Tuesday 16 October 2018

The Morning After: Palm, Pixel 3 and Surface Pro 6

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We’ll start with a look back at the life and legacy of Paul Allen, who passed away yesterday at 65. Also, we’re taking a peek at Palm’s new form factor and digging into reviews for the Pixel 3 family and Microsoft’s Surface Pro 6.

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Leaving a legacy that extends well beyond his software roots.

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen dies from complications of cancer at 65

The tech pioneer had been grappling with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma for years and received treatment for it in 2009, but he announced on October 1st it had returned. He's best known for creating Microsoft alongside Bill Gates in 1975 and is credited with coming up with the name. More importantly, he landed the fateful deal that would make Microsoft a tech giant: He bought Tim Paterson's Quick and Dirty Operating System in 1980, helping Microsoft supply DOS for IBM's first PCs.

He also had an effect well beyond the usual technology sphere. He founded Allen Institutes for Artificial Intelligence, Brain Science and Cell Science to advance computing and medicine, and the Paul G. Allen Frontiers Group has backed cutting-edge bioscience concepts. Exploration has been a major focus, including the funding of SETI's Alien Telescope Array and multiple shipwreck-recovery missions. He has backed environmental and anti-Ebola initiatives. And, of course, Allen's cultural footprint looms large: He owned the Portland Trail Blazers and Seattle Seahawks, partly owned the Seattle Sounders and established the Museum of Pop Culture, among other feats.

Can a smartphone company find success when all it aims to do is build a sidekick?

Palm is back (sort of), and it built a tiny smartphone sidekick

Unlike Palm circa 2010, the new team operating under its name isn't trying to go up against the iPhones and Galaxys of the world. Instead, its first smartphone -- known simply as the Palm -- is a minuscule device you're meant to carry around when you don't want to bring your main iPhone or Galaxy along. The Palm packs a 3.3-inch LCD display that's surprisingly sharp -- it has a 445 PPI pixel density, putting it in the same ballpark as devices like the iPhone XS Max where clarity is concerned. It runs Android 8.1, though Palm was careful to paint over it with a clean interface full of big, round app icons, which is more than a little reminiscent of the Apple Watch's.

Is it time to upgrade?

Pixel 3 and 3 XL review: Google’s hardware takes a backseat to software

The Pixel 3’s gorgeous new display and exquisite build make your photos, videos and games look so good you won’t mind the $150 price hike. Meanwhile, the Pixel 3 XL is a long-lasting, powerful flagship with a brilliant display, capable cameras and the best of Google’s software smarts -- if you can get past its polarizingly deep notch.

Will hardcore PC users always prefer traditional computers?

Surface Pro 6 review: Still the best 2-in-1 PC

Just like last year’s model, the Surface Pro 6 is fast, light and has a great keyboard cover. The only real issue is deciding if this is the right hybrid for you, or if you might be able to live with Microsoft’s cheaper (and also well-executed) Surface Go as a companion to a larger computer.

Still whips the llama’s ass.

Winamp plans a streaming-friendly revival in 2019

Parent company Radionomy is planning to reboot it as an all-in-one app that pulls podcasts, playlists, streaming radio stations -- basically any sound you can fill your ears with -- into a single platform. According to TechCrunch, after a small bugfix for the current setup, a larger update is due out in 2019.

But wait, there's more...

1. Dell's 49-inch ultra-wide monitor is built for extreme multitasking

2. Intel's desktop 9th-generation Core chips can handle 128GB of RAM

3. Facebook is banning misinformation about voting ahead of the midterms

4. Netflix will stream the BBC's three-part 'Dracula' series

5. How to buy a gaming laptop

6. Supersonic Project Bloodhound car needs $33 million to avoid bankruptcy

7. Larry Page's air taxi company cuts a deal with Air New Zealand

8. Sears, the Amazon of its day, files for bankruptcy

9. Anki's cute robot companion Vector is available today

10. What's on TV: 'Daredevil,' 'Making a Murderer,' 'Lore,' 'US F1 GP' and 'Ant-Man'

11. Adobe launches Premiere Rush CC and preview Photoshop CC for iPad

12. Robot makes 'Snakes and Ladders' horrifyingly literal

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Monday 15 October 2018

Editor's Pick: Serious Efforts to Use Tech for Good Shine Through

Serious Efforts to Use Tech for Good Shine Through

Rob Enderle
Oct 15, 2018 9:36 AM PT

For much of this year, technology companies have been showcased in a very poor light. Several firms have been moving aggressively to buck this trend, however. HP's latest effort, in conjunction with the Clooney Foundation for Justice, is an impressive initiative to supply and fund schools in places like war-torn Syria. HP also has provided substantial support to the Girl Rising movement. [More...]

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5 Tech Advances That Can Deepen Customer Engagement
Customers are crucial to a successful business. They can be one-off customers or repeat buyers. Ideally, a business wants a mix of both. Problems arise when marketing tactics fail to attract either type, which is why customer engagement is so critical in today's hypercompetitive e-commerce environment. It should be no surprise that customers prefer companies that treat them as valued individuals. [More...]

The Trouble With CRM Data
The ability to collect massive amounts of data represented a huge leap forward in customer service and communication when CRM first hit the market as a marketing, sales and data management tool. However, CRMs aren't a holy grail. Data management is one thing. Using data to understand what customers really need -- not just what you think they do -- and how to engage them is another thing entirely. [More...]

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Cybersecurity Economics: The Missing Ingredient

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Serious Efforts to Use Tech for Good Shine Through

For much of this year, technology companies have been showcased in a
very poor light. Several firms have been moving aggressively to buck
this trend, however. HP's latest effort, in conjunction with the Clooney
Foundation for Justice, is an impressive initiative to supply and fund
schools in places like war-torn Syria. HP also has provided substantial
support to the Girl Rising movement.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85617.html

Podcasting for Fun and Profit

User engagement with podcasts has been steadily increasing, and many
listeners actually prefer longer-format content, based on results of
Apple's Podcast Analytics reported this week. The service, which Apple
launched late last year, gives podcasters a way to track performance
metrics including number of listeners, total time listened and time per
device.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85618.html

Smart High-Tech Solutions for Aging in Place

The call came in less than an hour before the 8 a.m. shift was scheduled
to start: A family emergency meant the regular caregiver for an elderly
client couldn't make her shift that day, so a replacement caregiver was
needed ASAP. Homewatch CareGivers of San Juan Capistrano had to quickly
send a substitute from its pool of licensed, trained and security-bonded
caregivers.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85612.html

New Manjaro Beta Builds a Better Arch

Manjaro Linux offers the best of two worlds. It puts a user-friendly
face on an Arch-based distro, and it gives you a choice of sensible and
productive desktop interfaces. The Manjaro Linux team released its
latest updates running the KDE, Xfce and GNOME desktops, Manjaro Linux
18.0 Beta 7, late last month. All three are solid performers and seem to
be ready for final release.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85603.html

Cybersecurity Economics: The Missing Ingredient

There are times when looking at something narrowly can be more effective
than taking a wider and more comprehensive view. If you don't believe
me, consider the experience of looking at organisms in a microscope or
watching a bird through binoculars. Distractions are minimized, allowing
optimal evaluation and analysis of what's under investigation.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/85610.html

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The Morning After: 'Fortnite' cheat salesmen get sued

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It's Monday, October 15, 2018.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Welcome to the week! You can expect our verdict on Google’s Pixel 3 series, and there are plenty more reviews coming very soon: Apple’s cheaper iPhone XR isn’t far away and then there are all those Microsoft Surface devices… For now, we’ve got a Fortnite cheat salesman being sued, Apple’s mapping backpacks and a few more things.

He has over 1.7 million subscribers.

'Fortnite' creator sues YouTuber for selling cheats

Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against YouTube personality Brandon Lucas ( "Golden Modz") and his frequent partner Colton Conter ("Excentric") for using and selling cheats. Lucas, who has over 1.7 million subscribers, allegedly violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, breached contract and engaged in "tortious interference" by posting videos of his Fortnite cheating and selling the cheat tools through his website. Epic's attorneys want the cheaters' profits "disgorged" on top of paying damages and court costs.

It's using a Google-like strategy to collect more accurate info.

Apple is using backpacks to collect map data in San Francisco

Apple's quest to improve Maps' accuracy appears to include some on-foot action. Former Engadget writer Dante Cesa has posted photos of an Apple Maps worker carrying a backpack loaded with cameras, LiDAR sensors and other equipment as he walked through San Francisco. MacRumors speculated that he was collecting details for pedestrian directions -- Apple Maps can do with all the improvements it can get.

It's a familiar mobile attack brought to the gaming world.

PS4 owners say malicious messages are crashing their consoles

Numerous PS4 owners have reported receiving PSN messages where an unrecognized character effectively bricks their consoles, making them crash and leaving them unable to start properly. Deleting the rogue messages isn't enough by itself -- you have to either rebuild the database in Safe Mode or factory reset the system. It’s pretty rough.

Law enforcement may have a challenge on its hands.

Police told to avoid looking at recent iPhones to avoid lockouts

Law enforcement agencies are being advised to avoid looking at iPhones with Face ID. If they gaze at it too many times (five, if you wanted to know), police risk being locked out much like Apple's Craig Federighi was... during the iPhone X launch event. They'd then have to enter a passcode that they likely can't obtain under the US Constitution's Fifth Amendment, which protects suspects from having to provide self-incriminating testimony.

There are ways around this system. The FBI recently forced a suspect to unlock his iPhone X using Face ID. Meanwhile, some warrants can explicitly grant permission to use face unlocking.

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