Google's long awaited music streaming service may finally see the light of day as new rumors suggest that it will launch under the name ‘YouTube Music Key' and will feature 20 million songs. The latest leak comes from Android Police, which reveals that Google's Spotify rival will also feature offline listening …

Crytek hasn't been in good shape recently, it lost a fair amount of staff members and had to sell off the Homefront IP in addition to its UK studio development staff to Publisher, Deep Silver. However, the company is now looking to move forward and fix its damaged reputation according …

The British government will be forced to pay £224 million of tax payer money to US IT firm, Raytheon, after it canceled a £750 million contract for a passenger identifying system at the country's borders. The e-Borders project was approved and signed back in 2007 while the Labour party was still …

The Xbox One and Playstation 4 are both selling very well, having shipped 15 million units combined in just nine months. However, there is a downside, this does mean that the last generation consoles are becoming less and less relevant to publishers despite the 150 million people that still own them. …

If you've been considering one of the new Z87 or Z97 motherboards along with a new Intel CPU lately, then chances are you're expecting to shell out a fair number of your hard earned pounds to do so. Fortunately, it turns out MSI and Intel are now offering cash back …

If you were one of over 8,000 people that entered our competition to win one of three BioStar A68N motherboards a couple of weeks ago, then chances are you've been champing at the bit to find out if you're one of the lucky trio that can expect one of the …

Miniclip, one of the world's most popular online flash-game portals, is purportedly still trying to find a buyer for itself after potential deals with both Zynga and Disney fell through. Now it's hoping to court the likes of Candy Crush Saga maker King, according to rumours, by hiring on some …

Even though pre-orders across the industry are declining, publishing giants like Ubisoft, Activision and indeed, Warner Bros, are still trying to tempt us into putting down money for games that aren't even released yet in an effort to better gauge how many copies they will sell – and to get …

If you haven't upgraded your system yet to include a Solid State Drive, there has been no better time than the present. Recent months has seen a raft of new drives released to market at various price points. The launch today might surprise a few people however – AMD have …

LG Electronics on Monday said that it would unveil the world’s first curved ultra-wide computer display with 21:9 aspect ratio next month at IFA 2014 trade-show in Berlin, Germany. The display is designed for both professionals as well as home entertainment enthusiasts. LG’s Curved UltraWide Monitor (model 34UC97) features 34” …

Microsoft Corp. plans to unveil public preview of its next-generation Windows operating system in late September or early October, a media report claims. The commercial version of the OS code-named “Threshold” is expected to debut in spring, 2015. ZDNet reports that those who install the public tech preview of the …

Although Advanced Micro Devices pins most of its hopes on hybrid accelerated processing units (APUs) these days, it continues to supply traditional central processing units for performance enthusiasts. In a bid to make its FX-series line a little bit more competitive, the company plans to cut-down their prices in the …

Asustek Computer has revealed some additional details regarding its product development cycles and decision making process. Apparently, it takes at least nine months to develop and build a new mainboard for a new microprocessor. Actual mass production of new motherboards starts only about a month before launch. “[We start planning] …

International Business Machines Corp. said that it had received notice from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) that the organization allows IBM to sell its x86 server business unit to Lenovo Group. The decision to sell-off x86 server business was criticized by multiple analysts, but it …

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe CEO, Jim Ryan, has reaffirmed the company's stance on EA's new subscription program, EA Access, stating that the $5 a month gaming service doesn't quite “fit into the framework of everything we do and everything that we offer.” “We don’t have anything against EA Access, we …

We try to give our readers great competitions every month and this one is no exception! We have teamed up with DINOPC and GIGABYTE to give one lucky reader a brand new gaming system featuring a Core i5 4690k processor, Gigabyte Z97X-SLi motherboard and a Gigabyte GTX770 Windforce graphics card! …

A new report from DigiTimes is suggesting that we could see Razer's Nabu smartband release in October. The wearable gadget was first revealed at CES earlier this year, since then, the company has sent out prototype models to developers and 500 beta testers in order to perfect the product before …

It turns out that digital downloads made up 92 per cent of all PC game sales worldwide in 2013, according to a new analyst report. In addition, that figure is supposed to grow over the next few years. The figures were obtained by Analyst, DFC Intelligence, which points out that these statistics …

How many times have you felt a little ridiculous after hitting that like or share button next to a story that seemed too good to be true, or too awful not to be? I think we've all done it. There's a reason sites like Cracked do well talking about all …

Star Citizen continues to surpass its own records in funding to remain the undisputed king of crowd funded gaming development, with a jump in over $600,000 on Sauturday taking it over the $50 million threshold and beyond, all thanks to a bunch of updates hyping the game some more and …

Motorola's upcoming smart watch, the Moto 360, has leaked again, this time showing off a $250 price tag and some new specifications. Motorola is expected to officially launch the Android Wear smart watch on the fourth of September alongside the new Moto X smartphone. We have US retailer, Best Buy, …

As much as many young people around the world would love to play games professionally, that is, get paid to play, it's a career with a half life shorter than almost any other. Even professional athletes in many real world sports can last into their early 30s, but for most …

CD Projekt Red promised that there would be no exclusive in-game items included with The Witcher 3 on any platform but it didn't say anything about physical items in its Collectors Edition. Xbox One owners who buy the Collectors Edition will receive a cloth map of the game and two …

Angelbird. Not the first name many would associate with SSD technology – however this Austrian company have earned a reputation in the high end sector dealing with design professionals, music producers and film makers. One of the interesting aspects with Angelbird is that their drives are designed and manufactured in …

Khronos Group, the organization responsible for multiple open-standard application programming interfaces (APIs), such as OpenCL, OpenGL and WebGL, this week announced intention to rebuild the OpenGL API from scratch. The purpose of this is to be able to compete against Microsoft’s DirectX 12, AMD’s Mantle and other possible APIs (e.g., …

Earlier this year it was reported that GT Advanced Technologies, a company that produces sapphire crystal glass that has an exclusive supply agreement with Apple, had greatly expanded its manufacturing capacities (with the help of Apple). However, later on a rumour emerged that the iPhone 6 would use “traditional” Corning …

While the photos of the upcoming Intel Core i7-5900-series “Haswell-E” processors are no longer considered a breakthrough news, they still pose a lot of interest, especially if they are in high-resolution and reveal the backside of the chips. The first image of an engineering sample of the Intel Core i7-5900-series …

How would you like to own a range of porcelain speakers sculpted to represent ‘men of power'? No, it's not a question I ever thought I would be asking our readers either. Until I received an email tonight from one of the people involved in the project I never even …

Samsung Electronics this week said that it had acquired SmartThings, a company that develops software and hardware for smart homes. The acquisition will help SmartThings to expand its product line, whereas Samsung will be able to enter a new market of smart home appliances. The company will continue to operate …

The new Corsair Carbide Air 240 uses the same split-chamber design that Corsair introduced with the Carbide Air 540 but this time it is used in a smaller, more compact chassis with a low price under £70. A smaller chassis means you have to choose a Micro-ATX or Mini-ITX motherboard …