WAN Show Document - March 24, 2017

[Slick]

 

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Main News Topics

 

Ryzen News (4 parts):

Is Ryzen OC Performance governed by memory Clock Speed? (1/4)

Source 1: Post from: DocSwag: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/753441-ryzens-infinity-fabric-clock-speed-is-linked-to-memory-clock-speed-might-explain-why-memory-ocs-make-a-noticeable-impact-in-performance-on-ryzen/

• The clock speed at which the infinity fabric uses to connect the CCXs in Ryzen is governed by the memory clock speed.

• This could be part of the reason people have noticed such noticeable performance improvements from overclocking memory on Ryzen.

 

A fix is coming!: AMD Ryzen's FMA3 system freeze issue detailed (2/4)

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/756571-amd-ryzens-fma3-system-freeze-issue-detailed-a-confirmed-fix-by-amd-is-in-the-works/

Source 2:  http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/ryzen-amd-bios-fix-fma3-crash/

 

• AMD confirmed on Monday that the company discovered why FMA3 code is causing system hangs on PCs using new Ryzen processors.

• They’ve also confirmed that the problem will be addressed by an upcoming BIOS fix.

 

AMD's rumoured 180W 16-core Ryzen part will reportedly run at 3.1/3.6GHz (3/4)

Source 1: https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cpu_mainboard/amd_s_rumoured_180w_16-core_ryzen_part_will_reportedly_run_at_3_1_3_6ghz/1

Source 2:

 

• AMD's rumoured 180W 16-core Ryzen engineering samples are reportedly running at base/boost clock speeds of 3.1/3.6GHz, offering performance that would be similar to two R7 1700 CPUs.

• this new CPU model is rumoured to come on AMD's X399 socket (likely not final name) with quad-channel memory support and overclocking capabilities.

 

FASTEST RYZEN 1800X SYSTEM IN THE WORLD (4/4)

Source 1:  https://level1techs.com/article/fastest-ryzen-1800x-system-world-2017-03-20

 

• This is the fastest build that uses a single 1080Ti

• 6th fastest 1800X build over-all (any GPU type).

• Should we jump in the ring?

 

Apple cuts prices on lower-end iPads, releases red iPhones

Source 1: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/apple-cuts-prices-on-lower-end-ipads-releases-red-iphones-1.3335498

Source 2: https://www.cnet.com/news/apples-red-iphone-7-and-new-cheaper-ipad-are-now-available/

 

• The iPad Air 2 is being replaced by a new model simply called the iPad.

  • It retains a 9.7-inch screen, but the display is brighter and the processor is faster.

  • Its price starts at US$329 for 32 gigabytes of storage, down from $399.

  • The standard-size iPad is now cheaper than the smaller Mini model.

• The 7.9-inch iPad Mini 4 now comes with 128 gigabytes of storage starting at $399, rather than $499 before.

  • Apple is eliminating the 32-gigabyte model, which used to sell for $399.

• Apple is partnering with Product Red to release a red edition of the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus;

  • for each phone sold, Apple is donating an unspecified amount to HIV and AIDS programs.

  • Apple is doubling the storage on the smaller iPhone SE while keeping the $399 starting price.

 

Twitter might build a paid subscription service for power users

Source 1: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-twitter-subscription-idUSKBN16U38A

Source 2: http://www.theverge.com/2017/3/23/15043422/twitter-subscription-service-tweetdeck-survey

 

• Twitter Inc is considering whether to build a premium version of its popular Tweetdeck interface aimed at professionals

• Even with 319 million users Twitter has failed to attract enough in advertising revenue to turn a profit

• Twitter is now conducting a survey "to assess the interest in a new, more enhanced version of Tweetdeck,"

• "We regularly conduct user research to gather feedback about people's Twitter experience and to better inform our product investment decisions, and we're exploring several ways to make Tweetdeck even more valuable for professionals."

• That version could include "more powerful tools to help marketers, journalists, professionals, and others in our community find out what is happening in the world quicker,"

 

Smartphone device can test sperm quality

Source 1: http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/smartphone-device-can-test-sperm-quality-1.3337386

Source 2: https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/23/researchers-make-super-cheap-smartphone-sperm-test/

 

• The new technology works by using a combination of an optical attachment that can connect to a smartphone and a disposable device for loading a semen sample

• it "can analyze a video of an undiluted, unwashed semen sample in less than five seconds." with an accuracy of 98 per cent.

• The technology aims to make it easier and cheaper for men to test their sperm at home.

• The cost of the materials used to assemble it came to $4.45 USD

• The device is not yet available to the public and is still in the prototype stage.

 

Google Maps to allow others to track your movements

Source 1: http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/google-maps-to-allow-others-to-track-your-movements-1.3336071

Source 2: http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/technology/internet/google-maps-unveils-new-real-time-location-sharing-feature/article17601242.ece

 

• Google Maps users will soon be able to broadcast their movements to friends and family

• Google believes the new tool will be a more convenient way for people to let someone know where they are without having to text or call them.

• Could cause friction in relationships if one partner demands to know where the other is at all times.

• OR if parents insist their teenagers turn on the location-sharing option before they go out.

 

ANNOUNCE SCRAPYARD WARS 5 WITH PAUL AND KYLE - THEY’LL BE AVAILABLE AT 5:30PM

 

What’s Coming Out on Floatplane? Go Over Current Week.

Rapid Fire

 

Dell 32 inch 8K Display

Source 1: http://www.anandtech.com/show/11220/dells-32-inch-8k-up3218k-display-now-for-sale

Source 2:  http://www.pcgamer.com/dells-32-inch-8k-monitor-is-here-and-crazy-expensive/

 

• $5,000

• 31.5" IPS Panel

• Resolution: 7680 × 4320

• Brightness 400 cd/m² Brightness

• Contrast Ratio 1300:1

• Refresh Rate 60 Hz

• 100% Adobe RGB, 100% sRGB

• It’s part of Dell’s UltraSharp range, so it should to be color calibrated out of the box to dE <3.

• The display uses two DP1.4 inputs to provide enough bandwidth

  • internal controller stitches together two 3840x4320 displays, similar to how the early 4K monitors did

• <1% of Steam users are running 4K right now http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey

 

Move over big.Little: ARM Dynamiq ushers in a new era

Source 1:  http://www.anandtech.com/show/11213/arm-launches-dynamiq-biglittle-to-eight-cores-per-cluster

Source 2: https://community.arm.com/processors/b/blog/posts/arm-dynamiq-technology-for-the-next-era-of-compute

 

• Dynamiq allows even MORE heterogeneous core configurations than big.Little

• DynamIQ is a larger cluster paradigm - with up to eight cores per cluster.

• Even within a cluster, those eight cores could be different cores entirely, from different ARM Cortex-A families in different configurations.

• The underlying design allows each core to be controlled independently for voltage and frequency, as well as sleep state

 

New Li-Fi Cracks 40 Gbps!

Source 1: http://www.sciencealert.com/a-new-type-of-li-fi-has-reportedly-cracked-40-gigabits-per-second-100-times-faster-than-regular-wi-fi

Source 2: http://metro.co.uk/2017/03/18/new-lifi-could-be-the-answer-to-your-wifi-woes-6517363/

 

• The new system uses Infrared light instead of LED bulbs

• Infrared li-fi isn't a new idea, but most other systems use energy-intensive movable mirrors to beam infrared light

• THIS system uses passive antennae to send out the data, with no moving parts.

• early tests have already achieved a download speed of 42.8 gbps over a distance of 2.5 metres (8.2 feet).

  • No upload speeds have been announced yet.

• Each device get its own ray of light at a different wavelength, so the connection shouldn't slow down no matter how many devices are using.

• The infrared light used by the systems is in a frequency range of around 200 terahertz.

• The of the group said in that it'll still be at least 5 years before the new technology could be commercialised

 

Ubisoft says you're not supposed to 100% complete For Honor

Source 1: https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/756626-ubisoft-says-youre-not-supposed-to-100-complete-for-honor/

Source 2:  http://www.shacknews.com/article/99515/for-honor-devs-say-not-to-expect-100-completion-and-theyre-right

 

• A fan on Reddit calculated that collecting every piece of cosmetic content like outfits and emotes in For Honor would cost a whopping $700.

• This caused community outrage, which Ubisoft responded to in a live Q&A.

• game director Damien Kieken: "We never had an intention for you to unlock everything in the game.”

• “For us that doesn't really make any sense. We applied RPG mechanics on top of a fighting game in a PvP environment. Let's say in World of Warcraft, you would never try to unlock everything for all the characters. Same thing in any MOBA."

• People are pissed: They already paid full price for a game and don’t want to have to pay to have the game’s core content delivered in a timely fashion.

 

Apple explores using an iPhone or iPad to power a laptop

Source 1: https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/23/apple-explores-using-an-iphone-or-ipad-to-power-a-laptop/

Source 2:  https://www.neowin.net/news/new-apple-patent-suggests-possible-use-of-the-iphone-or-ipad-to-power-a-laptop

 

• The USPTO issued a patent filing detailing how an iPhone or an iPad could be used to power an ultra-portable laptop

• The patent filing shows off multiple forms of a potential "electronic accessory."

  • One features a slot near the trackpad area where you can drop in an iPhone, which provides all of the hardware necessary to run the Macbook-looking ultraportable. iPhone would also serve as the actual trackpad.

  • Another concept describes sliding an iPad in the screen area to power the accessory.

  • Apple also considers plugging additional batteries and GPU hardware in the accessory base to buoy the performance of the iPhone or iPad

• Basically a ripoff of the Superbook: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/andromium/the-superbook-turn-your-smartphone-into-a-laptop-f

 

BlackBerry’s new app prevents others from peeping at your screen

Source 1: http://www.androidauthority.com/blackberrys-new-app-prevents-others-peeping-screen-759031/

Source 2: http://www.androidpolice.com/2017/03/22/blackberry-releases-privacy-shade-app-keep-nearby-people-reading-screen/

 

• The app darkens the entire screen, with the exception of a small view area that you can move around or resize.

• You have the option of changing the transparency of the shade as well as changing the view area from a circle to a rectangle.

• the app is only officially compatible with BlackBerry devices, but there are workarounds

 

Google Chrome is 'least pwnable' browser in hacking tournament

Source 1: http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/3007103/google-chrome-is-least-pwnable-browser-in-hacking-tournament

Source 2:  http://www.i-programmer.info/news/149-security/10621-microsoft-edge-falls-victim-at-pwn2own-.html

 

• Google Chrome was the 'least pwnable' browser in the 10th annual Pwn2Own hacking tournament at Vancouver's CanSecWest conference.

• Firefox was attacked twice, once successfully, in part due to its use of sandboxing.

• Microsoft Edge cost $300,000 in bounties for 5 vulnerabilities, putting it bottom of the list.

• Safari was hacked three times, plus once more by an exploit that already had a fix in beta

• But Google Chrome made it through unscathed, with the only attack on it not being completed in time.

• "pwn" attempts were at the whim of the contestants, so the decision to go after Edge may have been based on the knowledge that it would give them the most leverage to score points in the competition.

• For the first time this year, a "pwn" on a virtual machine was accomplished with an exploit for VMWare.

 

GameStop expects the Switch to be hard to find through 2017

Source 1: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2017/03/gamestop-expects-the-switch-to-be-hard-to-find-through-2017/

Source 2:

 

• CEO predicts "Wii-like" sales potential amid instant sell-outs of new shipments.

• GameStop COO Tony Bartel: “We anticipate that we're going to be chasing supply this entire year."

• "there is tremendous demand for this, and we just don't know how high it is because every time we get it out in our stores it's literally gone."

• The average Switch buyer at GameStop also bought 5.5 related products:

  • (including both Switch games and accessories) along with the system.

  • "They're picking up anything they can," Bartel said.

  • “Breath of the Wild has an "almost one-to-one attach result," Bartel said, meaning practically every Switch customer also picks up a copy of the game.

 

Google unveils Android O with developer preview

Source 1: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/03/hands-on-with-android-o-snooze-that-notification-and-customize-everything/

Source 2:  http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/google-unveils-android-o-with-developer-preview-1.3337555

 

• Lots of new, boring changes!

• New ability to do system-wide notification snoozing. If you don't want to deal with a notification right now, just pull it to the side a bit  to unveil a new "clock" icon. Tap it, and the notification will be automatically snoozed for 15 minutes. You can tap on the drop-down menu to increase the time to 30 minutes or an hour.

• The top of the notification panel has been reworked yet again

More granular controls over System UI notifications

• The triple-function Quick Settings buttons are back—tapping on the icon does one thing, tapping on the text does a second function, and long pressing on the icon does a third thing.

  • Example: A tap on the icon turns Wi-Fi on and off, while a long-press opens the full Wi-Fi settings. A tap on the bottom Wi-Fi text will open the Wi-Fi panel. Google started this Quick Settings layout in Lollipop, got rid of it in Marshmallow and Nougat, and now it's back in Android O.

• Ambient Display is a low-power notification mode that kicks in when the screen is "off." When a notification comes in, or when the device is moved or tapped on, the screen will light up briefly with a white-on-black UI and show you your new notifications.

• The settings app has been totally reworked.

  • There’s now multiple entry points for a setting in different sections. You no longer have to wonder if the device timeout setting is under "Display" because it's tied to when the display shuts off or "Battery" because it's closely tied to battery usage.

[Daniel644]

thats not the wan show video, thats the where live video

 

Never mind fixed in the time it took me to type it.

[TheAvokadoMan]

Are u guys ever gonna have a WAN show with Max instead of Luke? or something?

[Panic!]

Luke wearing a plex hoodie and a day9 tshirt. Man after my own heart ❤

[TheAvokadoMan]

"Ubisoft says you're not supposed to 100% complete For Honor" 
said the same on farcry 4 didnt stop me.

GOD i need a life!

but at least I'm not as bad as Luck!

[Quixotic.Estate]

Linus' headphones seemed ridiculously large.

[TheAvokadoMan]

"Smartphone device can test sperm quality" 
Pretty sure Linus doesn't need that anymore

 

We Still Love u Linus even if your Half a Man.

[TheAvokadoMan]

2 minutes ago, Quixotic.Estate said:

Linus' headphones seemed ridiculously large.

No no no no you are wrong. 

his head is just very small. just look at look to compare..

ok now imma shut up since i didn't say a single nice thing since i got here today.

[Quixotic.Estate]

Just now, TheAvokadoMan said:

No no no no you are wrong. 

his head is just very small. just look at look to compare..

ok now imma shut up since i didn't say a single nice thing since i got here today.

I was going to say!  

 

 

I Wear HD-280s, Those look big on me. My head is ...big.  I don't think i could get through a door way with Linus' pair.

 

Hmmm...

 

@LinusTechWhats your head diameter? We need to get to the bottom of this.

 

[Tech_Dreamer]

did you guys stopped tagging OP's of the news thread along with a forum links on most of all topics?

[captain_to_fire]

No matter what Microsoft says, I'm not ditching Google Chrome.

[Techstorm970]

11 minutes ago, Quixotic.Estate said:

My head is ...big.

[Guest]

10 minutes ago, Tech_Dreamer said:

did you guys stopped tagging OP's of the news thread along with a forum links on most of all topics?

They never did iirc

[Tech_Dreamer]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

They never did iirc

They have,  next to the topic links as  "OP:*insert name here*"  ,  Meh i think this will be the new format of thing from now

[Guest]

Just now, Tech_Dreamer said:

They have,  next to the topic links as  "OP:*insert name here*"  ,  Meh i think this will be the new format of thing from now

Ah yeah but that's not tagging that's just putting someone's name there

[kaiju_wars]

I only came here for SCRAPYARD WARS!!!

 

[minifang]

WAN Show: the  windows update strikes edition. 

 

to prevent this do the following (requires windows 10 pro or above)

hit  the start button

type "gpedit.msc" (no quotes) 

click on edit group policy

in the left pane click on the little arrows to expand (like the registry editor) :

 local computer policy

 Computer configuration

 Administrative templates

 Windows Components

 click on Windows Update

 

in the right pane now click on "Configure automatic Updates" 

check the enabled radio button

in the drop down menu under "configure automatic updates" choose "notify for download and install" 

click apply then ok .

close  the policy editor .

reboot. 

now windows will popup a windows telling you updates are available. 

click on "open windows update" then close the windows update window.

this will NOT update windows, you must do this manually at your convenience, and not when microsoft decides (like in the middle of the WAN show). 

note windows home will ignore this setting, and group policy for that matter, so i dont recommend this on windows 10 home. 

 

the reason i know this is: 

at work we have a very slow connection (<2mb/sec) serving 4 computers. our POS programming is cloud based, and when windows updates strikes, our POS ceases to function (windows updates takes all the bandwidth). this prevents us from doing what we get paid to do. so after much research i found this solution, and when windows updates ,it is not changing it back at this time.

 

[VicBar]

Since we all know Linus has scrap yard wars rigged, Luke is definitely gonna win this time since they're on the same team /s

[LabRat]

does the movie "Stuck on You" sound good for a plot for the next junk Yard Wars?........... just in case you needed ideas.... LOL

" Conjoined twins from Martha's Vineyard move to Los Angeles so that".........................

[alextulu]

When you get the Windows Update restart pop-up on Win 10, go the the Settings App->Update & Security->Restart Options, turn it on and set a different time for the restart.

[-TesseracT-]

Yeah... and I was thinking: "Where's this week's WAN Show?". When scrolling through my subscription box, I didn't find the archive video, and I became worried that this week's show had been canceled or something.

 

That title was the most click-baity title I've seen yet on LTT, seriously, come on guys.

[Guest]

43 minutes ago, -TesseracT- said:

Yeah... and I was thinking: "Where's this week's WAN Show?". When scrolling through my subscription box, I didn't find the archive video, and I became worried that this week's show had been canceled or something.

 

That title was the most click-baity title I've seen yet on LTT, seriously, come on guys.

It's more the thumbnail if anything

[-TesseracT-]

1 minute ago, AUniqueName said:

It's more the thumbnail if anything

Yes, that too.

[Guest]

On a side note, super fucking happy it's with Paul and Kyle. Both great guys. 

 

Season 3 was unwatchable.

[DaiGurenMK42]

Scrapyard Wars Season 6 - THE REVENGENING: Jay,Kyle,Paul vs Linus,Luke,Wendell. 

Scrapyard Wars "six seasons and a movie": Regular scrapyard wars but everyone on their own, camera crews covering everyone. End goal is something similar to HighLANder videos. Best system to play easily and remotely.