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  1. Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90

    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-54761824 "The Scottish actor was best known for his portrayal of James Bond, being the first to bring the role to the big screen and appearing in seven of the spy thrillers. His acting career spanned decades and his many awards included an Oscar, two Bafta awards and three Golden Globes. Sir Sean's other films included The Hunt for Red October, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and The Rock. Obituary: Sean Connery He was largely regarded as being the best actor to have played 007 in the long-running franchise, often being named as such in polls. His Oscar came in 1988, when he was named best supporting actor for his role as an Irish cop in The Untouchables. He was knighted by the Queen at Holyrood Palace in 2000. In August, he celebrated his 90th birthday."
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  2. If them offering a popular game you don't care about is an actual reason to not buy a phone, that's just sad.
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  3. If only Microsoft could work on Windows the way it does Teams.
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  4. Sean Connery: James Bond actor dies aged 90

    RIP to an icon in cinema, a man with extraordinary acting abilities ... a legend.
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  5. S usual scroogle cannot wait few moredays before the patch is released to disclose it... They should put the same effort on their android security
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  6. Dude...go to sleep. there is more to politics from these companies. The sheer comment that you say one party is controlled by these. So that means repulicans are living in the stone-age? No way! Both parties are filled by aholes
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  7. Is it me or are recaptcha suddenly appearing everywhere?

    PayPal is already the worst at this, being logged in and making payments to mostly the same people every month (our news reporters) and then being asked to prove if I am human randomly between payments. But now I am starting to see recaptcha with select all squares with a bicycle/traffic lights/hills etc on a lot of sites that I frequent, even like my local supermarket website for online ordering, it is damn frustrating and annoying. I feel like I am being forced to involuntary participate in their AI testing. I do use a VPN and sometimes use private mode in browsers because some extensions block websites from operating properly even when I disable the extension(s) like popup blockers or HTML5 autoplaying video content blockers, but I've had these extensions and use of VPN for years without constantly being asked to prove if I am human. In fact I do remember having to use just the checkbox a lot, but now it's all "select the squares" At this point it is just a huge annoyance. I use Chrome mainly but I have also determined if I close Chrome and open Firefox to the same website I get a recaptcha block too, so it doesn't appear to be browser specific.
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  8. Unboxing the beast: The Xbox Series X is here

    Why do you need shots of those literally almost every big youtuber light digital foundry so many of them have had a prototype series x In their hands for over a month and have had ample talk Of all of their ports and showing them off as well as Microsoft themselves and shown off all of this back in March
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  9. Wait WHAT! When did sony buy funimation!? RIP... Back in August 2017...
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  10. That's my take on this as well, this does nothing but put Windows users at risk and they have done this before. It's about time Microsoft did the same thing to Google with Chrome OS and Android issues.
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  11. I would be interested why buy a Surface Pro X of all things in the first place. had an sp7, but 3.5-5 hour battery life is a joke. Not a defect with mine, had 3 of them. liked the form factor, exclusively used for browsing, office, and onenote. Had a spectre x360, hated it, went and bought a spx and love it. Has Microsoft finally port Office to ARM? Yes, and it has been for quite some time. TL;DR: Office is compiled for ARM. Presents itself as a 32-bit program so third party plug-ins still work. https://www.techrepublic.com/a...-we-learned-at-build-2018/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.techrepublic.com/a...earned-at-build-2018/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.techrepublic.com/a...earned-at-build-2018/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.techrepublic.com/a...-we-learned-at-build-2018/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.techrepublic.com/a...t-we-learned-at-build-2018/ "Some applications -- like Microsoft Office -- can mix x86 and Arm code using CHPE (Compiled Hybrid Portable Executable) DLLs with Arm64 code but 32-bit x86 interfaces; as a result, hundreds of third-party Office add-ins that expect Office to be an x86 application will work with Office on Arm too." Hmm... that is an interesting approach to be sure. But WoA will be dead until good, sub 500 Euro devices come to the market... Also how do bootloaders work on these machines? Is it locked down like phones? What if you need to reinstall Windows? I'm not entirely sure how bootloaders work, but if the machine won't boot to the desktop, you'll have to create a recovery drive using another computer. https://support.microsoft.com/.../surfacerecoveryimage" rel="external nofollow">https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surfacerecoveryimage" rel="external nofollow">https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/surfacerecoveryimage So you can't just install any OS you want... one of many reasons why I will never buy an ARM device as a laptop/PC Well no, they lock these systems down with secure boot, they don't want to subversing their security. Same thing with apple and what they did with the T2 chip and what'll be with the upcoming ARM mac. On x86 machines Secure Boot really does not do anything and can be easily disabled from UEFI. If WoA devices are bootloader locked I'm never buying one. That's because there's a difference in how it's done, I can't remember the full details but x86 PCs can't have the same level of lock down (luckily) as an embedded device (probably because the CPUs and other components are generic i.e. the same as you can buy from any computing store) whereas the chips for embedded devices are much more limited in scope, you can't just buy one as a general purpose, you need to buy them in bulk after getting a license agreement with the manufacturer, agreeing to their terms, agreeing to NDA's, etc. and as a result they have specific features in them to lock them down. A good example is OTP (one time programmable) memory and signing keys - on x86 PCs you can always clear the TPM keys, on most embedded devices you cannot because once you've programmed it, it's in a memory that physically cannot be erased... Yes that does mean that you either run signed code from the manufacturer's source on it or bin it because there is no way to recover or use those devices for other purposes or with different software.
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  12. Apple to replace AirPods Pro with crackling or ANC issues for free

    Linus in a recent video comparing wireless headphones said that the AirPods Pros are still the best ones on the market. He said the cheap OnePlus buds were junk though. As the adage goes, you get what you pay for.
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  13. Are you set to using the public profile? I just set this and only private was enabled when I clicked it. I would assume when you click that it would enable it in the profile your using. Here I just changed to be using the public profile - and now when select it it selects the public profile
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  14. Apple announces $64.7B revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020

    They talk about revenue. I wonder why they don't mention the profit, which at the end is what matters. In another site (I can't find it now) they were comparing the results (revenue and profit) of Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet. Funny thing, the one with more profit was... Microsoft.
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  15. This is a BAD BAD BAD idea for anyone who considers themselves an anime fan. This on top of them buying Funimation? Say goodbye to uncensored anime.
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  16. FromSoftware breaks silence on fantasy action RPG title Elden Ring

    I'm all for new stuff like this, and From Software does good work but at the same time they've been sticking to this same action RPG formula since Demon souls. I played Sekiro and it was good, but it wasn't too removed from the Souls games. At this point I'd say it's safe to say Elden Ring is just Dark Souls with a new paint job so to speak.
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  17. If Sony combined their catalog a long time ago, they could have a force to reckon with. Now, they are playing catch up. Here's hoping they do something smart.
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  18. It sounds to me like the bug in Windows by itself isn't enough and you need to use something else together, like the bug in Chrome that's been fixed. So, probably not in that big of a rush, and the Nov CUs are on the way.
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  19. Sky Broadband announces new FTTP broadband packages

    Sky haven't rolled out anything so I'm not sure where that has come from, its all provided by Openreach. Looks like they are also planning to drip feed speed upgrades rather than give you what the line is capable off or charge a fortune for what FTTP could provide. This is a very poor effort from sky.
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  20. Holdup - they say it may have fingerprints. Not "signs of being touched" but actual fingerprints. So they aren't wearing gloves...
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  21. Google expects to complete Fitbit acquisition this year despite antitrust concerns

    Noooo! I don’t want Google to start tracking me through fitbit!
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  22. Sky Broadband announces new FTTP broadband packages

    Innovation is the right word! FTTP delivery with FTTC speeds! That’s a new one. I never had a problem with Sky Broadband in the years I had it, but once BT launched their 915/100Mb service in my area for just a few quid more, I had my eye on it. As far as I know, only Zen are reselling that particular FTTP package in my area. I waited for six months for Sky before deciding to jump ship and join BT. Having (almost) gigabit Internet comes in useful on occasion but the 100Mb upload has been fantastic for cloud syncing, nightly NAS cloud backups and working from home with large files.
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  23. So what they are saying is that the display needs protecting?
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  24. Google Messages' SMS categorization feature could roll out soon

    SMS Organizer way too superior to this.
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  25. They've gone back to how it used to be circa 1999-2015... Now if they'd stop shovelling senseless Modern App driver tie-ins on us automatically too (such as with every printer that gets installed) and then restore the ability to choose/block which updates you want to install. We can have our cake and eat it too...
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  26. We're so sorry that you're so miserable...
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  27. Earthquake in the Aegean rattles Greece and Turkey

    Source and more The Earthquake in 1999 killed 17,000 people...here's hoping this isn't even half as bad.
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  28. Is it me or are recaptcha suddenly appearing everywhere?

    I think recently I've only seen Captchas when I've been connected to the VPN. "Unusual traffic from your IP address" or something.
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  29. Spotify will soon increase its prices in more markets

    Are these companies dumb or something? It's mid pandemic, a lot of people stuck at home and they decide, you know what, lets jack up the prices.If any of companies pulls this nonsense here in Europe, I'm dropping the services. I don't need them that much to just pay whatever they demand. Especially when services are pretty mediocre. Netflix in Europe has way less content than in US yet we pay same price. And video quality in browsers is just horrifyingly bad and their apps are slow and clunky so I avoid them coz of that. Jack up the prices and I'm unsubbing.
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  30. This was the exact reason why I cancelled Netflix. Specially the whole landing page was filled with originals which does not even last two seasons.
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  31. Less content, lower quality content and rising prices? No thanks. Guess it's time to cancel Netflix.
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  32. Apple announces $64.7B revenue for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2020

    iPhone revenue fell below expectations, declining year over year. Total revenue grew only 1% compared to this time last year. This is the beginning of the end, in 10 years time Apple will be what Blackberry is now. The only way to turn this around is to bring back the charger and earbuds for next year's iPhone.
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  33. Unboxing the beast: The Xbox Series X is here

    No shots or video of the outputs/IO (HDMI, USB, ethernet, etc). VERY annoying.
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  34. Unboxing the beast: The Xbox Series X is here

    The PS5 is a monster in size, indeed yes, but that's because it has way better ventilation that the Xbox. There are reports indicating the Xbox is getting overheated (haven't we had this problem before with the Xbox second generation? Remember those bad boys?) Anyways, the PS5 has two huge fans to cool it off while the Xbox has 1. Not good.
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  35. " PlayStation 5 also features a custom RDNA 2 architecture-based GPU" You might want to source this fully, as the last engineering level details show that PS5 is RDNA 1, with some RDNA 2 features, and some Sony features where they went a different direction than AMD and Microsoft. (Which could help or hurt.) I haven't been able to find any public information confirming what is there and what isn't, only dev information, and it isn't the best source, as they often don't have the perspective the architecture and framework. It is possible Sony has some good stuff in their differences, if they exist. However to obtain feature parity even with identical hardware features, the Sony framework would have to support them, which so far, we haven't seen much at all. Just like DirectStorage, Sony uses a different technology, with reduced compression and more CPU utilization, unless they have improved this recently.
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  36. Unboxing the beast: The Xbox Series X is here

    PS5 screams "A cylon had sex with a filofax and produced this abomination"
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  37. Unboxing the beast: The Xbox Series X is here

    I was a sony PS guy... I mean, just look at the PS4 fat design, it was simple and screamed gaming, now XBOX is doing the same and PS5 screams... modem.
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  38. Media Player Classic - Home Cinema 1.9.8

    Oh man this great thing is now improving again after I switched to MPC-BE and although I find MPC-BE superior, some of the changes in this are really nice. I wish the developers of both would co-operate and merge it into one project.
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