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IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 5/14/2015

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Samsung unintentionally reveals its round smartwatch ‘Orbis’
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A few days back, we learnt that Samsung plans to release its first round smartwatch by September this year, along with the Galaxy Note 5. Today, new details on the Samsung ‘Orbis’ have arrived, revealing the device’s design, user-interface, and key features. Samsung released the next-generation Gear smartwatch SDK to developers today and that’s exactly...

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Moto 360 successor allegedly certified by Bluetooth SIG
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Motorola could be planning to launch the Moto 360 successor soon as the smartwatch has allegedly been certified by the Bluetooth SIG (Special Interest Group). The listing on Bluetooth SIG reveals a Motorola ‘Android Device’ with model number BTMW03. That is actually quite similar to the BTMW01 model number of the Moto 360 smartwatch. So...

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Ubisoft announces Assassin’s Creed Syndicate, releasing on October 23rd
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Popular game publisher and developer Ubisoft today announced the latest game in the Assassin’s Creed franchise – Assassin’s Creed Syndicate. The story of the game revolves around Jacob Frye, a rebellious character who runs a criminal gang along with his sister Evie Frye. Assassin’s Creed Syndicate is set in the year 1868 in Victorian London....

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BitTorrent’s ‘Bleep’ messaging service now available on iOS and Android
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BitTorrent announced its Bleep instant messenger service last year but so far it wasn’t available to the general public. That changes today as BitTorrent has made the messaging client available to the public. Bleep is a peer-to-peer messaging app, which means it is completely secure and there is no risk of hacking, at least in...

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Intel 10nm Cannonlake CPUs to launch by Q3 2016
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According to a new leaked roadmap shared by a Russian website, Intel will be launching Cannonlake chips manufactured on a 10nm process by Q3 next year. Skylake-E processors are also expected to debut by the same time. The roadmap also confirms that Skylake will be debuting by Q4 this year. All of three processor lines...

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Move aside octa-core: MediaTek announces 10-core Helio X20 mobile CPU
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MediaTek’s latest attempt at taking over the mobile processor market is now official.  We knew it was in the making, and MediaTek has now made it official: the Chinese chip maker has announced the Helio X20, the world’s first mobile SoC with 10 processing cores. Octa-core processors have only just started becoming a norm on flagship...

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12-inch MacBook in-store availability expected later this month
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The end of May appears to be a likely timeframe. At it’s Spring Forward event in March Apple unveiled the new 12-inch MacBook which brings radical improvements to the company’s notebook lineup, with features like a Force Touch trackpad, 12-inch Retina Display, new keyboard, USB Type C port and much more. It’s available in the same...

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Apple looking to make an intervention in the car industry, apparently
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This according to Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. A few months back there were rumors that perhaps Apple is going to make an entry into the car industry. Rumors had us believing that Apple is working on an all-electric car that could potentially have autonomous driving features as well. While many analysts believe that such a...

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YU Yuphoria goes official in India with metal body, mid-range specs
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The Yuphoria is the second smartphone from Micromax to be powered by Cyanogen OS. Indian manufacturer Micromax has launched a new smartphone aimed at the budding entry-level market in the country. Dubbed the YU Yuphoria, the phone combines mid-range specs with a “flagship-like” metallic body and a price usually reserved for low-end devices. The Yuphoria is...

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Hefty list of predicted iPhone 6s/6s Plus upgrades includes 12 MP cams, 2 GB RAM
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It almost sounds like iPhone 7 and 7 Plus monikers would be more fitting for Apple’s 2015 4.7/5.5-inch duo. Cupertino’s generally predictable handheld reboot nature sure took a turn for the unexpected and risky in the fall of 2014, when the first ever “iPhablet” saw daylight. This quickly turned into perhaps the biggest blockbuster in...

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Galaxy Note 8.0 will be refused Lollipop in some markets, Samsung Gulf suggests
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The ancient S Pen-capable tablet is apparently in the same unfortunate boat as the Galaxy S4 mini and Galaxy Note 2 smartphones. Surprisingly kind with owners of modern entry-level gear and unsurprisingly thoughtful as far as newer and older flagships are concerned, Samsung’s software engineers look to have made a series of unpopular decisions regarding...

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Trio of Quad HD new Motorolas likely in the works already, headed for Verizon
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A complete lineup of new Droids, or just the one Turbo sequel, alongside a third-generation Moto X and… a big-battery phablet of sorts? They say the Nexus 6 isn’t exactly selling like hotcakes due to its somewhat restrictive size and extravagant price. Meanwhile, the Droid Turbo can’t possibly play in the same league as Samsung’s...

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Samsung treats low-end Galaxy Core Prime to surprise Lollipop makeover
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Only in Poland for the time being, but a spread throughout Europe is likely imminent, possibly followed by a swift Verizon US update. Pretty much exclusive to older and newer Android powerhouses so far, the latest iteration of Google’s mobile OS is slowly starting to make its way to the cash-strapped masses. Of course, Motorola...

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Apple overtakes Xiaomi in the Chinese market
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Apple is now the largest vendor of smartphones in one of the world’s largest and important smartphone markets. Apple’s popularity in the Chinese market has been a huge problem for Samsung in recent months, and it seems the Cupertino giant has now overtaken another big player in the country. According to IDC’s latest report, Apple...

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