Xbox One FIFA 15 bundle coming to Europe September 25
“Woo” indeed… (from the crowd here at Xbox’s press briefing in Cologne ahead of Gamescom). The cause of the outburst? A reference to Germany’s World Cup victory. But, also for the equally soccer-related FIFA 15 bundle just announced. The bundle comes to Europe in September (25th). Who will be in your ultimate team? Peter Schmeichel — legendary goal keeper — on stage threw the UK a bone choosing Bobby Moore. Still, you’ve got a few weeks to think who you might choose. Get at it.
Filed under: Gaming, Microsoft
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Additional Photos of Purported Silver iPhone 6 Rear Shell Surface
More photos said to be of the iPhone 6′s rear shell have been shared by frequent iOS device part leaker Sonny Dickson. The part shown in the photos also appears identical to the rear shell shared by luxury modified iPhone vendor Feld & Volk, hinting that this may be a legitimate component.
Similar to previous leaks, this newest rear shell shows a number of physical features including a near-all metal design with upper and lower bezels, a cutout for the new round “True Tone” dual-LED flash, and a cutout for the rear camera that may hint at a protruding lens for the device.
Apple is expected to reveal the iPhone 6 at an event on September 9, with a launch likely coming one week after the announcement. It is possible that the company will release the 4.7-inch version of the iPhone 6 first, with the 5.5-inch version seeing a launch later this year or early next year as Apple solves production issues with the larger device. In addition to a bigger screen, both versions of the iPhone 6 will likely incorporate a faster A8 processor, an improved camera with stabilization, and iOS 8.
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Mysterious Huawei ’7′ device to be announced on September 4th
Huawei has today teased a mysterious Huawei ’7′ device, showing only the silhouette of the device, the edge of which forms the number 7. The teaser also includes the date September 4th, which happens to fall right on the proceedings at IFA 2014 in Berlin so we can expect to see a lot more of this device in a few weeks. The suggested numbering is interesting, however, as none of Huawei’s devices are currently up to that iteration besides the P7. We have been expecting Huawei to release a new Ascend Mate and D-series device, so this device is probably going to be the amalgamation of those devices. Jury’s still out on what it might be called, however, though it has often been referred to as the Huawei Ascend D3.
If this device does turn out to be the phablet we’re expecting, it’s going to have a 6-inch display with two variations – one with 1080p display and 2GB RAM, the other with Quad HD display and 3GB RAM, much like the variants available to the Oppo Find 7. It’s rumoured that the device is going to be using Huawei’s in-house processor, the octacore Kirin 920, and is allegedly going to look quite similar to HTC’s One Max. Whatever the case, we’ll be seeing a lot more of this device in a few weeks.
What do you think about this mysterious Huawei ’7′ device? Is it something that you would be interested in? Let us know your thoughts.
Source: MyDrivers (1), (2) via Phone Arena
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The HTC One M8 Prime will be the HTC One Max’s successor, carries a Snapdragon 805
We’ve been wondering if HTC would follow last year’s formula and release a phablet device to follow up the HTC One Max. According to TKTechNews, they are, and it’s being tentatively called the HTC One M8 Prime. This shouldn’t be confused with previous rumours about the HTC One M8 Prime which referred to a beefed up One M8 and has since been confirmed to be dead. Much like last year’s One Max, it’s rumoured that this M8 Prime (or One Max 2 if you prefer) will be styled exactly like HTC’s flagship but scaled up to accommodate a larger screen, allegedly 5.9-inches again.
The rumours also say that HTC won’t be adopting the fingerprint scanner from the One Max again, and will be upgrading the processor in the device to a Snapdragon 805, the fastest available Qualcomm processor to date. Of course, these are all just rumours so as always we’ll won’t get our hopes too high. Having said that, HTC released the One Max in October last year, so IFA 2014 might be an ideal forum to announce such a device.
What do you think about the HTC One M8 Prime being the successor to the One Max? Let us know what you think in the comments.
Source: TKTechNews via Phones Review
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EA’s subscription-gaming service launches promising early access to ‘Madden 15’
EA’s all-you-can-eat games service has launched, and there’s a bonus if you’re a fan of American Football. The developer has announced that it’s only those who pay for EA Access that’ll be able to play Madden NFL 15 before its launch on August 26th. Normally, of course, the company would have released a cross-platform demo to stir up demand — but EA told Polygon that the demo was axed to keep developers focused on the main game. In addition to five days worth of early access to the title, EA Access users will be able to play FIFA 14, Battlefield 4 and Peggle 2 to their hearts content, as well as saving 10 percent on purchases of the company’s games. Is that enough for you to part with your cash, or do, like Sony, feel that the service isn’t worth it?
Filed under: Gaming, HD, Microsoft
Via: Operation Sports
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This camera can snap chemical reactions at a trillionth of a second
You know those high-speed cameras used to film mesmerizing ultra slo-mo videos? They’re downright slow compared to this one developed by researchers from The University of Tokyo and Keio University in Japan. The 12-man science team has just revealed an extremely speedy camera that can take pictures of chemical reactions (in burst mode, as those are impossible to capture in a single shot) at 450 x 450 pixels. It’s called the Sequentially Timed All-optical Mapping Photography or STAMP cam, and it can capture consecutive images at a rate of one per every one-trillionth of a second. To note, other high-speed cameras capture one image per every one-billionth of a second. The device is supposed to be 1,000 times faster than comparable models and has even managed to snap a picture of heat conduction (a process that takes, oh, 1/6th the speed of light) during a test.
Its potential applications are pretty limited at this point, since the current prototype’s humongous at one square meter in size. STAMP’s creators aim to shrink it down in the future, though that might take time, seeing as it took them three years to get to this point. If and when they do succeed, the camera could be used in medicine to advance ultrasonic therapy and to better understand laser processing in the production of cars and semi-conductors. Wondering how STAMP can take multiple pictures in a very, very short amount of time? According to the team’s paper recently published in Nature:
The principle of this method — ‘motion picture femtophotography’ — is all-optical mapping of the target’s time-varying spatial profile onto a burst stream of sequentially timed photographs with spatial and temporal dispersion.
If you’d like to savor every technical detail on how STAMP works, though, make sure to head over to the journal for a longer read.
[Image credit: The University of Tokyo]
Source: Nature
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Apple’s new iPads will come with anti-glare displays, says Bloomberg
Apple is set to launch not only new iPhones and a possible wearable soon, but also a new line of iPads, according to Bloomberg. Its sources told it that a full-sized, 9.7-inch iPad is now being mass-produced for a launch near the end of the quarter, and that a 7.9-inch iPad mini will arrive a few months later. If the rumor pans out, it wouldn’t be too mind-blowing: after all, the iPhone 5s was launched last year on September 10th, with the iPad Air and mini coming a bit more than a month later. However, one interesting new tidbit did emerge: the new iPads will have an anti-reflection screen, a big change from past models. That would make sense if Apple used either anti-glare Sapphire displays or Gorilla Glass — as Corning is working on less reflective (and anti-bacterial) displays too.
The rumor mill has pegged the launch of the iPhone 6 for September 9th, almost exactly a year after the last model. That event could be chockablock, given that both a 4.7- and 5.5-inch model are expected, so a separate iPad launch event would make sense. A smartwatch is also rumored to be coming in October, possibly at the same time as one or both iPads. That would mean a pretty busy couple of months for Apple, but keep in mind that it’s all still utter speculation at this point.
Source: Bloomberg
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Cyborg arm made of Lego can flex its fingers and shake hands
It certainly isn’t the first robotic arm made out of Lego that we’ve seen, but this particular one can actually be worn and easily controlled by the user. According to its creator, Diavo Voltaggio, the arm was made using Lego Mindstorms EV3, which is a software-and-hardware kit for DIY robots. He says the machine is pretty straightforward: it has four buttons connected to four motors that control each finger. Pressing a button flexes the corresponding finger, while releasing it relaxes the finger, as well. Voltaggio calls this cyborg limb the Mark VI, as it’s the sixth one he’s built, thus far — he disassembled the first five, so he could learn from them and make better models going forward. As a result, it’s much sturdier than its predecessors, though it’s also much heavier with all its braces and battery pack.
The Mark VI has won Best Mindstorms creation at a recent BrickFair Lego convention, where Voltaggio demonstrated what it can do by shaking a lot of people’s hands, as you can see in the videos below. Its creator plans to build more iterations for future BrickFairs, though, so you might still get to see the arm for yourself.
Filed under: Robots
Source: Diavo Voltaggio (Google+)
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Government forms digital task force to avoid future Healthcare.gov disasters
If former Googler Mikey Dickerson and his team could fix that HealthCare.gov nightmare last year, then they can certainly fix any other faulty government website. That’s likely what authorities were thinking when they decided to hire this group full time to form the new US Digital Service team. They’re supposed to establish digital standards that government agencies should follow, among other things. But, in a nutshell, the the task force’s duty is to identify and fix shoddy government websites and inject features that’ll actually make people want to visit and use them. Dickerson, who’ll serve as the team lead after leaving his post as Google’s Site Reliability Manager, told The New York Times that mending HealthCare.gov was a life-changing experience, so he couldn’t say no to the government’s offer.
In addition to introducing the team, the administration has also launched the Digital Services Playbook, which contains pointers for government agencies to follow. These pointers are made up of the best business practices from both private and public sectors, such as “Bring in experienced teams” (which could’ve avoided the HealthCare.gov fiasco in the first place) and “Use data to drive decisions.” Finally, in order to avoid any shady dealings, the government has also come up with the TechFAR Handbook. This one details the correct process of buying goods and services (say, hiring someone outside the Digital Service team to tweak a website) from private sectors.
[Image credit: AFP/Getty Images]
Filed under: Internet
Via: The New York Times
Source: The White House Blog
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Galaxy Note 4 Poses for Pictures?! Mid-Ranged HTC Desire Poses as Well! – Mandroid Daily
The ManDroid Quickie is no longer a thing, but the ManDroid Daily will now be in your lives Monday-Thursday. It’s exactly like the Quickie so nothing drastic here, just more of these videos. The Galaxy Note 4 looks to have been spotted out in the wild, as well as a mid-ranged HTC phone. Evleaks is no longer doing his thing, so others have stepped up to the plate to give us the leaks we want to see.
Android News
Galaxy Note 4 pics
Galaxy Note 4 packaging
HTC Desire A11
SKULLY AR-1 helmet
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