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• Updated: Nexus 6 2015 release date, news and rumors

  29-08-2015 23:23
  
  Nexus 6 2015 release date, price and design rumorsUpdate: The Nexus 6 2015 release date is now expected to be September 29. More details and photo leaks below.Motorola is out, and Huawei is in, according to the new Nexus 6 2015 rumors that suggest the smartphone is coming with Android Marshmallow onboard very soon.Yes, even though Google launched a 6-inch phone by Motorola last year and is likely to premier a Nexus 5 2015 built by LG, a new Nexus phablet is being speculated, too.There's certainl
  
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• HSBC glitch payments 'all processed'

  29-08-2015 16:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A computer glitch that delayed 275,000 HSBC payments has now been resolved, the bank tells the BBC.
  
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• MOVIE WEEK: THX: High frame rates will become standard in movies

  29-08-2015 05:00
  
  THX on highframe ratesThis year marks another significant step in moviemaking – the release of The Hobbit marks the first time a major movie has been shot in 48fps.This high frame rate is being pipped by directors such as Peter Jackson and James Cameron as the future of filmmaking, and there's even talk of pushing the speed of frames even higher to 60fpr. These higher speeds are said to complement 3D, smoothing out the picture and enhances the effect. But there has been criticism that it m
  
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• The guys who hacked Chrysler's Jeeps now work at Uber

  29-08-2015 01:39
  
  Looks like Uber wants to take care of its own hacking issues in-house, with the news that the duo behind the Jeep Chrysler hack has been hired by the company.The hack led to the recall of 1.4 million Chrysler vehicles, with the news of other teams hacking the Tesla Model S, GM cars and a Corvette in the following months.Raffi Krikorian, who works at Uber's Advanced Technology center, tweeted that Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek, would be joining the center starting next week.Charlie Miller also
  
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• MOVIE WEEK: Inside DreamWorks: how animated movies are rendered

  29-08-2015 01:00
  
  Making an animated movie is like swimming across the English channel: difficult and exhausting. The idea seems almost ludicrous. How do you take a story idea and render two hours of footage from pure imagination? Finished films such as Shrek might look effortless, but they involved countless animators and rendering artists.And, more than anything, animated films test the power of modern computers. Recently, TechRadar visited a DreamWorks Animation studio near San Francisco and met with a group o
  
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• Explained: How to set up Apple Pay on the Apple Watch

  29-08-2015 00:46
  
  How to setup Apple Pay on Apple WatchNot the wallet-carrying type? Perhaps you're prone to leaving your purse at home? Well, if you're wearing your Apple Watch, paying for goods just got a little easier.With Apple Pay enabled on the Apple Watch, leaving your credit cards stowed safely at home shouldn't be a problem when out and about shopping. In fact, once the watchOS 2 update is out, you'll be able to store even more cards on your wrist gadget.There's even safeguards in place if you're worried
  
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• Apple, Harvard and more team with US gov to make futuristic flexible wearables

  29-08-2015 00:03
  
  The US Department of Defense (DoD) has announced that Apple will be joining over 160 companies and universities to help develop flexible gadgets that can be worn by soldiers or used on warships.According to Reuters, Apple will be joining the likes of Boeing and Harvard in the FlexTech Alliance, which will be made up of a total of 162 companies, universities and groups.The US Air Force Research Laboratory will be managing the FlexTech Alliance, which will contribute $90 million to the project.The
  
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