Leaked images of HTC’s upcoming device looks like a Samsung-LG hybrid phone

Looks like HTC wants to try something new… but it’s not exactly something we haven’t seen before. Codenamed the Ocean Note, HTC’s rumoured upcoming device has a design that reminds us of recent Samsung phones but with a significant camera bump. It’s covered with an all-glass frame, which is a departure from HTC’s aluminum-built devices. But aside from taking cues from Samsung, there’s also a bit of LG in there with the secondary ticker located at the top of the display. The leaked images show that this ticker displays shortcuts, notifications, and has an always-on display mode. Hopefully, HTC plans to introduce something else different to make the unit standout more.

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Two Razer prototype laptops get stolen at CES

California-based gaming company Razer didn’t have as great a time at CES. Two of Razer’s new prototype laptops have been stolen from its booth in Las Vegas on Sunday. The company is willing to pay US$25,000 to find out who took the products. Razer CEO Min-Liang Tan describes on Facebook that the theft could be seen as industrial espionage. “Our teams worked months on end to conceptualize and develop these units. It is cheating, and cheating doesn’t sit well with us. Anyone who would do this clearly isn’t very smart.”

The said laptops were named Project Valerie and are described as “a new standard of immersive entertainment.” The units had three built-in 17-inch screens to give gamers a less cluttered multi-monitor setup. Tan has said they are working with show’s management and law enforcement to get into the bottom of this issue.

Source: CNN

NAIAS 2017: VW's I.D. Buzz concept draws the biggest crowds at Auto Show

The I.D. Buzz packs some nostalgia as well as many new ideas in a bubbly yet familiar packageBy Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Detroit- Credit it to the power of nostalgia or the thirst for something completely new, or a mix of both. In its solitary corner at the Cobo Center here in Detroit, the Texas yellow, neon and white I.D. BUZZ, a futuristic re-imagining of the iconic VW Microbus seemed to radiate a strangely seductive glow which seemed to draw the most crowds here at day two of the North American International Auto Show.

There are a handful of Volkswagen models that capture the imagination even with an entire generation of consumers who may not have been alive to actually ride in them. Some, like the Beetle, have been reinvented ad nauseam and others, like the Microbus transporter (or Kombi, if you prefer) and the Karmann-Ghia, have been begging a re-introduction.

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Blue Screen of Death goes green for Windows 10 beta testers

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Microsoft Windows 10 beta testers won’t be seeing Blue Screen of Death soon. Microsoft has been tweaking this error message users have come to associate with errors that require PCs to be restarted with something greener. Instead of BSOD, some users of the Windows 10 Insider Program will see a Green Screen of Death. The change in color is meant to help distinguish crashes from the generally available Windows 10 and those using the beta build.

When you’re in beta, it’s expected that these builds are prone to more crashes and, thus “GSOD” might be more prominent. This latest tweak is part of a number of updates Microsoft has introduced to the Windows 10 beta, such as changes to Windows Update and the feature that lets users place tiles into folders in the Start menu.

Source: PCWorld