take linked now that's a name i've not heard in a
long time a long time
for like three weeks i'm back now hi
rumors of a dual screen surface device from microsoft have been circulating for
months and now a leaked email indicates it might be a phone or at least phone
sized the project codenamed andromeda has been popping up in patent
applications and concept images and is expected to run a core version of
Windows 10 rather than a spin-off os like Windows phone may have rest in
peace that was like the Windows logo but
anyways but if microsoft is planning on releasing such a device this year they
better get the software ready because right now it doesn't look like Windows
10 is ready for such a small form factor but if they do get it together could
andromeda be the key to finally linking the worlds of desktop and handheld
computing and not just a more different version of a star trek tv show i i don't
know i didn't really watch it i couldn't stop seeing hercules move over xbox
playstation and switch soon you may be playing on a google gaming console
probably not but this is interesting so let's talk about it we've been hearing
about project yeti for some time which involves some sort of streaming platform
hardware and developer involvement but sources have now told kotaku that google
reps met with several big video game companies about yeti at the game
developers conference and at e3 not just about cooperation but about potentially
buying development studios now as i alluded to at the beginning of this
paragraph this isn't really a big reason to get excited yet primarily because
project yeti sounds like it relies on a streaming platform like GeForce now and
low end hardware like the ouya both of which haven't exactly been astounding
successes but i'm sure google is excited about trying out yet another way to
squeeze more data slash money out of you
there's always more to squeeze
and hey how about some light-hearted news after that story huh china's made
an assault rifle that shoots lasers
okay researchers in the people's republic have developed a prototype laser assault
rifle about the size of an ak-47 called the zkzm-500
the weapon can set a target's clothes and skin on fire from a distance of 800
meters or about half a mile away including through Windows
don't worry about that it's completely silent and its beam is invisible
producing pain that is beyond endurance according to its makers lovely well at
least when there's shootouts with these things they'll be nice and quiet
except for the burning people it's time for not rapid
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ltxexpo ltxexpo.com on to the quick bits there have been
lots of rumors about NVIDIA's 11 series gpus but the most reliable ones seem to
point to an august 21st announcement since NVIDIA has apparently been sending
invites to the press to get there allegedly
possibly don't get mad at me if it's wrong please
comcast was being comcast this weekend after a nationwide network outage which
has since been fixed the isp announced they'll be rolling out a 480p video
quality streaming limit while using cellular data but you'll be able to pay
for 720p later this year if you want that kind of luxurious quality
you're spoiled bethesda says fallout 6 won't have cross-platform play because
sony isn't down with it but since when are we expecting cross-play from a
multiplayer shooter that hasn't even released yet it seems more like a nice
bonus thing than a get your pitfork thing but you know i
don't know who am i disney has made full-on robot acrobats
that can serve as stunt doubles which is great because at least now we can get a
nice spectacle as they cartwheel and flip down the street to kill us very
cool right after they finally added google maps to carplay apple is giving
maps another go and it's going to be way better this time way smoother and way
cooler than those other maps oh trust me you want it google maps
not cool no and hey you like your dual camera phone
nice how about nine cameras light the same company that made
a 16 lens camera is working on a smartphone with up to nine cameras on
the back which reportedly could compete with dslrs in terms of quality and
trigger people's tryptophodia tryptophan
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