Thursday, February 19, 2015

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 2/20/2015

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LG G Flex 2 headed to the US on March 13
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US carrier Sprint could be the first to make the G Flex 2 available for sale.  The LG G Flex 2 is the first commercially available smartphone powered by the Snapdragon 810 chipset, but its availability has been limited to South Korea since it was made official at CES last month. An international release date...

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BlackBerry 10.3.1 update is rolling out to existing BlackBerry 10 devices
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The small version change brings a slew of major features. BlackBerry isn’t finding it easy courting consumers into buying smartphones running BlackBerry 10, but the Canadian company is supporting those who did buy such a device with the BlackBerry 10.3.1 update. The update is rolling out to all existing BlackBerry 10 devices, including the BlackBerry...

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Apple Watch estimated to contain 29.16 grams of gold
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The gold itself would cost almost $850. In April the Apple Watch is finally going to be available for purchase. The basic models start from $349 but since Apple wants it to be more of a fashion accessory as opposed to just a smartwatch the company will also be selling ridiculously expensive Apple Watch Edition...

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Inbox for iOS receives iPad support
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Google’s new email application now natively supported the iPad. Just a few months back Google released a brand new email application which it claims is going to change the way how we handle emails, at least on mobile devices. The app is available on both iOS and Android platforms right now though it only allows...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab S 2 pair revealed in full, 5.4 mm profiles and 4:3 screens included
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Talk about trying to defeat Apple at its own game. If you can’t beat them, join them… and then beat them using similar but sharper weapons. That seems to be the very raison d’être of the second Samsung Galaxy Tab S generation, set to feature two members that look capable of one-upping the iPad Air...

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Sony Xperia handset with 5.2-inch 720p display pops up online
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The mysterious handset runs Android Lollipop and carries mid-range hardware. With the Xperia Z4 not expected to make an appearance at MWC next month, Sony might be focusing on the budget and mid-range market to make sure its consumers aren’t left wanting when it comes to new handsets. An Xperia phone with model number E2303 has...

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HTC essentially confirms Android 5.1 Lollipop rollout for March
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Unless Google plans to skip the 5.1 step outside of Asia, and leap straight to 5.2 for some reason. As if mobile enthusiasts didn’t have enough puzzles to piece together, with MWC 2015 nigh and Samsung and HTC trying their best to keep the S6 and One M9 mysteries going, Big G is feeding us...

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Quad HD HTC Butterfly 3 tipped for H2 release, HTC tablet out in Q2-Q3
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That’s a pretty imprecise timeline, but at least we know the third-gen Butterfly won’t cannibalize early One M9 sales. Technically, the jury is still out on a myriad of “Hima” specifications and features, screen resolution included. After all, it’s not over until the fat lady sings or, in this case, until the likable Peter Chou...

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Sub $200 Asus Zenfone 2 variant with 5-inch 720p display coming soon
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The Asus Zenfone 2 went official at CES this year and is expected to go on sale very soon. However, it seems that a third variant of the Zenfone 2 is also likely to join the existing 5.5” variants as the Asus Zenfone 2 ZE500CL model has been uncovered now. A few days earlier we...

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Acer XG270HU gaming monitor announced with 144hz refresh rate & AMD Freesync
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Acer has announced a new gaming monitor with a fast 144Hz refresh rate and support for AMD Freesynch. The 27-inch monitor boasts of WQHD 2560 x 1440 resolution and comes with a stylish edge-to-edge frameless design. The XG270HU monitor is in fact a variant of the XB270HU monitor announced by Acer at CES this year...

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Samsung introduces industry’s first eMMC 5.1 flash memory lineup
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Samsung today announced the industry’s first eMMC 5.1 based flash memory chips that bring improved NAND performance to mobile devices. The newly announced eMMC 5.1 chips come in three storage capacities – 16, 32, and 64GB. Samsung claims that these new chips support maximum write speeds of up to 125MB/s. That is significantly higher than...

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Nexus 5 spotted running Android 5.1 and 5.2 (?!) in benchmarks
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One of those software builds is right around the corner, while the other might just be starting pre-release testing. The plot thickens in regards to Google’s immediate Lollipop development plans, as a Geekbench listing seems to confirm Android 5.1 is headed to Nexus devices worldwide. So much for that wild theory about the update possibly...

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Even Micromax jumps on Lollipop bandwagon with Canvass Xpress update
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Clearly, the 4.5-inch FWVGA device is no powerhouse, but with Android 5.0 now running the software show, it should be silky smooth. The most recent Android distribution charts tell us just 1.6 percent of active platform soldiers are on the latest, tastiest OS flavor, which makes adoption infuriatingly slow, as 5.0 source code was made...

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Sony Xperia Z3 could soon get its Android Lollipop update
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The phone’s Lollipop update has been certified by the Wi-Fi alliance. Sony was pretty quick with launching a phone with Android 5.0 out of the box, but when it comes existing devices, the Japanese company is probably the only major OEM to not have updated a single device to Lollipop yet. Sony did promise to bring...

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iCloud support added to Office for iOS
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Save files directly to iCloud straight from Office for iOS apps. Microsoft has done a good job of opening up its suite of productivity software to other platforms. The Office for iOS apps are pretty powerful and are more than capable of getting things done on Apple’s smartphones and tablets. Last year Microsoft took one...

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Apple patents a virtual reality headset for iPhone
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Will be quite similar to the Gear VR. Virtual reality headsets that have their own computing components and displays tend to be expensive as well as tough to develop. Smartphone manufacturers have taken a slightly different route to enable their customers to enjoy VR content. They develop a headset that can use the display and computing components...

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Asus launches a new FonePad 7 with Lollipop and 4G connectivity
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Android 5.0 and support for calls over 4G networks is the latest FonePad’s claim to fame.  With the Asus Zenfone 2 and the optical zoom-toting Zenfone Zoom made official at CES last month, the Taiwanese manufacturer has turned its attention to tablets and has unveiled its latest FonePad 7. Like previous FonePads (which all have the same name...

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