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A setback for Microsoft: New Xbox exclusive ‘Redfall’ gets negative reviews on launch day

GeekWire

It’s a recipe for frustration for solo players, or even if you’re trying to play Redfall with random internet strangers. The Xbox Series X|S as a platform is in dire need of a big, unequivocal hit, in the same way that 2001’s Halo: Combat Evolved put the original Xbox on the map.

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Windows turns 35: a visual history

The Verge

While Apple had been ahead in producing mouse-driven GUIs at the time, it remained focused on the combination of hardware and software. This approach to providing software for hardware partners to sell their own machines created a huge platform for Microsoft. Windows XP (2001). With Windows 1.0, Windows NT 3.5 Windows 95 (1995).

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What Can You Get from an IP Address and Why is it Important?

Galido

Did you know that 90% of Americans have access to the Internet 24/7? Also known as an Internet Protocol address , an IP address is something that most computers use to hook up to the Internet. First of all, your Internet network is composed of four distinct parts, including something called a data link layer.

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Xbox Series X and S: everything you need to know about the next-gen of Xbox

The Verge

And that’s before we get into Microsoft’s game streaming service, xCloud, which could mean you won’t need any Xbox hardware at all to play many of the latest games. It’s not unusual for console manufacturers to offer a couple of different hardware options at launch, but normally, the differences are minor.

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GI Partners Buys LA Telecom Hub One Wilshire » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

One Wilshire is a key meeting place for the world’s communication networks, serving as one of the busiest intersections in global Internet and telecom traffic. Amazon has cut prices for dedicated EC2 instances – an instance on single-tenant hardware that is particularly attractive to enterprise customers.

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The Mac Studio is myth fulfillment

The Verge

A 2005 Ars Technica post by John Siracusa suggests it was coined in that site’s Mac forums in 2001 or earlier. They vented on Internet forums and in threads attached to stories about new Apple hardware. Funneled toward iMac or Power, users wanted more.

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IPv6 Primer for Deployments

Scott Lowe

IPv4, as most people know, is still used for the majority of Internet traffic. Using a colon in the address (for example, 2001:db8::8a2e:0:4 ) means we have to enclose the address in square brackets before appending a colon and a port number. Lloyd starts with some history. x 10 to the 38th power). IPv6 also has some special addresses.

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