The secret behind the Windows 11 Copilot key is that it isn’t a new key at all

What you need to know Future PCs will feature a Copilot key that opens the AI assistant on Windows 11. Microsoft requires a computer to have a dedicated Copilot key to be defined as an AI PC. It was recently discovered that the Copilot key isn’t a new key, but that it instead relies on […]

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Five months and 2,000 hooks later, Denuvo DRM has been cracked for Hogwarts Legacy. The man behind it shares his process.

What you need to know Hogwarts Legacy released in 2023 with Denuvo, a form of DRM. This implementation has been cracked by Maurice Heumann. He is not the first to do so, but he is the first to document this process. Not only did Maurice find a way to bypass Denuvo, but he also measured […]

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“We are absolutely actively looking for developers.” Behind the scenes with some of the first games from Xbox’s new Global Expansion team

Quick menu I am grateful I was given the opportunity to attend the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco this year, as I learned a lot I otherwise would’ve missed. GDC 2024 was filled with informative summits, fateful encounters, exclusive events, and exciting previews for me, including being able to demo 10 upcoming ID@Xbox games […]

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Samsung could be the reason behind next-gen iPad Pro launch delay

It has long been rumored that Apple will use Samsung Display’s OLED panels in its next-generation iPad Pro lineup. Those iPads were expected to be launched this month, but that didn’t happen, and it was understood that the launch of those iPad Pros has been delayed. It is rumored that Samsung could be the reason […]

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The follow up game from the team behind ‘Ori and the Will of the Wisps’ is already hauntingly spectacular

No Rest for the Wicked: Moon Studios’ next big game is almost here.  Moon Studios is an acclaimed team known for Ori and the Blind Forest and its sequel, Will of the Wisps. As a result of those games, Moon Studios is easily arguably responsible for two of the best Xbox exclusive games ever made. […]

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Meet the Designer Behind Neuralink’s Surgical Robot

As a designer, what safety considerations did you have to think about with the Neuralink device? The primary safety considerations weren’t so much on the device but on the robot. We had a small role to play, which was to psychologically transform their first-generation robot, which was exposed steel—you could argue it looked pretty ominous—to […]

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Samsung details the ProVisual Engine behind the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s cameras

Samsung has published an infographic detailing the advancements it was able to achieve with the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s new Quad Tele camera system and the ProVisual Engine that drives it. It all starts with the improved Nightography on the tele end. The S24 Ultra’s new 5x zoom camera has twice as big of a sensor […]

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Samsung details the ProVisual Engine behind the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s cameras

Samsung has published an infographic detailing the advancements it was able to achieve with the Galaxy S24 Ultra’s new Quad Tele camera system and the ProVisual Engine that drives it. It all starts with the improved Nightography on the tele end. The S24 Ultra’s new 5x zoom camera has twice as big of a sensor […]

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Helldivers 2 director addresses “inexcusable behavior” from devs amid balance patch criticisms: “This is not a message that the studio stands behind”

What you need to know Helldivers 2’s long-awaited first balance patch came this week on Wednesday morning, but nerfs to popular weapons and a lack of buffs to compensate left many frustrated and disappointed.  The situation quickly grew heated when a few members of the Helldivers development team made some comments that were perceived as […]

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Helldivers 2 director addresses “inexcusable behavior” from devs amid balance patch criticisms: “This is not a message that the studio stands behind”

What you need to know Helldivers 2’s long-awaited first balance patch came this week on Wednesday morning, but nerfs to popular weapons and a lack of buffs to compensate left many frustrated and disappointed.  The situation quickly grew heated when a few members of the Helldivers development team made some comments that were perceived as […]

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Behind the scenes look at how a Xiaomi 14 Ultra was used to film “Roma Noir”

The Xiaomi 14 Ultra is shaping up to be one of the most powerful phones for photography, but there’s a reason that Xiaomi has added a mode called “MasterCinema” (which records 10-bit Rec. 2020 HDR videos) – the phone has filmmaking ambitions too. The company handed an Ultra to director Adam Bernstein, who has previously […]

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The Transport Companies Leaving Fossil Fuels Behind

Cleaner, greener transport is on its way—from delivery to air travel—but government action on incentives and infrastructure is needed to make it work fast and at scale. “It’s a bit frustrating sometimes in the UK, with the government delaying targets and support,” says Murvah Iqbal, co-CEO and founder at all-electric delivery network Hived. Hived counts […]

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‘Demonic Pokemon’ isometric RPG from vets behind games like ‘The Witcher’ has grabbed a (very) small delay

What you need to know The Thaumaturge is an upcoming RPG from 11 Bit Studios and developer Fool’s Theory, known for the criminally overlooked RPG “Seven.”  The team includes veterans who worked on franchises like The Witcher, and follows a gentleman in turn-of-the-century Warsaw, endowed with the power to command otherworldly spirits and demonic entities.  […]

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Samsung has left Apple far behind in the AI smartphone race

It’s clear that Samsung thinks AI is crucial to driving growth for premium devices. There couldn’t have been a more obvious indication than Samsung diving straight into the Galaxy AI features as the Unpacked event kicked off yesterday. It didn’t say anything about the new Galaxy S24 series and didn’t mention anything about its upgrades […]

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Apple Executive Behind Breakthrough Hardware Technologies Retires

The Apple executive responsible for the company’s multitouch technology, health sensors, Touch ID, and Face ID is set to retire from the company, Bloomberg reports. Steve Hotelling currently works as a vice president reporting to senior vice president of hardware technologies Johny Srouji. During his tenure, Hotelling significantly contributed to the development of some of […]

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New WhatsApp beta lets you hide locked chats behind a secret code

Security and privacy are taken seriously by WhatsApp, with the app regularly getting new security features and improvements to existing features. The latter is what the latest WhatsApp beta update is focused on. When chats are locked in WhatsApp, those chats can be accessed from the Locked chats folder at the top of your chat […]

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Here’s the Truth Behind the Biggest (and Dumbest) Battery Myths

In lithium-ion batteries, that’s no longer the case. Modern batteries are capable of reading their state no matter their level of charge, and when your device isn’t in use the strain on the battery is almost the same as if it was off altogether, so you wouldn’t be giving the battery much of a break […]

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Martin Goetz leaves behind a legacy as the first to patent software

What you need to know Martin Goetz patented the first software in 1968 for data-sorting mainframe software Before this, software was seen as a free commodity bundled with hardware by huge companies like IBM. Goetz worked for Applied Data Research which successfully sued IBM forcing them to unbundle software and hardware in 1969. Martin Goetz […]

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Renamed ‘Apple Payments Services’ Company Likely Behind New UK Apple Wallet Features, Could Hint at More to Follow

An Apple-acquired company now renamed “Apple Payments Services” is likely behind the new UK-exclusive Apple Wallet features in iOS 17.1, potentially hinting that Apple has plans to launch additional financial services in the country. Last year, Apple acquired Credit Kudos, a UK open banking startup that sought to help lenders make better decisions. MacRumors has […]

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Discover the odd reasoning behind Microsoft’s Windows 11 23H2 Update due later this year

What you need to know Windows 11’s next version update will launch this fall. The update has confused users as most of Microsoft’s new features will roll out first on 22H2. The company has now explained the purpose of the 23H2 release. After a rocky Windows and Surface event last week, Microsoft has finally detailed […]

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