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- Google Chromebook, powered by MediaTek, is demoed at Computex
- The
Chromebook is running the 64-bit MT8173 SoC, which is based on
ARM's big.LITTLE technology and packs a set of more power-efficient
Cortex-A53 cores and a set of extremely powerful Cortex-A72 cores.
- Computex Microsoft Forum 2015 Product - In the video
--uploaded by a Computex attendee -- the tablet
can be seen at the 7:38 mark but the entire video is worth viewing.
The 9-inch tablet is said to come with a keyboard as well as a stylus
and a special arrangement to carry while taking notes. According to
Windows Central, Microsoft was quick to take the device off the stage
once the demo concluded.
- New York Regulator Issues Final Virtual Currency Rules - FYI,
New York state issued on Wednesday extensive
new rules for companies that operate in virtual currencies such as
bitcoin but did little to accommodate complaints that overly tight
regulation could hamper the nascent industry. The new rules, the first
by a state, create comprehensive guidelines for regulating digital
currency firms, according to the state's Department of Financial
Services, which developed the regulations.
- Windows 10 launches on July 29; registrations for free copies
- Microsoft has announced Windows 10
will be available starting on July 29. Windows 10 will be offered
as a free upgrade for those who own Windows 7 or Windows 8.1, as long
as they didn't pirate their copy of Microsoft's operating system. For
those who plan on downloading Windows 10 as soon as it becomes
available to them, Microsoft has released a new taskbar app that should
be available for those eligible for the upgrade. All you have to do is
click on Windows icon, input your email address, and you'll be prompted
when Windows 10 is available to download.
- Windows 10 Home users may not be able to opt out of Automatic
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On July 29, users of Windows 7 Starter, Home Basic, Home Premium and
those on the non Pro version of Windows 8.1 will be able to upgrade to
Windows 10 Home for free. The interesting language in the specifications page for this upgrade path is also
the bit where it
mentions updates. "Windows 10 Home users will have updates from Windows
Update automatically available. Windows 10 Pro and Windows 10
Enterprise users will have the ability to defer updates."
- How to remove 'Download Windows 10' icon on Windows 7 - Microsoft
has slipped adware prompting users to upgrade to Windows 10 into Windows
Update, which for some was marked as important. It's an icon in the
taskbar, which has a menu of four options related to the offer and no
option for removing it. The file that runs this is, in my case,
"C:Windowssystem32GWXGWX.exe".
- Skype leveraged to distribute adware - Researchers with PhishMe
have identified and assisted in disrupting a campaign in which
Skype was being leveraged to distribute adware. The threat was
initially discovered when a PhishMe researcher was alerted on Skype
that a user was attempting to call them, according to a Wednesday post.
The user's name: "NEW VIDEO MESSAGE RECEIVED! VIEW AT
WWW.VIEWROR[dot]COM." Upon clicking the link, a voice tells the
recipient to click a download link in order to install a proprietary
video player needed to play the alleged video message. Once downloaded
and opened, the executable asks to run as administrator, and the user
is then presented with a screen to install many different components –
all of which are adware.
- String of characters can crash your Skype app for good - Users
have discovered that receiving a message with the characters
"http://:", without the quotes, renders many of Skype's apps unusable,
as they instantly crash. What's worse is that once that message is in
your chat history, the apps will crash continuously upon restarting. So
far it looks like the desktop version of Skype as well as iOS and
Android clients are vulnerable to this bug, while the Modern Windows
app and the Mac OS X clients are unaffected. Unfortunately there
doesn't seem to be any easy fix to this. The only workaround seems to
be quite convoluted, as the sender has to delete the message with the
characters, and then the receiver needs to install an older version of
Skype. However, it's not clear whether this actually works.
- Netflix Starts Testing Pre-Roll Ads? - Last week some
users noticed that Netflix was running post-roll ads
after shows ended. At that time everyone who was affected was using an
Xbox One to watch Netflix. Now we are receiving reports that Netflix is
testing ads before shows start, and we are hearing from Netflix
subscribers on other devices, including Roku and Tivo. Netflix released
the following statement: "We are always testing new things via the
service, many of which never see a rollout. We have nothing more to add
at this point." Some users are reporting that they are able to skip the
ads, while others say they could not; some users are reporting 20
second ads, and others are seeing longer ads; however, all reports say
the ads are for Netflix shows. Clearly Netflix is looking for
subscriber feedback by testing ads. Based on what we've heard, they are
trying a variety of ad formats to find the best fit for the service.
Since Netflix has made the ad testing public by testing on the general
subscriber base, it appears they are very serious about implementing
ads in some format. Later today, the CEO of Netflix Reed Hastings just
posted on his personal Facebook
account that there will be no ads on Netflix but he added "Just
adding
relevant cool trailers for other Netflix content you are likely to
love." So here is the question is a unskippable "trailer" that you did
not ask to see a ad or just a " trailer"? ;-)
- What Google Wants To Do With... Radar? - Project Soli is
developing a new interaction sensor using radar technology. The sensor
can track sub-millimeter motions at high speed and accuracy. It
fits onto a chip, can be produced at scale and built into small devices
and everyday objects.
- This $200,000 Computer Was Almost Recycled - One of only
200 Apple I computers almost managed to get caught in the cross-hairs
of a trash canister. The first series of computers made by Steve Jobs
and Steve Wozniak are now worth $200,000 each and one of them was
nearly recycled. BBC is reporting
that an unknown woman between 60 and 70 pulled up in an SUV at a
recycling center in Milpitas, California, and dropped off the computer
at the facility. Unbeknownst to her, the device is worth $200,000.
- How To Hack Your Phone Charger - Don't waste your money
on a pricey wireless phone charger when you can hack
together your own for under $15.
- LightSail - Flight by Light (full version) - The first of
The Planetary Society's two LightSail spacecraft will ride to space
aboard an Atlas V rocket in May 2015. The mission is a shakedown cruise
designed to test out the CubeSat's critical systems. In 2016, the
second LightSail spacecraft will piggyback into orbit aboard the first
operational flight of SpaceX's new Falcon Heavy rocket for a
full-fledged solar sailing demonstration.
- sRunning Beyond the Bio-inspired Regime - The
X2-VelociRoACH running at record setting speeds!
- Olympic Cyclist Vs. Toaster: Can He Power It? - World
famous track cyclist Robert Forstemann battles a 700w toaster. Can he, with
his 74cm ~ legs, generate enough energy to create a golden-brown
toast? Please like, share and comment! The challenge was set up to show
how much energy we humans consume compared to what we can generate.
This is a graduation project from the Stockholm Academy of Dramatic
Arts filmed in Stockholm, Sweden.
- Iaijyutsu Master Faces Off Against Sword-Swinging Robot Arm - Meet
Isao Machii. He's a master of swordplay and a five-time iaijyutsu
record holder. His ability was unmatched, until the Yaskawa
Corporation decided to build a robot that might learn to perform
the same unreal feats.
- Boeing's EMP Weapon Knocks Out Power from the Sky - The
Boeing Corporation has successfully tested their new electromagnetic
pulse weapon named Counter-electronics High-powered Microwave Advanced
Missile Project, or CHAMP for short. The EMP
pulse weapon is capable of pinpointing targets and disabling all
electronics with an undetected stealth flyby.
- Volvo Pedestrian Detection Demo Goes Terribly Wrong - Lesson to be
learned here: If you are going to test out the latest and greatest
safety feature on an automobile, (1) first make sure the auto actually
has the feature installed, (2) make sure the driver doesn't override
the feature if it was installed and last but not least, (3) never test
new features on humans!
- Lightning Strikes While Lady Is Charging Tesla - What
happens when lightning strikes while you are charging your Tesla? Exactly what
you'd think...car goes crazy!
- Guess What Finally Defeated The Red Hot Nickel Ball - Gak came
pretty close to unscathed, but this hockey puck is probably still
tournament-legal even after the red hot nickel ball treatment.
- Exeter Trailer - A group of
teenagers accidentally release an evil spirit that starts to
possess them one by one.
- BRIDGE OF SPIES - Official Trailer #1 - Based loosely on
the story of James Donovan, an American lawyer known for facilitating
the exchange of an American U-2 pilot for a Russian spy, "Bridge of
Spies" puts Tom Hanks in the capable hands of Steven Spielberg and
a script by the Coen brothers.
- Here's The First Trailer For Pixar's 'The Good Dinosaur' - What if the
asteroid that killed the dinosaurs missed? And then humans
developed anyway. And became friends. Boy, Neil deGrasse Tyson is going
to have a field day with this one.
- Kyle Reese Vs. the T-1000 in a New Terminator Genisys Clip - Paramount
Pictures and Skydance Productions have released a new clip
from Terminator Genisys featuring Kyle Reese going up against a new
variety of T-1000 in a familiar department store from the 1984
original. In the film, when John Connor (Jason Clarke), leader of the
human resistance, sends Sgt. Kyle Reese (Jai Courtney) back to 1984 to
protect Sarah Connor (Emilia Clarke) and safeguard the future, an
unexpected turn of events creates a fractured timeline. Now, Sgt. Reese
finds himself in a new and unfamiliar version of the past, where he is
faced with unlikely allies, including the Guardian (Arnold
Schwarzenegger), dangerous new enemies, and an unexpected new mission:
To reset the future...
- Mad Max: Fury Road is freaking awesome even without effects - Mad
Max is a fantastic movie thanks to the unbelievable stunts and planning
by the filmmakers. Here's what Mad Max looks like in Real Life.
- Southpaw - Official Trailer - From director Antoine Fuqua
(TRAINING DAY) and writers Kurt Sutter (SONS OF ANARCHY) and Richard
Wenk (THE MECHANIC) comes SOUTHPAW - the story of Billy "The Great" Hope,
Junior Middleweight Boxing Champion of the World. When tragedy strikes
and he loses it all, Billy enters the battle of his life as he
struggles to become a contender once again and win back those he loves.
SOUTHPAW stars Academy Award nominee Jake Gyllenhaal, Academy Award
winner Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams, Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson, Rita
Ora, Naomie Harris and Victor Ortiz.
- World's Largest Whoopee Cushion - Some people have way
too much time on their hands. Not sure how
you prank someone with something of this size.
- Hail Storm in Gatlinburg, TN June 2nd 2015 - Tennessee
had a crazy hail storm the other day. I'm not sure why this guy is
just standing around watching when he should be parking his cars in his
two car garage.
- 10,000 Bees Beard - This starts off ill-advised and only
gets worse. Who really needed a bee-beard in the first place?
- Cartel Land Trailer (2015) Documentary Movie - Cartel Land:
Documentary about vigilantes fighting Mexican drug lords produced
by Kathryn Bigelow (INSANE footage)
- Clueless Kid Swallows Ghost Pepper, Instantly Regrets It - Get this
poor kid some milk ;)
- This is why mom doesn't F@cking love you! - Redneck
pranks gone wrong at the Jackman house.
- Eurojackpot ticket in flames - 90 million EUR - A video
of a guy from the Czech Republic, who chose the right numbers at ticket
for 90 million EUR Eurojackpot in the lotery from 15th May 2015 and decided to
burn the ticket in order to keep his real life.
- All Hail Michael Fassbender In The First 'Macbeth' Trailer - Macbeth -
Starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard - In UK Cinemas
October 2nd
- Ferret Babies Follow Mom - check it out
- The best pics on the Internet #136 - All pictures
are carefully handpicked
- Hottest Babes on the Internet #64 - Which one is
hottest? ;-)
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