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  1. Microsoft Marketing strikes again. YIKES.
    7 points
  2. completely remove it from home and pro and i will be happy.
    7 points
  3. So basically... Clippy 2.0
    6 points
  4. Hey Microsoft Office 365 Windows Professional for Enterprises Assistant, set a timer for....
    5 points
  5. Xerox is being a major bully pushing this buyout so hard. These kind of aggressive tactics really shouldn't be allowed IMO
    5 points
  6. Apple now lets App Store apps send ads through push notifications

    Optional, until they're not.
    5 points
  7. Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx

    What alternate universe are you from and how did you get here? don't bring the 20 years old game Artifact and Dota Underlord, both are dead they gave up with linux native gaming, they rely on emulating windows, nothing works, either graphics bug, audio issue or input issue on top of that, they charge people 30% to release on steam, as greedy as google and apple You said that "all their games flopped" which is laughably false, and the age of the game is irrelevant. Half-Life, Half-Life 2, Portal, Portal 2, Garry's Mod, Left 4 Dead, Dota 2, etc. The vast majority of their games have been massive hits, while some have even become cultural icons. To say that all of their games flopped is a ludicrous statement. As for what Valve charges to release games on Steam, judging from how successful Steam is it doesn't appear to be a problem. You know, it's perfectly ok to just say that you hate Valve without making up silly reasons to justify it.
    4 points
  8. Apple now lets App Store apps send ads through push notifications

    Nooooo! You were the chosen one! It was said that you were going to destroy them, not join them. Bring balance to the apps, not leave them in darkness...
    4 points
  9. Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx

    what games have flopped now? Their games like Portal 1 & 2, L4D 1&2, Team Fortress 2, Counter Strike, not to mention all of Half-Life, have all been wildly successful.
    4 points
  10. Its understandable to change the name from Cortana since it is right next to Bixby in people's mindset, but "Microsoft 365 Assistant" is a mouthful.
    3 points
  11. Tech feature that is on its way out that you wish was revived

    Oh yes 16:10 screens in small laptops. 16:9 is too small vertically.
    3 points
  12. First thing I thought was, "Wait, an Epyc server running MacOS??" XD
    3 points
  13. Tech feature that is on its way out that you wish was revived

    Hello, A few things off the top of my head: Hardware replaceable CPUs, RAM and SSDs in notebook computers notebook computer docks (e.g., a dock which the computer nestles into, versus the current trend of USB/Thunderbolt "dongles") drive bays for optical drives (or a tray for an additional SSD or HDD) in notebook computers swappable batteries, both in notebook computers and in smartphones 16:10 and 4:3 displays, both in notebook computers and in standalone displays hardware switches to disable webcams and microphones, both in notebook computers and in smartphones hardware write-protect switches for BIOS (UEFI) firmware updates on motherboards (Matrox used to have these on their video cards, too!) hardware write-protect switches on USB flash drives (I believe Kanguru is the last manufacturer offering these) both USB 2.0 and PS/2 ports in desktop computers and in docks for connecting keyboards and mouses computers shipping with recovery media keyboards with sculpted tops, decent pitch and travel in notebook computers Software waterfall development of software leading to final, long-term releases (e.g., supported for multiple years) with stability and reliability as a primary goal highly-customizable Windows UI elements without having to resort to third-party tools There are probably lots of others as well, but as mentioned before, this is just off the top of my head.... Regards, Aryeh Goretsky
    3 points
  14. Apple knows how to please nobody.
    3 points
  15. There's still the slight delay before the prompt appears, which has always bugged me about PowerShell. After you've opened it a few times, it seems so quick that it's pointless to care about it. But sometimes the delay can be longer, and I find that very annoying. I want a usable prompt the instant the window appears (like cmd.exe).
    3 points
  16. 5 reasons not to buy the Samsung Galaxy S20

    Plenty of reasons: no 3.5mm jack, no LED notification, hole in display, no hardware proximity sensor, still slightly curved screen edge, in-display fingerprint, no real zoom lenses except in most expensive model, overpriced. 🤦🏻‍♂️
    2 points
  17. Facebook Messenger comes to the Mac App Store in some regions

    Facebook can just disappear already. Social media serves no real needed purpose for 90% of its users.
    2 points
  18. 🤨🤦‍♂️ Yeah, I miss those days before Trump when everyone on the internet was polite and courteous. not everyone on the Internet, of course. but there was no leader of the so-called free world, perhaps the most powerful man on earth, using an internet platform and the weight of his office to attack, demean, diminish, insult, ridicule, and slander other people !
    2 points
  19. El Capitan? Such a stupid name. Out of ALL the names they had to choose from they choose a name that was used as a Mac Operating System. You know their main goal was confusion. There is no other reason they would choose that name.
    2 points
  20. I wouldn't do it if it's your primary device but if it's just a secondary or backup device then what's the worst that could happen? I'd imagine you can still throw it into DFU mode and reload fresh by connecting to a PC. At least I would hope this doesn't screw up DFU I just don't trust it... even If I have a backup iphone 7... the iphone could end up without getting back to factory settings. Just broke my IPhone 8 Plus last night. Getting back to factory shouldn't be a problem. At least its never been before. But I won't be running Android on it because its flat stupid. Especially since almost none of the reasons you have the phone for, like the camera, music, Bluetooth etc, don't work. Absolutely right, I rather buy a cheap android phone if I want android than screwing up a $250 dollars iphone.
    2 points
  21. Finally an iPhone I would use! But seriously, that's a misleading title. I think it's a new jailbreak method you can deploy to jailbreak your iPhone, using an Android phone
    2 points
  22. "There's a new jailbreak out for your old iPhone 7, and it lets you run Android on it" That's not how it works. That's not how any of it works... smh
    2 points
  23. Tech feature that is on its way out that you wish was revived

    Key words. In title. “On it’s way out”. Id say none of those are wrong, even when it comes to high-end laptops.
    2 points
  24. Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx

    "The original Half-Life, Valve's first game and one of the most critically lauded PC titles ever, has sold an average of one million copies every year ever since it was first released in 1998. That's an average of one million copies per year, for ten years, without counting digital sales. Wowzers. Half-Life 2 meanwhile, which was the first game to launch predominantly on Valve's Steam service, has sold more than 6.5 million copies in just four years and is still clocking up retail sales. The Orange Box has managed to sell 3 million copies at retail ever since that was released just last year and Left4Dead is currently on track to beat that record by more than 500,000 copies." https://bit-tech.net/news/gami...-half-life-sales-figures/1/ Yeah... that sure hasn't sold well at all has it...
    2 points
  25. Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx

    HLA is HL3 no, it's a prequel to HL2 so it's more like HL1.5 If you want to be literal then we're on like HL6 because of the games being broken into parts.
    2 points
  26. Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx

    if there's any game of theirs that would be interesting in VR, Portal 3 would be a fun gut-churning experience lol
    2 points
  27. Samsung reportedly increasing Galaxy Z Flip production to meet demand

    Maybe it's just me, but just from looking at the picture of that thing, it looks hideous!
    2 points
  28. From blocky to blurry af, cool? Why not just reshoot it?
    1 point
  29. *Sigh* What now? Feminazis, or how female blondes are superior in everything. Forced diversity? Women with Burqa? Alt sexualities? All rich people are bad? Orange Man is Bad? Or all the above? none of those things (except forced diversity) even exist. most importantly ... 'feminazi' is an oxymoron. nazis (national socialists) would never advocate for such policies.
    1 point
  30. Hoping someone buys out xerox and just shuts them down the next day to shut them up. I'm no expert on this, but it seems like Xerox doesn't need any help with that. This aggressiveness in buying HP sounds like they're trying to cling on to any potential they can find because they know something bad is about to happen. Xerox is about 30% market cap of HPQ, so they're the smaller fish. But "they" (lets not forget the big money backers pushing for this deal) also know HPQ is not actually worth as much as HPQ thinks they're worth! In HPQ's response of "structure" they're basically saying that their shaky financial footings would unravel and the world would see that HPQ isn't worth as much as they claim (regardless of how high the takeover price becomes)... and Xerox would be able to reneg on the deal valuation down to a "real" price. All of that HPQ financial weight would evaporate (and the public would see how crappy HPQ's finances truly are). HPQ's vested interest is to keep their shadiness private; Xerox, as the dramatically smaller competitor, is the storefront making the push... and the creditors will keep providing billions more until HPQ cannot refuse oversight. (Keyword: oversight... that's also why Xerox is pushing for entire Board makeover, not just adding a new position akin to what several activist investors do.)
    1 point
  31. IMO, I've always thought Cortana was a bad name. It doesn't roll off the tongue well. It's not endearing like Alexa. It's not part of the English lexicon like Google. It's not well known like Siri. Just an overall bad choice.
    1 point
  32. What's with the angry lady on the start page of the Windows MSI?
    1 point
  33. Attempting to get a microphone to work inside Windows 10

    That was the whole problem! Thanks for the help!
    1 point
  34. It's not like Neowin to sensationalise a non-story in a headline.... /s 🤣 "Microsoft's Scott Guthrie has been removed from this year's Build keynote" without sensationalism should've been... "Microsoft's Scott Guthrie's name has temporarily vanished from a website"
    1 point
  35. Google Stadia starts rolling out 4K gaming support on the web

    Looks awesome now! Bye bye data cap though. This will eat it!
    1 point
  36. Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx

    HLA is HL3 no, it's a prequel to HL2 so it's more like HL1.5 If you want to be literal then we're on like HL6 because of the games being broken into parts. HLA is HL3 if you base it on what a Half Life title is. Groundbreaking and revolutionary in some way. HL1 was FPS storytelling, HL2 was physics, HL3/HLA is VR By your logic, HLA is HL1.9, not 1.5. And episodes were expansions, not full games. By your logic, Boneworks is HL3. If SLZ could use HL assets, then it could be. So is Fallout Tactics: BoS actually Fallout 3? I think we're being silly here honestly lol... You can have side entries to an overarching story after all.
    1 point
  37. Trump is Twitter's money maker obviously. unfortunately
    1 point
  38. I think Mac is so inconsequential that everyone forgot I didn't remember until you mentioned it.
    1 point
  39. Apple now lets App Store apps send ads through push notifications

    You have to opt in, and you have to be able to opt out.... I don't think this'll be a problem
    1 point
  40. Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx

    Well you are so, so wrong. How many games before and after HL1 did a good story in a FPS? Before? Pretty much nothing. After? Pretty much everything HL2 and physics engine. Most games before 2004 lack it, they don't after 2004
    1 point
  41. That's actually possible, you can jailbreak phones using checkra1n with an android phone, see https://www.reddit.com/r/jailb...e_to_run_checkra1n_from_an/
    1 point
  42. New PC not working. Help!!

    The "MAX" boards explicitly support Ryzen 3000 out of box. MSI boards are known to have a very long cold boot time with Ryzen 3000. A characteristic is the CPU debug LED stays on. There's been no explaination for this. As a result users have resorted to much hearsay. When you search the /r/msi_gaming subreddit there are tons of posts about it. The most commonly said remedy is to try booting very many times until you hit the lucky spin. I remember one post with many successes saying that flicking the PSU switch quickly can work. It has to be quick enough such that the system doesn't lose power but janks something and causes it to boot. Like I said, hearsay and voodoo magickery. All in all I would just return it if you still can. Get a board that actually works without problems.
    1 point
  43. Tech feature that is on its way out that you wish was revived

    Yes I agree. Soldered RAM, soldered SSDs, non-user replaceable batteries in laptops too suck! I missed PCMCIA/ExpressCard type expansion slots for laptops when for the longest time ever, we were stuck with USB. But ever since Thunderbolt arrived, I am happy with what it allows although the peripheral or device still remains outside the laptop unlike the ExpressCard compact form factor.
    1 point
  44. "Now you can once again be a terrible person on the internet and we'll even delete it for you!" Trump ideologies are sure rubbing off on a generation!
    1 point
  45. The Batman (March 4th, 2022: WB/,DCEU)

    Check out the new batmobile... I'm liking it.
    1 point
  46. Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx

    HLA is HL3 no, it's a prequel to HL2 so it's more like HL1.5 If you want to be literal then we're on like HL6 because of the games being broken into parts. HLA is HL3 if you base it on what a Half Life title is. Groundbreaking and revolutionary in some way. HL1 was FPS storytelling, HL2 was physics, HL3/HLA is VR By your logic, HLA is HL1.9, not 1.5. And episodes were expansions, not full games.
    1 point
  47. Indeed. Myself and some very smart people have spent a lot of time working on Samba so this kind of unnecessary and wasteful work that won't integrate with anything else could be avoided. SMB-3 is an optimized protocol that scales nearly linearly as NICs are added, handles wireless roaming and suspected sessions (that laptop can move and sleep, yo!) is a standard and mostly completely compatible across all implementations for the last 30 years. Furthermore, it's in your Enterprise already, has security built in at the link layer and does single sign on for both authentication and authorization. But, please do allocate resources to solving those problems and historical issues that brought us to this place without at least 20 full time devs working for decades and then get Enterprise buy in and firewall rules implemented so you can have, at best, another implementation of something that you could have had for free with the kernel integration and userland utilities on the OS you're already shipping. This is terrible resource allocation and a thrashing of the DRY principal. I can't imagine the series of decisions that brought this to be other than someone was willing to do it for free and annoying enough to keeping grinding until people with stuff to do said, "whatever, sure. Leave me alone." I should mention Samba works perfectly for Linux to Linux if SCP isn't your thing.
    1 point
  48. Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx

    Like.. 1 more? Because you know, 2 and counter stops
    1 point
  49. Facebook altering course with Libra cryptocurrency

    Facebook has billions of users but other than, it lacks of the power. Facebook and Zuck things he could influence people, but the users of Facebook don't have faith in Facebook either in their marketing, promoted or recommended news and such. It's like IGN. IGN is still popular but nobody gives a crap about their ranking or evaluation of the games. In this case, Facebook lacks of trust and virtual coins are all about trust.
    1 point