The Morning After: Mario Flashback

It's Thursday, November 01, 2018. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. It’s already November? This month arrives with a slew of new Macs, and we’ll explain how you can tell them apart even when their specs seem similar at first glance. Also, Google employees around the world are protesting, and Twitter is making it easier to get a chronologically ordered timeline. (View in browser.) What if Nintendo gave Mario the ‘Sonic Mania’ treatment? ‘Super Mario Flashback’ is a stunning pixel art fan game A beautiful fan game called Super Mario Flashback will reinterpret levels from many different Mario games. These include the original Super Mario Bros. and three-dimensional adventures such as Super Mario 64. The latest demo, presented at the Sonic Amateur Games Expo (SAGE) in August, is a brilliant blend of green pipes, Goombas and bouncing Koopa Paratroopers. Every asset, including Mario, has a fresh but recognizable look that truly pops on screen.  The protest started last night in Tokyo. Google 'Walkout For Real Change' to include 'thousands' Thursday After stories of harassment, misconduct and light punishment or golden parachutes for high-level execs, some Google employees are protesting. At 11:10 AM local time, participants are walking off the job and leaving a flyer behind that cites demands including an end to forced arbitration, a commitment to end pay and opportunity inequity, a publicly disclosed sexual harassment transparency report, and more. No sliding mechanism involved this time. Nubia X avoids a notch by adding a rear display for selfies The struggle to an achieve all-screen, notch-free smartphone design has led to some unusual solutions. For Nubia, it meant getting rid of the front cameras and forcing you to use the rear cameras for selfies. Things get weird after that though: The Nubia X is a dual-screen flagship smartphone, with its 6.26-inch FHD+ LCD covering almost the entire front side, and the back featuring a smaller 5.1-inch OLED panel to frame and aim those selfies. Sponsored Content by StackCommerce This sub-$95 gimbal is a perfect alternative to DJI's Osmo 2 Adding a fan makes a big difference. Why the new MacBook Air isn’t ‘a bigger MacBook’ Apple now has three computers -- the 12-inch MacBook, the entry-level MacBook Pro, and the new Air -- in the same price range, all configurable with "dual-core i5" processors. If you're thinking of buying one of Apple's "cheap" laptops, it's worth knowing what makes them different from one another. With its new MacBook Air, Apple is betting that a "low-power" chip paired with active cooling can do the same job as the original Air's beefier processor. RDR = Real Definition Range 'Red Dead Redemption 2' might not be delivering true HDR Critics are gushing and it's already breaking records, but it seems Red Dead Redemption 2 has hit a road bump. Several voices are complaining that the game’s high-dynamic range (HDR) implementation is essentially derived from an upscaled standard-dynamic range (SDR) image, and as a result isn't rendered in HDR. YouTube channel HDTV Test is even recommending switching to SDR for "the best picture quality." Rockstar has told users on its support page that it’s working to fix “a few of the issues the community is facing.”  But wait, there's more... 1. Jaybird's Tarah Pro wireless earbuds offer 14 hours of music for $160 2. Spotify gives away Google Home Minis to US family-plan subscribers 3. Marvel is developing a Falcon-Winter Soldier TV series 4. Lenovo cuts a deal with Sony for its VR headset that looks just like the PSVR 5. US government accuses Chinese hackers of stealing jet-engine IP 6. What to look for when buying headphones 7. Honor's Magic 2 is yet another notch-free slider phone 8. Twitter test makes it easier to see the latest tweets first 9. Intel i9-9900K explained: The road to 5GHz 10. Google's new reCAPTCHA doesn't require a click (unless you're a robot)

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The Morning After: iPad Pro, Mac mini and Macbook Air

It's Wednesday, October 31, 2018. Hey, good morning! You look fabulous. Welcome to the middle of the week. Apple’s Mac and iPad showcase was all about... Macs and iPads. The MacBook Air returns, minus some ports, the iPad Pro looks more like an iPhone (minus the notch) and the Mac mini tries to stage a comeback. (View in browser.) Bigger and better. Apple iPad Pro (2018): Even closer to a computer As expected, the new iPad Pros will have much slimmer bezels than before, thanks in part to getting rid of the home button and freeing up some room. In its place, Apple added Face ID for convenient authentication as well as a USB-C port. Chris Velazco says that new port is a big part of making these slates move even closer to being a true laptop replacement -- along with options that can include up to 1TB of storage and graphics that Apple claims can match an Xbox One S. Prices start at $799/£769 (10-inch) and $999/£969 (12-inch), and they'll begin shipping on November 7th.  More mini. Apple's new Mac mini is all about increased power Apple is releasing a new Mac mini after four years of leaving the tiny desktop virtually untouched. The new design is familiar on the surface, outside of its space-gray finish, but boasts a huge performance upgrade with a minimum four-core eighth-generation Intel desktop processor (with an option for six cores), up to 64GB of RAM and 2TB of storage. All that power will come at a cost, mind you. The starter system with a 3.6GHz Core i3, 8GB of RAM and a 128GB solid-state drive will cost $799 (£799) when it ships on November 7th, making it the most expensive Mac mini to date. Hope you like USB-C -- because that’s all this one has now. Apple finally put a retina display in the MacBook Air First and foremost, the new MacBook Air has a retina display. The giant aluminum bezel is gone, but the screen remains 13.3 inches. The full resolution is four times what the original Macbook Air had, which works out to 2,560 by 1600. According to Dana Wollman, “The new Air is basically a mash-up between the 12-inch MacBook and the larger MacBook Pros.” With those changes comes a bump in price -- these start at about $1,200 to get a Core i5 processor, 8GB of RAM and (sadly) only 128GB of storage, and they will arrive November 7th. Sponsored Content by StackCommerce You can get a reliable IT network for your devices for free Define ‘best’ Apple’s laptop line is more of a mess than ever Now you’ve met Apple’s new laptops and tablets, which one do you choose? The $1,299 MacBook, the new $1,199 MacBook Air or the cheapest MacBook Pro, which also retails for $1,299. If you really want TouchID then you'll opt for the Air, but if you're looking for the "best" then the Pro is the only answer. As Dan Cooper explains, pressure to preserve iPad sales could be the issue keeping Apple’s laptops stuck in limbo. It's aimed at multi-camera smartphones. Samsung's 48-megapixel camera sensor may pop up in the Galaxy S10 In these days of multi-camera smartphones, camera sensors are increasingly important. So let’s go full whack! Samsung has a 48-megapixel sensor, which still takes up similar space to lesser megapixelled models. The company says the new sensors should go into production in the fourth quarter this year -- perfect timing for the Galaxy S10 early next year then, right? But wait, there's more... 1. Walmart's homegrown gaming PCs are surprisingly good 2. Bizarre 'Fallout 76' bug deletes beta instead of letting players in 3. Gmail's iOS app finally has a unified inbox to view multiple accounts 4. The new iPad Pro vs. the competition: Working hard 5. We'll never agree which games should be included with retro consoles 6. 'Red Dead Redemption 2' is the fastest-selling game that isn't 'GTA V' 7. New solar cell generates hydrogen and electricity at the same time 8. The Kepler space telescope's end has finally come

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