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AppWizard

February 21, 2025

Today’s Android app deals and freebies: Lovecraft’s Untold Stories, 911 Operator, more

- Android app deals are available on Google Play as the work week ends. - SanDisk has launched a 2TB Creator Pro portable SSD with a speed of 2,000MB/s. - The GameSir X3 Pro mobile game controller is on sale, featuring a transparent design. - Samsung's Galaxy Tab S9 FE has a price drop, and the Galaxy Watch 7 is also discounted with a complimentary band. - Free icon packs are available for users to personalize their devices. - Popular games on sale include Lovecraft’s Untold Stories, 911 Operator, BE-A Walker, and Breaking Gates.

AppWizard

February 20, 2025

Here are 12 free Steam games worth trying on your Steam Deck, ROG Ally, or Legion Go right now

A selection of 12 free games available for PC and handheld users includes: 1. A Cat’s Way Home - A simulation game focused on building relationships with cats. 2. Farm Wars - A real-time PvP strategy game involving crop planting and animal transformation for sabotage. 3. Starling - A game where players build a base using local resources as a Starling Corp employee. 4. A Very Merry Nightmare - A 3D first-person adventure set in a twisted Christmas world, evading an AI enemy. 5. Little Robot - A 15-minute exploration game featuring a melancholic robot in a backyard. 6. Cedric & Odious - A 2D hack-and-slash adventure in a dark fantasy realm. 7. Paw Pirates - A multiplayer game focused on chaotic battles between pirate ships. 8. Realm Traveler - An RPG-style game where players choose a class and embark on quests. 9. Strange New Tides - A 2.5D sandbox experience in Saltbay Cove, involving relationship building and home construction. 10. Templar - A 2D hack-and-slash game where players battle demons as the last Templar knight. 11. Popo & Rob - A fast-paced first-person shooter with team-based matches. 12. The Machine Arena - A game featuring dynamic 4v4 PvP battles or solo PvE matches with short gameplay sessions. Additionally, Nvidia's RTX 5070 Ti GPU launches today, with listings available from major retailers.

AppWizard

February 20, 2025

Game Pass: 2 new games are playable today on Xbox and PC

Game Pass has added two new titles: EA Sports F1 24 and Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader, both available starting February 20 through Game Pass Ultimate, PC Game Pass, and Game Pass Standard. On February 28, nine titles will be removed from Game Pass, including F1 22, Gris, Maneater, PAW Patrol World, Space Engineers, Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun, Wo Long Fallen Dynasty, Yakuza 3 Remastered, and Yakuza 4 Remastered. Earlier in the month, titles such as Far Cry New Dawn, Madden NFL 25, and Another Crab’s Treasure were added, along with the RPG Avowed.

Winsage

February 20, 2025

5 most useful SysInternals tools for optimizing your Windows PC

SysInternals is a suite of 74 utilities from Microsoft designed to enhance the performance and reliability of Windows PCs. Users can download the entire suite or select individual tools from the Microsoft SysInternals Learn page. 1. AutoRuns: Identifies unnecessary background processes and obsolete registry entries, providing detailed information about each entry. It allows users to review installed drivers and spot potentially harmful entries. Launched via Start menu or by typing Autoruns.exe in the Run dialog. 2. TCPView: Monitors all TCP and UDP connections in real-time, categorizing them by version and displaying ports and connection timestamps. It helps identify bandwidth-hogging processes. Launched via Start menu or by typing tcpview.exe in the Run dialog. 3. RamMap: Provides an in-depth analysis of memory consumption across processes, helping identify memory-hogging applications and diagnose memory leaks. It offers options to clear memory, including emptying working sets, standby lists, and modified lists. Launched via Start menu or by typing rammap.exe in the Run dialog. 4. DiskView: Offers detailed insights into hard drive usage with a color-coded map of disk sectors, helping users identify fragmentation and unused space. Launched via Start menu or by typing diskview.exe in the Run dialog. 5. CacheSet: Optimizes the Windows file system cache by allowing users to adjust cached data management settings and clear the cache with a single click. Launched by typing cacheset.exe in the Run dialog. The SysInternals Suite is cost-free, effective, and compatible with Windows Recovery mode, making it a practical choice for users looking to enhance their PC's performance.

AppWizard

February 20, 2025

The best uniques in Avowed that you can grab early in the game

Avowed features unique weapons and armor that enhance gameplay and simplify gear upgrading. Unique items have distinctive names and special effects, providing bonus skills or elemental enhancements. They can scale in quality based on the player's gear tier, making early-game unique items valuable investments. Notable unique items include: - Beothel's Grimoire: Found at a magical merchant in Paradis, it offers a loop of spells for 450 currency. - Drawn in Winter: A one-handed axe found in ice at Watcher’s Mirror, it deals area-of-effect ice damage. - Stelgaer’s Pride: A medium armor set obtained from the Intimidating Feline Codpiece treasure map, providing stamina regeneration and damage reduction. - Steel Garrote Gauntlets: Located in Ondra’s Reach, these gauntlets enhance parry efficiency for shield users. - Last Light of Day: A flaming sword obtained during the Dawntreader quest, offering fire damage and a heal-on-kill effect. - Caeroc's Pride: A lightning pistol from Tempestuous Luandi's bounty, known for its bonus lightning damage. - The Disappointer: A weapon from a shady merchant in Paradis Hightown, which can be enhanced to turn its negative attributes into advantages.

AppWizard

February 19, 2025

Best Crossbow Enchantments in Minecraft | Esports News – The Times of India

The crossbow in Minecraft is a long-range weapon that can be enhanced with various enchantments to improve its effectiveness. - Quick Charge: Reduces reload time; Quick Charge I decreases it by 0.25 seconds, Quick Charge II by 0.5 seconds, and Quick Charge III by 0.75 seconds. - Multishot: Allows firing three arrows or fireworks simultaneously while consuming only one arrow per shot, but causes an additional durability loss of three points per shot. - Piercing: Enables arrows to penetrate through multiple targets, hitting up to five mobs at Piercing IV, and allows for arrow recovery, but cannot be used with Multishot. - Unbreaking: Increases durability by reducing the likelihood of durability loss; Unbreaking I cuts loss by 50%, Unbreaking II by 66%, and Unbreaking III by 75%, allowing approximately 1,856 shots with Unbreaking III. - Mending: Automatically repairs the crossbow using experience points, effectively eliminating durability concerns when combined with Unbreaking. - Curse of Vanishing: Causes the crossbow to disappear upon the player's death, preventing looting by enemies, but results in permanent loss for the player.

AppWizard

February 19, 2025

The Play Store sucks, so here’s what I use instead

As of early February 2025, there are nearly 2.1 million apps available on the Play Store, with over 1,100 new apps introduced daily, resulting in an average of almost 42,000 new options each month. The search function on the Play Store is often ineffective for broader queries, and users face challenges due to the lack of sorting options and transparency regarding app updates. F-Droid is a platform for free and open-source software (FOSS) applications, requiring sideloading or the use of clients like Neo Store or Droid-ify. Obtainium is a tool that allows users to access open-source applications and updates directly from their sources, supporting over a dozen repositories including GitHub and GitLab, and enables users to export curated app lists and track updates without downloading them.

AppWizard

February 18, 2025

How to find and use lockpicks in Avowed

In Avowed, lockpicking does not involve ability or skill checks; instead, a locked chest indicates the number of lockpicks required to open it, with a maximum of five needed for the most difficult chests. Players can unlock chests by pressing the action key if they have the necessary lockpicks. The game does not include a concept of theft, allowing players to open chests without fear of penalties. Lockpicks can be acquired from merchants, dropped by defeated enemies, or found in the wild, with bandits having a higher chance of dropping them. Multiple merchants sell lockpicks across different regions, and they restock their supplies every few days. Guaranteed locations for lockpicks in the first two regions include various merchants in Dawnshore and Emerald Stair. Locked chests are relatively rare, so players can maintain a sufficient inventory of lockpicks by purchasing them and collecting those found in the wild.

Winsage

February 17, 2025

5 reasons I can’t go back to Windows after trying Linux

Linux distributions are popular in the server realm but remain a niche in the broader computing landscape dominated by Windows. The command-line interface (CLI) in Linux aids troubleshooting with detailed logs and accessible commands, unlike Windows, which often requires extensive navigation. Linux package managers, such as Yum and Nix, offer a more secure and straightforward application installation process compared to Windows tools like WinGet and Chocolatey. Linux distributions have lower performance overhead, making them suitable for older devices, while Windows 11 has high system requirements. Linux is viewed as better for privacy, avoiding intrusive advertisements and telemetry services present in Windows. The versatility of Linux allows it to cater to various computing needs, enabling users to transform installations into servers, media hubs, or NAS. Despite its advantages, Windows still excels in certain areas, such as game compatibility and access to Adobe products, which may require a Windows virtual machine for Linux users.

AppWizard

February 14, 2025

Epic Games Store Year in Review Released – Players Spend 2.68 Billion Hours Playing Third-Party PC Titles

The Epic Games Store reported over 295 million PC users in 2024, an increase of 25 million from the previous year, and a total of 898 million Epic cross-platform accounts, up by 94 million since 2023. Players logged 2.68 billion hours in third-party games, and 1,100 new titles were added to the catalog due to Self-Publishing Tools. In December, there were 74 million Monthly Active Users, with 89 free games offered throughout the year, resulting in 595 million claims. Players spent .09 billion on the platform, with 5 million on exclusive third-party titles. Future plans include expanding the Free Games Program to mobile platforms and enhancing the Epic Games Store Mobile App, along with supporting AAB file types and mobile self-publishing tools. Upcoming titles include Splitgate 2, 33 Immortals, Killing Floor 3, Borderlands 4, and Cronos: The New Dawn.