Star-Trek-Fanfilm: Die Schlacht um Axanar geht weiter

Der Streit zwischen Paramount/CBS und den Machern des Star-Trek-Fanfilms geht weiter: Die Rechteinhaber wollen den Unterstützungsbrief der Sprachgesellschaft LCS ausschließen lassen – er sei in mehrfacher Weise unpassend. Beide Seiten werfen mit früheren Urteilssprüchen um sich. (Star Trek, Urheberrecht)

Der Streit zwischen Paramount/CBS und den Machern des Star-Trek-Fanfilms geht weiter: Die Rechteinhaber wollen den Unterstützungsbrief der Sprachgesellschaft LCS ausschließen lassen - er sei in mehrfacher Weise unpassend. Beide Seiten werfen mit früheren Urteilssprüchen um sich. (Star Trek, Urheberrecht)

id Software: Doom wird Vulkan unterstützen

Die PC-Version von Doom verwendet erst OpenGL, später soll das Actionspiel aber auch mit Vulkan klarkommen. Das hat id Software gesagt – und sein nächstes Werk im Video mit 200 fps auf einer der neuen Grafikkarten von Nvidia gezeigt. (Doom, Nvidia)

Die PC-Version von Doom verwendet erst OpenGL, später soll das Actionspiel aber auch mit Vulkan klarkommen. Das hat id Software gesagt - und sein nächstes Werk im Video mit 200 fps auf einer der neuen Grafikkarten von Nvidia gezeigt. (Doom, Nvidia)

Lenovo’s Project Tango 3D imaging phone launches June 9th

Lenovo’s Project Tango 3D imaging phone launches June 9th

Lenovo and Google had already announced plans to launch the first commercially-available smartphone to use Google’s Project Tango technology. Now Lenovo has set a launch date: June 9th.

That’s when the company will unveil the new phone with cameras for capturing and interacting with 3D imagery.

It’s also the date of Lenovo’s second annual Tech World conference.

Google has been working on Project Tango for a a few years, and the company has made some limited edition phones and tablets featuring the technology available to developers.

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Lenovo’s Project Tango 3D imaging phone launches June 9th

Lenovo and Google had already announced plans to launch the first commercially-available smartphone to use Google’s Project Tango technology. Now Lenovo has set a launch date: June 9th.

That’s when the company will unveil the new phone with cameras for capturing and interacting with 3D imagery.

It’s also the date of Lenovo’s second annual Tech World conference.

Google has been working on Project Tango for a a few years, and the company has made some limited edition phones and tablets featuring the technology available to developers.

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Mario makes leap to Minecraft

Move proves some games are too big to lock down on one platform.

The release of yet another bit of cosmetic DLC for one specific version of Minecraft isn't usually the kind of thing we'd take the time to write about at Ars. But the latest skin pack for the game caught our eye because it marks the first time that characters from Nintendo's Super Mario Bros. series have shown up in a game published by an ostensible console competitor: Microsoft, in this case.

The "Super Mario Mash-Up Pack" will launch as a free download exclusively for the Wii U version of the game on May 17 and come included on the retail disc when it launches on June 17 (the downloadable version launched on Wii U last December). It includes 40 Mario-themed skins, new world and item textures inspired by the Mario series, and 15 pieces of music from Super Mario 64.

Releasing special content specifically targeted at Wii U players may seem like an odd thing for Microsoft to do after the company spent $2.5 billion to acquire Minecraft maker Mojang back in 2014. At the time, though, Microsoft promised that the many existing versions of Minecraft on platforms like PlayStation systems, iOS, and Android wouldn't be affected by the purchase. The company has proved true to its word since then, releasing a Wii U version just a few months ago and even featuring Sony's LittleBigPlanet series in DLC for the PlayStation 4 version of the game last year.

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Emulator brings ill-fated Virtual Boy games to Google Cardboard

Emulator brings ill-fated Virtual Boy games to Google Cardboard

Virtual reality may be all the rage today, but Nintendo tried to jump start the space more than 20 years ago with the launch of a portable VR game system called the Virtual Boy.

It was discontinued after less than a year on the market. The Virtual boy was expensive and cumbersome for a portable device, never supported a wide selection of games, and an odd display (stereoscopic images were shown on two 1 x 224 pixel monochrome displays that could show 32 shades of red… and nothing you jut read is a typo).

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Emulator brings ill-fated Virtual Boy games to Google Cardboard

Virtual reality may be all the rage today, but Nintendo tried to jump start the space more than 20 years ago with the launch of a portable VR game system called the Virtual Boy.

It was discontinued after less than a year on the market. The Virtual boy was expensive and cumbersome for a portable device, never supported a wide selection of games, and an odd display (stereoscopic images were shown on two 1 x 224 pixel monochrome displays that could show 32 shades of red… and nothing you jut read is a typo).

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50 Power: Archos stellt neues Smartphone mit langer Akkulaufzeit vor

Das neue Android-Smartphone 50 Power von Archos soll dank seines starken Akkus eine Laufzeit von über zwei Tagen haben. Technisch gesehen ist das Gerät für Nutzer gedacht, die nicht viel Power benötigen – der Preis ist mit 150 Euro dafür auch niedrig. (Archos, Smartphone)

Das neue Android-Smartphone 50 Power von Archos soll dank seines starken Akkus eine Laufzeit von über zwei Tagen haben. Technisch gesehen ist das Gerät für Nutzer gedacht, die nicht viel Power benötigen - der Preis ist mit 150 Euro dafür auch niedrig. (Archos, Smartphone)

Infinite Warfare: Call of Duty noch nicht so unbeliebt wie Justin Bieber

Der erste Trailer von Infinite Warfare kam bei den Fans nicht gut an: Nur wenige Tage nach der Veröffentlichung ist das Video in den ewigen Top Ten der unbeliebtesten Filme auf Youtube. Spitzenreiter Justin Bieber liegt aber (noch) weit vorne. (Call of Duty, Video-Community)

Der erste Trailer von Infinite Warfare kam bei den Fans nicht gut an: Nur wenige Tage nach der Veröffentlichung ist das Video in den ewigen Top Ten der unbeliebtesten Filme auf Youtube. Spitzenreiter Justin Bieber liegt aber (noch) weit vorne. (Call of Duty, Video-Community)

As fires rage, emergency responders rely on familiar apps to save lives

Handful of custom apps mixed in the with likes of Periscope, Skype, and Basecamp.

Fires rage in Fort McMurray, Alberta, on May 1. (credit: jasonwoodhead23)

Right now, wildfires are raging in Canada, forcing the evacuation of Fort McMurray, the nation's largest northern city. More than 80,000 people have fled Fort McMurray as the rest of the world watched horrific videos of long lines of cars struggling through thick smoke while threatened by encroaching walls of fire. What we don't see in the video feeds is how emergency responders are using a range of technologies to contain the situation. But the core theme in emergency response isn’t having the latest tools or the coolest toy. It's about using what works for the greatest number of people, often on a shoestring budget.

Assessing the scene

When disaster strikes—fire, flood, storms, or quakes—first responders are dispatched to go places most people are fleeing. The locations of key infrastructure like fire hydrants are all mapped in advance, but instead of relying on bulky hardcopy binders from the Fire Marshall’s office, modern responders often check custom maps on their smartphones to see where to hook into local infrastructure or digital databases to identify hazards.

Even while firefighters charge into a burning building, someone on their team is hanging back to call in to disaster centers with an update on front-line conditions. A major part of effective disaster response is getting a verified assessment of the scene from a skilled professional, so the people responsible for making decisions can figure out what to do next. Today, a simple smartphone loaded with basic consumer apps like Periscope or Skype can show the office exactly what responders are facing.

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Next-gen Moto X images leaked, depict a metal phone

Next-gen Moto X images leaked, depict a metal phone

Lenovo-owned Motorola is set to announce something on May 17th, and while there’s a chance the company will use its press event in India to talk primarily about low-cost Moto G phones, it looks like the company has three new premium phones on the way as well.

HelloMotoHK has posted pictures of the three new phones, and leak expert Evan Blass confirms that one is a next-gen Moto X smartphone, while another is a Moto Droid phone for Verizon (likely with similar specs).

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Next-gen Moto X images leaked, depict a metal phone

Lenovo-owned Motorola is set to announce something on May 17th, and while there’s a chance the company will use its press event in India to talk primarily about low-cost Moto G phones, it looks like the company has three new premium phones on the way as well.

HelloMotoHK has posted pictures of the three new phones, and leak expert Evan Blass confirms that one is a next-gen Moto X smartphone, while another is a Moto Droid phone for Verizon (likely with similar specs).

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Mediapad T2 10.0 Pro: Huawei bringt 10-Zoll-Tablet ab 250 Euro nach Deutschland

Das neue Mediapad T2 10.0 Pro von Huawei trägt das Pro im Namen, richtet sich aber eher an Interessenten eines Tablets der oberen Mittelklasse. Es kommt mit Full-HD-Display sowie Snapdragon-Prozessor und soll besonders guten Klang bieten. (Huawei, Android)

Das neue Mediapad T2 10.0 Pro von Huawei trägt das Pro im Namen, richtet sich aber eher an Interessenten eines Tablets der oberen Mittelklasse. Es kommt mit Full-HD-Display sowie Snapdragon-Prozessor und soll besonders guten Klang bieten. (Huawei, Android)