The WAN Show July 26, 2013 Topics Document

[LinusTech]

General Notes

 

< News Items >

 

New Nexus 7, codename Razor, detailed and benchmarked

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/23/new-nexus-7-codename-razor-fully-detailed-and-benchmarked-2gb-of-ram-snapdragon-s4-pro-and-1920x1200-screen/

1920x1200 - 320 PPI - XHDPI: eXtra High density

reported as 1200x1824 because of the on-screen nav bar

Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core clocked at 1.5GHz

3,950 mAh battery (Up to 9 hours of active use)

Qi wireless charging

802.11a/b/g/n dual-band Wi-Fi

0.64lb, 114 x 200 x 8.65mm

Android 4.3 out of the box (build JWR66N)

- not faster but are tablets fast enough for now?

 

ASUS pq321q ultrahd 4k monitor reviewed by anadtech

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7157/asus-pq321q-ultrahd-4k-monitor-review/8

software devs need to step up to growing resolutions

colour gamut not super great

missing some features

reviewer was in awe of the sharpness

 

Turbowrite buffer

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7152/new-elements-to-samsung-ssds-the-mex-controller-turbo-write-and-nvme

high performance buffer in SLC mode.  Then, when the drive is idle, it will pass the data on to the main drive NAND

technically 3-bit MLC, due to its use in SLC mode size decreased by factor of 3

1TB version has 32GB buffer, effectively 12GB

Minimal effect on the 1tb model, 120GB model is the one showing 3x write speeds

Once you fill turbo cache if it hasn’t dumped one would assume that the drive will revert to old speeds

- full review available now. Maybe the only SSD that matters. Discuss commoditization of SSD

- discuss SSD experience with Lew

 

Nvidia Shield to ship right on time

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7159/nvidia-confirms-ship-date-for-shield-july-31-

Fixed a mechanical issue that failed in testing and they should be shipping late july as suggested

 

Best thing MS could do for Windows 9?

Boot into a screen that just shows the windows logo

Different colours on the logo are different modes

Classic mode

business mode

Entertainment mode

Touch mode

Options for default boot into any of those

Classic is basically windows 7 with enhanced functions like the new file transfer and task manager and multi screen support

Business mode is just encrypted classic mode

Entertainment mode is like xbmc or windows media center or somethjng

And touch mode is modern ui

 

PayPal Cuts off iPredator, VPN of Pirate Bay

Previous payment processor (Payson) had discontinued their service without much explanation and seem to be on a credit card blacklist.

http://torrentfreak.com/paypal-cuts-off-pirate-bay-vpn-ipredator-freezes-assets-130724/

Should payment processors be neutral?

Paypal sucks

 

Samsung 840 evo 120/250/500/750 GB and 1TB models reviewed

http://www.anandtech.com/show/7173/samsung-ssd-840-evo-review-120gb-250gb-500gb-750gb-1tb-models-tested/12

Highly recommended by Anandtech

faster and cheaper than a 1tb M500

Durability not an issue for standard consumers, wont survive a DB environment

 

NFC Ring

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/07/23/nfc-ring-to-control-your-smartphone-hits-kickstarter-goal-in-only-3-days/

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mclear/nfc-ring

“The NFC Ring can be used to unlock doors, mobile phones and to transfer information and link people.”

 

NFC Ring to... Do NFC stuff. Open door? Unlock phone? Your imagination is the limit! ...And NFC. NFC is also a limit.

 

Possible discussion:

Security issues? 22 pounds or 25 pounds for larger.

 

Samsung Now Most Profitable Consumer Electronics Company

http://news.yahoo.com/samsung-now-most-profitable-consumer-electronics-company-world-205003313.html

Apple: 6.9b Samsung: 8.3b

Will Samsung keep this lead?

Will Apple regain the title in next cycle of releases?

 

Crowdfounded Ubuntu/Android Phone Hits $3.4m

http://www.inquisitr.com/865324/ubuntu-superphone-raises-3-4-million-on-indiegogo-in-just-24-hours/

Premium features: Sapphire screen, 128GB SSD, 4GB RAM, unknown processor but will be one of fastest available

 

Original Madden dev sues EA and wins.

http://www.gamezone.com/news/2013/07/24/original-madden-programmer-wins-11-million-in-lawsuit-against-ea

Antonick developed the first Madden title in 1988 for MS-DOS,Commodore, and Apple II platforms

EA and Antonick signed a series of publishing and development contracts -

requires EA to pay him royalties on any derivative works related to the original version of EA Madden

 

Blizzard Schedules WCS Regionals Same Time As The International 3 (Valve)

http://www.reddit.com/r/DotA2/comments/1iypl7/totalbiscuit_sc2_casterpersonality_teamowner/

WCS Regional Finals SC2 (Korea, Europe, and America) are running at the same time as each other and The International 3 (Dota2)

 

TI3 is arguably the biggest tournament/event in the world with a $2.6m prizepool, mostly funded by customers buying Compendiums ($10 digital pamphlets, allowing Fantasy Football style play, vote for All Star showmatch players, other things soon to come)

 

Possible Discussion Topics:

ROI for advertisers vs Prizes for players

Valve funding Dota 2 eSports with ways besides advertising ($10 Compendium, $2.50 goes to prizepool, said to have funded the entire event)

Blizzard’s attempt to compete for viewers will fail, who would think this is a good idea?

 

Chromecast Sells Out Hardcore

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-chromecast-sells-out-amazon-best-buy-20130725,0,4909070.story

 

http://www.theverge.com/2013/7/24/4552204/google-reveals-chromecast-tv-streaming

$35 dongle to allow streaming from device to TV without relying on proprietary devices

 

Kickstarted project fails hardcore

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/forkingpath/the-doom-that-came-to-atlantic-city/posts/548030#comments

Backers will receive refunds... it will take a loooooong time though

Kickstarter is sketchy ground

 

<Special Guest Topics>

 

Google+ seems deserted...

http://gizmodo.com/5831497/google%252B-is-a-deserted-wasteland-to-the-public

48% of Google+ users have never made a single public post.

 

Small interaction vs Large interaction

Twitter, Vine, Instagram VS. Facebook, Google+

Linus and I are quite active on twitter but not nearly as much on the Large interaction side

 

YouTube subscription feed failure

Other options?

Poll audience to see if they would like an email newsletter every time there is an upload

 

Possible discussion:

$675 and up, for a phone arriving in May 2014, worth it? (Limited numbers at price milestones for donations)

Are new companies using crowdfunding to create a phone trustworthy? Can they deliver? Is canonical big enough that we trust them,?

 

Possible Discussion:

Is this why new media has a chance to swoop in and eat traditional media’s lunch?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7o3_q_ZWyGw

 

Xbox vs PS4 - the current state of things?

Xbox making a lot of the right moves

May be too little too late

A lot of hate still around

Empowering indie devs the answer?

 

Plastic iPhone Shell Showcased??

http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-iphone-plastic-high-quality-video-20130725,0,375689.story

How pissed would Jobs be?

 

< Community News Items >

 

PR hate train for XB One about to turn around?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/39147-microsoft-to-announce-self-publishing-indies-on-xbox-one/

Any Xbox One can be used for development

No plans to release new XNA

Too little too late?

Will not all be ready at launch

May be powered through windows store forcing windows 8 development

 

New line of dell monitors possibly leaked

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/38926-leaks-indicated-that-dell-is-about-to-release-several-new-monitors/

Ohhhhhh my I’m excited for 4K 24”

These will likely be prohibitively expensive - But exciting to see the market moving

 

New Quadro video card

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/38835-nvidia-unviels-new-quadro-card/

- would like to dispel forever the myth that a $5000 graphics card will somehow perform better in games than a $1000 one...

 

< Build Log of The Week >

 

https://docs.google.com/a/linusmediagroup.com/file/d/0B2LKAgEko3SAdnMzQVM1Tlhmbjg/edit?usp=sharing

 

< After Party >

 

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/38912-am-i-bad-for-laughing-raccoon-throw/

 

^ 13 minutes of AC4

free roam like crazy

freely flow from ship to anything else

takes many tips from FC3, Ubi seems to pull from their own strengths very well

 

 

[CoolBeans]

The world in Black Flag is huge!

[iruixos]

I was looking for this earlier xD Thanks Linus!

[ofr057]

Best thing MS could do for Windows 9?

Boot into a screen that just shows the windows logo

Different colours on the logo are different modes

Classic mode

business mode

Entertainment mode

Touch mode

Options for default boot into any of those

Classic is basically windows 7 with enhanced functions like the new file transfer and task manager and multi screen support

Business mode is just encrypted classic mode

Entertainment mode is like xbmc or windows media center or somethjng

And touch mode is modern ui

 

If Microsoft did this the heavens would open tears of joy would fall from gods face

[Dylan522p]

No stream today?