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One the biggest stories to come out of Google I/O this week it that Google Assistant is now on iOS. Google is attempting to widen their ecosystem and devices that can use its Assistant. Google putting their Assistant on the iPhone is their direct attempt to compete with Siri and Apple's ecosystem. Siri vs Google Assistant Access One of the main advantages of Siri is its ability to launch anywhere in iOS with a hold of the home button. However Google has done their best to combat this. They've made it possible to access through a widget on the home and lock screen. And through 3D Touch. Integration Because of Apple's highly controlled iOS there is only so much that Apple allows the Assistant to do. Simple tasks like volume up, down, and playing music work well with both Siri and Assistant. However some basic and highly used Siri features can't be accomplish in Assistant. Things like turning on low power mode, setting the system alarm clock, and controlling home kit devices.However Assistants use and access of smart home products like Phillips hue and Logitech Harmony give it an upper hand in the smart home department. One of the big features of Google Assistant on iPhone is not even available yet on Android which is an interesting move. The feature is the ability to just talk to assistant though text instead of voice. After looking though the similarities and differences in my opinion Siri is currently better that Google Assistant on iPhone, but not by much. If there weren't hardware limitations than Assistant would be my go to voice AI. However its is clear that google is putting a lot of effort into AI and that work is showing in Assistant. If Google is able to put in new features that overcome the ability to not control the iPhones hardware than it would be a much better option than Siri. If all of this is uncertain, than one thing that is clear is Google is continuing its attempt at world domination by releasing another app made by them with there logos that you put on your iPhone's screen. Interesting Side Note: If you search for Google Assistant on the iOS App Store for what ever reason it shows up really low in the search results. Its first result it Google Allo and then other not very common Google Apps. The Verge: How does Google Assistant stack up against Siri on an iPhone?: https://www.theverge.com/2017/5/19/15655558/google-assistant-vs-siri-iphone-ios-apple-locked-down-sandbox

Google Home: the Amazon Echo competitor source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/18/google-home-official/ This device is a new Google Assistant that will be available later this year Google Allo: a new Messaging app source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/18/google-allo-is-a-new-smart-messaging-app/ after google talks, we got hangouts, than came messenger now the new messaging app from google is called Allo. What does it do differently? It packs-in an AI assistant plus all the feature you come to expect from a messaging app. Allo will be available for iOS and Android Will also feature end to end encryption BTW Google Duo: A new video calling app source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/18/google-duo-android-ios/ If you aren't happy with having your messages, phone calls and video calls centralized in single app in the form of Google Hangouts, well i've got some news for you! Enters Google Duo! Duo is a companion app to the new messaging app Allo for the sole purpose of doing one on one video calls, the gimmick with this app is Knock Knock, Knock Knock simply gives you a video stream of who's calling you even before you answer the call (knock knock a is one sided thing, the one calling doesnt receive a stream of you looking at the phone and ignoring the call). Duo will also constantly monitor your Wifi connection and automatically switch between cellular and Wifi to never let the call drop or degrade the quality of the call Will be available for both Android and iOS Android N Open beta starts today, launch in summer source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/18/android-n-open-beta-program-launches-today-full-release-this-summer/ Google DayDream: Google's VR solution source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/18/google-daydream-android-virtual-reality/ What may have started as a joke with Google cardboard, is now developing in it's own android-based platform Google Daydream. Daydream will be available for a huge range of devices: smartphones, tablets, headsets etc.. but it's focus right now will be smartphones, in order to work at it's best on phones google has also set specific specs that manufacturers will have to follow. Later on there will be a Daydream Home interface that will hold all of your VR apps, movies, street views and what not, there will also be a headset accessory for your the phones with a controller and this time they won't be made out of cardboard. Google as also announced Google Play for VR which will reside inside day dream and will be your hub for new VR experiences. Android Wear 2.0 source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/18/android-wear-2-0-is-a-huge-new-update/ [UPDATE] Google Instant Apps source: http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/18/google-instant-apps-android-io-2016/ As mentioned by @LAwLz below, Google also announced what they called Android Instant Apps. Here's the scenario: you're browsing the web find something that interest you and as soon as you click on the link your prompted to download an app, let's say my friend sends me a gif link from 9gag, i click on the link and instead of viewing directly the gif, all i see is a big "go download our awesome 9gag app on the play store" prompt. Well now with Instant Apps, Android will trigger a download that's not bigger than the webpage itself an allow you to see the content of that page from app itself without requiring to install it hopefully this gif will give you an idea of what i'm trying to say

Soundcloud Link: TBD Main News Topics Google I/O 2016: What Has Been Announced Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/597953-google-io-2016-he OP: suicidalfranco Google Home Source 1: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/18/google-home-official/ Source 2: http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/18/11688376/google-home-speaker-announced Source 3: https://home.google.com/ Google’s answer to the Amazon Echo Small speaker that you plug into the wall that will hear you Will answer questions Play music Will have LEDs Can customize base with different colored shells to match your decor Can communicate with Chromecast Won’t support multiple Google accounts at launch Launching later this year Google Allo: Messaging App Source 1: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/18/google-allo-is-a-new-smart-messaging-app/ Source 2: http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/18/11699122/google-allo-messaging-app-a New messaging app, mobile only Meant to be a fresh start for Google’s new communication’s division Sign up with a phone number, and you can connect your Google account to it Send and receive indicators, emojis, custom stickers When you send a photo, shows up full-bleed in the screen and you can doodle on it You can shrink or enlarge text before sending messages Main feature is that a Google assistant is built right in Will tailor “suggestion chips” powered by a massive and smart learning engine When a friend sends you a message, Allo puts some suggested replied at the bottom Conversations are encrypted “on the wire,” which means nobody on the internet can read them as you send your message Will be available later this summer, for free for both iOS and Android Google: Project Ara Source: http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/20/11721594/google-project-ara-tea Video (1:07 Long) Some modules shown in the video are a loudspeaker, an e-ink screen displaying the weather, microphones, touch-sensitive square, and a camera Shipping to developers this fall Google Duo: Video Calling App Source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/18/google-duo-android-ios/ Video calling app, being released later this summer Like Allo, Duo is mobile-only Very simple to use, and quick demonstrated by The Verge Entire app is approximately 5MB Android N Open Beta Has Started Source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/18/android-n-open-beta-program-launches- Full release this summer! Can join today Google warns that devices that opt out of the program while on the beta version of Android will wipe your device Supported by the Nexus 6, 9, 5X, 6P, PLayer, Pixel C and General Mobile 4G Google Daydream: Google’s VR Solution Source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/18/google-daydream-android-virtual-reality/ Google says that Daydream-ready phones, as well as VR viewers and motion controllers, will be available this fall Meants to be a more advanced successor to Cardboard Mobile VR system powered by the next wave of Android N devices Daydream will only work on new phones with specific components like special sensors and screens Components aim to offer a smoother, lower-latency experience than you could get by simply adding VR as a software update For phones that support it, Google is bringing called Android VR Mode into the latest version of its operating system Ecosystem that users will be able to navigate in VR Special VR versions of YouTube, Street View, the Google Play Store Google has announced eight hardware partners that will make Daydream ready phones: Samsung, HTC, LG, Xiaomi, Huawei, ZTE, ASUS, Alcatel Phone will provide the screen and computing power, however users will need a version of Google’s new VR headset and controller Google Android Wear 2.0 Source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/18/android-wear-2-0-is-a-huge-new-update/ Major update Lets devs create watch faces that can show information from any Android Wear app Includes new smart-reply feature allowing you to respond to incoming notifications quickly by scribbling on the touch screen Update to its fitness software, allowing you to leave your phone at home and track your activity automatically using a third-party app on Android wear Set to launch this fall Google Instant Apps Source: http://www.technobuffalo.com/2016/05/18/android-wear-2-0-is-a-huge-new-update/ Users will be able to use apps from a link without having to download anything from the Play Store Google suggested it would be a good way for people to use single purpose apps, like parking at a museum Instant apps will be limited to 4MB for now Expected to roll out later this year ____________________________________________________________________________ NVIDIA Posts GTX 1070 Specifications Source 1: http://www.pcgamer.com/nvidia-posts-gtx-1070-specifications/ Source 2: http://www.geforce.com/hardware/10series/geforce-gtx-1070 NVIDIA has posted full specifications of their upcoming GTX 1070 to GeForce.com Specifications English Bank Shocks You If You Spend Too Much Money Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/598168-english-bank-shocks-you OP: PurpleDildo Source 2: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36301778 One British firm is giving bank customers an electric shock if they overspend Intelligent Environments has launched a platform which can link the Pavlok wristband, that delivers a 255 volt shock, to a bank account If the funds in the account go below an agreed limit, the band kicks in Can work with smart meter Nest to turn down the heating and save energy bills if funds are low No bank has announced that it will be supporting this CEO David Webber told BBC the idea was about consumer choice “Willpower is great if you’ve got it - not everybody has.” Google’s Tensor Processing Unit Could Advance Moore’s Law 7 Years into the Future Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/598124-googles-tensor-processin OP: CtW Source 2: http://www.pcworld.com/article/3072256/google-io/googles-tensor-processing-unit- Source 3: https://cloudplatform.googleblog.com/2016/05/Google-supercharges-machine-le Google unveils a custom chip, which it says advances computing performance by three generations “TPUs deliver an order of magnitude higher performance per watt than all commercially available GPUs and FPGA,” said Google CEO Sundar Pichai during the company’s I/O developer conference on Wednesday “We’ve been running TPUs inside our data centers for more than a year” “We have “found them to deliver an order of magnitude better-optimized performance per watt for machine learning.” “TPU is tailored to machine learning applications, allowing the chip to be more tolerant of reduced computational precision, which means it requires fewer transistors per operation.” Can fit into a hard drive slot within a data center rack Has already been powering RankBrain and Street View Goal is to lead industry and make this innovation available to customers Powers AlphaGo, AI that beat Lee Se-dol to win Go series NERD SPORTS SHOUT OUT, LINK WILL BE IN THE VIDEO DESCRIPTION Volleyball, Lacrosse, Dodgeball, Hockey & Curling are all available now - go check them out! Rapid Fire UBER Joins Race for Driverless Cars Source 1: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-36339340 Source 2: http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/19/11711890/uber-first-image-self-driving-car-pitt UBER has confirmed it has a testing vehicle on the streets of Pittsburgh Has a Ford Fusion with radar, laser scanners and cameras Project being carried out in partnership with Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Mellon University Uber’s ultimate goal is complete end to car ownership Wants you to be able to summon a car in less than five minutes, and have it take you where you need to go Uber said in a statement that real-world testing was “critical to our efforts to develop self-driving technology” Explaining a trained driver was monitoring operations at all times Picture of the car, FROM The Verge Chinese Tech Firm Baidu Unveiled Plan to let Driverless Vehicles Range Freely Around an Entire City Source 1: http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-36301911 Five year plan will see autonomous cars, vans and buses slowly introduced to the eastern city of Wuhu, China Initially no passengers will be carried by the vehicles Tech will be refined by journeys along designated test zones “They want to be the first city in the world to embrace autonomous driving,” said Wang Jing, Head of Driverless Cars, Baidu First phase would last about three years Will involve restricted areas in the city where buses, mid-size vans and cars would be tested After three years, the areas of the city will be expanded and the service will be commercialized to allow inhabitants to use it After five years, whole city will be open to driverless vehicles Will mix with human driven cars, trucks and buses “We hope it will be a starting point that lets us take it to other countries.” California Dad Accidently Livestreams Birth of his Son for World to See Source 1: http://www.cbc.ca/news/trending/baby-live-stream-1.3584699 Source 2: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/facebook-live-periscope-birth-oversharing-cu Source 3: http://www.people.com/article/facebook-live-birth-dad-who-streamed-s Video was shown through facebook live, has now been viewed over 300,000 times NASA Builds Valkyrie Robots to get Mars Ready for Humans Source 1: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/valkyrie-mars-robots-1.3589117 Source 2: http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Valkyrie-Robots-Pave-Way-for-M 6-foot-tall, 300lb robot Could be vanguard for colonization of Mars by helping to set up a habitat for future human explorers Four sister robots built by NASA Part of an advance constructions team that sets up a habitat for more fragile human explorers NASA has kept on Valkyrie at the Johnson Space Center in Houston Three others loaned to universities in Massachusetts and Scotland so professors and students can tinker with them Hopefully to help make them more autonomous Tech Helping to Prevent Shark Attacks on Australian Beaches Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/598242-tech-helping-to-p OP: JohnnyCorporalTech Source 2: http://eftm.com.au/2016/05/clever-tech-helping-to-prevent-shark-attacks-at-ou Team at “Shark Mitigation Systems” have made a “Clever Buoy” Have just completed a full scale trial of the device off Sydney’s Bondi Beach Trial took place between mid-February and mid-April Clever Buoy floats on the surface with a cable dangling below to a complex bit of kit that can detect sharks Uses state of the art sonar to interrogate the object’s swimming pattern to determine probability of a shark occurrence If it is a shark, lifeguards on shore are notified System links back to shore via mobile signal, allowing early warnings of possible shark movement in the area “Following this successful trial, beachgoers in many parts of Australia and indeed in other countries can now look forward to safer beaches as we move to deploy this technology in response to growing demand” Oculus DRM Kills Hack that Ports Games to Competing Headsets Source 1: http://motherboard.vice.com/read/new-oculus-drm-cross-platform User back in April created a piece of software called “Revive” Could run Oculus only games on competing headsets Has been patched in latest update Oculus said it didn’t target the specific hack, but that added security improvements were designed to curb piracy and protect content and developers over the long term Nokia Will Return to Mobile with Android Phones and Tablets Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/597822-nokia-will-return-to- OP: V151ON Source 2: http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/18/nokia-hmd-global-fih-mobile-smartph Source 3: http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/18/11699660/microsoft-foxconn-feature-phone-sale Microsoft announced it’s offloading Nokia’s old d HMD Global Oyfeature phone business to a Foxconn subsidiary and company calle for $350 million Nokia has revealed that HMD is also acquiring rights to use the Nokia name on smartphones and tablets for the next ten years Arto Nummela is leaving Microsoft to join HMD as their CEO when the deal closes Prior to Microsoft, Arto Nummela worked at Nokia for over a decade HMD says it’ll invest $500 million over the next three years to develop and promote products Money will come from investors and from profits for the newly-acquired feature phone business Nokia’s involvement in the new devices will be very limited Deals expected to close before the end of the year World’s First Hologram Entertainment Centre = HOLOVERSE Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/598764-worlds-first-holog OP: EUD Source 2: http://www.holoverse.com.au/ Source 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTz_mHZAOCs ASUS Zenbook (UX360) Flip - New and Thin Convertible Notebook Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/598852-asus-zenbook-ux3 OP: Senzelian Source 2: http://liliputing.com/2016/04/asus-zenbook-flip-ux360-unveiled-in-taiwan.html

Soundcloud Link: https://soundcloud.com/thewanshow/the-wan-show-tech-gaming-talk-fridays-at-16-30-pacific-4 Main News Topics Google I/O 2015 Megathread, Android M, Android Pay, Google Photos, Now, Cardboard and more! Source 1: linustechtips.com/google-io-2015-megathread-android-m… OP: AlexGoesHigh Google Current stats search, chrome, android, and YouTube each have 1 billion users Gmail has over 900 million users over 4000 different smartphone designs run Android (8 of 10 of all smartphones) Android Auto has 35 partners worldwide including Ford, Audi, Honda, Volkswagen and more (dozens of 2016 cars will ship with Auto) 7 devices with Android Wear Android TVs available from multiple OEMs like Sony, Razer, and Nvidia HBO Now is coming to Android this summer with full Chromecast support (including iOS support from Chromecast) Android M Preview (6 main new features) App permissions management manage each app permission individually apps will request permissions when they need and not on installation fully disable certain permissions individually 8 toggles that can be managed: location, camera, microphone, contacts, phone, sms, calendar, and sensors Web experience devs have access to Chrome Custom Tab API’s allowing them to embed the web browser into the app also add app features to the in-app browser tab eg. open a link on Pinterst and the browser now has a “Pin it” button on top App links now smarter with web links eg. a Twitter link on an email will open Twitter instead of asking what to do with it Fingerprint Support will be backed into Android natively no need for OEMs to release new drivers or APIs to support a fingerprint sensor Improved power management and hardware support improve power consumption on Android mainly with the introduction of Doze, a new feautre that will use the sensors on a device to kill background processes when in standby mode alarms and priority services will still be active Google reports that Doze can give up to twice the battery life on the Nexus 9 M will include native support for USB Type C comes with special features like using the device’s battery to charge another device instead of charging itself Extras minor features include improved word selection, copy and past, and better, more independent volume controls for alarms apps and music Android Pay full replacement of Google Wallet uses NFC and Host Card Emulation Google claims it’s about “simplicity, security, and choice” works with all four major CC providers: Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover Android Pay will be pre-installed on AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile on new devices will work in 700,000 stores in the US and also for purchasing apps & in-app purchases on Google Play not limited to M, Andoird Pay will work with any device running Android 4.4 and up that support NFC Fingerprint support for Pay is limited to M Android Wear took some pop shots at the Apple Watch like the watchface not being the default home screen Wear apps can take advantage of the glance screen function (shows info without needing to touch or wake the watch eg. Google Maps street directions) new launcher which you can draw emoji on new apps coming with new features eg. Spotify using the mic to detect the song and give you data about it Wear has over 4,000 apps at this point Nvidia GeForce 980Ti officially launching at Computex on June 2nd Source 1: linustechtips.com/nvidia-geforce-980ti-officially-launching… OP: Bouzoo Source 2: wccftech.com/nvidia-geforce-gtx-980ti-officially… Source 3: linustechtips.com/gtx-980-ti-gpu-z-appears… (benchmarks) holding a press event at Computex that will be streamed to the public bringing the GM200 powerhouse in to fill the void between 980 and Titan X Titan X has been very successful with more units sold than the original Titan or the GTX 690 GTX 980Ti is said to be aiming for performance similar to the Titan X with a lower purchase price the GM200-310 in the is rumored to feature 980Ti 2816 or 3072 CUDA cores, 176 texture mapping units and 96 ROPs 6GB of VRAM core clock maintained at 1000 MHz and 1076 MHz boost 8+6 pin power, DVI, HDMI, 3x display port 3DMark FireStrike score rumored at 14071 (Titan X scores 15602 and GTX 980 scores 11168) Volvo dealer tries to demonstrate safety features, ends up hitting onlookers Source 1: linustechtips.com/if-you-dont-want-to… OP: Rhith_Kumar_Sp Source 2: http://time.com/money/3896931/volvo-self-parking-accident/ demo unit of the Volvo XC60 was used to showcase driver assistance features last week dealer wanted to show off the City Safety system by driving into a group of onlookers, expecting the vehicle to stop on its own Volvo spokesperson says the car’s system is “not meant to be used in this fashion” the men hit in this “dem0000000onstration” were bruised, but not seriously injured original video suggested the car malfunctioned while trying to self-park Volvo says that is not the case - the demo was meant to show the City Safety system, which avoids rear end collisions with other vehicles at low speeds this system does not detect pedestrians - that system is $3,000 extra and is aptly named the “Pedestrian Detection System” Volvo has said that even if the car was equipped with that system, the driver’s foot on the accelerator would have overridden the automated system “I would like to emphasize that Volvo Cars strongly recommends never to perform any tests towards real humans, only dummies or similar objects should be used.” moral of the story is know what tech is inside your device before you try to demo a feature it doesn’t have Colorful to Become World's Second Biggest Graphics Card Vendor in 2015, surpassed MSI, ASUS and Gigabyte Source 1: linustechtips.com - colorful to become worlds second biggest OP: Ahhming Source 2: techpowerup.com Colorful is a China based company selling cards to the Chineese market. Colorful started out as (and continues to be) a vendor of wacky, over-the-top GeForce GTX graphics cards Palit is the biggest graphics card manufacturer by volume, with a brand portfolio that includes Galaxy, Gainward, Point of View, and its own namesake. Colorful could become the second largest graphics card maker in terms of shipments by the end of the year, next only to Palit (the current leader in terms of shipments). Colorful has been clocking an average of 500,000 graphics cards shipped per month. Projected to have shipped over 5 million cards in 2015. Outsold ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, and ZOTAC, all of which are multinationals. [Rumour] Microsoft looks to be acquiring Blackberry Source 1: linustechtips.com - microsoft looks to be acquiring blackber OP: Deadher0 Source 2: appleinsider.com - rumor microsoft interested in acquiring blackberr Microsoft is rumored to be talking with investment firms about the prospect of buying out BlackBerry. MS is likely motivated by a desire to deepen its foray into the mobile enterprise and gain access to BlackBerry's patent trove. Chinese technology firms Huawei, Lenovo, and Xiaomi have also expressed an interest. No party has taken definite steps towards an acquisition, and this is not the first time Microsoft has been rumored to buy BlackBerry. Blackberry sold some 1.6 million phones during its fiscal fourth quarter, Apple, for instance, sold 74.5 million iPhones in the same period. US Govt proposes to classify cybersecurity or hacking tools as weapons of war Source 1: linustechtips.com - us govt proposes to classify cybersecur OP: Faissaloo Source 2: betanews.com - us govt proposes to classify cybersecurity or hacking Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) which deals with issues involving national security and high technology has proposed tighter export rules for computer security tools This proposal could hinder the work of security researchers. In an attempt to bring cyber security tools under the umbrella of the law, they will be introducing guidelines on export rules for licensing technology and software as it crosses an international border. Currently, these tools are controlled based on their cryptographic functionality. The new proposed rule could disallow encryption license exceptions. Security researchers need to use tools and scripts that intrude into a protected system. New definition of ‘intrusion software’ refers to a tool which is capable of extraction or/and modification of data or information from a computer or network-enabled device. Tools including hypervisors, debuggers and others that are used for reverse engineering software won’t be considered as “intrusion software”. Star Citizen Assets leaked Source 1: linustechtips.com/main/topic/373446-star-citizen-assets-leaked/ OP: Twisteddictator Source 2: polygon.com Source 3: imgur.com/a/jeZzl (Photos with leak) Leaked by community manager Disco Lando, a CIG employee, while showing off ‘Star Marine’ He posted a screenshot that included a partial URL. Someone guessed the rest of the URL. The download was a 50GB torrent. By the time CIG caught on 2 people had already reached 100%. Some of the leaked material could include story spoilers. Videos of the assets have been uploaded by many SC fans. Google files patent for "smart teddy bear" that would watch and listen to users Source 1: linustechtips.com - google files patent for smart teddy b OP: Aniallation Source 2: mirror.co.uk - google designs creepy toys spy 5759857%C2%A0 Source 3: globalnews.ca - google files patent for smart teddy bear that would interactive teddy bear - has motors to control arms, legs, head mics in ears, cameras in eyes, speaker in mouth patent was filed in 2012 but was just granted it lists that the toys should be “cute” so that “young children may find [them] attractive” in the 21-page patent Google describes anthropomorphic devices that are equpped with sensors which detect when a child is looking at it, then turn its head toward the child to listen and watch “By making ‘eye contact’ with the user, the user is presented with a familiar form of social interaction in which two parties look at each other while communicating,” toys would process commands and provide a suitable response could be used to control other devices around the home such as a Smart TV or music player commands could be relayed through voice or gestures the privacy implications are nothing new, but it shows that Google is trying to collect data from a younger and younger audience trying to track, analyze, and turn us into a good advertiser profile by the time we can speak Microsoft cuts the bandwidth required for cloud game streaming by over 80% Source 1: linustechtips.com - microsoft cuts the bandwidth re OP: Victorious Secret Source 2: geek.com - microsoft cuts cloud game streaming bandwidth by over 80 Source 3: geek.com/tag/doom-3/ Source 4: linustechtips.com/main/page/articles.html/_/articles Source 5: today.duke.edu/2015/05/cloudgaming Source 6: geek.com/tag/gpu/ bandwidth reduction tool called Kahawai, the Hawaiian word for “stream” works off the concept that not all work should be done remotely while a game is being played over a network performance contained in the device is used as well eg. game console or smartphone/tablet enables collaborative rendering, splitting the load between the server and the GPU in the player’s device server still does most of the heavy lifting on shadows, texture mapping, fine-grain details local GPU provides graphical basics (research team refers to this as the “rough sketch”) makes a huge difference to the amount of data required to stream a game without impacting how the game plays used it on Doom 3 streamed at 60fps with no discernible difference between streaming with and without Kahawai (obviously an older game, but still cool) no notable difference in response times Intel, AMD Form New Cross-License, Graphics Included Source 1: linustechtips.com - intel amd form new cross license grap OP: Patrickjp93 Source 2: kitguru.net - amd clarifies cross license with intel change of contr the companies have agreed not to pursue litigation for any potential patent infringements covers entire patent portfolio for both companies general-purpose processors, graphics adapters, other IPs eg. AMD can design and sell microprocessors compatible with Intel’s x86 instruction set architecture and featuring a variety of extensions Intel could do the same using AMD’s IPs there are a number of terms and limitations, eg. not allowed to build processors compatible with competitors’ infrastructure (sockets, mainboards etc.) if either AMD or Intel change ownership, the agreement is immediately terminated if a transaction happens to acquire either company they will need to negotiate a new cross-licensing agreement if they are to have one in place (the director of corporate communications at AMD was the one making that very clear - not sure if there’s anything to read into there…) speculation that many investors and companies have held off from acquiring AMD since there was not a cross-licensing agreement in place - now that the framework is there it could make an acquisition slightly easier Amazon Expands Same-Day Delivery Source 1: linustechtips.com - amazon expands same day deliver OP: Victorious Secret Source 2: techcrunch.com Orders submitted by noon will arrive by 9pm that day. Regions previously allowed: New York, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Seattle, Atlanta, Boston, Baltimore, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Indianapolis, Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Washington, D.C. Expanded to San Diego and Tampa Bay Price is now free for orders over $35 for prime customers. (Prime is $99 a year) Was previously a flat fee of $5.99 for all prime customers. Non-members will continue to pay $8.99 plus $0.99 per unit when requesting same-day delivery. This is separate from Prime Now, which offers 1 hour deliveries in New York City, Miami, Baltimore, Dallas, Atlanta, and Austin to prime members for $7.99 Rapid Fire News Topics LINUS TECH TIPS SHIRTS teespring.com/linustechtips Google Maps, Chrome, YouTube offline support Source 1: linustechtips.com - google maps chrome youtube offline suppor OP: Ahhming Source 2: slashgear.com - google maps chrome youtube offline support extended new version of Chrome in Android will allow you to save a webpage for offline viewing YouTube will allow you to keep a video saved offline for 48 hours - will be available on all Android 4.4 devices or higher “in the near future” Maps will have an offline mode - you’ll have to download the maps you choose to use offline will include turn-by-turn directions coming “later this year” Chinese tech exec spends $100M to create Star Trek-inspired offices Source 1: linustechtips.com/chinese-tech-exec-spends-100m-to-create… OP: TwistedDictator Source 2: theverge.com/star-trek-uss-enterprise… tech exec sits on the board of search giant Baidu office is in the shape of the USS Enterprise functions as office space for Chinese game dev NetDragon Websoft $97 million spent on this office 260 meters long construction began in October 2010 they contacted the show’s rights holder, CBS, who initially thought it was a joke only realized they were serious when the pertinent legal documents arrived for any doubters - it appears in Google Maps Text message completely powers off iPhones Source 1: linustechtips.com - text message completely powers off iph OP: Sirnumbers Source 2: reddit.com/r/iphone/comments/37eaxs/um_can_someone_explain_this_phenomenon Source 3: discussions.apple.com/thread/7058905 “Power” followed by a series of characters, when sent to an iPhone, powers off the device seems to be a problem with iOS 8 some have reported it making all apps crash as well users that had this “freeze” their device (cause apps to fail) reported a fix by texting a photo from their gallery to the number (or numbers) that originally sent the power off text ZOTAC GeForce GTX Titan X with modified hybrid cooling solution Source 1: linustechtips.com/zotac-geforce-gtx-titan-x… OP: ahhming Source 2: zotac.com/geforce-titan-series/product/geforce-titan… hybrid cooler dual-slot, triple-fan solution custom water block, which can optionally be used with liquid cooling solutions running at 1026 MHz base, 1114 MHz boost, memory clock at 7010 MHz no word on price Witcher 3 Tweak Tool give you a TON of options! Source 1: linustechtips.com/witcher-3-tweak-tool… OP: blu4 Source 2: dsogaming.com/… [30 SECOND PRE-ROLL] “We are pretty sure that a lot of PC gamers would love to tweak some of The Witcher 3’s .INI options but are put off by the whole procedure.” a modder, MelekTaus, has released a configuration tool to gain access to numerous graphics options config features support for SweetFX allows you to modify everything in the game - DLC, colors, graphics, audio, and more AMD “It's Coming…” teaser Source 1: linustechtips.com/main/topic/374901-amd-its-coming-teaser/ OP: Epicponage 7 second “hype” video. 2K teased a new game: what is the Advent Administration? Source 1: linustechtips.com - 2k teased a new game maybe its a new OP: Bloodyvalley Source 2: gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/05 Source 3: adventfuture.org/ not much real info teaser is centered around a medical and gene therapy company called Advent Administration the official site says "The Advent Administration strives to create a world free from hunger, pain, sickness, and war. We believe in a global community of happy and comfortable citizens." Advent site message changes to “The ADVENT is lying to you. They want to subdue and destroy us all. We are still here.” the changes to the site hint at the game being centered around a dystopian future idea new Bioshock or new IP?\

Highlights of the 2014 Google I/O Developer version of Next Android released today. Nexus 5 and 7 get updates tomorrow. Added notifications to the lock screen and new design. LG's smartwatch for pre-order today Moto 360 to be released in late summer. I was dissapointed to see no announcments on new nexus tablets and moto 360, though these announcements have been typically been a month after Google IO, so hopefully soon. Check out Anandtech blog post http://anandtech.com/show/8206/google-io-2014-keynote-live-blog