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  1. Microsoft should really put a screen on the outside of the Surface Duo

    Totally disagree about an external screen. It's just another part to break. I'd prefer none than one. On the camera front, yeah, I think they should throw another strong camera on the outside. Currently looks like a pita to use.
    4 points
  2. Kodi 18.6

    Kodi v18.6 "Leia" Nightly These are the pre final releases of Kodi, are what will eventually lead to the final version. THESE BUILDS ARE UNSTABLE and are for users that do not fear bugs or possibly crashes. If you want a stable HTPC then please install a stable build instead. Always backup before using a pre release build. Nightly builds are made on a daily basis and contain the most recent changes. These should be considered unstable for daily usage and should only be used for to help us find possible issues.
    3 points
  3. 5 things to do before selling your Android phone

    Well in the UK I could walk into a shop and get £93 cash or £123 voucher for my S7, so if I have no use for it I may as well get some descent cash for it.
    3 points
  4. 5 things to do before selling your Android phone

    Lol who sells their old phones. They get put in a box with even older phones and go to the recycling bins 15 years from now.
    3 points
  5. 5 things to do before selling your Android phone

    I don't sell my old phone, normally I get a new phone when the old one craps out and is useless, like my old nexus 6p.
    3 points
  6. Ipad Media streamer

    Plex if you can run the Plex server app on your NAS (many do support this) or somewhere on your network. You would be able to stream your media locally or remotely then.
    2 points
  7. Nah.. no need for another screen outside. More money added for not much useful stuff.
    2 points
  8. SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship updates

    RIP Starship SN-01 Looked like the lower LOX dome let go during liquid nitrogen testing, "launching" the rest. SN-02 parts are waiting in the wings to be stacked with weld upgrades per an earlier post, and the SN-03 thrust structure is being built. Nose Cone 2 is being stacked.
    2 points
  9. Affinity Suite 1.8 (Designer, Photo, Publisher)

    I also use Foxit PhantomPDF; another superb product
    1 point
  10. Affinity Suite 1.8 (Designer, Photo, Publisher)

    I agree with wingliston; I have these 3 products at home, and they are fantastic products which continue to improve with each release.
    1 point
  11. Wouldn't an external screen totally defeat the purpose of it being foldable?
    1 point
  12. Affinity Suite 1.8 (Designer, Photo, Publisher)

    This is a really great alternative to Adobe. We officially got rid of all Adobe products at my work. We use Foxit PhantomPDF and Affinity Photo.
    1 point
  13. Unboxing and first impressions of the Samsung Galaxy A51

    I like how it looks like the flagships lol
    1 point
  14. Ipad Media streamer

    Plex does stop your nas from going to sleep.. But who cares? Do the math - your talking what a few pennies a day.. My nas uses like 50 watts.. So at 12 cents per kwh.. Lets say my nas could be off for 12 hours out of 24.. your talking about saving $0.072.. Is that less than a dime going to be an issue?
    1 point
  15. Microsoft should really put a screen on the outside of the Surface Duo

    Yes, all the women I know are literally banging down Microsoft's door to get that hot new piece of tech. /s
    1 point
  16. 5 things to do before selling your Android phone

    I do the same. Also, it's a chore to try to sell a phone. If the phone is cheap, then nobody will buy it. If the phone is too old (+3 years), then nobody will buy it unless it is a flagship product. Not sure that's true. If anything, you won't get as much for an older phone but there is always someone around with a need for a cheap phone. Just look at that cheap phone you're using now. /jk
    1 point
  17. I don't remember exactly when the formatting for the deals changed to break it down to categories but I feel like it was somewhat recent. Just wanted to provide feedback that the breakdown in categories after the full list is very welcome.
    1 point
  18. Your issue is most likely the PSU, 500 watts is really not enough to push the GPU and CPU, consider upgrading it and see if that makes any difference.
    1 point
  19. 5 things to do before selling your Android phone

    Yep, that is what I do, the last phone lasted over 4 years, this one i have now is over 3 years old I think and still going strong, so the next phone I will get is when this one goes wrong.
    1 point
  20. AI-based software is being used to diagnose coronavirus

    You should do some research on why there is worry. Flu mortality rate: 0.1%. This particular coronavirus: 2-3%. There are flu vaccines that (to a degree) help. There is no vaccine for this. Do you want to wait and worry until it becomes as common as the flu instead of trying to head it off beforehand? Sounds like a great idea. Even assuming it's around 3% death rate, that's still very low chance of dying. bottom line... it's overblown. sure, I can see people being a bit cautious and all, but as usual... the media is making it out to be much worse than it actually is. like any day a boatload of people could die etc etc. it's just more fearmongering. I think You are underestimating covid-19. There are several issues with the virus that are straight from doomsday novel. Number one: each carrier has a high chance of being a super-carrier due to the virus ability to spread before the carrier shows any signs of illness. Number two: according to Chinese researchers the virus mutates rapidly from carrier to carrier even within the same genetic carrier makeup (within closest family members) Number three: Even if You caught it and beat it likely that You will caught the next strain during the same season, unlike the flu. Number four: covid-19 can live up to 12 days on almost any given surface outside the hosts
    1 point
  21. Court: YouTube not bound by U.S. First Amendment

    There is no "basic human right" to post crap on Youtube. You do understand that, don't you? Companies don't have to uphold the first amendment, the government does. I understand that. But did you understand what I said? Because it doesn't seem like you did. @Benjimooler gets it. It's really simple. If corporations want protection under the constitution as "people" then they should also be forced to uphold the constitution. You don't get to claim basic human rights while actively ###### on them. And no matter how much some don't want it to be freedom of speech is a basic human right. Benjimooler didn’t get anything. He brought up discrimination because of sexual orientation, which is not the same thing as free speech. In his same scenario, those “bakers” could simply say, “I don’t like you” and refuse service. If I were to build a social media platform, I get to choose what I allow on it as long as it is not illegal. The government has no legal leg to stand on to control any of that. Even if I suppress free speech. If people want their interpretation of what is “fair”, they are free to build their own private service. Neowin deletes content they don’t deem appropriate. Are you going to include them in this injustice of suppressing free speech? Free speech might be a basic human right, but it does not mean it is free of consequences. Discrimination based on political affiliation or religious affiliation is discrimination. No matter how and what you discriminate on.. It is discrimination. YouTube has been doing this and I am still asking why is it that a business owner, a person business owner with no ties to government has to Carter to certain sets of people. YouTube is doing the same thing. They have been targeting conservative outlets for literally stating a fact. Make a video that a transgender man is biologically a man and you might get into a problem Political discrimination isn’t legally protected on private platforms. Play by their rules or build your own service. It’s not hard to figure out. What are the Google rules pragerU break? Did I say written rules? 😂 I meant in general, you play by what they govern. At any moment, Stephen P. here can kick you off the forums or delete your posts. You don’t even have to break a written rule and you know what? There is f### all you can do about it, legally or otherwise. What exactly makes you think it’s any different in the case of Google and YouTube? Dude stop making yourself look dishonest. You Said play by their rules then ask me if you said written rules. If I say no gay in my business, you will be the first to shout bigot. Pls pick your struggle. Either you are for discrimination or you are not. The government allowed google to do business so they should watch them for discrimination. You can't allow one group to spread information while you block another group that give a different perspective of the same subject. Owner of this site can block me but if he blocks black people or only Chinese people then there is a problem. You can act like you are smart all you want but I am beginning to believe the saying... "leftism is a disease" Dishonest? Gtfo of here with the bullcrap. I explained myself, try reading past the first sentence. Also, my own beliefs are not the beliefs of YouTube or others. I am not on trial here so stop building a strawman. I don’t have to stand for or against anything. We are discussing YouTube. You seemingly cannot tell the difference between what discrimination is protected by law and that which is not. As for leftism being a disease, maybe it is. But that in itself is political, which is a disease. Doesn’t matter what direction you lean. And the example I gave is valid. As a private business owner and a religious person, do I have the right to not attend a ceremony from the LGBT community to give a service that is not supported by my religious belief? Why are leftist government and authorities forcing people to do so and if they don't they close their business and fine them? I am only saying you are being two face snake here. I have told you discrimination is discrimination. Political discrimination equates to gender discrimination. If you don't employ me because I am a conservative or a republican is equally as bad if you don't employ me because I am black or a woman. No matter how you see it, Google is playing a devilish game by allowing only one group to spread their beliefs while they block others. Google stated that one of pragaU vids was censored because it is inappropriate for children and the video they censored is totally appropriate. Google and all this monopolies should be checked for political censorship. I am only saying you are being two face snake here Yeah I am done here, this garbage is just lowering my IQ to your level.
    1 point
  22. Court: YouTube not bound by U.S. First Amendment

    There is no "basic human right" to post crap on Youtube. You do understand that, don't you? Companies don't have to uphold the first amendment, the government does. I understand that. But did you understand what I said? Because it doesn't seem like you did. @Benjimooler gets it. It's really simple. If corporations want protection under the constitution as "people" then they should also be forced to uphold the constitution. You don't get to claim basic human rights while actively ###### on them. And no matter how much some don't want it to be freedom of speech is a basic human right. Benjimooler didn’t get anything. He brought up discrimination because of sexual orientation, which is not the same thing as free speech. In his same scenario, those “bakers” could simply say, “I don’t like you” and refuse service. If I were to build a social media platform, I get to choose what I allow on it as long as it is not illegal. The government has no legal leg to stand on to control any of that. Even if I suppress free speech. If people want their interpretation of what is “fair”, they are free to build their own private service. Neowin deletes content they don’t deem appropriate. Are you going to include them in this injustice of suppressing free speech? Free speech might be a basic human right, but it does not mean it is free of consequences. Discrimination based on political affiliation or religious affiliation is discrimination. No matter how and what you discriminate on.. It is discrimination. YouTube has been doing this and I am still asking why is it that a business owner, a person business owner with no ties to government has to Carter to certain sets of people. YouTube is doing the same thing. They have been targeting conservative outlets for literally stating a fact. Make a video that a transgender man is biologically a man and you might get into a problem Political discrimination isn’t legally protected on private platforms. Play by their rules or build your own service. It’s not hard to figure out. What are the Google rules pragerU break? Did I say written rules? 😂 I meant in general, you play by what they govern. At any moment, Stephen P. here can kick you off the forums or delete your posts. You don’t even have to break a written rule and you know what? There is f### all you can do about it, legally or otherwise. What exactly makes you think it’s any different in the case of Google and YouTube? Dude stop making yourself look dishonest. You Said play by their rules then ask me if you said written rules. If I say no gay in my business, you will be the first to shout bigot. Pls pick your struggle. Either you are for discrimination or you are not. The government allowed google to do business so they should watch them for discrimination. You can't allow one group to spread information while you block another group that give a different perspective of the same subject. Owner of this site can block me but if he blocks black people or only Chinese people then there is a problem. You can act like you are smart all you want but I am beginning to believe the saying... "leftism is a disease" Dishonest? Gtfo of here with the bullcrap. I explained myself, try reading past the first sentence. Also, my own beliefs are not the beliefs of YouTube or others. I am not on trial here so stop building a strawman. I don’t have to stand for or against anything. We are discussing YouTube. You seemingly cannot tell the difference between what discrimination is protected by law and that which is not. As for leftism being a disease, maybe it is. But that in itself is political, which is a disease. Doesn’t matter what direction you lean.
    1 point
  23. Virgin Media announces gigabit rollout to West Midlands, UK

    Yep, my best friend who lives in Latvia is paying £20 for his 600Mbps upload /600 Mbps download. I'm fairly sure that I speak for the majority that would much prefer VM concentrate on increasing the paltry 50Mbps upload you get with the 1.1Gbps download. I have to agree, 1Gbps is kinda pointless for now as nothing really uses it on the net and I have to wonder how many places on the net you can download games and other contents at full speed with that. 100 and 200mbps is more than enough for now, where the upload is the real thing we want to get better that and the price. The funny thing is, As internet providers keep upgrading their speeds, many which are supposed to be free upgrades but are not, I see a lot of people downgrading their connection speeds to a lower contract because it's more than enough. You are looking at it from the wrong perspective. Gigabit isn’t about if you can download everywhere at that speed. It’s about being able to download/ utilize on multiple machines without slowing down. It means I can work in peace while my family does whatever they want on the Internet and I am not negatively affected. Yes and 99% of the times you can do that with a 200mb connection. We have a 200mb connection thats more like 220mb and we have quite a few users that use this internet quite a bit and yet it feels like the connection is reserved for 1 person because it gets through things so fast that it doesn't matter. Even big contents like games, it downloads big ones so quickly that it's not an issue and not really worth paying more to just save a little time on downloading of big files, as for the west of the internet, it's about the same on any decent internet connection. Now if the price was a lot cheaper than fair enough but what they are asking for and how little of an impact it has on us, it isn't worth it. 99% of statistics are made up on the spot. You don’t actually know me to verify that as true. I pay $65 a month for unlimited symmetrical gigabit. If I go anywhere else, for 200Mb? I’d pay more. It’s a no brainer for me to have the service. That's different if you can't get lower for less and in that case I would go for 1gbps but I find that even with lowering the connection even with a family that uses the net a lot, it doesn't really change anything and the connection is almost always free. With that said, I won't go below 100mb because games and that are getting pretty big but with the 200mb connection, it gets through them pretty quickly.
    1 point
  24. Microsoft should really put a screen on the outside of the Surface Duo

    Yes because Microsoft only has 10 engineers and can only work on 1 thing at a time. *eye roll*
    1 point
  25. Perhaps should redirect their energies on getting their foundational products solid before further branching out on peripheral products. Yes, a return to basics is never glamorous; but until your get your basics solid, anything else becomes dodgy.
    1 point
  26. Microsoft should really put a screen on the outside of the Surface Duo

    I don't get why an external screen would be needed, when the hinge allows for the device to be folded with the current screens placed externally. (Or is this not well known?) If you want a screen always visible, flip the screen so it is visible while the device is folded close. Right?
    1 point
  27. Yea, this is one of the best reasons for a smart watch or at least capable device like a FitBit, if you don't need a full smart watch. So to get the best utility from this two screened device its better two have yet one more device like a smartwatch? How is this scenario better than just having a normal smartphone where you can easily see the screen.
    1 point
  28. Court: YouTube not bound by U.S. First Amendment

    There is no "basic human right" to post crap on Youtube. You do understand that, don't you? Companies don't have to uphold the first amendment, the government does. I understand that. But did you understand what I said? Because it doesn't seem like you did. @Benjimooler gets it. It's really simple. If corporations want protection under the constitution as "people" then they should also be forced to uphold the constitution. You don't get to claim basic human rights while actively ###### on them. And no matter how much some don't want it to be freedom of speech is a basic human right. Benjimooler didn’t get anything. He brought up discrimination because of sexual orientation, which is not the same thing as free speech. In his same scenario, those “bakers” could simply say, “I don’t like you” and refuse service. If I were to build a social media platform, I get to choose what I allow on it as long as it is not illegal. The government has no legal leg to stand on to control any of that. Even if I suppress free speech. If people want their interpretation of what is “fair”, they are free to build their own private service. Neowin deletes content they don’t deem appropriate. Are you going to include them in this injustice of suppressing free speech? Free speech might be a basic human right, but it does not mean it is free of consequences. Discrimination based on political affiliation or religious affiliation is discrimination. No matter how and what you discriminate on.. It is discrimination. YouTube has been doing this and I am still asking why is it that a business owner, a person business owner with no ties to government has to Carter to certain sets of people. YouTube is doing the same thing. They have been targeting conservative outlets for literally stating a fact. Make a video that a transgender man is biologically a man and you might get into a problem Political discrimination isn’t legally protected on private platforms. Play by their rules or build your own service. It’s not hard to figure out. What are the Google rules pragerU break? Did I say written rules? 😂 I meant in general, you play by what they govern. At any moment, Stephen P. here can kick you off the forums or delete your posts. You don’t even have to break a written rule and you know what? There is f### all you can do about it, legally or otherwise. What exactly makes you think it’s any different in the case of Google and YouTube?
    1 point
  29. Microsoft should really put a screen on the outside of the Surface Duo

    It already has an external screen: your smart watch. I can't remember the last time I took my phone out of my pocket just to see who's calling. I already know before I reach for my phone because it's on my wrist.
    1 point
  30. This is a device for smartwatch/FitBit users who use MS Office like other people use Facebook, Instagram or Xbox. It's for busy business people who are tired of carrying a laptop. It's certainly not a device for people who read Neowin or write for Neowin. It's for people who make things, not just read or talk about things. That being said, it has a huge potential to be a flop.
    1 point
  31. AI-based software is being used to diagnose coronavirus

    Perhaps you should complete your post adding: let's nature do its thing with everyone that is not related to me
    1 point
  32. Court: YouTube not bound by U.S. First Amendment

    There is no "basic human right" to post crap on Youtube. You do understand that, don't you? Companies don't have to uphold the first amendment, the government does. I understand that. But did you understand what I said? Because it doesn't seem like you did. @Benjimooler gets it. It's really simple. If corporations want protection under the constitution as "people" then they should also be forced to uphold the constitution. You don't get to claim basic human rights while actively ###### on them. And no matter how much some don't want it to be freedom of speech is a basic human right. Benjimooler didn’t get anything. He brought up discrimination because of sexual orientation, which is not the same thing as free speech. In his same scenario, those “bakers” could simply say, “I don’t like you” and refuse service. If I were to build a social media platform, I get to choose what I allow on it as long as it is not illegal. The government has no legal leg to stand on to control any of that. Even if I suppress free speech. If people want their interpretation of what is “fair”, they are free to build their own private service. Neowin deletes content they don’t deem appropriate. Are you going to include them in this injustice of suppressing free speech? Free speech might be a basic human right, but it does not mean it is free of consequences. Discrimination based on political affiliation or religious affiliation is discrimination. No matter how and what you discriminate on.. It is discrimination. YouTube has been doing this and I am still asking why is it that a business owner, a person business owner with no ties to government has to Carter to certain sets of people. YouTube is doing the same thing. They have been targeting conservative outlets for literally stating a fact. Make a video that a transgender man is biologically a man and you might get into a problem Political discrimination isn’t legally protected on private platforms. Play by their rules or build your own service. It’s not hard to figure out.
    1 point
  33. Isn't the use case scenario for both the outside screen and the outside camera the same...they are both parts to break and are both useful on the outside? I don't get the distinction you made. Besides all that how would You use camera without the screen?
    1 point
  34. Court: YouTube not bound by U.S. First Amendment

    There is no "basic human right" to post crap on Youtube. You do understand that, don't you? Companies don't have to uphold the first amendment, the government does. I understand that. But did you understand what I said? Because it doesn't seem like you did. @Benjimooler gets it. It's really simple. If corporations want protection under the constitution as "people" then they should also be forced to uphold the constitution. You don't get to claim basic human rights while actively ###### on them. And no matter how much some don't want it to be freedom of speech is a basic human right. If I were to build a social media platform, I get to choose what I allow on it as long as it is not illegal. The government has no legal leg to stand on to control any of that. Even if I suppress free speech. So much for that basic human right. Free speech might be a basic human right, but it does not mean it is free of consequences. No way? That made you look super intelligent. I care. I'll add a bit more. Two people have completely missed the point of what I was saying, one didn't. So as far as that is concerned I couldn't be bothered if you think what I said is not intelligent because we're obviously reading things completely different. Ah this old chestnut. Blame everyone for misunderstanding but not look at your ineffectiveness at conveying the message effectively. It’s everyone else’s fault. 😂. Very Trump-like.
    1 point
  35. Court: YouTube not bound by U.S. First Amendment

    There is no "basic human right" to post crap on Youtube. You do understand that, don't you? Companies don't have to uphold the first amendment, the government does. I understand that. But did you understand what I said? Because it doesn't seem like you did. @Benjimooler gets it. It's really simple. If corporations want protection under the constitution as "people" then they should also be forced to uphold the constitution. You don't get to claim basic human rights while actively ###### on them. And no matter how much some don't want it to be freedom of speech is a basic human right. If I were to build a social media platform, I get to choose what I allow on it as long as it is not illegal. The government has no legal leg to stand on to control any of that. Even if I suppress free speech. So much for that basic human right. Free speech might be a basic human right, but it does not mean it is free of consequences. No way? That made you look super intelligent.
    1 point
  36. Court: YouTube not bound by U.S. First Amendment

    There is no "basic human right" to post crap on Youtube. You do understand that, don't you? Companies don't have to uphold the first amendment, the government does. I understand that. But did you understand what I said? Because it doesn't seem like you did. @Benjimooler gets it. It's really simple. If corporations want protection under the constitution as "people" then they should also be forced to uphold the constitution. You don't get to claim basic human rights while actively ###### on them. And no matter how much some don't want it to be freedom of speech is a basic human right. Benjimooler didn’t get anything. He brought up discrimination because of sexual orientation, which is not the same thing as free speech. In his same scenario, those “bakers” could simply say, “I don’t like you” and refuse service. If I were to build a social media platform, I get to choose what I allow on it as long as it is not illegal. The government has no legal leg to stand on to control any of that. Even if I suppress free speech. If people want their interpretation of what is “fair”, they are free to build their own private service. Neowin deletes content they don’t deem appropriate. Are you going to include them in this injustice of suppressing free speech? Free speech might be a basic human right, but it does not mean it is free of consequences.
    1 point
  37. AI-based software is being used to diagnose coronavirus

    You should do some research on why there is worry. Flu mortality rate: 0.1%. This particular coronavirus: 2-3%. There are flu vaccines that (to a degree) help. There is no vaccine for this. Do you want to wait and worry until it becomes as common as the flu instead of trying to head it off beforehand? Sounds like a great idea.
    1 point
  38. Court: YouTube not bound by U.S. First Amendment

    Dude then how is it that businesses are forced to carter to LGBT society? as a business owner, dont i have the right to do business with whom i chose? why does the government force me to do business with something that goes against my religion with the word discrimination while it is okay for youtube to discriminate. they should take this to a higher court.
    1 point
  39. -- "Vivo says that the light transmittance to the under-screen camera has improved by six times and it also uses various algorithms to improve selfies taken from it." Imagine how good the image would be if it didn't have to shoot through an extra layer of pixels. But let's examine what is happening here. The claim is that the camera shoots though the OLED display. That's somewhat true. There are pixels on top of the camera. But it's not the same pixels as the rest of the display. There is actually a cutout in the main display... with a less-dense set of pixels on top of the camera. Then whatever reduced light comes through those pixels... the software algorithms will attempt to fix it. You can see it below. Take a look: https://i.imgur.com/mh5cJa9.jpg I dunno... I think I'd still prefer a clear unobstructed glass lens above the sensor. But then we'd have notches, hole-punches, etc. Though I rarely use my front-facing camera anyway...
    1 point
  40. Translation and speech to text services, mostly see it in teams. Cortana is becoming a strictly business tool at this point. Search has already been stripped out of Cortana in Windows 10, each have their own individual taskbar icon.
    1 point
  41. I hope MS just removes it from windows 10 altogether.
    1 point
  42. Really glad there are still companies out there trying to help people with security and privacy. They also go about it with more class than others, that use fear tactics and stock images lol
    1 point
  43. Court: YouTube not bound by U.S. First Amendment

    I agree it was a wise decision, but the courts did not really rule on free speech. PragerU argued the Youtube needs to be considered a public forum under Section 230. The court ruled that Youtube can choose whether to be a self-censoring publisher or an open-forum platform protected by section 230 -- and Youtube chose to be a publisher (by moderating their content). Which they have every right to. They are a private company, not funded with public funds or a goverment entity. Just because they are large or popular, it doesn't mean that user can claim "free speech". The interesting part, is that most of the arguing is coming from only "alt" groups of both sides (mostly right wing/conspiracy theorist at the moment) who dislike that their crap is being blocked. With that said, nothing prevents these groups from using other forums, they simply hate the fact, that these other forums aren't as popular. What makes Prager U a conspiracy theory channel? when Youtube sees videos like anti abortion messages... it triggers them and they block it. Thats not conspiracy theory... its Youtube being a devilish company.
    1 point
  44. New video shows Microsoft Surface Duo's Peek feature

    It would be nice to have an eInk screen on the outside to handle this, I would like to see that in such a design.
    1 point
  45. if your school has a web filter or proxy they probably have logs of every thing you did on the web, and most schools do and do keep logs for liability reasons
    1 point
  46. Can teachers view your deleted search history on a school chrome book?

    Yeah. Depending on how network logs are recorded, the school can correlate who was logged in when, and what data was sent/requested from which servers, from each computer on the network.
    1 point