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YouTube to switch EU streams to SD quality to reduce network load
wingliston and 12 others reacted to Setnom for a topic
Wanna bet ads won't suffer the same decrease in quality (or quantity, for that matter)?13 points -
Netflix to reduce streaming bit rates in Europe to ease network traffic
stadii and 6 others reacted to spy beef for a topic
Are they going to reduce their price too?7 points -
Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video
dontbeevil and 4 others reacted to Gingeds for a topic
Personally I still like some tiles. Mail, calendar, Todo and weather in particular, others I am less concerned about and usually switch off.5 points -
GameStop tells employees to keep stores open during lockdowns as it is "essential retail"
Tarrant64 and 4 others reacted to +mrbester for a topic
They don't get to self-classify. If they aren't on an official list, they aren't essential.5 points -
YouTube to switch EU streams to SD quality to reduce network load
lsdn and 4 others reacted to Breach for a topic
Typical EU. Coming up with a solution to a non existing problem. What happened with evidence-based policy-making? Yes, it would have made sense if the infrastructure was indeed under strain, but that's not the case! My ISP actually doubled the volume! Reducing bit rates is a win-win for providers - lower cost and social responsibility at the same time.5 points -
Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video
wotsit and 2 others reacted to waysidesc for a topic
what ever happens ... I hope that live tiles are kept.3 points -
After Netflix and YouTube, Prime Video too will reduce streaming quality in Europe
wingliston and 2 others reacted to stadii for a topic
well fu. will I have to torrent Picard to enjoy it in full quality tonight?3 points -
Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video
waysidesc and 2 others reacted to Atlantico for a topic
"after which the new app icons are seen replacing the older squared icons in the app list on the start menu." Well, no - the older icons aren't really squared, they're outlines I guess. There's nothing particularly squared about the Settings icon or whatever. Some are more square than others. But yeah, new icons are coming, as we've seen with Weather, Mail, Calander, etc. The *tiles* are becoming transparent, like they used to be on Windows Mobile, which is very cool. Like this: https://imgur.com/JqPKYNI3 points -
Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video
wolftail and 2 others reacted to Laurentiu A. for a topic
Why do they need a year to update the interface ? They are so slow with these changes, consistency is down the bin.3 points -
Doom Eternal is now available on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Stadia
hellowalkman and 2 others reacted to noobient for a topic
> Plays on a difficult setting > Complains that it's difficult.3 points -
Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video
Scar and 2 others reacted to Co-ords for a topic
So much better!! It almost look professional!! 😉3 points -
Doom Eternal is now available on PC, Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and Stadia
dustojnikhummer and 2 others reacted to PmRd for a topic
Time to quarantine some demons!3 points -
Netflix to reduce streaming bit rates in Europe to ease network traffic
samw61 and 2 others reacted to boo_star for a topic
I was under the impression this was to reduce load on ISPs rather than Netflix.3 points -
Netflix to reduce streaming bit rates in Europe to ease network traffic
babyjesus and 2 others reacted to Steven P. for a topic
4K was already a price hike, and now they are admitting they can't even deliver HD at capacity, mmkay. More passing the blame and responsibility to the consumer must be the new norm for companies.3 points -
Paradox announces Sunset Harbor expansion for Cities: Skylines
dustojnikhummer and 2 others reacted to +JHBrown for a topic
It’s still a good game. “Looking outdated” has nothing to do with the quality/value/entertainment you get from playing an older game.3 points -
Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video
DaveSharp and one other reacted to ad47uk for a topic
Makes no odds to me, I have a third party start menu, so I never see the windows 10 one.2 points -
Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video
waysidesc and one other reacted to Ve7878 for a topic
what ever happens ... I hope that live tiles are kept. Yes, if anything it's a shame more tiles are not "live".2 points -
Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video
DaveSharp and one other reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
It looks really good to me but it doesn’t fit any use case for me, I never use the start menu unless indexing is messed up.2 points -
After Netflix and YouTube, Prime Video too will reduce streaming quality in Europe
Jaxkesa and one other reacted to stadii for a topic
Not to be a jerk about it, but really? Is streaming/downloading Picard in full quality really more important than someone being able to earn their paycheck? I've been working from home for years, and I am still working home from now. But I don't (just) live to work, and part of my fun is to steam stuff in the evening. It's 2020 and by now it should be normal that people work from home and streaming video should be normal. It the responsibility of the governments and the ISPs to make it work. I'm paying my ISP, and I'm paying a lot of taxes, so yes, I should be able to expect great streaming quality in the evening.2 points -
Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video
Son_Of_Dad and one other reacted to Ve7878 for a topic
You might be thinking of Windows Phone. Windows 8 didn't have unified colored tiles. Windows 10 introduced acctent colors for tiles, like Windows Phone. No I'm not thinking of Windows phone. I'm thinking of 8.0. Yes some of the store apps had their own colours but that still applies here with this WIndows 10 update. 8.1 introduced coloured tiles for win32 apps.2 points -
GameStop tells employees to keep stores open during lockdowns as it is "essential retail"
Brandon H and one other reacted to Jason S. for a topic
funny enough - they just had a B2G2 sale for used games under $10. i ended up buying 10 games. came out to like $6/ea. but most of their used games are ridiculously priced... like you said, theyre only $5-10 cheaper than new. there are plenty of other avenues to get cheaper games. hell, even Amazon sells them for $45 new when gamestop is $60.2 points -
GameStop tells employees to keep stores open during lockdowns as it is "essential retail"
wingliston and one other reacted to Jason S. for a topic
gamestop has been struggling financially for some time now. they cant close up or they'll never reopen!2 points -
YouTube to switch EU streams to SD quality to reduce network load
wingliston and one other reacted to PaulATMOS for a topic
240p, we meet again.2 points -
YouTube to switch EU streams to SD quality to reduce network load
Jose_49 and one other reacted to Phemo for a topic
It looks like you'll still be able to switch it to HD if you want since they only say that it's now SD "by default". Non-issue really since most people just won't notice or care. For those that do, you should still be able to enable HD anyway.2 points -
YouTube to switch EU streams to SD quality to reduce network load
Peter van Dam and one other reacted to Jose_49 for a topic
Guess it's time for Europe to use VPN to overcome those restrictions...2 points -
YouTube to switch EU streams to SD quality to reduce network load
Peresvet and one other reacted to dustojnikhummer for a topic
Wait WHAT?2 points -
Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video
AsherGZ and one other reacted to jupe for a topic
That first image looks way better than the default kaleidoscope of colors the current start menu has.2 points -
Netflix to reduce streaming bit rates in Europe to ease network traffic
monterxz and one other reacted to Roger H. for a topic
As mentioned by other posters, the general idea here is on an average day Netflix usage takes up 30-50% of all traffic on the Internet. As now more users are being "forced" to stay home, this may then go up higher. As lots of users are also now working from home doing WebEx, Skype, Zoom or even just more WhatsApp calls plus more Instagram, etc. the total usage may cause issues for some users and/or ISPs. The idea here is if Netflix bitrate 15Mbps UHD is dropped to 14Mbps for example... This alone when multipled by 1000x connections would save bandwidth on the infrastructure which then allow more users to be able to use communication apps without issues. Break it down to a single household instead, if you pay for 50Mbps internet and all 3 kids are watching 15Mbps shows, means you may have ~5mbps to view that news clip or make that important WebEx call and not have buffering and other quality of service issues. Now yeah not exactly a perfect example but this could be the problem the EU (read, not Netflix) is trying to prevent. As we can't expect people not to stream during this crisis, the next best thing is to try and reduce how much it affects the networks.2 points -
Netflix to reduce streaming bit rates in Europe to ease network traffic
hellowalkman and one other reacted to d5aqoëp for a topic
Uninformed comments like this really prove the need for a downvote button. The bitrate reduction was done because EU lawmakers publicly asked Netflix to do it in order to ease bandwidth usage.. Wait a minute... You want the downvote button to downvote the admin? 😂2 points -
Netflix to reduce streaming bit rates in Europe to ease network traffic
samw61 and one other reacted to RaidenX for a topic
Uninformed comments like this really prove the need for a downvote button. The bitrate reduction was done because EU lawmakers publicly asked Netflix to do it in order to ease bandwidth usage..2 points -
Microsoft announces DirectX 12 Ultimate for gaming PCs and the Xbox Series X
domboy and one other reacted to Mobius Enigma for a topic
To be fair, when the 'dip' happened it was because NVidia couldn't deliver the necessary DX10 features to equal the XB360 DX Superset. DX10 was similar to DX11 for Vista, and sadly NVidia's 8800 GPUs didn't support a large chunk of features. Thus Microsoft was forced to yank back DX10 features, with it doing little more than low level performance along with unified shaders and RAM sharing. It wasn't until DX11 that Microsoft was able to create parity between PC DX and XBox360 DX. This created a void during the good XB360 years, with teams having to keep two development projects or a poorly optimized version for PC. So the Win7 being 'good' had a lot to do with gaming catching up to console on the PC - mainly because NVidia's hardware in the late 00s was crap. Coming into the WP and Windows 8 era - gaming was leading Microsoft's vision, as many of the 'One' concepts of generationally adaptable versions was designed around this time. Thus XBox One games running well on PCs, and vise versa - with titles scaling up and down well. I don't like or hate AMD or NVidia in this context, but there are time each of these companies have done some horrible crap that kept the entire industry back. NVidia was a big problem in trying to create GPU hardware based on the new technologies from the XB360. AMD had an advantage, as MS gave them back the general reference design that directly applied to their hardware. (Although AMD ignored it for a couple of years, assume the anti-XB360 hype meant its GPU changes were irrelevant. Ironically the entire GPU industry is now based around the XB360 GPU changes and design.)2 points -
Paradox announces Sunset Harbor expansion for Cities: Skylines
+JHBrown and one other reacted to Chugworth for a topic
It’s still a good game. “Looking outdated” has nothing to do with the quality/value/entertainment you get from playing an older game. And I'd argue that no, the game does not look outdated. We've long since gone past the point when the average graphics quality of most games improves along with the year-by-year hardware upgrades. These days it mostly depends on what kind of budget the development studio has.2 points -
Paradox announces Sunset Harbor expansion for Cities: Skylines
Skiver and one other reacted to dustojnikhummer for a topic
It might look outdated, but it is not when it comes to gameplay and simulation, nothing can match it.2 points -
Save 64% off this CHOETECH 18W USB C Fast Charger Adapter, now only $5.39
Steven P. reacted to goretsky for a topic
Hello, That is a really good deal for a branded 18W USB Type-C charger. Ordered! Regards, Aryeh Goretsky1 point -
Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video
wingliston reacted to DaveSharp for a topic
Start bill board...Explorer looks like a 1993 rendition and so does the menu. I think they really need to hire some real designers. People who understand geometry and colour.1 point -
Edge Dev build 82.0.453.2 now out with Family Safety settings and a bunch of fixes
Brandon H reacted to cork1958 for a topic
Beta will be Beta. Edgium uses the Chromium naming scheme. 4 channels. Stable/retail, Beta, Dev and Canary You mean the Beta isn't the same as the stable version? I installed Edge from a link here at Neowin that was supposed to be for the Stable version although it was called Beta in that article. Edit: I just did a search for Edge Chromium stable and installed it. Appears I had the correct stable version anyway. 80.0.361.69 Beta has little blue "Beta" on its logo Cool! Did have stable version then. Should've thought about that little ribbon thing across the logo! Duh!! you probably installed one of the leaked "stable" builds when they were just testing the channel. At first they just had the beta build in there but you were still technically on the stable branch so it likely updated to the real stable build on its own once that officially released. That's possible although it was a link from here I got the stable version from. Can't say as I remember ever seeing that Beta ribbon on it. I do remember seeing the Dev ribbon on it when I had that installed. At least I know which version I'm using now!! Thanks yeah we reported on the leak so I'm guessing that's when you grabbed it Wasn't from a leaked report though. It was from the Jan 15th article on it's official release. Just had myself confused, imagine that, with all the different channels of there are.1 point -
Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video
wingliston reacted to cork1958 for a topic
Personally, one of the things I really hated about Windows 10 was that cluster mess of tiles all over the start menu! Hope it gets totally blown away!! Hmm, I just noticed there aren't any tiles at all on wife's computer. No wonder it looks so good!1 point -
After Netflix and YouTube, Prime Video too will reduce streaming quality in Europe
adrynalyne reacted to mip for a topic
Not to be a jerk about it, but really? Is streaming/downloading Picard in full quality really more important than someone being able to earn their paycheck?1 point -
After Netflix and YouTube, Prime Video too will reduce streaming quality in Europe
greensabath reacted to yepp for a topic
And that was how all the websites turned into plain text... 😲1 point -
Cortana could be renamed to Microsoft 365 Assistant, integrate with Teams
derekaw reacted to Gingeds for a topic
Actually I would say they do have a vision and it's closer to being realised. If you look back over the historic vision videos all but the planner one couple of years back feature ambient AI augmenting tasks rather than an AI interface. That is very much what we are seeing now. I've heard references to "clippy 2.0" and that's not all bad. Moving AI into programs like excel can open some real workflow change possibilities. I am a market analyst, I identify trends, isolate and quantify the driving factors, then research and explain them before moving to forecast. Testing AI in excel I see real opportunities to speed up stages 1 and 2 and move more quickly into stage 3, which to be honest by customers will benefit more from. The vision was for Cortana to be everywhere, Windows Phone, Windows PC via search, in speakers and thermostats. You are talking about the most recent version of the 'vision'. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6cNdhOKwi0 Actually am looking at a far older one. This is the 2011. Take a look at 3:50 mark, you see that the Vision was of AI analysis being integrated into workflow. In fact the whole way through the video you see AI powered experiences but no sign of a blue ring. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-tFdreZB94 The 2015 video features a lot of AI powered functionality again it it is ubiquitous AI rather than a digital assistant. Both of these videos are obviously promotional videos however if you watch through both you can see a lot of real world technologies so it's not all fantasy and is a valid guide into what technologies the office productivity team are considering.1 point -
YouTube to switch EU streams to SD quality to reduce network load
wingliston reacted to samw61 for a topic
Not to be a doomsdayer, but our generations are used to having it all. We haven't been through world wars or serious downturns in the economy (70's oil crisis was probably the next biggest disruption). But COVID-19 could well bring that reality to us, and frankly that's not such a bad thing when everyone is all "but I deserve this because I don't care". We will possibly have to become frugal with our supplies and our money. It will be a shock to most of us. So now it's probably time to learn from our Boomer and older generations who have lived through some actual hardship. Not the hardship that was your internet going down for an hour, or YouTube and netflix not being in 4k.1 point -
YouTube to switch EU streams to SD quality to reduce network load
zikalify reacted to Turboclag for a topic
Ok boomer1 point -
GameStop tells employees to keep stores open during lockdowns as it is "essential retail"
quikmantx reacted to TFindley for a topic
If they're not careful, their customers may realize that they can just buy all their games through online platforms such as the Microsoft Store, Playstation Store, Steam, Epic, etc. That might affect them when the world resumes normal operation. Though I guess if they're providing PC Hardware then they 'could' classify themselves as essential. Though Target and other stores might have a better argument for being an 'essential service' then.1 point -
Netflix to reduce streaming bit rates in Europe to ease network traffic
ad47uk reacted to dustojnikhummer for a topic
Are they going to refund 4k users?1 point -
Netflix to reduce streaming bit rates in Europe to ease network traffic
monterxz reacted to Bas van de Sande for a topic
This sounds like an admission that Europe’s networking infrastructure is extremely fragile, especially at the last mile. Ehm... Europe has about 530M inhabitants, the US only 350M. Although we have much higher average broadband speeds (incl. the last mile, see: https://worldpopulationreview....internet-speeds-by-country) , I think it is fair that the quality of video networks is lowered these days as Europe is working from home these days. Giving priority to productivity above amusement is the way to go... Think of it!1 point -
Netflix to reduce streaming bit rates in Europe to ease network traffic
monterxz reacted to samw61 for a topic
As much as I get the desire for reduced costs, the reason this is happening is to reduce the overall usage, not just on ISP's (who are increasing their capacity), but also the general capacity of the entire network. I came here expecting frustrated comments. It has not disappointed! People need to realise all these measures are so everyone can use the internet, it's not just for those who can afford it. People demanding they have 4k netflix and crazy fast internet over this time are the nerd equivalent of toilet paper hoarders.1 point -
Microsoft teases new Windows 10 Start Menu in its success video
DaveSharp reacted to wotsit for a topic
Get rid of the tiles for icons in the Start menu. It looks dumb now and it still looks dumb in the new UI, albeit marginally better with the colouring gone.1 point -
Adobe launches public Beta program for Creative Cloud applications
dontbeevil reacted to Osiris for a topic
How about those ARM apps for surface pro x adobe?1 point -
Odd display issues with just working PC
dead.cell reacted to Mindovermaster for a topic
Umm, 3 times the charm?1 point -
Netflix to reduce streaming bit rates in Europe to ease network traffic
samw61 reacted to RaidenX for a topic
Uninformed comments like this really prove the need for a downvote button. The bitrate reduction was done because EU lawmakers publicly asked Netflix to do it in order to ease bandwidth usage.. Wait a minute... You want the downvote button to downvote the admin? 😂 A stupid comment is a stupid comment, regardless of who makes it.1 point