Apple Developing Dedicated A-Series Chip For Standard iPhone 16, Compromising on Performance and Efficiency of A17 Pro

After weeks of anticipation, Google's latest flagship phones, the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro, are now widely available for purchase. The new phones showcase Google's advancements in areas like camera technology, AI-enabled features, and premium design while still delivering on the core Pixel value of a clean Android experience.

Apple's transition to its custom M-series chips from Intel-based processors has proved to be quite a success for the company. The company is expected to release its third wave of upgrades for the chips next year, adopting TSMC's 3nm architecture for better CPU and GPU performance. However, Qualcomm is now working to directly compete against Apple with its new Snapdragon X series of chips which will offer enhanced computational and graphical performance.

Amazon has cut the price of its refurbished Xbox Series X consoles by $50 this Prime Day. That means you can grab the new generation console for just $399.99 (a full $100 off the $499.99 MSRP of a new device). That's a solid saving by itself, but if you're upgrading I'd draw your attention to a little 'Trade-In and Save' button on the right of the product page. 

Since launching last month, one of the most often-cited irritations with Starfield was the inability to adjust your field-of-view, something considered a must for first-person games these days. Mods have been released that allow players to alter their field of view, but it is something that really should be a standard option, and now it is!

AMD's Threadripper Pro 7000-series CPUs are launching very soon. While they might not seem all that relevant to gamers—at least the high core count options anyway—I am very much an advocate for proper high-end desktop (HEDT) platforms and would love to see consumer level Threadripper make a return.

The iPhone 15 seems to be going through a new issue where the Apple Pay chip is being permanently damaged by BMW's wireless charging pad. This means that if you do drive a BMW, it would be best if you avoid charging your new, shiny iPhone without the charging plate, or else you could run into issues.

Apple today acknowledged that its new iPhones are running hot and promised a fix through an iOS 17 update.

Polish indie studio The Astronauts launched Witchfire in early access last week via the Epic Games Store. It's the developer's second game following The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, and it's a completely different genre (rogue-lite dark fantasy first-person shooter) compared to that game.

Qualcomm has launched two new chip platforms for Meta’s Meta Quest 3 virtual reality headset and its Ray-Ban Stories smart glasses.

Starfield was extensively playtested by Bethesda devs often working from home, and Todd Howard says this approach worked so well that the studio's going to apply the method to its future games, with the studio's next confirmed, albeit far-off project obviously being The Elder Scrolls 6.

Apple's iPhone 15 Pro models launched with Apple's new A17 Pro chip that packs enormous computational and graphical performance. It was recently reported that the new chip is causing the device to overheat, even so much in some cases that it is unbearable to hold. However, a prominent analyst is now stating that the overheating issues on the iPhone 15 Pro models are not due to the A17 Pro chip but the internal design and the new titanium finish.

Apple’s recent keynote marketed the gaming capabilities of the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max, with the company saying that both flagships will be able to play current-generation AAA games with ray tracing enabled. There was even evidence showing how the latest models could play Resident Evil Village when connected to an external monitor, but when running Genshin Impact at the highest settings, it is an uphill task, as one video shows.