Thursday, May 28, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Tech Report) 5/29/2015





Perception first-person explorer puts players in a blind
Now, here's something refreshing that we don't get to see every day. The Deep End Games has unveiled Perception, a first-person horror/exploration game with a blind main character.
Players assume the role of Cassie Thornton, who visits an estate with a "Presence" that won't let her leave. So far, so cliché. However, the whole blindness angle looks ...
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Leak claims Skylake Xeons have up to 28 cores, new memory architecture
Ready for another leaked slide deck detailing unannounced products? EXPreview has posted official-looking documents spelling out Intel's plans for Xeon processors based on its upcoming Skylake architecture. The chips aren't due until 2017, according to the leak, and there appears to be quite a lot of goodness in store.
The new Xeons will purportedly be part of a Purley platform that's billed as the "biggest platform advancement since Nehalem." According to the slides, they will have up to 28 cores with ...
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Microsoft is bringing a little slice of Windows 10 to Android, iOS
A major theme of Windows 10 is the consistent experience provided across various devices and screen sizes, from phones to tablets to full-blown desktop PCs. Microsoft even wants to make some of the Windows 10 universe available to those who aren't using Windows Mobile (that is to say, most of us). To make this possible, Win10 will include a Phone Companion app to help Android and iOS users set up the right Microsoft cloud services on their devices. Microsoft will also release a version of its Cortana personal assistant for those operating systems.
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The Verge parent Vox Media acquires Re/code
Two titans of the tech news sphere—The Verge and Re/code—will soon operate under the same umbrella. Re/code chiefs Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher announced yesterday that the site is being acquired by Vox Media, parent company of The Verge, and that it'll continue to operate independently under the new management.
One could be forgiven for wondering how the two publications will manage the apparent overlap in their missions. To that end, The Verge's editor-in-chief, Nilay Patel, has laid out a vision for how the ...
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Charter Communications to acquire Time Warner Cable
One month after Comcast abandoned its takeover bid, Time Warner Cable has found another buyer. According to the New York Times, Charter Communications has agreed to cough up $56.7 billion for the company. When combined with a separate deal to swallow Bright House Networks, the acquisition will reportedly give Charter 24 million customers—just shy of the 27 million serviced by market leader Comcast.
The merger would help Charter compete with its larger rival, but regulatory approval is still required. Reuters says Federal ...
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