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Where to find our special guests: http://youtube.com/paulhardware http://youtube.com/awesomesaucenews Crowd sourced table of contents: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1SFdsFIYpeoeKNUqtic9LPgesVuJW533E8M07FizQDYM/edit?usp=sharing News Ubisoft Developers give the reason as to why games are downgraded Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Lord Kitty Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: linustechtips.com Source 4: imgur.com “Pre-order Season Pass for DLC” after last week’s comments everyone was wondering WHY Ubisoft claims the industry is moving away from 60fps Ubisoft had a presentation at a school where they sent a Game Architect, an Online Programmer, and an HR representative one of the students in that class is a member of r/pcmasterrace, so he decided to source questions from that subreddit when he asked about the “industry is moving away from 60fps” discussion, the Game Architect blamed settling for 30fps on “limitations,” and implied that console companies are pressuring them to limiting ALL platforms including PC to have gameplay parity very troubling season pass pre-order shows that Ubisoft is heading in the wrong direction 8 hours of DLC before the game is even close to release, pretty sickening brings the total cost of AC: Unity (if we count all content created before release as release content) to $90 Fast-Charging Batteries with a 20 year life time - Twitter Blitz Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Mechev Source 2: engadget.com Source 3: media.ntu.edu.sg Source 4: engadget.com Prof Chen Xiaogong, research fellow Tang Yuxin, and PhD student Deng Yiyang at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore developed new lithium ion battery can reach 70% charge in two minutes should last over 20 years (more than ten times longer than current lithium-ion batteries) they use titanium dioxide nanotubes for the anode (negative pole) rather than graphite speeds up the battery’s chemical reactions and offers 10,000 charging cycles rather than the usual 500 no timetable for release, but the tubes are both easy to make and relatively inexpensive could have a huge impact on electric cars by allowing a charge in minutes rather than hours and giving their expensive batteries a much longer lifespan co-inventor of the lithium-graphite anode from 30 years ago (the anode in lithium-ion batteries) has noted this as the “next big leap in battery technology” Youtube Ads linking to malicious sites Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Rainfallwithin Source 2: blog.trendmicro.com Ads that take users to malicious sites have started appearing on youtube. These ads appeared in videos with up to 11 million views. The ads do not take you directly to malicious sites. They first take you through two advertising sites. The attackers modified DNS information of a Polish government site to make their activity look legitimate. The exploit kit used for this attack was the Sweet Orange exploit kit which uses certain vulnerabilities in Java, Flash and IE. Bethesda To Officially Support 60Fps With ‘The Evil Within’ On Pc Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Spooty Source 2: pcgamer.com The Evil Within was originally capped to 30fps on PC obviously there was quite a bit of backlash from the community Bethesda has stated that they will support 60fps they warn that there may be “some quirks” should you change the frame rate to 60, but they will fix them they will not be fixing for any framerate above 60 you can unlock the framerate, but there will be issues, and they will not be fixed also will not be fixing any issues that come about by changing the aspect ratio to remove the black areas on screen some gameplay prompts appear in the black areas, which are not seen if you change the aspect ratio other console commands available in the game include God mode, infinite ammo, and noclip, though they seem to defeat the point of a survival horror game Apple October 2014 Event Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: DIetrichw Source 2: http://www.apple.com/apple-events/2014-oct-event/ Apple Pay coming Monday - wish they’d used NFC for more than that Retina 5K 27in iMac with M290 (7870ish) & M295 - 5120x2880, TB2, SSD not standard 225M iPads sold, 18% thinner, Screen less reflective, A8X SoC, better camera, touch id, Mini gets update - latest Itel CPUs, Iris graphics, 2x TB2, PCIe storage, AC wireless Android 5.0 Lollipop, Nexus 9 and Nexus 6 - Twitter Blitz Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Alexgoeshigh coming in the next few months for Nexus 5, 7, 10, and GPE devices as awell as the upcoming Nexus 6, 9, and Nexus Player streaming media devices biggest new feature is material design overhauls almost all of the GUI new, refined animations, new color palette, revamped multitasking, voice controls also brings 5000 new APIs for developers to tap into and lets multiple devices with various form factors work together better improved syncing options between android devices new notification settings and controls, improved battery saving mode, multiple user accounts and guest user modes, improved security over Bluetooth (some of these were available through OEM devices, now natively available) biggest Android overhaul since ICS back in 2011 Nexus 6 (Motorola) 5.96” 2560x1440 SAMOLED panel 13MP camera with optical image stabelization, dual LED ring flash, 4K recording, 2MP front facing camera dual front facing speakers Snapdragon 805, 3220mAh battery also features Motorola’s Turbo Charge which claims 6 hours of abttery life from a 15 minute charge available for pre-order October 29, available early November for retail $649.99 unlocked through Google Play or on contract through major carriers Nexus 9 (HTC) 8.9” 2048x1536 IPS display (4:3 aspect ratio) 8MP rear camera, 1.6MP front camera dual front facing speakers Tegra K1 (assumed to be the 2.5GHz dual core model, though not confirmed) 64bit, 2GB of RAM, 16 or 32GB storage aluminum construction said to be focused on productivity - Google will be releasing a magnetic keyboad/case accessory available for pre-order October 17, released Novmber 3 399USD for 16GB, 479USD for 32GB, 599USD for 32GB with LTE Patent Trolling is more profitable than delivering products Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Bogus Source 2: goodwinprocter.com Source 3: goodwinprocter.com Source 4: gigaom.com apparently since 2010 patent trolling has been more profitable than actually delivering products or services to the market non-practicing entities are more successful in court than practicing entities getting to a point where legitimate businesses may be starting to do it as well stats published by Goodwin Procter as part of a manual that provides tips for fighting patent trolls trolls’ victories in the small suits are used as evidence in their suit against the big fish patent trolls normally try to settle out of court, and the “big fish” usually take a loss rather than the guaranteed legal fees to defend themselves in court and threat of an even higher fee if the court finds in favour of the troll [Rumour] Google (and others) May Invest $500 Million Into Augmented Reality Company "Magic Leap" Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Qwertywarrior Source 2: tomshardware.com Source 3: recode.net Source 4: magicleap.com Source 5: bizjournals.com Google and other including Marc Andreessen (who invested in Oculus Rift early) plan to invest $500m into a startup called Magic Leap. Magic leap offer a very realistic virtual reality. The technology should eliminate feeling of sickness when using VR by using ‘digital light field’ which allows the eye to focus on close objects too. Magic Leap projects the image into users eyes as oppose to using a screen. This allegedly solves the need for higher resolution, in solutions like the Oculus Rift. Their vision is to have their product display an image into your eye, instead of having to pull out a mobile phone. Gaming would just be the dessert. Skype Qik - Video Messaging That's Simple As Text Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Goodbytes Source 2: theverge.com Source 3: windowsphone.com Source 4: play.google.com Source 5: itunes.apple.com Qik started as a video-streaming app was available on mobile devices before YouTube all done through your mobile phone number, no account sign-up necessary no chat, just video Qik messaging app pitched as an alternative to text messaging can switch between front and rear cameras while recording no preview or processing 42 second max recording can send to one person or to a group if your friend doesn’t have Qik, they will receive an SMS with instructions on how to download Skyp Qik available only for iOS, Android, and Windows Phone Blackberry Having Trouble Keeping Passport In Stock Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Thepointblank Source 2: fool.com Source 3: venturebeat.com Source 4: crackberry.com 200,000 Passports sold within 2 days of launch stock was completely wiped after 6 hours of sales Amazon alerted purchasers by email that their Passport had an expected delivery date of October 17 to 20th ShopBlackberry is quoting October 29th as a delivery date Pewdiepie may be starting his own network. Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Tech Dreamer Source 2: iconmagazine.se Source 3: pulse2.com He generates an estimated $4million per year in ad sales. Plans to leave Maker Studios in December to create his own network. He thinks other networks have been managed in such an incredibly poor way; “it’s silly”. He would like to help other youtubers. He says that: “If I ask for help, they reply, but that’s all the contact we have.“ Netflix Raises The Price For 4K Video Stream. Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Tech Dreamer Source 2: techcrunch.com If you signed up for a 4k enabled account you can keep your current subscription price until August 12th 2016 For new subscribers the monthly price for 4k will be $12. For new subscribers who don’t want 4k the price is $8 a month. To watch 4k Netflix you need a Netflix supported 4k TV. This means some early 4k adopters won’t be able to get 4k Netflix. 4k Netflix is still very limited with Breaking Bad, House of Cards and The Smurfs available in 4k. The Snappening: Snapsaved image leak Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Antoainb Source 2: exameinformatica.sapo.pt ( Portuguese ) Source 3: independent.co.uk 500mb of images leaked according to Snapsaved. Snapsaved.com, a website that allows users to save Snapchat messages had been compromised. Snapsave’s database was immediately deleted when the hack was discovered. There are concerns that many of the leaked images could be classed as child porn. “So far from what I have seen, the mass majority are black screens with text overlayed or just a normal selfie,” one PirateBay user complained. Nexus Player Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Lawlz Source 2: google.com Comes with a remote and controller. Remote has voice search. Comes with apps such as Netflix and TED. (Full list in source 2) Free online multiplayer from Google Play Games. Overview 1.8GHz Quad Core, Intel® Atom™, 802.11ac 2x2 (MIMO), HDMI out Will cost $100 and the controller will cost $40 Hbo To Start Stand-Alone Streaming Service In 2015 Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Cabal1101 Source 2: nytimes.com Source 3: washingtonpost.com announced Wednesday that they would start a stand-alone internet streaming service in the US in 2015 intensifies their growing rivalry with Netflix 10 million homes in the US have no cable or satellite subscription, but do have internet half of those are subscribed to a streaming service Richard Plepler, CEO of HBO, said “It is time to remove all barriers to those who want HBO. All in, there are 80 million homes [in the US] that do not have HBO and we will use all means at our disposal to go after them.” even though Netflix growth hasn’t been as great as projected, they still had a net income of $59 million during Q3 (up 84% from the same period last year) it is safe to say that online streaming is still very much in a state of growth, so HBO should find success with their implementation RAPID FIRE Amazon To Open Physical Store Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Themodernagenb Source 2: engadget.com Amazon is already the go-to store for everything for many Americans already have been working on same-day delivery for a while apparently same-day isn’t quite fast enough gearing up to open a brick and mortar store in Manhattan in time for the holidays streamlines delivery and returns much easier to schedule same-day deliveries to a shop rather than basing delivery off location of the customer’s home Corsair RGB keyboards allegedly only producing 512 colours Source 1: forum.corsair.com Users of the keyboards have reported seeing noticeable steps when adjusting colours of the keys. The keyboard is advertised as supporting 8bit (2^8=256 colours) colour giving 16.8 million. However, it is found to only support 3bit (2^3 = 8 colours) colour giving 512 combinations According to forum users the issue is either because they are constrained to the USB protocol that only supports 3 bits per channel or because the three Panasonic A32181 LED matrix ICs they used to control the keyboard is only able to give individual LEDs 3 bits of control per channel. This may be fixed in a future software patch. There has been no comment from Corsair about the issue besides “I'll have to ask our engineers for a better explanation.” - CorsairJames 9 days ago. Futuremark Launches World’s First 4K Benchmark Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Techfanboy Source 2: kitguru.net Fire Strike ultra renders the Fire Strike benchmark in 4k. You need at least 3GB of VRAM to run this benchmark. The Fire Strike Ultra leaderboards have gone live here. Apple Patents Flexible Device Display Input Method. Source 1: linustechtips.com OP: Tech Dreamer Source 2: patft.uspto.gov Source 3: appleinsider.com The device would react to bending, using that as an input method. First filed for in September 2013 and credits Harry Vartanian as its inventor.