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We’ve published a full article on Intel Alder Lake processors – the 12th Gen Core. We therefore refer to this article to learn more and content ourselves with summarizing the strengths and weaknesses of the Core i5-12500. This model has 6 high-performance cores (P-Core) and no low-power cores (E-Core). An original configuration that puts an end to the hybrid aspect of the vast majority of Alder Lake processors. However, it offers hyperthreading and therefore shows 12 threads on its counter. The base frequency is 3 GHz, in certain cases 4.6 GHz can be reached. Note that the Turbo Boost Max feature, which allows you to hit a few megahertz under certain conditions, isn’t available here. In addition, power consumption is lower than the K models, with a base energy envelope of 65 watts and a maximum consumption of 117 watts. Note, however, that this maximum consumption is only held for a few moments, unlike the K models, which are fully unlocked at this level. This results in power consumption that peaks for a few tens of seconds during a heavy task before falling and stabilizing at a lower level as the task continues.

New games are released every month on Nintendo switch. While certain seasons of the year releases are more affordable than others, we’re fortunate to enjoy a console that’s highly regarded and valued by gamers and development teams alike. Since June 2021 we offer you every month (well not really) a short recap of games on physical pre-order for the next monthwith links to get them.

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(Pocket-lint) – Angry Birds, one of the first hugely popular mobile games, is back.

Rovio, the company behind the game, has announced the return of the original Angry Birds. It’s now available in app stores with a new engine and no in-app purchases. It’s completely rebuilt with the Unity engine, with a more seamless experience across devices and platforms. But otherwise nothing has changed; The original Angry Birds game has been retained in this new version.

“While rebuilding Angry Birds, we took great care to preserve the feel of the original Angry Birds game,” Rovio executive producer Sami Ronkainen said in a press release. “We know our fans are a discerning bunch and can spot even small differences. Matching the gameplay and look of the game to the original was crucial.”

Rovio has removed the first Angry Birds game of 2019 from the App Store due to compatibility issues. The new remaster is called Rovio Classics: Angry Birds and is based on the 2012 version of the game. Unlike other Angry Birds games and spinoffs, it’s not a freemium title with paid add-on content. In other words, there are no in-app purchases or ads. Instead, it costs $0.99 in the US.

Rovio Classics: Angry Birds is available now on the App Store and Google Play.

Keep in mind that it’s different from Rovio’s Angry Birds Reloaded game. This game is exclusive to Apple Arcade and although it’s also a remaster of the original game, it has new characters and additional levels.

Written by Maggie Tillman.

FLoC (Federated Learning of Cohorts), Google’s controversial project to replace cookies for interest-based advertising by grouping users into user groups with similar interests, is dead. Instead, Google announced a new proposal: Topics. The idea here is that your browser learns your interests as you browse the web. It stores data for the last three weeks of your browsing history, and as of now, Google limits the number of topics to 300, with plans to expand this over time. Google advises that these topics do not include sensitive categories such as gender or race. To determine your interests, Google assigns the pages you visit to one of these 300 topics. For sites not previously ranked, a lightweight in-browser machine learning algorithm takes over and provides an estimated theme based on domain name.

Google has notified developers that they can now test Topics in Chrome Canary.

Cookies store information about your connections or what you have viewed on a shopping site. Advertisers use this information to better understand your behavior online and even offline, and to provide you with specific and targeted advertising that follows you around the web. Google has said it wants to make web browsing less invasive, but the company also wants to continue making money from online advertising. This wish led to the abandonment of cookies in favor of the FloC system.

Whatever goodwill Google may have shown in recent years, e.g. B. fighting ad abuse and systematic user tracking, its efforts have been challenged with the solution offered by the company. Fdr Cohort Learning or FLoC is touted as a better strategy that protects people’s privacy while still giving advertisers something to benefit from. However, privacy advocates are sounding the alarm about what they see as an even worse technology, and makers of Chromium-based browsers like Brave and Vivaldi are promising to fight FLoC in all its forms.

In short, FLoC changes individual user tracking and fingerprinting into group (cohort) identification based on similar browsing histories of members of that group. FLoC essentially categorizes people into groups based on similar surfing behavior, which means only cohort IDs and not individual user IDs are used to target them. The web history and the inputs to the algorithm are stored in the browser, with the browser only revealing a cohort of thousands of people.

However, many privacy advocates are unconvinced and see FLoC as an even worse solution than the problem it is trying to solve. Aside from potential violations of laws like the GDPR, critics also point out that FLoC collects more private data in the form of browsing history than even tracking cookies. Although unique individual identities can be hidden behind cohorts, the data stored in the browsing history can still be considered something private, especially if it will be easy to create profiles for members of this group.

In the face of the outcry, Google made another proposal to track users and allow advertisers to serve targeted ads: Topics API.

The new system would still eliminate cookies, but it would inform advertisers of a user’s areas of interest based on the user’s past three weeks of web browsing history. Topics are retained for three weeks before being deleted.

When you access a Topic API-enabled website for advertising purposes, the browser announces three topics of interest to you (one for each of the last three weeks), randomly selected from your top five topics for each week. The site may then share these with its advertising partners to decide which ads to show you. Ideally, this would offer a more private method of deciding which ads to show you, and Google notes that this also gives users far greater control and transparency than is currently the norm. Users can view and remove themes from their lists, as well as disable the entire theme API.

Developers can now test themes

In a blog post, Google shared the news with developers:

Starting today, developers can test the Topics, FLEDGE, and Attribution Reporting APIs worldwide in Chrome Canary. We will be transitioning a limited number of users from the Chrome beta as soon as possible. Once everything is working properly in the beta, we will make API testing available in the stable version of Chrome to extend testing to more Chrome users.

We know it will take developers time to use APIs, validate data flows, and measure performance. We look forward to feedback from companies going through the various testing phases that allow us to continuously improve the APIs. Once we’re confident the APIs are working as intended, we’ll be making them generally available in Chrome so more developers can integrate, evaluate, and provide feedback as we continue to optimize them for their use cases.

Developers can look to Chrome for support in the form of developer guides, regular updates, and a range of feedback and interaction channels. We strongly encourage developers to share their feedback publicly and with Chrome, and we’ll be closely monitoring the progress on this. We also welcome the role that industry associations can play in this process, from facilitating joint industry testing to compiling feedback topics.

Chrome will also begin testing updated privacy sandbox settings and controls, allowing users to see and manage the interests associated with them, or disable testing altogether.

Themes allow Chrome to track your browsing history locally and create a list of interests, which Chrome then shares with advertisers when they request ad targeting. The FLEDGE API is responsible for both running an promotion directly on your device and selecting an advertiser and then targeting users based on their behavior, e.g. B. Leaving an item in a shopping cart. The Attribution*Reporting API is responsible for measuring ad clicks, impressions and tracking purchase conversions.

As well as setting up the first version of the system for advertisers, Google’s post also gives us a glimpse of what user controls will look like. There is now a chrome://settings/privacySandbox page where you can enable or disable the trial. On the browser-based ads customization page, you can see the topics Chrome finds interesting for you and remove the ones that don’t interest you.

Again, this only applies to the experimental Chrome Canary browser, which nobody uses as their daily browser, so it’s going to be a while before most people see these commands.

Vinay Goel, Product Director, Privacy Sandbox, Chrome, explains:

The privacy sandbox proposals have already benefited greatly from thoughtful feedback from early testers, and we look forward to opening tests for more of our proposals. We will continue to gather feedback from the ecosystem and work with regulators around the world, including through our work with the UK Competition and Markets Authority, in line with our Web Privacy Sandbox commitments.

On subjects he said:

With themes, your browser determines a handful of themes, like “fitness” or “travel and transportation,” that represent your main interests for a given week based on your browsing history. Topics are only kept for three weeks and old themes are deleted. Themes are curated entirely on your device with no external servers involved including Google servers. When you visit a participating site, Topics selects only three topics, one from each of the last three weeks, to share with the site and its advertising partners. Themes allow browsers to give you meaningful transparency and control over this data, and in Chrome we create user controls that allow you to view themes, delete the ones you don’t like, or turn off the feature altogether. .

More importantly, subjects are carefully screened to exclude sensitive categories such as gender or race. Because Topics is browser-powered, it gives you a more visible way to see and control how your data is shared, compared to tracking mechanisms like third-party cookies. And by serving up websites with your areas of interest, online businesses have an option that doesn’t involve secret tracking techniques like browser fingerprinting to continue serving relevant ads.

With 82% of its revenue coming from ad revenue, this latest Chrome development shows that Google doesn’t want to threaten its biggest moneymaker. Google continues to claim that it is imperative to create an alternative user tracking system for advertising purposes and the company assures that until this is done it will not block third-party cookies, regardless of the final solution.

Source: Google

What do you think of the theme API in their design? Do you think it is responding effectively to FloC’s concerns?

Nintendo’s little pink ball is back Kirby and the forgotten landa brand new 3D game that has only one goal: to brighten our days.

Don’t look for Soulsborne challenges, we’re in a whole different register here and that’s a good thing! Unlike perhaps Kirby’s Adventure on the NES, it’s impossible to rage against a game in the franchise. I firmly believe that Kirby was created for the sole purpose of making us happy because it’s impossible not to smile when you see him!

Nintendo screenshot

So we know what to expect from Kirby and the Forgotten Land. The new Switch game doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but sometimes it feels good to go back to the comfort of your old slippers.

We forget everything around us

Nintendo screenshot

As you are drawn into Kirby’s world, you forget all the problems and worries of the day. The game is designed to be enveloped in joy, colors and upbeat music. It’s the perfect game to play after a bad day at the office.

The game is really simple and there is an even easier mode!

In Kirby and the Forgotten Land you don’t have to worry about cryptic puzzles. The tables are simple without getting boring. Despite its lightness, the game still offers enough challenges to feel like we’re just working a bit. Want a little more accessibility for the youngest (or even the oldest!)? There’s an even easier mode, perfect for budding gamers.

A really fun day for two

Kirby and the Forgotten is great to enjoy alone, but it’s even more fun with a friend! It’s the perfect game for young children and a great introduction to platform games for little ones. There are also a few unlockable mini-games in Waddle Dee Village that are really fun to play together.

The music is surprisingly catchy

Throughout the game’s soundtrack, there isn’t a single song that gets on your nerves. I was even surprised by the current tone of some board music, and it’s refreshing to hear Kirby in a game.

Varied level design

Nintendo screenshot

Despite the ease of the levels, the developers managed to provide us with a wide variety of designs. Don’t expect something as ambitious as a Mario, for example. But there are enough differences in gameplay and game mechanics to make the game addictive. Additionally, the Mouthful mode’s powers, in which Kirby absorbs an object and becomes one with it, add a level to the playstyle that makes the adventure fun and interesting.

Is the game worth it?

Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a real treat to play. The few powers that can be upgraded by finding blueprints throughout the adventure will keep the player engaged until the end.

Nintendo screenshot

The game’s focus was also on collectibles, as well as puzzles and mystery challenges placed here and there, which makes up for the game’s low level of difficulty. While this might put off experienced players looking for a challenge, it does the game rather well and does it Kirby and the Forgotten Land in one accessible and fun adventure.

Nintendo screenshot

However, we recommend waiting until the game goes on sale. While this game is fun, it only takes 9 hours to complete the main story and 22 hours to 100% complete it (on both game difficulties). So it’s a bit pricey for an $80 game.

That being said, Kirby and the Forgotten Land really is a balm that does a lot of good!

*The test was carried out on Nintendo Switch thanks to a code provided free of charge by Nintendo. Kirby and the Forgotten Land is available now for Nintendo Switch.

The Your Phone application, which notably allows you to connect your Android smartphone to your Windows PC, has received a facelift and will be connected to Microsoft Mobile. On the agenda is a brand new user interface and a much simpler and faster device on Windows 11.

Credit: Microsoft

More than three years ago, Microsoft launched Your Phone, a native tool for Windows 10 that allows you, among other things Connect your Android smartphone to your Windows PC. Thanks to this feature, users could check their text messages, photos, images or even access notifications from their favorite apps right on their computer screen without having to take their phone out of their pocket.

Year after year, Your Phone application has received many improvements such as: B. the ability to extract text from a photo stored on your smartphone, reply to messages from the center of Windows notifications or synchronize multiple Android smartphones. Latest novelty, the possibility of remotely configuring your smartphone, e.g. B. Enable or disable Bluetooth or volume control.

Your phone will become Microsoft Mobile Connected

This Friday, April 1, 2022, Microsoft formalizes Your Phone app’s end of career. But don’t worry, the app is currently being revised. now named Microsoft mobile connected or Phone Link in the United States, the American company took the opportunity to fully review its tool’s interface.

For example, the left column allows users to easily access notifications sent to their smartphone. The new tab navigation allows you to do the same quickly enjoy all important features, files and content of the phone. Microsoft is finally announcing this Pairing with Windows 11 will be much faster, by simply scanning a QR code during the initial setup with your new PC.

As the Redmond-based company explains, it saw the launch of Windows as an opportunity to “refresh the app’s design” and “update our controls, our color palette, and the overall look of the app” to provide a native experience on the app that’s new Windows 11″ system. It’s true that we find the characteristic elements of the design of the Microsoft operating system, especially in those rounded corners. This new version is now available in the Microsoft Store, about a new update. On Android, you need to install the Link with Windows app to use it.

Source: microsoft

The iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max have some of the best cameras ever seen on a phone, offering 4K video recording, an ultra wide-angle lens and a 3x telephoto lens. With many of their photo features, like Deep Fusion, being built into other iPhone models, including the latest iPhone SE, one might legitimately wonder what the difference is between the iPhone’s cheapest and most expensive cameras. Especially since both models contain the latest A15 Bionic chip, which manages digital photo tools such as Smart HDR.

Although the iPhone SE only has one rear sensor, compared to three on the iPhone 13 Pro, these phones have more in common than meets the eye. Our colleagues at CNET.com spent a week comparing the performance of the two iPhones for capturing landscapes, selfies, portraits, low-light scenes, and 4K video. Given the differences in price and build, you’re unlikely to choose between these phones based on their cameras alone, but it’s a learning exercise.

Landscapes and HDR look great on both iPhones

In ideal lighting conditions, it’s difficult for a current phone to take a bad photo. However, considering the iPhone 13 Pro’s significantly newer hardware, we were surprised to find that the iPhone SE produced photos that actually come very close to those of the more expensive smartphone. Both come with the Smart HDR feature and do a great job of balancing out shadow and highlight details. While the iPhone SE’s sensor dynamic range isn’t as good as the 13 Pro’s in more challenging lighting conditions, the difference isn’t as dramatic as the price difference might suggest.

The iPhone 13 Pro also has a larger image sensor than the iPhone SE on its main camera, meaning you’ll get a shallower depth of field in some photos. Check out the two examples below where we’ve focused on the fence post in the foreground to give you an idea of ​​how each phone renders the background.

Both iPhones also have Photographic Styles, which is a preset that is applied prior to recording. It is important to note that this is not a filter as it identifies and applies local changes. We left the style on Standard (Standard) for all photos to get a basic comparison and found it difficult to tell the difference between the two phones. In certain situations, particularly photos of flowers or very colorful objects, we found that the SE added a bit more saturation to the images.

Deep Fusion gives the iPhone SE a boost

Both iPhones also use Deep Fusion, an image processing technique designed to enhance detail and clarity in photos taken in medium to low light conditions. While there’s no way of knowing when Deep Fusion is activated, the SE can often produce images that look almost as good as the 13 Pro in terms of sharpness in average light conditions (or indoors).

Where the latest iPhone SE struggles is in low light, as it doesn’t have a night mode like the iPhone 13 Pro. We find that the photos, taken at night without much ambient light, have a fairly noticeable amount of noise. The iPhone SE 2022 is the only current iPhone without a night mode. A major shortcoming, especially when compared to mid-range Android smartphones. All Pixel phones have a night mode, as well as the recently released Samsung Galaxy A53.

Portrait mode: Clear victory for the iPhone 13 Pro

The 13 Pro lets you use either wide-angle or 3x telephoto for portraits. The 3x frame seems much more flattering on faces. Edge detection isn’t as effective on the SE, resulting in accidental blurring or clipping of certain details that the 13 Pro correctly identifies, e.g. B. a pair of sunglasses resting on a person’s head.

The 13 Pro has another key advantage over the SE 2022. It allows you to take portrait photos of just about anything from pets to flowers. Because the SE only has one lens on the back, it can only take portraits of people. If you try to take a portrait photo of a non-human person, the message “No people detected” will appear on the screen.

Another advantage of the iPhone 13 Pro is that it takes photos in ProRaw format for maximum flexibility and latitude in image editing. In addition, its wide angle has an autofocus that allows you to get closer to the subject and play with the macro.

While the iPhone 13 Pro has obvious tech advantages, like a larger sensor, extra focal lengths, and a night mode, we’re still surprised that the iPhone SE can keep up in many categories.

CNET.com article adapted from CNETFrance

Images: Lexy Savvides/CNET