Unboxing the Xbox One X

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

I had a rare opportunity to try the new Xbox One X today. This super console is the most powerful gaming machine ever made. The spec sheet of this console is simply staggering. It has up to 40 per cent more computing power than any other console. It is designed for 4K gaming as well as HDR output on compatible Ultra HD televisions. 

Specs include an 8-core Custom AMD CPU is clocked at 2.3GHz to bring enhanced AI. It has 12 GB of RAM as well as 1 Terabyte of RAM. It is capable of six teraflops of calculation per second (a terfalop is composed of a trillion calculations).  This console will play Xbox One titles (and original Xbox titles as well) with less latency and quicker loading in full 4K and is likely tuned for future VR and AR experiences. 

What's remarkable about the Xbox One is that it is also the smallest console Microsoft has ever made, which is remarkable considering (it does feel dense and powerful, like a dwarf star). Microsoft Canada kindly provided me with an XBox One X review unit. My impressions, based on my unboxing, are that it is similar in size as the Xbox One S but feels more solid and is notably heavier. 

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Netflix Original Series Stranger Things 2 is turning our world upside down again

Things just got even stranger for the launch of Stranger Things Season 2. We pick up in the year 1984 when hanging out at the Arcade to play video games was fun and Ghostbusters was released in theatres. We really don't want to spoil anything but all you know is that Hawkins is getting darker. If you haven't watched any of the series, please, please go and start at Season 1. You need the background info to move on.

If you've binged through the first season and ready to jump right into Season 2, be prepared to be stuck on your couch for a while unless you're like many other Netflix members who like to sprint through episodes as fast as you humanly can! Yes, all of Season 2 can be streamed of this series because the show's directors and producers  probably know that we need answers after each show. But again, we won't give anything away but it seriously fun for those who grew up in the 80s and all the references from cars to shoes to food. Keep a close eye! And the soundtrack to this series is so good! 

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Rogers reports tremendous excitement for iPhone X and good demand for iPhone 8

Apple's iPhone X went up for pre-orders in Canada earlier today and quickly sold out of existing online stock. Rogers reportedly stated, "tremendous customer excitement" and strong pre-orders for the iPhone X. The carrier also changed its tune on the iPhone 8, which the company says now has good demand. More importantly, it now says overall demand for the iPhone 8 is "good" after initially saying initial demand  for iPhone 8 was 'anemic'.

In an exclusive interview with Axios reporter Ina Fried,  Rogers executive VP Raj Doshi said "we're seeing tremendous customer excitement for iPhone X with strong customer pre-orders."

"We're also seeing good demand for the iPhone 8. We expect the two together will be very popular with our customers this holiday season with iPhone 8 being a major contributor," he added. The uptick in iPhone 8 demand could be a result of the iPhone X's halo effect.

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WhatsApp will now let you recall messages you didn’t mean to send

We’ve all sent messages we wish we haven’t and finally WhatsApp is making sure the unintended recipients don’t see the message with its latest update. The Facebook-owned messaging app will let you delete messages for all people within a conversation. Like a lot of messaging apps out there, you can only delete a message for yourself. But now, this “delete for everyone” feature will get rid of the message for everyone. There are a few caveats, though. One is you’ll need to delete the message within seven minutes. After that, you can’t take the message back. Another is that all conversation participants need to have the latest version of WhatsApp to get the feature to work. If you fulfill these requirements, then you’re good to go.

Source: WhatsApp | Via: TechCrunch