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Several years ago, there were rumors that Microsoft could have a smaller Surface tablet in the works called the Surface Mini. This was roughly around the time that smaller sized tablets like the iPad mini were gaining quite a bit of traction, so it wasn’t surprising that Microsoft wanted in on the action too.

However a year later ahead of the Surface Pro 3’s launch, the tablet was reportedly cancelled at the very last minute. At that time it was reported that Microsoft’s newly-appointed CEO Satya Nadella did not believe that the tablet was different enough to compete with the competition, and now thanks to a report from Windows Central, we now know what the tablet looks like.

The publication has managed to get their hands on what is allegedly the Surface Mini. From what we can tell from its design, it seems that the tablet looks more like a larger Windows Phone handset rather than a Surface tablet. The report claims that the tablet has a soft and felt-like texture covering it, and it also features a built-in kickstand, along with support for microSD cards, a micro-USB port for charging, as well as a USB-OTG port.

As for specs, the tablet is said to sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 chipset with 1GB of RAM, an 8-inch 1440×1080 display, and 32GB of storage. Note that the specs do sound outdated by today’s standards, but back then it was considered to be pretty good. We’re not sure if Microsoft ever plans on revisiting the mini tablet market, but for now this is what things could have been.

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We’re not sure when Rockstar will ever get around to releasing Grand Theft Auto VI, although in the meantime the developer has been keeping players entertained with GTA Online which was part of Grand Theft Auto V, and the latest update might be one that gamers could be interested in.

Rockstar has recently announced an update for GTA Online that will introduce a new multiplayer mode to the game. According to Rockstar, “Gun down your enemies under the cover of darkness as you race to track down highly coveted contraband in Dawn Raid, the newest mode added to GTA Online. Two teams of up to six parachute into a combat zone in search of a transmitter hidden inside of a package. Your objective is to find it and transport it to the evacuation zone.”

In addition to the new multiplayer mode, Rockstar has also announced a new supercar in the form of the Dewbauchee Vagner, as well as special bonuses such as the Independence Day contest, unlockable in-game tees, and new patriotic liveries which you can use to show off your patriotism for next Tuesday. The update is already live so if you haven’t updated your game yet, now’s a good time to do so.

GTA Online Update Brings About A New Multiplayer Mode , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

There has been one arrest following April’s disastrous Fyre Festival event, as the Southern District of New York US Attorney’s office announced the arrest of Fyre Media founder William McFarland. He’s charged with wire fraud over allegedly lying to i…

A lot of companies offer free trials before you sign up for a new service, which is completely understandable since why would you want to pay for a service that you don’t know whether you’ll end up liking or using, right? The length of these trials vary from service to service, but Google is extending those trials for some users.

According to reports, it has been noticed that for some users, they are seeing Google offer up a 4-month trial for services such as Play Music and YouTube Red. At the moment Play Music and YouTube Red already offers trials to users before they sign up which usually runs for about 1-2 months, however like we said, some users are seeing 4 month options.

We’re not sure how widespread this offer is as sometimes Google makes different offers for different regions, markets, or users. For example first-time users who have never signed up for a trial before might be offered longer trials to entice them to sign up, versus users who have signed up before who might not be offered the same deal.

In any case for those who are interested in seeing whether or not the 4 month trial is available to them, head on over to Play Music or YouTube Red for the details.

Google Offer 4 Month Free Trials For Play Music & YouTube Red , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.

From what we could tell from the announcement trailer, StarCraft Remastered looks exactly like the original game, except with upgraded graphics. If you thought that all Blizzard did was introduce higher-resolution textures and graphics, it seems that the development of the game was more complex than that.

In a report from ArsTechnica, Blizzard revealed that they were pretty much forced to develop the entire game from scratch, thanks to the fact that a lot of the original code and assets for the original Starcraft had been lost. This meant that they had to pay attention to a lot of the details from the original, including weird lighting effects.

According to Blizzard 3D Art Director Brian Sousa, the entire project was “eyeballed” as “We had no code and no art assets.” The team was forced to rebuild the game based on concept artwork, sketches, original boxes, manuals, and so on, although thankfully they did have access to backups of the original audio files.

Regarding the details such as replicating the weird lighting effects, Sousa adds, “Shadows are in the wrong places, and lighting is different across the board. But we wanted to make sure that going into StarCraft Remastered, that [players] recognize everything instantly.” StarCraft Remastered is currently set for a release on the 14th of August where it is priced at $15.

Blizzard Had To Build StarCraft Remastered From Scratch , original content from Ubergizmo. Read our Copyrights and terms of use.