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  1. I thought Chrome always was malware
    9 points
  2. As it turns out, Huawei's HarmonyOS is just Android

    *Surprised Pikachu*
    5 points
  3. As it turns out, Huawei's HarmonyOS is just Android

    It's not a matter of interest, it will be simply the OS that will come up with every new Huawei device. Do you have an idea of how many devices Huawei sells outside of China? Do you have any idea how much sales of Huawei phones dropped the last quarter outside of China just with no Google Play Store and services? Replacing Android with a clone version is just going to continue that trend.
    3 points
  4. Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units in 2020

    I suspect that number would have been much higher if production was not impacted by COVID.
    3 points
  5. Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units in 2020

    And then general public got about a quarter of that I expect, with scalpers taking the rest
    3 points
  6. As it turns out, Huawei's HarmonyOS is just Android

    Heavens to Betsy! (: "Chinese" is the exact antonym for "original"
    3 points
  7. As it turns out, Huawei's HarmonyOS is just Android

    Indeed. The surprise is that they are trying to desperately to pretend that this is a "self-developed operating system" but putting so little effort into *disguising* the fact that it's Android.
    3 points
  8. As it turns out, Huawei's HarmonyOS is just Android

    there are plenty of usable mobile OSs now, notably the Sailfish and KDE mobile projects. The challenge has always been getting support, mainly apps. Sailfish, and even Linux attempts to get Android apps running via emulation, compatibility layers, and containers seem to have not made things any better. I think Huawei is trying to base Harmony on android, then fork it in their own direction - like Libreoffice from OpenOffice/Ubuntu from Debian for example - possibly make it completely separate eventually.
    3 points
  9. Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO in Q3

    Did not see this one coming...
    3 points
  10. Steam Game Festival is back with over 500 demos of upcoming indie games

    Alyx is neither upcoming nor an indie game though.
    2 points
  11. It... kinda is if you're an indie dev. Exposure is important, as is the ability to have Early Access to gain momentum and continue to build. This is more for them, than it is for the player. That being said, when you get people on Twitch/YouTube uploading Let's Play videos, reviews, or simply building "top [category] games to look forward to in 2021" lists, it will easily boost sales and hell just mental relief knowing there's people supporting some of these projects.
    2 points
  12. As it turns out, Huawei's HarmonyOS is just Android

    Calling it just Android is a disservice to what it actually is. It's Android Plus...the plus part being state-sponsored spyware.
    2 points
  13. Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO in Q3

    Elon's richer, and he seems fine running 5 companies. Bill Gates was even richer. And his passion in life wasn't running a company. His record in the company says the opposite. Normally, I'd ask you to elaborate, but you are already stuck in one such debate with "adrynalyne" above, where you made up stuff. I think you've written enough nonsense for one day.
    2 points
  14. Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units in 2020

    No games? There's a decent selection of PS5 games out there. I've been playing Watch Dogs, CoD & Assassins Creed since day 1. Hitman III was released 2 weeks ago, FIFA for PS5 in December although I bought both of those on Series X. There's games to play... I think they mean exclusive games, since pretty much everything is still launching on PS4. I don't think exclusives are a necessity for a strong launch, though, since a lot of people just want to have the latest thing and leverage that additional power. This argument can be brought up with any launch, people said the same about the Switch, and that launched with Breath of the Wild.
    2 points
  15. As it turns out, Huawei's HarmonyOS is just Android

    Still somewhat surprised by this. I actually thought they would've copied a lot of it and still made their own... But I'm more concerned about what else they're hiding in that 'modified Android fork'....
    2 points
  16. Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units in 2020

    Holy cow! And that's literally with no games.
    2 points
  17. SpaceX's Starship SN9 ends short flight with fiery crash

    The test looks so effortless.. you almost forget they are basically propelling a 90 foot wide,12 story building to 10KM, let it fall back down and attempt to land it in one piece using only two of its three engines.. Just getting the damn thing to the point where the landing maneuver starts in itself is a massive accomplishment and they've shows they can do that flawlessly twice now.
    2 points
  18. As it turns out, Huawei's HarmonyOS is just Android

    Meet the new OS. Same as the old OS.
    2 points
  19. As it turns out, Huawei's HarmonyOS is just Android

    No company with the right mind will put their money and effort in an OS other than Android. The market is closed for new OSes unless there is something revolutionary expected in the mobile space. Google still commands Android and that's not going to change even if Amazon or Huawei try. They can at best influence Android to implement features in their OSes. There needs to be a lot more than 2 large players to dilute Google's hold on Android development. If Xiaomi and then BBK all come under a similar ban in the US, then it will be an interesting development.
    2 points
  20. Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO in Q3

    Well, it's turning into a Chinese knock off shop. I'm finding less and less brand names, and more random company names that rise and fall overnight. Like you can string together a few letters and BAM, you're a new company overnight. Ootloo cables! Amcha computer chairs! Buswe adapters!@ I dunno, maybe I'm just being cynical...
    2 points
  21. SpaceX's Starship SN9 ends short flight with fiery crash

    Television, internet...lots of people watch. Back in the 50's, not many people watched, or had access to TV. But there were a LOT of failures of rockets after WW2.
    2 points
  22. Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO in Q3

    Power in a nutshell:: You don't cede your power unless you are ousted or sick. When Bill Gates "renounced" (also Ballmer at the same time and Ballmer loved his former job), he was nominated as a sidekick of the CEO. It was just a "figurative role", then later Bill Gates packed and moved elsewhere. Why Bill Gates renounced? We will never know but commonly it is because of money or women. Source? It started with this: 2000 Bill Gates is not the CEO but instead is the chairman. The Chairman is a step over the CEO, the Chairman could fire the CEO anytime, so for Bill Gates, it was a level up. 2013: https://www.reuters.com/articl...down-idUSBRE9901H320131002" rel="external nofollow">https://www.reuters.com/articl...-down-idUSBRE9901H320131002 Shareholders "asked" that Bill Gates should step down. The role of chairman is simple: if you are a major shareholder (or you have the votes) then you are the chairman. And, as a chairman, you can decide not to go to meetings (and delegate the work for a representative). Some millionaires never go to any meetings and they are still chairman of one or many businesses at the same time. For example, John Thompsons is a member of many companies. Bill Gates could be a chairman and runs a full-dedication foundation, so the excuse to get more time for Bill and Linda Gates foundation is funny but not real. 2014: https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-2014-2" rel="external nofollow">https://www.businessinsider.com/bill-gates-2014-2 So Bill Gates is deposed as a chairman. 2020: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/0...gates-microsoft-board.html" rel="external nofollow">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/0...-gates-microsoft-board.html And finally, Bill Gates is gone for good. This I already know. I am talking about this: "Why Bill Gates renounced? We will never know but commonly it is because of money or women."
    2 points
  23. Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO in Q3

    Power in a nutshell:: You don't cede your power unless you are ousted or sick. When Bill Gates "renounced" (also Ballmer at the same time and Ballmer loved his former job), he was nominated as a sidekick of the CEO. It was just a "figurative role", then later Bill Gates packed and moved elsewhere. Why Bill Gates renounced? We will never know but commonly it is because of money or women. Source?
    2 points
  24. Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO in Q3

    Andy Jassy, CEO of their AWS division.
    2 points
  25. As it turns out, Huawei's HarmonyOS is just Android

    Shocker! Seriously, who is really going to be interested in a Chinese Android clone outside of China except some fringe users?
    2 points
  26. Jeff Bezos is stepping down as Amazon CEO in Q3

    The next Amazon CEO should be Alexa...that would be funny
    2 points
  27. Still no sync on Linux
    2 points
  28. As it turns out, Huawei's HarmonyOS is just Android

    somehow doesn't surprised me that they just forked the base
    2 points
  29. How exactly? If they hadn't pulled the rug from under Epic, then they wouldn't be in court having to defend their position. Now they're in court, they're getting pulled over the coals. How did they pull the rug? Epic purposely instigated this whole thing.
    2 points
  30. New Edge Canary build brings new UI for downloads

    Cool. This article is not about Firefox though.
    2 points
  31. How about a nice little set tabs aside button.
    2 points
  32. Amazon's Deal of the Day discounts DJI Osmo Pocket by 50%

    Hello, FFM! That's exactly why I deleted my comment and canceled my order, after reading some of the comments on Amazon.
    1 point
  33. What are you on about?
    1 point
  34. Microsoft releases Windows 10 build 19042.789 - here's what's new

    Isn't that the whole point? If you question as to whether you should wait, the answer is always yes.
    1 point
  35. Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units in 2020

    No games? There's a decent selection of PS5 games out there. I've been playing Watch Dogs, CoD & Assassins Creed since day 1. Hitman III was released 2 weeks ago, FIFA for PS5 in December although I bought both of those on Series X. There's games to play...
    1 point
  36. Sony sold 4.5 million PlayStation 5 units in 2020

    Imagine how much would they sell had there not been a shortage or COVID. Those numbers would be huge, it might have overtaken the Switch
    1 point
  37. Too many unnecessary Nokias out there.
    1 point
  38. They see where things are going and buying studios while they're cheap. Everyone trying to build up their catalog and get in on the subscription game.
    1 point
  39. Battery Mode 4.1.1.166

    What an amazing app this is! Windows Power flyout should be like this!
    1 point
  40. Facebook is rolling out Messenger to the Quest VR headsets

    Because not everyone is from the US? In many countries Facebook Messenger or (not and, OR) are the main communication platform. Besides, you need a Facebook Account to even log onto a new Oculus device and unfortunately Facebook has 0 competition in this space.
    1 point
  41. And why wouldn't it?
    1 point
  42. Meetings with microsoft teams

    Open the meeting request/invite Click join teams meeting If you have the desktop app, that should launch, otherwise your browser will launch sign in or use guest option
    1 point
  43. Some other calculus (see https://www.cnbc.com/2021/02/0...ion-revenue-last-year.html) Google Cloud, operationally, lost $5.61 billion against $13.06 billion revenue. That's like spending $18 billion to only make $13 billion in revenue. Doing the other math, their overall income would have been double if they simply cut their losses with Google Cloud and stopped it. For their internal operations strategy, that's not going to happen (cuz it's mostly a funny-accounting business for them), but it's going to take many years before Google Cloud becomes a 'success story' for Alphabet.
    1 point
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  45. Save webpage with external links also

    unfortunately no. it could just be external link scraping isn't allowed anymore like I was thinking above. A lot of standards such as security have changed in the last decade since I last messed with website rippers. maybe someone else has an answer but at this point it's just as likely you may be out of luck and would need to scrape the external links separately if you need them offline for some reason.
    1 point
  46. PotPlayer 210201 [Update]

    Or try VLC. Also, for some reason, potplayer connects to several IPs on startup. And you know this how? Ghacks did an indepth review of the latest Potplayer and found nothing of what you are stating. Infact they found no Spyware, No Adware other than the Logo pops up ocassionally. https://www.ghacks.net/2020/12...-look-at-potplayer-in-2020/ Next time, read twice before posting crap! At your link it states: "I monitored the program using Glasswire, and found that it pinged some servers in South Korea. stat.tiara.g.daum.net play.gl.kakao.com p1-play.kgslb.com p2-play.kgslb.com t1.wg2vgaja.kgslb.com t1.int.daumcdn.net These seem to belong to Kakao, which owns a messaging platform called KakaoTalk. PotPlayer has options for chat and that broadcast feature probably uses the same, and as I mentioned earlier I couldn't get it to work. It is possible the program pings the instant messaging servers for providing these services. Or, maybe it uses those servers to check for updates or subtitles? You can block these URLs in your Hosts file to play it safe." Potplayer is the same crap it has always been! Download CurrPorts to see for yourself. PotPlayer is by far the best media player out there. MPC cannot reach it and VLC is a complete joke compared to it. Now those pings is because Potplayer is a Korean software and it doulbles as chat software-big deal, ever here of Windows Firewall? Create new outbound rule for PotPlayer .exe file and Block it. And here are the closing words from your source of info 'bout potplayer: "Is PotPlayer worth using? As a media player, it works fine and the playback is just as good as in other players that I use. But it's difficult to recommend a player that has a shady past, and I'm not sure when the ads were removed. Above everything else it needs to earn the trust of users, so only time will tell the answer. I wish it was open sourced, but quite frankly I don't see that happening." Yeah! https://www.ghacks.net/2020/12...look-at-potplayer-in-2020/" rel="external nofollow">https://www.ghacks.net/2020/12...-look-at-potplayer-in-2020/ For the fun of it, just read the commends all the way down. And from pcrisk https://www.pcrisk.com/removal-guides/18224-potplayer-adware "PotPlayer is a rogue application endorsed as a multimedia player compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 7 and 8 operating systems. It is classified as adware. ... Due to the dubious methods used to promote this app, it is also classified as a Potentially Unwanted Application (PUA).Dec 9, 2020" So long for your all time fave! Yeah I'm with you, I uninstalled PotPlayer awhile ago and just stick to MPC, VLC, and the Movies & TV app (which suuuucks by comparison but it sometimes works.)
    1 point
  47. At this point, doesn't Apple have enough free cash to just bribe away the entire Supreme court? Or even bribe the entire congress and threaten the Judiciary or legalize whatever they're doing? With the current rate of corruption, I can totally see in the future big the congress passing Apple Bill, Exxon Bill, etc. to make big companies immune from any threat to their evil business practices.
    1 point
  48. Already did that last time, didn't want to overdo it https://www.neowin.net/news/mi...-apple-in-epic-court-battle
    1 point
  49. LOL, bing take the place of Google, oh dear, those poor Aussies.
    1 point
  50. GDI repainting speed slower in newer versions of Windows 10

    So we might be seeing a video driver issue too in what they found.
    1 point