Tag: author_name|Kris Holt
MetalFX is Apple’s take on upscaling tech for games
Apple is getting more serious about gaming on Mac and iPad with the help of its M2 chips. At WWDC, the company showed off upscaling tech along the lines of NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Super Sampling and AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution. Metal 3 will include support for MetalFX Upscaling. Your Mac…
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Sega’s Mega Drive Mini 2 includes Sega CD games
Sega is set to relive some of its past glories once again with another retro console. The company has announced the Mega Drive Mini 2. While the system has only been confirmed for Japan for now, it seems likely Sega will bring it to other markets as well. If and…
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Amazon takes on PS5 and Xbox scalpers with a new invite system
Amazon is trying to fend off scalpers and bots that snag all of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X consoles before you can secure one. It’s rolling out an invite-based ordering option for high-demand products that are in low supply to help legitimate shoppers get their hands on the…
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Slack adds name pronunciation features to user profiles
Slack is rolling out a few new features for profiles, including ways to help folks avoid the embarrassment and unpleasantness of mispronouncing a colleague’s name. Starting today, users can add an audio clip of them stating their name. You can include the phonetic pronunciation on your profile too. Slack Profiles…
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Google Pixel 7 prototype reputedly shows up on eBay
It seems Google just can’t stop its upcoming hardware from showing up in the wild. Weeks after a Pixel Watch prototype was left at a restaurant (and before Google confirmed the device’s existence), it appears someone tried to sell a Pixel 7 on eBay. The eBay listing for what certainly…
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Google claims its text-to-image AI delivers ‘unprecedented photorealism’
Google has shown off an artificial intelligence system that can create images based on text input. The idea is that users can enter any descriptive text and the AI will turn that into an image. The company says the Imagen diffusion model, created by the Brain Team at Google Research,…
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