Sunday, January 29, 2017

Nvidia's new Shield TV is a refined media box, but it's still best for gamers and other top stories.

  • Nvidia's new Shield TV is a refined media box, but it's still best for gamers

    About two weeks ago, Nvidia announced a new version of its Shield TV media streaming box. The new box features a smaller design, redesigned controller, an included remote, and a couple of other minor tweaks. But inside, it's the same Tegra X1 processor ...
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  • Microsoft is finally rebuilding the Xbox One dashboard for speed

    Microsoft is finally rebuilding the Xbox One dashboard for speed
    The Xbox One dashboard was built with Kinect in mind, from the overall user interface to the basic fundamentals that assign system resources accordingly. Microsoft has slowly been walking back some of those decisions with improvements focused on quick ...
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  • Nintendo America Boss: Switch Online Platform Will Have 'Nintendo Flair'

    Nintendo America Boss: Switch Online Platform Will Have 'Nintendo Flair'
    The Nintendo Switch feels like the move Nintendo should have made five years ago. You’re going to hear that a lot, mostly because it’s true, or at least feels true off initial impressions less than two months from launch. There’s reason to be skeptical, of course. Start with Wii U, Nintendo’s worst-selling console if you’re not counting the 1977 Japan-only Color TV-Game. And it’s 2017, not 2006 — mobile gaming is ubiquitous, baked into platforms most carry around whether they identify as gam..
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  • Facebook takes its fake news fight to Germany

    Facebook takes its fake news fight to Germany
    Facebook is expanding its trial of measures to combat fake news beyond the U.S. for the first time — and will shortly be rolling out the updates in Germany. In a blog post yesterday the company said it will be introducing the updates to the market “in the coming weeks”. Last month Facebook’s VP of News Feed, Adam Mosseri, detailed the company’s plans for fighting fake news being shared and amplified on the platform. This followed a storm of criticism about Facebook’s role in the US presidentia..
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  • China Tightens Apps Oversight

    China Tightens Apps Oversight
    BEIJING—Plugging a gap in the Great Firewall, China on Monday began requiring internet app stores to register with the state. China has long censored websites, barring outlawed content such as pornography, the promotion of illegal activity including terrorism and “rumors,” a term regulators often apply to antigovernment statements. But...
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  • Samsung Heir Faces Arrest In Presidential Corruption Scandal

    Samsung Heir Faces Arrest In Presidential Corruption Scandal
    SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 12: Lee Jae-Yong, vice chairman of Samsung arrives at the office of the independent counsel on January 12, 2017 in Seoul, South Korea. The independent counsel team investigating the peddling scandal involving South Korean President Park Geun-hye and her confidant Choi Soon-sil summoned Samsung Group Vice Chairman Lee Jae-yong for questioning on charges of perjury as he allegedly lied about the money Samsung donated to Choi through multiple channels in the parliamen..
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  • Investigations into Galaxy Note 7 explosions have concluded, but results are conflicting

    Investigations into Galaxy Note 7 explosions have concluded, but results are conflicting
    The numerous and seemingly spontaneous Galaxy Note 7 fires and explosions late last year forced Samsung to do something that was once unthinkable: recall a major mobile product only a few months after its launch. Samsung is expected to announce what caused the overheating accidents that led to unexpected fires very soon, but it looks like some results have already been leaked. And they’re pretty conflicting. Some reports mention the phablet’s battery as the culprit, while other reports indicate..
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  • Airbus CEO sees 'flying car' prototype ready by end of year

    Airbus CEO sees 'flying car' prototype ready by end of year
    MUNICH Airbus Group plans to test a prototype for a self-piloted flying car as a way of avoiding gridlock on city roads by the end of the year, the aerospace group's chief executive said on Monday.Airbus last year formed a division called Urban Air Mobility that is exploring concepts such as a vehicle to transport individuals or a helicopter-style vehicle that can carry multiple riders. The aim would be for people to book the vehicle using an app, similar to car-sharing schemes. "One hundred y..
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  • Iridium Goes 'Phew' After SpaceX Gets Off Ground

    Iridium Goes 'Phew' After SpaceX Gets Off Ground
    Iridium Goes 'Phew' After SpaceX Gets Off Ground Iridium executives can exhale. The SpaceX rocket carrying ten of the company's next-generation satellites has smoothly taken to the skies, marking the space exploration company's first successful launch since its costly accident last September. That rocket explosion, which occurred on take-off, destroyed a satellite that social networking giant Facebook had planned to use to provide Internet connectivity in Africa. The accident stok..
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  • Microsoft patent reveals foldable phone that turns into a tablet

    Microsoft patent reveals foldable phone that turns into a tablet
    Microsoft is attempting to patent a device with a flexible hinge and display that would transform a phone into a tablet. Patent filings discovered by MSPoweruser reveal that Microsoft is, at least, experimenting with this type of concept for a future ...
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