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• Quote: Originally Posted by BobSchlob    Are you kidding? They're probably made by the exact same company that makes the headphones for beats. So they'll probably be overpriced and have laughable sound quality? Coming from Samsung I can't say …

  in Samsung brings premium 'Level' headphone and speaker lineup stateside to battle Apple's Beats Comment by jexus July 2014
• *Starting at $199?*   No thanks. I'll just stick to the highlight reels.

  in NFL Sunday Ticket coming to iOS, Mac for 2014 season with no satellite subscription needed Comment by jexus July 2014
• Poor poor Blackberry....can't catch a break.

  in Apple and IBM join forces in landmark push for iOS in enterprise Comment by jexus July 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by digitalclips  I'm not a 'gamer' so a lot of this goes right over my head, but why can't MS have two version of their Xbox thingy ... one with and one without Kinect? What am I missing? One of Microsoft's biggest pu…

  in Cheaper $400 Xbox One coming sans Kinect as consoles face pressure from low-cost streamers Comment by jexus May 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by nht      And yet runs on a console with more meager hw resource.  /shrug  Good, bad, whatever is in the eye of the beholder.    Which is irrelevant. Far Cry 3 and Battlefield 3 both run on the same old hardware. Nei…

  in Cheaper $400 Xbox One coming sans Kinect as consoles face pressure from low-cost streamers Comment by jexus May 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by nht      Not really.  For example COD Ghosts had issues with wireless gamepads on some PCs.  Also Aim-assist is locked on.  Some older console ports didn't support gamepads out of the box well at all.  It's hit or miss.…

  in Cheaper $400 Xbox One coming sans Kinect as consoles face pressure from low-cost streamers Comment by jexus May 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil    Oh, speaking of consoles again, 720p. Nintendo does every game in 1080, but the PS4 and Xbone are stuck at 720. 720p30. Not 60. 30. How is that good? How is that even acceptable? Lower resolution and FAR …

  in Nintendo loses another half-billion dollars as console sales slide Comment by jexus May 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by FlashFan207  The Wii U isn't dead yet and Nintendo is expecting sales to pick up. They've been saying that since the first losses started rolling in. Not a good indicator, just saying.

  in Nintendo loses another half-billion dollars as console sales slide Comment by jexus May 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil      Yes, I’ve noticed that. Plot has become everything such that it detracts from the fact that IT’S A GAME, NOT A FILM. I abhor all these shoddy “games” these days that are nothing more than interactive mo…

  in Apple and Google bring fight for exclusive games to mobile Comment by jexus April 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by capasicum    The Free Software Foundation pays salaries to a lot of people, including Linus Torvalds. Why are they incapable of funding projects of such significance and importance? Because OpenSSL is NOT "Free"(as i…

  in How Apple dodged the Heartbleed bullet Comment by jexus April 2014
• Quote: Originally Posted by dysamoria  Me. Look at how freaking flawed software is, and how vulnerable it is. What's the point? Do I want one central point of failure to lose all my passwords or get them all stolen? They've already admitted to…

  in LaCie reveals year-long security breach at online store Comment by jexus April 2014
• Quote:Originally Posted by Benjamin Frost  Apart that Java's Garbage Collection is flawed. Regardless of the legacy of C, etc., the real-world implementation of Java is just not optimised for apps and never will be.  I never argued such lol. I wa…

  in Samsung's big bet on Android actually a covert strategy to replace Android Comment by jexus April 2014
• Quote:Originally Posted by Benjamin Frost  I hate Java and particularly its manifestation in cruddy cross-platform apps. I know there is a history as to why Google used it early on, but I think they have found it to their advantage, because Java …

  in Samsung's big bet on Android actually a covert strategy to replace Android Comment by jexus April 2014
• Quote:Originally Posted by d4NjvRzf  Fair points, but I do have a comment about the first one regarding compile before distribution vs. just-in-time compilation. While it's true that JIT incurs a startup penalty, shouldn't that penalty apply only to…

  in Samsung's big bet on Android actually a covert strategy to replace Android Comment by jexus April 2014
• Quote:Originally Posted by d4NjvRzf  Aren't C#./.NET programs also run using a virtual machine (the Common Language Runtime)? What are the main advantages of C# over Java?  Yes they are. As to immediate differences. C# is compile before distributi…

  in Samsung's big bet on Android actually a covert strategy to replace Android Comment by jexus April 2014
• Quote:Originally Posted by Corrections   Not because of "failure," but because of infringement issues: Google appears ready to ditch Android over its intellectual property issues  Which I'm all for. The sooner Java gets the boot the better. C and i…

  in Samsung's big bet on Android actually a covert strategy to replace Android Comment by jexus April 2014
• Quote:Originally Posted by DeeGee48  "It's also possible that Micron's DDR4 RAM could offer performance boosts in upcoming refreshes to Apple's MacBook lineup". Yeah, and HOPEFULLY in a NEW MAC MINI! C'mon guys, release it already!!  Wouldn't co…

  in Micron DDR4 RAM rumored to improve battery life, speed in Apple's future iPhones, iPads & Macs Comment by jexus April 2014
• "Actually MS is implying that if you have a program on you PC it will also work on the phone or tablet as well" Close. The catch with this new feature is that yes, you can use any language, but they have to be Windows RunTime applications, NOT Win3…

  in Microsoft reveals Windows Phone 8.1 with Siri-like 'Cortana' personal assistant Comment by jexus April 2014
• I'm sure T-Mobile is absolutely devastated that they have to stop selling phones no one buys.

  in BlackBerry cuts ties with T-Mobile, signals new carrier-independent business strategy Comment by jexus April 2014
• Quote:Originally Posted by ascii  How can it not have a fan, it's not ARM based is it?  Intel has previous debuted Fanless Tablet chips for tablets based on Haswell http://www.engadget.com/2013/07/23/intel-fanless-y-series-core-chips/

  in Rumor: Apple prepping 12" MacBook without fan, mechanical trackpad button Comment by jexus March 2014
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