Wednesday 17 April 2019

The Morning After: Finally, Sony reveals some PS5 details

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Tell me all about the PlayStation 5, you say? Well, we don’t know everything just yet, but Sony has shared some crucial details in an unusual reveal-and-interview combo yesterday. Oh, and coincidentally, Xbox’s digital-only console got priced and detailed, too. The hype starts today. In dryer news, the long-running Apple-Qualcomm royalty lawsuit has been settled, but with repercussions for other companies.
 

Next-gen is now.
 

Sony reveals first PlayStation 5 details
 

Sony reveals first PlayStation 5 details<br />   

So what’s next after the PlayStation 4 Pro? System architect Mark Cerny told Wired that the next PlayStation console will be powered by a third-generation AMD Ryzen CPU with eight cores built on the company's 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture. A custom Radeon GPU will support ray tracing and 3D audio rendering, as well as resolutions up to 8K, and its SSD can load games in a flash.

The biggest news, otherwise, is that it’ll be backwards compatible with the PS4 and current PS VR headset. Cerny also said it will continue to support physical media, but didn’t confirm much else like a name or potential launch window other than not-in-2019.
 

What lawsuit?
 

Apple and Qualcomm settle royalty lawsuits with new patent agreement
 

Apple and Qualcomm settle royalty lawsuits with new patent agreement<br />   

The two companies have settled their patent-royalty dispute, ending all ongoing legal action (including with Apple's manufacturing partners). Apple has agreed to pay Qualcomm an unspecified amount, while both sides have struck a six-year patent-license deal as well as a "multiyear" wireless chipset supply deal. If you’re wondering why they suddenly made up, Intel’s announcement that it’s giving up on trying to develop 5G modems for smartphones -- the 5G modems that were supposed to replace Qualcomm’s chips in upcoming iPhones -- is a pretty big hint.

It’s like an Xbox One S without the slot.
 

The all-digital Xbox One hits stores May 7th for $250
 

The all-digital Xbox One hits stores May 7th for $250<br />   

Yes, an Xbox One with no regard for physical media is real, and it’s going on sale next month. It’s discounted by $50 over the standard Xbox One S, comes bundled with Sea of Thieves, Forza Horizon 3 and Minecraft plus a special trial for Xbox Game Pass. Speaking of Game Pass, an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate offer ties the all-you-can-eat game bundle to Xbox Live features for $15 per month.

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This $150 dash cam is down to $30 right now

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Like some robot reindeers or something.
 

Boston Dynamics' SpotMini robots are strong enough to haul a box truck
 

Boston Dynamics' SpotMini robots are strong enough to haul a box truck<br />   

Boston Dynamics' new video shows 10 of its canine-inspired SpotMinis attached to a box truck like sled dogs, pulling it across the company's parking lot with a one-degree uphill slope. There was a driver behind the wheel during the demonstration, probably to prevent accidents, but the vehicle itself was in neutral.
 

It’s one of several changes the social network has made to improve the service.
 

Twitter says new tools automatically flag 38 percent of abusive tweets
 

Twitter says new tools automatically flag 38 percent of abusive tweets<br />   

Twitter gave a status update on Tuesday on its plans to target online harassment, which, the company claims, appear to be working. The platform has made "meaningful progress" in moving towards its goal of cutting down on abuse of the platform, wrote Twitter Vice President Donald Hicks. Apparently, new tools that can proactively flag problematic content surfaced 38 percent of abusive tweets for review.
 

Spoilers are out there.
 

‘Avengers: Endgame’ footage and details leak online
 

‘Avengers: Endgame’ footage and details leak online<br />   

Several minutes of blurry Avengers: Endgame footage have leaked, spread across Twitter, YouTube and Reddit. It included some significant plot details, GIFs, screenshots and descriptions (none of which we're sharing here), so be careful how deep you dive regarding Marvel’s biggest movie event yet.

The key is breaking processors up into multiple chips -- we’ll explain.
 

Upscaled: This is the year of the CPU ‘chiplet’
 

Chips are still getting faster, but at a rate much slower than most predictions. 2019 might be the year that finally changes, though, and we're excited about a few developments that should be coming later this year.
 

But wait, there's more...

1. CRISPR gene editing has been used on humans in the US

2. SpaceX loses Falcon Heavy's center booster to the sea

3. Ecuador says it faced 40 million cyber attacks after giving up Assange

4. Genesis unveils Mint concept EV for urban fashionistas

5. OnePlus 7 rumors, leaks include Pro and 5G editions

6. NASA's TESS spacecraft finds its first Earth-sized exoplanet

7. Nintendo Switch update adds individual game save transfers

8. 'Apex Legends' update makes its big boys harder to kill

9. T-Mobile and Sprint merger is 'unlikely' without major changes

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Tuesday 16 April 2019

Editor's Pick: Hackers Use Microsoft Help Desk to Pull Off Massive Email Breach


Jack M. Germain
Apr 16, 2019 10:31 AM PT
Hackers piggybacked onto a Microsoft customer support portal between Jan. 1 and March 28 to gain access to the emails of noncorporate account holders on webmail services Microsoft manages, including MSN.com, Hotmail.com and Outlook.com. Microsoft has confirmed that a "limited" number of customers who use its Web service had their accounts compromised. [More...]

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EU's New Copyright Directive Could Break the Internet
A copyright directive that some fear could break the Internet has cleared the final hurdle in the European Union. The directive makes platforms for user-uploaded content -- like Google and Facebook -- legally liable for violations of the rights of copyright holders. It requires them to obtain the permission of the holders before posting content to their sites. [More...]
SEO: How Important Is It to Make the First Page?
In a recent E-Commerce Times poll, only 4.32 percent of respondents said there was always enough information on the first page of search results to meet their needs. By comparison, 14.05 percent said they found the first-page search results were rigged and limited by algorithmic highlights. More than one quarter, 25.41 percent, said even if the first page provided enough, they wanted to see more. [More...]
Qualcomm: Rethinking AI in a 5G Quantum World
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E-Commerce Minute: Tuesday -- April 16, 2019

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Hackers Use Microsoft Help Desk to Pull Off Massive Email Breach
The Rise of Headless Commerce
SEO: How Important Is It to Make the First Page?
What Sellers Are Missing From CRM
What Matters Most in the Race to 5G Wireless

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Today's Story Highlights

Hackers Use Microsoft Help Desk to Pull Off Massive Email Breach
Hackers piggybacked onto a Microsoft customer support portal between
Jan. 1 and March 28 to gain access to the emails of noncorporate account
holders on webmail services Microsoft manages, including MSN.com,
Hotmail.com and Outlook.com. Microsoft has confirmed that a "limited"
number of customers who use its Web service had their accounts
compromised.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85958.html

The Rise of Headless Commerce
"Headless commerce" has become an e-commerce buzzword lately, but how
can brands use it to their advantage? "In its most basic terms,
'headless commerce' refers to the decoupling of a website's presentation
layer -- the front end -- from its commerce and business logic/function
layer -- the back end," said Meghan Stabler, vice president of product
marketing at BigCommerce.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85956.html

SEO: How Important Is It to Make the First Page?
In a recent E-Commerce Times poll, only 4.32 percent of respondents said
there was always enough information on the first page of search results
to meet their needs. By comparison, 14.05 percent said they found the
first-page search results were rigged and limited by algorithmic
highlights. More than one quarter, 25.41 percent, said even if the first
page provided enough, they wanted to see more.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85952.html

What Sellers Are Missing From CRM
As the B2B buyer continues to evolve, B2B sellers have more solutions
than ever in their technology stacks. From CRM, sales content and asset
management, to sales enablement, LMS and more, these technologies have
been adopted in order to stay ahead of the changing behavior of
prospects. The adopter of these solutions hopes to drive individual
sales while increasing the team's productivity.
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85950.html

What Matters Most in the Race to 5G Wireless
With 5G knocking on our door, a growing number of wireless competitors
have been getting on their high-horses and trying to knock down the
current leaders. All I have to say is, cut it out! No customer or
investor is interested in all this meaningless industry-wide jibber-
jabber. If you keep this up, you may pay a price when you do begin to
offer 5G. Does it really matter which company is first?
http://www.ecommercetimes.com/story/85953.html

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