With Google Summer of Code 2017 now in the books, the final reports on the various projects carried out within the BeOS-inspired Haiku operating system are now available…
Source: Phoronix – BeOS-Inspired Haiku OS Had A Successful GSoC 2017: Swift, Btrfs, Preferences GUI
Monthly Archives: August 2017
Cortana Will Integrate With Alexa As Microsoft And Amazon Forge Voice Assistant Alliance
Amazon and Microsoft have decided to work together in the AI voice assistant arena rather than erect barriers between one another. In a move that will ultimately benefit customers, Alexa and Cortana will be able to communicate with Cortana and vice versa. What that means is customers with Echo devices can say, “Alexa, open Cortana,” while
Source: Hot Hardware – Cortana Will Integrate With Alexa As Microsoft And Amazon Forge Voice Assistant Alliance
YouTube Brandishes New Logo, Overhauled Mobile App Desktop Interface Incoming
There are plenty of places for cord cutters to get their entertainment fix without having to shell out a hundred dollars per month or more for cable or satellite service. YouTube is one of those places, and it has been working hard to overhaul its mobile apps and websites to make them better and easier to use for its millions of fans. YouTube
Source: Hot Hardware – YouTube Brandishes New Logo, Overhauled Mobile App Desktop Interface Incoming
Acer's all-in-one 360 camera has an LTE connection
Acer has introduced two new cameras at the IFA trade show in Berlin, and while both are 360-degree LTE-connected devices, they serve different purposes. The Holo360 is an all-in-one device that you can use to shoot, edit and share spherical 6.9K phot…
Source: Engadget – Acer’s all-in-one 360 camera has an LTE connection
Acer's Switch 7 hybrid tablet has dedicated graphics without a fan
Acer’s Switch 5 tablet wasn’t something to write home about. The kickstand was clever, but what else was there to lure you away from, say, a Surface Pro? The company has a better answer today. It’s launching a slew of new PCs at IFA 2017, and the hea…
Source: Engadget – Acer’s Switch 7 hybrid tablet has dedicated graphics without a fan
Alienware Unveils Two 34-inch Curved Gaming Monitors With NVIDIA G-SYNC
Dell announced some pretty impressive gaming PCs this morning, and is rounding out its lineup with two new 34-inch Alienware gaming monitors. There are some clear similarities between the AW3418DW and AW3418DW including quad-zone AlienFX lighting, super-thin bezels and NVIDIA G-SYNC technology to smooth out gameplay and reduce screen tearing.
From
Source: Hot Hardware – Alienware Unveils Two 34-inch Curved Gaming Monitors With NVIDIA G-SYNC
Alienware's 34-inch curved monitor supports NVIDIA G-Sync
Gaming monitors are becoming more specialized and less useful for regular movies thanks to widescreen and often curved designs. Alienware is a good example with its latest 34-inch displays, the curved AW3418DW and flat AW3418HW (or the “A W 3 4 1 8 H…
Source: Engadget – Alienware’s 34-inch curved monitor supports NVIDIA G-Sync
Dell Refreshes Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming Notebook And AMD Ryzen-Powered Gaming Desktop
Dell is making a big splash at PAX West with some new additions to its gaming lineup. These include new members of the Inspiron family and two new Alienware-branded gaming monitors.
First up at bat is a refreshed Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming, which manages to fit a whole lot of high-powered enthusiast gear into a 15.6-inch notebook frame (we
Source: Hot Hardware – Dell Refreshes Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming Notebook And AMD Ryzen-Powered Gaming Desktop
Deezer now streams high-quality audio to more than just Sonos
Deezer Elite brought high-quality music streaming to Sonos speakers back in 2014, but until now, the service wasn’t available on audio gear from other companies. Starting today, you can access the renamed Deezer HiFi tier from Chromecast Audio or any…
Source: Engadget – Deezer now streams high-quality audio to more than just Sonos
CeX hack puts as many as 2 million accounts at risk
Second-hand gaming retailer CeX has been left red-faced after being forced to admit that an “online security breach” may have put as many as two million customer accounts at risk. In an email to customers, the company said that personal information -…
Source: Engadget – CeX hack puts as many as 2 million accounts at risk
Acer Predator Orion 9000 Boasts 18-Core Intel Skylake-X CPU And 4-Way Radeon RX Vega Graphics
When it comes to gaming desktops many gamers feel like you can never have enough power inside your rig, especially if you plan to game at high resolutions with all the eye candy turned on. Acer has announced a new gaming desktop at IFA in Berlin, and the machine is high-end to say the least. Acer says that the Predator Orion 9000 is an “extreme
Source: Hot Hardware – Acer Predator Orion 9000 Boasts 18-Core Intel Skylake-X CPU And 4-Way Radeon RX Vega Graphics
Logitech's latest no-lag wireless gear includes a mechanical keyboard
Logitech’s ultra-low lag wireless peripherals are quickly expanding beyond mice. It’s introducing two more peripherals that take advantage of its Lightspeed tech, including its first keyboard. The G613 (above) has the mechanical switches that many…
Source: Engadget – Logitech’s latest no-lag wireless gear includes a mechanical keyboard
South Korea Moves Towards The World's First 'Robot Tax'
An anonymous reader quotes ZDNet:
It’s being called the world’s first robot tax. If it goes into effect, South Korea will be the first country to change its tax laws in recognition of the coming burden of mass robotic automation on low and middle-skill workers. The change proposed by the Moon Jae-in administration isn’t a direct tax on robots. Rather, policymakers have proposed limiting tax incentives on investments in automation… Under existing law, South Korean companies that buy automation equipment, such as warehouse and factory robots, can deduct between three and seven percent of their investment. The current proposal, which seems likely to advance, is to reduce the deduction rate by up to two percentage points.
The move is evidently not an attempt to staunch companies from adopting automation technology. Rather, it is a kind of formal acknowledgment that unemployment is coming on a big enough scale to eat into South Korea’s tax revenue. Policymakers are hoping that reducing the deduction incentives by a couple percentage points will offset the lost income tax and help keep the country’s social services and welfare coffers filled.
The Korea Times, which broke the story, reminds readers that former U.S. treasury secretary Lawrence Summers has called robot taxes “profoundly misguided… A sufficiently high tax on robots would prevent them from being produced.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – South Korea Moves Towards The World’s First ‘Robot Tax’
LLVM 5.0 Release Should Be Imminent
LLVM 5.0 was supposed to be officially released last week, but instead another release candidate was warranted while the stable debut is expected in the days ahead…
Source: Phoronix – LLVM 5.0 Release Should Be Imminent
There's a VR game to go with Netflix's new 'Voltron' series
If you thought Netflix’s Voltron Legendary Defender was a great new take on the old series, there’s more where it came from — not in animation, but in VR. On September 26th, fans can play the virtual reality game DreamWorks Voltron VR Chronicles on…
Source: Engadget – There’s a VR game to go with Netflix’s new ‘Voltron’ series
NYPD: Whoops, Turns Out Our New Windows Phones Are Now Worthless
It’s been roughly two years since Microsoft released a new Windows Phone, and it looks like the company has basically decided its awful, single-digit market share warrants a reimagined approach which might not come for some time. So it’s a little strange the NYPD, which is so much larger and well equipped than any…
Source: Gizmodo – NYPD: Whoops, Turns Out Our New Windows Phones Are Now Worthless
The Inpatient and Bravo Team PS VR Dates from Supermassive Games
Posted: 08-30-2017 12:22 AM
Source: https://www.psxhax.com/threads/the-i…ve-games.2721/
Summary:
Source: https://www.psxhax.com/threads/the-i…ve-games.2721/
Summary:
Two new PlayStation VR games will be incoming this year, as both PS VR titles The Inpatient and Bravo Team now have 2017 release dates from Supermassive Games!
Here’s the scoop alongside a Story Trailer video…
The Inpatient and Bravo Team PS VR Dates from Supermassive Games
Source: PS4 News – The Inpatient and Bravo Team PS VR Dates from Supermassive Games
Security Researchers Discover Spammer List of Over 711 Million Email Accounts
An unknown hacker has gathered up to 711 million email accounts stored on an “open and accessible” server in the Netherlands, ZDNet reported. The server contains passwords to both email addresses and servers which are apparently being used to send large amounts of spam through legitimate accounts, thereby bypassing…
Source: Gizmodo – Security Researchers Discover Spammer List of Over 711 Million Email Accounts
Uber has its new CEO: Dara Khosrowshahi
Uber’s board of directors (which still includes outgoing CEO Travis Kalanick) has made its pick for a new leader official, selecting Dara Khosrowshahi. The former CEO of Expedia, he was reportedly selected over former HP CEO Meg Whitman and former GE…
Source: Engadget – Uber has its new CEO: Dara Khosrowshahi
Is Slashdot Blocked In Parts Of India?
Long-time Slashdot reader davesag writes:
I’m a regular long-term Slashdot reader and have been living in Delhi for the last 9 months. As of last Friday 25th August the only way I can access Slashdot at all is via a VPN. It appears that Slashdot has joined the growing list of websites the Indian Government finds threatening.
The Indian Government is deeply paranoid over internet access, with many sites being blocked, jail sentences for viewing blocked URLs, and bans on open wifi networks.
In 2015 the Indian government blocked access to over 800 adult web sites, and earlier this month they reportedly blocked access to Archive.org.
“A block on Slashdot is over the top,” davesag writes, “and makes me wonder what it is about this news site that the government here finds so terrifying.”
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Source: Slashdot – Is Slashdot Blocked In Parts Of India?