Saturday, September 9, 2023

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There's not long to go now, granted, but if you're desperate to know more about Soulslike-crossed-with-Pinocchio Lies of P, I have good news – the full trophy/achievement list is now available.

Naturally, if you're looking to go into Lies of P unsullied by spoilers so that your experience is as pure as possible, you probably should look away now. 

For everyone else, the list below not only gives us the names of all the key bosses you'll encounter, but also hints at how many endings the game will have, as well as hint at some of the game's gameplay mechanics, collectibles, and more. You have been warned.

It's also possible that the list contains information about the NPCs you'll encounter during your journey, too.

  • Lies of P: Obtain all trophies.
  • Real boy: They all lived happily ever after: [Real boy: They all lived happily ever after] Reach the ending.
  • Free from the puppet string: [Free from the puppet string] Reach the ending.
  • Rise of P: [Rise of P] Reach the ending.
  • The First Puppet: Kill the Nameless Puppet
  • Strongest Normal Weapon: Strengthen a normal weapon to its max level.
  • Strongest Special Weapon: Strengthen a special weapon to its max level.
  • Strongest Legion Arm: Modify a Legion Arm to its max level.
  • Extreme Potential: Activate P-Organ to Phase 5.
  • Pianist of Krat: Play a perfect tune on the piano at Hotel Krat.
  • Legion Arm Collector: Collect all Legion Arms.
  • Special Weapon Collector: Collect all special weapons.
  • Normal Weapon Collector: Collect all normal weapons.
  • Golden Melody: Collect and play all records.
  • Learning about Emotions: Learn all gestures.
  • Veteran Explorer: Decipher all cryptic vessels and claim the rewards.
  • End of Riddles: Discover all Trinity Sanctums.
  • First Lie: Tell a lie in front of Hotel Krat Entrance.
  • Stargazer’s Guide: Repair a Stargazer.
  • Exploring Possibilities: Try to assemble a weapon.
  • The Ultimate Defense Technique: Destroy an enemy’s weapon with a perfect guard.
  • Fatal Blow: Deliver a successful Fatal Attack.
  • The Bastards and the Sweepers: Kill a Stalker.
  • Parade Master: Kill the Parade Master.
  • Scrapped Watchman: Kill the Scrapped Watchman.
  • King’s Flame: Kill King’s Flame, Fuoco.
  • Fallen Archbishop: Kill the Fallen Archbishop Andreus.
  • The Delayed Match: Kill the Eldest of the Black Rabbit Brotherhood.
  • King of Puppets: Kill Romeo, King of Puppets.
  • The Champion of Evolution: Kill Champion Victor.
  • Puppet-Devouring Green Monster: Kill the Puppet-Devouring Green Monster.
  • Corrupted Parade Master: Kill the Corrupted Parade Master.
  • Revenge of Black: Kill the Black Rabbit Brotherhood.
  • The Complete One: Kill Laxasia the Complete.
  • The Awakened God: Kill the Awakened God Simon Manus.
  • Bear Gold Coin Fruit: Harvest Gold Coin Fruit.
  • From Across the Rift: Kill all types of Dimensional Butterflies.
  • The Story of the Prince: Find out about the last story of Venigni.
  • The Story of the Refined Old Lady: Find out about the last story of Antonia.
  • The Story of the One Who Dreamed: Find out about the last story of Simon Manus.
  • The Story of One Father: Find out about the last story of Geppetto.
  • The Story of a Stranger Girl: Find out about the last story of EugĂ©nie.
  • The Story of the Blue Butterfly: Find out about the last story of Sophia.

Trophy/achievement website PowerPyx – which first reported the list a few days back – also confirmed that PlayStation players will be able to unlock one platinum, three gold, 13 silver, and 26 bronze trophies if they 100 per cent Lies of P.

Were you one of the million players who recently tried out Lies of P? According to the game's official X/Twitter account, over a million people have downloaded the Souls-like adventure across PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Steam. Lies of P’s official Twitter account also highlighted that the game – which is based upon the deeply unsettling Pinocchio story (tell me I'm not the only one who had nightmares from even the Disney version?) – hit the top three Twitter trends globally and reached 170,000 peak concurrent viewers on Twitch across all streamers checking out the game.

The Lies of P demo is sadly no longer available, but these are already some impressive stats for a new IP that isn’t launching until September 19. When it does, though, you’ll also be able to play the entire game on day one through Xbox Game Pass at no extra cost. 

Lies of P will have you delving into a city plagued by chaos upon its launch on September 19 on PS4, PS5, PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. This twisted interpretation of Pinocchio will have you fighting your way through Krat while unearthing the grim reality of the tale we all know and love, challenging you all the while depicting hidden symbols and secrets around you to make sense of the fragile world.

Here's everything we know about Lies of P so far.

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Friday, September 8, 2023

This Is How Many Solar Panels You'll Need to Power Your Home - CNET

This formula will help you figure out how many panels you'll need to reach your energy goals.

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

Best PlayStation Deals: Save on Games, Headsets, Storage and More - CNET

Snag discounts on PlayStation accessories and expand your gaming setup for less.

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A series of new renders for the upcoming OnePlus 12 have recently surfaced indicating the company may be replacing a contentious camera module.

If you’re not familiar with the story, a previous leak of the OnePlus 12 back in July displayed the rear camera system had a rectangular, stainless steel “bump” underneath the two lenses. Online reactions to this steel plate were mixed, to say the least. But, according to a recent MySmartPrice report, OnePlus is opting for a more familiar design for the camera island on its upcoming flagship phone. It’ll be, as 9to5Google puts it, “less ugly” looking for some.

The renders show the three OnePlus 12 lenses will be housed in a circular module with a blank space on the bottom right. The stainless steel portion is gone. It’s unknown what this fourth space will hold. We thought at first it could hold the smartphone’s flashbulb. After all, that’s where it is on the OnePlus 11

However, if you look closely at the renders, the bulb is actually in the upper left-hand corner. The hole could be where the rumored 64MP periscope lens will be. Of course, we can’t say for sure right now.

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Small tweaks

Besides the changes to the camera setup, the MySmartPrice report does mention one other design tweak. The Hasselblad logo on the module has been replaced with the brand’s stylized ‘H’ and it’ll be moved to the far left. 

Other than that, the phone looks identical to prior renders. The phone display will have a “punch-hole cutout” in the center for the selfie lens. Additionally, the power and alert sliders will be on the right side of the device “whereas the volume keys will be on the left”.

This information comes from notable industry insider OnLeaks who claims these images are “based on pre-production [units]” This means these pictures show a close approximation of what the final design may look like.

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As with every leak, take this information with a grain of salt. Things could always change at the last minute. Maybe OnePlus changes its mind a second time and goes back to the steel bump.

The launch date for the OnePlus 12 line is also unknown although rumors point to the phone releasing first in China this December. A global rollout will reportedly occur in either January or February with a $699 price tag. It’s said the mobile device will be available in black and sandstone.

While we have you, be sure to check out TechRadar’s list of the best OnePlus phones for 2023 if you’re in the market.

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The Best Tailgating Items of 2023 - CNET

Make your tailgate standout with these essential tailgating items.

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If you found this week's GoPro Hero 12 Black launch a little underwhelming, you weren't alone. It's one of the smallest updates to the action camera series we've seen and even lacks staple features like GPS. But fortunately, GoPro does have something more exciting up its sleeve – it's revealed a successor to the GoPro Max is "in the works", and that's very good news for anyone who wants a next-gen action cam.

Unfortunately, GoPro hasn't elaborated on when exactly we'll see the GoPro Max 2 (which is its confirmed name) and its 360-degree shooting powers. The only thing that CEO Nick Goodman said during the Hero 12 Black launch event was: "There is an enormous interest in the next version of Max. And what I can confirm today is that it is in the works and it will be worth the wait".

That's not a lot to go on, but we'll definitely take it. It's almost four years since the GoPro Max was announced, so we'd nearly given up hope of seeing a sequel to one of the best 360 cameras. In that time, Insta360 has eaten GoPro's lunch with the launch of polished rivals like the Insta360 X3, which is probably the most fun camera you can buy right now.

The GoPro Max's two lenses from the side on a blue background

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So the prospect of a GoPro Max 2 is a genuinely exciting one if the camera can deliver on its promise. And what is that promise? A waterproof, go-anywhere camera that can capture your adventures without needing to be pointed in any particular direction – and one that can then deliver an automated highlights reel of your trip that's ready for social media.  

Whether or not the incoming Max is capable of achieving that is another matter, but that's what we saw flashes of in some GoPro patent applications in July 2022. Those patents included descriptions of a processor with a "context component" that can analyze the context of a scene and adjust the "viewing window" (in other words, what you see during video playback), plus the final framing of the video accordingly.

That concept isn't new – we've seen it before with Insta360's AutoReframe feature, which creates an automatic edit of your 360 video. GoPro's own Quik mobile app also has an Auto Highlight feature for GoPro Subscribers, but this is only for traditional 'flat' videos from its Hero Black series. 

A laptop showing the new GoPro Quik desktop app

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GoPro's incoming Quik desktop app (which will land on Mac on November 1, and on Windows in "Summer 2024") will, though, have this Auto Highlight feature. And it will also presumably, when the Max 2 arrives, also handle the 'reframing' edits that Insta360's Studio software does so well.

Given it's been almost four years since the current Max, we're expecting some pretty big hardware upgrades on the Max 2. It should get some better sensors (maybe two of the 1/1.7in ones seen on Hero 12 Black), plus 5K/60p video and, almost certainly, GoPro's latest GP2 processor (or maybe even a GP3).

But the hardware is really the easy bit – when it comes to 360 cameras, it's the software that really makes the experience, because being able to 'point' your camera in any direction after you've shot the video (the main benefit of 360 cameras) can also quickly become an overwhelming experience. 

If GoPro manages to nail that part of the equation this time, the Max 2 could finally be the action cam and Insta360 alternative we've been waiting several years for.


Analysis: The action cam's next adventure 

The GoPro Max camera on a blue background

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GoPro recognized the potential of 360 cameras back in 2017 when it announced the original Fusion, so why has it taken so long to develop the Max 2? It's probably partly down to GoPro's decision to simplify its product lineup a few years ago after it had overextended itself with the GoPro Karma drone

But action cam fans need a Max 2 now more than ever. While traditional action cams are hitting their evolutionary limit, we were hoping for a bit more from the Hero 12 Black. Still, if that means GoPro's been pouring more of its enthusiasm into the Max 2, we might just forgive it.

Smartphones like the iPhone 14 now offer features like Action Mode – and while we don't think that mode can quite match the convenience of a GoPro, it's close enough to leave many people understandably questioning whether or not they need an action cam.

Action cameras need to offer a unique trick that you can't get on your smartphone – and 360-degree shooting is that trick. The ability to shoot everything around you simultaneously means 360 cams are capable of some super-impressive visual tricks, while being among the most versatile cameras around. If the Max 2 brings the kind of polish GoPro built its name on, it could finally be a new model to get excited about.

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Best Games on Xbox Game Pass: Starfield Is Here - CNET

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See the Eerie Final Images of a Doomed Wind-Watching Satellite - CNET

Eye-catching radar views show the European Space Agency Aeolus satellite as it made a swan dive into oblivion.

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Even as YouTube cracks down on third-party apps and raises YouTube Premium prices, the video streaming and hosting site has been making plenty of changes to improve the user experience.

Two more such changes are being tested out right now: adding playable games and updating its sharing menu for desktop and mobile. For the former, YouTube is adding a ‘Playables’ section to the site, with 9to5Google reporting that one of the games will be Stack Bounce. For now, it’s only coming to certain users, so make sure to search for ‘Playables’ in the content section to see if you’re one of the lucky few.

The latter involves YouTube updating its sharing menu, moving it from a bottom-positioned share sheet to a floating option. According to Android Police, when your device is in landscape orientation, the floating bar is in the middle, while it remains at the bottom in portrait mode. It’s a quality-of-life change that improves navigation for many users, though currently, it’s only available to a handful of users.

YouTube is making moves, both good and bad 

There are plenty of other UI changes and features being added to YouTube’s mobile and desktop versions. For instance, in July 2023 three features were added including a faster way to double playback speed, a Lock Screen for disabling all “touch input while watching a [full screen] video,” and bigger thumbnail previews.

YouTube also revealed several other features in the works that all revolve around improving YouTube Music, whether it’s quality of life changes or changes that will have a noticeable impact on the music industry itself. Live lyrics, for instance, scrolls lyrics for you as a song progresses to make it easier to understand and to sing along to, and there's even a search function that lets you hum to find your favorite song.

The biggest news by far, though, is YouTube’s Music AI Incubator, which will partner with music industry professionals to ensure artists and rights holders are properly compensated for AI music. This would potentially allow the site to keep its AI cash cow without infringing on artists’ intellectual properties.

However, there are plenty of unpopular changes as well like the aforementioned crackdown on third-party apps and YouTube Premium prices shooting up. There’s also the divisive Shorts, which is both popular but currently hard to monetize, as well as the implementation of a ‘three-strikes’ policy against ad blockers

With all these changes to YouTube, it’ll be interesting to see how the site looks and functions even five years from now.

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023

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Rumors and leaked reports have been coming out for months on Intel’s preparation of its new line of Core i9 series of processors, called the Raptor Lake refresh. The flagship model’s newly leaked Geekbench score in particular proves how promising its performance might be.

The flagship model, the Core i9-14900K processor, managed to score a Geekbench score of over 3.1K for the single-core test. This puts it at a 6% increase over the previous model, the 13900K. Also, keep in mind that there are several variables involved in testing, including a more limited data set, the motherboard not being fully optimized, and the processor being paired with DDR5-4800 memory which could impact performance as well.

Its key specifications are eight P-cores and 16 E-cores and, according to VideoCardZ, it is only the second Intel processor to exceed a clock speed of 6 GHz thanks to its Thermal Velocity Boost technology. Testing was done using the Biostar Z790 SILVER motherboard, which has the added benefit of proving compatibility with other similar, soon-to-be-released motherboards.

Intel could be on to something, as long as the price is right 

Plenty of rumors concerning the Core i9-14900K have been making their way through the tech grapevine, including other benchmarks and pricing.

There was a previously leaked CrossMark result for Intel’s Core i9-14900K and the Core i7-14700K. The Core i9-14900K recorded an overall score of 2,265, with the Core i7-14700K hitting 1,980. Thus it can be concluded that the 14900K is around 14% faster than the 14700K, at least going by this single result. Judging by these scores, we can see the potential of how well the flagship and even the i7 processor can perform.

However, according to a leak from well-known leaker @momomo_us, the pricing of the Intel Core i9-14900K, Core i7-14700K, and Core i5-14600K are all set to increase by about 15%. This would raise the price of the 14900K flagship to $695 in the US which, considering the smaller boost in performance compared to the previous models, would hardly be worth the price of entry. Then again, considering all the caveats that come with the currently leaked benchmarks, we could be seeing even better performance results once the processor officially launches.

As for that launch date, previous leaks point to an October 2023 release while VideoCardZ states that the flagship will be coming out this September.

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The best mesh Wi-Fi routers carry a strong internet connection to every corner of your home. We’ve tested the top models to help you pick the right one.

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Sony is taking photography to the sky as the tech giant reveals a new small camera that’s been specially designed to be placed into drones: the ILX-LR1.

While the name may not be super catchy, it does exemplify the idea of big things coming in small packages. The camera measures approximately 100 x 74 x 42.5 mm (about 4 x 3 x 1.7 inches) and weighs 8.6 oz. Despite its tiny stature, the ILX-LR1 is quite powerful as it’s capable of shooting videos up to 60FPS. Sony explains its device can shoot content up to 4K resolution (3840 x 2160 pixels) thanks to its 1.38-inch Exmor R CMOS image sensor. This hardware gives the ILX-LR1 “extraordinary sensitivity, resolution, and dynamic range” so it can capture the “finest details”. Additionally, it sports a BIONZ XR processor to deliver low-noise photographs with, Sony promises, “realistic colors”.

Sony goes on to say the camera has a wide ISO range from 100 to 32,000, allowing the ILX-LR1 to “operate in most daylight conditions.”

Stripped away

To make the lightweight design a reality, Sony stripped away a lot of the basic features you’d expect to see on a camera. There’s no viewfinder of any kind, no rear LCD screen, or handgrip – it doesn’t even have a battery. The company explains “the lower weight means longer flight times”. Plus, the compact body allows it to fit “into smaller drones”. In order to power the device, users will need to connect it directly to a drone’s power supply. 

Front and back of Sony ILX-LR1

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This same connection can be used to control key aspects of the camera. On the same day that Sony revealed the ILX-LR1, the company announced new changes to its Camera Remote SDK (Software Development Kit), introducing “enhanced function for drone applications.” These include “expanded menu settings” to more easily control the device at a distance and notifications for certain events like when a recording starts or stops.

The patch is split into two. Version 1.10 releases on September 13 with the first set of features. Version 1.11 is set for November 2023, bringing its own set of upgrades to video shooting applications.

Other notable features of the ILX-LR1 include support for a wide variety of E-mount lenses. If you’re not familiar with the tech, it brings the lens close to a camera’s sensor so the hardware can be “smaller and lighter without compromising quality. 

Availability

It’s unknown when the ILX-LR1 launches although some online reports claim it’ll release this December for a whopping $2,950 in the US only. We should mention Sony is marketing their latest gadget to a professional audience. To buy one, it looks like you'll have to contact Sony directly.

ILX-LR1 in a drone flying

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It may be worth the trouble, though. With the right drone, the ILX-LD1 could – if Sony's promises are accurate – provide nearly unmatched drone photography.

We reached out asking if it plans to release the camera internationally. This story will be updated if we hear back.

Be sure to check out TechRadar’s list of the best Sony cameras for 2023.

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Save $50 on the OnePlus Pad Tablet and Get a Free $100 Stylus - CNET

At $430, this is one of the overall best Android tablets you'll find in this price range.

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Monday, September 4, 2023

Find Hidden Netflix Treasures With This Simple Trick - CNET

Outwit the Netflix algorithm with a little keyboard sorcery.

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