Thursday, September 19, 2013

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 9/20/2013

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NASA wants to study astronaut bed habits, willing to pay handsomely
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NASA is looking for some brave souls to become astronauts in bed, and you’ll be compensated handsomely for your service.  The catch is you may will shrink during the process.   Men and women that are mentally and physically fit are being sought after by NASA.  First off, though, we need to mention that NASA [...]
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‘Dark Souls 2′ making its way to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on March 11
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At a pre-Tokyo Game Show conference, Namco Bandai announced that it will launch the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 versions of Dark Souls 2 on March 11 2014 in North America. The game will be available in European markets a few days later on March 14. Namco Bandai also announced a Collector Edition bundle which [...]
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Moto X developer edition up for sale, Verizon version costs $649.99
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The promised Moto X Developer Editions are now available in two variants: one that will work with GSM Networks while the second one is for Verizon Wireless. Last month, it was reported that Motorola will launch a developer edition of their highly customizable Moto X with 32-gigs of storage space and unlockable bootloader. The GSM [...]
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BBM for Android arrives this Saturday iOS on Sunday
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After months of speculation and rumors, the release date of BBM for Android and iOS has been confirmed by the company itself. According to BlackBerry, BBM for Android will be available for download this September 21 beginning at 7AM EDT. Your phone needs to be running Android 4.0 or later in order for the app [...]
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Ouya’s ‘Free the Games Fund’ initiative just can’t catch a break
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Ouya removes Dungeons: The Eye of Draconus from the “Free the Games Fund” program after it reached its kickstarter target with the help of a family member. Ouya’s “Free the Games Fund” sounded like such a nice idea on paper. The company would support fledgeling kickstarter projects by matching their pledges dollar for dollar, provided the [...]
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How much did ‘Grand Theft Auto V’ make on its first day on the job?
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Here’s a hint: It’s a LOT. So Grand Theft Auto V is finally out. Gamers everywhere are climbing over each other to get their hands on the open-world epic. Needless to say, the game raked in the cash on its launch day. But just how much money are we talking about? Take-Two Interactive, the publisher of [...]
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Yahoo Japan makes the search function a lot more ‘tangible’
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A new, innovative basic concept developed by Yahoo Japan elevates search functions beyond the intangible, towards what could be actually held by the user’s own hands. Named as the Hands on Search, this new idea circulates on the base premise that, up to now, search functions usually provide information either in digital worded form, or [...]
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BlackBerry considers letting go 40% of workforce
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BlackBerry may lay off up to 40% of its workforce, according to the Wall Street Journal. The Canadian handset maker has been treading shark infested waters ever since Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android product clicked with consumers.  The company is barely hanging on as smartphone shoppers continue to overlook BlackBerry’s latest handsets and OS. Internally, [...]
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Orbital Sciences catches up to SpaceX, becomes second private company to send cargo to ISS
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The race to space and huge NASA contracts is becoming more intense now that Orbital Sciences has entered the picture by successfully launching its own cargo vessel up to the International Space Station. Not too long ago, SpaceX became the first private company to successfully launch its own cargo vessel to the International Space Station [...]
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Pandora launches new iPad app the day iTunes Radio goes live
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iTunes Radio, Apple’s new music streaming service, goes live later today. It has long been dubbed as a Pandora rival. Pandora today launched a refreshed iPad app merely hours before Apple’s service is due to go live. Today the Pandora 5.0 for iPad app has been announced. It brings a host of new features and [...]
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iOS 6.1.3/6.1.4 untethered jailbreak might be released in the near future, iH8sn0w recommends not updating to iOS 7
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Later today Apple will release iOS 7 to the public. People who want to have the ability to jailbreak their devices are wondering what exactly they’re supposed to do. iH8sn0w, a popular figure in the jailbreak arena, recommends that they don’t update to iOS 7 right away. Recently there has been a lot of talk [...]
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iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 could feature fingerprint sensors
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A report from DigiTimes hints at the possibility of Apple’s upcoming full-sized and mini iPads featuring a fingerprint sensor embedded into their home buttons, similar to the iPhone 5s. The report doesn’t specifically state that a fingerprint scanner will be included; instead, it simply cites Taiwan-based component makers in claiming that the new iPads will have [...]
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Nvidia announces the Tegra Note reference tablet
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Nvidia has announced the Tegra Note tablet today. The device runs Android and comes with a stylus. It will be available starting at $199 later this year. The Tegra Note features Nvidia’s Tegra 4, which means a quad-core Cortex-A15 CPU combined with a 72-core GeForce GPU. The device comes with a 7-inch IPS screen with [...]
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BBM for Android and iOS release date rumored for September 20
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The BlackBerry Messenger app for Android and iPhone might be releasing on the respective app stores this Friday, September 20, according to the latest rumor. There’s been a lot of talk surrounding the cross-platform BBM app recently, with a BlackBerry official even confirming that the app was submitted to the App Store more than two [...]
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G.Skill breaks 4GHz barrier with its quad-channel DDR3 RAM
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G.Skill says its TridentX memory kit hit 4073 MHz after some serious overclocking and plenty of LN2. G.Skill has always been known as the king of the overclockers. The enthusiast RAM maker has broken another barrier with its quad-channel TridentX RAM kit, hitting 4073 MHz. G.Skill said it accomplished this incredible feat using the new [...]
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Sony launches the Xperia Z1 in India
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Sony launched its latest flagship, the Xperia Z1, in India on Wednesday. The 5-inch handset will cost $710 (₹44,990) in the country and will be available in stores starting today. Samsung launched the Galaxy Note 3 in India yesterday, and Sony has followed suit a day later by launching the Xperia Z1 in the country. [...]
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The Snapdragon is under siege
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VR-Zone sat down with John Stefanac, Qualcomm’s man in southeast Asia and the Pacific, to talk about Qualcomm, LTE, and the game of thrones in the mobile sector. For a better part of the mobile revolution, Qualcomm was the king of the castle because it was the only real player in said castle. Sure, there [...]
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HTC One Max benchmark score spotted online
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Leaks confirm that the One Max uses the Snapdragon S4 Pro APQ8064T 1.7GHz processor, not the Snapdragon 800 as previously rumored. When the HTC One Max hits the market, will there be anything we don’t know about it? The majority of the specs for the phablet-sized phone were leaked via a Weibo user earlier this [...]
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Brace yourselves, the first iPhone 5C clone is already here… and it’s cringeworthy
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Guess who’s back, back again, Goophone’s back, tell a friend. Cheesy opening, I know, but when dealing with the world’s first Apple iPhone 5C clone, manufactured by none other than the king of clones, it just feels right. But even if Goophone’s skills, dedication and proficiency in design piracy have become notorious a long time [...]
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BlackBerry Z30 goes official with 5-inch screen and BlackBerry OS 10.2
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Following months of rumors and leaks, the latest addition to BlackBerry’s smartphone lineup, the BlackBerry Z30, has been officially announced. The Z30 has a 5-inch Super AMOLED display, the largest BlackBerry has ever put on a smartphone, and it is also the fastest, thanks to a 1.7GHz processor with quad-core graphics (likely the Snapdragon S4 [...]
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