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Latest update number: Looks like paying out those click farms have finally.. payed off. Pewdiepie aka Felix Arvid Ulf Kjellberg, again has become the most subscribed channel on Youtube, previously holding the record of 66 million Youtube subscribers . Pewds channel amidst the chaos of being overtaken by a competitive alternate channel from India called T-series which runs it's channel on Music videos & interviews of Bollywood movies & celebrities is currently sitting at 65 million is the second ranking most subscribed channel in the world on Youtube, Pewdiepie have surpassed 67 Million subscribers on YouTube first channel to do so . Pewdiepie started his channel on youtube in the year 2010 on April 29th , He has currently uploaded a total of around 3600 videos in the channel , Currently stands around 7th place in video view rank as it usually accumulates around 3-7 mill in average maxing out at around 10 or 11 in view count per video as of late out of all those 66+ million subscribers he has , His monthly earning is estimated between 33k+ or upto 630k in ad revenue which translated upto 7 mill in yearly earnings approximately at max. but it's a projected estimate according to social blade & is probably not accurate, this excluding the fact that he does merchandises on his own like Chair (only $399), t-shirts & hats & recently his own game release of ASS yes ASS, All ads up to the revenue. plus social blade doesnt take into account on demonetized videos if i'm right. so it's good to call it an estimate. as of late he has racked up around a whopping 18,902,156,357 ( eighteen billion nine hundred two million one hundred fifty-six thousand three hundred fifty-seven) views on his channels contents alltogether Compared to T-series which employs a whole boat loads of people for content creation & promotion & others, Pewds have no ties with any network currently & works alone to create content with two of his editors editing the videos out for him, Not mention the series of demonetization he had to endure doing "meme reviews" An official Live Count channel dedicated to Pewds v T-series subscriber count in real time. T-Series Official channel >> https://www.youtube.com/user/tseries Looking at the ratio of subscription & the audience it caters to , T-series will inevitably catch up to this record sooner or later. it's almost sure that T-series will catch up to 66 mill in about a week or so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Dh-RL__uN4 Anyways Is this tech news? i don't know , it marks a Youtube Historical record break in a global scale, so it kinda is. So what do you think about this? Leave a comment or your personal thoughts down below. News review *claps twice*

What are peoples thoughts on Google+ being closed for consumers over the next 10 months and who will it be staying open too? Article: https://www.theverge.com/2018/10/8/17951890/google-plus-shut-down-security-api-change-gmail-android

Summary Reliance is buying Future Group for Rs 24,713 crore or $3.38 billion Quotes My thoughts This will mean that Reliance will be more powerful in the Indian retail market. Sources https://www.techradar.com/news/reliance-expands-retail-business-buys-out-future-group-what-it-means

Summary The Nokia 3.4 has leaked and it appears to be based on the Snapdragon Bengal soc and will have 6 gb of ram (although there may be versions with 2GB or 4GB of RAM), it will will have a 4,000 mAh battery, with 10W charging, via a microUSB port and a 3.5mm audio jack. It will have a 13MP + 2MP + 5MP triple setup of cameras and will ship with android 10. Edit: Thanks elfensky Quotes My thoughts Well I guess Nokia may get more of foothold in the phone market. Sources https://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_34_renders_and_specs_leak-news-44991.php https://www.gizchina.com/2020/08/28/alleged-nokia-3-4-render-reveals-a-punch-hole-design/

Summary Asus has announced a lineup of laptops that will feature Intel’s 11th generation processors. This lineup includes the ZenBook Flip S a convertible laptop with a OLED screen which will feature Thunderbolt 4, the ZenBook S (which will have two Thunderbolt 4 ports), the ZenBook 14 with ScreenPad, the ZenBook 14 Ultralight and the ExpertBook B9. Quotes My thoughts I think these will be good laptops because will fit the needs of lots of types of users Sources https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/2/21403990/asus-zenbook-s-flip-14-pro-laptops-intel-11th-gen-thunderbolt-4 https://www.techradar.com/news/asus-showcases-latest-laptops-with-11th-generation-intel-processors

Summary Lenovo has announced the Tab P11 Pro and Tab M10 HD Gen 2. The Tab P11 Pro has a Snapdragon 730G chipset with either 4gb or 6gb of ram, 128GB of storage and will have a 8,600mAh battery. For the screen it will have a 11.5 inch OLED display with a 16:10 aspect ratio and a peak brightness of 500 nits. It has a fingerprint sensor for security, android 10 and will cost $499. Moving on to the Tab M10 HD Gen 2, it has an octa-core MediaTek P22T chipset with either 2gb of ram and 32gb of storage or 4gb of ram and 64gb of storage and will have a 5,000mAh battery. For the screen it will have a 10.1 inch IPS LCD display with 400 nits of max brightness. It will ship with android 10 and will cost $129.99. Quotes My thoughts This will mean that Lenovo may make a comeback in the tablet market and people may buy its tablets instead of Samsung's and Apple’s. Sources https://www.androidauthority.com/lenovo-tab-p11-pro-1152757/ https://www.theverge.com/2020/8/31/21400859/lenovo-tab-p11-pro-android-10-tablet-oled-screen-snapdragon-730g

Summary An update to Google News started rolling out yesterday called dogfood which is a confidential version of the app. Some of the differences include a different icon, a daily crossword option which when click on leads no where and a dogfood feedback menu (which presumably will not feature in future public builds). Quotes My thoughts I think it is quite interesting that the there is a crossword option in settings and I hope that comes to production builds Sources https://9to5google.com/2020/09/02/confidential-dogfood-google-news/

Summary Today, renders of the upcoming Galaxy Fold 2 have been leaked. They show many upgrades to the original Galaxy Fold. The changes include: Bigger external screen (6.23” vs 4.6”) Bigger internal screen (7.7” vs 7.3”) Replacing the corner camera with a hole punch camera Triple cameras on the back The expect changes to the internals include: Upgraded processor (Snapdragon 865 plus) 4,365mAh Battery 15 watt wireless charging It will be officially announced on August 5th at the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event. Quotes My thoughts I think these are the standard changes that come with a new generation of phones. While exciting, they are not surprising. I just hope it isn’t as messed up as the original fold was at launch. Sources The Verge Status Update by @dizmo (where I first heard about the leak) Techradar

I don't have too much time to go into detail at the moment since I'm kind of busy at the moment with other obligations. The gist of it is the mega browser extension is compromised with malicious code and is attempting to steal passwords and crypto currency. discovered on 9/4/2018 here is the link to the original artical I saw while I was browsing the web: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mega-chrome-extension-hacked-to-steal-login-credentials-and-cryptocurrency/

Original article: https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2018/7/30/17633144/logitech-acquires-blue-microphones-announcement Logitech is taking yet another company under its umbrella in order to bolster its audio hardware offerings. They purchased Blue Microphones for a cool $117 million (USD) cash. Standard corporate happy-speak abounded in Logitech's blog post announcing the acquisition, but they seem quite enthusiastic about the opportunities such an acquisition provides them. Blog post here: https://blog.logitech.com/2018/07/30/logitechs-micing-up-with-blue/?cvosrc=affiliate.cj.7596969 From the Logitech CEO Bracken Darell: “Logitech’s acquisition of Blue Microphones will accelerate our entry into a growing market, and offers another way for us to help bring people’s passions (from music to blogging) to life. Joining with Blue is an adjacent opportunity for us – a new way to grow – with additional synergies related to our existing gaming, PC webcam and audio categories. It’s exciting!” At this point no joint projects or rebrandings have been announced, but Logitech has acquired other gaming and peripheral brands before, such as when it bought Astro Gaming approximately a year and a month ago. Since then no obvious signs of rebranding have occurred on the company's hardware save the copyright notice at the bottom of their site, but it can safely be assumed that there will be technology shared and jointly developed to improve future offerings under all the brands.

Amazon is changing how their ad platform works to compete better with Google and App Nexus according to Tech Crunch. Not sure what this means for those who rely on Amazon as a revenue through their affiliate program. https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/27/amazon-is-retiring-cpm-ads-a-display-ad-network-for-amazon-associates-by-the-end-of-september/

Game rage at a new level. Reported that 11-15 people injured & 4 people dead (including the suspect) during a targeted shooting that occurred during an NFL Madden esport event that was live streamed on twitch at Jacksonville Florida , it's is being treated a mass shooting at the moment but might change as threat seems to be contained & suspect is deceased . The shooting took place in the Sunday's event which was held at a place inside the shopping mall during a regional qualifier for the Madden 19 online game tournament at the GLHF Game Bar inside a Chicago Pizza restaurant, Jacksonville Landing area, which is located along the St. Johns River. Several people on social media participating in the Madden NFL tournament reported hearing gunshots shortly after 1:30 p.m. during the livestream of the tournament on the platform Twitch , Madden NFL 19 is a new video game based on the NFL that’s developed and published by EA Sports. Contest winner tweeted out >> official statement White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said that President Trump has been briefed on the situation, and are monitoring. Sources: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-shooting/gunman-kills-four-at-video-game-tournament-in-florida-idUSKCN1LB0M7 http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/08/26/jacksonville-landing-shooting-kills-at-least-4-sources-say-gunfire-heard-at-gaming-tournament.html https://abc7chicago.com/4-dead-9-injured-in-jacksonville-madden-tournament-shooting-source/4059545/ http://time.com/5378639/madden-shooting-jacksonville-florida/ reportedly , Multiple members of the online gaming community stopped playing on the live-streaming service Twitch to react to reports of the shooting. Anyways, due to political nature of this , Be balanced while in discussion or don't discuss it at all, no blind blaming on what's the cause, i'd rather see no discussion happening down there as a response to this rather than seeing a flame war discussion going nowhere stamping & put blame on anything that moves, surely these kind of events usually winds down to two things in public , does gun play a role or violent games play a role in causing events like this to happen in this kind of a place. in brutal honesty , this was a game rage gone too far . so there's that.

Emagherd, mAH Pryvasey is en dengaar! Scarewares, Nobody likes em , once you get to know how the cycle works, but to those who are just getting in to the whole Digital thing as a new thing , like old non-tech savvy folks & younger eager minded guys & gals who want to keep their pc safe by grabbing everything that offers them safety for free without cutting a hole through their pocket. Most of the folks tend to steer clear of premium apps & software to begin with as most are based on yearly subscription & have payment & uneasy activation hurdles to go through to get a pure offered service, Many software providing sites that offer free software that does so under the guise of having the best ratings & offers sorta click baity software's that later turn into a nightmare for users. Now Microsoft Windows Defender Research team announced that starting March Windows Defender will start removing software that has “coercive messages” or “misleading content to pressure you into paying for additional services or performing superfluous actions.” they grew up so fast , :') , seems just yesterday it was letting in coin miners & trojans in like old pals From February 2016 microsoft required cleaner and optimizer programs that purport to clean up systems and optimize performance to provide customers with detailed information about what purportedly needs to be fixed. This requirement aims to protect customers from programs that present aggregate “error” results with no specific details, without providing customers with the ability to assess and validate the so-called errors. Additional criteria that will trigger the removal include notices that the paid offer will expire in a limited time, or that no other errors (such as an antivirus program) will clean up the problems.In short, vendors that use scare tactics to get you to install, pay for, and use their system utilities will now have to be very careful about how they advertise, least Microsoft deem their products unwanted software and flag the applications for removal.In particular, Microsoft says, the rules will be aimed at killing off the dubious claims made by filesystem and Registry "cleaner" apps that try to charge users for performing routine or unnecessary tasks. For software developer who are worried about this issue & want to validate the detection of their programs can visit the Windows Defender Security Intelligence portal & upload their file for review. it's kinda like those phony microsoft team phone calls to your doorstep, applications that offer to scan your Windows PC for free, and then conveniently claim your computer is under attack by viruses, or has serious defects, and that the only way to save your files is to fork out fifty bucks for a magic cleanup tool. Rarely legit companies use scaretactics as marketing tool, but it has happened, Back in 2010 users of the free ZoneAlarm firewall version were presented with a pop-up "Global Virus Alert" notification about the trojan "ZeuS.Zbot.aoaq." The scary pop-up declares that your PC may be in danger! The high risk threat states that "ZeuS.Zbot.aoaq is a new Trojan virus had been found that steals banking passwords and financial account data. Basic protection to your computer is provided by Your ZoneAlarm Free Firewall, but this new threat requires additional security." The users were then redirected to their site to buy link for their premium software. Blog post was made by Barak Shein from Windows Defender Security Research team , So what are your thoughts on this? pretty bold move if you ask me but it could hinder legit software marketing that offer true protection which Microsoft might play a bias onto & ignore it because of that, but it's a welcoming sight to see the basic offered protection from within can carryout this important task to those who don't rely on a third party application to do so. please post Your thoughts & comments down below. Sources : https://cloudblogs.microsoft.com/microsoftsecure/2018/01/30/protecting-customers-from-being-intimidated-into-making-an-unnecessary-purchase/ https://www.pcworld.com/article/3252337/windows/microsofts-windows-defender-antimalware-targets-scareware-apps.html https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/2/16963720/microsoft-windows-10-windows-defender-antivirus-scareware-cleaner-removal https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/31/microsoft_windows_defender_scareware/ Complimentary meme: @GoodBytes #Microsoft

You there! Time to Go Home PS:Not this drone^^ Okay , it's a cheesy idea , but kinda cool to see stuff like this happening , A Japanese firm is proposing an idea to kick out over working employees on time for their own good by literally annoying them out of the door with an autonomous drone , The drone will fly through offices after hours playing Auld Lang Syne, which is commonly used to announce that stores are closing.To alert & annoy them to leave their post & go home, when it detects an over staying employee, it hovers over their head & keep playing the tune until they move away from their post. according to the firm employees tend to get lost in their office job & forget when the time to leave or sometimes deliberately overstay to do as much work as they can possible. T-Frend can take a pre-programmed flight across the office autonomously, using its sensors to navigate around walls and other obstacles while staying at a certain height to avoid papers flying up from its propellers. As well as an end-of-work alarm, T-Rend also functions as a security drone, filming surveillance footage and storing the data on an SD card. The drone’s developers are also considering outfitting it with facial recognition technology to help spot burglars and other intruders after-hours The drone is primarily a security guard that uses a video recorder to sweep the building when most of the company’s employees have gone home i kinda just imagine it being like a really big annoying mosquito , The idea of sending a drone to do this instead of sending another personnel to clear out the person from their post is also interesting , they have tried this method but it cause more problems within the job environment apparently & frictions between employees became too often heated , since there's no physical entity you can argue with when it's a drone & you cannot take it personally because that would be stupid this kinda gets the job done & it's a win-win. The T-Frend drone is a collaboration between Tasei, drone system developer Blue Innovation and the telecommunications operator NTT East. T-Frend’s developers are looking into using facial recognition technology so that late workers can be identified. The Drone hovers around the heads of workers clocking in overtime & It plays Auld Lang Syne, an 18th century Scottish ballad better known in Japan for telling shop customers it’s closing time. Working long hours in Japan is viewed as dedication and loyalty from the employee to the employer, a culture that the Japanese government has been trying to change. Every year in Japan, many workers die due to strokes, heart attacks and suicides, Workers are entitled to 20 days leave a year but currently about 35% don't take any of it. Examples : On Christmas Day in 2015, 24-year-old Matsuri Takahashi, an employee at the Japanese advertising agency Dentsu, jumped to her death. It emerged she had barely slept after working more than 100 hours of overtime a month in the period leading up to her death. In October, 31-year-old journalist Miwa Sado’s death in 2013 was ruled as ‘karoshi’ after it turned out she had logged 159 hours of overtime in one month at the NHK news agency Critics say the government is prioritizing business and economic interests at the expense of the welfare of workers. T-Frend drone is expected to be launched in April next year, sadly it's a monthly subscription based service but it would be carried out remotely off site , The service starts with a target price of around 500,000 yen (around usd $4,400) a month . So what do you think about this? leave a comment down below. Sources : https://www.davidicke.com/index.php/article/443533/japanese-firms-deploy-singing-drones-combat-overwork-culture http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-42275874 https://dronedj.com/2017/12/08/go-home-drone-tells-japanese-workers-to-well-go-home/ https://www.rt.com/news/412384-japan-singing-drones-overtime/ http://taisei-bm.co.jp/beyond/t-frend/

Cyber Kerchow Tesla Cybertruck hasn't entered into mass production , But even with that The Pre-orders have gone through the roof despite low expectations(thanks to memes). The Truck Boasting exceptional safety features such as stainless steel body & Bulletproof glass, Hard rock Chassis, Tough thick wide tires. It's basically an armor vehicle compared to regular & Off-road cars or even some mean looking SUV's. But ironically the same thing that makes it tough is apparently being put under scrutiny by some Safety Officials & Authorities as a hindrance to safety, For both the driver & the pedestrians. One of the main safety concern is pedestrians being hit by the truck & as you can expect from a tough stainless steel body & that almost sharp front side is tuff as hell(HARSH FRONT according to a commentator), According to current safety standards this needs to be soft almost pliable & collapsible when encountering an accident in order to reduce & lessen the effect of force driven injury to the pedestrian. The prototype with sharp steel front would most probably chop whoever standing in front into 2 with a given velocity. High Velocity & sharp front end design & 300-series stainless steel alloys, it is a brutal combo. (i mean look at this beast) This is somewhat can be fixed with a collapsible grill or a designed fender at front & it should pass the safety regulation feature. Which is what we can expect if the Truck ever passes the regulatory authority. Another concern is the lack of side/rear view mirrors, Although Tesla takes advantage of Hidden cameras at the Fenders at front (possibly at the back as well) the safety regulations insist the car should be having a visible side view mirror panel attached to the body (hidden camera for auto piloting & rear view) Another Concern is the tough Body in itself , meaning the the exteriors & chassis & whatnot, You can make it rock solid for safety reasons , But when it comes to real world applications an impact at very high velocity means the mass impact energy will be transferred to the occupants inside since the body doesn't absorb the impact force by properly deforming & absorbing the energy Onto the Next main concern, The odd protruding wheels , Safety Experts suggest that this could cause issues & put cyclists along with other motorists & pedestrians in harms way, this is kind of an obvious oneas thre design do look kinda like a monster truck version, safety would suggest that the tires align with the body so that it would not protrude out to put others in harms way. Another low key concern is the bullet proof glass , in an emergency if the door is stuck & the glass has to be broken/shattered in-order to gain access to the inside would be an impossible task. on the flip side though Robbers love this safety feature. go figure. (unbreak muh glass hart) & Onto to the next Safety concern "the Headlights". Although this is one of the main design feature of the cybertruck & brings the whole cars design aspect into looking modern & futuristic. safety experts suggest that this spreads out & scatters light without focusing light on the road. although the test drives showed the truck performing well with the built in light illuminating the road. the proper safety feature suggests that a vehicles headlights be able to focus strong on to a particular distance & with a certain intensity, Meaning an addition of Headlight Cluster affixed to the front of the car. It's a Safety Hazard alright! Anyways all of this & and a bunch of other minor feature stuffs are being scrutinized like windshield wipers which were absent in the prototype, improper shape of the vehicle,side indicators not being wide enough or present, rear fenders needing to be modified , steering wheel in relation to odometer placement etc. autopilot concerns & others. Plus the monopoly against this as an electric equalizer from the Gas Gang & also from competition who dont want to lose money. everything is obstructing the progress of this being a reality in some specific countries. Despite the Odd informal shape & supposed street legality, the pre-orders were pretty good & is expected to have record breaking sales for an electric vehicle. imo i think there are legit concerns that can be fixed & there are obstructive form of petty stuffs that is just a pointless nuisance , but as far as i'm concerned the car only needs a collapsible extended front end bumper & a good wiper & it's ready for the road! What do you think? Post your comments & rants down below. Sources : https://www.musclecarsandtrucks.com/tesla-cybertruck-rejected-by-europe/ https://www.marketwatch.com/story/teslas-cybertruck-doesnt-look-street-legal-but-pre-orders-are-pouring-in-2019-11-24 https://www.tweaktown.com/news/69315/tesla-cybertruck-illegal-sell-europe-redesign-needed/index.html https://www.tweaktown.com/news/69304/here-best-mods-attachments-tesla-cybertruck/index.html https://eresearch.fidelity.com/eresearch/evaluate/news/basicNewsStory.jhtml?symbols=TSLA&storyid=201911250746MRKTWTCHNEWS_SVC000133&sb=1 https://www.motorbiscuit.com/why-the-tesla-cybertrucks-stainless-steel-body-panels-could-be-a-problem/ https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/motoring/motoring-news/new-tesla-cybertruck-could-put-other-road-users-at-risk/news-story/da648cad43ef731ae5dbb45632a6ed41 https://forums.tesla.com/forum/forums/teslas-cybertruck-doesnt-look-street-legal-pre-orders-are-pouring https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/tesla-cybertruck-design-safety/ forbes link wont let you read unless you disable adblocker but "luckily" every other freaking site has the open info. hide info for forced ad money in 2019, BRILLIANT move! PS: We should Ban Toyota too because ISIS was using it , You know "Safety Hazard!"

Now you can be ugly on the inside & on the outside. Last Year Microsoft produced a rare few set of sweater with the Windows 98 Theme & made only about 100 & delivered it to otheir close fans in the twitter circle, This year Microsoft made about 250 Sweaters & is on the process of doing a giveaway to those who follows their Windows twitter account like last year , but the number of sweaters have been doubled this year. Package Contents Some Tweets of the People who received the sweater. Speaking of Ugly Clothing, Check out https://www.lttstore.com/ So There's that. I wonder if Linus will be able to get his hands on one. what do you think? Sources : Twitter Minefield (https://twitter.com/Windows) https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-2019-windowsuglysweater?utm_source=wc_tw&utm_medium=tw_card&utm_content=72997&utm_campaign=social https://www.pulse.com.gh/bi/tech/microsoft-is-handing-out-around-250-ugly-windows-xp-holiday-sweaters-that-everyone/9rt4ktl https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-windows-xp-sweaters-how-get-dont-get-hopes-up-2019-12 https://www.geekwire.com/2019/windows-dressing-microsofts-latest-holiday-ugly-sweater-soft-wear-pays-tribute-xp/

Dat ip-C4 rating doe Cold Water on that burnt area Samsung COO Tim Baxter President & COO of Samsung Electronics America issues video apology over Note7 battery issue through a personalized video to those who are affected & address those who still have the Note 7 in their possession to safely handle the device , the government and Samsung are both encouraging users to shut down and discontinue use of the phone and return it. Check if you have received the phone from a bad batch over here >> http://www.samsung.com/us/note7recall/ Sample image of a damaged note 7 that burned up the phone due to malfunctioned battery , Samsung had received 92 reports of batteries overheating in the US , including 26 reports of burns and 55 reports of property damage, including fires in cars and a garage. The issue according to Samsung was resolved by replacing te current battery with a newer one which clears off this issue completely & has been verified by a 3rd party independent lithium ion battery expert He also claimed that there had been close to a 130,000 note 7 exchanges that have already taken place (time of shooting the video) , Not sure if this resolves the FAA ban on all users that have a note 7 in their possession n the coming days, currently it's still banned fro in flight use & storage Sources: http://news.samsung.com/us/2016/09/15/samsung-replacement-note7-devices-as-part-of-voluntary-recall-president-tim-baxter-video-messaging/ http://techaeris.com/2016/09/16/samsung-coo-tim-baxter-issues-video-apology-note7/ http://www.droid-life.com/2016/09/16/president-coo-samsung-america-issues-formal-apology-video/ http://www.computerworld.com/article/3121109/smartphones/in-video-samsung-apologizes-over-note7-battery-defects.html

SafetyFirst Samsung's Note 7 has been under a lot of heat lately *badumtiss* The recent string of user sub reports have claimed that the galaxy not 7 have caught fire while being charged or while it was left on charging overnight , Obviously airlines take firehazard seriously , last thing you want is a fire hazard at 35000 feet above with the nearest LZ miles away , Currently 3 aviation firms tell passengers to avoid using or charging devices due to concerns about fire-prone batteries that could explode & could cause chain reaction customers will still be able to bring the phones on flights, the ban extends to the phones being plugged in to flight entertainment systems where USB ports are available. Most of the affected smartphone has been call backed by the company firm directly, but it's been slow progress in asian region as earlier reported , , there are still reportedly between 1 million and 2.5 million devices in the wild that hasnt been returned or recalled even tho the company issued a ful refund of the returned product Samsung Australia said in a statement that it had liaised with Qantas and Virgin Australia following the recall. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is considering its response to the Samsung recall and “working on guidance related to this issue” Most probably they will soon issue some form of warning to users of the Note 7 @bear-in-the-air : Don't take your note 7 with you when you're in the air Post Your thoughts on this down below! Source: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/1748407/airlines-ban-use-of-samsung-note-7-on-flights-over-explosion-fears/ https://www.engadget.com/2016/09/08/australian-airlines-ban-use-of-samsungs-galaxy-note-7/

DatBitratedoe Altho no specs have been explicitly revealed, allegedly the Pro boasts an improved CPU, GPU, and greater memory bandwidth than its predecessors & it has a 1TB hard drive allegedly it has more than double the power of the PS4 GPU ,the new console will receive an updated, 4K-compatible YouTube app Microsoft has already released a slimmer iteration of the Xbox One that can play 4K videos, but it cannot render ultra-high definition games. Sony also said it would release a software upgrade to enable high dynamic range (HDR) on all editions of the PS4. Nothing more to say , it's good that they've set sight on a higher resolution atleast rather than milking the shit outta something usual hardcore followers willl fall for , if this is a retoast , please let me know or just report directly & get the thread removed Sources: http://www.psu.com/news/31067/ps4-pro-4k-hdr-official http://arstechnica.co.uk/gaming/2016/09/ps4-pro-price-specs-release-date/ http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-37302955

Popopop-pop #GoodByeMadaPoppas Google is set to start punishing mobile websites which show show hard-to-dismiss popups and advertisements that hinder users experience , Google today announced two major changes related to its mobile search results. One of it being a plan to discourage mobile sites from using intrusive popups that are hindrance to users browsing experience , These websites will be ranked lower in the search query later on as punishment! The system would target overlays that gray out the content beneath them to prevent you from reading a website, either for a few seconds or until you find and very carefully tap a little X to dismiss them. These count regardless of whether they load immediately after a page is opened or whether they appear after scrolling a certain distance.these will be taken into consideration to make the call to push down the rank of the mobile website , Also the sites that ignore Google’s advice will no longer be considered “mobile friendly" An Example image of mobile website showing interstitials/pop-up/advertisements that make content less accessible (These mobile websites will be ranked down from the google recommendations) This user interface might be visible as the user logs in to the website or it's presented in the middle of the browsing experience which users manually has to dismiss , not to mention how clammy users will infact tap the damn link instead of closing it , this version of ads are easy on the eyes & doesn't completely take up screen real estate & can be considered light nuisance , But still is a nuisance Second Example of an intrusive popup (these sometime have misleading message that user is tricked into clicking thinking it's the actual website taking up 100% of the screen UI) This form of ad/popup takes up the whole screen of the mobile users , blocking the site view entirely & the ads or message is forced to be read , these form of advertisement is a hefty nuisance to user experience if you recall Third example of another intrusive pop up (multiple links within the ad) These are the main pop ups that google consider to be a hindrance for browsing on a mobile site & these sites will be ranked down from their search bubble filtered results , However google is only going after the sites which use this for promotional or ad revenue purposes , they are allowing similar pop ups if in which it carries information the user has to read or needs to know like Age verification , Legal Notice, Cookies info Example for intrusive pop-up window that is allowed But Google is still allowing Banner based ads , which the website owners can use , but given on how much it takes up & the less space on the overall screen that is reserved for ads regarding the content, it's considered acceptable Last year google conducted an experiment with intrusive advertisement on mobile website on which apparently 69% of the visitors left the site immediately after viewing the install app banner & only 8-9% of those actually clicked the ad to install the app rest just continued on after closing the ad manually An Example image of a banner ad that is allowed Another feature rolling out with this is kinda minor , but it removes the visual label that shows the site is mobile friendly It will not affect current users as it is set to be effective from January 10, 2017, i think it's a good action from google, but i don't think it'll be that effective in terms of site owners not wanting to loose ad revenue still continuing this ad pattern or might get worse with ads linked on every freaking paragraph just to get around this, What do you think about this? Post Your thoughts & comments down below & tell us what you think Sources: https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2016/08/helping-users-easily-access-content-on.html https://webmasters.googleblog.com/2014/11/helping-users-find-mobile-friendly-pages.html https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/23/good-riddance/ http://www.businessinsider.my/google-downgrade-search-ranking-mobile-websites-intrusive-interstitial-pop-up-adverts-2016-8/ http://www.theverge.com/2016/8/23/12610890/google-search-punish-pop-ups-interstitial-ads PS: I've lost count on how many times i had to edit this thread post to make it presentable , #WorthIt

Catch em all..Maybe later.. According to data collected by Sensor Tower, SurveyMonkey and Apptopia, The number of daily active users, downloads, engagement and time spent on the Trending Pokemon Go app each day are off their highs from just a month a go and are showing to be on a downward path , Pokemon Go became the most downloaded app on both Apple and Android phones within days of its release in the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. U.S. online sales for Pokemon-branded merchandise rose 105 percent in July compared with the previous year, inb4 Gotye's new song "Now you're just some app that i used to know" The app have been a source of weird news for the past few months, People flooding certain areas & some distracted too much disregarding their surrounding getting hurt , it even helped some of the physical stores boost their sales ( one retail chain even reported sales increase by 100% after the store hosted the pokestop) some users stumbled upon dead bodies some fell off cliffs and the app users have been reportedly targeted by criminals who robbed users when they approach region to catch the pokemon(where's Pikachu when you need him) ,Reported road accident(s) due to usage while driving , was a report that a pregnant lady got hit by a car while playing The popularity of the app has been so much general consumers moved over from certain apps they used daily & were more engaged in the Pokemon go app , which technically doesn't sit well with investors & share holders who expect profits from the company , kinda look at it like printed newspaper loosing to online media, it's gonna do what it can to keep afloat , according to Axiom Capital Management Pokemon Go is starting to lose the battle for mobile 'mindshare' What do You have to say on this? Do you think the hype is dying down rapidly? Post Your comments & thoughts down below.. If You're Player, Post your experiences related to the news & on Your account, You feel it's getting boring? Leave something down there Sources: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-22/these-charts-show-that-pokemon-go-is-already-in-decline http://www.cnet.com/news/pokemon-go-fever-shows-signs-of-fading/

Hmm..This lake water tastes a bit salty, So many Sevens! Nothing much to say & nothing unexpected , Like every other previous years Line up , Sources are shady , WCCF to begin with this is their sources sites graphic showing the specs , Pretty much it's believable & we get a glimpse of the product models , Not sure if there would be dual core i3 variants of these, Prices as you can expect might be up a bit , since it's boasting 10% improvement over the current gen in a news i read earlier..so post your thoughts & itty bitty things down there at the comment section i7-7777 007 (Looks like Grits & gravy rolled out their names #RollAnotherDice) Additional Rumors : Desktop CPU are rumored a year away,Laptop's will be integrating this one first Kaby Lake will add native USB 3.1 Generation 2 Ports 10% IPC improvement Not sure if AMD will offer any competition but read about that here >> Source: http://www.coolaler.com/content.php/6761 http://wccftech.com/intel-kaby-lake-desktop-lineup-leak/

Quick, Hands where i can see em.... Oh boy, this is gonna be a debate, Yep it's happening , Can't trust AI instincts yet, A consumer rights group in the US has urged Tesla to disable the automatic steering function on its Autopilot system as the debate has been sparked by recent deaths & accidents that has been caused while the Automotive was been driven under the "Auto pilot" steering function where the physical driver can literally offload their responsibilities to automated system which will guide their car on the road Consumer reports have a fair point in this case, they believe there's a fine line between being alert & focused on the road with manual driving Versus a different case & a very different level of alertness when it comes to eased up & relaxed auto drive function provided by auto pilot mode, They are completely different & sends two mixed message to those who are driving WHILE switching between these two modes on a route to your destination, your vehicle can drive itself, but you may need to take over the controls at a moment’s notice create potential for driver confusion. It also increases the possibility that drivers using Autopilot may not be engaged enough to to react quickly to emergency situations. The most serious of the Autopilot crashes happened in Florida on May 7. According to the accident report, 40-year-old Ohio resident Joshua Brown died in a collision near Williston, Fla., with a tractor trailer that was making a left turn in front of his Model S. Tesla later acknowledged that the car was in Autopilot mode at the time. On June 30, Tesla published a blog post about the accident, stating “neither Autopilot nor the driver noticed the white side of the tractor trailer against a brightly lit sky, so the brake was not applied.” Problem arises when semi-autonomous technology is mistook for Fully auton0mous by the consumer who trust the systems intelligence blindly, apparently people are slow to realize this & this puts people in pottential danger to both the driver & those who are riding along with them & the those which system affects as a cause of the accident outside The autop-pilot function has been know to be ineffective under certain conditions & consumers put too much trust on this technology , imo cant blame the AI system (it too technically have blind spots depending on given condition) , but also cant blame people from trusting advertised feature too much(more like we trust the car brakes to work every-time we push down it may not work depending on ones luck/controlled/uncontrolled situation), like i said cant blame people from trusting advertised feature too much , we've been know to do that from time to time, but it it's failing to deliver what it's been promised & is risky & the company is trying to promote a product based on a false & risky hype the system should be disabled, & or atleast automatically disabled off certain off-the grid region where it might be prone to be more risky for autopilot in another statement she said that Companies must commit immediately to name automated features with descriptive—not exaggerated—titles, noting that automakers should roll out new features only when they're certain they are safe. So you guys must have got something to say about this, it's a good topic for discussion & debate , Please leave Your comments & response & do Your thing, Just don't start a gasoline infused flaming shitstorm down there i think auto-pilot vehicle driving needs a separate kind of Licensing along with the regular regulations, for people owning this sort of vehicle, you know special kinda training , nothing too lengthy & complex just short training at-least for them to be certified aware-full trained drivers, "Auto-Pilot certified " driver if you will , not making them jump through tough stuff, like learning regular thing like keeping an eye out for road signs & deranged people swarming onto the roadetc like that, just like different form or vehicle handling license , auto-pilot navigated automobiles should have a different/separate category the driver should pass to handle such test in certain & all terrains Yes Fox it does do great , even without the autopilot.... a few hours later.. BERTMAHEN!! News Source : http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36796026 Original Source: http://www.consumerreports.org/tesla/tesla-autopilot-too-much-autonomy-too-soon/

I have been waiting for this for a long time. Civilization 6 was finally announced. One of the main big features is "unstacking" cities. This means that cities now have specialized districts on separate tiles instead of all being clumped into one tile. " If London is pumping out armored tanks and fighter jets, you can attack its factory tiles. If Cairo is generating ample currency, its markets are the obvious targets." Another new feature is active research which allows you to progress through the science tree without spending time researching something you wouldn't want. "City building isn't the only thing Beech and his team are reworking. There's also what Firaxis is calling "active research." In past Civ games, you often had to research technologies just for the sake of progressing through the science tree. In Civ VI, however, the research system allows for boosts. As Beech described them, these are smaller objectives you can accomplish in order to enhance science development in specific areas." "We're adding these levels of distinction to the way you settle the world," Beech says. "Each time you settle your first city, start producing food, gold, culture, science, and everything vital to growth, we want it to feel different. We want you to consider your military differently. We want to encourage new approaches. We want it to feel like a new experience each time." They are essentially striving to make civ 6 be less predictable than previous games and give you more options in terms of how you want to play through each time. As always i am skeptical about games until they are released and reviews come in. So even though i have been waiting for a new civ game i certainly wont be preordering it. But I personally am very excited as im on my 20th (at least) play through of civ 5 now and it is starting to get stale. (Screenshots) http://www.cnet.com/news/civilization-6-revealed-brings-major-changes/ http://www.ign.com/articles/2016/05/11/three-ways-sid-meiers-civilization-6-radically-reinvents-itself-city-building-science-and-diplomacy

Why Google ? Why? Alas, the time has come, Begone ye old banished viking OS , it's time to swag things up a bit, Google has officially announced that it's ending it's support for older version of operating system for PC & Mac versions, Now don't worry, you will still be able to install run the browsers to a certain version , but the updates won't work & it'll pretty much be stagnant without further improvement, but still browsable tho.. Starting April 2016, Chrome will continue to function on these platforms but will no longer receive updates or security fixes.. Support ends for these versions of Operating systems: Windows: Windows XP Windows Vista, Apple: Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7 10.8 Google have provided a statement the main reason is that these platforms are no longer actively supported by Microsoft and Apple , meaning not properly updated & maintained , in a nutshell older platforms are missing critical security updates and have a greater potential to be infected by viruses and malware. Chrome running on windows XP Operating system Pretty sad news for those who are using an older pc with an older OS running on the background who is used to browsing on Chrome who relied on up to date secure browser Source: http://chrome.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/updates-to-chrome-platform-support.html Post your thoughts on this down below..& rant on old OS users