Sm@rtDock 15 Touch is a mobile display + keyboard for your smartphone

Companies have been offering laptop docks for smartphones for a few years, with varying levels of success. Typically the idea is to let you connect something that looks like a notebook to your smartphone so you can use a keyboard, touchpad, and large d…

Companies have been offering laptop docks for smartphones for a few years, with varying levels of success. Typically the idea is to let you connect something that looks like a notebook to your smartphone so you can use a keyboard, touchpad, and large display. The Sm@rtDock 15 Touch is something a little different. Instead of […]

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Sm@rtDock 15 Touch is a mobile display + keyboard for your smartphone

Companies have been offering laptop docks for smartphones for a few years, with varying levels of success. Typically the idea is to let you connect something that looks like a notebook to your smartphone so you can use a keyboard, touchpad, and large d…

Companies have been offering laptop docks for smartphones for a few years, with varying levels of success. Typically the idea is to let you connect something that looks like a notebook to your smartphone so you can use a keyboard, touchpad, and large display. The Sm@rtDock 15 Touch is something a little different. Instead of […]

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The worst US tropical system this year may not even have a name

The Houston metro area falls into the highest risk category.

A Tuesday morning satellite image shows a broad tropical system moving toward Texas.

Enlarge / A Tuesday morning satellite image shows a broad tropical system moving toward Texas. (credit: NOAA)

It's possible that the most damaging tropical system to strike the United States in 2019 won't have a name.

Although Hurricane Dorian brought widespread devastation to the Bahamas, it did relatively modest damage to the southeastern United States. According to some insurer's estimates, Dorian caused between $500 million and $1.5 billion in insured losses due to property damage and business-interruption claims.

This week an unnamed low pressure system—it only has a 30 percent chance to develop into a tropical depression or storm before moving inland into the upper Texas coast, the National Hurricane Center says—will bring a surge of tropical moisture into the state of Texas. Although it is not possible to say where the heaviest rainfall will occur, the Houston metro area falls into the highest risk category.

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Mixer: Microsoft integriert Werbebanner in seine Streamingplattform

Es war nur eine Frage der Zeit: Microsoft blendet erste Werbebanner vor den Inhalten von Streamern wie Ninja auf Mixer ein. Das sei immer geplant gewesen, sagt das Unternehmen im Livestream. Allerdings erhält Microsoft wohl noch alle Einnahmen. (Micros…

Es war nur eine Frage der Zeit: Microsoft blendet erste Werbebanner vor den Inhalten von Streamern wie Ninja auf Mixer ein. Das sei immer geplant gewesen, sagt das Unternehmen im Livestream. Allerdings erhält Microsoft wohl noch alle Einnahmen. (Microsoft, Amazon)

Amazon Music HD provides lossless streaming starting at $12.99 per month

Amazon has added a premium tier to its music streaming service: the new Amazon Music HD lets you stream lossless audio at up to 24-bit/192 kHz quality. The service is compatible with most iOS and Android devices launched since 2014, most Amazon Fire ta…

Amazon has added a premium tier to its music streaming service: the new Amazon Music HD lets you stream lossless audio at up to 24-bit/192 kHz quality. The service is compatible with most iOS and Android devices launched since 2014, most Amazon Fire tablets, Fire TV devices, and 2nd-gen or later Echo devices), and many […]

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Grant for the Web: Mozilla und Creative Commons suchen Geschäftsmodelle im Web

Mit einer Förderung von 100 Millionen US-Dollar über fünf Jahre wollen die gemeinnützigen Organisationen Mozilla und Creative Commons neue Wege für das Wirtschaften im Web suchen und unterstützen. (Mozilla, Technologie)

Mit einer Förderung von 100 Millionen US-Dollar über fünf Jahre wollen die gemeinnützigen Organisationen Mozilla und Creative Commons neue Wege für das Wirtschaften im Web suchen und unterstützen. (Mozilla, Technologie)

Oracle built a supercomputer from 1000+ Raspberry Pis

A $35 Raspberry Pi single-board computer is good at a lot of things… considering its small size, low power consumption, and inexpensive price tag. But you know what’s even better than a single Raspberry Pi? More than a thousand of them pack…

A $35 Raspberry Pi single-board computer is good at a lot of things… considering its small size, low power consumption, and inexpensive price tag. But you know what’s even better than a single Raspberry Pi? More than a thousand of them packed into a giant cluster to create a supercomputer. Well… I guess it’s only […]

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Flug-Simulation: Microsoft bereitet Alphatest des Flight Simulator vor

Mit dem Flight Simulator will Microsoft wieder eine ernst zu nehmende Flugsimulation vorlegen. Ob das gelingt, können Interessierte bald ausprobieren: Ein erster Techniktest einer Alpha-Version startet demnächst. (Flugsimulator, Microsoft)

Mit dem Flight Simulator will Microsoft wieder eine ernst zu nehmende Flugsimulation vorlegen. Ob das gelingt, können Interessierte bald ausprobieren: Ein erster Techniktest einer Alpha-Version startet demnächst. (Flugsimulator, Microsoft)

Instigator of fatal Kansas swatting receives prison sentence

Viner arranged the swatting after losing a reported $1.50 bet.

Heavily armed men in body armor stand ready behind a van.

Enlarge / A police SWAT Team at work. (credit: Onfokus | Getty Images)

The teenager who arranged for someone else to phone in a prank police call that resulted in a man's death is going to prison.

Casey Viner, now 19, will serve 15 months in prison and pay $2,500 restitution, the US District Attorney for Kansas said. After release, Viner will also be barred from online gaming for a period of two years.

Viner admitted in court that in 2017 he argued with a co-defendant, Shane Gaskill, while playing Call of Duty online. He then contacted a third person, Tyler Barriss, and asked him to swat Gaskill. Viner, however, had an incorrect address for Gaskill, and Barriss instead sent a swat team to the house of 28-year-old Andrew Finch, who was then shot and killed by the police.

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Borderlands 3 im Test: Wer im Irrenhaus sitzt, soll mit Granaten werfen

Bloß nicht den Finger vom Abzug nehmen und das Grinsen nicht vergessen: Borderlands 3 ist wieder einmal ein wahnsinnig spaßiger Shooter, dessen Figuren am Rande des Irrsinns agieren. Gearbox hat es zudem geschafft, den Spielfluss trotz der lahmen Haupt…

Bloß nicht den Finger vom Abzug nehmen und das Grinsen nicht vergessen: Borderlands 3 ist wieder einmal ein wahnsinnig spaßiger Shooter, dessen Figuren am Rande des Irrsinns agieren. Gearbox hat es zudem geschafft, den Spielfluss trotz der lahmen Hauptbösewichte noch weiter zu verbessern. Ein Test von Oliver Nickel und Marc Sauter (Borderlands, Core i7)