Thursday, November 19, 2015

IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 19/11/2015

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LG's smart TVs will soon be able to stream Google Play movies
LG has just announced that its recent webOS- and NetCast-based smart TVs will soon be capable of streaming content from Google Play, such as movies, and TV episodes.
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China now has 109 supercomputers, up from just 37 six months ago

From the outside, it must seem like China is close to the final construction of Skynet, and it really does seem that way. China's Tianhe-2 has retained the title of the faster computer system in the world, for the sixth consecutive time, thanks to the latest Top 500 supercomputer rankings...

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The first DLC for Star Wars: Battlefront arrives in 'early 2016'

EA is a little more open with details regarding the DLC for Star Wars: Battlefront now that the game has launched, teasing that the first DLC will launch in early 2016.
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EA said: "Expand your galaxy with the Star Wars Battlefront Season Pass*. Get 4 upcoming digital expansion packs filled...
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LG's upcoming G5 smartphone should feature metal unibody, out in 2016

It looks like LG is ready to better compete against the likes of Samsung, Apple and HTC in 2016 with rumors that its G5 smartphone will rock a metal unibody design.
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We saw Samsung dive into a full metal unibody design this year, but we also saw the company take...
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AMD bundles Star Wars: Battlefront with their Radeon R9 Fury cards

Now that Star Wars: Battlefront is here, AMD has announced it is bundling the new first-person shooter from EA DICE with their latest Fiji-powered video cards, including the Radeon R9 Nano, R9 Fury and R9 Fury X.
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AMD owners will be able to redeem their Star Wars: Battlefront key until...
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Rumor: 4-inch iPhone enters production, features A8 chip

Often-right Japanese blog Mac Otakara, citing reliable sources, reports Apple has developed a 4-inch iPhone based on the iPhone 5s and the sixth-gen iPod Touch.
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Specifications include an A8 chip, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, and a better FaceTime HD camera with f/2.2 aperture. It's said 3D Touch will not be...
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ASUS, XFX, GIGABYTE R9 380X images leaked, 4GB VRAM pictured

Hardware.info has leaked images of the forthcoming ASUS, XFX, and GIGABYTE versions of the R9 380X video card in preparing its reviews. The images, now pulled, show the R9 380X has 4GB GDDR5 memory, as previously rumored. As well, you can expect DVI-I, DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort for all display...

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Fnatic takes over Func, launches Kickstater campaign

You'll come to notice that Func.com now just links directly to Fnatic's main website in what seems to be a company buy out situation.
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In addition, Fnatic has now launched it's 'Fnatic Gear' campaign on Kickstarter, promising users a small range of Fnatic-made and tested eSports peripherals. With this large...
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Chromebit launches, priced at $85

Google and ASUS have been collaborating for quite some time on the Chromebit, which is essentially a computer on a USB stick that can be plugged into your TV or monitor. Now the day has come to launch the thing.
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With the launch comes an updated price: $85 over the...
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EA hires Ubisoft dev to make open-world Assassin's Creed-like game

Not content with reigning over almost every facet of gaming, industry titan Electronic Arts has set its sights on conquering the open-world action genre that's currently dominated by Assassin's Creed.
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In order to make its own Assassin's Creed-style game, EA will use the prowess of ex-Ubisoft dev Jade Raymond who...
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TZFix boosts Tales of Zestiria maximum framerate to 60

JRPG fans rejoiced when they heard Tales of Zestiria was making its way to PC this year, the first game in the series to do so, but one of many similar titles in recent years.
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It's a great port, too, except for the crippling 30 FPS cap. Fortunately, the community...
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EA plans to make tons of new Star Wars: Battlefront games

Star Wars: Battlefront has just been released, and EA is already teasing sequels. Big surprise, huh? We've known for a while that EA signed a 10-year licensing deal with Disney to make Star Wars games, and it looks like these titles will carry through the original trilogy and beyond.
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Survey states that IT professionals are overworked

DEsigned to pinpoint staffing numbers and issues based around the IT sector, Spiceworks found out that IT professionals are working far too much.
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Some of the interesting survey data pointed out that full-time employees are working 52 hours weekly on average, discovering that those working in finance, insurance and legal...
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Windows 3.1 brings Paris airport to a halt

Did you know that Windows 3.1 is now 23 years old and still used as a major kingpin in some global infrastructures?
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ZDNet reported that November the 7th was a particularly harsh day for Paris' Orly airport. A system running Windows 3.1 called 'DECOR', something that controls a link between...
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New technology may read your face better than any human can

A new algorithm has been developed in order to read human facial expressions better than anything else could possibly do. This technology has been designed to read 'micro expressions', a term described as small facial cues and expressions which can give away internal thoughts or feelings.
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This artificial intelligence can...
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ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Impact Mini-ITX (Intel Z170) Motherboard Review

Introduction

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For years, the mini-ITX platform has become more and more exciting. While power requirements have eased off in recent years, full-sized ATX boards still bring many advantages that most mini-ITX boards can't compete with because of their size. It might be more difficult to justify purchasing a mini-ITX X99...
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Fallout 4 Review: Brave New World

Developer: Bethesda Softworks Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Release Date: November 10, 2015 Platform: PS4 (Reviewed), Xbox One, PC Genre: Open-world RPG MSRP: $59.99
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Fallout redefined

Gamers have been waiting half a decade for a new Fallout game, and Bethesda has made up for the lost time with one of the most...
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Halo 5: Guardians Xbox One Review

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I remember the first time I saw Halo. It was E3, and Bungie was unveiling it as a PC game. The reaction was phenomenal, and may gamers today will still remember that initial trailer and the promise it showed. Little did we know that Microsoft was concocting a new console...
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Read Only Memories (ROM) PC Review

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The adventure genre has had a renaissance in years past. Long thought of as a genre that had died due to its focus on single player gameplay, Telltale among others has managed to reinvigorate the genre to the point where they are now arriving on a fairly frequent basis. Indie...
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FIFA 16 Xbox One Review

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There is no doubt that FIFA 15 was the game that brought next generation gaming to the series. The first outing with the console launches, while improved, did not take too much advantage of the hardware but the second outing last year was one of the games of the year....
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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Xbox One Review

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When Hideo Kojima shipped Metal Gear Solid on the original PlayStation, he could hardly have known the impact that it would have on the gaming landscape. Not only did it become one of the highest selling and popular games of all time, it was also one of the most ridiculous...
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ADATA Showcases Full Industrial Product Range at SPS IPC Drives 2015

ADATA Technology, a leading manufacturer of high performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash products, is pleased to confirm participation in SPS IPC Drives 2015, Europe's leading industrial PC and automation trade show from Nov. 24 to 26 in Nuremberg, Germany. ADATA is ready to display a wide selection of industrial...

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AMD Launches The 'Boltzmann Initiative,' Brings NVIDIA CUDA to FirePro

Building on its strategic investments in heterogeneous system architecture (HSA), AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) announced a suite of tools designed to ease development of high-performance, energy efficient heterogeneous computing systems. The "Boltzmann Initiative" leverages HSA's ability to harness both central processing units (CPU) and AMD FirePro graphics processing units (GPU) for...

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