Month: August 2016

FaceBook adjusts news feed (again) – This time to be more ‘informative’ (what ever that means)

FaceBookLogoFaceBook is known for adjusting its social networking site.  So much so, that its users are starting to take any changes in stride, and go about what they were doing before.

On Thursday, the social network announced that it has adjust a user's news feed to be more 'informative'.  Meaning, that the social network will try and only show what is relevant to a user, so he/she can get the most out of their FaceBook experience.

How does it do this?

Using a combination of ratings from people in its Feed Quality Program -- a test group of users who score posts in their news feed --and an individual's own commenting, liking and reading history, Facebook will decide how informative you'll find a story.

Do you gravitate towards stories about hedgehogs and the latest news on the election? You could see more articles and posts about these topics from the pages you follow or your friends soon.

These changes should be noticeable immediately.

Microsoft Surface Tablets to Debut in Madden NFL ’17

MaddenNFL2017Microsoft has spent millions of dollars promoting their Surface tablets and getting them in to the NFL.  Now it seems that the company is spending more of those bucks by getting their tablet computer into one of the hottest video games for decades.

As shown in the photo, the tablet will be shown during games played on EA Sport's Madden NFL '17, which is due out later this year.

Bottom line, EA is doing everything it can to make the artificial seem real, right down to the logos printed on the devices in coach’s hands.  Madden NFL 17 is scheduled for release on August 23rd.  Microsoft is already planning a bundle offer with the new Xbox One S.  In addition, EA offers early access to EA Access service subscribers.  You can preorder the game from the Windows Store here.

Star Trek: Discovery is set 10 years before the original Trek

StarTrekDiscoveryLogoAt the annual Television Critics Association press tour, Star Trek's head Bryan Fuller took to the stage to spill the beans about the upcoming Star Trek TV show, which is scheduled to start on CBS before going to its All Access Internet feature in January.

Fuller said that Star Trek: Discovery will be set 10 years before the original series and will be set in the prime universe.  The producer also said that the uniforms and sets will look closer to what fans saw in Star Trek: Enterprise.  Filming is set to begin this October.

Each episode will feel like a chapter to a book, and there will be 13 episodes during its first year.

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