Motorola Moto Z With Replaceable StyleMods And MotoMods
Motorola has decided to implement new functionality which is similar to LG friends. Motorola is going to introduce MotoMods which has 16-pin port along with some additional features like better camera, battery and other functions.
It has been confirmed that the new Moto Z smartphone will have replaceable back cover which is likely to be called StyleMods but will not have 16-pin port like in MotoMods.
Motorola Moto Z will be launched on 9 June. By then, we will see how Motorola implemented its MotoMod technology on its new smartphone. Will it be better than LG Friends?
Sony always produce quality smartphones. In recent weeks, Sony finally launched its Xperia X series that consist of Xperia X, Xperia XA and Xperia X Performance. They have one of the best hardware used in smartphones.
Unfortunately, Xperia X has some troublesome issues, just like Xperia Z3+, Xperia X is suffering from overheating. The new smartphone is having Snapdragon 650 SOC. The new Xperia X starts overheating just after the camera application is opened. It is a serious issue and Sony has to counter this issue to keep it in the market race. It could be fixed via a software update though.
New Personalized Feed With Algorithm Tweak Rolling Out On Instagram
Like Facebook people are having trouble with their daily feeds on Instagram. According to Instagram, people lost 70% of their daily feed on social network, so they decided to introduce new algorithm on the social network. With this algorithm people will not miss their favorite content even if they are living in a different time zone.
This new personalized feed was on roll by March that shows only contents instead of pictures in chronological order. This will make user experience better and improve Instagram.
Now the developers of Instagram are taking personal views of people whether to keep the old design or the new chronological design. Choice is for Instagram users.
In old days back in mid 1990’s and early 2000’s, consoles used to be costly when they were launched in the market. With the passage of time they got old and new models appeared in the market and took their place. Games in the older consoles like Atari and Sega were quite challenging. Big reason was that they don’t have save option at that time. Another reason was that gamers cannot play the whole day on the console because they heat up after two to three hours. So their was no end to play a game which has 20+ levels. Here we are going to talk about few older consoles whose games are still in demand and people still love them to play on their smartphones or PC using emulators.
1. Atari 2600:
It was launched in 1982. It is also known as Home Video Game console. It used ROM cartridges which were quite expensive at that time. More than 10 games were available on single ROM cartridge. It was very difficult to find games of our own taste at the time. Games like Pac-man, Pitfall, Space Invaders and Star Wars were the best and still available online. They are free to download and are playable on emulators of Atari 2600. You can download its emulator from CoolROM for your PC or smartphone.
2. Nintendo DS:
Dual screen handheld gaming console developed by Nintendo in 2004. It was the best gaming selling console in 2004 and its sales reached over 100 millions dollars. Its emulator is available online and is downloadable on PC and smartphones. Nintendo DS emulator has auto save option so you don’t have to worry if you didn’t saved the game. Most popular games on Nintendo DS are Final Fantasy IV, Pokemon HeartGold, Super Mario 64 DS, Mario and Luigi Partners in time and Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. They are available as ROMs online. You can download its emulator from CoolROM for your PC or smartphone.
3. PlayStation One:
PlayStation One was released in early 2000 by Sony Computer Entertainment. It was the first gaming console which had CD-ROM and 8MB memory card to for saving games. Japanese model was quite heavy and big which was then redesigned into slim model which was later released. PS1 emulator is available online. Need for Speed, Grand Turismo, NASCAR Rumble, Brain Lara Cricket ’99, FIFA ’98 Worldcup, Taken 3 and Lara Croft Tomb Raider were the best games of PS1. You can download its emulator from CoolROM for your PC or smartphone.
Video game movie making has become a challenge for the movie directors and producers. Most difficulty is choosing the right actors and actresses to match with the character of games. Another difficulty is source material to compel with the game story. Few of the movies satisfied gaming fans and majority of the movies weren’t up to the mark.
1. Gyakuten Saiben (Ace Attorney):
Capcom’s Ace Attorney franchise wasn’t the most successful financially and popular series that was ever made. But the dedications of directors and producers in smart writing, great sense of humor and combat based court gaming made it possible to make a successful movie. Japanese film-makers realized that its no way to bring Phoenix Wright defense lawyer as in video game to real life and make it serious. Characters and costume designs were perfectly taken from the game series which made the movie successful.
2. Resident Evil:
Resident Evil movie series franchise is said to be more successful gaming movie series ever made. Special effects and fighting skills used in the movie made it the best. Resident Evil movies made significant audience in recent years which is the reason that made it one of the most successful movie series.
3. Mortal Kombat:
Most nasty, bloody action non stop throughout Mortal Kombat has made significant business in industry. Mortal Kombat in 1995 made the idea alive that there is big money in gaming movie adaptation. Fight scenes were not awesome but special effects were pretty good at that time. This movie made good success than other gaming movies like Jean Cluade Van Dam movie Street Fighter, Taken, Street Fighter II in which there was no Jean Cluade Van Dam.
2. Lara Croft-Tomb Raider:
Lara Croft was one of the character of the game that suited the most to Angelina Jolie. She was the most efficient character influence in the movie. She was perfect for the character and utterly nailed it. The movie was a commercial success surpassing Aliens to become highest grossing action movie with a woman in lead role.
1. Silent Hill:
Silent Hill games were not the best. Unfortunately, there is no new upcoming silent hill game but at least the fans should appreciate the movie which was the best film adaptation to date. Silent Hill movie had some issues with long story and some pacing issues but it still it got original game story into the movie which attracted wide range of audience.
Old update of iOS 9.3.2 update caused number of iPad Pro 9.7-inch tablets to brick. Today the Cupertino Company re-released iOS 9.3.2 specially for the iPad Pro 9.7-inch tablet.
If you are still having brick problem in your iPad 9.7-inch tablet. Just follow the steps from Apple Support document to update your software to latest version. This re-released version only has brick fix update. Do not expect any new features from this version.
Huawei Going To Launch VR Ready Smartphone This Fall
Google has certified only one phone for its Daydream platform and that is Huawei’s Nexus 6P for developing projects. Huawei is going to launch a VR-Ready smartphone and it will support Google’s Daydream standard.
It was confirmed by Huawei’s CEO Richard Yu in an interview with the Wall Street Journal. He said in an interview that the company wants to be number one smartphone maker in the world. He also added that the company has partnership with German optics Vendor Lucia camera making company which will continue for next five years.
Samsung Galaxy Note 7 Will Launch in Less Than Two Months
Its about time guys! The successor of the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is coming in the coming two months. According to Evan Blass, the guy behind @evleaks on Twitter, the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 is “almost exactly two months away”.
Galaxy Note 6/7 launch event is almost exactly two months away.
Facebook Messenger Beta Version Available For Windows 10
Microsoft’s latest OS Windows 10 now finally has the Beta version of Facebook messenger. However, it is still under experimental condition. According to the company, this beta version is enough for daily use. Unfortunately, it is only available for United States users. The Beta version do not allow Windows 10 OS to download it from other region. You have to wait until the full version update is available if you are from another region.
Well well well…. hasn’t is been a while since we’ve reviewed PC Cases? Armaggeddon came up to us showing off their new awesome Xonatron T13 which featured an aluminum chassis and a full see through side panel. Isn’t it exciting? Well lets find out if it sorted out all your woes!
Well Armageddon has been supplying SEA with their cases for quite some time now. They are more oriented towards the budget market and are gaining their slice for the cake from other manufacturers when it comes to casing. The Xonatron T13 is a M-ATX case which features premium aesthetics for the price of RM299 in Malaysia which really translates to approx. US $72. For the price of RM299/US$70~ it has huge competition, but could the Xonatron live upto the premium hype? Lets find out. Here’s the unboxing!
The box is pretty much standard!This is all the show off that Armaggeddon features about this caseHere’s some information about what is supported by this case.Opening up the box reveals the case itself and how well it was packed
Asus recently announced that its new GL502 Gaming Laptop is available in Malaysia. The laptop seems to be very interesting due to its dimensions and powerful hardware under the hood!
Powerful Hardware, Sleek in Size!
The GL502Â comes with a Core i7 6700HQ with options for GPUs upto the GTX 980M 8GB. The laptop comes with 16GB of DDR4 RAM and has room upto 32GB of RAM.
Here’s a teaser from Asus
Display & Storage Options Galore!
Used with Permission from Asus
The Asus Srtix GL502 comes with a 15.6 inch G-Sync Display. For the resolution you get 1080p or all out 4k if you wish so. For the storage you have tons of cluttered options which very according to the SKU of the model you are looking for! You could get 1-2TB for the HDD copuled with a SATA 3 SSD or PCIE M.2 SSD upto 512GB if you wish so. The GL502VT comes with the following specifications
Asus Strix GL502VT Specifications
Processor
Intel Core i7-6700HQ Processor 2.6 GHz (6M Cache, up to 3.5 GHz)
Operating system
Windows 10 (64-bit)
Display
15.6-inch LED UHD (3840X2160)
Memory &
storage
16GB DDR4 RAM
1TB SATA 5400RPM 2.5′ HDD
128GB SATA3 M.2 SSD
Connectivity
1x HDMI 1.4
1x Headphone-out & audio-in combo jack
1x RJ45 LAN
1x mini Display Port 1.2
1x USB 3.1 Type-C (generation 1)
3x USB 3.0
Power supply
180W AC Adapter
62WHr/64WHr 4-cell Lithium ion battery
Size
39.0 x 26.6 x 2.35 cm (GL502VT)
Weight
2.24kg (GL502VT)
As of the pricing, the GL502VT will retail for RM6,999 in Malaysia which is approx. US $1,699 which seems pretty good around the competition that you’re looking at in the Gaming Notebook Market.
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 is Faster Than GTX TITAN X
Nvidia will roll out the GTX 1070 on 10th June, 2016. According to the FireStrike benchmarks by VideoCardz, the GTX 1070 is about 3% faster than the previous-generation enthusiast-grade GTX TITAN X in all resolutions, 4k (FireStrike Ultra), 1440p (FireStrike Advanced) and 1080p (FireStrike Standard).
At 1080p, the GTX 1070 scored 17,557 points while the TITAN X scored 17396 points. Similarly, at 1440p, the GTX 1070 scored 8327 points while the TITAN X scored 7989. And last but not the least, at 4K, the GTX 1070 scored 4078 points against the TITAN X’s 3862 points. The performance lead was the greatest in 4K.
The GTX 1070 will feature 8GB GDDR5 memory along with 1920 CUDA cores and 120 TMUs. The memory will be clocked at 8GHz @ 256 Gb/s. The card will cost $379, while the Founder’s Edition (Reference) model will cost a $70 premium, for $449. As stated above, the 1070 will hit the markets on 10th June, 2016.
Google’s HQ in Paris Raided by Authorities as Part of Tax Fraud Investigation
The French finance officials have raided Google’s headquarters in Paris as a part of a tax fraud investigation. According to reports, about 100 finance official entered Google’s Central Paris HQ in early morning. According to Police sources, the raid is confirmed.
Google said:
“We comply with French law and are co-operating fully with the authorities to answer their questions.”
According to reports, Google is accused of owning about $1.8 Billion in taxes that are unpaid.
MSI Z170A MPower Gaming Titanium Motherboard Announced
After the Z170 XPower Gaming Titanium motherboard, MSI has announced its sibling, the Z170A MPower Gaming Titanium Motherboard. This motherboard is based on LGA-1151 socket built for the latest Intel Skylake 14nm processors. The motherboard has a very minimalist looking color scheme. The PCB is white along with silver and chrome details on the heatsinks and heatspreaders.
And yes guys, the best thing we like about this motherboard is that it has a backplate on the reverse-side, just like a graphics card. Aside from the catchy name, the MSI Z170 MPower Gaming Titanium Motherboard features steel-reinforcement on the PCIe slots and the DIMM slots. It features 11-phase CPU VRM along with three PCIe 3.0 x16 slots accompanied by 3 PCIe 3.0 x1 slots.
Talking about the storage support, the MSI Z170A MPower Gaming Titanium Motherboard (Whoa, that name!) features six SATA 6 Gb/s ports along with two 32 Gb/s M.2 slots and one 32 Gb/s U.2 port.
On the I/O, this motherboard features one USB 3.1 Type-A port and one USB 3.1 type-C port, along with six USB 3.0 ports and one internal USB Type-C port. It also features 8-channel audio with AudioBoost 3 technology. It also feature one gigabit Ethernet connection, which is powered by an Intel controller.
However, MSI did not reveal any details about pricing and availability.
Yesterday, ASUS ROG Official posted a tweet with an animated image, teasing their next-generation DirectCU III cooler captioned “The Future Looks Bright”. There are RGB multi-color LEDs on the shroud of the cooler. The new DirectCU III cooler will be used in the new-generation Nvidia GTX 1070/1080 and possibly in the upcoming AMD “Polaris” GPUs too.
Probably, the new cooler will be featured with ROG STRIX branding and guessing from GIF, it does seem promising. See the height of the cooler from the PCIe bracket, it is tall!
This is the tweet by ASUS ROG Official which teased the upcoming cooler:
Laptops, convertible and everything portable is the norm, especially for those who love the full desktop experience or want to grind some computing. CNET shows their hands on with HP’s latest Folio G1 which packs a 4k screen, 12.5 inch screen, Intel’s Core m7 processor and 512GB of storage! According to CNET, claim that this will fulfill the needs of professional Windows users in which we totally agree with. The pricing of the EliteBook Folio G1 starts from US $999 and goes upto US $ 1700 for the fully maxed out version as mentioned above!
The HP EliteBook Folio seems like an excellent choice for those stuck in between portability and performance. What’s your thoughts about this new MacBook competitor, let us know in the comments below!
Well this is big news for many, but DXOMark, a very well known, camera comparison site took the Moto G4 Plus on a test drive to see how well a £199 ($280 USD) phone compares to the bigger competition. They seemed very impressed by  the camera on the G4 Plus. Here’s a rundown of the specs
Here we can see that the Motorola G4 Plus has been placed on the 9th Position competing the many other high end phones.
They also showed a lot of the tests they conducted in several situations. In most cases the camera was flawless and stood up to almost any flagship you could name of, which is really a bold move by Motorola bringing such a camera to this price point.
Source: DXOMark
If you want to have a full look at the tests and more information on the G4 Plus camera. Head over to DXOMark here!.
What are your thoughts? Let us know in the comments section below!
Unless you’re in a nutshell, after the letter “O” comes after “N”. In the Android world, Google has been naming their Android versions in an alphabetical order. Until now, the name for Android N hasn’t been confirmed and yet Motorola teases that their latest Moto G4 Plus will receive the Android “N” and “O” updates.
Well even though Android N’s official name hasn’t been confirmed yet, MKBHD, a Youtuber, speculates that Google has already decided a name for Android “N” and is waiting for more votes to confirm the name! Anyways what do you think about “O”? Shall we get some Oreo?
Here’s some specs of the upcoming Moto G4 Plus
Anyways, let us know about your thoughts in the comments section below!
Nvidia recently, announced the new all-new GTX 1080 which claims to outperform a GTX 980s in SLI for the price of a single GTX 980 which was retailing for USD $600 some time ago. The internet raged for its excellent price and its performance considering a GTX 980 in SLI will cost a grand, granted the fact that a GTX 1080 will cost $699 for the Founder’s Edition which really seems like a great deal for those who have been craving the SLI performance for some time.
But the hyped users in UK aren’t very happy with the pricing that landed there in the UK which reveals a price tag of £619 (USD $900) and above which is a huge bummer for those who were about to upgrade their SLI setups. According to the prices on Overclockers UK, the pricing is pretty steep when compared to the $699 price tag for the US. However, the graphics cards aren’t available as of now but soon will be.
What do you think about the pricing for the UK? Let us know in the comments down below!
ASUS has scheduled a press conference, a day ahead of Computex 2016. In the press conference, ASUS plans to reveal the ZenFone 3 lineup. We already know that majority (90%) of the ZenFone 3 series phones will be powered by Snapdragon SoC. The ZenFone 3 lineup will consist of three smartphones. However, thanks to some new reports, we know a little more about the phones now.
The ZenFone 3 series will consist of three phones of different sizes and features, a 5.9 inch, a 5 inch and a 4.5 inch smartphones, all equipped with 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4. The price-point is pretty competitive too. The Zenfone 3 series will range from $100 – $380, depending on which variant you get.
Color-wise, we get five color options, which include Black, Silver, Rose Gold, Gold and White. Talking about the build-quality, the all of the ZenFone 3 series phones will boast a full-metal frame with sealed battery and slim design.
The high-end model in the ZenFone 3 series will feature Snapdragon 820 SoC along with 4 Gigabytes of RAM and a whopping 23MP back camera accompanied by a decent 8MP front camera. The storage will be 32GB or more.
The ASUS ZenFone 3 will reveal soon and more detail about the masterpiece by ASUS will come out soon, so stay tuned.
First NASCAR Game Announced For PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
Today, the developers of NASCAR, Monster Games, announced that there is a NASCAR game coming for the PlayStation 4 and the Xbox One. This will be the very first NASCAR game on both consoles.
NASCAR HEAT Evolution will launch on September 13, 2016. The game is fully licensed. The latest entry in the NASCAR series, NASCAR HEAT Evolution, will feature new drivers, cars and 23 licensed tracks.
NASCAR HEAT Evolution will also come to PC, so it is a multi-platform game, made for PS4, Xbox One and the PC. The game will feature dynamic difficulty system. It will have a new AI and speed rating system that will adjust the gameplay according to the player’s skill. The game will also feature challenge mode, in which you can race to beat real-world track records and much more.
NASCAR HEAT Evolution will also feature Toyota’s drivers Carl Edwards, Kyle Busch, Matt Kenseth, Martin Truex Jr. and Denny Hamlin.
Take a look at the reveal trailer of the game:
According to the developers, they’ve been working on the game for 18 months. And the President of Monster Games says that the company is excited about what they’ve created.
“Our fans have eagerly anticipated the arrival of a new NASCAR game, and we expect that NASCAR Heat Evolution will be well worth the wait.”
– Richard Garcia, Monster Games President.
As said above, the game will launch on September 13, so stay tuned.
New ASUS G Series Notebooks with ‘Pascal’ GPUs Teased
Today, ASUS teased their new upcoming ROG G Series laptops. And yes, the teasing didn’t stop there, ASUS even showed some performance numbers, showing that the laptop is actually faster than enthusiast-grade desktop GPUs like TITAN X, R9 295×2 and the 980Ti. The notebook probably contains an Nvidia Pascal series GPU. The name of the GPU inside the laptop was not revealed. There is also a chance that the laptop could be liquid cooled.
ASUS also revealed some performance numbers, which you can see below:
According to the plans, ASUS will reveal this beast at Computex 2016.
Liquid Cooled GTX 1080 FE Announced by Colorful and Bykski
Now you might be wondering, what is Bykski? Well, Bykski is a China-based company that manufactures liquid cooling components for computers.
Colorful and Bykski have announced their Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 Founders Edition graphics card, bundled with a full-cover water block. The price is pretty hefty. It’s a $100 Premium for the Founders Edition GPU, and an extra $100 for the water block, so that’s $200 premium over $599 MSRP. So the cost is this card is $799.
Right now, the block comes bundled with the GPU, so you’ll have to install it yourself. But in near future, Colorful may launch the same GPU with factory fitted water block, and that could be $100 cheaper.
Rockstar May Reveal GTA 6 and Read Dead Redemption 2 at E3 2016
Recently, Take-Two Interactive teased that Rockstar is working on some exciting new projects. These could be the Grand Theft Auto 6 and the Red Dead Redemption 2.
We already know that Rockstar isn’t gonna release Red Dead Redemption 2 until after the first quarter of 2017. But it is expected that the game could reveal at E3 2016, maybe along with GTA 6 too.
“Looking ahead, we expect to grow Non-GAAP revenues and earnings in fiscal 2018, based on our robust development plan that extends well beyond the current fiscal year. Rockstar Games is of course hard at work on some exciting future projects that will be revealed soon.”
– Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive said during a press release.
The CEO further hinted that the company has major AAA titles in development which would boost earnings for FY2018. Well, the possible AAA titles are Red Dead Redemption and GTA 6 – They’re the games that could boost their earnings significantly.
During the press, an analyst said during a Q&A session:
“You mentioned you expect growth on revenue and earnings for FY18, so what gives you the confidence to say that now?”
Zelnick said:
“It’s what we’re working on in our development studios.”
Take-Two President, Karl Slatoff further added:
“We have very good visibility into our pipeline, and based on what we see, it gives us high confidence for FY18 growth.”
According to some recent leaks, Red Dead Redemption 2 will be called “Legends of the Old West” and it’ll be set in a prequel timeline. The open-world map of the game will be huge, bigger than any Red Dead Redemption game.
Red Dead Redemption 2 Leaked Map
Talking about Grand Theft Auto 6, not much information about it was revealed. But we could see it teased or maybe revealed alongside Red Dead Redemption 2 because Zelnick said “Projects” not “Project”, so we can say that we can see some major titles from Rockstar this year.
“We’ve got about 45 years worth of ideas we want to do. We don’t know what GTA 6 will be, but we’ve got some ideas.”
– Leslie Benzies, Ex-Rockstar President.
So yeah guys, according to Zelnick’s statements, we can conclude that Rockstar is working on something big, which is most probably Red Dead Redemption 2. GTA 6 can also be revealed or teased alongside RDR 2 to build up some hype. Rockstar has already confirmed that GTA 6 is indeed coming, so they could do something insane at this year’s E3 conference.
What Rockstar will do at this year’s E3? Time will tell, so just sit back and wait.
