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No Man’s Anger: A peaceful game’s delay sparks online hate

Why is a two-month pushback generating death threats?

Artist's rendition of some random Internet user reacting to a two-month game delay. (credit: Flickr / Thoth, God of Knowledge)

As someone who has been immersed in gaming and Internet culture for decades, I'm no stranger to how fans with enflamed passions can spew some heated and at times hateful rhetoric about their favorite properties online. Random Internet users can and do generate huge volumes of uncivil discussion, harassment, and sometimes even threats over everything from Mass Effect 3's ending to arguments over review scores.

Still, a portion of the reaction to news of the No Man's Sky delay in recent days seems fundamentally different in a way that has been troubling me.

The basic news being discussed here is pretty boring by game industry standards. No Man's Sky, which developer Hello Games has been targeting for a June 2016 release since last October, was first rumored and then confirmed to be delayed to early August over the past week.

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Cops can easily get hundreds of days of location data, appeals court rules

Relying on third-party doctrine, Fourth Circuit finds for gov’t in US v. Graham.

(credit: Julian Carvajal)

A full panel of judges at the Fourth US Circuit Court of Appeals has now overturned last summer’s notable decision by the standard trio of appellate judges, which had found that police needed a warrant to obtain more than 200 days' worth of cell-site location information (CSLI) for two criminal suspects.

In the Tuesday en banc decision, the Fourth Circuit relied heavily upon the third-party doctrine, the 1970s-era Supreme Court case holding that there is no privacy interest in data voluntarily given up to a third party like a cell phone provider. That case, known as Smith v. Maryland, is what has provided the legal underpinning for lots of surveillance programs, ranging from local police all the way up to the National Security Agency.

The Fourth Circuit concluded in US v. Graham:

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Allwinner believes the future of VR is all-in-one headsets

Virtual Reality systems are still in their infancy, but right now some of the most popular models are basically Google Cardboard-style headsets that you slide a phone into and Oculus Rift/HTC Vive-style headsets that are designed to connect to a PC or game console.

But recently we’ve started to see a handful of all-in-one VR systems that offer the same kind of functionality you’d get from a phone+Cardboard solution, but without the inconvenience of having to constantly insert and remove your phone.

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Ultra Compact Network: Nokia baut LTE-Station als Rucksacklösung

Nokia hat eine LTE-Station so gebaut, dass sie in einen Rucksack passt. Auch über eine Drohne ist der Transport möglich. (Mobilfunk, Nokia)

HoloLens software update brings multitasking, Bluetooth mouse support, and more

Microsoft began shipping its HoloLens Development Edition in March, and now the company is rolling out the first major software update for folks that have spent $3000 on the developer version of the company’s upcoming augmented reality headset.

Among other things, the new software adds support for multi-tasking, Bluetooth mouse input, and additional voice commands.

Multi-tasking is kind of old hat on most computing platforms, but it’s nice to see you can now run more than one app at a time on HoloLens.

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Among other things, the new software adds support for multi-tasking, Bluetooth mouse input, and additional voice commands.

Multi-tasking is kind of old hat on most computing platforms, but it’s nice to see you can now run more than one app at a time on HoloLens.

Continue reading HoloLens software update brings multitasking, Bluetooth mouse support, and more at Liliputing.

Juniper EX2300-C-12T/P: Kompakt, lüfterlos und mit 124 Watt Powerbudget

Juniper hat seine EX2000-Switch-Serie aktualisiert – und damit auch ein ganz besonderes Modell. Der EX2300-C-12 übernimmt die Nachfolge des EX2200-C-12 und behält trotz deutlicher Verbesserungen seine Qualitäten bei, gerade als Power Sourcing Equipment. Außerdem beherrscht der PoE-Switch jetzt 10GbE. (Juniper, VoIP)

Juniper hat seine EX2000-Switch-Serie aktualisiert - und damit auch ein ganz besonderes Modell. Der EX2300-C-12 übernimmt die Nachfolge des EX2200-C-12 und behält trotz deutlicher Verbesserungen seine Qualitäten bei, gerade als Power Sourcing Equipment. Außerdem beherrscht der PoE-Switch jetzt 10GbE. (Juniper, VoIP)

Vorratsdatenspeicherung: Alarm im VDS-Tresor

Die Bundesnetzagentur hat die Anforderungen für die Sicherheit der Vorratsdaten vorgelegt. Telekomfirmen müssen demnach einen sehr hohen Aufwand für den Datenschutz betreiben. (Vorratsdatenspeicherung, Datenschutz)

Microsoft lowers Xbox One’s entry price to $299

Ahead of E3, all Microsoft consoles now $50 cheaper “for a limited time.”

In a surprise move ahead of next month's Electronic Entertainment Expo, Microsoft has lowered the price on almost all of its Xbox One bundles by $50. That means you can now get a 500GB Xbox One bundled with either Quantum Break, Gears of War: Ultimate Edition, The Lego Movie Videogame, Forza Motorsport 6, Rise of the Tomb Raider, or Rare Replay for just $299. Systems with a 1TB hard drive and other bundled games range from $319 to $349.

A system with a Kinect camera and three compatible games is now $349, while one with an Elite controller and a 1TB hard drive is $449.

While the prices are listed as "for a limited time" on the Microsoft website, other online retailers seem to be matching the sudden, platform-wide price drop. The Xbox One previously dropped to $299 as part of some holiday season deals in 2015 and again as part of a Microsoft Store promotion in March.

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Deals of the Day (5-31-2016)

A year after SanDisk launched its first 200GB microSDXC card with a hefty $240 price tag, you can now pick one up for a lot less.

The storage card offers read speeds up to 90MB/s and typically sells for under $100 these days. But right now Amazon is selling the card for $60, which is one of the best prices I’ve seen.

It’s part of a larger sale on storage and networking products.

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A year after SanDisk launched its first 200GB microSDXC card with a hefty $240 price tag, you can now pick one up for a lot less.

The storage card offers read speeds up to 90MB/s and typically sells for under $100 these days. But right now Amazon is selling the card for $60, which is one of the best prices I’ve seen.

It’s part of a larger sale on storage and networking products.

Continue reading Deals of the Day (5-31-2016) at Liliputing.

Be Quiet Silent Loop: Sei leise, Wasserkühlung!

Pure-Wing-Lüfter, eine saugende Pumpe und drei Radiator-Varianten: Be Quiets erste AiO-Wasserkühlung macht einiges anders als andere Komplettsysteme und soll zudem besonders leise sein. In der Theorie klingt das auch plausibel. Weitere Neuigkeiten sind die Silent Wings 3 und ein kleiner CPU-Kühler namens Pure Rock Slim. (Wasserkühlung, Lüfter)