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Parallels Desktop lets you run Windows on Chrome OS starting today
Raa and 8 others reacted to Benjimooler for a topic
JUST get a Windows laptop and run Chrome on it9 points -
Microsoft releases the Windows 10 October 2020 Update
Raa and 6 others reacted to Xenon for a topic
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Peak Design launches Kickstarter campaign for MagSafe-like smartphone accessories
BergischNRW and 6 others reacted to betasp for a topic
Is Neowin still in the states. I thought you had to label ads.7 points -
United States DOJ sues Google for monopolistic practices
Sin2x and 5 others reacted to cork1958 for a topic
Why don't they do something like this against monopolistic ISP's? Just think if there was actually competition there! I don't like Google, but it's not that hard to avoid using them, for the most part. It's VERY HARD to not have to use the ISP I currently do though.6 points -
Google Pixel 5 owners report gap between display and body
NewGuy123 and 5 others reacted to Usama Jawad96 for a topic
This really isn't Google's first phone so not sure if their buyers can be considered "early adopters". That's like saying that people who buy the iPhone 12 in the first week are early adopters.6 points -
Bug in Microsoft Edge causes Office PWAs to be installed without your permission
Jameswr and 4 others reacted to JUANMAS7ER for a topic
Sure, now campaign for Google and Apple to stop doing this. Oh, also the Linux distributions that push their 'favorite' open source office applications. FFS Just because is not the only company doing it doesnt mean is right.5 points -
United States DOJ sues Google for monopolistic practices
Sin2x and 3 others reacted to devHead for a topic
For the most part I agree with you Astra. The thing is, Google isn't being sued for being successful so much as for the means and actions they use to obtain that success. I would love to have the ability in my chosen default web browser to opt out of suggestions from Google to install their crap Chrome browser nearly every time I go to one of their sites. But I will continue to be hounded by them because I am using Edge instead of their browser.4 points -
United States DOJ sues Google for monopolistic practices
ZipZapRap and 2 others reacted to Paul1979UK for a topic
Free market economy only goes so far, if left unchecked, you'll end up with some massive corporations that could even be a threat to many governments around the world. The truth is, it's rare for big companies to have our interest in mind and it's also a lot harder for smaller companies to compete with bigger companies, especially when they use one market to monopolize another. The way I look at it, this isn't about what is fair for corporations but what is right for consumers, getting tough on a lot of big corporations around the world would likely open up the market for smaller companies to compete better and that is usually a good thing for progress and lower prices.3 points -
United States DOJ sues Google for monopolistic practices
devHead and 2 others reacted to Jim K for a topic
Their little project to accelerate pages on mobile devices. I just find it a PITA.3 points -
United States DOJ sues Google for monopolistic practices
Sin2x and 2 others reacted to shockz for a topic
We can't get fiber in my county because Spectrum has some sort of agreement with the county government that prohibits any other ISP from installing fiber infrastructure. I'm still not sure how that's legal at all.3 points -
All-in-One Video Player for Android - Recommendations?
Bruinator and 2 others reacted to Jim K for a topic
Probably whatever sketchy site/torrent you downloaded it from uses a codec that VLC can't play. With that said...VLC supports *a lot* of codecs ... so you probably won't have much success with other players either. Where did you get Homeland? Did you RIP it from a Blu-ray/DVD...what program did you use? Did you get it from a legitimate online store...where from? If you illegally downloaded it ... Neowin can't help you.3 points -
United States DOJ sues Google for monopolistic practices
0sit0 and 2 others reacted to Jim K for a topic
....was only a matter of time. AMP needs to be napalmed....3 points -
Google Pixel 5 owners report gap between display and body
derekaw and 2 others reacted to shockz for a topic
The Pixel product line is not a brand new line. There are no early adopters. I get what you're saying, the 5 is a new model, but no, this is a pretty lousy. First day users or not. A software bug, or something that can be fixed with a firmware update, sure... your screen separating from the phone, en mass? That's just bad quality, and something any one, early adopter or not, shouldn't ever have to worry about with an established company and product line. This is about as bad as bendgate, which honestly has probably similar use cases as to why the phone is flexing and screen popping out. At least it's not as bad as antenna-gate, so that's something.3 points -
Google Pixel 5 owners report gap between display and body
wingliston and 2 others reacted to denuo for a topic
Google's phones have been mostly mid-range trash ever since they nixed the Nexus line. I miss those days.3 points -
Microsoft announces general availability of its Chromium-based WebView2
Elliot B. and 2 others reacted to Fleet Command for a topic
You forgot to explain what WebView does. It's a web browser control. It allows apps to fetch web content or render them. The Visual Studio installer, for example, uses WebView to download files. (Failing that, it falls back to BITS.) UWP apps use WebView to render fancy UI stuff.3 points -
Google Pixel 5 owners report gap between display and body
NewGuy123 and 2 others reacted to derekaw for a topic
I think that you are being too kind to Google here because these are not their first phones and the buyers are not early adopters.3 points -
Pulling an EA: NBA 2K21 now has unskippable ads during loading screens
greensabath and 2 others reacted to Blar for a topic
The only answer to this is to pirate it or simply not play it. Period. Do NOT send the message to these companies that you will sit there and grumble about ads while you wait to play a game that you bloody paid for. They will shove them down your throat without a second thought if they think they can get away with it.3 points -
United States DOJ sues Google for monopolistic practices
Sin2x and one other reacted to n_K for a topic
Their little project to accelerate pages on mobile devices. I just find it a PITA. No it's not to accelerate page loading, it's for more data mining. They can see what pages you go on and other metrics, they don't give this away for 'free', they're getting data from it. But yes, it needs to die, in fire.2 points -
United States DOJ sues Google for monopolistic practices
Sin2x and one other reacted to +DonC for a topic
For the most part I agree with you Astra. The thing is, Google isn't being sued for being successful so much as for the means and actions they use to obtain that success. I would love to have the ability in my chosen default web browser to opt out of suggestions from Google to install their crap Chrome browser nearly every time I go to one of their sites. But I will continue to be hounded by them because I am using Edge instead of their browser. I rarely use Google sites but when I do, the incessant nagging to install Chrome is super annoying. It would bug the hell out of me if I used Google Search regularly.2 points -
Parallels Desktop lets you run Windows on Chrome OS starting today
MateerL and one other reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
Parallels doesn’t run on Windows though. It was probably easier to port it to Linux than Windows since it was macOS only before. You can run android apps on Windows already via BlueStacks. You can run Linux applications already via WSL/2. There are a zillion virtualization programs for Windows. There isn’t a lot of space for one more that carries a premium price tag. Hmmm i do agree with your points, but the thing is while there are ton of Virtualization/Emulation solutions in windows, there's actually a ton of use-cases(development, servers, workstations, etc.) and products that can leverage them. Chromebooks really popular in schools(where users may not need anything more than browsing, lightweight document editing, etc.), and most existing hardware would struggle to run a Windows VM. MacOS OTOH ran on pretty powerful device, and even then Windows struggled, and many stick to Dual Boot/Bootcamp Windows. This seems like a risky move, but i trust they know what they're doing.(or at least had some investment poured in from google). I’ve a feeling Google paid them to bring it over.2 points -
Microsoft releases the Windows 10 October 2020 Update
Sin2x and one other reacted to richp21 for a topic
20H1 and 20H2 19042.572 is 20H22 points -
United States DOJ sues Google for monopolistic practices
shockz and one other reacted to cork1958 for a topic
We can't get fiber in my county because Spectrum has some sort of agreement with the county government that prohibits any other ISP from installing fiber infrastructure. I'm still not sure how that's legal at all. Yep, same exact issue here in the village I live in and same ISP.2 points -
United States DOJ sues Google for monopolistic practices
Sin2x and one other reacted to Brandon H for a topic
oh god I know what you mean. half the time the AMP pages are cached versions that don't properly match with the actual webpage and AMP tries to hide the fact that it's an AMP copy and not be clear how to actually get to the site for the average user.2 points -
All-in-One Video Player for Android - Recommendations?
Bruinator and one other reacted to Jason S. for a topic
let's keep it to unspecified content. youre verging on piracy territory.2 points -
Intel is selling its NAND SSD business to SK Hynix for $9 billion
Mobius Enigma and one other reacted to timmmay for a topic
I think this is a smart move for Intel given they're struggling to keep up in the CPU space...they need us much R & D as they can get, and that stuff is expensive.2 points -
Google Pixel 5 owners report gap between display and body
Slackerr and one other reacted to Deemon for a topic
Looks like a quality product right there!2 points -
AMD 20.10.1 driver is optimized for Doom Eternal: The Ancient Gods and Watch Dogs: Legion
farmeunit and one other reacted to soder for a topic
AMD chipset driver changelogs are the weakest part of the package2 points -
Google Pixel 5 owners report gap between display and body
Slackerr and one other reacted to George P for a topic
It's all that Google hot air trying to escape. j/k, don't anyone get mad.2 points -
Peak Design launches Kickstarter campaign for MagSafe-like smartphone accessories
+E.Worm Jimmy and one other reacted to ZipZapRap for a topic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Churnalism2 points -
Peak Design launches Kickstarter campaign for MagSafe-like smartphone accessories
MickeForsberg and one other reacted to +E.Worm Jimmy for a topic
what is this, this a blatant promotion for a damn Kickstarter product, now a news article.2 points -
Xiaomi's 80W wireless charging tech can fully charge a 4,000mAh battery in just 19 minutes
ranasrule and one other reacted to naap51stang for a topic
I have had fast chargers with my last 3 phones. The number of times I've used them you could count on one hand. Just to much stress on the cells in the battery. But, if you are one of those that dumps a phone after a year, problem won't bother you.2 points -
Google revamps its Smart Displays' UI, brings dark theme, new features, and more
Son_Of_Dad and one other reacted to kazerrrt for a topic
they finally hired UX designers microsoft should do the same for windows 102 points -
Pulling an EA: NBA 2K21 now has unskippable ads during loading screens
AsherGZ and one other reacted to margrave for a topic
People just need to boycott it. Companies only listen to their bottom line. So destroy it.2 points -
Bug in Microsoft Edge causes Office PWAs to be installed without your permission
MS Bob 11 and one other reacted to C:Amie for a topic
I think it is more important to ask ones self, what exactly the operational logic is in having installer technology for MS Office being bundled side-by-side in a WEB BROWSER? Regardless of whatever accident has occurred here, if the code has a vector in it to permit the installation of programs as well as injection of code outside of the Modern Apps sandbox and into the Win32 environment (registry, Programs and Features etc). You have got to wonder exactly what other problems they are saving up for themselves in the vested interest of self-promotion and shovelling mandatory bloatware onto their users. This smells of the deployment vectors in Windows 10's start menu that conveniently could wander off and install Candy Crush Sage for everyone, indelibly injecting the license for it into their Microsoft Accounts for the rest of time, wasting bandwidth and artificially padding the app install numbers from the Microsoft Store. It's Microsoft repeating mistakes again. It is poor form.2 points -
Bug in Microsoft Edge causes Office PWAs to be installed without your permission
erpster3 and one other reacted to Jameswr for a topic
they shouldnt pin Office web apps in the Start Menu(if i have office or not). period!! this is pathetic from Microsoft.2 points -
Pulling an EA: NBA 2K21 now has unskippable ads during loading screens
greensabath and one other reacted to Usama Jawad96 for a topic
Yes, as I mentioned "Sometimes these ads run even longer than it takes for NBA 2K21 to load, which is quite ridiculous, as it indicates that you're essentially being forced to watch an ad even though the game has fully loaded."2 points -
5 iPhone 12 features that Android smartphones should copy
MS Bob 11 and one other reacted to Silversee for a topic
"With MagSafe, Apple is going to revolutionize smartphone accessories forever." Writing this with a straight face must take an effort... Or maybe, reading it with one is the problem.2 points -
5 iPhone 12 features that Android smartphones should copy
Depicus and one other reacted to dead.cell for a topic
It's only a revolution if someone can demonstrate why these ideas are good. Just because you're first to something doesn't mean you start a trend. There are many examples of good products that come out but aren't realized until years or decades later. See tablets for example.2 points -
United States DOJ sues Google for monopolistic practices
Sin2x reacted to wotsit for a topic
Too late1 point -
Some Apple Watch SE users in South Korea are reporting overheating issues
DentedAphid7 reacted to Brandon H for a topic
read about this on another site yesterday. This has the potential to be a worse situation than the exploding Samsung Note batteries if one of these ends up catching fire while still on someones wrist1 point -
Bug in Microsoft Edge causes Office PWAs to be installed without your permission
Jameswr reacted to MS Bob 11 for a topic
This is getting very predictable. Anything negatively received is by "accident" or a "bug" according to Microsoft. 😆1 point -
Pulling an EA: NBA 2K21 now has unskippable ads during loading screens
astropheed reacted to boo_star for a topic
It was 2K Games that did it this time, not EA. But I wouldn't touch an EA game with a bargepole either.1 point -
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme unboxing and first impressions
Slackerr reacted to DJGM for a topic
The lack of an Ethernet port is a deal-breaker for me, otherwise this would be an ideal "desktop replacement".1 point -
5 iPhone 12 features that Android smartphones should copy
MS Bob 11 reacted to +Dick Montage for a topic
"With MagSafe, Apple is going to revolutionize smartphone accessories MARKET AND REVENUE STEAM CHANNELS forever."1 point -
Nokia to build the first cellular network on the Moon
Tuskd reacted to margrave for a topic
About time. Last time I was at the sea of tranquility I had no bars damnit!1 point -
Facebook rejected two million ads that obstruct voting
Southern Patriot reacted to Snake89 for a topic
After what facebook just did to the New York Post, I wouldn't believe anything facebook says.1 point -
5 iPhone 12 features that Android smartphones should copy
MS Bob 11 reacted to +Biscuits Brown for a topic
Magsafe is nothing more than a modernization of Moto Mods. Certainly not innovative.1 point -
Facebook rejected two million ads that obstruct voting
darkpuma reacted to Southern Patriot for a topic
I have no desire to promote fake news or outright lies, but I do worry about giving a single company such broad freedom to determine what people can or cannot see online, or who they can interact with. Especially when they put so much faith in AI that has proven itself to be very inaccurate or even trained with the biases of its programmers.1 point -
5 iPhone 12 features that Android smartphones should copy
MS Bob 11 reacted to sharpdesigner for a topic
"With MagSafe, Apple is going to revolutionize smartphone accessories forever" ... For God sake! Palm Pre had the magnetically attached wireless charger and I am talking about 2012 ish era. If the line was in sarcasm, agree. Otherwise ¯\_(ツ)_/¯1 point -
SpaceX StarLink satellite internet [UPDATES]
astropheed reacted to Kelxin for a topic
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