A number of ex-Nokia employees have banded together and licensed the brand name from Microsoft. Not only that, but they've secured a manufacturing partnership too and plan to resurrect Nokia smartphones in 2017 – building a brand new Android device around it. The new firm is called HMD Global and …
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Ubisoft has revised its statement on The Division’s player count
Last weekend, we got news that The Division's player count may finally be back to launch numbers, following Ubisoft's move to delay DLC to fix up all complaints with the game to bring players back in. Things weren't quite adding up according to Steam Chart numbers but given that a …
Read More »MSI X99A XPower Gaming Titanium Motherboard Review
Spoilt for choice would be an understatement for any prospective buyers of the X99 platform. MSI alone has a motherboard for almost every possible price point, use-case scenario and type of user. Add other motherboard vendors into the mix and the amount of choice is dizzying. With its high-end price …
Read More »be quiet!, Gigabyte and ADATA are giving away free gear
Do you live in the UK or Ireland and want some new PC hardware before the end of this year? If so, get ready to input some credentials, as Gigabyte, ADATA and be quiet! have teamed up to give away a brand new motherboard, SSD, 16GB RAM kit, a new …
Read More »UN Panel rules Julian Assange must be freed, given liberty, money
The United Kingdom and Sweden must end the detention of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange, a United Nations panel has ruled. Not only must both governments allow him to walk from his asylum in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, but they must respect his right to free movement and liberty and …
Read More »Dauntless could be the PC Monster Hunter we’ve waited for
If like me you're a fan of the Monster Hunter series of games, then doubtless you've been frustrated at the lack of Western support for the series, especially the Chinese only Monster Hunter Online. Phoenix Labs' Dauntless though, could scratch that itch. It's an upcoming, free to play, COOP, action …
Read More »Affordable GTX 1050-powered laptops said to launch at CES
It has been over a month since we saw the launch of Nvidia's new low-power GTX 1050Ti and GTX 1050 graphics cards. However, we have yet to see these more affordable options make their way to laptops for gamers who require the portability. Fortunately, if this week's rumours are correct, …
Read More »Panasonic aims to knock down OLED with evolved IPS tech
While other companies are focussing on panel technologies like OLED and Quantum Dot, Panasonic has decided to go in another direction and will instead be putting its own spin on the IPS Panel. This week, Panasonic officially unveiled its all new IPS design, using screen technology that offers contrast levels …
Read More »Zotac’s VR backpack is powered by a Core i7 and GTX 1070
It looks like there is now a competitor on the market for MSI's VR backpack as Zotac has stepped into the ring with the VR Go, a wearable PC packing an Intel Core i7 processor and a GTX 1070, designed to untangle your VR experience and free you from the …
Read More »MSI’s next-gen motherboards will feature M.2 cooling shields
We have two huge CPU launches on the horizon at the moment, with both Intel and AMD debuting new desktop processors in the new year. As you might imagine, this is also quite a big occasion for motherboard makers, who will get the chance to refresh their lineups with new …
Read More »Watch Dogs 2’s Anti-Cheat system raises serious privacy concerns
Watch Dogs 2 has landed on PC and so far, the game seems to be doing really well on Steam, with many reviews praising the game and few reports of PC-specific issues. However, there is one thing that is raising eyebrows this week- the game's anti-cheat system. For Watch Dogs …
Read More »Dishonored 2’s third patch promises more optimisation fixes
Dishonored 2 has been out for a few weeks now but unfortunately for those of us on PC, the game didn't have the best launch. Since then, Arkane Studios has put out two beta patches aimed at fixing some issues but things aren't quite perfect yet. However, today a third …
Read More »Nokia will return in 2017 with new Android smartphones
Nokia is finally set to make its return to the smartphone market in an attempt to reclaim its glory days. However, this time around, the focus will be placed on Android, rather than Windows Phone, with plans to release several smartphones over the course of 2017, with the first batch …
Read More »Gooligan malware managed to infect over 1 million Android devices
Over one million Google accounts have now been compromised following from a huge fraud campaign that targeted Android users and the Google Play store. The new malware infecting devices is known as Gooligan and it works by hiding inside of several Android apps and then exploiting two unpatched flaws to …
Read More »WIN £3000 of Gaming Hardware to Build Yourself a New Rig
Christmas is the season of giving so what better way to say ‘Merry Christmas' to our loyal readers than to give you a chance to win £3000 worth of gaming hardware to build yourself an epic new gaming PC?! Read on to find out how easy it is to enter …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV is selling faster than any other game in the series
Final Fantasy has been around for a long time and spawned plenty of hit games but it looks like Final Fantasy XV is off to the best start yet for the franchise, with Square Enix announcing today that the game has already shipped five million copies worldwide. This makes it …
Read More »Even with Oculus Touch, HTC Vive will still be better at Roomscale
One of the biggest gaps between the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive is about to be closed with the launch of Touch motion controllers in the next few days, but camera set up guides suggest the Rift will always fall behind the Vive in terms of roomscale tracking. Even with …
Read More »Nvidia has launched a new AI focused podcast
Nvidia might be most well known for its graphics cards, but it has its fingers in lots of pies, from autonomous vehicles, to virtual reality. One area it's also delving into is deep learning and AI development and to discuss some of its efforts, as well as the wider industry, …
Read More »U.S. and China biggest market for electric cars, but UK is growing
The biggest market for electric cars that is also generating huge growth in the industry, is China by a landslide. However the U.S. isn't too far behind and while those two are outliers in terms of the existing market, many other countries, the UK included, are showing decent growth in …
Read More »Cooperative horror board game could end up most funded ever
Kingdom Death: Monster 1.5, the updated and expanded version of the 2012 Kickstarter success, could end up being the most funded board game ever on Kickstarter. Having raised over $6 million in just a few days, it currently sits just two and a half million behind Exploding Kittens, the biggest crowd …
Read More »No Battlefield release planned for 2017, EA resting franchise
Taking a similar tack to Ubisoft with its Assassin's Creed series, EA has announced that one of its flagship franchises, Battlefield, will be taking a break next year. In fact it may be another couple of years before we see another Battlefield game. Don't fret though, EA will still release …
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