Thursday, October 30, 2014

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 10/30/2014

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Motorola and LG are quick out of the gate with preliminary Android 5.0 update plans
Android 5.0
Motorola has enough lollipops stocked to last it no less than nine Android 5.0 updating waves, while LG currently has its sights set merely on its latest two flagship devices. It’s raining plans and promises, our Android-loving readers and friends, as Google begins to send hardware manufacturers Android Lollipop source code for customization and optimization....

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Samsung inadvertently confirms Galaxy Note 10.1 (2015), mum’s the word on specs
galaxy-note-10.1-2014
Samsung’s job for 2014 may not be done yet, according to fresh speculation floating around, and last year’s mind-blowing Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet could be in for an even more breathtaking sequel. There were two things that made Samsung’s pre-IFA Unpacked press event special and unusual this year. First, an experimental, limited take on the...

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Fitbit goes all in with Charge, Charge HR activity trackers, Surge fitness ‘super watch’
Fitbit trio
Proving it has quickly become a name to be reckoned with in the blossoming wearable scene even for marketing juggernauts like Apple or Samsung, Fitbit has taken the wraps off three new fitness-focused gadgets, ranging from basic to… a little more advanced. Fitbit is not yet ready to take on the complexity and swankiness of...

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Researchers upgrade fiber tech to transmit data at 255 Terabits/s
Atlantic Fibre Optics
Researchers at the Eindhoven University of Technology and the University of Central Florida have successfully transmitted data over a new type of fiber at a blistering speed of 255 Terabits per second. The new fiber consists of 7 cores as supposed to the 1 core that standard, state-of-the-art, fibers currently carry. Furthermore, the researchers also implemented...

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Rumor: Sony looking to take on Microsoft, Samsung in 12+ inch tablet sector
sony-xperia-z2-tablet
Current demand hardly justifies new pushes from mobile players in the not-so-mobile 12-inch tablet scene, but Sony reportedly sees great potential there, as do Samsung or Microsoft. PCs are not dead, there’re merely transforming and adapting to new trends. Convertibles might well be the next big thing in tech, or we could see gargantuan tablets...

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Lenovo enters wearable arena with basic, non-Android Wear-running Smartband
Lenovo-Smartband
Lenovo’s first Smartband has been a long time coming, making the rumor rounds and stopping by the FCC in recent months, and now it’s official at last. Say what you will about Lenovo’s tablet and convertible laptop endeavors, but there’s no denying the China-based tech giant is trying hard to come up with unique products....

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