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  2.    T182 reacted to a post in a topic: Microsoft rolls out Start menu ads to all Windows 11 users, here is how to turn them off
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  4. ParadiseLost
    And anything significantly larger than that was called a "phablet".
  5.    ParadiseLost reacted to a post in a topic: You will probably have to wait until 2025 to get your hands on the all-screen iPhone SE 4
  6.    Astra.Xtreme reacted to a post in a topic: Microsoft rolls out Start menu ads to all Windows 11 users, here is how to turn them off
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  8. Astra.Xtreme
    Let's not forget that TikTok is just a smokescreen for what this bill is really about. The article does mention yet another huge amount of money poured into the useless wars, but it's more than that. This bills gives the US govt the power to force any international company to sell or get banned. Maybe they choose to not like Samsung tomorrow. Sell the company to us or get out... The Biden admin is all about grabbing power from the citizens and corporations. People really need to think before they vote for somebody that wants to take away freedoms and tax everybody dearly for it. The US should be ashamed for the two idiots we have to vote between.
  9. Sylar0
    The question is, are they gonna bring this in to replace Alexa?
  10. +Sledge started following new pc or gpu?
  11. Sledge

    new pc or gpu?

    +Sledge replied to freakyfriday's topic in Hardware Hangout

    Based on what you want to play you'd be better off getting a console that arsing about with crappy parts.
  12. Homunculus
    Can't control information? Ban TikTok. 🙄
  13.    Phyrene reacted to a post in a topic: Microsoft rolls out Start menu ads to all Windows 11 users, here is how to turn them off
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  17. Zeromus2003
    Somedays I really think to myself: "Kinda miss the old days of Netscape Navigator simplicity of web browsing". Chromium Edge started as a nice light-weight alternative to Chrome, but now its in serious need of Ozempic or Wegovey!
  18. TarasBuria
    Qualcomm unveils Snapdragon X Plus for Windows 11 ARM PCs by Taras Buria As promised, Qualcomm today officially unveiled the Snapdragon X Plus, a new processor for Windows on ARM PCs. The platform promises "exceptional performance," solid energy efficiency, and powerful on-device AI capabilities. Unleash the power of a Next-Gen AI PC with the new Snapdragon® X Plus Platform. Snapdragon X Plus revolutionizes your digital experience by bringing powerful performance and efficiency, lightning-fast connectivity and groundbreaking on-device AI to even more of your favorite devices. Experience unparalleled productivity in ultra-portable laptop designs, with battery life that lasts for days. The Snapdragon X Plus is a ten-core processor based on the Oryon CPU architecture. Six performance and four efficiency cores operate at speeds of up to 3.4GHz, paired with up to 64GB of LPDDR5X memory. It also has a built-in Neural Processing Unit (NPU) for on-device AI processing, and Qualcomm says the NPU can output up to 45 TOPs of AI performance. As for the GPU, Qualcomm Adreno in the Snapdragon X Plus can deliver up to 3.8 TFLOPs. In addition, the GPU can power three external displays at 4K 60Hz HDR, two 4K 120Hz, or one 5K 60Hz. The Snapdragon X Plus joined the previously announced Snapdragon X Elite, a lineup of more powerful chips designed for Windows PCs. Here is how it stacks up against its more capable siblings: Core Count Total Cache Max Clocks Dual-Core Boost GPU NPU Memory Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 12 42MB 3.8GHz 4.2GHz 4.6TFLOPs 45 TOPS LPDDR5X 8448Mt/s Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 12 42MB 3.4GHz 4.0GHz 3.8TFLOPs 45 TOPS LPDDR5X 8448Mt/s Snapdragon X Elite X1E-78-100 12 42MB 3.4GHz - 3.8TFLOPs 45 TOPS LPDDR5X 8448Mt/s Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 10 42MB 3.4GHz - 3.8TFLOPs 45 TOPS LPDDR5X 8448Mt/s According to Qualcomm, the first devices with the Snapdragon X Plus will arrive in mid-2024. The recently leaked Surface Pro 10 is expected to be one of those Snapdragon X Plus-powered Windows 11 AI PCs.
  19. leonsk29
    Staged rollout, not everyone will see anything new right away.
  20. buddy007
    Piece of junk at the finest
  21. Chugworth
    I think you missed my post above. TikTok would have nine months to sell, so it wouldn't go away before the upcoming election. If anything, TikTok would probably be making enough noise by that time to have a negative impact on the ones who voted for that bill. Not that it would really matter though. The thing more people need to realize is that most of the elections are just choices between two sides of the same ugly corporate controlled, Israel controlled uniparty that doesn't serve the people.
  22. thexfile
    I don't want Mutant Clippy on my box.
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  24. John Callaham
    The UK is looking into if Microsoft and Amazon's AI partnerships fall under merger rules by John Callaham The partnerships that Microsoft and Amazon have made with AI-based companies are now the subject of a preliminary investigation by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The regulator announced today it is taking comments about these partnerships ahead of a possible formal probe. The press release says that the CMA is looking into Microsoft's partnership with France-based Mistral AI. The two companies announced their collaboration earlier this year, with Microsoft reportedly putting in a small and unknown financial stake in Mistral. In addition, the CMA is also looking into the "hiring of former employees and related arrangements with Inflection AI" Microsoft announced it was launching a new AI division in March, and hired Mustafa Suleyman, the co-founder of Inflection AI, to be the head of that division. Another Inflection AI co-founder, Karen Simonyan, also joined the Microsoft AI division as its chief scientist. The CMA is also looking into Amazon's partnership with the AI company Anthropic. Amazon recently announced it was increasing its investment in Anthropic up to a total of $4 billion along with a minority stake in the company. In today's press release, the CMA stated: Foundation Models have the potential to fundamentally impact the way we all live and work, including products and services across so many UK sectors – healthcare, energy, transport, finance and more. So open, fair, and effective competition in Foundation Model markets is critical to making sure the full benefits of this transformation are realised by people and businesses in the UK, as well as our wider economy where technology has a huge role to play in growth and productivity. The regulator will take comments on these partnerships until May 9. The CMA will then consider whether one or more of these business agreements are indeed covered by UK merger rules. The CMA previously announced it was taking comments and seeking information on Microsoft's investment and relationship into OpenAI if that partnership fell under UK merger rules. Today's press release stated the CMA is "currently waiting for information it has requested from the firms."
  25. HughWattmate
    I can see changes in the Settings > Personalisation > Start. It how has extra sliders for on/off one of them is "show recommendation's for tips, shortcuts, new apps and more" another is "Show account related notifications occasionally in start". Not long restarted after getting the update today. The "show recommendations" is probably off already for you (mine was).
  26. bguy_1986
    Anything in group policy for this?
  27. Good Bot, Bad Bot
    Come on! Trump talked about banning TikTok during his administration well before the Gaza conflict. The main thing that is really driving this right now is the upcoming Presidential election. Why do people think TikTok has special exclusive information only found on there? LOL There is Facebook, Instagram, and Reddit, Again, the goal is not to ban TikTok but to change it's ownership. I am very much against what Israel is doing in Gaza and was not for sending them aid along with Ukraine. No TikTok account here.
  28. domboy
    Possibly, and I've considered that. Depends on how they've designed it. But a device like the Surface always has trade offs, so I'd prefer that trade off to having a fan. Guess we'll see how it plays out.
  29. Sagar Naresh
    Fresh tip reveals the screen size of the OnePlus 13 to be the same as the OnePlus 12 by Sagar Naresh The OnePlus 12 is a decent flagship phone, and it received mostly positive reviews from reviewers across the globe. While it has been just a few months since the arrival of the OnePlus 12, news about the next flagship, the OnePlus 13, has already started pouring in. In a fresh tip from China, Chinese leakster Digital Chat Station on Weibo shared some crucial information about the purported OnePlus 13. According to the leak, the OnePlus 13 is speculated to come with the same screen size as the OnePlus 12. The leak notes that the alleged OnePlus 13 will pack a 6.8-inch 2K LTPO 'micro-curved' screen. For comparison's sake, the OnePlus 12 comes with a 6.82-inch display. The leak also suggests that the purported OnePlus 13 would be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor, which is yet to be announced. It is speculated that the OnePlus 13 could be the second phone to launch with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor, as the first rights to launch the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 phone are still with Xiaomi. It is expected to launch the Xiaomi 15 smartphone with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 4 processor in China before it is launched globally. The Digital Chat Station also suggested that the OnePlus 13 could pack a periscope camera (allegedly a 3x camera). The leak further says that the phone will come with a new design. Notably, OnePlus has been using the same design for the past few years, which may have worked in their favor, but the company might be thinking otherwise. Given that it is early days, we recommend that you take any information with a grain of salt. Needless to say, the OnePlus 13 will have top-tier specifications, and Hasselblad will be tweaking those cameras. OnePlus is one of the few manufacturers that still includes a charging brick as standard in-box stuff. It'd be fascinating to see whether the tradition continues this year.
  30. domboy
    Not quite. https://learn.microsoft.com/en...-firmware-lifecycle-support According to Microsoft's lifecycle page the SQ1 and SQ2 4G versions will be supported until August 10, 2025. This works out nicely for SQ1 owners due to the fact that they merged the firmware updates for both models awhile back, so it cost them nothing extra into support SQ1 longer. I actually find it interesting they break out the wifi model and support it for a longer period, since other than having a disabled 4G radio, it's the same thing.
  31. domboy
    That firmware apparently is also for the 4G Surface Pro X models as well. My SQ1 version shows the update available for installation this morning.
  32. JustGeorge
    Wasn't there a story on neowin, months ago about microsoft apologizing for ads being displayed in the Start menu? Something, something about how they weren't supposed to be rolled out to the public, wasn't intentional something something? Now as we can see, it was intentional, just prematurely released.
  33. Som

    The official Funny Pictures thread

    Som replied to DrunknMunky's topic in Jokes & Funny Stuff

    that's neither funny or a picture
  34. John Callaham
    This 15.6-inch Asus TUF F15 gaming laptop just hit a new all-time low price of $750 by John Callaham We have listed the Asus TUF F15 gaming notebook in the past as an affordable laptop that can play high-end games while also getting some work done. At the moment, the price of this notebook just hit another new all-time low price. The 15.6-inch Asus TUF F15 gaming notebook is priced at the moment at $750 at Amazon. That's not only a new all-time low price, but it has a $149.99 discount from its $899.99 MSRP. While this is not exactly a thin and light laptop, the Asus TUF F15 weighs 4.85 pounds, which means you can still easily travel with it to handle remote work or play games. It comes with Windows 11 pre-installed. The notebook has an IPS display with an FHD resolution of 1,920 x 1,080 and a refresh rate of 144Hz. Inside this notebook is a 12th Gen Intel Core i5-12500H CPU, along with an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop GPU. There's also 16GB of DDR4 RAM running at 3200MHz and a 512GB SSD for onboard storage, Because this notebook has an Nvidia GeForce CPU, you can also access Nvidia's G-SYNC technology. It ensures less screen tearing and stuttering when playing games. For audio, the notebook has two speakers that support Dolby Atmos for better audio quality. There are a number of ports on the laptop, including an HDMI port, a DisplayPort, two USB ports, a USB-C port, and an Ethernet port. This Asus TUF laptop also has a chiclet keyboard with backlit RGB key for late night gaming sessions. Other features include an onboard 720p camera, a 56Wh battery, and Wi-Fi 6 wireless connectivity. The TUF F15 notebook has also been designed to be highly rugged, meeting MIL-STD-810H standards to keep it safe from certain falls, temperatures, and more. You also get a three-month free trial for Microsoft's Xbox Game Pass Ultimate with the purchase of the notebook. 15.6-inch Asus TUF Gaming F15 notebook for $750 ($149.99 off MSRP) This Amazon deal is U.S.-specific, and not available in other regions unless specified. Make sure you also browse through Amazon US, Amazon UK, and Newegg US to find some other great tech deals. Also, check the Deals section of our articles to see if there's anything we've posted in the past few days that could be of interest. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.
  35. Copernic
    Google Chrome 124.0.6367.79 (offline installer) by Razvan Serea The web browser is arguably the most important piece of software on your computer. You spend much of your time online inside a browser: when you search, chat, email, shop, bank, read the news, and watch videos online, you often do all this using a browser. Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. Use one box for everything--type in the address bar and get suggestions for both search and Web pages. Thumbnails of your top sites let you access your favorite pages instantly with lightning speed from any new tab. Desktop shortcuts allow you to launch your favorite Web apps straight from your desktop. Chrome has many useful features built in, including automatic full-page translation and access to thousands of apps, extensions, and themes from the Chrome Web Store. Google Chrome is one of the best solutions for Internet browsing giving you high level of security, speed and great features. Google Chrome 124.0.6367.79 fixes: [$16000][332546345] Critical CVE-2024-4058: Type Confusion in ANGLE. Reported by Toan (suto) Pham and Bao (zx) Pham of Qrious Secure on 2024-04-02 [TBD][333182464] High CVE-2024-4059: Out of bounds read in V8 API. Reported by Eirik on 2024-04-08 [TBD][333420620] High CVE-2024-4060: Use after free in Dawn. Reported by wgslfuzz on 2024-04-09 [336329431] Various fixes from internal audits, fuzzing and other initiatives Important to know! The offline installer links do not include the automatic update feature. Download web installer: Google Chrome Web 32-bit | Google Chrome 64-bit | Freeware Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 64-bit | 110.0 MB Download: Google Chrome Offline Installer 32-bit | 98.3 MB Download page: Google Chrome Portable Download: Google Chrome MSI Installers for Windows (automatic update) View: Chrome Website | v124.0.6367.79 Release Notes Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
  36. Karthik Mudaliar
    Italy watchdog fines Amazon €10 million for pre-selecting frequent delivery by default by Karthik Mudaliar The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has fined two Amazon group companies, Amazon Services Europe and Amazon EU, a total of €10 million (approx. $10.7 million) for alleged unfair commercial practices, as reported by Reuters. The investigation found that Amazon is pre-selecting the recurring purchase option, which is part of the "Subscribe and Save" program, for a wide selection of products listed on Amazon Italy. Amazon's Subscribe and Save program offers free shipping, discounted packaging, and scheduling frequent deliveries on eligible products. The feature allows customers to easily sign up for scheduled or recurring deliveries of the products they use or order regularly. The program offers a discount anywhere from 5 to 15% on the product, with the discount level determined based on the number of products the customer has subscribed for. The Italian watchdog alleges that this practice "significantly restricts consumer’s freedom of choice," where consumers were more likely to opt for regularly scheduled deliveries rather than one-off purchases. Here's a snippet from the AGCM's official press release: The graphic layout of the pre-selected recurring purchase option may lead consumers to buy products periodically—even when there is no actual need—thereby limiting their ability to choose freely. Moreover, the conduct implemented by the company was deemed contrary to the standards of professional diligence. As a major operator, Amazon is expected to design its online interfaces, particularly those related to purchasing processes, in a manner that allows consumers to make free and informed commercial decisions. When the investigation was initially opened, the AGCM also contested the pre-selection of the paid fast delivery option. Amazon has then proposed to pre-select only the free delivery option, which the authority has accepted. In an email to Reuters, Amazon said that it would contest the decision and go for an appeal. The company also noted that the Subscribe and Save option has helped customers save more than €40 million since its launch in Italy. Via Reuters
  37. Copernic

    NetLimiter 5.3.10.0

    Copernic posted a topic in Front Page News

    NetLimiter 5.3.10.0 by Razvan Serea NetLimiter is an ultimate internet traffic control and monitoring tool designed for Windows. You can use NetLimiter to set download/upload transfer rate limits for applications or even single connection and monitor their internet traffic. Along with this unique feature, Netlimiter offers comprehensive set of internet statistical tools. It includes real-time traffic measurement and long-term per-application internet traffic statistics. Main NetLimiter features: NetLimiter shows list of all applications communicating over network it's connections, transfer rates and more. You can use NetLimiter to set download or upload transfer rate limits for applications, connections or groups of them. With limits you can easily manage your internet connection's bandwidth (bandwidth shaper or bandwidth controller) Statistical tool lets you to track your internet traffic history since you've installed NetLimiter. Additional network information: NetLimiter provides you with and additional information like WHOIS, traceroute etc. Rule scheduler, Remote administration, Connection blocker, Running as WinNT service, User rights, Chart, Advanced Rule editor and scheduler, Zone based traffic management... NetLimiter 5.3.10.0 changelog: New features A Manual mode added to Connection Log. Few other minor improvements. Fixed bugs Tags not working for many apps at once. When a tag was removed from an app, the associated rule was still active (until restart). On some systems click on Edit tags button in Info View deleted assigned tags from the app. Download: NetLimiter 5.3.10.0 | 10.2 MB (Shareware) View: NetLimiter Homepage Get alerted to all of our Software updates on Twitter at @NeowinSoftware
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