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The day before Google’s(s goog) annual developer conference, Google Glass is getting a lot of improvements. First, although Glass receives subtle hardware tweaks from time to time, its Google Plus page has announced a bump from 1GB to 2GB of RAM and a slightly bigger battery, among “several [other] hardware updates.” Second, there are twelve new Glassware apps available for download, including Shazam, Duolingo, and other big names. A complete list is here. There’s also a general software update that brings a viewfinder to the device’s camera function. Google’s I/O conference may be the largest collection of Glass Explorers ever assembled, but we’re not expecting a ton of Glass announcements. However, there are three Glass-centered sessions scheduled for Thursday.

Verizon(s vz) may not be honoring its commitment to provide free baseline LTE connectivity to the Chromebook Pixel, but Google is trying to make up for the bad behavior of its carrier partner. Google told ComputerWorld that it would offer $150 credits to customers that bought their Chromebook’s under the original LTE Pixel promotion.

As Gigaom’s Kevin Tofel wrote on Monday, many Pixel buyers were told they would get either two or three years of free 4G access from Verizon by opting for the more expensive LTE version of the Chromebook. The deal was for only 100 MB a month of access, which isn’t much, but it’s enough for emergency purposes. When Verizon decided to stop supporting the free plan many customers understandably felt jilted.

A Google spokesperson told ComputerWorld’s JR Raphael that customers can contact the Google Play hardware support center to initiate the credit, which will come in…

Super Smash Bros designer Masahiro Sakurai has given us a glimpse at Link’s alternative costume in the Wii U version of the game. The image above shows Link in his traditional Skyward Sword clothing. It’s a new design for Link and isn’t a simple colour change for the character. The Wii U version of the game launches this winter.

Pic of the day. Here’s Link in an outfit based on his ordinary clothes in Skyward Sword! The art style looks a little different, but the actual clothing model is still his usual tunic.

Thanks, Noob Saibot and Ron1212

Famed producer of The Legend of Zelda, Eiji Aonuma, has briefly spoken about the scale of the environment in the next Zelda title for the Wii U. Aonuma says that when he thinks about the scale of the world within Zelda Wii U he always thinks of Kyoto

MMGN: This is the first truly open world in a Zelda game — you showed how Zelda has progressed since the NES in terms of map layout and movement — so in the biggest world yet, how “big” can we expect?

Mr. Aonuma: “In terms of the scale of the new Zelda world on Wii U, I always think of Kyoto as my base. Do you know Kyoto?”

In the ’90s, virtual reality looked like this:

Today, it is much sleeker, lighter and, well, actually functional. And it could soon look even better: Oculus acquired Carbon Design on Tuesday, which means the team behind the Xbox 360 controller and the original Kinect could be behind the design of the company’s virtual reality headset.

The purchase price has not been disclosed, but the companies plan to close the deal by the end of the summer. Carbon Design’s team will remain in Seattle.

Oculus said it has been working with Carbon Design for nearly a year on upcoming projects.

A remote designed by Carbon Design. Photo courtesy of Carbon Design.

The Oculus Rift headset, which has yet to be offered to consumers, has been released to developers in two different versions. The final consumer version will potentially be smaller, lighter and cordless.

“From a design and engineering perspective, building the products that finally deliver…

West Games, which comprises of staff from Metro: Last Light and Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl, have announced today that their latest project Areal is live on Kickstarter. The team is looking to raise $50,000 to get the project funded. If the project is funded then it will be heading to Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Windows, Mac and Linux. If you’re interested in the project then you can back it, here.

 “Areal is a new video game that’s being developed by the people behind S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Metro: Last Light. It features a massive and intricately detailed open world environment that is extremely varied and colorful, even though it’s set in a post-apocalyptic setting. Areal depicts a future where civilization has fallen apart due to an unearthly material called Metamorphite, which eventually spreads, corrupts and infects the whole world. The source of Metamorphite comes from a meteor that…