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- Microsoft is ending its Surface Plus financing program
- Google’s Chrome browser is now 10 years old
- Nautilus lets you watch their ocean expeditions live
- Introspection is at the core of puzzle game Old Man’s Journey
- Ofo is being sued by Chinese bike manufacturer for $10 million in unpaid bills
- Finding silence online is difficult, but the pursuit is worthwhile
- Microsoft is redesigning Skype once again and killing its Snapchat-like feature
| Microsoft is ending its Surface Plus financing program Posted: 02 Sep 2018 12:45 PM PDT  Just a year after it was launched, Microsoft's Surface Pro financing program has come to an end. Microsoft says (via OnMsft) that it stopped accepting new users on Friday, but says that existing users will be able to finish out their plans or or upgrade their devices. Microsoft introduced the program a year ago, which allowed customers to spread the cost of a new Surface Pro over two years with a payment plan called Klarna Financing. It would also allow them to upgrade to a new device after 18 months, provided that the customers returned their devices in good condition. In its FAQ, Microsoft says that it's phasing out the program after "much thought and consideration." It says that the existing Klarna plans will be honored, and those... |
| Google’s Chrome browser is now 10 years old Posted: 02 Sep 2018 11:00 AM PDT  Google first released its Chrome browser 10 years ago today. Marketed as a "fresh take on the browser," Chrome debuted with a web comic from Google to mark the company's first web browser. It was originally launched as a Windows-only beta app before making its way to Linux and macOS more than a year later in 2009. Chrome debuted at a time when developers and internet users were growing frustrated with Internet Explorer, and Firefox had been steadily building momentum. Google used components from Apple's WebKit rendering engine and Mozilla's Firefox to help bring Chrome to life, and it made all of Chrome's source code available openly as its Chromium project. Chrome focused on web standards and respected HTML5, and it even passed both... |
| Nautilus lets you watch their ocean expeditions live Posted: 02 Sep 2018 09:00 AM PDT  There's bear cam and bee cam, but do they take you to the bottom of the sea? No, they do not. But Nautilus does. The Nautilus is a research vehicle operated by the Ocean Exploration Trust, a nonprofit founded by Robert Ballard, one of the people who helped us find the Titanic. It conducts scientific research and offers live video and audio streams to those of us who are unable to come along. This year, it'll journey along the western part of North America, from British Columbia to the Hawaiian islands. Right now, it's exploring the Lōihi Seamount, an active underwater volcano near Hawaii. Next, it'll head to the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, one of the largest conservation areas protected by the US. There are three... |
| Introspection is at the core of puzzle game Old Man’s Journey Posted: 02 Sep 2018 08:00 AM PDT  It can be difficult to find time to finish a video game, especially if you only have a few hours a week to play. In our biweekly column Short Play, we suggest video games that can be started and finished in a weekend. It may be called Old Man's Journey, but this game is really a leisurely stroll through beautiful coastal hills and towns. The story begins with the titular old man receiving a letter in the mail that sends him on his travels, during which we learn the reason behind his solitary, introspective pilgrimage. Your job as the player is to help him navigate the rolling coastal landscapes by bending the terrain so he can break the laws of physics and travel between the hills in the foreground and those in the background. Warning:... |
| Ofo is being sued by Chinese bike manufacturer for $10 million in unpaid bills Posted: 02 Sep 2018 07:24 AM PDT  Chinese bike-share company Ofo is being sued by manufacturer Shanghai Phoenix Bicycles over "unpaid bills" that total nearly $10 million, according to the Financial Times. It's the latest in a series of setbacks for the company this year, and shows some of the problems that the on-demand bike companies are facing around the world. According to FT, Ofo signed a contract with the manufacturer for five million bikes in May 2017, which it would purchase over the course of a year. But during that period, Ofo only purchased just under two million bikes, leaving Shanghai Phoenix Bicycles hanging with a 55 percent drop in income, which prompted the lawsuit. Earlier this year, the manufacturer said that it would likely deliver less than 100,000... |
| Finding silence online is difficult, but the pursuit is worthwhile Posted: 02 Sep 2018 07:00 AM PDT  In My Year of Rest and Relaxation, the latest novel from the ferociously talented writer Otessa Moshfegh, the protagonist sets out to sleep through an entire year to get far enough away from her life so that she might have a chance at rebirth. "Mine was a quest for a new spirit," Moshfegh's unnamed narrator says near the end of the book. "At the end of my hibernation, I'd wake up — I imagined — and see my past life as an inheritance." She sets out on her project using a series of increasingly strong downers. To me, the impulse is relatable; the idea that the silence of deep sleep — and that alone — can remake you is compelling, not least because it requires (seemingly) so little work. But sleep and rest are different, and it's possible... |
| Microsoft is redesigning Skype once again and killing its Snapchat-like feature Posted: 02 Sep 2018 06:45 AM PDT  I've lost count on the number of times Microsoft has redesigned Skype, but it's happening again. The software maker has been tweaking Skype for years, and last year it introduced a radical design that included a Snapchat-like Highlights feature. Microsoft is now removing the Highlights feature, and simplifying Skype once again. "Calling became harder to execute and Highlights didn't resonate with a majority of users," explains Skype director of design Peter Skillman. "We needed to take a step back and simplify!" Microsoft's new approach to the Skype design includes refocusing on why people still use the service: calling, video calls, and messaging. Skype mobile apps will be redesigned to remove features that nobody uses and that simply... |
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