Looking to get ahead of the CES 2019 deluge, Samsung has announced two new versions of its Samsung Notebook 9 Pen 2-in-1 laptop. Scheduled for a vague ‘2019’ release and with no pricing to speak of, the laptops are both a rehash (13.3-inch) and an expansion (15-inch) of the late 2017 debut model.Getting what’s old is new again out of the way, Samsung has dressed its 13.3-inch Notebook 9 Pen painted in a new ‘Ocean Blue’ aluminum shell with gold diamond-cut accents … and that’s about it.The 2-in-1 laptop will use another Intel 8th Generation Core i7 processor that’s unspecified, as are the units DDR3 memory and PCIe-based solid-state drive (SSD) – as well as a yet-to-be-determined 13.3-inch display. All of this is said to last up to 15 hours on a charge.The few true enhancements to the Notebook 9 Pen 2019 that are apparent in Samsung’s announcement focus around the laptop’s built-in S Pen stylus and the laptop chassis … [Read more...] about Samsung debuts Notebook 9 Pen with fresh design, introduces 15-inch model
Google latest cloud to be Australian government certified
The Google Cloud Platform has been added to the federal government's Certified Cloud Services List (CCSL), allowing the search engine giant to provide cloud services to government agencies, up to an unclassified dissemination limiting marker (DLM) level.The certification was handed out by the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC), which took the responsibility off the Australian Signals Directorate earlier this year."Google sought entry into the certification program for hosting data classified up to Unclassified DLM. Because of this, Google was only assessed for this purpose," head of the ACSC Alastair MacGibbon said."Protecting Australians from cyber threats is one of our greatest national security challenges. It's important that we have rigorous standards for the management of our information."The ACSC's decision certifies 16 Google Cloud Platform services and a physical datacentre located in Sydney, in categories including: Compute Engine, App Engine, and Kubernetes Engine for … [Read more...] about Google latest cloud to be Australian government certified
Marvel Just Revealed One of Its Most Intriguing
Spider-Man is one of the most beloved superheroes in the world for a reason—the ideals Peter Parker and the other people who’ve donned the Spider-mantle over the years have a reach that’s far and wide, and can be used to tell all kinds of different stories. But a new series out next year promises to tell one of the most intriguing tales yet. Superheroes, by and large, don’t age. Hell, sometimes they do, but it’s temporary, like Steve Rogers losing his supersoldier serum and temporarily becoming a fascist when he got it back (could’ve happened to any of us, really). Although the world around superheroes evolves and grows to match something akin to our own, these iconic figures stay fairly stagnant. Their status quos can change, and sometimes the march of time itself affects them in the slowest of manners—it could take them decades to move from their college freshman years to being in their mid-20s!—but otherwise, they’re stuck being … [Read more...] about Marvel Just Revealed One of Its Most Intriguing
Famous TV guy Noah Hawley is directing another movie
Being a big name in the world of TV is great, but it also doesn’t carry quite the same cachet as being a big name in the film world. That’s presumably why Noah Hawley has decided to follow-up his success with FX’s Fargo and Legion by dipping his toe into directing movies, like that Doctor Doom project that will never actually get made and his movie Pale Blue Dot that’s about real-life cheating astronauts. Now, with Fargo’s return way off in the distance, Hawley has signed on to direct another movie. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the movie will be an adaptation of the Mathew Baker short story To Be Read Backwards, which is about a man who “begins his life at his death and learns about himself as he, and the world, unravel in reverse.” This ultimately teaches him about “humanity and mystery,” so that definitely sounds like the kind of weirdo thing that Hawley has been drawn to since Legion. … [Read more...] about Famous TV guy Noah Hawley is directing another movie
A field guide to celebrity alcohols: Like regular booze, but famous
Drinkery Drinkery is The Takeout's celebration of beer, liquor, coffee, and other potent potables. Here is an honest statement of fact: I love Channing Tatum. Love him. It’s not in a Tiger Beat, put-his-poster-on-the-wall kind of way. I’m just purely, irrationally fond of him. When he makes good choices, I’m kinda proud, like I was somehow involved? It makes no sense. But it also means that when I read that he had a famous-person-alcohol, I immediately, totally, irrationally wanted a bottle. Why? No reason. That’s the thing about celebrities. They are professionally charming, and they use that like freakin’ mind control or something to make you want things. And in this case, unless you’re allergic to potato-based alcohol beverages, that’s pretty harmless. The celebrities of the world, they’re not content to merely drink the alcohol nowadays. They often attach their names to it, and are sometimes even more directly involved. We’ve … [Read more...] about A field guide to celebrity alcohols: Like regular booze, but famous