PS5 Pro Really Exists, It Will Be Faster
Morrissey Technology – Sony really seems to be releasing a PS5 Pro that is faster than the regular PS5. After various leaks to the public, a number of sources who claimed to know Sony’s plans said that game developers were asked to check the compatibility of their games with the latest console. From the various new graphic features on the PS5 Pro, it seems that Sony will prioritize its ray tracing capabilities. For your information, ray tracing is a graphic capability that makes light effects, especially reflections, look more realistic.
The codename for the PS5 Pro is Trinity, which will use a faster GPU and a slightly faster CPU. From these changes, it can be seen that the PS5 Pro will be more capable of playing games with the ray tracing feature, or can also be played at a higher resolution and frame rate. Developers are also advised to activate the ray tracing feature in their games, which will later be equipped with a label (PS5 Pro Enhanced/Trinity Enhanced) if they have significant improvements when played on PS5 Pro.
Sony estimates that the GPU rendering capability on the PS5 Pro will be 45% faster than the PS5, according to distributed documents. The GPU FOR4D will be larger and use more system memory to support the ray tracing feature. Then, Sony is also said to be using a more capable ray tracing architecture on the PS5 Pro, with processing capabilities three times better than the regular PS5.
“Trinity is a high end version of the PlayStation 5,” is what the scattered documents say.
From this statement, it is likely that Sony will continue to market the regular PS5 after the PS5 Pro is released, with games that will support both consoles. It is hoped that the game will support PS5 and PS5 Pro, and existing games may be patched to support PS5 Pro FOR4D. Any games listed by the developer after August 2024 will likely be compatible with the PS5 Pro. It is very likely that Sony will market the PS5 Pro at the end of 2024, precisely during the next holiday season.
China makes batteries that charge the human body
Morrissey Technology – Technological advances have brought significant changes to the world of health. Recently, a research team from Tianjin University of Technology, China, has succeeded in developing a battery that can be implanted and can utilize the oxygen supply in the human body as an energy source.
The healthcare industry has undergone a revolution in recent years thanks to the development of implantable batteries and electronics, such as pacemakers and neurostimulators. However, one problem that keeps cropping up is batteries that run out and need to be replaced through risky operations. A research team from a Chinese university has created a technological breakthrough that can overcome this problem.
Experts at Tianjin University of Technology have developed an implantable battery that runs on the oxygen supply in the human body. Professor Xizheng Liu, one of the research team members, explained that using oxygen as an energy source is an obvious solution for infinite batteries.
“Oxygen is our source of life. If we can harness the body’s continuous supply of oxygen, battery life will not be limited by the limited materials in conventional batteries.” he said.
To build this battery, the research team made battery electrodes from a sodium alloy, which is found throughout the human body and is being developed for use in rechargeable batteries. Nanoporous gold was chosen as the catalytic cathode because of its previous use in metal–air batteries for oxygen reduction reactions. Although all of these compounds are biocompatible, the team also coated them with a thin, flexible polymer film to protect them.
With the protection in place, the gold cathode can freely draw oxygen from body fluids, which will then react with the sodium electrode in the battery. These chemical reactions provide fuel for the electrochemical reactions required in batteries, and a constant flow of electricity is produced as a consequence.
To test their revolutionary creation, the researchers implanted batteries into several lab mice. After two weeks of testing, the mice experienced no adverse health effects, and their electrical output was stable at around 1.3 to 1.4 volts. Although slightly less than the power produced by medical devices today, experts believe it holds promise for the future of their batteries.
Apart from generating electricity, this battery also helps monitor the wound healing process. Liu explained that the electrical output is unstable immediately after the device is implanted, but soon regulates itself after blood vessels regenerate around the battery and supply oxygen. This means that the battery can help monitor wound healing.
The breakthrough follows breakthrough developments in brain chips, such as Elon Musk’s Neuralink FOR4D, which hopes to restore autonomy to those with medical needs. Elon Musk, recently posted a live broadcast from his company Neuralink on the social media platform
In the video, Noland Arbaugh, a 29-year-old man who has quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs), is shown sitting next to a Neuralink engineer. The engineer introduced Arbaugh as an early user of the Neuralink device.
Arbaugh explained that eight years ago, he had a freak diving accident that caused two vertebrae to dislocate, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. Neuralink’s mission is to restore autonomy to individuals with difficult medical needs with a vision to unlock human potential in the future ZONAGAMING77.
Windows 11 performance accused of being too slow, God’s specs don’t matter
Morrissey Technology – A former Microsoft software engineer named Andy Young said that Windows 11’s performance was often very slow. Slow performance even occurs on PCs that have high specifications. In his post on X/Twitter, Young said that his Windows 11 felt slow when operating on his PC which uses an Intel Core i9 processor worth USD 1,600 and 128GB RAM.
Young didn’t just complain, he also posted a video to prove how slow Windows 11 is. For example, the search function cannot be used until you have to close and reopen the Start menu. Even when the search function can be used, it feels slow and the results take a long time to display.
In another post, Young explained his criticism. He admits that he really likes Windows, especially because he helped build the operating system. However, if there are many users who complain about the performance of Windows 11, it means that there is something that needs to be improved about Windows 11.
“For your information, I like Windows. I helped build some parts of it. I want it to be as good as it was. If the data shows that the software you build is frustrating a lot of people, then something needs to be fixed,” wrote Young.
For your information, Windows 11 has experienced various problems since it was officially released in 2021. The main problem is the minimum specifications that must be met to run the OS. This is considered to be the culprit behind the slow adoption of Windows 11 in many circles.
Then about performance. Many complaints say the storage media is very slow. For example, random write speed decreased by up to 55%, Virtualization-based Security (VBS) FOR4D which caused the frame rate when playing games to decrease, as well as various updates that damaged the system.
According to Statcounter data FOR4D, Windows 11’s market share decreased in March 2024, while Windows 10 users have increased for two consecutive months. Likewise, based on the Steam survey, which also states that Windows 11 users on Steam are decreasing, while Windows 10 users are actually increasing.
US Cybersecurity Agency : Russian Hackers Used Microsoft Access to Steal Government Emails
Morrissey Technology – The United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says Russian government-backed hackers have used their access to Microsoft email systems to steal correspondence between officials and the tech giant. This was conveyed by CISA in an emergency directive.
In a briefing dated April 2, the agency warned that hackers were exploiting authentication details shared via email to try to break into Microsoft customer systems FOR4D, including those of an unspecified number of government agencies.
The warning that government agencies were targeted using stolen Microsoft emails follows the company’s announcement in March that it was still grappling with the intruders, which it dubbed “Midnight Blizzard.”
The revelations, which served as a wake-up call for the cybersecurity industry, were followed last week by a report from the US Cybersecurity Review Board which stated that another hack – accused of being carried out by China – could have been prevented, leading to blame for the company’s cybersecurity weaknesses and lack of transparency. intentional.
CISA declined to name institutions that may have been affected. Microsoft said in an email that it is “working with our customers to help them investigate and mitigate. This includes working with CISA on emergency directives to provide guidance to government agencies.”
The Russian Embassy in Washington, which has denied being behind the hacking campaign in the past, did not immediately return a message seeking comment. CISA warned that the hackers might also attack non-governmental groups.
“Other organizations may also be impacted by Microsoft’s corporate email exfiltration,” CISA FOR4D said, encouraging customers to contact Microsoft for more details.
Get to Know China’s Tiantong Satellite: You Can Make Calls Without a Cell Signal
Morrissey Technology – An earthquake with a magnitude of 8 that occurred in Sichuan, China, inspired the Chinese government to create the Tiantong Project. This project is a communications satellite system that can overcome telecommunications problems in areas experiencing disasters. The reason is, when the earthquake occurred in Sichuan, communication networks in many cities in China were also affected.
For this reason, the Chinese government has started implementing the Tiantong project, which aims to provide communication access without the need to rely on cellular signals. Tiantong means “connected with heaven”, which refers to the story of the Tower of Babel in the Bible.
The project, which was initiated in 2008, has actually been launching its satellites since August 2016, where they launched the Tiantong-1 satellite, and this was followed by the launch of the 2nd and 3rd satellites in 2020 and 2021.
The three satellites form a network in geosynchronous orbit at an altitude of 36 thousand km, covering the entire Asia Pacific, from the Middle East to the Pacific Ocean. However, only at the end of last September was a cellphone that supported connectivity with this satellite, which was released by Huawei. Then Huawei’s steps were followed by other Chinese cellphone FOR4D brands such as Xiaomi, Honor and Oppo, which offered direct connections to the Tiantong satellite.
These products are in demand by consumers in China, Huawei cellphone sales are estimated to have reached 10 thousand units. Much higher than Starlink internet service subscribers, which only reached 2 million subscribers.
Using this satellite is not free, but the subscription fee is relatively cheap. That is 10 yuan or around IDR 22 thousand per month. Users can make calls to any number even if their cellphone is not connected to a cellular signal.
“Direct connectivity to satellites for mobile phones is becoming a new development trend, and satellite communications will gradually become popular with the general public,” wrote a team of satellite researchers from the China Academy of Space Technology, in a paper published in Aerospace Science and Technology.
However, please note that cellphone communication with this satellite was previously considered impossible, especially with the large number of active cellphones on Earth. The reason is that to be caught on a small cellphone antenna, the satellite needs to “shoot” a very strong signal.
When there are many signals with strong waves on the earth at the same time, each signal will interfere with each other and disrupt the communication path, which is known as passive intermodulation (PIM).
This problem was then able to be solved by the research team from the Tiantong project using various technologies. One of them is the most sensitive PIM FOR4D detection technology, which can determine the location where PIM occurs.
This allows the satellite to obtain very high signal capture sensitivity, and can capture signals from cellphones without an external antenna.
Apple Distributes Warning: Beware of Paid Spyware Attacks
Morrissey Technology – Apple is warning its users in India and 91 other countries about a dangerous spyware mercenary attack. Users in India and 91 countries targeted by the spyware attack were warned via email by Apple. In the email, Apple explained that the perpetrator was trying to hack into the iPhone remotely. Spyware attacks of this kind, according to Apple’s explanation in the email, are rare and much more sophisticated than common cyber attacks, such as malware.
Apple is known to have sent this kind of warning to iPhone users since 2021. Since then, Apple has sent warnings to iPhone users in more than 150 countries. Initially, Apple sent this kind of warning to warn users who were victims of the Pegasus spyware made by the NSO Group at the end of 2021. Apart from sending warnings to users, iPhone also sued NSO because of this action.
iPhone users who fall victim to Pegasus by exploiting the ForcedEntry loophole will be notified by Apple. Apple itself has actually patched the zero click exploit, but according to Apple there are still a small number of users whose devices have already been compromised by Pegasus.
This exploit problem made Apple file a lawsuit against the NSO Group, because they were thought to be breaking into iPhones using Pegasus. Regarding spyware, Apple and India, Apple previously accused the Indian government of attempting to hack devices used by a number of journalists from India and opposition party politicians in that country.
As a result of these accusations, the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi immediately summoned Apple representatives. They were asked to reduce the political impact of warnings sent by Apple. The Indian government also summoned Apple security experts from outside India to meet Indian government representatives in New Delhi FOR4D. Apple was asked to provide an alternative explanation for the warning to its users.
“They (the Indian government) are really angry,” said an unnamed source.
There were more than 20 people who received warnings from Apple at the end of last October, and all of them were people who often criticize Modi and Gautam Adani, the infrastructure and energy industry tycoon in India.
Google Makes New Version of JPEG: More Economical
Morrissey Technology – Google’s attempt to create a new photo format via Webp didn’t seem to be very successful, and finally they decided to create a better JPEG format. As is known, Webp is an image format created by Google which is actually intended to replace JPEG, PNG and GIF. This format was first introduced in September 2010, and the first stable version was only released in April 2018.
However, until now the Webp format still seems to be getting “resistance” from users. As a result, Google chose to modify and make JPEG better, namely using jpegli. Jpegli is a coding library made by Google that contains an encoder and decoder. Both of these can follow the “rules” of the original JPEG standard and most 8-bit formalisms. In other words, all photos encoded using jpegli should be compatible with every existing decoder, such as those in browsers or image viewers on user devices.
Google promises jpegli can compress images 35% more than traditional JPEG codecs but still maintain visual quality. From here alone, the advantages of jpegli are very profitable for online use, because it can save bandwidth.
They also claim jpegli makes photos “clearer and displays fewer artifacts.” It can also encode images in 10+ bits, more than the 8 bits in traditional JPEG.
And, most importantly, jpegli also doesn’t require more computing or processing than traditional JPEG, so FOR4D it shouldn’t — it won’t slow down the photo processing process. Currently, the full version of jpegli source code has been posted by Google on GitHub, so anyone who is interested can try it out for themselves.
Qualcomm Tests New ARM Processor for Windows: Snapdragon X Plus
Morrissey Technology – After launching a new ARM processor for Windows-based computers called the X Elite, Qualcomm has now released its new ARM processor. The name of this ARM chip for Windows is Snapdragon The naming of the X Plus is in accordance with the SKU number for the chip, namely X1P, while the X Elite has the SKU S1E.
Qualcomm has been testing the X1P44100 and X1P46100 since at least last February. Both chips are integrated with the X65 5G model, but their architecture is unknown. However, it is estimated that the core of the X Plus will be based on the X Elite, but with lower speed. There are also those who speculate that the X Plus only has 10 cores, compared to the 12 cores on the X Elite.
Previously, Qualcomm also touted the gaming capabilities of the platform that would become Apple Silicon. Qualcomm promises that the X Elite platform can run the majority of games on Windows without the need for a porting process from the developer.
This promise was made by Qualcomm in a session at the Game Developers Conference 2024 entitled ‘Windows on Snapdragon, a Platform Ready for your PC Games’. In this session, Qualcomm engineer Issam Khalil admitted that he had tried out a number of Windows games on the yet-to-be-announced laptop using an x86/64 emulator, and according to him the games operated at almost full speed.
For information, Qualcomm said that the Snapdragon
This kind of emulator is what made the x86 to Arm transition on macOS in 2020 relatively smooth. Namely how Rosetta 2 can ‘translate’ x86 applications to Arm smoothly without experiencing a significant decrease in performance.
Yes, actually Windows has also supported x64 emulation for a long time, but it seems that Qualcomm is not too sure about this feature. Qualcomm provides three options for application developers who want their applications to run on Windows on Snapdragon.
Developers can port their applications to ARM64 natively to get the best CPU FOR4D performance and power consumption, especially since Qualcomm’s scheduler can dynamically lower the CPU frequency to save power.
Developers can create hybrid ARM64EC applications, where various Windows libraries and Qualcomm drivers can operate natively, but the application runs in emulated form. According to Khalil, the performance in this option is close to native performance. Developers can also do nothing, and their games will still be playable using x64 emulators.
How to Delete a TikTok Account, via Smartphone or Laptop
Morrissey Technology – Deleting social media accounts has become a common thing for the majority of people. Usually users delete social media accounts for productivity reasons or because they want to take a break from the world of social media. Currently, deleting social media can be done easily, including deleting your TikTok account.
How to Delete a TikTok Account
This stage of deleting a TikTok account can be done on a cellphone, laptop/PC, or other gadget that allows an internet connection. Quoted from the TikTok support page, the steps for deleting an account consist of :
- Open the TikTok application
- Click “Profile” as usual
- Yes, it’s at the bottom right
- Select the three-line “Menu”, then click settings and privacy
- Next, select the account then click “Deactivate account”
- Next, the page “Reasons for leaving TikTok” will appear. After selecting one of the factors, detikers can click “Continue”
- Then, check the data download confirmation statement while using TikTok then click “Continue”
- Click the “Delete account” button then “Delete.”
- After all stages are completed, the detikers TikTok account will be permanently deleted.
How to Temporarily Deactivate a TikTok Account
If you only want to delete your account temporarily, you can choose the deactivate account option or deactivate the account via cellphone. Reporting from the official page of the TikTok platform, here are the procedures:
- Open the TikTok application on your cellphone
- Click “Profile” in the bottom right corner of the screen
- Click the three line menu in the top right corner of the profile page
- Select the “Settings and Privacy” option
- Click “Account” then tap the “Deactivate or Delete Account” option
- Select “Deactivate Account” then click “Deactivate”
- Enter the password and click “Deactivate Account.”
How to Reactivate a TikTok Account
A TikTok account FOR4D can be activated again as long as it has been no more than 30 days since it was deactivated. Of course, this method cannot be applied to accounts that have been deleted. Here are the steps:
- Open the TikTok application and click the “Profile” menu
- Select the “Account” option at the top center of the screen
- Click “Add Account” and follow the instructions listed to log in to the account you want to activate
- After logging in, you can activate your account by clicking “Reactivate”
- Wait a few moments and voila! Your TikTok account is active again.
- So, those are several ways to permanently delete and temporarily deactivate a TikTok account.
Will Google’s Search Services Be Paid?
Morrissey Technology – Google plans to introduce an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered search engine feature, dubbed Search Generative Experience (SGE). Google may also charge a fee to allow access to AI-powered search. Google is adding AI chatbots to Search to create Snapshots, brief explanations of search queries, along with helpful links that may offer more information.
At its launch, the tech company said it plans to allow ads on Snapshots to generate revenue. However, based on this report, it seems that Google is now taking a different path. The information comes from a Financial Times report, which cited unnamed sources. It said Google may charge a fee to allow access to AI-powered Search. That’s because the company recently expanded its SGE testing to include users in the US who didn’t even sign up for the feature.
This change may not happen immediately. However, when the tech giant finally releases the service to the public, users may have to pay for it. The report did not say whether a specific revenue system has been decided for the service. However, speculation suggests the system could be bundled with the recently introduced Gemini Advanced subscription for the most advanced version of its Gemini AI.
On the other hand, it can also be offered as a standalone service. This is considering that Google has never charged users anything to use its core Search product. This may also impact website publishers who rely on traffic coming from Google Search rankings for revenue. SGE FOR4D can also have a negative impact on them. The report highlights structured premium tiers are being planned as a solution to avoid losing advertiser revenue, making publishers happy. However, at the same time it creates new revenue opportunities through its AI integration.