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With a lack of whakairo facilities in Tauranga, The Incubator Creative Hub has decided to open their own hub to further support Toi Maori in our community.

The whakairo hub was blessed and named Te Whare Toi O Te Moana last Thursday, as a part of The Incubators Matariki celebrations launching this month.

Carver and artist Peri Kohu of Ngi Tamarawaho gifted the hubs name, and was supportive of this initiative, being the previous lease-holder of the new whakairo space.

This is an important initiative as there are currently no other venues offering this type of facility in Tauranga, and I believe there is a need and a desire for many of our locals and visitors to participate in and get up close and personal with Toi Whakairo where the mana is often diminished both culturally and financially through lack of understanding and value, says Marama Mateparae, who is director of support and project development at The Incubator.

Marama says The Incubator recently applied for funding for a whakairo hub through Creative NZ but were disappointed to miss out. Even without knowing where we are getting the funds from we have decided to launch the hub with the aim to find funds over the next year, says Marama.

She adds: Tauranga Moana is home to many esteemed Whakairo artists, many of whom have already expressed an interest in using this facility to run wnanga or as a place they could mentor students.

Further afield

Marama says that there are whakairo courses through local schools such as Tauranga Boys College and Te Wharekura o Mauao but little access outside of these.

Im often contacted by ex-students of mine who are wanting to practise and learn more whakairo but there isnt anywhere else in Tauranga they can go, says Joel Komene, director of Aronui at Tauranga Boys College.

Joel is happy about the development of a whakairo hub and says it will be a space where the public is able to view carvers working, to be able to interact with them, see the tools and processes that are used in this artform, to learn the history and stories of local iwi that are told through the carvings, and to gain a greater understanding and appreciation of this artform and Mori culture.

Breath and growth

The hub space is also local whakairo artist Whare Thompsons studio and is where he created his piece H which is y on display as a part of The Incubators Matariki exhibitions.

Experimenting with recycled wood, Whare says the piece was carved into a dining table top using a water jet cutter. Whare also installed led lighting into his carving to backlight it with different colours to give unique meanings to his work.

H means breath and Whare says: [The design] creates a single face and that single face is representational of two people coming together and greeting each other; and that whole process is the exchange of breath with the hongi.

From that breath of life comes growth, hence the kowhaiwhai design that sits behind the figure.

Whare says its the connection between breath and growth which ties his work to Matariki.

The whakairo exhibition runs from June 3-July 10 at The Incubator Gallery as a part of The Incubator Creative Hubs Matariki celebrations.

See what else is happening in and around Tauranga below:

Saturday 11 June

A Course In MiraclesThis is A Course In Miracles, a required course. Study this life transforming course for free in your home. Full support given. Txt/Ph 0210 274 2502

Art in the ParkOriginal art for sale. Weather permitting.9am - 4pm. Coronation Park, Mt Maunganui.Tauranga Society of Artists

Association CroquetSat, Mon & Wed at Club Mt Maunganui, 45 Kawaka St. 9.15am for 9.30am start. New players & visitors welcome. Ph Jacqui 07 574 9293

Bay Singles Social GroupJoin a bunch of over 50s young singles. Weekend dinners, pot lucks, occasional outings. Have a go! ph Delia 027 284 8762, Andrea 021 133 0313

Beth-El Messianic Family Celebrate Shabbat (Sabbath) as did Messiah Yeshua (Jesus), his disciples and early believers. All welcome Otumoetai Primary 10am or Facebook Live 11am. Joel 021 768 043 info@bethel.org.nz

Greerton Hall MarketMARKET Listing content: Last Saturday of each month. 8am-12pm. Stalls inside/outside. Discounts for charity groups. Refreshments at kitchen. Phone/txt for site. Tricia 075431487/ 0279082952, www face-book.com/greertonhallmarket

Indoor Bowls12.30pm Sat, Tues & Weds. Tauranga Senior Citizens Club Hall 14 Norris Street. $3 refreshments. Must be fully vaccinated. Come join us. Carol 022 639 2411

Ipu Weaving WorkshopWeave your own ipu with base and lid. Aroha & Sandra 11am-1pm at The Artery. $65, all materials and tools will be provided. To book, visit http://www.theincubator.co.nz/the-artery

Otumoetai Tennis ClubAdult tennis. Start 1.30pm. Bellevue Park, Windsor Rd (adjacent to swimming pool). New players & visitors welcome. Ph Victor 027 577 1818 a/hrs.

Otumoetai Toy LibraryQuality toys for children of all ages. 94 Bureta Road, Otumoetai, behind St Johns Anglican Church. Tues, Thurs & Saturday from 9.30-11.30am

Petanque Tauranga BOP AssociationClub days Saturday, Tuesday & Thursday. Tawa Street, Mt Maunganui. French game played with Kiwi flair, boules available. Ph Ray 027 756 3565 for playing times.

Rwena Mori Bread WorkshopLearn to make rwena bread with Karin Egan, step by step, beginning with the mixture/bug. 1.30-3.30pm at The Artery. $10. To book visit http://www.theincubator.co.nz/the-artery

St Stephen's Jigsaw LibraryEvery Saturday 10am-12noon. Hire a variety of 500 puzzles, of 100 to 2000 pieces. Please wear masks and bring Vaccine Pass. Located behind church at Highmore Terrace, Brookfield.

Taijiquan and Qigong9am Saturday & Weds free Taiji and Qigong group. Kulim park on beach by big rock. All welcome. Ph Petro 021 751 665

Tauranga Social DanceSequence dancing 7-10pm Wesley Church Hall 100. 13th Ave this Saturday 11th June Phone Jan 5763455

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Check out Aditi Rao Hydari's best blue outfits

Aditi Rao Hydari, the popular Bollywood actress, is beauty personified. The actress makes style statements and emerges as a head-turner on every occasion. From giving us style lessons on how to rock all one-piece outfits to nailing winter street fashion with elegance and charm, she has been on a roll.

Aditi is a fan of blue outfits. She once wore a blue Chikan ethnic dress with black sunglasses. The actress enhanced her look for the day with Kolhapuri chappals and a multicoloured handbag. Aditi celebrated Pongal 2021 in a breezy blue floral anarkali. Her outfit comprised of a blue anarkali kurta featuring pink, white and yellow flowers, a matching sheer dupatta, and churidar pants in a solide hue. Instead of piling on the jhumkas and kadas, the actor skipped on jewellery this time, and completed her ensemble with nothing but simple brown Kolhapuris.

At Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohlis wedding reception, Aditi wore blue Benarasi Manish Malhotra lehenga. The Padmaavat actor teamed it with an off-the-shoulder velvet blouse in the same navy shade, which was accentuated with Benarasi fabric on its sleeves. Check her best blue outfits below!

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Playing acoustic guitar is an entirely different experience than playing electric. For that matter, playing an acoustic thats plugged in is entirely different from playing an acoustic acoustically. Try your normal electric go-to stuff on an acoustic and youll probably be disappointed with the results. Plug an acoustic with a pickup straight into a DI or board, and its not going to respond or sound like an acoustic in your living room.

As a guitar nerd, I disliked that whole MTVUnplugged series. Mostly it was rockers just strumming away, kumbaya-style, on a harsh-sounding, plugged-in acoustic where you hear the pickup rather than the guitar body. Unless the song was either acoustically friendly or the artist came up with a completely different interpretation of the song, like Clapton did with Layla, most acoustic covers of electric songs undermine the guitar part.

In 1978, Eddie Van Halen put his swagger, groove, and ferocious riffs on You Really Got Me, and turned a weird Kinks tune into a game-changing rock anthem. But watch their 2012 acoustic version: It sounds like a solid but unremarkable player sitting around a campfire. Eddie was a brilliant acoustic player, as Spanish Fly from Van Halens second album demonstrates, but that was Eddie doing a specific acoustic composition.

Acoustic guitar is a different animal than electric. Ergo, one of the greatest guitarists ever sounds like a mere mortal when trying to make an instrument do what it cant do. In fact, a basic electric guitar in 1978 wasnt capable of what Van Halen wanted it to do, so he built his own. But the point of Unplugged was to showcase the song more than the riff.

Most of my session work is on acoustic. I love playing acoustic sessions: low pressure. With electric sessions, you must deal with buzzy amps and scratchy pots that you only hear under the microscope of recording. Take away pedals, amps, pickups, or cables, and nothing goes wrong. Theres rarely equipment failure when youre not plugged in. But thats not the only benefit.

With electric sessions, theres pressure to wow the audience with riffs and fresh signature parts. With acoustic, its always serve-the-song and rarely look-at-me. Usually youre laying down a simple, sturdy foundation, supporting the vocals and building the bed for the electric to shred. If done well, it brings out the best in the song and the lead instruments. Acoustic sessions are probably a bit like being a pilot: smooth/simple/routine procedural bits with the occasional terrifying part where you must land a plane with a wing on fire (or play a fast bluegrass solo).

The juxtaposition of an acoustic with an electric is a tried-and-true production approach because those textures work perfectly together. Some of the most epic hard-rocking songs rock all the harder because they start with acoustic. Por ejemplo: Hearts Crazy on You, Bostons More Than a Feeling, Pink Floyds Wish You Were Here, and Bon Jovis Wanted Dead or Alive.

Its like putting something delicate and sweet, such as a tiny fawn covered in white spots, next to a grizzly bear on its hind legs. The bear and the electric guitar seem even more powerful and scary by comparison.

That said, an acoustic guitar in the right hands can sound as big and awe-inspiring as a great three-piece band in full flight. Players such as Mike Dawes, Andy McKee, and Marcin Patrzalek cover bass and lead with 6-strings, then add their percussive element by beating on the guitar. They use internal mics and reverb to get a huge drum sound that you cant pull off on a Tele or Les Paul.

On the other hand, masters of bluegrass flatpicking, like Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, and Tony Rice, play single-note melodies that, even when unaccompanied, sound complete. For an amazing example of a hybrid approach, check out Joe Bonamassas Woke Up Dreaming. At times, its classical fingerpicking. Then its Al Di Meola-eque blazing, then a hybrid thing that really sounds like two guitar players at once. Ive listened to that track probably 20 times and I still dont know how he does it.

Then theres Tommy Emmanuel, who has everything in his bag. He does the percussive guitar-as-a-drum thing and combines it with Travis thumbpicking and break-neck flatpicking. And Jerry Reed played some of the most complex, funky guitar music ever recorded on his gut-string.

Guitar shredding predates electricity, so it all started on acoustic. Charley Patton, Lonnie Johnson, Skip James, Son House, and the Devils own, Robert Johnson (armed with a high-action wooden box with strings bought from a Sears catalog), reimagined what the instrument could do. Its a long, winding journey, but the road to rock n roll and blues was paved with acoustic guitars.

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Blondie will finally release their first box set. Blondie: Against the Odds 1974-1982 is set to arrive on Aug. 26.

The new collection covers theinitial eight years of Blondie's storied career and will includenew editions of the band's first six albums, remastered from the original analog tapes and cut on vinyl at Abbey Road Studios. The set will also featuredemos, alternate versions, studio outtakes, previously unpublished photos, two volumes of liner notes, track-by-track commentary from the band members and more.Of the box's124 tracks, 36 have never been issued before.

A complete track listing can be seen below.

Multiple formats of the release are currently available for preorder, including aSuper Deluxe Collectors Edition, deluxe four- and eight-LP sets and a three-CD version.

"It really is a treat to see how far we have come when I listen to these early attempts to capture our ideas on relatively primitive equipment," Blondie singer Debbie Harry said in a press release. "Fortunately the essence of being in a band in the early '70s held some of the antisocial, counterculture energies of the groups that were the influencers of the '60s. I am excited about this special collection. When I listen to these old tracks, it puts me there like I am a time traveler. As bad as it was sometimes, it was also equally as good. No regrets. More music.

You can view an unboxing video of theSuper Deluxe Collectors Edition below.

It is amazing that after all this time, and against the odds, our Blondie archival box set will finally be released," drummer Clem Burke added. "Its been a long time coming, and we are all very happy and excited with the final results."

Ahead of the full set's release, a previously unreleased recording of Blondie's "Moonlight Drive" is available today. You can hear it below.

"I am hopeful that this project will provide a glimpse into the process and some of the journey that the songs took from idea to final form, guitarist Chris Stein said. Some of this stuff is like early sketches; the old tape machines are like primitive notebooks. The trickiest thing for me was always about getting the melodies out of my head into reality and the changes that would happen along the way."

From the moment I walked into Chris Steins barn and saw a wall of tapes, I knew we were on the precipice of something extraordinary, producer Ken Shipley said. Againstthe Odds is a treasure chest disguised as a box set.

Blondie 'Against The Odds 1974-1982' Super Deluxe Collectors Edition Track ListingThe studio albums:BlondieSide A1. "X Offender"2. "Little Girl Lies"3. "In the Flesh"4. "Look Good in Blue"5. "In the Sun"6. "A Shark in Jets Clothing"Side B1. "Man Overboard"2. "Rip Her to Shreds"3. "Rifle Range"4. "Kung Fu Girl"5. "The Attack of the Giant Ants"

Plastic LettersSide A1. "Fan Mail"2. "Denis"3. "Bermuda Triangle Blues (Flight 45)"4. "Youth Nabbed as Sniper"5. "Contact in Red Square"6. "(I'm Always Touched by Your) Presence, Dear"7. "I'm on E"Side B1. "I Didn't Have the Nerve to Say No"2. "Love at the Pier"3. "No Imagination"4. "Kidnapper"5. "Detroit 442"6. "Cautious Lip"

Parallel LinesSide A1. "Hanging on the Telephone"2. "One Way or Another"3. "Picture This"4. "Fade Away and Radiate"5. "Pretty Baby"6. "I Know But I Don't Know"Side B1. "11:59"2. "Will Anything Happen"3. "Sunday Girl"4. "Heart of Glass"5. "I'm Gonna Love You Too"6. "Just Go Away"

Eat to the BeatSide A1. "Dreaming"2. "The Hardest Part"3. "Union City Blue"4. "Shayla"5. "Eat to the Beat"6. "Accidents Never Happen"Side B1. "Die Young Stay Pretty"2. "Slow Motion"3. "Atomic"4. "Sound-A-Sleep"5. "Victor"6. "Living in the Real World"

AutoamericanSide A1. "Europa"2. "Live It Up"3. "Here's Looking at You"4. "The Tide Is High"5. "Angels on the Balcony"6. "Go Through It"Side B1. "Do the Dark"2. "Rapture"3. "Faces"4. "T-Birds"5. "Walk Like Me"6. "Follow Me"

The HunterSide A1. "Orchid Club"2. "Island Of Lost Souls"3. "Dragonfly"4. "For Your Eyes Only"5. "The Beast"Side B1. "War Child"2. "Little Caesar"3. "Danceway"4. "(Can I) Find the Right Words (to Say)"5. "English Boys"6. "The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game"

Bonus Tracks7" 45 rpm1. "Moonlight Drive"2. "Mr. Sightseer"

10" LP Outtakes & rarities ('Out in the Streets')Side A (1974 Session)1. "Out in the Streets" (1974)2. "The Disco Song"3. "Sexy Ida"Side B (Betrock Demo)1. "Platinum Blonde"2. "The Thin Line"3. "Puerto Rico"4. "Once I Had a Love" (1975)5. "Out in the Streets" (1975)

LP 1 Outtakes & rarities ('Plaza Sound')Side A1. "X Offender" (Intro)2. "X Offender" (Private Stock Single)3. "In the Sun" (Private Stock Single)4. "Little Girl Lies" (Private Stock Mix)5. "In the Flesh" (Extended Intro)6. "A Shark in Jets Clothing" (Take 2)7. "Kung Fu Girls" (Take 8)8. "Scenery"Side B1. "Denis" (Terry Ellis Mix)2. "Bermuda Triangle Blues - Flight 45" (Take 1)3. "I Didn't Have the Nerve to Say No" (Take 1)4. "I'm on E" (Take 2)5. "Kidnapper" (Take 2)6. "Detroit 442" (Take 2)7. "Poets Problem"

LP 2 Outtakes & rarities ('Parallel Beats')Side A1. "Once I Had a Love" (Mike Chapman Demo)2. "Sunday Girl" (French Version)3. "I'll Never Break Away From This Heart of Mine (Pretty Baby)"4. "Hanging on the Telephone" (Mike Chapman Demo)5. "Will Anything Happen" (Instrumental)6. "Underground Girl"Side B1. "Call Me"2. "Spaghetti Song (Atomic Part 2)"3. "Die Young Stay Pretty" (Take 1)4. "Union City Blue" (Instrumental)5. "Llamame"

LP 3 Outtakes & rarities ('Coca Cola')Side A1. "I Love You Honey, Give Me a Beer (Go Through It)"2. "Live It Up" (Giorgio Moroder Demo)3. "Angels on the Balcony" (Giorgio Moroder Demo)4. "Tide Is High" (Demo)5. "Susie & Jeffrey"Side B1. "Rapture" (Disco Version)2. "Autoamerican Ad"3. "Yuletide Throwdown"LP 4 Outtakes & rarities ('Home Tapes')Side A1. "Nameless" (Home Tape)2. "Sunday Girl" (Home Tape)3. "Theme From Topkapi" (Home Tape)4. "The Hardest Part" (Home Tape)5. "Ring of Fire" (Home Tape)Side B1. "War Child" (Chris Stein Mix)2. "Call Me" (Chris Stein Mix)3. "Heart of Glass" (Chris Stein Mix)

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Zakk Wylde was barely out of his teens when he became Ozzy Osbourne's guitarist, going on to help pen some of the singer's best loved songs. 35 years later and Wylde is hailed as one of metal's most iconic guitar players, his work with Ozzy and the likes of Pride & Glory and Black Label Society helping to inspire generations of musicians to pick up the instrument.

"I'm just doing what the guys before me did," he says with a smile. "Chuck Berry came out and inspired Jimi Hendrix, then Hendrix inspired people like Eddie Van Halen. The guys that came before lift you up on their shoulders so you can take playing to another level - that's how this all works.

That in mind, we asked Zakk to pick out the ten songs that best tell his story...

If were talking about the 10 songs that tell my story, wed have to start with Miracle Man as thats the first song I wrote with Oz. Hearing that on the radio the first time was pretty insane; Id never made a record before that or even been in a studio of that magnitude.

That first album was a learning experience for me, working with Keith Olson on my guitar tone. Id be playing Ronni Le Tekr from TNT, 10,000 Lovers and hed go cool, keep playing and well get that sound from you too'. We were in England and every day wed record, then go back to this pub called The Wheatsheaf, jamming and drinking from around 11 in the morning - things got pretty hilarious.

Oz and I worked on Mama Im Coming Home in my apartment, which at the time I shared with my girlfriend now wife Barbaranne. Were sitting on my piano in my apartment and we wrote it right there, but when we recorded it on record it all got converted back into guitar. Listening to the finished version of it, I remember just being like wow and then Ozzys vocal comes in and is just unbelievable. He got some great vocal melodies on that album just check out the harmonies on Time After Time.

The framework of what Ozzy does was all set by Randy Rhoads on those first two Ozzy albums. Thats the template for how an Ozzy car is made, but you can make tweaks on that design to do something different like what Jake [E. Lee, ex-Ozzy guitarist] did with Bark At The Moon. At the same time, that means something like the banjo intro to a song like Losin Your Mind would never really fit into how an Ozzy record should look or sound. Its too much of a southern rock flavouring, even if on a song like Mama I was putting a bit of a country spin on the guitars, bringing a bit of a Allman Brothers Melissa type thing into it.

I ended up doing Pride & Glory up in Seattle with Rick Parashar, the three of us me, James [LoMenzo, bass] and Brian [Tichy, drums] living in a house that he owned and using this rental car, so it was non-stop shenanigans the whole time we were there. It was fun doing so much we didnt have room to do in Ozzys stuff, like using mandolin on Lovin Woman. We didnt double the guitars or anything either it was a real power trio vibe, more like Cream approach as opposed to Ozzy where everything gets built from the ground up.

We were working on Ozzmosis when I started writing the Book of Shadows record. Wed record all day, then at night Id go over to this bar called Brews. Id be in there until four, five in the morning most days and the sun would be coming up as I was drinking. They had this great jukebox stocked with Neil Young, The Eagles, Bob Seger, the Stones classic rock, all this killer mellow stuff.

Id spend all night drinking then go back to my hotel room inspired and thats how Book Of Shadows came about. It was a singer-songwriter, James Taylor type thing while I was working on it. I loved some of the vocal melodies and the Neil Young harmonica on Between Heaven And Hell was so much fun too. I think any great musician is a reflection of the stuff they truly love and that really holds true for that album. It was cool revisiting the idea for Book Of Shadows II, 20 years later too. Well have to top that next time 25 year wait for Book Of Shadows III, ha ha.

The first Black Label Society song I ever wrote was A Spoke In The Wheel, if you can believe it. A mellow song! I was sitting in a hotel in Japan doing promotion for Book Of Shadows, just up in my room with my electric guitar. Over the years we converted that into piano, but on the record its just an acoustic and single vocal looking back on Black Label, thats where it all began.

The idea then is still the same idea today the Black Label Society soup all starts with a riff, thats the foundation of the song. The guiding lights for me are Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Cream and Deep Purple. Those riffs dictate the song look at something like Smoke On The Water, or Paranoid or Sunshine Of Your Love that riff is probably the very first heavy metal riff, ever. Thats my mount riffmore.

I called Oz and asked him to do the background vocals with me for Stillborn. We did the video for it with Father Rob Zombie which was great fun too. I was just trying to write a song based off a riff and to use as few crayons as possible if I give you only three ingredients and ask you to make a meal, Im interested in seeing what you can put together.

When people go oh man, imagine if The Beatles or Jimi Hendrix had Pro Tools, wouldnt that be great? and Im just like no. The reason theyre so great is because they had so little to work with, they had to use their imaginations to bounce tracks and create something that didnt exist. If youre there and can only use two strings, I wanna hear what you can write. Stillborn was exactly that its one note, F-sharp. Thats how Ive always approached the Black Label stuff how much can you do with as little as possible?

The crazy thing about In This River is that Id written it before Dime had even passed away, it was all about life in general. We dedicate that song every night to Dime, itll never leave our sets when we do a headline show. These days we dedicate it to Dime and Vinnie, which is crazy too. But when we first wrote it, both of those guys were still with us. But after everything happened, I knew that had to be his song.

Probably the most important collab Ive ever done was joining Generation Axe. Jamming with Yngwie [Malmsteen], Steve Vai, Nuno [Bettencourt] and Tosin [Abasi] was a blast every night.

Youd hear the horror stories of the music business, especially from Yngwie and Steve whod seen the comedy and tragedy in the whole thing. Steve even said one night he was glad he put the thing together for that reason, for the pure music business comedy its like the wild west. Rolling with the fellas is a blast.

Vertigo was all about celebrating the 50th anniversary of that first Black Sabbath record. We went out on tour to play as Zakk Sabbath and when we did that, its so obvious how inspiring it is. Re-recording that whole album just reiterated to me that Black Sabbath are the Beatles of heavy metal.

We even played in Birmingham, Black Sabbaths home town, on the 50th anniversary of that album, opening with Supernaut. There are two riffs in that song and its absolutely phenomenal. Into The Void is ridiculous too Lord Iommi is the Lennon, McCartney, Bach and Beethoven of riffs.

When the pandemic hit, my wife said hey, maybe you should work on a record so when it all ends youll have something to release. I spent a month working on my little book report ready for when the guys arrived and we could actually record. For the first time, Id recorded all my parts before the guys even arrived. Theyd come round, listen to what I had, then knock it out.

I was really happy with how Farewell Ballad came out, and that I finally managed to finish it. That song has been sitting around since like 2007 or 2008; I was doing something for Guitar Techniques magazine and needed something to solo over, so I wrote that piece right there. Over the years that things has had millions of views and people doing their own versions, absolutely crushing it and doing a great job, so I figured why not actually finish the piece.

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MTV Movie + TV Awards: Shop The Night's Hottest Trends

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At last night's MTV Movie + TV Awards, all of our favorite stars were in full force, bringing with them several styles we want to rock all summer long.

From auguts-inspired sets to reimagined LBDs, here are three trends that dominated the red carpet.

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Little Black Dresses have always been a fashion must-have, but this year, Olivia Rodrigo and Jennifer Lopez proved that a cool LBD can still pack a punch, especially when appearing in bold fabrics like leather or boasting lingerie-inspired details. Put an edgy spin on this iconic look by reaching for black dresses in unique materials we love Alice + Olivias Nelle mini dress in vegan patent leather. For a more old-school look, take after Rodrigo, opting for a gown with sensual straps and a corset-like structure.

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As OK! has previously reported, bold pink is one of 2022s hottest hues, appearing on celebrities like Zendaya, Justin Bieber and Saweetie, to name a few. And it seems this trend is still going strong, with actress Lana Condor and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Teddi Mellencamp rocking pink on the red carpet. While opting for a structured jacket like Condor offers an element of edgy juxtaposition, adding sparkles to the mix like Mellencamp is a fun and feminine way to hop on this trend.

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How long do BIAB nails last?

BIAB nails can last for up to four weeks depending on the growth of your natural nails. (Tip: Dont forget to pre-book your appointment for infills, yall.)

The soak-off method reduces damage to your natural nails. While its always recommended to get BIAB nails removed by a professional, you could do it yourself. All youll need is a bottle of acetone, some cotton and tin foil to get the job done. First, place an acetone-soaked cotton ball onto your nail and wrap a strip of tin foil around it to keep it in place. Wait a few minutes before unwrapping the foil and brush off the excess polish using the cotton ball. (If there's still leftover polish, repeat the steps.) Once the polish has been removed, massage a few drops of cuticle oil and moisturizer over your nails and hands to rehydrate the area.

With the cost of for BIAB nails starting at $40 (which is similar to gel manis), we just might be official converts.

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Once upon a time, you couldnt find a single machine in my home that wasnt running on Linux. A handful of laptops and one or two desktops came in and went out, but Linux stayed for more than ten years. If my fridge could run on Linux, I wouldve installed it. And then, Edge entered through the Windows, and showed Linux the door (for good?!).

Once upon a time, you couldnt find a single machine in my home that wasnt running on Linux.

A handful of laptops and one or two desktops came in and went out, but Linux stayed for more than ten years. If my fridge could run on Linux, I wouldve installed it. And then, Edge entered through Windows, and showed Linux the door (for good?!).

Theres a saying, once you try Linux, you never go back to Windows. My Linux transition can be best described as revelation and liberation.

For years I had only two options when it comes to Windows. The first one was to bleed for two years until I pay off my contract with a mobile provider. I get a laptop with a preinstalled Windows, which was usually a cheaper Home version strictly limited to one user without Office.

A bitter cherry on top was the simple math that could have bought two laptops for the price of a two-year contract. Why didnt buy a laptop and Windows separately? Well, this question brings us to option two.

Ive always hated the local self-proclaimed Windows Gurus.

You want Windows installed on your computer - you have to pay to play. Why didnt I do it myself? Because I didnt want to go on a treasure hunt for missing drivers, thats why. So, I had to call, wait, and eventually listen to the most boring life stories imaginable.

I lost count of how many times I bought a cat in a bag. God knows where these Windows versions came from. Im sure back in the day, I got some malware or trojan for free. Its on the house, buddy, but no worries, everybody is doing it. If you wanted a trustworthy key, you had to pay extra for it.

It wasnt about the money. I was sick and tired of feeling helpless on dependent on these Windows Gurus. Oh, how they enjoyed themselves showing off their expertise. I had to be grateful and generous, if I wanted to see them again doing their magic on my machines.

Then one day that was both the worst and the best at the same time, I just had enough. The famously infamous blue screen of death made me cry, literally. For the first time in my life, I was looking for Windows alternatives, for real.

I heard stories about the thing called - Linux, which my PC gurus referred to as Windows for the poor. At that point, I was absolutely desperate and determined.

Just in case, you havent been told - UBUNTU - is a beautiful word. Short story even shorter, I followed Linux-for-dummiest-dummies step-by-step how-to-this-and-that available online. A few hours later, not only did I kill the blue screen of death, but also installed my very first Linux on

HP Stream Notebook PC 13, which is a Windows 10 nightmare with 2 GB RAM and 32 GB hard drive. Ubuntu worked like a charm on my favorite laptop with a battery that lasts almost as long as the final season of Peaky Blinders.

I felt like I had been living under the Windows rock all that years before Linux. So much misery, time, and money wasted. But, no more baby, no more. I became a Linux missionary. You know what that means, dont you, for the bloodsucking Windows gurus from my neighborhood?

Whoever wanted Linux Ubuntu on their computer could get it for free. My reward was the challenge of installing Linux on the old and weak machines with more dust than their owners trust that theyd use them ever again. I never said no to a desperate call for help. I also never said no to a pizza and beer either. No money, but if you want to surprise your friendly Linux neighbor, knock yourself out, honey!

Those were the days. I was invincible. No more rage against the machines. Even when I got a new laptop with the preinstalled Windows, I had no mercy. I didnt care about the warranty BS for switching to another OS, which was a big deal back then.

They also say that love is blind. I was happy and careless that I didnt have the time or need to bother myself with the technicalities.

Somewhere along the way, Linux people got lost in translation. Maybe it was just me, but I could read it clearly between the lines of new Ubuntu releases. We can match Windows. If youre asking me, and you aint, Linux has been chasing its own tail with all these new releases. I dont want something thats as good as or even better than Windows. I want something different, as simple as that.

Then, one day, I realized that not even 4 GB RAM wont be enough for the latest Ubuntu release. Dont get me wrong. I dont live in the stone-computer-age. I aint no Scrooge McDuck when it comes to buying a new machine. But, cmon guys, Im a writer, not a gamer. If you are a coder or a designer, I can understand why you look down on anything thats running with less than 8 GB, 16 GB, or even 32 GB RAM.

For the first time in my Linux life, I started paying attention to the LTS dates. For example, Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS is no longer supported. So, whats the big deal? Upgrade to 18.04. But, I dont want to. After Ubuntu 20.04 got released, I just lost it.

In the meantime, the little Microsoft bees were busy working on something that will/would turn out to be a game-changer. If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed will go to the mountain.

I closed my Twitter account. Nah, its not what you think. It has nothing to do with Elon. So, chill out. I tweeted with pride and excitement when I installed Microsoft Edge on Linux while it was still on Dev Channel (Beta). It worked. It ate less memory than Chromium! I didnt keep the screenshots. Feel free to correct me if Im wrong, but thats not the point.

The almighty grandpa Microsoft made something for Linux. I was shocked, to say the least. What was that supposed to mean? What an unexpected nod to Linux. Why? Was that some kind of a recognition? Or an olive branch of some kind?

As I said, I tried it. I liked it. One thing led to another. I didnt know or I totally forgot that a Microsoft activation key stays attached to your Microsoft account. So, I installed Microsoft again after almost a decade. I felt as if I was cheating on Linux. I already explained to you that I have a thing against the browsers, which are memory eaters. One of my friends showed me that each new Chrome tab is another memory-hungry mouth your computer has to feed. I did a quick comparison of Edge against Chrome on Windows. However, when it comes to performance numbers, I prefer that the pros at Toms Guide have their final say:

I no longer need local Windows Gurus to do the installation work. I can do it myself. Only one of my machines runs on Windows 11. Honestly, I dont see it as a problem. Windows 10 will be supported by 2025. By then, I will renew my PC army, and all of my computers will have Windows 11 or 12 or whatever gets introduced in the meantime. One more shocking revelation. The same friend, I mentioned earlier, showed me that you can add extra RAM to a laptop, which I considered to be a heresy. Plus, an extra surgery that involves an SSD, and your laptop gets a new Windows life. This time, the math was on my side.

Lets not forget app compatibility. No need for Linux alternatives. Although it was fun to use Terminal. It made me feel - smart.

Three years ago I published a totally different story about my Linux experiences and feelings while using Ubuntu and LibreOffice. Now, Im writing this one on Windows. What a difference one browser made.

Even OMG!UBUNTU! cherished the moment of Edges stability with a headline that sounded as if came right from Microsofts marketing kitchen: Microsoft Edge for Linux is Finally Stable. Wow! Just in case someone would like to label me as a traitor.

Not so long ago, it used to be like this:

Once upon a time, you couldnt find a single machine in my home that wasnt running on Linux.

A handful of laptops and one or two desktops came in and went out, but Linux stayed for more than ten years. If my fridge could run on Linux, I wouldve installed it. And then, Edge entered through Windows, and showed Linux the door (for good?!).

Theres a saying, once you try Linux, you never go back to Windows. My Linux transition can be best described as revelation and liberation.

For years I had only two options when it comes to Windows. The first one was to bleed for two years until I pay off my contract with a mobile provider. I get a laptop with a preinstalled Windows, which was usually a cheaper Home version strictly limited to one user without Office.

A bitter cherry on top was the simple math that could have bought two laptops for the price of a two-year contract. Why didnt buy a laptop and Windows separately? Well, this question brings us to option two.

Ive always hated the local self-proclaimed Windows Gurus.

You want Windows installed on your computer - you have to pay to play. Why didnt I do it myself? Because I didnt want to go on a treasure hunt for missing drivers, thats why. So, I had to call, wait, and eventually listen to the most boring life stories imaginable.

I lost count of how many times I bought a cat in a bag. God knows where these Windows versions came from. Im sure back in the day, I got some malware or trojan for free. Its on the house, buddy, but no worries, everybody is doing it. If you wanted a trustworthy key, you had to pay extra for it.

It wasnt about the money. I was sick and tired of feeling helpless on dependent on these Windows Gurus. Oh, how they enjoyed themselves showing off their expertise. I had to be grateful and generous, if I wanted to see them again doing their magic on my machines.

Then one day that was both the worst and the best at the same time, I just had enough. The famously infamous blue screen of death made me cry, literally. For the first time in my life, I was looking for Windows alternatives, for real.

I heard stories about the thing called - Linux, which my PC gurus referred to as Windows for the poor. At that point, I was absolutely desperate and determined.

Just in case, you havent been told - UBUNTU - is a beautiful word. Short story even shorter, I followed Linux-for-dummiest-dummies step-by-step how-to-this-and-that available online. A few hours later, not only did I kill the blue screen of death, but also installed my very first Linux on

HP Stream Notebook PC 13, which is a Windows 10 nightmare with 2 GB RAM and 32 GB hard drive. Ubuntu worked like a charm on my favorite laptop with a battery that lasts almost as long as the final season of Peaky Blinders.

I felt like I had been living under the Windows rock all that years before Linux. So much misery, time, and money wasted. But, no more baby, no more. I became a Linux missionary. You know what that means, dont you, for the bloodsucking Windows gurus from my neighborhood?

Whoever wanted Linux Ubuntu on their computer could get it for free. My reward was the challenge of installing Linux on the old and weak machines with more dust than their owners trust that theyd use them ever again. I never said no to a desperate call for help. I also never said no to a pizza and beer either. No money, but if you want to surprise your friendly Linux neighbor, knock yourself out, honey!

Those were the days. I was invincible. No more rage against the machines. Even when I got a new laptop with the preinstalled Windows, I had no mercy. I didnt care about the warranty BS for switching to another OS, which was a big deal back then.

They also say that love is blind. I was happy and careless that I didnt have the time or need to bother myself with the technicalities.

Somewhere along the way, Linux people got lost in translation. Maybe it was just me, but I could read it clearly between the lines of new Ubuntu releases. We can match Windows. If youre asking me, and you aint, Linux has been chasing its own tail with all these new releases. I dont want something thats as good as or even better than Windows. I want something different, as simple as that.

Then, one day, I realized that not even 4 GB RAM wont be enough for the latest Ubuntu release. Dont get me wrong. I dont live in the stone-computer-age. I aint no Scrooge McDuck when it comes to buying a new machine. But, cmon guys, Im a writer, not a gamer. If you are a coder or a designer, I can understand why you look down on anything thats running with less than 8 GB, 16 GB, or even 32 GB RAM.

For the first time in my Linux life, I started paying attention to the LTS dates. For example, Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS is no longer supported. So, whats the big deal? Upgrade to 18.04. But, I dont want to. After Ubuntu 20.04 got released, I just lost it.

In the meantime, the little Microsoft bees were busy working on something that will/would turn out to be a game-changer. If the mountain will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed will go to the mountain.

I closed my Twitter account. Nah, its not what you think. It has nothing to do with Elon. So, chill out. I tweeted with pride and excitement when I installed Microsoft Edge on Linux while it was still on Dev Channel (Beta). It worked. It ate less memory than Chromium! I didnt keep the screenshots. Feel free to correct me if Im wrong, but thats not the point.

The almighty grandpa Microsoft made something for Linux. I was shocked, to say the least. What was that supposed to mean? What an unexpected nod to Linux. Why? Was that some kind of a recognition? Or an olive branch of some kind?

As I said, I tried it. I liked it. One thing led to another. I didnt know or I totally forgot that a Microsoft activation key stays attached to your Microsoft account. So, I installed Microsoft again after almost a decade. I felt as if I was cheating on Linux. I already explained to you that I have a thing against the browsers, which are memory eaters. One of my friends showed me that each new Chrome tab is another memory-hungry mouth your computer has to feed. I did a quick comparison of Edge against Chrome on Windows. However, when it comes to performance numbers, I prefer that the pros at Toms Guide have their final say:

I no longer need local Windows Gurus to do the installation work. I can do it myself. Only one of my machines runs on Windows 11. Honestly, I dont see it as a problem. Windows 10 will be supported by 2025. By then, I will renew my PC army, and all of my computers will have Windows 11 or 12 or whatever gets introduced in the meantime. One more shocking revelation. The same friend, I mentioned earlier, showed me that you can add extra RAM to a laptop, which I considered to be a heresy. Plus, an extra surgery that involves an SSD, and your laptop gets a new Windows life. This time, the math was on my side.

Lets not forget app compatibility. No need for Linux alternatives. Although it was fun to use Terminal. It made me feel - smart.

Three years ago I published a totally different story about my Linux experiences and feelings while using Ubuntu and LibreOffice. Now, Im writing this one on Windows. What a difference one browser made.

Even OMG!UBUNTU! cherished the moment of Edges stability with a headline that sounded as if came right from Microsofts marketing kitchen: Microsoft Edge for Linux is Finally Stable. Wow! Just in case someone would like to label me as a traitor.

Not so long ago, it used to be like this:

Read more here:

How Microsoft Tipped My Linux Love Over the 'Edge' - hackernoon.com

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 will be the next-generation high-end gaming graphics card, offering the latest graphics architecture based on Ada Lovelace GPUs. The graphics card will be replacing the RTX 3060, a very popular gaming graphics card in the $300-$400 US segment.

While there's no denying the enthusiasm around the higher-end GeForce RTX 4090, GeForce RTX 4080 & GeForce RTX 4070 series graphics cards that offer the best of the best gaming performance, the RTX 4060 series graphics cards will be designed around the $300-$400 US segment which is a mainstream price range that still offers lots of performance at hand. It's simple, the RTX 4090 series will be aimed at users who want the best of the best without worrying about the amount of money they are spending while the RTX 4080 series is aimed at users who want the best performance at the best possible price. The RTX 4070 will be the sweet spot for high-end gaming, while the RTX 4060 is designed for the gaming masses at a price that will be hard to ignore given its performance.

The previous GeForce RTX 3060 was touted to offer a huge improvement over the RTX 2080 SUPER. The card did end up meeting its promised performance target but was at most a 25-30% boost when compared to the RTX 2060 SUPER. This was mainly due to the fact that the RTX 2060 SUPER was already an upgraded version of the RTX 2060. But ever since the RTX 20 series, the RTX 30 got its own Ti and Non-Ti flavors.

The RTX 3060 Ti was around 30% faster than the RTX 3060. The RTX 3060 Ti was also 30% faster than the RTX 2060 SUPER and 40-45% faster than the standard RTX 2060. The RTX 3060 Non-Ti on the other hand was around 10% faster than the RTX 2060 SUPER and 20% faster than the RTX 2060 Non-SUPER graphics card. So based on the performance, the RTX 3060 Ti was indeed faster but also more expensive but still ended up delivering better value versus its predecessor.

For example, the RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 2060 SUPER both had an MSRP of $399 US but the 3060 Ti offered 30% faster performance. Meanwhile, the RTX 3060 Non-Ti was $20 US cheaper than the RTX 2060 Non-SUPER but offered a 20% performance boost. Since the RTX 3060 never launched with a Founders Edition variant, most of the models retailed at $15-$20 US more so at the end of the day, you were getting the same price as the RTX 2060 Non-SUPER with a 20% uplift.

The one thing NVIDIA did to persuade the gaming crowd to get its RTX 3060 graphics card equipped with 12 GB of memory versus the 8 GB on the RTX 3060 Ti. That didn't change the performance much since the card featured a lowly 192-bit bus versus the 256-bit bus of the Ti variant, ending up with lower bandwidth.

We should expect similar things with the next-generation gaming solution too but an important factor to consider is that GPUs are becoming more power-hungry and more pricey. It is a trend that might continue into the future as we get better products but in return, there's always a cost to pay for end consumers. So starting with what we know so far, first we should take a look at the brand new Ada Lovelace or AD10* class GPUs that will be powering the next-gen GeForce RTX 40 series cards.

Starting with the GPU configuration, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 series graphics cards may utilize both AD104 and AD106 GPUs. The reason is the same as the situation with the current GeForce RTX 30 series where the RTX 3060 Ti is based on the GA104 GPU and the RTX 3060 is based on the GA106 GPU. We have already detailed the AD104 GPU here so let's take a look at the AD106 GPU & what it has to offer. The GPU is said to measure around 200mm2 and will utilize the TSMC 4N process node which is an optimized version of TSMC's 5nm (N5) node designed for the green team.

The NVIDIA Ada Lovelace AD106 GPU is expected to feature up to 3 GPC (Graphics Processing Clusters). This is the same GPC count as the GA106 GPU. Each GPU will consist of 6 TPCs and 2 SMs which is the same configuration as the existing chip. Each SM (Streaming Multiprocessor) will house four sub-cores which is also the same as the GA106 GPU. What's changed is the FP32 & the INT32 core configuration. Each sub-core will include 128 FP32 units but combined FP32+INT32 units will go up to 192. This is because the FP32 units don't share the same sub-core as the IN32 units. The 128 FP32 cores are separate from the 64 INT32 cores.

So in total, each sub-core will consist of 32 FP32 plus 16 INT32 units for a total of 48 units. Each SM will have a total of 128 FP32 units plus 64 INT32 units for a total of 192 units. And since there are a total of 36 SM units (12 per GPC), we are looking at 4,608 FP32 Units and 2,304 INT32 units for a total of 6,912 cores. Each SM will also include two Wrap Schedules (32 thread/CLK) for 64 wraps per SM. This is a 50% increase on the cores (FP32+INT32) and a 33% increase in Wraps/Threads vs the GA102 GPU.

NVIDIA AD103 'Ada Lovelace' Gaming GPU 'SM' Block Diagram (Image Credits: Kopite7kimi):

Moving over to the cache, this is another segment where NVIDIA has given a big boost over the existing Ampere GPUs. The Ada Lovelace GPUs will pack 192 KB of L1 cache per SM, an increase of 50% over Ampere. The L2 cache will be increased to 32 MB as mentioned in the leaks. This is a 10.6x increase over the Ampere GA106 GPU that hosts just 3 MB of L2 cache. The cache will be shared across the GPU.

Finally, we have the ROPs which will stick to 16 per GPC. You are looking at up to 48 ROPs, the same as the current GA106 GPUs. There are also going to be the latest 4th Generation Tensor and 3rd Generation RT (Raytracing) cores infused on the Ada Lovelace GPUs which will help boost DLSS & Raytracing performance to the next level. Overall, the Ada Lovelace AD106 GPU will offer:

NVIDIA AD106 'Ada Lovelace' Gaming GPU Block Diagram Mock-Up (Image Credits: SemiAnalysis):

Do note that clock speeds, which are said to be between the 2-3 GHz range, aren't taken into the equation so they will also play a major role in improving the per-core performance versus Ampere.

As we saw with the GeForce RTX 3060 series, NVIDIA can have two distinct configurations of the RTX 4060 series graphics cards. We realistically expect there to be two variants, the RTX 4060 and the RTX 4060 Ti. The existing generation saw the RTX 3060 Ti and RTX 3060 release a few months apart and this is known to be a volume segment so NVIDIA will take the advantage to position two solutions, one around $300-$350 and one around $400-$450 US at mainstream gamers right off the bat.

Currently, there's no telling if the AD104 GPU will be utilized within the GeForce RTX 4060 series and as such, we will focus on the standard RTX 4060 which will utilize the AD106 GPU.

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 'Expected' Specifications

Based on NVIDIA's decision to do a mix of AD104/AD106 or go AD106 across its RTX 4060 series lineup we can either see a cut-down RTX 4060 or one with a full configuration whereas the Ti can use a cut-down AD104 configuration. The AD106 GPU will come packed with 32 MB of L2 cache and up to 48 ROPs.

The clock speeds are not confirmed yet but considering that the TSMC 4N process is being used, we are expecting clocks between the 2.0-3.0 GHz range. The higher than usual clock speed bump comes from the fact that NVIDIA is making a two-node jump considering the Ampere GPUs with Samsung 8nm node was in reality a 10nm process node with some optimizations. NVIDIA is skipping 7nm and going straight for a 5nm node and not even the vanilla variant but an optimized version of it. With Pascal on the TSMC 16nm node, NVIDIA delivered a huge frequency leap and we can expect a similar jump this time around too.

As for memory specs, the GeForce RTX 4060 is expected to rock 8 GB GDDR6X capacities that might come at faster 20+ Gbps speeds across a 128-bit bus interface for over 320 GB/s of bandwidth. The 'Ti' variant, if it ends up with an AD104 GPU, could offer up to 12 GB of memory across a 192-bit bus interface. The GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card is also said to rock a TGP of 220W which is an increase of 30% over the RTX 3060 and a 10% increase over the RTX 3060 Ti. This is a massive TGP increase and the performance needs to be really good for NVIDIA to keep its efficiency numbers up.

As for its feature set, the NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 graphics cards will rock all the modern NV feature sets such as the latest 4th Gen Tensor Cores, 3rd gen RT cores, and the latest NVENC Encoder, and NVCDEC Decoder, and support for the latest APIs. They will pack all the modern RTX features such as DLSS, Reflex, Broadcast, Resizable-BAR, Freestyle, Ansel, Highlights, Shadowplay, and G-SYNC support too.

As for the performance of the gaming GPUs, we can only use theoretical numbers here since the launch is a bit far away but based on what we know, the RTX 40 series cards might be the first gaming cards to hit the 100 TFLOPs compute horsepower limit.

Just for comparison's sake:

Based on a theoretical clock speed of 2.2 GHz, you get up to 20 TFLOPs of compute performance and the rumors are suggesting even higher boost clocks. Now, these are definitely sounding like peak clocks, similar to AMD's peak frequencies which are higher than the average 'Game' clock. A 20+ TFLOPs compute performance means more performance on a '60-class' GPU than a '70-class flagship' which will be a good bump. But one should keep in mind that compute performance doesn't necessarily indicate the overall gaming performance.

This will be around a54% compute performance uplift for the GeForce RTX 4060 graphics card versus its predecessor and this is without even factoring in the RT and Tensor core performance which is expected to get major lifts too in their respective department. Now FLOPs aren't necessarily reflective of the graphics or gaming performance but they do provide a metric that can be used for comparison.

Gamers should expect great 1080p and even 1440p gaming to be buttery smooth on these graphics cards and with DLSS. The '60' series has always been targeted at premium 1080p & mainstream 1440p gaming but expect these cards to be really popular amongst eSports with technologies such as Reflex, DLSS, and various streaming capabilities at a mainstream price point.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 was launched at $329 US while the RTX 3060 Ti was launched at 399 US. We can expect NVIDIA to retain the same prices for these cards with a $10-$20 US pricing adjustment here and there.

NVIDIA really needs to secure more gamers in the $300-$400 US segment but they have to deliver a product that's worth the price. The RTX 3060 Ti was a decent product while the RTX 3060 proved very competitive against the AMD Radeon RX 6600 series. Now it will be up to NVIDIA to decide if they want to retain the position of the mainstream-king or go a route that will not be in the interest of gamers and themselves, alike.

The NVIDIA GeForce RTX 40 series graphics cards are rumored for a Q3 reveal and a launch is expected in Q4 2022 so we will know for sure what NVIDIA is up to in the next few months.

See the rest here:

NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Graphics Card Specs, Performance, Price & Availability Everything We Know So Far - Wccftech

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