Miscellaneous Tech News
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The WHO’s new screen time limits aren’t really about screens
It’s something that parents, families, and people in general are concerned about
Much has been made of the World Health Organization’s new recommendations that caregivers restrict the amount of time young kids stare at screens. -
Rocket Report: Complex Falcon Heavy flight, Mars 2033, not happening
"I was delighted with the way the vehicle flew."
Welcome to Edition 1.46 of the Rocket Report! As always, we've got news from around the world of launch this week. -
Microsoft Releases Office Cloud Policy Service and Security Policy Advisor Preview for Office 365 ProPlus
Organizations using Office 365 ProPlus productivity suite applications are getting an alternative to Group Policy for managing user-based policies.
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Cox Internet now charges $15 extra for faster access to online game servers
Cox is reselling a PC-only game service—there's no net neutrality issue here.
Cox cable is beginning to charge Internet users an extra $15 a month for a service that reduces lag in online gaming. -
Protests over plan to change domain pricing
Protests have greeted plans to remove a cap on the price of web domains that end in .org, .biz and .info.
This change could hit a lot of charities, many of which use the .org domain for their websites.
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Astell & Kern announces the ridiculously powerful and pricey Kann Cube
Cramming as much power into one music player as possible
The Astell & Kern Kann is, in my book, the best portable music player you can buy. -
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Astell & Kern announces the ridiculously powerful and pricey Kann Cube
Cramming as much power into one music player as possible
The Astell & Kern Kann is, in my book, the best portable music player you can buy.7,400mAh battery (rated to last for nine hours of FLAC playback),
That's a lot of power draw!
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Consumers Balk at Premium Smartphone Prices
Only a fraction of consumers are willing to pay US$1,500 or more for a flagship Apple iPhone or Samsung Galaxy smartphone, suggests an informal ECT News Network survey conducted from April 15 to 22.
Fewer than 2 percent of those who took part said they'd be willing to paying such a premium for a handset. -
Feren OS: An Almost Flawless Linux Computing Platform
Feren OS might well be the Linux computing game-changer that lures you away from your current operating system.
Feren OS is based on Linux Mint 19 and the Cinnamon desktop environment that Linux Mint devs developed.
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Feren OS: An Almost Flawless Linux Computing Platform
Feren OS might well be the Linux computing game-changer that lures you away from your current operating system.
Feren OS is based on Linux Mint 19 and the Cinnamon desktop environment that Linux Mint devs developed.
So pretty much it’s Debian > Ubuntu > Linux Mint > Feren OS?
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@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Feren OS: An Almost Flawless Linux Computing Platform
Feren OS might well be the Linux computing game-changer that lures you away from your current operating system.
Feren OS is based on Linux Mint 19 and the Cinnamon desktop environment that Linux Mint devs developed.
Anyone have thoughts on this?
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Systems with small disks won’t be able to install Windows 10 May 2019 update
Both 32- and 64-bit requirements have been increased.
Traditionally, Microsoft would use the release of a new operating system to bump the minimum hardware requirements that the software needs. -
Apple reportedly discussed buying Intel’s smartphone-modem chip business
Talks have reportedly ended, and Intel is considering other buyers.
Apple and Intel have talked about a possible business deal between the two companies that would have Apple acquiring parts of Intel's smartphone-modem chip business, according to a report in The Wall Street Journal. -
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Systems with small disks won’t be able to install Windows 10 May 2019 update
Both 32- and 64-bit requirements have been increased.
Traditionally, Microsoft would use the release of a new operating system to bump the minimum hardware requirements that the software needs.7 GB is reserved for install process. That reminds of how PS4 requires a certain amount of storage just to do game updates.
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'Extremist' Google algorithms concern ex-police chief
A former police chief has called on Google to amend its technology to help stop the spread of terrorist material.
Ex-Met Police assistant commissioner Sir Mark Rowley says it is a disgrace a jailed radical preacher ranks top for search term "British Muslim spokesman".
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https://chromeunboxed.com/8gb-asus-chromebook-c434-now-available-for-599/
Chrome book with 8GB of Ram. Should be filled under things that make Scott happy.
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@travisdh1 said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
https://chromeunboxed.com/8gb-asus-chromebook-c434-now-available-for-599/
Chrome book with 8GB of Ram. Should be filled under things that make Scott happy.
FINALLY!! And Asus, too!
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Boy that laptop looks nice.
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@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Feren OS: An Almost Flawless Linux Computing Platform
Feren OS might well be the Linux computing game-changer that lures you away from your current operating system.
Feren OS is based on Linux Mint 19 and the Cinnamon desktop environment that Linux Mint devs developed.
So pretty much it’s Debian > Ubuntu > Linux Mint > Feren OS?
So pretty much a nope.
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@JaredBusch said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@black3dynamite said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
@mlnews said in Miscellaneous Tech News:
Feren OS: An Almost Flawless Linux Computing Platform
Feren OS might well be the Linux computing game-changer that lures you away from your current operating system.
Feren OS is based on Linux Mint 19 and the Cinnamon desktop environment that Linux Mint devs developed.
So pretty much it’s Debian > Ubuntu > Linux Mint > Feren OS?
So pretty much a nope.
I wonder how they base on Mint, but do a rolling release? Something is odd there.
