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Forza Horizon 5 Now Available on PS5 Source: Engadget — https://www.engadget.com/forza-horizon-5-ps5-review-120024889.html
Commodore OS Vision 3.0 Released Source: Tom’s Hardware — https://www.tomshardware.com/software/linux/commodore-os-vision-3-0-linux-based-os-arrives-to-spruce-up-retro-builds
ROG Astral GPU Battles Card Sag with Built-In Sensors Source: Tom’s Hardware — https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/gpus-built-in-gyro-and-accelerometer-tell-you-if-the-card-isnt-level-rog-astral-gpu-battles-card-sag-with-software-monitored-feature
GPMI Cable: The End of HDMI? Source: MobileSyrup — https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/04/28/what-is-gpmi-cable-the-end-of-hdmi/
Nintendo Switch 2 Pre-Order Frenzy Source: MobileSyrup — https://mobilesyrup.com/2025/04/27/did-you-manage-to-pre-order-a-nintendo-switch-2/
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Are you in the market for a new GPU? Does the new incoming 4060 Ti from Nvidia interest you?
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🔗Articles
Nvidia announces a $299 RTX 4060 with the 4060 Ti arriving May 24th for $399 - https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/18/23728149/nvidia-rtx-4060-4060-ti-release-date-price-specs
The GPU Market Finally Gives In, Nvidia Prices Drop - https://www.techspot.com/article/2684-gpu-pricing-update/
Fanless, AirJet Cooling Tech Debuts in Zotac ZBox Mini PC - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/fanless-airjet-cooling-tech-debuts-in-zotac-zbox-mini-pc
Google will start deleting inactive accounts after two years - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/05/google-will-start-deleting-inactive-accounts-after-two-years/
Congress wants AM radio in all new cars—trade groups say that’s a mistake - https://arstechnica.com/cars/2023/05/ev-advocates-join-tech-groups-and-automakers-to-oppose-am-radio-mandate/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social
Heinz Remix is the sauce dispenser of our dreams - https://www.engadget.com/heinz-remix-is-the-sauce-dispenser-of-our-dreams-143330062.html
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Are you still renting DVDs from Netflix? Well… it was a good run.
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Netflix will shut down its DVD rental business in September https://www.engadget.com/netflix-will-shut-down-its-dvd-rental-business-in-september-195213827.html
Google just announced the Pixel Fold - https://techcrunch.com/2023/05/04/oh-hey-google-just-announced-the-pixel-fold/
Chinese brand PowerLeader launches 'new' CPU: a rebranded 2021 i3 - https://www.pcgamer.com/chinese-brand-powerleader-launches-new-cpu-a-rebranded-2021-i3/
Respawn says "single line" of Apex Legends code was behind elusive audio bug - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/respawn-says-single-line-of-apex-legends-code-was-behind-elusive-audio-bug#close-modal
Check Your Eyes at Home With This Smartphone Device https://www.cnet.com/health/personal-care/blurry-vision-check-your-eyes-at-home-with-this-smartphone-device/
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From the original developer of the Lego games, The Funko Pop IP is getting its own video game. And, Call of Duty is getting a board game? Huh.
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🔗Articles
Funko Pop video game - https://www.polygon.com/23696598/funko-pop-video-game-fusion-release-date-trailer
Call of Duty board game - https://mobilesyrup.com/2023/04/24/you-may-not-have-asked-for-it-but-youre-getting-a-call-of-duty-board-game/
Nvidia RTX 4070 Drops Below Launch Prices - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/4070-drops-below-launch-price-in-germany?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=twitter.com
New BIOS updates attempt to keep Ryzen 7000X3D processors from frying themselves - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/some-ryzen-7000x3d-processors-are-burning-out-high-voltages-may-be-to-blame/
Thermal Cameras and Machine Learning Combine to Snoop Out Passwords - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/thermal-cameras-and-machine-learning-combine-to-snoop-out-passwords?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social
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Do you own a new cutting edge graphics card? Have you made use of its latest features?Will Samsung be moving over to Microsoft’s Bing as its default search engine for phones?
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If 80% of Nvidia 40-series owners turn on DLSS, what’s going on with the others? - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/nvidia-proud-that-83-of-people-with-1200-ray-tracing-gpus-actually-use-rtx/
Ultra-rare CS:GO gun reportedly sells for over $400,000 - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/04/ultra-rare-csgo-gun-reportedly-sells-for-over-400000/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social
Windows 11 beta changes what the Print Screen button does after 33 years - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/windows-11-beta-changes-what-the-print-screen-button-does-after-33-years/
Panic at Google: Samsung considers dumping search for Bing and ChatGPT - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/04/panic-at-google-samsung-considers-dumping-search-for-bing-and-chatgpt/
Proton update gets 18 more Windows games running on Linux - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/04/proton-update-gets-18-more-windows-games-running-on-linux-including-chex-quest-hd/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social
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Is there space for a new Twitter-like platform out there? Meta might think so!
And will you use AI to help write your emails and other documents?
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Meta is building a decentralized Twitter competitor - https://www.engadget.com/meta-decentralized-twitter-competitor-071316333.html
Google announces AI features in Gmail, Docs, and more to rival Microsoft - https://www.theverge.com/2023/3/14/23639273/google-ai-features-docs-gmail-slides-sheets-workspace
Discord voice chat launches on Sony’s PlayStation 5 - https://mobilesyrup.com/2023/03/08/discord-voice-chat-ps5/
ASRock cuts prices of its Intel Arc graphics cards so low you may actually want one - https://www.pcgamer.com/asrock-cuts-prices-of-its-intel-arc-graphics-cards-so-low-you-may-actually-want-one/
WiiM’s cheap wireless high-res audio streamer turns any speaker into a Sonos - https://www.techradar.com/news/wiims-cheap-wireless-high-res-audio-streamer-turns-any-speaker-into-a-sonos
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What new features have just hit Windows 11 in February 2023? (22H2)
Want to watch old YouTube videos with better quality? Nvidia’s Video Super Resolution could be a neat option to try! And what are iSIMs??
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Major Windows 11 Update - https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2023/02/28/introducing-a-big-update-to-windows-11-making-the-everyday-easier-including-bringing-the-new-ai-powered-bing-to-the-taskbar/
Nvidia’s latest GPU drivers can upscale old blurry YouTube videos - https://www.theverge.com/2023/2/28/23618245/nvidia-rtx-video-super-resolution-upscale-videos-rtx-gpu
YouTube video causes Pixel phones to instantly reboot - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/02/youtube-video-causes-pixel-phones-to-instantly-reboot/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social
Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 phones are the first to support built-in 'iSIMs'- https://www.engadget.com/snapdragon-8-gen-2-isim-support-150031144.html?src=rss&guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly90LmNvLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFBmlGM-i8l5-DvgLMX58-ip2loYDM5lY7ttHrr1Yudydbw76Vhw_z9AC58tOXZ_kxlkNmEGUVCqTWmOAbCu8mK_Ib4393d0gzYEHMoRI3ROE1Z5Ab_6bXiCdqM841U_f0WhZMKtTJClToh3yCibOBiJQd8mOZF7Zm6pKoBVHimy
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Do you listen to podcasts? They might be officially coming to YouTube soon? And YouTube is also rolling out higher quality 1080p streams for premium users? And what’s a honeypot and why did Valve ban people over it?
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Podcasts are coming to YouTube Music - https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/23/podcasts-are-coming-to-youtube-music/?guccounter=1
YouTube Tests '1080p Premium' Option for Subscribers - https://www.pcmag.com/news/youtube-tests-1080p-premium-option-for-subscribers
Valve uses "honeypot" to catch and permanently ban 40,000 cheaters in Dota - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/valve-uses-honeypot-to-catch-and-permanently-ban-40-000-cheaters-in-dota
Xbox signs 10-year deal to bring its games to Nvidia GeForce Now - https://mobilesyrup.com/2023/02/21/xbox-nvidia-10-year-deal-geforce-now-pc-games/
Windows 11 will soon let you control RGB accessories natively - https://mobilesyrup.com/2023/02/10/windows-11-will-soon-let-you-control-rgb-accessories-natively/
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Have you not been a fan of Twitter defaulting to “For You”? Me neither!
Is there coming a day when we’ll no longer need phone numbers?
Are cassettes making a comeback??
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Twitter will stop forcing you onto its ‘For You’ timeline - https://www.theverge.com/2023/1/20/23564806/twitter-for-you-timeline-update-default-remember-tabs
Google might be working on Profiles for Google Messages - https://mobilesyrup.com/2023/01/23/google-might-be-working-on-profiles-for-google-messages/
Android 14 could block the installation of old apps - https://mobilesyrup.com/2023/01/24/android-14-block-install-old-apps/
Samsung 990 Pro SSDs Report Rapid Health Degradation - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/samsung-990-pro-health-dropping-fast?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com
XBOX Walkman - https://www.purexbox.com/news/2023/01/random-the-xbox-walkman-is-real-and-it-actually-plays-cassette-tapes
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Do you have a Google Stadia gamepad laying around? An update is coming to give it generic Bluetooth support!
Have a hard time making eye contact? NVIDIA can help with that!
And there is a new Sony Walkman? What?
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Google Stadia celebrates shutdown with controller update - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2023/01/google-stadia-dies-this-week-but-the-controller-will-live-on/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_source=twitter&utm_social-type=owned&utm_medium=social
How to activate Bluetooth on your Stadia controller - https://www.theverge.com/23559284/google-stadia-controller-bluetooth-mode-how-to
Sony Walkman - https://www.androidpolice.com/sony-walkman-player-nw-a306/
NVIDIA Broadcast will maintain eye contact - https://www.engadget.com/nvidia-broadcast-eye-contact-144555050.html
CNET Has Been Quietly Publishing AI-Written Articles for Months - https://gizmodo.com/cnet-chatgpt-ai-articles-publish-for-months-1849976921
Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios - https://www.ign.com/articles/super-nintendo-world-at-universal-studios-hollywood-sneak-preview-of-mario-themed-food-surprises-and-more
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Which phone, subjectively, has the best camera?
Are you still using Windows 7?
Have your pets eaten your electronics??
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Pixel 6a wins MKBHD’s blind camera test - https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/12/23/pixel-6a-wins-mkbhds-blind-camera-test/
Nvidia RTX 4080 12GB rebrands to 4070 Ti - https://www.gsmarena.com/nvidia_rtx_4080_12gb_rebrands_to_4070_ti_available_january_5_for_799-news-57062.php
Windows 7 Reportedly Gets Secure Boot in Last Dying Gasp - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/windows-7-reportedly-gets-secure-boot-in-last-dying-gasp?utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com
Researcher Exploits Power Supply to Transmit, Steal Data From a PC - https://www.pcmag.com/news/researcher-exploits-power-supply-to-transmit-steal-data-from-a-pc
Calgary man’s pet dog chews on PS controller - https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/12/08/calgary-mans-pet-dog-chews-on-ps-controller-ends-up-buying-in-game-clothing/
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The Nvidia GTX 1060 has finally been dethroned as the most GPU according to Steam’s Hardware Survey for November 2022.
Portal with RTX is launching soon on December 8.
And there is a Sonic motherboard? Why??
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Steam’s most-used GPU - https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/12/after-more-than-5-years-nvidias-gtx-1060-is-no-longer-steams-most-used-gpu/?utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=twitter&utm_brand=ars&utm_medium=social
Steam Hardware & Software Survey - https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/directx/
Portal with RTX Free DLC Available December 8 - https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/geforce/news/portal-rtx-available-december-8/
Valve will give away over a hundred Steam Decks during The Game Awards - https://www.engadget.com/valve-giving-away-free-steam-deck-game-awards-viewers-094815571.html
Microsoft Raising Prices on New, First-Party Games - https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-raising-prices-new-first-party-games-xbox-series-70-2023-redfall-starfield?utm_source=facebook,twitter
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Will some Intel CPUs soon require pay-as-you-go to unlock on-chip features? Will cars require you to pay to unlock faster acceleration?
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Intel Officially Introduces Pay-As-You-Go Chip Licensing - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-officially-introduces-pay-as-you-go-chip-licensing
Mercedes locks faster acceleration behind a $1,200 annual paywall - https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/23/23474969/mercedes-car-subscription-faster-acceleration-feature-price
Sony Might Stick a PS5 Into the Honda Electric Car - https://www.ign.com/articles/sony-honda-ps5-car
A PC version of Gran Turismo is under consideration - https://www.polygon.com/23481649/gran-turismo-7-pc-version-polyphony-digital-kazunori-yamauchi
PS6 Release Date Will Be After 2027 - https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2022/11/23/ps6-release-date-sony-document-playstation-6/
Banana Pi Reveals Raspberry Pi Alternative - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/banana-pi-reveals-raspberry-pi-alternative-bpi-m6-sbc
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Will Nvidia’s earlier announced 4080 12GB GPU be renamed to a 4070 Ti?
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Nvidia Reportedly Prepping RTX 4070 Ti: Rebadged RTX 4080 12GB Makes a Comeback - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/nvidia-preps-geforce-rtx-4070ti-rebadged-geforce-rtx-4080-12GB?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social
Microsoft DirectStorage 1.1 Now Available, AMD, Intel, Nvidia Ready - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/microsoft-directstorage-11-now-available-amd-intel-nvidia-ready?utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_medium=social
NVIDIA AV1 encoder in FFmpeg - https://videocardz.com/newz/ffmpeg-now-supports-nvidia-nvenc-av1-encoder-outperforms-hevc-by-75-to-100
ASRock's Side Panel Turns Your Case Into a Secondary Display - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/asrock-side-panel-display-kit
Microsoft Loses Up to $200 on Every Xbox Console Sold - https://www.pcmag.com/news/microsoft-loses-up-to-200-on-every-xbox-console-sold
McDonald's McCrispy Gaming Chair Has a Fry Holder and Sandwich Warmer - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/mcdonalds-mccrispy-gaming-chair
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Have you ever wanted a simple way to make 3d models? Then check out Crocotile 3D! And, Playstation Home is back from the dead??
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Crocotile 3D - https://store.steampowered.com/app/1244040/Crocotile_3D/
Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse is Basically PlayStation Home - https://www.playstationlifestyle.net/2022/10/12/mark-zuckerberg-metaverse-playstation-home-ps-home-twitter/
PlayStation Home has been resurrected by fans - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/6-years-after-it-was-shut-down-playstation-home-has-been-resurrected-by-fans/
Playstation Loses Subscribers - https://www.gamedeveloper.com/business/playstation-plus-has-lost-1-9-million-subscribers-since-being-relaunched-in-june
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II - https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/10/27/call-of-duty-modern-warfare-iis-physical-disc-72mb-coaster/
Heatbit Releases The First Bitcoin Miner That Heats Your Home - https://www.accesswire.com/722898/Heatbit-Releases-The-First-Bitcoin-Miner-That-Heats-Your-Home
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Some RTX 4090 users have been reporting that their GPUs are burning up. What could be the cause of it?
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NVIDIA’s 16-Pin Connector on GeForce RTX 4090 Graphics Card Burns Up - https://wccftech.com/nvidia-16-pin-connector-on-geforce-rtx-4090-graphics-card-burns-up-melts-the-cable-plug/
Google Chrome will no longer support Windows 7 and 8.1 next year - https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/10/25/chrome-no-longer-support-windows-7-81-next-year/
Google adds replies and stars to Messages — and is taking the RCS fight to iPhones - https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/20/23412546/google-messages-apple-rcs-replies-stars
WhatsApp is now joining Google in bashing iMessage - https://www.androidpolice.com/whatsapp-google-bashing-apple-imessage-rcs/
YouTube Premium Family Plan Price Increases by $5 Per Month - https://www.pcmag.com/news/youtube-premium-family-plan-price-increases-by-5-per-month
Netflix says it will start charging you for ‘extra users’ next year - https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/10/19/netflix-says-start-charging-for-extra-users-next-year/
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EA has mentioned that it will be closing online services for some of its older titles, going back to the PS3, such as Mirror’s Edge and NBA Jam.
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EA is closing online services for Mirror’s Edge, Onrush and more - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ea-is-ending-online-services-for-mirrors-edge-onrush-and-more/
DualSense Edge wireless controller for PS5 - https://blog.playstation.com/2022/10/18/dualsense-edge-wireless-controller-for-ps5-launches-globally-on-january-26/
Netflix With Ads: Prices, Plans and Everything Else to Know - https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-and-software/netflix-with-ads-prices-plans-and-everything-else-to-know/
I Spent $10K on DSLR Camera Gear, But You Can Just Buy a Pixel 7 Pro - https://www.cnet.com/tech/mobile/i-spent-10k-on-dslr-camera-gear-but-you-can-just-buy-a-pixel-7-pro/
Factory-sealed original iPhone sells at auction for many times the price of an iPhone 14
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With Google’s recent announcement of Stadia being shuttered, it looks like Google is repurposing its Stadia game streaming services for gaming Chromebooks!
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Introducing the world’s first laptops built for cloud gaming - https://blog.google/products/chromebooks/gaming-chromebooks/
Asus Chromebook Vibe - https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/10/10/xboxs-phil-spencer-might-have-just-teased-microsofts-streaming-console/
Xbox’s Phil Spencer might have just teased Microsoft’s streaming console - https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/10/10/xboxs-phil-spencer-might-have-just-teased-microsofts-streaming-console/
EU officially makes USB-C mandatory - https://www.androidauthority.com/eu-usb-c-mandatory-2024-3216175/
Rollercoaster rides trigger emergency calls from new iPhones - https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-63157888.amp
YouTube Handles Could Squash Imposter Channels - https://gizmodo.com/youtube-google-handles-1849639666
ASUS Dial - https://twitter.com/ASUS/status/1579662464823631872
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Google’s streaming game service is coming to an end and Intel GPUs are releasing soon!
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Google will shut down Stadia, refund all purchases - https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/09/29/google-stadia-shut-down-refund/
Stadia players plead to Google to expand wireless Stadia controller support - https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/10/03/stadia-players-plead-google-expand-wireless-stadia-controller-support/
YouTube is asking some users to purchase a Premium subscription to watch in 4K - https://techcrunch.com/2022/10/03/youtube-is-asking-some-users-to-purchase-a-premium-subscription-to-watch-in-4k/
Intel’s RTX 3060 competitor is priced at just $289 - https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/29/23378188/intel-arc-a750-price-release-date
Intel Arc Alchemist: Release Date, Specs, Everything We Know - https://www.tomshardware.com/news/intel-arc-alchemist-release-date-specs-pricing-all-we-know
Food delivery drone lands on power lines - https://www.theverge.com/2022/9/30/23380044/food-delivery-drone-knocks-out-power-australia-wing
Would You Rather Have a Threadripper or a School Bus? - https://www.reddit.com/r/pcmasterrace/comments/xtc827/would_you_rather_have_a_threadripper_or_a_school/
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