Tuesday, June 16, 2015

IT News Head Lines (Engadget) 6/17/2015





Adobe Creative Cloud update boosts speed, adds stock photo library
Moving to a subscription-based plan of cloud-run apps allows Adobe to push regular updates, and the company is keen on at least one major update a year for the entire suite. In the 2015 installment, Adobe improved performance with speeds up to 10 tim...

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Netflix launches its long-awaited web interface revamp
You won't have to wait long at all to try Netflix's long-expected (and arguably overdue) web interface overhaul -- it's rolling out over the course of the next two weeks, starting today. No matter where you are in the world, you'll get a much slicker...

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Ubisoft at E3 2015: 'Assassin's Creed,' 'Just Dance' and new IPs
Ubisoft (featuring Aisha Tyler, as always) has revealed quite a lengthy list of games at this year's E3. It includes new entries in fan favorite series Assassin's Creed and Just Dance, as well as new IPs for those who'd rather try something fresh. We...

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20th Anniversary PS4 controller and headset bring back PSX colors
PlayStation fans who have been with Sony's system since the beginning can pledge their allegiance with a pair of new PS4 accessories. Designed to commemorate the original PlayStation's 20th anniversary, this DualShock 4 and Gold Wireless rock the fam...

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'Uncharted 4' looks like a ghost from E3's past
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PlayStation is the new home of 'Call of Duty,' first with beta and DLC
At tonight's pre-E3 press conference, Sony made yet another big splash by announcing itself "the new home of Call of Duty." The next entry of the franchise, Call of Duty Black Ops III, will have a beta exclusively for the PlayStation 4 in August, and...

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'Shenmue III' will come to PC and PS4 with your help
Apparently, the running theme of Sony's E3 event is "long-sought follow-ups to classic games." Famed developer Yu Suzuki has revealed that he's crowdfunding Shenmue III, the sequel to a much-admired action role-playing series that many thought had en...

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Sony adds a la carte channel subscription to PlayStation Vue
If you've been longing to ditch your cable provider for PS Vue, PlayStation's streaming take on "television," then you'll like what Sony Computer Entertainment head Andrew House announced at E3 today. This July, PlayStation users will have the option...

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'Final Fantasy VII' is getting a genuine remake on PS4
Final Fantasy VII is being remade. It's coming to PS4 (at least first) and it's all beautiful and goosebumpy. That all-too PC version? Well, that's probably coming too. But this is what I, er, you wanted. The trailer is suitably obtuse, but there are...

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'Destiny' expansion 'The Taken King' arrives September 15th
Destiny has been a massive hit since it debuted at the end of last year, and tonight during PlayStation's E3 event, we got our first look at its next big expansion: The Taken King. It's supposed to launch on September 15th, and will see players facin...

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Sony invites PS4 gamers to invade each other's 'Dreams'
Leave it to Media Molecule, the Sony first-party studio responsible for the crafty Tearaway and level-creation bonanza that is LittleBigPlanet, to introduce something a little different at E3. Dreams, as the new title is called, takes a unique approa...

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'The Last Guardian' is still happening and it's coming to PS4 in 2016
The Last Guardian. It still exists and Sony opened its big E3 showcase with footage of a toga-clad boy exploring ancient structures with his giant behaving-like-a-pet Fox-Hawk-Dog beast. Fumito Ueda's beautiful on-off-on-again game is filled with the...

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The PlayStation 4 is getting a media player
Believe it or not, Sony couldn't even wait for its E3 event to get started to share some news about the PlayStation 4. The company is launching a media player for its console with some playback features you might miss from your PS3. It'll stream medi...

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Check out Sony's 2015 E3 conference live
Sony's setting itself up for a pretty big 2016 -- with the release of the Project Morpheus virtual reality headset, a remastered Ratchet & Clank title and Uncharted 4: A Thief's End all expected next year. But does that mean there's nothing to look f...

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The Xbox One's revamped interface is all about speed and community
When Microsoft said it had a new Xbox One user experience in store at E3, it wasn't joking around. The company has unveiled its redesigned console interface, and it has very little in common with the tile-based UI you use today. The focuses here are ...

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Now you can stream Xbox One games to Windows 10 computers
Microsoft announced that, starting today, Xbox One users running Windows 10 and who are members of the preview program will be able to try the company's new Game Streaming feature. It does exactly what it sounds like, allowing users to stream their c...

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Ubisoft's 'Ghost Recon Wildlands' is an open-world tactical shooter
Well, here's something you probably didn't expect from Ubisoft's E3 event: an open-world Ghost Recon game. The developer's just-unveiled Ghost Recon Wildlands has you fighting a Bolivian drug cartel using whatever means you see fit, whether it's snip...

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'Rainbow Six Siege' has Angela Bassett, beta launches September 24th
Last year Call of Duty brought Kevin Spacey, and for 2015, Ubisoft is calling on Angela Basset to star in its next Rainbow Six game. Named Six, she's the leader of your terrorist-hunting squad, doling out the intel needed to eliminate targets. Ubisof...

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Ubisoft's 'The Division' arrives on March 8th, 2016
Ubisoft's The Division has seen a protracted development cycle, to say the least -- the studio unveiled the Tom Clancy-badged online shooter back in 2013, and a release has been elusive ever since. At last, though, you have a date to mark on your cal...

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There's a new 'South Park' game and it's all about superheroes
Well, Ubisoft just kicked off its E3 press conference with what's definitely a crowd pleaser: a new South Park game. Aisha Tyler (she of "LANAAAAA!!! fame) brought out South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone to announce the title, South Park: ...

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Time to change your master password, LastPass was hacked
Password-management service LastPass announced today that it "discovered and blocked suspicious activity" on its network on Friday. While the company says that there is no evidence that user vault data (a user's stored passwords) was taken or that ac...

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Tune in here for our Sony E3 2015 liveblog!
We've already got Microsoft's massive E3 press event under our belt and now it's Sony's turn. If you want to catch all the latest news to come out of planet PlayStation, be sure to tune in here at 6PM PT/9PM ET for updates on Morpheus VR, PlayStation...

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Xbox at E3: The big news and what it means for you
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Xbox 360 backwards compatibility. A new $150 "El...

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Try hating 'Star Wars Battlefront' now that you've seen it
Star Wars Battlefront invades PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on November 17th with large-scale multiplayer gameplay and a lot of classic series trimmings. We're talking lightsabers, X-Wings, AT-STs and more. You can see a lot of those in the gameplay...

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Ubisoft's E3 2015 liveblog!
Ubisoft's E3 blitz is a curious mix of triple-A titles, like Assassins Creed, as well as, er, Raving Rabbits and Just Dance iterations. It's also typically had a spadeful of spectacle thrown into the mix. And that's probably a very good reason to liv...

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