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MediaTek Helio G95 takes another stab at mid-range mobile gaming

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There seems to be a MediaTek chip for every phone tier but Qualcomm’s rival is taking that idea to almost ridiculous extents. There is, at the moment, no less than five 5G-capable Dimensity chips and that’s not yet counting MediaTek’s surviving 4G-only Helio family. That’s not stopping it, of course, from launching yet another one and, this time, it’s aiming squarely for the still lucrative mobile gaming market with the Helio G95.

It wasn’t that long ago, just a month in fact, when MediaTek announced the Helio G90 and G90T, both geared towards gaming like all of MediaTek’s Helio G family. But with Qualcomm’s sudden announcement of the Snapdragon 732G, which is also being positioned for gaming on mid-range phones, MediaTek just wouldn’t take things sitting down. And just like the Snapdragon 732G, the Helio G95 is really just a very slightly souped-up version of the Helio G90T.

In almost all aspects, the Helio G90T and this new Helio G95 are nearly identical, from the octa-core setup with two powerful Cortex-A76 and six Cortex-A55 cores to the supported 10GB LPDD4X RAM. The only difference in specs is actually the Mali-G76 GPU that’s clocked at 900 MHz. Of course, no 4G here in order to target budget-friendly tiers.

Despite those meager specs, the MediaTek Helio G95 boasts of an 8% increase GPU performance, which is expected from the change in GPU. The 5% boost in CPU performance, however, might be a bit harder to see unless MediaTek pulled some software tricks to achieve those numbers.

MediaTek’s processors do often perform well, whether or not you take faith in their benchmark results, but their main selling point is really their price savings for manufacturers. That said, there have been fewer and fewer smartphones from big brands that have been carrying its chips and its strategy seems to be to throw as many on a wall to see which ones stick.

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Jeep’s Wild Wrangler Magneto 3.0 Concept EV Is Going Out With A Bang

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To go with that, Jeep has added Dynatrac 60 front axles (5.38:1 ratio) and Dynatrac 80 rear axles (5.38:1 ratio), along with 20-inch off-road beadlock wheels and 40-inch mud terrain tires. The whole thing is lifted by three inches compared to a standard Wrangler. The result, the automaker says, is an EV that excels in off-road situations, not least because of how controllable the power delivery is.

“When you’re rock crawling, you need to be very neat and clean with your driving,” Mike Allen, Jeep Design Chief, says, “especially if there’s a cliff next to you, you need to be very controlled with that.”

To help, Jeep has added a power selection switch. On the one hand, you can have the maximum 650 horsepower and 900 lb-ft of torque; alternatively, the standard setting tamps it down to a more conservative 285 horsepower and 273 lb-ft. Allen says the range is around 150 miles, though that — nor charging times —was never meant to be the Magneto concept’s focus.

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The Best Mods & Upgrades That Can Give New Life To A C4 Corvette

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Replacing your restrictive and likely corroded factory exhaust with a new cat-back exhaust is one of the best power adders that you can do to your C4 Corvette. The term “cat-back” refers to the section of the system that is downstream of the catalytic converter, a device that removes harmful emissions from exhaust gases.

An aftermarket exhaust with modern muffler technology will reduce backpressure, allowing more air to flow into the engine, which increases horsepower. According to the popular aftermarket exhaust manufacturer Corsa, a cat-back system for the L98 engine (the most common C4 engine) adds 14 horsepower and 16 foot-pounds of torque to an otherwise stock powerplant — all while adding a deep, muscular exhaust note that’ll make your C4 sound like a Corvette should.

Returning to catalytic converters for a moment, they’re typically long-lasting but may eventually fail by becoming contaminated, clogged, or overheated, leading to decreased horsepower. In the process of installing a cat-back exhaust, it’s worth inspecting or proactively replacing the catalytic converter itself. High-flow performance converters are available which will boost horsepower beyond the cat-back exhaust alone, yet still keep your vehicle compliant with the emissions guidelines of the EPA and local authorities.

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6 Easy Ways To Unlock Your Android Phone Without A Password

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For years, fingerprints have been the de-facto phone unlock method because of the method’s incredible convenience and relative security. While a bad actor can, in theory, replicate your fingerprint, and while some Android phones have had fingerprint reader bugs, the majority of the time it’s secure enough to trust while allowing you to access your device in less than a second.

Many modern Android phones utilize an under-display fingerprint sensor that uses either an optical light sensor or ultrasonics to analyze registered fingerprints, while others place a trusty capacitive sensor on the back of the phone or the power button.

Importantly, optical sensors are the easiest of the three to fool in the event someone gets access to your fingerprint. Law enforcement can be especially aggressive should they invent a reason to search your device, having once tried to use a dead man’s finger to do so. However, Android stores fingerprint data in a Trusted Execution Environment, an encrypted section of the phone’s memory that cannot be accessed by the main CPU or by apps.

Setting your fingerprints up can be a bit of a hassle, as some Android phones can be finicky. It may be a good idea to register the same fingerprint twice if you find that your phone’s fingerprint sensor has a hard time recognizing your preferred digit.

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