According to a tip from WABetaInfo, we have news that the company is now rolling out the message reactions to some Android beta testers running version 2.22.8.3 of the app. According to the tip, users will be able to choose from six reactions, you will get the option to like, love, laugh, surprise, and thank-react to the messages that you have received. You Can Finally React to Messages on WhatsApp The source has also mentioned that this new release is limited at the moment but did mention that everyone should be able to see the message reactions....

WhatsApp for Mac Could Finally Bring a Refreshed Design and Native Support for Apple Silicon WhatsApp has launched a new beta program for its Mac client on TestFlight, and this version uses Apple’s Catalyst technology and supports the M1 and M2 family of chipsets natively. The version on Apple ditches the usual interface that you see on WhatsApp Web and goes for a new design that better suits the overall UI of macOS, making the app look a lot more in line with the OS....

Windows 11 Insider Build 25120 brings an experimental feature: a search box displayed on the desktop that enables you to search the web. With the Dev Channel, the company is now starting to test conceptual features that may not always make it to stable releases. ISOs are also available for this build, so you will be able to clean install. Just head over to this link to download. Windows 11 Insider Build 25120: Changes and Improvements Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 25120: Fixes Windows 11 Build 25120: Known issues For more details, head over to the official blog post....

NIO (NYSE:NIO), one of the largest electric vehicle manufacturers in China, just suffered a robust blow to its near-term bullish outlook as the Nickel metal’s spectacular price explosion is now likely to translate into heightened cost pressures at a time when NIO is already facing a significant battery supply bottleneck. Before elaborating on NIO’s upcoming cost pressures, it is necessary to contextualize just how eccentric has been the recent increase in Nickel metal’s price....

Next week’s pre-patch is the first of two pre-expansion patch phases. The pre-patch will be implemented during the regional realm maintenance starting October 25. According to Blizzard, each phase of the pre-expansion patch will go live with a variety of features with next week’s features including the following: Talent System Revamp Players will be able to explore and set their new class talent trees, including the ability to save different loadouts tailored to their choice of gameplay Heads-up Display User Interface (HUD UI) Changes The first phase of updates for the HUD UI revamp gives players the ability to customize the base UI including location and size of action bars, player frames, and more....

Well, it seems like somewhere along the line, something changed, or perhaps reality has just come knocking. In a statement to UK regulators scrutinizing Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the company downplayed the importance of cloud gaming, a much-hyped recent Game Pass feature. And now, in a new Wall Street Journal Tech Live interview, Spencer seems to admit the whole Game Pass concept has a ceiling (thanks to The Verge’s Tom Warren for the transcription)....

Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) has delivered its earnings for the quarter ending June 30, 2022, and while overall results were respectable given the economic downturn on the horizon, the company’s Xbox division performed well below other segments of the company. Overall, Microsoft’s revenue increased 12 percent year-on-year in Q4 2022 (Microsoft’s fiscal year runs from the beginning of July to the end of June), which was below expectations and the 18 percent growth last quarter....

The presentation will be held on June 22, 2022, and it’s expected to happen at 7:00 AM PT. What’s going to be brought up during the presentation? Well, an educated guess would be a relaunch of the game’s pre-orders as they were put on hold last time. Namely those of the game’s Special Edition. Of course, there’s probably also going to be an extensive game overview that will highlight various of the game’s mechanics and features alongside some insight regarding Xenoblade Chronicles 3’s combat and world exploration....

The Xiaomi 13 Pro Offers a Massive Camera Bump and Supposedly an IR Blaster, as Well The leak is coming from Steve ‘OnLeaks‘ Hemmerstoffer and Zoutons, and it shows the upcoming Xiaomi 13 Pro alongside the dimensions of the phone. You can check out the images below. The images give us a glimpse of a rather massive camera island with three cameras along with a flash. This is not a symmetrical camera setting that you normally find on other phones....

[Original Story] A new action game developed by Team Ninja, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty, has been announced for PC and Xbox consoles. The new game, which will be set in a dark fantasy version of the Later Han Dynasty, has been revealed during the Xbox and Bethesda Games with a cinematic trailer that introduces the setting and presumably some of the main characters. While the reveal trailer doesn’t show any gameplay, the atmosphere looks quite good, reminiscent of the Nioh series also by Team Ninja....

Electric vehicle and aerospace billionaire Elon Musk has denied that a video showing him encouraging users to invest cryptocurrency for massive profits is his. Musk, who has shown a marked interest in cryptocurrency has been at the center of large price movements in some of the most popular currencies out there, but he has never directly encouraged his followers to purchase a specific token. The executive took to Twitter for his denial, responding to a brief ‘deepfake’ clip in which he seemed to be advocating viewers to invest in a new project and return 30% dividends in return....

AMD Zen4 Instruction Based Sampling to have Linux 6.0 perf tooling activation ready upon release on the release of the company’s new processor Published on Thursday, AMD placed the updates to the perf tools into the Linux 6.0 merge window request. Michael Larabel notes the Instruction Based Sampling updates in his recent report and also discusses the features of the DataSrc extensions that were in the newest request: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo, one of the engineers working on the upcoming kernel for AMD, requested Linus....

Of course, portables like the Steam Deck can technically run game streaming services like Xbox Cloud Gaming, but not without some additional fiddling. Also, the Logitech G Cloud focusing entirely on streaming comes with some benefits, including a lower price and impressive 12 hours of battery life. Here are the device’s key features: Comfortable Play All Day - The Logitech G Cloud Gaming Handheld enables gamers to play anywhere with Wi-Fi....

M1 Chip Found in the iPad Air 5 Features 8 GPU Cores Though Apple did not announce this information during its ‘Peek Performance’ presentation, most of these details are usually found after the event has concluded. If potential buyers head over to the iPad Air 5’s ‘Tech Specs’ page and scroll down, they will notice that the M1 chip features an 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU. All products running this SoC came with 8 CPU cores as standard, but the number of GPU cores varied from product to product....

Apple to Launch New MacBook Air and MacBook Pro With M2 Chip Later This Year According to a new report from 9to5Mac, Apple will launch its rumored MacBook Air and the 13-inch MacBook Pro with an M2 chip later this year. The publication also cited that Ming-Chi Kuo’s latest speculations regarding the MacBook Air are incorrect where the analyst stated that Apple will use an M1 chip or its updated version in the MacBook Air....

You can pre-order the Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Course Pass now for $25. Alternatively, if you’re a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pass subscriber, you can grab the new courses for “free.” Here’s a bit more official detail on the DLC… I’ll admit, as one of the few who bought MK8 on the Wii U, I’ve been holding out on the Deluxe version, but I think they may have dragged me back in with this....

The studio’s first project has been confirmed on its official website, which confirmed this game will feature a character-driven narrative in an all-new science-fiction universe. Not much else is said about this upcoming game, but it does sound a lot like the Mass Effect series. The first three entries in the Mass Effect series, which have all been directed by Casey Hudson, are still considered today among the finest role-playing games ever made, so fans of the series by BioWare would do well to keep an eye on Humanoid Studios’ upcoming game....

While KB5017383 is only available for Windows 11 Release Preview Channel right now, it should soon be made available for the non-Insider public, eventually making its way to everyone on Patch Tuesday of the following month. Microsoft has also released a similar update for Insiders running Windows 10. For more details on that release, check out the release notes here. Release notes for Windows 11 KB5017383 (Build 22000.1041) Head over to the official blog post for more details....

Microsoft Outlook Lite is a Surprisingly Light App but Full of Features Despite the small size, Microsoft Outlook Lite brings a lot of features and it gives users convenient one-stop access to email, calendar, and contacts. Users will also be able to make calls from within the app using Skype. Additionally, there is a ‘Focused Inbox’ giving users the ability to see emails that matter the most, you also get smart filters for messages and organization tools like being able to apply tags and sort emails in different folders....

Today’s Windows 11 KB5011563 (Build 22000.593) Preview brings one new feature change: up to four toast notifications can now appear simultaneously, with three of them being high priority ones and one normal priority notification. Complete release notes of Windows 11 update KB5011563 You can get today’s optional Windows 11 update KB5011563 via Microsoft Update Catalog and Windows Update (or Microsoft Update). Microsoft has also released Windows 11 servicing stack update 22000....