IT News Head Lines (TweakTown) 06/05/2016

Hitman patch lets DirectX 12 users play again
Last week's PC patch for Hitman introduced an issue that prevented DirectX 12 card owners from playing the game. Fortunately, that's now fixed with a new update, so you can get back to assassinating.

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Apple Music rumored to receive interface overhaul this summer
Following mediocre reviews of Apple Music's first iteration and departures of executives intended to revitalize the company's music strategy (among other bad news), those familiar with the service have told Bloomberg a revamp is on the way.

It's said the interface will be made more intuitive to use, Apple's streaming...

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Fallout 4's Far Harbor DLC might have underwater exploration
Bethesda has just dropped a new trailer for Fallout 4's massive Far Harbor DLC, giving players a ton of clues and hints about what the add-on will offer.

Fallout 4's $25 Far Harbor add-on is the most substantial DLC the game has had so far. In fact, Bethesda affirms...

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Titanfall devs working on Star Wars third-person adventure game
The Titanfall devs at Respawn is working alongside EA to make a Star Wars game, and it won't be a shooter.

Repsawn Entertainment, the team behind the Titanfall franchise, has confirmed they'll be making a third-person action-adventure game based in the Star Wars universe. Respawn Game Director Stig Asmussen promises...

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Battlefield 4 Dragon's Teeth, Hardline Robbery DLC temporarily free
EA's Origin client periodically has free games or DLC on offer under the 'On the House' banner, and today's is pretty juicy: DLC for Battlefield 4 and Battlefield Hardline.

The Battlefield 4 DLC is known as Dragon's Teeth, which originally released in July 2014 and features mostly medium-sized maps....

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Left 4 Dead, Evolve devs working on a new unannounced IP
The studio that brought us games like Left 4 Dead and Evolve is working on a fresh new AAA game for PS4, Xbox One and PC.

Turtle Rock Studios has posted up new job listings for a Narrative Director, an Animation Programmer, and a Senior Rendering Programmer to work on...

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Enter to Win a $1,000 NewEgg Gift Card

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HoloLens specs revealed, features 2GB RAM and 64GB storage
The full specifications for Microsoft's self-contained HoloLens AR headset have been unveiled, showing a suite of specifically optimized hardware.

HoloLens sports mobile-grade specs with 2GB of onboard RAM, a 1.04GHz Intel Atom CPU (14nm Airmont), and just 64GB of storage. Keep in mind the HoloLens will likely be powered...

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ResetPlug reboots your router when internet goes out
The newly available ResetPlug is a smart plug that keeps your internet connection as fluid as possible. When it goes out (and it's bound to from time to time), the plug detects this and resets power automatically, getting you back online quickly (assuming all you need is a reset).

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Dishonored 2 lets you play as Corvo or Emily, has dynamic endings
Bethesda has formally announced that Dishonored 2 releases on November 11, 2016 on PS4, Xbox One and PC, along with a few new tidbits about the game.

Dishonored 2 will actually feature two playable protagonists--Corvo Attano and Empress Emily Kaldwin--and players will be able to choose between the two....

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New Watch Dogs 2 lead character reportedly leaked
If these leaks are accurate, Watch Dogs 2 will feature a brand new protagonist.

Sullen hacker Aiden Pearce apparently won't be returning for Watch Dogs 2, and now thanks to an accidental leak we have a our first purported glimpse at the sequel's main protagonist. Performance artist and actor
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YouTube testing clean Material design
YouTube has had a pretty similar and somewhat chaotic design for a good six years or so, but it looks like that may finally change. A fresh and clean new design based on Google's Material platform has surfaced online, indicating it's likely in testing as you read this.

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Twitter stock falls to all-time low
Twitter's stocks dropped to $13.90 this morning according to Bloomberg, an all-time low since the company's public inception three years ago. It rose slightly to $13.99 later in the day, putting its market cap at $9.7 billion: a significant drop versus last week's $14 billion, which was estimated prior to...

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The Rock's alarm clock app inspires you to get up in the morning
Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has a new iOS and Android app designed to motivate you to get out of bed in the morning and make the day your...well, you know. Appropriately named "The Rock Clock", it lets you set a personal goal, choose when you want to get up, and...

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Fully prep for the ITIL Foundation Exam for just $39

If you're ready to master Information Technology Infrastructure Library-and get the certification to prove it, there's no better time than right now. Our certification-prep ITIL Foundation training for IT professionals is usually $1,790...but you can get it for just $39 right now at TweakTown Deals. Get half a year of...
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Creative iRoar Intelligent Bluetooth Speaker Review

Introduction

Produced with the help of Wyclef Jean, the Creative iRoar is explained as the original Sound Blaster Roar speaker with added brain power, described on the official Creative website as 'the most intelligent speaker on the planet.'

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Colorful to showcase new products at COMPUTEX 2016
Colorful Technology Company Limited, professional manufacturer of video cards and motherboards, is excited to announce its attendance and participation in COMPUTEX 2016 that will be held in Taipei, Taiwan this coming May 31 to June 4. Computex is one of the largest technology expo in Asia and this sets the...

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Global e-channel expanded by 23% in Q1-2016 according to Icecat
According to the Icecat figures, global e-channel expanded by 23% in Q1-2016 measured in product data-sheet downloads by ecommerce users. Icecat Top 1000 brands headed by HP, Lenovo and Philips. All-In-One PCs show explosive growth with data-sheet downloads. DELL and Apple do very well in the e-channel and office supplies...

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The PGL KeSPA Regional Minor Championship: Asia to debut this Thursday; full schedule revealed
The PGL KeSPA Regional Minor Championship: Asia will officially kick-off on Thursday, May 5th, initiating a series of four broadcast days dedicated to the best of Asian and Oceanic CS:GO.

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IT News Head Lines (CNET) 06/05/2016

New backpack comes with phone charger, an anti-theft locker and hidden pockets for days - CNET
A new product being funded on Indigogo comes amazingly close to letting you pack your life into a bag.

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Where did Planet Nine come from? - CNET
There's amysterious ninth planet orbiting unseen in the far reaches in our solar system, and it's baffling scientists.

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Watch the White House Star Wars Day Dance Party - CNET
President Barack Obama and the first lady strut their stuff with R2-D2 and a few Stormtroopers in honor of Star Wars Day on May the 4th.

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KFC's finger-lickin' good nail polish tastes like fried chicken - CNET
Choose from original recipe or hot-and-spicy for your meaty manicure. It's a real thing -- a real, gross thing.

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Man buns may hit Westeros (yay?) with Jon Snow haircut - CNET
Rest easy. The biggest "Game of Thrones" mystery has been solved, and the whole Internet is a lie.

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Here's what it takes to find out who is the fastest wireless carrier - CNET
Carriers are always spouting numbers and stats that "prove" they have the best network. CNET rides along with RootMetrics for a day to see what it takes to get the real answers.

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You can now experiment with cloud quantum computing (Tomorrow Daily 359) - CNET
IBM launches a 5-qubit quantum computing simulation in the cloud; also, one man's quest to build a robotic tongue for licking his computer screen.

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Elon Musk says production deadline for Model 3 'impossible' - Roadshow
During Tesla's Q1 2016 earnings call, CEO Elon Musk set a deadline of July 1, 2017, to begin Model 3 production, then said that would likely be an impossible goal to meet.

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Bondia, Jamesbondia: This plant likes its martinis shaken, not stirred - CNET
The name made famous by Ian Fleming now lives on in a Caribbean flowering plant that no doubt has a license to kill.

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Automakers to recall another 35 to 40 million Takata airbag inflators - Roadshow
This shit never stops, does it?

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'Star Wars' meets the hit Broadway musical 'Hamilton' - CNET
"Star Wars" Director J.J. Abrams and "Hamilton" creator Lin-Manuel Miranda worked together on a song for Wednesday, also known as Star Wars Day.

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Hacker trades 272 million passwords for social media likes - CNET
Security researchers find a hacker bragging online that he'd amassed a mountain of passwords. And he didn't want much in return for them.

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GM recalls 4,800 trucks and SUVs for poorly welded suspension components - Roadshow
A failed weld could cause a loss of control at speed, which is never good.

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Avengers: Infinity War? Don't get attached to that title - CNET
Two major movies for Marvel's Avengers franchise are on the horizon. Until now, they've been called "Avengers: Infinity War - Part 1" and "Avengers: Infinity War - Part 2." No surprise, the filmmakers realized those are really boring names.

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Steam updated to improve how user reviews work - CNET
Valve updates its digital platform so user reviews can better reflect the changes in games.

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'Sharknado' turns to the shark side with Star Wars-style poster - CNET
Ian Ziering's trusty chainsaw stands in for a lightsaber as the Syfy network releases a poster and cast list for its upcoming TV movie.

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Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer features previously unseen backstory missions - CNET
The upcoming game will feature six "New Adventures" missions, of which bridge the gap between Return of the Jedi and The Force Awakens.

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YouTube TV service to debut as early as next year - CNET
YouTube is finalizing deals with broadcast TV and cable channels to launch a paid TV service over the Internet in 2017, according to a report from Bloomberg News.

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Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare offers 'unprecedented' value, Activision says - CNET
"I think what we're giving to the community this year is frankly unprecedented in Call of Duty history."

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Fallout 4's massive Far Harbor expansion gets release date, new trailer - CNET
Here's when the Far Harbor expansion is coming and what it looks like.

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Toyota hydrogen research leads to a better battery - Roadshow
A Toyota scientist developing hydrogen storage technology stumbles on a discovery that could make for more energy dense batteries.

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This robot is better at soft-tissue surgery than a human - CNET
A newly developed robot is capable of performing soft-tissue surgery, and indeed performed better on tests than a human surgeon.

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Listen to the Star Wars theme made with nothing but airline noises - CNET
Flight attendants walking. Maintenance tools buzzing. Tickets printing. All Nippon Airways recorded the sounds of running an airline and transformed them into the Star Wars theme.

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The surprising way Transhumanist Zoltan Istvan could make it to the White House - CNET
CNET exclusive: The only pro-immortality candidate could eventually team up with one of the big names in the race.

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New Star Wars game coming from Titanfall studio - CNET
EA and Respawn are working together on a new third-person action adventure game set in the popular sci-fi universe.

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IT News Head Lines (Digital Trends) 06/05/2016

22 photo apps to supercharge your iPhone camera
Apple's latest iPhone boasts one of the best smartphone cameras around. Give it a boost with the our favorite photography apps for iPhone, whether you want to apply a filter or manually adjust the exposure.
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US, UK scientists grow embryos in lab to 14 days, setting new mark
Research teams from the U.S. and U.K. have reportedly lab-grown a human embryo for 14 days, allowing for the improved study of early human development. The breakthrough could also potentially lead to womb-free reproduction.
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Watch a great white shark make Blake a lot more lively in The Shallows trailer
There's a new big, bad shark in town, and this time, it's not Bruce. Blake Lively will play a surfer trying desperately to survive the dangerous predator in the upcoming film The Shallows.
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New Yorkers got a very special Star Wars Day performance from two big names
Director J.J. Abrams and Hamilton's Lin-Manuel Miranda teamed up to honor Star Wars Day, May the Fourth. The duo, who jointly wrote Jabba Flow, rapped the song together in New York.
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Set seat heaters to maximum! Check out Bentley’s Bentayga app for the Apple Watch
Bentley has announced Apple Watch connectivity for the Bentayga SUV. With the new app, drivers can adjust the vehicle’s seats, climate control, and entertainment settings right from their wrist.
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Game over: Windows 10 update crashes pro gamer’s broadcast session on Twitch
A streaming session of Counter-Strike: Global Offensive on Twitch was recently terminated thanks to Windows 10's penchant for installing updates without warning. The interruption is a good example of why Microsoft is making a change in the upcoming Anniversary Update.
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YouTube is hopping on the internet TV bandwagon
Just a day after Hulu confirmed that it is working on a live TV service to complement its current offerings, YouTube is said to be offering its own internet TV service, simply called YouTube Unplugged.
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First drive: 2017 Mercedes-AMG GLS63
The Mercedes-Benz GL-Class has been renamed the GLS, and we got our hands on the range-topping AMG version. The monstrous SUV features a 577-hp V8.
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Dodge food and sweat with this gorgeous workwear that’s impossible to stain
The Unstainable Workwear Collection makes women's workwear sweat proof, stain proof, and spill proof without sacrificing style. The collection is up on Kickstarter, but it's already reached its funding goal.
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All Nippon Airways brings you the Star Wars theme like you’ve never heard it before
All Nippon Airways has taken the Star Wars theme song to new heights in honor of the famed franchise's holiday. For May the Fourth, ANA released a new arrangement of the main title, featuring some very unusual "instruments."
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Russell Crowe in talks to develop a split personality for Mummy reboot
In case you haven't heard, Universal is looking to build a Marvel-style monster movie Universe, and Russell Crowe is in talks to provide one -- or two -- big pieces to that puzzle.
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7 new photos hint at what's to come in Game of Thrones season 6, episode 3
After massive twists Sunday, HBO is ready to rile you up for the next episode of Game of Thrones. The premium network has released seven intriguing photos from season 6, episode 3, Oathbreaker.
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AMD has a new line of SSDs that strikes a balance between performance and price
AMD quietly launched a new line of solid state drives, the Radeon R3 series. These drives strike a balance between performance and price to make the process of replacing a clunky mechanical hard drive even easier. The series comes in four capacities.
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Set the date! Google I/O runs from May 18-20 in Mountain View, California
Google Chief Executive Sundar Pichai announced that Google I/O will take place from May 18 to May 20, at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California, a change from the usual Moscone Center. The I/O app has been updated for the 2016 conference.
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Hong Kong's Eco Smart Home packs luxury living into a mere 400 square feet
Remodeled by the Hong Kong-based design firm Liquid Interiors, the Eco Smart Home utilizes space-saving technology and environmentally friendly appliances and fixtures to achieve luxurious smart home living.
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You can finally use Apple Pay and still get rewards points — if you shop at Kohl’s
Apple Pay is a convenient way to pay for items, but so far shoppers haven't been able to use Apple Pay and get rewards points. Kohl's is changing that, with one catch -- you have to use the Kohl's Charge card in Apple Pay.
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Sony pulls the veil off a ton of high-res and multiroom home audio gear
If you're looking for high-resolution audio gear of just about any flavor, Sony has got you covered with the wide range of products it has coming out this month, and it's all multiroom ready, to boot.
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Paint, largely unchanged since Windows 3.1, might see major changes soon
A Universal build of Microsoft Paint suggests big changes are coming to one of Microsoft's oldest applications. Here's what that might look like, and why Microsoft would mess with a classic app.
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PS4 Shadow of the Beast returns to its roots with unlockable Amiga game
Developer Heavy Spectrum revealed that its upcoming reboot of the classic action-platformer Shadow of the Beast will include an emulated version of the original Amiga game as an unlockable bonus.
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Leave your opponents in awe of your skillz with the best gaming mice
If you want to rise above the competition, you need the best tools you can get your hands on. We've scoured the internet for the best gaming mice in every category, whether you're left-handed or working with a tight budget.
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Burnout creators to unleash Dangerous Golf on Xbox One, PS4, PC in June
Dangerous Golf, an over-the-top parody sports sim from the creators of the Burnout series, will make its explosive debut on the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC platforms via Steam in June, developer Three Fields Entertainment announced this week.
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New app promises to solve the problem of texting while driving
There may be a new way to stop drivers from their distraction. A new app from Romex employs a smartphone's GPS system to detect the speed at which it's moving, and if it's faster than 4 miles per hour, it locks the device.
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Everything you need to know about Samsung Pay
Samsung Pay aims to rival Apple Pay and Google Wallet in the mobile payment space. The company just announced that it has hit 5 million registered users, and will soon be supported in Canada, along with Australia, Brazil, Singapore, China, the U.K., and Spain sometime this year.
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Google, Chrysler team up to create the ultimate self-driving… minivan?
If you think about it, there’s really no car out there that could better benefit from self-driving tech than the lowly minivan, a vehicle typically crammed with driver distractions.
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A Russian hacker has 272 million stolen Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail passwords
A Russian hacker, dubbed 'the Collector,' has been trading around 272.3 million email account credentials in Russia's criminal underground. These "credential dumps" are an unfortunate reality, but it's unclear if these accounts have been breached.
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DT Giveaway: Razer Leviathan Mini Bluetooth speaker
Packing a 10-hour battery, Bluetooth connection with aptX for CD-like sound, and much more, the Leviathan Mini is poised to be your sonic companion for wherever the road takes you.
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Time to kill? These are the best 99 movies on Netflix
Save yourself from hours of scrolling and searching through Netflix's massive library by checking out this list of our favorite movies you can stream right now.
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Want a FreeSync monitor? AMD’s list has all you need to know except the price
AMD is now listing the refresh rates of all available FreeSync monitors on its website. The list also reveals panel types, resolutions, and more info to make the selection process easier. The only details AMD still leaves out are product links and prices.
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PieMessage brings Apple’s iMessage to Android, but there’s a catch
iMessage is a great messaging app, but unfortunately, it's only available on Apple products, something that's unlikely to change in the near future. PieMessage, however, brings iMessage functionality to Android, with a few catches.
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