G.Skill has revealed its new line up of Ripjaws DDR4 SO-DIMM RAM kits, which will bring as much as 64GB of memory to supported notebooks along with speeds as high as 2800MHz. These components are hand picked from G.Skill's own selective binning process in order to ensure that every SO-DIMM kit …
Read More »Black Ops 3 will support mods and custom maps next year
Treyarch has said plenty of times in the lead up to Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 that it is setting out to make an excellent PC game. Now, it seems that the studio is going the extra mile to make good on that, by announcing mod support and custom …
Read More »Close to 2000 Vodafone customer accounts illegally accessed
Straight on the back of the high-profile TalkTalk hack, it seems that Vodafone customers have also suffered an unwarranted intrusion, with around 2000 customer accounts illegally accessed. The attack took place over the weekend, though it was not a database breach, so this isn't a widespread issue that all customers …
Read More »Google denies plans to phase out Chrome OS
Last week, we heard rumours that Google was planning to kill off Chrome OS for good and instead, merge some of its best features with Android to create a better desktop/notebook experience. This would have a few benefits, one of which would be no longer having two separate development teams working …
Read More »Avalanche Studios suffers job cuts ahead of Just Cause 3 launch
Just Cause 3 is due out in December but it seems that there may be some trouble behind the scenes as developer, Avalanche Studios, has cut some jobs ahead of its next big launch. Just Cause 3 is due out on the 1st of December and development is wrapping up …
Read More »New episode of Arrow leaks on the web before it airs on TV
We've had a few notable TV leaks over the last few years. One season premier of Dexter leaked online weeks before schedule, this year we saw several episodes of Game of Thrones leak ahead of the season 5 premier and now today, people are downloading a new episode of Arrow, …
Read More »AMD is ditching Catalyst, moving on to ‘Radeon Software’ Crimson Edition
About a week ago, we began hearing rumours that AMD was preparing a new special edition driver, much like last year's ‘Omega' update. However, it turns out that something much bigger was planned, Catalyst Control Centre is dead. AMD is now introducing ‘Radeon Software', which will completely overhaul the driver …
Read More »Mirror’s Edge Catalyst release date pushed back a bit
DICE isn't just working on Star Wars Battlefront right now, the studio has also been working on a brand new Mirror's Edge game, which acts as a reboot for the franchise rather than a sequel to the original game. Initially, the game was due to come out at the end …
Read More »RF-Capture uses Wireless signals to see humans through walls
Researchers at MIT have come up with a new device that makes use of wireless signals in order to see humans through walls. The device is known as RF-Capture and it works by emitting wireless signals through walls, which then bounce off of human bodies on the other side. As the …
Read More »OnePlus had a wearable planned, but ditched it right before launch
With all of the big smartphone manufacturers starting to make their mark on the wearable space, it wouldn't be too surprising to hear that OnePlus was working on its own. In-fact, the company was planning a wearable, along with a Bluetooth speaker, but ended up ditching both right at the …
Read More »XFX to bring back blower-style coolers for R9 380 and R9 390x
Many of you will remember that back when AMD launched the R9 200 series, the flagship R9 290 and R9 290x had a bit of a heat issue thanks to the hot running chips and lacklustre blower-style cooling. Since then, AMD has tweaked its chips and launched the R9 300 …
Read More »Researchers develop first working lithium air battery prototype
Up until now, lithium air batteries have been purely theoretical. However, recently some researchers at Cambridge University managed to put together a working prototype, with extreme energy density, with a 90 per cent energy efficiency boost. Early tests also show that it can be charged more than two thousand times, …
Read More »Samsung may be modifying the Snapdragon 820 due to heat issues
Today, we have a fairly interested rumour to talk about regarding Samsung's future smartphone plans. We already know that Samsung had to ditch the Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 due to overheating issues with the Galaxy S6, causing the company to rely on its own Exynos chips. However, it seems that Samsung …
Read More »ASUS and Google partner up for the OnHub 2
It seems like the original OnHub only just launched but Google already has the next version of its router lined up. While the original was built in partnership with TP-Link, the OnHub 2 is being handled by ASUS, designed to be fast, secure and easy to set up. It's a …
Read More »Apple to begin shipping the iPad Pro in two weeks
Apple announced the iPad Pro back in September and since then, things have been fairly quiet. The 13-inch tablet comes with brand new multi-tasking features but carries a hefty price tag. Plenty of people have seen the device in action at this point, though Apple has been quiet on the …
Read More »The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt wins five Golden Joystick awards
The year isn't quite over just yet but so far, The Witcher 3: The Wild Hunt has been one of the best games to release and it seems that plenty of people agree as the RPG just won five Golden Joystick awards and was even crowned as the ‘ultimate game …
Read More »Apple patent hints at ‘shatterproof’ iPhone screen
It seems that Apple is looking in to fortifying the displays found on its iPhones in order to tackle one of the biggest problems with smartphones- shattering screens. The company recently filed a patent idea that would use retractable bumpers that will automatically pop out when a device begins to …
Read More »Google is apparently planning to merge Chrome OS with Android
In a not so unexpected turn of events, new reports are suggesting that Google is finally going to merge Chrome OS and Android, something that has been rumoured for a long time. The plan is to kill off Chrome OS and merge some of its better features in to Android, …
Read More »Second person arrested in TalkTalk hack investigation
The UK police have managed to track down and arrest a second suspect in the TalkTalk hacking case, which saw the personal information of the ISP's customers stolen. The second suspect was arrested in London on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences after detectives searched his home. The first arrest …
Read More »EA is expecting Battlefront to sell 13 million copies by March
It seems that EA has some pretty high expectations for its upcoming shooter, Star Wars Battlefront. The brand alone will of course help copies sell and thanks to heavy interest in the beta, EA has raised its sales expectations for the game- right now the publisher reckons it can shift …
Read More »AMD Radeon R9 380x confirmed, will feature 4GB VRAM and 256-bit Bus
The AMD R9 380x has been confirmed thanks to an early posting on the PowerColour website, showing that the upcoming graphics card will appear on the consumer market within the next few weeks. The graphics card is listed on the AIB's home page, and we know that the R9 380x …
Read More »Microsoft to get more aggressive with Windows 10 upgrades
It seems that Microsoft is due to get more aggressive with its Windows 10 upgrades. While the new OS is already installed on 110 million devices, Microsoft is going to start presenting Windows 10 to users as a ‘recommended upgrade' update starting early next year. This means that the Windows …
Read More »The OnePlus X has been officially announced
OnePlus earlier in the month teased its new phone, the OnePlus X, and now, it has been officially revealed. It has been a few months since we officially saw the announcement of the One Plus Two and while that handset does feature higher specification internal parts, OnePlus is still claiming …
Read More »Outlast 2 due to come out next year
Red Barrels, the development studio behind highly rated horror title, Outlast, has announced that it has a sequel in the making for release next year. The game was announced this week and according to the announcement, the game will be a ” twisted new journey into the depths of the …
Read More »Batman Arkham Knight has re-launched on PC, players still reporting issues
Batman Arkham Knight officially re-launched on the PC yesterday after four months of patching and extra development time over at Warner Bros. However, it would seem that some players are still running in to problems with the game, with complaints landing on Steam and Reddit. It would seem that some …
Read More »Quake Live is no longer a free to play game, player stats wiped
For the last five years or so, Quake Live has been a free to play game. However, much to the community's surprise, that changed all of a sudden this week when a patch for the game wiped player stats, dropped subscriptions, switched to SteamWorks servers and gave the game a …
Read More »SWTOR’s Knights of the Fallen Empire expansion has officially launched
Over the last few months, Bioware has essentially turned Star Wars: The Old Republic in the a justifiable single-player experience. A lot of the grind has been removed and the XP curve has been tuned so that players can hit max level just by playing the story content. Now, the …
Read More »AMD rumoured to be using GDDR5x on new 14nm GPUs
Recently, we have been hearing quite a bit about GDDR5x, with rumours suggesting that Nvidia intends to use it in addition to HBM2 on its Pascal graphics cards next year. Now it would seem that AMD is also planning a similar move, with GDDR5x rumoured to appear on its new …
Read More »Samsung officially announces the Galaxy View 18.4 inch tablet
Hot on the heels of yesterday's leaked images of the massive 18.4 inch Galaxy View tablet, Samsung has officially announced it today, proving most of the rumours correct after all. The oversized tablet will feature a 1080p display and it seems to be targeted towards those looking to consume a …
Read More »Here are the PC system requirements for the Overwatch beta
Blizzard just launched the Overwatch beta this week, following the game's original announcement over a year ago. Since this is a PC game, we do need to know the system requirements, though like most other Blizzard games, Overwatch isn't built to be particularly demanding on your hardware. Those targeting a …
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