Friday 2 August 2019

Top Twitch streamer 'Ninja' switches to Microsoft's Mixer

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It's Friday, August 02, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

Just as summer begins to fade and the back to school push ramps up, Intel is finally ready to deliver its 10nm, 10th-gen Ice Lake mobile chips. In other news, Burger King’s not-meat Whopper is about to go nationwide, and Twitch’s #1 streamer changed teams.

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High-end ‘G7’ chips have enough power for 1080p gaming.

Intel unveils its first 10th-gen ‘Ice Lake’ laptop CPUs

While Intel's last few processor upgrades felt like incremental steps, the 10th-gen "Ice Lake" hardware seems like a huge leap forward — at least based on their specs. You can expect greater efficiency, faster AI computation, Thunderbolt 3 support for up to four ports and next-generation Wi-Fi 6 connectivity.

The only bad news? More options for embedded graphics means model numbers are getting longer and more mysterious than ever. Check out some early benchmarking action on Upscaled to see just how much faster things can get with the new CPUs.

The former pro ‘Halo’ player is back with Microsoft.

Top 'Fortnite' streamer Ninja is ditching Twitch for Mixer

Tyler 'Ninja' Blevins said in an announcement video that the move is partly about helping him "get back in touch with my roots." There’s no word on a financial arrangement between the two, but separating the streamer from his 14.7 million Twitch followers likely means getting in touch with a lot of guaranteed money. Since the announcement, Ninja has grown his Mixer channel to over 230,000 subscribers.

Inevitable.

Burger King takes the Impossible Whopper nationwide August 8th

Starting on August 8th, you'll be able to go to any Burger King location in the United States and get your hands on the alternative meat burger. From August 8th to September 1st, DoorDash will deliver the Impossible Whopper with a $0 delivery fee. Users can even order the Impossible Taste Test -- an Impossible Whopper and original meat-based Whopper -- for $7 with no additional delivery fee

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Now Amazon is all about ‘virtual’ dash buttons.

Amazon will disconnect Dash Buttons on August 31st

After this month, you won't be able to instantly order household necessities with the tap of a physical button. In a statement, Amazon said "Since sales of Dash Button devices ceased earlier this year, we have seen continued growth of other shopping options to meet customer needs, including Virtual Dash Button, Dash Replenishment, Alexa Shopping, and Subscribe & Save."

'Grading' had contractors listen in to judge Siri's performance.

Apple suspends the Siri program where people listened to your questions

Last week, The Guardian dug into a program where third-party contractors listened in to anonymized recordings of Apple users asking Siri questions to judge the assistant's responses, and now Apple has shut it down. While it conducts a "thorough" review, it's suspending the program globally -- and this comes shortly after Google announced it would temporarily shut down a similar effort, but only for users in the EU.

Dongus.

Galaxy Note 10 won't have a headphone jack, according to its leaked dongle

Leaks around Samsung's incoming Galaxy Note 10 have reached the point of revealing dongles that will come with it. In this case, it means a USB-C dongle that will ensure your 3.5mm headphones will work with your new productivity-focused phone. Yep, it's the final nod that Samsung, one of the great headphone port hold-outs, is joining the pack with only a USB-C connection to do everything on its next flagship phone.

But wait, there's more...

1. What to expect from Samsung's Galaxy Note 10 event

2. Why Call of Duty: Modern Warfare's biggest fight is in the studio

3. FTC warns Equifax claimants will get 'nowhere near' $125 cash payout

4. In case of emergency: The tech that might save you

5. 'Fortnite' season 10 adds giant two-person mechs

6. We want your Samsung Galaxy S10+ reviews

7. Tesla working on a fix for dangerous Dog Mode flaw

8. Monopoly's Echo Dot-like Voice Bank does the bookkeeping on its own

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Thursday 1 August 2019

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Tech News Flash: Thursday -- August 1, 2019

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UCSF Researchers Synthesize Speech From Brain Waves
Capital One Discloses Massive Data Breach, Hacker Arrested
Apple to Jump on 5G Bandwagon in 2020
GitHub Blocks Devs in US-Sanctioned Regions
Tesla's Failings Overshadow Its Impressive Successes

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UCSF Researchers Synthesize Speech From Brain Waves

Researchers led by speech neuroscientist Edward Chang at the University
of California San Francisco have achieved success at decoding speech
attempts in real time by reading the activity in the speech centers of
test subjects' brains. Three persons capable of normal speech, who were
being treated for epilepsy at the UCSF Medical Center, participated in
the study.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86161.html

Capital One Discloses Massive Data Breach, Hacker Arrested

Capital One Financial Corporation has announced a data breach affecting
some 100 million people in the U.S. and another 6 million in Canada. The
FBI arrested the alleged perpetrator of the breach in Seattle. Capital
One on July 19 discovered someone had accessed its data stored online
and obtained personal information of credit card customers and people
who had applied for credit card products.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86157.html

Apple to Jump on 5G Bandwagon in 2020

Apple's 2019 crop of iPhones haven't been released yet but there's
already talk about its 2020 plans, largely because that will be the
first year the company's mobile lineup will support 5G. Ming-Chi Kuo, an
Apple analyst known for his accurate predictions, believes all three
iPhones introduced in 2020 will support 5G. Kuo gave three reasons for
Apple's decision.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86153.html

GitHub Blocks Devs in US-Sanctioned Regions

GitHub is blocking users in Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Syria
from accessing its services to comply with U.S. trade control laws. The
Microsoft-owned company disclosed the action on a support page as a
courtesy, noting that GitHub users ultimately are responsible for
ensuring that their use of GitHub's products and services complies with
all applicable laws and regulations.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/86154.html

Tesla's Failings Overshadow Its Impressive Successes

Launching a new car company and getting it to global scale doesn't
happen often, and it has been a long time since there has been a
successful launch of one in the United States. Tesla really stands alone
as the only new U.S. car company of scale since American Motors and
Studebaker failed decades ago, when three auto companies then dominated
the U.S. industry.
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The best wireless earbuds we've used so far

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It's Thursday, August 01, 2019.

Hey, good morning! You look fabulous.

August is upon us. We’re ready to make the call on the “best true wireless earbuds” around, and Samsung’s next generation of new hardware is starting with its Galaxy Tab S6. Oh, and you can try out the Star Trek holodeck with five friends this fall. Really.

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It’s hard to recommend anything else.

Sony WF-1000XM3 review: Simply the best true wireless earbuds

What makes these $230 earbuds “a hell of a deal,” according to Billy Steele? Excellent sound quality, a full-featured companion app, great battery life, an improved Ambient Sound and active noise cancellation make for an excellent start.

Meet the much-improved keyboard case and stylus.

Samsung's Galaxy Tab S6 refines the 'desktop' experience

We were already expecting to see Samsung’s Galaxy Note 10 this month, but first, it closed out July with a new tablet. The Galaxy Tab S6 is a 10.1-inch 2-in-1 device (when used with the $179 keyboard case), and even has a trackpad this time around. Similar to the Note series, the Tab’s S Pen has Bluetooth now and works as a remote control, with new wand-like gesture controls that can open apps or toggle switches from a distance. The Tab S6 will be available from September 6th at $649 for the base model, which offers 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage.

It could be an answer to Apple's Arcade service.

Google is testing a $5 'Play Pass' subscription for Android apps

Google is getting further into the service game. Play Pass plans to offer users "hundreds of premium apps and games" for a monthly fee, according to a report from Android Police. The idea cropped up last year after users spotted code references in Google Play. It could be similar to Apple's Arcade, but offer a selection of both apps and games (rather than just the latter) for $4.99 per month, "with no ads or in-app purchases," according to the screenshots.

The service is fully fleshed out and appears to be in the final stages of testing. Google is promising "puzzle games to premium music apps ... [with] access to hundreds of premium apps and games" -- though the emphasis appears to be on games. Some of the titles included are the $7.99 Stardew Valley, Marvel Pinball, Risk and others. A user spotted the test in the wild first, but Google confirmed to Android Police that it is indeed real.

Score 2TB of lifetime cloud storage for under $60 today

Bad Password.

Here’s how AG Barr is going to get encryption 'backdoors'

If you heard the reverberation of a few thousand heads exploding last week, it was the sound of information security professionals reacting to US Attorney General Barr saying that Big Tech "can and must" put backdoors into encryption.

The first of many mini-satellites pushed along by solar nudges?

LightSail 2 successfully demonstrates solar sailing

LightSail 2 is faring much better than its ill-fated predecessor. The Planetary Society has verified that it successfully raised its orbit using solar sailing, making it the first small spacecraft to demonstrate the concept.

Bring five friends and make sure at least one is wearing a red shirt.

'Away Mission' is a free-roaming 'Star Trek' VR experience

Later this year Sandbox VR will launch the first Holodeck VR experience, where fans can enter the world of Star Trek to complete a mission involving problem-solving, combat and -- of course -- phasers. Star Trek: Discovery Away Mission will launch at its Hong Kong and San Francisco Bay area locations in the fall, with Los Angeles, New York, Austin, San Diego and Chicago to follow later in the year.