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Dragon Age DLC hits PlayStation in May

Just a few days ago, Bioware surprised us all with new single player content for Dragon Age Inquisition, the DLC known as ‘Jaws of Hakkon’ is now available for the Xbox One and PC but PlayStation and Xbox 360 owners will get their chance to play it in May, it …

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New leak points towards Snapdragon 815 specs

Qualcomm’s next flagship smartphone chip, the Snapdragon 815, is on the way according to new leaks. The Snapdragon 815 will reportedly be an eight core chip with four Cortex-A72 processor cores and four Cortex-A53 processor cores. This information all comes from GizmoChina, which has had a string of leaks recently. …

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Apple now accepts old Android devices for trade-in

Apple is now accepting old Android devices in its stores, in exchange for credit towards an iPhone purchase. The new trade-in program starts today, aside from Android devices; Apple also accepts BlackBerry devices and Windows Phones. The trade-in scheme rolls out in the US, Canada, UK, Germany, France and Italy, …

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Halo 5 Guardians now has a release date

Microsoft's big Xbox One exclusive, Halo 5 Guardians, now has a release date, which was revealed in two new live action trailers. Each trailer goes on the idea that Master Chief is now a traitor and the UNSC's Spartan Locke has been given the task of tracking him down. Halo …

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Spotify comes to the PS4 and PS3 today

PlayStation Music Unlimited is officially dead and has now been taken over by Spotify on the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. Over the last six months, Sony has been working with Spotify to build its debut console app. The console app will be available to free Spotify users as well …

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Tim Cook lashes out at US religious freedom laws

Head of Apple, Tim Cook, has spoken out against US based religious freedom laws, which let individuals ignore anti-discrimination laws as long as their religion allows it. Cook however believes that the laws, which as many as 20 US states have instigated, are merely a sanctioned lack of tolerance, often specifically …

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Spanish evade latest Pirate Bay block

Blocking torrent search site The Pirate Bay seems almost par for the course at this point. If your government and ISPs haven't been lobbied into doing so, what are you waiting for, it's all the rage. Still, it doesn't appear to be very effective, as after just a few hours …

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Github hit by multi-day DDOS attack

The collaborative programming site GitHub has been hit by a sustained denial of service attack over the weekend, with suggestions that China may be behind it. While not entirely clear, it's thought that the reasoning may be to shut down projects designed to circumvent Chinese censorship tools. At last count …

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Steelseries Apex M800 mechanical keyboard

Even though most serious gamers use mechanical keyboards these days, many do not realise that the technology behind those key-switches is over 30 years old. With that in mind, it is no wonder that Steelseries are looking to reinvent the wheel with their new Apex M800 mechanical board. It incorporates Steelseries …

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Another US ‘swatter’ arrested after trio of calls

Swatting, or the practice of calling emergency services with details of a phony high stakes crime with the hope of eliciting a scary and potentially dangerous response from local SWAT teams, has been a problem for years, with software used to obfuscate the original caller's identity making it hard to …

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Gigabyte Waterforce Review

Every single aspect of the Gigabyte WaterForce graphics system is epic. Inside the wheeled suitcase (yes, really) you'll find three water cooled GTX 980 graphics cards, an aluminium casing that sits on top of your PC case to accommodate the three radiators and a handful of accessories. The idea behind …

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be quiet! showcase windowed Silent Base 800

When we saw the be quiet! Silent Base 800 chassis in KitGuru Labs, one thing that struck us was the lack of a windowed side panel.  We caught up with Aaron Licht who explained just how much engineering has gone into be quiet!'s latest chassis technology. Dual, scratch resistant polycarbonate …

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Court Orders ISPs to disconnect pirates

An Irish court has ruled in favour of several large record labels, forcing Ireland based Internet Service Provider, UPC, to introduce a three strike rule, that will disconnect repeat offenders when it comes to copyright infringement and illegal downloads. The case originally kicked off half a year ago when the …

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Microsoft reportedly working on $149 laptops with Windows 10

In a bid to address emerging and educational markets with inexpensive laptops, Microsoft Corp. is reportedly working with two companies on ultra-cheap personal computers due this summer. The systems are projected to hit record-low $149 price-point per unit, which is on-par with low-end media tablets from renowned brands. The two …

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The next Hearthstone expansion is out next week

Hearthstone’s next adventure expansion, Blackrock Mountain, is coming out next week, Blizzard has confirmed. The new Adventure will bring 31 new cards to the game, adding on to the previous 120 new cards that came with the Goblins and Gnomes expansion a few months back. It will be available on …

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