Xbox One X will support 1440p monitors

With less than a week to go until its release, more details are emerging about the Xbox One X. We’ve known all along that Microsoft’s all-powerful console would output at native 4K on a 4K TV or display. And, if a 1080p screen was connected it would supersample games — rendering them at a higher resolution before dropping them back down to 1080p. But, what about all the gamers with 1440p monitors? If you thought your display would end up with the same scaled-down image, you’re wrong. According to Xbox group program manager Kevin Gammill, the console will output to native 1440p on a supported monitor. So, you can stop fretting about the picture getting upscaled from 1080p.

I *knew* you were going to ask that, just ran out of space. On X, we will effectively output native over HDMI in this case at 1440p.

— Kevin Gammill (@CmdrDesslock) November 1, 2017

Since its unveiling in June, Microsoft has been dropping tidbits about its meaty gaming machine at regular intervals. Aside from all the games getting 4K upgrades, we’ve learned that (along with the Xbox One) the console packs tech that will be a boon for hard drive space. And, there was the fun discovery that a Master Chief is lurking within it. There’s also the chance that we’ll hear even more info (including news of actual exclusive titles) over the coming months.

Source: Kevin Gammill (Twitter)

Lenovo buys a controlling stake in Fujitsu’s PC business

Lenovo has posted the biggest quarterly rise in revenue since 2015, and it has marked the occasion with the revelation that it’s buying 51 percent of Fujitsu’s PC biz. Fujitsu spun out its laptop and desktop division two years ago to get rid of parts of the company that weren’t making money. Now, the Chinese PC-maker is snapping up over half that division for $157 million in cash. It will add between $22 million and $112 million based on performance until 2020 on top of that.

Lenovo likely saw buying the 51 percent stake as a chance to grow its own PC division. According to Bloomberg, Lenovo Chief Executive Yang Yuanqing is taking costs out of the company’s mobile business, which still hasn’t gone anywhere despite acquiring Motorola from Google in 2014. The Chinese tech titan is more known for its computers than its phones, after all. And even though PC shipments have grown by 17 percent from the past quarter, the market is still struggling in the era of smartphones.

Earlier this year, HP overtook the Beijing-based corporation to become the biggest PC maker in the world, thanks to its excellent performance in North America. Depending on how Lenovo plays its cards, this purchase could help it retake the throne it sat on for years.

Source: Reuters, Bloomberg, Lenovo

‘Descent’ revival is coming to PS4 and Xbox One

The classic zero-G shooter Descent may have been born on PC, but its revival won’t be limited to one platform. Descendent Studios has announced that Little Orbit is porting Descent: Underground to the PS4 and Xbox One. While it’s not certain what the console versions will bring to the table or when they’ll arrive, there are promises of an announcement at a “big” 2018 convention. As it stands, the platform expansion is really part of a larger alliance that’s giving Underground a lifeline.

To put it bluntly, Descendent has been struggling. It offereda a test version of Underground through Steam Early Access, but had to pull back after realizing that supporting the Early Access release meant gigantic delays — think 2 or 3 years. The studio was already stretching its budget (staff members have been going without pay), and that wasn’t going to be helped by extending the development time.

Little Orbit, however, has the resources to not only finish the game in a relatively timely manner, but flesh it out with console support, better graphics and other tweaks to provide that “AAA experience.” Although this won’t make you feel too much better if you’ve been waiting for Underground since the 2015 crowdfunding campaign, it beats the uncertainty that has been hovering over the title in recent months.

Via: Brutal Gamer

Source: Descendent Studios

Jellyfish-inspired e-skin glows when it’s in ‘pain’

Artificial skin stands to have a variety uses, with potential applications in everything from robots to prosthetics. And in recent years, researchers have been able to instill sensory perception, like touch and pressure, into artificial skin. However, while those sorts of senses will be incredibly important in engineered skin, they’ve so far been rather limited. For example, while current versions can be quite sensitive to light touch, they don’t fare so well with high pressures that could cause damage. So researchers at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology in China set out to fix that problem and they drew their inspiration from jellyfish.

The Atolla jellyfish can sense pressure in its surroundings and emits bright flashes of light when attacked. To mimic that and combine visual signals with pressure sensing, the researchers placed small silver wires within a stretchy material, which was able to produce electrical signals when light pressure was applied to it. In between two layers of that material, the researchers added an additional layer, which was embedded with phosphors — particles that can luminesce — that lit up when strong pressure was applied. As increasing amounts of pressure were applied to the layered electronic skin, the phosphors lit up more and more and overall the skin was able to register a much wider range of pressure than other versions have been able to achieve. In the image below, you can see the phosphors light up when a transparent “W”-shaped slab is pressed into the activated electronic skin.

The high pressures registered by the phosphors are around the levels that become painful to humans, meaning the luminescent material can play the role of pain sensors found in real human skin and create a visual representation of “pain.” Further, the full range of pressure that this skin can sense more closely matches what real human skin can feel. And as the researchers point out, this capability makes this particular electronic skin a promising potential component to human-machine interfaces and intelligent robots. The work was recently published in ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces.

Image: American Chemical Society

Source: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Ford’s expands its $500 monthly car subscription car service to LA

The car subscription service Canvas is expanding from its founding city, San Francisco, down south to Los Angeles. It’s the first new area for the company, which was bought by Ford late last year.

We’re in TechCrunch this morning! Check it out. https://t.co/oxtD7pMGPk

— Canvas (@drivecanvas) November 1, 2017

Specifically, Canvas has expanded its delivery options to West Los Angeles in a small area from Santa Monica east to Culver City, according to its website. The subscription car company essentially offers super-lightweight leases: Users rent vehicles on a month-to-month basis with a single payment that includes maintenance, insurance and features like roadside assistance.

Canvas isn’t the only car subscription service, but at $400 to $500 per month to rent various Ford models, it’s much more affordable than similar monthly-rental options that Cadillac ($1500) and Porsche ($2000) have recently announced. Canvas claims that it has ‘hundreds’ of customers in the Bay, according to TechCrunch. Obviously, LA has more of a car culture than San Francisco, and could be fertile ground for the service. Regardless, Canvas is planning more California expansions.

Via: TechCrunch

Source: Canvas

Apple CEO Tim Cook Talks Russian Election Interference, Fake News and Tax Reform in Nightly News Interview

Apple CEO Tim Cook sat down with NBC’s Lester Holt on tonight’s NBC Nightly News broadcast, where he spoke about Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, the need for tax reform in the United States, and more.

As was shared in a clip of the interview earlier today, Cook commented on Russia’s use of social media to interfere with the 2016 election and the congressional hearings executives from Facebook, Twitter, and Google have been attending to discuss the role Russia might have played. Cook said he believes the social networks in question have been learning “along the way a lot” and that fake news is a major issue.

I think they learned along the way a lot. And you know, it’s best to ask them if they should have projected it or not. I don’t believe that the big issue are ads from foreign government. I believe that’s like .1 percent of the issue.

The bigger issue is that some of these tools are used to divide people, to manipulate people, to get fake news to people in broad numbers, and so, to influence their thinking. And this, to me, is the No. 1 through 10 issue.

Cook went on to say that we’ll likely learn a lot more in the hearings in regard to the particulars of what went on, and he said companies have a responsibility to make sure technology is “good.” “I do think that technology itself doesn’t want to be good,” he said. “It doesn’t want to be anything. It’s up to the creator of the technology and the user of the technology to make it good.”

Cook also spoke on tax reform. Corporate tax rates, he says, “should have been fixed years ago.” “Let’s get it done now,” he added.

I believe that tax reform is sorely needed in this country. We don’t focus on the individual side, but for corporations, we think we have a pretty deep perspective on this. The biggest issue with corporations in this country is that if you earn money outside of the United States, which most companies increasingly will, the only way that you can bring it into the US and invest is if you pay 40 percent. And this is kind of a crazy thing to do. So what do people do? They don’t bring it to the United States.

During the interview, which took place on Apple’s campus, Cook showed Holt an iPhone X and explained Face ID features and security, topics Apple has covered multiple times in past executive interviews and through a detailed Face ID support document.

WATCH: Apple CEO Tim Cook goes one-on-one with @LesterHoltNBC. https://t.co/T30BsPJYjr https://t.co/zrkTVMA7dM

— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) November 1, 2017

All Face ID data is stored on device, not on Apple’s servers, Cook reiterated. “We don’t have it intentionally because it’s yours,” he said. As he has done many times in the past, Cook also highlighted Apple’s focus on privacy and said that if he had to re-do the legal controversy with the FBI over San Bernardino, he’d “make the same decision today.”

On the topic of selling user data, Cook said that’s not something Apple does.

It’s something that we don’t do because you are not our product. We take a very pro-privacy view. Apple doesn’t know what the content of your messages are. We encrypt FaceTime end-to-end. We don’t know what you’re saying. And we think that’s the way people would expect.

A final topic of discussion covered the evolution of the iPhone over the course of the last 10 years and whether it’s reached where Steve Jobs had envisioned it would go.

“You know, we knew from the launch it was going to change the world. But frankly, it’s gone far beyond what we would have dreamed,” Cook said.

NBC Nightly News hasn’t yet shared the full video of Cook’s interview, but it should be available soon on the NBC website and will include his full commentary on a range of issues.

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Microsoft claims only 0.001 percent of Surface devices experience issues

Why it matters to you

If Microsoft’s own metrics are to be believed, the Surface line is rather reliable.

Microsoft’s Surface line has been widely lauded for its design, but recently there have been reports that its reliability doesn’t quite live up to its aesthetics. Now, Microsoft has struck back with a rejection of these claims based on the data it collects from users.

In August, Consumer Reports retracted its “recommended” rating of Microsoft’s Surface line following a broad user survey, according to a report from ZDNet. The publication found that 25 percent of the company’s laptops and tablets would present users with problems within the first two years of ownership.

Now, Surface line general manager Ryan Gavin has fired back, stressing that Microsoft has gone to great lengths in order to improve the reliability of its hardware generation over generation. He rejects the figure of 25 percent, claiming that internal tests find that incidents per device occur at a rate of just 0.001 percent.

Gavin finds fault with the way that Consumer Reports conducted its survey. Even if a device just behaved unexpectedly once over the course of the two-year period, it would be counted among the 25 percent of units that were problematic, given the way that the question to respondents was worded.

The fact that all generations of Surface hardware were included in this survey is also a factor. Gavin argues that more recent iterations of the various devices that make up the line have proven to be much more reliable than earlier models.

“What we hear from our customers, however, and from the telemetry data that our customers want to share with us, is that Surface devices have never been more reliable and with every generation we release they get increasingly so,” Gavin told ZDNet.

It’s easy to see why Microsoft has seen fit to respond to these criticisms of the Surface line. The devices have given the company a foothold in the hardware market, something that has proved to be very difficult in the past. It would be difficult to maintain that popularity if the range gets a reputation for being unreliable after a relatively short period of time, so downplaying these reports is a  sensible strategy.

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Looking for PCs, consoles, and more on Black Friday? Dell’s deals have begun

Why it matters to you

If you’re looking for deals on 4K TVs, PCs, game consoles, and other electronics, Dell’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday bonanza has already begun.

With Halloween behind us and Thanksgiving just three weeks away, it’s time to begin preparations for the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping blowouts. The former can be a physical nightmare as human stampedes barrel through doorways to get the best deals first. Thankfully, Dell has your back for the 2017 shopping season — if you’re looking for PCs, monitors, and accessories, of course.

First, here are all the links you need to take advantage of Dell’s holiday deals:

• Black Friday (general)
• Black Friday (small business)
• Cyber Monday (general)
• Cyber Monday (small business)

Starting Tuesday, November 1, Dell is providing early access to select Black Friday deals for 48 hours. What you won’t find in this two-day period are Dell’s offline and online “doorbuster” deals. But if you happen to miss these early-access discounts before they disappear Thursday morning, they will reappear for your buying pleasure between November 15 and November 24.

Here are a few deals you’ll find for gamers throughout the various Black Friday-related events over the next several weeks:

Model
Special Price
Savings
Availability
Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming Laptop
$900
$100
8 a.m. ET on Nov. 15
Alienware Aurora Desktop
$800
$300
11 a.m. ET on Nov. 23
Inspiron Gaming Desktop
$500
$150
 10 p.m. ET on Nov. 23
Alienware 17 Laptop
$1,600
$475
11 a.m. ET on Nov. 23
S2716DG 27” Gaming Monitor
$400
 $400
9 a.m. ET on Nov. 24

Now here are a few deals for the mainstream market:

Model
Special Price
Savings
Availability
Inspiron 14 3000 Laptop
$130
$120
6 p.m. ET on Nov. 23
Inspiron Desktop
$380
$270
8 p.m. ET on Nov. 23
Inspiron 15 3000 Laptop
$300
$130
8 a.m. ET on Nov. 24
Inspiron 17 7000 Laptop
$800
$200
1 p.m. ET on Nov. 24
D3218HN 32” Monitor
$170
$180
7 p.m. ET on Nov. 23

If you’re a business owner, Dell has a truckload of deals for you during Black Friday and Cyber Monday:

Model
Special Price
Savings
Availability
Latitude 3580 Desktop
$580
$390
8 a.m. ET on Nov. 15
OptiPlex 3050 SFF Desktop
$580
$390
8 a.m. ET on Nov. 15
PowerEdge T30 Tower Server
$300
$394
11 a.m. ET on Nov. 15 and
noon ET on Nov 27
Precision 3520 Mobile Workstation
$829
$608
4 p.m. ET on Nov. 27
P2417H 24” Monitor
$180
$100
9 a.m. ET on Nov. 27

But that’s just a sample. On Thanksgiving Day, the big savings begin at 11 a.m. with a limited “doorbusters” sale. Discounts for specific items will appear each hour starting at 6 p.m. that same day until midnight.

But Dell’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday extravaganza doesn’t solely focus on PCs and monitors. Customers can save up to 50 percent off on 4K Smart TVs, wireless soundbar systems, game console bundles, and so much more. You’ll even find smartwatches, drones, security cams, and more huge discounts during the big shopping event.

Here is the full price-hacked schedule provided by Dell. It runs from now until December 3.

• Nov. 1: 48-hour access to Black Friday deals
• Nov. 5-16: Military community discount (15 percent) for Dell and Alienware PCs listed here.
• Nov. 13-14: Access Dell’s Black Friday doorbusters early by applying here.
• Nov. 15-22: Access Dell’s Black Friday doorbusters via Advanced Loyalty Rewards and Member Purchase Program services.
• Nov. 15-22: Dell small business customers can grab deals and select Black Friday doorbusters right here.
• Nov. 15-24: Mainstream customers can shop Black Friday deals here.
• Nov. 23: Mainstream Black Friday doorbusters start at 11 a.m. ET, with specific items going on sale hourly from 6 p.m. ET until midnight.
• Nov. 23: Small business Black Friday doorbusters start at 11 a.m. ET, with specific items going on sale hourly from 6 p.m. ET until midnight.
• Nov. 24: More hourly mainstream and small business doorbusters from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
• Nov. 25-26: 15 percent off all Dell Gaming, Alienware, XPS, and Inspiron products.
• Nov. 26-Dec. 3: Cyberweek deals for mainstream and small business customers
• Nov. 27: New hourly mainstream and small business Cyber Monday doorbusters from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET.

We strive to help our readers find the best deals on quality products and services, and choose what we cover carefully and independently. If you find a better price for a product listed here, or want to suggest one of your own, email us at dealsteam@digitaltrends.com. Digital Trends may earn commission on products purchased through our links, which supports the work we do for our readers.

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Looking for PCs, consoles, and more on Black Friday? Dell’s deals have begun

Why it matters to you

If you’re looking for deals on 4K TVs, PCs, game consoles, and other electronics, Dell’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday bonanza has already begun.

With Halloween behind us and Thanksgiving just three weeks away, it’s time to begin preparations for the Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping blowouts. The former can be a physical nightmare as human stampedes barrel through doorways to get the best deals first. Thankfully, Dell has your back for the 2017 shopping season — if you’re looking for PCs, monitors, and accessories, of course.

First, here are all the links you need to take advantage of Dell’s holiday deals:

• Black Friday (general)
• Black Friday (small business)
• Cyber Monday (general)
• Cyber Monday (small business)

Starting Tuesday, November 1, Dell is providing early access to select Black Friday deals for 48 hours. What you won’t find in this two-day period are Dell’s offline and online “doorbuster” deals. But if you happen to miss these early-access discounts before they disappear Thursday morning, they will reappear for your buying pleasure between November 15 and November 24.

Here are a few deals you’ll find for gamers throughout the various Black Friday-related events over the next several weeks:

Model
Special Price
Savings
Availability
Inspiron 15 7000 Gaming Laptop
$900
$100
8 a.m. ET on Nov. 15
Alienware Aurora Desktop
$800
$300
11 a.m. ET on Nov. 23
Inspiron Gaming Desktop
$500
$150
 10 p.m. ET on Nov. 23
Alienware 17 Laptop
$1,600
$475
11 a.m. ET on Nov. 23
S2716DG 27” Gaming Monitor
$400
 $400
9 a.m. ET on Nov. 24

Now here are a few deals for the mainstream market:

Model
Special Price
Savings
Availability
Inspiron 14 3000 Laptop
$130
$120
6 p.m. ET on Nov. 23
Inspiron Desktop
$380
$270
8 p.m. ET on Nov. 23
Inspiron 15 3000 Laptop
$300
$130
8 a.m. ET on Nov. 24
Inspiron 17 7000 Laptop
$800
$200
1 p.m. ET on Nov. 24
D3218HN 32” Monitor
$170
$180
7 p.m. ET on Nov. 23

If you’re a business owner, Dell has a truckload of deals for you during Black Friday and Cyber Monday:

Model
Special Price
Savings
Availability
Latitude 3580 Desktop
$580
$390
8 a.m. ET on Nov. 15
OptiPlex 3050 SFF Desktop
$580
$390
8 a.m. ET on Nov. 15
PowerEdge T30 Tower Server
$300
$394
11 a.m. ET on Nov. 15 and
noon ET on Nov 27
Precision 3520 Mobile Workstation
$829
$608
4 p.m. ET on Nov. 27
P2417H 24” Monitor
$180
$100
9 a.m. ET on Nov. 27

But that’s just a sample. On Thanksgiving Day, the big savings begin at 11 a.m. with a limited “doorbusters” sale. Discounts for specific items will appear each hour starting at 6 p.m. that same day until midnight.

But Dell’s Black Friday and Cyber Monday extravaganza doesn’t solely focus on PCs and monitors. Customers can save up to 50 percent off on 4K Smart TVs, wireless soundbar systems, game console bundles, and so much more. You’ll even find smartwatches, drones, security cams, and more huge discounts during the big shopping event.

Here is the full price-hacked schedule provided by Dell. It runs from now until December 3.

• Nov. 1: 48-hour access to Black Friday deals
• Nov. 5-16: Military community discount (15 percent) for Dell and Alienware PCs listed here.
• Nov. 13-14: Access Dell’s Black Friday doorbusters early by applying here.
• Nov. 15-22: Access Dell’s Black Friday doorbusters via Advanced Loyalty Rewards and Member Purchase Program services.
• Nov. 15-22: Dell small business customers can grab deals and select Black Friday doorbusters right here.
• Nov. 15-24: Mainstream customers can shop Black Friday deals here.
• Nov. 23: Mainstream Black Friday doorbusters start at 11 a.m. ET, with specific items going on sale hourly from 6 p.m. ET until midnight.
• Nov. 23: Small business Black Friday doorbusters start at 11 a.m. ET, with specific items going on sale hourly from 6 p.m. ET until midnight.
• Nov. 24: More hourly mainstream and small business doorbusters from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET
• Nov. 25-26: 15 percent off all Dell Gaming, Alienware, XPS, and Inspiron products.
• Nov. 26-Dec. 3: Cyberweek deals for mainstream and small business customers
• Nov. 27: New hourly mainstream and small business Cyber Monday doorbusters from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET.

We strive to help our readers find the best deals on quality products and services, and choose what we cover carefully and independently. If you find a better price for a product listed here, or want to suggest one of your own, email us at dealsteam@digitaltrends.com. Digital Trends may earn commission on products purchased through our links, which supports the work we do for our readers.

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Wool you look at that: Sheep-powered Google Street View now live

Wool you look at that: Sheep-powered Google Street View now live

Why it matters to you

The Faroe Islands’ unique approach means that the less-populated islands are now available to explore on Street View.

Having a population of 50,000 people, unfortunately, doesn’t always make the Faroe Islands a top priority for many companies — like Google Street View. But after launching Sheep View 360, a cleverly titled project that strapped 360-degree cameras onto the backs of sheep, the residents of the Faroe Islands captured Google’s attention. A year later, the Faroe Islands are now available to explore through Google Street View.

There are roughly 70,000 sheep in the Faroe Islands — what better way to map out the archipelago, whose name means “the islands of sheep?” The campaign was put together by the Faroese Tourist Board, which used the hashtag “#wewantGoogleStreetView” to attract the search giant. The initial video received more than 479,000 views and brought Google arrived with more 360 cameras to mount on cars, hikers, horseback riders, kayakers and even a wheelbarrow.

“When we herd about the Sheep View project, we thought it was shear brilliance,” writes a punny David Castro González de Vega from Google Maps. “So we decided to help the Faroese by supplying them with a Street View Trekker and 360-degree cameras via our Street View camera loan program.”

The team arrived last summer to train and equip the community, Google said. But what’s really neat is that Google is leaving a few Street View 360 cameras at the tourist office in Tórshavn and Atlantic Airways at the airport, in case tourists want to assist the country in lending “a hoof.”

The Faroese team’s initial setup with sheep wasn’t as easy as it sounds — the small 360-degree camera they used only had a two-hour battery life. Of course the sheep, unlike a car, couldn’t keep it charged. The team had to rig portable solar panels, that also doubled as a harness. It powered the camera and an iPhone, which the sheep carried. About one image every minute is transmitted wirelessly to the Sheep View headquarters, where the team uploads the photos to Google Maps.

Thankfully, Google’s arrival made the process a lot less arduous. Though that didn’t mean Sheep View 360 is shuttering its doors — no, the team is still continuing its work and Google’s support will be supplementary to the overarching goal of mapping the Faroe Islands.

“We’re so thrilled that we succeeded in getting Google Street View to come to the Faroe Islands by creating our own Sheep View. We are also proud that we managed to spread the word about the Faroe Islands — a place many had previously not heard of — to people all around the world. As a result, tourism numbers have increased and visitors can now use Google Street View to get beautiful panoramic views of the Faroe Islands,” said Guorio Hojgaard, Director of Visit Faroe Islands.

The results of the Street View project, which mixes car-mounted cameras with sheep-mounted ones, is now available for exploring the Faroe Islands on Google Maps.

Google says if there’s a place that hasn’t gotten the Street View treatment, you can grab your own 360 camera and upload the images to Google Maps, or borrow one from Google’s Street View camera loan program.

Update: Google shares “Sheep View” images.

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