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Amazon Layoffs to Hit Over 17,000 Workers, the Most in Recent Tech Wave

January 5, 2023 Admin Leave a comment

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com Inc.’s layoffs will affect more than 17,000 employees, according to people familiar with the matter, the highest reduction tally revealed in the past year at a major technology company as the industry pares back amid economic uncertainty.

The Seattle-based company in November said that it was beginning layoffs among its corporate workforce, with cuts concentrated on its devices business, recruiting and retail operations. At the time, The Wall Street Journal reported the cuts would total about 10,000 people. Thousands of those cuts began last year.

The rest of the cuts will bring the total number of layoffs to more than 17,000 and will be made over the coming weeks, some of the people said. As of September,

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employed 1.5 million people, with a large percentage of them in its warehouses. The layoffs are concentrated in the company’s corporate ranks, some of the people said.

Amazon

was one of the biggest beneficiaries of the Covid-19 pandemic as customers flocked to online shopping. The rush to Amazon’s various businesses, from e-commerce to groceries and cloud computing, pushed forward years of growth for the company. To keep up with demand, Amazon doubled its logistics network and added hundreds of thousands of employees.

When demand started to wane with customers moving back to shopping in stores, Amazon initiated a broad cost-cutting review to pare back on units that were unprofitable, the Journal reported. In the spring and summer, the company made targeted cuts to bring down costs, shutting physical stores and business units such as Amazon Care. Amazon later announced a companywide hiring freeze before deciding to let employees go.

Many tech companies have cut jobs as the economy sours. Amazon’s layoffs of more than 17,000 employees would represent the highest number of people let go by a tech company in the past few months, according to tallies released on Layoffs.fyi, a website that tracks the events as they surface in media reports and company releases.

The trend has affected companies such as Amazon and others that have acknowledged they grew too quickly in many cases.

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Meta Platforms Inc.

said it would cut more than 11,000 workers, or 13% of its staff, adding to layoffs at

Lyft Inc.,

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and other tech companies. On Wednesday,

Salesforce Inc.

said that it was laying off 10% of its workforce. Co-Chief Executive

Marc Benioff

said the business-software provider hired too many people as revenue surged earlier in the pandemic. “I take responsibility for that,” he said.

Write to Dana Mattioli at dana.mattioli@wsj.com and Jessica Toonkel at jessica.toonkel@wsj.com

Appeared in the January 5, 2023, print edition as ‘Amazon Layoffs To Exceed Initial Reports.’

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7 Things We Learned From Pokémon Scarlet And Violet Leaks

November 14, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

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I’m convinced that there’s no force in the universe that moves faster than Pokémon leakers. As we move into release week for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet, those who managed to get an early copy of the game are posting screenshots and game information on social media.

The entire Pokédex is out

Though we don’t have all the in-game sprites, leakers claim to have posted the entire Pokédex to Twitter. Be careful, though—there are a lot of fake Pokémon floating around, so take every image with a grain of salt.

Paradox Pokémon

Nintendo previously revealed Great Tusk and Iron Treads in a trailer. Last week, the publisher explained that these mysterious Pokémon are rare creatures from the uncharted areas of Paldea. Leakers have called these “Paradox Pokémon,” and have pointed out that some look prehistoric while others appear to be more futuristic. But this isn’t just an aesthetic difference. If the leaks are reliable, Paradox Pokémon have different elemental typings and abilities than their normal counterparts. There’s good news for shiny hunters out there: These special Pokémon can be encountered in the wild in their shiny forms like the other monsters out there.

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The Paradox Pokémon include Donphan, Volcarona, Amoonguss, Jigglypuff, Misdreveus, Magneton, Salamence, Gardevoir, Hariyama, Delibird, Hydreigon, and Tyranitar.

Bisharp is going to be a heavy hitter in competitive

The competitive scene is shaking in its boots. The next generation will include new evolutions for old Pokémon, which has terrifying gameplay implications. Bisharp getting a new evolution means that he can now effectively utilize Eviolite, which is a held item that greatly boosts the offensive abilities of Pokémon that are not fully evolved. Fans are shook at its new place in the meta, as Bisharp was already fairly competitive. RIP to anyone who’s still thinking about running Gengar. Stay safe out there.

The legendary trio is a legendary quartet

This isn’t the first time that Pokémon has had four sub-legendaries. That honor goes to the Musketeers of the Unova region. But it’s still unusual enough to warrant a shoutout. Leakers also claim that the four of them will have a signature attack that halves their opponents’ HP (Like Super Fang or Nature’s Madness).

None of the names seem to have been leaked yet, but I’m not in a hurry to get to know them. These are some of the worst designs I’ve seen since the Ultra Beasts, so I’ll probably end up catching them out of narrative obligation and then boxing them.

You can bring Hisuian Pokémon to Paldea

It seems that you can use Pokémon Home to transfer Pokémon Legends: Arceus exclusives to your new adventure. White Zoroark is going to look so good in this game without the ass textures.

Flying Pokémon are now grounded

According to one prominent Scarlet and Violet leaker, flying Pokémon are no longer hovering awkwardly in battle. Unless they’re standing on terrain like water, they will stay grounded.

You can’t reload for shiny starters

This is one of the leaks that doesn’t have video verification, but it’s too important to leave off the list. Leakers have tweeted that you can’t get a shiny Pokémon when you pick a starter. They were likely locked to prevent dedicated fans from reloading the game until they obtained one. Instead of turning your Switch on and off, you’ll have to get them the “legitimate” way—by breeding hundreds of eggs until RNG decides in your favor. Um, maybe this has some pretty unfortunate ethical implications?

Pokémon Scarlet and Violet will be released on November 18.

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2022 HP Spectre x360 13.5 review: The pinnacle subnotebook convertible

August 16, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(14.9 – 56.5, n=94) Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(11.2 – 27.8, n=90) Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(9.73 – 27.8, n=86) Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

MSI Prestige 15 A10SC
Intel Core i7-10710U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

97.5 (41^min) fps ∼63% +3%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

88 (53^min) fps ∼57% -7%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(28.9 – 109, n=106) Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

75.9 (68^min) fps ∼49% -20%

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

66.9 (61^min) fps ∼43% -29%

HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

64.4 (3.12^min, 9.21^P0.1, 20.9^P1) fps ∼41% -32%

Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

62.1 (54^min) fps ∼40% -34%

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 Ryzen 5
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE
Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

45.6 (31^min) fps ∼29% -52%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

41.8 (37^min) fps ∼27% -56%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

38.5 (7.91^min, 14.4^P0.1, 27.6^P1) fps ∼25% -59%

MSI Prestige 15 A10SC
Intel Core i7-10710U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

60.5 (56^min) fps ∼64% +21%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

55.8 (52^min) fps ∼59% +11%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(21.4 – 74.1, n=108) HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

45.1 (40^min) fps ∼48% -10%

HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

43 (22.6^min, 28.4^P0.1, 31.6^P1) fps ∼46% -14%

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 Ryzen 5
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE
Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

32.1 (27^min) fps ∼34% -36%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

26.5 (21^min) fps ∼28% -47%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

23.3 (5.32^min, 12.2^P0.1, 16.2^P1) fps ∼25% -53%

MSI Prestige 15 A10SC
Intel Core i7-10710U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

32.3 (27^min) fps ∼59% -1%

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

29.9 (26^min) fps ∼55% -9%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(10.6 – 45.9, n=107) Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

22.1 (17^min) fps ∼40% -32%

Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

20.8 (19^min) fps ∼38% -36%

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

20.4 (18^min) fps ∼37% -38%

HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

18.8 (12.2^min, 12.3^P0.1, 13.8^P1) fps ∼34% -43%

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE
Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

18.3 (15^min) fps ∼33% -44%

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 Ryzen 5
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

14.7 (9^min) fps ∼27% -55%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

11.4 (4.33^min, 7.54^P0.1, 9.23^P1) fps ∼21% -65%

MSI Prestige 15 A10SC
Intel Core i7-10710U, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M

23 (19^min, 22^P1) fps ∼75% +55%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

15.1 (13^min) fps ∼49% +2%

HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

15 (12.4^min, 12.4^P0.1, 12.7^P1) fps ∼49% +1%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

14.4 (13^min) fps ∼47% -3%

Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

14.3 (13^min, 13^P1) fps ∼46% -3%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(8.79 – 20.1, n=97) Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

13.6 (11^min) fps ∼44% -8%

Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

13.2 (12^min) fps ∼43% -11%

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

12 (10^min) fps ∼39% -19%

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE
Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

9.53 (7^min) fps ∼31% -36%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

8.4 (6^min) fps ∼27% -43%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

8.18 (3.63^min, 7.11^P0.1, 7.54^P1) fps ∼27% -45%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(13.4 – 88.4, n=124) Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 Ryzen 5
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE
Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(11.6 – 69.5, n=125) Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 Ryzen 5
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE
Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(11.1 – 59.8, n=124) Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 Ryzen 5
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000) Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE
Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M

125.1 (80.9^min, 106.8^P1) fps ∼100% +41%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

90.2 (20.4^min, 32.1^P1) fps ∼72% +1%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

89.6 (19.5^min, 32.7^P1) fps ∼72% +1%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

89 (19.4^min, 28.4^P1) fps ∼71%

HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

87 (16^min, 29.5^P1) fps ∼70% -2%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(40.6 – 105, n=78) Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

75.6 (49.4^min, 59.8^P1) fps ∼60% -15%

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

72.8 (38.5^min, 61.9^P1) fps ∼58% -18%

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

67.7 (15.5^min, 23.7^P1) fps ∼54% -24%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

50.9 (5.3^min, 14.9^P1) fps ∼41% -43%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

45.8 (27.1^min, 38.5^P1) fps ∼37% -49%

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M

54.7 (25.4^min, 48.7^P1) fps ∼100% +34%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

41.7 (16.9^min, 22.8^P1) fps ∼76% +2%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

40.8 (14.1^min, 22.7^P1) fps ∼75%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

39.6 (14.6^min, 21.7^P1) fps ∼72% -3%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(17.9 – 48.3, n=78) HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

33.2 (7.4^min, 8.27^P1) fps ∼61% -19%

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

30.7 (10.4^min, 16.6^P1) fps ∼56% -25%

Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

29.7 (23^min, 24.8^P1) fps ∼54% -27%

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

27.4 (15.7^min, 23.7^P1) fps ∼50% -33%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

22.3 (5.4^min, 8.81^P1) fps ∼41% -45%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

18.4 (15.3^min, 16^P1) fps ∼34% -55%

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M

46.6 (33.8^min, 36.4^P1) fps ∼100% +44%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

32.6 (16.7^min, 18.3^P1) fps ∼70% +1%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

32.5 (12.8^min, 17.8^P1) fps ∼70% 0%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

32.4 (8.5^min, 17.9^P1) fps ∼70%

HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

28.5 (5.2^min, 7.34^P1) fps ∼61% -12%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(15 – 38.1, n=78) Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

24.9 (17.8^min, 19.2^P1) fps ∼53% -23%

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

24.4 (8.4^min, 13.2^P1) fps ∼52% -25%

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

22.5 (12.7^min, 16.7^P1) fps ∼48% -31%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

18.5 (5^min, 5.9^P1) fps ∼40% -43%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

15.9 (11.9^min, 12.5^P1) fps ∼34% -51%

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M

40.2 (17.3^min, 27.4^P1) fps ∼100% +54%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

26.4 (7.3^min, 9.46^P1) fps ∼66% +1%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

26.2 (8.5^min, 9.77^P1) fps ∼65% 0%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

26.1 (7^min, 9.02^P1) fps ∼65%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(12.4 – 30.8, n=76) HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

21.6 (5^min, 5.14^P1) fps ∼54% -17%

Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

21 (13.1^min, 15.6^P1) fps ∼52% -20%

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

20.7 (5^min, 14.9^P1) fps ∼51% -21%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

15.4 (5^min, 5^P1) fps ∼38% -41%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

13.6 (10.3^min, 11.1^P1) fps ∼34% -48%

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M

136.1 (7.35^min, 90.9^P1) fps ∼100% +19%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

117.5 (15.6^min, 76.9^P1) fps ∼86% +3%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

113.9 (22.5^min, 66.7^P1) fps ∼84%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

111.6 (19.2^min, 62.5^P1) fps ∼82% -2%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(52 – 157, n=80) Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

87.2 (11.7^min, 55.6^P1) fps ∼64% -23%

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

85.6 (7.6^min, 52.6^P1) fps ∼63% -25%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

68.2 (10.9^min, 50^P1) fps ∼50% -40%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

50 (6.78^min, 22.7^P1) fps ∼37% -56%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

91.4 (16^min, 58.8^P1) fps ∼100%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

85.1 (13.8^min, 52.6^P1) fps ∼93% -7%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

80.6 (13.7^min, 55.6^P1) fps ∼88% -12%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(35.1 – 109, n=68) Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

53.7 (7.56^min, 34.5^P1) fps ∼59% -41%

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

53.5 (8.28^min, 35.7^P1) fps ∼59% -41%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

40 (6.47^min, 21.7^P1) fps ∼44% -56%

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M

120.4 (8.21^min, 76.9^P1) fps ∼100% +19%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

100.9 (23.5^min, 62.5^P1) fps ∼84%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

96.9 (20.1^min, 66.7^P1) fps ∼80% -4%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

93.9 (17.4^min, 50^P1) fps ∼78% -7%

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

76.5 (8.28^min, 47.6^P1) fps ∼64% -24%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(24.1 – 137, n=83) HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

60.7 (10.8^min, 41.7^P1) fps ∼50% -40%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

46.2 (6.73^min, 25^P1) fps ∼38% -54%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

80.8 (23.8^min, 47.6^P1) fps ∼100%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

77.1 (13.9^min, 47.6^P1) fps ∼95% -5%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

70.4 (5.38^min, 47.6^P1) fps ∼87% -13%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(20 – 109, n=67) Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

54.4 (6.74^min, 35.7^P1) fps ∼67% -33%

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

53.2 (6.41^min, 33.3^P1) fps ∼66% -34%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

34.6 (10.6^min, 17.5^P1) fps ∼43% -57%

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M

47 (6.64^min, 31.3^P1) fps ∼100% +96%

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

24.8 (8.93^min, 18.9^P1) fps ∼53% +3%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

24 (8.72^min, 18.2^P1) fps ∼51%

Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

23.9 (3.36^min, 14.3^P1) fps ∼51% 0%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(9.39 – 51.6, n=79) Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

21.9 (3.79^min, 15.2^P1) fps ∼47% -9%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

20 (7.33^min, 15.6^P1) fps ∼43% -17%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

16.1 (5.61^min, 11.1^P1) fps ∼34% -33%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

11.9 (3.81^min, 5.78^P1) fps ∼25% -50%

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M

21.3 (3.35^min, 14.5^P1) fps ∼100% +107%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

10.7 (4.58^min, 6.85^P1) fps ∼50% +4%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

10.3 (4.39^min, 6.58^P1) fps ∼48%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(4.22 – 22.9, n=74) Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

9.42 (1.991^min, 6.67^P1) fps ∼44% -9%

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

8.98 (1.074^min, 6.33^P1) fps ∼42% -13%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

8.36 (3.96^min, 5.62^P1) fps ∼39% -19%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

7.36 (1.864^min, 5.21^P1) fps ∼35% -29%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

5.69 (2.11^min, 3^P1) fps ∼27% -45%

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

22.6 (14.7^min) fps ∼71%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

22.2 (15.4^min) fps ∼69% -2%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

21.9 (15.6^min) fps ∼68% -3%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(14.6 – 25.9, n=17) VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

9.1 (4.5^min) fps ∼28% -60%

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

18.8 (13.7^min) fps ∼78% +1%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

18.6 (12.1^min) fps ∼78%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

18.5 (13.9^min) fps ∼77% -1%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(11.7 – 21.7, n=17) Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

14.1 (10.5^min) fps ∼78% -1%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

13.7 (10.6^min) fps ∼76% -4%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(9.8 – 16.9, n=16) Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

11.3 (10.1^min) fps ∼81% +1%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

11.2 (8^min) fps ∼80% 0%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(7.4 – 16.8, n=14)

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

134.4 (81.4^min) fps ∼100% +14%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

121.7 (97.1^min) fps ∼91% +3%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

117.8 (92.7^min) fps ∼88%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

114 (89.2^min) fps ∼85% -3%

Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

113 (99.1^min) fps ∼84% -4%

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M

111.2 (95.4^min) fps ∼83% -6%

Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

109 (95.8^min) fps ∼81% -7%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

98.4 (84.1^min) fps ∼73% -16%

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

97.7 (84.1^min) fps ∼73% -17%

Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

94.5 (83.2^min) fps ∼70% -20%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(36 – 148, n=120) Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 Ryzen 5
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

90.6 (80.6^min) fps ∼67% -23%

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE
Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

87.8 (77.5^min) fps ∼65% -25%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

84.8 (64.9^min) fps ∼63% -28%

HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

75.9 (43.9^min) fps ∼56% -36%

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

119.5 (103.4^min) fps ∼100% +30%

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M

96.9 (79.9^min) fps ∼81% +5%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

92.2 (73.2^min) fps ∼77%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

90.3 (73.5^min) fps ∼76% -2%

Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

88.4 (72.2^min) fps ∼74% -4%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

87.9 (68.5^min) fps ∼74% -5%

Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

75.3 (61.6^min) fps ∼63% -18%

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 Ryzen 5
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

75.2 (63^min) fps ∼63% -18%

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

75 (62.3^min) fps ∼63% -19%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(31.6 – 108.5, n=120) HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

71.7 (55.4^min) fps ∼60% -22%

Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

66.1 (49.6^min) fps ∼55% -28%

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE
Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

63.9 (50.4^min) fps ∼53% -31%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

57.5 (43.4^min) fps ∼48% -38%

HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

46.5 (30.5^min) fps ∼39% -50%

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M

72.3 (62.7^min) fps ∼100% +6%

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

70.9 (59.6^min) fps ∼98% +4%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

68.1 (61.5^min) fps ∼94%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

67.6 (59.1^min) fps ∼93% -1%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

62.6 (57.1^min) fps ∼87% -8%

Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

51.1 (46.2^min) fps ∼71% -25%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(23.2 – 88.1, n=120) Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

46.9 (41^min) fps ∼65% -31%

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 Ryzen 5
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

46.6 (42.5^min) fps ∼64% -32%

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

44.4 (39.1^min) fps ∼61% -35%

HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

41.3 (26^min) fps ∼57% -39%

Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

41.2 (36.8^min) fps ∼57% -40%

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE
Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

40.6 (36.5^min) fps ∼56% -40%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
Intel Core i5-1235U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

34.1 (28.1^min) fps ∼47% -50%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

33.9 (29.2^min) fps ∼47% -50%

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i5-1240p
Intel Core i5-1240P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

66.1 (49.7^min) fps ∼100% +6%

Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED
AMD Ryzen 7 6800U, AMD Radeon 680M

62.7 (53.2^min) fps ∼95% 0%

HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000
Intel Core i7-1255U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

62.4 (55.5^min) fps ∼94%

Framework Laptop 13.5 12th Gen Intel
Intel Core i7-1260P, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

57.7 (51.4^min) fps ∼87% -8%

Dell Latitude 9430 2-in-1
Intel Core i7-1265U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

57.4 (49.4^min) fps ∼87% -8%

Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

47.5 (42.7^min) fps ∼72% -24%

Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs
(20.6 – 78.5, n=122) Dell Inspiron 14 7400 7415 2-in-1
AMD Ryzen 7 5700U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 8 (Ryzen 4000/5000)

43 (38.5^min) fps ∼65% -31%

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13 Ryzen 5
AMD Ryzen 5 4680U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

42.5 (37.2^min) fps ∼64% -32%

Lenovo Yoga 6 13 82ND0009US
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

41.6 (36.4^min) fps ∼63% -33%

Framework Laptop 13.5
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

38.2 (33.7^min) fps ∼58% -39%

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE
Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs

36.1 (31.3^min) fps ∼55% -42%

HP Spectre x360 14-ea0378ng
Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs

34.6 (24^min) fps ∼52% -45%

HP ProBook 445 G8-3Z6Q8ES
AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

32 (27.8^min) fps ∼48% -49%

VAIO FE 14.1 VWNC51429-SL
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Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes: ‘Classic’ Or ‘Casual’ Mode?

July 1, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

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A tip: If you’re playing Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, stick with the “classic” mode, whatever happens. C’mon. Despite its musou trappings, Three Hopes is still a Fire Emblem game, with all the life-or-death stakes and high-minded strategizing that entails.

To be clear, this is not an assessment of the game’s inherent challenge level. Three Hopes, released last week for Switch, is a spin-off of the 2019 strategy game Fire Emblem: Three Houses, and is playable at three difficulty settings: easy, normal, and hard. More than just a measure of health and damage values, these settings also dictate how many enemies attack you at once and the rate at which your various special attack meters fill up. All settings are totally valid. (I personally play on normal.)

Three Hopes is further playable in two game modes, which will be familiar to longtime fans of the mainline entries:

Casual: When a party member runs out of HP, they’re unusable for the rest of the battle, but will resurrect at the end of the mission.
Classic: When a party member runs out of HP, they’re dead for good. Sorry!

The actual ramification of your choice goes into effect during the game’s fourth chapter, and you can switch from classic to casual in the game settings menu. Fair warning, though: You can’t switch from casual to classic. (During the first three chapters, fallen units will come back to life even on classic mode.) So there’s a bit of an impetus to start a new game on classic, see if it works for you or not, before deciding which mode you want to play on at the end of the third chapter. If you’re just looking to tap Y-Y-Y-X your way through some frenetic battles, casual mode will serve you fine. But if you want to replicate the nail-biting torment of traditional Fire Emblem stages, classic is the way to go.

Screenshot: Nintendo

Three Hopes is ostensibly set in an alternate timeline of Three Houses, but stars most of the same characters. Early on, you get to ally with one of three factions: the Blue Lions, headed up by the stoic Dmitri; the Black Eagles, led by Edelgard, who desperately wants to make fascism fashionable; and the Golden Deer, which counts the swoon-worthy Claude as a frontman. And like Three Houses, you soon get to know—and deeply care for—the people who comprise these factions.

In a tactical game, it’s one thing to send a nondescript, nameless “brigand” unit into the fray. It’s another entirely to send Hilda, your reliable, pink-haired, ax-wielding warrior into the same fight. You know she likes singing and dancing and colorful flowers. You know she’s lazy as hell, hates responsibility, and will pass the buck at any opportunity. You know she’s tight with Raphael, the Golden Deer’s hungriest member, and is a close confidant to Claude. If she dies, that’s gonna sting. The same could be said for every member of the Golden Deer whose name isn’t Lorenz.

On classic mode, this devotion reflects in battles. At any point, you can press the plus button to pause the game and pull up a grid-based map of the battlefield, and then direct party members to attack enemies they have an inherent advantage over. (Three Hopes makes use of Fire Emblem’s classic “weapon triangle.”) You can also use the D-pad to swap between characters, giving you greater control over any particular party member who may be in a bind. When battles get tense, when your party members start losing health, you start to make these moves more intentionally, because any fuck-up means losing a favorite character—for good. That feeling isn’t possible when playing on casual mode.

And if you do end up losing a character you really, really like? Hey, that’s what save-juggling is for!

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Vampire Survivors 0.7.3 Has A Secret Character (It’s A Tree)

June 23, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

I’ve not played a lot of Vampire Survivors, but I know that moving around, dodging enemies, and running about are key parts of the game. So it’s a bit odd that the surprise hit’s newest secret character, just added in its latest beta update, is a fruit tree that doesn’t move. But don’t be fooled: This tree is shockingly good at killing shit.

The popular Castlevania-like retro-inspired shoot ‘em up, Vampire Survivors, has received a beta update on Steam. Anyone can opt in to the game’s public beta branch to get a taste of upcoming features and changes, such as the hit indie game’s latest update, 0.7.3. This update adds new weapons, arcanas, and some characters.

One of these new playable survivors is…*double checks notes* uh…a tree. It’s not just any tree, but a magical one bearing some nice-looking fruits.

The tree’s actual name is Peppino and like trees in real life, it doesn’t move. However, unlike trees in real life (well in my neck of the woods at least) Peppino is able to use spells, abilities, and items to fight off waves of enemies. It also has the ability to suck in nearby gems when they drop. So what this all means is that the tree remains stationary in the middle of the map surrounded by a large, circular aura that kills most things when they get too close.

Before you can play as this secret new tree you’ll need to unlock it. To do that you’ll first have to “Use Celestial Dusting to heal the plants at Il Molise for a total of 100,000 HP.” If you don’t know what that means or how to do it—hello!—don’t worry, as folks online are already uploading easy-to-follow tutorials walking you through the process. It looks like it involves a dog. Interesting!

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Noobs Should Embrace This New PlayStation ‘Gamer Dictionary’

May 17, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

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I strongly believe console and PC gaming is for everyone, but let’s be honest: the jargony way people talk about video games can make it difficult to get into the hobby.

Unless you’re enmeshed in the video game world, a sentence like “the latest patch nerfed HP scaling on end-game mobs but made aggro proc OP” will make zero sense, but lots of gamers talk that way all the time. And it’s hard to get into a new game when every guide, article, YouTube video, or in-game chat message is full of words you don’t understand, from “roguelike” to “metroidvania.”

Thankfully, the folks at PlayStation have recognized this issue and created a “Gamer Dictionary” to help noobs parse all that jargon. Definitely bookmark the dictionary if you’re a new player, or if you’re trying to help someone get into games for the first time.

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The dictionary contains an alphabetical sorting of over 100 gaming-specific words, phrases, and acronyms, and they’re all surprisingly helpful, even if you aren’t a total beginner. Some include explanations of technical terms like “Hit Box,” “Judder,” and “I-Frames”; slang phrases such as “gank” or “noob”; and acronyms like “GPU,” “K/D,” “OP,” and more. There are also simple explanations for common video game genres, so you’ll know the difference between an ARPG, a CRPG, and a JRPG.

It’s nice to have a one-stop resource where you can learn what it means to “git gud” or memorize ABCs of the RPG genre, but the list is missing explanations for several popular subgenres with annoyingly obtuse names like the aforementioned “metroidvania,” “roguelike,” and “soulslike.” Luckily, we have a guide that can help demystify these unhelpful video game genre descriptors.

I hope PlayStation continues to add to its Gamer Dictionary, but it’s already a helpful and necessary resource and I’m glad it exists. Recent NPD estimates show that three out of every four people in the United States play video games of some kind. While these figures include mobile and casual gaming, more people than ever are also playing on consoles or PCs, which inevitably means more people will be curious enough to try bigger, more immersive, and more exciting video games for themselves, too.

I’m excited to see companies take steps to make console and PC gaming more approachable—whether that’s Sony’s new gamer dictionary, Microsoft’s commitment to accessibility options, or Nintendo’s ever-broadening appeal via games like Nintendo Switch Sports, Animal Crossing, and Ring Fit Adventure.

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Warren Buffett Says Markets Have Become a ‘Gambling Parlor’

April 30, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

OMAHA, Neb.—As recently as February,

Warren Buffett

lamented he wasn’t finding much out there that was worth buying.

That is no longer the case.

After a yearslong deal drought, Mr. Buffett’s

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

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is opening up the spending spigot again. It forged an $11.6 billion deal to buy insurer

Alleghany Corp.

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, poised to be Berkshire’s biggest acquisition in six years. It bought millions of shares of

HP Inc.

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and

Occidental Petroleum Corp.

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And it dramatically ramped up its stake in

Chevron Corp.

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, making the energy company one of Berkshire’s top four stock investments.

The big question: Why?

“It’s a gambling parlor,” Mr. Buffett said Saturday of the markets over the past few years. He added that he blamed the financial industry for motivating risky behavior among investors. While he finds speculative bets “obscene,” the pickup in volatility across the markets has had one good effect, he said: It has allowed Berkshire to find undervalued businesses to invest in again following a period of relative quiet.

“We depend on mispriced businesses through a mechanism where we’re not responsible for the mispricing,” Mr. Buffett said.

Mr. Buffett, 91 years old, shared his thoughts on the state of the markets, Berkshire’s insurance business and recent investments at the company’s annual shareholder meeting in downtown Omaha.

Berkshire also held votes on shareholder proposals, with investors ultimately striking down measures that asked Berkshire to make its board chairman independent and called for the company to disclose climate risk across its businesses.

Shareholders eager to score prime seats lined up for hours before the doors opened in the arena where Mr. Buffett; right-hand-man

Charlie Munger,

98; and Vice Chairmen

Greg Abel,

59, and

Ajit Jain,

70, took the stage. As Mr. Buffett entered, a lone audience member took the opportunity to send a message. “We love you,” the person shouted.

Mr. Buffett appeared equally enthused to see the thousands of shareholders sitting before him.

It was a lot better being able to be with everyone in person, he said.

Up until recently, Berkshire had largely been sitting on its cash pile. Its business thrived; a recovering economy and roaring stock market helped push net earnings to a record in 2021. But it didn’t announce any major deals, something that led many analysts and investors to wonder about its next moves. Berkshire ended the year with a near record amount of cash on hand. (After Berkshire’s buying spree, the size of the company’s war chest shrank to $106.26 billion at the end of the first quarter, from $146.72 billion three months earlier.)

Mr. Buffett’s feeling that there were no appealing investment opportunities for Berkshire quickly gave way to excitement in late February, he said Saturday, when he got a copy of Alleghany Chief Executive

Joseph Brandon’s

annual report.

The report piqued his interest. He decided to follow up with Mr. Brandon, flying to New York City to talk about a potential deal over dinner.

Warren Buffett headed in to speak to shareholders at Berkshire Hathaway’s annual meeting in Omaha, Neb., on Saturday.

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If the chief executive hadn’t reached out, “it wouldn’t have occurred to me to write to him and say, ‘Let’s get together,’” Mr. Buffett said.

Berkshire’s decision to build up a 14% stake in Occidental also came about with a report. Mr. Buffett said he had read an analyst note on the company, whose stock is still trading below its 2011 high, and decided the casino-like market conditions made it a good time to buy the stock.

Over the course of just two weeks, Berkshire scooped up millions of shares of the company.

“I don’t think we ever had anything quite like we have now in terms of the volumes of pure gambling activity going on daily,” Mr. Munger said. “It’s not pretty.”

But the amount of speculation in the markets has given Berkshire a chance to spot undervalued businesses, Mr. Munger said, allowing the company to put its $106 billion cash reserve to work.

“I think we’ve made more because of the crazy gambling,” Mr. Munger said.

Another business that caught Berkshire’s eye? Chevron. Berkshire’s stake in the company was worth $25.9 billion as of March 31, up from $4.5 billion at the end of 2021, according to the company’s filing. That makes Chevron one of Berkshire’s four biggest stockholdings, alongside

Apple,

American Express Co. and Bank of America Corp.

Neither Mr. Buffett nor Mr. Munger specifically addressed Berkshire’s decision to increase its Chevron stake.

But the two men offered a defense of the oil industry. It is a good thing for the U.S. to be producing more of its own oil, Mr. Buffett said. Mr. Munger went further, saying he could hardly think of a more useful industry.

At the meeting, Mr. Buffett also revealed that Berkshire has increased its stake in

Activision Blizzard Inc.

The company now holds a 9.5% position in Activision, a merger-arbitrage bet from which Berkshire stands to profit if

Microsoft Corp.’s

proposal to acquire the videogame maker goes through.

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At the end of the day, Berkshire doesn’t try to make its investments based on what it believes the stock market will do when it opens each Monday, Mr. Buffett said.

“I can’t predict what [a] stock will do…We don’t know what the economy will do,” he said.

What Berkshire focuses on is doing what it can to keep generating returns for its shareholders, Mr. Buffett said. Berkshire produced 20% compounded annualized gains between 1965 and 2020, compared with the S&P 500, which returned 10% including dividends over the same period.

“The idea of losing permanently other people’s money…that’s just a future I don’t want to have,” Mr. Buffett said.

Write to Akane Otani at akane.otani@wsj.com

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Elden Ring’s First Patch Adds Secrets, Storylines, NPCs & More

March 17, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

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Elden Ring was just updated to v1.03, and while that humble number may not suggest anything noteworthy, the game has actually quietly gone and added (and fixed) some pretty important stuff.

First up, and perhaps most unexpectedly, is the list of content that has been introduced to the game. Like the ability to record the name and location of an NPC straight onto the map, removing one of the biggest frustrations players have had with the game, which previously kept no record of your encounters with NPCs (and especially quest-giving NPCs) at all.

The update also adds a new NPC (Jar-Bairn), adds “some summonable NPCs in multiple situations” and even new quest phases for missions involving Diallos, Nepheli Loux, Kenneth Haight and Gatekeeper Gostoc.

There’s also new background music for sections of the open world, loads of bug fixes and a ton of balance changes as well, which might be of particular interest if you’re into speedrunning the game. You can scan through the full log of additions and updates below:

Additional Elements Added

Added a function to record an icon and the name of an NPC on the map when you encounter that NPC.
Added NPC Jar-Bairn.
Added new quest phases for the following NPCs: Diallos/ Nepheli Loux/ Kenneth Haight/ Gatekeeper Gostoc.
Added some summonable NPCs in multiple situations.
Increased the number of patterns of objects player can imitate when using Mimic’s Veil.
Added night background music for some open field area.

Bug Fixed

Fixed a bug that prevented summoned NPCs from taking damage in some boss battles.
Fixed a bug that sometime prevented the player from obtaining item after boss battle.
Fixed a bug that causes dialogue to be skipped when talking to NPCs and using custom key configurations.
Fixed a bug that causes the player to freeze when riding.
Fixed a bug that causes arcane to scale incorrectly for some weapons.
In situation where the player cannot obtain more than 2 talisman pouches, added talisman pouch to Twin Maiden Husks shop line up.
Fixed a bug that prevented the user from warping to sites of grace from the map at the end of the game.
Fixed a bug that prevented the player from moving to the next area after the battle with the Fire Giant.
Fixed a bug which causes some weapons to have incorrect scaling after strengthening.
Fixed a bug which causes some weapons to not use stat scaling.
Fixed hang-ups in certain occasions.
Fixed a bug which incorrectly displays multiplayer area boundary when playing online.
Fixed a bug that allows player to activate Erdtree Greatshield’s weapon skill without absorbing an attack using a special combination of item and incantation.
Fixed a bug which causes Fire’s Deadly Sin incantation to have different effect.
Fixed a bug with the Ash of War, Determination and Royal Knight’s Resolve, where the damage buff will also apply to other weapons without that skill.
Adjusted the visual effect of Unseen Form spell.
Deleted the Ragged armor set from the game which was mistakenly obtainable in previous patch.
Fixed a bug that causes some hostile NPCs to drop Furlcalling Finger Remedy.
Fixed a bug that causes incorrect sound effect to play in some situations.
Fixed a bug which causes visual animation and hitboxes to not be displayed correctly on some maps.
Fixed bugs which causes incorrect visual and behavior for some enemies.
Fixed a bug that causes incorrect stat parameter for some armor.
Text fixes.
Other performance improvement and bug fixes.

Balance Changes

Increased the drop rate of Smithing Stone for some enemies.
Added Smithing Stone to some early game shop line up.
Increased shield’s effectiveness.
Increased the damage for all offensive cracked pot items.
Increased the damage for the following items: Spark Aromatic/Poison Spraymist.
Increased the effect duration for the following items: Uplifting Aromatic/ Ironjar Aromatic.
Increased HP healing for Torrent when using the following items: Rowa Raisin/ Sweet Raisin/ Frozen Raisin
Reduced FP consumption and increased the damage of the following sorceries: Glintstone Cometshard/ Comet/ Night Comet
Increased the damage of the following sorceries: Gravity Well/ Collapsing Stars/ Crystal Barrage
Decreased FP consumption of the following sorceries: Star Shower/ Rock Blaster/ Gavel of Haima/ Founding Rain of Stars/ Stars of Ruin/Greatblade Phalanx/Magic Downpour/ Loretta’s Greatbow/ Loretta’s Mastery/ Carian Greatsword/ Carian Piercer/ Shard Spiral
Raised projectile speed and range of Great Glintstone Shard
Decreased Ash of War, Hoarfrost Stomp’s damage and increase cast time.
Increased Ash of War, Bloody Slash’s self-inflict damage while slightly lowering the damage and increasing the cast time.
Decreased weapon skill, Sword of Night and Flame’s damage.
Increased FP consumption and lower duration of Ash of War, Barricade Shield.
Changed FP consumption timing of Ash of War, Prelate’s Charge.
Decreased the damage of spirit summoned when using the item Mimic Tear Ash and changed the spirit’s behavior pattern.
Other enemy and weapon balance changes

The version number of this update shown at the lower right corner of the Title Screen will be as follows:

App Ver. 1.03
Regulation Ver. 1.03.1

Online play requires the player to apply this update.

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Canon Forced to Tell Printer Users How to Break DRM

January 10, 2022 Admin Leave a comment

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We’re all aware of the chip shortage, but while you might have read about its impact on PC and cars, countless smaller industries are also struggling to operate due to ongoing supply issues. One of those is the printer business, and now a popular brand has been forced to take an aggressive action that’s bound to piss people off—and satisfy others.

Unable to procure enough chips, Canon is being forced to sell cartridges without a Digital Rights Management (DRM) chip, or the copy protection component that discourages you from using third-party printer ink.

Lacking a tag to identify as legitimate, official Canon ink is now being flagged as third-party components by the company’s own printers. Owners of the affected printers (here is a list of models) will see an error message from Canon explaining that the ink they installed can’t be recognized.

Canon doesn’t prevent you from using third-party inks, so you can bypass these annoying “use only our stuff” notices and continue printing without any loss in quality, but now you’ll have to do so even when using genuine Canon ink.

The error messages were first report by Twitter user @Mariowitte who wrote (translated from German): “thanks to the lack of semiconductors, Canon is now apparently producing toner cartridges without ‘copy protection’ and sending out emails to customers with instructions on how to workaround error messages about counterfeit cartridges.”

In an unconventional notice published to its German-language website, Canon gives customers instructions on how to bypass the same erroneous error messages consumers have long condemned as being anti-competitive. In what feels like an embarrassing self-own, Canon tells customers to simply close out of any messages that claim the ink their using can’t be identified, and in doing so, tells them the steps needed to use third-party ink.

Canon promises that despite the strange workaround to get printers to operate, the quality of the prints are unaffected if you’re using its ink. However, remaining toner levels won’t display properly, and might drop from 100% to 0% when they’re completely empty. It’s the equivalent of having a broken fuel gauge, and while you might not be left stranded on the side of the road, your printer may run out of ink without notice and lose functionality.

Giving customers the keys to using third-party ink might suggest a broader policy change, but Canon will return to using scare tactics to push away third-party ink cartridges once chip supply normalizes, meaning customers looking to save a penny will continue to see these error messages and should hope Canon doesn’t brick non-Canon cartridge options altogether as HP famously did in 2016.

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What Is The Most Underrated Car On Sale Today?

July 8, 2021 Admin Leave a comment

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There are cars that snag all of the headlines and popularity while others that languish in obscurity, despite being worth a look. What is the most underrated car on sale today?

I like to think of an underrated car as a car that’s good, but buyers either don’t see its true potential or it doesn’t get the popularity that other models do. Our office Slack discussion brought up many potential examples from the Kia Stinger and Nissan Leaf to the Toyota Avalon. But I don’t think a car like the Kia Stinger really fits here because that thing was all the rage when it came out.

Our Editor-In-Chief, Rory, voted the Hyundai Veloster N as the most underrated car on sale today. It actually makes a lot of sense!

Here’s a hot little hatch that’s so good that Road & Track bestowed the car with its Performance Car of the Year award. It beat out tough competition from the likes of the Nissan GT-R, Toyota Supra, Lotus Evora, Lamborghini Huracan Evo and more to get that honor.

It’s a car that comes in an awesome shade of blue, makes 275 HP from a turbocharged inline-four, gets close to 30 mpg on the highway and costs just a smidge over $32,000. The Veloster N just hits all of the right notes.

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And yet, Hyundai only sold 2,212 examples in 2019, tiny numbers compared to the competition.

Honorable mention goes to the Ford Transit Connect. This was a vehicle I never thought too much about. They seem to be favored by flower shops and delivery drivers in my area. But one reader, i86hotdogs, is often in the comments of posts showing off what his Transit Connect can do at RallyCross events. Forget flower deliveries, the Transit Connect is a rally car with the body of a van!

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