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AppWizard
July 27, 2025
Yang Bing has classified the game Lost Soul Aside as a “AA game.” Sony has set its price at £59.99. Content creator Lunatic Ignus experienced a two-hour demo, expressing concerns about the game's execution and its ability to justify the price point. He noted issues with animations and combat, suggesting it may not achieve general success despite interest from Chinese gamers. The demo revealed a town with shops and NPCs, indicating more depth than expected. The release date for Lost Soul Aside is set for August 29th.
AppWizard
July 26, 2025
Google Keep lacks advanced formatting options and a notebook feature, limiting its usability despite being a popular note-taking app. Google Tasks offers only basic task management capabilities, missing essential features like priority levels and filters. YouTube Music, while more developed, struggles with podcast integration and discovery, and has limitations in its free plan compared to competitors. Google Wallpapers has a limited selection and basic functionality, lacking creativity and integration with custom wallpaper creation tools.
Winsage
July 25, 2025
Microsoft Edge has introduced a new shortcut for creating tab groups in its dropdown menu. Users have reported challenges with the "Settings and more" menu, particularly regarding visibility and the need to scroll to access options. Concerns about context menu inconsistencies in Windows have been raised since at least 2015. Microsoft has made improvements to user interface elements but still faces criticism for certain design choices. Recent testing of rounded context menus in Windows 11 did not make it to the final product, as the company opted for a traditional design instead. Implementing changes in Windows can be complex due to its extensive legacy. There is a call for more customization options in context menus to improve user experience.
AppWizard
July 24, 2025
Abubakar Salim is the founder of Surgent Studios and the creative director of the upcoming live-action horror game, Dead Take, which will launch on Steam and the Epic Games Store on July 31. Surgent Studios, established in 2019, previously released the side-scrolling Metroidvania game Tales of Kenzara: Zau in April 2024, which did not achieve commercial success. Following funding issues for a project called Project Uso, the studio faced layoffs in July 2024. In January 2025, Surgent Studios secured funding from Pocketpair Publishing, allowing them to focus on Dead Take, inspired by Salim's experiences in the entertainment industry. Dead Take features a live-action film-like aesthetic created with Unreal Engine 5 and follows an actor named Chase Lowry, who searches for his missing friend in a mansion reminiscent of horror classics. The gameplay includes escape-room-style puzzles and fragmented video files revealing Hollywood's unsettling truths. The game explores themes of ambition and betrayal, with a cast that includes Neil Newbon, Ben Starr, Jane Perry, and Alanah Pearce, along with cameos from industry veterans. Salim emphasizes psychological horror over graphic violence, focusing on the emotional challenges within the industry. Players are encouraged to engage with the game using pen and paper and headphones for a richer experience.
AppWizard
July 23, 2025
505 Games has removed the review embargo for WUCHANG: Fallen Feathers, which is developed by Leenzee. The game supports NVIDIA DLSS 4 with Multi-Frame Generation but lacks compatibility with AMD FSR 3.0 and Intel XeSS. Benchmarking was conducted on a PC setup featuring an AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D and various graphics cards. At 1080p with Max Settings, the AMD RX 7900XTX was the minimum requirement for over 60FPS, while the NVIDIA RTX 3080 and AMD Radeon RX 6900XT struggled. At 1440p with Max Settings, only the NVIDIA RTX 4090 and RTX 5090 provided a smooth experience. No GPU achieved stable 60FPS at Native 4K with Max Settings, with the NVIDIA RTX 5090 averaging around 54FPS. The game has performance issues, particularly with frame rates dropping significantly during in-game events. Adjusting graphics settings had limited impact on performance, and visual quality suffered at lower settings. The game features impressive graphics with Lumen GI and high-resolution textures, despite some low-resolution textures and minor shadow pop-ins.
TrendTechie
July 23, 2025
The author began using personal computers in the early 2000s, starting with a 4.3 GB hard drive and upgrading to larger capacities over time, including a 20 GB, 80 GB, and a 320 GB drive in 2007. By 2009, they acquired a 1 TB Western Digital Caviar Green drive and subsequently added more drives. Data loss incidents, including one involving a 3 TB Western Digital Red drive, emphasized the importance of backing up critical information. Managing multiple hard drives in a gaming PC introduced challenges such as noise, vibration, and cable management, particularly with a maximum of seven hard drives and an SSD. Heat generation from multiple drives raised concerns about optimal operating temperatures, leading the author to prefer lower RPM models for long-term storage. The market for reliable hard drives has become complicated due to rebranded drives, making replacements harder to find. Attempts to transition to a dedicated file server faced difficulties due to rapid drive failures in a standard case without proper dampening.
AppWizard
July 23, 2025
Wuchang: Fallen Feathers is an action-heavy soulslike game set in 14th century China during a plague, with a release date of July 24, 2025, priced at .99. It is developed by Leenzee and published by 505 Games. The game features a combat system that allows players to engage in battles while dodging attacks and using spells without a mana bar, supported by a skill tree for upgrades. However, the combat experience can become repetitive, with a lack of variety in enemy design and encounter mechanics. The environments are visually appealing but can feel disjointed, and the game struggles to establish a unique identity, often echoing elements from FromSoftware's titles. It does not include multiplayer and is verified for Steam Deck. The game was reviewed on an RTX 5090, Intel Core i9 12900K, and 32GB RAM.
Tech Optimizer
July 21, 2025
Data is crucial for artificial intelligence, especially for inference workloads used in real-time decision-making across various platforms. Traditional centralized cloud-based AI inference struggles with demands for low latency and high availability, particularly in applications like autonomous vehicles and healthcare. Shifting AI inference to the edge reduces latency, enhances data privacy, and lowers bandwidth costs. Antony Pegg emphasizes the need for a multi-master active-active architecture that allows read and write operations at any node, ensuring data synchronization and high availability. Misconceptions about edge AI include beliefs that edge hardware can't handle AI workloads, that edge inference is limited to low-stakes use cases, and that centralized systems are necessary for data integrity. The shift to distributed inference can lead to reduced latency, faster insights, and lower costs, while supporting data compliance with regulations. Companies are adopting distributed PostgreSQL solutions with multi-master architecture for low latency and high availability. Enquire AI is an example of a company that improved performance and compliance by transitioning to pgEdge Cloud. This architecture allows for consistent data availability and supports scalable AI solutions at the edge.
Tech Optimizer
July 18, 2025
Investing in a robust antivirus solution is essential as cyber threats become more sophisticated. McAfee and Avast are two reputable antivirus providers, both offering effective defenses against malware with overlapping feature sets. McAfee employs advanced real-time threat detection using machine learning, while Avast continuously monitors application behavior and online activities for threats. McAfee's firewall blocks suspicious connections but has limited configuration options, whereas Avast's firewall allows for greater customization. McAfee’s ‘Premium’ subscription includes identity theft protection features, while Avast One’s ‘Gold’ subscription offers less extensive identity protection. McAfee includes a VPN with no data caps across all tiers, while Avast's VPN has a data cap in its free version but offers more locations in premium plans. McAfee includes a True Key Password Manager, while Avast does not have a password manager. McAfee provides robust parental controls, unlike Avast. Both antivirus solutions have additional features, such as file shredders. McAfee is noted for its resource efficiency, scoring 2.6 in impact tests, while Avast scored 3.8. Both have user-friendly interfaces, with McAfee being sleek and organized, and Avast having an intuitive design. In malware protection tests, McAfee achieved a 99.6% online detection rate and a 99.96% online protection rate, while Avast had a 99.3% online detection rate and a 97.7% offline detection rate. Pricing for McAfee ranges from .99 per year for one device to .99 for the ‘Ultimate’ plan, while Avast offers a free tier and premium plans starting at .88 for three devices.
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