Watch PlayStation’s Tokyo Game Show keynote right here!
Sony was entirely absent from Europe’s annual Gamescom tradeshow last month, but the electronics juggernaut isn’t going to sit out the premiere event on its home soil, the Tokyo Game Show. In fact, the outfit wants everyone to watch it tonight during a livestream. The keynote’s scheduled for an English broadcast and we’ve embedded the live player right below. What can we expect come 2AM ET? Probably an update on how many PlayStation 4 consoles the company’s moved since it last announced that 20 million number, and maybe even a hard release date for the console’s big 3.0 system software patch.
Oh and probably a lot of info about third-party games because that’s what Sony tends to do at these types of things. Could a hard street date and price for Project Morpheus happen? There’s a possibility, but the company has to save something for Paris Games Week. However! It won’t be too long before we all find out together.
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PlayStation (YouTube)
Tags: gaming, hd, hdpostcross, japan, playstation, playstation4, projectmorpheus, ps4, psvita, sony, tgs2015, tokyo, video
YouTube’s PewDiePie is (definitely not) starring in a TV show
Let’s start this off with a disclaimer: PewDiePie is a massively popular YouTube personality who reacts in funny ways while playing video games. He has more than 39 million subscribers, he’s been spoofed on South Park and he makes millions each year. He’s successful at being silly — which is serious business, as Twitch’s $1 billion price tag, YouTube’s new Gaming section and its coming Subscription services demonstrate. A lot of people enjoy PewDiePie and a lot of people don’t. Either way, his success and impact on the live-streaming industry is uncontested. That’s why he’s newsworthy.
Now, on to the news. Felix Kjellberg, known on YouTube as PewDiePie, is in Los Angeles right now to work on something that sounds a lot like a TV show.
Kjellberg is under orders to not talk about the project, but he’s been vlogging his adventures in America (he hails from Sweden) and dropping hints along the way. Daily-life vlogs are new for PewDiePie, as his usual videos are “Let’s Plays,” which feature him sitting at a desk and playing games.
“I found out that I can’t really say too much of what I’m doing here,” Kjellberg says in his second vlog installment. “People are worried it’s going to leak into the media too soon and this vlog might ruin it. Tomorrow though, I am going to go to the doctor because of the show. Or whatever I’m doing. No one knows what I’m doing. It’s not a show. Me, doing a show? No.”
The subsequent doctor-visit video includes shots of Kjellberg surrounded by a camera crew and filming an intro with famous LA landmarks. The exam room, for what it’s worth, doesn’t sound like any doctor’s office we’ve ever been in. And, apparently it was all very strange for Kjellberg. “This was the first day and I can’t tell you what happened…. I had the weirdest day of my life,” he says.
Kjellberg is branching out from his desk chair recently: His first book, This Book Loves You, is due out in October. A TV show (or whatever he’s working on in LA) would be another first for him, and it’d be part of a recent YouTube-to-film migration that includes Grace Helbig (The Grace Helbig Show), Anna Akana (Ant-Man), Smosh (Smosh: The Movie) and others.
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/TQF6Rd_Yvrk?rel=0
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THR
Tags: letsplay, pewdiepie, television, tv, youtube
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 packs 600Mbps LTE and smarter charging
Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 hype train is getting to be a bit much (just ship the thing, already!), but you might want to take notice of the latest news if you’re big on data speeds — or simply want to charge your phone in a hurry. The company has revealed that its future system-on-a-chip will include the first processor to support super-fast 600Mbps LTE-Advanced, blowing past the 450Mbps record from before. It’ll upload at a brisk 150Mbps, too, and this chip is the first to support unlicensed LTE (aka LTE-U). Oh, and did we mention that it’ll allow for multi-gigabit 802.11ad WiFi? You probably won’t get to use much of this technology in the near term, but it’s good to have a ton of futureproofing.
So what’s the deal with charging? According to Qualcomm, the Snapdragon 820’s focus is on intelligent fast charging rather than raw performance. Its new Quick Charge 3.0 spec is up to 27 percent faster when refilling your battery, but the big deal is an algorithm that saves energy during those rapid-fire recharges. Compared to Quick Charge 2.0, you’re losing up to 45 percent less power — that could add up over the typical life of a phone or tablet. The 3.0 implementation is also better at both choosing the exact voltage you need, reducing the risk that you’ll overheat your devices or shorten your device’s lifespan.
The bad news? Like the Snapdragon 820 itself, you’ll have to wait for most of this technology to show up next year. Some of it is arriving sooner, however. The Snapdragon 617, a new mid-range chip with eight cores and 300Mbps LTE, will support Quick Charge 3.0 when it arrives by the end of 2015. You can also expect that fast top-up tech to reach a slew of other Snapdragons, including the equally new 430 (an eight-core, 150Mbps budget chip due in spring 2016) as well as the already-announced 618 and 620.
Photos by Richard Lai.
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Qualcomm
Tags: cpu, kryo, lte, lte-advanced, mobilepostcross, processor, qualcomm, quickcharge, quickcharge3.0, smartphone, snapdragon430, snapdragon617, snapdragon820, soc, tablet, wifi, x12
Mercedes-Benz Concept IAA is a modern silver aero
While we English-speaking folk call it the Frankfurt Motor Show, our German friends call this week’s bi-annual confab the Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung, or IAA. At first glance, then, you might think Mercedes-Benz named its Frankfurt concept, the Concept IAA, after the show it’d debut at. But, the Concept IAA isn’t named for the show. It’s actually an abbreviation for Intelligent Aerodynamic Automobile, and it’s very aerodynamic indeed.Slideshow-319090
This four-door coupe can transform, while moving, from its sedan-like design mode to an ultra-sleek, gas-powered fish of a car. This aerodynamic mode has a drag coefficent of just 0.19. That’s sleeker than a Tesla Model S, and it ties the rating of the General Motors EV1 electric car. In fact, it’s very nearly as aerodynamic as the Volkswagen XL1.
The IAA can transform automatically at 80 kilometers per hour (about 50 miles per hour) or via the press of a button. When it enters an aerodynamic mode, eight segments at the back of the car extend out, adding over 15 inches to the overall vehicle length, effectively extending its already tear-dropped-shaped tail. And that’s just the most visible aero aid.
At the front of the car, flaps in the bumper extend out nearly an inch, while there’s a smaller extender in the back bumper. These serve to keep air away from the wheel arches, where turbulence can become an issue. Of course, Mercedes has thought of this, too, fitting “Active Rims” that “alter their cupping from 55 mm to zero,” whatever that means. There’s even an active aero aid inside the front bumper, where a louver extends backward by 2.3 inches to smooth out the air traveling underneath the car.
Outside of its super-slippery mode, the IAA is a relatively handsome four-door coupe, featuring the kind of plunging roofline that wouldn’t look out of place on the company’s pioneering CLS-Class. The interior is certainly worthy of the CLS, too. It’s home to gorgeous white leather and touch-based controls, and in general, looks very luxurious.
Mercedes’ dogged pursuit of aerodynamics does not mean that the Concept IAA is some gutless ecomobile. Under the skin is a gas-powered, plug-in hybrid system that produces up to 279 horsepower and allows the sleek sedan to hit 155 mph. Its all-electric range is based, of course, on what mode its body is in. It’s most impressive in aero mode, where it will cover 41 miles on a single charge. Switch over to design mode, and that figure drops slightly to 38.5 miles.
Check out the official gallery up top and the full press release down below. And of course, stand by for much more on the Concept IAA as our Frankfurt Motor Show coverage continues.
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Daimler
Tags: ActiveAerodynamics, autoblog, ConceptCar, ConceptIAA, Frankfurt2015, IaaFrankfurt, mercedes-benz, partner, syndicated
Burberry is the first big brand to get an Apple Music channel
Apple Music’s playlist “Curators” have so far been directly relevant (if often niche) brands like DJ Mag or Shazam. That certainly makes sense, but Apple apparently feels that it’s time to shake things up: Burberry is becoming the first major worldwide brand to launch an Apple Music channel. Swing by its section of the service and you’ll find both its collaborations with British artists (such as James Bay and George Ezra) as well as playlists that reflect the fashion label’s tastes.
The move isn’t surprising when numerous big, non-music brands have presences on rival services like Spotify. It also isn’t shocking that Burberry is first in line for an Apple Music partnership. Apple hired Burberry CEO Angela Ahrendts as its senior retail VP back in 2013, and the two firms were already collaborating before that career change became official. Still, this is a significant deal whether or not you’re fond of Burberry plaid. This could easily lead to other companies using Apple Music channels to promote themselves, and Apple certainly won’t mind any extra subscribers it picks up along the way.
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Burberry
Tags: apple, applemusic, burberry, fashion, internet, music, streaming
Windows 10’s latest phone test gives you more control over photos
Microsoft is likely on the cusp of unveiling its first Windows 10 phones, which has left more than a few fans wondering why it hasn’t posted a fresh preview version of Windows 10 Mobile in a while. Well, wonder no longer — the company has released an updated preview build that not only fixes a number of key bugs, but introduces a big upgrade to the photo experience. Fire up the Photos app and you’ll get a folder view that makes it easier to see what’s in OneDrive or your phone’s SD card. You can also mark photos as favorites, and navigating your gallery should be faster overall.
This latest test is available right now if you’re on the faster preview track. Think twice about leaping on it if you’re a Lumia 1020 owner, however. Although the list of known glitches with this Windows 10 Mobile build is mercifully short, you can’t use the 1020’s signature features (like 41-megapixel photos and RAW files) without the Lumia Camera app, which won’t be ready for Windows 10 until the fall. If you don’t mind that omission or carry a different device, though, this build could be worth a try. It may well be one of the last sneak peeks you get before Windows 10 is ready to ship.
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Blogging Windows
Tags: microsoft, mobilepostcross, smartphone, windows, windows10, windows10mobile
Burberry Becomes First Major Fashion Brand With an Apple Music Channel
Burberry is launching a curated channel on Apple Music, making it the first luxury fashion house to do so. The Burberry Apple Music channel is listed under “Curator Playlists,” which also includes content from brands and media sites like GQ, Wired, Pitchfork, and Rolling Stone.
Content provided by Burberry includes selections from company’s current CEO, Christopher Bailey, along with music played on the Burberry runway and a selection of emerging British talent.
Burberry is the first clothing company to debut an Apple Music channel, but it’s not an unusual choice due to its Burberry Acoustic campaign, which supports new British music talent and features acoustic tracks recorded exclusively for Burberry. Burberry employs a full-time music team that works on Burberry Acoustic and matches up artists with record labels.
According to the The New York Times, going forward, the Burberry channel will feature performances, songs, and films that have come out of Burberry’s work with artists on Burberry Acoustic. The channel’s first exclusive will come from emerging British artists set to perform at the Burberry Womenswear show on September 21.
“I am excited about our partnership with Apple on this amazing platform which will enable us to take what we do now with Burberry Acoustic and share it with an even bigger audience,” Christopher Bailey, Burberry’s chief executive, said in a statement.
Burberry and Apple have had a long partnership, first teaming up in 2013 to show off the photographic capabilities of the iPhone 5s. Angela Ahrendts, Apple’s current head of retail, was also the CEO of Burberry until the Spring of 2014 when she joined Apple. Burberry’s new Apple Music channel marks the first collaboration between Apple and Burberry since her departure.
Podcast 031: A Smart Styl-ish
Just days after returning from IFA, Josh gets together with Jonathan Feist and Joe Hindy to talk about the past week’s news – but they are also joined by Nirave Gondhia, who got off a long and arduous journey from Berlin to London and finally to Las Vegas to make it for CTIA 2015. Before getting into his memories of IFA and how CITA was going, Josh brings up an exciting new mobile Pokemon game and the guys realize just how old (or young) they truly are. Nirave ponders a possible gambling addiction and then it is on to Apple and the Pencil, which the guys aren’t completely convinced by. Join us for the go-home episode of the Android Authority Podcast!
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Vodafone UK announces availability of Xperia Z5 Bond phone from Sept 16th
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Yesterday, we saw Sony’s first “Made for Bond” ad which featured Ms Moneypenny and the Xperia Z5, and today, the Xperia Z5 Bond phone has been made official exclusively for Vodafone UK. It’s unclear whether the phone will be made available outside of the UK, but Vodafone says that the special edition device will star its pre-orders on September 16th. So what makes the Xperia Z5 Bond phone so Bond-like? Well, if we’re honest, not much – the phone is black but otherwise bears no physical markings to suggest it is themed (a 007 emblazoned on the back would have been killer).
Instead, owners who manage to get their hands on the Xperia Z5 Bond phone will get access to “official Bond themes, wallpapers and a behind the scene blog from Miss Moneypenny herself”. If you purchase the phone, you’ll also go in the running to win 1 of 50 Aston Martin experiences and get to drive an Aston Martin. No doubt this is a phone for the true Bond fan, so if you’re interested and are in the UK, you can hit the source link down below.
What do you think about the Xperia Z5 Bond phone? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.
Source: Vodafone UK via Phandroid
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‘Need for Speed’ PC release delayed to spring 2016
Need for Speed is racing to consoles on November 3rd in North America, but it’s hit a bump on the way to your desktop: The PC version is now scheduled to launch in spring 2016. Developer Ghost Games says the delay will give the team time to implement an unlocked framerate and improved graphics on PC. Once it launches, the PC version will come with all of the content released on consoles until that point.
“We thank you for your continued passion and dedication to Need for Speed,” Ghost Games writes in a blog update.
The Need for Speed team plans to hold a closed beta across PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in October with the goal of testing its dedicated servers. Sign up for the closed beta right here before September 28th at 10AM CEST (4AM ET).
An important message from the team around the PC release, which is moving to Spring 2016. Full details here: http://t.co/o0qOfbXB2S
— Need for Speed (@NeedforSpeed) September 14, 2015
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EA
Tags: Delay, EA, ghostgames, hdpostcross, NeedForSpeed
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