Google Partners with the New York Times for a Virtual Reality Project

The New York Times and Google have together to help distribute 1 million Google Cardboard kits to subscribers of the popular newspaper. NYT subscribers who receive the VR kits will be able to watch a documentary called The Displace, which was put together by the New York Times and the VR company Vrse. This project will see additional project releases well into 2016.

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AVG: Social Apps Kill Battery and Effect Performance the Most

AVG has been compiling data on the effects of mobile applications on our smartphones and their Q2 reports are in. More often than not, it’s the social applications that are eating the most battery and negatively effecting the overall performance the most. So, if your aging smartphone seems to be struggling, you might want to shed some social media apps off.

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OnePlus Sends Invites for Indian Launch of OnePlus X

OnePlus has sent out invites for a New Delhi Event scheduled for October 29th 2015. The invite features the same “X” branding and is cryptic in typical OnePlus fashion. Gathering from all leaks and rumors so far, we can expect the OnePlus X to be launched on this day.

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