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5G VERSION 0.5
T-Mobile “Nationwide” 5G network
https://www.androidauthority.com/t-mobile-5g-launch-1061710/
Not nationwide
https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2019/12/t-mobile-touts-nationwide-5g-that-fails-to-cover-130-million-americans/
Can’t use it yet
https://www.phonearena.com/news/T-Mobile-launches-its-nationwide-5G-network_id120852
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/02/t-mobile-5g-network-rolling-out-but-dont-buy-a-new-phone-yet.html
IN MOTHER RUSSIA, APPLE EATS YOU
Apple now owns Intel’s mobile modem business
Apple completes acquisition of Intel’s smartphone modem business
https://www.apple.com/ca/newsroom/2019/07/apple-to-acquire-the-majority-of-intels-smartphone-modem-business/
Why: https://www.fastcompany.com/90382055/apple-was-always-going-to-build-its-own-modem-and-the-intel-deal-helps
Intel was done dirty by Qualcomm
Intel says Qualcomm’s anticompetitive practices forced them out of the modem market
A NICE COOL CONSOLE
PS5 dev kit leaks again
https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2019-11-30-leaked-playstation-5-dev-kit-photo-sets-tongues-wagging
https://twitter.com/Alcoholikaust/status/1200796076535623681
yes, this is the PlayStation 5 devkit. The reason it's large and v-shaped is to make them more easily stackable for devs who are running multiple stress tests. The cooling is optimized to push air out of the sides and center https://t.co/pc3wJw2A6v
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) November 30, 2019
Scarlett dev kits?
hardly anyone has them, and they’re nowhere near final. That’s why you’re hearing a lot of nonsense about them not being powerful etc. Microsoft wants to surprise Sony this time
— Tom Warren (@tomwarren) November 30, 2019
Microsoft running behind?
Jason Schreier responds to Tom Warren: “Not sure if the ‘trying to surprise Sony’ part is quite right. Common sense would suggest Microsoft is just running behind schedule. I’ve talked to a few third-party developers who said they were frustrated by the lack of info on Scarlett”
by inGames
But backwards compatibility
Xbox Project Scarlett’s backwards compatibility will give it “an advantage”
QUICK BITS
THE DINOSAURS. #NEVERAGAIN
ESA approves mission to test asteroid defense maneuver
https://gizmodo.com/mission-to-study-asteroid-spacecraft-collision-gets-off-1840145858
FINE! JUST LEAVE!
Facebook launches tool for migrating pics to Google Photos
https://www.pcmag.com/news/372285/facebook-launches-a-photo-and-video-sharing-tool
WE’RE DOING IT. WE’RE HELPING
TikTok limited reach of people with disabilities
https://www.theverge.com/2019/12/2/20991843/tiktok-bytedance-platform-disabled-autism-lgbt-fat-user-algorithm-reach-limit
REAL-WORLD TESTING
AWS launches Bracket quantum computing service
And Amazon Transcribe Medical
https://www.engadget.com/2019/12/02/amazon-transcribe-medical-ai-aws/
IT’S A-ME, THE HERO OF A-HYRULE
Link is in Mario now
https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1201516371168788482 @ 2:27
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