A judge has given the thumbs up for a class action lawsuit against fitness tracking wearable maker, Fitbit. The suit claims that Fitbit grossly over sold the ability of its Flex wearable to track users' sleep patterns, including its length, quality and depth. Fitbit's defence since the plaintiffs came forward …
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Wikileaks drops 300,000 Turkish emails following purges
Wikileaks has managed to drop its near 300,000 Turkish parliamentary emails and documents, despite being hit with a sustained denial of service attack over the past few days. This comes in response to the purges taking place in Turkey following its recent coup attempt, which has seen thousands of political …
Read More »Would you pay someone to play Pokémon Go for you?
Pokémon Go is a game that has taken much of the world by storm in the past two weeks, sending people of all ages scrambling for local landmarks to try and catch their favourite pocket monsters. But what if you can't, or won't and still want to be the ‘be …
Read More »Twitch doubles down on CS:GO gambling crackdown, bans streamer
Like a number of organisations in recent weeks, Twitch has made it quite clear that it doesn't want its streaming platform to support content creators that encourage Steam item gambling on sites like the recently infamous, CSGO Lotto. To back that up, it's now banned prominent streamer PhantomL0rd. “The community has …
Read More »Seagate’s new HDD could probably hold your entire Steam library
If you're the type of person that doesn't like to uninstall games, or delete parts of your media collection, then you may want to keep an eye on Seagate as it just launched a trio of hard drives with a huge 10TB capacity, which should probably be enough for that …
Read More »Nvidia GTX 1060 launch prices and availability
The Nvidia GTX 1060 officially launched today, with reviews showing it offering similar performance to a GTX 980 at a more budget friendly price point. Now that retailers have some stock in, it is a good time to check the prices and availability of certain custom cards here in the UK. …
Read More »Tweet archive PostGhost responds to Twitter shutdown
There are many high-profile people with huge followings on Twitter with the power to start trends and change the opinions of many. Sometimes, verified users will put out tweets that many will see instantly, only to be deleted minutes later to avoid accountability. Tweet archives like PostGhost and Politiwoops are around …
Read More »Chargebacks force RimWorld devs to stop giving out Steam keys
The developers behind sci-fi colony builder, RimWorld, have been forced to stop giving out Steam keys to those buying directly from their own store as too many people are charging back or buying with fraudulent payment information. This sort of tactic is often used by thieves looking to bulk-buy keys in …
Read More »Overclockers UK Titan Neutron Micro-ATX Gaming PC (w/ GTX 1060)
The exponential evolution of gaming graphics shows no signs of abating. We have already seen a plethora of NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 cards (most recently from MSI), our second taste of the more modestly specified GTX 1060 comes installed in a complete system from Overclockers UK, the Titan Neutron Micro-ATX …
Read More »The original Dead Rising is coming to the PC this year
Around a decade after its initial launch, the original Dead Rising is coming to the PC, giving us a chance to get better acquainted with Frank West and his first adventure. Capcom made the announcement that Dead Rising 1 would be coming to the PC for the first time this …
Read More »Nvidia GTX 1060 6GB Founders Edition Review
AMD's decision to launch its first next-gen 14nm GPU in the mid-range, the RX 480, has invoked an almost instantaneous response from its rival Nvidia. AMD released the RX 480 at the end of June into the crucial sub-$250 segment and not even a month later Nvidia is ready with …
Read More »Netflix is stalling overseas: pricing and content blamed
Netflix might be a global powerhouse in the online streaming game, but its major success still lies in the U.S., where its content is richest and its pricing is competitive. Elsewhere in the world though, where that isn't always the case, it's growth is stuttering. Last week it was reported …
Read More »Nintendo shares skyrocket following Pokémon Go success
Nintendo has had a tough time of things in recent years, struggling with the Wii U and coming very late to the smartphone game. Now that it has arrived though, it's dominating. Pokémon Go is a sensation that's taken the world by storm and it's lead to a huge drive in …
Read More »Dotcom ordered to pay £10 million for MegaVideo piracy
Kim Dotcom might still be hoping to avoid extradition to the U.S. in his New Zealand trial, but another has been ongoing in Italy for far longer. The six year old court case saw TV company Reti Televisive Italiane (RTI), which has been awarded £10 million by the judge, for …
Read More »Cooler Master MasterKeys Lite L keyboard and mouse review
Cooler Master has a history of trying to make peripheral packages for gamers on a budget. While we were not overly impressed with the last set up, it did prove at least that it is viable to make a pretty keyboard that does not cost the earth. (review HERE) Well …
Read More »Evolve nets a million F2P players, announces ‘radical’ reveal
Evolve struggled a lot during its first year of release, with over pushed DLC, matchmaking and content issues, but it's turned things around in the past few days, with more than a million players signing up since it went free to play. Now the developers are promising even more additions, …
Read More »Rocket League developers claim 19 million battle car pilots
Psyonix, the company behind the enormously successful rocket car-based football title, Rocket League, has announced that the game now has 19 million players. While this likely includes a lot of freebie downloaders on the PlayStation platform, it's quite a milestone for what is essentially, an indie title. Rocket League is …
Read More »Rumour claims Nvidia may stick with 16nm for Volta
Now that Pascal is out in the open, the rumour mill has turned its attention to Nvidia’s next currently planned architecture on the roadmap, known as Volta. According to a report, Nvidia may be planning to stick with the same 16nm process used for Pascal for its next architecture jump. …
Read More »NBC patents tech to detect and monitor torrent swarms
Media companies have been trying to battle piracy and online torrent sites for years without much success. However, NBC Universal recently been granted a patent that details new technology designed to detect and track those downloading torrents. The “Early Detection of High Volume Peer-to-Peer Swarms” system is designed to detect …
Read More »Apple may drop Samsung as supplier for future iPhone chips
Over time, Apple’s relationship with Samsung has gotten pretty complicated but despite all of the lawsuits, the two companies still work fairly closely together on products like the iPhone year after year. However, that may change quite soon as reports circulating this week suggest that Apple may drop Samsung as …
Read More »Google cancelled its Oculus Rift competitor to pursue VR on smartphones
At one point in time, there was talk of Google developing its own virtual reality headset, a high-end one in a similar vein to the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. However, it now seems that the company may have cancelled its original vision in order to pursue VR on smartphones, …
Read More »Trials on Tatooine lets you wield a lightsaber in VR, launches today
If you currently own a virtual reality headset like the HTC Vive, then you are probably keeping an eye out for interesting new experiences you can get your hands on. This week, Star Wars: Trials on Tatooine is launching for free, giving Vive owners the chance to wield a lightsaber …
Read More »You can try Star Citizen out for free this week
Star Citizen might be the most successful crowd-funded game of all time but there are still quite a few who have yet to jump in and try out the parts of the game that have released so far. This week though, Robert Space Industries is holding a ‘Summer Free Fly’ …
Read More »Police use Pokémon Go Charizard to try and rope in fugitives
In a tongue-in-cheek attempt to draw persons of interest to a New Hampshire police department, officers at the U.S. precinct posted on the station's Facebook page that a rare Charizard had appeared at the headquarters. The hope was that slow-thinking Pokémon Go playing criminals would stop by, at which point …
Read More »Dice catapults threaten to tidy up your board gaming
Much like gaming in general over the past few decades, board games have also been modernised. Companion applications, sound tracks and updated mechanics have all helped usher in a new age of tabletop play and now Drawlab wants to change the way we all throw dice too: with its own …
Read More »Fnatic Gear Flick Mouse Review
Fnatic isn't just an eSports team anymore, these days they are also a producer of gaming peripherals. We have already taken a look at the Rush Gear Keyboard recently but today we are taking a look at Fnatic's mouse offering, the Gear Flick, featuring an ambidextrous design and all necessary …
Read More »3D printed ‘Olli’ could be electric, autonomous mini-bus of the future
Although a number of companies are developing autonomous cars for us to not-drive around in, it may be that electric, autonomous public transport is a better solution. While a number of vehicles are being trialled in the UK, a U.S. developer has a new and innovative design, which uses a lot of …
Read More »Space X booster landed, Dragon orbital insertion successful
Space X has completed two major stages in its latest launch mission, sending a new docking port to the International Space Station (ISS). The payload has successfully been delivered into orbit around the Earth and the first stage booster has landed back on solid ground, marking only the second time …
Read More »Japanese firm Softbank, will purchase ARM for £24 billion
One of the biggest technological deals in the UK's history is set to take place later this year, after it was agreed that Japanese telecoms company, Softbank, will purchase ARM Holdings for £24.3 billion. Although it still needs shareholder approval, the buyout would overvalue stock by more than 43 percent. …
Read More »MSI’s VR boost kit makes connectivity more convenient
The Oculus Rift and HTC Vive VR headsets are now readily available and ship within days. However, the setup process can be a bit fiddly and not everyone is going to want VR sensors and headsets taking up desk space on a permanent basis. This is where MSI's new VR …
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