Tuesday, October 22, 2013

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 10/23/2013

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Report: Xbox One’s headset adapter required for both new and old headsets
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A recent report from Turtle Beach indicates that Microsoft's headset adapter for the Xbox One isn't just for old headsets, but also new ones, and the audio firm confirms that all of their new headsets will come packed with the adapter in Q1 2014.
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EA working on ‘high-end’ Battlefield mobile game
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Electronic Arts’ head of mobile development Frank Gibeau shared details of a new “high-end” Battlefield game for mobile devices in an interview with The New York Times. A mobile version of Battlefield 4 will be launching along side the PC and console version of the game when its released on October 29, according to EA’s head of mobile [...]
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YouTube gaming critic lashes out at game developers for ‘censorship’
A screencap from TotalBiscuit's followup video on the events that happened, here it claims to give people free keys to the game in exchange for GreenLight votes, necessary to get the game published on Steam.
Gaming critic and commentator TotalBiscuit has lashed out at game developer Wild Games for taking his video down, and iterated YouTube’s need to protect the rights of content creators on the site.     Outspoken game critic John Bain, who broadcasts on YouTube under the nom-de-web “TotalBiscuit”, recently uploaded a first impressions video criticizing a [...]
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Honda wants to do away with human valets, working on completely automated parking system
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Valet parkers, or people who park cars professionally, may soon have less to do if Honda’s automated valet service comes out of testing and gets installed at various locales. Multiple firms in the automotive sector are pursuing technologies that will do away with the ‘driving’ aspect of a car.  These technologies are of course deeply [...]
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BBM for Android and iPhone to resume rollout in the ‘next few hours’

BlackBerry has announced that BBM for Android and iPhone will start rolling out in a few hours. The rollout will resume sometime later today (or tomorrow, depending on your time zone), and the app will be available on Google Play and the App Store. However, unlike the short-lived launch a few weeks ago, users won’t [...]
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Google Hangouts for iOS gets Google Voice calling capability
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Google’s latest update to the Hangouts iOS apps enables making and receiving Google Voice calls. Users worldwide also get free calls to the U.S. and Canada. Google has released an update to its Hangouts app for iOS that enables calling telephone numbers in the U.S. and Canada. This is a move seen as not quite [...]
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Facebook experiencing worldwide outage
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Facebook functionality has been limited since approximately 8:30 PM China time, 8:30 AM Eastern Standard Time. Update 11 PM China Standard Time: Some users in North America are reporting that their Facebook accounts have been restored. Users in Asia are still reporting outages. You can still log on to Facebook.com, but good luck doing anything on [...]
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Nokia ‘Guru’ music player leaked, looks like Apple’s iPod Shuffle
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Evleaks has leaked a picture of Nokia’s ‘Guru’ music player, an iPod Shuffle-like portable music player.  Nokia World, where the company is expected to unveil the Lumia 1520, the Lumia 2520 Windows RT tablet, numerous Asha devices, and the Guru, is only a few hours away, and the rumor mill is working at full steam. [...]
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Twitter to pull the plug on its #Music app
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Twitter is planning to kill its #Music application, after abysmal user growth and activity on the music discovery platform.  Twitter is gearing up for its initial public offering, and the social network has been drumming up different strategies in achieving growth and improving revenues (the company is currently not profitable). As part of this strategy-building, [...]
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John Carmack: ‘Mantle only became interesting because of their dual console wins’
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Developer and Oculus Rift CTO is critical of AMD’s upcoming API. AMD’s backtracking on Mantle — taking the API from a cross-platform development tool to ease the transition of code between PC and console on GCN hardware to a tool that allows for a more “console-like developer environment” — has killed one developer’s enthusiasm for [...]
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Li-Fi making new advancments
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Chinese scientists have created a Li-Fi device which uses light from an LED to provide 150Mbps connectivity, and hope to demonstrate the technology next month. Scientists in Shanghai are preparing to show off their advancements in “Li-Fi”, Wi-Fi technology that provides connectivity through light. The technology focuses around the concept that that light should be [...]
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Ketchuppp helps you hang out with your friends more
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Ketchuppp is an app that alerts you when your friends are nearby, giving you the opportunity to meet for a quick catch-up. It’s becoming more and more common to hear people talking about how our lives are centered around our smart phones, tablets and computers; how we don’t socialize for real anymore, instead deteriorating at [...]
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HTC bosses rave about upcoming ‘disruptive’ tablet, confirm wearable technology interest
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Despite pushing the envelope like no other smartphone OEM in terms of designs and build quality with the One, One mini and max, HTC’s financial slump continues as the Taiwanese keep losing market share not only against traditional rivals Samsung and Apple, but also Huawei or ZTE. As a logical consequence, CEO Peter Chou has [...]
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Scout leaders who destroyed rock formation face charges
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Three boy scout leaders toppled a Jurassic rock formation in Utah and posted a video about it on YouTube. They’re now facing criminal charges. Goblin Valley State Park in Utah has a collection of fascinating geological formations which date back to the Jurassic Period 145 to 170 million years ago. The formations are a series [...]
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IBM brain computer runs on electronic blood
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In an effort to emulate the human brain, IBM has created a computer that delivers power and cooling through the same liquid system. IBM has announced a new prototype computer that is cooled and powered via an electrolyte liquid, a kind of electronic blood. The system, called “redox flow” aims to emulate the human brain [...]
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Mixing nanoparticles creates customized materials
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Scientists have discovered a way to combine nanoparticles into composites, using DNA as the paste between them. Scientists at the Brookhaven National Laboratory have figured out a way to mix and match different nanoparticles to create interesting composites. By combining particles with different optical, magnetic or chemical properties, they can manufacture new multifunctional materials for [...]
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Nokia Lumia 929 for Verizon tipped as 5-inch 1520 with Full HD, 20 MP cam and S800
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It’s no big secret Nokia messed up the timing of its glitzy Abu Dhabi “World” event, what with Apple looking to intro two new iPads pretty much simultaneously. But what if we’re in for some whopping surprises from the Finns and Cupertino will end up overshadowed after all? Granted, it’s a long shot, more so [...]
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Windows RT 8.1 update pulled due to boot issues on some devices
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Nothing ever seems to go right when it comes to Windows RT. A serious hitch has affected the rollout of the Windows RT 8.1 update for Microsoft’s ARM-based tablet operating system. The update was made available to Windows RT users on Saturday, October 19th, but was pulled on the same day – the reason is [...]
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CyanogenMod Pro and Community versions detailed, along with new features
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The Cyanogen team announced that CyanogenMod will be available in two versions in the future, and have also detailed a host of new features that will be making their way to the custom ROM for Android devices. The Cyanogen team announced at Big Android BBQ 2013 that they will be launching two versions of their [...]
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Lumia 1520 specs confirmed by official Nokia store in China
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Nokia has listed the Lumia 1520 on one of its official online stores, confirming some of the oft-rumored hardware details. The Lumia 1520 is just a day away from being officially announced, but it is already listed on the company’s online store Tmall in China. An infographic on the listing confirms that the Lumia 1520 [...]
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