Samsung to host annual developers conference at Moscone West this November

A date and location have been announced for Samsung's next developers conference. The annual event will kick off on November 11 at Moscone West (the same venue Apple and Google used for their dev conferences earlier this year) in San Francisco, California, and will run through the 13th according to a post on the company's official global blog.

Last year's inaugural conference saw the introduction of a number of Samsung SDKs including the Mobile SDK, a Smart TV SDK, a Multiscreen SDK and the KNOX Enterprise SDK beta.

While Sammy didn't give any solid information on what we can expect that this year's conference, the company did drop a hint or two about updates to its Mobile SDK and well as its S Health SDK, Tizen SDK for Wearable and the Samsung Accessory SDK.

Those expecting to see some new hardware at the conference will likely be disappointed. As we've seen from others, these events are typically focused on the software side of things only. That's alright, however, as Samsung's next major hardware release, the Galaxy Note 4, is expected to arrive on September 3 at an Unpacked event just ahead of the annual IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany.

Interested parties are invited to submit their e-mail address to be notified when more information becomes available. No word yet on when registration will open or how many seats will be available.

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The new Oculus Rift kits have begun shipping out to developers

Oculus VR is now shipping the latest developer version of the Rift headset to early buyers, according to emails sent out last night. Developers and hobbyist that pre-ordered version 2 of the headset (DK2) have begun receiving notifications that it's coming soon. In a post on Reddit regarding the notifications, Oculus VR community manager Andres Hernandez said “We’ve started (shipping), and it’s the real deal."

The original dev kit has been out in the wild for a while now, but DK2 comes with a number of enhanced features as the closest version developers have seen to what consumers will see come available. It boasts a much higher resolution with 1,080 horizontal lines as well as an external camera to better translate player motion. 

The company will be shipping 10,000 units out this month. Previously, Oculus said it had surpassed 45,000 preorders on DK2 bringing the total sales on Rift to over 100,000. The shipping of DK2 brings the company one step closer to an expected late 2014/early 2015 consumer release.

As we last reported, while Oculus is saying 10,000 units are shipping this month, some developers with July delivery dates may get shipping times pushed back to August. Remember, if Oculus catches you selling your DK2 preorder on eBay for a higher price they will cancel the order like they did to this person.

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Samsung to host annual developers conference at Moscone West this November

A date and location have been announced for Samsung's next developers conference. The annual event will kick off on November 11 at Moscone West (the same venue Apple and Google used for their dev conferences earlier this year) in San Francisco, California, and will run through the 13th according to a post on the company's official global blog.

Last year's inaugural conference saw the introduction of a number of Samsung SDKs including the Mobile SDK, a Smart TV SDK, a Multiscreen SDK and the KNOX Enterprise SDK beta.

While Sammy didn't give any solid information on what we can expect that this year's conference, the company did drop a hint or two about updates to its Mobile SDK and well as its S Health SDK, Tizen SDK for Wearable and the Samsung Accessory SDK.

Those expecting to see some new hardware at the conference will likely be disappointed. As we've seen from others, these events are typically focused on the software side of things only. That's alright, however, as Samsung's next major hardware release, the Galaxy Note 4, is expected to arrive on September 3 at an Unpacked event just ahead of the annual IFA trade show in Berlin, Germany.

Interested parties are invited to submit their e-mail address to be notified when more information becomes available. No word yet on when registration will open or how many seats will be available.

Next AT&T's Q2 earnings report misses expectations despite rise in revenuePrev Facebook exceeds expectations again with Q2 2014 results

View the original article here

The new Oculus Rift kits have begun shipping out to developers

Oculus VR is now shipping the latest developer version of the Rift headset to early buyers, according to emails sent out last night. Developers and hobbyist that pre-ordered version 2 of the headset (DK2) have begun receiving notifications that it's coming soon. In a post on Reddit regarding the notifications, Oculus VR community manager Andres Hernandez said “We’ve started (shipping), and it’s the real deal."

The original dev kit has been out in the wild for a while now, but DK2 comes with a number of enhanced features as the closest version developers have seen to what consumers will see come available. It boasts a much higher resolution with 1,080 horizontal lines as well as an external camera to better translate player motion. 

The company will be shipping 10,000 units out this month. Previously, Oculus said it had surpassed 45,000 preorders on DK2 bringing the total sales on Rift to over 100,000. The shipping of DK2 brings the company one step closer to an expected late 2014/early 2015 consumer release.

As we last reported, while Oculus is saying 10,000 units are shipping this month, some developers with July delivery dates may get shipping times pushed back to August. Remember, if Oculus catches you selling your DK2 preorder on eBay for a higher price they will cancel the order like they did to this person.

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