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IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 10/08/2015

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Rumor: Samsung Galaxy S7 development shortened with modular process
Samsung Galaxy S6
The non-phablet “next big thing” may come to light earlier than anticipated, if all the pieces of the production puzzle fall into place by December. Forget the Galaxy Note 5 and S6 Edge+, and start saving your hard-earned cash for the Galaxy S7. Who knows, it might even bring back microSD support, water protection and...

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Apple extends lead over Samsung in US smartphone manufacturer ranks
Apple vs Samsung
At the same time, Android as a whole reportedly lost market share stateside in the three months ending June 2015, allowing iOS to close the gap to the nation’s most popular mobile platform. You may find this quite odd, but just as the Samsung Galaxy S6 and LG G4 were supposed to gain serious traction,...

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Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ leak in images again, S6 edge+ keyboard accessory revealed
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The QWERTY keyboard accessory for the Galaxy S6 edge+ is an important revelation.  Samsung’s making no attempt to stem leaks of its upcoming flagships, as both the Galaxy Note 5 and Galaxy S6 edge+ have once again been pictured live in the wild. The new images don’t reveal anything that we didn’t already know – the...

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Samsung Galaxy Note 5 dual-SIM could sport a microSD card slot
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All info available so far more or less confirms the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Note 5 will not be equipped with a microSD card slot. However, a new report from Taiwan claims the dual-SIM variant of the Galaxy Note 5 will feature microSD expansion. While this is good news, you will unfortunately have to compromise on...

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Apple’s back to school promo now available online, as well as in Europe
MacBook Beats headphones
For a limited time only, qualified Mac buyers can score a free pair of wired Beats Solo2 headphones or heavily discounted wireless Beats Solo2 headphones. In the market for a brand-new MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac or iMac Retina this back to school season? College students, students accepted to college, parents buying for college...

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Asus puts smartphones first, laptops second, as PC market ‘shows signs of decay’
Asus ZenFone 2
In case you didn’t tell, one of the world’s top five computer manufacturers seeks to shift focus from its current most profitable division to mobile devices of the future. Although it’s probably too soon to call, Windows 10 looks like a smash hit in terms of both productivity and functionality, with all it needs to...

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Apple iPhone 6s production start reportedly delayed to late August
iPhone 6
The next-gen iPhones should nonetheless stick to the previously rumored schedule, likely rolling out in September… to much greater demand than supply. It seems Samsung may have accelerated Galaxy Note 5’s assembly for nothing, as the Android phablet isn’t in real danger of being preceded to stores by the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. Apple...

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LG also commits to monthly Android security updates from now on
LG G4
The Korean device manufacturer joins local rival Samsung and world-leading search guru Google in a collective effort to prevent major system vulnerabilities such as Stagefright going forward. Considered until not long ago a second-class Android citizen by many, LG can all of a sudden do no wrong, rising through the OEM ranks like crazy. The...

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Samsung is apparently working on an 18.4-inch tablet
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According a new listing spotted on Indian import tracking portal Zauba, Samsung is working on a humungous 18.4-inch tablet. Currently the largest tablet that the South Korean giant sells are the Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 and the Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2. So the new tablet will be significantly larger than any previous Galaxy tablet. Of...

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Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime pops up online on Amazon India
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The Redmi 2 Prime seems to be the international version of the Redmi 2 with 2GB of RAM sold in China. The Redmi 2 was launched early this year in a couple of Asian markets including China, but consumers in the world’s most populous country were later treated to an upgraded model that wasn’t made...

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Asus unwraps ZenFone Max with ridiculous 5,000 mAh battery
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The 5.5-inch Android smartphone isn’t particularly power-demanding, so it may well last more than two full days between charges. If you thought Motorola’s 3,900 mAh juice-packing Droid Turbo was impressive, then Asus will probably knock your socks off, matching Gionee’s rare feat from late last year. Yes, exactly like the Marathon M3, the ZenFone Max...

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Pebble Time Steel public pre-orders now live, shipping underway in September
Pebble Time Steel
After mostly taking care of Kickstarter supporters late last month, Pebble has opened Time Steel reservations for all, with prices starting at $249. You have to assume it wasn’t easy producing and distributing enough Time and Time Steel copies to cover the over $20 million-worth demand from back March. But that’s done now, and the...

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Best Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge deal yet: $550 GSM unlocked on eBay
Galaxy S6 Edge
Samsung vowed to reduce the prices of its newest flagship phones, and indeed discounts are underway, but we never expected something this extreme. Once upon a time available for as much as $900 unlocked, the avant-garde Galaxy S6 Edge now costs a measly $549.99 via trusted eBay seller 232tech. While some may argue that’s still...

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G.SKILL DDR4 memory sets world record yet again, hits 4795.8MHz
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G.SKILL DDR4 memory has broken the world record memory frequency yet again, this time hitting a new high of 4795.8MHz. Just like the previous records achieved by G.SKILL, it is the G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 that has been able to break the world record this time as well. The record was achieved by extreme overclocker Chi-Kui...

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The Cherry MX Red mechanical switch goes ‘silent’
Cherry MX Red Silent
Cherry has teamed up with Corsair in launching a new mechanical switch, the MX Red Silent. The switch has the same activation force as the standard MX Red, which means you still get that great feedback every time you press the switch. The only difference is a new “noise-reduction technology” used to create the switches...

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Software tool allows unlocking disabled Stream Processors on AMD graphics cards
Radeon
If you own an AMD Radeon graphics card based on “Fiji”, “Hawaii”, or “Tonga” architectures, you can now unlock all the disabled compute units using a software tool. The software tool in question is CUINFO, developed by tx12, a member of Overclock.net forums. The software tool itself won’t unlock all the disabled stream processors though,...

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ADATA introduces Premier SP550 SATA 6Gb/s SSD drive
ADATA
ADATA technology has announced the launch of the new Premier SP550 solid state drive featuring the triple-level cell (TLC) architecture. Thanks to the use of TLC architecture, the SP550 drives offer great performance at an affordable price. The Premier SP550 happens to be the first solid state drive from ADATA to use the Silicon Motion...

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HyperX announces 8 and 16GB dual-channel FURY DDR4 kits for Intel Skylake
HyperX
HyperX today formally announced the launch of two new FURY DDR4 memory kits. The new kits come in 8 and 16GB dual-channel configuration. HyperX claims in its press release that the FURY DDR4 is the first product that offers automatic overclocking via plug-and-play functionality with 6th Gen Intel Core Processors (Skylake) family and the new...

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Sony Xperia Z5 and Z5 Compact pictured again with no USB Type-C in tow
Xperia Z5 Z5 Compact USB
Just one more reason to get psyched about the inexpensive yet futuristic OnePlus 2. Although Sony officials did suggest a while back their USB Type-C mobile adoption may go down at a sluggish pace compared to a few rival OEMs, we couldn’t help but hope for a last-minute miracle. Alas, it’s time for a reality...

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Here’s what’s new in ASUS’ Z170 series motherboards
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At a launch event in Thailand recently, ASUS unveiled its Z170 lineup of motherboards aimed at Intel’s LGA1151 socket. The world’s second largest motherboard vendor is sticking to categories that are familiar to its user base: there’s the enthusiast-focused Signature line, the Maximus series aimed at gamers, and the TUF line of boards that are...

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