#ios 13 features

[peepprint]

a quick tutorial on how to create fun and new stickers straight from your camera roll

[shahtoqir]

#iOS#Beta2#EverythingNew#iOS17Beta2#TechCashPro Everything New in iOS 17 Beta 2 Apple has just released the second beta version of iOS 17 and iPadOS 17 updates to developers. This beta version is used for testing before the official release. Similar to other beta updates for major software updates, this version includes several small adjustments and changes. Apple is making these refinements to improve the operating systems before they are officially launched. We have gathered all the new features and changes that we have discovered in this second beta version so far. keywords: ios 17 beta 2, ios 17 beta 2 features, ios 17 beta 2 download, 17 beta 2 hindi, ios 17 beta 2 changes, ios 17 beta 2 release date, ios 17 beta 2 release, ios 17 beta 2 reddit #EverythingNew#iOS17Beta2#iOS#Beta2TechCashPro

[appleiphonetips]

Recently apple roll out new iOS 16.2. The new features are amazing. If you have not updated to iOS 16.2, then read this blog and find what are the new features available in iOS 16.2 and should you update to iOS 16.2? https://vocal.media/01/i-os-16-features-and-updates-for-i-phone-i-pad-apple-release-i-os-16-2-with-support-of-5-g-for-indian-users

[mayalaen]

VPNs aren't just for pirates and company data anymore

A friend complained to me that they couldn't access pr0n anymore because the government is now requiring ID to verify age where they are, and due to data leaks and privacy issues, didn't want to share their ID even though they're of legal age.

Shit like this doesn't work on the intended target. It only frustrates people who are aren't tech savvy while a lot of kids have already found their way around it because that's what kids do ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

When I talk about VPNs (virtual private networks), non-tech savvy people's eyes glaze over 😂

It sounds like complicated, unknowable magic. It's not! And you don't even have to understand it to use it!

With the government and ISPs (internet service providers) invading privacy more and more and hackers breaking in and stealing user data from companies, VPNs are becoming necessary.

Some Things a VPN Does for You:

hides your data from others

can make your internet speeds faster if your ISP does speed throttling (purposely making your speed slower)

hides what you're doing from your ISP

keeps you safer from some malware, viruses, hackers, and trackers

allows you to access things that are either restricted in your area or not available in your area (such as content in other countries)

keeps you safer when you're out in public connected to wifi

Below is a basic infographic on how VPNs work. When you access the internet, a VPN encrypts your data - making it into a secret code that can't be read by anyone else including your ISP.

Tech companies, ISPs, etc. want you to think VPNs are complicated so that you won't use them.

When searching for a free VPN, please be aware that a lot of the free VPN services out there are malware or full of viruses and trackers.

Either do some research into which one to choose or use a paid VPN service. You can either pay monthly or yearly - the yearly is always cheaper in the long run.

Some of the Top Rated VPN Services:

ExpressVPN $7 - $13/month

NordVPN $3 - $13/month

Surfshark $2 - $14/month

PrivateInternetAccess $2 - $12/month

ProtonVPN (some sites block this one) $4 - $10/month

CyberGhost $2 - $13/month

I use ExpressVPN, so for the purposes of this post, I'm going to use screenshots from ExpressVPN.

Once you have an account, download the program from the website to your desktop/laptop or find the app on Android or iOS app stores.

Signing in requires a code that the VPN will email to you that unlocks all the features. Pay attention when the program installs because it'll ask you about preferences, and you can easily check yes on blocking pr0n when that's the reason you wanted a VPN in the first place 😂

When the program is open, you'll see this:

As you can see in the screenshot, not only do I have the program, but I have an ExpressVPN icon on my browser. The program installs this automatically, and when the program is running, the icon will have a green checkmark on it so you know it's working in your browser.

You'll notice I've recently connected using Japan. I did this so I could watch a series that isn't available outside of Japan.

The program automatically chooses a location near you, but if you want to access things that are restricted to you, make sure you click on the three dots to the right of the selected location (see screenshot below) and search for a state/country/place that your content will be available in.

Once your location is selected, click on the start/power button, and you'll get a popup notification from your computer that ExpressVPN is connected.

Go to the site you want to use and use it like you normally would.

Here's what it should look like when it's running correctly:

Keep in mind that if you leave a VPN running all the time (which is perfectly fine to do), search engines like Google will assume you live wherever ExpressVPN tells it you live, so searching for "stores near me" will give you results that aren't close to you.

When you're done using the VPN, just hit the power button again and it shuts off.

I use this on all my handheld devices, my desktop, and my laptop for business and personal reasons. I'm a pirate, and I've been using VPNs for a long time, yet none of the ISPs I've used have ever given me a warning about torrenting.

Good luck, and enjoy all the new things you can access!

BTW for anybody wondering, my desktop wallpaper is a map of the world's time zones. So pretty!! 😍

[sussysatann]

WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT NIGHTBRINGER SO FAR

3D game - possible free roam?

We now have a map of the House of Lamentation!! Hopefully we'll have maps for the other main locations too!!

New rhythm game (all songs are sung by the demons)

'Online meetings' with the characters - choices have a DIRECT impact on story

Talk to the characters and give presents - possibly fully voiced?

"New and improved D.D.D"

Takes place BEFORE RAD and AFTER THE CELESTIAL WAR

We still play as MC but have to "masquerade as a demon and act as a brand new attendant to the brothers in order to reform the lost bonds" with them - Solomon takes us back in time?

Release date for 1ST SEPTEMBER 2023

EDIT: NEW RELEASE DATE FOR 13 APRIL 2023

SYSTEM & DEVICE REQUIREMENTS:

-Android 6.0 or later -OpenGL 3.0 or later -iOS 12 or later

~ IOS requires 2GB or more of RAM ~ Android requires 3GB or more of RAM / device with 625 or more of CPU Snapdragon

Nightbringer's full description via Google Play and App Store;

"Return to life in the Devildom with seven unique demon brothers.

Are you ready for more trips to Hell's Kitchen and Devil's Coast?! Introducing the LATEST otome game from Obey Me!, the global sensation with over eight million downloads where you make ikemen demons do your bidding! Enjoy an iseikai with a huge, enthralling world where you hang out with seven quirky ikemen brothers and a rich variety of hunky side characters. And we've blurred the line between fiction and reality even further this time with even MORE features that are so real you will feel like you are really interacting with the characters!

When your smartphone turns into a D.D.D. terminal, you'll find yourself staring into a portal to another world! With the introduction of ikemen demons into your life, things just got a whole lot more dramatic and interesting!

Have meaningful interactions with these seven handsome, but dangerous brothers and live life on the wild side in this exciting and mysterious world!

◆◇ What is Obey Me! Nightbringer? ◇◆

▷Your choices have a DIRECT impact on how the story plays out! In addition to chatting and making phone calls, enjoy participating in online meetings this time! That's not all though, students! Cheer on your favorite characters' videos and strengthen their cards for battle! Your decisions in the Devildom matter, so pick wisely!

▷Peek into the daily lives of the demons!

Take a look into the daily lives of your favorite demons with a BRAND NEW feature! By talking to them and giving them presents, you might even see a whole new side to them! Try new things to learn all about your favorite demon!

▷Comment on your favorite videos!

Go even further and post comments on your favorite videos of the ikemen demons! Share your love via a comment or add an effect to cheer them on! Spice the videos up with your own personal touch!

▷Introducing brand new quests in the form of a rhythm game!

As you make your way through the episodic stories in the Devildom, you will encounter rhythm game quests! Polish your skills and use items and cards found in the Devildom to master the rhythm game! And what's more, all the songs your hear in the rhythm game are sung by the demons

◆◇ Story ◇◆

You wake up to find a world you once knew...a bit different. The brothers are cold and aloof, and RAD does not exist yet. You find yourself in the Devildom right after the Great Celestial War! Thanks to Solomon, you find yourself masquerading as a demon and as the brand new attendant to the demon brothers. Can you reform your lost bonds with the brothers and return to the world you once knew?!

Enjoy life in the Devildom with your new-and-improved D.D.D.! Though, don't let your guard down, as what awaits you are seven quirky brothers

with a load of problems! Yet there is only one rule you need to follow: One master to rule them all! Introducing Obey Me! Nightbringer! A game for the ages!"

[apod]

2023 June 13

Moons Across Jupiter Image Credit: NASA; ESA, JPL, Cassini Imaging Team, SSI; Processing: Kevin M. Gill

Explanation: Jupiter's moons circle Jupiter. The featured video depicts Europa and Io, two of Jupiter's largest moons, crossing in front of the grand planet's Great Red Spot, the largest known storm system in our Solar System. The video was composed from images taken by the robotic Cassini spacecraft as it passed Jupiter in 2000, on its way to Saturn. The two moons visible are volcanic Io, in the distance, and icy Europa. In the time-lapse video, Europa appears to overtake Io, which is odd because Io is closer to Jupiter and moves faster. The explanation is that the motion of the fast Cassini spacecraft changes the camera location significantly during imaging. Jupiter is currently being visited by NASA's robotic Juno spacecraft, while ESA's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (JUICE), launched in April, is enroute.

∞ Source: apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap230613.html

[the-monkey-ruler]

Bloons TD 6 (2018)

Platform: Mac / PC / iPhone / iPad / Android Developer: Ninja Kiwi Publisher: Ninja Kiwi Genre: Strategy / Theme Fantasy: Modern Military Franchises: Bloons / Bloons TD Type: Appropriation

Summary:

First released for iOS and Android on June 13, 2018, Bloons TD 6 is the sixth main entry in the Bloons TD series, a tower defense spin-off to the Bloons series of puzzle games. Unlike previous entries into the series, which were developed for Adobe Flash, TD 6 was built with Unity. Bloons TD 6 features a number of other differences relative to previous entries in the series, including polygonal 3D graphics, completely reworked tower upgrades and control schemes, and a new leveling progression system centered around "Monkey Knowledge".

Since launch, the game has received a PC release through Steam, co-op support, new towers, and several time-limited event modes.

Source: https://www.giantbomb.com/bloons-td-6/3030-68981/

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=WOWAnBXFGcU

[himejoshikomaeda]

i'm kind of curious what you like about lostword. never really tried it myself n all.

— io

1. really easy to get your favorite characters

2. really easy to make your favorite characters viable no matter who they are

3. game isn’t very hard — no artificial difficulty spikes that force you to spend money to max out a unit or whatever. on that note, leveling up and upgrading units doesn’t take much time at all, allowing you to use lots of your favorite touhou characters if you’d like to.

4. the only characters that would probably require real money to aid in acquiring are the game’s made-up alternate universe versions of characters that i can’t imagine anyone giving a shit about. (sorry guys i’m never going to want to spend money so i can have.. sci fi space warrior sanae)

5. no temptation to buy anything in the store because the prices are all absurdly high. i will literally never be tempted to spend 80 dollars on a microtransaction. i consider this point to be a positive, because what is being sold is completely unnecessary.

6. game is written by perverts.

7. protagonist is a girl. this can’t be changed.

8. the main story is FANTASTIC. it’s really really really cool. finishing chapter 3 is what made me gush last night. the hifuu story is really cute too.

9. this might be something not everyone cares about, but the characters are very touchy-feely with each other, and with the protagonist. it’s very nice. i like when characters are handsy. skinship is compelling to me

10. writers aren’t pussies about yuri (important)

11. there is never not an event story going on (they rerun old events in between new ones), so if grinding event points is fun for you (it’s fun for me), that’s always an option no matter what.

12. great autobattle features. lots of customization for autobattles and auto-rematches for grinding materials.

13. despite what i just said, grinding is honestly optional. you don’t need to grind for levels, because levels come easily, and you don’t need to grind for materials after a while, because they give you so many.

14. story card (equippable items basically) art is cute. where would we be without modelo patchouli and her fat thighs?

15. despite having the usual scarlet devil mansion bias, a LOT of more obscure characters get a lot of spotlight, especially in event stories. one i remember enjoying a lot starred seija, sagume, and.. shizuha aki.. as the main characters (along with the protagonist of course). there are lots of cases like that.

16. characters all feel like they love you without it feeling at all like a harem game. sorry if this is cringe but don’t fucking lie and say you don’t want to be loved by the cast of touhou.

17. less of a point for me because i’ve been playing it since launch, but my girlfriend got into it recently and they have been ABSURDLY generous with her as a new player.

there are obviously criticisms to be had with the game (it’s a mobile game, it’s not perfect or anything by any stretch of the imagination), but you asked me what i liked about it. i’ve had a lot of fun with it in my time playing it, and my girlfriend is, like, obsessed with it, just getting into it.

[satoshi-mochida]

Dragon Quest Builders coming to PC on February 13

Gematsu Source

Square Enix will release the original Dragon Quest Builders for PC via Steam on February 13 for $27.99, the company announced. Users who already own Dragon Quest Builders 2 on Steam will be able to purchase Dragon Quest Builders at a discounted price.

Dragon Quest Builders first launched for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PS Vita on January 28, 2016 in Japan, followed by PlayStation 4 and PS Vita on October 11, 2016 in North America and October 14, 2016 in Europe. A Switch version followed on February 9, 2018 worldwide and March 1, 2018 in Japan, then iOS and Android versions on May 26, 2022 worldwide.

Here is an overview of the PC version, via its Steam page:

About

The first title in the Builders series, Dragon Quest Builders, is bringing its handy crafting features to Steam! Gather, craft and build to defeat defeat the evil Dragonlord and restore Alefgard to it’s former glory! In a world made out of blocks, everything that you see can be materials used to create! Farm ingredients, craft various items and build your base to unite the people roaming the ruins. From buildings to entire towns, you have the freedom to make your village your very own.

Story

Builders is set in the realm of Alefgard, the setting for the first ever Dragon Quest game. The world of Alefgard has been plunged into darkness, its light stolen by the evil Dragonlord, and this story begins with the appearance of a young hero with a mysterious ability to build things… And so the stage is set for an epic tale in which the dark world of Alefgard is returned to life with the power of creation!

Key Features

The first Dragon Quest Builders title, helpful crafting features include:

Place blocks remotely, or destroy blocks with ease, with just a single click of the mouse!

Now Includes a helpful Undo feature, which allows you to put things back to how they were before!

Now Featuring Big Bash, a useful feature introduced in Dragon Quest Builders 2 that allows you to break all objects in a particular area in one go!

“Terra Incognita,” Builders‘ free build stage, the stackable block height is doubled!

Includes fun side content, like collecting figurines of NPCs and monsters, or gathering pixels and exchanging them for a variety of handy items!

Use Build Cards to share buildings with other players and bring their buildings to life on your island!

Includes All Downloadable Content from Previous Versions of Dragon Quest Builders

The Steam version of Dragon Quest Builders includes all of the downloadable content from past versions including the free build mode, “Terra Incognita: Magic Carpet,” “Boss Monster Model Set,” “Astronomy Set,” and “Pixel Ring.”

View the first screenshots of the PC version at the gallery.

[mostlysignssomeportents]

How Apple could open its App Store without really opening its App Store

Last week, Mark Gurman published a blockbuster story in Bloomberg, revealing Apple’s plan to allow third-party Ios App Stores to comply with the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Apple didn’t confirm it, but I believe it. Gurman’s sourcing was impeccable:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-13/will-apple-allow-users-to-install-third-party-app-stores-sideload-in-europe

This is a huge deal. While Apple’s “curated” approach to software delivers benefits to users, those benefits are unreliable. As I explain in a new post for EFF’s Deeplinks blog, Apple only fights for its users when doing so is good for its shareholders. But when something is good for Apple shareholders and bad for its customers, the shareholders win, every time:

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2022/12/heres-how-apple-could-open-its-app-store-without-really-opening-its-app-store

To see how this works, just consider Apple’s record in China. First, Apple removed all working VPN apps from its Chinese App Store, to facilitate state spying on its Chinese customers:

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-apple-vpn/apple-says-it-is-removing-vpn-services-from-china-app-store-idUSKBN1AE0BQ

Then Apple backdoored its Chinese cloud servers, to further facilitate state surveillance of Chinese Iphone owners:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/17/technology/apple-china-censorship-data.html

Then, just last month, Apple neutered Airdrop’s P2P file-sharing in order to help the Chinese state in its campaign to stamp out protests:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/11/apple-limits-iphone-filesharing-feature-used-by-protesters-in-china

Apple claims that its App Store is a fortress that protects its users against external threats. But the Iphone is designed to block its owners from choosing rival app stores, which means that when Apple betrays its customers, the fortress walls become prison walls. Governments know this, and they rely on it when they demand that Apple compromise its customers to totalitarian surveillance:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/11/11/foreseeable-consequences/#airdropped

Now, there’s an interesting contrast here. When the DFBI demanded that Apple backdoor its devices to aid in the prosecution of the San Bernardino shooters, Apple took its customers’ side, bravely refusing to compromise its devices:

https://www.eff.org/cases/apple-challenges-fbi-all-writs-act-order

That was the right call to make. Does it mean that Apple doesn’t value privacy for its Chinese customers’ privacy as much as it values it for American customers? Does it mean that Apple respects the CCP more than it respects the FBI?

Not at all. It just means that China was able to threaten Apple’s shareholders in ways that the DoJ couldn’t. Standing up to the Chinese government would threaten Apple’s access to 350 million middle-class Chinese potential customers, and an equal number of Chinese low-waged workers who could be tapped to manufacture Apple devices under brutal labor conditions at rock-bottom prices.

Standing up to the FBI didn’t threaten Apple’s shareholders the way that standing up to the CCP would, so Apple stood up for its American users and sold out its Chinese users.

But that doesn’t mean that US Apple customers are safe. In the US, Apple defends its customers from rival commercial threats, but actively prevents those customers from defending themselves against Apple’s own commercial threats.

Famously, Apple took its customers side over Facebook’s, adding an amazing, best-in-class, one-click opt-out to tracking, which is costing Facebook $10 billion per year. You love to see it:

https://www.cnbc.com/2022/02/02/facebook-says-apple-ios-privacy-change-will-cost-10-billion-this-year.html

On the other hand…Apple secretly continued to its customers’ clicks, taps, gestures, apps and keystrokes, even after those customers explicitly opted out of tracking, and used that data to build nonconsensual dossiers on every Ios owner for use in its own ad-targeting business:

https://pluralistic.net/2022/11/14/luxury-surveillance/#liar-liar

Apple defended its customers against Facebook’s predation, but not its own. When Apple’s shareholder interests are on the line, Apple’s App Store becomes a prison, not a fortress: because Apple controls which software you can install, it can (and does) block you from installing apps that extend its block on commercial surveillance to Apple itself.

Then there’s the app tax. Apple charges app makers a 30% commission on all their sales, which means that certain businesses literally can’t exist. Take audiobooks: audiobook sellers have 20% gross margins on their wares. If they sell their audiobooks through apps and pay a 30% vig to Apple, they lose money on every sale. Thus, the only Ios app that will sell you an audiobook is Apple’s own Apple Books.

Apple Books requires authors and publishers to wrap their books in Apple’s DRM, and the DMCA makes it a felony to supply your own readers with a tool to convert the books you published to a rival’s format. That means that readers have to surrender every book they’ve bought on Apple Books if you switch platforms and ask them to follow you. It’s not just social media that turns creators into digital sharecroppers.

It’s not any better when it comes to the businesses that can eke out an existence under the app tax’s yoke. These businesses pass their extra costs on to Apple’s customers, who ultimately bear the app tax burden. Because every app maker has to pay the app tax, they all tacitly collude to hike their prices. And because mobile is a duopoly, the app tax is also buried in every Android app, because Google has exactly the same app tax as Apple (Google will also be forced to remove barriers to third-party app stores under the DMA).

All this to say that it is a terrible error to impute morals or values to giant corporations. Apple and Google are both immortal colony organisms that view human beings as inconvenient gut flora. They are remorseless paperclip-maximizing artificial life forms. They are, in other words, limited liability corporations.

https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/paperclip-maximizer

“If you’re not paying for the product, you’re the product” sounds good, but it’s absolutely wrong. You can’t bribe a paperclip-maximizing colony organism into treating you with dignity by spending money with it. Companies’ treatment of you depends on what they can get away with — not their “personalities.” Apple doesn’t respect privacy — it thinks it can make more paperclips by giving some of its customers some privacy. As soon as Apple finds a way to make more paperclips by spying on those you (say, by starting its own internal adtech business), it will spy on you, and the $1000 you spent on your Iphone will not save you.

Once you understand that corporate conduct is a matter of power, not personality, then you understand that the way to prevent companies from harming you is to meet their power with countervailing power. This is why tech worker unions matter: organized labor has historically been the most important check on corporate power, which is why tech companies are so vicious in the face of union drives:

https://www.epi.org/publication/unions-decline-inequality-rises/

Beyond labor, two other forces can discipline corporate conduct: regulation and competition. The biggest threat to a business’s customers is that business’s own shareholders. A company might defend its customers against a rival, but they will never defend its customers against its own shareholders.

Regulation and competition both impose costs on shareholder who abuse their customers: regulation can punish bad conduct with fines that come out of shareholder profits, and competition can create a race to the top as businesses seek to poach each others’ customers by offering them progressively better deals.

Which brings me back to the DMA, the EU’s pending regulation forcing Apple to open its app store, and Apple’s leaked plans to comply with the regulation. This is (potentially) great news, because rival app stores can offer Apple customers an escape hatch from mandatory surveillance and price-gouging.

But the devil is in the details. There are so many ways that Apple can use malicious compliance to appear to offer a competitive app marketplace without actually doing so. In my article for EFF, I offer a checklist of fuckieries to watch for in Apple’s plans:

• Forcing software authors in Apple’s Developer Program. Not only does this force developers to pay Apple for the privilege of selling to Iphone owners, but it also forces them to sign onto a Bible-thick EULA that places all kinds of arbitrary limits on their software. It’s not enough for Apple to open up to rival app stores — it also must not sabotage rivals who produce competing SDKs for Ios.

• Forcing App Store criteria on rival app stores. Apple mustn’t be permitted to turn legitimate vetting for security or privacy risks into editorial control over which apps Ios users are allowed to use. Apple may not want to carry games that highlight labor conditions in high-tech manufacturing sweatshops:

https://venturebeat.com/games/apple-drops-uncomfortable-sweatshop-hd-game-from-app-store/

And it may object to apps that track US drone killings of civilians abroad:

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2012/aug/30/apple-blocks-us-drone-strike-app

But those arbitrary editorial conditions shouldn’t be imposed on rival app stores.

• Taxing rival app stores for “security vetting.” Apple is not the only entity qualified to assess the security of apps:

https://www.schneier.com/essays/archives/2022/01/letter-to-the-us-senate-judiciary-committee-on-app-stores.html

and it’s just as capable as its rivals of making grave errors:

https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/apple-fixes-exploited-iphone-zero/

It’s fine to say that app stores must submit to third-party security certification, but they should be free to choose Apple out of a field of qualified privacy certifiers.

• Requiring third-party app stores to process payments with Apple. The app tax should be disciplined by competition. Allowing Apple to extract 30% from transactions in its rivals’ app stores would defeat the whole purpose of the DMA.

• Arbitrarily revoking third party app stores. It’s foreseeable that some third-party app stores would be so incompetent or malicious that Apple could revoke their ability to operate on Ios devices. However, if Apple were to pretextually shut down third-party app stores, it could sour Iphone owners off the whole prospect of getting apps elsewhere.

Apple must not be permitted to use its power to shut down app stores in an anti-competitive way, but distinguishing pretextual shutdowns from bona fide ones is a time-consuming, fact-intensive process that could leave customers in limbo for years.

One way to manage this is for regulators to dangle massive fines for pretextual shutdowns. In addition to this, Apple must make some provision to continue its customers’ access to the apps, media and data from the app stores it shuts down.

All of this points to the role that regulators pay, even (especially) when it comes to disciplining companies through competition. The DMA is overseen by the EU Commission, which has the power to investigate, verify and approve (or reject) the standards that Apple sets for privacy, security, and app stores themselves. The Commission should anticipate and fund the regulators needed to manage these tasks quickly, thoroughly and efficiently.

Finally, Europeans shouldn’t have all the fun. If Apple can do this for Europeans, it can do it for every Apple device owner. If you bought an Ios device, it’s yours, not Apple’s, and you should have the right to technological self determination that Europeans get when it comes to deciding which software it runs.

Image: Electronic Frontier Foundation https://www.eff.org/files/banner_library/eu-flag-11.png

CC BY 3.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us/

[Image ID: An EU flag. The blue background has a fine tracery of etched circuitry.]

[cheritzteam]

[The Ssum] The Ssum : Forbidden Lab Update (13/4 KST, v1.1.14)

Hello, dear lab participant.

You can now download the new version of <The Ssum : Forbidden Lab>.

Google Play Store (Android) - link

Apple App Store (iOS) - link

This update includes bug fixes, so you will receive 15 Aurora Batteries as Study Support upon accessing the game.

Make sure you access the Lab by the 16th of April 2023 (KST) to get your compensation! *You must collect your reward within 3 days.

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The following are the details of the update we have received from the Lab.

[Feature Improvements]

> If you want to start your story with a clean slate!

We've added a new feature to wipe your data regarding a chosen special ssum-one. Please be careful when using this feature as it will erase all your memories of chats, calls, photos, private accounts, and Milky Way Calendar history! * Paid items that will be removed: special choices, premium images, and I Can See Your Voice.

> Hey, why did I send this gift?

Have you ever wondered what gifts you sent to other lab participants in the Forbidden Lab and why? Now you can see the recent history of gifts sent from PIU-PIU’s Belly. Please note that if the other lab participant decomposes the gift, the log for it will also be lost!

> Posts that match your taste at a glance!

A title search feature has been added to the Canals of Sensitivity. Find your dream piece with your favorite keywords!

> Of course, tastes differ!

Say goodbye to the days of squinting at posts you don't like! We've added lab participant blocking to Canals of Sensitivity.

> Original PIU-PIU is a doer when it means it!

If you've ever been stuck with a reward that's over the number limit on Planet Pi, PIU-PIU will swallow it for now. However, if PIU-PIU's Belly is already full, please empty it first!

[Bug Fixes]

> The message notifications just won’t go away…

We've fixed a bug that caused the notification dot to stay up when you delete an unread message.

> The number of Frequencies I received from Pi doesn’t immediately populate…

We've fixed an issue where Frequencies received as a reward from Pi were not immediately reflected in your inventory.

> My planet level for Pi seems to be off...

We've fixed an issue where Pi's level information would not display correctly in certain situations.

[Others]

Fixed the issue where the minor feature BGM would carry over to the chat screen.

Minor bugs were fixed.

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We appreciate your reports and your activities as a part of the Lab.

Thank you.

-Cheritz-

[thatskynews]

Hello, Sky kids! We will soon have a new Patch Update for Sky:

📸 Season of Moments

🥳 Sky's 4th Anniversary

✨ Other improvements

See the patch notes for more 📬

Known Issues Patch 0.22.0

We are aware of the following bugs that are ongoing or were introduced with the arrival of Patch 0.22.0:

🔷After sharing light with a shadow kid, your Sky kids stance will appear to change from your selected stance to the default stance for the new acquaintance. However, your stance selection will remain the same on your screen.

🔷If players have any menu open while holding hands with or being carried by another player who views a note, a shared memory, or a shared space, the menus will automatically close.

🔷When liking a friend's shared memories, notes, and spaces, a notification will be sent to them that incorrectly shows the name you have given your friend instead of the name they have given you.

🔷When placing boat/crane/lantern notes, players may notice their message shows incorrect characters or may require players to relog into the map to see their note.

🔷[Switch/Controller] Shared Spaces cannot be named or shared if players tap/select outside of the keyboard to close it. Tapping out to close will lock the keyboard away; however, leaving the area and returning will allow players to use the keyboard again. Closing the keyboard by pressing X or deleting text will not activate the bug.

🔷[PlayStation/Switch] While in chibi height or shorter height, if being led by a taller player, the chibi will appear to be levitating.

🔷[PlayStation] Opening the chat keyboard may slow the frame rate.

🔷Placing boat notes, shared spaces, or shared memories may cause a server error. If a server error occurs, please contact Player Support and share details about what you were placing to receive the error. Players may need to restart the app if the error is received.

We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience these may cause while we work to resolve them in a future update.

[lofibeanie]

I have never been an Apple iDevice person but imma be honest, since Procreate put out the statement on anti-AI generated images and stuff, I have been looking into buying an iPad purely so I can start learning how to use Procreate (gdi for only being on iOS)

I have 3 pays until my birthday so HOPEFULLY I will be able to have enough saved to get it as a bday present to myself lol. I also have a con in a couple weeks so. Who knows how that will turn out. Artist Alleys make me wanna spend all of my money...I need to be careful :') I'm going both days so I need to be even more responsible LOL

Still umming and ahhing between the 11" and the 13" iPad Air M2 (I cannot justify the Pro, oof, I ain't made of money), and I definitely want the 256GB one. Obviously need the Apple Pencil too (Pro? Maybe?). Then there's the stuff like the case, need nib protectors too bc I want a paperlike screen protector bc I have a Samsung tablet atm and it's a glossy screen and it kinda sucks for drawing on. My Cintiq is a more matte screen which is SO MUCH NICER to draw on.

I have ideas and I want a portable option so I don't have to just sit at my desk, I can sit anywhere in the house or even bring it when I go out places, etc, etc...also Procreate has some really neat features (I love you CSP but I am not paying for 2 subscriptions) I was trying it out on my sister's iPad and it's pretty nice indeed, I could get used to this. Also the amount of user-made assets and tutorials for Procreate is so cool, I know I can definitely find something that's in the realm of what I'm wanting to do :3

Also I am one of those people who loves customising their devices and it's so much easier to do on an Apple device over an Android. I use a Samsung phone and I do have it to a point where I really like how I've customised it, but my tablet is another story - it's okay but ehhhh, I want it different. Yes I am going to change my icons when I get my iPad, this thing is gonna be so fun when I am done with it. Still thinking about if I should get a clear back folio case so I can stick prints and stuff in the back or if I should just go for a regular folio case, but that's a problem for idk, a few weeks from now.

Oh god my birthday is in just over a month-

Anyway yeah. Hoping to get the iPad and stuff around my birthday but knowing me it'll prooooobably be closer to Christmas but also I hate waiting so we'll see if my impatience is stronger than my impulsively spending on other stuff I don't need - place your bets now /hj

[letssgolesbians]

mutazione review

mutazione is a beautifully illustrated adventure exploration game where you play as 15 year old kai, a queer teen who travels to the strange island mutazione to take care of her sick grandpa, nonno. mutazione is an island full of mutated people, mysteries flora and animals, and a wonderful ecosystem. kai goes around the island building musical gardens that are requested by different residents and talking to other people and building friendships to learn the community’s juicy gossip!! there is an unfolding strange mystery for kai to explore, and many compelling characters to interact with, along with fun events to attend like music night and a bbq.

the genre is action, and it is available on mac, ios (part of apple arcade), windows, ps4, nintendo switch and xbox one. the age rating is 13+. the gameplay hours are around 6-11. it is a calming, addictive game that you won’t be able to put down. there are nice quality of life features like kai’s journal which guides players towards the next plot point, an encyclopaedia with loads of information about the island’s flora, and frequent auto saving so game progress is almost never lost.

it costs around £16.75, and the game does have an ending which you can’t play after, but there is a feature where you can receive letters from the ppl you’ve met in the next summer after.

i thought it was amazing, and it is one of my fave games i’ve ever played. the illustration was beautiful and really added to the game, it was low pressure and chill with no time constraints, the musical gardens were fun to make and organise, all the characters rly resonated with me (especially miu!!), kai’s queerness was not a central part of the story and was very casual and not like a shock to anyone, i enjoyed finding out the gossip and how it linked to the main plot, and the journal was a great resource to remember what i was doing after picking it up again.

it is a single player only game, and i found it very easy and forgiving, with a nice replay value and options to make new gardens after you’ve finished the game.

the game was released on the 19th september 2019, and has an ign rating of 8.5.

overall, i absolutely adored this game and think it is super underrated, and more ppl need to play it. i am eagerly waiting for the studios next games, and i would recommend this to basically everyone!!!!

[ridgeracerpictures]

Welcome to the world of Ridge Racer!

-- The home of drift racing.

This blog is for cataloguing a personal collection of screenshots from titles within the Ridge Racer series. New post is published each day in 13:30 UTC, and will be tagged with #daily ridge racer picture. One game will always be featured for two consecutive days. May post duplicates in certain occasions.

Notable content types featured in posts are shown below:

#race replay: The most common type of posts; represents replays of races which put focus on either the course sceneries, or the racing machines.

#course preview: Represents pre-race course previews, which have been an element since R4 / Ridge Racer Type 4.

#ui design: Represents user interface and HUD designs of target Ridge Racer titles.

The screenshots will mostly feature race course sceneries, but may also feature other elements of the target game. Additional flairs accompanying the content types are listed here:

Course Sceneries -- #course sceneries

Machine Focus -- #machine focus

Fun Facts -- #fun facts

There's more to the series than just R4...

If you want to suggest what the blog should feature next, check out the "Suggest screenshots" button! Expand the post for the list of games covered by the blog.

Last edit: 2nd September, 2024 -- 12:52 UTC

Here are the games that the blog has covered with the respective tags:

#ridge racer arcade -- Ridge Racer (Arcade, 1993)

#ridge racer ps1 -- Ridge Racer (PlayStation 1, 1994)

#ridge racer 2, #ridge racer 2 arcade -- Ridge Racer 2 (Arcade, 1994)

#rave racer -- Rave Racer (Arcade, 1995)

#ridge racer revolution -- Ridge Racer Revolution (PlayStation 1, 1995)

#rage racer -- Rage Racer (PlayStation 1, 1996)

#pocket racer -- Pocket Racer (Arcade, 1996)

#ridge racer type 4 -- R4 / Ridge Racer Type 4 (PlayStation 1, 1998)

#ridge racer 64 -- Ridge Racer 64 (Nintendo 64, 2000)

#ridge racer v -- Ridge Racer V (PlayStation 2, 2000)

#ridge racers, #ridge racer psp -- Ridge Racers (PlayStation Portable, 2004)

#ridge racer 6 -- Ridge Racer 6 (Xbox 360, 2005)

#ridge racers 2, #ridge racer 2 psp -- Ridge Racers 2 (PlayStation Portable, 2006)

#ridge racer 7 -- Ridge Racer 7 (PlayStation 3, 2006)

#ridge racer 3d -- Ridge Racer 3D (Nintendo 3DS, 2011)

#ridge racer vita -- Ridge Racer (PlayStation Vita, 2011)

Note for Ridge Racers and Ridge Racers 2: All contents shown that are not exclusive to either game will use both games' tags; any content shown that's exclusive to either of them (i.e. machines, courses) will have its tags limited to that game.

Here are the games that the blog has not covered with no defined time frame for when they will be featured:

R: Racing Revolution (PlayStation 2, 2003)

Ridge Racer DS (Nintendo DS, 2004)

This blog will NOT cover:

Critical Velocity (PlayStation 2, 2005)

Ridge Racer Accelerated (iOS, 2009)

Ridge Racer Drift (J2ME, 2010)

Ridge Racer Unbounded (Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, 2012)

Ridge Racer Slipstream (iOS, Android, 2013)

Ridge Racer Draw & Drift (iOS, Android, 2016)

All pictures are taken using emulators.

[govindhtech]

Apple M4 Chip and iOS 18: A Look at Next-Level Performance

Apple M4 Chip Rumors Apple M4 Chip Features

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says Apple will add M4 Chips to its Macs in late 2024. Artificial intelligence performance will be improved by the Apple M4 Chip. Apple intends to launch its first Macs equipped with the Apple M4 Chip family of CPUs in that time frame.

M4 Chip Release date Since Apple unveiled the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max CPUs all at once in October of last year, it’s probable the Apple M4 Chip range may be shown around the same time. Gurman said the M4 will be arriving in late 2024 and early 2025 for all Macs.

The first to get Apple M4 Chips are the iMac, low-level 14-inch MacBook Pro, elite 14-inch MacBook Pro, 16-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. The 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air models will get them in springtime 2025, the Mac Studio’s in mid-2025, and the Mac Pro later in.

Apple is approaching manufacture of the Apple M4 Chip, which will come in at least three flavours. Donan, Brava, and Hidra are the codenames for the entry-level, mid-range, and top-tier chips, respectively. The low-end Mac mini, MacBook Air, and entry-level MacBook Pro will all utilise the Donan chip, while the higher-end MacBook Pro and MacBook mini will use the Brava chip.

Since the Hidra chip is made for the Mac Pro, it is likely a “Ultra” or “Extreme” category processor. With regard to the Mac Studio, Apple is testing variants that include an M4 Brava CPU variant that is likely of a better calibre than the M4 Pro and M4 Max “Brava” chips, as well as an unpublished M3-era chip.

The maximum amount of Unified Memory that M4 models of Mac desktop computers might handle is 512GB, a significant increase above the present cap of 192GB.

Although TSMC, an Apple supplier, is expected to use an enhanced version of the 3nm process for increased performance and power efficiency, the M4 chips will be constructed using the same 3-nanometer technology as the M3 processors. Apple also intends to include a much enhanced Neural Engine with more cores for AI applications.

This week brought news of Apple’s hardware roadmap. They plan to release a complete portfolio of M4-based Macs later this year, along with various iPad models, and should solidify plans for the introduction of newer iPad Pro and iPad Air models next month.

As they examined how things are going with the iPhone 15 Pro now that it is halfway through its flagship lifetime, they also heard some new rumours regarding iOS 18, which is scheduled to be introduced at WWDC in a few months. Continue reading below for all the information on these tales and more!

As to the source, the M4 series of CPUs will be rolled out later this year to the MacBook Pro and iMac lines, and during 2025, additional models like as the MacBook Air, Mac mini, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro are anticipated to get updates as well.

According to a recent report by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, other models with M4 series CPUs would be introduced in the next year, after the initial release of the first ones later this year. Gurman provided a more detailed plan for these Macs in his Power On email today.

Gurman reaffirmed that the Mac Studio and Mac Pro would be compatible with Apple’s internally tested M3 Ultra processor, but he added that it is “all but assured that at least some of Apple’s high-end desktops” would forego the M3 chip series.

Gurman said that Apple would highlight the M4 processor series’ artificial intelligence capabilities.

iOS 18 iOS 18 Features

According to reports, Cloud Servers Won’t Be Used for Apple’s First AI Features in iOS 18

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple’s initial round of new AI capabilities for iOS 18 won’t depend on cloud servers at all.

In the Q&A part of his Power On email today, Gurman said, “It appears that that the first set of features will work entirely on device as the world watches Apple’s big AI unveiling on June 10.” “That indicates that there is not a cloud computing element to the organization’s large language model, the application that enables the new capabilities.”

iOS 18 update Gurman predicts that Apple will likely continue to provide certain cloud-based AI capabilities powered by Gemini from Google or another supplier. Regarding possible collaborations in generative AI, Apple is said to have spoken with businesses including China’s Baidu, OpenAI, and Google. Although it is uncertain whether Gemini or another chatbot will be directly incorporated into iOS 18, it is not anticipated that Apple’s ChatGPT like chatbot would be included in iOS 18.

Given that Apple supply chain experts, like Ming-Chi Kuo and Jeff Pu, have said that the business is aggressively buying AI servers, it is plausible that Apple may eventually provide some of its own cloud-based generative AI capabilities.

New generative AI capabilities for the iPhone’s Spotlight search function, the Siri, Safari, Shortcuts, Apple Music, Messages, Health, Numbers, Pages, Keynote, and other apps are reportedly coming with iOS 18. Previously, Gurman stated that generative AI would let Siri answer more difficult inquiries and auto-complete phrases in Messages.

iOS 18 release date At WWDC, which runs from June 10 to 14, Apple is likely to reveal iOS 18 and other software improvements.

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