Monday, October 27, 2014

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 10/28/2014

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Golden Google Inbox invite fetches decent money on eBay
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If you’re trying to get in the Google Inbox club, don’t worry you’ll get in—eventually. The nerdy bouncers at Google are stiff-arming a lot of people trying to get in on the Inbox action, and those without the coveted invites will have to get in line like the rest of us. The search giant has...

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New HIV discovery could keep virus sleeping
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Researchers from the Salk Institute for Biological Studies (SIBS) may have found the key to stopping the HIV-1 engine from starting. HIV is a deadly virus that remains dormant until conditions are favorable for it to begin replication and eventually knocking out the immune system. It is a long this same train of thought that...

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LG G3 Screen with LG’s in-house mobile processor goes official
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The G3 Screen acts as the launching platform for the Korean manufacturer’s first mobile application processor. Not to be left behind Samsung in the market for octa-core mobile processors, LG has unveiled the LG G3 Screen, a variant of the company’s current flagship that is powered by the company’s new NUCLUN mobile processor. It’s an octa-core chip...

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LG G Watch R availability further detailed, coming to Google Play in weeks
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The “new benchmark for wearables”, as LG boldly describes it, will go on sale in select European markets in early November, followed by North America, Asia and the CIS “soon after”. It’s time. No pun intended, but it’s time for a new timepiece. One that’s both stylish and actually looks like something non-geeks would have...

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Researchers build Oculus-equipped moon rover so kids can land on the moon
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Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University want to send kids to the moon using the Oculus Rift. Daniel Shafrir and his colleagues at CMU are working on a lunar rover that kids can control using the Oculus Rift. The team, aptly named Astrobotic Technology, aims to get their hands on a $30 million prize from Google,...

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Facebook tells users to get a Rooms
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Facebook wants you to get a room, virtually. The social media goliath just launched Rooms, an app that lets users congregate anonymously to discuss things that are relevant to them. Users are sent QR Code that identifies each Room, so anyone that’s not part of the secret society can’t access the content. The app itself...

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Apple Pay can be used outside the U.S.
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A simple tweak allows you to use Apple Pay outside the U.S. Apple Pay has gone live in the U.S. and already millions of people have made purchases using this new service. This payments service is currently available only in the U.S. but Apple does have plans of expanding it to other countries around the world. So...

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In-store availability of new iPads confirmed
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Apple has confirmed that iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 are now available at some of its retail locations. Just last week Apple unveiled two new tablets and opened up pre-orders for both iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 on October 17th. Those who ordered their units online have already started receiving them...

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Apple Pay users complain about being charged twice for purchases
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Customers who have used a Bank of America card with this service have complained about double charging. On Monday Apple Pay went live with the release of iOS 8.1. The launch has not gone smoothly though as already a couple of bugs have appeared. Apple has said that it is working to address the issues and...

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iCloud security warning issued
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Warning comes in the wake of purported man-in-the-middle attack on iCloud users in China. It has been widely reported over the past few days that iCloud users in China are being hit with man-in-the-middle attacks that are meant to steal users’ information. China has denied any wrongdoing but the country has been blamed for sanctioning...

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iPad Air 2 teardown confirms 2 GB RAM, smaller battery, lousy repairability
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You can’t have it all, so while Apple doubles down on RAM at long last for the “lighter than air” new iPad, battery capacity wanes and repairability remains a great hassle. Curious to see exactly what lies beneath the slim, stylish hood of the just-released iPad Air 2? Don’t even think about prying it open...

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