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IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 5/18/2015

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Rumor details Huawei’s ‘Kirin OS’ plans & its upcoming Nexus smartphone
Huawei
According to new reports, Huawei might be working on its own mobile operating system, allegedly named ‘Kirin’ OS. Chinese website MyDrivers has released some new info on the Huawei Nexus smartphone today, in which it also mentions Huawei is currently working on its independent mobile operating system, with an aim to reduce its dependence on...

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Windows 10 won’t be free for pirates after all
Windows10
Earlier this year, Microsoft had announced that it will allow pirates a free upgrade to Windows 10. However, the Redmond based company has now made it clear that it will not be allowing free upgrades to users without a legitimate Windows license. In an official blog post on the Windows Blog, Microsoft EVP of operating...

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Bluboo X550 is the first Android Lollipop smartphone with a huge 5,300mAh battery
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New Chinese smartphone maker Bluboo today announced the launch of the Bluboo X550 phablet, touted as the world’s first Android 5.0 Lollipop 4G smartphone with a 5,300mAh capacity battery. The Bluboo X550 is a phablet and comes with a 5.5-inch display that offers a resolution of 720 x 1280, giving it a pixel density of...

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Intel Broadwell & Skylake desktop CPUs listed by online retailers, prices revealed
Intel
Intel is expected to debut the first Broadwell desktop CPUs early next month, but a few retailers have already begun listing the processors. What’s even more surprising is the fact that the desktop Skylake CPUs have been listed as well, along with the prices. Although the prices may not be final, they do give us...

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Corsair introduces 128GB DDR4 memory kits, prices start at $1755
Corsair
PC components maker Corsair today introduced the world’s first 128GB DDR4 unbuffered memory kits. The 128GB memory kits are available in Vengeance LPX and Dominator Platinum Series lines. The new 128GB (8 x 16GB) DDR4 memory kits from Corsair have been designed for Intel X99 series motherboards and support XMP 2.0. The memory kits announced...

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Xiaomi Redmi smartphone with 1080p display & octa-core chip coming soon
Xiaomi
Popular smartphone leakster upleaks is back again with some interesting new rumor today. Upleaks claims Xiaomi could soon launch a Redmi series phone with a 1080p resolution display and an octa-core MediaTek chipset. The smartphone Is allegedly codenamed ‘Hermes’ and will be the first Redmi device to pack a 1080p resolution display. Unfortunately, the exact...

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Google’s self-driving cars to be tested on public roads this summer
Google self-driving car
Google has announced that it plans to test few of its self-driving prototypes on public roads in California this summer. As part of its ‘next phase of testing’ some of the Google self-driving car prototypes will be undergoing the same testing that its existing fleet of Lexus RX450h SUVs with Google self-driving software has been...

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Intel Broadwell desktop CPUs could go official on June 2
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A few weeks back, we learnt that Intel will be coming out with the first Broadwell desktop CPUs very soon, with the Core i7-5775C and Core i5-5675C being the first CPUs to be launched. A Japanese website has now claimed that Intel will be announcing the Broadwell desktop CPU lineup on the 2nd of next...

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Analyst claims 12MP camera on iPhone 6s/6s Plus will have smaller pixels
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A few days back, a report claimed that the Apple iPhone 6s and the 6s Plus could see an upgrade in camera resolution from 8MP to 12MP. Today, an analyst has seemingly confirmed the report but also shared a slightly disappointing new info as well. Kevin Wang, Technology Research Director at IHS has confirmed that...

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Gigabyte launches Z97X-Game Plus LGA1150 motherboard
Gigabyte
Gigabyte has introduced a new LGA motherboard aimed at the gaming market. The Z97X-Game Plus is an LGA1150 motherboard that comes with a dash of green. Since the motherboard features a green color scheme, it should gel quite well with NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards. It comes with support for 5th Gen Intel Broadwell CPUs and...

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Google targets Indian education PC sector with $200 Xolo and Nexian Chromebooks
Xolo Chromebook
The Chrome OS diversification and global spread efforts continue, although there’s really nothing special about these two new web-centric machines. Encouraged by market studies from several research specialists, which found Chromebooks even more popular than Apple iPads among students and teachers worldwide, Google keeps doling out inexpensive Windows “killers.” Unfortunately, many of them lack all...

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Edge-mania escalates, with Samsung ‘looking into’ curved phone besides Note 5 Edge
Galaxy S6 Edge
Will it be a new franchise starter or “edgy” spin-off of a previous Galaxy installment? If incipient rumors regarding a predictable Galaxy Note Edge successor can’t have possibly taken you by surprise, we’re pretty certain you weren’t expecting any more movement on the curved screen smartphone front from the Korean mobile champions. Not so soon...

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Android Wear’s struggles continue, as Google halts Samsung Gear Live sales
Samsung Gear Live
The end of a beautiful friendship? Let’s stop ignoring the giant elephant in the room. It’s uncomfortably staring us in the eye, so why act like things are all rosy between Google and Samsung when the latter is so obviously trying to cut ties and reduce its dependency on the former? Were it not for...

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Samsung name-drops Galaxy S6 Active ahead of actual announcement
Galaxy S6 Active white
It could be mere days now until the “tank-like” smartphone goes on sale. First, we had little more than a creeping suspicion and the premonition Samsung didn’t go mad all of a sudden. It really would have been crazy to just give up on high-end mobile waterproofing and other rugged features. Then, a slew of...

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Indian e-retailer spills the beans on third-generation Moto G
Moto G 2014
Innocent typo on Flipkart’s part, or revealing exposé? Keeping tabs on all the marginally different Moto G and E configurations released on the heels of Motorola’s unexpected first low-cost Android hit back in late 2013 is no easy feat. Technically, both lineups include merely a couple of separate device generations. In reality though, the OG...

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Candy Crush Saga headed to Windows 10
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The cult game will be available with the next version of desktop Windows upon the latter’s launch. The return of the traditional (yet updated) Start menu might not be the only thing users have to look forward to in Windows 10. Microsoft has announced that the popular puzzle game Candy Crush Saga will be coming to...

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Asus ZenWatch 2 not delayed after all, 4-day battery the best you can hope for
Asus ZenWatch
Early June is reportedly when the Taiwanese company intends to unveil the upgraded Android Wear device, with commercial sales likely to begin shortly thereafter. While the first-gen Asus ZenWatch could hardly be described as a top-tier Apple Watch contender, mostly due to its makers’ advertising impotence, the stylish timepiece has no doubt been a revelation,...

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LG’s first ever Windows Phone 8.1, the Lancet, is available now on Verizon
LG Lancet
Hardly a powerhouse, the XLTE-ready 4.5 incher goes up against Motorola’s Android-based Moto Es at a no-contract starting price of $120. Almost five years of waiting, and this is the best LG can do to prove Microsoft’s mobile-centric Windows ecosystem has a future? The once mighty Optimus 7 must be turning over in its grave....

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HTC J Butterfly goes official in Japan with QHD display, Snapdragon 810 CPU
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The J Butterfly is yet another flagship launched by HTC in 2015. The HTC One M9 didn’t do much to impress consumers when compared to Samsung’s Galaxy S6 devices and even the newly announced LG G4, and its lack of any headlining feature is probably the reason why the Taiwanese manufacturer has been constantly releasing variants...

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AOC announces new 25-inch Quad HD monitor with ‘Advanced IPS technology’
AOC
AOC has launched a new 25-inch QHD monitor as part of its professional monitor range. The new Q2577PWQ monitor features Quad HD 2560 x 1440 resolution, giving it a pixel density of 117 PPI. Apart from the relatively high pixel density, the monitor also offers ‘Advanced IPS technology’ with improved color accuracy, improved contrast and...

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