Comment Re:And to think the DNC wanted to face Trump... (Score 1) 2837
Dog/Ball 2020!
Comment Re:I Don't Want Much (Score 3, Insightful) 37
I don't want much, really, just a stock android phone that doesn't suck, is regularly updated and has a slot for a MicroSD card
It's starting to feel like one of those "choose any two" thought experiments.
Comment Re:Or not..? (Score 1) 282
....It seems like not all are that impressed...
Imagine the disappointment when they decode the signal, and it turns out to be an extra-terrestrial version of Eastenders or X-factor. So much for superior intelligence.
"He's naht worfit Gorblor!"
Comment Re:BBC freebie? (Score 1) 212
It's got geo-IP checking to stop you using it outside the UK. Even though I am British when I go on holiday abroad I can't use iPlayer.
Comment Re:Usual media FUD (Score 1) 517
Because we have to trade with EU nations, which means our exports have to meet their standards. Since we would no longer be a member we won't have an influence on what those standards are.
Comment Re:Yes, now microsofties can enjoy... (Score 1) 76
Idiotic scaremongering aside, you probably need a thumbprint or PIN code to pay, just like on android or apple pay.
But sure make the sarcastic first post.
Comment Re:Interesting (Score 5, Insightful) 130
They feel differently when it's a Western company "violating" a Chinese company's patent.
Comment Cool (Score 0) 1023
And when you replace all the workers with robots, who's going to buy your fast food?
Samsung Warns Customers To Think Twice About What They Say Near Smart TVs (theantimedia.org) 402
In a troubling new development in the domestic consumer surveillance debate, an investigation into Samsung Smart TVs has revealed that user voice commands are recorded, stored, and transmitted to a third party. The company even warns customers not to discuss personal or sensitive information within earshot of the device.
The new Samsung controversy stems from the discovery of a single haunting statement in the company's "privacy policy," which states: "Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party."
The new Samsung controversy stems from the discovery of a single haunting statement in the company's "privacy policy," which states: "Please be aware that if your spoken words include personal or other sensitive information, that information will be among the data captured and transmitted to a third party."
Comment Re:Article paid by Apple to boo over it. (Score 1) 456
I'm an android user but I've used my girlfriend's iPad a few times. Can you not press and hold on an app until they start to to shake, then move apps around and put them in folders?
Comment Re:What? (Score 2) 33
It's the other way round. Companies are approaching the devs to include movie cars as DLC.
Comment Re: Sure you can. (Score 1) 492
Click the little "show all platforms" text underneath, and it shows the mac os x and linux downloads.
Comment Re: Sure you can. (Score 1) 492
Do you need to dual boot to play minecraft? As a java program can't it run on linux?
Comment Re:OS X (Score 2) 405
El Capitan has been announced to run fine on my 2007 Macbook Pro. Sorry your computer isn't powerful enough.
Comment Re:I'll tell you how- they're turning the internet (Score 2) 194
He doesn't, he just said he pays for netflix and hulu+.
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