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Twitter has always been a great place to discuss hard-hitting news (like Miley Cyrus’ puzzling evolution), but following conversations can feel a bit like a mining expedition. The company has taken note, and a new update to the website, iOS and Android apps — available today — makes engaging in conversations on Twitter a much more intuitive process. Now, the first tweet in a chain will show up on your timeline above the replies, allowing you to read the conversation in chronological order. Up to two subsequent related tweets will be connected to the first by a vertical blue line; for lengthy conversations, you can continue reading with a simple tap. To learn more, check out Twitter’s video after the break.

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New reports suggest Samsung and LG are both considering a ‘kill-switch’ on future devices. This is said to be addressing lost and stolen devices and will apply to both tablets and smartphones. This is something we have seen Samsung talk about in the past, however this latest Wall Street Journal report also includes LG. While […]

It was reported yesterday that Xbox One launch supplies might be constrained due to poor yield rates of a few components. Microsoft has already reduced Xbox One launch markets to meet demand, yesterday’s report seemed to make sense because of that. However, a few “supply chain players” have rubbished the rumor, claiming that the shipment forecast for Microsoft’s latest console has not been reduced.This report comes from infamous trade publication Digitimes.

Lite-On IT, which reportedly supplies Xbox One’s Blu-ray drive, said that it doesn’t comment on clients or orders, but said that its optimistic about its gaming business. The report cites sources who claim that the Blu-ray drive is a mature product and even though the optical disc drive needs to have better stability and performance for gaming consoles as opposed to PCs, there shouldn’t be any issues with the yield rate. Newmax, thought to be the camera module supplier for the new Kinect, said that current yield rates are in line with original planning. Since Microsoft hasn’t released any numbers about its shipment goals or the pre-orders received for Xbox One, it hasn’t commented on rumors of supply constraints. It was previously said that Xbox One would be released on November 8th, a new report today claims that the release will happen on a different date in November.

Xbox One Launch Supply Constraint Rumors Rubbished original content from Ubergizmo.

Here’s our favorite astronaut and yours, Cmdr. Chris Hadfield, giving a simple, English language version of how going to the bathroom is complicated by being in space, the, ahem, dangers inherent in introducing poop to zero gravity environments. You might already know this stuff, or you might not, but Hadfield makes it as fun and informative and, erm, digestible as you could ask for. [Laughing Squid]

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As people are getting anxious about getting their next-gen consoles in time for Christmas (a Nov 8 release was rumored, then it got debunked but although supply is said to be constrained), it is clear that most buyers will order theirs before we get the retail unit that we ordered last month. With that in mind, I thought that it may be useful if we did put together a hands-on review of the Xbox One based on our experience from E3 2013 and the demos of the hardware and some games that we got behind closed doors.

With Xbox One, Microsoft bets that it can go beyond traditional gaming and by requiring Kinect to be part of the base package, it hopes that developers will push Kinect development further since it can benefit all Xbox One users. Microsoft is also pushing for a better integration with TV services and with live TV. Although is this mainly a U.S thing at the moment, it could expand abroad, eventually. Let’s take a closer look at the Xbox One. (more…)

Hands-On: Xbox One Review original content from Ubergizmo.