Microsoft is starting work on bringing new Android 13 features to its Android apps for Windows 11. A future roadmap details plans for improved file transfers, new shortcut features, and picture-in-picture support thanks to Android 13. The latest Android release will improve Microsoft’s underlying Windows Subsystem for Android on Windows 11, and the 50,000 apps available through Amazon’s Appstore.
It looks like Discord voice calls with be available on the PS5 soon. Twitter user advaith, who regular discovers Discord features, has unearthed Discord PS5 voice integration in the mobile app. It looks very similar to the existing Xbox support, but appears to be limited to the PS5. Hopefully this means a PS5 firmware update and public preview is coming soon.
A Reddit user has managed to get macOS running on a Steam Deck. Using a combination of SteamOS VirtualBox virtualization software, macOS Catalina is up and running on the 7-inch display with performance said to be “normal.” But the animations are laggy according to the Reddit poster, and booting macOS takes minutes. That’s probably down to no hardware acceleration, but hey it’s fun to experiment!
It’s nearly time to see what AMD has been cooking up for its RDNA 3 GPUs. AMD will hold a livestream for its next-gen GPUs on November 3rd at 4PM ET. These GPUs will be designed for gamers and creators, but they’ll also need to compete with Nvidia’s RTX 4090 4K beast. AMD might need an answer to DLSS 3, too. Game on.
Intel takes the PC performance crown back from AMD thanks to big multithread performance gains and boosts to gaming and creator apps
