‘Rainbow Six: Siege’ Reveals That All Of Its Future Maps Will Be Free

In the hustle and bustle of this fall/holiday season, it might be a little bit easy to forget that E3 show-stealer, Rainbow Six: Siege, is coming out in 2015, specifically, December 1st. The present day news cycle has been obsessed with Metal Gear Solid 5’s release and the upcoming Fallout 4, but Rainbow: Six Siege has announced a few new things that are making fans sit up and take notice.

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Here’s How Interactive Content Is Growth-Hacking Brands’ Storytelling Abilities

For many people stuck in their old ways, the fear of failure seems more scary than change itself – and this can debilitate one’s success. Publishers who are searching for ways to increase traffic, time-on-site and reader’s engagement cannot afford to rely solely on great content. Change is inevitable.

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‘Destiny:’ What Time Does ‘The King’s Fall’ Raid Go Live?

It’s time to start inching that light level up. You’ll want to be ready for tomorrow, when King’s Fall, Destiny’s The Taken King’s new raid, finally goes live: it’s one of the anchors of Bungie’s ambitious new expansion, but they held onto it for a couple days, perhaps for our own sake. Tomorrow morning, however, we’ll get a chance to go through the largest raid Bungie has put together yet. King’s Fall goes live at 10 AM Pacific, 11 mountain, 12 central, and 1 Eastern. The rest of the world likely has clocks too, so for them we’ll just say 5:00 PM GMT.

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The Human Big Data Computer Vs. Machines With ‘Contextual’ Artificial Intelligence

We used to think that ‘situational awareness’ was something that only humans, animals and other living creatures had the ability to work out — this is no longer true. Contextual-aware computing is a combination of software application development, hardware, networks and service-based functions.

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Hadium Flakes And Farming: Fixes ‘The Taken King’ Still Needs

If you played through the story missions of Destiny’s The Taken King and come out on the other side, you’ve inevitably asked yourself a question. It’s a simple question, but an impactful one: what the hell is a hadium flake? The answer, one supposes, is simple: it’s a flake of hadium, obvi. You need a whole bunch of them to make a sword, which everyone wants, except they’re not easy to come by. You can only find them in chests in the dreadnaught, which aren’t that hard to find, but can be annoying nonetheless. The internet is currently lousy with guides on how to farm hadium flakes: this is a problem.

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Amazon’s new Fire tablet family includes $50 7-inch model that can be bought in a six-pack

Amazon’s got a whole new family of Android tablets launching today that range from a 7-inch model that costs just $50 up to a 10.1-inch slate. Here’s how they all break down:

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Amazon Fire HD 10.1

  • 10.1-inch 1280×800 display
  • Quad-core MediaTek processor
  • 5-megapixel rear camera, 720p front-facing camera
  • 16/32GB of storage
  • microSD slot
  • 1GB of RAM
  • Dual-band Wi-Fi
  • Amazon Fire OS 5 “Bellini,” based on Android Lollipop
  • 262 x 159 x 7.7mm
  • Pre-order for $229.99 for 16GB or $259.99 for 32GB ($15 to disable sponsored screensavers), launch on September 30

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Amazon Fire HD 8

  • 8-inch 1280×800 display
  • Quad-core MediaTek processor
  • 5-megapixel rear camera, 720p front-facing camera
  • 16/32GB of storage
  • microSD slot
  • 1GB of RAM
  • Dual-band Wi-Fi
  • Amazon Fire OS 5 “Bellini,” based on Android Lollipop
  • 214 x 128 x 7.7mm
  • Pre-order for $229.99 for 16GB or $259.99 for 32GB ($15 to disable sponsored screensavers), launch on September 30

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Amazon Fire 7

  • 7-inch 1024×600 display
  • Quad-core processor
  • 2-megapixel rear, VGA front cameras
  • 8GB of storage
  • microSD slot
  • 1GB of RAM
  • Amazon Fire OS 5 “Bellini,” based on Android Lollipop
  • 191 x 115 x 10.6mm
  • Pre-order for $49.99 ($15 to disable sponsored ads), launch on September 30

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Amazon Fire Kids Edition

  • 7-inch 1024×600 display
  • Quad-core processor
  • 2-megapixel rear, VGA front cameras
  • 8GB of storage
  • microSD slot
  • 1GB of RAM
  • Kid-proof case, if the tablet breaks within 2 years, Amazon will replace it for free
  • 1 year of Amazon FreeTime Unlimited, includes kid-friendly games, movies, TV shows, and educational apps
  • 219 x 138 x 25.5mm
  • Pre-order for $99.99, launch on September 30

Perhaps the most interesting device included in today’s announcement is the 7-inch Fire tablet. While it’s not the most highly-specced device, it is a tablet that costs just $50 and comes from a reputable retailer. Heck, Amazon is even selling the Fire in a six-pack that has you pay for five tablets and then get one free with the code FIRE6PACK. At just $50 apiece, the Fire tablet could be a big holiday gift or just a nice option for folks that want a tablet but don’t have a ton of cash to spend on one.

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