The Sony dual-lens camera platform is already being looked at by major smartphone companies and Sony says it will be adopted by "major smartphone players" this year. Kenichiro Yoshida, Sony's CFO, revealed that information during a recent earnings call.
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Apple Music Letting Android Users Save Music To SD
Apple Music for Android has been updated with an ability that's not found in the iOS version of the app: the ability to save music to an SD card. With this feature, users can begin storing more of their music offline. Apple Music needs SD card storage in order to compete.
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Amit Singhal, Google's Search Chief, Retiring
The leader of Google's search division, Amit Singhal, is leaving the company and he will be replaced by John Giannandrea, an executive currently focused on artificial intelligence. Singhal has been with Google since 2000 and he's helped develop much of Google's search business.
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Singtel Providing 10 Gbps Internet In Singapore For $130
Many consumers in Singapore will soon have access to 10 Gbps service from Singtel. The fiber broadband service is available for residential customers and it is launching after a successful trial in 2015. Singtel isn't the only company working on multi-gigabit internet.
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Google Quickly Removes Adblock Fast App From Play Store
Almost immediately after launching, Adblock Fast has been removed from the Play Store by Google. Adblock Fast was the first app of its kind to work with Samsung's browser, which recently added support for ad blocking. The app also reduces data usage.
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60M Copies Of Grand Theft Auto V Have Shipped
Take-Two Interactive, which published Grand Theft Auto V, has announced more than 60 million copies of the game have shipped. With that figure, we have a general idea of how many copies have been purchased, but shipped copies are just those that retailers have ordered.
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Google To Begin Warning Users About Bad Download Buttons
Google is going to start letting people know if they are on a site that could be using deceptive ads/download buttons which can steal their information or install malware. In a blog post, Google announced it would look for bad "embedded content" and warn visitors.
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Google Provides Fiber Gigabit Internet For Free In Public Housing
Through a partnership with ConnectHome, Google has begun rolling out free gigabit internet in public housing units. The first market to receive free gigabit is the West Bluff neighborhood of Kansas City. Google intends to provide all public housing units with free service.
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First Original Content From YouTube Red Arriving Next Week
YouTube's original content for its YouTube Red customers will begin coming out next week. Among the movies and TV shows, referred to as YouTube Red Originals, that'll arrive on February 10 are A Trip To Unicorn Island (Lilly Singh) and Lazer Team (Rooster Teeth).
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Linux, Mac Ports For Batman: Arkham Knight Cancelled
Batman: Arkham Knight will not be coming out for Mac or Linux. An announcement on Steam revealed Feral Interactive's port of the game is no longer on the way and those who preordered it can apply for a refund. Feral Interactive announced the games in early 2015.
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Sharp Picks Foxconn's $5 Billion Acquisition Offer
Sharp has reportedly decided to go with Foxconn's $5 billion acquisition offer instead of another deal from the Innovation Network Corp of Japan. Asahi (Japan) says Sharp held a board meeting and concluded it was best to give Foxconn preferred negotiation rights.
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Apple Ordered To Pay $625M To Patent Troll
Apple has lost a patent infringement case that was brought against it by VirnetX, a patent troll. Due to a jury ruling in favor of VirnetX, Apple must pay $625.6 million. The case centered around Apple infringing on patents with its FaceTime, VPN on Demand, and iMessage services.
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Zuckerberg Predicts 5 Billion Facebook Users By 2030
As long as Facebook does not get entirely replaced by a new social network-type site, CEO Mark Zuckerberg believes it will have 5 billion users by 2030. While making that prediction, Zuckerberg said Facebook would have "5 billion of the world's 7 billion humans connected."
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Square Begins Selling NFC Reader In Apple Stores
For a few months, Square has been selling an NFC payment reader online and now it is selling the device in Apple stores, with a clear goal of targeting Apple Pay users. This square-shaped payment system is able to work with chip-enabled debit and credit cards.
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Podcasts Now Appearing In Google Play Music
Some individuals have begun seeing podcasts in the Google Play Music app, meaning Google is now rolling out the feature after announcing it a few months ago. When it announced Google Play Music Podcasts, it began taking submissions from content creators.
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T-Mobile Introduces Family Plan With Unlimited Data For 4 People, Costs $150
T-Mobile has a new family plan and it comes with unlimited data for four people, with a price tag of just $150. Up to eight more lines can be added for $30 each and both families and small businesses can take advantage of this pricing. This is the carrier's best family plan.
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US LTE Speeds Rank 55th Globally
Out of all the countries with LTE wireless service, the United States comes in 55th for LTE speed. Open Signal's report on the state of wireless has found the average speed of 10 Mbps in the US is below that of Russia and Argentina. Singapore, on the other hand, has 37 Mbps.
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Internet Traffic Will Pass Zetabyte Mark This Year, Thanks To Mobile
Traffic from mobile devices is going to drive total internet traffic above the zetabyte mark for the first time this year. Cisco Systems predicts there will be a zetabyte of traffic and that amount will double again by 2019. 5.5 billion people will have phones by 2020.
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Defunct: Performance Analysis
Performance has largely been stellar save for one or two reproducible instances. For the most part the game performs absolutely gloriously. Everything is silky smooth, there's almost zero potential for glitches - if you do find yourself clipping through an object
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Defunct Review
Defunct is a brilliant little downhill racer by Swedish developers Freshly Squeezed. It's published by SOEDESCO, and built entirely within the Personal Edition of Unity. It's a short affair, featuring tonnes of fast paced racing, as well as slower sections for more puzzle
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