GTA 5, the biggest budget in the history of video games, going out tonight at midnight

The fifth installment of the game GTA, developed by studio Rockstar Games, officially out Tuesday at midnight. It cost $ 260 million and could bring $ 1 billion in six months. The fans are already queuing.

Tonight at midnight, party gamers and the opportunity to see people queuing outside stores ahead of the release of the iPhone. The game GTA 5 lands on XboX 360 and Playstation 3, five years after the last installment and 130 million units sold since the first name, released in 1997. This episode also promises to break all records. It has already saved 2.5 million pre-orders in the world (for example it is already sold in Xbox 360 version on Amazon in the UK), and analysts predict it could exceed 25 million sales .

In Paris, some specialty stores have already sold the game before its official release, and Le Figaro quoted testimonies of queues in front of stores involved.

The biggest budget in the history of the game

Even before its release the game studio Rockstar has already broken records and made ​​about him. In its budget, first: $ 260 million in development and marketing (more than the number of American blockbusters). Its content, then. Like other episodes, the script gives pride to violence and crime, but the cocktail is more sulfur it also mixes sex and nudity, money, drugs, vulgar humor, in short everything you need to raise complaints against what is still to a certain game, so for younger children.

The most anticipated game of the year could generate $ 1 billion in revenue during the first six months of operation. Nothing on the year, Rockstar has generated $ 710 million in profits from the franchise.

50 square kilometers to explore, over 100 hours of gameplay

Its characteristic is to propose an "open" world, the player can explore at will. GTA 5 in the city of Los Angeles has been fully modeled and renamed Los Santos. The "map" of the game and covers 50 square kilometers, an area three times that of the previous installment. The developers promise a hundred hours of gameplay, which is huge compared to most games on the market.

The player will play for the first time three different heroes: Michael, a former robber, Franklin, a young crook, and Trevor, unbalanced, which are found to team up for a series of robberies. It will be possible to drive cars, but also fly helicopters, aircraft or jet skis. In early October, Rockstar Games will add to the building with "GTA Online", a new feature that will provide an opportunity for owners of "Grand Theft Auto V" to extend the life of the already substantial game battling other players on the internet to make their gang.

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Apple iPhone 5S comes with fingerprint sensor

Apple has unveiled its new flagship model  iPhone 5S  presented. The iPhone 5s have a 64-bit A7 chip , an all-new 8-megapixel iSight camera with flash and True Tone performs "Touch ID" fingerprint sensor a.Adjusted operating system iOS7  to offer significantly better performance. With up to twice the CPU and graphics performance,everything should be faster by opening the apps on the image processing to playing graphics-intensive games - with generous battery life.

iPhone 5S secured with fingerprint

iPhone 5s will touch on ID, a fingerprint reader to unlock his iPhone in an easy and secure way with just a touch of the finger. Directly integrated into the Home button uses touch id laser-cut sapphire crystal along with the capacitive touch sensor to create a high resolution image of the fingerprint of the user.

New camera and faster autofocus

The new 8-megapixel iSight camera offers a larger f/2.2 apertureand a new, larger sensor with 1.5 μ pixel for increased sensitivity and low-light performance, which leads to better shots. These improvements, along with the Apple-designed image signal processor (ISP) in the A7 chip and the new camera app in iOS 7, offer up to twice as fast autofocus, faster photo shoots, automatic image and video stabilization

iPhone 5S Cover (Image: Apple)

iPhone 5S prices and equipment variants

The iPhone 5s are available in gold, silver or gray space and 32 GB model and 899 euros for the 64 GB model be available in Germany for 699 Euros for the 16GB model, 799 € for the. iPhone 5s Premium Resellers will be available through the Apple Online Store, Apple Retail Stores, and select Apple selected carrier. iPhone 5s Cases are available in beige, black, blue, brown, yellow and red for 39 euros.

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Renault and Bolloré electric car will make common

The two French manufacturers have relied on electricity sign a cooperation agreement. The first Renault has already invested $ 4 billion to develop a range of four 100% electric vehicles, including the small city car Zoe. The second has developed its own battery technology, from which he designed the Bluecar for now made in Italy, and the "Autolib 'car sharing system in Paris.

Bolloré and Renault have announced plans to join forces. They signed a letter of intent to work together in three directions. First, both companies will jointly create a joint venture to "conquer and install" new projects in municipalities that want to create their car-sharing system. This company could take over, to begin projects already won by Bolloré in Lyon and Bordeaux.

RENAULT PLANT IN DIEPPE

Then, a part of the production Bluecar could be repatriated to France in the Renault factory in Dieppe. Finally, the two companies could jointly design a new three-seater vehicle, with a range of over 200 km (150 against the current Bluecar).

These cooperation projects are as yet limited. Renault, in fact, has no plans at present to introduce Bolloré batteries in its own electric cars.Renault, like almost all manufacturers, uses lithium ion batteries, imported from Korea. The Bolloré group has focused on another technical solution, called "lithium metal polymer" batteries that contain no liquid. The development of a first Renault vehicle Bolloré could be the beginning of a broader cooperation up to the integration of Bolloré batteries in Renault vehicles.

This agreement dedicate the success of a strategy that seemed risky for Vincent Bolloré. It has long appeared isolated in this sector where investments are very heavy. It is now supported by a major manufacturer.And that a few days of the opening of a new plant Bolloré batteries, near Quimper, scheduled for 19 September. This is a coup for the manufacturer who is also preparing to go public 10% stake in its subsidiary Energy Storage, Blue Solutions.

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Facebook in Germany successfully

The social network Facebook is one according to their own data in Germany 19 million hits daily and corresponds to approximately 25 percent of the population. The majority use Facebook with a mobile app specifically log in 13 million every day with their smartphone or tablet into a platform. The monthly user figures amount to 25 million while Facebook users in Germany € 53.7 million counts. The advertising on smartphones and tablets developed for Facebook to a lucrative source of income.

The apps controlled in the second quarter with a 41 per cent share of the advertising revenue. The NSA spy scandal caused in recent weeks of negative press over Facebook. The Company founder Marc Zuckerberg now condemned the behavior of the U.S. government in relation to the Internet of the U.S. secret NSA spying. Due to the booming advertising revenue, its 1.15 billion users and increasing sales in the market value of Facebook recently climbed to 110 billion U.S. dollars.

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Voyager 1 has officially left our solar system

NASA confirmed Friday that the probe launched in 1977 was now "in the cosmic ocean among the stars."

As the ship Star Trek , the U.S. probe Voyager 1 is now flying off the edge of the solar system, in the dark and cold (- 200 ° C) for a trip to the rest of the galaxy to last millions of years ... Information, long heralded as imminent, suddenly is formalized since NASA has announced , Friday, Sept. 13, by a sober and thunderous "It is done", launched by Ed Stone, head of mission in the U.S. space agency.

FIRST HUMAN OBJECT IN OUTER SPACE

According to measurements published by the scientific journal Science , confirmed by NASA, Voyager 1, launched in September 1977 with on board a range of sounds and images, would be thirty-six years later to nearly 21 billion kilometers Sun. Specifically, the probe is out of the border zone of the solar system, which is called "heliopause", to August 25, 2012, becoming the first man-made object to reach outer space. 
"We have a Voyager instrument to measure the ion density, plasma around, says Ed Stone. In March 2012, there was a giant eruption of the sun finally reached Voyager 1 in April 2013 by then vibrate the plasma around the probe, creating oscillations according to a particular pattern which corresponds to the interstellar space ".

BETWEEN "HISTORIC STEP" AND SKEPTICISM

The announcement, of course, which delighted the scientific community, since, as said John Grunsfeld, head of NASA's science missions, it confirms "one of the most significant technological achievements in the annals of the history of science. " It opens "a new era of exploration," said Ed Stone still, who does not hesitate to say, in a telephone press conference, that "humanity has taken a historic step in entering interstellar space "...
However, the information raises as much skepticism in the great family of astrophysicists, where many equate to a coup communication NASA astrophysicist and its flagship, now 77 years old.
Some believe that the limits of the solar system, for once, were never really clear, and it is not possible to declare as certainly they were taken. While for others, however, nothing new under the sun ... if you dare say the sensational information is not necessarily a new ... Two studies from other data, which was published last in August, had already arrived at the same conclusion without NASA at the time, had reacted. They have been based on the sudden significant decrease in particles from the solar system in the statements issued by Voyager 1, and a net increase of galactic radiation.

RUDIMENTARY TECHNOLOGY

The Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 (which should also leave the solar system, around 2016) probes were launched in 1977, one month apart, in opposite directions. Their life was not to exceed five years, the time to reveal information about the two giant planets: Jupiter (passed in March 1979), and Saturn and its rings (taken in November 1980).
But they are still in good working condition, advancing more than 60,000 km / hour. Technologically, they have measurement instruments that now seem rudimentary. Their onboard computers have 240,000 times less memory than any iPhone. Their transmitter is also very limited: 23 watts of power does not exceed that of a lamp refrigerator ... And even if the battery has run out plutonium in the 2020s, nothing seems to stop their long journey.
It will nevertheless still time for traveling is in the vicinity of other stars: about 40 000 years. Such as Star Trek , it is indeed a very long journey in progress ...

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Twitter for IPO

The microblogging service Twitter is preparing for its IPO as the company reported in a separate tweet. There a confidential application for a new issue has been filed with the SEC, which only applies to companies with an annual turnover amounts to less than 1 billion U.S. dollars. So far, Twitter turnover is not needed but must publish this call just before the road show to investors. According to eMarketer, the turnover of the microblogging service is expected to amount this year to 583 million U.S. dollars. As the Wall Street Journal reported, Goldman Sachs have been selected as a partner for the new issue.

Twitter was founded in 2006 and counts over 200 million users worldwide. The market value is expected to amount to 9 billion euros while there are 100 billion euros in the social network Facebook. After a free registration for Twitter users can then publish posts with a length of 160 characters. Among users of the microblogging service enjoys an increasing popularity for some time and may at Twitter alongside texts and photos are posted.

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Yotaphone: From November, available in Germany

Only 6 - 8 weeks, then this country is the Russian Yotaphone come on the market. The developers have at IFA 2013 compared to Golem. De expressed. Will initially be difficult to try in the store, however, as Yota Devices offers the smartphone for the start only through online retailers. The price for the innovative design should be around at 500 € - but can still vary. Until then the user gets the final touch. For the launch of the latest version of Android to run, so probably at the present time 4.3 (Jelly Bean) be meant. Who still nothing from today Yotaphone has heard, which can be adjusted to two displays in one device. A 4.3-inch LCD display with 720p resolution and Gorilla Glass on the one-and a 4.3-inch e-paper display (EPD) on the other side. The EPD has a resolution of 640 x 360 pixels and gray levels. It can be used as an e-reader for e-mails or image segments, which are easily transferred by touch from the actual display. Furthermore, more information will be displayed in notifications of course, as for example, a conventional LED can. This is likely to dramatically save power because the EPD only consumes energy when it changes from one representation to another. save power, so a long battery life is the Yotaphone in the foreground, which is why "only" a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor from Qualcomm has built.The rest of the specs read 2GB of RAM and 32GB of internal memory. There is a 12-megapixel rear camera and a 1MP front-copy. NFC is not supported. The dimensions are 13.4 x 6.7 x 0.99 inches and a weight of 140 grams, the battery has a capacity of 1.800mAh. Another feature is the use of the touch-sensitive strip at the bottom. The Yotaphone regards either capacitive, or software keys. Instead, it is controlled via gestures. How should we imagine that and the use of EPDs, you can watch in the short video of the prototype of the Mobile World Congress.

 

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