GTA 6 First Trailer Online, and Will be Released in 2025
In the early morning hours of December 5, the first trailer for Grand Theft Auto 6 (GTA 6), which was scheduled to go live on the same day, went live due to a leak, and the X platform account that leaked the trailer was subsequently banned. The official trailer, released by developer Rockstar, confirms some of the rumors and revelations that have appeared on the internet over the past two years, including a dual protagonist design set in the series’ predecessor, Sin City, and including the series’ first female protagonist. The trailer states that GTA 6 will be released in 2025, and in a press release issued late Monday, Rockstar noted that the game will be coming to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S that year, with no mention of a PC launch date, which, based on the pace of the previous installments in the series, could be several years later than the console platforms.
One Plus 12 Officially Released
On December 5, the One Plus 12 was officially announced, which is equipped with the third-generation Qualcomm Snapdragon® 8 mobile platform, supports up to 24GB+1TB optional configuration, and is equipped with a 50-megapixel main camera, 64-megapixel periscope telephoto, and 48-megapixel ultra wide-angle, and the screen is a 6.82-inch QHD+ resolution, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate AMOLED flexible curved screen, with peak brightness up to 4500 nits. The screen is a 682-inch, QHD+ resolution, 1-120Hz adaptive refresh rate AMOLED flexible curved screen with a peak brightness of up to 4,500 nits, and supports “Bright Eyes” low-frequency flashing, 3Pulse+1Pulse class DC/high-frequency PWM (frequency 2160Hz) dimming. In terms of battery life, it is equipped with a 5400mAh battery and supports 100W wired flash charging and 50W wireless flash charging.
Meta Releases Audio Generation Model Audiobox
On December 4, Meta announced the launch of Audiobox, an audio generation service based on the Voicebox AI model, which receives both voice and text input, allowing users to use both voice and text descriptions for the model to generate the desired audio. Audiobox is currently available for trial to selected researchers and academics to test the quality and safety of the model.
Classic Game Ballance Coming to Steam and GOG
Atari’s 2004 3D puzzle game Ballance is turning 20, and now publisher Ziggurat Games has released a promotional video for the Steam version of the game on December 2, confirming that it will be released on January 5, 2024 for Steam and GOG. In Ballance, players take control of a ball and roll it around suspended tracks and platforms, trying not to fall, navigate obstacles, and make it to the end within the time limit.
Global Smartwatch Market Continues to Rebound
After slowing down earlier in the year, the global smartwatch market began to warm up in the second quarter and maintained its growth momentum in the third quarter, according to Counterpoint’s Q3 2023 smartwatch market data released on December 1st. Global smartwatch shipments increased by 9% compared to the same period last year, driven primarily by Fire-Boltt’s strong performance in India and Huawei’s tremendous rebound in China. apple had its best quarter in Q3, with a 7% year-on-year increase in shipments, and retained its year-over-year market share of 45% in the high-end operating system watch market. Samsung’s share of this market fell to 18% from 24% in Q3 2022. Huawei’s overall shipments increased by 56 percent, and the high-end OS market increased by 122 percent to 14 percent.
Simple Mobile Tools Containing Ads
Simple Mobile Tools is a set of open source Android apps that offer a range of basic utilities and no ads, but recently the Simple Mobile Tools series has been acquired by Israeli app publisher ZipoApps, and the corresponding apps have now been flagged by the Play Store as containing ads, so perhaps the original open source nature of the apps will also be changed in the future. Perhaps the open-source nature of the apps will be changed in the future. The good news is that for the time being, the branch versions of these apps will remain open source, so those who are accustomed to using the Simple Mobile Tools apps can download the branch versions or choose other alternatives to the Simple Mobile Tools apps.
Other News
According to MLID on its YouTube channel, AMD’s Zen6 architecture EPYC processor will come in a special type, EPYC-E, where E may stand for Edge, which means it is geared towards communications and edge computing, and doesn’t require too many cores and doesn’t consume a lot of power. there are two versions of the EPYC-E – a standard version with up to 64 cores and eight channels of DDR5 6400+MHz high-frequency memory, and an entry-level version with 64 PCIe 5.0, four channels of memory, 32 PCIe 5.0, and 16 PCIe 6.0 expansion connections. EPYC-E is available in two versions: a standard version with up to 64 cores, eight channels of DDR5 6400 + MHz high-frequency memory, and 64 PCIe 5.0 and 32 PCIe 6.0 for extended connectivity, and an entry-level version with up to 32 cores, four channels of memory, 32 PCIe 5.0 and 16 PCIe 6.0. Meanwhile, AMD’s Zen6-architecture EPYC processor will be available in both the 3nm processor and the 16-core maximum for a single CCD. According to Taiwan’s Business Times, when discussing AI PCs at a public event, Quanta Computer Chairman Barry Lin said that Windows 12 will be released in June 2024 and AI PCs will follow.