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  1. Apple becomes the first U.S. company to be worth $2 trillion

    Cheating on your taxes and using slave labor and charging three times the item's value pays off.
    9 points
  2. Apple becomes the first U.S. company to be worth $2 trillion

    Thanks for the laugh!
    5 points
  3. Hitman 3 becomes an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC

    which comments in this topic provoked that comment then???
    4 points
  4. Must be all those Epic in-game transactions. Lol.
    4 points
  5. doesn't this kinda make them the whole thing they hated in that 1980s commercial now? oh wait they always were that....
    4 points
  6. Have you ever used the term "Virgin USB Port"?

    Well this is utterly utterly creepy!
    4 points
  7. "While the slightly higher numbers could mean that the firm might have optimized the internals slightly" Sounds like random noise to me.
    3 points
  8. Have you ever used the term "Virgin USB Port"?

    It got creepy when you got to mentioned virgin "and it goes in really tight."
    3 points
  9. Will these passwords then sync to the google street view cars so google can "accidentally" connect to peoples Wi-Fi networks again?
    3 points
  10. >The change to secure DNS as a default option further improves privacy It does the exact opposite. Sending all your DNS traffic to Google or Cloudflare is not an enhancement of privacy. DNS does not belong on the application layer. Microsoft should add DoH and DoT support to Windows instead, where it belongs.
    3 points
  11. This is a proof that in this part of world you can become rich by selling garbage to people. Crazy...I was smart enough not to give a f. penny to crooks from Apple.
    3 points
  12. Doesn't help anyone but the millionaires
    3 points
  13. Have you ever used the term "Virgin USB Port"?

    Its @warwagon, does that really surprise you?
    2 points
  14. For those who are still customers.
    2 points
  15. So I just subscribed to lightroom for a little while, I just through about putting it on my ipad yesterday but didn't. I mean wouldn't have been the end of the world if stuff got deleted as I have all my photos on 2 external hard drives, but I guess the edits i'm currently doing on the desktop would have been gone? I would not like to be the people doing phone support today.
    2 points
  16. Hitman 3 becomes an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC

    No problem, I got little time anyway for the moment. Like with Control, I am happy to wait a year for polished version with all DLCs and a reduced price.
    2 points
  17. It seems likely that Microsoft has disabled a bunch of background services / code that only benefit Google services, thereby freeing up the processor to do more during the benchmarking. Which is pretty much the same thing that they did with Chrome. Ultimately, a 21 point gain is a 2.8% improvement and really isn't worth talking about, but the 192 point (about 7.1%) gain for multithreaded performance suggests that I am probably right about the code / service removal.
    2 points
  18. Hitman 3 becomes an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC

    Good, keep that ###### off other stores. Need to be online and sign up to a data mining policy to get a score? For a damn game? Hope they go bankrupt.
    2 points
  19. Microsoft details the Surface Duo's camera app and features

    nice to see someone else who doesn't care about the bezels. Honestly, this trend of going to as-close-to-zero bezels is not my cup of tea if it's done just for the sake of it. Bezels are fine, if appropriate, and I don't see any issues with them on this device. This type of device needs them so you can hold it without issue. When we're talking about a single screen phone, you're not holding it in the same way so less or no bezels is fine there as well. B.S this is the kind of dumb fan boy stuff we're use to seeing in apple threads and now we've got to see it here too it seems. There's good reason every phone and device on the planet has sought to reduce bezels and amazingly people can still use devices with them. I am guessing when Microsoft release the Surface Duo X in black and with thinner bezels magically you guys will be onboard? It's okay to be pumped for the device and still acknowledge its short-comings, you don't have to justify everything about it. You don't need to spin a tale about why the poor camera specs, poor battery capacity and lack of NFC is somehow a good thing. i think people want no bezels until they actually try it. I own the Samsung Galaxy S8, S9 (well, traded this in to get the S10+), S10+ and S20. And they all have the smallest of bezels with screen wrap. And I have to change how I hold a phone because of no bezels. So many accidental touches or swipes. Even MKBHD talked about the challenge of holding the new Note 20 Ultra because of the no bezels. The true functional purpose of no bezels is to have a bigger screen but in a smaller form factor. But the realistic purpose is it's more a bragging point and technical achievement than a functional purpose.
    2 points
  20. Hitman 3 becomes an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC

    The hypocrisy amongst the epic fanboys on this site is crazy.
    2 points
  21. Hitman 3 becomes an Epic Games Store exclusive on PC

    To me, personally, it doesn't make much of a difference. It's not like I have to pay to install epic store (or any store). I don't care about steam's social features. The reviews are pretty useless and the forums are filled with a lot of haters or worshipers, making it hard to have a proper conversation or get help without someone posting off-topic, judgmental nonsense. I get to play the games on the same PC, with the same hardware setup. I can't say the same about console exclusives, specially third-party ones. I really don't like paying hundreds of dollars to access a few titles.
    2 points
  22. I always hate reading headlines like that "drop adds"... makes your head think they are dropping something and adding something else
    2 points
  23. Apple becomes the first U.S. company to be worth $2 trillion

    So they totally need that 30% cut for everything app store and IAP right guys?!?!? /s yeah this just proves it all the more Apple is just greedy. They wouldn't be hurt what so ever by losing that ...
    2 points
  24. like windows 10 and mobile in 2015
    2 points
  25. Delete Account

    It was a blunt GDPR request.
    2 points
  26. Microsoft details the Surface Duo's camera app and features

    No one cares about those idiots. Beg to differ... under the guise of “content creators” they are often courted by all the major tech players. Rambling on social media or shaking your ass on TikTok doesn't make you a 'content creator'
    2 points
  27. Microsoft details the Surface Duo's camera app and features

    Pending real world reviews, the Duo ticks all the boxes for me. It will fit into my workflow exactly as I need it. I often use split screen mode on my current LG handset, though of course on a single screen it's less than ideal, and only borderline useable for productivity. The phone part will be the least used for me - so if it makes phone calls & sends SMS, that's enough. I do wish they went with higher spec optics on the camera, but it's not a deal breaker.
    2 points
  28. Have you ever used the term "Virgin USB Port"?

    sounds juvenile and i didn't use the term even when i was a juvenile ...
    2 points
  29. Microsoft details the Surface Duo's camera app and features

    nice to see someone else who doesn't care about the bezels. Honestly, this trend of going to as-close-to-zero bezels is not my cup of tea if it's done just for the sake of it. Bezels are fine, if appropriate, and I don't see any issues with them on this device.
    2 points
  30. Have you ever used the term "Virgin USB Port"?

    Gross.
    2 points
  31. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War unveiling set for August 26

    Should just continue adding onto the latest version.
    2 points
  32. Microsoft details the Surface Duo's camera app and features

    No one cares about those idiots. I care.
    2 points
  33. People don't give a crap about "slave labor". I can be talking about Chinese citizens abused by their government or Uighurs being detained to detention camps which fulfill orders for Microsoft, Apple, Nike, Google, etc., but people only like to pick up on this when it suits them for whatever brand they hate. https://www.business-humanrigh...-includes-company-responses Personally, I don't care who you hate, but hate them all consistently at least. Hard to hold higher expectations of only one company when many are implicated. It shouldn't be a matter of measuring evil but rather condemning all evil. Just my 2 cents though, and I don't mean to single you out; it's just a common theme here.
    2 points
  34. Can't wait to buy one. Two screens on a phone? Better than the single folding screen gimmick. If they can get the sensors in the separating hinge to work well when gesturing for window resizing then I'll be pretty pumped. Oh and the large bezels are a nice touch, my fingers won't be screwing over the digitizer.
    2 points
  35. Microsoft details the Surface Duo's camera app and features

    No one cares about those idiots.
    2 points
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  37. I just want to launch my games.
    2 points
  38. Have you ever used the term "Virgin USB Port"?

    it should supprise NOBODY! 😄
    1 point
  39. Microsoft details the Surface Duo's camera app and features

    nice to see someone else who doesn't care about the bezels. Honestly, this trend of going to as-close-to-zero bezels is not my cup of tea if it's done just for the sake of it. Bezels are fine, if appropriate, and I don't see any issues with them on this device. This type of device needs them so you can hold it without issue. When we're talking about a single screen phone, you're not holding it in the same way so less or no bezels is fine there as well. B.S this is the kind of dumb fan boy stuff we're use to seeing in apple threads and now we've got to see it here too it seems. There's good reason every phone and device on the planet has sought to reduce bezels and amazingly people can still use devices with them. I am guessing when Microsoft release the Surface Duo X in black and with thinner bezels magically you guys will be onboard? It's okay to be pumped for the device and still acknowledge its short-comings, you don't have to justify everything about it. You don't need to spin a tale about why the poor camera specs, poor battery capacity and lack of NFC is somehow a good thing. First off, you need to slow down with the knee-jirk reaction and making it personal. There's a very valid argument for not having edge to edge screens on devices, many people have pointed out the issues that come up with them and getting accidental touches. A dual screen and folding device is bigger, you can't realistically hold it like you hold you single screen phone. It's that simple, it's not about BS fanboy stuff. And second, why are you even lumping in the rest, camera, battery, NFC, when all I talked about was the bezels in my post? Slow the heck down and chill out.
    1 point
  40. https://browser.geekbench.com/v5/cpu/3338127 LG V50 ThinQ 5G Dual Screen. 761/2867. So, another dual screen 855 device, only off by 1 in the single-core score. I'm unsure what this article is trying to say.
    1 point
  41. I don't own any tin foil hats, but this seems like the opposite of secure for en-mass routing of DNS to only a few services. The distributed non-centralized nature of DNS is part of what makes it work so well. Why not introduce and implement an SDNS standard using the traditional DNS service? The only "secure" connection needed is between the client and the first DNS server. After that address caching doesn't have to be secured, it's anonymous at that point. It's just IP addresses for hosts we're talking about here, not URLs. This may be cynical to think, but this looks like a sly business move. Say I offer a "secure DNS" service that people worried about privacy all start using. Okay so I secure their DNS lookups, nobody can see what addresses they accessed. But what I have now is a very very valuable thing-- I know exactly what sites these people are visiting. That is valuable information, not from a spying sense but from a sense of having information I can now sell for a profit. I have a lot of insight into the behavior of lots of people, like *every* site they visit on the internet. This could be more valuable than knowing what they are searching.
    1 point
  42. Apple becomes the first U.S. company to be worth $2 trillion

    All the people that complain about Apple probably have never used Apple products. I was one of those haters until about 12 years ago when went in Apple store and had a look. Was very impressed by the iPod Touch, first capacitive touch screen I had used. So I on the spot bought one. And it still works to this day, although dont use it much. Now own Apple iPhone, iPad, Tv and Watch. Still prefer Windows on my PC and laptop (due to gaming and historical use). There devices just work so well together and that is whats great about the Apple eco-system.
    1 point
  43. Microsoft details the Surface Duo's camera app and features

    nice to see someone else who doesn't care about the bezels. Honestly, this trend of going to as-close-to-zero bezels is not my cup of tea if it's done just for the sake of it. Bezels are fine, if appropriate, and I don't see any issues with them on this device. This type of device needs them so you can hold it without issue. When we're talking about a single screen phone, you're not holding it in the same way so less or no bezels is fine there as well. B.S this is the kind of dumb fan boy stuff we're use to seeing in apple threads and now we've got to see it here too it seems. There's good reason every phone and device on the planet has sought to reduce bezels and amazingly people can still use devices with them. I am guessing when Microsoft release the Surface Duo X in black and with thinner bezels magically you guys will be onboard? It's okay to be pumped for the device and still acknowledge its short-comings, you don't have to justify everything about it. You don't need to spin a tale about why the poor camera specs, poor battery capacity and lack of NFC is somehow a good thing.
    1 point
  44. Can you sync Android wifi passwords with Windows like you can with iOS and macOS?
    1 point
  45. any modern scenarios for Windows Mobile devices ?

    Hello, I replaced the battery in my Lumia 950 about a year ago. It works well enough to act as an MP3 player in airplane mode on a long flight (8+ hours) — at least, that was back when i was taking flights last year. I'm not sure if the battery may have degraded a little since then. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky
    1 point
  46. Tech companies need to pay taxes they owe, this isn't socialism, governments have always levied taxes
    1 point
  47. Apple becomes the first U.S. company to be worth $2 trillion

    Do you really believe that your arguments apply to Apple only?...
    1 point
  48. SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship updates

    Confirmed: 300 tf (661,387 lbf) Full Thrust Raptor (no throttle or gimbal) booster engine. This will be used for Super Heavy's outer ring engines, with the center cluster being throttle-able and having a 15° gimbal. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1192605854270312448
    1 point
  49. Cool tech. All this tech to listen to the weather from Alexa.
    1 point
  50. usual second hand treatment for AMD cpus devices - worst quality monitors (no 4Ks) - worst thermal design - no gpu > 2060 - no top gamma models (spectre, yoga 9xx, zenbook, xps...) time to ask amd lawyers to have a friendly chat with intel
    1 point