Wednesday, August 21, 2013

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 8/22/2013

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LG kicks off smartphone pixel war, unveils a 2560×1440 QHD smartphone display
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LG has taken the lid off their newly developed 5.5-inch smartphone display that brings high definition to a different level. Today, the company announced the arrival of a smartphone display that boasts a 2560×1440 resolution.  Some may say that such a display resolution is overkill for smaller devices, and others may be all for the [...]
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Gionee E6 Mini spotted online
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Gionee is the latest manufacturer thought to be working on a mini variant of the E6, as evidenced by the spy shots that were leaked online earlier today. Chinese manufacturer Gionee seems to have turned things around remarkably. In the past, the brand was criticized for making handsets that were lackluster, but the recent E6 [...]
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Walmart will take Xbox One and PlayStation 4 pre-orders from August 24th
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Walmart announced today that it will start taking pre-orders for the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 from August 24th. Customers will be able to pre-order the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 from August 24th at Walmart’s retail locations. There is no facility as of  now to pre-order online. Customers must put down a 10 percent [...]
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NZXT releases Phantom 630 windowed edition
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Following the very successful Phantom 630 case, NZXT announces the Phantom 630 Windowed Edition. The new case has a larger clear panel window to showcase its inner beauty.   All of the excellent features that defined the original Phantom 630 are passed on to the Windowed Edition. The features include fully modular, interchangeable hard drive [...]
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Indie juggernaut Minecraft coming to PS4 as launch title, also planned for PS3 and PS Vita release
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Mojang's indie powerhouse classic Minecraft has been announced as a PS4 launch title, with PS3 and PS Vita iterations to follow.
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Borderlands 2 will make its way onto the PS Vita next year
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Sony's Gamescom presentation revealed that Gearbox's acclaimed zany open-world shooter will be making its debut on the PS Vita sometime next year.
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Hacker gets $10,000 for hacking Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook page
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Facebook is in a bit of hot water at the moment since it publicly denied bounty to an outside researcher for discovering and reporting a bug on the company’s social networking platform.  In doing so, however, Facebook may have done the Palestinian researcher, Khalil Shreateh a favor. Marc Maiffret, CTO of BeyondTrust, decided that Shreateh’s [...]
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YouTube 2.0 for iOS brings picture-in-picture multitasking and playlist search
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Earlier today Google launched a revamped YouTube app for Android. They’ve also released a new update for iOS. The YouTube 2.0 for iOS app brings a couple of new features and much needed improvements. The update brings version number up to 2.0. Apart from the features mentioned before, the app comes with a handful of [...]
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iTunes Radio with audio and video ads to launch next month
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Apple’s Pandora like music streaming service, iTunes Radio, is reportedly going to be launched next month. The company will apparently be serving audio and video ads to free users of the service. For well over a year it was rumored that Apple was developing a music streaming service called iRadio. The moniker didn’t materialize, but [...]
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Ubisoft teams up with Sony to adapt Watch Dogs into a feature length film
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Gamescom 2013 is a key gaming event and often leads to some interesting news; Ubisoft has teamed up with Sony to bring Aiden Pearce on the big screen and make the Watch_Dogs movie a reality.
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Sony announces new PS3 to PS4 game upgrade initiative at Gamescom
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Sony understands that certain games are coming out for their current gen counterparts before their next-gen versions are launched, and to remedy the transitional waiting period, they have announced a new PS3 to PS4 game upgrade program at Gamescom 2013.
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This is the PlayStation 4′s release date in US and EU
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After months of speculation, Sony has officially confirmed the release date of the PlayStation 4 in the United States, as well as Europe. Check it out after the jump. Without further ado: the PlayStation 4 will launch in the US for $399 on November 15th, and across EU for €349 on November 29th later this [...]
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Native translation feature rolling out to Google+
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Ever felt helpless after reading a post or comment on Google+ because it was in a language you couldn’t understand? Well, that won’t be the case anymore thanks to the addition of built-in translate support on Google’s social network.  Whenever there is a public post or comment that isn’t in your language, you’ll now see [...]
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PS Vita price cut to $199, lower prices for memory cards promised
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After price slashes across retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, and Target, Sony has officially confirmed that $199 is the new starting price of the PS Vita. Details after the jump. The news comes straight from Sony’s Gamescom 2013 conference where they announced the reduced price-point, alongside new games like Borderlands 2, Fez, Hotline Miami 2: [...]
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FIFA 14 demo out September 10th, mobile version is free-to-play
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Electronic Arts announced during its Gamescon conference today that the mobile versions of FIFA 14 will follow a free-to-play model, and has mentioned that a demo for the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC will be available from September 10th. It was announced by Microsoft earlier today that all Xbox One European pre-orders will come [...]
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Google’s Waze acquisition brings real-time incident reports to Google Maps
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Google Maps has been updated with the ability to alert users to real-time incidents, as a result of the company’s acquisition of mapping service Waze earlier this year.  On Waze, users can report things like accidents, construction, cars stopped by the side of the road, and road closures in real-time as they drive, and while [...]
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The most honest company in the benchmarking business?
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Futuremark’s president Oliver Baltuch talks about the challenges of transparency and benchmarking. The benchmarking business has had a bit of a credibility problem of late. In late July, it was alleged that Antutu, a major player in the sector, had its benchmarks gamed by Samsung to make the Galaxy appear to be faster than comparable [...]
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Battlefield 4 beta launching this October, and Battlefield 4 Premium detailed
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At Electronic Arts’ Gamescon conference today, DICE Studios has revealed that Battlefield 4 beta will be launching this October, and gave out details about Battlefield 4 Premium. DICE has announced that Battlefield 4 beta will launch on the PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this October. The beta will feature the “Siege of Shanghai” map in [...]
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Xbox One Call of Duty: Ghosts bundle and dedicated servers announced
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Microsoft announced today at Gamescon that it is teaming up with Activision to launch a Call of Duty: Ghosts console bundle. The Call of Duty: Ghosts bundle will feature the Xbox One with Kinect, as well as a digital download of the Call of Duty: Ghosts game along with exclusive in-game content. In the U.S., [...]
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G.Skill’s releases DDR3 Ripjaws series SO-DIMM performance RAM
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Joining the likes of Corsair and Kingston, G.Skill today announces their SO-DIMM DDR3 Ripjaws performance series, targeted at the enthusiast and performance laptop segment.   With the high expectations from enthusiasts, G.Skill ensured all of its SO-DIMM kits are 100 percent validated with its in-house torture test. As usual, all G.Skill memory carries a lifetime warranty. The [...]
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