May 6, 2016 - The WAN Show Document

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IBM Puts a Quantum Processor in the Cloud - Open for Everyone to Try

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/591562-ibm-puts-a-quantu OP: blizzardengle

Source 2: http://www.research.ibm.com/quantum/#start

Source 3: http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/computing/hardware/ibm-puts-a-quan

• IBM announced on May 4th that they’re making a superconducting quantum processor available over the internet

• I’ll turn to my PM to explain why this matters: https://youtu.be/Eak_ogYMprk?t=29s

• Contains five qubits

• Tool’s goal “is to get people to start thinking quantum, to start thinking how a quantum computer works”

• Portal is called the IBM Quantum Experience

  • Includes tutorials and a visual programming interface

  • Users can learn about algorithms and perform real quantum operations on the five-qubit chip

• Chip is housed at IBM’s Watson facility

• IBM aims to have the chip available 24/7

• Chip is part of a family of superconducting quantum processors that have their qubits arranged in lattices instead of a line

  • Offers better connectivity between qubits for error correction

• Jay Gambetta, Manager of the Theory of Quantum Computing and Information Group of IBM

  • Access to the chip will be free but not frictionless

  • Gambetta said “We don’t want a billion bots launching things and stopping real people from wanting to use it”

  • Group is developing a system that can assign coins to different types of users to grant access

IBM Quantum Computing Website

 

Lyft Will Pick You Up In Self-Driving Electric Cars Within a Year: Report

Source 1: http://jalopnik.com/lyft-will-pick-you-up-in-self-driving-electric-cars
Source 2: http://www.wsj.com/articles/gm-lyft-to-test-self-driving-electric-taxis-14624600

• GM and Lyft will begin testing a fleet of self-driving Chevrolet Bolt electric taxis on public roads within a year

• General Motors invested $500 million into Lyft earlier this year

• Program will rely on technology being acquired as part of GM’s separate $1 billion planned purchase of Cruise Automation Inc

• Details are still being worked out, according to a Lyft executive

  • Will include “customers in a yet-to-be disclosed city”

• Customers can opt in or out of the pilot when hailing a Lyft car from the mobile app

• In addition to driverless cars, GM aims to use Lyft and its growing army of drivers as a primary customer for the Chevy Bolt

  • Electric car launching later this year

  • Priced as low as $30,000 after federal tax credits

  • Available late 2016

  • Estimated more than 200 miles of range

  • Full charge in 9 hours with their 240-volt charger

  • Batterly located under the cabin foor

• New effort looking to challenge Alphabet and Uber

 

Microsoft Confirms that July 29th is the Last Day for Windows 10 Free Upgrade - $119 Afterwards

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/591706-microsoft-confirms-that-jul OP: GoodBytes

Source 2: https://blogs.windows.com/windowsexperience/2016/05/05/windows-10-now-on

• Win10 now on 300,000,000 active devices

  • Posted by Yusuf Mehdi, VP of Microsoft’s Windows and Devices Group

• “We’re seeing people at homes, at schools, at small businesses, at large companies, and other organizations adopt Windows 10 faster than ever, and use Windows 10 more than ever before.

• Examples:

  • Over 63 billion minutes were spent over Microsoft Edge in March alone

  • 50% growth in minutes since the last quarter

  • Cortana, has helped answer over 6 billion questions since launch

  • 9 billion hours of gameplay on Windows 10 since launch

  • Apps that come with Windows 10, including Photos, Groove Music, and Movies & TV are seeing millions of active users each month

    • Including more than 144 million people using Photos

• After July 29th, you’ll be able to continue to get Windows 10 on a new device, or purchase a full version of Windows 10 Home for $119 USD

 

Microsoft is Removing its Nagging Windows 10 Upgrade Notifications Soon

Source 1: http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/6/11606392/microsoft-windows-10-upgrade

• Microsoft is planning to remove its Get Windows 10 app from Win7 and Win8.1 PCs after July 29th

• According to a statement to WinBeta, the upgrade notification will be disabled after July 29th

• “Details are still being finalized, but on July 29th the Get Windows 10 app that facilitates the easy upgrade to Windows 10 will be disabled and eventually removed from PCs worldwide. Just as it took the time to ramp up and roll out the Get Windows 10 app, it will take time to ramp down.”

 

China Bans ‘erotic’ Banana-eating Live Streams

Source 1: http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-36226141

• Chinese live-streaming services have banned people filming themselves eating bananas in a “seductive” fashion

• New regulations mean that live-streaming sites must monitor all their output round-the-clock

  • Keeping an eye out for any “erotic” banana-eating

• Not sure fruit that’s on their radar

  • Paper adds that wearing stockings and suspenders while hosting a live stream is also now forbidden

• This is the authorities latest attempt to clamp down on “inappropriate and erotic” online content

• In April, the Ministry of Culture announced it was investigating a number of popular live-streaming platforms for allegedly hosting pornographic or violent content that “harms social morality”

  • Despite gov’t concerns, such sites are attracting more and more users in China

• New Express Daily cites data showing that 26% of live-streaming viewers are under 18

  • 60% of those creating the content are under 22 years old

  • ¾ of those watching are male

• News of the banana ban has prompted thousands to chime in on Chinese social media

  • One person asks “How do they decide what’s provocative when eating a banana?”

  • Another asks “Can male livestreamers still eat them?”

 

NVIDIA Pascal Being Announced Today at 6pm PST

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/590645-nvidia-pascal-the-countd OP: jonathan13

Source 2: http://orderof10.com/humanityshallbeenlightened

Source 3: http://wccftech.com/nvidia-pascal-gtx-1080-1070-livestream/

PICTURE OF TWEET/ANNOUNCEMENT

 

Next Gen AI “Viv” to be Debuted at an Industry Conference Monday, May 9th

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/591866-next-gen-ai-v OP: g1ngernator

Source 2: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2016/05/04/siris-cr

Source 3: http://www.engadget.com/2016/05/05/viv-labs-ai-siri/

• People behind Siri (Dag Kittlaus, Adam Cheyer, Chris Brigham) are readying another big leap in AI

• “Viv, The Global Brain”

  • “Viv radically simplifies the world by providing an intelligent interface to everything”

• Been in the works for approximately four years

• Viv is planned as an open system, like Siri was prior to being purchased by Apple in 2010

 

Example of How it Works

• A group of engineers sat down to order a pizza in an entirely new way

• “Get me a pizza from Pizz’a Chicago near my office,” one of the engineers said into his smartphone

• A text from Viv popped up asking “Would you like toppings with that?”

• “The eight engineers all started jumping in: “Pepperoni.” “Half cheese.” “Caesar salad.” Emboldened by the result, they peppered Viv with more commands: Add more toppings. Remove toppings. Change medium to large.”

• 40 minutes later, a Pizz’a Chicago driver showed up with four made-to-order pizzas

• Viv had confused the office address, but they addressed the issue

• Engineers had ordered a pizza from start to finish, without placing a phone call, google search, or opening an app

• Many in Silicon Valley believe this could be the next step in computing, and commerce itself

• Kittlaus said “It’s about taking the way that humans have naturally interacted with each other for thousands of years and applying that to the way they interact with services”

 

NERD SPORTS SHOUT OUT, LINK WILL BE IN THE VIDEO DESCRIPTION

Dodgeball is available now - make sure you stay tuned for hockey next week!

 

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Rapid Fire

 

Flyboard Air: Franky Zapata’s Flyboard Air Independent Propulsion Unit Redefines the Concept of a Hoverboard

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/591361-flyboard-air-franky-z OP: Wizard_Sa

Source 2: http://www.gizmag.com/franky-zapata-flyboard-air-video/42734/

Source 3: http://zapata-racing.com/flyboardair-en/

• Flyboard air

  • Video of Franky Zapata Flying It (2:21 Long)

• Appears to have a jet engine powering the device

• Autonomous flight up to 10,000 feet

• Top speed of 150km/h

• 10 min autonomy

• Won’t be on the market in 2016

 

AMD Polaris Will Support up to 240Hz Displays

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/590305-amds-polaris-gpus- OP: Aytex

Source 2: http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/gpu_displays/amd_s_polaris_gpus_will_

• AMD have created a new section for their website, offering details about the upcoming Polaris GPUs

  • Stating they will offer increased levels of performance

  • Smoother VR experience

  • Support for next generation gaming monitors and video streaming and recording capability without wasting CPU usage

• One of the most noteworthy changes is support for next generation of display technology

  • DisplayPort 1.3 and HDMI 2.0b, offering HDR support and allowing Polaris GPUs to support 1080p and 1440p displays at 240Hz

  • Ultra-wide 1440p displays at 190Hz

  • 4k displays at up to 120Hz

  • 5k up to 60Hz

 

PICTURE OF SLIDE SHOWING DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY

 

Apple Loses iPhone Trademark Battle in China

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/591431-apple-loses-iphone- OP: PiGHamM3R

Source 2: http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2016/05/04/apple-loses-an-iphone-tradem

Source 3: http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/apple-iphone-trademark/

• IPHONE branded bags (PICTURE)

• Beijing Municipal High People’s Court threw out Apple’s appeal in a trademark dispute that’s been in Chinese courts for the last four years

• In China, Apple applied for the “iPhone” trademark in 2002

  • Wasn’t granted until 2013

• Xintong Tiandi Technology Co. Ltd, applied for the trademark in the category of leather goods in 2007

  • Securing it in 2010

• Court’s ruling reflects the “free market” system

 

Elon Musk says production deadline for Model 3 ‘impossible’

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/591522-model-3-scheduled OP: djdwosk97

Source 2: http://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/elon-musk-says-production-deadline-for-

• During Tesla’s Q1 2016 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk set a deadline of July 1, 2017 to begin Model 3 production

• CEO Elon Musk admitted that supply issues would make that date impossible

  • Said it was important to set the date

  • Company highly unlikely to develop the supply chain for Model 3 parts in time

• Musk said the Model 3 was designed to be much less complicated to manufacture than the Model S and Model X

• Process of developing the parts necessary from suppliers and integrating them into the line would set actual production back

• Estimating initial production at 100,000 to 200,000 for the model 3 in 2017, Musk said that Tesla could be producing 500,000 cars a year in 2018

 

Microsoft to Stop Allowing Cortana to Function in Other Browsers

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/590926-microsoft-to-stop-all OP: jasonr22

Source 2: http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Microsoft-Curbs-Cortana-in-Wind

• On Thursday Microsoft announced that it was restricting its Cortana digital assistant to operating with the Edge browser and Bing search engine in Windows 10

• Goal is to provide a better search experience

 

AMD Wraith Cooler Is a Game Changer for Stock Cooling

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/590821-amds-wraith-cooler-is-a OP: 4960X

Source 2: http://www.relaxedtech.com/reviews/amd/wraith-cooler/1

• AMD’s answer to offer improved stock cooling performance with its microprocessors

  • Announced the Wraith cooler at CES this year, showing off cooling and noise performance

• According to AMD, the Wraith Cooler delivers 34% more airflow and 24% more surface area for heat dissipation

• Expanding the list of processors that will come bundled with the Wraith cooler

  • Including FX-8350, and the FX-6350 CPUs

  • Will retail for $180 and $130, bundled with the Wraith cooler

• Wraith much bigger than its predecessors, heatsink much larger

  • About 8cm tall, 18cm wide and 11cm deep

 

LIST OF CPU COOLERS TESTED

 

BENCHMARK

 

AMD Wraith Cooler Slide

 

Microsoft Launches New Documentation Portal for Developers

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/591181-microsoft-is-retiring OP: AluminumTech

Source 2: http://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-begins-revamping-develop

• In a blog post, Microsoft stated

  • “Clear we needed to make a change and create a modern web experience for content”

  • “First thing we did was evaluate our existing content infrastructure TechNet and MSDN”

  • “Both sites are built on a 10-15 year-old brittle codebase with an archaic publishing and deployment system that was never designed to run on the cloud”

• First phase of the project is for Enterprise Mobility Documentation

  • More documents will be moved to the new docs.microsoft.com site

 

Buttonless Fingerprint Sensors Coming to Phones This Year

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/590382-button-less-fingerprint-se OP: Stryder721

Source 2: http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2016/5/2/11564368/fingerprint-sensors-

FPC1268 Video (1:31 Long)

• LG Innotek joins Fingerprint Cards in announcing a fingerprint module that can be integrated under the same glass cover as a phone’s display

  • Takes out the need for a button

• Both companies expect devices with this new technology before the end of the year

• LG Innotek points out that waterproofing a smartphone becomes significantly easier without a discrete button for the fingerprint reader

• Sensor less susceptible to being scratched when integrated under the display

• Both LG Innotek and Fingerprint Cards promise to maintain accuracy of current implementations

 

Oculus Rift to be sold in Best Buy, Amazon, and Microsoft by May 7th

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/590663-oculus-rift-to-be-sold... OP: Wander Away

Source 2: http://www.theverge.com/2016/5/2/11565972/oculus-rift-retail-sale-demo-be

• As of May 7th, 48 Best Buy locations across the US will start offering demos of the Oculus Rift

• Chains will have an “extremely limited” supply of Rifts available for purchase

• A limited number of orders will also sell through Amazon and Microsoft

• An Oculus spokesperson says that they’re still attempting to put as many units as possible toward pre order customers

  • Noting that retail sales are launching later than expected

  • “We had always planned for retail to come after launch (we announced April), but we pushed it out as far as we could extend our partnership with retails,” she says

  • “We also scaled units down to very small numbers until we catch up with preorders

• Oculus will let potential visitors search for locations to demo the Rift

  • Will let them schedule demos up to a month in advance

• Experiences will include:

  • Dreamdeck

  • The Climb

 

After 13 Years with NVIDIA, Leslie Pirritano Leaves to Join AMD

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/590991-after-13-years-with-nvidia OP: don_svetlio

Source 2: http://vrworld.com/2016/05/04/leslie-pirritano-joins-amd-builds-furyosa-gaming-pc/

• Worked on orchestrating one of the best Back to School campaigns for Apple Computers in the post-and-pre Jobs era

• Switched to NVIDIA, where she spent  the last 13 years

  • Worked with game and experience developers

• Now working on the next generation Virtual and Augmented Reality, as well as future DirectX 12 games with AMD

 

(Study) Google Chrome Sneaks Past Internet Explorer to Become Top Browser

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/591137-rip-ie%E2% OP: Djole123

Source 2: http://www.cnet.com/news/google-chrome-sneaks-past-internet-explorer-to-

Source 3: https://www.netmarketshare.com/

• Chrome #1 according to web tracker Net Market Share

  • 41.6% percent of the market share

  • Up from 39% in March

• Marks first time that Chrome has surpassed IE to assume the top spot (According to Net Market Share’s data)

SEE GRAPH HERE

 

New Case From InWin (D Frame 2.0)

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/585725-new-case-from-in-wi OP: Maybach123

Source 2: https://www.inwin-style.com/en/gaming-chassis/h-frame-2

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[AxelRantila]

Will the new shirts be sold trough a EU seller this time around? I was really disappointed when the WAN Hoddie was not sold through a EU seller and from what I read on the forum, the import fees for people in the EU was quite large.

[Guest]

where are you going?

[EricX2]

I lost it at the Windows 10 Rant. The built in apps aren't supposed to be the best option, they are supposed to give limited functionality for people to have basic access to files and programs. If they are too good to not need anything else they have a history of getting fined for anti-competitive behavior. And the search. Same thing, there are lots of better search tools with more customization options.

[GumblesGrambles]

It's a funny thing, but when you upgrade to windows 10, your old  apps still exist, like photoviewer, you just have to dig out the executable and associate it with photos. Even IE11 still exists on upgraded machines, its just hidden.

But yea, the new photos app is useless, the only thing it can be use for is to show off how fast an ssd is by just wheel spinning through thousands of photos.  The original app was useful for sorting pictures, hitting delete actually allowed you to delete a photo, fancy that.

 

1 hour ago, EricX2 said:

I lost it at the Windows 10 Rant. The built in apps aren't supposed to be the best option, they are supposed to give limited functionality for people to have basic access to files and programs. If they are too good to not need anything else they have a history of getting fined for anti-competitive behavior. And the search. Same thing, there are lots of better search tools with more customization options.

 

The thing is, these aren't advanced features, they've actually taken basic functionality of the previous default apps and have broken them.  We aren't talking ms paint competing with photoshop, more suddenly turning ms paint into grey scale only, why?  Reasons....

The concern no longer applies anyways, the biggest targets for anti competitive complaints are the anti virus and firewall abilities now built into the os.  Expectations have changed, and people now expect these features as part of any consumer os.

 

 

Search is definitely broken, and there aren't enough parameters you can set to narrow down search results even with their default types like "kind:" etc, it seems to lack the ability to exclude types effectively.

 

As for Oculus, the permanent association with Facebook just kills it.

Just watch this

HOPE X (2014): You've Lost Privacy, Now They're Taking Anonymity - YouTube

the insidious nature of how facebook works behind your back is bad enough, but these days they've been overtly censoring content for governments and based on their own political agendas, certain groups for instance anti feminist groups face harsh sanctions  when others are treated with kid gloves.  Politicians like Angela Merkel are being aided by facebook to censor "hate speech" aka discussion of the migrant issue, and of course if facebook ever has a problem with your account, they will ask for your government ID to unlock it.  It's just a level of intrusiveness and abuse of power I just cannot support.

 

Also related

re:publica 2012 - Eben Moglen - Freedom of Thought Requires Free Media

 

[xnamkcor]

They better name the flying thing after Jindouyun.

[sydh]

Scroll wheel for zooming or not is meh. Been using it as scrolling in Picasa with ctrl as a zoom modifier key for years. Though thankfully they did give you the option to pick between modes of scrolling/zooming.

 

Also still not upgrading to win 10 with win 7 support lasting till 2020 with how things stand.