Miscellaneous Tech News
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LG’s new OLED TVs: true 4K/120Hz, variable refresh rates, HDMI 2.1, more
It's the most notable update to the lineup since 2016.
LG has announced its TV lineup in the lead-up to the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) next week. As in other recent years, the company has split its lineup between LCD and OLED models, and the OLED models are generally the most interesting. This year, LG's OLEDs and certain high-end LCD TVs will support HDMI 2.1, allowing them to display 4K content at 120Hz over HDMI.
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Chrome is getting a dark mode on Windows to match the one for macOS
Preliminary work is already done, with a look akin to incognito mode.
Chrome 73 is going to include support for macOS 10.14's dark mode, with an alternative color scheme for its user interface that cuts the brightness. It's now clear that a Windows version of the same is in development, though it seems it will trail the macOS version.
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Apple shares close nearly 10% lower after sales warning
**Apple's shares ended Thursday down nearly 10% after chief executive Tim Cook blamed a slowdown in China sales for falling revenues. **
Might have a bit to do with them pricing themselves out of the market.
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@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Apple shares close nearly 10% lower after sales warning
**Apple's shares ended Thursday down nearly 10% after chief executive Tim Cook blamed a slowdown in China sales for falling revenues. **
Might have a bit to do with them pricing themselves out of the market.
That was my thought as well. They keep charging more for something that essentially hasn't changed and doesn't offer any major improvements or functionality from the previous version.
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@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Apple shares close nearly 10% lower after sales warning
**Apple's shares ended Thursday down nearly 10% after chief executive Tim Cook blamed a slowdown in China sales for falling revenues. **
Might have a bit to do with them pricing themselves out of the market.
They've reached peak iphone - so it's time to change their revenue model - which they are starting to do. They also don't care about how many are sold, per se, it's the revenue per item sold they care more about - but it is a fine line.
I don't expect to see the price drop much in the future. They want to a be a high end only type device, like Lexus or Rolex (don't bash me and say those aren't high end brands).
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Apple shares close nearly 10% lower after sales warning
**Apple's shares ended Thursday down nearly 10% after chief executive Tim Cook blamed a slowdown in China sales for falling revenues. **
Might have a bit to do with them pricing themselves out of the market.
They've reached peak iphone - so it's time to change their revenue model - which they are starting to do. They also don't care about how many are sold, per se, it's the revenue per item sold they care more about - but it is a fine line.
A line that they've already failed to meet and go beyond which is why their report was stunning.
I don't expect to see the price drop much in the future. They want to a be a high end only type device, like Lexus or Rolex (don't bash me and say those aren't high end brands).
Yeah they are high end, just high end crap.
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@nadnerB said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Apple shares close nearly 10% lower after sales warning
**Apple's shares ended Thursday down nearly 10% after chief executive Tim Cook blamed a slowdown in China sales for falling revenues. **
Might have a bit to do with them pricing themselves out of the market.
That was my thought as well. They keep charging more for something that essentially hasn't changed and doesn't offer any major improvements or functionality from the previous version.
That's why I left them. They seemed to actually get worst at the iPhone 7, not better. My 5 and 6 were nicer than my 7. But the cost was absurd.
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I don't expect to see the price drop much in the future. They want to a be a high end only type device, like Lexus or Rolex (don't bash me and say those aren't high end brands).
Want to be and are aren't the same things, though.
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Even KitchenAid is making a Google Smart Display—and it’s water resistant
Thanks to an IPX-5 rating, you can just rinse it off after a messy cooking session.
It's CES week and we have a new Google-powered smart display to talk about. A big feature of these smart displays is a visual and audio walkthrough of cooking recipes, and with Google's platform open to third-parties, it only makes sense that traditional kitchen appliance manufacturers would want to get in on the action, right? Enter the KitchenAid Smart Display, which takes all the features and functionality of Google's smart display platform (reference the the Google Home Hub and Lenovo Smart Display) and wraps it up with an appliance name that will feel right at home next to your mixer or refrigerator.
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New Windows 10 build silences Cortana, brings passwordless accounts
The latest Insider build of Windows 10, 18309, expands the use of a thing that Microsoft has recently introduced: passwordless Microsoft accounts. It's now possible to create a Microsoft account that uses a one-time code delivered over SMS as its primary authenticator, rather than a conventional password.
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Huawei debuts yet another MacBook-looking laptop: The $999 Matebook 13
It's less powerful but more portable and affordable than the Matebook X Pro.
The 13-inch, 2160×1440 touchscreen reaches up to 300 nits in brightness, and it has a 3:2 aspect ratio, reducing the amount of scrolling you'll have to do. Huawei called out the notebook's 14.9mm thickness, its 88-percent screen-to-body ratio, and how it's about 6 percent smaller than the new MacBook Air. That difference is negligible to me and will likely be to many others as well. In the short time I had with the Matebook 13, it seemed to be a well-made, thin, and relatively light device, weighing 2.8 pounds.
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Huawei debuts yet another MacBook-looking laptop: The $999 Matebook 13
It's less powerful but more portable and affordable than the Matebook X Pro.
The 13-inch, 2160×1440 touchscreen reaches up to 300 nits in brightness, and it has a 3:2 aspect ratio, reducing the amount of scrolling you'll have to do. Huawei called out the notebook's 14.9mm thickness, its 88-percent screen-to-body ratio, and how it's about 6 percent smaller than the new MacBook Air. That difference is negligible to me and will likely be to many others as well. In the short time I had with the Matebook 13, it seemed to be a well-made, thin, and relatively light device, weighing 2.8 pounds.
How has Huawei not been sued out of the US if they are infringing on Apple's design so much?
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@scottalanmiller said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
I don't expect to see the price drop much in the future. They want to a be a high end only type device, like Lexus or Rolex (don't bash me and say those aren't high end brands).
Want to be and are aren't the same things, though.
Well - it's more in the eye of the consumer than anyone - and the consumer is currently saying they are pretty top notch, they are (or at least were) saying it based on sales.
Time will tell if they maintain it or not.
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
New Windows 10 build silences Cortana, brings passwordless accounts
The latest Insider build of Windows 10, 18309, expands the use of a thing that Microsoft has recently introduced: passwordless Microsoft accounts. It's now possible to create a Microsoft account that uses a one-time code delivered over SMS as its primary authenticator, rather than a conventional password.
yeah - now it's evey easier to hack people.
And apparently the NIST has been bought off to reduce their stance on SMS 2FA
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@Dashrender no one said it was a stepped improvement. They also have biometrics (face, fingerprint) as well as pin options.
They are working to remove the password complexity requirement and put something else in place of it.
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Which ideally if they could come up with a Correct Horse Shoe Battery Staple algorithm and generate random passwords based on dictionary words they likely would be better off.
But how can one trust that the computer and ISO isn't compromised at installation time or to make sure that algorithm hasn't been cracked. . .
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@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Which ideally if they could come up with a Correct Horse Shoe Battery Staple algorithm and generate random passwords based on dictionary words they likely would be better off.
But how can one trust that the computer and ISO isn't compromised at installation time or to make sure that algorithm hasn't been cracked. . .
Secure boot and hash verification.
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@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@DustinB3403 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Which ideally if they could come up with a Correct Horse Shoe Battery Staple algorithm and generate random passwords based on dictionary words they likely would be better off.
But how can one trust that the computer and ISO isn't compromised at installation time or to make sure that algorithm hasn't been cracked. . .
Secure boot and hash verification.
That was my point, the solution already exists. But no one has implemented said algorithm in their systems.
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People don't want to use generated passwords if they can avoid it.
The push OTP is an awesome idea - my only criticism was they pushing to SMS, and not the app.
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@Dashrender said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
People don't want to use generated passwords if they can avoid it.
The push OTP is an awesome idea - my only criticism was they pushing to SMS, and not the app.
Well the issue is that a password generated by a person generally just sucks. If the process of passwords were to be changed, one such option would be to use randomly generated passwords like CHSBS.
