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  1. 4 points
  2. Google Duo could be reportedly replaced with Meet

    Duo was a great Facetime equal that ran on both Android and iPhones. Google somehow managed to totally screw up the marketing for it. Most people don't even know it exists. So, instead of bringing it back to life, management by committee will very likely screw it up.
    3 points
  3. Google Duo could be reportedly replaced with Meet

    Yeah, and they can call it Hangouts
    3 points
  4. Google Duo could be reportedly replaced with Meet

    Google and its never ending chat app quest.
    3 points
  5. NASA Commercial Crew (CCtCap) test milestones

    NASA did plenty, the Dream Chaser spaceplane started development as two vehicles; HL-20 (crew & light cargo) and HL-42 (crew and medium cargo) after Challenger. Special interests in Congress, basically the Shuttle contractors, got it killed. This in turn killed 7 more people, which tipped the scale to end the Shuttle program in 2011 and start Commercial Crew.
    2 points
  6. Postbox 7.0.26.1

    Better download it fast before Trump has it removed and hauled away in a truck.
    2 points
  7. Microsoft adds 'Play my Email' feature to Outlook on Android

    Why do you have to be so snide in these articles ? English is not exclusive to the U.S. and U.S. residents use languages other than English. Which other articles mate? I'm being snide because it's justified. Making something English only at first is fine, you always have to start somewhere. But making it be for English only in the US and excluding other English speaking countries, not least of all the county where the English language comes from, is just just plain annoying.
    2 points
  8. That is a lot of phone for the money!
    2 points
  9. If you have to pay 30 percent of your revenue to the App Store one may expect fast service. Possibly, but there's millions of other devs out there that have zero problems with it. IOS developer here. 👎 It could be more than 2 days. Sometimes, it could take a week if not more. In some cases, it could take a month. Some developers are even claimed that Apple delays updates of their applications on purpose. https://developer.apple.com/forums/thread/109568?page=4
    2 points
  10. "Telegram adds video call support on Android, blames Apple for iOS delay" "Video calls are pretty standard on Telegram, and the developers plan to expand its feature set over time, including support for group calls. " Which one is it?
    2 points
  11. Lol "help us sue Apple so we can publish our freemium game on their store and so you can purchase things to make us rich"
    2 points
  12. Microsoft publishes its secret Surface Duo briefing

    $1400 and runs Android. You get Google's spyware and a bad phone for $1400. If this ran Windows, ok. Maybe... still expensive. But Android? No, there are better and cheaper Android devices out there and if there's anything worth copying in the hardware, that will be copied by one or more of the bajillion Android hardware OEMs. This thing is more stupid than the Surface RT.
    2 points
  13. Apple kicks Fortnite out of the App Store, Epic sues Apple [Update]

    Well yeah, that was the whole point. It was a great decision to show in the lawsuit how monopolistic Apple really is here It is their platform though and the rules haven’t changed since the day Epic signed up to them Which means nobody is allowed to fight against those? Literally nobody's saying you can't be against the terms. The difference is you don't sign up on an agreement you're unhappy with, then get to act dumb about it. Reminds me of the last dumbass company I worked who'd pay all their invoices on a NET45, regardless of the terms they signed up on (often NET30). They refused to pay late fees until their services would get shut off for being behind 3 months due to complete non-compliance... Can't fix stupid I suppose. Epic knew damn well what rules there are. But they disagreed with them and they are well within their rights to do so. In this case, I just have to be on their side. They can disagree with them by just not selling on their platform. Not acting like a dumbass child with what they’ve done. They’ve not come out of this looking good.
    2 points
  14. Neowin might share location data?

    Thanks for the heads up just turned all this bollocks off, hopefully it'll get remembered for next time.
    2 points
  15. https://www.foxnews.com/us/north-carolina-boy-cannon-hinnant-murder
    1 point
  16. The only reason it's that cheap is that they are trying to compete with the new iPhone SE 2020
    1 point
  17. Dell XPS 15 (9500) review: A MacBook Pro killer

    Unfortunately, this Dell has a Max-Q design. My new Dell G3 3779 does, with its GTX 1060, but it runs all games beautifully, with decent GPU temp of 63 degrees. I've undervolted the CPU, as with the thinness of the laptop (why, grrrr) the cooling system isn't optimal, the i7 8750H CPU hits 100 deg C. Undervolting and limiting boost slightly it performs BETTER and runs 30 deg cooler! I find the Max Q GPU's to be OK, even with them being slightly lower clocked than my desktop 1060. I don't run Ultra anyway most of the time.
    1 point
  18. Been while just collecting freebies from epic , for no purpose. Lool
    1 point
  19. Google Pixel 4a review: You wouldn't believe that it costs under $400

    Prices is mainly what turns me off having ever gotten a smartphone. Next turnoff is the lack of upgrading the device. Last turnoff is that I simply don't need one and am perfectly content with my Nokia stupidphone for the occasional text messages or phone calls. The article makes $349 sound very cheap, which it probably is, but it is still near maximum I would shed out for a phone. My Nokia stupidphone cost me $55 and it is working perfectly fine.
    1 point
  20. Google Pixel 4a review: You wouldn't believe that it costs under $400

    Having a phone constantly analyzing all audio around me isn't a feature I want.
    1 point
  21. Huawei P40 Pro+ unboxing and first impressions: The camera beast

    You know you can install apps from other sources, right?...
    1 point
  22. Google Duo could be reportedly replaced with Meet

    Could....could they just stop it and give Hangouts a gui refresh and call it a day? These chat app side projects for the sake of doing them just keeps adding to a graveyard of apps.
    1 point
  23. Huawei locks bootloaders of their phones, so installing custom roms would rely on exploits that bypass the lock. Therefore, there is little to no OOS development for Huawei phones.
    1 point
  24. Neowin might share location data?

    I think it acts as a normal cookie consent for other territories, for the EU it will seek consent every 30 days as required by law (thanks politicians! /s).
    1 point
  25. Google Duo could be reportedly replaced with Meet

    I use Google for Gmail, but refuse to rely on any of their other services, they change things up too often.
    1 point
  26. Too bad we don't have open messaging platforms like xmpp and irc anymore, and RCS seems to be going nowhere.
    1 point
  27. Microsoft adds 'Play my Email' feature to Outlook on Android

    As long as your language is set to English US you'll get it. I've had it for a while now here in Australia is rather useful!
    1 point
  28. Rich's comments in the article stand. There are only 10 releases of Windows 10 to the public. Only 1511 is no longer supported. Windows 7 needs ESU, and Windows 8.1 gets updates. You can argue that Windows 8 is included in your math.. but that's separate from 10. 20H2 is in development and doesn't count. Nonsense, there are 10 current versions of windows 10: 1507, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803, 1809, 1903, 1909, 2004. This is not the same at all as a service pack like windows 95-8.1 had, this is like windows 98 and windows 98 SE - entitely separate. To go from 1507 to 1511 or any other build you need to download an update file which upgrades the whole windows 10 system and puts the old system in C:\windows.old - it is completely separate. Yes it migrates your settings or files (if it doesn't just decide to delete them becuase why not) but it is not just a small update, and builds 1507, 1511, 1607, 1703, 1709, 1803 and 1809 have NO support for non-enterprise or paying business users. So no, you are completely wrong. The only one receiving no updates at all is 1511. The following builds are still receiving updates on non-enterprise versions: 1607 - Certain devices running Intel Clovertrail have updates until 2023 1703 - Surface hub (Though likely to be business oriented, it's still the non-enterprise version). 1809 - Support was extended until November 2020 1903/1909 2004 1507, 1607 and 1809 are LTSB/C. 1709 Enterprise support was extended until November 2020 1803 Enteprise support until November 2020 So yes, out of the 10 versions of Windows 10 released to date. Only 1 is unsupported all togther. I'm talking about non-business users, so LTSB is excluded, surface hub is excluded, this isn't just a 'business only' device, it's a device any consumer can purchase, and as a result the updates offers to comsumer level devices are what matter, just like I don't care what support IBM offers to it's #1 customer paying billions of dollars a year for licensing if I'm just buying a single item from them, clealy I'm not going to get anywhere near the same level of support. Rich's comments in the article stand. "This company supports nine out of the 10 versions of Windows 10 still" No mention of consumer specific support, literally just support. Of which 1 of the 10 versions of Windows 10 is currently out of support. Which, regardless of the way you look at it, leaves a device like this with a good chance that it will be supported, even if it's not Windows, and especially if it's aimed at a business market.
    1 point
  29. Microsoft publishes its secret Surface Duo briefing

    Microsoft wants to be mimic'd. The Surface line was initially designed around bringing proof of concepts to life on how to best use Microsoft software on unique hardware and take advantage of it. They wanted their designs to be taken as reference to improve what was already out there. The more companies take advantage of it the better - because those companies will be building devices built around Microsoft software - not someone else's. In that sense, Microsoft can compete with larger ecosystems like Apple by getting stuff out there that's potentially more desired than what Apple can offer. As much as it sucked, that's why Windows Phone had to ultimately die. I was a user of it for awhile and was disappointed when it just about reached it's peak with the coming Continuum product they were working on (which by the way Samsung ultimately came out with Dex, which is the same concept/idea that Microsoft was trying to bring to market). My personal opinion is Microsoft is exactly where they want to be. Designing the next generation of hardware and software, coming up with new flows - selling it at a premium and letting everyone else build out their own types of hardware based on that - using Microsofts apps/software. (Think Nvidia GPUs/reference cards - then all the other makers of them). Those are two different worlds though my dude. The Surface expanding how you can use Windows is one thing because regardless of who made it, it was running Windows which stood to gain Microsoft more money, as people upgrade from their older Windows PCs, along with app utilization and so on... Microsoft doesn't really stand to gain much here, unless there's some sort of licensing for what they're showing to which they can make money from. Otherwise, every other manufacturer is going to be using Google's applications and Play Store, making Google more money... with exception to those like Samsung who will make their own variants of the same apps. ...unless I'm missing something there, please feel free to correct me! Sure - so Surface isn't just expanding on how you can use Windows. It's expanding on how you use their apps/software. Particularly office apps - and the rest is really just a bonus. It is after all a MS flavor of Android, not Windows. And with the Surface devices what it introduced was how to best utilize touch and the type of hardware that was required at a minimum to have a good experience. Microsoft was not the first to implement touch for Windows, but their Surface division I would argue is the first to do it well. And it was only after Surface came to be that others managed to pull something decent together for their own touch-screen variant of hardware. That said, what Microsoft stands to gain here in the mobile space is putting forth an example of how to potentially best use a smaller dual screen piece of hardware and how their applications can be used to take advantage of it. And what was great, was it wasn't just theirs - it played well with other social media apps like Instagram as well. So, my argument I guess is they're one in the same world in terms of what they're trying to accomplish. The Surface brand is to set an example of what good hardware and software can do together - which helps solidify them as common place - people continue to buy Windows, Office applications, cloud applications, etc. - and the will start to enjoy that experience when the hardware improves to a point where it's easy and actually an enjoyable experience.
    1 point
  30. Please Advice - Windows 7 or 10?

    Or alternatively, you can activate using the key on the side of the computer case, or if you have the original install media with the product key.
    1 point
  31. EA Casino is more appropriate.
    1 point
  32. Microsoft publishes its secret Surface Duo briefing

    Microsoft wants to be mimic'd. The Surface line was initially designed around bringing proof of concepts to life on how to best use Microsoft software on unique hardware and take advantage of it. They wanted their designs to be taken as reference to improve what was already out there. The more companies take advantage of it the better - because those companies will be building devices built around Microsoft software - not someone else's. In that sense, Microsoft can compete with larger ecosystems like Apple by getting stuff out there that's potentially more desired than what Apple can offer. As much as it sucked, that's why Windows Phone had to ultimately die. I was a user of it for awhile and was disappointed when it just about reached it's peak with the coming Continuum product they were working on (which by the way Samsung ultimately came out with Dex, which is the same concept/idea that Microsoft was trying to bring to market). My personal opinion is Microsoft is exactly where they want to be. Designing the next generation of hardware and software, coming up with new flows - selling it at a premium and letting everyone else build out their own types of hardware based on that - using Microsofts apps/software. (Think Nvidia GPUs/reference cards - then all the other makers of them). Those are two different worlds though my dude. The Surface expanding how you can use Windows is one thing because regardless of who made it, it was running Windows which stood to gain Microsoft more money, as people upgrade from their older Windows PCs, along with app utilization and so on... Microsoft doesn't really stand to gain much here, unless there's some sort of licensing for what they're showing to which they can make money from. Otherwise, every other manufacturer is going to be using Google's applications and Play Store, making Google more money... with exception to those like Samsung who will make their own variants of the same apps. ...unless I'm missing something there, please feel free to correct me!
    1 point
  33. Apple kicks Fortnite out of the App Store, Epic sues Apple [Update]

    https://arstechnica.com/gaming...-past-googles-30-cut/" rel="external nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/gaming...e-bus-past-googles-30-cut/" rel="external nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/gaming...le-bus-past-googles-30-cut/ Google told Epic to F-off. But, on Android, Epic can use their launcher and their payment method. They can't do that on iOS. It’s not up to anyone else but Apple to decide if people can side load apps on their own product. Apple don’t have to make it ‘open’ if they don’t want to. In the same way people don’t have to buy Apple products if they don’t want to . The market will decide these things. If epic doesn’t like how Apple do things, they don’t have to sell on their platform. I’m not sure how this is such an alien concept to you aside from possibly needing mental help. Is it not an antitrust thing, much like microsoft had to include all the browsers. Not the same situation as there is alternatives to Apple ecosystem. In fact Android is the much larger user base. It would be apple, android "the OS" is not a company. Android may have a larger user base, but it is fragmented across a ton of different companies. Where as iOS is Apple. And you can side load Android.
    1 point
  34. Please Advice - Windows 7 or 10?

    Microsoft unofficially still allows you to upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 for free. https://www.forbes.com/sites/gordonkelly/2020/02/04/how-to-upgrade-to-windows-10-for-free-in-2020/#6bcf1d7d75ff https://www.zdnet.com/article/heres-how-you-can-still-get-a-free-windows-10-upgrade/ First, you need clone your Windows 7 drive from your old hard drive to your new SSD. Then, you can upgrade from Windows 7 to Windows 10 and have an activated copy of Windows 10.
    1 point
  35. Please Advice - Windows 7 or 10?

    go with Win10 PRO whenever possible (even though Pro costs a little more than Home) since Pro has group policies that allow controlling & deferring updates, including deferring feature updates. hard to control updates on Win10 Home w/out the use of third party apps like windows update minitool, wumgr or stopupdates10
    1 point
  36. Please Advice - Windows 7 or 10?

    I'm down to one pre-10-era (as in it originally shipped with Windows 7) laptop/notebook; like the others, it is (or was before it finally croaked) running Windows 10 (in fact, it is running Windows 10 Pro for Workstations - because it is being used as a LAN management workstation - with a wired connection to my downstairs router). (It replaced my only Core i3 notebook in the role; despite it being woefully underequipped by comparison; 100 mbps and AMD Turion.) I have found Windows 10 a solid life-extender for Windows 7-era hardware - both desktops and portables alike; however, that is NOT a new premise out of me (I certainly posted enough on it in the Read-Only archive AND the Windows Insider threads on exactly that).
    1 point
  37. Nothing to do with tracking pirates perhaps? Photoshop is dead to me now anyway ever since I've started using Affinity. Easiest switchover ever and I got it for like £25 one-off.
    1 point
  38. Atari VCS pre-orders go live in Australia and New Zealand today

    This thing is a scam folks, do not give them your money.
    1 point
  39. If Microsoft would have taken a 30% cut on everything and blocked/booted some company from the Windows platform people would have flipped. Heck, Microsoft even got in trouble for bundling their own webbrowser on their own platform.
    1 point
  40. Apple kicks Fortnite out of the App Store, Epic sues Apple [Update]

    Hahaha just seen the edit that they have indeed sued including info about removal from the App Store, so it was all a ploy and ready to go. ###### epic though. Crying about quote ‘Apple monopolises the iOS app store’ I mean it is *their* App Store and epic had to agree to the terms to publish there. They are crying because they want special treatment. Why don’t they go and create their own mobile ecosystem and their own App Store like they have on PC. Why don’t they go and create their own mobile ecosystem and their own App Store like they have on PC. Because on iOS they can't. And the between Android and iOS, Fortnite has way more spenders on iOS. Not talking about iOS I’m saying they should go out and make their own mobiles and mobile OS and App Store. But they won’t it’s not their market and too much work. They want someone else to do all the work and then they get a free ride on it. And why would they do that? They would have 0 users. 0 marketshare. Microsoft tried it and they failed. Exactly. So epic just want special treatment and want a free ride on someone else’s platform.
    1 point
  41. Well yeah, that was the whole point. It was a great decision to show in the lawsuit how monopolistic Apple really is here It is their platform though and the rules haven’t changed since the day Epic signed up to them Which means nobody is allowed to fight against those? Literally nobody's saying you can't be against the terms. The difference is you don't sign up on an agreement you're unhappy with, then get to act dumb about it. Reminds me of the last dumbass company I worked who'd pay all their invoices on a NET45, regardless of the terms they signed up on (often NET30). They refused to pay late fees until their services would get shut off for being behind 3 months due to complete non-compliance... Can't fix stupid I suppose.
    1 point
  42. Isn't that only if they subscribed via iOS? I've sub'd to Spotify before I was even on iOS so I'm pretty sure Apple's getting none of that money.
    1 point
  43. Apple kicks Fortnite out of the App Store, Epic sues Apple [Update]

    https://arstechnica.com/gaming...le-bus-past-googles-30-cut/ Google told Epic to F-off. But, on Android, Epic can use their launcher and their payment method. They can't do that on iOS. It’s not up to anyone else but Apple to decide if people can side load apps on their own product. Apple don’t have to make it ‘open’ if they don’t want to. In the same way people don’t have to buy Apple products if they don’t want to . The market will decide these things. If epic doesn’t like how Apple do things, they don’t have to sell on their platform. I’m not sure how this is such an alien concept to you aside from possibly needing mental help.
    1 point
  44. But why even pay 1/2 why not just keep what ya got?
    1 point
  45. Edge is Chrome now, haven't you heard? No, it is not Chrome. It is Chromium. MS is not obliged to follow Google's stupid "experiments"
    1 point
  46. Vivaldi 3.2 launches with improved tabs interface

    Can Neowin writers mention in the title if the browser article is about PC/Windows version or mobile?
    1 point
  47. This would be unusably annoying to me. I wouldn't use search, more... I would use a different browser, more.
    1 point
  48. LibreOffice 7.0 approaches half a million downloads in week one

    LibreOffice ? No thank you. It does not do what is necessary for me. There is no inking support, for instance, which is incredibly useful on my Dell Venue 8 Pro. Even Office XP supports inking ...
    1 point
  49. 2015 Neowin post cited as "Prior Art" in a patent application

    I got this PM from a person who just joined Neowin today. At first I thought it was spam until I read it and looked into it. So I looked it up and found the PDF of the application ... on page 13 under prior art I found this .. It was referencing this post
    1 point
  50. It's a weird thing, this "wealth" held in shares. It exists but also does not exist. If Tim Cook suddenly wanted to spend his billion dollars, he'd have to sell all his shares in Apple. If the CEO suddenly sells all the shares, everyone will panic and sell theirs, making them worthless. Suddenly the money that appeared to be so plentiful has simply ceased to exist. It hasn't gone anywhere; it's just evaporated. Mind you, in this implausible scenario, Tim Cook would indeed have a billion in his back pocket, but he'd have bankrupted thousands of other people in the process, which isn't so kind. Also, the trick would only work once; after such an event, few would have confidence to buy shares in Apple or any other big tech company again, and there would be a huge trickle down of consequences, not least for many of the poorest people in the world. Awkward.
    1 point