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  1. The world's first phone with a 192MP camera could debut next month

    Yawn. I thought we all learned in 5th grade that Megapixels has very little to do with photo quality.
    7 points
  2. WhatsApp will be limiting the forwarding of certain messages

    It's cute, but you can't fix stupid people, all you can do is limit their behavior. (search for "5G mast burnings" for examples of what I mean).
    6 points
  3. Buying an SSD enclosure with eSATA connectivity?

    Hello, eSATA (external SATA) is just SATA with a different connector (in most cases, I-shaped keying instead of L-shaped keying). There's no difference in protocol. Like conventional SATA interfaces, eSATA does not provide power, meaning an external drive needs to get power from another source. A variant of eSATA called eSATAp (eSATA Powered) provides an interface with eSATA pins on one side, and USB on the other (think of this like an a USB-C interface which has pins on both sides, or for a legacy interface, the 36-pin Centronics parallel cable interface). In that configuration, the USB side usually provides power for an external 2.5" eSATAp enclosure, just like a external 2.5" USB enclosures draw their power from the USB bus. Most, but not all, eSATA (and eSATAp) connections use SATA-II speeds (i.e., 3.0Gbit/s), and the USB side of the eSATAp is USB 2.0 speed (i.e., 480Mbit/s). However, there may be some motherboards or add-on expansion cards that offer eSATA/eSATAp with SATA 3.0 and USB 3.0 speeds (i.e., 6.0Gbit/s and 5.0Gbit/s, respectively). You may also find PC case brackets with an eSATA connector on them and a SATA cable leading back into the PC to plug into one of the motherboard's internal SATA connectors in order to use it as an eSATA port. Motherboard's may have a setting in the BIOS that allows internal ports to be specified for eSATA use, which allows drives attached to them to be ejected like a conventional USB (or FireWire) external drive. The main benefit of using eSATA instead of USB is that it does not require any additional overhead for encoding and decoding the SATA protocol insode the USB protocol, which in theory introduces some delay for the conversion and possibly some CPU overhead as well, especially for tasks involving a large amount of disk I/O. In practice, though, there usually isn't an appreciable difference in speed or performance (maybe 1-3%), and the convenience of using a USB connection. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky
    5 points
  4. And bet it has crap image quality in low light. A 300dpi 6" by 4" printed photo only needs just over 8MP. This is just all a bit pointless.
    3 points
  5. The world's first phone with a 192MP camera could debut next month

    but my 300MP camera can take 500MB images and I can zoom into noise like crazy because of the small cell size's lack of ability to get a clean pixel!
    3 points
  6. Privacy groups are pretty much warning that whatever privacy "temporarily" erodes to help fight Covid19 will be permanent as is always the case.
    3 points
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  8. This is the most brain dead comment section I've ever encountered on here.
    3 points
  9. Google tests removing Library and Installed tabs from the Play Store

    Oh great, remove a useful feature without a replacement.
    3 points
  10. Sony introduces DualSense, the new controller for the PlayStation 5

    New features look good, new design looks... like I need to hold it to say anymore.
    2 points
  11. Latest No Man's Sky update delivers giant mech suits to players

    finally, a game to surpass knack
    2 points
  12. Latest No Man's Sky update delivers giant mech suits to players

    makes sense, what game doesn't need a giant mech? That is probably my biggest complaint with The Witcher series.
    2 points
  13. That's what happens when you price up your products to crazy prices and people still buy
    2 points
  14. Google tests removing Library and Installed tabs from the Play Store

    Surely a retrograde step!!
    2 points
  15. 🧐They sent them out last week. Don’t be hating because of your brand bias; this is not the time nor place.
    2 points
  16. *shrug* less stupid posts on the web the better. But cannot stop stupidity and sure will be reposted elsewhere.
    2 points
  17. YouTube will remove videos that claim 5G and COVID-19 are related

    The first amendment only applies to the government; it means that they cannot silence or punish you for expressing your opinions and ideas. Private companies do not have to abide by this and can make their own rules about what you can say on their platforms.
    2 points
  18. YouTube will remove videos that claim 5G and COVID-19 are related

    It has nothing to do with freedom of speech! YouTube/Google are absolutely correct to take down false information, especially when it's resulting in criminal damage and stopping emergency services from communicating.
    2 points
  19. Yeah, I don't like it either. Thankfully it's easy to disable it and go back to the old one. In the about:config menu change the following lines and then restart Firefox. browser.urlbar.openViewOnFocus = false browser.urlbar.update1 = false browser.urlbar.update1.interventions = false browser.urlbar.update1. searchTips = false
    1 point
  20. Sony introduces DualSense, the new controller for the PlayStation 5

    It makes me think the design of the PS5 is going to be bizarre if that's how the controller looks.
    1 point
  21. Ofcom reiterates that 5G is safe after arson attacks

    It always amazes me how dumb some people are. Do they not understand that viruses are living things and have nothing to do with radio signals? That viruses have been around for all of human history, long before wi-fi even existed. I just can't wrap my head around it, how is it possible to be this stupid?
    1 point
  22. Ofcom reiterates that 5G is safe after arson attacks

    This makes me sad that we had to report this
    1 point
  23. The world's first phone with a 192MP camera could debut next month

    but my 300MP camera can take 500MB images and I can zoom into noise like crazy because of the small cell size's lack of ability to get a clean pixel! 100 photos and your internal storage is gone:)) way to go
    1 point
  24. Everyone is upgrading their home offices. A ton of people are buying second monitors I bet.
    1 point
  25. Probably because people are buying equipment to work remotely.
    1 point
  26. No, that's OneGuide. The Guide is the UI that pops up when you hit the Xbox button on the controller
    1 point
  27. WhatsApp will be limiting the forwarding of certain messages

    Yep, it'll just mean folk will copy and paste the message instead.
    1 point
  28. Epic exclusive. Hard pass.
    1 point
  29. UK government teams up with games industry to fight COVID-19

    The UK Prime minister is in ICU. He's no marathon winner but think we can assume the man is generally looked after, its put him on a ventilation unit. I'd say we should exercise caution.
    1 point
  30. Neowin.net Minecraft Server (Old Server)

    everything's been updated. let us know if any issues continue to popup
    1 point
  31. Good thing I don't use Facebook!
    1 point
  32. The Saint Row series were awesome and so funny. The original game still runs quite well and looks pretty good on PC so it'll be interesting to see how different the remasterd version looks.
    1 point
  33. Firefox 75.0 released for download

    Maybe because it's avaibile and this is a tech site? It's almost like Neowin likes traffic, and people like news, especially when the news is fresh and new and not old and stale, who would've thunk.
    1 point
  34. Buying an SSD enclosure with eSATA connectivity?

    ...well because SATA is faster than USB 3.0. SATA is designed specifically for drives...that is its entire reason for existing. USB 3.0 (and USB in general) are the "jack of all trades" but you won't get the speeds ... even with 3.0. Another question is does Linux (or Windows) and the enclosure support TRIM over USB ...TRIM afaik is a SATA command though some USB enclosures support it (for example these StarLink products). Little quirks like that make SATA ideal for Operating System drives vs. running them on USB. Which is why I recommend just getting an enclosure which supports both eSATA and USB 3.0. Use the eSATA for the Linux install...and if down the line you decide it isn't for you just use the USB 3.0 so you can transfer data between computers. I think the product I linked to previously would satisfy your current requirements and give you a little "wiggle room" in the future. Side note: USB nomenclature sucks ... I just noticed Mindovermaster's post above ... which isn't entirely accurate (because USB nomenclature sucks) It is actually... USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps) USB 3.2 Gen 2 ----> Formally called USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) USB 3.2 Gen 1 ----> Formally called USB 3.1 Gen 1 ----> Formally called USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) Your board has USB 3.2 Gen 1 (USB 3.0) USB nomenclature sucks.
    1 point
  35. COVID-19 tracking app reveals potential scale of the outbreak

    If you see any headline using the phrase "Chinese Virus" you should probably stop reading that publication... Ummmm...it STARTED in China. SARS is called that for a reason, MERS is called that for a reason, EBOLA is called that for a reason. It's why it needs to be called a CHINESE virus. Sars started in China. This one should be called CARS (China Acute Respiratory Syndrome) Sars (Severe acute respiratory syndrome) No peoples referenced MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) No peoples referenced Ebola, or its proper name (Ebola virus disease) No peoples reference here either. Calling it a "Chinese" virus is just being hateful and racist IMHO. Especially since it not only affects the Chinese people. No, it IS NOT racist! It STARTED in China. Your are playing right into the political correctness realm. Call a spade a spade! Not even your explanation makes any sense. You're so deep in racism, you can't even notice anymore. smh Does the Spanish Flu also anger you? Given the proper context, it might cause me some consternation. Why? Just seems to be a silly thing to get worked up over.
    1 point
  36. UK government teams up with games industry to fight COVID-19

    We don't need much persuasion, we stay in all the effing time to play FPS
    1 point
  37. Why doesn’t google remove the whole android itself for sake of change?
    1 point
  38. Reminds me of the video that woman made where she saw the rainbow from her water sprinkler and thought the government was putting chemicals in the water.
    1 point
  39. Google tests removing Library and Installed tabs from the Play Store

    Google is always foolish when doing UI changes. Hate them for often removing very useful features.
    1 point
  40. Same question! I guess you can go to accounts/purchase history. That's a extra step to do when you don't have to. There's zero reason to remove those tabs.
    1 point
  41. Freedom of speech has always had it's limitations. That said, this is not a limitation through government, and is more or less a platform rules violation and well within the right of Youtube/Google to manage. Nothing more, nothing less. It's not a right that is to be abused and is often taken for granted. It has and never will be an 'absolute' right.
    1 point
  42. This does not limit freedom of speech. Corporations don't owe anyone freedom of speech, only governments. Freedom of speech is afforded by the government, not a corporate entity. Why does no one understand this?
    1 point
  43. UK: Social networks need to fight 5G conspiracies

    Don't know what's worse: potential 5G harm or censorship.
    1 point
  44. UK: Social networks need to fight 5G conspiracies

    Social media has screwed up things more than it's helped bring people together. If we're talking viruses then social media is one.
    1 point
  45. Tesla shows off its ventilator design process

    Because they need a design that utilizes their existing available car parts.
    1 point
  46. This must be a joke! While other big companies and people like Bill Gates are investing billions in finding a cure for Covid 19 Apple comes up with the cheapest face shields it could possibly produce and gives away 20M (at 2 cents per piece) of them? This must be the cheapest commercial they ever did.
    1 point
  47. Good on them. But this is obviously just for publicity... School classes are literally producing face shields for hospitals as they are very easy to make with basic materials..
    1 point
  48. NASA Commercial Crew (CCtCap) test milestones

    US Crew Vehicle 1 (USCV-1) crew First operational Crew Dragon mission Mike Hopkins (Commander; NASA, USA) Vic Glover (Pilot; NASA, USA) Soichi Noguchi (Mission Specialist 1; JAXA, Japan) Shannon Walker (Mission Specialist 2; NASA, USA)
    1 point
  49. Facebook removes multiple white supremacist accounts, groups, and pages

    The marketplace of ideas is nice in theory, but it doesn't work in practice, because it relies on people being smart, and a fairly large chunk of people aren't. People aren't always won over by the best arguments, in fact in a country where anti intellectual attitudes are treated as a mark of virtue the opposite can in fact be true. Social media companies have no obligation to treat their platforms as a staging ground for bigoted lunatics over which rights should be removed from which minorities.
    1 point
  50. Apple may bring the notch and Face ID to MacBooks

    And Pro. Last year.
    1 point