Tuesday, April 26, 2016

IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 27/04/2016

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Facebook reportedly working on dedicated camera and live video apps
Facebook is reportedly working on its own standalone camera app, alongside its own live video app platform. The company is hoping people will create, and share more content, reports The Wall Street Journal.
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Their sources also say that the app will have two standout features: still photos, and the ability...

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GoPro's Omni VR camera is now up for pre-order, costs $5000
GoPro has unleashed pre-orders of its Omni camera, the company's first foray into consumer VR cameras, at a cost of $5000.
The GoPro Omni does rock 6 x GoPro Hero4 Black Edition cameras, synched together to create what I'm sure is going to be a new wave of VR...

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AMD Radeon Pro Duo benchmarks tease 60% faster than Fury X at 4K
The AMD Radeon Pro Duo is quite the beast, rocking 2 x Fiji XT GPUs, a total of 8GB of HBM1, and some truly insane horsepower. According to leaked benchmarks, the Radeon Pro Duo is 1.3x faster than the R9 295X2 and 1.5x faster than the NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980...

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Amazon locking tech deals behind Prime-only paywalls
Amazon recently locked select video game pre-orders behind Prime subscriptions, and now the retailer is doing the same thing for tech deals.
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Amazon is starting to lock specific tech deals behind an Amazon Prime subscription, meaning everyday users won't be able to take advantage of sales. The paywall was spotted...

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Elder Scrolls Online DLC is returning to the Dark Brotherhood
The newest expansion for The Elder Scrolls Online, called Dark Brotherhood, has been announced and will be arriving May 31st on the PC before being released on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on June 14th.
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This expansion will return to he Gold Coast, which was last seen in The...

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Assassin's Creed dev wins back macabre 1666: Amsterdam from Ubisoft
Assassin's Creed creative director Patrice Desilets has won back the rights of the mysterious dark alternate history game Amsterdam: 1666 from Ubisoft.
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The beef between Patrice Desilets and Ubisoft surrounding the once-cancelled Amsterdam: 1666 game has officially been squashed, and Desilets now owns creative and business control over the IP....

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Cyberpunk 2077 being built with drastically upgraded visual effects
CD Projekt RED is making dramatic changes to its in-house games development software to ensure Cyberpunk 2077 lives up to the staggering hype.
In order to make Cyberpunk 2077 "bigger, better and more revolutionary" than The Witcher 3, CD Projekt RED laying the foundations with a new suite of...

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Paragon Essentials Edition announced for PS4, get F2P for $60
Epic games has revealed today that there is definitely going to be a retail release of their free-to-play MOBA hybrid and that they're going to sell a premium, or Essentials, version on the PlayStation 4 version that should add some starting value to those wishing to hit the ground running....

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Driveclub VR has been rated by the ESRB, could be a PSVR launch title
A very interesting revelation has appeared as thanks to the ESRB. Driveclub VR has officially been rated by the US's game rating organization, which means that it's that much closer to launch. Theoretically.
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The ESRB is generally very good about not releasing information, the rating or the synopsis and explanation...

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Blackroom is the new shooter from Quake and Doom veteran John Romero
John Romero has been teasing his re-entry into triple-A gaming for some time, reiterating his dedication to his original genre and that he's going to introduce something "soon." Blackroom is the name of his new game which is being developed by him and his new studio, Night Works Games. It's...

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Facing heavy streaming music competition, Rhapsody appoints first CEO
Rhapsody International -- parent company of streaming music companies Rhapsody and Napster -- has appointed Mike Davis (pictured here) as its first CEO. Until now, the company has been led by executive committee.
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Davis' background lies in private equity; he recently served as a "growth adviser" and senior operating consultant...

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Microsoft's Word Flow keyboard now available for iPhone
Microsoft's lovely Word Flow keyboard is now available to iPhone users. Featuring one-handed typing, customization options, tap or type input, and a pretty slick interface, you may well come to prefer it over the native iPhone keyboard.
The bad news is it seems be available only to US residents,...

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Exclusive PS4 HITMAN contracts get an action-packed trailer
The PlayStation 4 gets to have some exclusive content in HITMAN. Not just a unique skin or costume that you can unlock, but an entire sub-set of stories that are completely self-contained and should provide a few more hours of content within each new episode. A new trailer for these...

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AMD looking to move to smaller HQ in Silicon Valley, sources say
AMD's longstanding residence of the Sunnyvale campus will be no more before long, rumor has it; The Irvine Company is set to buy it from New York real estate investment trust W.P. Carey, according to real estate sources. Irvine Company is known to raze offices and R&D campuses, so it...

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Build Epic Games with This Bundle of Assets & Courses
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Bring your game ideas to life with everything you need to do it from scratch, no experience necessary. Get the Mega Game Design Bundle now for $69 at TweakTown Deals. Master animation, learn how to use sound effects, design levels, and craft game props with the courses in this bundle....

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WD Red 8TB Helium-Filled WD80EFZX NAS HDD Review

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It has been quite a long time since I have dusted off the HDD test equipment, so I was certainly excited to get the new helium-filled WD Red 8TB in the lab. With Seagate now expanding their SMR technology into all product ranges, it's good to see WD getting...

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Eight teams confirmed to take part in the PGL KeSPA Regional Minor Championship: Asia
With the qualifiers over and done with, it is time to take a closer look at the teams that will be travelling to Seoul on May 5-8 to take part in the PGL KeSPA Regional Minor Championship: Asia.
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The PGL KeSPA Regional Minor Championship: Asia is gearing up to be...

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Colorful introduces the iGame Z170 Ymir-X gaming motherboard
Colorful Technology Company Limited, professional manufacturer of video cards and motherboards, proudly debuts its high-end gaming motherboard: the iGame Z170 Ymir-X for the latest 6th-generation Intel Core processors. As part of the iGame family of high-performance products intended for gamers and enthusiasts, this board sports the most sought-after features for...

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