AMD's Mantle 1.0 is dead; long live DirectX

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		AMD's Mantle 1.0 is dead; long live DirectX 03.02.2015 3:54 PM AMD said it won't release a public software development kit for its graphics API as DirectX12 and the next-gen OpenGL releases approach.
		All-touch BlackBerry Leap launches with $275 price tag 03.03.2015 4:03 AM The smartphone has a 5-inch screen and a dual-core processor.

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