Sunday, June 10, 2012

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 10/06/2012

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How will Apple's false advertisement affect consumer's views?
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Despite Apple’s strict quality standard in all aspects of their products, the company has agreed to a $2.25 million settlement in Australian court because of false advertisement on their latest iPad product.  The penalty incurred by Apple may be a small fee for misleading customers, but how will it influence consumer's view of Apple in the future?


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Sergey Brin and Larry Page to undergo FTC antitrust probe
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The Google Empire has grown so much that the Federal Trade Commission is stepping in to try to slow it down.  Next up on the FTC's agenda are, according to Bloomberg.com, probing sessions for Sergey Brin (co-founder of Google) and Larry Page (CEO of Google).


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Samsung sues patent commissioner in Australian Federal court
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What can a company do when it loses a patent battle to its opponent?  Perhaps, the loser can give up and move on, but with Samsung losing is not an option.  Instead of giving up its patent battle with Apple in Australia, Samsung is now suing the Australian patent commissioner.



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ZTE Tania added to lineup of Windows Phone
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Last month Microsoft claimed that Windows Phones were outselling iPhones in China, and the entrance of ZTE Tania into the WP arena may just back up that claim.


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Windows 8 provides improved multimedia performance and uses less power
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The much anticipated release of Windows 8 may have a lot to do with its new user interface, and optimization for touchscreen devices, but the Windows 8 team also claim that the new OS will come with improved multimedia performance while utilizing less system resources.


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Analyst predicts Apple will reveal third MacBook line next week
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Ming-Chi Kuo, KGI Securities analyst expressed his belief in a report issued today that Apple will release a thinner, Retina-equipped Mac notebook next week. Kuo is also of the opinion that Apple will discontinue its line of 17-inch MacBook Pro's.


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Apple to dish out $2.2 million for Australian 4G blunder
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Apple was accused of misleading the Australian public by advertising the iPad as 4G compatible, even though it could not connect to any of the 4G LTE networks in Australia. Apple has agreed to pay about $2.2 million to make amends for it.


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WiFi Speeds Set to Increase in a Few Years
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Thanks to a new specification utilizing the 60GHz band of the wireless spectrum, you can look forward to streaming HD video seamlessly from one device to another, or transferring massive files in the blink of an eye, though it will take a few years for the technology to be common in the marketplace.


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The Hotmail Metro makeover
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Leaked images of Microsoft Hotmail’s new look may lead you to think that Microsoft is trying to consolidate the appearance of all their user interfaces on just about all platforms (Windows, Hotmail, Live, etc).


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Apple may add Retina display and dispose of "Pro" in MacBooks
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Apple ditched the numerical system of the iPad and opted to call their latest tablet “the new iPad,” and the restructuring of their product lineup may carry over to the MacBook lineup.  According to a recent KGI analyst report, Apple may opt to call all their laptops MacBook in the future—dropping the “Air” and “Pro” from their current various lineup of MacBook laptops.


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Microsoft's proposed detachable dual screen smartphone
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Microsoft isn’t even close to catching up with Android or iOS in the smartphone race, but that doesn’t mean it’s not conjuring up new ideas to promote their Windows Phone platform.  In a recent patent publishing, we find that Microsoft is working on a detachable dual display smartphone.


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Nokia take over by Samsung very unlikely
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The Lumia 900 had a relatively lack luster launch, and that speaks volume for its maker, Nokia.  There have been rumors that a Nokia take over is inevitable since its current business strategies are taking it nowhere, but south.


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Unreal Engine 4 is more powerful but requires less horsepower
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The Unreal Engine (UE) 3, which powers a variety of high profile video games, requires some major horsepower to pull its dynamics and particles, but all that may change with the upcoming UE4.


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Corsair Vengeance K90 Mechanical Keyboard & M90 Gaming Mouse Review
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A few weeks ago we had a look at the Vengeance K60 Mechanical Keyboard and the M60 Gaming Mouse from Corsair, a set of gaming peripherals designed specifically to enhance FPS gaming. Although FPS gamers represent a significant portion of the gaming community, RPG and strategy games are equally popular. We believe that this fact led Corsair to design and release the Vengeance K90 Mechanical Keyboard and the M90 Gaming Mouse, peripherals designed with RPG/RTS gamers in mind, both of which we are going to examine and review today.


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