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Microsoft’s next Xbox is coming in 2020 with 8K graphics and SSD storage

Jun10
by on June 10, 2019 at 5:20 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming, Plugged


At its E3 briefing today, Microsoft announced Project Scarlett, the working name for its next-generation Xbox game console – and it sounds like it’s going to be a real powerhouse. I don’t mean to use that term lightly – if Microsoft is to be believed, this machine should see you enjoying a top-notch gaming experience several years into the future. The company says its next console will deliver a 40x performance increase compared to the current-gen Xbox, and promised reduced load times. That’s thanks to a bunch of new components under the hood, including a custom CPU that builds on…

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Forget what you’ve heard about memory — you can’t learn without it

Jun09
by on June 9, 2019 at 2:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


In the age of Google, Siri, and Alexa, memory and knowledge can feel like relics of humanity — something AI and machine learning have made obsolete. With the world’s knowledge in the palm of our hands, shouldn’t we skip learning facts in favor of applied skills and creativity? That may be precisely the wrong lesson to learn. Instead, science is increasingly helping us to appreciate just how vital memory and prior knowledge really are. With memory, we can learn and understand faster, and reason more effectively. Without it, we risk being overwhelmed by information faster than we can comprehend it.…

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CHEAP: Get intimidatingly ripped with 20% off the Fitbit Ionic smartwatch

Jun09
by on June 9, 2019 at 12:00 pm
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Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Summer’s nearly here, so you know what that means? TIME TO GET RIPPED AND SHREDDED AND IN BEACH SHAPE! But doing that is hard. Really hard. Like, how are you meant to keep on top of all your physical activity? Track all your workouts? Analyze all your exercise? If only there was some sort of… fitness device you could… wear. And imagine if it was on offer too… Wait, what’s that? It’s the Fitbit Ionic fitness tracker and smartwatch with 20 PERCENT OFF ITS…

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