The release of the new teaser trailer for the new Superman movie duly to be released this summer has set the internet alight, with much of the discussion centered on the look and feel compared to Zack Snyderss dark and moody take of the man of steel.My focus though is on the Filmed For IMAX tagline at the end, which inevitably has caused some confusion. This means that many people, not unreasonably, will believe that the movie was captured with IMAX film cameras a la, Christopher Nolan and Jordan Peele.In my view this has to be one of the coolest movie teaser posters of recent time.sWarner BrosThis confusion was also encouraged by the comment on Threads back in March of 224 from the movies director that The whole movie is shot in IMAX. However, this warrants some explanation. IMAX has three tag lines which I will explain below.Shot With IMAXThis means a movie that is shot entirely, or in part, using IMAX 70mm film cameras. Chris Nolan refers to this as the gold standard for film, in that due to the large film frame it offers the highest quality image capture of any film format, and has a frame that is 1.43:1 so almost fully square, which means that when shown uncropped, on a 1.43:1 screen, will have the largest, highest resolution film image possible aka many sequences in Oppenheimer, Dunkirk, Interstellar, among others.Filmed For IMAX This refers to any movie that is captured on digital cameras that have been IMAX certified as capturing with enough quality and resolution image to meet its standards, including the potential for full-frame 1.43:1 sequence. Examples include Eternals, The Lion King, Dune and Dune: Part Two.MORE FOR YOUExperience in IMAXThe first refers to films that have been captured on non-IMAX certified digital cameras or regular film stock but have gone through IMAXs proprietary Digital Media Remastering (DMR) process, that upscales and regrades the movie so it looks as good as possible on the large IMAX screens. This is typically done with the full approval and guidance of the original director. Any movie that hasnt gone through this process can still be presented on an IMAX projector, but this will have the message, The following movie has not been enhanced by IMAX and is not The IMAX Experience.For Superman (2005), the movie was shot by cinematographer Henry Braham for James Gunn on the IMAX-certified RED V-Raptor, an 8K IMAX-Certified camera. Hence, James Gunn's comment is somewhat misleading Of course, his job is to direct movies, not to slavishly follow IMAX marketing messages, but it does indicate how IMAX marketing is an issue. If it confuses leading directors, then it will certainly confuse the public.Whether the movie will be shown with some sequences in 1.90:1 or if any will be in 1.43:1 is unconfirmed at this time, however so we'll have to wait and see.Time will tell if "Superdog" in a movie makes sense. At least director James Gunn also worked with ... [+] Cosmo in Guardians of the Galaxy III so he has the experience needed to work with magic-powered dogs.Warner BrosEither way, while Ive experienced Superhero fatigue, the new Superman trailer has got me hyped again. While I think we were given some amazing sequences thanks to Henry Cavills strong portrayal, his supercool suit and Hans Zimmers epic score, ultimately Snyders take on the character never quite worked overall.And while Im not sure I needed a Superdog in my movie life, it is evidently drawing closely on the characters comic book origins. Im also fearful of it being overstuffed with characters as well as Nicholas Hoults Lex Luthor (I knew that kid from About a Boy was a wrong un! (please note this is a joke), it also has Nathan Fillion as Green Lantern (what could possibly go wrong, he asked Ryan Reynolds), but also the characters Mr Terrific, Metamorpho and Hawkgirl. Too much?That said, with Rachel Brosnahan in Lois Lane, who I loved in all five seasons of The Marvelous Mrs Maisel Im willing to give it a go even if its only been filmed with IMAX-certified digital cameras.

In a nutshell: After Spotify's Recap gave us a glimpse into our listening habits, Steam's own recap is here to unravel our gaming patterns over the past year. This year's data dump has been renamed from 2023's "Year In Review" back to the good old "Steam Replay" and it tells a rather nostalgic tale. While shiny new releases grabbed headlines in 2024, it was the older titles that truly dominated our playtime. A whopping 37% of total gaming hours on Steam went to titles released eight or more years ago. However, the lion's share went to the "modern classics" from the last 1-7 years which took up an even chunkier 47% share.Interestingly, Cutting-edge 2024 releases accounted for just 15% of playtime. Why, you may ask? The answer is more complicated than the entirety of Steam's player base simply being too old to enjoy the latest and greatest titles. In fact, as pointed out by PC Gamer, this is a pattern we've seen over the past few years; the latest figure is actually lower than the 17% mark set in 2022, though it's up from the 9% seen in 2023.The real answer is the extended lifespans of big names like Counter-Strike, Dota 2, and PUBG skewing the numbers. The trio continues to occupy the top three spots by the number of current players. That's not to say there aren't some legit new hit games, though.For instance, Path of Exile 2 and Marvel Rivals were both released this year and are occupying the fourth and fifth spots on the same list.The co-op shooter Helldivers 2, NovaLogic's revived Delta Force, and the popular free-to-play Banana have all posted impressive numbers, too. Meanwhile, on the single-player side, the Chinese mythology-inspired action/adventure Black Myth: Wukong has sold over 10 million units to date. // Related StoriesStill, when it comes to our cumulative gaming habits, it's clear that the old reliables reign supreme.Another factor is the sheer number of older titles on Steam. With over 200,000 games created over a decade ago on the platform, compared to just 18,000 fresh 2024 releases, we PC gamers have an endless backlog of classic hits to revisit and reminisce over.

A hot potato: As the dust settles on the Arrow Lake launch controversy, users await the promised performance enhancements. However, it remains to be seen if Intel's investigation and forthcoming updates can salvage the reputation of the Core Ultra 200-series. Intel has come forward with a detailed explanation of the issues that plagued the launch of its Core Ultra 200-series desktop processors, codenamed Arrow Lake, which debuted to underwhelming reviews in October. The tech giant has identified five key problems that contributed to the discrepancy between their internal performance expectations and the real-world experiences of reviewers.The Arrow Lake processors launched with promises of significant advancements in multi-threading performance, performance-per-watt, platform I/O, and overclocking capabilities. However, users met the release largely with dismay, particularly because of the inconsistent gaming performance. Users and reviewers also experienced higher-than-expected latency and compatibility issues, making the launch feel rushed. After initially remaining silent on the issue, Intel began an investigation to understand and address the gaming-specific reports. By November 8, it had established early indicators to commit to a public root cause analysis and action plan within 4-6 weeks.At the heart of the issues was a missing Performance & Power Management (PPM) package. This crucial software component, typically distributed through Windows Update or chipset drivers, is responsible for fine-tuning the processor's behavior within the operating system. Its absence led to unusual CPU scheduling behaviors, artificial performance increases when cores were manually disabled, high benchmark variations, reduced single-threaded scores, and unexplained performance differences between Windows 11 versions. Intel estimates that this oversight alone may have cost between 6% to 30% in performance, depending on the workload.Another significant issue involved the Intel Application Performance Optimizer (APO), a feature designed to enhance real-time thread scheduling optimization within games and the operating system. The missing PPM package created an environment where APO could not function as intended, resulting in no observable performance gains in APO-enabled titles. This malfunction is estimated to have impacted performance by 2% to 14%, varying by game title.Functionality was also affected, with some users experiencing system crashes when attempting to launch games utilizing the Easy Anti-Cheat service. This problem stemmed from a compatibility issue between Windows 11 24H2 and older versions of the Easy Anti-Cheat driver. While not directly impacting performance, it certainly hampered the user experience.Intel also acknowledged inconsistencies in BIOS configurations provided to reviewers. Critical performance-enhancing firmware capabilities, such as PCIe Resizable BAR, Intel APO, compute tile ring frequency, and memory controller ratios, were not consistently set to their optimal states. This oversight led to aberrantly high memory latency, fluctuating compute tile ring frequencies, and missed performance uplifts in games that benefit from these technologies. The performance cost of these misconfigurations is estimated at 2% to 14%, depending on the application and specific BIOS settings affected. // Related StoriesIntel has already resolved four of the five identified issues. The company has released updates through Windows 11 build 26100.2161 (KB5044384) to address the PPM package and APO functionality problems. Epic Games is distributing an updated Easy Anti-Cheat driver to resolve the system crash issue. Additionally, current BIOS releases for Intel Z890-based motherboards have harmonized the previously inconsistent settings.The fifth and final issue involves newly identified performance optimizations that require additional firmware updates. These updates, expected to be released in January 2025, will be identifiable by Intel microcode version 0x114 and Intel CSME Firmware Kit 19.0.0.1854v2.2 (or newer). Intel anticipates that these updates will provide another modest performance improvement in the single-digit range across a broad spectrum of games.Intel has promised to provide a comprehensive performance update at CES 2025, including a full performance sweep of games and applications, issue-by-issue A/B analysis, and combinatory analyses.

What just happened? Craig Wright, the Australian computer scientist who has repeatedly made the false claim that he is Bitcoin inventor Satoshi Nakamoto, has been found to be in contempt of court and handed a 12-month jail sentence for continuing to sue developers. Back in 2016, Wright announced that he was the pseudonymous Satoshi and said he could prove it. That claim has been disputed ever since, but Wright continues to argue that he really is the mysterious creator and has launched legal battles against those who say otherwise.The Crypto Open Patent Alliance (COPA) forced a trial earlier this year aiming to stop Wright from suing more people.The high court in London Wright lives in the UK found in favor of COPA. The judge said during the trial that Wright had lied about his role in launching Bitcoin, using clumsy forgeries "on a grand scale" and "technobabble," and that he is not the author of the Bitcoin white paper. Wright was ordered to stop taking legal action against Bitcoin developers.In October, Wright ignored this court order and launched a legal case claiming he was owed $1.2 trillion for the intellectual property rights related to Bitcoin. He also repeated his claim that he is Satoshi.The judge said the case is a "flagrant breach" of the original court order. For the five counts of contempt of court, Wright has been sentenced to 12 months in jail, suspended for two years, and must pay 145,000 ($181,308) in costs within two weeks. His $1.2 trillion claim has also been dismissed. // Related StoriesWright had been ordered to appear in court in person during the hearing, but he refused on the grounds that he could only do so if he was paid 240,000 ($300,000) to cover his costs and lost earnings. He appeared via video call from somewhere in Asia Wright refused to say where stating that he intends to appeal the sentence.COPA counsel Jonathan Hough KC said Wright's legal threats had "terrorized" people, putting "developers and bloggers through [] years of personal hell." He said the latest claims were intended to "cause maximum possible distress."In May, High Court judge Mr Justice Mellor said that Wright presents himself as an extremely clever person, "however, in my judgment, he is not nearly as clever as he thinks he is.""In both his written evidence and in days of oral evidence under cross-examination, I am entirely satisfied that Dr Wright lied to the court extensively and repeatedly," the judge said, via The Guardian. "Most of his lies related to the documents he had forged which purported to support his claim. All his lies and forged documents were in support of his biggest lie: his claim to be Satoshi Nakamoto."In October, an HBO documentary claimed Peter Todd, a Canadian developer who was heavily involved in Bitcoin in its early days, was Satoshi Nakamoto. Todd denied the claim and went into hiding for his own safety.Satoshi is thought to own 1 million bitcoins, worth around $92 billion, which would make him one of the richest people in the world.

Google Photos for Android is introducing a new feature that simplifies photo editing right before sharing. A tipster from Android Authority first reported this tool.The new Quick Edit tool lets users easily enhance or crop individual photos before sharing them. It features an Enhance button, which functions similarly to the Enhance effect in the standard photo editing options. Additionally, a crop button is similar to the one in the regular photo editor. When multiple photos are selected before hitting the share button, the typical share sheet appears instead of the new Quick Edit screen.Recommended VideosSimple, one-click photo enhancement tools in Google Photos are not new. At least four different options are currently available. The Enhance tool automatically analyzes your photo and adjusts the brightness, contrast, and color. Additionally, Suggested Edits may appear, providing personalized recommendations such as cropping or rotating that can be applied with just one click.Android AuthorityYou can also apply various filters instantly to change the mood and style of your image. Basic adjustments like Crop and Rotate are available with a single click, offering presets for common aspect ratios.Please enable Javascript to view this contentThe tipster says the new Quick Edit tool works on his Pixel 6 Pro running version 7.10.0 of the Google Photos app. Interestingly, my Pixel 9 Pro XL is running Google Photos 7.11.0, and I dont see the new feature, so perhaps its being rolled out to Android devices on a rolling basis.RelatedGoogle Photos is accessible on various devices. In addition to Android, the Google Photos app can be found in the App Store for iPhone and iPad. It is also available on the web.Editors Recommendations

The Samsung Galaxy S25 Slim has been part of the rumor mill for a while now. If youve missed it, heres what you need to know: It almost certainly does exist, and its expected to launch sometime during the middle of 2025, instead of next month like the rest of the Galaxy S25 lineup. And now, we have a better idea of just how thin this phone might actually be.Well-known tipster Ice Universe shared the information on Weibo, stating that its thickness may be 6.x mm. In other words, the leaker isnt sure of the exact thickness, but expects it to fall between 6mm and 6.9mm.Recommended VideosThe thinnest model of a Galaxy phone currently available is the Galaxy S24, coming in at 7.6mm thick. The Galaxy S23 and S23 Plus also come in at that same thickness. Even if the S25 Slim is only 6.9mm thick, thats still a significant decrease over whats currently available.Joe Maring / Digital TrendsIt wouldnt be Samsungs first attempt at a slender phone, either. Back in 2015, Samsung launched the Galaxy A8, a handset that was just 5.9mm thick. It remains one of the thinnest Samsung phones ever created, and while we expect the S25 Slim to be small, we dont expect it to be that small.Please enable Javascript to view this contentFor comparison, the Apple iPhone 16 is 7.8mm thick, while the Google Pixel 9 comes in at 8.5mm. The Galaxy S25 lineup already looks to be thinner than much of the competition.RelatedAnd as far as the thinnest phone goes, that honor falls to the Honor Magic V3. This folding handset measures only 9.2mm when closed an already impressive size but is just 4.4mm when opened. For reference, thats less than two-tenths of an inch.How much of a practical benefit will come from the Galaxy S25 Slims thin design remains to be seen. However, assuming this latest leak is accurate, itll certainly be an impressive technical feat, if nothing else.Editors Recommendations

I suspected to see some new handheld gaming PCs this year at CES, but it looks like something even more exciting is in store. AMD and Lenovo are hosting an event during the week of the show, and itll have two special guests in attendance: Valves Pierre-Loup Griffais and Microsofts Jason Ronald.Ill be attending the event on January 7, about which Sean Hollister over at The Verge initially shared out the details. There are a couple of reasons why this event could be significant. First, Valve. Since the launch of the Asus ROG Ally, there have been a handful of these types of events featuring spokespeople from AMD, Microsoft, and the company making a handheld Lenovo or Asus. Valve hasnt ever been in attendance, and considering Valve makes the Linux-based Steam Deck, it would be odd for the company to have a presence.Recommended VideosLike most Valve employees, Pierre-Loup Griffais wears a lot of hats, but hes been focused on the Steam Deck for a while. In fact, hes one of the people I spoke to about the origins of Proton in the Steam Deck. The Lenovo Legion Go is a Windows-based handheld, so the fact that Griffais will be in attendance says quite a lot.Get your weekly teardown of the tech behind PC gaming That brings us to the second interesting detail. A couple of weeks ago, Valve updated its branding guidelines with a handful of logos that say Powered by SteamOS. Alongside this, Even Blass leaked various images of a black Lenovo handheld with a button showing the Steam logo. Valve has been clear that its working to bring SteamOS to other handheld devices, and this convolution of different factors paints a pretty clear picture of whats coming.Evan Blass / XIts not confirmed, but its just about as close to a confirmation as were going to get before January 7.RelatedId stop short of calling this the Steam Deck 2, however. Valve says its working on a Steam Deck 2, and itll make one whenever theres a big upgrade in performance available. There are still reasons to get excited about this handheld, though. The Lenovo Legion Go uses the AMD Ryzen Z1 Extreme, which is more powerful than the chip inside of both the Steam Deck and the Steam Deck OLED. In addition, AMD confirmed that its next-gen Ryzen Z2 Extreme will arrive early next year.Its impossible to say right now what this mystery handheld will be packing, but either way, itll be more powerful than the Steam Deck. Add on top of that the lightweight performance of SteamOS, and the true wizardry of Proton, and we might have a very compelling handheld.Thankfully, its just a few shorts weeks before we know for sure. Ill be at the event, and Lenovo is promising an opportunity to play with the latest Lenovo Legion Go lineup. You can bet Ill be shouldering my way through the crowd to see whatever device is there in person.Editors Recommendations

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