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Google device codenamed 'Taimen' spotted on Geekbench with 4GB of RAM
The source code on the website revealed three codenames: "Walleye", "Muskie" and "Taimen". This Benchmarking platform says nothing about the detailed specification of the device. And lastly, the smartphone is spotted packing 4GB of RAM. The single-core test resulted in a score of 1804 while the multi-core score hit 6248. The most interesting thing about this device is the latest version of Andro... [Full Article...]
Amash backs bill for independent Russian Federation probe
She said Trump became concerned about Comey's efforts to work outside the Justice Department's chain of command during the Clinton investigation, citing congressional testimony from last week that provided more details of his actions a year ago. [Full Article...]
New Samsung Galaxy Folder Smartphone Being Developed
We saw leaked images of Samsung's newly-announced fast charge battery pack as early as two months ago. If this is indeed true, it would mean those looking to buy the unlocked model of the Galaxy Note 7R in the US, which was originally valued at $850, would only need to part with about $425, but unfortunately, this phone won't be hitting stateside stores. [Full Article...]
Microsoft's new tools help devs manage cloud deployments on the go
As part of its SLAs, Cosmos DB guarantees end-to-end low latency at the 99th percentile to its customers. Ensure that the system is "always on". "You can't rendezvous all your data in the cloud", Nadella said. Azure Cosmos DB containers are distributed along two dimensions - within a given region, all resources are horizontally partitioned using resource partitions (local distribution); and ea... [Full Article...]
Microsoft Steps Up Move Into Virtual-Reality Market
One of the OEM Acer is announcing today that they will ship their Mixed Reality Headset with the new motion controllers for $ 399 this summer. The Windows team is also spreading the love happening in Windows 10 to incorporate support for even older popular 3rd party programs such as iTunes and Spotify by bringing them into the newer Windows Store. [Full Article...]
In California Judge blesses $1.2b compensation deal in VW diesel case
The German automaker said Davis has worked at the audit, tax, and advisory firm on compliance issues. Costs would hit $4.04 billion if Volkswagen has to repurchase all 3.0-liter vehicles. Volkswagen has developed fixes for some of those vehicles. The U.S. government has indicted six present and former Volkswagen executives and charged the company with three criminal felony counts for what regula... [Full Article...]
China presses South Korea on Thaad missile system
The Rodong Sinmun, the official newspaper of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea, urged South Korea to end what it called confrontational policies, including joint military drills with the United States. Regardless, talks will happen; Moon has reportedly tapped a special envoy to China to begin discussions, to include THAAD and the nuclear crisis, as soon as Saturday. [Full Article...]
Halo Fan Turns Microsoft's Cortana Into Actual Hologram
It's part of a big expansion in what developers will be able to do with Cortana themselves. That will open up Microsoft's AI to numerous new custom abilities. Cortana , which is built into just about every Windows 10 PC and tablet, now has 141 million monthly active users. With Archer's home-built appliance, he finally gets the Cortana that Halo fans have been waiting for, and that could g... [Full Article...]