In 2010? Last year I left a place that was running them on XP, and they "had to be connected" for "printing" reasons. I raised the flags, they did what they wanted. Whatever.
Is this the new "does it run Doom"?
How is this fold new or different than the Pixel Fold or Samsung Fold from as early as 2019?
Part of this is the charge controller on the battery, the other part is the cheap components of the battery.
When the lithium battery degrades to a certain point (or on a set schedule), the controller just stops the charge. This is not usually done in malice, though. The other components are cheaper quality (because it's cheaper to manufacture), so controlling the charge at a certain point helps avoid a fire (and a lawsuit).
Back in the R32 and GBA days, batteries were built with better components, so the charge controller didn't need to be so aggressive. Therefore, they still work to some capacity.
An always on camera with speaker and microphone, to which law enforcement has constant access. All it needs is an always display. We're ¾ of the way there, gents.
Where's the article? This is just a title and image.
In PS/2 days and before, there was no need for a driver. But it was just a pointing device, no fancy anything. Still, though, it was a tank. [And it had a nice lead ball in the middle that you could yeet at your brother, when he was being a wanker]
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My pop's cheap Chinese mouse does the same thing, and it doesn't rely on the internet (and, yes, I checked firewall logs).
They stopped, yes, in order to replace them with the abysmal excuse they have now.
Maybe, I don't know, we don't need every flippin thing to be internet-connected? Fuckin mental that a cert caused mice, the last thing to need to phone home, to flip shite.
I have an IBM ThinkPad R32, and even the original battery is still holding a 40ish minute charge. Things used to be built to last. Not so much anymore.
They're having a laugh!