http://tech.rawsignal.com/ We rank the latest and greatest news about technology en-us 6/16/2015 5:38:42 AM © 2015 Raw Signal. All rights reserved. 60 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185337780&aId=33872425&d=150616  A full-scale next-gem console remake the game everyone in the world loves more than anything is coming to PlayStation 4 first: Final Fantasy VII is the game, and based on footage shown during the PlayStation press event at E3 2015 this year, it’s very, very good-looking. The game was originally released in 1999 for the original PlayStation, and is basically the best-loved title in the… Read More Darrell Etherington 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185337780&aId=33872425&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185349211&aId=33872411&d=150616 As anyone who attended Microsoft’s January HoloLens demonstration could have figured out, Minecraft will be the first game Microsoft will publish for its augmented reality headset. Microsoft executives confirmed those plans Monday, at the company’s showcase at the E3 gaming conference in Los Angeles. Although Microsoft executives showed off how the game will look and play, they didn’t reveal details, such as the price it will charge for the game or when it will ship. Minecraft for HoloLens d Mark Hachman 6/15/2015 11:59:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185349211&aId=33872411&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185317365&aId=33868270&d=150616  AHHHHHHHH. I feel like I’ve been waiting years for this. The first real footage of Star Wars Battlefront — an EA-made sequel to the wonderful first person shooter of the same name that LucasArts (RIP) made back in 2004 — just dropped at E3. Read More Greg Kumparak 6/15/2015 7:50:00 PM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185317365&aId=33868270&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185385797&aId=33872423&d=150616  Sony is showing off a live four-player local multiplayer mode for its Morpheus virtual reality headset for PlayStation 4 at E3 2015 this year. This marks the first time the company has had this kind of multiplayer experience ready for people to actually try out with a real game, including a new game called Rigs for 3v3 multiplayer arena battles. Virtual reality is coming much closer to… Read More Darrell Etherington 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185385797&aId=33872423&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185347013&aId=33872514&d=150616 Mapping apps make it easy to get from Point A to Point B — but that doesn't make a bit of difference if Point B is closed down for the night The same thought finally occurred to someone over at Google, because Google Maps now tells users if they're driving to a place that will be closed when they arrive See also: Google Maps will get offline turn-by-turn navigation and search this year Now, when a user enters the address of their destination in the app, they'll see a warning: "Your destination Jp Mangalindan 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185347013&aId=33872514&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185385890&aId=33872429&d=150616  The Last Guardian, the long-awaited spiritual successor to Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, is coming to PlayStation 4. The game was originally made official back in 2009, and has been in development since 2007, and if you don’t know about it you’re probably a bad person. Just kidding, but really the previous two games put out by the studio behind The Last Guardian, Team Ico, are… Read More Darrell Etherington 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185385890&aId=33872429&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185385881&aId=33872445&d=150616 Zynga has acquired Superlabs, the incubator that Mark Pincus created after leaving Zynga, for $1. The acquisition closes the loop for Pincus, who started the incubator after he stepped down as the CEO of Zynga, which he also founded. Now that Pincus has returned to Zynga as its CEO, the incubator is coming with him. Along with […] Dylan Tweney 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185385881&aId=33872445&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185376585&aId=33872511&d=150616 It’s time for the fourth and final press conference of the day: Sony. Time for The Last Guardian to make its return (as a free-to-play game for Sony phones).Read more... 6/15/2015 7:50:00 PM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185376585&aId=33872511&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185360517&aId=33861489&d=150616  Microsoft just announced that Xbox One will soon be able to play Xbox 360 games, which gives it backwards compatibility with the previous generation hardware for the first time. Microsoft’s Phil Spencer announced the news on stage at the E3 2015 Xbox keynote today, and the crowd went wild. This will work with over 100 titles beginning this holiday season, with 100 more to follow later. Read More Darrell Etherington 6/15/2015 4:20:00 PM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185360517&aId=33861489&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185385884&aId=33872474&d=150616  Today at Sony’s E3 2015 press conference the company announced that it will unbundle its Vue streaming channels and offer the stations a le carte. In doing so, Sony becomes the first provider to offer (at least some) TV stations to the American consumer without bundles. Details are still a bit fuzzy but it seems clear-cut. Subscribers will be able to choose which stations they want in… Read More Matt Burns 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185385884&aId=33872474&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185371075&aId=33869314&d=150616  Less than a year after raising $3 million in its first outside financing, The Players Tribune has closed on $9.5 million of a planned $15 million round led by the white-shoe venture capital and later-stage investment firm NEA. Previous investors, including the entertainment conglomerate Legendary, also participated in the investment round. Read More Jonathan Shieber 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185371075&aId=33869314&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185385848&aId=33872436&d=150616 ANALYSIS: A surprise comes to Sony's PlayStation E3 press event as Yu Suzuki walks out on stage. Dean Takahashi 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185385848&aId=33872436&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185365806&aId=33868191&d=150616 These days, it appears as if no one is safe from hackers. Just a week after the security firm Kaspersky announced that they had been hacked comes word that LastPass, a password security company, has been hacked as well. DON’T MISS: Two years after its epic E3 blunders, Microsoft is suddenly stomping all over Sony LastPass, for those unfamiliar with the service, operates as a secure vault for all of a user’s sensitive Internet passwords. The way it works is rather simple: users select a master p Yoni Heisler 6/15/2015 3:20:00 PM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185365806&aId=33868191&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185383093&aId=33863542&d=150616 Facebook's Creative Labs has produced yet another app that feels like it should be a feature within the main Facebook app rather than another icon taking up space on your smartphone. The new Moments app creates shared photo albums from a group of peo... Roberto Baldwin 6/15/2015 6:58:00 PM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185383093&aId=33863542&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185343354&aId=33869428&d=150616 LOS ANGELES — Microsoft's new Xbox One Elite controller, announced at the company's E3 press conference on Monday, is modular and pricey as hell. At $150, the wireless controller, on sale in October, is not going to be easy on any wallets. Regular Xbox One controllers retail for $60. See also: Microsoft Announces the Xbox One The Elite controller is designed for hardcore or professional gamers who demand extreme performance. It features parts you can swap in and out, such as stainless steel anal Raymond Wong 6/15/2015 11:39:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185343354&aId=33869428&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185234934&aId=33867346&d=150616  The FCC’s net neutrality rules took effect last Friday, and TechCrunch is content to report that the broader technology landscape did not melt down. A court denied a requested stay of the rules last week, setting the order live as expected. FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, in a statement, called the new regulations “a huge victory for Internet consumers and innovators.” Pre-echoing… Read More Alex Wilhelm 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185234934&aId=33867346&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185352717&aId=33872401&d=150616 A deeper look into the latest version of malware known as Duqu shows it used digital certificates from prominent contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group to help mask its activity.Kaspersky Lab, which published a report on Duqu 2.0 last week, wrote in a blog post Monday that a 64-bit driver within the malware employed a digital certificate signed by Hon Hai Precision Industry, also known as Foxconn.Digital certificates are used for encrypting data and verifying the legitimacy of website Jeremy Kirk 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185352717&aId=33872401&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185367635&aId=33864898&d=150616  Netflix officially announced the launch of its new website today, designed to offer viewers a “richer, more visual experience,” featuring speed improvements, better animations, and an overall more immersive experience that’s more like an app than a series of “linked web pages,” the company says. The website has been in testing for some time — in fact,… Read More Sarah Perez 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185367635&aId=33864898&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185385877&aId=33872441&d=150616 Look out Lara Croft -- there's a new bow wielding badass in town. Stefanie Fogel 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185385877&aId=33872441&d=150616 http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185386087&aId=33872400&d=150616 There’s a new user interface coming to the Xbox One that’s supposed to make navigating the console faster and easier for users.Microsoft offered a glimpse of the new interface, which will be “coming soon” to users of its console, during its Xbox Daily briefing stream Monday afternoon. The centerpiece of the update is a menu that shows recently played games and recently used applications, which will allow users to pick up where they left off. The menu will also include information about the ga 1/1/0001 12:00:00 AM http://tech.rawsignal.com/news/Story.aspx?mode=0&id=185386087&aId=33872400&d=150616