Jump to content

Whiskers

Retired Staff
  • Posts

    1,863
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by Whiskers

  1. Thread moved to "New Builds and Planning" section.
  2. I've hidden some posts in this thread. Please discuss the topic without resorting to personal attacks on those you disagree with. Just because someone holds a different opinion than you do doesn't mean it's acceptable to suggest they're a shill or that their opinion is invalid. Keep it civil, or the thread will be locked. Let's not ruin what can be an interesting discussion.
  3. It is Apple's fault. And I say that as an iPhone owner myself. The non-Plus model iPhone has notoriously poor battery life and has ever since the 6 was launched. The 6S improved it (or worsened it depending on the silicon lottery) then the 7 improved it again and also the 8 again; but the improvements were relatively minor and the effective battery life is still very short, especially for screen on time. The smaller the capacity the faster the phone will discharge. By putting such small capacity batteries in the iPhone (the non-Plus models aren't even 2000mAh) Apple are ensuring that people will burn through the lifespan of the Li-Po battery faster than if it had a larger capacity battery. It's the only reason I have a 7 Plus instead of a 7; the battery capacity on the base model is just ridiculous. Even on the 7 Plus it's ridiculously small for such a large phone, not even reaching 3000mAh.
  4. Topic previously posted here. Also, please read the Tech News and Reviews section guidelines here. Thread locked.
  5. I don't think this title is very accurate. Their Authenticator app seems to be insecure, but so far as we know that doesn't extend to the main LastPass app itself.
  6. The standout RPG for the Xbox 360 was Mass Effect, but that was also available on the PC and was also ported over to the PS3 later on. I can't think of any 360-specific RPGs that would make the console worth playing. There were some decent exclusives such as Halo and Forza, but if you're not really interested in those... I'd say there's pretty much no reason to get the console.
  7. Indeed. Sorry OP, but I'll have to lock this thread. Officially, you can only run macOS on Mac hardware.
  8. Hope you get better soon dude.
  9. This thread is over 3 years old now, and has technically been necroed twice. I think it's had its time. Locked.
  10. Because your thread is specifically about a monitor it best belongs in the "Displays" section of the forum, so I moved the thread there for you. When threads are posted in their appropriate sections, they're more likely to attract the interest of people who are knowledgeable on the subject; members who know about monitors and display technology are more likely to pay attention to threads posted in the "Displays" section than they are "General Discussion", for example. I was just giving you a heads up that it had been moved.
  11. Thread moved to Displays section.
  12. Dude come on, don’t be that guy. I’m sure OP just made a mistake. Report the thread to the mod team then just leave it for us to move. Thread moved to Laptops and Pre-Built Systems.
  13. Yup, locked. ...not really. Merry Christmas everyone!
  14. Thread cleaned. Regardless of any grudges you may hold against someone on this forum or outside of it, it is not in any way acceptable to encourage their suicide or to accuse them of being dishonest about their mental health. These kind of accusations are incredibly dangerous for plenty of reasons, and won't be tolerated on LTT. This discussion will stay open so long as it remains civil.
  15. I’m going to just pull a “Butthurt Priv owner” move right now and advise against it. BlackBerry’s software optimisation is pretty atrocious, with performance on all their phones so far falling well below what should be expected of their hardware (Priv in particular has awful issues). They have a completely locked boot loader so if you have any issues with the stock ROM you have no way to change it. The Motion is a midrange phone priced pretty high, using last year’s Snapdragon 625. BlackBerry’s post-launch software support has so far been terrible for all of their devices. The BlackBerry Priv launched in November 2015 (a month after Marshmallow) with Android 5.1 Lollipop, and only got an update to Marshmallow by around April 2016. This was the Priv’s first and only OS upgrade, in spite of being a $700 US retail launch price phone. DTEK50 and 60 are also stuck on Marshmallow, with the KEYOne in Nougat which it launched with and promised an update to Oreo but nothing available yet. The only good thing I can say about BlackBerry’s Android phones is that they’re pretty damn good at releasing security patches, and have only missed out a few months here and there in the 2 years the Priv has been available. But keep in mind that if you want a BlackBerry because of its software enhancements such as the keyboard, BlackBrrry Hub etc, these are also available through the play store for other Android devices to use too.
  16. I think you're being pretty unfair here if I'm honest. You didn't like the video which is entirely fair, not everyone will and there's no reason you should or have to. But I don't think some of your criticism is very fair at all. As far as sponsored videos go I actually feel the LMG team goes out of their way to make them balanced; to satisfy their own bottom line, to satisfy the interests of their viewerbase and to meet the requirements of the sponsor. Very few other channels out there that do sponsored videos have done a good job of balancing these out, and many have suffered some pretty immense backlash because of it (at times justified and at times.. not so much). Linus Tech Tips has grown so much from the days of unboxing purely computer hardware. It's a massive YouTube channel (and media company) that produces content focused on many facets of technology; the way I see it, cars are just as big a part of the tech world as computers are. And with modern cars being what they are, they're beginning to share a lot of components and to varying degrees even software in common with mobile phones and computers. A review for a concept car wouldn't have made any sense, whilst a showcase does. It creates exposure for Renault within the LTT community, but it also lets us as that community get to see a pretty cool video on an interesting car with a lot of interesting tech. We're tech fans, and many of us are probably interested in car technology. It's an important part of our lives and so it's interesting to see how the car world is progressing and what types of improvements we might see in cars over the years. To see a big company like Renault making a functional autonomous vehicle today is very cool, and personally I thought the video was a good match for LTT's style and tech-focused nature. And considering the upvotes to downvotes are currently sitting at 49k to 1k it seems the vast majority of LTT viewers also liked the video. Personally I liked the video, and I look forward to seeing more videos of its type in the future. Provided they don't start to become too frequent, I find them an interesting break from the normal LTT content and I quite like seeing Linus' take on upcoming technologies on things like cars or the "High-Tech Concept Ocean Liner" experience provided by Royal Caribbean.
  17. Ouch, that's one long work day.
  18. One of the rare occasions where Scotland's fairly crappy weather is a good thing. I haven't seen many wasps in years.
  19. If you're ever unsure which section a thread will best belong to, just post it in whichever section you think fits best. If it turns out to belong to another section the mod team can move the thread there after it has been posted.
  20. @Jessentis YouTube Please post topics once only, and in the appropriate section. I've merged the three topics you've posted into this one, as this forum section is the most appropriate for your question.
  21. Sorry @LIQUIDFOX00200, we don't allow the discussion of hackintoshes on LTT. You can read the Community Standards to see this. Thread locked.
×