'Resident Evil 8' on PS5 to support 4K ray tracing, adaptive triggers

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New details about Resident Evil 8 on the PlayStation 5 have been added to its official PlayStation Store listing, giving us a better idea of what to expect when the title launches on Sony's next-gen console. Visually, the upcoming horror sequel will 4K with ray tracing. It also promises fast load times because of the PS5's "ultra high-speed SSD."

On top of that, the game will take advantage of the DualSense controller with its adaptive triggers and haptic feedback, which can "simulate the effect of firing a real gun."

Source: GamesRadar

Apple's iPhone 5c is now a vintage product with limited support

Apple has announced that the iPhone 5c is now considered a vintage product and will have limited support in terms of software and apps moving forward. The iPhone 5c was the first new iPhone geared at the midrange and brought all the goodness of the iPhone 5s line into a fun, and colourful "unapologetically plastic," form factor. The iPhone 5c was also quite popular with the Bring-Your-Own-Device (BYOD) office crowd moving from Blackberries into more modern and popular iOS devices. The iPhone 5c was a good seller in its time and sleek product that was beloved by users who wanted a cheaper alternative to the costlier metal iPhones. 

While Apple has never returned to a polycarbonate smartphone form factor, it did repeat the colours motif with the iPhone XR, and now with the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 lines. 

Snapchat lets creators show subscriber counts

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It might now be easier for brands and Snapchat creators to discuss deals as the social network now gives its creators the option to show their subscriber count. They don't have to show it if they want, but, for the first time, they have the option to turn it on.

Prior to this, brands would need to ask the creators about their subscribers to get a better read on the reach of the creator. With this public-facing feature, the brands have more to work with, and the creators who want to show off their numbers can do so.

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WhatsApp's new tool makes it easier to mass delete photos, videos

WhatsApp can autosave the images and videos you get on your phone. Before you know it, that'll eat up a fair amount of your device's storage. It might be a bit troublesome to pick out what you want to delete. Thankfully, the Facebook-owned messaging service has a new storage management tool that makes it easier to identify, select, and bulk delete files. It even groups together large files and media that have been forwarded many times so you can choose and mass delete these.

The tool also arranges files by size in descending order and shows you a preview of the media you have saved, so you don't accidentally delete files you want to keep. This tool is accessible through Settings > Storage and data > Manage storage. If you don't want to do this all the time, you can switch off the default autosave option. Head to Settings and switch off "Save to Camera Roll" or "Media visibility."

Source: Engadget