Capcom finally greenlights a ‘Resident Evil 2’ remake
It’s official and it feels oh-so good: Capcom is working on a remake of 1998’s survival-horror masterpiece Resident Evil 2. This one has been a long time coming for many fans, as Resident Evil 2 is widely considered to be one of the best games in the series — and one of the best survival-horror video games, period. Producer Yoshiaki “H” Hirabyashi announced the remake in a video, noting, “We at R&D Division 1 will do our best to take on your feedback and deliver the gameplay experience you’ve been waiting for.”
There’s no word on a release window or targeted platforms for the remake, but H promises to deliver news about the game directly to fans via Facebook.
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Resident Evil
Tags: Capcom, hdpostcross, remake, ResidentEvil2
Sony wants you to delay upgrading your old VAIO PC to Windows 10
Sony might not be making PCs anymore, but it’s still on the hook for supporting its older systems — and that’s creating a big problem for Windows 10 upgrades. The electronics giant is warning owners against installing Microsoft’s latest software on older VAIO PCs until it has the drivers needed to get all the hardware working properly. And unfortunately, that’s going to take a while. If your computer first ran Windows 8.1, the Windows 10 drivers won’t be ready until October; if it’s old enough to have shipped with Windows 8, you’ll have to wait until November.
As for a PC that came with Windows 7? Well, you may want to budget for a replacement. Sony is only promising that it will describe “limitation [sic] and issues” this month. To us, that’s shorthand for dropping some or all support. There’s a real chance that certain hardware features will go missing if you install Windows 10, or that you’ll have to endure less-than-ideal performance. We’ve seen some VAIO owners get things working, but they’ve had to use decidedly unofficial methods so far. It’s not surprising that Sony is devoting less attention to PCs than it did when it was still in the business, but that isn’t very comforting if you were hoping to keep that older machine up to date for as long as possible.
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Desktops, Laptops, Software, Sony
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Sony
Tags: computer, desktop, laptop, pc, software, sony, update, vaio, windows, windows10
UK police smug after ‘major success’ blocking pirate site ads
The UK’s Police Intellectual Property Crime Unit (PIPCU) is patting itself on the back today, claiming a small victory in its ongoing war against online piracy. The specialist division announced that its plan to target the coffers of copyright-infringing websites has resulted in a 73 percent decrease in advertising on these illicit portals from the UK’s biggest digital ad spenders. “Operation Creative” was launched by the PIPCU back in 2013 with the specific goal of disrupting online piracy. When the best-case scenario of pressuring a copyright-infringing site to turn legit fails, as we imagine all attempts do, the fuzz turn to other “tactical options.” These include shutting the site down with the help (or else) of the domain registrar, or starving the pirate captains’ bank accounts by putting a dent in their advertising revenues.
To do this, the PIPCU created the Infringing Website List (IWL), a constantly updated database of piracy-promoting pages. The rozzers make this available to the UK advertising industry, which can then use it to stop pushing adverts to these sites on a voluntary basis. The idea being: fewer big-name ads, the less legitimate a site looks to unsuspecting visitors (as if they didn’t know it was hosting illegal content already), and the less money pirates make from advertising revenue. Last year, the PIPCU decided to take this initiative a step further by commandeering ad space on nefarious sites for its own banners, which announced the portal in question was under investigation. These aren’t intended to scare you into thinking you’re on the cusp of being busted, of course, but to alert you to the fact that Game of Thrones torrent isn’t an official HBO release.
Today’s update on Operation Creative heralds the attack on advertising revenues as a “major success.” As the PIPCU reports, its efforts have managed to bring about a 73 percent decrease in ads from the UK’s biggest digital marketing companies appearing on illegal sites. “Highlights include the automotive, food and drink and real estate sectors, whose advertising has almost entirely stopped appearing on pirate sites.” How did they arrive at this figure, exactly? Well, as the BBC explains, a research firm looked at 17 websites offering illegal content during two three-month stints in 2013 and 2015, and noted this significant decrease in adverts appearing from “top ad spending companies.”
The problem with stats are: sometimes they mean what you want them to mean. Forgiving the relatively small website sample size, PIPCU do have a legitimate reason to gush over the 73 percent decline in big-name ads. For some sites, at least, it means they’re now working with a smaller pool of advertisers, some of which might not pay as well as the ones they’ve lost. But in our experience, even the most well-known illegal content portals typically host ads pushing porn, malware and ropey online games, and always have done.
The information we’re sorely missing is what kind of impact this is having, if any. Are illegal websites actually suffering to any great degree, or are the adverts that still run on these portals keeping them as well-funded as they’ve always been? Is anyone looking for the latest episode of True Detective legitimately put off by the lack of big-brand ads on their go-to torrent site?
Furthermore, is the PIPCU’s website blacklist comprehensive enough to starve illicit sites out of existence and deter piracy as a result? We’re not so sure. As site-blocking at the ISP level has taught us, proxies are a pirate’s best friend. The PIPCU might be celebrating a small victory today, but chances are that one statistic is almost meaningless in a war that often seems will never be won.
[Image credits: Alamy (lede) / Shutterstock (body)]
Via:
Business Insider
Source:
City of London Police (1), (2)
Tags: cityoflondonpolice, CopyrightInfringement, PIPCU, piracy, pirate, PoliceIntellectualPropertyCrimeUnit, uk-feature
Electronic Sports League bans the same drugs as the Olympics
Sorry everybody but you can’t get high and play CounterStrike anymore, at least not in the Electronic Sports League. The fledgling pro gaming league announced on Reddit Wednesday that it is adopting the World Anti-Doping Agency’s list of banned substances for its players. The league had announced it would ban performance enhancing drugs from competition after a team revealed that its members had consumed Adderall prior to a match in March to enhance their ability to focus.
“Our main goal is and always will be to maintain the fair play spirit and the integrity of our competitions,” an ESL rep wrote in a Reddit post, “and we’re confident that the anti-doping policy is an important improvement that will help us advance as a sport.”
The banned list includes everything from anabolic steroids and HGH to cocaine and cannabis — seriously, it reads like a pharmacy’s inventory report. There are differing levels of enforcement, however. Weed, for example, cannot be consumed “from the start of the first day until the end of the last day of competition” but is acceptable when you’re not competing while coke, steroids and focus-enhancers like Adderall are banned at all times. Exceptions will be made if competitors have a valid prescription for whatever they’re taking. The league will randomly test competitors and the penalties for rolling dirty range from fines to a maximum 2-year ban from the league.
[Image Credit: Getty Images]
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Gaming
Via:
Polygon
Source:
Reddit
Tags: doping, drugs, ElectronicSportsLeague, ESL, gaming, pro, testing, WADA, WorldAntiDopingAgency
Moto X Pure Edition will be available for purchase on September 3rd
If you’ve been waiting for Motorola to announce when you can get your hands on the Moto X Pure Edition (aka the Moto X Style if you live outside the United States), that day has finally come. According to Motorola’s Google+ account, the new handset will be available for purchase on Thursday, September 3rd!
If you need a refresher, the Moto X Pure Edition sports a 5.7-inch Quad HD LCD display, a Snapdragon 808 processor, 3GB of RAM, expandable storage up to 128GB and a big 3,000mAh battery. It also runs a near-stock version of Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with a few handy Motorola software features included, and comes with a 21MP rear-facing camera that’s supposedly really good.
The latest from Motorola
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The phone will be available starting at just $399 from Motorola and can be fully customized through Moto Maker. Remember, you won’t be able to purchase the device through carriers, only through Motorola, Amazon and Best Buy for the full, off-contract price. The phone will be compatible with all four major U.S. carriers out of the box, which is something we’re really happy to see.
Read more: ZTE Axon vs OnePlus 2 vs Moto X Style: value for money, redefined
Now that the day is almost here, are you planning on purchasing one for yourself? Or are you waiting to see what the new Galaxy Note 5 has to offer? Let us know what you think in the comments!
Hopefully we can expect the Huawei Watch any day now
there haven’t been much announcements lately about any new smart watches coming out soon. There have been rumors that Samsung is slated to release their next editions of their smart watch lineup, but nothing has really come to fruition.
One smart watch that we know is coming for sure, is Huawei’s foray into the growing field. Back in March the Chinese company announced their first Android Wear smart watch, the Huawei Watch. However, there were no details about when the smart watch would be available.
Well, thanks to the folks over at Phandroid, we now know that the release may be coming sooner rather than later. The official product page on Huawei’s website has gone live, where folks can sign up to be notified when the smart watch is officially available.
Some may not have known, or had forgotten that Huawei was coming out with a smart watch. For those folks, we have a little spec sheet to share, to let you know what to expect out of the latest Android Wear device.
- 1.4 inch AMOLED display
- 1.2GHz Qualcomm Processor
- 4GB of storage
- 512MB RAM
- Bluetooth 4.1
- 300 mAh Battery
These aren’t earth shattering specs, and they definitely won’t rock the boat, so to speak. However, if you look at just some of the pictures of Huawei’s upcoming Android Wear device, you may just fall in love. The Huawei Watch is beautifully designed, and really features a more professional, and classy look. There’s also no sight of the flat tire that is found on the Moto 360
Let us know what you think about the new Huawei Watch in the comments section below. Is the impending release holding you back from jumping on the train for another smart watch?
Source: Phandroid
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Cracked your Nexus 6? Get it replaced through Project Fi
Good guy Google is at it again. If you’re prone to dropping and breaking your phones, there’s a special deal for you if you’re using Project Fi. We all know that the Nexus 6
Well, Google has announced that customers of Project Fi, will get a one-time replacement of their Nexus 6. Now there’s a little bit more to that, which is where the “Good Guy” comes in. If you break your Nexus 6, you will only have to pay $100 to get your Nexus 6 replaced. Now, the only catch that can be found, is that it seems that you will only get this coverage if you purchased your Nexus 6 through Project Fi.
This is in line with HTC’s Uh-Oh Program, where you can get a new device if you break or crack your HTC M8 or HTC M9
So if you’re on Project Fi, and ever run into this issue, Google’s got your back. If you do it again, well, get ready to shell out the dough. At least until more devices are supported by Google’s Project Fi.
Have you gotten your Project Fi invite yet? Let us know what you think about Google’s foray into the mobile network spectrum in the comments below.
Source: Android Central
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Free memory, extend your battery, and archive apps with Systweak Android Cleaner (App Review)
For today, we have Systweak Android Cleaner, one of the new Android optimizer apps on the block. Its competition includes the well-known Cheetah Mobile’s Clean Master (Boost & Applock). The purpose of these apps is to increase the device’s performance by periodically clearing cached memory, deleting junk files, and managing storage.
Setup
Setup for Systweak is quick and easy. Just head over to Google Play and download and install the app. Open it, and you’ll be met with the main screen.
Features and Functions
Systweak includes the following: phone boost, a junk files manager, a battery saver, a storage manager, and an app manager.
With phone boost, you can end running background services and their cache in order to give the system memory back. This can be done automatically at set intervals.
The junk files manager cleans external application cache and temporary files. Here, you are able to recover space from APKs, the ten largest files, and browser data.
The battery saver manages the parts of the OS that drain the battery the most (such as Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, background services, and auto-sync), allowing for an extended battery life of up to 50%.
And lastly, the app manager can perform two functions: archiving an app and uninstalling it. When you archive an app, a backup of its application files is created. This process frees up internal storage. You can restore the files whenever needed under the “Archived” section.
Systweak certainly is well-designed with an interface that is in line with material design. Also, I liked that I could automate Phone Boost to work every two, four, six, or eight hours and that I could specify which parts of the OS Battery Saver targeted.
I did not necessarily dislike anything about the app. However, as a suggestion, it would be a nice addition if users had the option to have Phone Boost optimize their devices as soon as they are turned on.
What We Like
- Beautiful, intuitive design
- Ability to automate Phone Boost
- Can choose which services Battery Saver manages
- Optimizer widget
What We Don’t Like
- Not exactly a negative, but optimization upon turning on the device would be nice
To conclude, Systweak Android Cleaner is a really good optimizer app. Although it has not been on the market as long as the aforementioned Clean Master has, it definitely holds its own. It does not have as many features as that one does either, which go beyond the expected optimization. For example, Clean Master has built-in anti-malware protection. However, don’t be concerned by that, especially if you already have an anti-malware app or just need the features Systweak provides.
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HTC Re Camera 50% off at Best Buy right now, that makes it $99
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Technology lets us do amazing things. However, there are still limitations set by our most used items, our phones. Surely if you have a Samsung Galaxy S6 Active or a Sony Xperia Z of some sorts, then you have a bit more freedom then most when it comes to get photos and videos where water is involved. Not everyone is keen to buy those devices just for that luxury though. That is where an accessory that costs a fraction of your device can come in handy quite a bit. The HTC Re Camera is one such little device that packs some solid specs, expandable storage, and additional abilities like using your phone as the view finder or the trigger to start recording or shoot a photo, comes in handy. At launch the little cameras were priced at $199. Considering the competition, it wasn’t a terrible price for the imitation inhaler and all that it can do. If you have yet to pull the trigger on one of these little guys, today is the day you may want to pull out that credit card and do so as it is on sale through Best Buy for just $99.
Like all good deals, this is a limited time offer that is part of the Deal of the Day promotion. They are offering the deal on all three color options; Blue, White or Orange. I personally dig the Blue one, but certainly wouldn’t regret picking up any color. The little Re isn’t perfect as low light images aren’t the best, but if you are out and about to finish up summer and want to get some great shots without the fear of ruining your phone, this is a great device to do it with. While you are at it, be sure to look at the various mounts and charging cradle too.
HTC Re Camera sale at Best Buy
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Apple Joins NFC Forum to Work on Developing Future NFC Specifications
Apple this week joined the NFC Forum as a sponsor member, earning itself a place on the NFC Forum board of directors, reports NFC World. The Near Field Communication (NFC) Forum is the group that works to develop NFC specifications to ensure interoperability between different devices and services.
The team also encourages companies to develop products using the NFC Forum specifications and they make sure products with NFC capabilities comply with those specifications.
“The top tier of NFC Forum membership, sponsor membership, entitles an organisation to a seat on the NFC Forum board of directors, the association’s governing body,” NFC Forum director Paula Hunter says. “We are delighted to welcome Apple to our board of directors as an NFC Forum sponsor member.”
Joining the NFC Forum board of directors on Apple’s behalf is Aon Mujtaba, who serves as Director of Wireless Systems Engineering at Apple. According to his LinkedIn profile, Mujtaba leads the iPhone Systems Engineering team and specializes in wireless systems engineering, architecture, and design.
Other companies who are on the NFC Forum board of directors include Broadcom, Google, Intel, Nokia, NXP Semiconductors, Qualcomm, Samsung, Sony, STMicroelectronics, Visa, and MasterCard.
Apple began using NFC with the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which include the technology to facilitate wireless payments using Apple Pay. Apple has also included NFC chips in the Apple Watch, the iPad Air 2, and the iPad mini 3, and will continue using NFC in future devices.
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