For context, in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, you can normally return to a floating hub via save points. This is where you restock on items, among other things. But the amiibo makes it so that you can do so without first looking for a save point. You can even do it while inside dungeons, potentially cheapening the challenge of the dungeon. On one hand, the amiibo itself is pretty good looking....

According to CNET, Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America’s President, said that the Switch Lite is the only Switch hardware for this holiday season. He also said that the larger Switch won’t get an upgrade right now. This does put the previous report on the original Switch getting a new chipset and storage into question. The Nintendo Switch Lite will launch with a lower price than the original. It’s smaller, lighter, and comes with a proper d-pad, rather than four individual, separated buttons....

Compared to the very plain looking standard Nintendo Switch OLED, which only comes in plain white, the Splatoon 3 special edition is decidedly lively. The dock, the plainest looking of the bunch, is beautifully decorated with subtle prints with motifs from the game, with an overt ink splat on the bottom left corner. Even the main unit has its back smothered in squids and ink splats. The two Joy-Cons, on the other hand, come in purple and green, also with art from the game, making for a very lively looking handheld console hybrid....

But that’s about to change, according to Google’s latest post on its developers blog. The company says that the Material You theme will soon roll out to non-Pixel devices sometime this year. While it did not detail which specific devices will receive the update, Google noted that the list includes those from OnePlus, OPPO, Vivo, Realme, Xiaomi, other Samsung phones, and many others. To recap, the theme offers new customisation options such as dynamic colours, widgets, and icons – providing users with a more cleaner, stylish, and comprehensive Android interface....

The existence of these alleged RTX 40 Series Mobile GPUs were first discovered and shared on Twitter by 포시포시 (@harukaze5719). Specifically, the list shows the PCI ID of each device, with the mobile GPUs being listed with the “GN” code – basically, the alleged Lovelace-powered GPUs start with the code GN21, followed by an “X” and number that correspond with the GPU model – at the front. In order, AD102, AD103, AD104, AD106, AD107?...

Original article below: An image of NVIDIA’s next flagship, the GeForce RTX 3090 Ti Founders Edition, has finally been leaked, giving us the first glimpse of the card in all its glory. Not only that, the image, which was posted on the leakster site, Videocardz, was also accompanied by what the site claims to be its official specification. As far as looks go, the RTX 3090 Ti Founders Edition sports the same Dual Axial Flow Through design that NVIDIA has been using since it was first introduced back with the first RTX 30 series cards....

The rumours comes by way of prominent leakster, Kopite7kimi (@kopite7kimi), who tweeted that Ada Lovelace will be coming out “a little bit earlier”. They don’t into specifics, but their follow-up tweet was that NVIDIA could let the cat out of the bag on the successor to Ampere in the early parts of Q3 2022. It should be made clear that the July launch window is merely speculation at this point and to that end, there is a distinct possibility that NVIDIA could announce the RTX 40 Series lineup in August as well....

NVIDIA’s decision comes in line with the announcement of the TITAN RTX. According to NVIDIA’s blog post, the company says that the decision to make the SDK free is the realisation that “physics simulation – long key to immersive games and entertainment – turns out to be more important than we ever thought”. Adding on, the company states that physics simulation “dovetails with AI, robotics and computer vision, self-driving vehicles, and high performance computing”....

Now, before you get all excited, there are one or two points that we need to make clear about NVIDIA’s DXR largesse. Firstly, and as mentioned at the start, running DXR on a non-RTX card is conducted on a software level. For the simple – if not obvious – fact that none of the GeForce GTX series cards has the necessary RT Cores that are present on the RTX cards....

According to multiple reports, the alleged Super variant of the GeForce GTX 1660 is expected to ship out with 6GB of the faster GDDR6 memory running at a frequency of 14Gbps. That’s quite a bump up in specs over its non-Super variant that runs on the older GDDR5 memory, and at a speed of 8Gbps. if the rumours are to be believed, then it’s highly possible that NVIDIA is aiming the GTX 1660 Super specifically at AMD’s own mid-range Radeon RX 5700 series GPU....

Samsung claimed that the Odyssey Ark is the first 55-inch 1000R curved gaming monitor in the world. The FreeSync Premium Pro monitor is equipped with a 4K 165Hz 1ms VA panel that has a matte coating and Quantum Mini LED backlighting with 1,056 local dimming zones. Alongside the support for HDR10+ Gaming standard together with HDCP 2.2 through its HDMI 2.1 port, the Odyssey Ark which is powered by a Neural Quantum Processor Ultra also features Samsung’s own Quantum HDR 2000 technology and has a static contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1....

Renders of the alleged OnePlus 9 Pro have been provided by none other than Steve Hemmerstoffer (aka OnLeaks) via Twitter and his official Voice page. According to the leakster, the upcoming phone features a 6.7-inch curved display with a single punch-hole selfie camera in the top left corner. The renders suggest that the phone’s volume rocker and lock button are located on its right hand side, while its speaker and USB-C port are located on the bottom....

Specs-wise, the OnePlus Ace houses a MediaTek Dimensity 8100 Max SoC, a choice between 8GB and 12GB RAM, and an internal storage capacity of up to 512GB. Keeping the device powered is the 4500mAh battery that also supports 150W SuperVOOC fast-charging, which is a technology borrowed from its sister brand, Oppo. For its display, the OnePlus Ace is fitted with a 6.7-inch AMOLED display, which is a Full HD+ panel that also supports 120Hz refresh rate....

The OPPO Enco Free takes a page from Apple Airpods’ book in terms of design, and will be released in three colours: White, Black and Pink. It also comes with a charging case that features an LED light on its front and a pairing button on its right side. Aside from the teaser images, OPPO did not reveal any of the Enco Free’s specifications or features. However, the teaser image showcasing the pink version reveals that one of its earbuds features an adjustable half-in-ear design which suggests that the Enco Free will come with additional in-ear tips for users preference....

While it is possible that the variant released in Malaysia could have different specs but based on what we have seen in India, the Reno6 Z may carry the same specs from the Reno6 Pro over there since they share the same design. If that is true, then the phone could be powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1200 processor and carries a 6.53-inch Full HD+ 90Hz AMOLED display. Other than that, the Reno 6Z may also feature a 64MP quad-camera module and a colour temperature sensor on its back as well as 32MP selfie camera, and 4500mAh battery....

The OPPO Air Glass is equipped with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 4100 processor and comes with a Micro LED projector that is capable of displaying projections of up to 3 million nits peak brightness onto its glass. The stem attached to the lens features touch-based controls, and the device itself can also be controlled via a dedicated app that is available for Android phones, especially first-party phones with ColorOS 11 or above....

Starting with what’s coming in, the earliest of them all is also probably the one with the highest profile: Ubisoft’s Watch Dogs 2. If you’re interested in the series at all, chances are you’ve already played this game, But if not, this is available via PC Game Pass today. Though since it’s an Ubisoft title you’ll likely have to get this game via Ubisoft Connect, and then link the two accounts together....

The minister also said that a total of 2040 units of the bodycam will be purchased and distributed among 84 locations, including police stations, district police headquarters, contingent police headquarters, and the PDRM headquarters in Bukit Aman. The cameras will use artificial intelligence with live video streaming capabilities and will be certified by SIRIM. Equipping the police with bodycams has been in the works since 2019, with Hamzah himself saying that the procurement process had already started in 2020, although the number of units announced back then was 2168....

The state’s executive councillor for infrastructure and transport Zairil Khir Johari stated that EXCO (Penang State Executive Council) had decided developers are required to provide fiber optic infrastructure to any building or development scheme throughout the state. The order is effective immediately. “The decision made by the state on Dec 17 is to support the use of high-speed broadband via fibre optic cables, given that the use of copper cables for internet connections have become no longer relevant,” said the councillor in a statement released today....

According to the company, all three models are equipped with 4K UHD LED panels that support Dolby Vision HDR, HDR10+, and HLG formats. The displays also features variable refresh rates via HDMI 2.1 connectivity, a low latency setting (ALLM) that enables for higher response rates when gaming, and Philips’ Ambilight lighting system which gives the TVs a background glow that matches the on-screen action. On the audio side of things, the trio comes with 20W (2x 10W) full-range speakers with Dolby Atmos support and DTS Play-Fi wireless audio streaming capabilities....