While things started off strong this year for Samsung with the early release of the Galaxy S7, it looks like problems with the Note 7 may have set back the company's plans for the Galaxy S8 in 2017. For several years now, Samsung has used the Mobile World Congress (MWC) …
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It looks like we’re getting a new Metro game in 2017
While 4A Games is currently working on its first Virtual Reality game, it looks like the studio may have another project under its wing- a new Metro game. 4A Games is perhaps best known for Metro 2033 and Metro Last Light, both of which are based on the universe set …
Read More »MSI Aegis Ti (GTX 1080 SLI) Gaming PC Review
MSI appears to have delivered a new PC format with its Aegis Ti gaming system that we think of as Small-ish Form Factor. In appearance, Aegis Ti bears a strong resemblance to Aegis X. However, it is considerably larger and stands 51cm high. The big difference is that Aegis X …
Read More »Bitcoin and other digital currencies boosted by Trump victory
With the U.S. election finally over, we can all look to the future and in many ways that's rather shaky for the time being. However if you're sitting on a big stack of Bitcoin or similar digital currency, you're likely rather pleased, as while most financial institutions took a hit …
Read More »HTC Vive and accessories now have free shipping
If you were looking to grab yourself a little pre-Christmas present, or want something to really wow the in-laws with when they all pile into your home in a few weeks' time, the HTC Vive is a little more affordable now. Yes its price went up when the pound tanked, …
Read More »Tesla buys up autonomous manufacturing specialist
Tesla has purchased one of the companies that helped it develop the Model 3 affordable electric car, Grohmann Engineering. The German firm is well known for its pedigree in automation and electronics manufacturing and will form the basis for the newly announced Tesla Advanced Automation Germany headquarters. Although Tesla has …
Read More »GoPro recalls 2,500 Karma drones – don’t worry, they’re not exploding
Action camera manufacturer GoPro, has announced the recall of its Karma quadcopter drones, not because they're exploding like Samsung's ill-fated Note 7s, but because some units have been losing power unexpectedly. This is of course not ideal if the Karmas are in flight at the time, so GoPro is recalling …
Read More »Vivendi’s share of Ubisoft is still growing, at 24 percent
Despite a concerted effort by Ubisoft founders and executives, French multinational media conglomerate Vivendi, is still managing to increase its stake in the publisher. In the past few months it's increased its ownership of the company to 24 percent, cementing its attempt at a hostile takeover. Vivendi's last big stint …
Read More »AOC’s new ultra-wide cranks up refresh rates but sacrifices resolution
AOC has been working on expanding its gaming monitor range all year long with its new AGON series. Today, the latest addition to the lineup was announced- the AG352QCX, delivering a curved 35-inch panel running at an Ultra-Wide 21:9 resolution with a 200Hz refresh rate. AOC's latest gaming offering features …
Read More »ASUS has finally launched the ROG Claymore
ASUS has been teasing its Republic of Gamers RGB keyboard since very early 2015 and after plenty of changes and a few different iterations, the keyboard is finally ready to launch. Today, ASUS announced that its ROG Claymore and ROG Claymore Core mechanical keyboards will finally hit the market next …
Read More »YouTube now supports High-Dynamic Range content
If you have upgraded to an Ultra-HD TV in the last year or two, then chances are it supports High-Dynamic Range (HDR) technology, which boosts the colour spectrum and enhances contrast ratios. However, right now, there isn't a ton of HDR-supported content available, which YouTube hopes to change as the …
Read More »Samsung is putting full-page apology ads in US newspapers
It seems that Samsung is still worried about the public perception towards itself following the Galaxy Note 7 recall. In an effort to try and minimise damage further, Samsung has published an open-letter apology, which has been published both on its own blog and as a full-page advertisement in several …
Read More »The original Diablo is coming back but Warcraft won’t be
Over the weekend, Blizzard announced that it would be bringing all Diablo 1 content to Diablo 3 as part of a free event set to take place in January. This swiftly sparked up conversation surrounding remakes of Blizzard's other older titles, like the original Warcraft RTS games, unfortunately, it looks …
Read More »John Wick Eye for an Eye VR game shown off at ComicCon
It's rare that video game adaptations of famous movies are that good, but I feel like John Wick was similar enough to a shooter that it could translate rather well – especially in VR. Payday developer Starbreeze is currently working on a full length John Wick VR game, called Eye …
Read More »Facebook halts WhatsApp data gathering after ICO warning
The Information Commissioner's Office in the UK has warned Facebook that it may pursue action against the social network over data gathering conducted as part of the WhatsApp messaging service. It claims that Facebook doesn't inform its users enough about what it's gathering. In response, Facebook has paused data gathering …
Read More »Gigabyte BRIX i7A-7500 (Kaby Lake) Barebones Review
Gigabyte have impressed us previously with their BRIX family of devices. We last reviewed the BRIX Gaming UHD, a slightly larger, Mac Pro-style device which focused on being a small gaming machine. Today we look at the latest-and-greatest BRIX i7A-7500, featuring a brand-new Kaby Lake i7 processor. Can this tiny …
Read More »Dino PC in-house LAN was a big hit
DinoPC hosted its very own LAN party this weekend just gone, with VR, table tennis, arcade systems and more for people to play with. There was food, drinks and lots of gaming camaraderie to be had at the DinoPC showroom in Edmonton, London. We sadly couldn't attend this one, but …
Read More »Toshiba doubles down on 3D memory investment with new fab
Toshiba is set to build a brand new fabrication plant in Yokkaichi Operations in Mie, Japan, dedicated to the production of 3D Flash memory. With construction set to begin in early 2017, the fab. will sit alongside a new Memory research and development centre that will also be constructed over …
Read More »Steam store update gets personal, streamlines information
If you open up your Steam account this morning, the Store page will look a little different than you remember. In a large update, Valve has overhauled the aesthetics and layout of its storefront once again, this time easing back on the free-flowing look that had dominated for a while …
Read More »BIOS Updates continue to roll out to fix GTX 1070 memory problems
Update: It has been a couple of weeks since the GTX 1070/Micron memory issues came to light and since then, several GPU manufacturers have been working on BIOS fixes to put a stop to various errors, which included image flickers, poor overclocking and artifacting. Now, we have tuned back in …
Read More »LG’s 5K display isn’t out yet but Apple is already offering discounts
Apple may no longer be in the business of creating its own displays but the company is doing a good job of collaborating with other monitor makers instead. This year, Apple announced that it would be partnering up with LG to launch a new range of UltraFine displays sporting 4K …
Read More »ORBI Prime is the world’s first 360° 4K video-recording Eyewear
As great as many action recorders are, finding a truly hands-free option that still offers all of the bells and whistles can be a little tricky. This is where ORBI is stepping in with its new Prime sunglasses, the world's first 360° video-recording eyewear, designed for outdoor enthusiasts and adventurers …
Read More »British Bank hit with 40,000 suspicious transactions over the weekend
It looks like Tesco Bank has had a bit of a security breach over the weekend as the bank has had to freeze a huge number of fraudulent transactions over the weekend. Action was promptly taken after it was discovered that suspicious amounts of money had been taken from 20,000 …
Read More »Call of Duty launch sales fell almost 50% in UK this year
Last week, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare was released and unfortunately for Activision, it doesn't appear to be doing much to stop the falling sales of the franchise as UK charts show a near 50 percent dip in launch sales compared to Black Ops III last year. Call of Duty: …
Read More »Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120mm and 140mm Review
Cooler Master has launched five new models of MasterFan Pro. In 120mm you can choose Air Flow, Air Balance or Air Pressure and in 140mm there are choices of Air Flow and Air Pressure. Cooler Master sent us one sample of each fan and a pair of the 120mm Air …
Read More »Toshiba debuts new ‘analogue’ chip for deep learning on IOT
While we might need to fear the internet of things (IOT) causing ever larger DDOS attacks, there's no denying that that network of devices will become more important in the years to come. That's why Toshiba is looking to power it with its own hardware. It's developed a new analogue …
Read More »FBI lets Clinton off in email investigation… again
Never fear guys, we're almost there. Just a few more days and U.S. election coverage can rest easy for another 2.5 years or so. Still, the lead up to this one has been quite unbelievable in many ways, like how the FBI investigated candidate Hilary Clinton's email server, not once, …
Read More »Revive injector drivers supports Oculus Touch already
Even though the Oculus Touch controllers don't release for a few more weeks, the Revive injector drivers which make it possible to play Oculus ‘exclusive' games on the HTC Vive, already supports them. That means that when Touch does debut, many of the games that come with it should work …
Read More »Mars One goes public through Swiss payment provider buyout
Mars One, the company that promised to take humans to Mars on a trip funded by a reality TV show focused on the journey, has been purchased by Swiss mobile payment developer, Innovative Finance AG. However, it's one of those counter takeovers, which will see Mars One paid in 97.5 per …
Read More »WoW patches to start adding more story content
For over a decade, the cycle of updates and releases for World of Warcraft has seen the biggest and most game changing content come from expansions, rather than patches. Moving forward though that paradigm is going to shift, to allow Blizzard to deliver story updates and more on an increasingly …
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