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In einem Feldversuch setzen T-Mobile US, Nokia und Intel eine 5G-Funkzelle in Betrieb. Die Technik im Vorstandard funkt bei 28 GHz. (5G, Intel)
The upcoming Lenovo Tablet 10 may be a 2-in-1 tablet with a low-power Celeron processor. But the company also has a line of tablets with detachable keyboards for folks who need a little more power. A few months ago Lenovo started selling the the Miix 5…
The upcoming Lenovo Tablet 10 may be a 2-in-1 tablet with a low-power Celeron processor. But the company also has a line of tablets with detachable keyboards for folks who need a little more power. A few months ago Lenovo started selling the the Miix 520 12.2 inch tablet with a built-in kickstand, pen support, […]
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Archive Team saves hundreds of millions of posts from the vibrant social network.
Enlarge / An extremely small look at the hundreds of millions of Miiverse posts archived on Archiverse (credit: Archiverse)
Nintendo's first attempt at creating a real online social network, Miiverse, became a surprisingly robust and meme-filled community of artists and fans in the years after it launched on the Wii U and 3DS. Then, last November, Nintendo unceremoniously shut it down and removed the archives from the Internet, noting, among other things, that "many users are shifting to social networking services."
This week, thanks to the efforts of Archive Team and the Internet Archive, you can search through a nearly 17 terabyte backup of hundreds of millions of posts, screenshots, and drawings from the over 8 million users that made Miiverse such a weird and special place.
Archiverse's sheer size makes it a bit hard to get a handle on, but there are still some gems to be found with some quick searching. The posts with the most approving "yeahs" in the Super Mario Maker community, for instance, serve as a quick-and-handy list of good levels to try out. The YouTube community is a great place to search for the kind of black-and-white dot art that helped drive the Miiverse community, including the work of the very popular MemeSenpai. Or, if you're in the mood for some quality "shitposting," the Funky Barn and New Super Luigi U community archives have you covered.
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WebTorrent Desktop is a multi-platform application that combines the best of BitTorrent with streaming, including casting support. It’s a powerful combination that more and more people are discovering. This week the millionth application was downloaded and developer Feross Aboukhadijeh is hoping that a crowdfunding campaign will boost further development.
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Fifteen years ago BitTorrent conquered the masses. It offered a superior way to share large video files, something that was virtually impossible at the time.
With the shift to online video streaming, BitTorrent has lost prominence in recent years. That’s a shame, since the technology offers many advantages.
This is one of the reasons why Stanford University graduate Feross Aboukhadijeh invented WebTorrent. The technology, which is supported by most modern browsers, allows users to seamlessly stream videos on the web with BitTorrent.
In the few years that it’s been around, several tools and services have been built on WebTorrent, including a dedicated desktop client. The desktop version basically serves as a torrent client that streams torrents almost instantaneously on Windows, Linux, and Mac.
Add in AirPlay, Chromecast and DLNA support and it brings these videos to any network-connected TV as well. Quite a powerful tool, as many people have discovered in recent months.
This week Feross informed TorrentFreak that WebTorrent Desktop had reached the one million download mark. That’s a major milestone for a modest project with no full-time developer. But while users seem to be happy, it’s not perfect yet.
“WebTorrent Desktop is the best torrent app in existence. Yet, the app suffers from performance issues when too many torrents are added or too many peers show up. It’s also missing important power user features like bandwidth throttling,” Feross says.
The same is true for WebTorrent itself, which the desktop version is built on. The software has been on the verge of version 1.0.0 for over two years now but needs some more work to make the final leap. This is why Feross would like to invest more time into the projects, given the right support.
Last month Feross launched a Patreon campaign to crowdfund future development of WebTorrent including the desktop version. There are dozens of open issues and a lot of plans and with proper funding, the developer can free up time to work on these.
“The goal of the campaign is to allow me to spend a few days per week addressing these issues,” Feross says, adding that all software he works on is completely free and always has been.
Thus far the fundraising campaign is going well. WebTorrent’s developer has received support from dozens of people, totaling $1,730 a month through Patreon alone, and he has signed up the privacy oriented browser Brave and video site PopChest as Platinum backers.
Community-driven funding is a great way to support Open Source projects, Feross believes, and he is encouraging others to try it out as well.
“I’ve been promoting Patreon heavily within my community as a way for open source software developers to get paid for their work,” Feross says.
“The norm in the industry right now is that no one gets paid — it’s all volunteer work, even though we’re generating a lot of value for the world! Patreon is a really promising solution for software people like me.”
People who want to give WebTorrent Desktop a try can download a copy from the official site. More information on the core WebTorrent technology and its implementations is available there was well. And if you like what you see, Feross still needs a bit of help to reach his Patreon goal.
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Have a recent Amazon Fire, Fire HD 8, or Fire HD 10 tablet with the Google Play Store installed? Sometime in the past few weeks a number of users noticed that they were having trouble using some of the apps installed from the Play Store. The apps are s…
Have a recent Amazon Fire, Fire HD 8, or Fire HD 10 tablet with the Google Play Store installed? Sometime in the past few weeks a number of users noticed that they were having trouble using some of the apps installed from the Play Store. The apps are still installed, but they’re grayed out on […]
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A totally unscientific survey reveals the wisdom (?) of the crowd.
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Welcome to 2018! We're less than a week into the New Year, and we've already got a number of new dumpster fires fully ablaze. Apple's BatteryGate PR disaster is now burning as hot as a Samsung Galaxy Note 7. Microsoft's Kinect died, and nobody knew it—no wonder I couldn't find an adapter for my new Xbox One S. ("Hey Cortana, find me another way to let you surveil my household!") And Hooters is now serving crypto currency with its burgers. What a time to be alive!
Last week, we published the Ars 2018 Deathwatch—the list of companies and other entities most at risk of a fiscal, technological, or cultural-relevancy death in the coming year. We asked readers to share their own picks in the comments, just in case we missed any candidates. And, not surprisingly, many of you have strong opinions about this sort of thing.
Some of your picks matched up with companies we had debated putting on the list ourselves. Some were… shall we say, wishful thinking. Some were well-reasoned rejoinders to revive companies we've dropped off the list. Others were… not. But who are we to judge? We keep putting HTC on our list even though it keeps coming back year after year somehow, so we're willing to entertain a little debate.
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Pai likely would have had to answer questions about net neutrality repeal.
Enlarge / FCC Chairman Ajit Pai speaks during the National Association of Broadcasters conference in Las Vegas on April 25, 2017. (credit: Getty Images | Ethan Miller )
Ajit Pai was scheduled to appear at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas on January 9 to speak and answer questions in a "candid conversation" about Federal Communications Commission policymaking. But Pai canceled his appearance, according to the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), which runs the CES conference.
"Unfortunately, Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai is unable to attend CES 2018," CTA CEO Gary Shapiro said in an announcement emailed to journalists attending CES yesterday. "We look forward to our next opportunity to host a technology policy discussion with him before a public audience."
Pai and Federal Trade Commission Acting Chair Maureen Ohlhausen were to appear in a session titled "Insights from the FCC and FTC." His scheduled appearance was announced in November.
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Allein schon wegen der “Transformer”-Mausreihe Rat dürfte sich der ein oder andere Spieler freuen: Der Zubehörhersteller Mad Catz nimmt nach der Insolvenz im Frühjahr 2017 einen neuen Anlauf. (Mad Catz, Eingabegerät)
Allein schon wegen der "Transformer"-Mausreihe Rat dürfte sich der ein oder andere Spieler freuen: Der Zubehörhersteller Mad Catz nimmt nach der Insolvenz im Frühjahr 2017 einen neuen Anlauf. (Mad Catz, Eingabegerät) Bis vor kurzem hat Microsofts Sprachassistent Cortana Musikstücke erkennen können. Wer das jetzt versucht, bekommt keine Antwort mehr. Hintergrund scheint die Einstellung von Microsofts Musikdienst Groove zu sein. (Cortana, Microsoft)
Lenovo’s latest Windows tablet features a 10 inch display, an Intel Celeron N-series processors, an active pen, and a detachable keyboard. It’s called the Lenovo Tablet 10, and while Lenovo hasn’t announced the price yet, the processo…
Lenovo’s latest Windows tablet features a 10 inch display, an Intel Celeron N-series processors, an active pen, and a detachable keyboard. It’s called the Lenovo Tablet 10, and while Lenovo hasn’t announced the price yet, the processor choice suggests that this is a tablet that will focus on energy efficiency rather than bleeding edge performance. […]
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In einem Feldversuch setzen T-Mobile US, Nokia und Intel eine 5G-Funkzelle in Betrieb. Die Technik im Vorstandard funkt bei 28 GHz. (
Bis vor kurzem hat Microsofts Sprachassistent Cortana Musikstücke erkennen können. Wer das jetzt versucht, bekommt keine Antwort mehr. Hintergrund scheint die Einstellung von Microsofts Musikdienst Groove zu sein. (
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