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Tech News Flash: Monday -- June 15, 2015

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Battleborn Ventures Beyond the Borderlands
Anatomy of a CEO Failure
Gadgets: Equalized Eardrums, Holographic Pyramids and Live-Streaming Ovens
Synaptics Gives Spacebar Some New Touches

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Today's Story Highlights

Battleborn Ventures Beyond the Borderlands
Gearbox Software on Friday demoed Battleborn at a pre-E3 event, stirring
interest in the title, along with many comparisons to its Borderlands
predecessor and other games. Gearbox previously had released details
about the game and shared a new trailer. Battleborn features 25 playable
characters. Online, the game pits players in five-on-five fights in
three game modes.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82136.html

Anatomy of a CEO Failure
Much to Apple's dismay, I cover Apple events. One of the questions that
frequently came up during its recent developer conference centered on
Tim Cook. Was he becoming Steve Ballmer? The implication was that Steve
was a failure at Microsoft, so the comparison didn't reflect well on
Cook. I think this idea is wrongheaded, although Tim Cook's situation
bears some similarity to Steve Ballmer's.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82167.html

Gadgets: Equalized Eardrums, Holographic Pyramids and Live-Streaming Ovens
Aumeo is an attachment that's all about fine-tuning your earphones to
better hear anything you listen to on your smartphone, tablet or other
audio-emitting gadget. Using a smartphone app, it tests how well you can
hear a number of different frequencies and provides you with a personal
equalizer attuned to each of your ears. The sound fidelity supposedly is
far better.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82171.html

Synaptics Gives Spacebar Some New Touches
Touchpad pioneer Synaptics has touched up an unlikely area on a
keyboard: the spacebar. The company last week announced the availability
of its SmartBar technology, which adds gesture features to the bar. For
example, text can be selected by swiping it. A double-thumb gesture can
be used to zoom in and out on a document or image. SmartBar also
includes gesture support for vertical scrolling.
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82135.html

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