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Twitter will add labels to misleading U.S. election result claims
+jamwheat and 5 others reacted to Astra.Xtreme for a topic
The end of this can't come soon enough.6 points -
Apple TV app is coming to Xbox consoles on November 10
timster and 4 others reacted to dontbeevil for a topic
So now MS should ask apple 30% for each tv show5 points -
Apple is holding a November event, likely to show off ARM Macs
astropheed and 2 others reacted to MateerL for a topic
unlikely, ARM has been very successful for them; all it needs is scaling up for desktop-workstation class computing, and Apple has the money & tech power to drive this. x86/64's barely improving per-core performance as fast as ARM is, hence both intel & amd are switching to putting more cores per chip.3 points -
Apple is holding a November event, likely to show off ARM Macs
BergischNRW and 2 others reacted to Brandon H for a topic
every time I hear the phrase 'One more thing' I just think of Uncle from Jackie Chan Adventures3 points -
Raspberry Pi 400 debuts for $70 with 4GB of RAM and more
dead.cell and 2 others reacted to Vishwal for a topic
It has more ports than a surface.3 points -
Discuss: Should crunch culture in video game development be acceptable?
AmazingRando and 2 others reacted to FloatingFatMan for a topic
Articles like this kind of annoy me. Why? Because game developers are not the ONLY developers in the world and are NOT the ONLY ones that get "Crunch time" forced on them...3 points -
Baby Shark is now the most-watched video on YouTube of all time
Xenon and one other reacted to Jumping Jacinta for a topic
What! That's it folks. The human race has outlived its usefulness. We are all doomed.😋2 points -
Google play store issue
Steven P. and one other reacted to Bruinator for a topic
Solved. It was stylus extension. I found the way to fix it. Click on options, under site access, select use on specific sites and add the url.2 points -
Apple is holding a November event, likely to show off ARM Macs
Atlantico and one other reacted to Benjimooler for a topic
two years later they are back to intel2 points -
Surface Pro X (Platinum with Microsoft SQ2 processor) unboxing and first impressions
Brandon H and one other reacted to domboy for a topic
To go along with cheaper devices, Qualcomm also needs some new chips that don't, quite frankly, suck. It seems like there's a huge drop off once you go below the SQ1. Sure, I guess WoA will still run on the Snapdragon 7 series, but if pre-SQ1 reviews has told me anything it's that WoA needs a powerful chip. And those powerful chips are too expensive. Even the 7 series might be too expensive to hit mass market appeal. Chrome OS and even GNU/Linux(with the bloat of GNOME 3) seem to run on Rockchips, Exynos, Broadcom and even Mediateks just fine. MS only needs to support these chips as well, even if it requires limitations like only no x86 emulation. More devices means more users and in turn more development. This is was another major reason Windows RT was a flop - too little, but too pricey. Their best selling Windows on ARM device so far has been the Lumia 5xx & 6xx phones, and all because they were affordable. Affordability is also why Chromebooks are eating up the low-end market too from Windows. The other problem with RT is Microsoft tried to force the store app model, even after they saw the interest the open source community had for re-compiling apps for ARM32, and made some changes with 8.1 that broke the "jailbreak" instead of loosening restrictions. An ARM64 device without x86 compatibility might work this time since Windows 10 ARM Edition ditched the stupid restrictions on win32 apps. That said, x86 emulation worked on the old Snapdragon 835 devices, so leaving the emulation layer in place for simple apps might not hurt... The RT devices themselves were cheaper that the Pro X though, since they were priced more like the Surface Go. I wouldn't mind seeing an non-Pro ARM Surface, and if one had been available I might have gotten that instead of the Pro X.2 points -
Raspberry Pi 400 debuts for $70 with 4GB of RAM and more
eiffel_g and one other reacted to Philippe Majerus for a topic
micro-HDMI seems like a very bad idea, especially to attach monitors/TVs to a keyboard people will likely move, put on their lap, etc... that will get loose or even break rapidly.2 points -
iPhone 12 review: The real flagship
300z and one other reacted to +Dick Montage for a topic
From what I’ve been told, it makes things “smoother”. But then I can’t tell the difference between 60 and 120hz on monitors so... Battery life would have a negative consequence. Cheers. I gotta be honest, I doubt I'd notice it then. I'm sure some people will, but... Anything above 30fps I see as "absolutely fine"2 points -
Is a Netgear Nighthawk AX5200 a good buy?
xrobwx71 and one other reacted to +BudMan for a topic
Do you have AX devices? Currently? You have a reinforced concrete wall - hope you don't think your going to get AX speeds thru that If your router is flaking out - to be honest I would think that money would be better spent on an actual router - without wifi. And then spending extra money on AP that you can connect to the network with wire and place where you need wifi. $200 is a small budget for good networking gear to be honest.. Problem with that wifi router, forget what speeds it says it supports via wifi.. Is are they going to update the firmware after next years model comes out. Does it support 3rd party firmware? What is your internet speed?? Do you need something that does X wifi, when your internet is only Y? What are you doing with wifi - you sure and the hell do not need AX wifi speeds to stream a movie, etc. For a router - look to something like the sg1100, or 2100 from netgate.. Then add whatever wifi you want/need with as many AP as you need to cover your areas.. Be it they are N, or AC or AX etc.. I get it - you want to see the speed your paying for from the device your using.. But lets be real - why do you think you need 1gig on your phone? The movie/song streams just fine at 40mbps, or for that matter even 20.. I like seeing 400 on my phone with speedtest as much as the next guy - but guess what, 40 works just as well.. Do I really need 400/40 to stream my song? Or watch my movie without buffering? NO.. Its nice to see that sure - but to be honest 40/4 would work just as well.2 points -
iPhone 12 review: The real flagship
300z and one other reacted to ZipZapRap for a topic
Looks like a nice phone, but gah, that notch. iPhone XR owner here, and I still hate that damned notch.2 points -
iPhone 12 review: The real flagship
300z and one other reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
From what I’ve been told, it makes things “smoother”. But then I can’t tell the difference between 60 and 120hz on monitors so... Battery life would have a negative consequence.2 points -
KB4580364 19042.610 8007000D Error, won't install
hellowalkman and one other reacted to nekrosoft13 for a topic
got it applied finally... so 19042.610 iso from 19042.572 didn't work... it gave me an error that I couldn't apply update to newer build.. and that all programs and would get erased... that made no sense.. so then I managed to backtrack from 19042.572 to 19041.572, then I tried the iso before and didn't compained about the never build any more but update failed with same update... after more tinkering... i found out the recovery partition was corrupt.. so I recovered the recovery partition from last months backup and tried the ISO method again and it worked fine then. So i'm on 19042.610 now.2 points -
Linux Mint re-adds Chromium to its official repositories
kopsarchidis and one other reacted to Geezy for a topic
Snaps should only be used for testing bleeding edge releases and nothing else.2 points -
Netflix increases prices for standard and premium subscriptions in the U.S.
+Legendary and one other reacted to runningnak3d for a topic
Yup -- I canceled this month due to all the shows they keep canceling. No point in investing money on a service to get invested in a series that they just turn around and cancel. Netflix cancels more series than they keep. I will turn it back on when Stranger Things, and the second half of Lucifer is released -- and then I won't touch Netflix again until they get their cancellation of series under control.2 points -
Apple is holding a November event, likely to show off ARM Macs
quikmantx reacted to Tuskd for a topic
"It will be very cool to run iPhone and iPad apps on my computer" Its funny, isn't it? If anyone had ever said that during the Windows 8 era, they would have been tortured and crucified. [img]https://fossbytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/steve-ballmer-surface-ipad-pro-microsoft-comic.jpg[/img]1 point -
Baby Shark is now the most-watched video on YouTube of all time
suni08 reacted to zikalify for a topic
I can play this on the recorder lol1 point -
Apple is holding a November event, likely to show off ARM Macs
MFH reacted to neufuse for a topic
considering how fast these chips are, I wouldn’t be surprised if they were. Also important remember these CPUs are fanless, which is mind bogglingly impressive if you ask me. fanless doesn't mean there wont be excessive thermal throttling1 point -
Apple is holding a November event, likely to show off ARM Macs
Mr Singh reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
I mean...the OS support is there. Apple has vehemently refused to add them.1 point -
Possible Surface Pro 8 with Tiger Lake processors sold on eBay
greensabath reacted to wotsit for a topic
Can’t see the form factor remaining the same - those bezels have got to shrink to the X dimensions.1 point -
Apple is holding a November event, likely to show off ARM Macs
MFH reacted to Closed account for a topic
they will probably kill bootcamp off bootcamp is dead on arm and microsoft isn't releasing WOA to retail because arm doesn't work the same way intel does.1 point -
Discuss: Should crunch culture in video game development be acceptable?
supraboy reacted to briangw for a topic
I respect the Agile framework but I wish the Agile people would stop trying to put in people like us systems administrators. At my job they have been trying and it just doesn't work for our workload and daily support and projects. I would rather just be left to being called a "resource." Oh and brought into a project for the requirements early on instead of before the day that it's due would be nice. lol.1 point -
Google play store issue
Bruinator reacted to Steven P. for a topic
I get this in Chrome sometimes too on some websites, I think an extension is blocking something and as a result disables the entire site. I've had luck using an Incognito window or Firefox, and in one case I had to use Internet Explorer 11 no joke. Oh btw I also determined that if I used Unlocator DNS the popup to install an app on any of my devices in the Play store will not open (I just see the spinning loading circle). I reported it, but they did not fix it, came with some BS excuse instead.1 point -
WhatsApp sheds light on the upcoming Disappearing Messages feature
freedonX reacted to MS Bob 11 for a topic
I feel WhatsApp lately is adding more features that aren't so useful while delaying or missing must-have functionality like multi-device sign in, being able to see images fullscreen in Web version, better video calling.1 point -
Twitter will add labels to misleading U.S. election result claims
dustojnikhummer reacted to Joshie for a topic
Hey now, it's my opinion that it's a fact that those results that don't exist yet are definitely what I say they are, and this is censoring my personal facts!1 point -
Surface Pro X (Platinum with Microsoft SQ2 processor) unboxing and first impressions
domboy reacted to MateerL for a topic
To go along with cheaper devices, Qualcomm also needs some new chips that don't, quite frankly, suck. It seems like there's a huge drop off once you go below the SQ1. Sure, I guess WoA will still run on the Snapdragon 7 series, but if pre-SQ1 reviews has told me anything it's that WoA needs a powerful chip. And those powerful chips are too expensive. Even the 7 series might be too expensive to hit mass market appeal. Chrome OS and even GNU/Linux(with the bloat of GNOME 3) seem to run on Rockchips, Exynos, Broadcom and even Mediateks just fine. MS only needs to support these chips as well, even if it requires limitations like only no x86 emulation. More devices means more users and in turn more development. This is was another major reason Windows RT was a flop - too little, but too pricey. Their best selling Windows on ARM device so far has been the Lumia 5xx & 6xx phones, and all because they were affordable. Affordability is also why Chromebooks are eating up the low-end market too from Windows. The other problem with RT is Microsoft tried to force the store app model, even after they saw the interest the open source community had for re-compiling apps for ARM32, and made some changes with 8.1 that broke the "jailbreak" instead of loosening restrictions. An ARM64 device without x86 compatibility might work this time since Windows 10 ARM Edition ditched the stupid restrictions on win32 apps. That said, x86 emulation worked on the old Snapdragon 835 devices, so leaving the emulation layer in place for simple apps might not hurt... The RT devices themselves were cheaper that the Pro X though, since they were priced more like the Surface Go. I wouldn't mind seeing an non-Pro ARM Surface, and if one had been available I might have gotten that instead of the Pro X. Many enthusiasts have tried porting Windows ARM to non Qualcomm platforms like the raspberry pi4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8j8CEMk-gYQ The guy in the YouTube video above mentions that Windows does run okayish(like running on atom chips), and even some x86 software emulated works fine like Office, etc. Now all this is from the hobbyist community - if MS stepped in here, we would've seen this much more successful and popular.1 point -
Unboxing and hands-on of the Green Glitter OPPO Reno4 Pro 5G
Greg Zeng reacted to Dutchie64 for a topic
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder... This phone is being marketed as upper midrange, but pricewise that's not the case imho. The 8Gb/128Gb is 599 here, and the 12Gb/256Gb is 799. That's a lot of money for upper midrange.1 point -
iPhone 12 review: The real flagship
adrynalyne reacted to Neotist for a topic
Interesting since Pro Max pre-orders don’t start until 11/6, per Apple. I bet in LilmEgZ's area all models of iPhone 13s are sold out until next year!1 point -
Unboxing and hands-on of the Green Glitter OPPO Reno4 Pro 5G
Greg Zeng reacted to Geezy for a topic
I find the included case to do a fantastic job of retaining the overall look and feel. Interesting. I didn't see any thing in the article about a matching included case. That makes a difference. A lot of Chinese phones come with cases in the box. Still, a lot of clear cases become discolored quickly. If phones still had plastic back covers you could easily snap on and off I would probably not use a case, but now a lot of phones have glass exteriors that could shatter.1 point -
Unboxing the beast: The Xbox Series X is here
MS Bob 11 reacted to Crow- for a topic
Everyone complaining about the PS5 design... I honestly prefer it to the XBox. I like the color, the aesthetic, the small details and the dual sense is just awesome. But, I'm going to buy a PS5 mostly because of the games, and not because of the design. In the end of the day that counts more to me than a pretty console.1 point -
iPhone 12 review: The real flagship
Tuskd reacted to shockz for a topic
I’ve used 120hz phones, I’m not seeing what the hubbub is about. Outside of a marginal difference when scrolling, I see no benefit. We’ve basically reached maximum feature saturation for phones when minuscule things like 120hz are some how major detriments to phone buyers.1 point -
iPhone 12 review: The real flagship
tsupersonic reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
“The real flagship”. The Pro Max would like to have some words with you.1 point -
iPhone 12 review: The real flagship
hellowalkman reacted to eRajesh for a topic
There's no 5G where I live. And MagSafe charger is not available here.1 point -
Discuss: Should crunch culture in video game development be acceptable?
+hedleigh reacted to Neonix1 for a topic
My employer compensates me for my time and not the work I do. Which means if I have to give more of my time to my employer, they have to compensate me more. It's literally a trade: time for money. They want more time from me, they'll have to pay more money. Seems like most of the world has poor workers rights. Luckily not the case where I live. Then again the rights wasn't served to us on a silver platter, they were fought for over decades of workers standing up for each other and making it happen. The "for the greater good" mentality is sadly missing most places in the world though. People are generally too occupied getting ahead for themselves, which in the end means nobody will stand up for their colleagues. Which means no workers rights will be created. Which in the end gives corporations more control. If all you think about is personal advancement rather than how your colleague is being treated, then you get what you deserve.1 point -
Discuss: Should crunch culture in video game development be acceptable?
Osiris reacted to dipsylalapo for a topic
Personally I don't see an issue with "crunch time". Like a few others here, it's expected near to a release. Whether it should be expected or not is another debate. I think even the best planning can get unstuck and think it's near impossible to run a "perfect" project. One that meets everyones expectations when it comes to features, time and budget. On compensation, my expectations are different. I don't really care about getting extra money but I do want the flexibility. Once we've hit a major milestone and I wanna knock off early on a Friday when it's a little quieter, I'd want that to not be an issue.1 point -
Discuss: Should crunch culture in video game development be acceptable?
Brandon H reacted to FloatingFatMan for a topic
That's literally what I said in the article to balance it out... Anyways, your comment gives me more perspective on your stance, so that is fine A whole sentence in the last paragraph. Wow. There are two complete paragraphs in the article which explain some perspectives of people who are in favor of crunch culture but the focus is game dev industry (which is a niche for Neowin), correct. On a serious note, I'd love to hear if you have any further thoughts on this matter. Your original comment is true in the context that crunch isn't particular to game development (something that I have also mentioned) but is it okay in principle? I think that is my question to you if you don't want to talk about the game dev industry in particular. No, I don't agree to crunch time in general. If deadlines are missed, then that's a failure in management, usually caused by cretins in the accounts department not having a clue how difficult it can sometimes be to get something working. ALL developers work in a pretty high stress environment and piling more stress on them just leads to more mistakes. Also, bringing contractors in to help hit deadlines is a TERRIBLE practice. In my company we have offices all over the world, including some in India. When we hit a deadline issue due to a sudden staffing crisis, we brought in some guys from there to help us finish some screen work. Now their coding was fine, don't get me wrong, but it's my experience from short term "contractors" is that you get what you ask for, not what you need. They don't think outside the box, and they don't consider all the ramifications of a change. I spent more time than we saved fixing the bits they missed because it was assumed they had common sense.1 point -
Discuss: Should crunch culture in video game development be acceptable?
hellowalkman reacted to Nick H. for a topic
"Proponents of this side of the debate state that crunch culture is common in most, if not all, industries and that video game development shouldn't be held atop a pedestal."1 point -
SpaceX Super Heavy and Starship updates
bguy_1986 reacted to DocM for a topic
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Unboxing the beast: The Xbox Series X is here
Ryster reacted to MS Bob 11 for a topic
PS5 screams "A cylon had sex with a filofax and produced this abomination" SeX? You mean Series X?1 point -
Unboxing the beast: The Xbox Series X is here
MS Bob 11 reacted to notuptome2004 for a topic
well the great thing about the Xbox series x is you can play 4 Generations of Xbox games out of the box with physical media1 point -
Update Oktober Windows 20H2 (19042.61)
+Warwagon reacted to chaos mage for a topic
There isn’t one. That’s planned for 21H2, not 20H2.1 point -
Microsoft's upcoming driver update changes may cause issues with plug-and-play
+Warwagon reacted to Eric Biran for a topic
How hard would it have been to load a notification that says, "The device you just connected does not have any official drivers. Would you like to load Microsoft's suggested driver? Yes/No."1 point -
Microsoft's upcoming driver update changes may cause issues with plug-and-play
+Warwagon reacted to daniel_rh for a topic
Good move! But they should leave the automatic installation enabled by default for non-savvy users1 point -
Netflix increases prices for standard and premium subscriptions in the U.S.
AmazingRando reacted to GSDragoon for a topic
Less content, lower quality content and rising prices? No thanks. Guess it's time to cancel Netflix.1 point -
Intel details improvements in Rocket Lake processors, including Iris Xe graphics
Xahid reacted to spy beef for a topic
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Unboxing the beast: The Xbox Series X is here
Matthew S. reacted to Arceles for a topic
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.1 point -
The Mandalorian
+Dick Montage reacted to Nick H. for a topic
Do I need to? Of course not. Do I want to? Hell yeah! I'm a Star Wars nut and thought it was great fun.1 point