The Pixel 8 is getting Google’s new AI search feature today
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 80%

    Probably because it likely uses object recognition with some neural network on what you circled? But yes, anything involving neural networks will get the marketing label "AI".

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  • www.theverge.com

    We mentioned it here [two weeks ago](https://lemmy.world/post/10865004) but today it's apparently finally rolling out to Pixel 8 phones. Google's promo video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdbeqSQjZI8 It's [also available on the Samsung Galaxy S24](https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/17/24040715/samsung-galaxy-s24-ultra-specs-price-ai), but I guess folks with a Pixel 7 and below will have to wait.

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    www.androidpolice.com

    *tl;dr:* Notification channels, which were introduced with Android 8, are now disabled by default and one has now to enable them manually (screenshots below by Android Police): ![step 1 - settings menu](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b5e38907-fff6-4e68-9df5-395dd677cb2f.png) ![step 2 - notifications](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/ddd0e26a-a930-42da-a649-4e3257a4f9b1.png) ![step 3 - advanced settings](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/32ab346f-acd5-4c30-bb62-71d5f062b6fc.png)

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    Some inspiring quotes from our supreme leader
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 95%

    The tone may be a bit harsh but it's muuuuch better than how he used to be during his most toxic days. This is how he used to talk: https://www.networkworld.com/article/706908/security-torvalds-to-bad-security-devs-kill-yourself-now.html

    Linus definitely got much better at handling his anger since his public apology in 2018.

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  • AMD’s new CPU hits 132fps in Fortnite without a graphics card
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 35%

    But for a moment I was like wow, 100FPS in software rendering

    Thank you, that exactly was my point.

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  • AMD’s new CPU hits 132fps in Fortnite without a graphics card
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 17%

    Because the title is still vague, and yes GPU and "graphics card" are often used interchangeably by the internet (examples: https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/tech-takes/integrated-vs-dedicated-graphics-cards and https://www.ubisoft.com/en-us/help/connectivity-and-performance/article/switching-to-your-pcs-dedicated-gpu/000081045 ).

    "New CPU hits 132fps" could wrongly suggest software rendering, which is very different (see for example https://www.gamedeveloper.com/game-platforms/rad-launches-pixomatic----new-software-renderer ) and died more than a decade ago.

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  • AMD’s new CPU hits 132fps in Fortnite without a graphics card
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 30%

    A bit misleading, what is meant is that no dedicated GPU is being used. The integrated GPU in the APU is still a GPU. But yes, AMD's recent APUs are amazing for folks who don't want to spend too much to get a reasonable gaming setup.

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  • www.youtube.com

    Another great "*back to basics*", by the great O'Dwyer. Definitely a must-watch for those still struggling with C++ smart pointers.

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    https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/eus-borrell-hopes-lead-eu-red-sea-mission-will-be-known-soon-2024-01-31/

    >EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Wednesday he was hopeful it could be decided later in the day which member state could lead the upcoming EU mission to protect vessels in the Red Sea, adding this operation could de launched before mid-February. >"Not all member states will be willing to participate but no one will obstruct (..) I hope that on the 17th of (February) the mission can be launched," Borrell said. >He added the operation will be named Aspides , "which means protector". Archive link: https://archive.is/G9POx

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    German railway seeks IT admin to manage MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 systems
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 80%

    just nostalgia

    Surely mostly nostalgia. But I do remember feeling a sense of accomplishment whenever I managed to run a game and get the sound working 😅

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  • modern operating system running on a Reagan era computer
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 80%

    Yeah it's not Linux. It's forked off MenuetOS (https://menuetos.net/ ) which is a hobby OS written entirely in assembly (FASM flavor, https://flatassembler.net/ ).

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  • German railway seeks IT admin to manage MS-DOS and Windows 3.11 systems
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 88%

    Not gonna lie, part of me wants to relive the SoundBlaster and DOS extenders era and watch stuff with QuickTime. Tinkering with config.sys and autoexec.bat was quite fun back then.

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  • Israel ‘hit squad’ kills three in West Bank hospital operation
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 16%

    I dare him to send some money to Hamas accounts and see whether his position that Hamas "isn't a designated terrorist entity" still stands

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  • Israel ‘hit squad’ kills three in West Bank hospital operation
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 30%

    is downvoted to shit

    You should take those counts with a grain of salt, and they shouldn't mean anything in principle since we have no Karma here. I caught someone making two accounts just yesterday to downvote everything on my profile. Lemmy has a clear vote manipulation problem and some are clearly weaponizing it to try to hide some stories from those who filter by "Hot", like for instance this story which literally got censored by the bot downvotes: https://lemmy.world/post/10789603

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  • Israel ‘hit squad’ kills three in West Bank hospital operation
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 19%

    When you’re in a hospital bed you are de facto refraining from any act of hostility. They aren’t active combatants in a hospital room no matter how much the IDF would like you to believe that.

    Conveniently ignoring this doesn't make your point true: being part of a terrorist organization that just committed a massacre on Oct 7 and is still holding hostages, planning a terrorist attack and carrying a gun are certainly NOT “refraining from any act of hostility”.

    Your point would have been defensible if those three terrorists 1- surrendered and left Hamas, 2- weren't carrying arms (at least one of them was carrying a gun), 3- weren't accused of planning another terrorist attack and 4- didn't commit perfidy by hiding as civilian patients in the hospital. Still being active members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, with one of the three being a commander, IS an act of hostility.

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  • Microsoft stole my Chrome tabs, and it wants yours, too
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 50%

    Joke's on them, I only use Arch (btw)

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  • Israel ‘hit squad’ kills three in West Bank hospital operation
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 5%

    Don’t complaint here

    Isn't that what you all did when I merely quoted the AlJazeera article to break your false implied narrative that the IDF killed 3 random civilians? Leaving important details out is misinformation. I added an important excerpt from the same article you linked to and you suddenly got "how dare you say they are terrorists".

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  • Israel ‘hit squad’ kills three in West Bank hospital operation
  • AlmightySnoo AlmightySnoo Now 11%

    You’re confusing me with someone else, or trying to put words in my mouth.

    I'm referring to how commenters on c/world have been referring to this as "IDF killed 3 Palestinians" today thanks to this misinformation campaign.

    you want to try and control the narrative but that’s not how this works

    That's... false? I'm not the one actively leaving out the fact that the 3 killed were Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists, which the AlJazeera article even admits. And I'm not the one trying to bury this detail with downvotes to keep the false "IDF killed 3 random Palestinians" narrative alive a little longer.

    You believe that no one should be assassinated like that, whether they are a terrorist or not, that's perfectly fair. (so I suppose you hate the way the US assassinated Osama Bin Laden too?)

    But then, why do you feel that the affiliation should not be brought up? You should test your beliefs and go ask on c/asklemmy: "Is it morally wrong to assassinate three Hamas and Islamic Jihad terrorists hiding in a hospital?".

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  • www.jpost.com

    >Hamas rejected a hostage deal drafted in Paris over the weekend because it did not include a permanent ceasefire.

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    https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-fires-rockets-central-israel-army-intercepts-some-them-2024-01-29/

    >JERUSALEM, Jan 29 (Reuters) - The militant Palestinian group Hamas fired a barrage of rockets at Tel Aviv and nearby cities on Monday, displaying long-range fire power after weeks of relative quiet in central Israel, though there were no reports of casualties.

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    www.tomsguide.com

    tl;dr: - likely three Pixel 9 models: one standard Pixel 9 and two Pixel 9 Pro versions (6.7 inch and 6.3 inch screen); - leaked renders ([see this thread](https://lemmy.world/post/11096558)); - the standard version will now probably have a telephoto lens too; - Tensor G4 chip; - Android 15.

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    https://files.catbox.moe/k4uqwv.mp4

    Reported by [Android Police](https://www.androidpolice.com/firefox-tablet-ui-being-developed/) and video by Sören Hentzschel, see [his video on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oE8PfAYu9FY) if you can't watch it here.

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    source: https://nitter.woodland.cafe/naderi_yeganeh/status/1722207367817986346

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    blog.google

    tl;dr: - body temperature measurement with the Thermometer app on the Pixel 8 Pro; - [Circle to Search](https://blog.google/products/search/google-circle-to-search-android/) rolling out on Jan 31, apparently only on the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro; - Magic Compose: lets you rewrite your draft messages in different styles using generative AI, apparently available on Pixel 6 and later (but can only be offline on Pixel 8 Pro?); - Photomoji: use photos as emoji reactions on Google Messages after automatic background removal; - Quick Share, [see the CES 2024 blog post](https://blog.google/products/android/ces-2024-android-updates/); - Audio Switch now supporting the Pixel Watch. And yes, they really added a new Mint color now for the Pixel 8 and 8 Pro: ![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/b748f737-34fa-4ed8-beac-c0cbe65a6da8.png)

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    www.youtube.com

    C++03 does feel ancient now, but the `sizeof` trick to simulate what you could do today with `std::void_t` and `decltype` (or simply concepts since C++20) definitely blew me away!

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    www.youtube.com

    The talk goes over compile-time parsing using Boost.MetaParse, Lexy, CTRE, CTPG and Macro Rules, and how it fits in with reflection.

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    www.gsmarena.com

    Quoting the list here for convenience: > **Motorola Razr Phones:** > > - Motorola Razr 40 Ultra / Razr+ 2023 > - Motorola Razr 40 / Razr 2023 > - Motorola Razr 2022 > > **Motorola Edge Series Phones:** > > - Motorola Edge+ (2023) > - Motorola Edge (2023) > - Motorola Edge (2022) > - Motorola Edge+ 5G UW 2022 > - Motorola Edge 40 Pro > - Motorola Edge 40 Neo > - Motorola Edge 40 > - Motorola Edge 30 Ultra > - Motorola Edge 30 Pro / Motorola Edge+ (2022) > - Motorola Edge 30 Neo > - Motorola Edge 30 Fusion > - Motorola Edge 30 > > **Motorola G Series Phones:** > > - Moto G (2023) > - Moto G Stylus 5G (2023) > - Moto G Stylus (2023) > - Moto G Power 5G > - Moto G84 > - Moto G54 > - Moto G73 > - Moto G53 > - Moto G23 > - Moto G14 > > **Others:** > > - Motorola ThinkPhone >

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    www.androidauthority.com

    The new feature apparently doesn't seem to work offline though.

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    9to5google.com

    Screenshot from the linked article: [![](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d42a3668-7e47-4e1a-9427-b1252ef113c6.png)](https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/d42a3668-7e47-4e1a-9427-b1252ef113c6.png)

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    Physical changes are also welcome, so things like skins, cases, screen protections etc... are fine to discuss. For me, in this order: - Wi-Fi calling: it was very surprising that this was not on by default, and enabling it helped a bit with the battery life on my Pixel 7a; - Try custom launchers: I was happy with the phone but the very first annoying thing is the damn Google search bar and how there was no way to just hide it like any other widget. So I ended up installing [KISS Launcher](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/fr.neamar.kiss/) (it's FOSS and still maintained); - Bite the bullet and install [GrapheneOS](https://grapheneos.org/): you get more security, sandboxed Play Services, a more fine-grained permissions system and you can still install the default Pixel apps from the Play Store while cutting off their internet access, and most importantly you get rid of the Google bar (also enabled Wi-Fi calling as previously done).

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