Sunday, June 15, 2014

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 16/06/2014

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Nvidia gives up on the mainstream smartphone and tablet market
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After the failing to get smartphone vendors interested in Tegra, Nvidia’s CEO says he sees a future for the SoC in automobiles and set-top gaming boxes. We can blame MediaTek for Nvidia’s “performance oriented” Tegra SoC never catching on. That’s the view of Nvidia CEO Jen-Hsun Huang, who in an interview last month with Cnet, [...]
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Tado breathes new life into your old air conditioner
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Another climate control startup gets funded on Kickstarter. Check out how tado’s intelligent cooling control can save your energy bills and make life more comfortable with the Internet of Things. Household and enterprise climate control is one of the subtler ways through which companies and individuals are trying to make the earth greener. By reducing power [...]
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Andrew Feldman slips away during AMD reorganization
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SeaMicro founder and AMD’s server boss says it’s time to take a break, and the server unit is being left in good hands. The person in charge of AMD’s server processor business has left the company, citing the need to “recharge.” Andrew Feldman, who ran AMD’s server chip business, came to the company in 2011 [...]
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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and 10.5 go official: slimmer, lighter, brighter than ever before
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The world’s first high-resolution AMOLED tablets, Samsung’s Galaxy Tab S 8.4 and 10.5, are official at last, bringing top-notch features and sensible enough price tags to sound the alarm in Apple’s Cupertino camp. Mere months after introducing possibly their strongest iPad rivals to date, the Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, 10.1 and Note Pro 12.2, Samsung [...]
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E3 2014: Razer CEO says Project Christine is still a go — but don’t hold your breath
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Talks with OEMs continue, but progress on the ambitious project is slow. Back in January at CES, Razer introduced a proof-of-concept chassis called Project Christine that seeks to revolutionize the very idea of the PC case by storing all of the computer’s components in modular slots. In the world of Project Christine, any time a [...]
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AMD undergoes big reorganization, Lisa Su appointed COO
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Reorganization shuffles executives and consolidates business units. AMD announced a large corporate reorganization Thursday which saw Lisa Su, the company’s former general manager of global business and usual anchor of corporate keynotes, moved up to Chief Operating Officer and all of AMD’s major business units consolidated into two groups. “During the past two years, we [...]
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iPad’s rumored split-screen multitasking feature exists, demoed on video
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An incomplete version of the split-screen multitasking for the iPad has been demoed on video, confirming that Apple has been working on the feature for some time. A leaked video has confirmed that split-screen multitasking is certainly going to be a feature in iOS, even though it might not be ready yet for an official reveal. [...]
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E3 2014: ‘Yoshi’s Woolly World’ is the fluffiest Wii U game yet
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Come and join Mario’s beloved dinosaur on another adventure in a cute magical world of woolly strings. So you think Kirby’s Epic Yarn is already cute and fluffy eh? Wait until you see Nintendo’s latest cutesy creation. Yoshi’s Woolly World takes us on another adventure with Mario’s iconic dino partner Yoshi. While the concept of [...]
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Intel has a $1.4 billion problem in Europe
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 Intel has been slapped with a big fine in Europe for impeding AMD’s ability to fairly compete in the market — but what are the implications for Intel’s mobile strategy? Intel’s strategy of giving computer vendors rebates to exclusively take Intel chips was once again ruled unlawful by the European Union’s competition regulator, as the regulator [...]
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Next iPad Air with upgraded processor and cameras reportedly ready for production
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Sources for the Korean media suggest the new iPad Air will feature Apple’s new A8 processor and an 8-megapixel camera, while keeping the design of the current model. The next-generation iPad Air is reportedly ready for production, with display components going into mass production this month, followed by other major parts like the camera and [...]
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E3 2014: id’s new ‘Doom’ teaser takes us back to hell
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Bethsoft revealed a brand new teaser for the re-vitalized Doom, and we're proud to say that it's just as demonic as ever.
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MIPS is still an Imagination
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Last summer, Imagination’s CEO Hossein Yassaie said his company was after 25 percent of the processor market within a half- decade. Now, is it any closer to moving away from Powerpoint slides? Last year Imagination CEO Hossein Yassaie, hot off the purchase of MIPS, laid out an aggressive plan to shake up the mobile market: [...]
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E3 2014: Final Fantasy VII G-Bike for Android and iOS revealed
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Square Enix let’s you ride the roads of nostalgia with a remake of one of the most memorable mini-games in Final Fantasy VII. At long last, Square Enix grants its fans the much awaited remake of Final Fantasy VII. Well, sort of. Actually just one of the mini-games in the game itself. But what the [...]
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Samsung Galaxy Note 4 tipped as Quad HD powerhouse with S805 SoC, OIS cam
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Samsung Galaxy Note 3’s highly anticipated successor is unlikely to break cover before IFA, but precious hardware intelligence has already begun to trickle out, including top-notch stuff such as Quad HD display resolution and Snapdragon 805 power. As Samsung perpetually raises the performance bar with each new Galaxy S and Note iteration, you’d think one [...]
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LG G Watch specs, release date and pricing details leak online
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LG’s upcoming Android Wear smartwatch is tipped for an early July release, with features such as 36 hours of standby time and a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor. The specs of the LG G Watch have been leaked through what are presumably pages from the device’s manual, with a separate leak offering details on its release date [...]
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‘GTA V’ PS3 vs. PS4 graphics comparison reveals amazing visual upgrades
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Comparing GTA V's older PS3 screenshots to images from the new PS4 announce trailer is almost like comparing apples and oranges.
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Samsung Galaxy S5 mini gets pictured and thoroughly detailed ahead of release
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The diminutive, mid-range alternative to Samsung’s full-sized, high-end Galaxy S5 may not be official yet, but it really holds no secrets anymore, in the wake of an exhaustive feature exposé and high-resolution photo shoot. The Galaxy S5 mini has never been much of a secret. Both the S3 and S4 got the pocket-sized doppelganger treatment, [...]
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Mario Maker recreates Mario, in your own hands
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Nintendo unveils Mario Maker, the game that puts the entire world of Mario into the gamer’s own hands. Mario nowadays may be enjoying the wonders of 3D graphics, but there’s still something special and nostalgic about his good old sidescrolling days. Nintendo have indeed maintained the spirit of Super Mario Bros’. old gameplay mechanics through [...]
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Taiwan’s Jimmy Lin once again finds himself with an unreleased iPhone
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The singing, dancing, driving superstar of Taipei posed with what appears to be an iPhone 6 on Weibo recently. The much-rumored iPhone 6 is expected out later this year. Almost every aspect of the phone has already been leaked — as is the tradition with upcoming hotly anticipated Apple products. Keeping with that tradition, Taiwanese [...]
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E3 2014: Sony reveals PlayStation TV, PS Now beta details and YouTube sharing
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Sony unloads a bevy of new software and hardware updates including a Westernized PS Vita TV, PS Now beta details, and YouTube sharing on the PS4.
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