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Samsung devices for example offers third-party themes in the Samsung Store, but often those are entire System UI changes, and not only will your notification panel be themed, but so will your Settings UI, your app icons, wallpaper, font… Why isn’t there an easy way to theme or customize the Android notification panel? Well there actually is, through a few third-party apps. In this Appual’s guide, we’ll show you the best apps (root and non-root) which will allow you to totally customize your notification panel, including colors, tile icons, transparency, or even photos as panel background....

— Call of Duty (@CallofDuty) November 1, 2022 While there were a lot of fake bans, cheaters and bugs upon launch, still most of the feedback was positive, making it the biggest Call of Duty game. But that’s not all for Call of Duty fans this year, Warzone 2.0 will also be released on 16th November, which is less than two weeks away, and the anticipation has been building up even more after the release of MW2....

These CPUs were intially planned for release on the 15th of September, 2022. However, a few delays from AMD’s side have pushed back this date to the 27th of September, clashing with Intel’s Raptor Lake announcement. You can read more about it here. The test bench Over at Geekbench 5, we have come across two unknown SKUs from what appears to be AMD’s upcoming Genoa lineup. The first CPU features 96 cores wheras the other ships with 32 cores....

The Ryzen 9 7900X The Ryzen 9 7900X is the second fastest offering from AMD’s Zen4 lineup packed with 12 cores / 24 threads. The CPU clocks at 4.7GHz out of the box, however, this can be boosted up to a massive 5.6GHz across a single core. In the cache department, the CPU packs 76MB of cache (64MB L3 + 12MB L2). All yours for $549 starting from the 27th of September....

Embedded PCs are basically computers that are built for a specific purposes. An example is your microwave controller. As the name suggests, embedded CPUs power such machines. They often feature their own ISA (Instruction Set Architecture) while consuming significantly less power than multi-purpose CPUs. The Ryzen 5000 CPUs have been out now for over 2 years with Zen4 just around the corner. Now, surprisingly AMD is launching its ’embedded’ lineup for Zen3....

The A16 Bionic SoC is likely built on TSMC’s N4P node, which is often called a 4nm node, but it’s more of an enhancement to the 5nm family. The N4P is said to deliver a 11% performance boost over the last N5 node, and a 22 percent improvement in power efficiency. That also shows in the recent Geekbench scores, where the A16 Bionic scores 1887 in single-core, and 5455 in multi-core....

And today, after nearly 6 months, the purchase has come full circle. Sony took to their social media handles to announce that they have finally closed their buyout deal with Bungie, officially welcoming the studio into the PlayStation family. — PlayStation (@PlayStation) July 15, 2022 For those of you who don’t know what that means; essentially, Sony and Bungie have finalized all aspects of the purchase, ending any talks or investigations by regulatory bodies....

Most of the reviewers who got hands-on experience with the game pointed out similarities between the original Dead Space and Callisto Protocol that were expected. Still, the similarities are minor, and Callisto Protocol provides a more realistic experience with its precision-based combat style. The gore and tension of the game are also up a level compared to Dead Space. As these unique features of the game are appreciated, these have also become a hurdle in the game’s release in certain regions like Japan....

MountUUP falls into a special folder-protected category, so you’ll need to go for an unconventional approach if you really want to delete it. Can I safely delete the mountUUP folder? This is a folder that typically gets generated after you download and mount an insider preview build of Windows. You’ll find this folder on Windows 8, Windows 10, and Windows 11. Unless you have a specific use for the UUP files located in this folder, deleting it is perfectly safe and won’t affect (in any way) the functionality of your current Windows installation....

The Chinese semiconductor and supercomputer industries were subject to a number of restrictions from the United States in October. The fact that all of the penalties have a negative effect on China’s semiconductor industries makes it unclear which sanctions the nation intends to resist. -Chinese Ministry via Reuters According to Nikkei Asia, the situation was made more complicated by an agreement between Japan and the Netherlands to impose harsher regulations on WFE exports to China....

Wide-ranging limits on chip shipments to China were put in place by the US in October to limit Beijing’s access to technology and the military. The US Commerce Department requires manufacturers like Intel and Micron to get licenses before exporting semiconductors and machinery to Chinese firms. The UK has now enacted similar export restrictions. ARM, a British company controlled by Japanese investor SoftBank, cannot market its cutting-edge chips owing to the Wassenaar Arrangement, a 42-country export control agreement initially created in 1996....

The sequel to Death Stranding was recently announced at The Game Awards, and this giveaway celebrates that news. Since the next game isn’t coming out for a while, players have plenty of time to catch up with this free copy. In addition, with the hype that this game had already created, it was understandable that a large number of people would want to buy the game. However, Epic’s servers went down a few hours after the game was made free, making the platform unusable....

Destiny 2 and Fortnite Crossover Event Leaked It seems that Destiny 2 is coming to Fortnite and vice versa, and we all know what that means. Both Destiny 2 Fortnite are going to get some new and exciting skins and in-game content, and we might even get to see some of the memorable weapons from Destiny 2 showcased in the popular battle royale game. Epic Games has been updating Fortnite regularly with skin-drops and grand scheme events that have disrupted the entire gaming industry and battle royale genre....

Dragon Ball Fortnite Collab Details Epic Games has given us a release date for the Dragon Ball Fortnite collab event in Fortnite on August 16, and it’s a pretty big event for that matter. There are a lot of key details to cover in today’s post. We got to witness a gameplay video, a brief trailer and even a detailed blog post by Epic Games,s which confirms a few key characters from the series....

During the almost two-hour conversation, the new owner of Twitter debated about the value of the free expression and his future ambitions for the website. -Musk via Twitter Space Following his publication of the aforementioned Twitter Files, which revealed that the previous Twitter administration supported the Democratic Party of the United States during the last election between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, concerns were raised for his safety and security....

Cavil disclosed in a post that the AIO cooler in his gaming PC he constructed a few years ago failed out of nowhere, probably in part as a result of overuse during the recent British heatwave. There were some changes to be made which Henry revealed in the post. He appears to have chosen an NZXT Kraken Z73, one of the top recommendations for AIO coolers but replaced the factory fans with some gorgeous brown and beige Noctuas....

Interview with Yoshinori Kirase While speaking in a recent interview to promote the new Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII – Reunion and FFVII Rebirth in China, Yoshinori Kirase revealed interesting details about the game’s plotline. He revealed that the story would be practically the same as the original. But players that have gotten a feel for FFVII Remake will notice that some things are a bit off this time around. The game is not a stand-alone spin-off like the previous PSP title but should be considered a part of the FFVII Remake Project....

The issue arises when the Firestick of a user refuses to connect to a particular Wi-Fi network (in many cases, the device was working fine previously). You can reconnect the Firestick to the Internet by trying the following solutions but before that, check if the Firestick connection supports the Wi-Fi connection type (e.g., Firestick supports WPA2-PSK but not WPA2-ENT). Moreover, check if replacing the remote batteries and pressing/holding the home button of the Firestick remote for 10 seconds solves the issue....

Now that we know the causes of this error let’s start fixing it. Follow the methods below. 1. Install necessary redistributables To fix the following error, we have to install the redistributables required by Epic Games Launcher. These are the redistributables that it uses: DirectXMicrosoft Visual C++ Redistributables.Net Framework Install these redistributables one by one by following the steps down below: Install DirectX The following error can also occur if the DirectX component is missing or corrupted in your system....

The disk structure might get corrupted and the disk may become unreadable due to the following main factors: 1. Reconnect the Problematic Drive to the System A temporary glitch in the read/write operation to a drive may result in a corrupted disk structure and unreadable error. Here, reconnecting the problematic drive to the system may clear the error. As the corrupt disk structure could be one of the first signals that the drive is failing, make sure to back up the data from the drive before trying any methods discussed below or any type of write operation to the drive till the backup completes....