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Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 CPU Configuration Detailed, To Feature Custom ‘Phoenix’ Cores And Mass Produced On TSMC’s N3E Process – Wccftech
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Nvidia, Snowflake announce partnership for custom generative AI models – Yahoo Finance
- Nvidia, Snowflake announce partnership for custom generative AI models Yahoo Finance
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Samsung to Rival Apple Silicon by Developing Custom PC and Mobile Processors – MacRumors
- Samsung to Rival Apple Silicon by Developing Custom PC and Mobile Processors MacRumors
- Samsung Reportedly Speeds up In-House CPU Core Development, With Ex-AMD Senior Developer Tom’s Hardware
- Samsung denies report that it’s developing its own CPU cores for ‘Galaxy Chip’ 9to5Google
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RPG Maker Unite details custom expansions
Get the details below.
■ Two Ways to Modify and Expand RPG Maker Unite‘s Functionality!
Method 1．Using “Addons”
In the RPG Maker series, users have always been able to develop and use scripts known in the community as “plugins” to expand engine functionalities not available by default. Due to this, many users volunteer to develop and generously share plugins with the community, which is how the RPG Maker series gave birth to so many marvelous titles, even as of now!
Similarly, in RPG Maker Unite, users can use “Addons” to enhance and expand the engine. We changed the name due to how the internal processing works differently from past RPG Maker titles, but the concept and usage is identical. However, please do note that like always, we cannot provide official support on the development or usage of Addons. Up to this part we briefly touched on our announcement on September 2, 2022.
—RPG Maker Unite’s Addon Manager UI. This feature allows users to turn ON or OFF on the Addons installed into the game at will.
Method 2．Rewriting the Source Code Through Unity Editor
The second option—which we cannot provide official support for either—is to edit RPG Maker Unite‘s source code directly using Unity Editor. In RPG Maker Unite, users can call out the Unity Editor UI any time as needed. Through this, users can confirm and rewrite a part of the source code however they see fit (Note: with the exception of some DLL files). This is especially useful for large-scale modification! Although the source code is open for viewing in Unity Editor, please do adhere to the EULAs that we will publish later on!
—Users can open Unity Editor from the RPG Maker Unite UI anytime they need it.
—It is possible to have both editors side by side, making modifications while confirming each other simultaneously.
■ Which Method to Choose?
Both Addons and direct editing through Unity uses C# programming language. However, depending on the user’s knowledge level or objectives, there are clear reasons to prefer one over the other.
The biggest difference is whether users wish to modify RPG Maker Unite‘s source code directly or not.
Addons by nature do not modify RPG Maker Unite‘s source code, and thus would not cause conflicts induced by Source Code changes. This is great for developing multiple Addons simultaneously, independently. Merely using other’s Addons is still as easy as always and would not require any programming nor Unity Editor knowledge either. Also, due to not tinkering with the source code, whenever there is an official update to RPG Maker Unite, users can apply it safely too. (Note: Some Addons may need some updates to be compatible with latest updates.)
On the other hand, modification of the source code directly through the Unity Editor would give users unprecedented amounts of freedom. Naturally, this would require a fairly advanced level of programming skills and deep knowledge towards how the Unity Editor and RPG Maker Unite works.
■ Dev Log #10 now available on Steam
The Dev Log #10 this time takes a deeper dive into Addon development! Next month we plan to continue on it with more elaborate examples. If you are an RPG Maker plugin developer, you would be interested in reading this!
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge update now available – adds Custom Game options, retro-themed filters, more
Publisher Dotemu [81 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/companies/focus-entertainment/dotemu”>Dotemu and developer Tribute Gmaes have released a new update for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge [9 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/games/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-shredders-revenge”>Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, which adds Custom Game options, retro-themed filters, and more.
Get the full patch notes below.
New Features
- Gameplay – A new Arcade mode is here: Custom Game! Just like an actual Arcade [19 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/genres/arcade”>arcade machine: customize your game experience using DIP switches: free play, old-school Super Attacks, faster enemies, no more taunts, and many more! You can see the customization in the lobbies of Custom Games. Achievements’ progression and unlocking is disabled in Custom Games.
- Online – In the Character Select menu, the host can now set a maximum number of players for the lobby.
- Graphics – Added come awesome filters: CRT (normal or curved) and VCR! Check them out in the Options menu.
Fixes
- Gameplay
- Fixed rare crash in Arcade mode when changing difficulty.
- Cars can no longer deal massive damage when the player is considered Armored (for example: charging a Heavy Swing).
- Fixed bosses sometimes unable to reach a player positioned at the very top or bottom of the stage.
- Fixed bosses sometimes frozen after being hit by Raphael’s Super Flying Attack.
- Fixed Score not kept for player when switching character after a continue.
- Fixed April’s Super Flying Attack sometimes seemingly reviving KO’ed enemies.
- Fixed reviving a KO player near the transition point (for example: escalators in the Crystal Palace Mall) that would sometimes prevent progression.
- Fixed updating the timer for special statuses (for example: Infinite Ninja Power) when KO or in a cutscene.
- Online
- Guest players can now rejoin the same hosted game.
- Input
- Fixed input not correctly assessed when selecting between Backflip or Roundoff when turning around.
- Menus
- Fixed rare soft lock occurring in the World Map if the user completed Stage 8 after finishing Stage 10.
Improvements
- Gameplay
- Taunt now only fills up the first Ninja Power bar.
- We no longer clear fully accumulated Ninja Power bars when KO on Chill difficulty.
- Doing a throw now grants the player invulnerability.
- Added more feedback in the HUD when trying to do a Super Attack without enough Ninja Power.
- Many small animation tweaks were made to all bosses, often to make attacks easier to read.
- Fixed Dirtbag’s dig holes collision detection that was too wide and deep.
- Reduced the number of enemies spawned in Zorax’s stampede and the frequency of stampedes. Zorax also has a bit less health when facing multiple players.
- Rat King now does Pied Piper less frequently.
- Improved the Super Shredder fight in many small ways for a smoother pacing and tweaked some damage values. His grab is now used more frequently and is more efficient, though. Bummer dude!
- Improved Statue of Tyranny pacing and tweaked some damage values.
- Mother Mouser has a new bite animation to differentiate the charge bite from the idle bite, to give players time to react.
- Mouser Model 3 and Mother Mouser are now acting a bit faster.
- Radical Mode damage multiplier is now applied to all throws, Super Dive Attack, and charged Heavy Swing.
- Fixed players sometimes falling outside of the screen repeatedly when respawning, at specific locations.
- Online
- Added a Refresh button to the lobby search list.
- We improved the way the Arcade score is calculated: we now record each player individually, even if they leave the game.
- Localization
- Corrected or improved a few strings in Spanish, French and German.
- Menus
- The game will remember if How To Play was seen before, separately in Story and Arcade modes as they differ.
- Improved the prompt to reset your story and character progress.
- Pause menu in Arcade mode now shows the total play time.
- Steam
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge is available now for PlayStation 5, PS4 [24,427 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/playstation/ps4″>PlayStation 4, Xbox One [11,727 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/xbox/xbox-one”>Xbox One, Switch [12,770 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/nintendo/switch”>Switch, and PC [16,581 articles]” href=”https://www.gematsu.com/platforms/pc”>PC via Steam.
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Custom XFX Radeon RX 7900 XTX card has been listed for $1099 by Amazon, XT variant for $979
Custom XFX 7900 XTX get first pricing leak
The XFX RX 7900 Merc 310 series are now listed on Amazon.
The launch of Radeon RX 7900 series is just a few days away. Meanwhile, online retailers such as Amazon are now seemingly ready for the upcoming launch. What is important, it is not just reference cards that are listed by the retailer anymore.
XFX upcoming Speedster MERC 310 GPU had briefly appeared on Amazon with a price and release date. This information is no longer listed by the retailer, but it was captured and shared by hardware leaker @momomo_us. The current page no longer shows this information.
XFX Radeon RX 7900 XT, Source: Amazon
According to this, RX 7900XTX would cost $1099, which is $100 above AMD MSRP. At the same time, custom RX 7900 XT from the same series gets $80 higher price than AMD is suggesting for its reference models. This card would cost $979.
As shown above, both cards would be still significantly cheaper than custom RTX 4080 models currently sold by Amazon and many other retailers. That’s a difference of at least 380 dollars.
We managed to find both listing on Amazon, but none of them has the price or release date as shown above. However, it does appear that price for XFX cards has now been confirmed. Both cards are now set to launch on December 13th, so just when AMD officially lifts its sales embargo.
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| GPU | Navi 31 XTX | Navi 31 XT | Navi 21 KXTX | AD102-300 | AD103-300 |
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| Power Connectors | 2 × 8-pin | 2 × 8-pin | 2 × 8-pin | 1 × 16-pin | 1 × 16-pin |
| PCIe Interface | Gen4 x16 | Gen4 x16 | Gen4 x16 | Gen4 x16 | Gen4 x16 |
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| Launch Date | December 13th, 2022 | December 13th, 2022 | May 10th, 2022 | October 12th, 2022 | November 16th, 2022 |
Source: Amazon (7900XTX), Amazon (7900XT) (affiliate links)
Gigabyte announces custom Radeon RX 7900 XTX and RX 7900 XT graphics cards, clocks up to 2680 MHz
GIGABYTE Launches AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 Series Graphics Cards
Built on the ground-breaking AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture with advanced AMD chiplet design
December 9, 2022 – GIGABYTE TECHNOLOGY Co. Ltd, a leading manufacturer of premium gaming hardware, today announced the new AMD Radeon™ RX 7900 Series graphics cards powered by the high-performance, energy-efficient AMD RDNA™ 3 architecture – the AORUS Radeon RX 7900 XTX ELITE 24G, Radeon RX 7900 XTX GAMING OC 24G, Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24G, Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G and Radeon RX 7900 XT 20G graphics cards. The new graphics cards will be available for purchase on December 13, 2022.
The new graphics cards are the world’s first gaming graphics cards to feature an advanced AMD chiplet design, delivering exceptional performance and superb energy efficiency to power high-framerate 4K and higher resolution gaming in the most demanding titles.
The groundbreaking AMD RDNA 3 architecture delivers up to 54% more performance per watt than AMD RDNA 2 architecture , and features the world’s fastest chiplet interconnect linking the graphics and memory system chiplets at up to 5.3 TB/s . In addition, it offers up to 96 new unified compute units and second-generation AMD Infinity Cache™ technology. It also includes increased AI throughput that delivers up to 2.7X higher AI performance , and rearchitected compute units with second-generation raytracing technology that provides up to 1.8X higher raytracing architectural performance in select titles versus AMD RDNA 2 architecture .
Gigabyte RX 7900 XTX Aorus Elite
AORUS is the top-tier gaming graphics card pursued by gamers and fans, offering an exquisite appearance and excellent performance. The AORUS ELITE graphics card features the WINDFORCE cooling system, which includes three unique blade fans with alternate spinning, a large vapor chamber that connects directly to the GPU, composite copper heat pipes, and 3D active fans and screen cooling to maximize heat dissipation. The handy onboard dual-BIOS switch allows users to choose between OC and SILENT modes based on their needs without software. Both modes offer the optimal settings tuned by GIGABYTE.
AORUS is also bringing back an upgraded version of GIGABYTE’S signature triple-ring RGB lights, RGB Halo, regarded as the RGB lighting leader for many AORUS fans and DIY enthusiasts. This beloved feature takes advantage of the persistence of human vision and offers addressable lighting effects on the rotating fans. It will make every PC build glow in style. Gamers can also customize the RGB lighting through the GIGABYTE CONTROL CENTER (GCC) software.
The AORUS ELITE graphics card features aerospace-grade PCB coating and ULTRA DURABLE certified components. The improved power phase design and precise power control deliver lower component temperature, less noise, and less signal interference. Moreover, the upgraded specially designed metal back plate provides a more durable structure that prevents bending and damage from long-term use. Also, the graphics card comes with a tailored anti-sag bracket that provides the optimal reinforcement and enhances the overall visual appearance. To deliver a better user experience, AORUS ELITE graphics cards provide customers with a 4-year warranty (requires online registration within 30 days of the purchase date) so that they can enjoy gaming and create content without any worry.
| GIGABYTE RX 7900 XTX 24GB AORUS ELITE | |||
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| GPU : | Navi 31 | Game Clock : | 2500 MHz (+8.7%) |
| Cores : | 6144 | Boost Clock : | 2680 MHz (+7.2%) |
| TMUs : | 382 | Memory Clock : | 20 Gbps |
| ROPs : | 192 | Memory : | 24 GB GDDR6 384b |
Gigabyte RX 7900 Gaming Series
The popular Radeon RX 7900 XTX GAMING OC 24G and Radeon RX 7900 XT GAMING OC 20G graphics cards focus on performance and stability, making them suitable for many different types of users. The GAMING OC graphics card uses the WINDFORCE cooling system. It features three unique blade fans with alternate spinning, a large vapor chamber that connects directly to the GPU, composite copper heat pipes, 3D active fans, and screen cooling to maximize heat dissipation. The WINDFORCE fans utilize graphene nano lubricant, which extends fan life by 2.1 times, delivering nearly the lifespan of the double ball bearing while providing quiet operation. Furthermore, the graphics card offers RGB lighting, allowing gamers to customize the RGB effects and colors via GCC software to create their own PC style. The GAMING OC graphics card is equipped with an upgraded metal back plate, a tailored anti-sag bracket and ULTRA DURABLE certified components, which not only provide a more durable structural design, but also allow the graphics card to deliver higher performance at lower temperatures.
| GIGABYTE RX 7900 XTX 24GB GAMING OC | |||
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| GPU : | Navi 31 | Game Clock : | 2330 MHz (+1.3%) |
| Cores : | 6144 | Boost Clock : | 2525 MHz (+1.0%) |
| TMUs : | 382 | Memory Clock : | 20 Gbps |
| ROPs : | 192 | Memory : | 24 GB GDDR6 384b |
| GIGABYTE RX 7900 XT 20GB GAMING OC | |||
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| Specs provided by VideoCardz.NET Database | |||
| GPU : | Navi 31 | Game Clock : | 2175 MHz (+8.7%) |
| Cores : | 5376 | Boost Clock : | 2535 MHz (+5.6%) |
| TMUs : | 336 | Memory Clock : | 20 Gbps |
| ROPs : | 192 | Memory : | 20 GB GDDR6 320b |
The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XTX 24G graphics card is equipped with 6144 stream processors and 24GB of GDDR6 384-bit memory with 96MB of second-generation AMD Infinity Cache technology. The output includes an HDMI port, two DisplayPort™ 2.1 ports and a USB TYPE-C port. The system power supply requirement is 800 watts. The GIGABYTE Radeon RX 7900 XT 20G graphics card is equipped with 5376 stream processors and 20GB of GDDR6 320-bit memory with 80MB of second-generation AMD Infinity Cache technology. The output includes an HDMI port, two DisplayPort 2.1 ports and a USB TYPE-C port. The system power supply requirement is 750 watts.
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Custom Radeon RX 7900 series rumored to launch 1 to 2 weeks after AMD reference design
Please note that this post is tagged as a rumor.
Initial launch of AMD Radeon RX 7900 GPUs to be limited to reference models only
Custom Radeon RX 7900 cards rumored to launch 1 to 2 weeks later.
According to the BoardChannels news, the launch of Radeon RX 7900 series on December 13th could initially be limited to ‘public models’. This obviously refers to the MBA (Made by AMD) reference design that is to be offered by all major board partners.
It is said that custom models are to appear 1 to 2 weeks later, without stating any reason. At the time of writing, no board partner has even shared the full specs of their cards, not to mention the fact that only two manufacturers have showcased their cards thus far (ASUS and PowerColor).
AMD Radeon RX 7900 launch rumors, Source: BoardChannels
AMD Radeon launch being limited to reference models is not uncommon, though. This way AMD can ensure that at least for a limited time there will be no overcharge on their cards, simply because they are all the same. On the other hand, custom models may appear at any moment, making it harder to purchase the most desired card.
AMD Radeon RX 7900 Series graphics cards are expected to be available from AMD.com beginning December 13, 2022, and from leading board partners including ASRock, ASUS, Biostar, Gigabyte, MSI, PowerColor, Sapphire, Vastarmor, XFX and Yeston beginning mid-December. The AMD Radeon RX 7900 XTX has an SEP of $999 USD, while the AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has an SEP of $899 USD.
— AMD
Back in September, AMD confirmed to be working with several board partners for the Radeon 7900 launch. At least 10 brands are to have their RX 7900 designs eventually. According to the same quote, those cards are to be available starting from mid-December.
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| Architecture | RDNA3 (TSMC N5) | RDNA3 (TSMC N5) | RDNA2 (TSMC N7) | Ada (TSMC 4N) | Ada (TSMC 4N) |
| GPU | Navi 31 XTX | Navi 31 XT | Navi 21 KXTX | AD102-300 | AD103-300 |
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| Power Connectors | 2 × 8-pin | 2 × 8-pin | 2 × 8-pin | 1 × 16-pin | 1 × 16-pin |
| PCIe Interface | Gen4 x16 | Gen4 x16 | Gen4 x16 | Gen4 x16 | Gen4 x16 |
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| Launch Date | December 13th, 2022 | December 13th, 2022 | May 10th, 2022 | October 12th, 2022 | November 16th, 2022 |
Source: Board Channels (registration required), Wccftech
Using custom app icons just got more seamless with iPhone 14 Pro
Apple has never officially let users change iOS app icons. However, thanks to the Shortcuts app, anyone can create a home screen shortcut with a custom icon that opens a specific app. This process comes with the downside of showing a huge banner every time the user taps the icon, but iPhone 14 Pro and Dynamic Island makes using custom app icons much more seamless.
Custom app icons on iPhone 14 Pro
As noted by Parker Ortolani, home screen shortcuts with custom icons no longer show a large banner at the top of the screen, at least on the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max. That’s because, on these models, iOS now shows a small animation on Dynamic Island to confirm that the shortcut has been successfully executed.
Previously, the banner also caused a delay in the time it took for the user to interact with the app. This delay has now also been removed. Unfortunately, the change is only valid for iPhone 14 Pro users. Those with other iPhone and iPad models still have to deal with the banner when opening a home screen shortcut with custom icon.
Since iOS 14.3, home screen shortcuts no longer open the Shortcuts app before launching the app you set. This alone has made the option compelling for many users despite the banner on the screen. Of course, “changing” app icons in iOS still requires a lot of effort compared to Android.
Even so, there are a lot of iPhone and iPad users who create completely unique home screens with custom icons. Combined with the home screen widgets, also introduced with iOS 14 in 2020, users have found many creative ways to change their home screens.
How to change app icons in iOS
If you want to customize your home screen with different icons, be sure to read our special guide on how to change icon apps running iOS 14 and later. It’s worth noting that you can find multiple icon packs for iOS apps available on the web.
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