Bristol Ridge: AMD veröffentlicht erste APUs und Chipsätze für Sockel AM4

AMD bringt Bristol Ridge für Desktop-PCs. Sie unterscheiden sich kaum von den Notebook-Modellen, umso spannender sind die neuen Chipsätze für den Sockel AM4. Bastler müssen jedoch warten. (Bristol Ridge, Prozessor)

AMD bringt Bristol Ridge für Desktop-PCs. Sie unterscheiden sich kaum von den Notebook-Modellen, umso spannender sind die neuen Chipsätze für den Sockel AM4. Bastler müssen jedoch warten. (Bristol Ridge, Prozessor)

Meizu launches 6 inch M3 Max smartphone (in China)

Meizu launches 6 inch M3 Max smartphone (in China)

Chinese phone maker Meizu’s latest phone features a big screen, a big battery, and… reasonably big specs, I suppose.

The Meizu M3 Max has the kind of hardware we’ve come to expect from upper mid-range smartphones from Chinese companies this summer, including a MediaTek Helio P10 octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It also has a fingerprint sensor.

But the $254 smartphone is still a step down from flagship-class phones like the Meizu MX6, which has a more powerful processor and more memory, among other things.

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Meizu launches 6 inch M3 Max smartphone (in China)

Chinese phone maker Meizu’s latest phone features a big screen, a big battery, and… reasonably big specs, I suppose.

The Meizu M3 Max has the kind of hardware we’ve come to expect from upper mid-range smartphones from Chinese companies this summer, including a MediaTek Helio P10 octa-core processor, 3GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. It also has a fingerprint sensor.

But the $254 smartphone is still a step down from flagship-class phones like the Meizu MX6, which has a more powerful processor and more memory, among other things.

Continue reading Meizu launches 6 inch M3 Max smartphone (in China) at Liliputing.

Perfect Privacy: Polizei beschlagnahmt Server von VPN-Provider

Der VPN-Dienst Perfect Privacy wirbt mit absoluter Privatsphäre und verspricht, keine Kundeninformationen aufzuzeichnen. Die holländische Polizei war offenbar trotzdem am Inhalt der Server interessiert. (Security, Server)

Der VPN-Dienst Perfect Privacy wirbt mit absoluter Privatsphäre und verspricht, keine Kundeninformationen aufzuzeichnen. Die holländische Polizei war offenbar trotzdem am Inhalt der Server interessiert. (Security, Server)

Japan goes public with Brexit demands, says data flow deals must be protected

Meanwhile at the G20 summit, president Obama puts UK at back of queue for trade deals.

Enlarge / Japanese PM Shinzo Abe arrives in China for the G20 summit... just as his country's awkward Brexit memo lands. (credit: Etienne Oliveau/Getty Images)

Prime minister Theresa May said at the weekend that she wanted to take her time to secure the best trade deals for a post-Brexit Britain, and reiterated—in her trademark vague terms—that the so-called Article 50 won't be triggered this year. But political pressure from governments as far away as Japan continues to mount.

On Sunday, in a bold move, the Japanese government published a 15-page memo (PDF) setting out a number of demands it wants the UK to adhere to, once it leaves the European Union.

It underscored that Britain faces a torrid time of negotiations—not just with member states in the EU, but further afield, too.

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Gearbox Software: Duke Nukem 3D wird mit weiterer Episode fortgesetzt

Holy Shit! Der Actionklassiker Duke Nukem 3D bekommt zum runden Geburtstag eine fünfte Episode – die von den Machern des Originals entwickelt wird. Außerdem wird der Ego-Shooter mit leicht verbesserter Grafik neu für die Xbox One und Playstation 4 veröffentlicht. (Duke Nukem 3D, Steam)

Holy Shit! Der Actionklassiker Duke Nukem 3D bekommt zum runden Geburtstag eine fünfte Episode - die von den Machern des Originals entwickelt wird. Außerdem wird der Ego-Shooter mit leicht verbesserter Grafik neu für die Xbox One und Playstation 4 veröffentlicht. (Duke Nukem 3D, Steam)

Telekom: Prepaid-Tarife erhalten mehr Datenvolumen

Die Telekom erweitert in Kürze ihre Prepaid-Tarife. Es gibt mehr ungedrosseltes Datenvolumen und eine höhere Geschwindigkeit. Künftig erhalten Kunden in jedem Telekom-Shop gegen Pfand einen Akkupack zum mobilen Aufladen. (Ifa 2016, Telekom)

Die Telekom erweitert in Kürze ihre Prepaid-Tarife. Es gibt mehr ungedrosseltes Datenvolumen und eine höhere Geschwindigkeit. Künftig erhalten Kunden in jedem Telekom-Shop gegen Pfand einen Akkupack zum mobilen Aufladen. (Ifa 2016, Telekom)

Bloom County Episode XI: A New Hope combines the past and present

From print to online-only to print again: a review of the new Bloom County book.

When Bloom County appeared for the first time in the Rocky Mountain News in December 1980, 13-year-old me immediately took notice. The style and characters were reminiscent of Doonesbury (Bloom County author Berkeley Breathed has acknowledged the influence of Garry Trudeau’s comic), but it was fresh, goofy, and, most of the time, hilarious. Not only was Breathed’s artistic ability obvious even when compressed into a few square inches of newsprint, it also stood out from the likes of B.C., Wizard of ID, Blondie, and other comic-page stalwarts for its sharp and satirical humor. Every character Breathed introduced quickly found a home in Bloom County‘s twisted little world, especially Bill the Cat, who was introduced to satirize Jim Davis’ continuous attempts to pump out Garfield merchandise.

The strip had a great run until Breathed discontinued it in August 1989, much to the disappointment of his millions of fans. Breathed was the first artist to walk away from a popular comic strip while it was still fresh and funny, and perhaps he set an example for Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) and Gary Larson (The Far Side) to follow, as they unexpectedly wrapped up their comics in 1995.

Breathed didn’t completely give up comics, moving on to the short-lived, Sunday-only Outland, which featured an all-new cast, aside from Bill the Cat and Opus the penguin. Outland ended in 1995, and we wouldn’t see any other comics from Breathed until the launch of Opus, which that ran every Sunday from 2003 to 2008. Breathed has been absent from the world of comics since then, but that unexpectedly and happily changed in July 2015 when the first all-new Bloom County comic in over two-and-a-half decades appeared on Facebook.

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Android-X86: Desktop-Port von Android 7.0 vorgestellt

Ein Programmierer hat einen Port von Android 7.0 für PCs vorgestellt. Die auf Android-X86 basierende sehr frühe Version beherrscht Funktionen wie den Split-Screen-Modus problemlos, soll sich aber insgesamt noch nicht für den Alltag eignen. (Android 7.0, Computer)

Ein Programmierer hat einen Port von Android 7.0 für PCs vorgestellt. Die auf Android-X86 basierende sehr frühe Version beherrscht Funktionen wie den Split-Screen-Modus problemlos, soll sich aber insgesamt noch nicht für den Alltag eignen. (Android 7.0, Computer)

SpaceX explosion: Amos-6 satellite owner demands $50M from Musk’s firm

A SpaceX Falcon 9 that blew up on the launchpad was carrying $205M satellite.

Enlarge (credit: SpaceX)

SpaceX faces a potentially big payout in the aftermath of last week's launchpad explosion, after Israeli communications firm Spacecom—which lost one its satellites in the accident—demanded £37 million ($50 million) or a free flight from Elon Musk's company.

The Falcon 9 rocket, which had been set to deploy an Amos-6 satellite to provide wireless services to sub-Saharan Africa as part of Facebook's Internet.org initiative, was destroyed on Thursday as it was prepped for launch. Its payload was worth an estimated £150 million ($200 million), while the rocket itself cost £45 million ($60 million).

Shares in Spacecom, which operates three other satellites, plunged by more than 40 percent in the wake of the explosion. Bosses have also suggested that the firm might pursue £153 million ($205 million) from Israel Aerospace Industries, which manufactured the satellite.

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