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Project Ara modular phone coming to consumers next year

Several years ago, the internet became obsessed with the idea of ‘Phonebloks', a modular smartphone concept that later went on to become ‘Project Ara'. While there have been some delays, this year we will get to see a brand new Ara development kit and after a long wait, the first consumer-ready modular …

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Google confirms plans to build its own VR headset

Google I/O is taking place this week and alongside various other Chrome OS and Android related announcements, Google spoke a little about its new virtual reality project known as ‘Daydream'. As part of this new project, Google has confirmed that it intends to build a VR headset, which will serve …

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DOOM will be getting SLI support soon

Just as the Vulkan API isn't currently implemented into DOOM (2016) in the public build, SLI support is also missing at the moment. This is unfortunate for those with high-end multi-GPU PCs built to power the latest titles at 4K/UHD resolutions but support is on the way, according to one …

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It looks like Siri is coming to OS X this year

Since its first launch, Apple's digital assistant, Siri, has been kept on the iOS platform and while there have been murmurs of it heading to Macs in the past, it never quite panned out. However, this year things seem to be a little different as a leaked screenshot from Apple's …

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Google wants help naming Android N

Over the years, Google has had no problem coming up with names for its many different flavours of Android, we've had Gingerbread, Froyo, Ice Cream Sandwhich and even KitKat but this year, the company wants a little public input before coming up with a final name for Android N. At …

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AMD Hotfix driver aims to fix R9 390 performance in DOOM

If you happened to check out our DOOM game analysis earlier this week, then you may have noticed that there were some pretty poor performance numbers coming from the R9 290 and R9 390x. However, just last night AMD released a new Hotfix driver, which claims to boost in-game performance …

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Microsoft is now selling the Nokia brand to Foxconn

Microsoft initially bought out Nokia's mobile phone division a couple of years back to bolster its own smartphone efforts. However, Windows Phone still hasn't seen a ton of growth and now the company is changing directions again by selling the rights to the Nokia brand name and transferring around 4,500 …

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Win a copy of DOOM (2016) on PC this week

We have another little competition running today over on our Facebook page – the chance to win a a copy of DOOM (2016) on PC! There's no major catch, all you need to do is head over to our Facebook page and give an entertaining caption to the image below …

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Here are the specifications for the GTX 1070

The reviews are in and Pascal is officially here, making its début with the GTX 1080 which by all accounts, is an excellent graphics card. However, Nvidia has one other Pascal graphics card coming out fairly soon- the GTX 1070 and today, we got confirmation on some of its specifications …

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Apple appears to be making a push for wireless charging

Apple isn't very good at keeping a lid on its future product plans these days but today's news doesn't really come from any ‘leak' or anonymous source. Instead, today's information has been deduced from Apple's public hiring tactics as it turns out that the company has recently brought on quite …

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Dragonball Xenoverse 2 has been announced

There have been a lot of Dragonball Z games over the years and while some have been pretty good, they haven't all been great. However, when Dragonball Xenoverse launched last year, it brought a breath of fresh air to the series and now, we will be getting a sequel, as …

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The FCC has revealed the Moto G (2016) a little early

Motorola has been gearing up to announce a new smartphone this year but now it looks like it has been beaten to the punch by none other than the FCC. The Federal Communications Commission has just certified two upcoming Motorola smartphones for sale in the US, which are currently expected …

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The EU said to hit Google with huge €3 billion fine

The European Commission currently has several anti-trust cases out against Google, one of which focuses on the company's monopoly on Search Engines. Some companies have accused Google of favouring its own services in search results and while Google has made its defence, reports this week are saying that the EU …

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Steam Summer Sale dates surface on the web

It is almost that time of the year again, the time to prepare your wallets and dust off your Gaben shrines as the dates for the Steam Summer sale have appeared online, thanks to a leaked update sent out to developers/publishers so they can set their discounts for the sale …

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DOOM PC Game Analysis

DOOM is finally here, complete with a fantastic campaign, Snap Map system and plenty of multiplayer modes to jump in to but is the PC version up to snuff?  When the DOOM open beta came around, the advanced graphics options were locked out so we didn't really know what to …

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Microsoft to fully shut down Project Spark

Microsoft's Project Spark came around shortly after the release of the Xbox One. It was an ambitious concept in which players would have access to hundreds of assets and tools to form their own maps, levels and stories which would then be shared with everyone else. Unfortunately, it never quite …

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