Month: December 2017

Soziale Medien: Social Bots verzweifelt gesucht

Die Angst vor Social Bots und Fake-News scheint übertrieben. Einem Datenjournalisten ist es kaum gelungen, solche Phänomene auf Twitter zu entdecken. (Social Bot, Spam)

Die Angst vor Social Bots und Fake-News scheint übertrieben. Einem Datenjournalisten ist es kaum gelungen, solche Phänomene auf Twitter zu entdecken. (Social Bot, Spam)

Deals of the Day (12-28-2017)

As the year draws to a close, Google’s two smart speakers, the Google Home Mini and Google Home are still on sale for $30, and $80, respectively for a few more days. And Amazon seems to be matching those prices by continuing to offer the Echo Dot…

As the year draws to a close, Google’s two smart speakers, the Google Home Mini and Google Home are still on sale for $30, and $80, respectively for a few more days. And Amazon seems to be matching those prices by continuing to offer the Echo Dot for $30 and the 2nd-gen Echo for $80. […]

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Deals of the Day (12-28-2017)

As the year draws to a close, Google’s two smart speakers, the Google Home Mini and Google Home are still on sale for $30, and $80, respectively for a few more days. And Amazon seems to be matching those prices by continuing to offer the Echo Dot…

As the year draws to a close, Google’s two smart speakers, the Google Home Mini and Google Home are still on sale for $30, and $80, respectively for a few more days. And Amazon seems to be matching those prices by continuing to offer the Echo Dot for $30 and the 2nd-gen Echo for $80. […]

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Sam’s Journey: Neues Kaufspiel für C64 veröffentlicht

Rund 23 Jahre nach dem Produktionsstopp des C64 gibt es Spielenachschub: Das deutsche Entwicklerstudio Knights of Bytes schickt Spieler für rund 24 US-Dollar ins kunterbunte Jump ‘n’ Run Sam’s Journey. (C64, Emulator)

Rund 23 Jahre nach dem Produktionsstopp des C64 gibt es Spielenachschub: Das deutsche Entwicklerstudio Knights of Bytes schickt Spieler für rund 24 US-Dollar ins kunterbunte Jump 'n' Run Sam's Journey. (C64, Emulator)

Amazon Fire TV’s YouTube app now just points you to a web browser

Amazon’s Fire TV devices come with a YouTube app designed by Amazon, not Google. And Google has said it will start blocking the app from accessing YouTube on January 1st. The two companies are reportedly in talks to resolve the issue, but it look…

Amazon’s Fire TV devices come with a YouTube app designed by Amazon, not Google. And Google has said it will start blocking the app from accessing YouTube on January 1st. The two companies are reportedly in talks to resolve the issue, but it looks like Amazon isn’t taking any chances. The company recently started allowing […]

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Orange Pi One Plus is a single-board computer with Allwinner H6 processor, 4K support

Another day, another cheap, tiny computer from the folks who make the Orange Pi line of Raspberry Pi lookalikes. This time it’s the Orange Pi One Plus, a mini computer with an Allwinner H6 V200 quad-core, ARM Cortex-A53 processor and ARM Mali-T72…

Another day, another cheap, tiny computer from the folks who make the Orange Pi line of Raspberry Pi lookalikes. This time it’s the Orange Pi One Plus, a mini computer with an Allwinner H6 V200 quad-core, ARM Cortex-A53 processor and ARM Mali-T720MP2 graphics. Probably the most interesting thing about this little computer? It can support […]

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Source code for Apple’s historic Lisa OS to be made available in 2018

Apple is reviewing the code thanks to the Computer History Museum.

(credit: Mac History)

If you've ever been curious to test out Apple's original Lisa operating system, you'll get the chance to do so next year using the original source code. Al Kossow, a software curator for the Computer History Museum, announced that the source code for Apple's first operating system with a graphical user interface has been recovered and is currently with Apple for review. After the tech giant reviews it, the Computer History Museum will make the source code available to all sometime in 2018.

The original Lisa computer, named after Jobs' eldest daughter, came out in 1983 and was generally considered to be a flop. It was a hard device for consumers to embrace because, at the time, it cost approximately $10,000. However, its operating system laid the foundation for the macOS we're familiar with today.

Jobs reportedly got the idea for the Lisa OS after seeing visual interfaces with mouse support during a visit to Xerox PARC. Jobs took what he saw and made his own version of it—the Lisa operating system featuring a GUI, mouse support, and a file system. While the Lisa computer wasn't as popular as Jobs hoped it would be, its operating system was a blueprint for the many graphic OSes available today.

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Source code for Apple’s historic Lisa OS to be made available in 2018

Apple is reviewing the code thanks to the Computer History Museum.

(credit: Mac History)

If you've ever been curious to test out Apple's original Lisa operating system, you'll get the chance to do so next year using the original source code. Al Kossow, a software curator for the Computer History Museum, announced that the source code for Apple's first operating system with a graphical user interface has been recovered and is currently with Apple for review. After the tech giant reviews it, the Computer History Museum will make the source code available to all sometime in 2018.

The original Lisa computer, named after Jobs' eldest daughter, came out in 1983 and was generally considered to be a flop. It was a hard device for consumers to embrace because, at the time, it cost approximately $10,000. However, its operating system laid the foundation for the macOS we're familiar with today.

Jobs reportedly got the idea for the Lisa OS after seeing visual interfaces with mouse support during a visit to Xerox PARC. Jobs took what he saw and made his own version of it—the Lisa operating system featuring a GUI, mouse support, and a file system. While the Lisa computer wasn't as popular as Jobs hoped it would be, its operating system was a blueprint for the many graphic OSes available today.

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Fire TV: Amazon kommt Googles Youtube-Abschaltung zuvor

Die Youtube-App auf dem Fire TV funktioniert nicht mehr. Beim Aufruf der App wird Nutzern der Aufruf eines Browsers empfohlen. Damit wird Googles geplante Youtube-Abschaltung umgangen. (Fire TV, Google)

Die Youtube-App auf dem Fire TV funktioniert nicht mehr. Beim Aufruf der App wird Nutzern der Aufruf eines Browsers empfohlen. Damit wird Googles geplante Youtube-Abschaltung umgangen. (Fire TV, Google)

LG is bringing a “premium smart AI” speaker with Google Assistant to CES

LG plans to show off a new line of speakers at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, including a high-end soundbar, a portable Bluetooth speaker, and an LG ThinQ smart speaker with Google Assistant. This isn’t LG’s first smart speaker w…

LG plans to show off a new line of speakers at the Consumer Electronics Show in January, including a high-end soundbar, a portable Bluetooth speaker, and an LG ThinQ smart speaker with Google Assistant. This isn’t LG’s first smart speaker with voice assistant support. The company unveiled the SmartThinkQ Hub with Amazon’s Alexa voice service […]

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