Thursday, May 16, 2013

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 17/05/2013


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Google officially announces All Access music streaming service
Google's new music streaming service called All Access has been officially announced.  It will cost $9.99 a month, or $7.99 if you sign up for the free trial by June 30th. It is currently only available for the U.S. with more countries coming at a later date.


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Gran Turismo 6 officially announced at 15th anniversary event
To celebrate 15 years of definitive racing action, a new Gran Turismo game has been officially announced during the franchise's anniversary event. Grand Turismo 6 is set to feature a whopping 1200 new cars, 19 new circuits, and is powered by a new engine.


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Kepler space telescope breaks down, NASA scientists hope for the best
Man’s search for another habitable planet has hit another roadblock as NASA has announced that the Kepler telescope is broken, again.


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Google Hangouts, the multiplatform messaging service is available now
Google has officially announced and released their own multiplatform messaging service called Hangouts.  It's available on iOS, Android, through Gmail, and even as a Chrome extension.


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Google announces Galaxy S4 with stock android for $649
Rumors of a Google powered Galaxy S4 have finally been put to rest as Google has officially announced the Galaxy S4 running stock Android. The handset will be available exclusively via Play Store for $649 beginning June 26.


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Google throws dagger at Microsoft, demands removal of Windows Phone YouTube app
Google is demanding that Microsoft remove its newly launched YouTube app for Windows Phone on the basis that the Redmond-based company did not abide by Google’s API terms of usage.


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New wireless & non-invasive helmet will significantly reduce costs of brain trauma diagnostic
Scientists from the University of California, Berkeley and the National Polytechnic Institute’s Superior School of Medicine in Mexico are developing a type of non-invasive and wireless brain scanning helmet that may one day lead to simpler diagnoses of various brain conditions.


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Prepaid smartphone sale surges, may catch up to subsidized model in a few years
Prepaid smartphones are catching up to post-paid in terms of sale, revealing that the traditional subsidized model are becoming less and less popular amongst mobile consumers.


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Two unannounced Ubisoft games set for April 2014 release
Five major Ubisoft title are due over the next twelve months, two of which have yet to be announced.


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New Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag trailer hits the web
Ubisoft has released a new trailer for Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag. It features a monologue by main character Edward Kenway, and it also has a shark in it. What more do you need.


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GT Academy 2013 begins in July with GT6 demo
The fifth season of GT Academy is about to begin. The annual competition sees gamers competing from all over the globe for the chance to become a real racing driver.


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Microsoft adds Star Trek Easter egg to Bing
Over the past weeks, Microsoft has been giving a lot of support to the latest Star Trek film, and now it has added secret phrases to Bing, which will make the search engine do some cool things.


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iPhone 5S will have a fingerprint scanner
The iPhone 5S is getting closer to launch and if PayPal’s chief information security officer is to be believed, the new version will feature a fingerprint scanner.


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Apple iPhone suspected of interfering with airline equipment
Details of a 2011 incident report suggests than an iPhone may have caused interference with flight equipment onboard a regional airliner.


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Stuxnet worm increased Iran's nuclear potential
The worm which infected Iran’s uranium enrichment facilities in 2009 and 2010 may have actually increased Iran’s nuclear potential.


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Two-thirds of gamers would play more games if ads were removed
Nearly two-thirds of gamers would play more games if there was no advertising, according to research by BuddyBet.


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Seven million Brits have never used the internet
Figures suggest a whopping seven million adults in the UK have never connected to the internet. The majority of those are, as one might expect, the elderly.


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PS4 is easy to program says Killzone developer
Guerilla Games has talked about what it’s like to program on the PlayStation 4 and the news is good; it’s easy to work with.


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HP announces Android powered Slate X2, Windows powered Split X2 tablets
HP has announced two transformer like tablet/laptop hybrids, one running Android 4.2 Jelly Bean while the other is loaded with Microsoft's Windows 8.


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PS4 MMO War Thunder seeing holiday release
War Thunder, an MMO for the upcoming PlayStation 4 has been revealed to have a holiday 2013 release date.


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