Dieter Bohn

Dieter Bohn @backlon

Here’s the details on Microsoft’s xCloud launch: Sept 15th, part of Game Pass’ $14.99 subscription. Still no iOS (or ARM Windows lol sigh) support, but lots of controllers. https://t.co/aKzGj6DRjv — PolitiTweet.org

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@fivs @verge tell me you actually said backlon — PolitiTweet.org

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I’m back from vacation and so is the Processor newsletter. Today I wrote about two unrelated conundrums: Google’s Pixel conundrum and Micrsoft’s TikTok conundrum. I have way more chill about the first one. https://t.co/fUBUtjvf3a https://t.co/PoPlgO7Hc1 — PolitiTweet.org

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@jkohlmann it has failed us utterly :/ — PolitiTweet.org

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@joeljohnson Funny, I’m planning a podcast about the corpse called ... Moulder — PolitiTweet.org

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@russellbrandom Cost per ounce quite reasonable too — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thedextriarchy: Just to reiterate: Trump *literally* forcing ISPs or Apple/Google to cut off consumers' access to TikTok would be a hug… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @reckless: The view from Microsoft is that a bad process that will lead to the good outcome re TikTok. But I keep thinking about Trump s… — PolitiTweet.org

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@ErikDreyer11 @SnazzyQ nonzero chance I’m the one being subtweeted here lol — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thedextriarchy: I feel like businesses should be a little alarmed by the president drawing this analogy! https://t.co/8s8qoJt2R8 — PolitiTweet.org

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@saschaeggi @verge yep will do! — PolitiTweet.org

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Here’s how I felt about it last year: https://t.co/Lxbin5zjxP — PolitiTweet.org

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I still think this is a wholly unnecessary thing for Google to get into. I sincerely hope that these "digital bank accounts through Google Pay" are not locked down to Google Pay should a customer want to convert it to a direct relationship with the bank. https://t.co/k5EHuuaozE — PolitiTweet.org

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One thing nobody ever seems to learn from Amazon: any millisecond slow-down in the buying process can and will result in lost sales. Microsoft learned it for the Xbox store I guess, but far too late: https://t.co/zEUHFrs6LN — PolitiTweet.org

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Does this mean I have to finally learn what a Fubo is? https://t.co/NWu2A1viJk — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @sokane1: “Racketeering” is one https://t.co/k77ynkYVtn — PolitiTweet.org

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It would be pretty pretty pretty nice if @googlephotos just used the native share sheet instead of its own poorly designed one, especially on Android. — PolitiTweet.org

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@KevinPagano3 has to be perfectly still for a few seconds. Def needs a tripod. It’ll pop a chip tht says it’s in astrophotography mode. — PolitiTweet.org

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@KevinPagano3 first tip: go out in the middle of nowhere :) — PolitiTweet.org

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@Techmeme wow strange news day https://t.co/1IRPiDdmSO — PolitiTweet.org

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Here is my bad pandemic hair and also a demo of Google's Live Caption feature working with a phone call on the new Pixel 4A https://t.co/I3LRrGtRLZ https://t.co/nYaBiYONdJ — PolitiTweet.org

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So here’s the surprising bottom line: I PREFER the $350 Pixel 4A to the regular $800 Pixel 4. The Pixel 4A has better battery life. (Compared to the Pixel 4 XL I’d probably pick the XL — but the price difference there is V A S T) https://t.co/I3LRrGtRLZ https://t.co/0o3GEpwJzV — PolitiTweet.org

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My face when I see Google has to pre-announced future phones because carriers will not market a non-5G phone in 2020. https://t.co/5IG9Iwg7nt — PolitiTweet.org

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Also: Pixel 5! Google is announcing three phones today. The $349 Pixel 4A plus two phones for the fall: the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4A 5G. Why all three? The 4A is late and carriers only care about 5G. It’s messy! https://t.co/8R9HuUub8A https://t.co/rxTwVAQZXC — PolitiTweet.org

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Dynamic range and detail are fairly solid too on the Pixel 4A. (OFC Twitter will crush all that on these embeds.) Anyway, here's the YouTube link for the video review. Finally got to shoot (socially distant) in person with @vjeranpavic https://t.co/2uYi2DHgYd https://t.co/vGL6Bhuqba — PolitiTweet.org

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Portrait mode on the Pixel 4A does what portrait mode does on every phone: fine for Instagram but edges are a mess if you look closely. But it sort of works on pets -- and also rubber ducks. https://t.co/Bt5gDGuEGS — PolitiTweet.org

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The Pixel 4A does quite well a night, too -- but of course it falls down a bit on video. Still: $350, which undercuts the iPhone SE by $50. But the Pixel 4A has 128GB of storage, so it undercuts the 128GB iPhone SE by $100. https://t.co/vObw7NnMys — PolitiTweet.org

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Here is my Pixel 4A review. TLDR: it's a $349 phone that let me take photos of the Milky Way and the Neowise comet. Pretty amazing. But of course for that price it needs to make some compromises (e.g. the processor). https://t.co/I3LRrGtRLZ https://t.co/bIvnlqXyVM — PolitiTweet.org

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@waleedk707 @tomwarren lol — PolitiTweet.org

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Good overview of the reasons why Microsoft might want TikTok from @tomwarren But I can't stop thinking about how Microsoft is now stuck with one more variable to contend with in its negotiations: staying off Donald Trump's shitlist. What a fiasco. https://t.co/O9P3Zk21hB — PolitiTweet.org