Wednesday, September 16, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 17/09/2015

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Sharp teases an 85-inch 8K TV that will cost up to $13,300
We're not even comfortable with the 4K TVs that are here, and now we're being teased with 8K TVs throwing an insane 7680x4320 resolution into the mix. Sharp has started teasing its first 8K TV, with an 85-inch 8K TV set to be released next month.
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Sony is expanding its HDR update to more of its 4K TVs
Sony has announced that its expanding its high dynamic range (HDR) update, something that will reach more of its 4K TVs in the coming months.
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The HDR upgrade was originally planned for the X930C and X940C, but now Sony has announced it for the X850C, X900C and X910C. If you've...

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The MU-MIMO revolution begins, according to Moors Insights & Strategy
Most people probably haven't even heard about MU-MIMO, but it's about to be a huge upgrade to Wi-Fi technology and speeds. We've been living with 802.11 a/b/g/n for a while, and even through the 5GHz upgrade, the overall speeds didn't leap near Gigabit, or 10GbE Ethernet.
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Halo 5 aiming for 'dynamic resolution' of 1080p at 60FPS
With the release of Halo 5: Guardians getting closer and closer, we're receiving more details on what will make the game tick. 343 Industries, the developer behind the game, has let out some information on the visual side of the game.
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A post on the Xbox Wire blog from Josh...

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Mark Zuckerberg confirms 'dislike' button is coming to Facebook
With numerous fan pages and change.org petitions launched over the years in order to bring a 'dislike' button to Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg has finally confirmed that one is on the way. Reportedly in development for quite some time, a Q&A session saw Zuckerberg state that the delay in implementing this...

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Sony slashes PS4's retail price in Japan
At this year's annual Tokyo Game Show, Sony announces a pretty hefty price drop for the PlayStation 4 across the Japanese market.
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Starting October 1, the PlayStation 4 will be marked down from ¥39,980 to ¥34,980 in its home country of Japan, which equates to $292 or €258. Considering the...

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Robot professional seeks ban to stop development of sex robots
Robot ethicist Dr. Kathleen Richardson doesn't want to see robots developed for a primary function of sexual interaction with humans. In her public campaign, Dr. Richardson said developing robots for this use is unnecessary and undesirable, as more advancements progress.
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Porche shows new Tesla competitor with more range, tiny charging time

With a claimed 500km (310 mile) range to just edge out Tesla Model S P90 D's 480km, the 439kW Porsche Mission E can soar from 0-60 mph in "under 3.5 seconds," driven by its dual-electric motors which provide power in an all wheel drive configuration.
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Sony's PlayStation VR is the official name of Project Morpheus

Sony has been teasing its Project Morpheus VR headset for a while now, but ahead of TGS 2015, the Japanese giant has just unveiled it as PlayStation VR. An unfortunate change, as Project Morpheus sounded so much better.
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Atsushi Morita, President of Sony Computer Entertainment Japan and Asia announced the...
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Failed Asylum Playing Card Kickstarter ordered to pay back donors

Self-described as "From the dark and twisted mind of a Serbian artist," management of failed the failed Asylum Playing Cards Kickstarter campaign have been ordered by a Washington Court to pay a $50,000 combined fee of fines and repayments after raising $25,000 from the public and failing to deliver.
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HDPLEX unveils its 8kg crazy-adaptive fanless chassis

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CS:GO player banned for cheating on players account to spite them

After visiting the ESL One Cologne North American qualifier with his team 'Noble', Sam '4sh0t' Mariano and a team-mate were removed from the squad in order to introduce some fresh talent into the roster. This indecent was paired with a dispute over a $200 fine copped when Mariano threw up...

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StarCraft II pro qxc is 'a big advocate for reducing macro mechanics'

As written in a recent forum post on Team Liquid, long-time StarCraft II professional player Kevin 'qxc' Riley has expressed his thoughts on the recent Blizzard community feedback update regarding Legacy of the Void.
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Listing himself as "a big advocate for reducing the macro mechanics in Starcraft," Riley wrote to...
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GIGABYTE releases its own minimalistic Cherry MX mechanical board

With GIGABYTE's Aurous set to only release top-tier high-end peripherals, GIGABYTE has pushed out another mechanical keyboard of its own brand. In the past, GIGABYTE boards have often been a 'love or hate' design, straying from the 'norm' by creating products with interesting angles and blocky exteriors a little different...

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Synology DiskStation DS415+ Four-Bay SMB NAS Review

Introduction

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About six years ago, the NAS world changed with the introduction of the Intel Atom based NAS platform. Going back four years ago for myself, my first experience with an Atom based NAS was with the Cedarview platform found in the Thecus N2800. Moving forward to present day, the...
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