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4K PC Launch Trailer Unleashed as Ryse: Son of Rome Releases on Steam
Announced back in August, Crytek's former Xbox One exclusive Ryse: Son of Rome has finally released for PC via Steam. Along with including all previously released DLC, the PC version also has full 4K support, if you happen to own a 4K monitor or a GTX 900 Series card and wish to utilize Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR). So I guess it only makes sense that the official PC Launch Trailer is available in 4K (2160p) and 1440p for your viewing pleasure; and viewing pleasure it is, indeed.
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Explore the Lowlands of Far Cry 4's Kyrat
Ubisoft is publishing a new series of Far Cry 4 videos that will introduce us to the various regions of Kyrat. "Each of the three major biomes in the game will be vastly different, both in looks and gameplay." The first video shows us the Lowlands, a massive region of rolling hilltops, local villages, and wetland marshes. It's also the home of brutal psychopath Paul de Pleur, the leader of Pagan Min's royal army. Couple that with some deadly wildlife, like bears and honey badgers, and you'll certainly have your hands full.
Source: UbiBlog
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Netflix Raises Subscription Costs for 4K Content
Netflix has quietly raised its subscription rates for customers looking to stream 4K Ultra High Definition content. According to a Netflix spokesperson, new subscribers, or current subscribers with newly purchased 4K UHD TVs, will now be charged $11.99 per month to be able to stream 4K content on up to four devices simultaneously. This represents an increase of $4 a month for Netflix subscribers that signed up for the service prior to May 9, 2014, and an increase of $3 a month for those who signed up after the recent price increase. The spokesperson did reveal however that current subscribers already paying for 4K content, who began their subscription prior to August 12, 2014, will be grandfathered into the older $7.99 per month plan until August 12, 2016.
The price hike for 4K content comes shortly after Netflix made paid agreements with Comcast and Verizon that allows subscribers to both broadband providers to fully utilize their Internet speeds to access and stream 4K content.
Source: HD Guru
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Will Arnett Reprising His Role in Lego Batman Movie
Unsurprisingly, Batman's appearance in The Lego Movie was quite the hit. So much so that Warner Bros. is now planning a spin-off Lego Batman movie, fast-tracked for a 2017 release. Will Arnett will be returning as the voice behind our beloved Dark Knight, while The Lego Movie animation supervisor Chris McKay will be directing the film with Seth Grahame-Smith writing the screenplay. The Lego Movie 2 is being pushed back as a result.
While 2017 is a long ways away, if you want a Lego Batman fix sooner, you can always grab LEGO Batman 3: Beyond Gotham next month.
Source: Hollywood Reporter
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Dragon Age: Inquisition PC Specs Revealed with New PC-specific Screenshots
If you want to play one of the most highly anticipated games of the year the way it's meant to be played, you're going to want to grab the PC version and make sure you system is up to snuff. Electronic Arts has revealed the PC system requirements for Dragon Age: Inquisition, and it's actually not too bad...
Recommended:
OS: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit
CPU: AMD six core CPU @ 3.2 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 3.0 GHz
System RAM: 8 GB
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 7870 or R9 270, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Graphics Memory: 2 GB
Hard Drive: 26 GB
DirectX 11
OS: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit
CPU: AMD six core CPU @ 3.2 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 3.0 GHz
System RAM: 8 GB
Graphics Card: AMD Radeon HD 7870 or R9 270, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660
Graphics Memory: 2 GB
Hard Drive: 26 GB
DirectX 11
Minimum:
OS: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit
CPU: AMD quad core CPU @ 2.5 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 2.0 GHz
System RAM: 4 GB
Graphics CARD: AMD Radeon HD 4870, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Graphics Memory: 512 MB
Hard Drive: 26 GB
DirectX 10
Along with the system requirements, EA posted an
article discussing the PC version of the game, ensuring us that "BioWare
is a developer whose roots are in PC gaming, [so] you can bet this
version of Inquisition is the real deal." The game has been fine-tuned
for keyboard and mouse play, features a ton of visual and interface
options to tweak, supports 4K resolution, and supports AMD Mantle. The
Xbox 360 controller is officially supported as well, if you'd
inexplicably rather use that.OS: Windows 7 or 8.1 64-bit
CPU: AMD quad core CPU @ 2.5 GHz, Intel quad core CPU @ 2.0 GHz
System RAM: 4 GB
Graphics CARD: AMD Radeon HD 4870, NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Graphics Memory: 512 MB
Hard Drive: 26 GB
DirectX 10
Dragon Age: Inquisition will launch on November 18 in North America and November 21 in Europe for PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360. The Standard Edition costs $59.99 for all platforms, while a Deluxe Edition is available for $69.99 and includes the following bonus content: Flames of the Inquisition Armor, Flames of the Inquisition Armored Mount, Skyhold Throne, Red Hart Halla, Bog Unicorn, and the digital soundtrack. Pre-ordering either version grants you some nice fiery weapons from the Flames of the Inquisition Arsenal.
Source: Origin News
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Learn About the World Within The Evil Within
Bethesda Softworks has published a third in-depth trailer and blog post for its survival horror The Evil Within, entitled "The World Within". Shifting planes of distorted reality, hordes of gruesome enemies, and deadly puzzles all await you in The Evil Within. And then there's main antagonist Ruvik, who I must say reminds me a lot of F.E.A.R.'s Alma in the way he just appears out of nowhere to creep you out.
Source: Press Release and Bethesda Blog
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New Probe for Measuring Electric Fields Created
Many devices and technologies rely on electric fields in one way or another, which makes it important to know the fields involved. To that end, researchers at NIST and the University of Michigan have developed a new electric field probe that uses some powerful quantum properties.
At the heart of the probe is a cylinder containing atoms that have been put into high-energy, Rydberg states using red and blue lasers. In these states, the rubidium or cesium atoms are extremely sensitive and reactive to electromagnetic fields, with electric fields altering the frequencies of light they absorb. This use of quantum mechanics actually makes the system self-calibrating, improving its precision. This allows it to measure field strengths as low as 0.8 millivolts per meter, which is 100 times weaker than conventional methods can measure. The range of frequencies it can measure reaches from 1 to 500 GHz, covering radio, microwave, millimeter-wave, and sub terahertz bands, but it may be possible to reach up to 1 THz.
For the time being the probe is tabletop sized, but by using photonic structures, it should be possible to shrink it down, possibly allowing it to be part of a NIST on a chip. Potential uses include testing and calibrating antennas, sensors, biomedical, and nanoelectronic systems, as well as enable the development of future devices.
Source: NIST
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AMD Releases Catalyst 14.9.1 Beta Driver
Version 14.9 of the AMD Catalyst Software Suite was released to the masses on September 29. Due to issues that have been found since its release, AMD has just pushed an update to the Catalyst driver, known as version 14.9.1 beta. The latest beta driver resolves some general issues such as the Catalyst Control Center intermittently crashing with error popup messages, the driver installation randomly crashing or hanging, and an intermittent black screen or BSOD on reboot after driver installation. Catalyst 14.9.1 beta also fixes random hangs or BSOD when enabling or disabling quad Crossfire, intermittent hangs when launching Sniper Elite 3 with quad Crossfire, and random hangs or BSOD when launching Battlefield 4 in quad Crossfire.
AMD Catalyst 14.9.1 Beta is available for immediate download in both 32-bit and 64-bit form.
Source: AMD
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New Particle May help Explain a Fundamental Force
One of the curious facts physics has given us is that there are only four fundamental forces in the Universe. The gravitational force, electromagnetic force, weak nuclear force, and strong nuclear force are all that exist, with everything we may experience being the results of these. Both gravity and the electromagnetic force are pretty well understood, while the nuclear forces are trickier to grasp. A new discovery by researchers at the University of Warwick however, may change that with regards to the strong force.
While gravity dominates on the large scale and electromagnetism covers how molecules interact with each other, as well as how electrons bind to nuclei, the strong nuclear force explains how quarks in protons and neutron stay together. It is so strong that it contributes more to the mass of a proton than the quarks that comprise it. The math behind the force are very complicated though and not well understood, in part because it is difficult to test predictions with experiments. That may change though thanks to the discovery of Ds3*(2860)-, which contains a charm quark and has a spin of 3. Charm quarks are heavier than the up and down quarks in protons and neutrons, making them easier to run calculations for. Having spin 3 is useful as a way to easily identify the particle.
The hope is that it will be possible to use Ds3*(2860)- as a benchmark for testing theories concerning the strong nuclear force. The particle was discovered from data from the LHC, and now there is hope that other new particles will be discovered that could help explain the weak nuclear force. Eventually such work may even provide answers for why there is more matter than antimatter.
Source: University of Warwick
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Symantec Announces Company Split
Symantec Corporation has officially confirmed that it will soon split into two public companies. The announcement comes after its Board of Directors unanimously approved to split Symantec into two independently traded companies. The first company, which will focus on information management, will consist of services such as archiving, backup and recovery, eDiscovery, information availability, and storage management. The second company, which will set its sights on security, will consist of a unified security platform that takes information from Symantec products and Norton endpoints to provide users with threat mitigation and recovery. The security business will include services such as consumer and enterprise endpoint security, data loss prevention, encryption, hosted and managed security, mobile protection, SSL certificates, user authentication, web security, and more.
According to Symantec, "Creating two standalone businesses will allow each entity to maximize its respective growth opportunities and drive greater shareholder value." Michael A. Brown, Symantec president and chief executive officer, also noted that "Taking this decisive step will enable each business to maximize its potential. Both businesses will have substantial operational and financial scale to thrive."
Source: Business Wire
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Play Store 5.0 Released by Google
In what seems like a trend for Google, after the company released updated versions of Google+ and Google Play Newsstand that brought enhanced user interfaces to the applications, the company has released version 5.0.31 of the Play Store. The latest update incorporates a brand new icon for the Play Store, new icons when selecting widgets to add to the home screen, and new notification icons, which all are based on the company’s material design. Google Play Store 5.0.31 also places the “What’s New” section closer to the top of the main application screen, allowing users to easily see what changes and fixes are included within the last update of any application.
Source: Android Police
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Amazon Plans to Open Its Own Physical Store
Dow Jones has reported that Amazon plans to open its first brick-and-mortar store this holiday season. The store is said to open on 34th Street in Manhattan, right across the street from the Empire State Building. The Amazon store will reportedly be experimental, functioning as a small warehouse that will hold limited inventory for same-day deliveries in New York, where customers can order an item online and then retrieve it from the store on the same day. The store may also showcase some of Amazon’s bestselling devices, such as the Kindle, Fire phone, and Fire TV.
While Dow Jones has released this information to the public, an Amazon spokesperson stated that "We have made no announcements about a location in Manhattan." A person familiar with the project revealed that Amazon has been looking into several cities around the United States to place a store of its own, however.
Source: CNBC
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Advertisements Are Coming to Snapchat
Snapchat, a photo messaging application that allows users to send photos and videos to friends that are deleted after a set time limit, will soon introduce advertisements to its users. Evan Spiegel, the CEO of Snapchat, noted within a discussion with Katie Couric and former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg that advertisements will be making their way to the messaging application soon. According to Spiegel, "We’re cutting through the new technology around ads to the core of it, which is telling a story." The advertisements that will make their way to Snapchat will be found within the Stories section of the application, not within its messaging service.
Source: Vanity Fair
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ECS Announces L337 Z97I-DRONE Motherboard
ECS has released a new motherboard under its L337 Gaming branding, the Z97I-DRONE. The board uses the Intel Z97 Express chipset on a mini ITX form factor motherboard. The board has two DDR3 channels that support up to 16GB, one PCIe x16 slot, and one M.2 slot for Wi-Fi or Bluetooth. Also included is the interesting "Low-to-Full USB Speed" technology that delivers "optimized 8-time faster keyboard and mouse report rate from 125Hz to 1000Hz."
Source: Press Release
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