Hz HDR display that comes with NVIDIA G-Sync as well as NVIDIA Shield, which they have collaborated with ASUS, Acer, and HP.
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PC gaming has now made a leap to a giant screen with the introduction of big format gaming displays (BFGDs). The combination of 120Hz HDR display with NVIDIA G-Sync together with NVIDIA SHELD delivers a smooth gaming experience and your media streaming all on a giant screen.
With G-SYNC that synchronizes the display’s 120Hz refresh rate, its G-SYNC Variable Refresh Rate delivers a highly responsive, smooth, tear, free gaming experience that is unmatched by any display of this size. It also supports video playback at native framerates. This includes popular 23.976, 24, and 25 FPS formats. It matches the screen’s refresh rate to the video’s source’s actual frame rate, eliminating interpolation and presenting the video content as it was intended to be viewed.

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Most of the issues with big screen displays are that their latency is quite high. Now that is all about to change with BGFD. With 4K HDR display, it features a full-array direct backlight, 1,000-nit peak luminance and DCI-P3 color gamit for better visual quality.
Its integrated SHIELD allows users to switch between gaming and other forms of entertainment. It comes with a SHIELD remote and game controller, allowing easy navigation and access to your favorite streaming apps such as Netflix, Amazon Video, Youtube, Hulu, and the likes.
In addition, it also has support for Google Assistant, which can be controlled simply by using your voice. As far as availability goes, it is currently only available for hands-on demos at CES at the NVIDIA gaming suite and ASUS ROG showcase room at the Wynn Las Vegas. That being said, general availability is expected this summer when pricing and further specifications will be soon announced.
Pokdepinion: For gamers, the problem of getting a big monitor is always the refresh rate issue. Let’s hope with the introduction of the monitor, it will change that perception.
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OPPO A96 Unboxing and First Impressions

We recently got our hands on the new OPPO A96 smartphone, which we are in the midst of reviewing. While the tests are still running, we figured that we should share a taste of what you can expect from it so without further ado, let’s give it the good ol’ unboxing treatment.
Unboxing the OPPO A96

The box of the OPPO A96 is clad in light blue with a large “A” on it, denoting the series that the smartphone belongs to. On the top-left corner, you have the memory configuration of the device, which states 8GB / 256GB, the former for RAM and the latter for internal storage. Behind it, you have more key details and features of the device listed here.

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Inside the box, you can find the following items:

Quick guide
Safety guide
33W SUPERVOOC charger
USB-C to USB-C cable
Clear protective case
SIM ejector tool
The OPPO A96 smartphone itself

OPPO A96 First Impressions

The OPPO A96 is a value-focused smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 680, which is a midrange chip. You get 8GBs of RAM and 256GBs of internal storage, both of which can be expanded via microSD and virtualization of RAM using the internal storage.
Powering all of this is a healthy 5,000mAh battery, which is expected to keep it powered for a good amount of time. To minimize the downtime of not being able to use the device while it’s charging, it comes with 33W SUPERVOOC charging, which we are going to test to see how fast it truly charges.

One thing worth noting is the OPPO Glow design manufacturing process used for the OPPO A96. It’s based on the Reno Glow diamond-cutting technique which results in this beautiful device that is smooth to the touch along extra protective measures such as anti-fingerprint, scratch-resistant, and dirt-resistant properties.
Specifications

Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
4 x Kryo 265 Gold @ 2.4GHz + 4 x Kryo 265 Silver @ 1.8GHz
6nm

GPU
Adreno 610

RAM
8GB

Connectivity
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (2.4GHz and 5GHz)
Bluetooth 5.0 with A2DP, LE, and aptX HD
USB Type-C
GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, QZSS
4G LTE

Storage
256GB UFS 2.2
Up to 1TB expandable storage (MicroSD)

Display
6.59″ FHD+ (1080 x 2412) IPS LCD Display
Up to 90Hz Refresh Rate, 180Hz touch sampling
96% NTSC, 90.8% screen-to-body ratio

Rear Camera
50MP f/1.8 wide angle camera, 5x digital zoom
2MP f/2.4 bokeh camera

Selfie Camera
16MP f/2.0 wide-angle selfie cam

Battery
5000mAh
33W SUPERVOOC Fast Charging

OS
ColorOS 11.1
Android 11

Dimensions
164.4 x 75.7 x 8.4 mm, 190.9g

Colours
Starry Black, Pearl Pink

Ingress Protection
IP54

For now, the OPPO A96 is in the middle of benchmark tests among other tests. I’ll be publishing my review of this smartphone soon so stay tuned for that.
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Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass Officially Announced – The Trailer is Awesome

After waiting so long, it looks like we’re finally gonna be getting what many gamers have been requesting over the years. Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass has officially been announced by the folks over at Croteam and Devolver Digital.
Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass Officially Announced

Over the past couple years, developer Croteam and publisher Devolver Digital have been working diligently on the Serious Sam series, releasing titles like Serious Sam VR: The Last Hope, and Serious Sam’s Bogus Detour. Hardcore fans of the series should rejoice though, as Croteam and Devolver Digital have officially announced Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass today.
This is the 1st new mainline entry in the series since Serious Sam 3: BFE in 2011. According to the game’s developers, Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass will retain the series’ classic over-the-top action with hordes of enemies and super powerful weapons, but will do so on a much bigger scale than previous entries.

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While details on the project are currently quite scarce, Croteam and Devolver Digital are promising to reveal more about the game later this year at E3 2018. Until then, this short announcement trailer at the top of this post will have to do.
You can check out the reveal trailer for Serious Sam 4: Planet Badass at the top of this. At the moment, there is no word yet on which platforms it will be releasing on nor the release date / release window for it. We’ll be reporting on the matter as soon as information becomes available. Most likely, it will be during E3 2018 unless they decide to announce a few things earlier.
Pokdepinion: I remember playing Serious Sam 2 with my brother in the old days, being overwhelmed by hordes of enemies while trying my best to survive. Guess I’ll be facing a repeat of that sometime in the future. Not that I’m complaining though.
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Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro and Mi 8 Lite arrives in Malaysia — new members of the Mi 8 family priced from RM999!

Do you think the Xiaomi Mi 8 looks a bit too plain? Or do you find it a bit too pricey for your budget? Well worry not, as Xiaomi has just introduced the Xiaomi Mi 8 Pro and Mi 8 Lite to satisfy everyone’s needs.
Mi 8 Pro

This device is the much awaited clear variant of the Mi 8! The definition of “clear” is clearly up for debate, as the Mi 8 Pro’s glass back is translucent, but there is an additional panel under it hiding away the actual hardware under the hood. It is still as geeky as it gets though, with the electronics showing under that tinted glass.

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The front facade is shared with the Mi 8, but offers a new pressure-sensitive in-display fingerprint scanner. This can be considered a major upgrade, since few flagships even in 2018 feature an under-display fingerprint scanner.
Much of the hardware is similar to the Mi 8, including the Snapdragon 845 chipset, dual 12MP rear camera, 6.21″ FHD+ AMOLED display and an IR facial recognition system. What’s different however is the larger RAM and storage capacity. The Mi 8 Pro comes with 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, and is priced at RM2399. The Mi 8 Pro is only offered at selected authorized Mi Stores, and is not offered online at the moment.
Mi 8 Lite
This is the more affordable offering from the Mi 8 family. The Mi 8 Lite comes in two variants, a 4GB + 64GB configurated priced at RM999, and a 6GB + 128GB variant, priced at RM1299. The latter will only be offered exclusively at select Mi Stores, while the former can be gotten from Mi Malaysia’s official Lazada and Shopee stores.

The glass back is finished with an advanced NCVM process, for a mirror-like gradient finish. It actually looks more interesting than the Mi 8 in Black, for some reason. Keeping things up and running is is the 3350 mAh battery. The camera setup on the rear seems pretty similar to the POCOPHONE F1’s, with a primary 12MP f/1.9 shooter, mated to a 5MP depth sensor.

The Mi 8 Lite is powered by a Snapdragon 660 chipset. Selfie fans would love the 24MP IMX576 front-facing camera featuring Super Pixel technology for better low-light images. The screen on the Mi 8 Lite is a 6.26″ FHD+ LCD panel, a slight downgrade from the AMOLED panels used in the higher end Mi 8 and Mi 8 Pro.
Which of the new Mi 8 are you interested in? Or would you rather opt for the good ol’ standard Mi 8?
Pokdepinion: The Mi 8 Lite actually looks better than the Mi 8. Why must you make us choose between aesthetics and performance, Xiaomi? Why?
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KLEVV CRAS XR RGB and BOLT XR DDR4 arrives with high frequencies and beautiful designs

KLEVV has just announced their new KLEVV CRAS XR RGB and BOLT XR DDR4 memory kits, with impressive designs and beautiful speeds. Featuring selected Micron memory ICs, both the KLEVV CRAS XR RGB and BOLT XR RAM kits are ready to deliver their best performance regardless whether you are currently using an Intel or AMD platform.
For those who want both great performance and sweet RGB lighting, the KLEVV CRAS XR RGB will be perfect for you. With options ranging all the way up to 4266MHz CL19, these memory kits are designed to ensure that you don’t have to sacrifice performance to build your stunning full RGB system.

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It is compatible with ASUS AURA Sync, GIGABYTE RGB Fusion, MSI Mystic Light, ASRock Polychrome RGB and even Razer Chroma for limitless lighting configurations.
The KLEVV CRAS XR RGB is available in Malaysia starting from RM399 for the 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600MHz kit and RM729 for the 32GB (2 x 16GB) 3600MHz kit.

Meanwhile for those who prefer a more minimalist outlook, the KLEVV BOLT XR comes with a distinctive design that combines gunmetal gray and black accents. The aluminium heatspreaders are quite hefty and help keep the memory cool under intense workloads.
You can get the KLEVV BOLT XR in Malaysia for RM319 for the 16GB (2 x 8GB) 3600MHz kit, and RM609 for the 32GB (2 x 16GB) 3600MHz kit.
Pokdepinion: I am looking forward to using the KLEVV BOLT XR in my build. Affordable and nice looking, it does seem to be right up my alley!
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Shopee 3.3 Electronics Big Sale Is Coming And Here’s What You Can Expect

There’s some good news if you are looking to purchase a brand new PlayStation 5 as Shopee Malaysia is bringing in their 3.3 Electronics Big Sale event.
Shopee 3.3 Electronics Big Sale

You can find the PS5 to be on sale on 3 March 2021, at 12pm on the authorized Sony Store on Shopee Mall, where the PS5 Digital Edition is priced at RM1,869 and the Blu-ray version at RM2,299.

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Don’t fancy that? Well they’ve also got other offers such as TVs, vacuum cleaners, electric ovens, smartphones, and laptops to name a few. Here’s some of the offers that you can find on the platform during the sale.
Home appliances

Product
Original price
Promo price

Khind Cordless Vacuum Cleaner VC9691
RM519.90
RM246.90

Samsung 50″ QLED 4K Smart TV Q60T (2020)
RM3,399
RM3,095

Sharp Electric Oven (38L) E0387RT
RM509
RM299

Riino EVolution V8+ Super Cyclone Vacuum
RM459
RM179

Samsung Soundbar with Wired Subwoofer
RM599
RM459

Mobile & accessories

Product
Original price
Promo price

Apple iPhone 11 64GB
RM,3399
RM2,878

Xiaomi Redmi 9A (2GB+32GB)
RM359
RM329

Samsung Galaxy Buds + R175 Wireless In-Ear Headphone
RM599
RM299

Sony WF-XB700 Truly Wireless Headphones with EXTRA BASS
RM549
RM379

GoPro Hero9
RM2,699
RM1,959

Computer & accessories

Product
Original price
Promo price

HP PRO BOOK 440 G8 Notebook
RM3,599
RM3,188

HP X24C Curved Gaming Monitor
RM699
RM615

SanDisk Extreme External USB 3.1 500GB
RM599
RM359

Seagate Backup Plus Slim USB 3.0 Portable Drive External Drive HDD 1TB
RM399
RM188

ADATA SSD SU630 480GB
RM303
RM196

As you can see, there’s plenty of deals to look out for this Shopee 3.3 Electronics Big Sale. They will go live on the 3rd March 2021, at 12AM. To find out more details, you can head to the link right here.
For more on the latest tech and gaming news plus reviews, stay tuned to Pokde.net.
Pokdepinion: You might want to be quick if you’re eyeing for PS5. As we all know, they sell out really fast. Will you be getting one?
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How to Fix Borderlands 3 Crashing / Freezing Issues on PC – There Are a Few Solutions

How to Fix Borderlands 3 Crashing / Freezing Issues on PC

It appears that many gamers across the globe are facing stability issues in Borderlands 3 on PC. There have been various reports of crashing / freezing, and we faced some of those issues ourselves. We also figured out some solutions that could fix the issue. While there’s no guarantee, it’s still worth trying. Without further ado, let’s get to it.
Solution #1: Update EVERYTHING

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This is arguably the most basic thing you can do to fix the problem. If you have any Windows 10 updates, BIOS updates, graphics driver updates, and game updates, just update it. This is especially if you’re using NVIDIA graphics cards. It’s been said Game Ready Drivers released prior to the 10th September 2019 version causes the game to crash rather frequently.
If everything on your PC has been updated and it’s still crashing, then let’s try something else.
Solution #2: Use Fullscreen instead of Windowed Borderless

In the display settings for Borderlands 3, be sure to use Fullscreen instead of Windowed Borderless. Some users have reported that on Windowed Borderless, the game has the tendency to minimize as if someone pressed Alt + Tab. If the game didn’t continue running as usual, it would’ve either started freezing, crashed, or run with noticeable frame drops. Either way, fullscreen would be more stable to run.
If that still doesn’t work, then we move on to our next solution.
Solution #3: Cap the FPS at 60 FPS
This is a bit of an odd case but it could be possible solution for some of you. So our chief editor, Super Daddy, runs the game at 144Hz and lets the FPS cap at that number. I on the other hand game on a 60Hz display so I cap my FPS at 60.
My game ran almost flawlessly as it only crashed once, specifically at the end of the Catch-A-Ride quest, while Super Daddy’s game crashed rather frequently. He mentioned that the game ran more stable when he capped his FPS at 60, though it still crashed anyway. At least it happens a lot less now, which is something.
Solution #4: Do Not Run Borderlands 3 in DirectX 12

In the Visual settings under the Advanced tab, you have the option of choosing between DirectX 11 and DirectX 12 in the Graphics API option. Be sure to use DirectX 11 as DirectX 12 is rather unstable. Not only is it in beta, the game even warns you of potential issues that can be faced when using DirectX 12. For now, best to stay away from it.
If all else fails, you do have one more thing you can do.
Solution #5: Verify Game / Reinstall

This is more of a last ditch effort than anything else. On your Epic Games Launcher under the Library tab, click the gear icon on Borderlands 3. There will be a dropdown menu, with Verify being the first option. Click on that and it will verify all the game files to ensure that nothing is wrong. It will be download any missing / corrupted data. Alternatively, you can always reinstall the game and see if that works instead.
And that’s all the solutions that we have for the Borderlands 3 crashing / freezing issues. They will definitely need to release an update patch to fix these issues. For now, these potential solutions could either fix the problem, or at least make it more bearable for now. Be sure to stay tuned to Pokde.net for gaming tips, tricks, and troubleshooting details.
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GALAX to offer GeForce GTX 1070 Ti in white; it’s not Hall of Fame material though

GALAX’ GeForce GTX 1070 Ti EX-SNPR White comes with two fans, white backplate and fan shroud and of course, RGB lighting.
White Beauty?
GALAX was one of the pioneers offering their GPUs in white, complete with white PCBs. White PCBs are harder to produce, which was why they were so rare back then. Fast forward to the present, we have the GALAX GeForce GTX 1070 Ti EX-SNPR White, which features a white backplate and cooler but uses a more conventional black PCB.

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The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti EX-SNPR White will feature the Pascal GP104 with 2432 CUDA cores, clocked at 1607 MHz with a 1683 MHz boost clock, in line with NVIDIA’s stock clocks. 8GB of 8 Gbps GDDR5 VRAM serves as the frame buffer. The core is fed power via a 5-phase VRM design, while power delivery to the memory is handled by 2 power phases.
The GeForce GTX 1070 Ti EX-SNPR White features four heatpipes for effective thermal transfer between the GPU die and the heatsink. The two 100mm fans can be set to stop spinning at temperatures below 44ºC for silent rigs.

RGB illumination on the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti EX-SNPR White is pretty good, with the edges of the backplate and side featuring RGB LEDs. The two fans only light up in white to better complement the white theme though. RGB illumination can be controlled with Xtreme Tuner Plus, GALAX’ overclocking and monitoring tool which will handle the overclocking and fan controls of the card.
Also comes in Black!

If you prefer a darker look, GALAX also offers the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti EX which comes in black with RGB fans. Aside from the color difference, the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti EX is the exactly the same as the GeForce GTX 1070 Ti EX-SNPR White.
You will need 8 + 6 pin PCIe power connectors to power the cards. Pricing and availability are unknown at the moment, but we are sure the cards will hit the Malaysian market soon!
Pokdepinion: GALAX’ offerings are still pretty tame. I wonder if they will be launching a HOF Edition soon with higher clocks and beefier cooling.
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Apple M2 Pro and M2 Max Can Go Up to 40% Faster Than Its Predecessors

Earlier today, Apple has officially unveiled the M2 Pro and M2 Max chips for their next gen products that will power through your workflow.
Apple M2 Pro

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The Apple M2 Pro was created utilizing a second generation 5nm manufacturing technology with over 40 billion transistors, which is twice as many as the M2 and approximately 20% more than the M1 Pro. It also has up to 32GB low-latency unified memory and 200GB/s of unified memory bandwidth.
The multithreaded CPU performance of the 10 / 12-core CPU is reportedly up to 20% faster than the 10-core CPU in the M1 Pro, and it can be configured with up to 19 GPU cores, three more than the M1 Pro, with a larger L2 cache. The 10 /12-core CPU has up to eight high-performance cores and four high-efficiency cores. According to Apple, the M2 Pro is capable of compiling up to 2.5x faster in Xcode compared to the fastest Intel-based MacBook Pro, with 30% higher graphical performance than the M1 Pro.
Apple M2 Max

The star of the show is clearly the Apple M2 Max, the stronger of the two chops. It’s said to allow up to 96GB of rapid unified memory and has 67 billion transistors, which is 10 billion more than the M1 Max and more than threefold of the M2. It also offers 400GB/s of unified memory bandwidth, bigger L2 cache, a GPU with up to 38 cores, and the same 12-core CPU as the M2 Pro. Apple mentioned that it has 30% faster graphics compared to the M1 Max but still manages a 22-hour battery life, the longest ever in a Mac.
Both the M2 Pro and M2 Max feature Apple’s Secure Enclave and 16-core Neural Engine for added security and faster machine learning tasks. However, the M2 Pro has a media engine for H.264, HEVC and ProRes video encoding and decoding, while the M2 Max has two video encoding engines and two ProRes engines for up to 2x faster video encoding than the M2 Pro.
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Pokdepinion: Didn’t expect that much of a leap in performance for the Neural Engine but I do wonder how we can actually make full use of it. I’m pretty sure I don’t even make use of half its power given my work.
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GTA Trilogy Remaster Was So Bad, Rockstar Is Giving the Original Games for Free

As many of you may know by now, the GTA Trilogy remaster launched recently. It was apparently so bad, Rockstar Games is giving away the original games for free to appease the crowd. Here’s what went down.
GTA Trilogy Remaster Issue

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The GTA Trilogy remaster launch with a lot of problems, which seemingly shows that not much effort was being put into the development of the game. It’s clear that it will take quite some time to fix everything and as a result, Rockstar Games is giving out the original versions of the games included in the trilogy for free.
The updated versions of these classic games did not launch in a state that meets our own standards of quality, or the standards our fans have come to expect.
Rockstar Games
The original versions of the game are free only for those who purchased the trilogy. With that being said, all 3 games are available to purchase as a bundle on the Rockstar Store now. Rockstar Games also mentioned that they do have a plan to address all the bugs in the GTA Trilogy remaster, with an update due anytime now and a lot more coming in the future.
The GTA Trilogy remaster is currently available on the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and PC, with Android and iOS versions coming sometime in 2022.
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Pokdepinion: Given how good the original games are right now, I’m surprised they could butcher the remaster this bad. It might take another year to completely fix everything so we have no choice but to wait and see how this pans out.
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Sony Introduces WF-C700N Earbuds & New Color For WH-1000XM5

The new WF-C700N wireless earbuds from Sony is the company’s latest midrange entry, with noise cancelling features built in. Like any other TWS, it comes with a transparency mode called ‘Ambient Sound Mode’ which uses microphones to channel the sound from the outer environment, plus a Focus on Voice setting to quickly bypass noise isolation; both of which can be adjusted through the Sony | Headphones Connect app. The earbuds will also detect location and switch to the appropriate ambient sound profile accordingly.
Inside the earbud is the 5mm driver with Sony’s proprietary DSEE audio upscaling tech which the company says delivers ‘powerful bass and stunningly clear vocals despite their small size’. Battery is rated for up to 15 hours, with IPX4 water resistance; the Multipoint Connection feature will allow two devices to be connected to the earbuds simultaneously, and will automatically hand off to the device that receives an incoming call.

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The WF-C700N will come in four colors – Black, White, Lavender and Sage Green. Meanwhile, Sony also introduced a new color for their flagship WH-1000XM5 headphones: Midnight Blue. Both models are now available in Malaysia in various sales channels.
Pokdepinion: I’d like to see more colorways for the XM5, though Sony has always been conservative when it comes to flagship’s color designs.
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New MediaTek Dimensity chipsets to arrive 20th January

Qualcomm has unveiled their latest Snapdragon 888 chipset, and Samsung is expected to unveil their next-gen Samsung Exynos chip later today. MediaTek doesn’t want to be left out of the fun either, with them announcing on Weibo that they will be releasing new members of the MediaTek Dimensity series on 20th January.

MediaTek claims that they will be bringing an “upgraded experience” with the “superior technology” of the upcoming MediaTek Dimensity series, so it does seem pretty interesting. The flagship might just be the mysterious MediaTek MT6893 that has been spotted on AnTuTu benchmarks scoring 622 409 points.

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According to rumors, the upcoming MediaTek Dimensity chipset will be manufactured on a 6nm process, and will sport Cortex-A78 CPU cores running at up to 3GHz. While Arm’s Cortex-X1 cores are currently the go-to for chipmakers wanting to deliver the highest levels of performance, there are reportedly concerns about the efficiency of the Cortex-X1 architecture.

The efficiency-focused design of the Cortex-A78 should be a good compromise for MediaTek, especially as the Taiwanese chipmaker is still trying to shake off the stigma of inefficient and hot mobile chipsets, even though their recent releases like the Helios G90T are actually pretty competitive. MediaTek is expected to not only release one chipset, with a new lineup of several chipsets spanning various segments expected to be unveiled this 20th January.
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Pokdepinion: I wonder if we will see more designs featuring MediaTek chips soon?
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Interview with Marvel / DC Comic Artist Dave Ross – Visual Arts Expo 2018 Highlights

At Visual Arts Expo 2018 in Shah Alam, we managed to get an interview with Marvel / DC comic artist Dave Ross, who is best known for his work in the West Coast Avengers.
Interview with Marvel / DC Comic Artist Dave Ross at Visual Arts Expo 2018

It’s no secret that we’re a big of these geek conventions. We were invited to check out Visual Arts Expo 2018 and had the chance to interview comic artist Dave Ross, who has done work for DC, Marvel, Dark Horse, and more. Of course, we couldn’t say no to that but we also want you, our readers, to have a clearer idea of what’s happening.
With that in mind, we recorded the interview session we had with Dave Ross for all of you to enjoy. He even took the time the show us his magnificent work over in another room, where he shared even more of his experiences.

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Of course, we couldn’t just forget about Visual Arts Expo 2018 itself so we walked around the main hall of Shah Alam Convention Centre to see if there’s anything interesting this year. We also made a highlight video for that, which you can watch right above here.
Do you people feel like it’s better for us to write about our experiences or document them in video form like the videos above here? Do let us know in the comments as to what you think. We’re experimenting more on this and would appreciate the feedback. :)
Pokdepinion: Honestly, it feels like last year’s one was livelier whereas this year, it didn’t feel as energetic as before. Not to mention it was hot as heck but to be fair, that’s not the management’s fault. It just so happened to be a day where the sun was shining ever so brightly. Still had plenty of fun, though.
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ViewSonic XG3240C announced — is this the gaming monitor of your dreams?

ViewSonic’s latest monitor is a high resolution, wide color gamut and high refresh rate gaming monitor. And it’s curved too!
ViewSonic XG3240C
How does a 32″ WQHD (1440p) display sound to you? The ViewSonic XG3240C’s selling points include more than just girth and resolution, but also a 1800R curvature and 144 Hz FreeSync support for more immersive gaming. Photography enthusiasts might also be interested in the 99% sRGB and 85% NTSC color gamut coverage, promising a more accurate color viewing experience. It also supports HDR10 content for a richer and more immersive view.

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The aggressive design highlights the ViewSonic XG3240C as a true gaming monitor, while also offering impressive ergonomics. You can adjust the height, tilt and swivel the display for comfort. Speaking of comfort, the flicker-free technology and Blue Light Filter helps prevent eyestrain from extended periods of gaming, or working. It accepts a wide array of inputs, while offering the convenience of a USB 3.0 hub and stereo 6W speakers.
ViewSonic XG3240C Specifications

Panel size:
32″ with 1800R curvature

Resolution:
2560 x 1440 18:9 WQHD

Panel type:
VA, anti-glare

Color gamut:
99% sRGB, 85% NTSC

Brightness:
300 nits

Refresh rate:
48 ~ 144 Hz (FreeSync)

Response time:
3 ms

I/O ports:
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x 3.5mm audio
1 x USB-B (in)
4 x USB-A (out)

Features:
Stereo 6W speakers, Blue Light FIlter, Flicker-Free, height, tilt, swivel adjustments, HDR10 support

Price:
RM2299 (Availability in May)

Pokdepinion: This looks like a pretty good monitor for all purposes, whether for gaming or working with color sensitive media.
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Here’s The Top 10 Best Flagship And Midrange Smartphones Right Now According To Antutu

As you may have noticed from our smartphone reviews, we include benchmarks from Antutu. With it, it offers a hindsight of how well one device performs. Now they’ve released the latest scores for both top of the end and mid-range devices.

Starting off with the flagship segment, we see that the vivo NEX 5G takes top spot. It is followed by the vivo IQOO Pro 5G and OnePlus 7T. Strangely the Pro version of the OnePlus 7T sits below.
Completing the list is the ROG Phone II, Xiaomi Mi 9 Pro 5G, Black Shark 2 Pro, realme X2 Pro, Meizu 16s Pro, and finally the Redmi K20 Pro Exclusive Edition. All of the devices in this list is equipped with the high end Snapdragon 855+ SoC.

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Now we head to the mid-range segment, where we see HONOR dominates the top three with their two unreleased smartphones (at least in Malaysia), the HONOR 9X Pro and HONOR 9X, as well as the HONOR 20S.
The Redmi Note 8 Pro enters at 4th place and it is followed by the realme X2 and OPPO Reno2. Completing the whole list is the Redmi K20, Mi 9 SE, realme Q, and vivo X27.
Pokdepinion: A couple of things that caught my eye, one of them is the OnePlus standing. Weird seeing a Pro version being behind a standard version. Seeing the mid-range chart, now I’m quite curious on how well the upcoming HONOR 9X will fare, since it’ll be coming to Malaysia soon.
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