hackertourist shares an update on the status of the “ZX Spectrum Next” Kickstarter campaign: In 2017, a Kickstarter campaign was started to design and build “an updated and enhanced version of the ZX Spectrum totally compatible with the original, featuring the major hardware developments of the past many years packed inside a simple (and beautiful) design by the original designer, Rick…
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Google’s Area 120 Brings Quick Web Games To Slow Phones
Google is countering Facebook’s Instant Games with its own bid to make web games more accessible. Its Area 120 experimental lab is introducing GameSnacks, HTML5-based casual games that are designed to load quickly and play well even on poor connections and basic smartphones. From a report: The combination of a lean initial web page, compressed media and just-in-time loading means you…
Samsung Unveils Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra
Samsung today will unveil three new flagship smartphones — the Galaxy S20, Galaxy S20+, and Galaxy S20 Ultra. Here are the specs of the new phones. Galaxy S20 specs: Display: 6.2-inch Quad HD+, Dynamic AMOLED 2X (563ppi), and HDR10+ certified.
Camera: Rear: Triple camera setup. (12MP wide, 64MP tele, and 12MP wide. Hybrid optic zoom 3x. Front: 10MP.
Processor: Exynos 990.
Internal storage: 128GB,…
Ubuntu vs Windows 10: Performance Tests on a Walmart Laptop
Phoronix’s Michael Larabel is doing some performance testing on Walmart’s $199 Motile-branded M141 laptop (which has an AMD Ryzen 3 3200U processor, Vega 3 graphics, 4GB of RAM, and a 14-inch 1080p display). But first he compared the performance of its pre-installed Windows 10 OS against the forthcoming Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Linux distribution. Some highlights:
– Java text rendering performance did come…
How to locate planet Uranus
Tonight’s waxing crescent moon shines close to Uranus. Learn how to locate the planet, using tonight’s moon location and these links to charts and other info. Source: https://earthsky.org/tonight/moon-and-uranus-in-front-of-pisces…
36 Years Ago Today, Steve Jobs Unveiled the First Macintosh
An anonymous reader quotes a report from MacRumors: On January 24, 1984, former Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the first Macintosh at Apple’s annual shareholder’s meeting in Cupertino, California, debuting the new computer equipped with a 9-inch black and white display, an 8MHz Motorola 68000 processor, 128KB of RAM, a 3.5-inch floppy drive, and a price tag of $2,495. The now…
Tuxedo’s New Manjaro Linux Laptops Will Include Massive Customization
Tuxedo Computers “has teamed up with Manjaro to tease not one, not two, but several” Linux laptops, Forbes reports: The Tuxedo Computers InfinityBook Pro 15…can be loaded with up to 64GB of RAM, a 10th-generation Intel Core i7 CPU, and as high as a 2TB Samsung EVO Plus NVMe drive. You can also purchase up to a 5-year warranty, and user-installed…
The Original Xbox Was Announced 19 Years Ago Today
On January 6, 2001, Bill Gates and The Rock debuted the original Xbox, calling it “the most electrifying” games console on the market. GameRevolution reports: The surreal image of The Rock standing alongside Gates, telling the billionaire “it doesn’t matter what you think, Bill,” was certainly a unique way to debut the console. We’re glad Microsoft opted for this unusual route,…
The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook is Beautiful, Fast, and Expensive
An anonymous reader shares a report: The Samsung Galaxy Chromebook is one of the nicest pieces of laptop hardware I’ve touched in a very long time. Not since Google’s 2017 Pixelbook has there been a ChromeOS device this good looking, this powerful, or — here’s the rub — this expensive. Available sometime in the first quarter, the Galaxy Chromebook starts at…
Dell’s Upcoming XPS 13 Linux Laptop Includes a Fingerprint Reader
An anonymous reader quotes Forbes:
If you’ve been following the steady march of progress from Dell’s Linux-first Project Sputnik team, you’re no doubt aware that the “Developer Edition” variant of the XPS 13 is one of the finest Linux-ready ultrabooks you can buy. Just ahead of CES 2020, Dell is pushing out a few more improvements including a feature that’s been hotly…