Miscellaneous Tech News
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
ZTE smartphone goes to extremes to kill the notch, adds rear secondary display
ZTE is back from the grave and maybe a bit crazy.
seriously - is a forehead and chin really that bad on a phone?
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
ZTE smartphone goes to extremes to kill the notch, adds rear secondary display
ZTE is back from the grave and maybe a bit crazy.
seriously - is a forehead and chin really that bad on a phone?
Is screen size in ration to the overall size of the phone really that big of a concern? I used to be a fan of the Samsung Notes (except for the 7, that went out with a BANG) because of their size, but realized that size of the screen isn't everything and went to a smaller phone, and am quite enjoying it. I have a secondary screen that shows me the notifications right above the main screen. I'm good.
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@NerdyDad said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
ZTE smartphone goes to extremes to kill the notch, adds rear secondary display
ZTE is back from the grave and maybe a bit crazy.
seriously - is a forehead and chin really that bad on a phone?
Is screen size in ration to the overall size of the phone really that big of a concern? I used to be a fan of the Samsung Notes (except for the 7, that went out with a BANG) because of their size, but realized that size of the screen isn't everything and went to a smaller phone, and am quite enjoying it. I have a secondary screen that shows me the notifications right above the main screen. I'm good.
You have what? secondary screen?
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@NerdyDad said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
ZTE smartphone goes to extremes to kill the notch, adds rear secondary display
ZTE is back from the grave and maybe a bit crazy.
seriously - is a forehead and chin really that bad on a phone?
Is screen size in ration to the overall size of the phone really that big of a concern? I used to be a fan of the Samsung Notes (except for the 7, that went out with a BANG) because of their size, but realized that size of the screen isn't everything and went to a smaller phone, and am quite enjoying it. I have a secondary screen that shows me the notifications right above the main screen. I'm good.
You have what? secondary screen?
Currently have a LG V20, which has the secondary screen right above the main screen.
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Why IBM bought Red Hat: It's all open source cloud, all the time
By buying Red Hat, IBM doubles-down on both the cloud and the open-source software, which powers it. - from ZDNet
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OMG, Microsoft just released a THIRD messenger platform for O365... Microsoft Kaizala Pro
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
OMG, Microsoft just released a THIRD messenger platform for O365... Microsoft Kaizala Pro
They are as bad as Google.
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
OMG, Microsoft just released a THIRD messenger platform for O365... Microsoft Kaizala Pro
They are as bad as Google.
Ouch
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How many attempts from Microsoft now with messengers?
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
How many attempts from Microsoft now with messengers?
hard to tell as they keep renaming existing ones to confuse people.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
How many attempts from Microsoft now with messengers?
hard to tell as they keep renaming existing ones to confuse people.
Minds well support one of the open source applications instead. Make an awesome api that can connect their own services.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
OMG, Microsoft just released a THIRD messenger platform for O365... Microsoft Kaizala Pro
Kaizala is available with Office 365 and works on iPhone and Android phone. Kaizala is available in Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, the Philippines, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Tanzania, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, and Vietnam.
Satay sauce: https://products.office.com/en/business/microsoft-kaizala -
LG Patents Full-Screen Smartphone with Under-Display Camera
The patents were published by KIPO in October and November
Multiple patents filed by LG with the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) and published on October 24 and November 2 show a smartphone design with an edge-to-edge display without bezels and an under-display camera, as discovered by LetsGoDigital.
The patents refer to two smartphone models, both with full-screen displays that spread from one edge to the other, one with straight edges and rounded corners, while the other has the right side of the screen curved for some unknown reason.
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Microsoft Again Trying to Steer Windows 10 Users Away from Firefox
Because Microsoft Edge is the “recommended browser”
Microsoft trying to convince users to stick with its very own Microsoft Edge browser in Windows 10 isn’t a new thing, but it now looks like this approach has a received another silent refresh.
One reddit user has recently revealed that Microsoft is now trying to steer them away from Firefox using the built-in search feature in Windows 10.
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Ubuntu 19.04 Is Dubbed the "Disco Dingo," Slated for Release on April 18, 2019
The beta will be available for public testing on March 28
For now, there's no word on what new features the Ubuntu 19.04 (Disco Dingo) release will include, but we already know that it will ship with the upcoming GNOME 3.32 desktop environment, due for release on March 13, 2019, and will be powered by the latest Linux kernel that will be available next spring, probably Linux 5.0.
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Linux Mint 19.1 Lands This Christmas with Cinnamon 4.0, Mainline Kernels Support
It will be based on the Ubuntu 18.04 LTS operating system
The Cinnamon 4.0 desktop environment in Linux Mint 19.1 looks to shape up as a modern desktop interface thanks to a new panel layout with a larger and darker design. But the good old Cinnamon won't go away, as the developers promise it will be one click away if you don't like the new look.
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@mlnews They have been doing this constantly and for a long time. Every single time the pc needs to restart for an update the browser and other stuff gets reset to Edge and other Microsoft apps. I just change them back for everyone.
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Microsoft's Activation Servers are on the fritz and downgrading Windows 10 Pro to Home versions.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/08/windows_10_activation/
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Microsoft's Activation Servers are on the fritz and downgrading Windows 10 Pro to Home versions.
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/11/08/windows_10_activation/
This appears to be tied to build 18277 from the article.