US Library of Congress to stop collecting each and every tweet

US Library of Congress to stop collecting each and every tweet

28.12.2017

They further explained that the "volume of tweets and related transactions has evolved and increased dramatically" since they initially agreed to go down this twisted road. The move was also driven by practical concerns, including both the difficulty in archiving the huge amount of data on Twitter and the fact that the library has only ever collected the text of tweets even as they have become increasingly visual.

Finally, Android Oreo released for LG V30 and V30+

Finally, Android Oreo released for LG V30 and V30+

28.12.2017

Android Oreo is also expected to improve speed, battery, and software performance on the LG V30 . Xiaomi is still promising that the update will be ready by the end of 2017, so unless it is delayed, it should be released within the next six days.

Mutko steps down as 2018 World Cup chief

Mutko steps down as 2018 World Cup chief

28.12.2017

Vitaly Mutko has stepped down from his position as head of the organising committee for next year's World Cup. RFU Director General Alexander Alayev has been appointed the acting president of Russia's governing football body. Mr Mutko will continue to carry out his role as the chief organiser of next summer's football World Cup in Russian Federation. "FIFA understands Mr Mutko's decision which was also taken in the best interest of the FIFA World Cup next summer", the statement read.

Huawei 2018 Roadmap Leaks, Will Launch 3 Variants of the P20 Series

Huawei 2018 Roadmap Leaks, Will Launch 3 Variants of the P20 Series

28.12.2017

There is no official invitation made but a licensed Huawei importer shared the P20 information together with a 2018 product roadmap of the brand. Hazan, at the event, also confirmed wider availability of the Huawei Mate 10 and Mate 10 Pro .

HQ Trivia Is Coming to Android on New Year's Day

HQ Trivia Is Coming to Android on New Year's Day

28.12.2017

Android users will soon be able to get their hands on the live-streaming trivia phenomenon that has captivated its fans, 12 questions at a time. "(We) are working quickly on patches, so we can continue to roll it out to more testers throughout the week.

Trump, take note: Library of Congress to trim Twitter archive

Trump, take note: Library of Congress to trim Twitter archive

28.12.2017

According to the white paper , the tweets that do get saved will be more "event-based" or "thematic". It uses the same method in archiving other documents. One of them is its difficulty in maintaining the archive. This won't really change anything as far as your ability to peruse a massive, comprehensive Twitter archive, to be clear, because that ability has never materialized.

"Gaming Disorder" to be classified as a mental health disorder in 2018

28.12.2017

What are the warning signs? "People do what they do to escape or avoid pain and we find that that's true with video games as well", Mental health counselor Bobbi Burks says. The recent report placed video game addiction in the spotlight, which will hopefully allow more victims of the condition to be treated. Any activity can become a mental health issue if a person cannt control the activity.

Nintendo Delays 64 GB Switch Card Launch To 2019

Nintendo Delays 64 GB Switch Card Launch To 2019

28.12.2017

Reports today suggest that some developers have been informed of the delay from Nintendo . Right now, your only options are to either buy physical cartridges or download the games onto the Switch console . Nintendo Switch game cards now have a capacity of 32 GB, which is potentially limiting for some titles. And has indeed happened a couple of times. The standard Nintendo Switch comes with 32GB of internal storage space - before a microSD card slot is added on.

Vitaly Mutko resigns as World Cup organising committee chairman

Vitaly Mutko resigns as World Cup organising committee chairman

28.12.2017

Mr Mutko, one of Russia's deputy prime ministers, said that he would step down "so that our organisations are not disturbed during the legal investigation". The 59-year-old said he will continue to oversee the preparations for the FIFA World Cup matches to be held in Russian Federation next summer. The Russian deputy Prime Minister was given a lifetime ban by the International Olympic Committee for his role in the state-run doping scandal at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.

Library of Congress reins in Twitter archives project

Library of Congress reins in Twitter archives project

28.12.2017

Effective Jan. 1, 2018, the Library will acquire tweets on a selective basis-similar to our collections of web sites. "Additionally, Twitter agreed to provide tweets on an ongoing basis under the same terms", the Library of Congress declared in a white paper .