Month: April 2017

Experts walk back on prostate screening; men 55-69 should consider it

New data tipped the scales just a bit, showing some benefit to screening.

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Men aged 55 to 69 should talk with their doctors about the possibility of taking a blood-based prostate cancer test. The test comes with many potential problems but brings the benefit of ever so slightly reducing the chance of dying from the cancer. That’s according to a new draft guidance out Tuesday from the US Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts appointed by the government to make evidence-based medical recommendations.

The new guidance is a bit of a walk-back from the USPSTF’s 2012 recommendation that all men take a hard pass on the blood screening, called a PSA test. Men younger than 55 and those 70 or older are still advised to skip, according to the USPSTF. But, the new guidance opens the door to screening on a case-by-case basis for the 55 to 69 age group.

For that group, the task force writes in its draft guidance: “the USPSTF recommends individualized decision-making about screening for prostate cancer after discussion with a clinician, so that each man has an opportunity to understand the potential benefits and harms of screening and to incorporate his values and preferences into his decision.”

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3 new Huawei MateBook computers leaked (2 tablets and a laptop)

3 new Huawei MateBook computers leaked (2 tablets and a laptop)

Huawei launched its first 2-in-1 Windows tablet last year. But soon the original Huawei Matebook will get some company. There have been rumors making the rounds that the company had new models on the way featuring different screen sizes. According to newly leaked pictures and benchmark listings, it looks like Huawei is also going to […]

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3 new Huawei MateBook computers leaked (2 tablets and a laptop)

Huawei launched its first 2-in-1 Windows tablet last year. But soon the original Huawei Matebook will get some company. There have been rumors making the rounds that the company had new models on the way featuring different screen sizes. According to newly leaked pictures and benchmark listings, it looks like Huawei is also going to […]

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AMD Ryzen 5 desktop chips are now available for $170 and up

AMD Ryzen 5 desktop chips are now available for $170 and up

As promised, AMD’s new Ryzen 5 chips for desktops are now available for purchase. Prices start at about $170 for a Ryzen 5 1400 quad-core processor, but things really start to get interesting when you spend a little more money. For $250 you can pick up a Ryzen 5 1600X hexa-core chip with hyperthreading, which […]

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AMD Ryzen 5 desktop chips are now available for $170 and up

As promised, AMD’s new Ryzen 5 chips for desktops are now available for purchase. Prices start at about $170 for a Ryzen 5 1400 quad-core processor, but things really start to get interesting when you spend a little more money. For $250 you can pick up a Ryzen 5 1600X hexa-core chip with hyperthreading, which […]

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E-Paper: Sony und E Ink wollen E-Paper-Markt groß machen

Sony und E Ink sind Pioniere des elektronischen Papiers. Mittlerweile sind Sony-E-Book-Reader jedoch selten und neue Modelle werden kaum mehr gebaut. Das soll sich in einem Joint Venture ändern. (Sony, PDF)

Sony und E Ink sind Pioniere des elektronischen Papiers. Mittlerweile sind Sony-E-Book-Reader jedoch selten und neue Modelle werden kaum mehr gebaut. Das soll sich in einem Joint Venture ändern. (Sony, PDF)

Pewdiepie starts crowdsourced channel on Twitch with new weekly show

YouTube’s biggest star looks elsewhere for live streaming.

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Since the "feud" between Pewdiepie and mainstream media popped up in February, YouTube's biggest star hasn't stirred up much controversy. Now Pewdiepie, who's real name is Felix Kjellberg, is taking his newest online video endeavor to another outlet: Twitch. He announced at the end of a recent video that he started a Twitch channel called Netglow and will produce a weekly live show entitled Best Club every Sunday at 11am EST. The first episode aired this past weekend.

According to Pewdiepie, Netglow has been in the works since before the controversy over his anti-Semitic jokes. "I decided this before, before anything, so don't read it the wrong way," he said. "But I wanted to start doing streams on Twitch." Netlgow was his original name idea for Revelmode, the digital network he helped create with Disney's Maker Studios. Disney cut ties with Pewdiepie after The Wall Street Journal reported on his offensive jokes. Google also responded to those reports by removing him from their preferred advertising network for "family-friendly" creators and cancelling the second season of his YouTube Red show.

It appears Pewdiepie may want Netglow to produce content like Revelmode does, but it's unclear if Pewdiepie will be the main content creator, or if he'll bring on other creators to start their own shows. Pewdiepie said he will still be making videos on YouTube, even though a large portion of his videos have been demonetized (the first upload of his video where he announces Netglow got demonetized as well, forcing him to upload a second version). It's not uncommon for YouTube stars to also stream on Twitch, whether they are gaming creators or not. Not only does it let them reach a different audience, but Twitch's live-streaming features are more advanced than YouTube's, giving viewers more special features. While Pewdiepie may have had this idea before his battle with the media and YouTube, it could also be seen as a response to YouTube cracking down on what it sees as offensive content.

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WWE Takes Suspected BitTorrent Pirates to Court

WWE Studios Finance has filed a series of lawsuits against alleged downloaders of the movie “Eliminators,” which features WWE superstar Wade Barrett. Through so-called “copyright troll” lawsuits, the daughter company of World Wrestling Entertainment hopes to uncover the identities of dozens of BitTorrent pirates to recoup their losses.

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In recent years file-sharers around the world have been targeted with lawsuits by copyright holders seeking financial compensation.

These so-called “copyright trolling” efforts have become a common occurrence in the United States as well, with producers of adult content as most active participants.

A few days ago, however, a new name started to appear in the court dockets. In a series of complaints filed at federal courts in Connecticut, Nevada, and Pennsylvania, World Wrestling Entertainment is going after anonymous BitTorrent users.

The lawsuits are filed by daughter company WWE Studios Finance which is connected to the filmmaking activities of the organization. WWE has produced several movies in recent years including the recent “Eliminators” title featuring wrestling superstar Wade Barrett.

Like many other films, pirated copies are widely circulating online, and the wrestling organization is now targeting dozens suspected BitTorrent users for making it available. The number of defendants varies per lawsuit, ranging from eight to several dozens.

“Defendants willfully infringed upon WWE’s Work by participating in the unlawful and unauthorized acquisition, reproduction and distribution of copies of the Work by downloading
and subsequently sharing the Work through the use of the BitTorrent Protocol,” WWE write in the Connecticut complaint (pdf).

“Defendants engaged in this sharing even though the Work contained explicit language warning viewers that unlawful reproduction and distribution without WWE’S permission is unlawful,” WWE adds.

The alleged copyright infringements lead to a loss of income for the producers, WWE argues, and it’s ultimately hurting local theaters, venues, and the greater state economy as well.

The complaints in question only list IP-addresses and no names. WWE recognizes that the account holder itself may not be the infringer and states that it will conduct additional discovery to make sure that the right persons are targeted.

These alleged infringers then face actual or statutory damages which, in theory, can go up to $150,000. That is unless they settle out of court, which is what usually happens in such cases.

It might not always go that far though, as some courts don’t want more file-sharing defendants to be joined in one lawsuit. Indeed, shortly after WWE Studios Finance submitted their complaint in Connecticut, the Court ordered the company to explain why their case shouldn’t be dismissed for lack of proper joinder.

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Ryzen 5 1600X im Test: Der fast perfekte Desktop-Allrounder

6 Kerne, 12 Threads, 280 Euro: AMDs neuer Prozessor, der Ryzen 5 1600X, liefert eine hohe Leistung zum fairen Preis. Die Konkurrenz in Form des Core i7-7700(K) kostet mehr und hat Vorteile bei älterer Software. Der Trend geht aber Richtung Multithreading. Ein Test von Marc Sauter (AMD Zen, Prozessor)

6 Kerne, 12 Threads, 280 Euro: AMDs neuer Prozessor, der Ryzen 5 1600X, liefert eine hohe Leistung zum fairen Preis. Die Konkurrenz in Form des Core i7-7700(K) kostet mehr und hat Vorteile bei älterer Software. Der Trend geht aber Richtung Multithreading. Ein Test von Marc Sauter (AMD Zen, Prozessor)