Monday, September 21, 2015

IT News Head Lines (VR-Zone) 21/09/2015

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Google officially confirms September 29 Android 6.0 and Nexus event
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Google has started sending out press invites to its September 29 event, promising to deliver ‘some tasty new treats and much s’more’. The event will begin at 12PM ET/9AM PT in San Francisco. Although Google didn’t confirm anything in its press invite, there is no doubt that both the new Nexus smartphones for 2015 will...

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Detailed BlackBerry Venice hands-on video surfaces
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It doesn’t seem like BlackBerry Venice leaks are going to stop coming in anytime soon. A new detailed hands-on video of the slider smartphone has surfaced online, giving us a good look at the design and software package on offer. The hands-on video from BakaMobile reveals some more key features of the device. One nifty...

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Microsoft Lumia 950 & 950 XL will reportedly run Windows 10 Mobile Threshold 1
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Microsoft’s upcoming flagship smartphones the Lumia 950 and the Lumia 950 XL will reportedly launch with Windows 10 Mobile Thershold 1 and not Threshold 2. Microsoft is currently working on Threshold 2 update for Windows 10, said to bring some new features as well as bug-fixes. Threshold 2 will be released for both desktop and...

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LG Display to soon mass produce foldable displays for use in smartphones
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Looks like Samsung won’t be the only smartphone maker with a foldable display product next year, as South Korean rival LG will reportedly begin mass producing foldable display panels for smartphones very soon. The report published by ETNews Korea claims LG will be producing the foldable panels for an unnamed global software giant with plans...

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Samsung rumored to go with a magnesium alloy build for the Galaxy S7
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After its move to aluminum this year, fresh new rumors claim Samsung will move to a magnesium alloy for its next flagship the Galaxy S7. According to the rumor, Samsung is considering switching to magnesium alloy due to its higher strength and durability. The report doesn’t specify if Samsung will go with a unibody design...

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2015 Nexus smartphones could be dubbed the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P
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According to a post published today by the website DroidLife, the upcoming Google Nexus smartphones from LG and Huawei will be called the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P, respectively. The Nexus 5X name has recently been circulating on the web, with reference to the LG made Nexus smartphone this year. The name of the Huawei...

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HP Envy Note 8 convertible tablet in the pipeline with Win 10, stylus support
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An extra-productive slate doesn’t necessarily have to be big, and a Surface Pro 3 contender can be manufactured by a Microsoft partner, not just one of its arch-rivals. Look out, Apple, as HP might be aiming at your spanking new, overpriced iPad Pro with a smaller, more compact, and cheaper Envy Note 8. It better...

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Oh look, the Huawei Watch has a speaker, hinting at future Android Wear functionality
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The hidden timepiece component doesn’t do anything at the moment, but if Google allows it, it might make itself heard before long. So far, the only reasonable explanation we could think of for the ridiculous Apple Watch-matching price policy of the Huawei Watch was aristocratic looks. Typically, beauty is in the eye of the beholder,...

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Could this be our first look at a Motorola-designed Lenovo ‘Lemon X’ phone?
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The Moto X lookalike rendered for the press ahead of its probably imminent announcement lacks concrete specification intel, though it could well improve on the Lenovo Vibe X2 and X2 Pro. When Lenovo purchased Motorola Mobility from Google, the Chinese PC specialist was expected to absorb the Chicago-based company while making the most of its...

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Another Asus ZenFone 2 configuration surfaces, offering 4 GB RAM at $229
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The world’s cheapest mobile multitasking beast has just become even cheaper, selling on Amazon for only $30 more than the entry-level version, with twice the memory. Ever wondered how much a gig of RAM is worth? What about four? Bill of material estimates are a good indication of the device manufacturers’ expenses when it comes...

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AVG’s new privacy policy reveals it can collect and sell your browsing history
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Anti-virus firm AVG has come up with a new privacy policy that clearly claims the anti-virus program can collect your browsing data and then sell it to advertisers. The ‘transparent’ new privacy policy mentions that it ‘collects non-personal data to make money from our free offerings so we can keep them free’. The collected data...

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Samsung launches the Galaxy Core Prime VE in India
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The phone is severely overpriced for the features it offers.  Looking at the recently launched Galaxy J2, one would think Samsung has learned its lesson and is finally making good entry-level smartphones, but it seems that’s not the case. The Korean tech giant has launched the Galaxy Core Prime VE in the Indian market; the VE...

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iPad Mini 4 teardown reveals smaller battery and confirms 2GB LPDDR3 RAM
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It isn’t just the new iPhones that sport a smaller battery than their predecessors, the new iPad Mini 4 also packs a smaller battery than the iPad Mini 3. This has now been confirmed thanks to the device’s teardown by iFixit. iFixit found the iPad Mini 4 features a single-cell 5,124mAh capacity battery, smaller than...

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Android One makes its way to Europe with the Aquaris A4.5
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The new Android One handset is on sale in Spain and Portugal.  Google is expanding its Android One initiative to the European region today with the launch of a new Android One smartphone in Spain and Portugal. Dubbed the Aquaris A4.5, the phone was announced by Google Spain and comes with the same two-year software...

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Apple Watch could launch on US carriers on September 25th
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That’s the same day the iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus will launch on all major carriers. The Apple Watch came late to the smartwatch market but still managed to surpass the competition in terms of popularity and possibly sales as well. This is despite the watch being very limited in terms of availability, with only...

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Arbor Solution FPC-7800 is a rugged new fanless box PC
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Arbor Solution has introduced its new FPC-7800 series of powerful and rugged fanless PCs. The new FPC-7800 series PCs include the Intel Q87 chipset and a 4th Generation Intel Haswell Core processors. It is mainly targeted at demanding applications such as oil rig controller, control box on an assembly line, vehicle computer, and a machine...

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Second-gen Google Chromecast set to be unveiled on September 29
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Google could soon launch the second-generation Chromecast hardware, claims a report published by 9To5Google. As can be seen in the image above, Google has gone in for a new design, dropping the ‘dongle’ form factor of the first generation Chromecast hardware. It will also be offered in three different color options. Apart from a complete...

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Apple A9 is a dual-core SoC clocked at 1.8GHz, reveals iPhone 6s listing on TENAA
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Like every year, Apple didn’t reveal any key specs of its new Apple A9 chip when it announced the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus earlier this month. However, the iPhone 6s listing on China’s TENAA claims the A9 under its hood is a dual-core SoC, clocked at 1.8GHz. Since the Apple A8X chip used...

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Samsung reportedly developing a Corning Gorilla Glass rival
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A recent trademark filing by Samsung Display Co. Ltd has revealed that the company is developing a rival to Corning’s Gorilla Glass. Samsung’s tough class could be marketed as ‘Turtle Glass’, as mentioned in the trademark filing in South Korea. Now, we do not know when exactly ‘Turtle Glass’ will first be used on a...

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HTC One A9 makes an appearance on Dutch retailer website
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The retailer lists a high price tag of roughly $800. Will HTC’s next smartphone be a flagship or one that sits humbly among the many mid-range devices available in the market? Recent leaks, one from popular leakster evleaks to be exact, suggested the One A9 would fall in the mid-range camp, but a new leak is...

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