Google Stadia – Launch gone wrong
It seems to be no good start for Google Stadia.
First, there’s the issue of streaming stutterings and
a bumpy start upon launch. Then the availability in
certain countries. and then the HDR issue at 4K.
It seems to be no good start for Google Stadia.
First, there’s the issue of streaming stutterings and
a bumpy start upon launch. Then the availability in
certain countries. and then the HDR issue at 4K.
The Ryzen Threadripper 3970X is the 32-core
Threadripper from AMD and already a beast when
it comes to multicore computing. Dotriaconta-core
CPUs aren’t often seen for personal systems.
The Galaxy S10 and the Note10 are the current
flagship cell phones of Samsung and they’re
providing good numbers in various benchmarks.
So should the S11, being leaked recently…
5G was always a difficult thing for the USA. While
Huawei is being locked out as a supplier for 5G
despite bing the world leader in 5G technology,
Trump sees Apple in charge to take this part.
5G, the next-gen LTE is coming faster and faster to many
countries. in France, the minimum start fee for 5G frequency
blocks has been set to 2.17 billion Euro. When the auction
finished in Germany, the income was about 7 billion Euro.
Tesla has recently resented a new form of truck based
on an electric motor like Tesla’s usual cars are. The truck
shall carry 1.7 tons and also is said to be extremely
resistant to damage. Even the glass…
When Zack Nelson performed his durability test
on the Google Pixel 4 XL, the phone snapped to
pieces easily due to weak spots in the frame.
The following video (teardown) shows why that is.
WordPress 5.3 has been released and we tested
thoroughfully to ensure a pleasant stay on our
site while you read news and history here. With
the update being tested, last 4 days posts are now on.
Motorola has released smartphones in the
past but none of them were special. They
were like the others. But now it seems as if
the phoenix has risen from the ashes.
No good news for Cortana users of iOS and Android devices.
Microsoft will start to pull the Cortana App from the Google
Play Store and the AppStore on January 2020 as Microsoft
plans to integrate Cortana more and more into Office 365.
Microsoft has release a new update and it causes again
trouble to users, especially those who use Access. The
dinosaur of database tools, still bundled with Office, has
ceased functioning properly after the update.
What’s up with the rumors that Sprint and T-Mobile who
happen to be No.2 and No.3 on the US mobile communi-
cation market want to merge? As per November 6th, 2019
the U.S. Federal Communication Commission FCC said yes…
Hidden behind a small online scavenger hunt, Microsoft
has revealed the new logo that will be visible when using
the revamped Edge Browser. In the past, Edge wasn’t very
popular or used much although it was better than IE.
What would World of Warcraft look alike if Blizzard would
use the Unreal Engine 4? A small team of 3D designers had
the idea to rebuild a scene from Orgrimmar to show the
visual differences. With stunning results…
It’s not often that you read about a lawsuit against a
foundation that brings out X11 desktop replacements
for Linux whereas most of the software for Linux is
based on the GNU GPL model thus free for private use.
For sure nothing one would like to read about but it seems
as if NordVPNs safe network has been compromised in 2018
and some personal information (private keys) were stolen.
This can mean a serious problem as these keys can be used…
Gaming on PC and consoles is always like a competition.
Who has the best games, who has the best sound, who
has the best graphics etc. – The following video will show
what RDR2 looks like on PC and XBox One X.
Smart speakers begin to dominate ones’ homes in these days
but is that a good thing or not? What if these speakers and
their built-in assistants begin to eavesdrop on you and steal
your sensitive data like passwords and the like?
According to a new screenshot online it seems as if the new AirPods Pro
might come in different colors. Also it’s speculated that they will make
their appearance soon, possibly next week. Price-wise, they will be at
249 US$, with the case even scratch the 300 US$ line.
If you happen to own a Tesla, this might be interesting
for you. It seems as if the computing unit has a design
flaw. The internal flash memory gets stressed so much
with unnecessary write operations that it might fail.
Ho do they relate, you ask? Well, earlier this week, the
U.S. Air Force has announced to replace the rather old
control systems for the nuclear long range missiles that
consist of, frankly said, antiquary computer systems.
When it comes to perfect scenery ingame, then effects
play an important role. Now not all effects look great and
mostly they look too artificial. Movement of objects hasn’t
been perfect as in reality. Physics engines improved that.
With iOS13, the Dark Mode came to iOS as well and the question
is, will it help improving battery run time on the iPhones as well?
Since OLED consumes more power when showing white screen,
the Dark Mode could be a game changer.
There are new rumors from Asia that the new AirPods 3 (Pro)
might be available in stores very soon. With updated specs
and a possible ANC function, they will be also more expensive.
The AirPods 2 are 180 US$, 230 with the case.
Almost every smartphone to date offers 4K video
recording at 60 frames per second (60fps), only
Google’s newest flagship phone, the Pixel4 does not
although it’s hardware would be able to do so.
It’s obvious that NVidia is already planning an update for it’s
SHIELD media player. Now it seems real as Amazon unvoluntarily
leaked information about the upcoming SHIELD products. There
will be a box and a “stick” both equipped with the Tegra X1+ CPU.
It seems as if Oracle has lost another big customer. Amazon
announced that the last of 7’600 Oracle DBs with 75PB of
data has been successfully migrated to AWS, an inhouse
service from Amazon.
Apple seems to address a lot of bugs that still keep being
a nuisance to users using devices with iOS13. The newest
release just before 13.2 is another small hotfix which now
addresses Bluetooth connections constantly dropping.
It’s not often that you hear from AMD being used in
Supercomputers. But with Archer2, a new supercomputer
in the UK, this might change soon. The compter consists of
11’696 EPYC-2-CPUs with each 64 cores.
While Nintendo has already shrunk it’s classic consoles,
namely the Nintendo NES and Nintento Super NES, Sega
was still not willing to release it’s classic consoles in a new
resized form. But now the Sega Megadrive makes it’s debut.
First tests have been spotted with immense data speeds in the
upcoming LTE generation. Not less than 3.67GB/s have been
recently reached in a field test in Zurich. Huawei has tested the
thoughput of a 5G cell using multiple devices.
It seems as if Facebook has finally recognized the
importance of data security. Facebook has announced
to take serious steps to improve data security by impro-
ving the encryption in Messenger and WhatsApp.