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Apple Watch teardown reveals S1 chip and supplier details

Apple Watch teardown reveals S1 chip and supplier details

The Apple Watch has now been taken apart, revealing the guts that power Apple’s first wearable. The teardown comes courtesy of ABIResearch’s TeardownIQ team and offers new information about the fledgling smartwatch. The biggest surprises are centered on the manufacturers behind many of the Apple Watch components. For example, the accelerometer and gyroscope were developed …

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Microsoft Research demonstrates motion sensing keyboard

Microsoft Research demonstrates motion-sensing keyboard

MS Research’s R&D team has demonstrated a prototype keyboard that not only allows you to type normally, but also can track your hands for gesture support. The system uses an array of infrared sensors placed between the keys and enables what Microsoft calls “high frame rate natural motion data”. Basically, the resolution of the data …

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Call of Duty 2014 Blacksmith announcement due in May

Call of Duty 2014 Blacksmith announcement due in May

The 2014 Call of Duty game will be announced in May, according to a new report. Activision is expected to officially release the next installment in the Call of Duty franchise next month, according to a new report from PSU. Apparently the game is being developed under the codename “Blacksmith”, but whether that is related …

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Movie downloads to adopt ‘pay by the inch platform says

Movie downloads to adopt ‘pay by the inch’ platform says DreamWorks chief

We all might soon be enjoying movies in a whole different way; with DreamWorks boss Jeffrey Katzenberg proposing that films move to a “pay by the inch” system. Well, that’s not as rude as it might sound at first. As film download and streaming rates continue to increase and the time between theatrical release and …

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DriveClub release date will still come with free PlayStation Plus

DriveClub release date will still come with free PlayStation Plus version

Sony has announced that it still plans to release a free version of DriveClub for PlayStation Plus members. After confirming DriveClub’s October 10 release date, Sony says the free edition of the driving game is still a work in progress. When DriveClub was originally announced, the developer stated that there would be a free but …

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OnePlus One release date tipped for June following competition period

OnePlus One release date tipped for June following competition period

OnePlus has announced the OnePlus One public release date for mid-June. If you don’t feel like smashing your smartphone to enter the OnePlus contest and win one of 100 of the phones, all you have to do is wait until June for it to be available for purchase. OnePlus announced general availability for its first …

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