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The LG Stylus 2 Plus has new features and performance improvements compared with the LG Stylus 2. The smartphone will have a fingerprint scanner, up to 3 GB of RAM and a 16 MP camera in some markets. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By David Nield Sorry brands: Mojang says you can no longer use hit game Minecraft to engage with your carefully targeted audiences. The new ruling applies to creating Minecraft mods or servers specifically to promote a product (like a replica of a restaurant for example). “That doesn’t feel right, or more importantly, fun,” explained Mojang…

Sirin Labs has unveiled its Android smartphone with high-grade security cost that has a steep price of $14,000. Here is what to expect from this super-expensive phone. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

T-Mobile announced a new plan for tourists visiting the U.S., offering three weeks of service for $30. This Tourist Plan will become available on June 12 and will include 4G data, calls and texts, so here’s the deal. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Sony has launched preorders for the Xperia X through Best Buy, B&H, Amazon and Reagan Wireless. Preorders for the other smartphones in the Xperia X Series will begin on June 17. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Huawei launches a Lionel Messi signed limited edition Mate 8 in China at a price tag of about $670. The company has not yet confirmed the limited edition handset for other parts of the world. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

Russia-based Caviar, which customizes smartphones to give them a premium feel, will sell only three units of a ruby-encrusted Galaxy S7 that has the portrait of Putin engraved on its back. The Samsung Supremo Putin Rubino handset will cost $27,000. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Smartphones

By Hugh Langley Since the launch of the first Skylanders, the game’s developers have received countless pieces of art from fans with ideas for new characters. Over time it became clear that this was a sign of where the franchise should go next – and Skylanders Imaginators was born. As its name alludes to, Imaginators,…

Samsung has unveiled the PM971-NVMe, a 512 GB SSD that is smaller than a person’s thumb. The new SSD does not sacrifice performance in the downsizing, as it is capable of triple the performance of the regular SATA SSD. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers

By Darren Allan A new survey from data recovery firm Kroll Ontrack has found that SSDs suffer from a worryingly high failure rate. The research, which encompassed some 1,850 customers across North America, Europe and Asia, found that 92% were using SSDs now, but the number reporting failures had grown. Almost four in 10 –…

By David Howell Introduction and falling costs Flash storage as a replacement for traditional hard drives has been touted as the next great hardware advance for the last few years. When techradar pro spoke with Vaughn Stewart, VP, enterprise architect at Pure Storage, he said: “Flash is a massively disruptive technology. Enterprise storage vendors that…

By Natasha Lomas Back in April Nokia announced it was buying health and fitness focused gadget maker Withings for €170 million (~$190M). At the time it was expecting the acquisition to close in Q3 but it has now confirmed the close of the transaction ahead of schedule. Following the acquisition, Withings co-founder and CEO Cedric…

By Devin Coldewey In a keynote presentation at Computex in Taipei and a couple blog posts today, Microsoft doubled down on the mixed reality efforts spearheaded by Hololens – Windows 10, the company aims to show, is place to be when it comes to mixed reality. Read More …read more Source:: TechCrunch Gadgets

By Stephen Lambrechts Each month, a new range of free downloadable games becomes available to PlayStation Plus subscribers, with titles across PS3, PS4 and PS Vita. As the free games are refreshed monthly, we’ve taken the liberty of keeping you updated on the titles that are being offered. Here are your free PlayStation Plus games…

Asus unleahses the beast that is the ROG G31 Edition 10, the compact gaming desktop that’s loaded with a pair of Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 GPUs in an SLI configuration. …read more Source:: TechTimes.com – Computers