Comment Re:Dealbreaker (Score 1) 225
Especially when most PCs ship with a keyboard that has a back button.
Google Starts Blocking Extensions Not In the Chrome Web Store 225
An anonymous reader writes "Google has begun blocking local Chrome extensions to protect Windows users. This means that as of today, extensions can be installed in Chrome for Windows only if they're hosted on the Chrome Web Store. Furthermore, Google says extensions that were previously installed 'may be automatically disabled and cannot be re-enabled or re-installed until they're hosted in the Chrome Web Store.' The company didn't specify what exactly qualifies the "may" clause, though we expect it may make exceptions for certain popular extensions for a limited time. Google is asking developers to reach out to it if they run into problems or if they 'think an extension was disabled incorrectly.'"
Comment Wouldn't it be cheaper... (Score 1) 150
Wouldn't it be cheaper to have gotten proper filter masks and ventilation for the workers?
Comment Re:Damned If they do. Damned if they don't (Score 1) 384
How is it a controversy to reflect reality? How is it unsuitable for kids to say that there are different sets of parents, male/female, male/male, and female/female? The kid already knows from going to school and seeing it in other media, who cares if it's in this game too?
The NSA and Snowden: Securing the All-Seeing Eye 97
First time accepted submitter ChelleChelle2 (2908449) writes "Edward Snowden's release of classified material exposing the existence of numerous global surveillance programs (obtained while working as an NSA contractor at Booz Allen Hamilton) has been referred to as 'the most damaging breach of secrets in U.S. history.' Regardless of whether one choses to champion or condemn Snowden's actions, it is apparent that the NSA needs to dramatically rework its security measures. In this article Bob Toxen, renown author of several books and articles on Linux Security, discusses the security practices that could have stopped Snowden. Equally interesting, he weighs in on the constitutionality and morality of the NSA's spying on all Americans."
Luke Prosthetic Arm Approved By FDA 59
necro81 writes: "The FDA today approved the Luke prosthetic arm for sale. The Luke Arm, created by Dean Kamen's DEKA R&D Corp., was a project initiated by DARPA to develop a prosthetic arm for wounded warriors more advanced than those previously available. The Arm can be configured for below-the-elbow, above-the-elbow, and shoulder-level amputees. The full arm has 10 powered degrees of freedom and has the look and weight of the arm it replaces. Through trials by DEKA and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, the Arm has been used by dozens of amputees for a total of many thousands of hours. Commercialization is still pending."
Comment Bookmarks (Score 1) 327
Once they bookmark the site... Then what? I barely use a search engine anymore... I already bookmarked all the sites I like.
Comment Not truly random (Score 1) 65
FTA:
When players won a round, they tended to repeat their winning rock, paper or scissors more often than would be expected at random (one in three).
If it was truly random then anything could happen, including a game where the opponent only chooses scissors the entire time.
Japanese and Swiss Watchmakers Scoff At Smartwatches 399
jfruh (300774) writes "With rumors swirling about Apple entering the wearable space with an iWatch, you'd think that the Japanese and Swiss companies that have dominated high-end watchmaking for more than a century would be scrambling to catch up. But there were virtually no smartwatches on display at the Baselworld trade fair, and the watchmaking giants had no plans to produce any. Company representatives seemed sure that people in practice would be uninterested in constantly recharging their watches and downloading software updates just to tell time."
Comment Battery lifetime + replacement cost (Score 1) 398
For me, it's how many years the battery will perform well, how much it costs to replace it, and what kind of environmental damage/costs for properly disposing of the old battery.
Apple, Google, and Amazon's Quest For One Remote Control Is Futile 130
smaxp writes: "If the cable and satellite live television providers were to comment on the latest Amazon Fire TV or reports of the new Google Android and Apple TVs, it would likely be in the voice and character of Charlton Heston: 'We will give up our remotes when they are pried from our cold dead hands.' Amazon's Fire TV and the rumored Google Android and Apple TVs excite and then disappoint. At first glance, it looks like cable and satellite television are about to be outflanked and the eternal struggle with the TV remote and set-top box will be solved with an intuitive interface to search both live television and archival content from streamed online video companies such as Netflix. Sadly, it isn't so. The cable and satellite companies that provide live television have made sure this won’t happen, because putting Amazon in the forefront would make live television providers’ brands less relevant. Amazon would then also have a wedge to pry its way into the live television ecosystem."
Comment raspberry pi (Score 1) 96
I'm just running XBMC on a raspberry pi, less expensive and it just works with my TV's remote. Plays my 1080p videos just fine. Until x265 becomes supported in XBMC, I should be fine. Will the Fire TV have enough processing power for x265, and does it support HDMI-CEC?
Comment This is how the Xbox One works (Score 1) 96
Thus, even if you have access to a movie for free through Netflix, using the Voice Search for that movie will only bring up Amazon's paid options.
This is also the problem with the Xbox One, it only searches the MS store and none of your apps like Netflix or Hulu. It also can't search your DVR to suggest shows/movies you have already recorded.
Comment Good news! (Score 1) 870
When robots do all the work, the human race will be able to have more leisure time! That's what they told us in the 60s right?
Comment That, and the fact that it's an MMO (Score 1) 195
That, and the fact that it's an MMO in a series that has traditionally been a single player character-driven story-based adventure.
