Popcorn Time, the ‘Netflix for pirates' has had one of its most used domains, time4popcorn.eu, suspended and as a result, the application has stopped working for many users. According to an email sent by EURid, the registry explained that the domain was pulled due to being registered with inaccurate contact …
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Chinese government reinforces stranglehold on internet
While much of the Western world has spent the last year reeling at the fact that intelligence agencies abroad and at home have been tracking their every move online and recording every interaction they have, the people of China have been well aware of their government's overwatch of the internet …
Read More »12 Inch iPad delayed due to high iPhone 6 Plus demand
Rumors of a larger 12 Inch ‘iPad Pro' have been circulating for some time now. However, new reports are suggesting that the larger tablet has been delayed due to unforeseen iPhone 6 Plus demand. The iPad Pro is still set to be revealed at Apple's event on the 16th of …
Read More »Witcher 3 dev denies ‘year of crunch’ claims
Earlier this week, an anonymous NeoGAF user claiming to be close to the Witcher 3 project, went off on a small rant, stating that CD Projekt Red is not some “magical dev studio with only the best interests of the games in mind”. He then went on to claim that …
Read More »Win Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor on PC this weekend!
This weekend we are running a little competition on our Facebook page – to win a copy of Middle Earth: Shadow Of Mordor on the PC. All you have to do is join our silly Facebook comment thread and place a funny/entertaining caption to this image from the same game. …
Read More »Linksys WRT1900AC Dual Band Wireless Router Review
Today we are looking at the WRT 1900AC dual band wireless router from Linksys. This is the current flagship model sporting the latest dual band technologies along with the 802.11 ac wireless specification. With a theoretical transfer speed of well over a Gigabit per second, wirelessly, can the WRT1900AC make …
Read More »Italy lifts ban on many ‘pirate’ sites
Last year Italy dropped the ban hammer on a bunch of different sites, claiming they were heavily involved in media piracy. Some of these were file lockers like Mega, while others were webmail clients like Mail.ru. Since then however, the site owners have been appealing the decision and now after nearly a …
Read More »Dotcom and Snowden to speak at New Yorker Festival
If you're planning to head down to Manhattan this weekend to one of the many venues hosting talks, chats and interviews with some of the world's most interesting people at the New Yorker festival, don't forget that both the whistle blower Edward Snowden and legally embattled – and now no-longer …
Read More »Watch London Zoo’s animals live on Youtube
Considering how much of the internet is consumed by animal pictures, videos and GIFs (the unholy marriage of the former two) it seems ridiculous that someone didn't think of this already. Now though, thanks to a partnership between London Zoo and Google, you can view live video streams of some …
Read More »Shooting the undead makes a big mess in Killing Floor 2
While a lot of modern games might claim an in-depth and engaging story, or mechanics that stretch your definition of what a game is, sometimes a title comes along that is purely designed to cater to your murderous sensibilities. Killing Floor 2 is all about that, letting you murder near-humans …
Read More »Microsoft: DirectX 12 will not dramatically improve Xbox One
Many gamers expect Microsoft Corp.’s DirectX 12 application programming interface to bring dramatic performance and graphics improvements to the company’s Xbox One game console. According to Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox division at the company, the DX12 will bring certain improvements to the platform, but they will not be …
Read More »TV vendors to significantly discount 4K UHD TVs on Black Friday
It is not a secret that select vendors in the U.S. already offer ultra-high-definition 4K televisions at below $1000 price-point. By contrast, well-known brands have so far managed to maintain premium price on their UHD TVs. However, this Black Friday (28th of November, 2014) even big companies will have to …
Read More »Microsoft reaffirms commitment to Surface Pro, preps next-gen models
Microsoft Corp. on Tuesday reiterated its commitment to its Surface Pro business tablets and said that its next-generation solutions of the kind, which are in development today, will be compatible with existing peripherals. The claim was made in order to persuade IT managers and CIO to consider Surface Pro as …
Read More »Samsung confirms mass production of TLC 3D V-NAND flash memory
Samsung Electronics on Thursday confirmed that it had begun mass production of triple-layer cell (TLC, or 3-bit-per-cell, 3bpc) three-dimensional vertical NAND (3D V-NAND) flash memory. The company will use the memory for its upcoming solid-state drives that promise to offer decent performance, reliability as well as affordability. Samsung’s first TLC …
Read More »Xbox One to dashboard get customization options this month
This month's scheduled Xbox One update will add support for custom themes, backgrounds and wallpapers to the system's dashboard according to the head of Xbox, Phil Spencer. Microsoft has been steadily improving the Xbox One console every month since launch with these regular updates, adding in requested features to the …
Read More »Samsung Gear VR cannot work for more than 25 minutes
Samsung’s Gear VR virtual reality headset will be the first new-generation VR gear that will make it to the market ahead of Oculus VR’s Rift as well as Sony’s project Morpheus. Unfortunately, in its current form the devices has a limitation that could make it rather useless for core gamers. …
Read More »Apple is now the fifth largest PC maker in the world
Apparently Apple is now the fifth largest PC maker in the world according to a new report. The company managed to beat out Asus for a global top five spot, the International Data Corporation's latest quarterly PC shipment report states. The IDC's study also shows that the worldwide PC market …
Read More »The Unity development platform might be up for sale
Unity has been a hit with indie game developers, providing the tools to create high quality games on a budget. However, it looks like the platform may soon have a new owner as Unity is reportedly up for sale. A presentation outlining the value of the business is apparently doing …
Read More »Fractal Design launches new Edison M modular PSUs
Fractal Design has just launched its new range of Edison M modular power supplies with 80 Plus Gold efficiency certification. These new PSUs will feature Japanese capacitors with a full protection suite, including over-temperature protection and a temperature controlled FDB-bearing 120mm fan. You'll be able to pick up the Edison …
Read More »Evolve alpha test announced for end of October
Turtle Rock will be hosting a “Big Alpha” for its upcoming 4V1 shooter, Evolve, at the end of this month. Starting from today, users can sign up for the second alpha test, which will also be coming to the Xbox One and PS4 this time around, rather than just the …
Read More »London Underground driverless trains of the future profiled
With all the talk from the likes of Google, Baidu and their contemporaries about driverless cars, it's no wonder that the next generation of trains for London's underground tube system is also going to be driverless. Beyond that though, it's going to come fully equipped with WiFi, air conditioning and usher in …
Read More »Assassin’s Creed dev thinks industry should give up on 60fps standard
Ubisoft came under fire again this week after it was revealed that Assassin's Creed Unity would run at the same sub 1080p resolution and frame rate on both the Xbox One and PS4 in order to ‘avoid debates'. Since then, developers behind the game have been trying to put a …
Read More »3D printed gun folds and shoots paper airplanes
Whether you think that 3D printing guns should be allowed or not, I think we can all agree that paper airplanes are generally harmless and a gun that folds and shoots them for you is a pretty cool invention. Michael Krone, a Düsseldorf-based mechanical engineer, appears to have a passion …
Read More »Apple kills ‘date trick’ for installing emulators on iOS
Apple has decided to quietly close a loop hole in the next version of iOS that allowed users to install console emulators via the Safari browser. The new iOS 8.1 beta was pushed out to developers a couple of days ago and it was confirmed that changing the date and …
Read More »be quiet! Straight 10 competition winners announced
Did you enter our be quiet! Straight 10 PSU competition just under a month ago? If so, today could be the day you discover that you're a winner. Out of all the hundreds of entrants, many with the correct answer, we've whittled it down to just three. The question we …
Read More »Wii U to get a host of new indie support
The Wii U is doing a lot better than it once was, thanks to a year of much stronger game releases, headed by the always fun – and soon to be updated with DLC – Mario Kart 8. However Nintendo isn't just pushing big, first party releases on its current …
Read More »Arctic Accelero Hybrid II-120 Liquid GPU Cooler Review
Today we are going to take a look at a the Arctic Accelero Hybrid II-120 GPU Cooler, an aftermarket graphics cooling solution which is designed to improve the cooling performance of your graphics card, allowing more overclocking headroom while reducing the noise level. We tested the original Arctic Accelero Hybrid graphics cooler back …
Read More »Evil Within to run at 30FPS, in letterbox
It's a bit of a shame that considering this generation of consoles was supposed to make developing games that were compatible with them and PCs, a lot easier, it seems to be leading to crippled ports. The hardware in them is near identical to a mid to low end gaming …
Read More »Lisa Su becomes new CEO of AMD as Rory Read steps down
In a rather unexpected move, Rory Read late on Wednesday stepped down as the chief executive officer and president of Advanced Micro Devices. AMD has already appointed Lisa Su as the new CEO and president. The move possibly reflects AMD’s decision to replace a business executive with a highly-experienced technology …
Read More »Sharp unveils world’s first ‘full-spec’ 8K LCD TV
Sharp Corp. this week demonstrated what it calls the world’s first television that supports all requirements of 8K super hi-vision broadcast. The LCD TV supports 7680*4320 resolution and is not expected to hit the market until 2018, when Japan Broadcasting Corp. (Nippon Hoso Kyokai, NHK) starts to broadcast in such …
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