This past week Samsung announced their plans to bring the incredible 5G speed to wireless. Now, seven years in the making sounds like a long time for technology, but there is an entire ecosystem involved in making such a standard possible. Samsung claims that their standard will be one hundred times faster than 4G, with such speeds able to download a 2 hour movie in one second. With the help of super high frequency bands and data transmitting tens of gigabits per second, this could become possible. For more information on the Samsung 5G plan, check out my article in our Tech Blog!

Heard of Windows Blue, Windows 8, or Windows Windows Windows? Haha just kidding. Well, Microsoft has allegedly dropped the Blue codename, and is now naming the new software Windows 8.1. Since 8 has been released, some users have scrutinized Microsoft for changing the look of the desktop as well as the manner in which the start menu pops up. It isn't as palatable for many, and they are wishing it were more like Windows 7. However, whether or not Microsoft is going to comply with the complaints is unknown.

The new HTC Facebook Smartphone a flop? So far AT&T will not admit to discontinuing the phone, but it seems that it is pretty much the upcoming plan. What else are you supposed to do when sales on your device are so terrible that even when dropping the price to an incredible .99 cents last week did next to nothing for your company's sales? The biggest issue with the phone is in the name. As a Facebook focused device, it floods you with Facebook photos and updates upon unlocking. It is known that any smart device can download the Facebook app, so it is no surprise to me that not many folks walked into an AT&T store wanting this one.

Amazon has announced their new Virtual Coin Currency, Amazon Coins! They are available to purchase apps and games at the Amazon app store! The coins have a bit of a benefit, they can be purchased for up to a 10 percent discount. For example, 500 coins will cost you $4.80, so you save 20 cents. Obviously, the more you purchase at a time the larger the discount. Amazon is hoping that the coins will do two things: make it easier for consumers to buy their games and apps by avoiding multiple transactions, as well as providing new opportunities for the developers of these apps and games.

Finally, the Occulus Rift is a gaming head-set that I read about over a month ago. It has hit the news this week because of it's incredibly radical way of altering a gamers' experience! Other head-mounted displays out there cost a fortune, some over a hundred thousand dollars. Not the Rift, and the designer of the Rift has been sought out by countless game CEOS and designers who were quickly convinced it could drastically change the horror gaming field. At 110 degrees, the headset encompasses the user's entire field of view, where you are seeing only the gaming world and nothing else. It makes first-person gaming more horrific, more exciting and undoubtedly entirely real. I would do anything to try this out, would you? Thanks for reading and watching internet!!! <3, Red-Headed Geek.