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If you’re looking to set up a new business phone system, then your research will no doubt have lead to you to VoIP, or Voice over Internet Protocol, as a potential option and ask: what is VoIP?You’ve also likely run into the acronym SIP, or Session Initiation Protocol in connection with VoIP. In fact, navigating the world of business phone systems can often feel like an alphabet soup of acronyms. Still, given that “businesses that switch to VoIP reduce the cost of their local calls by up to 40%, and save up to 90% on international calls” it’s crucial to understand…
Last year’s iPhone 12 offered many new features, including a striking new design, a much better screen, 5G connectivity (at last) and the MagSafe chargers party trick. However, we were disappointed that the camera didn’t receive a major upgrade. It turns out Apple saved that upgrade for this year’s iPhone 13. We’re also treated to cinematic video capture and long-awaited improvements to battery life. Can it really be true? As before, the iPhone is available with three different storage tiers, from 128GB to 512GB, which will cost you from £779/$799 to £1,079/$1,099. It feels more expensive than last year -…
There haven’t been many film and TV adaptations of Xbox franchises historically, except for the few straight-to-DVD Halo adaptations that have been released here and there. And even though a big-budget Halo TV show is set to debut on Paramount Plus in the US next year, it’s clear that film and TV isn’t currently a focus for Xbox.Xbox boss Phil Spencer, speaking to The Wrap with Take-Two boss Strauss Zelnick, said that it all comes down to economics. The business opportunity for interactive entertainment like games has better potential to make money than films or TV shows based on Microsoft’s…
Konami is working on new Metal Gear Solid, Castlevania and Silent Hill games, according to a new report.A report by VGC, which spoke to anonymous publishing sources, claims that publisher Konami is working on “new installments and remakes for its biggest franchises, including Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill and Castlevania. According to VGC’s report, Konami has underwent a restructure earlier this year and is now focusing on reviving its biggest franchises within the premium gaming space.So what’s Konami working on? Well, apparently the first of these titles is a new Castlevania game, which is allegedly in development right now internally at…
Skills, abilities, levels, magic, gear — there’s always a ton of things you need to pay attention to and manage in modern JRPGs. The latest in one of the longer-running series, Tales of Arise, not only lets you fully spec out your entire team of heroes, but incentivizes it by allowing you to take direct control over your entire team, not just the main character Alphen. This is great for keeping combat fresh, but also means you need to spend time making sure your entire party is keeping up with each other. All six of your characters have their own individualized…
If you own an Xbox console then Microsoft’s Xbox Gold Live membership is a must-have—literally, if you want to play multiplayer games. But that doesn’t mean you have to pay full price. Today only, Newegg is selling 12 months of Xbox Live Gold for $50, $10 off the usual price, with the checkout code 93XSA25. The deal ends just before midnight Pacific time on Friday evening. The great part about this card is that it’s good for all Xbox gamers. If you’re already subscribed to the title smorgasbord that is Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which includes Xbox Live Gold as…
Given how many of us who’ve had long business careers hate conference room meetings, it’s fascinating how much effort is going on now to re-create them in virtul reality (VR). Granted, innnovation generally focuses first on emulating the known with new technology. Still, you’d think we’d recognize that the conference room meeting model has traditionally been more of a drag on productivity than a benefit. (And many of us long ago learned how to quietly work during those meetings, so they don’t become such a time-suck. Varjo, which currently has the top business-focused VR solution in the market, recently showcased (with…
Hey, Konami made a new Silent Hill after all (Picture: Konami via Twitter)Following near universal criticism and mockery, Konami apologises for the current state of eFootball 2022 and swears it will improve in time. The FIFA series is easily the most dominant football simulator out there. So, the fact that Konami wanted to release free-to-play eFootball 2022 (the successor to Pro Evolution Soccer) around the exact same time as FIFA 22 suggested that they were very confident in their product. It’s only been a day and people have been talking non-stop about eFootball 2022, but for all the wrong reasons.…
Intel’s flagship Core i9-12900K Alder Lake CPU has been spotted running on the Z690 AORUS Tachyon motherboard along with some super speedy DDR5 memory in pictures published by REHWK. Intel Core i9-12900K Spotted With Z690 AORUS Tachyon Motherboard & DDR5-8000 Memory While we don’t get any pictures of the test platform itself, REHWK has provided CPU-z screenshots of the test platform which include the Intel Core i9-12900K CPU, a Z690 AORUS Tachyon board, and 16 GB of DDR5 memory running at overclocked specs. REHWK also previously posted benchmarks of the Core i9-12900K in Cinebench R23 where it scored over 30,000…
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said more regulation is needed as the burgeoning cryptocurrency industry poses a number of challenges and risks to financial stability.The industry suffers from a lack of robust operational, governance and risk practices, according to a blog post on the organization’s website.Those shortcomings put consumers at risk, the authors wrote, suggesting that some crypto tokens that have failed to survive were “likely created solely for speculation purposes or even outright fraud.”“The (pseudo) anonymity of crypto assets also creates data gaps for regulators and can open unwanted doors for money laundering, as well as terrorist financing,” they…