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April 4th, 2014 - The WAN Show Document

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News Items [Rumour] Yahoo making their own youtube

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: ONOTech

Source 2: guardianlv.com

- Firm is remaining officially “tight lipped”.

- May be ready to launch in a few months.

- Yahoo’s CEO (allegedly) contacted Youtube content providers, star talents and network channels with the promise of more money if they switched to the Yahoo service.

- There have been complaints that talent stars are not making enough.

- They will only be seeking established internet personalities and the content providers will be able to manage their own content.

- Yahoo can sell its entire stake in “China’s Alibaba” and gain $37 billion cash, which it can use to invest against YouTube.

- Claims are also being made the firm is in attempts to buy existing video sites such as Vimeo.

R9 295 leaked

Source 1: kitguru.net

n.b.: Image in Source 1.

- A Chinese website has published what it claims to be the first image of the Radeon R9 295X2 graphics card.

- Codename Vesuvius.

- 2x AMD Hawaii graphics processors.

- 2816 Stream processors (total of 5632)

- 8GB or 16GB of GDDR5 memory.

- 2 PCI-E 8 Pin -> 375W max power draw.

- Hybrid (air/water) cooling solution.

- Could compete against the Titan Z.

- Rumored RRP = $1599 - £900 - €1085

- No comment from AMD.

Windows 8 free on devices under 9”

Source 1: theverge.com

- Comes with a free year of office 365

- also reducing windows 8.1 cost for PC makers by 70% from 50$

- This is more likely news for makers as devices under 9” would have to be compatible anyways

 

Office for iPad tops 12M downloads 9 days after release

Source 1: zdnet.com

- Cumulative number across entire suite of Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and OneNote

- Office 365 subscription ($99 or more) required for full functionality - they’re going to sell this to me eventually I think…Gotta make up that 9” and under Windows licence money somewhere...

- OneDrive only - no Dropbox, Google Drive integration or other cloud services.

- No printing support and no confirmation about whether it’s coming

- want to talk about my frustration with other document creation suites and other cloud syncing solutions

Amazon FireTV

Source 1: theverge.com

- $99

- Started shipping April 2nd.

- Quad core CPU + 2GB of RAM.

- Amazon claims it’s 3 times faster than set-top boxes from Apple and Roku.

- Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, Vimeo, MLB.tv, and the NBA will be among the apps available.

- Amazon's Instant Video takes top billing, but the company says it wants to help customers find the best deal for most videos with a "best value buy box." which will show you where a movie can be watched for the cheapest price.

- You can add stuff to a watchlist or just start playing it instantly.

- Will predict things you will watch in the future and download them in advance with a feature called ASAP.

- Voice search that “actually works” is also included.

- The Fire TV gamepad will retail for $39.99 and include 1,000 Amazon coins — the company's virtual currency — that can be used to purchase games.

- Games will appeal to casual mobile gamers with the average game price being $1.85.

- Complaints about options to play local content, voice searching not being enabled on 3rd party services like Netflix, and some valid questions raised about the future of a “box” device in a “stick” era.

Windows 8.1 update

Source 1: youtu.be/QKTlOYjmiZo

- You can boot/resume directly to desktop

- Windows store apps can now open as windows, and can be pinned on the taskbar

- can use the taskbar to show all store apps currently running

- store apps now have close and minimize buttons at the top

- added media control to store apps on the taskbar

- power and search are pinned at the top right of the start screen so no need to swipe in

- PC settings also on a tile now, no need to swipe in

- right click context menu on start screen

- multiple tile selection by holding ctrl

- smart search now includes app suggestions

- newly installed apps highlighted in all apps view

- Tighter integration with Windows Phone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QiyCKDbi1k

 

Direct X 12 fully supported on windows 7+

Source 1: linustechtips.com

Source 2 : channel9.msdn.com [Jump to 5:00]

- Doesn’t support “Starter Edition” (netbooks)

- The death of the strategy tax

- It’s a “goal”.

Apple Patents Mount for Swappable iPhone Lenses

Source 1: cameras.reviewed.com

n.b.: Sketch of device in Source 1.

- Flickr’s data shows that apple’s cameras are used more than Canon or Nixon cameras.

- The patent shows a device that looks an awful lot like an iPhone sporting a metal bayonet mount; the same kind used by DSLRs that would allow you to attach add-on lenses.

Mozilla CEO Resigns over anti-gay marriage controversy

Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: colonel_mortis

Source 2: bbc.co.uk/

- CEO in question is Brendan Eich (appointed just last month).

- Came in for heavy criticism for his views on same-sex marriage.

- Mr Eich has also stepped down from the board of the Mozilla Foundation, the non-profit organisation which owns the for-profit Mozilla Corporation.

- Mr Eich, who co-founded Mozilla and was also the creator of the JavaScript scripting language, made a $1,000 (£600) donation in 2008 in support of Californian anti-gay marriage law Proposition 8.

- The three board members ended their terms before Brendan was publicly announced as CEO.

- Users who went to OkCupid using Mozilla's Firefox browser were greeted with a message that read: "Hello there, Mozilla Firefox user. Pardon this interruption of your OkCupid experience. Mozilla's new CEO, Brendan Eich, is an opponent of equal rights for gay couples. We would therefore prefer that our users not use Mozilla software to access OkCupid."

NVIDIA Shield Update - Try gamestream remote

Source 1: legitreviews.com

- ?

People’s opinion on wireless charging

Source 1: theverge.com

- All the ridiculous in the comments on this article about wired vs wireless charging

 

Amazon announces Dash, a home barcode scanner and microphone

Source 1: fresh.amazon.com

Source 1: theverge.com

n.b.: Picture and video in Source 1

- Scans barcodes and adds them to your amazon shopping cart.

- OR, you can just say the name of an item to it and it will add it to the cart.

- Amazon is offering there for free to a limited number of amazon fresh users.

- 6 inches long plastic stick.

- Includes a laser scanner and a microphone for voice search.

- Amazon is currently accepting applications for potential testers, who will presumably need to live in one of the three AmazonFresh markets: southern California, San Francisco, or Seattle.

- You could theoretically do this with a smartphone but this is more convenient.

Are Gaming Laptops Dead?

Source 1: Linus’ Musings

- Battery Life

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If your grave doesn't say "rest in peace" on it You are automatically drafted into the skeleton war.

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Still showing processing on my side, but I can watch it. Maybe it'll be available soon....

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going to twitch :P

If your grave doesn't say "rest in peace" on it You are automatically drafted into the skeleton war.

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What the hell happened to the comments?

 

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4790k @ 4.5Ghz 1.180v NZXT Kraken X31 | MSI Z97 Krait | Kingston Hyper X Fury 32GB 1866Mhz, 2 DIMMs white and 2 black | GTX 980 Ti - G1 Gaming | GTX 680 - Reference | SilverStone ST75F-P | Phanteks Enthoo Pro

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5 thumbs up for restarting the show! if you know what i mean

you guys are awesome

it really was unwatchable before, like watching a slideshow of pictures with some audio

then got bit better but still for some reason twitch didn't play smooth on comp even on medium, so watched it on phone and was smooth even on high

 

have you found the problem tho?

you know what it was, or just twitch being twitch?

A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it.

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What the hell happened to the comments?

 

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clear your cache

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

ExSystems

Spoiler

Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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it would be nice if i didn't need to highlight the text in order to read it ;)   (night theme)

Current system - ThinkPad Yoga 460

ExSystems

Spoiler

Laptop - ASUS FX503VD

|| Case: NZXT H440 ❤️|| MB: Gigabyte GA-Z170XP-SLI || CPU: Skylake Chip || Graphics card : GTX 970 Strix || RAM: Crucial Ballistix 16GB || Storage:1TB WD+500GB WD + 120Gb HyperX savage|| Monitor: Dell U2412M+LG 24MP55HQ+Philips TV ||  PSU CX600M || 

 

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Any reason why the Archive is only in 720p?

ConsTR(4)uct:

  • CPU
    Threadripper 1900X @ 4.0GHz
  • Motherboard
    Asus PRIME X399-A
  • RAM
    32GB Crucial Ballistix Elite @ 3466MHz
  • GPU
    MSI GTX 1080Ti Gaming-X 11G
  • Case
    SilverStone Fortress FT02
  • Storage
    1TB Samsung 960 EVO + 500GB WD Blue SSD + 2x 4TB WD Red (RAID1) + 3TB HGST Deskstar NAS
  • PSU
    Corsair AX760i
  • Display(s)
    2x Acer Predator XB271HK
  • Cooling
    BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4
  • Keyboard
    Logitech G710+
  • Mouse
    Logitech G502
  • Sound
    Propellerhead Balance + Bose Companion II + AKG K7XX
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
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http://youtu.be/s0DUheKKcxk?t=24m7s

 

Like R9 290X... Why not just call it Radeon HD 9970... and then next year HD 10970...?

ConsTR(4)uct:

  • CPU
    Threadripper 1900X @ 4.0GHz
  • Motherboard
    Asus PRIME X399-A
  • RAM
    32GB Crucial Ballistix Elite @ 3466MHz
  • GPU
    MSI GTX 1080Ti Gaming-X 11G
  • Case
    SilverStone Fortress FT02
  • Storage
    1TB Samsung 960 EVO + 500GB WD Blue SSD + 2x 4TB WD Red (RAID1) + 3TB HGST Deskstar NAS
  • PSU
    Corsair AX760i
  • Display(s)
    2x Acer Predator XB271HK
  • Cooling
    BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro TR4
  • Keyboard
    Logitech G710+
  • Mouse
    Logitech G502
  • Sound
    Propellerhead Balance + Bose Companion II + AKG K7XX
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro
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Can anyone link the battlefield easteregg?

Curing shitposts by shitposts

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''We alreayd pay 80$ a month for creative cloud''

''Its not much if you look at it from a monthly perspective''

 

B) 20 min mark.

CPU: Ryzen 2600 GPU: RX 6800 RAM: ddr4 3000Mhz 4x8GB  MOBO: MSI B450-A PRO Display: 4k120hz with freesync premium.

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Reversible USB 3.0 Type C Cable? You're absolutely right that it's total cr*p, but please Linus...think about your heart. :D

"Barbarus hic ego sum, quia non intellegor ulli"

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