iOS have been around for many years now and during that time, plenty of developers have helped contribute to the App Store library, which now sits at over two million apps. However, not all of these apps get continual support, some may have been abandoned years ago, so Apple is going …
Read More »Overwatch’s second competitive season has kicked off
The second season of Overwatch's competitive mode has kicked off a little earlier than expected on the PC. Initially, the second season was due to start on the 6th of September but it looks like Blizzard managed to get ahead of schedule, so it got a surprise launch today instead. …
Read More »Shadow Warrior 2 gets a PC release date and new trailer
Shadow Warrior 2 is arriving sooner than you might think as a brand new trailer for the game dropped today, revealing a 13th of October release date. Since PC has been the lead platform for this release, console gamers will need to wait until early next year to get in …
Read More »Google has put a stop to Project Ara
Ever since the Phonebloks concept first hit the web, the idea of a modular smartphone has really took off and Google was the first to take the idea seriously, kicking off Project Ara. We have seen Ara evolve a lot over the last couple of years and just a few months …
Read More »A wireless HTC Vive prototype could show up this year
One of the big problems Virtual Reality headset builders are currently trying to tackle is the sheer amount of cables involved. This is especially important for room-scale devices like the HTC Vive, which wants wearers to be moving around a room, rather than staying in one place. However, it looks …
Read More »HP launches modular PC with stackable components
It has been a while since we have visited the idea of a modular PC. Razer had some great ideas in mind with Project Christine and even Microsoft has apparently explored the idea internally but nothing has come to fruition so far. Little did we know that in the meantime, HP …
Read More »Motorola is claiming 50 hour battery life with Moto Z Play
This week, Motorola began showing off the Moto Z Play, which part of the brand new 2016 range of smartphones. However, this one sets itself apart from the rest in one key area- battery life. According to reports, this particular device boasts a 50 hour battery life, thanks in-part to lots of …
Read More »EA games and services available again after Battlefield DDOS attack
The Battlefield 1 open beta kicked off just yesterday but unfortunately, the launch did not go all that smoothly as a particular group on the web launched a DDOS attack on EA's servers, taking down not just Battlefield 1 but several other games and services too. Yesterday many found themselves …
Read More »The Division is finally getting a Public Test Server on PC
After months of struggling to properly combat bugs in The Division, Ubisoft is finally putting together a Public Test Server, which will allow players on the PC to test upcoming updates in order to ensure they are up to scratch before being pushed out to everyone. Right now, the test …
Read More »Acer debuts world’s thinnest and first curved display laptops
Acer has come out swinging today, showing off two new laptops, one being the first to measure in at less than 1cm thick, the other being a chunky gaming behemoth with a curved display. Two world firsts in one day, which is certainly impressive! First up is the Acer Predator …
Read More »Rumour claims Google may ditch Nexus brand after all
It seems that these days, the rumour mill can't quite make up its mind about what is happening with Google and its next batch of Nexus devices. We had previously heard that HTC was set to help out with the next few smartphones but now, new reports this week are …
Read More »Virgin Media wants gamers to buy its broadband
This week, Virgin Media announced that it would be launching its first broadband tier for online gamers. Essentially, it is the top tier broadband package with 200MB/s download speeds, but with an extra fiver tacked on to the price for 20MB/s upload instead of the usual 12MB/s upload speed. As …
Read More »Eve Online is getting a free to play mode
EVE: Online is due to be getting a big update in November and one of the changes is aimed squarely at new or possibly returning players. From later this year, CCP Games will be adding a free to play option to the MMO, allowing anyone to play the game even …
Read More »Millions of Dropbox passwords have leaked onto the web
Way back in 2012, the Dropbox database was hacked, leading to 68 million users having their details stolen. At the time, Dropbox reported that user email addresses were in-fact stolen but didn't touch on passwords. However, this week, millions of Dropbox passwords leaked onto the web, originating from the attack …
Read More »Kaby Lake CPUs to hit laptops this year, desktops in January
Intel has finally begun opening up about Kaby Lake, its next processor architecture and the first to break the traditional ‘tick tock' cycle. Today, it was announced that the first Kaby Lake processors are going to show up in laptops this year, followed by desktop parts in January 2017. We …
Read More »SSDs might overtake hard drives in laptops by 2018
These days, any system worth its salt should probably include an SSD, whether it be just for booting or general storage. However, when it comes to laptops, a lot of vendors do still use traditional hard drives for many cheaper models. However, that could change fairly soon, as market researchers …
Read More »Battlefield 1 beta kicks off for insiders, opens to all tomorrow
If you are waiting to get your hands on Battlefield 1 and would like to try out the game ahead of its release in October, then you will get your chance this week as the beta has officially begun. Today, EA and DICE began sending out early access beta codes …
Read More »Valve says it isn’t making policy exceptions for No Man’s Sky refunds
Over the last week or two, a lot of disappointed No Man's Sky buyers have been seeking refunds for the game on Steam, with some managing to get their money back despite playing for more than two hours. This led many to believe that Steam was making exceptions to its …
Read More »Tim Cook responds to EU tax ruling, thinks it’ll be reversed
Earlier this morning, we learned that the European Union had wrapped up its three-year long investigation into Apple's tax payment strategy in Ireland, concluding that Apple should still pay around 13 billion euros in taxes for earnings made between 2003 and 2014. This is obviously quite big news and it didn't …
Read More »AMD confirms Vega GPUs will launch in the first half of 2017
While AMD continues to focus on the mid-range graphics card market with its new Polaris architecture, there are of course still some people out there waiting for the first Vega GPUs to launch. Vega is set to be AMD's next high-end GPU and while there was some talk of it …
Read More »Microsoft gives first look at the upcoming Surface Book 2
We have heard that Microsoft is working on new Surface devices for some time now and according to the current rumours, we will start to see new Surface tablets in early 2017, following the launch of Intel's new Kaby Lake processors. However, it looks like we can expect a Surface …
Read More »Apple faces lawsuit over unresponsive iPhone 6 touchscreens
Back in 2014 when the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus came out, ‘bendgate' wasn't the only problem users were faced with, quite a few customers also ended up with unresponsive touchscreens, a problem that Apple has apparently been aware of for some time but has failed to do anything …
Read More »Final Fantasy XV director gives more details on the game’s delay
Earlier this month we learned that Final Fantasy XV would be getting a delay, pushing it out of its original 30th of September release date. Some of the reasons behind the delay were explained at the time but the announcement didn't get into many of the key details. Since then, …
Read More »Here is when World of Warcraft Legion unlocks in the EU, US and Australia
World of Warcraft: Legion unlocks very soon and as with every expansion launch, there is going to be a lot of players waiting to get in immediately. If you want to be amongst the first to get started in the expansion, then you will be glad to know that the unlock times …
Read More »Google Fibre might be in trouble as service becomes too expensive
Google Fibre may have started off as an experiment in the US, but it has gained quite a bit of support over the years and the gigabit internet service has slowly expanded to more cities. However, all of that fibre optic cabling and infrastructure is expensive and now, Fibre is …
Read More »It looks like Duke Nukem is making a comeback
Gearbox has let the Duke Nukem franchise quietly sit in its back catalogue for a while now, which is understandable, after all Duke Nukem Forever was far from a critical success. However, it looks like the studio is almost ready to brush off the series and bring it back, as …
Read More »Steam Spy will no longer hide game data at request of devs
Steam Spy has become a fairly useful tool since it first surfaced on the web. The site allows you to learn quite a bit about any game on Steam, with statistics going over how many people own it, how many people continue to play it and even how many people …
Read More »Microsoft quietly cancels Halo Online on PC
Back in March of last year, Microsoft revealed that it had hired a Russian developer to re-create Halo multiplayer on the PC using a modified version of the Halo 3 engine. There was a catch though, the game was free to play and strictly limited to Russia. Obviously, it didn't …
Read More »Apple pushes urgent iOS update to fix security flaw
This week, a serious vulnerability was discovered in iOS, which could allow a link sent through a text message to jailbreak your iPhone or iPad and inject it with malware that would log messages, could activate the microphone or essentially track someone's movements. Fortunately, Apple is already on the ball …
Read More »Ubisoft delays The Division DLC to actually fix the game
The Division has had its fair share of issues since launch, to the point where a lot of players just could not enjoy the end-game content. Rather than doubling down on the problems though, so far, Ubisoft has been prioritising DLC updates instead. However, that is changing now as Ubisoft has …
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