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Go to HP.com and configure an HP Envy 13t notebook with a Core i7 processor, a 3200 x 1800 pixel display, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage and the price comes to $1150. But right now NeweggFlash is selling that configuration for $900. Or if you’re looking for a slightly cheaper option, Amazon has […]
Deals of the Day (4-12-2016) is a post from: Liliputing
Go to HP.com and configure an HP Envy 13t notebook with a Core i7 processor, a 3200 x 1800 pixel display, 8GB of RAM, and 256GB of storage and the price comes to $1150. But right now NeweggFlash is selling that configuration for $900. Or if you’re looking for a slightly cheaper option, Amazon has […]
Deals of the Day (4-12-2016) is a post from: Liliputing
Das Entwicklerstudio Epic Games hat jetzt eine Niederlassung in Berlin. Die Mitarbeiter dort sollen sich um die Vermarktung der hauseigenen Spiele sowie um den Kundendienst in Europa kümmern. (Unreal Engine 4, Epic Games) 
Das Entwicklerstudio Epic Games hat jetzt eine Niederlassung in Berlin. Die Mitarbeiter dort sollen sich um die Vermarktung der hauseigenen Spiele sowie um den Kundendienst in Europa kümmern. (Unreal Engine 4, Epic Games) 
Record labels want more revenue from the free, ad-supported music on YouTube.
Music Player app. Does not do movies. Does not display cover art. Does not really do much besides play, pause, and track forward and back. (credit: Lee Hutchinson)
Things are looking up for music streaming in terms of revenue, but good numbers are little solace for the recording industry that isn't seeing the returns it wants on digital music. And the Recording Industry Association of America is still hoping for a change to the DMCA, which remains a major irritant.
According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s annual report, global revenue from recorded music grew 3.2 percent to $15 billion (£10.5 billion) in 2015. That's the biggest increase over the past two decades, which have seen mostly declining or negligible gains as consumers moved from costly physical formats like CDs to song downloads and then streaming.
That boost is due to a 45 percent increase in revenue from music streaming, which now makes up half of the world's digital music revenue. For the first time, digital music revenues surpassed the revenue from physical music sales of items such as CDs. Despite growing revenues, however, the music industry is still unhappy with the digital music landscape. The IFPI's Chief Executive Frances Moore mentions the "value-gap" between the amount of music consumed for free on "user-upload" sites such as YouTube and the money returned to music rights holders.
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Um Updates leichter einspielen zu können, will Oracle Zweige des Linux-Kernel pflegen, die ausschließlich Patches für Sicherheitslücken enthalten. Was gut klingt, ist aber eine kontroverse Idee, da die Auswirkungen von Kernel-Fehlern schwer zu beurteilen sind. (Linux-Kernel, Oracle) 
Um Updates leichter einspielen zu können, will Oracle Zweige des Linux-Kernel pflegen, die ausschließlich Patches für Sicherheitslücken enthalten. Was gut klingt, ist aber eine kontroverse Idee, da die Auswirkungen von Kernel-Fehlern schwer zu beurteilen sind. (Linux-Kernel, Oracle) 
Want a keyboard cover to go with your Microsoft Surface Pro tablet? Microsoft offers a Type Cover for $130 or a version with an integrated fingerprint scanner for $160. Want something a little more fashionable? Now Microsoft also offers a $160 Signature Type Cover covered in two-tone gray Alcantara fabric. The new cover doesn’t really […]
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Want a keyboard cover to go with your Microsoft Surface Pro tablet? Microsoft offers a Type Cover for $130 or a version with an integrated fingerprint scanner for $160. Want something a little more fashionable? Now Microsoft also offers a $160 Signature Type Cover covered in two-tone gray Alcantara fabric. The new cover doesn’t really […]
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A service which planned to receive millions of DVDs from its members, rip them, and serve them remotely from the cloud to any device, has been canceled. MovieSwap achieved more than double its goal on Kickstarter yet a failure to reach 10,000 backers is now being blamed for its demise.
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“What if you had an unlimited access to the LARGEST ONLINE MOVIE LIBRARY EVER? A community based library, where you could watch any movie online. A library where you could swap films with contributors all over the world and discover an infinite number of stories.
This is the revolutionary idea behind MovieSwap,” the service’s Kickstarter teased last month. The proposition did indeed sound attractive and how it would be achieved somewhat intriguing.
The team behind MovieSwap said they would take the idea of swapping a physical DVD with friends to its Internet-powered conclusion. After collecting millions of genuine DVDs from all over the world, ripping them and storing them in the cloud, the service would allow members to play them on any device, anywhere.
“Then, just like you can legally lend, swap, or offer a DVD to a friend, MovieSwap works in the same way, but on a much larger scale thanks to its remote playback technology,” the team said.
MovieSwap’s Kickstarter began with a modest target of just 37,000 euros, a target that was easily surpassed with more than 87,000 euros in the pot by the time the fundraiser ended. Now, however, the dream is over.
“The MovieSwap campaign almost reached its end. However, despite its incredible success, we, unfortunately, need to announce that we have made the difficult decision to cancel it,” backers were told this afternoon.
According to the MovieSwap team the project netted almost 5,000 supporters, which places it in the top 400 of almost 100,000 Kickstarter campaigns. But despite raising more than enough money, 4,829 backers simply wasn’t enough. Behind the scenes it appears there was an undisclosed 10,000 backer threshold, under which other investors would decline to finance the project.
“Our investors were expecting more, and we cannot launch MovieSwap without their full support, despite your mobilization. To start this crazy adventure and launch MovieSwap globally, we need to invest a few millions,” the team say.
“Under the symbolic 10,000 backers barrier, our investors consider it would be too risky to bet on our project. Without funding, we cannot guarantee MovieSwap will be available in the expected time. That’s why we prefer canceling our project and have your money refunded.”
The news has enjoyed a mixed reception among those who backed the Kickstarter.
“I’m upset. I would have tried to garner more support if you had a magic number. Hiding that information from your Kickstarter supporters is just bad form,” one said.
“A huge disappointment,” said another. “I imagine that this decision was carefully considered and not made with a light heart. Know that we will be there to support you and provide investors the necessary proof of our passion!”
What is slightly surprising is that just a week ago TorrentFreak was discussing the future of the project with the MovieSwap team after it had reached its funding target. There was no mention whatsoever of any 10,000 backer limit. We did, however, discuss the legality of the service.
In our original article I referred to the project as brilliantly innovative, but I doubted that Hollywood would allow MovieSwap to thrive. Hollywood has a history of hostility towards third-parties wading into ‘their’ market without licensing discussions and I wondered how MovieSwap would fare.
To that end I asked some pretty probing questions, all of which centered on how MovieSwap would be able to operate legally in several key market areas. A response to that wasn’t forthcoming and then came today’s news.
“Honestly, we’re pretty disappointed, as the campaign began very well, and all our team was deeply involved in the project,” MovieSwap CEO Cyril Barthet informs TorrentFreak.
“But as everyone knows, such projects need a substantial investment to get off the ground and deploy worldwide. The level we reached did not convince our current round enough – very ambitious and risky model indeed.”
But despite the setbacks and risks, the team remains optimistic.
“As Bruce Wayne’s father said: ‘Why do we fall ? So we can learn to pick ourselves back up’,” Barthet says.
“It’s quite the same for lean start-ups. So, as we already run a disc-to-digital and streaming platform in France (‘Vodkaster‘), we will focus on it with a step-by-step approach to make it grow locally then globally,” he concludes.
So at least for now it appears that MovieSwap won’t see the light of day, nor will we see Hollywood’s response to it. That’s a shame, but not even millions of dollars would be enough to pacify the studios if the service had truly delivered on its promises. And they were pretty exciting.
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Acer hat einen Nachfolger für sein Iconia Tab 10 aus dem Vorjahr vorgestellt: Das neue 10,1-Zoll-Tablet behält den Namen und bietet Ausstattung im Mittelklassebereich. Interessant klingt das Display, das wieder Stifteingaben mit herkömmlichen Stiften wie einem Bleistift ermöglichen soll. (Acer, Android) 
Acer hat einen Nachfolger für sein Iconia Tab 10 aus dem Vorjahr vorgestellt: Das neue 10,1-Zoll-Tablet behält den Namen und bietet Ausstattung im Mittelklassebereich. Interessant klingt das Display, das wieder Stifteingaben mit herkömmlichen Stiften wie einem Bleistift ermöglichen soll. (Acer, Android) 
Owners of affected vehicles asked not to use third row of seats until fixed.
The middle row of seats is fine. (credit: Jonathan Gitlin)
Some early owners of Tesla's Model X will need to hold off using the SUV's third row of seats for the next few weeks. On Monday night, Tesla sent out a safety notification to about 2,700 Model X owners after discovering a faulty hinge during testing. The company has issued a voluntary recall to replace the part and has asked affected owners to refrain from using their third row of seats until their car has visited a service center for the fix.
According to the e-mail sent to Model X owners, "…during an internal seat strength test that was conducted prior to the start of Model X deliveries in Europe, the recliner in a third row Model X seat unexpectedly slipped. The recliner, which is provided to us by an outside supplier, is the locking hinge that allows the third row seat back to fold forward, and if a recliner were to slip during a crash, the seat back could move forward."
Tesla also sent e-mails to Model X owners who were unaffected by the issue, letting them know that a revised locking hinge has been in use for production cars since March 26th.
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Ein neues Produkt mit einem Gewässernamen von Intel – doch dieses Mal ist es kein Prozessor, sondern ein Blockchain-Projekt. Im Februar ging es noch um Fantasy-Sport, jetzt soll es ernster werden. (Blockchain, Microsoft) 
Ein neues Produkt mit einem Gewässernamen von Intel - doch dieses Mal ist es kein Prozessor, sondern ein Blockchain-Projekt. Im Februar ging es noch um Fantasy-Sport, jetzt soll es ernster werden. (Blockchain, Microsoft) 
Wegen einer "technischen Panne" seien am Wochenende "kurzzeitig" die Daten von Abonnement-Kunden öffentlich zugänglich gewesen, schreibt der Dumont-Verlag. Das Wort "Hacker" gebraucht der Medienkonzern nicht mehr. (